Traya Smith (tiny_tornado) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-30 21:40:00

Entry tags:

firestorm, inactive - traya smith, npc - jai west, plot - "blackest night"

Memories Come Back to Haunt You
Traya was on monitor duty in the YJLA HQ, her helmet resting on the control console while she paid attention to the various broadcasts.

So much death and destruction in the world lately. So many heroes who had died. Superman. The Blue Beetle. Metamorpho. Cait. Cerdian. Jai.

It just seemed like the world was heading to hell in a hand basket. The darkness encroaching in.

But she couldn't believe that. Couldn't. They were the heroes. They always won. Good would always triumph over evil, so long as they held onto hope. Just like her dad always told her. No matter what happened, you kept right on trying until you got it right.

She leaned back and sighed. No major emergencies that required responding to since Gotham. Even with whatever was going on in Atlantis.

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dareyoutorun
2011-01-31 03:02 am UTC (link)

"You two are terrible liars, you know that? From over here, I could see it. You two want each other so badly you can taste it." Jai says, looking between them.

"So, Traya, when I was out being tortured into using my powers...did you and Mikey-boy here just happen to have monitor-duty together then, too?" he asks.

"Maybe /that's/ why no one came after me. No one noticed I was gone. Or maybe Mikey decided it would be easier to get in your pants if I wasn't in the picture.

We /all/ know his first attempt to kill me with that tidal wave only failed because Petra bailed me out. But, Mike, you gave it the old college try, right?

Did you give Traya the old college try, too?" he asks.

"Not that I'm hatin' or nothin'. You should give a spin. I already got what I wanted." Jai snickers.

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	masterofmatter 2011-01-31 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"No, Jai. Nothing happened. Did you not see what I made in your honor," Michael said defiantly, all the while trying to figure out what the hell he was facing. And how to counteract it. Freeze? Immolation? Acid? (WILL) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-01-31 03:08 am UTC (link)
	This... this wasn't right! "Jai..." Traya pleaded, fighting back tears, "we're your friends! We wouldn't do anything to hurt you!" "I... I loved you!" (FEAR) (LOVE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-01-31 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, you probably did, Traya. Past tense. But I never loved you. You are the single most /boring/ girl I've ever met in my life! I have /no/ idea what I was thinking, letting Henry hook me up with you. God, if Mitzi hadn't come along, I might have died of boredom, rather than in an explosion." Jai says callously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-01-31 06:36 am UTC (link)
	"That tears it. I don't know who you are, but you sure as hell are not Jai West. Traya, pull yourself together. We have work to do." This thing is fast. How the hell do I out perform that? (WILL) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-01-31 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Traya's expression turned sour. There was the faint sensation of winds picking up. "You're not Jai!" (FEAR) (RAGE) She brought both hands up, unleashing a powerful blast of air. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-01 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"Oooh, look at her GO!" Jai says, blurring out of the path of the wind. Presently, there's another rush of air and he's standing next to Traya. Jai grins. "You were boring in bed, too." he taunts, and then reaches out to slap her senseless. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

masterofmatter
2011-02-01 02:29 am UTC (link)

The hand is incinerated before it can touch her.

Michael had been anticipating something, and Trayas movements made him think NotJai was going after her. So he launched a concentrated burst of plasma where he thought the head would be. It may not have been the head, but it will do. Michael pushes himself airborne, trying to stay out of reach of this thing.

"Traya, MOVE!"

(WILL)

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	tiny_tornado 2011-02-01 02:34 am UTC (link)
	(FEAR) Traya threw herself into motion, in spite of her horror at what Jai was saying. He couldn't mean it. No. It wasn't Jai. It couldn't be... Propelled by winds, she too took to the air. "Jai! If you're in there..." (FEAR) (HOPE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2011-02-01 02:48 am UTC (link)

The plasma blast hits Jai's hand, which is burned away before it can hit Traya. Jai yowls in pain and clutches the area where his hand once was.

"OW! WHAT THE HELL, MICHAEL!" Jai says, falling to his knees.

Jai groans in pain, looking up at Traya.

"You never really loved me, did you?" Jai asks, his voice small, confused and hurt.

"Did you even notice I was gone, Traya?" he asks quietly.

"Did you even /care/?" he asks, hanging his head.

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	masterofmatter 2011-02-01 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Oh shit!" Michael panics a bit. It could be a trick...but the thing...he did take its hand off. He knew that he could do a lot of damage, but...he acted before thinking (WILL) (FEAR) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-02-01 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Traya let out a gasp of fear when Jai got hurt, throwing all caution to the wind as she landed next to him. "Jai... I loved you. I cried for days." She'd nearly turned Jai's neighborhood into tornado alley, not that she'd noticed. "We'll... we'll get you help!" (FEAR) (HOPE) (LOVE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-01 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"Why didn't anyone come for me, Traya? I...I waited. I prayed. I even /begged/ and no one found me." Jai says, his voice breaking. "And now...I'm trapped like this, maybe forever." he says, his shoulders shaking. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-02-01 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"Jai, you weren't the only one who died that day. Several million did. We were swamped. I'm-I'm sorry, man." Michael wanted to believe him. he really did. Still, his hand is up. (WILL) (COMPASSION) (FEAR) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-02-01 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Traya reached out to touch his face. "We tried," she said. "Everybody did. But we couldn't find you... But we'll get help! We will! There's got to be someone who can do something!" (HOPE) (LOVE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-01 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Jai leans into Traya's touch, his ruined face seemingly relaxing with her. "I...I miss you, Traya." Jai whispers, putting his arms around her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-02-01 03:32 am UTC (link)
	"Uhhh...Traya? Is that a good idea?" (WILL) (FEAR) (LOVE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-02-01 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Traya put her arms around him, not hearing Michael's question. "I missed you so much, Jai." (HOPE) (LOVE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-01 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"You still smell like Jasmine..." Jai whispers, holding her close. Jai looks up at Michael. "To answer your question, old friend..." Jai says, as he smiles at Michael. "No...it's not." At that moment, Traya can feel Jai's fingers tearing into her chest, trying to claw for her heart. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	masterofmatter 2011-02-01 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"Traya!" Michale blasts the plasma as fast as he can. But he knows how fast Jai is. (FEAR) (WILL) (RAGE) (LOVE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-02-01 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Oh... It hurt. It hurt more than Traya could ever remember being hurt before. She screamed. (FEAR) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2011-02-01 04:09 am UTC (link)

Traya lights up like big beacon of fear and Jai is close to tearing her heart out, once again, when the Michael starts in with the plasma blasts.

"Okay, /that's/ it!" he says, dropping Traya to the floor without taking her heart.

"Don't move a muscle, honey. Back in Flash." he jests.

He races up behind Firestorm.

"You missed, man. Some boyfriend /you'd/ make! You can't even defend your girl from her abusive ex!" Jai taunts, trying to provoke Michael.

"But I always wondered somethin' about you Firestorm guys. There's always supposed to be /two/ of you from what my old man used to say.

How do you decide who gets Traya on what night? Do you draw straws? Guess numbers?

Hey, why don't I just ask the other guy in there?" Jai queries, beginning to vibrate and top speed, before leaping /into/ Firestorm.

/Now...where is that other guy...? Ha! There he is!/ Jai announces triumphantly, moving faster and faster.

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	masterofmatter 2011-02-01 04:14 am UTC (link)
	"AhhhhhHAHHHHHHHHHHH-!" In a second, Michael isn't in the Monitor Room with the devastation all around him. He's in...well, it feels almost like an abstraction. But he knows this place. It's the Firestorm Matrix. But it was what Jai says that gets his attention. /What the hell! You leave him the hell alone!/ (WILL) (RAGE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-02-01 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Traya hurt, struggling to draw breath. If someone looked closely, though, they would see the wound starting to slowly close as the nanites in her bloodstream went to work. Oh, Jai... what have they done to you... (FEAR) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-02-01 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Ronnie is struggling as well, fighting to keep coherent and in control. /Michael... he's trying to split the matrix. He thinks faster than we do - we're not going to get anywhere unless we work together./ he responds, trying to keep calm, wishing that he could be the junior mind again and have someone walking him through this, for once. FEAR WILL (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)