Your scars remain

Chapter 1

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TW // Kidnapping, Torture, Child Abuse, Abuse, Non-Consensual Drugging, Needles, Blood, Injuries, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injuries with some graphic description, Swearing

Rewind was... Well Rewind was a hero.

'She' wasn't hated, nor loved by the public. In fact, if you ask anyone if they know who 'she' is, they probably won't know 'her'.

The hero association erased all data related to Rewind. You couldn't search for 'her' and find any results. It's like 'she's' a ghost.

You can count on two hands the number of people who remember the hero that was around for no longer than two months. None of those people were regular civilians.

Dream, 404, and the Emperor obviously knew, they were the ones who had bought 'her'. They brought 'her' onto their team as a disposable powerhouse. 'Her' ability, powerful time manipulation who's only downside was extreme memory loss, was the perfect boost to the Dream Team to help them finally beat the Syndicate.

Thanatos, Tyr, Bragi, and Apollo knew 'her' from the many times the Dream Team brought 'her' along to fight for them. The four were fearsome fighters of the Syndicate, the most powerful group of villains who strived to eliminate the hero organization, and maybe also society altogether.

The problem is, the Syndicate never forgets. Do wrong to them and they shall pay back a hundred fold. Rewind was forced to fight against them, meaning that 'she' is probably on their revenge list. That makes 'her' terrified of the inevitable day that the Dream Team will abandon 'her'.

There's no one who can help 'her', because no one knows 'she' exists. No one would be willing to help someone they don't know (At least that's what 'she' was taught).

This is 'her' story. This is how 'she' was found by someone who would accept her unconditionally.

This is how 'she' found family.

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"REWIND!" Dream screamed for the other hero. The brunette acted immediately, as he was trained to, jumping in front of where Tyr, who had been on the path of driving their sword into their nemesis. Instead of sinking into Dream's shoulder, it impaled Rewind's gut.

The brunette bit his tongue to stop himself from crying out. Tyr yanked its sword back, the hero's blood staining the blade. The villain and the hero went back to their brawl, leaving Rewind behind, bleeding out from the wound. He gasped a breath, hands trembling as they pulled up to cover the injury.

The battle continued in the background.

Rewind took as deep of a breath he could manage and let his power flow through his fingers. The magic reversed the damage, reverting time until before he got it. The skin was very irritated and red, but he would live at least.