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Time after Eternity

Jinx walked around in her 50th circle, struggling with the many thoughts gnawing at her brain. Ten minutes ago, she realized a few things: Jump City is gone; Gizmo and Mammoth are probably dust, so she was alone. She grabbed her hair, feeling the desire to rip it out the roots; a sight puzzling to Teresa and Shoma sitting in the living room.

Jinx shouted, "What do you mean I can't go back into my time? What do you mean I DON'T EXIST? How can there be a world without a Hot Topic? AHHHH! I was expecting floating cars, food pills, and green zeroes and ones by now. Not a society straight out of Gilligan's Island."

Everyone in the room just stared as if her brain was sucked out of her ears.

Shoma couldn't help but whisper in Teresa's ear, "So this is our savior?"

"Yes she is Shoma."

"Then I better go train. When I die and see Abel in the afterlife, I can kick his ass for causing the world to end."

Jinx collapsed on a nearby chair, thinking about the loneliness, the thought that she is now a stranger without anyone there to make her laugh, smile, or even to fight. Though she hated it, Jinx was starting to even miss the emotionless, sarcastic, Goth queen.

After Shoma left the room, Teresa sat in a chair across from the young woman. Her eyes filled with comfort, a look of understanding, a motherly gaze that soothes the soul of a terrified naïve individual.

She was first to speak, "Child, I know it is hard to accept this, but you…you have to."

Jinx let out a weak sob, "I know… I am just stressed from everything."

The young sorceress continued, "I just don't understand. You tell me that there is no way I can go back to my home. It also didn't help you telling me that I am now a ghost or something."

Teresa sighed, "I am sorry, miss…"

"Jinx."

"Jinx… I seemed to be unfamiliar with your wild reaction and accidentally let out some information that I thought you already knew. It is my fault. Please forgive me."

Jinx raised her head, revealing a pair of glossy, pink eyes. She happily wiped away the tears, "No, you shouldn't… It is my fault, besides you have done more for me than I ever imagined."

The elder woman expressed a warm smile, "If you wish, I can answer any questions you may have."

The young teen let out a defeated sigh, "More than you would think."

"Try me. You don't know the meaning of the word until you sat down with Abel." Teresa chuckled lightly, gripping Jinx's hand for a second in a concerned way.

Reflecting the same expression, Jinx nodded and started to quench her curiosity, "First thing's first, what happened to the world? I don't see any tall skyscrapers, urban neighborhoods, or any technological advances?"

Teresa took a deep breath, "Ah, yes history. As far as I learned from the historical archives, the lands were created by an enormous aerial ship called the "Elysian." My father and mother were inhabitants on that ship."

Jinx gasped, "How can a vessel create islands?"

"Well the response I received as a little girl was that the directors were "Gods." She giggled at the past ignorance, "When I turned older, I snuck into my father's room and discovered information copies from the archives. Supposedly, this man made space ship was stocked with plant data, animal DNA, and pseudo-fake material used as a substitute for land. I couldn't believe that my "home" contained unbelievable advances."

"Your home? How many did this "Elysian" house?"

Teresa smiled, "More than 20 million people, but then again, this figure is only an estimate."

The young woman's hair spurted out in surprise, "20 million? But why did they create lands…unless…"

"I did not hear any history on this, but supposedly the "Old world" was too sinful for re-establishing the new Utopia. I think the only way we can find out about the years before Elysian is if someone were still alive today to tell about it. But that was a long time ago."

Jinx's eyes turned glazed and moody, "The old world? It has to be the main continents. If the Elysian re-created the new lands, that means something bad happened during my time: nuclear war? Holocaust?"

Teresa continued, "So, the ship flew out near the ends of the earth to find the "Perfect" place. When that place was established, the directors landed on the blue, murky, water and went to work. It was a long process that took about 10 or more years to create. But eventually, since their inventions operated with little or no flaws, they created the "New World."

The elder woman walked over to a book, and opened it up. Jinx looked at the picture, revealing to be a map. The map contained a large mass of land on the far right, which reciprocated with another large land on the left corner. On the bottom of the connecting the two parts were a series of tiny islands. The same could be said about the top half, resulting in weird circle design.

Teresa pointed at the left corner land, "This is where you are currently. It is on the bottom tip near the ocean and the first small island. It is called, "Taman."

Jinx admired the map, "Interesting design I must say."

Teresa said, "Yes, the inhabitants were gracious and gave their thanks to the directors. They ordered everyone to scatter and fill up the spaces of their creations. Over time, many cities formed and remained heavily populated. It was really considered a true "Utopia" that is until things changed."

The attentive listener couldn't help but wince by the grave tone of the last two words, "What happened?"

The woman sighed, fearful of opening old memories, "Professor Chambers happened. He was a descendant from a family of well known computer scientists. He recalled the painful suffering of his father and grandfather because in the Old world, supposedly civilizations killed themselves. He figured that the reason behind the Old world's destruction was because civilizations traded resources to each other that enabled newer weapons, newer technology, and so on."

Jinx listened intently as the woman continued, "He insisted that other cultures should not get these advances because they could easily use them for starting wars. So what he did was reward his city with the gifts of technological evolution while everyone else gets absolutely nothing."

"This of course wasn't left unchecked. Many cities from faraway lands were outraged at this act, but by the time they tried to rebel against Chambers' plans, the civilization was very powerful. Photon Cannon tanks, cloaking armor, laser rifles, etc. The other places couldn't compete with the weaponry of "Saint Marie."

Jinx raised her brow, "Saint Marie?"

"Yes, it was a metropolis named after his wife Marie. Anyway, the SM wasn't oppressive; they let the other places resume their own business. But the problem was that the cities simply could not expand; the SM abused their transporting vehicles to the fullest; gaining more and more resources over time. Instead of attacking it individually, the rest of the world decided to pool their funds together and rise up against them. Unfortunately, even with this more powerful second attempt, the SM quickly ended it. By this time Chambers was outraged by the constant rebellions taking place so he decided to take control. His solution was "GOD." Not the divine figure as you read in the Bible, but a massive machine that records all the activity of people within its influence. Basically like an eye in the sky."

Jinx's eyes widen, "That means he knows what is going on right now?"

"Haha, well not anymore, but in the past it did grip its iron control over the entire New World. No one was safe from the eyes of GOD; in fact there were some instances people were executed out of sheer suspicion of committing a crime. Fortunately for us, Chambers was a human and even humans invent things with flaws: the machine required tremendous amounts of energy in order to run at maximum efficiency. The only minerals that have enough to quench its thirst are these weird crystal hybrids called Carbonibylis. When melted down by a high temperature, they can be used as a fuel source, heat source, and others. This mineral was the spine of the SM power."

The elder woman used this opportunity to take a sip from her tea cup. Lots of important events occurred for the last 100 or so years. Why not start from the beginning? She smiled at Jinx, who looked like a highly interested little kid; it seemed to her that one minor distraction could spell the end for the entire world. The sight was funny in Teresa's eyes.

"Since minerals are not unlimited, over assumption caused shortages later on. The lack of Carbonibylis meant the loss of control, and predictability the fall of Saint Marie. Therefore, they needed to alter the machine to run on another source. This is where Warp comes in."

"You see… Warp was one of the brilliant scientists working for SM. He is one of those who helped create the computer observatory. He spent most of his days researching and trying to fix God's power problem. He found the solution from an old record: The clock of eternity. According to specs, the clock got its name because the contraption has the ability to stay active forever. He thought that the clock holds the secret for unlimited power, and if the secret is unlocked, GOD could harness that energy and remain superior."

Jinx nodded silently, continuing to listen to the woman's information, "The problem was that the clock no longer existed in the year 2104. So he researched the dynamics of quantum mechanics, and with the large funding by his side, he was able to find out a way to rip the fabric of time and space, therefore traveling back in the year 2003."

Jinx gasped, "2003! That is where I am from! Well almost, just one year older."

Teresa chuckled, "Ah, so its 2004! Haha, you are older than me!"

Jinx gave the woman an irritated look. Teresa quickly continued, "Anyway, the entire empire's fate rested on Warp's shoulders, and figured it to be a success, since he was bestowed with the latest weapons at the time. But something unexpected happened: He never came back with the clock; he never came back at all."

Jinx smirked, "He probably didn't realize that it doesn't matter how good your weapons are, it depends on the skill of the beholder."

"Perhaps that is the case, but nobody knows for sure. Shortly after Warp's no-show, a mystifying woman appeared in the shadows. She wore an all white-cape and cloak, enchanted with powers that equal those of an archangel. She had ultra-powerful strength; she was able to pick up large tank vehicles with ease and decimate armies in a single bound. The Saint Marie army was never prepared for this single individual. GOD even tried conjuring up natural disasters in attempt at stopping her but with power issues, it didn't do very much. It was either attack or lose defense. Never both."

"The woman led the rebel squad in the city's invasion, which resulted in Chamber's death, and a significant reactor explosion that severely limiting the power grid. It was only a matter of time before GOD shut itself down due to this malfunction, and during that time, the rebels raided the defenseless buildings, stealing everything from weapons to scientific discoveries. But when the power grid went back online with GOD's power restored, it set off neutron bombs within its own vicinity, forcing our rebels to retreat. The cloaked woman was never seen again. Nobody knows whether she is alive or dead to this day."

Jinx's eyes loss its ability to blink upon this information, "A woman in a white cloak. No… It can't be, Raven's cloak is blue, but then again maybe she decided to have a change in fashion." "Was this woman purple haired and has a red jewel in her forehead?"

Teresa suspiciously looked at the time traveling visitor, "Hmm… We never saw the person's face. It was always shrouded by the cloak. Does this remind you of a past friend?"

The word "friend" stabbed her in the chest, "No… Not really a friend… just someone I know. Anyway… if GOD no longer controls the world why not just go in town guns blazing?"

"Well, it does not monitor the world but still has control over the entire city of Saint Marie. And plus with their defenses reinforced, we would suffer major causalities. Anymore questions you wish to ask?"

Jinx replied, "How did Abel get a cool device like this?" she pointed at the circular amulet integrated on her wrist.

The elder woman nodded her head, "Ah, that story. Well after the war, the rebel towns destroyed all teleporters and many citizens from SM fled and moved out here. One of them is a scientist named Cecilia. She was intrigued by Warp and wanted to mimic the same thing, but didn't want it to fall into the empire's hands because at this time, the leadership changed hands to a more corrupted individual. Abel was a kid who rescued Cecilia when she was on the run; they quickly became friends and he helped her with the research. From what I heard, both of them tested out their finished product and actually worked. Unfortunately, when the portal reopened to our time, only Abel came back, sporting the amulet."

"Did she die?" Jinx sadly asked.

"According to Abel, she did. That experience really affected him. He turned from a carefree young man to a serious, determined protector. Really something, I must tell you. At first the amulet only did time travel, but gradually, he added more features to it. One of them is protection over GOD's power. With that thing on, one with a powerful gift can finally bring peace to this land. Even now, the zealots of Saint Marie are still a formidable force. We weakened them, but that is all we did; we didn't defeat them."

The woman pushed back her pink locks, "So…that is why you want me to stay? You want me to be involved in war?"

Teresa frowned, "I know it is unfair to put you in the fray, but I guess this is the price to pay for your life. I am not going to force you to do this. I just want you to realize that it will probably make Abel happy if you did help. Probably make Kris happy also…

"Kris?"

"Oh I am sorry, Kris is Abel's girlfriend. The poor girl was crushed when she saw the amulet on you. Out of everyone, she is probably the one who knows all the operations of the device."

Jinx felt a downtrodden feeling in her heart. She knows how it was to lose someone you love; the pain that never heals, fate mocking her constantly whenever she notices the empty space that is supposed to be filled. Life is never fair, "Where is…Kris?"

Teresa studies Jinx for a second and then points out, "She is at the grave site on the north side. There will be a place surrounded by a sea of trees. That is where you will find her at this time."

The young woman straightened out her dress, "Thank you eldest one. I appreciate you shedding the light for me about this situation. My decision is still vague; I don't mean to disrespect you in any way, but…I just feel like going back home. Now if you excuse me…"

The pink haired maiden politely left the premises. The old woman sighed as the image disappeared, "Another soul balancing on the sides of good or evil?"

--9999.99--

Jinx followed the road and found a grass filled opening. The one path led into a circular area that was surrounded by a close set of swaying tropical trees. The combination of the plant life helped create the borders that closely resembled a sea. The cold breeze made her shiver; the sun was beginning to sleep, taking the warmth with it, while waiting for the moon to send out its cold spells.

Jinx hesitantly walked further into the place, noticing the neat row of grey rock on each side. Some had angelic statues, while some contained a design of a small child. Nevertheless, it saddens her much to see the dates on several grave stones; the individuals died so young, it reminded her of someone: herself.

The girl kept going until she reached a small set of stairs, and saw another teenager kneeling down in front of a goddess statue. Gulping, Jinx narrowed the gap doing her best to keep the noise at an almost silent minimum.

It didn't work however, "Did you come here to pay respects to Abel?" the voice sounded like honey laced with drops of sadness.

Unsure of what to say, Jinx played with one of her pink bangs, "Yes…if that is okay with you, Kris."

The girl stood up, turning around to face the sorceress. Kris was about the same height as Jinx, showing off a nice dark brown skin color. With the help of the wind, her red dress moved towards the hex woman's direction as if it called out to her. An orange bandana concealed most of her ebony hair, but most were sticking out from back in an uneven, but elegant way. Kris looked like a traveling gypsy, or a seventeen year-old fortune teller. Jinx's pink feline eyes clashed with the teenager's hazel ones; no words were said; only the occasional laughter from the wind was heard.

Kris moved to the side, allowing Jinx to approach the gravestone. Jinx moved forward, kneeling down murmuring a short prayer. She didn't know how to feel right now. On one hand she feels happy that the man saved her life, but then again the thought of never going back home really sucks. She felt water drip out of her eyes. How foolish is it to feel hatred over the person that gave her a second chance. As she traced the numbers etched into the stone, she knew that this was a debt, a debt that had to be paid, "There is something about the human psyche; though no payback is asked, one cannot help but feel it as a requirement."

"So you are the new Time savior…" Kris spoke in a near-whisper tone.

Jinx sighed turning around, "Yes I am. It is the least I can do for what your boyfriend gave me. In fact, I don't think anything I do will ever compare to it. He's a very good man."

Kris broke out a small smile, "You are wrong. He is the perfect man. Well almost, if he isn't in his lecherous stage. But yeah, he was both strong and intelligent. He taught me everything about the Reflex on your wrist."

Jinx stared at the black screen, "That's great because even I don't know about this thing. Some savior I am."

The girl squinted her brown eyes at her, "Abel didn't teach you how to use it before he died?"

"Well considering the extreme circumstances at the time, he didn't have…" Jinx trailed off biting her lip.

Kris caught on to this, her eyes begging, "You…were there when he died?"

"Please Kris I…"

"Tell me. Please… I have to know." The girl stammered, wiping her eyes from the hot tears spilling away.

Jinx's eyes drowned into her sadness, "He was in the ocean at the time. There were three of these strange robot orb things chasing him in the deep. I was thrown out into sea and he was being attacked. So I helped him out with one of them, and while I was dying, he threw the reflex to me and told me to push the green button. I am sorry that I didn't get them all."

Kris giggled, "That is so like him, act now and ask questions later."

The gypsy girl stared and smiled at Jinx. The pink haired girl didn't know how to react at her expression, and blushed uncomfortably. She didn't know whether it was a look of admiration or love. It was silly to even think that these were physical love, but Jinx is not really sure. It is no longer 2004, but who knows. Kris still beamed with the magnificent grin, walked over to the monument, and kissed the etched name slightly, "Don't worry dear; I'll help out your little friend."

"Help me?"

The brown skinned girl said, "Yeah, you are going to follow Abel's role aren't you?"

The sky started to darken, allowing Jinx to be mesmerized at the beautiful red-yellow painting on the horizon, "Now I know why it's good to be alive." She put her hands on her sensually curved hips, "Of course! I can't let Abel down!"

Kris stifled another giggle, "I never got your name… unless you want me to call you Pinky."

Jinx reached out her hand, "Name's Jinx, it's not my real name, but that's what I go by."

"Jinx… it suits the power you showed off in the Armodrone battle. Well pleased to meet you. Like I said before, Abel taught me about the inner workings of the reflex, so I can teach you how to use it."

The grey skinned woman shivered, "Thanks, say lets go back in the house. It's pretty cold."

Her companion nodded, "It is; especially in my clothes." She pointed at Jinx's purple skirt and strapless black top.

Jinx's mind exploded, "Wait… all these clothes are yours?"

Kris' brown eyes twinkled in the light before walking away, "Yeah especially my underwear."

Her skin went from pale to colorful in five seconds, "At least it wasn't a man. Then again, I don't know your girlfriend's sexual preference but if what I think is right; I know that you must have been really happy Abel." She smiled and waved at the monument one last time before following the fading figure.

--9999.99--

The two girls stood at the gate, turning around to Teresa one last time.

The elder woman gave them both a knapsack filled of various foodstuffs and such, "Thank you again Jinx. Make sure that Kris stays out of trouble. Now, the one thing we don't know is why Abel traveled back in time. Jinx told me that there were SM Robot punishers chasing him, so that means he must have been in Saint Marie."

Kris replied, "So first things first, we have to go upward and somehow enter dangerous territory."

Teresa disagreed, "Not really. Take it slow, you said that Abel was doing some trading among that path, so it's better to stop by the cities and find out some information."

Jinx nodded, "Yes there could be witnesses who saw him last."

Kris sighed, "Okay, we will keep it slow. Besides I don't think that Noah knows yet about the reflex."

The pink haired partner asked quickly, "Noah?"

"He is the latest descendent of the Chambers family. So he is the ruler of Saint Marie right now."

Teresa changed the subject, "Oh right! Here take this." The aged woman gave Jinx a small bag of coins, "You'll need money, so use it wisely."

Jinx showed off another shining smile, "I don't know how to ever repay you…"

"It is I who should be speaking such words. Now you should go, getting to Galensberg will require lots of time. Remember that since there is a festival going on up there, you two must get there before the gate closes. Once the gate closes, there is no way to get in. This place is important because Abel told me it was his first stop. Now be careful and good luck."

The two girls each hugged the matron tightly, and proceeded north away from Taman.

--9999.99--

"I see. So time travel is just different chemical reactions?"

Kris nodded, "Yes, you see teleporters give off a certain chemical whenever it is used. Those chemicals are absorbed into the ground. Over time, the spot absorbs so much that the ground is saturated in it. Since the reflex releases a wave that reacts with these teleporter run offs, it puts the individual in the process, therefore traveling him and the people back into time."

Jinx's eyes swirled, "Pretty complicated. What I don't understand is how I was able to go to your time without these chemical hotspots."

The brown girl skipped along the rocks on the side of the road, "Oh you must be talking about the Recall feature. You can always go back into your time at any place, because as you teleport, it leaves an energy signature. When you want to return, the reflex searches for that signature and it will fling you back to your time."

The hex princess listened while surveying the beautiful earthly environment. She couldn't help but think that Mother Nature must be jealous at the human's work. The girl looked at the reflex screen; it contained a zoom able map, a map of the recently found teleport spots (Kris mentioned that there are more) with small information on the gate destination. It was very helpful, but she was confused at the six digit numbers on the corner.

She decided to ask the master, "Kris, what are these numbers?"

Kris continued her skipping, "Oh that is the shield battery. You see, the time travel process really could hurt the fragile human body with its cell-killing radiation materials. So Abel installed a shield that will protect you during the process. With every time warp, the number decreases. When it reaches zero, then it will no longer protect you from the harmful radiation. Very painful I heard."

Jinx winced, "Great… just what I need: Jewelry that kills. Girl's best friend my ass."

Kris laughed at the girl's joke when suddenly she spotted a fallen body nearby. She gasped, "Jinx, follow me!"

The two ran to the body, noticing it to be a heavily brown cloaked woman. Jinx put two fingers to the neck to find a pulse, "She's alive, and that's good. Let's try waking her up." The sorceress pushed the body slightly, resulting in a loud, screeching scream.

Kris covered her ears, "Hey can you shut the hell up!"

The fallen figure cowered, turning off her voice box. She slowly stood up, exposing a small bit of brown hair. The girl's complexion was peach, probably in her post-adolescent stage, and the cloak shook lightly from her shivering state.

Jinx cautiously approached her, "We are not here to hurt you. We just wanted to make sure you are okay."

The girl stammered, "I…I…want to go home… but I can't because a large beast chased me away from my path."

Kris' voice filled with compassion, "I see…you don't have any weapons to protect yourself?"

"No… I dropped it during mid chase. It was during the dead of night so I have no idea where I am."

"You are about 10 miles to Taman."

The brown eyed girl's words caused a spark to ignite the panic gene within the slim druid looking female, "Oh no! I will never reach the Citadel now!"

Hazel eyes vibrated from the surprising information, "You are from the Citadel of the Sun! Wow, very rare to find you guys out here."

Jinx felt it was perfect time to make her presence known, "What is the Citadel?"

The young nun boasted, "It is a holy city who praises the goddess Terra: the blonde warrior heroine who flew down from the clouds to save our city during the Saint Marie invasion. She resides out in the temple, revealing the inner spirituality of every individual, cleansing their soul from the misdeeds, and teaching them the true, more peaceful, way of life."

Kris turned to her companion, "Yeah very hardcore. No regular person has ever seen her face."

Jinx couldn't help but be surprised by this fact, "Cool. It must be a great blessing to meet with someone as powerful as that."

"Yes it is… but…but… you can meet her too!"

"What? How? We are outsiders," exclaimed the gypsy girl when her heart decided to perform a mini mosh pit with her ribcage.

"Well… If you can act as my bodyguards you can meet her. I sense a magical aura within your pink haired friend here, and I can sense that you know a little magic yourself.

Jinx turned to Kris for confirmation. She didn't even mention anything about magic. Kris ignored her partner's puzzling expression and answered, "I am impressed. Well, we would but… the Citadel is about a 90 mile detour from Galensberg, right Jinx?"

She looked at her reflex with an agreement, "Yeah it is, we have to reach the festival before it closes."

The shrouded youth pleaded like a lost kitten, "Please! You must help me! I will pay you if you want money! The information I gathered must be delivered to Terra immediately!"

"I don't know… what do you think Jinx?"

Jinx pushed her long hair back, and tugged at her purple skirt, "I don't know Kris. Something in my gut tells me that this Terra person is very important, but then again, we can't waste any time going to Galensberg."

Silence soon enveloped the trio, which caused the hairs to stand up on Jinx's neck. She tried to look at Kris for an opinion, but she remained silent, as if she was waiting for the leader to make a decision. "Great just Great. Who knew that being a Time savior required making difficult decisions?"

--9999.99 END--

Author's note: Constructive Criticism is accepted. Please review if you want to.

For the people who reviewed my fic, thank you deeply.

Since interaction rocks, I figured that I should let people decide on the outcomes. That and I also believe in the premise "every action has a consequence."

So let it begin:

What should Jinx do?

A: escort the druid girl to the Citadel, possibly missing the entrance to the festival.

B: Reject the girl's offer and continue heading to Galensberg, missing an opportunity to meet this "Terra" person.

If you need hints here they are:

1) Remember what time period this is.

2) In Romeo and Juliet, there is a special conversation when referring to "names"

Those are the hints if you want to know if this Terra is really the blonde earth mover, or just another person named Terra, there are also more hints in the druid girl conversation.

This one won't cause the world to end; it's just for fun… hehe

J