4 Revelations (2/2)

”You want me to leave everything I know and come with you, someone I have never met before, with only your word that my father knows.” Will said, clearly hoping his so called uncle knew exactly how crazy it sounded.

”You saw that fight William.” he said as he reached in his pocket and summoned his sword. ”You see my weapon.” He quickly retracted it and put it back in his pocket. ”And you understand that there are other worlds.” Michael was obviously confused. ”What else is there that you need to see in order to understand the situation you're in?”

Will had to admit a lot of what Michael said was true. The fight had been crazy to watch let alone be near. His weapon truly wasn't anything in which Will had ever seen before in his life. But the one thing that wouldn't make sense to him was the fact that he was from another planet. Why couldn't he defy gravity or shoot lasers from his eyes, and when Bianca pinched him it always hurt. Nothing about him was out of the ordinary to even assume he wasn't from Earth. Will quickly shook the thought out of his mind.

”You make a very compelling argument Michael, but I can't believe you.” Will said with finality. ”I only remember my life here, and even with the thought being completely awesome, I can't be from an other world. I've only experienced this life.” Will nodded to himself as to forcibly believe what he was saying.

”One second William,” Michael said as he took a phone from his pocket. Dialing a number, Michael put the phone to his ear. ”He doesn't believe me.” were his only words before hanging up the phone and replacing it in his pocket.

Moments later, Jonathan was walking across the field to the park. Will just stared, not believing his eyes. 'Why would he be here?' He thought as Michael got up from the bench and put a hand on Jonathan's shoulder. ”It's good to see you again Jonathan.” was all Michael said as he went a ways away to allow the two to talk.

Sitting down on the bench, Jonathan stared straight forward with the exact expression he had on his face the moment his wife left. ”Everything he has told you is true William.” Jonathan said, stumbling with the last word. Will was shocked for two reasons. His dad had never once called him by his whole name, not even when Will got in trouble. The second reason was his dad just confirmed everything Michael said, which meant he knew everything from the beginning.

Will got up from the bench staring his dad in the eye the whole time. ”You knew this entire time and you didn't tell me?” Will asked, his temper rising with every word that left his mouth. ”Couldn't you have possibly told me earlier? Didn't you even think I had a right to know?” He was over his breaking point, he could feel heat rising throughout his body.

”If I told you any of this before, would you have believed me William?” Jonathan asked as he continued staring straight forward, not daring to look at Will. ”If you knew anything and actually believed it, would Michael have been able to protect you?”

”Whatever.” Will sneered at Jonathan. ”What's done is done and apparently you couldn't do better in letting your own son know what he was.” Will walked over to Michael, he couldn't hide his anger. ”Fine, Michael you win, when do we leave?”

Michael stared at will for a minute, a look of disgust clearly evident on his face. ”After everything that man over there has done for you, this is how you are going to leave him?” He said in a dangerous tone. ”Wars were nothing compared to keeping you safe and you are just going to leave and not look back? You aren't worthy of the name Carter.” Will looked at his protector in shock, the man had been nothing but respectful up until now. When he looked back at Jonathan, the man looked utterly defeated as he walked back to his car.

All the years that Jonathan had been there for him raced to Will's mind. Jonathan had tried his best to be both mother and father for him when Isabelle left, Will could only imagine how his father felt. He couldn't leave things the way they were if there was even a chance he wasn't going to see him again. Will raced to the car before Jonathan could get in it. ”I know what you did and what you had to give up dad,” Will said, not trusting his voice. ”I just want you to know I'm glad for all of it.”

Jonathan's eyes suddenly teared up, he couldn't speak right away. Instead he took something from around his neck and put it around Will's. Then he took a necklace with a cross pendant and also put it around his son's neck. ”Never take these off Will,” he said slowly, his voice was scratchy as he talked. ”These will protect you no matter where you go.” Will looked at his dad, tears flowing freely in his eyes. ”Take care of yourself Will, and listen to Michael.”

With those last few words, Jonathan got in his car and drove off. Will watched the car go until it turned the corner. When it was completely out of sight, Will looked down to see his father's dog tags and the cross hanging from his neck.

On the ground was a black leather bag, much like the same material his jacket was made from. Picking it up, Will realized Jonathan had left it there for him. It didn't surprise him seeing as though since he was a kid, he had always had a survival bag prepared by his dad as a just in case bag. It usually contained some sort of food, a change of clothes, and a toothbrush. Will held the bag, thinking of all he had said to Jonathan and hoping that it could all be forgotten.

Putting the bag on his back, Will turned to Michael. ”So what's next?” He said with a determined look.

”Now we go back to your house and from there, to your first training ground.” Michael said as he started walking. Will followed behind a few feet. So much had changed within a day, it was hard for him to think straight.

Will and Michael arrived at the house in a matter of minutes. As he looked in the garage, as expected his father's car wasn't there. 'It would have been nice to say goodbye before leaving,' he thought to himself as he followed Michael downstairs. He didn't know where his protector was planning to go seeing as though he'd already scouted out the entire house, and nothing looked like a portal to another world to him.

”We're here,” Michael said as he stopped in the middle of the hallway. Will looked in confusion as he saw the man put his hand on the wall in front of him, and orange flame erupted from it and a black obsidian looking door appeared in front of him. ”No matter what you do, when you enter this door, do not look around. Just stare straight forward until you get there.” Will nodded, still processing the fact that a door just appeared out of no where, he stepped forward.

As Michael opened the door, Will went through. 'Best not to think about what can't be explained at this point.' He thought with a shrug as he took a plunge into the darkness.