Author: Ah nothing like good end notes. Its ended, its over, I can sleep feeling happy (at least until I start the sequal x)) Enjoy the chapter, it's the last you'll get out of me. (for now!)
They said they wouldn't kill her… how could I have been so stupid! How? He then remembered. He looked down at his free hands. He wasn't restrained. His eyes went back to her I won't let them take her… I couldn't… Even if… They kill me… Terry was too preoccupied in his thoughts to notice Psycho's intimidating gaze direct toward him.
Wait what am I thinking? They have kryptonite… WHAT! Terry got up and started moving backward until he slammed into the wall. KRYPTONITE! WAS THAT WHAT HE USED ON ME! But then… No… NO I couldn't be… Its impossible! He started clawing at his head. How did I know! How did I know what that was? I didn't… I couldn't have… Psycho smiled triumphantly, but again Terry did not notice. Dana stared blankly lost deep in emotions and thought.
It must be her… WHAT! None of this started until she arrived… No…This world… It isn't the world I used to live in… But how do I know that? I can't! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME! Her… its her… but it can't… she didn't… its her… is it? Why am I thinking this? Because I know its true… His eyes went back to her, dark, emotionless. She stared back trust, and fear emitted from hers.
"Good," Lex said quietly.
Bruce stood up, "We're not getting anywhere by talking," his eyes glanced at Clark, "You're taking me, Barbara you go get Gotham's finest they'll be needed," she nodded and took the front door.
Clark looked at him when she was gone. "Let's get him back," he said softly. Bruce nodded and they were out the door as well…
Why is he looking at me like that? Dana asked as she stared at Terry half trusting/ half fearful. Terry stood up without relinquishing his heartless gaze.
"Terry… Are you…" Before she could finish she found him in her face, with a hand clasped around her neck. "What are you doing?" She never got an answer. Instead Terry strengthened his grip.
Fear struck Dana's eyes when she realized what he was doing. She couldn't breath! Why… Why is doing this! She began to struggle, to kick and hit him. She tried to pry his hands, but there was a strength in them that couldn't be possible. She tried to cry for help, to plead, to cry, but nothing escaped from her throat as his grip continued to intensify. Her lungs screamed for air, everything was beginning to become blurry. Only one thought crossed her mind before everything around her went black. Terry…
She became limp, and still he tightened his grip. She used me! Mom… Matt… It was all a lie! All HER fault! His grip tightened to an extent he didn't know he had. Kryptonite… He stopped. His hands opened and Dana fell to the floor in a lifeless fashion. What… What did I just do? He looked down in sudden realization, not noticing Psycho finally relinquish his gaze from Terry, not noticing Psycho eye Lex with an anxious glare, not noticing Lex smile and say 'It all works just like I knew it would,' and not noticing Lex looking at him with a ruling glare. All he noticed was Dana, sprawled on the floor, a lifeless heap, all by his hands.
"Dana… No… I didn't I… Dana! NNOOO!" He broke down, grabbing her, grabbing at everything he had left. What have I done… How could I have… He felt so weak… There she was clinging to life and he had caused it… Have I finally lost it? Psycho looked back at him. Yes…
Bruce watched as they reached the building. He watched as Clark ripped through it without concern. He didn't ask to be put down, that would slow them down.
"They're in there," Clark said changing direction. There was no doubt that he had used his X-ray vision to find that out. It didn't matter, Bruce looked ahead and waited. Waited as Clark slammed through the last wall and finally put him down. Then he saw it, he saw Terry gripping the girl tightly, he saw the tears break down Terry's face, and he knew. His gripped tightened on his cane and his eyes looked up to Lex.
"This ends now," He said.
Lex pulled out the Kryptonite and Clark fell to the ground. I am insane… This isn't happening… Its all a dream and I'll wake up… I'll wake up. He saw his mom arguing at him about his grades. He saw his brother frown at him when he ate the rest of the cereal. I'll wake up and this will all be over… If I just end it now… He let Dana go, and stood up. He walked towards Bruce. Then I'll end it! He lunged. Bruce barely managed to sidestep him. Before he regained his footing he felt something cold touch the back of his neck.
"I'm sorry Terry…" A voice said.
He fell to the ground. If I end it now… If I… All of a sudden everything went dark. It has to end…
Bruce returned the Kryptonite into its lead case. I'm sorry… The police busted into the room. One of them was equipped with Friez's old weapon, Barbara of course.
"Freeze!" She demanded to them not intending a pun.
Clayface rose from his position in the back, just like they had planned. Soon he was frozen to the floor. Lex, Psycho, and Spellbinder were arrested and taken out of the room. Psycho was the last out, but before he completely left he managed to say one last thing, "Quite a grandson you have there Bruce!"
The other slab of Kryptonite was taken out and Clark recovered. All of this happened like it was somewhere else… some other lifetime. His eyes never left Terry… He's really alive… What did they do to you all this time? Terry… A tear rolled down Bruce's cheeks, something that hadn't occurred since his parent's death so long ago… Terry
Clark and Barbara remained silent, knowing better than to even whisper a word…
Terry woke up to find himself on an unfamiliar bed. Then it was all fake? His heart was in his throat when he sat up. He hoped so… He couldn't bear the thought of almost killing her… but did he? He yanked the covers off of him and saw a familiar face watching his every move.
"Bruce…" He said, his throat was very dry now.
They stared at each other in silence for the longest time. Not knowing where to start, not knowing what to say…
"Terry," Bruce finally gave in to the surrounding silence. "Dana is awake, she told me everything she knew,"
Once again silence filtered the room. A pang of guilt seized Terry's gut.
"I almost killed her…" This world… it must have been real…
"Terry," Bruce said in the calmest voice he had ever used, "None of it was your fault,"
"If it wasn't my fault then why was it my hands she collapsed in… If it wasn't my fault then how are they all dead when I could have protected them. No Bruce it WAS my fault, all of it! I should never have let them catch me…" He looked away. "I just want it to end… I just…" His heart was so stained now that he didn't know if he could ever recover. He didn't look at Bruce, he couldn't, he didn't want to face him… but he had too, and that hurt him just as much.
"Terry… It has already ended… They're gone, I don't blame you if you give up the mask…"
"Don't," A new voice stated. Terry's gaze turned and he found Dana standing at the door. "Don't give it up Terry, its what can save all the ones like us," She walked to him and she sat on the bed next to him. "It is over, don't give up everything just because you did what you had to do,"
"Dana… I almost killed…" Terry couldn't finish.
"That wasn't you! That was Psycho using you! He's a telepath remember! He broke into your thoughts and gave you new ones!" She said strongly.
"Then why? Everything else… Why did they throw me into false worlds? Why did they have to kill Mom and Matt? What was all that for?" He asked angrily.
Bruce was the one to answer this question, "To weaken you, so that you would believe what Psycho said, you would be able to fight if you hadn't already been hurt."
That hit Terry like a bullet. They died… Just to be able to use me…? He clenched his fist and then stopped. He then remembered something that had scared him. He held up his hand as he remembered the rage, remembered his grip tightening and tightening… remembered Kryptonite… He was afraid to ask… afraid of what the answer would be. How… How could I be… He looked to Bruce, the pain showed in his eyes as he began to ask, already knowing what the answer would be… "What am I Bruce?" It came out wrongly, but he couldn't make it come out again. Fear dominated him as he heard Bruce's gentle reply.
"A miracle… Terry… Your parents… Were good people, Tom was your dad… I've always wished I could have known him better, he was, my son." Terry stared at Bruce as a tear escaped his eye, "Your mother I knew better, she loved her father she always looked up to him-" He cut off unsure if he could finish, but he came back, "Even when she learned of his secret life as Superman, she still loved him like a father and not just a super hero… Both of them died when you were still a baby… Clark gave you to the best family he knew but he didn't know who Tom was… and I didn't know you existed… I took you in… I watched you learn… and that whole time… I never knew…" He cut off and looked at Terry. I'm sorry…
Terry looked back speechless. When will I wake up?
Dana stared at him, shocked, hurt Terry…
Author: So what do you guys think? Did you catch it at all? Sheesh! It seems like forever ago when I started this thing! It must have been a year ago! This is officially my first finished story ever and I don't really know what to say about that… It feels like I did fifty but each was a chapter to pull this whole thing together… I want to sit back and read the whole thing now that its over! I'll wait to do that tomorrow cause its kinda like 3 oclock in the morning and to think, I was laughing at some of you guys yesterday who stay up in the wee hours of the night to write your stories! takes it all in Oh thanks are most definitely in order! Thank you Evanessence for keeping my spirits about it up! Thank you creators of the movie Daredevil (which far beats Spiderman any day of the week!) for keeping my creativity and drive alive to write. And thank you beautiful reviewers! For putting up with my cliffhangers and always coming back to read the next chapter I posted up! Heck I'll even thank the silent people who are reading this now! Thank you guys for reading this story and I hope you have enjoyed it! Please please please PLEASE drop a review! I really want your opinions and criticism I hope to do a sequel and your input would be most helpful! Good news guys no cliffhangers! Okay I'll quit yammerin your heads off and jump in the bed! See ya!