EMMA POINT OF VIEW
I look over towards the door and to my surprise, I saw Jennifer walking over to me.

"Hey, Jennifer. Thank you for coming at such a time of need. Do you have the key to..."

"How did you find us?" Jacob asked looking over at me as if I was crazy, and I immediately snapped back to reality. Jennifer turned towards him and back to me laughing.

"Finally, someone who has a mind to actually think." She snapped ruthelessly, and a new laughter entered the room. I look over to see the villain director there at the door walking over to Jennifer giving her a hug.

What!?!

"Um, is it just me who's lost?" I asked and for once, me, Jacob, and the Z villains agreed on something together, all shaking our heads in agreement.

"Jennifer, what's going on? Why are you working with him?" I asked in disgust, emphasizing on the word 'him'.

"Oh, you didn't know?" The villain director asked mockingly, making Jennifer laugh.

Well, this kind makes sense. They both hate me, so they must know each other.

Who am I kinding, everyone hates me or is after me.

"Know what? Oh please tell me," I replied sarcastically making them furious. Jennifer walked over and slapped me hard on the cheek. I just remain still showing no sign of fear or hurt, though tears are threatening to come out.

I hear rattling of chains from across the room, and it just reminded me of Father who's still there next to Jacob, I just refuse to look over at him.

"Oh, who's this anyway? He seems quite charmed with you, for some unknown reason." Jennifer told me, eyeing Jacob with curious eyes.

"Let's stay on task now." Villain director told Jennifer sweetly, and that was the last straw.

"Jennifer, how do you know the villain director?!" I asked firm and clearly, making sure she knows exactly what I'm talking about and referring to.

"Well for me, I usually refer to him as 'dad.'" Jennifer replied giving the villain director another hug. He hugs her back smiling proudly at her.

What?!!

"That doesn't make sense! You're a hero, he's a villain, how are you guys related..."

"Oh, so you're saying that if one person's a hero, and the other person's a villain you can't be together? Huh, I guess that counts you and Jacob out yeah?" Jennifer asked looking over at Jacob as she did so, taunting him, and I immediately stopped all together. I looked over to Jacob, eyes full of fury towards Jennifer, filled with hatred. It's interesting she hasn't  done anything to him, yet he already doesn't like her. His eyes met mine, and it slowly softens.

Snap, she twisted my words...

Or is that what I was saying?

I didn't mean it like that, I'm just...
Trying to wrap my head around them being related.

"Do you really want to know?" The villain director asked kneeling down to my level. I look over to him seeing him so happy, it makes me sick.

"That depends, are you really going to tell me?" I asked curiously, wondering if he would tell me the truth, or lie?

You never trust a villain.

Yet, I find myself falling for one.

Jacob's not a villain, he's different.

"Only if you say 'yes.'" He informed me, waiting for me patiently to respond. The more longer it takes for me to answer the more the air changes, he gets happier and happier.

"Yes, I want to know," I replied and it suddenly sounded like I was giving up already, that I already lost.

He jumps up and walks over to the center of the room actually turning to everyone, but his eyes stayed on mine the most, and I refuse to look away.

"You see, everyone in this room was preparing for the chosen day since they were babies, I thought to myself, what is the best way for me to find this girl I've been looking for?" He told us cruelly looking at me the whole way through.

Ugh, I get it, you want to kill me, still don't know why of course, but you do so please by all means continue.

"I thought about it for a couple years, which is what, a couple months in this world?"

No, I think that would be a couple weeks or even days.

We all just nod our heads wanting him to actually go somewhere with this, but I can tell he's getting close to telling us his secret, I can feel it, the air is a lot more different more cold, filled with hatred, yet also happy.

"Then something miraclous happened, Jennifer was born." He said full of pride, and she walks over to him, hugging him like a proud daughter would. All this father daughter love is really sickening, especially since he killed my father and biological parents in front of me.

"I knew, though it would nearly kill us, definitely killed my marriage sadly, for my wife didn't understand why I needed to do this, I knew she came for this moment. I sent her to the hero side to be a spy. To find you really and report it to me as soon as possible." He finished and I couldn't stop pulling on my chains.

What are these, made of steel?

How dare he sent a spy?! For all I know everyone was a spy.

A good disguise though, sending Jennifer, because everyone loved her so no one would have suspected that she was a spy.

I look across the room to see Jacob chains has smoke surrounding them, immediately getting me worried, but it immediately made the villain director laugh.

"You two are something. You do know none of your powers will work on those chains Jacob..."

"How dare you betray us like that!" I shouted at Jennifer completely furious, not even caring that I interrupted the villain director.

"How can I betray you guys, if I was never even on your side to begin with?" She asked happily. I couldn't look up at them anymore, I just looked down at the dirty floor wishing I was anywhere, but here.

My family, the secrets, the lies, it's all too much. I'm in the dark, and probably will forever be kept in the dark.

"Oh, is she going to cry?" The villain director mocked for everyone to hear.

"I think she is." Jennifer replied laughing. I couldn't take it anymore, I just want to sink into my little bubble and just die.

"Don't listen to them Emma, you're strong, confident, beautiful, and you don't give up easy, trust me, I know. If there's anytime I need you to be strong, it's going to be now, Emma. You have to fight back. You have to fight for your life!" Jacob shouted the last part louder than the rest of his whole speech, though I heard it all loud and clear.

He thinks I'm beautiful?

Blush immediately fills my cheeks, and by me looking down, I hope no one notice.

"That's cute, but nothing is going to make her fight again. She already lost." Jennifer replied, and that woke me up inside. Something was different. The monster inside me has finally awoken. Everything in me has changed.

Jacob's right! I need to fight for my life, and his. He wouldn't be in this mess if I didn't put him here.

Great on the other hand, I put him in this mess, and now I can't get him out. I can't even get myself out.

I sink back to my bubble happy I had that one moment of confidence.

"You don't know Emma like I do, she never gives up even when she knows she has already lost." Jacob responded and I immediately look up at Jacob who's smiling at me. I thought back to our sword fighting tournament back at Xoruma, how I won that because I didn't give up. I don't give up, I win, and that's exactly what I have to do.

In fact, the answers were right there across from me, I started laughing out loud.

I'm giving up, when I got Jacob who will fight by my side. I'm giving up when I have to save Jacob from those two who are planning on killing him, and that won't happen. I'm giving up when I know my true nature, I am an Xorumian and Xorumians or humans, doesn't matter who you are, you never give up.

"Why is she laughing?" I heard Zeke ask and it immediately got me looking up at them. I looking over to the Z villains. Slowly they step back, away from me.

"Because there's one thing you forgot, and I'm speaking to you, villain director." He immediately walks in front of me, but Jennifer pushes him back immediately getting him furious.

"What are you doing..."

"Look at her eyes father." Was all she replied, for once fear was behind her voice.

"I'm a human, but I'm also Xorumian, and we all know what Xorumians can do." I replied watching the fear in Jennifer's eyes go to attack mode. The chains immediately ripped out of the walls. I used my chains and slammed it towards the two of them having them crash into the wall. I break off my cuffs and look over to the Z Villains furiously. They slowly backed away. I looked over to Jacob, and slowly started to calm down.

I run across the room to him, and that's when I saw it, saw Father's body there, so lifeless. I hold in the tears, but some still fell.

I look up at Jacob's cuffs immediately ripping them apart, but I had to do it fast, my vision was already getting blurry. His free he used to wipe away my tears, and once I was done with his second handcuff, he immediately started hugging me, making me cry harder.

"I'm so sorry for what he did to your father. Your father was strong, actually I grew to like him the minute we both stepped in the maze looking for you. You really are bad at mazes." I started laughing, but he kept going.

"The whole time we were there he was telling me how worried he was because he lost you inside a training maze, and a park maze. Also in the hallways, which really isn't a maze, but it's something." I let go his hold of me and push him back playfully.

"Yes, thank you for remembering and telling me what happened. I thought we were having a moment..."

"Who said we weren't?" He asked leaning into me, I lean back, but quickly pushed him out of the way as a dagger came to view. It drilled into my shoulder and it took everything in me to not scream, but that didn't stop the whimper that came out.

Using any of my powers for I didn't know what I had, I pushed the villain director across the room, or my wind powers did.

It would have been really nice to have these powers sooner, or at least know what powers I have, but it came perfect timing at the same time.

"Emma..."

"I'm okay, could you fly me to him?" I asked as it suddenly was getting dizzy in the room. He quickly wraps his arm around me, and takes off. Seconds later we're standing over the villain director.

"Okay, you have two seconds to explain to me, why did you kill my family? Also why you want to kill me?" I told him looking down at him. I look over to the side of the room, to see Jennifer still down. I quickly look back at the villain director when I heard him laughing.

"Why would I tell you anything?" He questioned stubbornly.  I grabbed Jacob's hand, and slowly pull the dagger out of my shoulder.

"Because... we both know what you did to this dagger, and if you want it in your system, I suggest you talk." I told the villain director hoping Jacob still focused on the task ahead not at my words.

"You wouldn't do it." He told me, and now it's my turn to laugh ruthelessly towards him.

"Are you kidding me? You killed all the family I ever had, in front of me to. You deserve this, and all it takes is one scratch for the poison to hit your system, but if you answer my question I won't strike you, I'll leave you alone, but that also means you have to promise to leave me alone." I informed him. I noticed Jacob's hold tighten, but I just had to focus on the villain director.

"Fine, I tell you." He responded dully. Getting anxious about finally hearing why he chose me out of all people to destroy.

Suddenly the pain came to me all at once, I dropped the dagger and immediately fell down clutching my shoulder. I look towards my shoulder to see the red blood slowly turn into purple.

"Emma!" Jacob rushes towards me, but I quickly get up to face the villain director only to see him standing up tall, pointing the dagger down towards us.

"Well, looks like it's the end of the line for you..."

"You still haven't told me what I wanted to know." I interrupted trying not to make my voice crack while doing so. With every passing second the poison gets further into my system.

"Please, I have the upper hand. You lost, so if I were you I would say your goodbyes because you're already fading away. You lost." He spat at me. I forget about my shoulder for a second, and used my wind powers towards him. He was immediately sent flying, back hitting the wall.

I look towards ground just trying to breathe when I saw it, the dagger. I reach out to grab it, but was pulled away from it.

"Emma don't, we need to heal you. Somehow..."

"Jacob, didn't you hear what he said 'I lost' I'm done for, but if I get the dagger while he's still down I can win..."

"No, Emma you won't. You would have lost so much more if you kill him." He told me sincerely trying to lead me away from the scene, but I can't just stop now.

I can't.

"I still need to know." I grab the dagger and start running towards the villain director who's still down. My vision immediately starts to get blurry, but I still kept going despite my swaying or vision.

"Now, it's just you and your fate with this dagger now tell me, why do you hate me and my family so much." I asked the villain director firmly feeling weak in the knees. I felt my legs give out, but Jacob was there to catch me.

"I'm here for you." He said worriedly. I look over to him, his whole body is shaking all over, but there was something he was hiding.

"If I tell you, you promise you won't hit me with that dagger?" He asked his voice cracking, the fear in his eyes finally show.

"Yeesss." I stretched out the word as my vision almost completely gave out on me, I can barely see five feet in front of me.

"It's because of you!" He said viciously, hatefully towards me.

"You're not meant to be in this world or in Xoruma. You don't belong anywhere. The fact you're a half breed just sickens me to the core, but your parents were worse. They actually were the ones that brought you into this world.

Your mother being so weak as to fall for a mortal like your father. I decided to let it go, but then she brought him to Xoruma with you! It was okay if she decided to live in Earth as a weakling like your father, but she came back expecting to raise you as one of us.

I knew no one would take the challenge of killing them, especially since the heroes immediately fell in love with your parents. I knew I had to get the job done starting with the two who started it all. I killed both your parents expecting to kill you right after, but she put an ancient protection charm on you that saved you that day.

I knew one day I had to find you so I can kill you once and for all and stop this part breed generation from continuing, it was all your parents fault!" He roared and immediately gets up having a new dagger in his hand getting ready to strike. At this point it was so hard to breathe I couldn't fight back, not to mention I don't have the poison dagger anymore.

He goes to strike holding the dagger high above me. He starts bringing it down and stopped halfway his face filled with surprise and horror.

Jacob comes into view holding the bloody dagger, the dagger that I was holding onto moments ago.

"I'm sorry, I'm grateful you took me in and trained me to be like you, but the thing is, I'm not like you, and there's no way I was going to let you hurt the woman I love again." Jacob told his director sincerely, pain behind his words. He watches his villain director as he falls. I look over at him feeling bad for him.

He wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for me.

The pain finally hit my legs completely as I started to fall backwards. I land in someone arms. I looked up, but I couldn't see him fully, but I got used to his touch and him constantly catching me when I fall.

"Jacob, come closer." I whispered immediately wanting to close my eyes. He comes closer, but he still looks blurry from my view, but I can detect his face.

"I'm sorry, that I brought you into this..."

"Don't you dare say this to me, not now not ever, I'm going to find a way, you're going to make it. I promised you..."

"And yoou gavve mmme moooore thaan I coulld everr ask for. For once I can say someone truly didn't hate me." I finished strong making sure he heard the last part correctly.

"That's not enough, you need to make it." Jacob sounded defeated almost breathless.

"Jacob," was all I could manage to say at the moment. I felt something wet on my cheeks, and I quickly went up to where I think the tear was and wiped it away. I immediately heard a small laugh coming from him.

"Thanks for poking me in the eye," he responded jokingly, and I couldn't help, but laugh at his response, which made me feel so much worse in the end.

"Jacob, thank yooouuu for al-ways beeing there for meeee..." I take a deep breath as I finally felt my eyelids start to close.

"I never thought.... I would ever fall in love, nonetheless ever meet someone who could stand...being around me. No matter what happens, I'll always love you." I finished slow, but strongly. I didn't hear what he said next, my world became black soon after.

I'm sorry, Jacob.