A/N: Sorry this is so late. But here's the last chapter. I know it's short, but I'm just so busy. So, I hope you've all enjoyed. And please leave me your thoughts.
Chapter 5: Move On
Lauren's Lab
As soon as they entered the room, Lauren told Bo to sit on a gurney so she could examine her. Bo pulled her shirt over her head, and revealed the bruises on the right side of her stomach. It could've been worse, but Lauren wanted to double check anyway. "Sorry in advance"
"For what—" Bo screamed as Lauren pressed her hands into her side. "Holy shit that hurt!" She hissed as Lauren pulled away.
It was just as she suspected. "Well, the good news is they're not broken or cracked. Because if they were, you wouldn't be able to walk. They're just badly bruised, like your face…" she touched Bo's cheek, "… Please tell me you gave as good as you got"
Bo smiled. "Nope…" she saw how shocked Lauren was at her reply. "… This's gonna sound crazy, but I promise I'm not making it up" She went on to tell Lauren that Evony was the culprit responsible for her injuries and that Bo agreed to it so they could bring Lauren's evil twin down.
"You really got busy over there, huh?" Lauren was still trying to adjust to all that information. It wasn't easy.
"I had to be busy…" Bo said. "… I had to play along with everything otherwise I'd be found out. And in case you didn't see, your doppelgänger is a real bitch. It was weird seeing you so—"
Lauren finished for her; "Monstrous?" From what she saw earlier, her evil twin was scary strong. And the power she used to break her Wife's bonds, was impressive. "I could say the same about your alternate. She had a lot of rage inside her" she wrapped a bandage around Bo's ribs, just to keep it secure.
That was something Bo saw with the other Lauren too. "Yeah well, they've suffered a big loss. I'm not saying that makes them right for what they do, but I can't imagine going through what they did"
"Yeah, losing a child must be awful…" Lauren saw that Bo was surprised she knew that. "… Your twin let it slip when she saw Trick. Apparently, their Trick was responsible for her son's death" she still couldn't believe that.
Trick was so sweet.
"Let's forget about their problems…" Bo didn't want to think about that place anymore. "… I'm sorry for them, but that's their life. It's not ours. Speaking of us, how did you react when faux Bo said she was married to faux Lauren?" It was easier to label them as their twins.
It fixed the confusion.
Lauren laughed nervously, that caught her off guard. "Uh, I'm not gonna lie; it kinda spun me out a little. But not as much as finding out that my twin is the Morrigan!" She still felt shocked over that.
"I know, I couldn't believe it either. But, I saw her in action. And she is one scary Fae when she's pissed. Her power was—" Bo exhaled shaking her head, still trying to recover from seeing it. "Let's just say, I prefer Human Lauren over Fae Lauren any day" she smiled at her.
It was probably time for Lauren to come clean with Bo about everything she'd talking about with Kenzi while she was gone. Only, Lauren felt scared to start the conversation.
"So, while you were gone Kenzi and I got to talking" she stated.
Which only made Bo raise an eyebrow. "Oh yeah? What was the topic of conversation?"
"You" Lauren shot her a smile.
To which Bo gave one her own in return. "Always a good choice. Were you wondering if I was coming back?" She had doubts herself at one point.
"That, and Kenzi asked me if I blamed you for what happened to Nadia" Lauren finally came out with it. It was going to eat them up if they didn't talk about it.
But all Bo wanted to do was throttle her best friend for opening her mouth. "Did she now?" She wasn't looking forward to this convo. "That's Kenzi for you. Always spilling her guts"
"I don't blame you Bo…" Lauren saw how surprised she was at that statement. "… And I definitely, don't hate you"
Bo was finding that hard to believe. "You should…" she hated herself for what she'd done. "… I killed your Girlfriend. You should hate me"
Lauren brought over a stool and sat on it with a sigh, facing her. "You saved me Bo. If you hadn't killed her, I'd be the one dead. The truth is; in the days before, I could tell something was wrong with her. She wasn't the Nadia I knew"
"He'd taken control of her" Bo still hadn't forgotten about how much she was going to make the Garuda pay for what he'd done.
"I've seen enough possessions to know it works Bo…" Lauren always knew. "… There was no saving her. I think, Nadia died the day she went into her coma. Everything after, was all him" she finally saw it now.
Bo felt so bad for her. "I'm still sorry"
"I know. It's okay. Honestly, I'm just glad you're back" Lauren let out with a smile.
That was comforting to hear, so Bo just smiled. "Glad to be back. To be honest, I don't think I would've survived over there for another day. It was getting hella scary! Anticipating conversations about things I didn't know, always wondering if my cover was gonna be blown" She was glad she could relax.
"Your cover?" That made Lauren laugh, "You make it sound like you're a secret agent or something"
That actually wasn't a bad example though. "Please! Secret Agents have it easy compared to what I went through. I'm happy your twin destroyed the Sphere. Now we don't have to worry about crossing paths again" Bo was thrilled about that part.
"Was it really that bad?" Lauren asked.
Bo nodded. "Worse"
"Well, you're home now" Lauren realised that maybe she was beating around the bush a bit with this conversation. She fully had the intent to tell Bo how she felt, but now she didn't know if it was the right time.
And Bo could see that she was struggling with something inside. "Lauren, are you okay?" She got a nod from her, but Bo knew better. "Come on. Whatever it is, you can tell me"
"I want to…" Lauren said. "… You're the one person I want to say this to, but I don't know if it's a good time. It's just, a lot's happened in these last few days, and you just got back from a Parallel World—"
Suddenly, Bo took hold of her hands. Already knowing what she was going to say. "Lauren, I love you too" She could see that's where she was going, and hearing her ramble was adorable.
"Yeah?" Lauren smiled, but was still terrified of what this meant for them.
Bo nodded. "Yeah. I don't know what's gonna happen in the future, but I know that I can't win this battle without you and the others. I know things won't be easy, not after what I did—"
Honestly, Lauren thought she made it clear to her already. "Bo, I told you—"
"You don't blame me, I know. But you should. Because when I told you earlier that I was sorry for what happened, I left something out of that. I hate that Nadia had to die. And maybe we could've saved her, but she would've killed you before we got the chance to try" Bo said.
"What're you saying?" Lauren asked.
Bo didn't have a problem telling her, but she didn't know how Lauren would feel about her after she did. "In that moment, it came down to you or her and—" she looked into her eyes with a sigh.
"And what?" Lauren wondered what she was going to say.
Looking at her, Bo realised what she did the day Nadia was killed. It was only ever going to end one way. "And, it wasn't a choice" she knew then, it was Lauren. It was always going to be Lauren.
"I'm that important to you?" Lauren never thought she'd be that important to anyone. Let alone someone as special as Bo.
And that question, made Bo frown at her. How could she possibly ask her that without knowing the answer? "Do you remember that day, when Lachlan barged into your apartment after I got attacked by the Mare?"
"Vaguely, why?" Lauren was joking, of course she remembered that day. Especially the getting taken, and being locked in the Compound.
"When he threatened to take you, I took out my knife and I wanted to use it so badly" Bo thought back to it.
"But, you remembered that he was the Ash and if you hurt him the entire Fae community would declare war on you. That's why you stopped" Lauren figured that was the reason.
But Bo shook her head. "No. I didn't care about that. I wanted to kill him. I still do sometimes. But that day, I would've killed him. And the Fae could've hunted me for it, but at least you would've been free of him. That's all I ever wanted"
"Maybe one day I will be" Lauren could only hope. She wasn't going to get excited about it though. It was more than a long shot.
Except, for Bo it wasn't. "No!" She told her. "No maybes. One day, I promise you; you'll be free of all this. And you'll be able to do whatever you want" she wasn't going to give up until she got that freedom for her.
"Always a dreamer, huh?" Lauren let out a small laugh. It was nice of Bo to say that, but not even she could promise her something like that. It was impossible. "Bo, it's okay. I accept my fate. Whatever it is. I'm just glad I get to spend it with you" that mattered most to her.
Standing slowly, due to the pain in her ribs; Bo held her hands and pulled her up to stand with her. "I say, we blow this place and go celebrate with the others. Not just the fact that I'm home safely, but we can also drink to the Garuda's demise. Because once I'm done with him, we're gonna need a vacuum to clean him up"
Rendering him to ash, seemed like the only fitting punishment for his crimes.
"That was very specific, but I approve…" Lauren didn't mind if things got messy, he deserved everything he was going to get when Bo finally faced him. "… Are you sure you're up to going to the Dal? Because we can just go back to your place if you want?" She didn't want her pushing herself.
Bo shook her head, "Please, I've had worse than this. But, to be safe I might need to lean on you while we walk out" she wasn't so proud that she couldn't ask for assistance.
Lauren wrapped an arm around her waist, but not before Bo planted a kiss on her. It kind of took her by surprise, but it was nice. "Fine by me" she helped her walk out of the lab, slowly so not to cause her pain.
As they walked to the car, they separately wondered what happened to their other selves once they crossed back over to their world. How were they to know if the Sphere that caused all this was really destroyed?
Had they really seen the last of them?
Dark Fae Compound, Bo & Lauren's Quarters – World #2
Once they got back, Bo and Lauren spent a couple of minutes reuniting in a steamy make out session that they didn't care who was watching. When Lauren kissed her she knew this was her Wife—her Bo. It felt amazing to have her back. She ordered for all of her people to disperse as they made their way back to their living quarters.
Bo quickly hopped in shower while Lauren played around with the Sphere. She told the other versions of themselves that she'd destroy it, but she couldn't help but wonder if that was ill advised.
What if it came in handy later on? She couldn't throw this kind of power away.
"Destroy it"
Lauren turned around to see her Wife standing there in clean clothes. "I was about to, but—"
"No! No buts Lauren!" Bo approached her. "That other world was hell! And those do gooders—" she felt sick mentioning them again. "We can't have another problem like this. When I was over there, I didn't think I was gonna see you again. Now, I'm home. Why tempt fate?"
As Lauren listened to her, she had a point. But the possibility of this thing helping her win the war against the Light once and for all, was too good to pass up.
"Hey!" Bo grabbed the side of her face, turning her. "What's more important; your thirst for more power, or the woman you love?" She'd known Lauren for three centuries. So, she liked to think that she what her answer was going to be.
Honestly, Lauren's answer was simple. And didn't even need much words. She raised her hand and shot a shard of red lightening over to the Sphere as it sat on the desk. The small ball, exploded into pieces. "You're my Queen…" she said. "… No amount of power will ever be more important than you" she gave her a kiss.
Seeing her destroy the Sphere so effortlessly made Bo tingle all over. In a good way. "I never would've thought you of all people would have a Human doppelgänger in another world. I mean, you! You're as strong as they come" it was hilarious.
"Don't forget pure evil" Lauren was proud of that label, she'd earned it.
"Mmm, you and me both baby…" Bo loved that they shared something so intoxicatingly bad, it really meant that they were made for each other. "… I say, you and I lock ourselves away for the rest of the week with no distractions. Think of how much Wife time we need to make up for" she lived for that.
As did Lauren. "Fine by me" she leaned in and kissed her again. As her hands travelled lower, she lifted Bo up into her arms and started walking towards the bedroom when she felt Bo's legs wrap around her waist.
Bo felt her back hit the bed, and as they started to heat things up a little more; she had a sinking thought and pulled away. "Wait" she stopped it from going further.
Lauren was confused as to why she did, sex wasn't something Bo turned down. Like, ever. "For what? What's wrong? Did something happen to you over there?"
"No, nothing happened. I just uh—" Bo had a hard time voicing it. "… How long did it take for you to figure out that she wasn't me?" She had to know this.
And Lauren had been waiting for the conversation. "Less than a day" she knew that wasn't the answer Bo was hoping to hear. She wanted to hear that Lauren figured it out instantly, but that just wasn't true.
The last thing Lauren was going to do, was lie to her. In their long life together, Lauren had never once told a lie to her Wife. And Bo had returned the favour. They told each other everything. And held no secrets from each other.
"Did you kiss her?" Bo asked.
Being honest, Lauren nodded. "Yes"
That answer hit Bo in her heart, but that wasn't the hardest question. What she had to ask next, was the one that would make or break them. "Did you have sex with her?"
"No…" Lauren shook her head, "… We slept in the bed together, but that was it. Vex escaped from the dungeons and I had to go and deal with it. Honestly, I didn't spend that much time with her. But as soon as I realised she wasn't you, I made her spill her guts"
Bo liked hearing that. "Yeah? Would you have killed her, even though she looked like me?"
"If it meant getting you back; yes, without hesitation. You, are the most important thing in my life. You know earlier today, Vex told me I have a black heart. Maybe I do. Is that the answer you were hoping for?" Lauren asked.
That statement had stuck with her all day.
Touching her cheek gently, Bo just gave a small smile. "He was right. You do have a black heart, but so do I. Our black hearts beat for each other. I would've killed your twin, if it meant seeing you again. Guess we think alike"
"I love you, more than anything. Don't ever think otherwise, okay?" Lauren needed her to know that.
Bo kissed her again. "I won't. And, I love you too. But, now that I'm back; there's something you need to know…" she got serious for a second. "… Before I got sent to that other world, I was on my way to tell you something. It's about Dyson"
Lauren could already tell whatever it was, it was going to make her mad. "What about him?"
"Before everything happened, I met with an informant of mine within the Light. The reason why Evony's always had the drop on us, and why she's able to escape quickly; isn't because she's lucky, or good at her job. It's because of Dyson…" Bo saw her Wife's face change instantly. "… He's been feeding her information for months"
That revelation, made Lauren's inner fire burn hotter than ever. All this time, Dyson had been working for their enemy. "I wondered how she knew where to find your doppelgänger before she kidnapped her. Dyson must've tipped her off. I've kept him alive to make him suffer, but now-" she tried to remain calm, but it wasn't possible. "He's a dead man"
"You know, as much as I wanna tell you to leave it until tomorrow; I know you won't be able to sleep knowing about this. And plus, I've had a crappy day. Seeing someone die in agony, will make me feel a lot better. How'd you wanna do this?" Bo was game.
"I don't want it to be quick…" Lauren said. "… I want to drag it out. If he thought he had it bad before-" she laughed, thinking of the evilness in her head. "He's in for a world of pain. Tag team?" she raised an eyebrow.
Bo loved the sound of that and kissed her. "Tag team" she was down for it.
Nodding, Lauren got up and told Bo to get her best executioner clothes on while she called a meeting in the throne room. She wanted Dyson to think this was a moment to honour him. When really, it was going to be his end.
Throne Room
The only good thing Dyson did today was save Lauren from getting shot. But what looked like a loyal soldier saving his leader, was really a double agent buying time for Evony to escape. Lauren had her point blank earlier, if Dyson hadn't pushed her down to save her from the bullet. Evony would've had a hole burnt through her chest from a lightening bolt.
It all made sense now.
Before he arrived, Lauren had a little gift for Bo. "I know we never bothered getting them after we got married, but given everything that's happened I think we need a change" she approached her.
"What kind of change?" Bo wondered.
Lauren opened a velvet box in her hands, revealing two wedding bands made of black steel. Silver and gold was so generic, and they were anything but generic. "It's been a hundred years, give or take a few decades; but I think we should make it official"
"I'd say we're overdue…" Bo held her left hand out, letting Lauren slide the ring onto her finger. "… Are you only doing this so you can tell me apart from another imposter?"
"No!" Lauren was a little insulted by that. "I've actually had these for a few months. But, with how busy I get and trying to thwart Evony's constant attacks; I put it to the back of my mind"
Bo was glad to hear that. "Well, I'm glad you finally broke them out. It's beautiful, and I love it" she gave her a kiss, then placed the other ring on Lauren's finger.
Suddenly, they heard the large double doors open. Dyson walked in with his hands behind his back respectfully. "It's good to see you all healed" he looked at Bo.
Since Lauren took care of sending Bo's doppelgänger back herself, Dyson was still under the impression that this Bo was the one who was beaten up by Evony earlier.
"It certainly is…" Bo approached him. "… Lauren told me you saved her life earlier. I was kinda out of it when you guys came to rescue me so I didn't see it for myself. But, you saved her from getting shot, right?" She'd heard the story from her Wife.
He gave a nod. "I did what any good loyal soldier would've done"
"A loyal soldier?" Bo frowned, humming. "I dunno about that. Does a loyal soldier play both sides?" She watched him become confused, but could sense his worry. He knew he was in trouble.
Dyson shifted uncomfortably. "I don't know what you're insinuating, but I am loyal to fault. More than I should be, given what I go through everyday"
Lauren raised her eyebrows, that was new. "Well, look who finally grew a back bone! You're right Dyson, you do go through a lot. I've never been easy on you. I mean, why would I? You said some rather vile things about my girl after she kicked you to the curb"
"Must we relive that sickening time?" Bo made a face. "I have more than made up for my mistakes. And I think we can both agree, I've traded up" she gave Lauren a wink.
"Obviously" Lauren winked back.
"Was there actually something you needed from me? Because I'm sure there's other things I could be doing with my time" Dyson wasn't here to be a punching bag.
"Other things, like helping Evony evade us?" Lauren asked, and saw his face turn scared. "Guess you're not so loyal after all, huh?"
Dyson shook his head, taking a step away from them. "No, I would never. You've been misinformed. I would never go against you"
Bo rolled her eyes. "It's over Dyson! I have someone who trades within the Light Compound. They've seen you there talking with Evony, and acting very chummy with her. I knew you hated Lauren, but I kinda thought you were too terrified to go against her"
He tried denying it again, but they didn't buy it. It was too late to talk his way out of this one. The jig was up. "There comes a time when fear must be conquered. Did you really think I could go on living like this for another century?"
"A couple more decades at least, but instead look at you! You're just throwing in the towel. Some Wolf you turned out to be" Lauren folded her arms, looking at him in disgust.
"It's obvious you want to kill me…" he stood before them, his hands at his sides. "… Go ahead. At least in death I'll be free of you" That was the only plus.
"Why do people always say that?" Bo could never understand that reference. "Yeah, you'll be free. But you'll still be dead. And since when did you ever sacrifice yourself?" She knew him. "You're a scrapper; you'll do whatever it takes to survive. You don't wanna die Dyson"
She had him there.
"No, I don't. But it doesn't really matter what I want. You're gonna kill me anyway. So, what're you waiting for?" He asked them.
Bo looked at Lauren, and just gave her a shrug. "I say you give the man what he wants babe"
Nodding in return, Lauren agreed. "Anything for you..." she swung her hand around and blasted Dyson with her lightening. He rolled away, crying out in pain. "… Still wanna die?"
He rolled over, and revealed a burnt hole through his shirt. "Why bother, dragging this out?" He coughed his guts up, feeling the burning in his chest.
"Because it's fun!" Lauren replied. "You betrayed me Dyson. You've been playing both sides, and now you've gotta pay. But before you do, why don't you tell me where Evony's hiding?" She figured she get some intel out of him.
Preferably, before she killed him.
But he just laughed. "I don't know. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you!"
Not liking his attitude, Bo delivered a hard kick to his stomach as he laid there. "I'd advise against getting cocky right now. It's not gonna do you any favours!"
"I'm not gonna talk" he said.
"Then there's really no use for you is there?" Lauren gave Bo a look, and her Wife gave her the okay. "Goodbye Dyson!" She used her powers, and lifted him up into the air as strands of red electricity swirled around him. Cooking him from the inside out.
Dyson's face went red as he screamed. His skin began to blister, they could smell it burning. As soon as he stopped screaming, Lauren stopped what she was doing and dropped him to the ground.
"I've been waiting over a century to do that" she couldn't help her smile.
"You were the one who wanted to keep him as a slave, I was the one who told you kill him. But I'll admit, I feel a thousand times better having seen that. And happy, that I'll never have to hear his boring voice again" Bo also smiled wide.
Lauren was happy as long as she was happy. "Shame we couldn't get anything out of him about Evony though. It would've been nice to have a win after all this" she wanted this war to end.
And the only way for that to happen was for Evony to die.
"I wish he would've spilled his guts too. But, it looks like we're gonna have to find her ourselves. And when we do, we will end her. And this war, will finally be over. Perhaps we can finally move on" Bo couldn't help but think about her late son.
Something Lauren was thinking about a lot too. "Perhaps we will"
Later That Night
Lauren had been up all night. Even after she and Bo went to bed, she couldn't fall asleep. As she turned her head to the left, she saw that Bo wasn't having any trouble getting sleep. So, she quietly got up and left the bedroom. She thought having a glass of water would help.
But really, she wanted something a lot stronger. So, she crossed the room and went for her bottle of scotch. The fact that Evony was still out there, really bothered her. She wanted her dead.
As she was finishing the first glass, she noticed the shards of the Sphere in the corner of her eye. When she blew it up earlier, it should've turned to ashes like everything else she destroyed with her lightening. But instead, it blew up into eight pieces.
Strange.
Maybe that was a sign that it wasn't meant to be destroyed. Maybe it was her ticket out of here. Of course, she'd never go anywhere without Bo. But what if their world was a dead end?
What if the alternate world was their chance to have a fresh start? They'd have a new domain to rule, and judging by how passive and good the other Bo was; Lauren got the inkling that maybe people weren't as ruthless over there as they were here.
It would be like taking candy from a baby.
All she knew, was that it was definitely something she needed to consider. So, she gathered up the eight Sphere pieces and placed them in a satchel. She quietly slipped out of the residence and made her way to another wing of the Compound.
She came to a large mahogany door, and knocked on it three times. Footsteps were heard, and the door opened.
"My Queen? What can I do for you at this hour?" The man asked, unsure of why she was at his door.
Lauren just smiled. "Seamus…" she stepped inside his room, and handed him the satchel. "… I have a very special job for you. And let's just say, if you pull this off; I will see to it that you're ranked alongside me"
The thought of that was very appealing. So, Seamus nodded. "What do you need of me?"
"I need you to fix something" Lauren closed the door behind them while they discussed the matter further.
If he could fix the Sphere, then she could storm the alternate world and take it for herself. Then she would have a fresh start at life. And perhaps be able to do the one thing Bo wanted more than anything;
Move on.
A/N: Did you really think I was going to end it there? Not even close. I wanted to extend it but I just don't have the time. So, I hope you've all enjoyed this one. Thanks for reading.