So… I got a review from angel2u that Angelee can see the future. In a way yes; it's very spotty and doesn't always happen the way she sees it. But sometimes she will see two futures in one dream but they will happen at different times in the future. The weirdest thing is that she will be able to change the future she sees while she is seeing it. But I don't want to spend time talking; this is the Dremlick fighting scene then the happy ending. Enjoy! Please review with thoughts, suggestions and opinions.
Disclaimer in chapter1
Chapter 37-Time of rejoice Part 2
~Trivoyian, Throne Room, Angelee, Robin and Dremlick's POV~
"I had a feeling you were alive," Dremlick appeared in the light, "hello dear niece."
Angelee didn't budge,
"Dremlick." The name poisoned her lips. The constraints tightened around her body.
A devious smile was on his face,
"I must say you are impressive. Creating a replica of yourself; hiding the real you so I would never suspect a duplicate; very impressive indeed. Rukmell aided you did he not?" Angelee grunted from the tight constraints, "Who am I kidding of course he did. The old fool; always hoped the true heir would sit on the throne. Too bad he will never live to see it," The constraints around her and Robin tightened again; Robin gasping for air, "It was quite reckless of you to bring your boyfriend here. You would not want anything to happen to him would you?"
Angelee turned her head to look at Robin; a black energy strand around his neck,
"You think…I am going… to let you win," she thought of something that angered her, "guess again…dear Uncle…" becoming cloaked in red; she broke the constraints around her and Robin; him falling to the ground catching his breath, "I will not let you destroy Trivoyian any longer. Today," she flew, "I end you!" She fired red energy at her Uncle; slamming him against a wall.
"Ahh," Dremlick pulled himself to his feet again, "finally, a true fight with you. I have been waiting for this day for two years," he straightened the sleeves of his robe, "prepare to die little niece." He shot energy balls at her.
Force field after force field, Dremlick's energy balls were deflected; bouncing back towards him. Firing energy bolts at them, they dissolved. He turned his attention to Robin who was kneeling in front of the open doors; still catching his breath. He targeted her weakness by firing energy bolts at him. But Angelee was expecting that. She flew over and swooped Robin under his arms just in time for the bolts to miss him. She dropped him behind a column,
"I think it's time to Power-share," she landed next to him and created a force field, "what do you say?"
"Let's do it!"
They took each other's hand; Angelee recited the spell,
"For those who do not know… Allow me to show… the joy of being empowered… by experiencing the feel of my power!" There entwined hands were orange. Soon, Robin was covered in Orange.
"What is the matter Niece?" Lightning landed to the right of them, "Why do you hide?" More lightning, "Do not know wish to play with your favorite Uncle?" An evil laughed resonated off the walls.
"Ready?" Robin asked her.
"You bet!" Together, they flew into the air around the column, "What is the matter Dremlick? Missed me?" Robin and Angelee spun; creating an energy spiral.
"Let's make it red! More power!" They thought of something that angered them. It was working; they felt the anger flowing through their veins. The energy spiral changed to red, "I always told you Dremlick… she comes with back-up!" Their intertwined hand fired the wave of red energy.
One wave of red energy after another hit Dremlick; each wave stronger than the last. Dremlick was growing weak; it was time to seal the deal.
"Robin let go."
"What?"
"Let go! I do not want you to be part of this." She lowered them to the ground and released his hand, "But you must do what I tell you," she continued to fire red energy at her Uncle, "you have to control my emotions."
"What do you mean?"
"If I tell you to make me happy, tell me something that would make me happy; if I tell you to make me jealous… make me jealous. Understand?" he nodded, "Good! Make me worried!" He couldn't think of anything, "Rob! Ahhh!" She was hit with an energy bolt and slammed into the column behind her.
"Angelee!" Robin ran over to her and helped her up, "Are you alright?"
Holding her waist, Angelee huffed,
"You have to make me worried. You have to be able to make me change emotions quickly; it's the way only I can stop him." Robin pushed her aside as more energy bolts came at them. They hit him; sending him into the surrounding walls. "ROBIN!" She felt the worry begin to form. Before long, she was orange, "That is it Dremlick! You killed my mother, you killed my father, you destroyed Trivoyian… you killed William… and now you attacked Robin… you have taken enough people I love away from me; no more! Today, one more life will be taken… and it will be yours!" She shot the orange wave at her Uncle; unsure what it did.
A direct hit. Orange bands circled him,
"What is this? An attempt to confuse me?" He tried to create an energy ball but he couldn't something inhibited him, "Wh…what have you done to me?"
"It looks like I inhibited your powers; you cannot create anything energy…I expected something completely different," she heard Robin groan behind her, "ROBIN!" She started to run over to him but was suspended in air; Dremlick couldn't create any energy but his telekinesis still worked, "Robin! Are you okay?"
Clearing his head, he stood back up,
"Fine. What do you need me to do?"
"Make me happy; hurry!"
"Aqualad just contacted me; they succeeded!"
It happened; every prisoner was released. She felt the happiness. Now yellow, the emotion sliced through the telekinetic hold on her body then sliced Dremlick's robes down to his skin; blood soaked his chest and sleeves,
"Give me pride!" She was back on the ground.
"How do you expect me to do that?"
"I don't know; figure it out!"
Robin thought to himself,
"I can't believe I actually have to say this…" he shouted, "You are the best! You are the most valuable person on the team!"
"I know!" She was now brown. Pride acted differently than the others; she didn't become cloaked in the emotion. Instead, it pins the person against the wall; no chance of escaping like a normal pin, "Now hope."
"You can do this! Everyone knows you can but you have to believe in yourself," Robin's eyes softened, "I believe in you Angel!"
It was working; a deep grey veil swirled around her. Her powers increased,
"This is important… make me jealous!"
"NO way! I can't!"
"Yes you can; talk about Zatanna," the pin was fading, "hurry! I can't hold this much longer. Tell me how much you like her; how much you two have in common!"
Robin was worried; he didn't want to hurt her,
"I don' want to hurt you!"
"Now is not the time for that just do it!" Angelee had to go down on one knee to keep the pin. Dremlick laughed,
"Poor Angelica… you lost both of your loves over the past day. It must be a horrible feeling…" he was breaking free from the pin, "I will make your life easier; put you out of your misery." Angelee was being levitated again; her body being pulled to its limits. To make matters worse, bands of clear energy circled her and were sucking her life force.
Losing her life force, Angelee began to black out. The last thing she heard was Robin screaming her name,
"Angelee!" He was experiencing the same fate. He had to make her jealousy manifest, "You need to pull through this so I can see Zatanna! She is so much prettier than you," he mentally hit himself at least dozen times for that, "she is more powerful, more fun to be around! We get along so well; I never have to worry about protecting her like I do you," Angelee began to glow a light green; more had to be said, "Zatanna is braver; she doesn't fear anything or anyone! She would've stopped your Uncle by now!" He shielded his eyes; that last bit did the job. Angelee was now fully green. Spinning, her arms were pulled against her before letting lose; a bomb of green energy going off. The impact of the explosion crumbled the columns on top of Dremlick releasing his hold on Angelee.
Crushed under the columns, Dremlick coughed with a pool of blood underneath him. Still green, Angelee hovered to him and got down on both knees,
"Dremlick!" Her voice had a louder echo than normal, "It is time to end your reign of evil on this planet!" The green faded, "You have caused enough terror for the people of Trivoyian! It is time for my revenge!"
Trying to laugh, Dremlick coughed; he was growing weaker by the minute,
"Go ahead! Take my powers; become invincible!"
"I do not want your filth! No… all of your powers come from the people you have drained them from; you were born with none of your own that is why you were always jealous of my Father; he was something you never could be. You would never have been King because the King must have powers of his own. You were a failure to your Father… to your Mother… that is why you killed them and drained their powers. Then told my Father they willed their powers to you. Your powers will never manifest again; I banish them to oblivion!" Her hands became clear once again. Piercing through his robes, Dremlick groaned in distress as his life force floated around him. "I banish these powers for eternity! Hempri a yiway saq absolin!" Dremlick's life force spun in a circle then increased in speed; making a black ring. Shooting her head towards the ceiling, Angelee's hands were still inside Dremlick's body when the black ring soared through the roof then outside. It spun around the palace her voice was able to be heard all around the grounds, "People of Trivoyian, this is Princess Angelica! Dremlick is dead! All Guards and Kingdom Defenders are ordered to surrender to the rebels or perish the same fate as Dremlick! Rebels have won; it is time to repair the damage done!" The black ring above the palace burst; Dremlick's power gone for good. Removing her hands from Dremlick's body, Angelee felt weak. Stumbling, she crashed to the floor,
"Angelee!" Robin rushed over; kneeling next to her body. Holding her in his arms, he pushed her blonde hair from her face, "Angel… can you hear me? Come on… get up." A few minutes passed; Robin suspected the worst, "No…" pulling her into him, he stroked her hair; his eyes getting misty. Angelee gasped then coughed from lack of air, "ANGEL!"
"What happened?"
"You passed out."
Looking around her, Angelee tried to remember,
"Where's Dremlick?"
"Don't worry…you beat him."
In no time, the front gate attack team appeared in the throne room,
"WE DID IT! YOU DID IT!"
~Palace grounds, 16:00 Earth time, Normal POV~
"All the Guards and Kingdom Defenders around the planet surrounded as soon as word got around that Dremlick was defeated." Lucinda reported.
"All the prisoners from every dungeon were freed. They send their thanks." Jasmine was healing Angelee's wound and repairing her damaged life force.
Rukmell, Mawry and Amera were doing head counts of all the Guards and Defenders found dead throughout the palace while Aqualad and Superboy were doing head counts of all arrested Guards and Defenders. Robin refused to leave Angelee's side; he was worried,
"How bad is the damage to her life force Jasmine?"
"I have seen worse," she moved her hand along Angelee's back, "from being inside Dremlick's soul for an extended period of time, some of his life force mixed with hers," Angelee winced, "my apologizes Princess."
"Are you able to separate them?" Angelee squeezed Robin's hand.
"I should be able to but you will need plenty of recovery time; no using too much of your powers for a few days, no excessive training, no stress." Jasmine went back to work.
"Angelee…what made you wake up in my arms?"
Giving a weak smile, Angelee put a hand over her heart,
"William… he appeared in my head like my parents do sometimes. He told me I could not leave Trivoyian; I needed to come back and wake up. I did not want to at first; I wanted to be with him; but then I thought of you… the team and all of Trivoyian; I could not leave all of you. I had to come back."
"Forgive my interruption," Rukmell bowed in front of Angelee, "but I have something I would like to announce Your Majesty." Nodding, Angelee gave him the okay, "The throne room is repaired, all the Guards and Defenders are accounted for; both dead and alive… and," he held out a box, "this was found in the treasury." Taking the box, Angelee opened it. Inside sat a platinum tiara accented with rubies, sapphires and a green gem she didn't recognize, "It belonged to your Mother."
Her mouth dropped,
"It… it is beautiful. It would have brought out her eyes."
"It belongs to you now," Angelee froze, "if I may?" Rukmell took the tiara and went behind Angelee, "You are now Queen." The tiara was placed upon her blonde hair. Like her mother before her, her hazel eyes shone brighter against the platinum frame.
Jasmine finished her healing as she backed up. All the rebels and team leaders stood in front of her as the team joined them. All together they kneeled,
"Long live Queen Angelica!"
~Royal Ballroom, 20:36 Earth time, Normal POV~
In honor of a new era in Trivoyian history, Rukmell threw a large gala in the Palace Ballroom. It was huge; right out of the fairy-tales every child grew up hearing on Earth. Large windows brought in the natural sunlight during the day and the twinkling start light at night. All of the Trivoyian was invited to celebrate the end of Dremlick's reign and the crown of the rightful Queen. This would be her official crowning in front of all her people; she would officially be the Queen of Trivoyian after tonight. She had two more nights then she would ever see her friends again; her days were coming to an end as a member of the team. So much was running through her head; could she honestly leave Earth forever and be happy? Could she live here in the Palace without William at her side? Would she be happy here on Trivoyian for the rest of her life? What would the Justice League say if she didn't return with the team? She was standing in front of a full sized mirror while she was being fitted for her new Royal Dress and having her hair done. It was customary for the Princess to wear her Mother's dress when she was about to be crowned Queen. With some minor alterations to the torso; she was a tad smaller than her Mother, the Royal Dress was fitted. The dress was red and gold with blue lining at her feet. She expected it to be constricting and super hard to breath like the Princess dresses in fairy-tales but it wasn't tight or anything; it was easy fitting and flowy. She could easily move around in it; even fight if she had too. Her hair was in a fancy updo with flowers; the Princess tiara's arms resting within the updo.
"Oh Princess," Rukmell came to check in, "you look beautiful! Just like your Mother when she became Queen." Blushing, Angelee didn't feel like herself; this wasn't her. Yes, she had royal blood in her veins and this was supposed to be her life, but this wasn't who she was, "Come," Rukmell held his right arm out, "it is time to greet the People of Trivoyian."
"I would be honored." She could play the part quite well but it didn't feel right to her; none of this did.
Rukmell led her to the Royal Ballroom,
"Wait here; the soon to be Queen deserves the proper introduction," kissing her hand, Rukmell greeted the people, "Ladies and Gentlemen of Trivoyian, your attention please!" The Ballroom silenced, "Today is a historic day! The evil Dremlick has been defeated and the rightful heir has returned to us. People of Trivoyian, your soon to be Queen, Princess Angelica!"
Nervous, Angelee took a large breath and stepped into the bright light. The room immediately erupted in cheers,
"All hail Princess Angelica! All hail Princess Angelica!"
"This way if you would Princess," Rukmell held out his arm again and led Angelee over to a throne. On a pedestal stood her Mother's tiara; the tiara of the Queen. A servant came over and removed the Princess tiara from her hair, "Daughter of King Jerry and Queen Karen, do you hereby honor the royal duties of a Queen and uphold the legacy set by previous Kings and Queens before you?"
"I hereby honor to do so."
Rukmell showed the Queen tiara to the entire Ballroom,
"It is my esteemed honor and privilege to announce the new Queen of Trivoyian! Only daughter to the late King Jerry and Queen Karen; I hereby announce your new Queen, Queen Angelica!" The entire ballroom kneeled before her as Angelee curtsied, "And now, the new Queen will give her statement."
Not knowing she had to give a speech, Angelee didn't show her astonishment. Quickly gathering her mindset, she could wing it.
"People of Trivoyian, tonight is a night of rejoice and peace. The six year terror of Dremlick's reign has come to an end. Many have been tortured, starved and executed. Many have lost loved ones," she eyed Lucinda who wearing a figure hugging blue and green full length dress. Her hair was fully down; let out of her ponytail. She had been waiting for this day for many years, "and I know that nothing I do will ever bring those loved one back to you. But I can promise that all of you have been unfortunate enough to lose someone close to you because of Dremlick will be fully compensated for their loss. But tonight, we celebrate the good that has come. So to sound Earthly, let's party!" The musicians began to play, "Rukmell, do I have to sit the entire time or can I walk around?"
"Of course you may walk around My Queen."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Angelee went over to her team. Aqualad was the first to bow to her,
"Your Majesty."
"Please Aqualad, I am still your friend; nothing more."
"On the contrary, you are royalty and on your home planet. It is only proper if I greet you as such."
Giggling, Angelee shuffled her feet,
"I wanted to say thank –you; to all of you for everything you guys did. None of you had to come with me on this journey; but I'm glad you did."
"Hey," Artemis shrugged, "we're a team… that makes us family. Where you go, we go."
"Absolutely," Kid stuffed food in his mouth, "group hug, come on."
For the first time since this journey started, all 7 of them shared a team moment and embraced in a group hug. For those few seconds, Angelee felt like herself. Being around the team made the Palace feel like home. If only they could stay with her here; but they never could, Earth needed them…their mentors needed them. Who was she trying to kid? There would be no way Robin would leave Batman, Miss Martian leave Martian Manhunter… Aqualad leave Atlantis. She would have to say good-bye to them in a few days; say good-bye and never see them again. Would she be able to do that? Would they?
"Angelee… can I steal you away for a bit?" Robin held his arm out like Rukmell did.
"Sure, we can take a walk through the garden." Angelee took his arm and they began to head for the garden before Lucinda came over,
"My Queen, I have news. We found the Grand Borotch."
"About time. Where was he?"
"Hiding in an underground bunker. He bailed on Dremlick once the attack on the gate happened. Shall we kill him?"
Angelee pondered; it sounded like a plan. After all, he wasn't meant to be the Grand Borotch,
"No… put him in the dungeon with inhibitor stones around him. I shall deal with him tomorrow."
"Forgive me, but he wishes to speak with you immediately."
"It's alright," Robin was disappointed, "royal duties come first."
"We will speak tomorrow; I promise."
Lucinda and Angelee went for the dungeon.
~Dungeon, Lucinda, Angelee and Grand Borotch's POV~
The dungeon was not what she expected it to be. When the word "dungeon" goes across the mind, one tends to imagine dark, damp, rat infested cells. Not this one, it had plenty of windows to bring in the natural sunlight and the moonlight during the night; cells large enough to fit four people and it wasn't damp. No Guards or Defenders were standing guard yet; new ones hadn't been assigned yet. Instead, Harver from the compound was standing guard. He bowed upon her entrance,
"You look beautiful my Queen."
"It is good to see you Harver. Thank you for standing guard down here."
"My pleasure Your Highness."
"This way Your Majesty." Going deeper into the dungeon, Lucinda stopped in front of a lone cell big enough for one… it was a cell designed to hold the most dangerous criminals, "This one my Queen."
Angelee peered in through the bars. There she saw a tall, black haired man with blue eyes,
"So…" his voice was deep, "King Dremlick truly is defeated. A horrible tragedy…"
"You are the scum that he picked to be his right-hand man… that is classic," Angelee laughed, "Now I have seen everything. What is your name?"
He smirked at Lucinda,
"Ask her."
Confused, Angelee turned to Lucinda.
"Forgive me Your Majesty… Lawrence here… is my twin brother."
"I am sorry… did you just say he is your twin… brother?"
"Yes. You see my Queen, Dremlick is the same age as Lawrence and I; your father was only a few years older. The four of us used to play together in the palace during King Amur's reign. As we grew older, Dremlick and Lawrence grew very close and your Father and I grew very close. To be very honest with you, I secretly loved your Father," Angelee smiled; she can see that, "but he met Karen and it was love at first sight. At first I was devastated but he introduced me to the man who would later become my husband and the father of my children. Your Father made my part of the Kingdom Defenders and your Godmother."
"You… you are my Godmother?"
"Yes. I promised your Mother and Father that I would lay my life on the line to protect and look after you…"
"Can we quit the sappiness already," Lawrence interrupted them, "I might lose my supper."
"Oh you will lose more than that trust me."
"What are you gonna do kill me?"
"Oh no… as the brother of my Godmother, I will kill you. I am however stripping you of your powers for eternity and making it so you can never drain any powers from anyone again," he snorted, "not to mention banishing you from Trivoyian for the rest of your life."
Shocked at what he heard, Lawrence jumped off the bed and went to attack Angelee. However, he was humiliated by his sister, who punched him in the face,
"You… you just punched me!"
"Of course I did! I can still beat you in a fight."
"Harver," the big man came over, "see that this man gets his powers stripped and can never drain another's."
"Yes Your Majesty."
"Thank you. Come Godmother, we should be getting back to the party. Harver, I will send another to rotate with you so you can enjoy the party as well."
"Thank you very much Your Majesty." He bowed.
~Royal Ballroom, Normal POV~
"I'm really getting worried. What if something happened?" Robin was pacing by the door leading to the garden.
"Relax dude I'm sure she's fine. She's probably just giving the Grand Boro person his punishment."
"It's Grand Borotch didn't you learn the language?" Artemis corrected him.
Angelee and Lucinda entered the ballroom again.
"There, she is just fine."
Robin was hoping to talk to her about Zatanna; he felt horrible for saying those things to her. But before he could walk up to her, a handsome trader walked up to her; bowed and asked if she may dance with him. Being the Queen she had to agree. Jasmine came over and asked Aqualad to dance with her, Miss Martian and Superboy danced and Artemis and Kid danced leaving Robin to himself. He wasn't much of a dancer anyways so he leaned against the door looking into the garden.
"Why are you not dancing young Boy Wonder?" Lucinda appeared next to him.
"I'm not one for dancing."
"So I can see, but this is a celebration. All are meant to rejoice and celebrate the start of a new era of peace and prosperity in Trivoyian. You should be having a wondrous time."
Angelee was now dancing with Superboy; she was laughing while he twirled her,
"How can I be enjoying myself when I'll be losing her in a few days; never see her again?" Silence feel between Robin and Lucinda, "Tell Angelee I said good-night, I'm going to turn in."
"Of… of course. I shall make sure your room is prepared."
Robin left the ballroom without saying anything to anyone; he didn't want them to know how sad he was. He was losing Angelee for good… and he wasn't ready for it. Turning at the door to get one last look at the bustling ballroom, he caught a glimpse of Angelee being dazzled by Aqualad's dancing skills; she had a large smile on her face… the largest she has had in years.
"You're finally free." He left the ballroom and went up the large staircase. Fireworks were going off outside the palace to commemorate the happy day.
~Robin's POV~
Reaching his room, everything was prepared; the bed was turned down, the curtains were drawn and his street clothe laid across the foot of the bed.
"Wow… they're quicker than Alfred." Changing into his street clothes in the oversized bathroom, he removed his mask and washed his face. This was the first time since arriving in Trivoyian that his mask was taken off; he almost forgot he had blue eyes. His eyes… the eyes Angelee would never see again. Her hazel… the eyes he'd never see again, "Why am I taking this so hard?" He left the bathroom and entered the master suite; it was larger than his room at Wayne Manor, "I knew one day she'd leave I should be ready for it… but I'm not." Noticing a balcony, he decided to go look out over the land for a while; clear his mind. The streets were silent; everyone in the ballroom celebrating. Staring at the clear sky above him, constellations not seen on Earth were evident. His room was to the side of the front door so he was able to watch all the people leave the front gate. Rukmell picked that room specifically for him; it was the largest guest room. Angelee refused to sleep in the Royal suite; that is where the King and Queen slept and Dremlick slept there for 6years. She demanded it been stripped off its sheets; burned and the room be completely sterilized of anything Dremlick before she steps foot in it so she would be sleeping in the what would have been her room while she was Princess room. Larger than the guests rooms but smaller than the royal suite, the Princess's room is a mini-royal suite complete with hand maidens and servants. It can easily be changed depending on the King and Queen's needs. It was her father's room while he was prince then was changed to fit her while her mother was with her. Robin understood where she was coming from; Dremlick was finally gone and she wanted no remembrance of him. Of course Rukmell felt awful that he didn't think of that before she arrived and apologized for being inconsiderate. Oh how much Rukmell reminded Robin of Alfred; they were identical in almost every way, "I'm sure she will fine. Rukmell is exactly like Alfred; just Rukmell has powers…he'll treat her just like Alfred did. She should feel right at home." He climbed into the oversized bed fit for the entire team and shut his eyes. With the softness of the bed and the sound of hooves riding off into the night, he quickly fell asleep.
~Angelee's POV, Royal Ballroom~
Not noticing Robin had slipped away, Angelee was dancing with Kid.
"I swear Wally you have two left feet."
"Oh contraire beautiful, my feet simply move too fast for this dance."
Giggling, Angelee felt a tap on her shoulder. Rukmell was standing behind her,
"Pardon the interruption but some guests would like a word with the new Queen."
"Of course," Angelee shrugged, "duty calls." She curtsied, "thank you for the lovely dance young man."
Bowing, Kid played along,
"My pleasure Your Majesty."
Giggling and shaking her head, Angelee was led away to the door,
"Your Majesty, allow me to introduce Patrina and Thomas, merchants from town."
"Nice to meet you."
"Thank you for meeting with us right away your Highness." They bowed.
"Of course, the people come first. What can I do for you?"
"We were hoping you could help us. You see… one of our foster sons was a rebel here and we have not seen him yet. We were hoping you would be able to locate him."
"I shall do everything I can. What is his name?"
"William…" Angelee's eyes widened, "he has blonde hair and amber eyes; they change color to express his emotions."
Angelee had no idea how to break the news to these people…
"Ma'am… Sir… I do not know how to tell you any other way… William… was killed," they gasped, "by Dremlick during a raid we executed to gain plans and medicine… I am very sorry."
Patrina began to cry. Thomas had to ask,
"Are… are you sure?"
"I am afraid so… my replica… he died protecting it. That is what Dremlick killed that day; along with William," Patrina fell into Thomas's arms, "I am so… so sorry… he was a wonderful young man… and a noble fighter. I… loved him very much." Angelee pulled Patrina and Thomas close to her, "You should be very proud of him."
"What…how was he buried?"
"I cremated him; I have his ashes safety stored away. If it is alright with you, I would like to spread them around the grounds. You see, I made him a promise that after Dremlick was defeated he and I would be together in the palace. But since he is not able to be here, I would like his ashes to bless the grounds; keep my promise to him."
"We would be honored, thank you Your Majesty."
Smiling, Angelee felt awful inside,
"Please come back tomorrow; all compensations will be given out then and the spreading of his ashes; I would like both of you to be my honored guests."
"Thank you Your Majesty… for everything." They bowed, "We must be getting home; we do not wish to keep our other children waiting."
"Certainly, thank you for coming." She curtsied. Once they were gone, Angelee leaned against the door; her eyes becoming watery, "I feel horrible."
"Perhaps we should call it a night Your Highness; you have had a long day."
Nodding, Angelee wiped her cheeks,
"I shall make the announcement."
"Please my Queen, allow me to do it. Head on upstairs and get some rest. Tomorrow is another busy day."
"Thank you." Angelee gave a quick hug to Rukmell and headed for her room.
Reaching the Princess Suite, a hand-maiden was waiting for her to remove the dress and take down her hair. After a half hour of removing the bobby pins and brushing it, her hair was finally flowing behind her again. Trying it a ponytail, pulled her street clothes from Earth on and climbed into bed. As much as she wanted to look out over the balcony, she was too exhausted and drained from the fight with Dremlick. She was forbidden by Jasmine to no use her powers for at least two weeks; her life force had to mend itself now that all of Dremlick's were pulled out. The oversized Princess bed was soft and plush; perfect for her aching body. She, like Robin, quickly feel asleep.
~Trivoyian Palace, November 1st, 14:15 Earth time, Normal POV~
What a busy morning the team had; they got a complete tour of the palace and it took ALL morning. Kid was famished by noon and had to stop for lunch which the Palace kitchen happily made for everyone. After lunch was spent preparing for the compensation hand-outs and the spreading of William's ashes around the grounds.
"Rukmell, is there a spell I can use to make William's ashes spread evenly around the grounds?"
"There is a spell for essentially everything you can imagine Your Highness. There is a spell book in the Royal Library that contains all of our spells; with minor changes for your own needs."
"A spell book? You mean everything is written down?"
"Oh yes; your ancestors were very detailed keepers. I shall fetch the spell for you while Lucinda aides you in the list of recipients of the compensation." Rukmell scurried to the Royal Library.
"If you will follow me Your Highness we will get started."
Angelee felt bad for leaving her team; they hadn't been able to spend time together since they arrived on Trivoyian. It was taking a toll on Robin and Aqualad; especially Robin. She promised him they'd talk today but she hasn't gotten the chance; her royal duties took most of her time and with the compensation and spreading of William's ashes today… she didn't know when she'd have the time. And tonight was the last night they'd be together before they went back to Earth tomorrow; everything was moving way to fast… and it scared her.
The list for compensators was longer than Angelee anticipated; so many people lost loved ones at Dremlick's expense. Rukmell came with the spell; luckily it was short but it had to be spoken in Trivoyian; Rukmell offered to recite it for her.
"Thank you but no; it is only proper that I recite it… I can practice the pronunciation beforehand."
"Very well. The guests will begin to arrive in one hour in front of the front doors. There is a balcony where you will be speaking from once the compensation hand-outs are given."
One hour… that's all the time she had to learn the spell… and to gather her emotions in time for the spreading of William's ashes. She turned to Lucinda,
"Please do not let me cry during the spreading of the ashes; I need to be strong."
"Of course but I am sure you will be just fine."
Hugging her Godmother, Angelee went into the Royal Garden to practice the pronunciation of the spell and collect herself. So much had happened in just 12hours; more than anything she could have expected. One hour was over before she could fathom and she was being instructed on the hand-outs from the Royal Treasurer… so many rules and conditions; it was like having Batman breathing down her neck the whole time.
One by one family of lost loved ones filled the Throne Room. Family by family they received their compensation and Angelee's condolences. It took almost three hours for everything to be handed out and it was time for her to give a little statement,
"Thank you all for coming out today; I only wish it was under better circumstances. Two years has passed since Dremlick returned after six years on Earth… searching for me. So many people were lost during those years… more than I ever could have guessed. I will forever hold all those lost over my head; a constant reminder that I should have come sooner. And for that, I am forever sorry. I know no amount of gold, priceless jewels or anything else we have will ever bring your loved ones; all I can hope is that these gifts will help make your lives easier and serve as a token of my sympathies and my apologizes for not doing something about it sooner. Thank you all for your devotion to the Trivoyian my ancestors created and held onto it while Dremlick attempted to ruin it. I consider it an honor and a privilege to be your Queen; I am here to serve all of you, not the other way around. Now, if everyone will gather in front of doors, I have a special event." Everyone bowed before leaving the Throne Room. Sighing, Angelee called Rukmell over, "Can you make sure Patrina and Thomas are center? I want them to be the honored guests."
"Certainly Your Highness. I shall make sure it happens."
"Thank you," Rukmell bowed before leaving, "guys," the team gathered in front of her, "I want all of you on the balcony with me."
"Are you sure that is appropriate?"
"I want you there; I'll need the family in case I begin to cry."
"Of course we will be there." Aqualad was acting the big-brother; he worried for her.
"Your Majesty," Lucinda bowed to greet her, "everyone is ready."
It was time; she had to discuss William's death once again. She had to face it once again… discuss the details and how it happened. Was she ready to re-live it? Could she talk about it without getting emotional? Surely every in town would be emotional; would she be able to be strong enough to do the spell? She had to be… for William. Robin and Aqualad went to each side of her; their arms extended. Taking each one, they guided her to the balcony,
"Thank you gentlemen." Gold curtains were in front of her; sunlight peeking through the opening, "I guess this is it." The curtains were parted by Harver and Nolan; they were acting as Defenders until new ones were assigned. She heard Rukmell speaking; introducing her. Her Royal title was announced; her cue. Robin and Aqualad walked with her to the edge of the balcony; just like real Royal Ushers would do. Aqualad must have tutored Robin; he never would have done this on his own. They bowed then backed up; giving her space. Staring down, thousands of people stood waiting for her to speak, "No pressure. Just keep calm and collected. You are the Queen now; you are supposed to be calm and collected about everything. Do not show emotion; be like Batman and Robin." Clearing her throat, she started to speak, "Ladies and Gentlemen of Trivoyian… thank you for coming out on this warm bright day. Today begins a new era for Trivoyian; a peaceful and prosperous era. A lot occurred for Trivoyian to get here; including the loss of many loved ones. Every loss is terrible and I wish I could bring them all back. While here, I have experienced a devastating loss; he was a friend… my informant while I was on Earth. From what I heard, he brought joy and hope to everyone here today. Of course I am speaking of the young man William," she saw Patrina and Thomas hold each other, "William was a wonderful friend and fighter. If it was not for him, I would not be here today; physically and alive," her eyes became watery, "in assurance of my survival, replicas of me and my friends from Earth were made. My replica along with William, Miss Martian, Superboy, Robin and Lucinda; attacked an important outpost of the outskirts of town. This outpost held important information about the palace and surrounding food outposts; along with medicine and Dremlick's personal records. Things went smoothly until the end. Dremlick appeared and captured my replica and William. William had to act as realistic as possible as not to give away the me at the outpost was a replica; in turn, he died protecting me. But during my time preparing for the battle with Dremlick; William and I became very close… so close that we fell in love. I promised him that once Dremlick was defeated and things calmed down we would be together here in the palace," exhaling, she tried to hold back tears, "knowing that he is not here today to celebrate the end of Dremlick; be here at my side like I promised, I still intended to honor the promise I made him. I cremated his body and collected his ashes," the jar with his ashes was handed to her, "they are here, in this jar. To honor that promise, his ashes will be spread all around the grounds of this palace; his life soaking into the ground, blessing it," removing the lid, she held the piece of paper with the spell, "Petrium a wilp a William mel a vakline a a Palace," the ashes glowed and floated out of the jar, "gert a vakline!" The ashes flew above the palace and circled for a while; glowing a bright pink and white. Beside her, Angele saw William's spirit.
"I knew you could do it," his spirit held her hand, "I am so proud of you," he gave a kiss on the cheek; "I love you."
A tear fell down her cheek as the ashes settled into the grounds,
"I love you… and I am so… so sorry." She whispered under her breath. The crowd wiped their eyes, "William is now part of this palace… forever a part of the royal family. He can never be removed from these grounds… or our hearts. He will forever be an important part of history. We all love you William."
The crowd responded,
"William forever in our hearts!" As they wiped their cheeks.
Angelee eyes became clouded; tears building. With a quick curtsy, Angelee fled inside to hide the flowing tears. Robin ran after her,
"Angelee…" he found her leaning against a column, tears running down her face, "it's okay." He wrapped his arms around her, "I'm here."
She cried in his chest; it was so hard for her to talk about William's death again. He would forever have her heart… nothing would be able to change that. A few minutes passed before Angelee managed to collect herself. Standing straight again, she wiped her eyes,
"Come, it is time for supper." Quickly leaving, she walked to the Royal Dining Hall; the large table that was always half empty. Supper was silent; everyone was afraid to say anything after how the afternoon ended. Supper was filled with all the Trivoyian special dishes and delicacies; most of them Angelee couldn't repeat if she tried. It felt weird not making the meal herself… not making the desserts herself; having servants serve the platters of food and refilling the goblets. Was this meant to be her true life? Not being able to do anything on her own? That was her life since she was four; living on her own, doing everything on her own, fighting for her own… that was who she was; the independent girl. Wanting to take a tour or the Royal Gardens, she left the Dining Hall and went into the Gardens. They were just as gorgeous as her Mother described; even more so in person. Exotic flowers indigenous to Trivoyian, trees and bushes filled her senses with so many smells she had never smelled before. Sometime had passed before she sensed Robin following her, "How long have you been following me?"
"Since you left the Dining Hall," he appeared next to her, "everything okay?"
"Of course; just exploring the gardens my parents used to tell me so much about. They're even more gorgeous than I could have ever pictured."
Robin wasn't buying it; their mental link said otherwise,
"Our mental link is saying otherwise. What's bothering you?"
Angelee sat on a stone bench under a tree,
"Everything has happened so fast; one minute I'm organizing raids for food, the next I'm Queen of an entire planet. Everyone wants or needs my attention; even you and the team. I've been so busy I haven't any time to spend with any of you; I feel awful."
"Hey," Robin sat next to her, "you're the Queen now… you have to repair the damage Dremlick has done over the years. We all understand how busy you've been."
"But you're upset; you want to talk to me," he went to ask, "our mental link is saying otherwise," they smiled for the first time at each other, "I didn't see you last night at the dance after Lucinda pulled me away. Where did you go?"
"Oh…I went up to my room; I was kind of wiped off."
Angelee knew better,
"You were jealous…" she grinned.
"Guilty…I never did get a dance."
"It's not too late…"Robin smiled and held his hand out. Gently taking it, Robin pulled up and put his right arm on her waist; her right hand on his shoulder. Even with no music they glided smoothly on the hard ground, "and you say you don't dance."
"I don't," he twirled her, "I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For getting so jealous about William," Angelee stopped moving, "I never realized how much he meant to you; I didn't want to see it. I was so worried about losing you forever that I forgot about you being happy. I… I love you and wasn't ready to lose you; I knew you'd come here and fight Dremlick. I accepted that you might die but never finding someone to love."
Angelee backed up; did… Robin really just say… he loved her…? What was happening? Why here, why now?
"Robin…I… I can't do this right now…I'm sorry…" she flew away; she couldn't talk about that; the pain from losing William was still fresh.
Reaching the newly redecorated Royal Suite, she changed into her street clothes and went straight to sleep; hoping her mind would be clear. Tonight was the last night her friends would be here; they had to be back on Earth tomorrow. But her mind would not shut up; everything was racing again. Thoughts of William, memories of her parents… thoughts of Robin and the team… she couldn't do it; this wasn't her… not anymore. She felt like she betraying her parents; betraying her very nature… but this wasn't who she had become. She was her own person now with her own dreams. She did what she wanted to do; stop Dremlick and bring peace back to Trivoyian. But did she have to part of it? Could she be part of it?
"I can't… this isn't who I am."
~November2nd 11:24, Normal POV~
Today was the day; the team would be heading back to Earth. It was time for all of them to head to the teleportation pad outside of town.
"Is everything set Harver?" Rukmell asked.
"Yes Sir. The Royal Lapram is prepared and ready to go."
The team waited for Angelee; they wanted to say good-bye. But once she entered, everyone stood in shock. She was wearing her Earth clothes; jeans, a red shirt and sneakers. What was she doing?
"Your Highness," Rukmell and Harver bowed, greeting her, "may I ask why you are in your Earth clothes?"
"I have been doing a lot of thinking in the past few hours…"
"About what?" Superboy didn't understand; she hasn't been in her Earth clothes since Dremlick was killed. Why was she in them all of a sudden?
Angelee joined the team,
"I am going back to Earth with my friends."
Robin and Rukmell stood in awe.
"Angelee… you… can't."
"I am not going to argue… I'm going back to Earth."
Rukmell tried to comprehend all of this,
"Your Majesty… you are Queen here; this is your planet, your very livelihood… you belong here."
"With all due respect Rukmell, I don't. I don't know anything about the way of Trivoyian; I can't speak the language like the Queen should. My life is on Earth; my friends… my family is there. I thought becoming Queen; continuing my parents legacy, was what I wanted. But it's not; all of this… the servants, having people doing everything for me… it's not me. I was on my own for six years. During that time I did everything for myself; prepared my own meals, prepared my bed… fought for my life with no own to protect and defend me. Even after Batman and Robin found me I still did things on my own; taking care of myself and the people close to me is who I am," Angelee smiled at her team, "these guys are my family; I can't live without them. And trust me… they can't live without me either."
Harver became angry,
"But what about the promise you made William; being together in the Palace? Just because he is dead does not mean you have leave! We know you loved him! You should honor him and remain here!"
"William's death has nothing to do with me leaving. I do not think I would have stayed even if he was alive. My life is on Earth. The only thing I have here is ancestry history. I meant what I said yesterday; William will forever be in my heart; I did love him. But all of this… it isn't me."
Rukmell understood. He had a suspicion she would not have stayed,
"I understand Your Highness. You will forever be our TRUE Queen; our savior. Who do you wish to make Queen?"
"I know the perfect person." She leaned into Rukmell's ear. He smiled in agreement,
"Perfect choice Your Majesty. I shall fetch her immediately." Rukmell scurried away.
Angelee faced her team. Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces,
"What?"
"I…we… can't believe you're giving this up. This is what you wished for so many years." Robin, in his own way, was thrilled. She wouldn't be leaving him.
"I know. But this isn't what I want anymore. I belong on Earth; fighting along all of you."
"Angelica," Aqualad was trying to understand; he came from Atlantis so this was all new to him, "this is your nature; this is who you are."
"Where you come from doesn't define who you are," Artemis knew what Angelee was talking about; she had her own experience with this, "it's what you decide to do with your life."
Rukmell returned with Lucinda,
"Is everything alright Your Highness?" Lucinda noticed Angelee's Earth clothes, "What is going on?"
"Lucinda, I am going back to Earth."
"But who will watch the planet in your absence? All of the details have not been finalized yet; the Guards are not re-established; there are no more Kingdom Defenders and the new Grand Borotch has not been elected yet! You must have someone rule until you return."
"That's just it… I don't plan on returning," Angelee picked up her duffle bag, "I am not fit to be Queen on a planet I know nothing about; not like the Queen should. I know I am meant to rule because of my parents but… all of this isn't me. I have chosen a new Queen to take my place."
"Oh?"
"Yes… Lucinda, Trivoyian would be blessed and in good hands to have you as their Queen."
The team, Harver and Lucinda were all shocked. How long had Angelee planned this?
"Me? But why?"
"You knew my parents better than I; you know the ways of Trivoyian… and you are my Godmother. If I am not Queen, I know my Father would want you to rule," she handed her a piece of parchment; "this is my last proclamation as Queen. I would like this to be read across Trivoyian. It is filled with my last wishes, my good luck, and full explanation of why I came to this decision."
Smiling, Lucinda gave Angelee a large hug and held back some tears,
"Your Mother and Father would be extremely proud of you; they would want you to follow your own heart and dreams. I give you my word that I will not let you and them down."
"I know you won't," giving Lucinda, Rukmell and Harver last minute hugs, Angelee turned to her team, "let's go home."
"Your Majesty," Rukmell caught her before she left, "please, take this," he handed her a large, thick book and the amulet; "it is an English version of the spell book from the Royal Library. The amulet is meant to be passed down to the child of the King and Queen."
Tracing her fingertips over the cover; she could learn every spell now,
"Oh Rukmell… this is wonderful," she kissed his cheek, "thank you."
Giving her one last bow, Rukmell, for the first time, began to cry,
"You remind me so much of your Father," they smiled, "you take care of yourself."
It was Lucinda's turn,
"This was William's," she handed her a necklace with an amber pendant, "he wore this all the time; he called it his good luck charm. I managed to take it off his neck before you got there. He would want you to have it; a piece of him."
Angelee felt herself getting worked up again. So to hide her tears, she buried herself against Lucinda,
"Thank you."
"Forgive me Your Majesty; I do not have a gift."
"It's okay Harver; you being here is enough," she hugged the big burly man, "protect Rukmell and Lucinda for me."
"Of course."
Aqualad put a hand on her shoulder,
"We should get back; the League will be wondering where we have been."
"Right…" Angelee gave one last look at the Throne Room, "I'll be keeping in touch; making sure everything is right. If things get out of control again, I'll be back to correct everything again," they all laughed, "If you should need my help for anything, you know how to reach me."
"Absolutely. You will always have ties here; no matter where you are. Good luck on Earth."
Smiling, Angelee gave a slight nod and left the Throne Room. Soon, she and the team were out of the Palace and walking through town. Turning around, Angelee got a last look of the Palace.
"You sure you want to do this?" Kid finally spoke.
"Yeah… Earth is my home; it's where I belong." Silently, they walked out of the town and returned to the open field where the transportation pad was. Sensing her life force, it reappeared, "Everyone pile in, "I call upon the symbol; hear my words. Be nimble and clear. Transport us to Earth, take us to the symbol. Part from this world, leave it behind. To return to Earth; return home," the inner circle began to glow, "take all seven of us now. To Earth we go!" The white bubble formed around them again; shooting into the sky. It began to life them out of the atmosphere. Grabbing each-others hands again, the team soared through space. Before them, the blue planet Angelee longed to return to greeted them. The white bubble penetrated the Earth's atmosphere and to Mount Justice. A white hole appeared and they phased through it; landing in the symbol in Angelee's room.
~Mount Justice, Angelee's room, November 2nd, Normal POV~
She was home; they were all home. The white bubble dissolved around them. Together, they stepped out of the inner circle and out of the symbol completely. Once the last foot was out, the symbol turned black and disappeared; it served its purpose, there was no need for it to stay open.
"I'm starved! Let's get some food!" Kid exclaimed making everyone laugh.
"You just had lunch on Trivoyian. How can you still be hungry?"
He shrugged,
"Hey what can I say I missed Earth food." He darted from her room to the kitchen. Angelee looked around her room and breathed a sigh of relief; this was her. She felt like herself again. Wanting to sit on her bed, Kid dashed back in, "Uhh… we're in trouble. The League's here."
Everyone gulped,
"I'll handle this. You all stay here," Angelee left her room and went to the briefing area; she faced Dremlick how bad could this be, "it can't be that bad. I did face Dremlick after all," she saw Batman's face; he was beyond angry… he was purely pissed, "correction… this is worse…" gulping, she stepped closer, "hey. What's going on?"
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?" Batman raised his voice; oh yeah… he was purely pissed.
"I can explain everything…"
"You better hope so young lady…"
Superman, Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Flash, Captain Marvel, Captain Atom, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman and John Stewart Green Lantern all stared at her. This was worse than speaking in front of all the townspeople,
"We went to Trivoyian…"
Batman cut her off,
"What do you mean 'we'? The others went with?"
"They weren't supposed to; I never wanted them to go but they insisted on going."
"We weren't going to let her do this on her own," the others walked in, "just like we're not going to let her take the heat for leaving." Robin folded his arms.
"We practically forced her to take us with," Kid was on the right side of her, "she didn't have a choice really."
Batman was furious;
"What were you thinking?"
Superboy's anger showed,
"We're family! We she goes we go."
"You should have told us you even thought of going! We were searching everywhere for all of you!"
"No one was supposed to know I was thinking of going; the only two people who knew where Green Arrow and Canary because I had to during those 'therapy sessions' you made me do. I was supposed to get up one morning and be gone before anyone realized I was; I didn't expect them to want to come with. I fought them to the death about going but they insisted," all of them stared at her, "I'm sorry we didn't tell you. We didn't mean to worry you."
Batman narrowed his eyes; there was no way she was getting off easy,
"Consider yourself grounded young lady."
"I bet you wish you would've stayed now huh?" Kid nudged her.
Smirking, Angelee shook her head,
"No… this is perfect." She started towards her room when Batman stopped her,
"Angelica," she faced him, "I'm glad to see you're safe." He smiled a rare smile at her. Angelee nodded then went back to her room; she longed for her regular sized bed; not one that fits a dozen people. Batman looked at the team, "I want a full report from all of you."
One by one they gave their report to the Leaguers. Robin was sent to gather Angelee so the three of them could head to Gotham; they had school the next morning and Batman was making them go.
~Gotham City, Angelee's room, 16:14, Angelee and Dick's POV~
Angelee missed her window ledge in her room; it was just perfect for her. Granted she didn't have the awesome view of the entire town from the Royal Balcony like she did in Trivoyian but this was just fine for her. With her sketchbook on her lap, Angelee leaned against the wall. She thought of Trivoyian; what was happening, how was the town handling the news of her departure back here, how would Lucinda handle being Queen? Opening the sketchbook, she looked at her drawings. She made sure she drew as often as she could. There were a few times she put a spell on the pencil while she was doing her royal duties to make sure she got drawings. Luckily she managed to get quite a bit. The first drawing was the first compound; rebels crowded together around a roaring fire. The next was the team talking with Pana. Her parents' special room followed that, a picture of William sitting at a table talking with Lucinda, Rukmell and Nolan. She traced her fingers over William's face then held the amber necklace. The next page was the second compound after Mawry and Jasmine came. So many rebels were there that day; everyone was elbow to elbow. The next 10pages were all after the fight with Dremlick; drawings of better days. She drew the Throne Room, an aerial view of the Royal Gardens, a view of the town from the Royal Balcony, everyone dancing in the Royal Ballroom, servants cleaning the busts and statues in a corridor, her in her Mother's dress for the celebration gala, Patrina and Thomas in town, some random people walking through the streets of town, the Royal Lapram and then finally the spreading of William's ashes. Everything was out of order for some reason; it was like the pencil knew what would matter to her more. Staring at the drawing of the ashes for a while, she twirled the amber necklace between her fingers when someone knocked on the door; the double knock.
"It's open."
Dick peered in,
"Is Your Majesty free?"
Chuckling, Angelee let him in,
"For you, anytime."
Dick came in and shut the door behind him,
"It feels weird being in a regular room this size; not the super humongous guest room in the Palace," he and Angelee chuckled, "how are you holding up?"
"I think I'm okay. Just thinking of Lucinda; I hope she's holding up okay."
"I'm sure she's handling it like a champ," he saw the drawing of William; "you really miss him don't you?"
Angelee rubbed the amber that hung from the necklace,
"I do… I feel horrible that I got him killed. I never wanted to get anyone else killed…"
"You couldn't have changed it; even if the real you was there," Angelee didn't believe it, "I'm sorry…"
"For what? It's not your fault William died."
"I know… but I'm sorry for what I said while you were fighting Dremlick."
"Which time? You said a lot."
"When you asked me to make you jealous…"
This saddened her; she almost forgot about that,
"Oh… don't worry about it. I told you make me jealous and you did; that's all that matters."
"I didn't mean it. I didn't mean anything I said."
"Yes you did," Angelee was looking out over the grounds, "and it's okay."
"Angel… I didn't mean anything of it. I only said those things because I knew they would make you jealous. But when I told you I loved you in the Gardens; that I meant."
"Dick," Angelee stared at his blue eyes for the first time in days, "it's okay. You meant what you said about Zatanna, I know you did and I know you love me. And… I've been doing a lot of soul searching over the past weeks and I finally know how I feel," they stared at each other; the crickets chirping outside, "Dick I do love you; not just like a brother anymore," he went to kiss her, "but I loved William and you like Zatanna. After what happened on Trivoyian, William took a large part of me; I don't think I'm capable of loving anyone else the way I loved him. Which why you should aim for Zatanna."
"What? Why are you doing this?"
"I can't keep making you wait and hope like I've been doing for almost two years; it's not fair to you. William took a large part of me when he died and I don't know if I'll ever fully recover from that. I can't make you sit around and hope that I'll ever recover from losing him. I made you wait almost two years just for me to tell you I love you but it's too late."
"No it's not; it's never too late." He had a pitch of hope.
"Dick," a hand went on his cheek, "you know it's too late. You moved on and I moved on. You and Zatanna really hit it off from what I've heard; don't let me hold you back," Dick couldn't believe what he was hearing. What this the same Angelica that he knew; that he saved from Dremlick two years ago? Was this the same Angelica he fell in love with? Speechless, he got up and went towards the door, "I'm sorry… for everything."
"Yeah… me too." He left her room; he was hurt and Angelee could sense it.
She finally admitted how she felt but she wasn't sure if she'd ever be able to love again; completely love again. Dick was an important part of her life for so many years and she couldn't see how much he meant to her until she fell in love with another guy. But losing him made her realize how much she loved Dick; but William claimed a large part of her and her heart. Would she ever be able to recover from that? Would she ever be able to re-open her heart and fully love again? She wasn't sure; and that point in time, it didn't look promising.
Yay! All the Trivoyian episodes are done. I apologize for the length but I didn't want to make this into three parts; but I did say that this chapter would be very long and it was. A lot happened and it sets up everything for later episodes and for between seasons. I'm hoping to update quite a bit this week since I won't be on my laptop most of next week. I'll explain in later chapters; it's complicated. So… how did everyone like the chapter? Please review and let me know! Much appreciated!