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Reflection part 3 –
In the Watchtower space station, Ace lay on her back on the bed of the guest room she's sharing with Terra and the twins. So much has change for her. Before Rorschach and Terra came for her, she was just drifting around on a aimless road. Not caring what happens just trying to find something for her. Then when they appeared after searching for her around the city she found herself in after wondering around. They learned where she would be thanks to her future self who told them of the cities she would be at the time. She read their minds and saw what the future had in store for her.
In that future world, Rorschach and Terra had stumbled upon her. Seeing what they were doing, her future self decided to have some fun. She followed them around never really helping but never really getting in their way. For her future self it was just something to pass the time. She did help them more then once but often just sat in the background watching. Both of them didn't fear her as everyone else who knows her did. Terra who learned to block mind powers by giving her skull a lining of a crystal that blocks mind powers. And Rorschach who didn't even try to block her out. She didn't know what to feel as she was the only one with the power of reading minds who could enter his mind without any trouble or backlash. (1)
But then the head problems started thanks to her powers becoming more powerful to the point she could alter reality. It started out small but over time it became worse. Rorschach seeing she was in pain but wouldn't go to any doctor, had to spray knockout gas on her to save her life. He had the Manhunter use his powers to alter her mind fixing the problem. For the strain on her brain of using her powers and them being refine by the government white coats, had taken a toll on her. It left her weak on nearly powerless. But to her surprise Rorschach and Terra took care of her till she fully recovered.
She ask Rorschach why would he do all of that for her. He answers her, 'I will never let a child die or go unavenged. You follow me because you find it fun and only see me as something to watch. And, I will never let you die when, I can do something about it.'
After that she open up to both of them more. While never being able to get Rorschach to open up she was at the same level as Terra was in getting him to show emotions to them. She and Terra on the other hand, soon became like sisters. Both of them were alone but now had a father figure and each other. She was there when Terra and Beastboy got married. She was there for Terrabeast's birth and was with Rorschach to save her. She watched as Rorschach pulled the plug on what was left of Terra's daughter. Helping Terra in her revenge on the JL for stopping her from helping to find her daughter. And with Terra to say goodbye to Rorschach who gave up his life to give back life to Terra's daughter. She watched as the heroes and herself got older, with new heroes replacing them, many were their own children. She had a daughter herself, after a visit to a Sperm Bank.
All that she read from the memory that her older self left in Rorschach's mind, along with the knowledge of fixing her brain problem before the headaches began. She also learned all the powers and skills that her older self had, like as Terra gain her new powers from her older self. Together their future selves became the most powerful meta humans on the planet and the most feared. For both of them had been around Rorschach long enough to pick up somethings from him. None of them good.
In this world everything changed thanks to a side trip in world hopping, instead of just going home straight. Looking over to the other bed, Ace saw that the twins once again were sleeping with Terra. Both of them were long dead before their counterparts went to that city of sin. But like her and Terra they had a new life to live. The twins like Terra more but she was slowly getting them to open themselves up to her. She and Terra are close to each other as they saw what it's like for both of them in that future. Both of them are the only family they ever really had. Adding two young siblings changes things but neither of them minded.
Then there was Rorschach. For her Rorschach didn't fear her at all. He knows that both she and Terra could at anytime kill him but he didn't fear it. For he knows that if he ever becomes what everyone saw him as, both of them would be able to stop him. She often would enter his mind when they were in one of the safe houses. While her powers couldn't effect him, she could enter his mind and see what's inside, unlike everyone else who either, became shell shock, died from shock or killed themselves later. Because she needed to see what goes in his mind, because it made her feel something when she sees he has nothing but doing what's right for her and the others.
She had been looking around his mind when she saw his dream. And like Terra who look inside that book he's always writing in, felt a overwhelming feeling of joy. She learned what's in his book from Terra who told her and the twins. Everything he's doing is for them. But looking into his dream. Had a bigger impact.
Laying in bed staring at the ceiling. Ace could feel her eyes watering discovering what Rorschach was dreaming of. He will never say it but he does truly care for each of them. She decides to stop peaking inside his mind. For she got her answer and doesn't need it be repeated over and over again. He does care for them and always will, and that's all that matters. And for her it was enough. She doesn't need to be reminded anymore. That he'll be there for any of them no matter what.
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Author's Notes -
1 - Ace is really mess up in the head thanks to her being raised as a weapon.
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