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Trini gasped awake. "W-what? Where am I?"
"You've Brought Our Power Source, Well Done. Now where Is Our Sacrifice?" She gasped and panned upwards. There they were; The Gibborim.
"Keep your toga on, Hightower. If you're still willing to bring my girlfriend back to life…I've got your damn sacrifice." Chase panned downward.
"Chase…no." Trini reached up to him.
"We don't want Gert back, Chase!" Nico cried. "Not if it means losing you!"
"Nico…" Trini whispered.
"Nico, no! You gotta get out of here!" Chase ordered.
"Xavin, keep the Nostril Squad occupied." Nico ordered. "Karolina and I will work on brining Chase home." Xavin lit up with fire and flew off towards The Gibborim.
"Get 'em away from me, O.L." Chase demanded. "I don't want to have to hurt somebody."
"You won't." Trini stood up and caught Old Lace before she could go any further. "Lacey, don't! Look, I know you're confused and depressed out of your mind. I feel the same way." She slid her hand across Old Lace's snout. "And you're heart's telling you 'no' but Chase is telling you 'yes'. Lacey, you do what you want."
Old Lace stopped and purred.
"Go Trini." Karolina smiled.
"You can't bet Team Estrogen, Chase." Nico announced. "It's over."
Chase pointed Nico's staff at her, "Yeah, Pretty Soon, I'll Just Be A Bad Dream."
"What are you-?" Nico started; but was ambushed by the Staff's magic.
"It's time for you to just forget about me!" Chase ordered.
"You know we can't do that." Karolina turned around.
"Well, you will, Trinket. Whether you want to or not." Chase glared down. "I'm begging you; just go back to the Hostel, before you lose your girlfriend, too."
"Unclean Wrench! Earth Is A Sacred Temple!" Gibborim exclaimed as Xavin fluttered around their heads. "What Gives An Outsider like You The Right to Sully Our Holy Father's Planet!"
"I'm afraid your words are lost on me. Where I come from, we find religion obscenely boring." Xavin explained.
"Then You Shall Know How It Feels To Truly Burn." One Of the Gibborim held out his hand…and blew fire from it; engulfing Xavin entirely.
"XAVIN!" Karolina screamed.
"No!" Trini shouted. "Stop it! Don't hurt them!"
The main Gibborim placed his hand on his head in pain.
"You hurt anyone else and the deal's off!" Chase threatened.
"We Need Our Offering Now, Chase Stein." The Gibborim replied.
"It's me, alright! I'm giving you my soul!" Chase screamed.
"That's not gonna work." Trini whispered. "They won't accept it."
Chase looked back. "But, I know I'm innocent. I know I am."
"Perhaps, But You Would Not Be If You Are Willing To Forfeit You Own Life." He Paused. "Our Sacrifice Must Be An Unwilling Participant In Order for Their Blood To Nourish The Gibborim…" He searched down, "A Sacrifice Like The Minoru Girl!"
"NO!" Trini protested.
"Over my fucking dead body!" Chase gripped the Staff Of One.
"As You Wish. But We Need Our Life Source." He raised his hand and smashed it against the ground Chase was standing on.
"Chase!" Trini screamed as she was pulled up. But not by a hand; a bubble. They trapped her in a bubble. And fuck, she was useless to protect her friends.
"At Last, We Sup On More Than The Ethereal Spirits Once Given To Us By The Pride." The Gibborim pulled Nico up to his nose. "Tonight, We Feast On Flesh And Blood."
"Gross!" Molly cried from the ground.
"Molly!" Trini slammed her fist on the bubble. They couldn't hear her. But she could see Victor's fear in his face. He turned to Trini; who was pressed up against the walls.
Molly had yelled at him to do something. So he fired his electrical powers up at the Gibborim. It didn't hurt them, no, it hurt Trini. She screamed and tumbled to her knees.
"No Machine Can Best Us. Unless You Enjoy The Sight Of Your Companion In Pain." He warned. "Our Time In This Realm Grows Short. Leave Us To Complete The Rite Of Vortex In Peace, Lest We Consume You All."
And God, she feared for her life. If they died, would she? Would Trini go with them? Again, the trembling erupted; it did the same with Gibborim, who were so close to eating Nico. But she would die with them, if that meant saving her friend's life. Nico, who tried to reach out to her…
Suddenly, Victor was shot in the air via Molly. He screamed as he flew past The Gibborim; snatching Nico from his hand.
"NO!" The Gibborim screamed.
Trini did as well as her body erupted in pain. She felt it, saw it, her powers…they were flowing from her body like smoke from a cigarette. Her wings blew from her back; her hair started cascading further down her back; turning white, her skin shaded darker. The scream didn't stop, not until The Gibborim faded away…along with her powers.
The bubble faded as well; allowing her to collapse towards the ground. But she was caught. By Chase…
"Nice wings." He joked. But there was no humor.
She wrapped her arms around his neck. "I'm sorry."
"Yeah, me too." He slowly put her down, but didn't let go of her. He knew how much pain she was in. "Remember the first year we got together, Trinket? We hid in Alex's basement and watched R-Rated Movies on cable? Gert told us what all the dirty jokes meant, even though she was wrong half the time?" He wiped the one strand of water that slid down his cheek. "Why can't it be like that? Why didn't we get to have crazy long childhoods like every other spoiled brat in this country?"
"Gert said kids spend all their life wanting to be adults, and that adults spend their lives wanting to be kids." Trini replied as she placed her hand on his cheek.
"What do you think Gert wanted?"
"I don't know." She shrugged. "She just spent hers living."
At The Tar Pit
Molly skipped forward. "I'm gonna go the bed for a month!"
"Heh, I'm gonna need a back brace for a mo-." Trini stopped. "Someone's here…"
"The Security Daemons…" Victor noticed.
"Oh, crap. Xavin did you remember to cloak us when you got us inside the Tar Pit?" Nico turned to Xavin.
"Er…" Was her only reaction.
"Hey, Kids." A voice rang.
They turned…only to face Iron Man with an army behind him.
"Cool, 'Hangout'."
"¿El hombre de hierro?" Victor whispered as he stepped back.
"We're in no condition to fight." Karolina tensed. "What do we do?"
"I'm voting against walking away." Chase replied.
Yup, there we go! Fuck yeah! Up next, Runaways/Young Avengers: Civil War!~
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