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A/N: Part three up. Thanks to Hover and wildred for the reviews and jenn for the corrections. ;)I did proofread this one, but if anyone catches anything, please correct me.
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Five things that never happened to Frieda Goren
Part three
Volt
VOLT! It's behind you! Hit the eye! Left eye!
Maybe things would have gone differently, maybe you could have done something better, could have tried harder- done something, saved her.
...swoop down and move the two students- is that Virgil?- to saftey...
Virgil blames you, well not youyou, but the other you -Volt- he blames her with his eyes. With his bloody hands and stained shirt, angry footsteps up the stairs to get a medic, police, get help.
How long ago was that?
...the robot's falling- victory!- but you turn at the yell and the bullet's already flying-
It wasn't your fault. Couldn't be your fault. You tried to stop them. Stupid techies. You tied the other one up and stopped the stupid robot, tore your cape and costume, you didn't knowhe there! She was there!How could you have known that? How could you have known anything?
-not even a wimper as she crumples...
It's dark, too dark for daylight in the warehouse now, and the globe above you casts only more shadows in the corners. You make it brighter- like a tiny golden sun and the shadows are cast away.
But it isn't enough, it's never enough; everything you do is wrong and now the girl's-
like a broken china doll, cast off to the side
She's speaking, slowly and you bend closer, ignoring the lingering heat Virgil's hateful stare, to hear her whisper.
"Daisy...My name's...Daisy." Like the flower.
She coughs, a weak frail sound and there's blood, red red blood dripping from her mouth. You wipe it away with a gentle swipe of green gloves and she shivers. " What's...what's yours?"
You shouldn't tell. First rule of superheroing never never tell-
"Frieda."
Daisy smiles, lit up by the pulsing orb and her face glows so bright, so beautifully- you would do anything to save her.
"I tried to save you. I tried. Tried so hard. I really did..."
Brown eyes meet yours, and you peel off the retched mask, the gold and green V ,and wipe stinging eyes with your bare right. You don't know where that glove went. You failed.
"It's...okay." she whispers and small fingers slip easily into your own.
"you think...we...could have been friends...Frieda?"
A drop lands on her pink blouse. Water? You should move away from the drip, your powers don't work with water, can't save Daisy. Stupid stupid electricity. Why couldn't you have gotten healing power? Why...
"Yes." you answer, knowing it's the truth. "The best of friends."
More tears fall and light above flickers. But you smile, just for Daisy and grasp her cold hand tighter. Dark lashes flutter againest gold skin.
"...stay with me..."
"Always."
The light flickers one last time and then all is dark.
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