Chapter 8: A Shot at Being Ordinary

Time had passed so quickly for the teenagers it seemed like only yesterday they were freshman. Prom season was coming so close that nobody knew what to do. Of course, Virgil was taking Daisy to the prom, Frieda was going with Omar, and Richie was going with Kandi. Ever since Richie found her on the floor that mid-March day, Kandi lost her bang baby powers and was a normal girl…just with the knowledge and the physical shape of a killer. She had all the physical capabilities of Noir, but she wasn't as strong as the other girl was. The loss of bang baby powers had done something to her that even Kandi herself wasn't expecting. She would get tired at times and would go into a fit of coughs. Her body sometimes would go cold for no reason and she wouldn't want to eat at times. Even though sometimes she was sick and in pain, she would always smile and talk softly to Richie. In fact, the two were walking to the carnival that just came to town when she got into a fit of coughs. Richie stopped and patted her back. "I'm fine…" she said, softly

"Are you sure you want to go?" asked Richie "We can always stay home."

"Nah, let's go. You and Virgil have been fighting so much that it's time to have some fun."

"You should really do something about that cough."

"I'll just take some cough medicine when I get home."

Kandice walked towards the park and Richie gave her a worried look. "Kandi…" he sighed

J'onn transported himself to Dr. Fate's lair. He had called for his assistance when he learned what the league was up against. Inza was putting away some books. She smiled at him. "We've been waiting for you." She said (AN: I know, cliché line…couldn't help it…)

She used her amulet to open a gateway and the two of them walked in. Dr. Fate was standing before a lake and he turned to see the martian walk up to him with Inza. "Have you found anything?" asked J'onn

"More than I realized." Said Dr. Fate

He raised his hand over the lake and it swirled to reveal two figures. One was Richie Foley, the other was Kandice Harris. "I know these two." Said J'onn "Richie is a hero, but the girl Kandice, I am not sure."

"The girl is good." Said Dr. Fate "Lord Aragog needed her to bring his beloved to our world."

"Our world?"

"Aragog is not from here, but from another world. He came to destroy the human race, just as destiny has foretold me."

"Why does he want to destroy the human race?"

"That I cannot say. It is the destiny of this planet and all its inhabitants. Whatever is happening, I cannot foretell, because fate will only allow me to see but so much."

"I see…"

"Aragog has succeeded in bringing his beloved solid to this world, with her own body. But, in order to do it, he need to sacrifice a life."

"Kandice…"

"Yes, even now the girl is dying. Her body is shutting down on her. Eventually, her body will stop."

"If what you say is true then-"

"She won't die. The boy will save life. How he will do it I cannot say."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because this world dies if she dies. Aragog's beloved is her enemy, her direct opposite. The two must fight in order to save the world."

"So Kandice is truly a powerful being?"

"No, she is one of many. The boy is too. Those two, and many other beings create the balance that will determine the survival of this world. So, if those two die, the chances of this world being safe will lower rapidly."

Daisy and Kandi crept around nervously in the haunted house. They had lost the guys and it was getting too creepy for them. The neon lights were bad for their eyesight so they were bumping into and everything scary. They walked through the labrynth and the door slid open. What they saw was a scary-looking clown with glowing red eyes. Both girls screamed and ran around for the exit. When they got out of there, the two stopped to catch their breaths. "When I get out of here…" Huffed Daisy "Virgil gonna wish he was never born."

"That goes double for Richie." Huffed Kandi

She started coughing and looked around. She found the exit door and led Daisy by the wrist outside. The two boys sat out there laughing. Both girls gave them death glares. "I can't believe you two!" said Daisy "You nearly gave us both heart attacks!"

"You should've heard yourselves in there!" laughed Virgil

"Oh Richie help me." Mocked Richie

"That's not funny!" said Kandi "I was really scared!"

She walked off with an upset look. Richie ran after her. "Come on Kandi, we were just joking around!" he said

"She acts like she can't take a joke." Said Virgil

Daisy gave him another death glare. "What?" he asked

"Kandice wait up!" said Richie

She stopped and turned around to look at him, arms crossed. "I'm sorry we scared you." He said "We just wanted to pull a little prank."

"Well I didn't like it!" said Kandi

"How about I make it up to you?"

"How are you gonna do that?"

"You've had your eye on that large stuffed pikachu (AN: I don't own pokemon it belongs to Nintendo) since we got here. How about I win it for you?"

Kandi sat there as Theresa pinned up her hair. She had pearls all over her hair. She wore this strapless cream colored dress with a split up the side. On both of her arms were sliver bracelets, and she even put some makeup on. "All done." Said Theresa

Kandi stood up and her bracelets jangled together. Theresa eyed her up and down. "Not bad for somebody who made their dress." She said

"Yeah well, I'd like to see you try making a dress." Said Kandi

"I hope it stays on all night."

Kandi blushed and punched Theresa playfully in the arm. "Oh shut up." She said "Richie's not that type of guy."

"All guys have that type of feeling, you know."

"Kandice!" yelled Mrs. Rodriguez "Richard is waiting for you."
Both Kandi and Theresa sniggered at Richie's full name. He hated it and he hated it even more when people yelled it out. She winked at Theresa and went down the stairs. There stood Richie at the bottom with a black tuxedo on and a pink corsage. "Don't we look beautiful." He said, smirking

"Well, I try my best." Said Kandi, taking his hand

He placed a pink corsage on her wrist. Mrs. Rodriguez clicked a couple of photos. Then, they went out the door, right into the back of the Foley car that Maggie had just acquired. "You look beautiful Kandice." Said Maggie

"Thank you Mrs. Foley." She said

It didn't take them long to reach the hotel where they would have the prom. Richie got out first and took Kandi by the hand to lead her into the prom. "Have fun you two." Said Maggie

"We will mom." Said Richie

Maggie sighed and sat there in the parking lot for a minute or two. Then, she started up the car and went back on the highway. 'I tried to protect him…' she thought 'I wanted him to only come to me when he was suffering. The woman said that I would have a son, and she was right. She told me so many things that I wish I didn't know. I wanted him to stay broken, and away from everybody else. I went to Aragog for help and he was nothing but a burden. He's my son, and I wish that his destiny wouldn't turn out this way. I wanted him to never see Virgil or Kandice. I had always thought that those two would be the cause of his death. Richie found his own way to them. But now I see I can't change Richie's destiny, no matter how hard I want it to never come to pass…'

"Then again…" she muttered "You can't stop time and you can't stop things from happening.

AN: Yes! This is the end of the story! I would like to thank everybody who reviewed! Yes there will be a sequel! Oh, before a forget, Maggie went to Aragog willingly, but she was never evil….just to explain the last part.