Happy Ever After // Kidnapped 3

Chapter 10

Hoping to indeed kick some ass, the old handler, Lila, Five, Diego and I head outside where we all grab each others' hands so that Five can time travel us all to a few hours ago, to when the fires hadn't started just yet.

It takes a few minutes for Five to get us there but after many complaints from him, we finally arrive there.

"It's the age isn't it Five? You're getting too old for this old man." Diego says, causing me to snort.

Five immediately turns his head to me. I put my hands up as he raises an eyebrow.

"Oh please Five!" I start to laugh, making him roll his eyes once again.

"It's a miracle that you two aren't married yet." Lila remarks and my eyes widen immediately.

Her mother, the old handler, starts to walk quicker until she walks next to Lila. A huge smirk is upon her face as she looks at Five, who's eyes are also wide, and me.

"Believe me, I've thought that for years." She tells Lila, sounding very much like a fangirl.

Marrying? I haven't really thought about taking such a big step. It never seemed like something that important. I was and am glad for every single day that I get to spend with Five after all the events that happened in the past.

It seems like something to do when two people are sure about their future. When they have a safe future, not a future were there will always be another apocalypse possible.

Not daring to look at Five or wanting to press harder on the subject, I decide to tell the next step of the plan. "It'd be better if we split up so we can find the one responsible in time." I tell them.

"I'll go that side." The old handler says as she turns around.

"I'll go there." Lila points to her right and then walks away from Five, Diego and me. Diego does the same and walks in another direction.

Realising that Five won't say anything, I speak up. "I'll go that way." I say and he nods.

"Good luck y/n and stay safe . . . for me." he whispers, clearly taken aback by the old handler her fan girling. I nod in reply and then walk away from him.

Marrying Five. The thought does make my belly turn in excitement.

A strong light forces me to close my eyes and look away. Then an explosion causes me to open them again. Before being able to actually realise what is going on, I get blasted into the air. With a hard smack, I fall onto the ground.

"What the fuck." I curse as I sit up. Before I can look at my hurting arm, my eyes fall on all the fires around me. What or who has caused this?

I narrow my eyes at a figure wearing a black hood. I cannot make out who it is but I can make out what he possesses. Power.

The person points his hand at a building close to himself and as if it is absolutely nothing, a fireball gets fired. My eyes widen and my jaw drops when I see how the building takes a massive hit. It doesn't take long until screams are heard, making me start to scream as well. The others must've heard everything or at least something as well, haven't they?

I gather all my strength to get up but when I do get on my feet, I fall onto the ground once again. Another scream of mine leaves my lips as I hit the ground another time. I've injured my right arm and my right leg. I cannot save the people inside of the building but I hope with everything inside of me that either Diego, Five, Lila or the old handler hears me so they can.

The screams don't stop and I can see a woman running outside after a while. I cannot and don't wish to see her tear stained face. But I can hear her screams and cries for help.

"My daughter! She's still inside! Please! Someone help me!" She screams as she herself falls onto the ground, crying in pain from her burns.

"Five! Diego! Someone please help them!" I try to yell but I don't succeed to do so, the words leave my lips as a whisper between my moans from the pain.

"Y/n? Where are you?" I hear a familiar voice yell and I sigh in relief.

"I'm here Five!" I reply when I see him searching for me between the stones that are laying everywhere around me from the collision from the huge fireball and the building.

With panic clear in his facial expressions, Five kneels down beside me. He lays his head on my cheek while he looks at my wounded arm.

I am aware that there is blood streaming out of my leg and arm but I do not care. I'm not the one who's life is in danger. Not yet at least.

"You mustn't help me." I tell him "Spatial jump in that house and save that woman's daughter. Please Five. . . Don't let that girl die."

Five doubts for a moment but after doing so he nods, knowing that I'd be devastated if that girl would die in those flames. It doesn't take long until he disappears together with the blue light.

I lay myself on my back, wanting and needing to control my breathing. My eyes fall upon the smoke in the sky. The black smoke that is causing me to cough violently.

When I hear footsteps in the bricks behind me, I close my eyes with a relieved smile upon my face. It will be Diego or Lila or the old handler who's here to help me on my feet and who will help me to the apartment where I can fall down onto my bed.

The sound of the footsteps comed closer but becomes quieter quickly afterwards. The person is walking around without any intention to help any wounded people. This is not someone of us.

Needing to, I roll over so that I am laying on my stomach. My eyes widen a little when I see the figure with the hood just a few meters away from me.

I have to ask. "Who the hell are you?"

The man stops in his tracks but doesn't turn around to face me. He doesn't show me who he is.

"You will find out who I am, but today is not that day. Don't worry, we will face each other y/n l/n." The man's voice sounds cold, calm but most especially confident.

"I will stop you." I tell him, almost not being able to stop myself from screaming out in pain.

"No, you will not. You are a woman. A woman with too much power than you deserve. Power that I will take. You won't ever be able to stop me."

The hatred that I already felt for this man increases immensely the moment that I hear his words.

"Let me repeat myself. I will stop you. I won't stop until I have defeated you and proven you wrong." I spit out, not able to control the anger that is boiling up inside of me.

"I will never stop" he tells me, still in his calm voice.

The fact that he hasn't turned around and showed me his face tells me enough. He is a coward. A coward that I will stop from hurting innocent people.

"Then you will suffer for it"

I mean it. He will suffer for thinking so low of my sex. He will suffer for underestimating me and all women. He will suffer for thinking he and all men are superior.

He doesn't react. Instead he takes something from underneath his hood and I recognize it immediately. The blue light appears and in just that he disappears.