*Summary: What if at the end of Allegiant Tris didn't exactly die? Just as she is about to succumb to the darkness, somehow she's sent back in time to stop the chain of events happening that will lead to her certain death. What will happen when key parts that lead Tris onto her suicidal path in Insurgent are altered? Will she still try to sacrifice herself to save everyone- even if it means losing Tobias forever? Starts out as a T rating and will work up to a M rating as the story evolves.

**Author's Note: This is my first attempt at writing a fanfiction story so I felt it was appropriate to start with the Divergent series. From the moment I started Divergent, I was hooked. While not many authors are brave enough to kill the main character off at the end, and I applaud Ms. Roth's decision to take it in that direction, I still was disappointed that there was no future for Four and Tris- that they were doomed from the beginning. I felt like that wasn't fair to them so I'm making it right, so to speak. Will stick with the main parts of Divergent at first then will start tapering off into an alternate world where anything is possible. I sadly do not own the Divergent series or the characters.

Also, all reviews are welcome; let me know if I'm going if this is something you guys are interested in seeing continued or what you guys would like to see and I'll try to incorporate it into the storyline.


Chapter 1: Realization

I awake with a gasp as I sit up. Where am I? I beat the death serum and was standing in the room to release the memory serum and then.. of course, now I remember. David was there; he was bitter and thought I was going to steal the serums, not release them upon the Buearu. He shot me several times- I remember feeling the blood and knowing I would not make it. I hit the button and released the serum then I fell; and my mother, she was there. She told me it was okay, that I did good and to come with her. I remember wanting to let go, wanting to go with her- and I thought I had but as I'm still alive I realize that could not possibly be correct.

If I didn't die, then where am I? I look around and realize that I'm in my bed, in my room, in Abnegation. How the hell did I get here? Why would I be here of all places instead of in the infirmary at the Buearu since I was shot pretty bad- I mean I did feel like I had died after all. I get up out of the bed to walk to the door and I realize that I don't feel any pain which doesn't make sense to me which is when my hand flies to my neck on it's own accord and I do not feel the fatal wound there. How extremely odd this whole situation is. I open the door and walk around the house. As it's still dark, I know whoever is here would be sleeping so I carefully walk down the hall and stop at the first door I get to; it's Caleb's room. Something is definitely going on, I realize once I quietly open the door and find Caleb fast asleep in his bed.

I know I should probably hate him for what all he has done to me, I mean it's not easy to forgive your brother for betraying you and handing you over to the enemy to do what they will- it is faction before blood after all- but I can't bring myself to feel that hatred that I should rightfully have; I forgave him before I realized it- or rather admitted, to myself. He was only doing what we've been taught our whole lives- and while he acted rather brashly, I couldn't honestly hold it against him. I should live by that creed too but he's my brother and since my parents died, he's the only family I have besides Tobias. While I know something is definitely going on, I have this sinking feeling that if I woke up here in Abnegation, I have lost Tobias after all. My sweet Tobias, I wonder where he is then and when in time I am at and where I might find him.

I close the door as quietly as I opened it and start down the hallway to the only other room- my parents room. I know I shouldn't get my hopes up that my parents may be here but I do anyway. I open the door as silently and slow as I can when I look towards their bed and see their sleeping figures in the dark. I release the breath I didn't even know I was holding and I feel something against my cheek. Tears, I realize as I put my hand up to wipe them off my cheek. My parents are here, wherever here is. I walk slowly up to their bed as not to risk waking them. I can't believe it, they're really here; but if they're here, and Caleb is here, and we're certainly in Abnegation in our house, then what is going on?

I walk back to my room and lie down in my bed while I replay everything in my mind. We figured out what lies beyond the gates, we stopped Nita's crazy plan of using the death serum on the Buearu, but there were consequences as Uriah had died as a result of poor strategy. The Buearu wanted to use the memory serum on the city but I ended up stopping that, I think. One thing is for sure, I beat the death serum- even though I don't know how- and David definetly killed me. But why am I back here in Abnegation, what does it all mean? Where am I back to and what is the purpose of sending me here? I let my thoughts run until I could hardly keep a straight line of thinking and I succumed to the threat of sleep that was hanging over my head, with all my thoughts landing on Tobias and hoping that I would see him in my dreams tonight until I could see his beautiful face again.


"Beatrice, honey, it's time to get up. Don't want to be late for the ceremony, now do we?" My father calls to me.

Ceremony? What ceremony? Oh my gosh, today's the day of Caleb and mine's choosing ceremony. Why was I brought back to this time- what makes this day so special? Then I realize, this must be the day- today starts the chain of events that will lead me to love and loss, where everything starts to fall apart.

"Beatrice, are you ready?" my mother calls up to me.

"Almost mom!" I reply, and quickly get dressed and pull my hair quickly up into the perfect Abnegation bun that I am to wear. I walk down the stairs and see my family standing there, waiting on me, before we head to the Hub and forever alter the course of history- would it even be history if none of it has happened yet?

I look over at my father and mother, cherishing these last moments I have. Fate is a cruel thing to bring me back to a point in time where I have to leave them when I just got them back. My mother must have sensed my staring at them as she turned her head and grabbed my hand.

"I love you, no matter what happens today." My mother says to me. "I know you do Mom, and I love you. I will always be your baby girl, and no matter what may happen from today on, I will always cherish the time that I've had with you and Dad." I tell her, trying to blink back tears. There's no use in crying right now, not when there are people around that would consider me to be weak for it. If this is real, then I've been sent back here for a reason and weakness is not something that I can afford right now.

We sit and the vile thing that is Marcus starts conducting the Choosing Ceremony and oh, how I wish I could just get up and deck him one good time. Even if I technically don't know Tobias yet, it still doesn't sit well with me what pain Marcus has caused him. I get lost in my thoughts as to why I was brought back, why I was placed back at this time and why I remember everything. There's so much I want to say to my parents and Caleb but whoever brought me back didn't give me time to warn them of what's to happen. Would anyone believe me if I tried to tell them? I probably wouldn't if I was in their shoes, I'd just look at the person like they were crazy. What if it wasn't real and it was all a dream- just a really bad dream with a few good parts mixed in. I'm so wrapped up in my thoughts they I barely hear Marcus call Caleb's name. Caleb looks at me, then our parents, and goes up to the bowls; he makes his choice for Erudite like I knew he would and not Abnegation like I thought last time around.

So I'm not crazy, this is my second chance- a way to try to keep things from falling apart so bad. Then my name is called and I nervously glance at my parents trying to tell them that I'm sorry but I must follow what fate has set out for me before I stand and make my way up to the most important decision I have to make. I know without a doubt that it has always been my fate to leave Abnegation for Dauntless, but now I know what is to come so I can try to alter the course of things and maybe in the process be able to keep myself from choosing between whether Caleb should die or ultimately, taking his place. I hope you can forgive me this time around too I mentally think to my parents as my blood hisses against the Dauntless coals.

All at once the members of Dauntless in attendance start to cheer and as I go to take my place among them. As the remaining few choose their factions, I find I'm not nervous this time around; I feel calm and brave already. When the last person has chosen, we start making our way out and like last time, I steal one last glance to my parents to let them know it's okay- that I will not fail this time- and take off running with my new faction. We climb the platform and I take my place towards the back of the train so that I can try to stay on the timeline of meeting Christina; keeping her as a great friend and ally. The train approachs and everyone takes off running to jump. I want to do like I've done countless times and just hop on but my body is still that of Abnegation, not yet Dauntless and I cannot do like I'm used to so I end up clinging to the side of the car when I feel a hand pulling me in; I look up to see who my saviour is and look into Christina's eyes.