Tia's POV

Right there and then, I almost began to fly up to the sky and find Voxeltopia myself. He took my own children. I promised them I'd never let any harm come to them, I promised...

"Tia" a voice says. I don't care who it is anymore, I needed to find them. A hand reaches out to pull my arm and tugs me back down to the ground. "I need to find them" I cry, tears beginning to cloud my eyes. The three people I loved the most had been taken from me. "Tia, you need to focus now. If you don't, you won't find them again" the voice urges. I soon realize it's Deamon's. "We need to find this damn clue" I croak. I'm shaking all over. What was he going to do to my children?

"Come on, we're not stopping this time, not for the night. We need to find this clue now before anyone else is taken." I say, trembling hard. They all nod, and we all set off. What turned into a slow walk turned into a sprint. I just wanted to get to the next clue now. 

Note: Short POV, sorry :p As I said before, adding some random demigods in :D

Mexxy's POV

I still couldn't get over the fact that Ridgedog had all of a sudden recovered from his insanity. Did that mean his insanity was a show? Striding around the balcony, I furrowed my eyebrows. I couldn't figure him out. He'd been like an open book before, but now I didn't know anything about him. 

The door clicked quietly behind me. My head snapped up. Anastatia glided in, eyes full of concern. "Are you OK, your highness?" she asked. "I'm fine, my dear" I smile. I reach out for her and she walks towards me. I take her hand, running it across my cheek. She gazes uncertainly at me. "Ridgedog is becoming more troublesome and he's behind bars. I need you to go...talk to him for me." I murmur, running her fingertips across my lips. She nods, her eyes dropping to the floor. 

Leaning forward, I kiss her gently, twining my fingers with hers. She freezes for a moment before I pull away. "Now would be good" I smile. She nods, a red tinge to her cheeks before leaving. A sly smirk rises onto my face. Still got it.

I stride over to the balcony, with a broad view of the endless stretching of the clouds. I sit on the rails, leaning backwards onto the wall, watching the world go by. The world I owned. Cisco enters quietly, gliding over to lean against the balcony. "So. This war then" he murmurs. "Not yet." I grunt. He glances over at me. "When were you thinking?" he muses. "Let Tia rescue Ridge first and the others. Then we will begin to plan" I smirk. "You think she will rescue him?" he frowns.

"Of course. I've taken her children and her boyfriend, there's no way she'll give up." I sigh. "What about the temple trap?" he asks, leaning his back against the rails. "Oh, she'll probably get out of it. Unless she perishes of course, which is fine too" I snicker. Cisco rolls his eyes.

The door creaks open. Two young demigods, new to the ranks, enter. The first was my new general, Ellis. He was very young, with strange bright yellow eyes, that seemed to shine like headlamps. His hair was spiky and ginger, with little tufts of brown stuck up in it. He was a strange demigod, but he was an experienced fighter. He was dressed in his usual dark green cloak, similiar to his brother's who stood next to him.

Sepia, the new potions master. He was capable of mixing up potions that contained red matter and could harm demigods. He too had yellow eyes, though his hair was a copper brown. He was very quiet, but was a good assassin. 

"Ah, hello boys. I don't need your assistance right now" I say, waving them away. "I know, your highness, we just wanted to ask if we could talk to Ridgedog and maybe...test some of Sepia's potions on him?" Ellis asks nervously. His voice was deep for someone who looked so young, and it often intimidated new opponents who were not used to the party loving army general.

"Of course" I grin wickedly. The two boys bow and leave. "To think the mortals think they can stand up against us" I chuckle. Cisco chuckles darkly, and we both gaze out over the clouds. Nothing in the world could take away my power.

Anastatia's POV

Winding my way down the stairs to the dungeons, I approach with caution. I can't hear anything, which only makes me more nervous. I didn't know how much insanity had gotten into Ridgedog, and even with his children there he could be dangerous.

I finally approach the bars of the cage. Twining my hand on the iron, I take in the scene. Ridge was leaning against the wall, staring blankly at the television screens. His two children notice me immediately and shuffle uncomfortably which makes Ridge's gaze snap to me. The Canadian, Mitch, also frowns at me, along with the other new arrival, Deadlox. I was new down here, as I never came to check on them. 

"Ridgedog" I say softly, unlocking the cell. I approach with caution after sliding the key away behind the bars so only I could reach it with magic. I lean in front of him, examining him with my eyes. "Who's that, dad?" his son whispers, glancing at me fearfully. "My sister" he replies, with a smile.

I smile back and hug him gently. He sighs lightly. "Hey. Sorry for kicking you at the ball" he chuckles. "It's alright" I grin. "So. How's your relationship with Mexxy?" he muses, raising his eyebrows curiously. I pull a face. "He kissed me earlier. Bleurgh" I shudder and he grins. "He trusts you, I guess." he smiles. 

The two new demigods, Sepia and Ellis come downstairs. "Ridgedog" they both say with a smile. He nods at them. "Who are they?" Mitch asks curiously. "Oh, their parents used to be followers of mine and they knew me through them. Got any food? We're starving" Ridge moans. At the mention of food, everyone's ears prick up and they all begin to practically salivate. "Calm down dogs, yes we do have food. Pumpkin pie and cake, anyone?" I grin.

They ravish the food down, practically tearing it to pieces. Since they can't move their hands, we hold it to their mouths for them. "I think you need a bib" I sigh, pulling a face. "Don't critisize us, we're hungry" Ridge whines, finishing off the cake. He makes sure Robin and Ryan have had enough to drink and eat. "Phew. Got any healing potions, Sep?" he asks, and the demigod nods. "Your cuts and bruises will stay, however you won't feel the pain from them and they won't get infected" he explains, pouring some into his mouth first, then Robin's, Ryan's, Mitch's and finally Deadlox's.

"Thank you" Robin sighs, relaxing into her dad. Ryan snuggles in too. Without the pain and hunger to distract them, they begin to get sleepy. "Where abouts is Tia now?" Ridge asks. "She's on her way to the temple" Ellis confirms and Ridge shudders, looking troubled. "What?" I ask. "There's a trap there that will kill her and Liam" he says simply and Mitch turns away. My eyes widen. "No...he wouldn't kill his own daughter?" I gasp. 

"It's Mexxy, what do you expect?" Ridge says quietly, though his hands are beginning to shake in the red matter cuffs. He peers fearfully at the screen, as if Tia was going to appear any second. "We have to go back before they notice our disappearance. Stay strong brother, Tia will be OK" I soothe. Ridge doesn't look very convinced, but they all begin to drop off to sleep. Except Ridge. "So. This plan..." he murmurs.

Deamon's POV

It was finally night time. We were camping out again, as we were all too tired to even refuse sleep. However, some of us had agreed to guard us at night. I told Lewis, who was on guard first, that I needed to go for a walk, and he nodded tiredly, waking Simon up for an early shift.

Trudging through the marsh land, I finally reach the spot I needed to go. Anastatia flies down, landing expertly on the grass. "An, any news?" I ask, feeling a little jealous that she could fly and I couldn't. "Well, Mexxy trusts me now" she shudders, and I guess by her disgusted expression that Mexxy kissed her. "He still doesn't know I'm Ridge's sister, which is good." she continues, and I nod.

"We went to see him today" she begins. "Who else? Sep and El?" I ask, and she nods. "Fed them up, healed them up a bit. Ridge is holding out, but he's scared about the temple." she says sadly. I nod.

I knew about the temple trap and that Tia and Liam would be locked in there. However, the fire would trigger the part of Tia that we needed. It had happened once before, when she was fighting Elevn. Her will to survive and be free broke free in the form of a ball of raw energy, something that Ridge gave her without knowing. He put so much passion into making the perfect quart god apprentice that she became more powerful than probably any quart god ever. However, the power only came about when she was in a dire situation. Last time she did it, she went into a coma for a few days.

But now she had a baby, her body would refuse the coma, instead it would work whilst she was awake, fixing the problem. This would enable her to use the power again, without having to go into a coma. If she continued using it, she could use it freely without even blinking.

That power had enough kick to knock a demigod unconcious. And that was all we needed. Mexxy didn't know about it. Tia would go through a lot of pain with the fire, and she may not even make it out alive before she can activate it. But we had to take that chance. 

We had rewired the television screen to make it look like Tia had died when she entered the temple. Ridgedog had also been told, as had Robin and Ryan. But really, Tia would be exploding her way out of the door with Liam, and will become the greatest weapon we can wield. 

"Ridgedog has confirmed it-we go on ahead with the plan" Anastatia confirms. I nod tiredly. "He doesn't like that she has to go through pain though" she adds. "Neither do I. But it will be a similiar pain to when she was becoming a quart god, so it won't be too bad" I sigh. She nods. "I have to go back. Mexxy needs me" she sighs, pulling a face, before she disappears.

Heading back into the woods, I sit down on a log for my guard duty. We were turning Tia into a weapon of destruction against her will. Would she understand us, or would she turn against us? Either way, Mexxy will be destroyed. It was time for our plan to go into action.

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So...the plot thickens xD