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Chapter 25

Bring him back

Onyx closed his eyes as he fell, he knew the ground was getting closer and that at least made him smile. He suddenly stopped falling as his body smashed into the ground, the force of is fall drove out all the air in his lungs, he coughed as he felt pain shot through every nerve in his body, it was a pain he had never felt before.

"Why did you do that?" asked a worried Genesis as she landed beside him and dropped down to her knees.

"For attention" coughed Onyx as he tried to move his hand, but the pain he was feeling was to much and his hand quickly fell back onto the ground.

"Your never serious are you?" asked Genesis as she tried to use her power to heal his body but was shocked to see that it didn't work.

"I try my best" smiled Onyx as he looked up at her, "I'm getting to old for this crap" he said as he looked up at the Tower and sighed sadly.

"Why did you really do that?" asked Genesis as she made him look at her, his eyes had a deep look of sadness in them.

"For him" smiled Onyx as he looked at her, his smile made her smile slightly herself.

"Who?" asked Genesis but she already knew the answer to that question, she could see it in Onyx's eyes.

"If you really love me then you'll do one thing for me" said Onyx as he looked into her eyes, he tried to hold back his tears but he couldn't fight against his emotions.

"What?" asked Genesis as her own tears crept out from her immortal eyes.

"Bring him back" replied Onyx as he felt his eyes getting heavy, "Bring him back to the land of the living". Genesis simply nodded as she watched him slowly close his eyes. Onyx smiled at her before he completely closed his eyes and allowed his head to fall gently onto the ground.

"What happened?" asked Cyborg as he and Beast Boy stopped in front of Genesis and Onyx, they had watched Onyx fall past the window and had rushed out to see if something had happened.

"Yeah looks like onyx took a nose dive from a plane" said Beast Boy as he looked down at Onyx.

"He fell of the roof of the Tower" replied Genesis as she stood up and cleared her throat, "We need to get him inside". Cyborg nodded and gently picked Onyx up and carried him towards the Tower.

"I'll bring him back don't worry" said Genesis as she watched Cyborg carry onyx into the Tower.

"Bring who back?" asked Beast Boy as he looked at Genesis in confusion. The goddess didn't reply as she began to float towards the entrance of the tower, leaving Beast Boy standing alone outside.

"WHY DOES EVERYONE DO THAT?" yelled Beast Boy as he looked up at the sky, he was answered by a slight wind that blew what looked like a tumbleweed past him. He grumbled something angrily under his breath as he stick his hands n his pocket and walked back towards the Tower, kicking the ground as he walked.

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Cyborg gently placed Onyx on one of the beds in the med lab and stepped away, allowing Aqua Lad to begin an examination of Onyx's body.

"Will friend Onyx be ok?" asked Starfire as she stood beside Cyborg, hugging herself gently. Aqua Lad didn't reply as he continued his tests.

"He's dying" said Genesis as she entered the med lab, her words made Aqua Lad stop his tests, they made Starfire break down into tears, they made Cyborg battle against his own.

"But Onyx cannot die, he is how you say indestructible" said Starfire in between her tears as she looked at Genesis.

"Yeah Onyx is one tough character" agreed Cyborg as he wiped away any tears that fell from his eye.

"It is not his body that is dying" said Genesis softly as she felt her tears once again fall from her eyes, "It's his soul". Cyborg fell back against wall and rubbed his head with his hand while Starfire walked over to Onyx's body and touched his face gently.

"How do we save him?" demanded Starfire as she looked at genesis again, her emerald eyes started to glow an determined green.

"We need to bring Nightmare back" replied Genesis as she walked towards onyx and looked down at his peaceful looking face, "Only his evil can save Onyx's soul".

"But Nightmare is gone" said Cyborg as he looked at Genesis making the goddess smile slightly.

"No he is merely sleeping, trapped in the darkest part of Onyx's mind" said Genesis as she looked at Cyborg, "We simply need to wake him up".

"How do we wake up a demon?" asked Aqua Lad as he watched Genesis stroke Onyx's hair.

"With a little help" smiled Genesis as she looked at Onyx's face, she eventually turned her attention back to Starfire, Aqua Lad and Cyborg and began to tell them what had to be done in order to reawaken Nightmare.

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Jinx finished telling her story to Speedy and looked up him to see his reaction.

"Wow no wonder you blasted him" smiled Speedy as he looked down at her, making Jinx smile back at him slightly.

"I hate him" hissed Jinx, her voice suddenly changed from being kind to being full of hatred and anger, "I just want to see him dead".

"Well you know you might have got your wish" said Speedy making Jinx look at him again.
"What are you talking about, that hex couldn't hurt a fly?" she asked as she looked at him, her ace had a slight look of confusion.

"Nightmare's gone" replied Speedy as he smiled at her, "The guy you blasted was called Onyx".

"But he looked just like Nightmare" gasped Jinx as she stared at Speedy, strangely wondering what colour his eyes where.

"Well technically he is and technically he isn't, it's a long story" replied Speedy as he smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck., "Anyway Nightmare's gone and he isn't coming back".

"You promise?" asked jinx as she looked up at him.

"Cross my heart" smiled Speedy as he leant closer to Jinx's face.

"And hope to die" smiled Jinx as she closed her eyes and allowed Speedy's lips to touch hers in a gentle yet passionate kiss.

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"Do you seriously expect her to help?" asked Cyborg as Genesis finished talking.

"I do" replied Genesis simply as she looked at Cyborg, making him whistle loudly.

"Shall I go fetch friend Jinx?" asked Starfire as she walked towards the door, she didn't care if she couldn't she just wanted Onyx back.

"Yes please" said Genesis as she watched her leave the med lab.

"Are you sure she'll help, I mean she does hate and fear Nightmare?" asked Aqua Lad as he looked at Genesis and watched her look at Onyx.

"She will help" replied Genesis as she looked at him, her ancient eyes had a slight gleam of hope in them.

"Why?" asked Aqua Lad as he looked at her, he saw the hope but didn't understand why she had it.

"It is her destiny" was all Genesis said as she looked at him, a slight smile had crept onto her face.

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Jinx slowly pulled away from Speedy and panted slightly, she cursed her lungs needing air silently under her breath.

"You ok?" asked Speedy as e held her gently in his arms, making Jinx look at his mask and smile.

"Do you ever take that thing off?" she asked in reply as she ran her fingers along the outline of Speedy's mask.

"Sometimes" smiled Speedy as he raised his own hand to his mask, "Why do you ask?".

"Just wondering" replied Jinx as she slowly pressed her finger underneath the mask and tried to remove it from his face.

"Oh no you don't" smiled Speedy as he grabbed her hand and pulled it away from his mask, "We masked heroes have a strict no touching the mask policy" he said as he looked at her, making Jinx frown at him slightly.

"And I thought Robin was bad" remarked Jinx as she smiled slyly at him. Speedy couldn't help but nod as he leaned in closer, intent on placing his lips once again on Jinx's.

"Am I interrupting?" asked Starfire in her usual sweet voice making Jinx and Speedy push each other away quickly.

"No Star" said Speedy as he cleared his throat and tried to hide his blushes, "What did you want?" he asked as he looked at her, his face was still burning with embarrassment.

"I am here to ask friend Jinx if she would please come with me" replied Starfire as she looked at Jinx, "Will you please come with me it is very important?".

"Uh ok" replied Jinx as she walked towards Starfire, "I guess I'll see you later" she said to Speedy before she and Starfire waked away from him.

"Yeah I guess" whispered Speedy as he watched her disappear from his sight, he sighed as he walked towards the living area with his hands stuck firmly in his pockets.

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Genesis stopped her pacing about as she heard the door to the med lab slide open.

"Here we go" she whispered under her breath as she turned and saw Starfire leading jinx into the darkened room.

"I shall be outside if you need me" said Starfire to Genesis before she turned round and left the med lab, closing the door carefully behind her.

"Ok what is this all about?" asked Jinx as she looked around her and then finally looked at Genesis.

"It is about you embracing your destiny" smiled Genesis as she walked towards Jinx, "it is about you bringing humanity's last hope back to them"

"Ok you've lost me" replied Jinx as she looked at the goddess, her face had a even more confused look on it. Genesis simply smiled as she waved her hand and made a single shaft of light shine down onto a bed in the middle of the room, Jinx visibly recoiled once she saw the person lying on the bed, she knew that is was Onyx lying on the bed but to her he would always be Nightmare.

"You must help bring Nightmare back" said Genesis as she watched Jinx begin to tremble slightly, "His destiny lies with you accepting yours"

"NEVER!" screamed Jinx as she glared at onyx, her eyes started to glow an angry pink "I'LL NEVER BRING THAT MONSTER BACK".
"But you must" replied Genesis softly as she looked at Jinx, she could see her tears begin to creep from her eyes.

"WHY?" screamed Jinx as she glared at Genesis, her hands started to crackle from the energy building up inside of her.

"This is why" answered Genesis calmly as she placed her hand gently on Jinx's forehead. Jinx nearly fell over as she saw the city in ruins, all around her she could hear the screams of people being killed or tortured. She saw a single figure walk through the flames and wreckage, cutting people with what looked like a huge black sword, laughing as their blood fell to the ground.

"This is what the evil will do to your world and countless is allowed, our only hope lies in Nightmare being brought back" said Genesis's as se removed her hand from Jinx's head, making Jinx snap back to reality. Jinx fell to her knees as the images of the city being destroyed still ran through her mind, she broke down into tears at the thought of it.

"Now will you bring him back?"

Ok not a very good chapter I know, but I hope you can all forgive me. Anyway I hope you enjoyed it, I really hope you did. Ok remember to stay safe.

Later days

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