Chapter Text
Year - 2033
She was tired. Her entire body ached, she could barely breath, and all she wanted to do was sleep. But she couldn't. No, she had a job to do and only a small window to complete her mission. Pushing her dark hair back, she continued up the stairs.
Finally she entered the room to find the man she had been looking for. The ground rumbled beneath her as she stumbled inside.
"Harry," she hissed as she grabbed the wall. The young man turned at the sound of his name. He immediately rushed to her side and pulled her to the middle of the room.
"Finally," he said as she struggled to stand. "I was afraid you wouldn't make it."
"Wild horses couldn't keep me away," she replied with heavy breathes as she finally found her footing. "It was touch and go for a minute but I made it."
"Purists."
"Five if them," she grunted. "Tried to grab me, fought them off but in don't know for how long."
"Are you okay," asked Harry concerned.
"I'll be fine, once I take the shot."
Nodding, he ran to the broken bookcase and pulled out a black bag. He quickly opened it and retrieved a small vile and needle. Harry frowned, shaking his head as he ran back to her side. "There's one dose left," he said sadly, as he prepared the medicine.
"It doesn't matter," she sighed painfully. "It's not like I can come back from this."
"Are you sure this is something you need to do?"
"Either way I'm dead. At least this way my death can mean something. Maybe even change the world as we know it," she added reassuringly before grabbing the needle and jabbing it into her thigh. She let out a quiet hiss as she released the medicine into her body.
Harry looked at her, forlorn look in his blue eyes as he watched his friend gasp loudly before removing the needle with a flick of her wrist. "Better."
She nodded. "Getting there."
Suddenly a loud blast could be heard coming from the bottom floor if the building followed by footsteps. The duo knew it was only a matter if time before they were caught.
"You need to go now," Harry replied forcefully as he grabbed the black bag once more. Reaching inside he pulled out various objects including a small dart gun and thrust them in her hands just as another loud bang rattled the building. "Now," he reiterated.
"Okay," she said, nodding in agreement as she stuffed the items in her pockets and holstered the gun. "I know what I have to do but I'm scared."
"Why?"
"'Cause you won't be there," she whispered tentatively as she reached out and grabbed his hand.
"You shouldn't be scared. You are the strongest person I know. You can do this E."
She shook her head. "What if I fail? What if my going back makes the future worse?"
Harry gently palmed her face in his hands. "The world is already at its worst. You are the only one who can make it better." He pulled her close and pressed their lips together. "Besides your the product of two people with the biggest hearts and very persistent attitudes. There's nothing you can't do."
She instantly responded with vigor, wrapping her arms around him and pulling him as close as possible. If this were to be the last kiss shared between them it would be the best kiss they could share. Regrettably, they pulled apart resting their foreheads together. "I'm going to miss you," she replied softly as her eyes began to water and tears threatened to fall.
"I'm going to miss you too," whispered Harry, kissing her forehead while his thumbs wiped away the fallen tears. "But hopefully we'll see each other again in much better future."
"I hope so."
"I know so."
The building shook again signaling that the enemy was near. Time was no longer on their side and action was necessary. With a nod, Harry raised on hand. Instantly the hand began emitting a bluish white light.
E smiled sadly as she grabbed the hand emitting the light. The light began moving from Harry's hand and into hers. Suddenly her entire body began to glow, including her eyes. As it flowed from Harry to E the light grew, swirling around like a tornado until the contents of the room began to shake.
"I love you!" shouted Harry over the whirling tornado, his blonde hair blowing from the wind. "Never forget that."
"I won't," she cried back, the tears flowing heavily down her cheeks. "I promise I won't."
All of a sudden the door exploded, splinters flying everywhere as five men burst into the room weapons drawn. They immediately began firing but their bullets had no affect on Harry or E as the blue light grew even brighter. It grew so bright that everyone had to cover their eyes or risk being blinded by the bright light.
Then it was if the light exploded as sounds of lighting crackling filled the room. The men dove for cover afraid of what might happen while Harry's body plummeted to the ground. His last thoughts were of E with hopes that she made it safely. The whole world was counting on her to succeed.
The last thing she saw before being swept away were attackers ducking and Harry falling to the ground. Her heart ached and she wanted nothing more than to reach out and save him. But she couldn't. They both knew that sacrifices would have to be made for the greater good and that's exactly what Harry had done. Sacrificed himself to give her the power to save mankind. He was trusting her to fix the broken world and she would not let him down.
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Soon, the light disappeared and she suddenly felt like she was falling. After what seemed like forever, she felt her body connect with something solid, like a floor. She tried to open her eyes but her entire head was ringing. Lifting an arm, she threw her arm over her eyes and breathed in and out slowly. It wasn't long after she fell that she heard alarms sound and heavy footsteps cascading into the room. Finally she felt good enough to move.
She rose slowly, opening her eyes to see that she was surrounded. In front of her stood an older gentleman. On one side stood an older women of Asian decent and the other side a younger woman who could pass for a relative. Behind them, a short curly hair man, another young woman and young man. They were all armed, guns drawn and pointed directly at her. She didn't care. She only had eyes for one person in the group.
No one spoke. They all stared at her as if she'd fallen out of the sky, which she had, and she couldn't stop staring at the person she had come back for. Eventually the calm was over and the man standing in front of everyone spoke.
"Who are you and where did you come from?"
Taking a deep breath, she straightened her stance and calmly answered. "My name is E and I'm from the future."