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Leave Out All The Rest

"When my time comes

Forget the wrong that i've done.

Help me leave behind some

Reasons to be missed.

Don't resent me

And when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory,

Leave out all the rest."

~Linkin Park~

Kevin went through the door to the bedroom first so Ben could slam it successfully. Ben had been getting angrier the whole drive to his house.

"I can't believe her!" he screamed, for what Kevin thought was the thousandth time.

"Let me guess," Julie said, sitting on Ben's bed and scaring both boys, "Gwen did something?"

Ben walked over and sat on the bed next to her. "She's just so... I don't know!" Ben twirled his hands in the air for emphasis. "She almost killed that alien, which I thought she would just never do. Then, starts ragging on me about the whole thing... Augh!! This is so annoying!"

Kevin leaned against Ben's desk, "Where's Ship?"

Julie bent down and lifted the sheets under Ben's bed. "He won't come out. It's like he lost all his energy."

Ben, feeling bad for him, knelt down and coaxed Ship to come out. He latched on to Ben's jacket for dear life and refused to let go, so Ben sat back down with him, looking him over at the same time. "He has a few scratches," he said, "but you're right. His feelings are what took the beating."

Julie looked down at Ship, "Why is she being such a jerk all of a sudden? She didn't have to hurt him!"

Ben glared down at the floor, "I'm starting to think she's snapped, or something."

"Oh, come on!!," Kevin screamed at them, "Something is obviously wrong with her!"

Ben looked up at him, "Yeah, no duh."

"It's not her style," Julie said, "to just take things in on herself, and leave everyone behind. Actually, that sounds like you."

Kevin sighed to calm down, and tried again, "If she doesn't want to tell us, why don't we just find out?"

Julie looked back at Ship, "That's just it. I think the only thing wrong here… is her."

Ben's cell started ringing and everyone got quiet as he looked at the ID. "It's Gwen," he told them.

Slowly, he answered the phone, "H-Hello?... Uncle Frank?" Julie and Kevin exchanged a glance while Ben continued. "Uh... Nope! Haven't seen her... Really?... Whoa, wait-- really!?... Um, wow, ok.... Actually, you know what!? I remember Julie telling me something about that earlier!... Yeah!... I think Gwen's staying with her... I'm sure it's just teenager stuff and... Really?... Uh.... I'll talk to her, don't worry... It'll be ok... Yeah... She'll be-- She'll be FINE! It's ok! Stop worrying!... Alright, bye." Ben fumbled for the disconnect button and turned his phone off.

He looked over to Julie, "If her parents call, she's staying with you tonight."

Julie's eyes got round, "As if!" Her eyes shifted from Kevin to Ben for a second, and then said, "What happened? Out of curiosity, I mean."

"Oh, well, um," Ben started getting a little shifty, thinking of whether or not to tell them. "She, uh, just got in a fight with her parents."

Kevin eyed him, "Gwen?"

"From her attitude today," Julie huffed, folding her arms, "that doesn't surprise me."

"There's more." Ben cleared his throat. "She sort of left a hole in their roof."

"A hole!?," Kevin said.

"And in the, um, wall..."

Julie put her head in her hands, "What is wrong with that girl!?"

Kevin was dumbstruck, "What kind of hole are we talking about here?"

"You remember the first time we met Grandma Verdona?" Ben said. Kevin nodded. "Uh, that kind of hole."

Kevin saved himself from falling by grabbing the edge of the desk.

Julie looked over at the wall, "This is insane."

Ben stood up with Ship still clinging to his jacket. "I'm not so sure," he said. "I agree with Kevin; something's wrong with her, and we need to find out what."

Julie stood, "How?"

"First," he said, petting Ship, "we need to find her."

Kevin had already moved from the desk to the door. His hand was on the knob when Ben said, "Wait a minute."

He turned and looked at Ben. "What do you mean, wait?" he said, "We need to go find her... Now!"

"I know that," Ben said, trying to get Ship off him, "but we need to split up to cover more ground."

Julie started helping Ben with Ship, "I don't think she wants to be found, so she won't go to the same place twice. Also, I doubt she has her Plumber's badge with her."

Ben managed to get him off. He handed Ship over to Julie, who let him sit in her jacket.

He looked to the both of them. "Julie, you go and check the warehouses that we visited last night. Might be some answers there. Kevin, go back to the com-center, maybe you can find some info on all this. I'll go to the lake and Mr. Smoothie. We've got to find Gwen."

Julie was about to add something to that, but before she could say anything, Kevin had already opened the door and left without them.

Ben shifted his eyes over to her. "I guess 'splitting up' means find your own ride," he joked.

He found out he was right when he heard the Challenger's tires squeal out of the driveway.

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Julie was right; Gwen didn't have her badge with her. The GPS on Kevin's said that the badge was at Gwen's house, which they all knew was one of the last places on Earth Gwen would be.

The Challenger sped to a halt in front of the gas station. Kevin got of his beloved car and walked around to the back. With the place closed, he had to use the back way to get inside. He opened one of the many hidden doors that led straight into one of the many tunnels of the com-center.

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Gwen sat in the chair, feeling completely emotionless. She was looking over that stupid drive again. She practically knew it word for word now, but she still didn't like it. Since she was just staring at it, the computer had begun to shut down, leaving her in the dark.

The deadline was still a few days away, but everyone was curious about her attitude lately. Knowing them, they might sniff something out. She hadn't done anything about Max, mostly because she knew he would figure something out and there just wasn't enough time for that. Besides, after it was done, she knew that if anyone could understand, it'd be her Grandfather. That just left--

"Gwen." Kevin's breathless voice was heard from behind her. She thought she'd be safe at the com-center, but apparently not. She dared not turn around.

Kevin took a step or two closer. "Gwen," he said clearer, "What's going on?"

That's when she realized, she just couldn't do it. Gwen got up and started walking away.

Kevin grabbed her arm. "What's going on, Gwen?"

She snatched her arm away from his grip and turned to face him. "You want to know what's wrong with me?"

He stayed quiet, but kept a strong expression.

"It's everything, ok?" she continued, "It's all of this! Ever since I was a kid it's been nothing but all of this! Aliens, powers, risking my life every thirty minutes. I didn't ask for this! Saving the world get's you nowhere, and being a hero means nothing. I'm done with this."

She started backing out, but he kept up. "So, what are you saying?" he asked, "You're saying that the last ten years of your life has been a huge waste of time?"

"No," she said, stopping, "I'm saying my whole life was a waste of time. I don't want any of this! I want a normal life with none of these people in it! It always leads back to aliens and the weight of the world. I can't take it anymore! Seems as if the Plumbers are my entire family; I want no part of it. Then there's Julie with that thing always with her!"

"What's gotten in to you!?," Kevin screamed at her.

"Of course, there's you," she continued, "You're a convict and a heartless monster... and you actually tried to change yourself for me. You're insane." She grabbed her necklace, tore it off her neck and threw it down at his feet. She started backing out again. "Goodbye, Kevin. I will never see you again."

She turned on her heel and left him there. He looked down at his feet and picked up her locket.

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Ben and Julie hadn't turned up anything and since they didn't hear from Kevin yet, they decided to go find him. They entered the com-center, just as Kevin was leaving.

Ben was walking in front of Julie, so he was the first to speak. "Did you--"

Kevin grabbed him by the neck of his shirt and slammed Ben against the wall.

"Ben!" Julie screamed from beside them.

Kevin got in Ben's face, and said through clenched teeth, "I never want to see you again."

He let him go, and Ben fell to the floor. Kevin walked off and slammed the door behind him.

Julie helped Ben up, "What was that?"

"No idea," he said. Then he looked over at the computers where something was flashing.

"What's that?" he said getting up.

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Gwen was in the middle of the wood, and all her emotions had suddenly come out of her. She leaned against a tree and bit her hand to keep from screaming. She'd think about all the things she did and said, but no matter where she looked, she would only see his face.

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Kevin sat in his car for what felt like forever; clenching the steering wheel with the locket he made her in her seat. He banged his head against the wheel and stayed there.

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OOOOHHHHEEEEMMMMGGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! angst,angst,angst,emo

Let the flames come, I know you hate me and I want to feel the burn! HAHA! This chapter is the best so far and one of the longest. Hope you enjoyed it!

Beta read by Darianella

Did you see the finale! It was awesome!!