Chapter 19

Brainstorm tapped a stone on his bracelets, and the villains from all-around time teleported behind him. Lilly did a similar motion, and all of the heroes from time appeared ahead of them. The battlefield was filled with slashing and fire. Not everyone fought. Cricket, Blue, Starflight, and others stayed back and helped the others. Bumblebee helped the injured. Moon flew into the battle and went to talk to Bumblebee.

" We have a bit of a problem. " Moon said.

Both Lilly and Bumblebee stood up.

" How bad is it? " Bumblebee asked.

" Well, Brainstorm is winning. We're losing so many dragons. It's starting to make me think this wasn't the best idea. " Moon said.

Moon's tail was grabbed by Darkstalker, then was stabbed by Queen Wasp. Her body lay motionless on the ground. They looked around to see all heroes dead, except for the light travelers.

" What happens now? " Seahorse asked.

Lilly and Bumblebee looked at each other.

" We need to get rid of Brainstorm. " Lilly said.

" How? He's surrounded. " Ruby rose said.

" Then we need a distraction. " Bumblebee said.

Bumblebee looked inside her bag to find the bracelet that brought them all here in the first place.

" We can use time travel against Brainstorm. We need someone to be bait. " Bumblebee said.

" I'll do it. I know where I could hide. " Ruby rose said.

" Are you sure? You might not come back. " Lilly said.

" Snowflake, I will come back. No matter what. " Ruby rose said.

Ruby rose grabbed the time bracelet and ran off. The villains followed Ruby rose and left Brainstorm all alone. Seahorse distracted Brainstorm while the rest took turns fighting him. Bumblebee pushed Brainstorm onto the ground, and he coughed up blood.

" You're no hero. " Brainstorm said before Bumblebee was stabbed straight through the heart with a bladed tail.

Bumblebee fell onto the dirt floor and began to lose consciousness.

I can't believe it. I am dying.

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Bumblebee woke up in a very odd place. It was all made of brick and wood. A large window looked down onto a long road that seemed endless. There were other buildings similar to the one Bumblebee was in. Behind Bumblebee was a large desk filled with completely disorganized papers. She picked one up and began to read it.

I guess this isn't too bad of a place to live forever. I could probably read all of these.

The door began to open, and Bumblebee shielded her eyes from the light from the door, which quickly faded when it wholly opened. A human walked into the room and stared at Bumblebee, not too surprised. She had dark hair and lighter skin than most humans. She had glasses that almost matched Crickets' almost perfectly.

" Another one? Boy, I have to stop killing my dragons. " The mysterious human said.

" Are... you- " Bumblebee said, completely stunned.

" In a way, yes. " The human said.

She walked over to the desk and sat on a very poor-looking chair, which looked like it was used almost all the time.

" So, an adult bee? Not too bad of an idea. " The human said.

" Who are you? " Bumblebee said, completely stunned.

" Friends, call me Tui, and you can call me whatever you want! " Tui said, pulling a paper out of the pile and writing something down.

" Why am I here? " Bumblebee asked.

" Now, that is a good question. I guess since you're technically my character, you came to my place. " Tui said, tapping a pencil onto the desk.

" Huh. Did I at least do good? " Bumblebee asked.

" I say so. I think you were terrific! " Tui said.

Bumblebee read the paper in her talons and noticed who she was.

" You're a writer. You wrote about all of our adventures. " Bumblebee said.

" Not all of them. I didn't make the one you were just in. " Tui said.

" Are we at least a favorite? " Bumblebee asked.

" Oh... If I answered that, I'd make a lot of people upset. " Tui said, now looking at Bumblebee. " I can bring you back. "

" How? " Bumblebee asked.

" By writing you back in, as I just did! " Tui said, showing Bumblebee her writing. " There is one thing... I want you to give a speech! A great one! "

" I've never done a speech. What if I mess something up again? " Bumblebee said.

" Then you'll end up here again. Don't worry too much, Bumblebee. You'll do great. I know it! " Tui said.

Bumblebee grabbed the paper and woke up next to Brainstorm, back on Pantala. Seahorse looked down at Bumblebee while the others surrounded her.

" You've been dead for a while! What was it like? " Seahorse said.

" It was very calming. Let's go home now. " Bumblebee said.

Bumblebee passed the time bracelet to the others. Smartmouth and Lilly brought the heroes back to life and returned them home before returning to the future. Ruby rose followed as well.