Warning for some language. There's not much, but it is still there. Enjoy this one. We are nearing the end!

Chapter 14

Smoke billowed out through the room as Lily coughed from her spot on the floor. She pushed herself up to her knees. She saw a pair of feet and followed the legs up to the silver mask. She fell backwards with a gasp.

"Uh, uh, where do you think you're going?" Doom said as he gripped her neck.

"No!" She cried as his fingers squeezed.

"Lily!" Johnny cried from somewhere in the room.

Doom automatically shot lightening towards his voice and another explosion erupted followed by smoke. Doom picked her up by the neck until her feet barely touched the floor. She grunted as she clawed at his hand. He walked to the doors of the balcony and opened them. The night sky greeted them as Doom peered over the banister.

"Why?" Lily grunted out the word.

Doom looked at her, "Power, that's all there is to it. And I want yours. Get ready to die."

He moved her closer to the banister and her eyes widened. Lily struggled harder.

"No! Don't do it!" Johnny voice cried out.

Doom turned to face him. Johnny sat on his knees. Blood matted his forehead as he panted.

"Please."

Doom squeezed Lily's neck and she let out a strangled cry.

"No…please not her," Johnny pleaded.

Once again, Lily's eyes widened as she recognized the words. She looked at Johnny. A tear leaked out from the corner of her eye as she waited for the inevitable.

"You love her?" Doom asked curiously.

"Yes, please don't hurt her," Johnny pleaded some more.

Lily squeezed her eyes at his answer.

"Pity," Doom said before he threw Lily over the banister.

Her screams rang along with Johnny's as she fell through the air. Her body twisted so she was facing the oncoming concrete. People down below heard her screams and looked up. They screamed themselves and pointed to her as she covered her face with her arms and shut her eyes, as she fell to her death. When no bone-jarring impact came, she opened her eyes to see the concrete a foot from her nose. She gasped as she realized she was floating. She stood up in the air as she laughed.

"I'm flying!"

She looked up to the balcony of the Baxter building ans saw blue lights flashing.

"You're dead, Doom!" She cried out as she shot up in the air towards the building.

Higher and higher she rose until she stepped on the banister.

"No!" She cried for the hundredth time that night as she saw Sue over Johnny. She flew into the room and landed on her knees beside Johnny.

"Lily? You're okay," Sue said amazed.

"Johnny?" Lily asked as she looked up at Sue for confirmation.

Tears leaked out of her eyes as Sue shook her head sadly, confirming her worst fears. Lily gasped.

"No…" Lily cried as she put her head on Johnny's smoking chest. Her fingers curled into his uniform as Sue ran her fingers through Lily's red hair.

"Sue?" Reed's soft voice called out as he kneeled next to his wife.

Sue shook her head as she looked at him, and buried her head into Reed's chest as he held her shaking body.

"Didn't I kill you?" Doom's voice interrupted their private moment as a crash resounded.

Sue and Reed looked at him, both with looks of hatred aiming at their enemy.

"You…bastard," Lily said into Johnny's body.

Sue and Reed looked at her as she lifted her head from Johnny's chest.

"Now, tsk tsk…that's not nice," Doom said as he wagged a finger at her as if scolding a young child.

"Back up, Sue, come on," Reed whispered as he stood and pulled Sue.

Lily's eyes were pure orange.