The Fallen Rises, Original Storyline

Chapter 13 A new Beginning.

It was 3:00 when she arrived home and ran to the neighborhood to see Jordan, but he wasn't there. She checks in the forest and looks everywhere she even climbed up trees to see where he is, but she had no sight of him. Lynn ran from 5 blocks only to believe that he left without saying goodbye, until she has runs to the last place she hasn't been to in a long time. Jordan and her old school.

"Wow. Everything looks... different here." Lynn said to herself in amazement as she looked around the corridors while walking. It felt like home has changed ever since Lynn moved to New York. Each student she saw walking and talking and even laughing. It reminded her of the time she and Sid were together. The sounds of joy made Lynn feel like she missed all her time to be with her friends. Lynn felt happy, and sad at the same time too, then one day a janitor asked

"You been here before, ay?"

"Oh umm..." Lynn muttered "Yes... sir."

"How I miss those times seeing the kid's happy face when he sees you."

After meeting up with the janitor, Lynn left the school and walks to the other side of the road. And as she continue her search in the forest, she and Jordan ended up bumping into each other.

"Oh Sorry." Lynn apologized.

"Same here" Jordan replied back at her. "Didn't want to leave this place without resolving anything, so I thought I'd come by." Jordan's reply to Lynn made her smug. "It seems that you're here to do the same."

"Yup" Lynn nodded.

The two friends spend most of their time together walking around and going to places they have been to back then, that also includes their favorite ones. They talked about the things they like and the times they had while they were apart, but what they didn't know is that their friends are watching them silently while hiding behind their backs.

One beautiful night, Jordan and Lynn sat down on the grass as they watch the stars shine bright, Lynn saw a shooting star pass by and made a wish, she mumbles a word which Jordan couldn't hear. However, he doesn't need or want to know what she wished for because he already knew. It gave him flashbacks of the second night when he saw a shooting star and made another wish. Carla told him that shooting stars are good luck charms, however it takes time for a wish to come true. It taught him patience. After the flashbacks on his head disappeared, Lynn asked what he wished for. Jordan said in reply. "Well before I wish my dad was here, and now I wish for everyone's safety and happiness, even when I won't be there."

Jordan and Lynn remain silent for the first 10 ten seconds as they watch the stars while admiring the beautiful night sky. Unintentionally, Lynn moves her left hand and slowly holds Jordan's palm. Before Jordan realizes this, Lynn looked at her hand holding his and immediately she let go once her face turns red.

"Why did I do that! why did I do that! why did I do that!" Her thoughts about Jordan spread everywhere in her head. Jordan blushed as well. Then it disappeared because he felt like he had to go now, but he wasn't just concerned, he was afraid that he might hurt her by leaving. So, he took a deep breath and just as he was going to speak, Lynn spoke first.

"Are you ready to go?"

"Not exactly" Jordan answered. "I didn't know what it felt like leaving home and not returning after a day, but I'm scared."

Lynn was getting a little nervous saying goodbye to a friend whom she love. That feeling she had made her clench her fist slowly, but she smiles and reply "Me too."

"I mean I know we would grow up; it just feels so fast."

"Yup. It's quite odd. I'm ready." Lynn replied in a subtle tone "But before you go. I have something to say."

"Yeah? What is it?" Jordan asked.

"Remember when I said that I love you?"

"Yeah."

"I mean it. Even when we were kids I do, and that feeling I had 6 days ago when you told me that you got accepted by the Guardians is more complicating than I had ever felt before. Since the moment I reunited with you and my sister, and my journey with Charlotte you three taught me something too."

"Which is?"

"Life isn't about living your dreams. It's about understanding the most important things as we grow. And that lesson was the most valuable thing I had ever learned. Thank you... and thank you too sis."

Jordan turned around shocked as he heard a bush rustle. There Sasha came out surprised that Lynn knew she hid while spying on them.

"Man... how does she know?" Sasha yelled out which made Jordan and Lynn laugh. Then suddenly they became silent. Jordan and Lynn are caught by each other's eyes, they start to get closer and closer to each other until their lips connected. Sasha was surprised at the sight of her sister's love for her friend when they both kissed, once the two stopped and looks onto each other's eyes again Sasha giggled "I always know you'd do that."

After Hours have past, everything went back to normal, Sasha made a rain to bring the memories of her friends' families back, so they can reunite with them. Glen finally lives happily with his big sister and his father. Finally, Alina and Glen grew closer as friends again. However, there's been a few changes, a few Deceivers became the guardians' and allies, while most have been arrested and locked up for their crimes, Argus and Toby stopped fighting and forgave and forget. They even start teaching Sid how to use her time powers. Jordan went on his journey far from home all alone as his own Guardian. Not as a part of the other guardians, not as a Guardian Leader, only as Dark, Spirit, and Light. Lynn and the rest of her friends including her big brother became new Guardians members with the name of "The Shield Force." Except while they stand together to stop enemies, Lynn nowadays goes alone like Jordan.

Lynn's Sharing:

Okay... I'm ready. First of all, what I'm planning to do for my life is to live happily, go embark on journeys of my own and to fight alongside my friends as a hero. But life has its way of surprising me, cause living with surprises always gives me so much time yet so less to think for my own. I often thought about that question after graduating, and now... I'm lost, I don't know what to do... and I can't think for myself because some decisions I made only end up hurting me. I was stuck, eventually... One complicating riddle Jordan said made me realize something.

Time is a maze of different events you thought so much of it that you got lost, to get back on track you must focus on where you are.

I have been thinking about that after our short fight. I didn't know what it meant until my sister Sasha made me realize my anger and how much I blame my brother... I really hope he's ok. I was stuck thinking about my past and worrying about the future that all along I should've thought of the present, and it's important to focus on that certain time. Everything in life breaks, but it's okay, So from now I'll try my best to stay strong no matter what problem I encountered.

The Fallen Rises.

The next day Lynn wrote her thoughts and memories inside her diary to remember the time she had with Jordan and her family. Sasha sat next to her, watching the blue sky with Lynn. Two sisters remain silent for 3 minutes, waiting for one of them to speak. Lynn opened her mouth, but Sasha replied first.

"So, sis... you, okay?"

"Yeah" Lynn replied calmly "How about you?"

"Same." Sasha answered with a smile.

"You seemed more than okay. "

Wait." Lynn gasped as she realized "Was it Bushin?" The question Lynn asked with a smile which made Sasha stutter as her face turned a bit red. This made her laugh at her.

"Don't bring this up Lynn, we're just friends."

Sasha heard a vibration on her phone and saw that she had a mission to accomplish. But before she set off, she said to Lynn

"Hey sis... Stay strong for me, will you?" and Lynn answered, "I will." Then she jumped off the building and flew up on sky.