Chapter Twelve

Later that night at the second party for unity week. (They were gonna cancel the parties but didn't want to cause a panic.) As the party started Jax searched for Thalia who was standing at the bar.

Jax walked over to her and said "so how are you feeling?"

Thalia said, "Oh you're so funny."

Jax said "really sarcasm."

Thalia said, "how about we stop with the chit chat and you just tell me what you want."

"I want my sister back. I know you're hurting I get it but you still have me. I'm always gonna be here, I'll never leave you, Thalia. Please come back."

Thalia quickly broke Jax's neck and said "you really shouldn't have done that, now I have to do something I really didn't want to do" and walked away.

Kat who was standing nearby ran over to Jax and kneeled beside him. Katarina said "Jax wake up. This is gonna hurt but just know I'm doing it for your own good." Katarina put her hand on Jax's neck and aligned the bones in his neck.

He woke up a few seconds later and said "that hurt Kat."

Katarina said, "I'm sorry but I couldn't wait for you to heal."

"It's okay. Did you see Thalia's face, I was getting through to her" Jax said.

"You were absolutely getting through to her but you also pissed her off," Katarina said.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because she broke your neck and said you really shouldn't have done that, now I have to do something I really didn't want to do."

Jax said "good point but I need you to find Joseph, Will, Klaus, and Xan. Then meet me in the kitchen and be discreet."

Kat said, "I know" and walked away.

About ten minutes later Will, Klaus, Xan, Joseph, Katarina, and Jax were standing around a small table.

Will (an original speedster) said "I checked every-where, Thalia's gone."

Klaus said, "if she was gonna kill someone, why would she leave?"

Jax said, "I don't know but the fact that she left makes me worry."

Xan said, "me too."

Jax's phone started to ring. He pulled out his phone and said "Xan why are you calling me?"

Xan looked for his phone and said, "my phone is gone, answer it."

Jax put the phone on speaker and said "hello?"

Thalia said "hello."

Jax said, "Thalia why do you have Xan's phone?"

Thalia said "I stole it but that's the question you should be asking. You should be asking where's Vilandra, why isn't she here, and ultimately what the hell are you going to do to her Thalia? Oh and just so you know, I finished the bracelet."

Vilandra walked into the bar where Thalia was and said "Xan are you here?"

Thalia said, "over here."

"I said I was looking for Xan," Vilandra said.

Thalia said "I heard you. Vilandra just got here, come find me Jax" and hung up the phone.

At dragon Flame's castle in the kitchen, Katarina said "did that really just happen?"

"Thalia kidnapped my fiance," Jax said in shock.

Xan said, "everyone calm down, Vilandra can heal, she'll be okay."

"No, she won't, that bracelet Thalia was talking about will cut off her powers. She won't be able to heal" Jax said.

Will said, "why would Thalia create that?"

Jax said "it's a backup plan in case we need to lock anyone up in jail. Thalia thought it would be easier than making specialized cells."

"That's not a bad idea but there's no time, we need to find Thalia and Vilandra," Katarina said.

Jax said "We won't be able to find Vilandra, Thalia will have cloaked her by now. She probable cloaked herself too."

Will said "we need to tell everyone what's going on. We can't keep this a secret anymore."

Katarina said "Jax, Will's right we can't keep this a secret anymore. It's too dangerous."

Jax said "I know, I'll tell Dragon Flame and she can tell everyone. We need to find Thalia."

Jax quickly told Dragon Flame everything. Then she explained everything to the people at the party. Technopaths quickly started looking for Thalia. It took them twenty minutes until they caught Thalia on a security camera outside a bar. An original Technopath named Damon ran to the dining room to tell Jax. Damon ran into the dining room and over to Jax.

Damon said, "Jax we found Thalia."

Jax said, "where is she?"

Damon said "at a bar called Griffin, it's only a mile from here. A task force is ready to go."

"No task force, we can't risk making her angry" Jax said.

Katarina said, "Jax is right, besides the task force can start looking for Vilandra."

Damon said, "so you're going to meet Thalia by yourself."

Jax said, "no Kat's coming with me."

Katarina said, "I am?"

Jax said, "yes you are now come on let's go."

Jax and Katarina ran to the Griffin. They got to the bar within a minute and walked inside to see Thalia making Margarida's.

Thalia said "finally you're here. Do you want a Margarida?"

Jax said, "we're too young to drink, it's illegal."

Thalia said "I know but it's a perk of having no humanity. You just don't care anymore" and took a sip of the Margarida.

Jax said, "where's Vilandra?"

"Not here obviously," Thalia said.

Jax said, "Thalia I know I pushed and I shouldn't have."

Thalia said, "well that's obvious."

"Please let Lonnie go, I will do anything you want," Jax said.

"Well, I'm so glad you said that," Thalia said, "because if Jax wants to save Vilandra's life all he has to do is turn off his humanity." Shock appeared on Jax and Katarina's faces.

Katarina said, "Jax is not turning off his humanity."

Thalia said, "Jax can think for himself, so how about you shut up and let him talk."

"I am not turning off my humanity," Jax said.

"Just know I didn't want to do this" Thalia said. She picked up her phone dialed a number, put it on speaker, and set it onto the bar counter. "Hello, Eric."

Shock appeared on Katarina's face.

Eric said, "I don't want to do this."

"I know," Thalia said "that's why I compelled you to do whatever I want. Now remove Vilandra's spline."

"THALIA" yelled Jax and Katarina.

Thalia said, "what she can live without a spline, it's really the infection you should be worried about."

Katarina's phone started to go off. She answered the phone and put it on speaker.

Damon said "Vilandra's at Antar General Hospital."

Thalia said "hey! How do you know that?"

Jax said "you cloaked Vilandra as a kanay, when you put the bracelet on her she wasn't a kanay anymore, she was powerless. Kat go find my girl." Katarina ran out of the bar.

Thalia said, "she'll never get there in time."

"Yes, she will," Jax said.

Thalia picked up her phone and said "Eric leave the spline; I've decided to be a little more symbolic. Take out her heart."

Jax ran over to Thalia and threw her halfway across the room. He ran to grab the phone, but Thalia stabbed him in the back with the leg of a chair.

She telepathically brought the phone to her and said "Eric is she dead?"

Eric said, "no, I think she just passed."

Thalia said "kill her call me when it's done" and hung up the phone. Thalia pulled the chair leg out of Jax's back and turned him over. Jax's phone started to ring and Thalia pulled his phone out of his jacket pocket.

She answered the phone and said "Jax's phone."

Katarina said, "where are they, Thalia?"

Thalia said "not telling but you're a doctor, tell me how long can one live without their heart? Maybe like three seconds tops."

Jax said, "she's gonna let her die Kat."

Katarina said, "I can't find them anywhere, we're running out of time." At that moment Jax was willing to do anything to save the women he loved.

"Bring me back," Jax said.

Katarina said "what, what do you mean? Bring you back from where?"

Jax said, "just remember to bring me back."

"No, no Jax don't," Katarina said as Thalia hung up the phone. Jax closed his eyes and took in a deep breath.

At Antar general Hospital in the basement, Katarina held her phone in her hand as she heard a noise. She ran toward the noise to see Eric trying to cut out Vilandra's heart. Katarina knocked him out and removed the bracelet from Vilandra's wrist. Vilandra quickly started to heal. Katarina took in a deep breath and called Jax.

"Hello," Jax said.

Katarina said, "Jax I found her she's gonna be okay."

"Oh really," Jax said.

"Jax are you okay," Katarina said.

Jax said "I will be in just a second" and took a sip of one of the margaritas Thalia made.

Katarina said "please don't tell me that you shut it off. Don't you dare tell me that you shut it off!"

Jax said "okay I won't" and handed the phone to Thalia.

Thalia took the phone, put it to her ear, and said "he shut it off" then hung up.