"Wakey-wakey, Ebony Blaze."

My eyes snapped open as my focus soon was on a smirking Kendall in her Velocity persona, she standing in front of me as I looked around to see that I wasn't at HQ. Instead, I was in a dark, abandoned warehouse and strapped down to a chair. "Fuck," I hissed, my body stiff from the sedative. "Where am I?"

"Well, you're not back with those pretty boys," Velocity remarked as two hulking guys came to her side with matching sneers. "But that doesn't matter anyway because today is when I finally get rid of you by Greenlee's request."

At the mention of the name, in stepped Greenlee (dressed like Paris Hilton in a flowy blue blouse, form-fitting jeans, and black knee-length boots) as she held what looked like a syringe with a smirk on her face. "Look what I have," she drawled gleefully. To Kendall, "This is perfectly made by Pinero himself, girlfriend. And once this is injected into O'Hara, he'll be a sitting duck with no powers."

"Perfect," Kendall remarked as she took the syringe from her best friend. "We'll be sure to give him a reminder that he was NEVER meant to be a Super."

Before I knew it, I was soon backhanded by the female speedster. "That's for replacing my dead best friend, you bastard."

"Calmate. Senorita," came the smooth voice of Enrique (him dressed in all black) as he and his two groupies arrived. "We'll have some fun with him soon enough, Kendall. Just chill out for a bit."

He soon arrived by my side, giving me a wicked smirk. "It's such a pity that it all had to come down to this, Skylar," he said to me. "Greenlee and myself tried to warn you, but you were too caught up in the massive spiderweb. If only you had chosen to be my sidekick or just stayed out of the game altogether to be by your gal pals' sides, none of this had to be necessary. Then again, you'd be doomed to face an unavoidable situation of being the most-hated person in the world with everyone turning against you. Que sera, sera, and all that jazz."

I felt my stomach churn with fear. "W-what do you want from me?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Greenlee remarked as she came over. "The only thing we- Pinero and his team, Kendall, and I- want from you is to die. And now that you know everything and how Kenni never wanted you on the team, it's time to finally take you down and for me to reclaim what's rightfully mine."

"But don't worry," Catalina commented. "After we roughen you up a bit and give you the serum to take away your powers, we'll finally be able to have you paired with my brother. You're not too bad of a looker, Chico, I will give you that. And maybe my brother will be sympathetic enough to have you as his househusband you can warm his bed."

Her brother nodded. "That can be a viable idea," he replied, sending me a wink.

"That won't fly by me," Greenlee said, sending me a sneer. "The main thing we can do now is just put this bastard out of his misery and I can finally have Jorge and Drake as my boyfriends. I thought it was the main plan."

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there," Kendall said as everyone gathered around me. "For now, it's time for us to relieve some stress and anger on this punk."

And as Kendall landed the first punch to my face, I knew that two things were as clear as day: the folks from The Sopranos and the Power franchise never had this kind of problem since they didn't have any superheroes. And I was going to be given this nasty treatment for days to come.

*************

This went on for at least two or three days.

And during the time spent in captivity, I wasn't allowed to sleep, eat, or even given a chance to escape unless I would admit that I wasn't meant to be a superhero and I would surrender.

"You'll break one way or another, you little shit," Kendall said as she circled around me, slapping me around. "All I want from you is to surrender yourself to the inevitable and to let Greenlee have what's her."

I grunted, my head spinning from the torture and the lack of food. "You're really that demented if you think that I will be giving you anything," I said tiredly. "You know that my parents and everyone else had-"

I was cut off by another slap to the face by Kendall. "Fuck all of that," she spat. "You fucking bastard, I'm running this show and you're just a little shit in my world of hell."

"I feel like it."

Another slap, followed by a punch to my face before she was inches away from my face. "I dunno why I even waste my time with this," she said as she picked up the serum and held it up to my face. "You know that I can easily end you with this serum that will take your powers before I do away with you punk ass. And I will, whether you surrender or not. It'll be my pleasure to get rid of you once and for all."

I was tired of the games, this bitch acting like she was Cookie Lyons from Empire. "If you're going to end me, then do it already," I said. "My goodness, Velocity, you're supposed to be this powerful speedster who can outrace a Mach-Five turbo jet and can break the sound barrier while putting away the worst criminals in history. If you wanna get rid of me so bad, then do it already so I can finally be with my parents and friends in heaven."

She smirked, eyes glimmering with wickedness. "Don't test me," she replied. "Then again, you will be the perfect example for Greenlee to see what happens if anyone tries to take Blue Crush and Green Wave from her. And to be real, you and Pinero are not a good match. No, Skylar O'Hara. You deserve to die alone and have no one as a lover."

Just then, Greenlee raced inside the warehouse with La'Shae and Catalina following suit. "We got trouble," she said. "The police are on their way as someone has tipped them off. We have to get rid of O'Hara once and for all, Kenni!"

"Fuck!" Velocity bellowed as I heard sirens outside. She whirled to me with a look of hatred on her face. "Looks like your fans are on the way, you bastard! No matter because the only way you're getting out of here is in a body bag! And once you're gone, I'll make sure that the others will be disposed and the Youth Hero Alliance will be no more! Any last words?"

I gave her a nonchalant look just as I saw Greenlee pull out a gun and aiming it at me. "I hope you've counted the cost before wearing the crown, tootsie," I answered. "Trust me when I say that you will pay for your sins whether I survive or not."

Kendall chuckled as she took the cap off the syringe and exposed the needle. "This is going to be so much fun," she trilled. "Farewell, Skylar O'Hara. You were never meant for this world, anyway!"

Everything went by so fast as I heard someone calling my name before I was lost in a whirlwind of pinks, blues, and multiple colors before I was instantly drowned in blackness.

I made my exit. No more tears or fears.

Cumulative word-count so far: 32,373 words.

Well, folks, are you ready to see how it all ends?! You'll find out whether Skylar is alive with/without powers or finally meeting his Maker in the last two chapters! And fair warning, folks! You'll be gagged to see how it all turns out in the end! Stay tuned!

Media: "Believer" by Imagine Dragons. Dedication _ntsha.

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