For a few years Adam had been living alone in his house with himself and his dog. This had been working well for him, but as of late he had tried online dating and he had tried to date someone who was not physically with him. He always knew that something like this was going to be a challenge but he never knew that it was going to be like this.

Sighing Adam picked up his coffee cup and checked his phone. This stupid. Why am I waiting around for this person t text me back? Why am I in this relationship. I am never going to be able to actually meet this person without it becoming a problem. They Don't even know I am Adam Lambert. I mean they do, but they don't know who I am. "This is fucking stupid." Adam said slamming his cup down onto the counter. "I'm going out." Just as he said that his phone went off and the date finally texted him back. Sigh.

"HI Adam, how are you?"

I'm fine. How are you?"

"Good, look I was thinking that maybe you could fly me out to california to meet you. I mean I have been dying to meet you in person."

"Well... tbh I have been really busy and I am kinda short on the money at the moment." Adam knew lying was not the right things to do, but he didn't know any other way to tell this person that he was not ready to meet him or that he was a famous singer.

"Darn man. I'm sorry. I'll see if I can get enough money to fly myself out there."

"Oh... you don't have to do that." Adam said letting out a sigh. This was harder than he thought. He had never once thought that having this relationship would be more stressful than having them in person.

"Oh. baby, it's ok. If I work hard enough I am sure I can do it."

"That's not what I meant,........I just... don't think I am going to have a lot of time.. Until like... next year." That part of Adam's life was not 100% a lie. Adam had always been a very busy person and he had never had much time to do anything with his family and friends let alone do something with a person he had never met before in person.

"Hey do u want me to call?

"Um... sure." Adam didn't know how this was going to go, but he grabbed his headphones and prepared himself to be attacked by this person.

From the outside this relationship looked fine, but underneath, this was a one sided relationship. James , the man that Adam has met online was horrible to Adam, asking for money and taking Adam for granted. Most of the time Adam spent his time fighting with James on the phone and over text. From the outside this relationship looked like it could really go places but from the inside it looked like there was no way out of it.

"Hello?" James said as soon as the phones connected the call.

"HI James ." Adam said. Not knowing what this day would being. Would things go well, or would this turn into another one of their fights ending with Adam cutting or drinking.

"So... I was talking to my mom about getting some money to help me finally get to meet you in person." James said with an upbeat tone.

"Oh, that's great James , I'm happy that your mom is finally helping you with stuff." Adam lied. "I can't wait to see if you are going to be able to come out and see me." sighing Adam knew that there was not going to be an easy way out of this "Meeting".

"So..... I looked up your name today." James said changing his tone t a more irritated one. "I know you don't have a money problem so why aren't you going to fly me out to you?"

Sighing Adam lowered his head. "To be honest... I am coming to you." Adam said making up his mind at the moment that he was going to have to go to James instead of waiting for James to come to him. "I have a summer tour and I can get you a ticket to the show then we can hang out after the show."

"I know you're fake. Like I know you're not Adam Lambert." James said. I know that's why you never video chat me. And I know that you're lying. I just want to know why."

"Your kidding right?" Adam said flopping down in a chair. "I am fucking Adam Lambert. What the hell do you want from me?"

"I want proof. Post a photo of you on your instagram saying you love me. Then I will know that your real." James said with a sly voice. "Until I see that photo, I'm never going to believe you."

"Why don't I just video chat you?" Adam said. "That would just be so much easier."

"Are you ashamed to tell all your stupid fans that we are together?" James yelled into the phone. "I talked to some of them last night. They are horrible people and I hate you stupid Glamberts." James spat out at Adam. that hit Adam like a slap in the face.

"Excuse me? My fans are who make me who I am today James , you have no right to call them that or speak about them in that manner." Adam was in a outrage. How could someone be so horrible and demeaning. How could someone say that about his fan base, why would James do something like that? "Ok I am so doe with this right now. How can you be so horrible?"

"Me? II was not the one who went attacking people. That was your horrible Glamberts. They are all self centered and mean. You should hate them too." James spat back at Adam. "If you loved me you would tell them to stop judging me and be nice to me."

"Well if you loved me you would understand that these people are the ones who made me who I am today." Adam yelled back into the phone. "These so called "horrible people " ate the ones that made me "Adam Lambert" they are the ones who made me who I am. They made me kind, accepting and they remind me of who I am supposed to be. They make sure I never lose track of my dreams and what I stand for."

"Well if you take their side I am going to end my life. I will do it." James said smirking "If I die, it's going to be your fault."

"You are horrible." Adam, said hanging up and running into his bedroom to cry. "Me and my stupid heart." Adam sobbed into his pillow. "I wish I was dead."

A day passed before Adam heard from James again. Adam thought maybe James had actually killed himself and was long gone, but just as Adam started to think maybe James was gone for good, he got a text.

"Hey baby, I'm, sorry I was so horrible to you. I didn't mean it, the Glamberts are just so mean to me. They said that press don;t could as fans and they said that we are not actually dating. They are not going to let me go to the glambert party. They are being so mean, and I wish you were hear to make them stop messaging me." Adam sighed as he read the text. He picked up his phone and called his friend Ben. the phone rang for a moment before a scottish man answered the phone.

"This is Ben."

"Hey Ben, It's Adam. how have you been?" Adam said sounding low.

"Hey Adam, long time no talk man." Ben said starting the conversation casually. Knowing that whatever it was that was n=bothering Adam was going to come up in the conversations sooner or later. "So... how's life?"

"Hey, I asked you first." Adam said laughing.

Well at least he can laugh. Thats either good or really bad. Ben had been Adam's physiology doctor for 3 years now.he knew Adam like the back of his hand. The only one who knew the singer better was either his mom or his best friend. "Well, if I am to be honest with you, life has been crazy and I think my sn is in love with your niece." Ben said laughing back at Adam. "What about you mate? How are you?"

"Well..." that was it, Ben knew that Adam was going to talk about what euery it was that was bothering him.

Adam filled Ben in on everything that had been happening from the first time he met this James person to the last fight they had and the whole text that James had just sent him. Family Adam told him about all the suicide threats he had gotten for James . Ben listened to everything Adam was telling him with great care and caution. He knew that whatever it was that was making this relationship so bad was not one person's fault. Adam continued to tell Ben about the fact that James didn't know who he was for a while ten looked him up and finally got a taste of the money he could have when or if they were married. It was at this point that Ben was almost 100% sure that this James person was after Adam's money. He felt bad having to tell his friend that this man was only interested in him for this money, but it seems like this was the truth of the situation.

"Well Adam..I think that I should look into this James pearson and find out more. Did you say he had a facebook?" Ben asked sounding serious.

"YA, he does. Do you think he is someone who I would not be talking to?" Adam asked not walig n to get on Bowen's bad side but he did want to know the answers to his questions.

"Well if I am going to be honest with you, I am not sure if he is the safest person for you to be talking to at the moment. Sense we do not know his motives and why he contacted you, we can not say what he wants and or where he came from. I'll have my son look into it. I'm sure that it's nothing."

"Well... you seem on the edge. Can you please tell me what is going on?" Adam said holding his ground.

"Well.. the name.. James Beth, someone of interest in your late boyfriend's abusive behavior. We think that maybe this James character has something to do with SaulI and how he treated you. Mal thinks there is a connection that we haven't discovered yet." Ben said waiting for Adam to overreact and freak out. "We also think that he might be connected to Drake as well as Sauli. But we are not sure yet."

"Well.. what do you need to pin him?" Adam asked. "What do I need to do to bring out the real him."

"Adam don't be crazy, it's obvious that this man is messing with you, and it's clear that he has wronged you many times." Ben said, concern was in his voice. "I don't I don't want you in a relationship or any kind of situation that is unhealthy for you or potentially harmful to you or anyone that you are around."

Adam chuckled to himself and to Ben "Dude I have been through so much more than this loser has ever seen in his stupid little life. Don't worry about me dude. I got this." Adam seemed confident that he could do whatever it took to help his friends. "What can I do boss?"

"Well first of all, it's General McGregor, and second... are you sure you want to do this?" Ben asked. "Are you sure that this is the right thing to do? Are you sure your uof ro this? Who ever this is will not hesitate to hurt you or anyone you know or love are you ready to take that risk?"

Adam gulped and then stood tall. "Well if I don't do anything now he is just going to keep coming after me anyways so I might as well be ready for him when he comes."

Adam sounded confident and brave. Maybe he is ready for this. Ben thought to himself. Maybe I am the one who is wrong for not training Adam sooner than this. Maybe all of this is my fault. No, I will train him and he will be alright at the end of this war.

"Ben? Are you ok?" Adam asked.

Suddenly realizing that he never commented on Adam's speech Ben cleared his throat. "Yes Adam, I think you're ready. Meet me at my dojo in an hour." hanging up the phone Ben looked down at the list of notes he had taken and handed them to the young man standing next to him. "Find out who he is and do it quickly." walking toward the door he looked back at the girl sitting at the dining room table. "Sara, Bring your saber, we are training a new student."

"Yes Sr." Sara said rising from her seat. She quickly put the books and pencils back into her bag, she grabbing some lightsabers from the table beside her, she grabbed a few bases and followed Ben out the door. Before leaving she turned to look at the young man who was sitting down at a large collection of computers. "Hey Mal, try looking up SB James . We found some stuff on him last time that way." with that, she waked from the room and closed the door behind herself.

"So, you know about the whole things with your uncle?" ben asked.

"Ya, he told me what happened with SaulI and all, but I don't really remember him telling me about this James ." Sara said buckling her seatbelt. "I hope he is easy to train. Or else this is going to be avery long day."

"For both of our sakes I hope so too. He will be staying with us for the remainder of the time until he is able to defeat you." Ben said looking at his student. "At that point then we can know that he will be ok in battle if he is attacked. Laster I'll have Mal come in and teach him some tips with a gun."

"Sounds like a plan general." Sara said smiling. "It will be nice to see Adam again, it has been too long."

"It has, I just wish it was under better circumstances." Ben said as they drove down the back road to meet up with california's highways.

In ordinary Adam fashion he was 5 minutes late to the lesion. "Well, nice to see that you finally chose to show up." Ben said smiling at his old friend. "How have you been old chap?"

"Is that a rhetorical question?" Adam asked walking in the door of Ben's Dojo. there was a large blue mat on the ground that covered most of the floor and there was a small shrine at the front of the room. There wasa rack stacked high with weapons and stick that looked like they had been through hell. There were a small stack of wooden characters that were sitting near the wall. Adam guessed that those were used for the training.

"I suppose one could say that." Sara said walking toward her uncle. Huggin him she smiled looking up at him. "OK spill the beans, what the fuck is going on?" she said slapping his arm. "Come on now, you better tell me."

"All in good time." Ben said looking at his student. "I think Adam needs a minute to rest before the lesion stars. Lets us all meditate." hearing the call, Sara sat at the front of the building and list the incense and walked back to the circle that Ben and Adam were making. She sat down without talking and closed her eyes. She could feel the uneasiness of Adam's breathing and she could feel the worry in her master. Everyone is so on edge, I hope this lesson helps Adam, and I hope that he will soon defeat me so I will know that he is going to be ok.

After 5 minutes Ben rose to his feat. "Let us begin." he said walking over to the lightsabers that Sara had brought. "Because we are kinda Star Wars nerds we will be using these." he pressed a button on one of them and a blue light filled the blade. "Please step forward Adam." Ben said smiling at his friend. Adam cautiously walked towards the man holding the lightsaber and stopped a few feet away.

"Do I get to use one of those?" Adam asked pointing to the lightsaber.

"NO, you can use this one." Sara said holding up a wooden dowel with a saber hilt attached to it. "This is what all students of Saber Leauge use when they first start, but since you're something special you will be using this one." she picked up a $10 plastic lightsaber "These are cheap and you can get them at wallmart for $10. They are also plastic and made from kids so they don't hurt you as much."

"Well for that I am very thankful. I would hate to break a finger." Adam said chuckling to himself.

"Broken fingers are the least of your worries now. Here you will know what it is like to be at the bottom here you will explore what it means to fight from the bottom. We will not go easy on you and you will learn how to survive in a full on sword fight." Ben said holding his composure. "Are you prepared to break more than just your fingers?'

"Is he joking? Because It looked like he is being serious." Adam said looking back at here Sara has been only to find that she was gone. "Child? You can't leave me with this crazy man. You're supposed to be my frudden."

"Yes I am your friend and no I will not defend you, I will be fighting you. So prepare yourself lambert. Take a weapon of your choice and prepare to defend yourself." Sara said she had changed her clothing, instead of wearing jeans and a tshirt, she now sported a long hooded coat with brown pants, she held a bow and a quiver full of arrows was positioned on her back, she had a lightsaber in her hand. "Are you prepared to defend yourself?" she asked him holding up the lightsaber.

"I mean I guess so" Adam said halfassly.

"Then prepare for my attack." Sara said moving closer to him looking at him with great concentration before lunging at him. Adam struggles to block the attack that was aiming right for his head.

"Hey, what was that fro?' Adam yelled at the young girl. "You're actually trying to hit me aren't you?"

"Well that's the point of a battle isn't it?" ben said from the sidelines. "Always be aware of where your opponent is and never let them out of your sight. Never let them catch you by surprise and never let them have the upper hand. Now block." he called to Adam. "You will never improve if you don't try harder."

"I am trying but she is firing at me with a bow. Ok so I am sorry if I am not faster than an arrow." Adam yelled at Ben as he ran from one side of the room to the other. "This is impossible, how am I supposed to do anything if I can't get close enough to her?"

Finally reaching the moment in the battle where Adam was covered in paint and barely running Ben grabbed a bow and some arrows and fired at Sara, she drew the lightsaber ignited the light and blocked the arrows to the side and fired back at her master and he merely fired more arrows back at his student.

"One does not just stand there hoping for a miracle, they move and find a solution to the problem. I never said you could not pick up other weapons, you would have ended the battle long ago." Ben said landing having shot down every arrow that Sara had shot his way. "Today, you have failed the test. We will start again tomorrow at dawn. Dismissed."