Chapter 96:

Chapter 98:
Alley POV:

I could feel the tension in this room. Brianna had brought in a handful of other people, I could tell it was all the kids that were taken, they’ve stayed together all these years and in a way AJ started a little pack of his own. “Hello everyone, I know this is weird and confusing for all of you but I promise we can explain everything and you can ask whatever you want to.” I announced looking around. The men were more timid than anything else, it was obvious that they were all the protectors of the women. “Who are you?” A man asked. “Ah, well my name is Alley, I am the great white witch and Luna to the blackwood pack. This is my mate Stephen, Alpha of the blackwood pack. His parents Abby and Kevin. My brothers Jackson and Tye, they have their own packs as well. Jackson is mated to the vampire queen and Tye is mated to the dark witch queen who is currently in that room helping A- err Owen. That over there is Jeremy, the rogue king's son who is no longer a rogue. Some of you might remember him.” I introduced pointing at everyone. A mixture of emotions danced across their faces. 

“I remember you..” A woman whispered. “The boy that got us all out with a big bag of money.” She added. “I am. I hate that we have to meet again under these circumstances but I promise they are all here to help you and possibly bring you back with us.” Jeremy explained. A growl from the room made us all look. “It’s all fine, this is Leia and Brandon. Leia is the true warrior but she has gone through what he is going through. If you would like her to explain then she can.” I said quickly to bring their attention back to me. “Yes please, what is happening to him?” Brianna asked. “Well, it is not easy nor is it fun. Pythia; err.. The dark witch queen has to make small cuts on his body and burn the wolfsbane from his blood stream. He will be weak for a couple days which is why I urge all of you to come back with us. You will be safer there.” Leia explained. “Is that why we are not allowed in the room?” A man asked. “Correct, the fumes from it could infect one of us, that is why Ambrosia is in there as well. It’s incredibly painful. I won't lie to you however, it will be very much worth it in the end.” Leia replied. “What do you guys remember?” I questioned. 

I knew their memories had been wiped and I was hoping we could fix it for them. “Not much honestly, none of us can remember anything. Just that we were kept in cells but thanks to Jeremy, we got away.” Brianne answered. Her brows scrunched together. “Alright, well one of my gifts is what I like to call mind jumping. I am able to get into someone's head and unlock memories. I did that before coming here and we know what happened but I will leave it up to all of you. I have an idea but we will need all of you to come back home with us where we can do it safely.” I said looking around. The thought had crossed my mind. Surely it wasn’t any different than Ambrosias mind when Penny spent all those years inflicting those black roots. “You would jump into our minds?” Brianna asked cautiously. “Correct. Ambrosia suffered something similar and with the help of Pythia we were able to clear what was blocking her memories.” I answered. “I would be down for that.” Brianna replied without even really thinking about it. AJ started howling in pain and everyone in the room fell silent. “How long will this last?” Brianne asked. “It could take a while depending on how much is in his system. Our best bet is to clean out however much right now so that we can take you all back home.” Leia explained. 

Abby whimpered at the sound of her lost son in pain while Kevin held her close. “Wait..” Brianne whispered looking at them. “You look just like him.” A man stood up. “What is your name?” I asked. “Gibbs. Nice to meet you.” He answered but his eyes were on Stephan. “Are you related to him?” Brianne pressed. “I am, but you all need your memories before we get into all of that.” Stephan answered. The door opened and Ambrosia stepped out. “We need to get him back. So whatever all this is, can wait.” She nearly snapped. “Alright, this will be easy. Everyone hold on to someone and lets go. Did Pythia already take him back?” I asked, looking at Ambrosia. “She did. They will be at the coven house.” I nodded my head once and as soon as everyone was holding on I took us all home…

Pythia POV:

Looking at this kid I felt horrible for him. Hearing who he is and now he is going through this because he was made to be a pawn for my own mother was another level of guilt I was beginning to feel. “Pythia? Are you alright?” Ambrosia asked, pulling me from my thoughts. “I just know how bad this can get. It’s not fun to do.” I whispered. “Just do it please.” AJ grunted. “I can do the bare minimum here but I will need to get you back to my coven house to finish the rest. This isn’t going to be fun for either of us so just hang on.” I explained. I pulled the knife from my boot and started making small cuts. This wasn’t something I was going to fully do on my own but I would make it work. AJ hissed in pain but I didn’t have the time to stop and check on him. “What do I need to do?” Ambrosia asked. “Hold him down.” I replied as I continued making cuts down his body. His blood was already changing colors which meant he was going to have to go through this a few more times to purify as much as I could. 

I placed my hands on his chest and looked at him one last time. “Breathe through this the very best that you can.” I encouraged. “Insignia” I murmured. I watched as his body started to twitch, and I could feel the heat building up. One thing I knew, the secret of who he really is was going to come out because he was going to need a blood donation in order to do all of this. “Goddess this is bad..” Ambrosia whispered as the black ooze started pouring out of his cuts. “It is worse than Leias.. I’m going to have to get him back.” I replied. “Why?” Ambrosia questioned. “Because there are certain spells that will be needed, much like I did with Leia except it will have to be enhanced.” I answered just as a gut wrenching growl escaped his lips. “I’m taking him now. Tell the others that we will be at the coven house. The news needs to be broken as soon as you get back.” I added before teleporting us to the coven house. “What news needs to be broken?” AJ asked weakly. “I’ll tell you later. Right now focus on what is about to happen.” I replied before taking us back to the media room in the coven house. 

I looked around, I didn’t want to leave him here by himself but since this room is usually empty during the day, I didnt see anyone immediately. “Natalie! Stay with him.” I yelled, knowing at least she would hear me, before running out. I ran to Stonys office and slammed the door open. “Pythia? What has happened to you?!” Stony yelled, jumping to his feet. “Grab some others. We need to pull wolfsbane from AJ, I mean Owen. Long story… It’s a lot. Just go and meet me in the media room.” I replied. I made a stop by the hallway bathroom and grabbed a bowl, washcloths, and water. This will have to do for now until the others get here to help. I ran back to the room to find Natalie hovering over him. “Any changes?” I asked, kneeling beside him. “No, I mean he is burning up which is a good thing but still. Where are the others?” Natalie nearly shouted. “They will be here soon. Help me cut his clothes off.” I grabbed the scissors and started cutting away at his shirt. I was going to have to make more cuts and this was going to be more brutal than it was with Leia but this was something I had to do to save him. I heard the doors slam open and the team that Stony had gathered. 

I could hear him barking orders but I didn’t have the time to stop. “Sorry AJ but I need to cut a little more, and deeper. This is not going to feel good.” I whispered before I realized I called him by the wrong name. I could see the confusion in his eyes but the pain he was in was too much for him to ask. “Nat, grab a knife and let’s get this going. Lillith!” I yelled out. “I’m here, what do I need to do?” Lilith questioned. “I’m going to have to pull some from him and be taken to the forest.” I answered. I heard her mumble under her breath but it was the least that I could do to lesson this for him…