Here's the next bit, sorry bout the short chapter. More to come later. READ THE IMPORTANT A/N AT THE END.
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Jai tried not to let the panic show on his face as he felt the control over his legs slowly slip away. Zoom kept going faster and faster, no longer able to slow down and it scared him. Jai remembers what happened to the other speedsters, he was in full-blown panic mode as he lost control.
He knew Irey could still slow down, hell she could even stop if the laws of physics allowed it. Jai was always jealous of his sister's superior ability to control her powers. Irey was almost if not better than their father when it came down to speed and control.
Why she wasn't stopping or even slowing down, he didn't know. Jai expected her to, Irey was always afraid of going to fast, but for some reason his sister kept on running by his side. She seemed to be at war with herself, although he wasn't sure. The whole thing confused him to the point of frustration.
Why was she doing this?
It took Zoom by surprise when his sister gripped his torso and forced him backwards with strength he didn't even know she had. At that moment time froze or it least it seemed to. Jai took one final glance at his twin, his little sister, his other half.
Her crimson mask was torn, as was her costume. Her fiery red bangs poked out between the torn scarlet fabric on her forehead. Blood and dirt were smeared across her flushed freckled cheeks. When he met her piercing emerald stare he expected to see hate, disgust or something close to that, but he saw something else entirely in her eyes. Pity, compassion and…something else.
Even though it was only for a fraction of a nanosecond it was enough. It was if he had looked into her mind. He knew.
Flashback
Jai and Irey were mountain biking in the Rockies during their annual family vacation. The highschoolers were having an absolute blast rushing up and down the hills together. Both hollered and laughed as they climbed the steep incline. Irey led the way on the narrow trail at her insistence. Jai was close behind her.
Suddenly, the gravel beneath her tires gave way and the young redhead tumbled backwards off the edge of the cliff.
"JAI!" she screamed reaching out for the edge frantically.
"IREY!" Her twin shouted as he jumped off his bike and lunged for her arm ignoring the pain as his knees scraped against the rough terrain. In the nick of time he caught her wrist and pulled his sister to safety. Adrenalin pumped through his veins and his heart thundered in his chest as he tenderly helped Irey on her feet.
"Thanks, that was close." She gasped.
"Too close." He agreed. Jai was glad he was there to catch her when she fell. He couldn't imagine life without his other half.
"IREY!" Zoom shouted as he desperately tried to grab ahold of his sister so he could save her from facing the same fate as their father. But his efforts were in vain, it was too late. The blast from the past made it even worse as he tumbled backwards.
"Goodbye Jai…"Her voice whispered through the wind. Jai watched in agony as she slowly faded away into the distance into nothing. She was gone, as good as if not dead. Somewhere in that rift that swallowed her up. He didn't know.
Jai didn't feel any pain as he skidded across the plains. He felt nothing, as he lay out on the desert floor in a bloody pulp.
The speedster sighed in defeat as both past and present memories played over and over in his mind, teasing him, haunting him. He was too late, to slow. He couldn't catch her this time.
"You just always had to be the hero Irey." Jai cursed his dead sister bitterly.
Hi guys, I was slightly disappointed at the amount of response from the last chapter, but I had this done so I decided to post. Please let me know what you think. I don't write just to get reviews but it's nice to get a decent amount of feedback. I put a lot of time into these chapters so if you could spend a few seconds on a review that would be nice. It's the least you can do. Also I'm looking to see if anyone is willing to do a cover for this story (I cant draw to save my life) Please review or PM, I don't bite.