slayers_desire | here we go again

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here we go again

Clark had gone missing again. And this time, even though April still felt the bond, she couldn't connect to him through the bond. So didn't know where he was, or who took him, and was as confused as Lana and Chloe as they searched the barn for clues

However, April found something that didn't belong to Clark, but was not connected to his disappearance. It was a spool of thread. And it triggered a vision of Aurora. The last witch.

Knowing that she had to face her destiny, April left the mystery of Clark's disappearance in the hands of Lana and Chloe to solve. She needed someone to help her, and with Raya away there was only one person that came to mind.

Bizarro would help her. And April PINpointed to his new residence, hoping he was free. Her mind filled with concern for Clark, but also knowing that Aurora couldn't be left unattended.

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"No. It'd be nice to have something to do again." Being off the farm and cooped up in this little apartment is depressing, in some ways, and he's jumping at the chance to get out and do something. Especially if it means protecting her.

"The Witches are personifications of the Three Fates. I have already dealt with Chloe and the past; and Laura and the present. Today it is Aurora and the future."

He nods, standing up. "Anything else I should know before we go?"

"They are Witches, and know magic. But you should be fine. Magic hurts Clark.... so..." April still feels nervous taking out her PINpoint.

"Yeah." He's never been subjected to magic before, but it stands to reason that he should be immune. After all, everything else affects them oppositely.

"Let's go."

PINpointing to Rome, it is near midnight in her dimension at the moment. April listens to her voices, after she first arrives.

"North."

Seeing the time difference, he relaxes a little bit. Feeling more confident about protecting her, knowing that the sun won't be here to weaken him. "Stick close," he tells her, keeping all of his senses sharp. He doesn't know what to expect, and he doesn't want to be taken by surprise.

They head towards a church, and just outside April pauses. "Strange. That she would seek refuge here. But this is where I sense her."

"She is waiting for me."

"Sounds ominous." He insists on entering first, just in case. He doesn't have Clark's instinct for trouble, but he's falling back on his survival instincts, honed from decades in the Phantom Zone.

When they enter, they will find Aurora at the front of the church, lighting the prayer candles kept to one side.

She finishes with the last candle, before looking up. "April. And this must be your boyfriend. Afraid to face me alone were you?"

April quickly realizes that Aurora won't know that Bizarro is different than Clark, as their experiences are in the past. "Hello Aurora. I see you were expecting us."

"There's nothing cowardly about bringing backup," the phantom says coolly. "It'd be stupid for her to come alone."

"It is stupid of her to expect to corrupt my mind, as she did to my sisters." Aurora replied back.

"I didn't corrupt them. I helped them see the truth."

"And now you want to see the final piece of the puzzle? Is that it?" Aurora placed her hands in her pockets.

"I want to help you return to your true path." April replied.

He doesn't want to say anything to tip her off that he's not the real Clark, so he stays quiet, at April's side. Watching the witch with a wary eye for any signs of treachery.

"Aurora, you are in a human body. I know a lot has happened..."

"You have no idea what we have been through. How we have been used. And now it is time for me to stop being used, and take control of my own life." Aurora steps forward towards April.

April stands her ground. "I only want to help you see the truth."

"You don't get it... I already do." Aurora moves to grab April, but she is not going to be quick enough if Bizarro wants to stop her.

There's no way he's going to let Aurora so much as touch April. He lashes out, striking at her chest with enough force to throw her back and remembering at the last moment not to hit her too hard.

The witch flies back, landing with an "Oooff" on the church floor. She laughes, looking up, "I thought you wanted to see all parts of the vision."

"Not by force!" April is glad Bizarro protected her.

"Silly girl... I am stronger than you." The doors slam shut, as do all the windows and other exits from the church.

Bizarro puts himself between the two of them, glaring at Aurora. "Back off before I tear you in half."

"Hurt her, and my pain will become hers." Her skin danced with light.

"She just cast a spell." April quickly realized. She placed a calming touch to Bizarro's sleeve.

"What did you mean before, Aurora? When you said you already see the truth... are you telling me that you have seen the future and have chosen that it is still something you want."

"Yes. Definitely."

"But it such a horrible future!" April exclaimed.

"Not for me. I get power."

"At what cost?"

"Oh I might have to sacrifice a life or two. But it will only be those who oppose me." Aurora looks right at April with that statement.

He takes a short step sideways, still shielding April with his own body. "Not what I meant. The cost to you."

"There is no cost to me."

"I doubt that Aurora. Whatever the Third Evil is telling you is lies. It is corrupting you."

"You think you can see better than me? Let your boy toy step aside and touch me. WE will see who is right."

April paused. Thinking over the consequences carefully.

"And why should we trust you?" He'll follow April's lead, but he isn't going to budge an inch unless she gives him the okay.

"You can't. But she has no choice in the matter."

"She is right. I need to see every piece of the vision." April takes a breath. For the first time ever, she will touch Bizarro's mind with her gifts, I trust you to ensure I am not harmed

Moving forward, April reaches out her hands to Aurora. The Witch takes her hands, and almost immediately April screams as the vision takes over her mind, body and soul.

He steps out of her way when she tells him to, but the moment she screams, any thoughts of potential goodwill go out the window. The red kryptonite necklace keeps him from having violent impulses, but he still knows how to make the gestures and hopefully bluff his way through a confrontation, and he immediately steps forward to put a hand around Aurora's throat.

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