'Ello again, this is the third chapter of the fanfiction. This one has a lot of doubt for Jinx, Dracul's words searing into her brain. It also introduces a new character, who manages to get into a fight with Jinx. Hope you like it.

A Haunting Memory Returns

Chapter Three: Prescriptions for the Mind

Jinx ran as fast as she could. The narrow hallway shrunk more and more as she went. It was dark and damp. The only lights were hanging over their heads, and they were dim. Jinx felt nothing but fear, and running right into a dead end didn't comfort. She turned around, watching Dracul slowly walking towards her, taking his sweet time. Why should he hurry? He had her cornered and she had no way to escape him. She stared in horror at him as he limped, his cane in both hands. Dracul was breaking every last bulb hanging over their heads. With each burst of light and broken glass, Dracul transformed into her.

"I told you didn't I? We are the same person." Dracul had mocked.

With nowhere left to go, she turned her head as Dracul reached the final bulb and cracked it with his cane, before lunging at her. No one would hear Jinx's scream.

Jinx woke up shrieking in the warehouse. She had been lying against the wall which was now brightened with the daylight. There was no evidence of Dracul's presence from the previous night. She stood up shakily but fell back down. She tried to get up again, this time leaning against the wall to keep her balance. Jinx walked out of the warehouse, the alley was still empty but she could hear the sounds of bustling Keystone City. Cars honking in the middle of the traffic. Birds chirping. People talking with one another about business or something along those lines. Jinx continued to walk in a desperate attempt to get home. Kid Flash was probably back and worried about where she's gotten off to. Just as she started to regain enough strength to walk normally she heard a siren in the distance.

"You've got to be kidding me." Jinx groaned.

She attempted running but couldn't even pull that off. Luckily the siren was coming from somewhere near, and she blinked at the sign bearing the word "Pharmacy".

"An old man trying to steal prescriptions again?" she asked herself in an attempt to shake off the previous night's events.

When she finally got there she saw some cigarette chewing Australian walking out holding a gun, he was followed by two other men bearing slightly less powerful weapons. The man was muscular, and had a heavy tan and curly blonde locks of hair. He walked around in a soldier's uniform.

"Well 'en, the job's done ain't it?" the Australian asked the man to his left.

"Yeah, but I'm not sure if your method is going to satisfy him." the man replied.

"That's right, he told you to blow it up and steal any papers involving incoming shipments." the man to the right said, "Seriously Levi, you're going to get us in trouble with the old man."

The Australian man Levi just laughed off what his cohort said. However he did take notice in Jinx's presence.

"Well crikeys," he said pulling out his cigarette to allow the smoke escape, "We got us some sort o' eavesdropper."

"You got that right pal. What are you doing blowing up a pharmacy? And who's the 'old man' you're talking about?" Jinx asked furiously.

What kind of idiot blew up a pharmacy?

"Well love, 'at information is classified. Now step out o' the way before we fill your pretty lil' face with bullets." Levi said.

The other two men started laughing and Jinx couldn't help but hex them. She wanted to intimidate Levi somehow. Him and all of his psychopathic glory.

"What exactly do we have here?" Levi whistled.

Jinx rolled her eyes in disgust. She just woke up in a damp warehouse and was now being flirted with some deranged person she didn't know.

"More 'an just a pretty face. Go ahead 'en, hex me. See if I care sugarplum." Levi said pointing his gun at Jinx.

They both stood there for awhile, staring into each other's eyes, daring the other to make the first move. Jinx cart wheeled to the side and Levi started to pump bullets where she was originally standing. She did a front flip and Levi continued to waste bullets on the air. Jinx then sent a wave of bad luck at him. Levi laughed and shot at her, but no bullets came out.

"Shoot! The trigger's jammed!" he said.

Jinx ran forward now and winced at how much pressure she was putting on her still shaky legs. She came up close and sent a flurry of punches and kicks. Levi was getting pushed back and growled, upset with the fact that he was being shown up by a teenage girl. He finally managed to grab hold of one of her hands.

"Too bad for you 'at I don' believe in 'at garbage 'bout hittin' a girl." Levi sneered before delivering a heavy fist into Jinx's face.

She was knocked back and fell on the ground. Just as she regained vision from the impact she saw Levi's gun in her face. The trigger was no longer jammed.

"Well 'en, look at this feisty lil' package, nice face though. What a waste." he said.

She looked into his blue eyes and saw little sympathy, and prepared for the worst. Just as Levi was about to pull the trigger a flash of red and yellow came by and knocked him backwards, straight into a light pole. Jinx gave a sigh of relief as Kid Flash helped her to her feet. There was still no time for explanations though, because the other two men were getting up, and Levi looked like he could take a few more hits. The couple assumed their fighting positions, but Levi just got up and backed away.

"Boys, we're done here." he gestured to the other two men before pointing to the couple, "As for you, this ain't over."

Kid Flash was not about to let them get away but the men pointed their guns at him.

"Oh please, do you really think that you'll be able to shoot me?" Kid Flash asked, taking the men's actions as a joke.

"Maybe not you, but the girl ain't fast enough." Levi said, directing the men to point at Jinx instead.

Kid Flash had no choice but to let them get away, he couldn't let them hurt her. When the threat of getting his girlfriend shot was gone he turned to her and asked, "Where have you been all this time?"

Jinx didn't know exactly how to respond. She didn't want to worry Kid Flash by telling him about the incident the night before. She instead lied with, "There's been a crime spree around the city."

Kid Flash took that as the truth and helped her get home. He did ask other questions such as, "Are you okay? You seem to be hurt in your legs." or, "You seem depressed, is there anything troubling you?"

Each question was answered with an excuse by Jinx. Eventually he decided to carry her home seeing that she couldn't walk well. When they arrived they went to their separate rooms, Jinx immediately entered her restroom to freshen up. Just as she was applying hairspray in front of the mirror she screamed and dropped the can. Kid Flash ran in quickly to see what was wrong, and didn't see anything. Jinx however, looked at the mirror in horror, seeing not her reflection, but Dracul's. Kid Flash could obviously see that something was wrong, but no matter how much he coaxed he couldn't seem to figure out the problem. Jinx told him that everything was fine and that she just needed some time to herself. He reluctantly went back to his room. Jinx sat down on her bed, remembering all the times when she was a villainess, and realized Dracul was right, her life was influenced by him. The crooked grin she'd wear whenever entering a battle, just like how Dracul laughed as he walked into a fight. Or speaking in a hushed tone to increase suspense and scare her victim, he did the same. Heck, he was the one who convinced her that all she'd ever be was bad.

"Good is not an option for people like us, especially you. You are bad luck, and that is all you'll ever be." Dracul had said to her while attending the H.I.V.E.

Jinx had accepted what Dracul said, that she'd never be anything more than a dirty villain. Now she realized how cruel he was. How misanthropic a single person could be. However, she still saw him as her father figure. She remembered back at the H.I.V.E. when she was in one of the most emotional stages of her life. She was struggling and didn't know what to do. One day when she was speaking with Dracul over the matter she found herself hugging him and crying into his overcoat. He was in a state of quandary, and it took a few seconds for him to react. He slowly reached around and patted her on the back, telling her that everything would be okay. He seemed very hesitant, like this was the first hug he had in years, for all she knew it could have been.

How could someone like that be so hateful? It really did scare Jinx, knowing how someone like him could become such an awful person, what if the same happened to her? She crossed the fine line from villainy to heroics long ago, but Dracul's words brought a new doubt. She decided to lie down, but couldn't think of a way to keep herself occupied. This would easily be a long day for her.

End of Chapter Three

This brings the end of the chapter. Was it good? Was it bad? Do you feel the need to pinpoint my exact location so you can tear me limb from limb? Let me know! Seriously, let me know. I need to get the plane tickets ready. I'm currently working on the fourth chapter. A bit more action inside. Until then, g'day!