A/N: Hello! *starts dodging rotten fruit*
I see you guess didn't like my cliffhanger much. Oh well, it had to be done.
Anywho!-yes I mean anywho-I hope you enjoy this chapter. Everything I've written about Kim so far leads up to this point! You'll see what I mean at my end of chapter A/N.
Read on and enjoy!
"My little Witch will stay quiet, now, won't you?" Joker waves the knife in front of my face and chuckles.
I shoot him a glare. I don't have a choice to not speak. They put three layers of duct tape over my mouth. After my little escape attempt they triple taped my mouth and hadn't taken it off since. I actually tried to escape during my daily meal so...I kinda knew what I was getting into if I didn't succeed.
"Joker, leave her be. We do not need you making another mess," Vertigo reprimands.
Joker pouts and presses the knife enough onto my cheek to cause a thin line of blood to appear. I don't flinch. My first punishment after the escape attempt was them letting Joker at me. After a thousand or so of the first cuts, the flesh wound felt more like a bug bite than a knife cutting into my flesh.
Joker pulls away from me and gives my already messy hair a ruffle. Joker walks away and the others assemble in a group off to the side. I'm chained to the floor with their magically enhanced cuffs.
I watch with careful eyes as Joker heads towards Ultra-Humanite, who's getting the camera ready. I hadn't dealt with the giant monkey a lot, he's usually in this room getting prepping to hack satellite feeds. Atomic Skull was standing with his arms cross next to them; Ultra-Humanite chewing him out for something. Wotan and Count Vertigo were arguing about something off to the side. The Joker was playing with his knives and cackling happily. Poison Ivy hadn't arrived yet and was no doubt dealing with her plants. Black Atom was standing in the corner, watching me carefully.
I knew they were preparing to attack soon. At first it was going to be only one city then after taking claim and demanding a ransom from the United Nations, were going to attack all over the planet. I wasn't sure exactly how I played into their plans other than being their power source. They've told me not to fight back. I was a dead girl walking. Joker constantly taunted me about it, getting upset about me not getting upset.
I can do nothing but watch as they get everything ready and start filming their stupid announcement. Joker gets ready in front of the camera and everyone else stands in a group ten feet from me. Joker presses a button and the filming starts.
Joker starts out with his face in the camera and as he speaks waves a knife in front of it. "Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt your regularly schedule mayhem to bring you this important announcement from the Injustice League." Joker cackles and turns the camera on the rest of the group.
Vertigo takes over speaking. "We are responsible for the attack on your cities. If you wish to save them, a ransom of ten billion American dollars is required. Delivery instructions has been sent to the United Nations. There is no time limit. The longer your governments wait-"
Joker grabs the camera and turns it to his face again. "The longer we get to have our jollies! But, we can not take full credit for all of this mayhem!" Joker turns the camera on me and I send a glare at him. "Say hello little Witch. Without you as our power source our jollies would be cancelled!"
I start struggling against my chains. I know everyone will see this. Batman, Robin, the Team...Wally. They have to know I've fought. That I'm still fighting.
Joker cackles and then presses the button again, turning the camera off. He turns to me and cackles some more.
"Way to play it up little Witch. The Justice League will want their little Witch back, but they don't know what we know!" Joker says sing-songy.
Black Atom unchains me from the floor and shoves me towards the door. "Move!"
The Injustice League leads me to the main room with the large plant thing. Wotan and Ultra-Humanite unhook me from my cuffs and attack me to this device Ultra-Humanite had been working on with Wotan since I got here. I fight back to the best of my ability but its not much. My hunger stricken body is weaker than normal and something was still blocking my magic.
Once they get me locked into place Wotan stands in front of me while Ultra-Humanite steps back. The rest of the Injustice League gather around Wotan and I. Wotan holds his hands up and picks up a chant. I can't understand what he's chanting, but the two of us have started glowing orange. Wotan keeps up his chanting and I feel magic starting to surge through me.
My hunger pains stop, the dull ache of my body stops, and the numb pounding in the back of my head stops. I watch as the orange glow turns purple. All at the same time I feel powerful and scared. I can feel the power coursing through me but my mind stays scared. I've never sensed or felt this much magical power in one place. Not even within the Tower of Fate. What makes me scared is that I like the power coursing through me and I know I can't handle it all at the same time.
Wotan stops chanting and starts shouting at Ultra-Humanite. I don't hear what they say but I see Ultra-Humanite hold up a remote and press the only button on it. Within moments of feeling this power enter my body, I feel it start pulling away from me. Pain starts to course through my body and I hear someone screaming. I don't know how long it goes on until I realize that its me.
I squeeze my eyes shut and the screams continue to escape me. I can't explain what it feels like except pain. Pain reaching every corner of my body. I feel dead and alive all at the same time. Tears pour down my face. I can't hear anything put my screams.
I don't know how long this continues until the pain starts to numb. I manage to open my eyes, tears still rolling down my cheeks, and I realize that the little bit of light that was streaming through the windows is gone. It's night outside now. I don't know how much time has passed and I honestly don't want to know.
I feel the vibrations of what seems to be explosions but the sound doesn't reach me. All I can feel is the numbness taking over my body. I close my eyes again and let the tears continue to roll. I feel a soft breeze and then someone touching my face. I hear a voice but it's not distinct. It's far away.
I open my eyes and see emerald green eyes staring into mine. Wally. He came to get me.
I see his mouth moving but his words escape my ears. I can't concentrate on anything. All I feel is numb. I'm exhausted but pumped all at the same time. I have emotions rolling through me like tidal waves.
Wally turns and starts shouting. I see Robin appear and Wally seems to be shouting at him. I close my eyes and feel Wally place is hands on either side of my face. I feel the faint touch of his lips moving against mine. He's not kissing me, more like speaking into them. Then I hear it. The first sound I've heard in I don't know how long. His voice.
"Kim...please, stay strong. I know you can stay strong. Kim...I can't lose you. I've only just got to know you. I'm sorry. That stupid spat we had. I'm sorry. I was being stupid. You've got to let me apologize correctly though," Wally keeps murmuring just loud enough for me to hear, and possibly Robin.
I feel the pain slip away from me and I fall from the contraption into Wally's arms. He pulls me into a tight hug and presses his lips fully against mine. It only lasts a few seconds before he pulls me away and picks me up bridal style.
The pain has left me with a dull ache to my body. This ache makes me feel weak and I can't stand fully. However, my magic courses through me and I feel more powerful than Superman. Both feelings course through me battling for dominance. It's like my body can't decide what it wants to feel.
While I'm busy fighting this internal battle, I feel a breeze surrounding me. Wally's running with me. I can't measure the time that we run because I'm going between listening to his murmurings of me to stay strong and my internal battle. Time seems to pass slowly but all at once.
The next sensation I feel is like I'm falling. I feel strong arms pull me close and a sense of da-ja-vu. I feel a kiss to my forehead and then hear whispering. Wally whispering.
"Stay here and stay safe. I'll be right back, babe." I feel him kiss my forehead again and then the breeze.
When I snap out of it I'm unaware of how much time has passed. I am leaning against a tree and I feel power coursing through my body. The numbness is there but it's at the back of my mind. I feel it, but then again I don't.
I stand and take in the battle before me. Everyone is fighting someone. I see a giant wolf attacking Atomic Skull. Kid Flash is fighting Count Vertigo. Artemis is going at it with Poison Ivy, making her more angry by the moment with each plant she kills. Miss Martian is fighting Ultra-Humanite. Superboy is destroying the bayou by fighting Black Atom. Robin is going against a rapidly upsetting Joker. Lastly I see Kaldur fighting Wotan as Doctor Fate.
They are all on the losing end of their battles. When Wally gets thrown against a tree and I hear the sickening crunch of bones breaking, my magic and emotions mix for the first time in two years.
I reach out with my magic and tendrils made out of my magic curl out from me. They snake through the air until they have curled around each Injustice League member and have jolted them out of their fight. I feel Wotan fighting against my magic but his once powerful magic feels more like a tiny spark against my own roaring fire.
The tendrils snap together and toss them into each other, creating a single tendril wrapped around all seven of them. The tendril glows bright purple and then disappears. Each member of the Injustice League falls unconscious.
When the tendril disappears I turn to the now approaching Doctor Fate. He stands in front of me, wearing Kaldur like a coat.
"Kimberly Miller, daughter of Keaton and Grace Miller. Descendant of the almighty Lord of Order, Amethyst." Nabu speaks through Kaldur.
I stand upright, with my arms hanging limp at my sides. Nabu uses Kaldur to stand upright, his head held high, and stands completely still in front of me.
"I am the descendant of Amethyst? She was a mortal?" I ask Nabu.
"Amethyst is mortal. She is always mortal. She moves from one generation to the next by biology. Amethyst is the only Lord of Order to use her power in mortal form. Amethyst has never been one person. She is many. She birthed a daughter and passed her knowledge and magic down to her. She waits for you, the last biological Amethyst. Once she meets you, her time is finished."
"What do you mean, Nabu?" Nabu stays silent. "Nabu! I demand you tell me what you mean!" I shout angrily.
The only response I get is Nabu taking off the helmet and returning Kaldur to his body. Kaldur gives me a soft smile. "Kent Nelson says hello. He wishes you well and says that your powers will take two weeks to adjust properly. He suspects you will crash momentarily. I suggest you sit down."
As Kaldur finishes speaking I gasp, the numbness disappearing and the pain returning. A bloodcurdling scream escapes me and I drop to my knees, my eyes clamping shut. I barely feel the soft breeze that appears and a strong arm wrapping around me. I faintly feel the lips kissing my head and moving to form words that I can't hear.
The pain continues along with the screaming. My eyes firmly stay shut, the only thing other than my cries and pain that I register is the body latched onto me, whispering unheard words against my head.
I'm not sure how long passes before the darkness takes me, but I go willingly.
(MAGIK!)
The first thing I take in when I open my eyes is a mop of red hair. It takes me a moment take in environment. I'm not in that stupid swamp anymore. Those villains aren't around. The only other person is the room with me is a sleeping Wally. I examine the room more closely and sigh. I'm in the infirmary. Again.
I turn back to Wally and realize that my hand is being held by his. I smile and reach out with my other hand to run through his red mop he calls hair. He stirs a bit, tightening his hold on my hand for a moment before stilling again.
I continue to play with his hair while I just simply sit there. I feel...normal. No pain, no power coursing through my body, no numbness, no fear. As I move to run my hand through Wally's hair again, I catch sight of a new scar. I pull my arm closer and see it's Joker's 'gift.'
Wally starts stirring next to me and breaks me from my thoughts. He squeezes my hand and I squeeze back. When I squeeze his hand he freezes. It only takes him a second to whip his head up and I see tears start to build up in his emerald green eyes. The next thing I know, Wally's lips are crashing against mine, his tears mixing with my own that I didn't even realize were falling at first.
Once we separate for air, Wally presses his forehead against mine. His breath tickles my face as he takes heavy breaths. I break the silence with a question.
"How long was I gone?" I ask.
"Kim, let's just be happy you are awake and well. J'onn and Zatara just said your body was adjusting to its new magical boundaries, but I overheard Zatara saying that he didn't know if you could survive that sudden of a change. Kim...we thought we were losing you. I thought...I thought I lost you." I feel Wally's tears hitting my face.
I pull Wally into a much softer kiss than the previous. When I pull away I look into his eyes and see tears falling freely.
"Wally...I'm here and I'm fine. I'm going to be okay. I promise you that. I will always find my way back to you," my voice shakes as tears fall freely from my eyes.
I move over in my bed and Wally climbs in with me. Wally wraps his arms around me protectively and only then do I see the cast on his arm.
"Are you alright?" I ask suddenly, turning to gaze at his face.
Wally gives me a small smile. "You get kidnapped and almost die, yet you are worried about me?"
I glare at him, "Wally, I know I'm going to be fine. How is your arm? I remember hearing a crunch sound when you hit a tree."
Wally holds up his casted arm. "It's fine. Just a broken wrist. It'll be off in a couple of weeks. With my speed healing, breaks heal twice as fast as normal people. I'll be back to normal before you know it."
I sigh and pull him closer to me. "You aren't the only one that worries, you know."
Wally kisses the top of my head. "I know."
We stay silent for a bit before Wally speaks again. "I'm sorry."
My eyes nit together in confusion. I turn to give him my confused look. "What? Why?"
Wally's eyes open slightly. "Uh, that fight we had. I was being stupid."
I roll my eyes and snuggle back against him. "Wally, I barely remember that fight and I know I was being stupid as well. Anyway, it feels like it was years ago. When in reality it was only, what a few days?" Wally stiffens and I turn to look at him. "It wasn't a few days, was it?" Wally doesn't respond. "Wally! How long was I gone?"
He sighs and his grasp on me tightens. "You were missing for a week. The Team got back from India and Batman informed us that you went on a mission with Canary and Arrow but only they returned. They couldn't remember anything from the moment you guys left the Cave. A week passed and then the whole plant thing happened. After the first attack the satellites were hacked and we got that video. I wasn't paying much attention, not until I saw you glaring at the camera. I was so relieved and angry at the same time. You were alive, but you looked like hell."
I cringe at his story. Of course I looked like hell. Joker did a number on my suit when he tortured me.
Wally continues, gripping me even tighter. "Your suit was practically destroyed with little slits cut in it everywhere. You had blood stains all over you and even had what looked like fresh blood on your cheek. Your hair wasn't in its braid anymore. It was all frizzed and matted looking. Worst of all was your eyes. They looked dead. That little twinkle in your eyes was gone."
This time I tighten my grip on him. "I tried to escape. I didn't succeed, obviously. They decided that my health didn't really matter. Wotan said that he had found a spell that could boost my energy before opening up my powers. They gave me to the Joker. He would cut me and watch me heal. After my fight with them when they kidnapped me, my powers opened up a bit. My healing was faster. He found it funny and would cut me in the same place over and over." I feel the tears falling from my eyes but continues, not being able to stop. I had to tell him. I didn't want to tell anyone but him what happened. "The Joker decided to give me a 'gift'. He carved 'Joker' over and over into my forearm, going deeper each time. He only stopped once I had a distinct scar."
Wally pulls me close. "I'm sorry I wasn't there."
I push him away and stare into his emerald green eyes. I speak even toned and keep my gazed locked into his. "I don't want to hear that. I don't want you to say you wished you were there to protect me. You would't have protected me. You would have suffered at the hands of them as well. I'd gladly relive that week in hell a hundred times over if it meant you were safe."
Wally pulls me in and kisses me deeply for the second time. "I don't know what I would do without you, Kim. These past three weeks have been hell."
"Three weeks?" I question.
Wally sighs and explains that I had been recovering for two weeks. When I questioned why I wasn't hooked up to a million different machines to support me, Wally shrugged. He said that Zatara explained that my magic was supporting me. If they had hooked me up to those machines it would have made matters worse.
After Wally explains the gloomy things with me being in a coma for two weeks, he launches into the tales of India and their quest to find Red Tornado. He spoke of Zatanna, and I was upset that I had missed her. Wally said she'd stopped by originally to visit with me. After doing so though, decided to assist them with her magic in my absence.
I don't know how long Wally and I sat together discussing the past few weeks before someone else discovered I was awake. But I do know that I enjoyed spending that time with Wally and I wouldn't have traded those moments with him for anything.
Yay! Almost 20 reviews! How about we get that 20th review with this chapter! I appreciate all who have reviewed. I'm glad you are enjoying this story.
I am placing a disclaimer at the end of this chapter right here and will include it in the next chapter as well.
Disclaimer-I do not own Amethyst! DC Comics owns her rights. I am merely giving her more life and bringing her out of her tiny shell. I feel like no one really knows who Amethyst is, but that might be because I just found out about her three months ago. Anyway, I don't own her, but I do own Kimberly Miller and Amethyst's personality.
Hope you enjoyed this and the resolve of Wimberly's little spat.
Signing off for now,
dorkmaster42
