I = Fantasy

Chapter 3: Fear Garden

KK: And...I'm back!

Only lies, there are only lies here,
Only lies, there are only lies here,
Only lies, there are only lies here,
Only lies, there are only lies here...
...Maybe!

Last time on I = Fantasy...

"What next?" Artemis asks. Cyborg grins, holding up a tape. Kid Flash pales, lunging for the cyborg. "Dude, Lightspeed is personal!" I laugh. "This again? Dude, Cy, you've been trying to show everyone this. You outta give KF a break," I say. The three of us all pause before Cyborg breaks out laughing.

"You just don't want everyone to know that you got your butt kicked by an old lady!" Cy says. Kid Flash groans, "For the last time, SHE WAS STRECHY! DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO RUN AWAY FROM SOMEONE WHO'S STRECHY!?" He shouts. I burst out laughing at my speedster friend's comment. "Point taken. Madam Rouge is hard to hit, let alone get away from." Cy says, "But I still want to embarrass you, so at least let me show everyone that big crush you had on Jinx."

"No fair! More than half the boys on the team had a crush on her!"

"Like...?"

"You, Nights and BB over there, Speedy, Jericho, Hot Spot, Garth, the twins, Red Star, Herald and Lightning!"

Cyborg blushed but continued, "But none of us were always flirting with her!"

"So?"

Kid Flash managed to take the tape from him and hide it somewhere. "Oh well...We still have the Great Race...!" Cyborg says and puts the tape in.

"Listen, Jinx, I've thought about this ever since I figured out I liked you. And it isn't easy saying this but...You...are in all my dreams..." he says the last part quietly. I can barely hear it, but I do.

"I am...?"

"Yes. All of them, Jinx."

I lightly blush and kiss him again. Right before our lips meet, I hear him say, "And I love every moment..."

Sadly, Jericho, Argent and Hot Spot burst in three seconds after that...

I blush thinking about it. I wonder if I'm still in his dreams...? Does he even remember me...? Suddenly another light fills the room. Our captors come in, and before we can do anything, they knock us out. The last thing I saw was Rosie crying as I slipped out of conciseness.

KK: This chapter is going to be important, so make sure you pay attention.

P.S-New POV ! If you can guess them, same prizes as last time! Oh, and yeah, one of them is Jinx. I'm telling you that because that only happens once. I messed up XD.

It had been a rugged morning, I recall. The perfect day for something bad to happen. After all, it was Friday the 13th. Lucky's least favorite day. It also happened to be her 18th birthday. She knew something, I could tell you. So when I woke up and discovered a distraught Kid Flash with a crumpled note in one hand, I almost snapped. The note read something. Something horrible.

To Meltdown:
24:37:28

I knew that hand writing anywhere. It was Jinx's. The two of us woke up Argent, Hot Spot and my brother and began searching Tokyo.

Three hours passed before we finally found a clue. The mark of Scath, I think. It was Raven's mark. It told of something dreadful, right? It was on a rock beside our favorite restaurant. Signs of a struggle told something else. Something terrible. Something like a disaster. Beside it was a mask. It was black and red. With a mouth opening and one eye hole. I screamed upon sight of it.

I knew that mask anywhere. It was the mask of the man I had always looked up to. The mask closest to the one I had adorned for most of my life. The mask of my father. The mask of Slade Wilson.

They all tried to comfort me and my brother. When I fell backwards, I stumbled across another note, torn and blood-stained. It wasn't Jinx's writing. It was Terra's. This is when I realized it was a time-limit. The note read how much time was left.

To Meltdown:
21:12:59

This is when we decided to inform the other teams.

21:12:59. That's how much time was left. Beast Boy was scared. Scared that he would lose Terra again. Starfire didn't know what to do. Raven acted like she didn't care, but I knew she did. Cyborg was the best of them. He was strongest, but I could tell he might break down and start to act like the rest of us. I suddenly stand up. I knew how Kid Flash felt right now. Terra was a good person. She had just been mislead. Jinx, I didn't entirely trust, but he loved her more than he loved life itself. If something were to happen to her, he would surely...I shake my head. Don't think like that, I tell myself.

It's not like we can do anything.

This is what I think until Titans East find another note. And where our missing teammates might be. All the teams got to Steel City as fast as they could. Kid Flash and Ravager being the first. It hurt them the most, I know. And Beast Boy, too.

I read the note allowed to everyone. No one else had the courage to anyway.

Roshin Yuukai
To Meltdown:
00:13:18

It was then I realized it was almost midnight. We'd all been searching for our two friends almost all day. I turned to Titans Tokyo and gave them the note. Argent's eyes widened.

"What does 'Roshin Yuukai' mean!?" I yowled. We didn't have much time left! There wasn't enough time to just stand around and gap. I could barely hear her, her breath was so quiet.

"Nuclear fusion."

I launched an attack on the man who had, at one time in my life, been cool. Slade was nothing more than a dirty villain. And I was not a villain. Not anymore. I knew it was time. I left the final note.

MELTDOWN

Sayonara,

Terra & Jinx

-An irreversible error has occurred-

With a loud scream, my power suddenly snapped. It hurt so much. So very much. Terra next to me and Slade across from me both let out a hiss of pain. I knew this day would come. When I was born, I also got a prophecy. It was very different from Raven's, though. I was supposed to die. And I accepted my fate.

This was all supposed to happen.

Terra's and I's fight almost came to an end. It was then I had an idea. We were dancing at the top of a Nuclear Reactor. Why not use it to my advantage. I whisper it to Terra. She nods, slightly tearing up. We had the same fate. And I knew she would miss Beast Boy. I will miss Kid Flash. No, Gar and Wally.

I never expected the next thing. They actually found us. They really cared. Then it all came back to me. They had all been lying! It sparked my anger even more to know that Wally had only been playing with me! He never cared! None of them ever cared. No, I wouldn't miss Kid Flash. I wouldn't miss Rosie, I wouldn't miss Titans Tokyo. And I will not miss life.

A world where all the gears would be engaged. That's the kind of world it would be when we were gone. That kind of world, definitely.

They all rushed up to see it. Terra and I pushed Slade over the edge with our powers. But something happened I wasn't expecting. I knew I was supposed to die, but not like this...

He grabbed us at the last second possible Terra latched onto my leg and I was being held by one arm. My eyes open to see Kid Flash leaning over, holding onto my arm. I smile at him. A giant flash of light fills my eyes. Numbers on my right arm. 02, it read. Underneath it was 'Act 1'. I stare at him for a few seconds before letting go of his arm. To make sure he lets go, I hex him. Terra just smiles a sad smile, tears welling.

Out of the corner of my eyes, I see an explosion. Slade. I look back to the Teen Titans and mutter, "Goodbye." I turn around and dive into the core of the Nuclear Reactor.

It was...beautiful. Pure blue lights surrounded me. And I suddenly got the feeling... It was going to be like the old days, before I was a villain. I would finally be able to sleep in peace. All of my sins would finally be forgiven. I was grinning until the end. I started to burn. More and more pain filled my body. But I knew... I was finally free.

I could just stare at the place she disappeared. No tears came. No sadness was felt. It took me a week to figure it out. Jinx was dead. Lucky...My Lucky, was lifeless. The same didn't go for Kid Flash or Beast Boy, however.

Beast Boy stopped cracking jokes. Then he stopped going on missions.

Kid Flash was totally different. He snapped the second she disappeared. Anyone near him for would get hurt. This went on for three days. Then he wouldn't come out of his room. He wouldn't eat, he wouldn't sleep. He wouldn't do...anything, really. He would just lay on his bed- his now one-person queen-sized bed- and stare at nothing. I would walk in sometimes to see I he started... living again. The only satisfactory I got was the faint rise and fall of his chest.

I had to go into his room every day and force him to drink something. Finally, after five months, he spoke. "Jinx died."

I nod, still feeling horrible about what happened. He turned to face me. "Then I should die, too." My eyes widen as he says this. I shake my head quickly. He just slightly nods. "Yeah. I have to die now." He says more surely.

It was official. The liveliest person I knew was suicidal. That was never good.

I was surprised when I found out about my best friend. He wasn't the type. But like I said before... Wally loved Jinx more than life. Since she died, he doesn't see the point of life anymore.

I don't know what to do anymore. So when the Justice League calls and asks me if I want to form a new team, I only have one answer in my mind. I don't apologize when I tell my team. My family. But I couldn't do it any longer. I couldn't see the pain Beast Boy had. So I quit. I dragged Wally and Roy with me. Roy needed a way out, Wally needed a way back in. So I did the thing I thought was right. And it worked. Over the time it took for us to pack and leave, I got Wally to get his mind off of everything. I knew he would snap again at the mention of her. So I tried.

I tried and failed miserably.

I didn't know Beast Boy would quit and join us. I didn't know Bumble Bee and Wonder Girl would quit and join us. But we all knew to never mention those events around Wally. Over time he got better. Jinx could be mentioned.

But it was still a dangerous topic. For Beast Boy, too. After awhile, we named the events 'Roshin Yuukai -MELTDOWN-' or Meltdown for short. It caused the Titans to break up. And for that, Meltdown is... famous.

Just not like I wish it were.

KK: So, now you know what happened! Of course, I'm leaving out a bunch of stuff that took place. You'll all find out about it in complete detail in another chapter. Yeah, I know, it skipped around and was sorta short...But fear not! It's part of the plot!

Kid Flash: LOL, that rhymed!

KK: So it did...

KF: *reads chapter* Wait what!? I'm not suicidal!

KK: ...Not anymore, you aren't.

Kid Flash: ...

KK: Uh...*sweat drop* Review, maybe?

Next time on I = Fantasy...

Noise! (by: MEIKO)