Only time will tell (FutureShipping)

Chapter 12

I can't tell yall enough of how much I ADORE this artwork I received for an art trade!!

Made by Sky on Amino http://aminoapps.com/p/m3cgov :D

I got permission to use the artwork for a chapter uwu

Its been 6 months...

6...long...months...

And no sign of the time twins, nor Wu. Everything was calm. Misako had recently passed away in her sleep. (I'm sorry! Please don't hate me! It's part of my au with my daughter;-; ) Lloyd went into slight depression due to it. And his father went missing a month later after her departure. Nothing had exactly gone right, besides for the lack of crimes thanks to the time twins.

Though, when it came to thinking of the time twins, Cyrus found it hard for him to focus on his projects. He had printed a few photos from the old phone that he kept from Acronix. Sticking them to the wall in front of his work doesn't help him. But he felt less lonely when he does look at them. There were many times where the ninjas did nearly notice them. But thankfully Cyrus had a screen to cover them up quickly.

But though as the months went by, Cyrus started losing hope for Acronix to return. And losing his feelings towards him. Which by a few days later, Cyrus blocked out his feelings for the male, merely forgotten. He knew he had to move on, which he had tried to. Trying to date a few girls that he has sawn as his type, but none of them really could compare to what Nixy gave.

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Cyrus wheeled himself to the elevator of his Incorporation. This has been his 5th fail to date. To him was a bigger fail than his earliest inventions. "Why can't anyone be as attractive to me... I don't feel happy with them..", he muttered to himself. He pressed the button to the elevator and quietly waited for it. He rubbed his eyes, feeling tired himself. Though he did practically stayed up all night last night, and it was now 12:34.

Yawning, he wheeled himself inside and pressed the button to his office. Of course, he was going to neglect sleep again. He had a big project to finish after all, on top of that, helping the ninjas with training, well not all of them at the same time. They had different schedules, not to mention the recent birth of a child. But besides that point. Its been a while since they were under one roof together.

Cyrus's thoughts were interrupted when the door opened. He wheeled himself out and to his desk, that still contained the project he was working on. Though he completely ignored the images that barely hung to the wall now. Instead, he followed up on his work and started to finish the working process on it. Though to him felt merely minutes, but the reality it was a few hours before he started to fall asleep.

But he only got at least 30 minutes of sleep...

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Acronix felt like he was falling forever, he was getting tired, weakened actually. The void had a strange effect on him, an effect he never expected to have. But was it the void? Or was it something else? he wasn't sure what it was. But his thoughts snapped away when he realized that a portal opened quicker than he liked. Having no time in preparation to land on his feet. He fell right through the roof of a building.

Which due to the harsh impact, he could already feel his body start to ache badly. Mainly because he went through a roof and one floor. He landed right under the rumble of concrete that fell on top of him right after. His vision blurred, blue and green electric lights sparked around him, but they faded away soon enough. His ears were ringing due to the force out of the vortex.

But he thought he heard someone. He looked around, though being unable to see, he couldn't make anything out properly. He tried getting up, but the dented armor never complied, he manages to get on his hands and knees, feeling hot liquids running down his face, arms and torso. "B..brother..?" He manages to call out in a broken voice before everything turned black...

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Cyrus stared in shock at the scene. Mainly by the fact that Acronix was laying on the floor right in front of him. He didn't know what to do, the male was practically out cold. He couldn't call the ninja, they would put him In jail instantly. But he doesn't know anything medical related to help him out. But he got the idea to call for an ambulance, once after he did, he realizes he had to do something about the armor Acronix was wearing. He wheeled over and thought, though as much as he didn't want to, he pushed the emergency button to call Pixel over. Of course, in a matter of a few minutes, she was here in a panic.

"Father?! what happened here?!" She yelled in disbelief at the sight she was bestowed upon. "Please don't question the situation, but please help me get this armor off..", Cyrus explained to her with a pleading look. Pixel wanted to refuse the help, as she could recognized the armory the male wore. But she didn't want to deny her father, so she walked over to the male and ended up pulling him out of the rubble. Quickly noticing how bad of a condition he was in. Looking to her father with a shocked yet worried expression, brows furrowed, she attempted to get the dented armor off, but having to take off the cape in the process. Which it was in no use due to it being ripped in many of places.

But she did manage to get him out of the dented armor and put it to the side, though Cyrus moved it out of view, just in time that the paramedics came in. Though they was shocked by the scene, they took no time into helping Acronix into the streatcher. Cyrus couldn't really feel anything towards the time twin, not now at the least. It of course has been so long since he last heard of them, now he is here, watching the younger twin being taken to the elevator and to the main lobby, down to the hospital.

"How is Acronix back... if he is back, where is Krux?" Pixel questioned, Cyrus ran a hand through his hair and leaned back in the wheelchair, shrugging in response. "I have no idea, but I hope that Krux isn't here too, he is a complete nightmare compare to his brother." The inventor admitted to his daughter. "You know Acronix would go to jail right? After what he had done with his twin? He be lucky enough if no one could recognize him", Pixel said to the paralyzed male, who only frowned at the thought. "Thats what I'm afraid of, though i know he could redeem himself if he was just given a chance...", the male muttered quietly. Now having to think of what to do to help the time twin.