Ava's p.o.v

Darkness.

That's the only thing I knew at the moment.

Am I asleep?

Why is it so cold?

And what's that tingling in my chest?

The tingling feeling eventual warm and spread across my body. Heating up almost to the point of inferno.

What's happening to me?

Wake up Ava...

WAKE UP!

My eyes shot open, and I found myself staring up into the sky?

Where am I?

And why do I smell something burning?

I dragged myself and looked behind me. I'm still in New York. The Manhattan Beach in fact. My mask and suit had a lot of rips in it.

Why though?

Turning around, I got my answer.

The hellicarrier was burning in the ocean.

My home was burning in the ocean.

And judging by the smell of burning flesh, so did Peter, Sam, Danny, Luke, everyone I cared about.

Thick hot tears fell down my face as I felt my heart shatter, quickly followed by my soul.

They're gone.

Everyone I love is gone.

My legs gave out from under me and I fell to the ground. What was left of my mask clung to my face. I ripped it off and stared up at the sky as sobs wracked my body.

I couldn't see any stars. The sky was dark and empty.

Just like me.

Why?!

Why did I survive and the others didn't?! It's not fair.

I don't know how long I was laying there when suddenly a thought struck me like a lighting bolt.

The White Tiger Amulet.

WHERE IS IT?!

"I am here."

I darted up at the female voice and saw a huge jade green tiger sitting in front of me.

I struggled to form coherent words. "Ho- how-"

The jade tiger sighed. "You died."

I froze. It felt like someone dumped a bucket of ice cold water over my head.

I died?

"I died?!"

The jade tiger nodded. "Yes."

"Then how-"

She walked forward and pointed her nose near my collarbone."I brought you back to life by binding the Tiger Amulet to your body. I feel that your life is not meant to end this way."

I looked at my chest. A few inches below my collarbone was the White Tiger Amulet. It was the same vibrate green as it was before it attached to my body. I could feel the power thriving through my body.

I looked at the jade tiger. "Why didn't you let me die with my friends?"

"AsIsaid,Ifeelthatyourlifeisnotmeanttoendthisway."

Something told me that now the amulet and I were one, it was going to be more difficult to stay in control.

I looked at my ruined mask in the clutch of my hand.

But then again, why do I need to?

There's no point anymore. Peter and the others are dead. Fury's dead, Colson's dead, everyone's dead. For so long I've had the guys at my side. Why should I continue being a hero while they're dead?

I can't look Aunt May and Mary-Jane in the eye and tell them Peter is dead. I just can't.

I looked at the jade tiger. "So what now?"

Her tail thumped against the ground. "Thatisforyoutodecide."

I looked at my mask again. I can't go back to the hero life. There's too many painful memories.

"The old me died in the flames."

The jade tiger stared at me. "Thenwhoareyou?"

I took one last look at my mask before chucking it into the ocean. "I don't know, but I know I'm not White Tiger anymore. She died in the flames with her team."

The jade tiger sighed. "Whateveryouchoose.Iwillbewitheverystepoftheway."

With that being said, she turned into the light and flew into my body. The moment the light settled into me, the power thriving through me became more potent.

I took one more look at my burning home.

"Good bye. I love you all."

I turned around and started running.

I didn't look back.

Author'snote:Ididit!Ifinallystartedthisfic!

Thepairingisstillundecided.I'mstuckbetween

Aqualad

Superboy

Nightwing

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