A/N: The chapter name speaks for itself. Credit goes to Lay Me Down by Sam Smith.
Supreme Sorceress raised the dagger, but Music Mistress rolled and once again sprinted, causing Supreme Sorceress to miss and sneer.
"Oh I ain't falling for that again." She said before jabbing a finger at Music Mistress. She flew through the air and collided with Music Meister's music note cage, collapsing to the ground and not getting up.
"Elizabeth!" M.M. exclaimed before turning angrily to Supreme Sorceress.
"Oh shut up." Supreme Sorceress replied without even looking at him before she clicked her fingers and M.M. was trapped in a giant birdcage like Bat-Mite.
"Maaaaayyybeee this was a mistake." Bat-Mite remarked sheepishly.
"Gee you think?" M.M. snapped before watching with worry as Supreme Sorceress neared Music Mistress.
"You're insane." Music Mistress said weakly as she got to her feet, using the music note cage for support. Supreme Sorceress looked at her coldly, the dagger in her hand growing to a katana.
"Gotham'll do that to you." Supreme Sorceress replied through gritted teeth as she jabbed the sword forward, but Music Mistress jumped out of the way and the blade went through Music Meister's torso instead. He let out a scream of agony as he fell to his knees, and Supreme Sorceress dropped the sword like it was red-hot.
"MUSIC MEISTER!" Supreme Sorceress screamed. Everything Supreme Sorceress had created, the birdcages and the music note cage, shattered like glass and Supreme Sorceress fell to her knees at Music Meister's side.
"Oh no oh no oh no what have I done what have I done?" Tears welled in Supreme Sorceress's eyes as she looked at the damage she had caused.
"Sorceress…" Music Meister said weakly before collapsing, and Supreme Sorceress screamed again. M.M. and Music Mistress watched solemnly, neither saying a word as Supreme Sorceress broke down and started to sob.
"Sorceress…" Music Mistress started as she took a step towards her, but Supreme Sorceress whipped around and sent her flying back.
"SHUT UP!" Supreme Sorceress roared before turning back to Music Meister, and her voice lowered to a whisper, "I can't let him die…" Supreme Sorceress grabbed the sword and pulled it out, causing Music Meister to scream again. Supreme Sorceress threw away the sword covered in blood before raising her hands and putting them gently over Music Meister's wound.
"I can save him…" Supreme Sorceress whispered, eyes closing, "I can save him." Supreme Sorceress's hands glowed softly, and Music Meister's expression twisted to a grimace. Nothing happened for what seemed like hours, and Supreme Sorceress gave another sob. Music Mistress glanced at M.M. before stepping forward, standing beside Supreme Sorceress but just behind.
"Yes, I do. I believe that one day I will be where I was, right there, right next to you." Music Mistress sang softly, "And it's hard, the day just seems so dark. The moon, and the stars, I'm nothing without you…"
"Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?" M.M. sang softly, joining Music Mistress, "No words can explain the way, I'm missing you." Supreme Sorceress glanced between Music Mistress and M.M. before turning back to Music Meister, her eyes closing again.
"Tonight, this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside. These tears, they tell their own story." Supreme Sorceress sang, still with her hands over Music Meister's wound. She couldn't see it with her eyes closed, but the glow of her hands brightened as the three voices sang.
"Told me not to cry, when you were gone." Supreme Sorceress sang, before Music Mistress and M.M. joined in, "But the feelings overwhelm me, it's much too…strong." Music Mistress saw Supreme Sorceress's hands glowed even brighter and Music Meister's wound started to heal, and she smiled as she continued singing.
"Can I lay by your side?" All three voices sang in unison, "Next to you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou…you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou. And make sure you're alright…"
"I'll take care of you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou." Supreme Sorceress sang solo before opening her eyes slightly to look at Music Meister's barely breathing face, "I don't want to be here if I can't be with you…tonight…"
"Music Meister, look." Music Mistress whispered, and M.M. looked where she was pointing to see Supreme Sorceress's hands glowing so bright it was almost blinding.
"I'm reaching out to you." M.M. sang, a smile growing on his face, "Can you hear my call?"
"This hurt that I've been through…" Music Mistress sang, watching as the wound ever so slowly healed itself.
"I'm missing you, I'm missing you like crazy!" Supreme Sorceress sang, putting as much as she could into her singing. Music Mistress and M.M. almost couldn't believe that Supreme Sorceress still had her eyes closed, and was missing out on how much progress she was actually making.
"Can I lay by your side?" The three voices, two now happier, sang in unison, "Next to you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou…you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou." Music Mistress glanced at M.M. before taking another step forward.
"And make sure you're all right…" Music Mistress sang before lowering to her knees beside Supreme Sorceress, putting a hand on her shoulder, "I'll take care of you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou." Supreme Sorceress glanced at Music Mistress before giving the tiniest of smiles.
"I don't want to be here if I can't be with you…tonight…" Supreme Sorceress and Music Mistress sang together, and M.M. smiled before tapping Supreme Sorceress on the shoulder. She looked at him and he pointed to Music Meister, and Supreme Sorceress's expression overflowed with joy as she saw that Music Meister was almost completely healed.
"Lay…me…down…tonight…" Supreme Sorceress sang, pouring new energy and power both into her hands and her voice.
"Lay…me…by your side…" Music Mistress sang, smile spreading to a grin.
"Lay…me…dow-ow-ow-ow-own…tonight…" M.M. sang, his own grin showing the gap between his teeth as he practically outdid them both. Supreme Sorceress, Music Mistress and M.M. all looked at each other before looking at Music Meister and almost shouting the next line together.
"Lay me by your side!"
Supreme Sorceress closed her eyes for a moment, tears brimming, and Music Mistress and M.M. stepped back, both knowing that the next part was her's alone.
"Can I lay by your side?" Supreme Sorceress's voice dropped back to almost a whisper as tears slowly trickled down her face, concentrating hard, "Next to you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou… you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ouuuuuu…" The glow of Supreme Sorceress's hands slowly faded and all three looked at Music Meister, waiting to see if it had worked. After a few moments Supreme Sorceress's face fell and she hid her head in her hands, bursting into tears again. She heard Music Mistress and M.M. both gasp behind her, but she didn't care, not until a gentle hand brushed the hair out of her face.
"Shhhh, it's alright songbird."
Supreme Sorceress took her hands away from her face to see Music Meister sitting up and looking at her with a sweet but gentle expression, and she almost burst into tears again.
"Oh my god." Supreme Sorceress whispered as she hugged Music Meister, "I thought you were gone…"
"I would never leave you Sorceress." Music Meister whispered back, holding Supreme Sorceress tight.
