*Author's Note* Hey, guys! So this is my first attempt at a Shatter Me fanfic, and I'm hoping to get lots of criticism, so don't hold back. Enjoy this, and the next chapter will be up soon, I promise! This is more of a teaser, anyway... mwhaha.

-Misty

Kenji's eyes are wide and round, two clocks ticking away the 60 59 58 seconds I have left now.

"You sure about this, J?" he asks, acting concerned for once.

I nod and swallow. "Yes."

Warner appears at Kenji's side, hair disheveled, with Adam and James in tow. James runs up to me and buries his face in my shirt, clinging to me as I blink once twice three times before giving him a tight squeeze.

"She'll be fine, kid," says Kenji, and James reluctantly lets go to stand next to him. Adam scratches the back of his neck. He opens his mouth as if to say something fo moments that suspend gravity, but then closes it and steps back.

I look at Kenji and silently ask him. "Any moment now," he says. "Any moment."

Warner steps forward and grabs my shoulders, as if to make sure I'm still here. "When you're there," he says, his voice low and urgent, "don't forget to convince me. I was a different man back then. Make me change my mind, by any means possible."

I nod again, not trusting my shaky fragile scared heart to speak for me. He grips me harder, as though he could keep me here and now, and presses his lips to mine, hard and desperate.

Adam coughs in the background, but my eyes stay shut, pushed firmly down to prevent the shaking. Aaron lets go, quickly, but then leans forward to whisper in my ear, "Stay strong, love. I believe in you." He inhales, a sharp quick silent scared breath and takes a step back, running his hand through his hair again.

"Damn it, Juliette." says Kenji. "Just… be careful okay?"

I look around to the dark room where Aaron originally tested me with the simulation. Despite the fact that I now know the truth, the irony of the situation hits me. The place where I founded my hatred for Aaron is the same place where I am going back to help him.

The glass wall that I broke through just months ago stares back at me large, haunting, and still shattered. Apparently Warner was too busy trying to deal with Omega Point and still help us at the same time that he didn't waste any fixing it. Castle, Lily, and the twins are behind it, watching the process.

Omega Point still exists, in it's small, fifteen person group of leaders that somehow is still working to destroy the Reestablishment. But I truly think we can do it, with some help. And it's my turn to go and fetch that help.

I turn back to my team, and clench my fists. "I can do this."

Warner nods and presses the button on the wall to open the door. In steps Justin, the only new recruit we have, who has a curse gift no one thought possible. His blond hair sweeps in front of his eyes, which possesses such a mischievous glint that I nearly decide against our plan.

"You done?" spits Adam, the first thing he's said since I agreed to this.

"Yup." Justin smiles. "All juiced up. Castle helped. I should have enough power to give you about 48 hours, Juliette." He turns to me.

"Remember," he continues, his endings clipped, "Once those two days are up, that's it. You're coming back, whether you like it or not."

I'm back to nodding again.

"Well, okay. I hope you know what you're getting into." He doesn't smile this time, and reaches out his arm to touch me.

I glance at Aaron, and our eyes meet for the quickest of seconds before I flash green blue white bright and the world spins into darkness.