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It was such a simple job.
No
There wasn’t anything they couldn’t do. They were immortal, after all.
She wasn’t though
The catwalk was a safe place for the young woman and her long range laser rifle.
Unless it wasn’t
It was supposed to be safe for her.
Jonny could see every moment in his head so vividly, repeating it over and over.
It's not possible it can’t be she can’t be
She had been so graceful, so fragile in the fall and fire.
Raphealla hadn’t been fast enough, her wings desperately pushing against the hot air as Jonny’s anguished scream echoed around the room. He was fighting viciously, fueled by his love and pain.
Just slightly too slow
Everything had seemed silent as the sharp crack echoed through the room, just as Jonny reached her side, Just as Raphealla landed, arms empty.
It was okay that Tim and Ivy and Brain were dead they would get better sHE HAD TO GET BETTER IT WAS GOING TO BE OKAY
Every time he closed his eyes he saw her falling.
Her head was in his lap, like she always had done when she was little. Now she was taller than him, and she had tears in her eyes as she struggled to breathe, holding onto his hand so tight he could almost feel his fingers breaking.
Breaking, like her spine had.
“I’m scared.” she whispered, and Jonny squeezed his eyes shut only to relive her falling once again.
Marius came sprinting up to them, gasping with two bullet holes in his chest quickly closing.
“No no no NO NO!” he fell to his knees, lightly touching her shoulder.
“Marius…” Lily smiled at him.
Jonny looked up at Maruis, gasping through tears. He almost wished his heart had been re-built so he wouldn’t have to feel. Almost.
“She will either die, or be significantly paralyzed.” Marius said very quietly. “I can’t do anything, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry, Lily.”
He wasn’t going to say goodbye to her, not to his daughter. She had taught him how to love again.
“NO!” he yelled, sobbed really, “THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING!”
“You could make her a mechanism.” Raphealla had her wings wrapped around herself like a blanket, trying to hide her own tears.
Lily’s eyes were almost closed, her breath rattling and her hands cold. Hardly responding as Jonny stroked her hair.
“Lily…” he said “we can save you. Lily, please speak to me.”
Every blink was getting longer, and jonny realized that he was breathing along with her. If he had been mortal he would be gasping for air.
“Jonny?” she was whispering, hardly able to speak. “I think I want to be a mechanism now.”
“Anything for you. Anything.”
Lily reached up and placed one trembling, stiff hand over his chest, feeling the soft tick tick tick of his mechanical heart, the way she had when she had nightmares as a child. She closed her eyes again, smiling faintly.
“It’s going to be okay then.” she whispered.
“It has to be.” Jonny said, pressing his hand over her own.
Tick. Tick. Tick.