Well, guys, this is it. The final chapter in the first part of a three-part...erm...thing. I'd like to thank y'all who've hitched up for the ride, and special message for those of you who were wanting to see Beautiful Gorgeous die:

Um...yeah. Just you wait. Let's go!

"My dear young lady, there is one plan which no one has yet suggested and which is well worth trying...We might all try minding our own business."- Professor Kirke, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

Chapter 10: Guilty Witness

Sheen, Libby, Alex, Cindy, Jimmy, and Carl all sat in a row in nice chairs (in that order) in a small, rectangular dark room with one door on their right. Commander Baker stood stiffly by them, matching their stony expressions. They were all facing a thick, hotel-style curtain that ran only halfway down the wall and was as long as a mattress. Jimmy couldn't remember the last time a jury conferred so shortly. Five minutes, a guilty verdict, and here they were.

Playground school bell rings again

"Anybody who's too squeamish," the commander said, "Leave now." Carl's turned stomach quickly ushered him out. Sheen would have left too, but he wanted to stay with Libby. They were holding hands more for strength than anything, as were Jimmy and Cindy. Cindy looked at Alex; she had a handkerchief that she was wringing in her lap and tears in her green owl-like eyes. Cindy grabbed her hand.

"You did the right thing, Alex," she whispered in her ear, "You have nothing to be afraid of."

"I saved her life only to have her lose it, Cindy," she whispered back, "You have no idea how it feels to lose a patient...I never should have saved her. I knew she'd face this anyway. I..." She couldn't speak anymore. Cindy brought Alex's wavy red head to her shoulder.

"It's all right," she said, "You did what you could. If anything, you saved her from a slow, painful death. This will take less than a minute; you know that."

Rain clouds come to play again

"Hey," Jimmy reached across Cindy and touched Alex's head, "This is tough for us, too. You're not alone." Alex held his hand with both of hers.

"Yeah," Sheen agreed, "None of us have ever (gulp) witnessed an execution before."

"Guys," Libby shushed, "It's time." They snapped to attention, but Cindy kept Alex's hand sheltered between hers while Jimmy kept his hand across Cindy's shoulders. As if by magic, the curtains swept swiftly open.

Two guards led Beautiful Gorgeous into the chamber behind the window to the restraining table with one arm rest. She had her head bowed and her eyes closed. She lay on the table refusing to look at the children and allowed herself to be strapped in.

Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I am your mind
giving you someone to talk to...
Hello...

'I knew it would lead to this eventually,' she thought, her heart pounding, 'I guess I was just too good at being bad.'

Then she gasped! The chemical injection had shot into her bloodstream and raced to her heart. It was then that Jimmy saw the only sign of humanity he'd ever seen or would see from her: Fear. Her muscles contracted, her limbs lifted as much as the restraints would allow, her breathing shook, and then her head fell back with a soft thump as her eyes closed for the last time. She never moved again. They waited, but the silence that hung thick in the room confirmed that the woman behind the window was not getting back up. After what had seemed like a seven-year eternity, Beautiful Gorgeous was out of their lives forever. Just like that, she was dead.

If I smile and don't believe,
soon, I know I'll wake from this dream.

"She's gone!" Jimmy whispered, amazed, "I don't believe it!" A burden had been lifted from them all. One of their greatest dangers was now eliminated.

Don't try to fix me. I'm not broken.

As they flew home, a wave of relief swept over them all.

Hello
I am the lie living for you so you can hide
Don't cry

"Maybe now," Libby said, "We can focus our attention on the wedding." Jimmy and Cindy smiled, then kissed. Carl, Sheen, and Alex pretended to have a group hurl and were promptly whapped upside their heads by Libby.

"Y'all had better get used to it," she chided them, "least till they leave for the honeymoon," she muttered.

"We're safe now," Cindy sighed, "It's over."

"Yeah," Jimmy said.

But could he really be sure?

Suddenly, I know I'm not sleeping!
Hello! I'm still here,
all that's left of yesterday

THE END
OF THE BEGINNING

Author's Review:

Wow. That was the coolest execution (and only) I've ever written! I actually got the setting from CSI, don't remember which episode. The song is "Hello" by Evanescence, (duh) and...That's the end of the story! Or is it? (Dun-dun-DUUUUN...)

Please keep me on your alerts, readers! I promise to have the next story up...soon! I mean, I want to start coming up with some Christmas stuff, but that's for Teen Titans. I'm just not feeling a JN Christmas fic...yet. Plus, I've started a "Chobits" fic (that's a manga, for those of you who don't know). Applause! Was that a great story, or WHAT? BOO-YAH! Also, there will be more songs, more song quotes, and more other meaningless stupid quotes to come that have absolutely nothing to do with the story!

Question: Did any of you feel the drama of BG's execution like I did? I mean, whoo! That was cool, if I say so myself! (And I do.) But I want to know what you guys think. See y'all later! Kisses! Hugs! Cookies!

Your Servant in Writing,

-samuraistar