Only time will tell (FutureShipping)

Chapter 17

Acronix was able to finally leave the building, but it was hard at first due to the ninjas. He couldn't blame them, he hurt them and the city. But he took out his watch and quietly sent a small signal to Krux though it. He liked the little pocket watch his mother gave to him and his brother, it was a way for them to contact each other if they was ever to split apart. He felt the watch vibrate 3 times, and he smiled brightly. But then vibrate 2 times. Krux was South East from him.

Acronix looked back to the direction, using the compass ontop of the clock to direct himself to south-east. Dispite not having a vehicle, he used his element to his advantage and get to the location that was presumed after feeling a series of vibrates for longitude and latitude. But he stopped a whilst away just so Krux wouldn't see that he had the element. But never realized that Krux had already sawn the green beam. "Brother!" Acronix yelled as he ran to him. Putting the watch away just before.

Krux smiled brightly at his younger brother, he opened his arms for a hug that Acronix happily fell into. "Youre young again! And you're ok!" Acronix cried, feeling over joy with the situation. "I'm glad you're ok little brother, you had me worried sick." Krux admitted, though Acronix had to be sneaky to turn on the device when he pulled away from his brother.  "How are you not hurt-? In fact how did your survive the time blade?!" Acronix asked in a slight panic.

In the Borg tower, the ninjas silently looked at the monitor that was turned on once the device was turned on. Seeing everything from Acronix's view. Even hearing the audio clearly. Cyrus did give himself a mental pat on the back for the successful run of the device.

"Wu certainly didn't know how to use the time blade correctly, he only sent my age 40 years back. But I have no idea who used the time blade on him because he just full on disappeared after you fell into the vortex." Krux explained, now that he was thinking about it. But he noticed a small scar on Acronix's face that was never there before. "Who the fuck hurt you." He said lowly, lightly grabbing his brothers face to inspect the scar. "Huh?" Acronix huffed out, confused.

"You have a small scar. It looks like it was recent. But doesnt." Krux explained as he touched the scar, making Acronix wince a bit. "I honestly don't know." He muttered, though knowing Krux. Krux already figured out he was lying. "Acronix González." He said lowly. Acronix sighed and looked down a bit. "I kinda...didn't land right this time and ended up going into a small coma after getting terribly injured." He said. Krux let out a sadden sigh and held his brother close. "And how long ago was that?" He asked.

"A...few days ago.." Acronix muttered, hugging his brother back. But felt the hold tighten a bit too much for him. "No wonder. Though I wonder how you got your element back when I didn't." Krux said lowly to him in a more stern voice. But took notice to the small device in his ear. 'He's been with Cyrus again. And has our conversation being monitored.' Krux thought. "I didn't know how to tell you...its not only that I got the slow and speed side of it...but i also got the reverse and stop side as well like mother had." Acronix admitted.

Visibly Krux gotten upset, and Acronix knew that when his hold got way tighter. "O-ow Krux! T-that hurts..!" Acronix cried out from the small jolt of pain running uo his spine. Krux looked down at him, who now had teary eyes. Krux certainly didn't look like himself with the half emotionless expression. It's like Krux had some inner demon taking control over him. "Oh?" He said simply, the armory on his forearms didn't help Acronix at all with subsiding the pain.

"Well should of thought clearly before coming to me with a device in your ear." He mentioned before actually taking the device out, dropping it to the ground and smashing it with his steal boot. Acronix's eyes shot wide in fear. This wasn't the Krux he knew. "So you still with your so called boyfriend, Cyrus?" He asked in a slight threatening tone. "Huh..? What do you mean? I don't like Cyrus." Acronix said, which to Krux's surprise that he didnt lie. But thought of it as he lost his memories.

"Never mind." Krux muttered as he let his brother go finally. "I want you to help me take over ninjago." He said strictly, hoping Acronix would follow him per usual. But Acronix hesitated. "Brother...i don't want to be evil..." the younger said with a frown. "I want you to be good, like me. Mother would want you to be good-" a smack interupted him. A burning sensation stung his right cheek as he stood there silently. "Never bring up mother again. And certainly I'm not becoming good because you want to stay with your boyfriend." Krux said coldly to the younger.

Acronix let hot tears flow down his face, pratically feeling empty in emotions. He was still confused on what he ment by boyfriend. But then the fuzzy memories became very clear now. But his emotions twoards Cyrus didn't exactly change as it would. "Then we should go our separate ways. I dont want to be associated with your crimes anymore." Acronix said lowly before he turned away from the male, now walking away from him. Krux stood there silently, shocked In the matter.

But anger started to boil in him, but it didnt stop him from noticing the ninjas. "What are you going to do when there's blood in the water, dear brother?!" Krux yelled with a slight twisted voice. Which made Acronix stop. "What do you mean by that...?" He started to ask, but notice Krux now walking away. He stood there silently, the ninjas came to his side. Though he had to stop them on his own with the stop time effect just to speak. "Just let him go...he won't do anything...he wouldn't do anything to put me in harms way.." he said softly.

Releasing the ninja. They just stood there silently. "Don't think we didnt see you get hurt. Clearly he is a threa-" "leave him be. I know my brother better than any of you." He said, cutting off Jay. Jay stayed silent after that. "I just...i have faith in him that he could change...i mean...nothing was right about him...." Acronix explained. Though he was starting to feel dizzy.

"All I know is that krux is acting the same way he did before you time traveled. No difference there." Kai said harshly, but got smacked in the back of the head by Nya. "OK kai, shut up! For once let him explain!" She barked at him, which made in instantly quiet and shocked. "No it's ok...i know I've hurt alot of you without realizing it. It's only fair for this treatment.." Acronix said. "What? No no. He is just mad because of what happened to our parents. But all of that is in the past nowz right kai?" Nya said as she glared at kai. Who nodded in a huff.

Acronix smiled a bit, but his vision blurred. Before he knew it, he was seeing only black now. To the others, cole quickly caught Acronix as he blacked out. "Guys...he is burning up badly.." cole muttered as he looked to the others. "We need to get him back to the tower, now!" Lloyd said in a slight panic, himself feeling the time twins forhead. "This is unatural." He added, now questioning how Acronix gotten this hot this quickly.