I wandered through the warehouse looking for any sign of Frankie or the others. There was nothing but complete silence, not a good sign. I slid my hands along my utility belt looking for a weapon of any kind. Steve is stronger than what Josie was, and she even put up a fight. My belt was empty of all weapons, not even daggers.
"Shit. Powers don't fail me now," I whispered to myself. My lip was bleeding but wasn't busted, I had a bruise forming on the side of my forehead, and my mask was lying on the floor beside Josie's dead form. I had Josie's blood on my right hand, the hand that I had killed her with. I didn't feel guilt and I didn't feel regret, no remorse of any kid. All I felt was blind fury, I wanted Steve's blood on my hands. The thrill of killing him feeding my newly found addiction. I licked the blood from my lip and walked forward. Light was seeping through the door in front of me. I peered through the corner and saw Steve chaining up Frankie's unconscious form beside Bobby. Bobby was crying and begging him not to hurt either one of them. Speed was tied to a chair with Gabe tied behind him. Lash wasn't in the room, meaning that he was still safe.
"The Scarlet Vixen, we finally meet." Steve's voice wasn't like it usually was, it was vicious instead of the normal amused tone. "I see that you're shocked to find me, a superhero, trying to kill an innocent young child. Tsk, tsk; you'd think that a villain would actually understand."
"You're not a hero," I spat, pushing the door open behind me.
"Ahh, Amazon. Well, this isn't exactly a surprise now, is it? The apple doesn't fall far from the evil tree."
"You're one to talk. Always the heroic one, now turned bad. What, was people relying on you to save them too much to handle?"
"So sarcastic, so bitter. Just like your grandmother, did she ever tell you about the scar on her back?"
"What scar?" I growled, narrowing my eyes at him.
"The scar that I gave her years ago, before you were even born. We were fighting after she robbed a jewelry store. Her back was exposed and I had a piece of glass. She tried to give up, but I knew it was a lie. What villain gives up that easily? So I drove that piece of glass into her back as far as I could. Her tears mixed with her blood on the ground and I finally pulled the glass out, once her pulse had slowed down. Of course she used her telekinesis to both push me away and keep her cut closed. She just wouldn't die, now you on the other hand. You're weak, you'll die easier." He threw me on the ground and stepped on my throat. He put more pressure down as I gasped and choked. My vision started to blur and he smirked in satisfaction. I saw black and white stripes wrap around his neck and pull him down on the ground. Lash touched my face as I started to breathe again. I held Steve down with my telekinesis as I stood up and walked towards him.
"You tried to kill my grandmother and you just tried to take my life, you failed at both. But I didn't fail when I broke Josie's neck and watched the blood pour out of her lifeless body." He struggled against my restraint. "I'm going to have the same satisfaction of killing you that I had when I took the life out of her." I cackled and Lash put his hand on my shoulder.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He seemed hesitant but I nodded and leaned down in Steve's face. I picked him up and pushed him against the wall, sliding him up a foot. I put my finger to his jugular, about to push in and bust it. I felt a pain in my chest that I've never had before. It felt like someone was literally sucking the life out of me. It was similar to the pain I had when Penny stabbed me through the stomach, but it was much worse. My heart beat made the pain worse and it felt like it was hitting off of something that was making it irregular. I looked down and dropped him. He shoved a dagger into my chest, stabbing me in the heart. I fell against the wall as the blood poured down my costume. Lash had tears in his eyes as he held onto my limp body. My eyelids were struggling to keep open as I stared at him.
"You won't die, you can't." He whispered in my ear, kissing the side of my forehead.
"I don't think my healing ability can fix this." I whispered back, coughing up blood. I heard something sizzle and I looked over to Bobby. Her hands were on fire and she was panicking. The chains melted off of her wrists but she stayed in place, three feet off the ground. She had received the powers of pyrokinesis and flight. I smiled before spitting out the blood. "Take it out." Lash nodded and pulled the dagger out. Bobby had tears streaming down her face and screamed before she flew at Steve, her arms still aflame. The only difference between Warren's flames and Bobby's were that hers were blue, meaning that they could do more damage because they were hotter. Frankie had gained consciousness and was now staring at me. Our eyes locked and she had tears streaming down her face. Neither needing to say word. I knew I was going to die, nothing could make me think otherwise. It was the end for me.
"Do you hear me?" Bobby asked, leaning down in front of me. I nodded and she hugged me. "He's dead, I killed him." I looked over and saw Steve's body burnt to a crisp. I let out a hollow laugh and winced. My eyes started to flutter shut, without my control, and finally closed. I heard crying before I completely blanked.
I saw a bright light and walked towards it, seeing a door. I opened the door and found myself walking out of a house. There was an open back yard, it looked like the backyard to my mansion but it was aged more. I saw a little girl with red hair, brown eyes and a button nose. She looked around eight, maybe nine and had a younger child in her arms who looked around four. He had brown hair and eyes identical to the girl's chocolate brown ones. Bobby was sitting on a swing watching the two of them with twinkling eyes. Bobby looked to be in her mid-twenties and looked more mature. James was sitting in the grass with a very pregnant Frankie sitting on his lap, her wedding band sparkled in the light. Speed walked out from behind me and sat beside Bobby in another swing, and then he grabbed her hand in his, intertwining their fingers. The girl sat the little boy down and he ran towards a bench where Lash was sitting. Lash now had shorter hair and had facial hair. I smiled at the two as tears started in my eyes.
"Mommy!" The girl shouted before running towards me. She cartwheeled and her arms extended just like Lash's did. My eyes widened a bit but I accepted her hug. "I missed you! Uncle Wally needs to start visiting you instead of you leaving us. Especially when my little brother or sister is going to be here soon." I looked down and placed a hand on my pregnant stomach.
"Honey, what's your name?" She giggled and kissed the top of my belly.
"How could you forget my name, mommy. It's me, Amelia!" My breath hitched in my throat as I stared down at her.
"Of course it is, baby." I kissed her forehead and looked down at the wedding band on my left hand ring finger. One word was engraved in it, forever. I glanced down at my chest and noticed a scar where Steve had stabbed me in the heart. Lash walked up to me, the toddler in his arms and kissed my cheek.
"Can you believe this happened twelve years ago," he traced the scar with his index finger. I noticed the matching wedding band on his hand, only his had Always engraved into it.
"Twelve years ago," I whispered to myself, looking at everyone again and smiling.
The scene disappeared and went to an almost empty room. There were three figures standing in front of me, all three were female. The first, and what appeared to be the oldest, had long black hair and piercing blue eyes. The next had medium length brown hair and vibrant green eyes. The third and final had short natural blonde hair and light brown eyes.
"Who are you?" I asked them stepping back a little as the blonde's eyes bored into me.
"Alyson!" The brunette hissed at her, narrowing her eyes.
"Shut up, Evangeline. You don't trust her either!" The blonde, Alyson, snapped back.
"The two of you hush up," The oldest said calmly. "Hello Amazon." She smiled at me and then nodded to the others. "I am May and these are my sisters Evangeline and Alyson, and we are the fates."
"I thought that was just a fairytale." Alyson glared at me and shook her head.
"No, we're not a fairytale. May here seems to be very fond of you, we've saved your life once before and we're about to do it again. We were just a little late this time and didn't have time to stop the death from happening."
"The reason you need to be alive is because you are vital to the future, you saved Roberta on more than one occasion. She's important to the world's safety and not only that, but you've seen a glimpse of your future. Three children, congratulations. One of them is very important, but which one- we cannot tell you." May spoke with sincerity. "But for now, we would like for you to speak with someone."
"Well hey there sweetheart, get yourself killed again?" An all too familiar voice spoke up. It was like I was looking in a mirror.
"Amelia?" I asked, awestruck. She smirked and nodded.
"In the flesh, finally."
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