Jade's mind floats away to her happy place. Her fantasies take her off on a journey in the clouds with Ryan holding her hand as he leads her through the atmosphere. Her jade eyes glimmer in the setting sun as the rays bounce off, she tilts her head and gazes deep into her secret crush's shinning eyes as they soar off into sunset. Her brain plays out the scene just how she imagined it the first time she saw Ryan in all his glory before her on that one day. Her cheeks glow a bright red as Ryan brings her closer into his arms, she bats her eyelashes at Ryan after he turns her face to face with him.
"Ryan, this is so wonderful. It's everything that I ever dreamed of."The Batman puts his finger over her lips to calm her down, he could tell she had been stressed out lately.
"Shhhhh, deary. Just relax, everything is going to be fine...""No...*sniff* No it wont. I've got something to tell you, I've just been to scared to let it out.""Awww, what's wrong with my little crumb pit?""They've been after me and they're trying to get to you as well."Ryan's face turns sour, his finger brushes away the tears from his starry eyed princess.
"Don't worry, you can tell me. Nothing bad is going to happen to you as long as I'm around."Jade turns away from her secret crush, the sobs streak her perfect face. She didn't want to tell Ryan, but she had to make sure he was safe. Through the sobbing she reveals the brand name of her new found corrupters.
"It's the Psychotic Circus.""Whaaaaa..."Jade turns back to Ryan as he lets go floating backwards through the swirling clouds, they had darkened and weren't looking very welcoming. She screams out for her lover, Ryan just keeps floating out of her reach, his face is frozen solid in shock and awe. Lightning breaks through the air between them, Jadey can't find the strength to move, she needed to save Ryan. The earth beneath them glows a fury of red hues, the ground was opening up. A large metallic tower shoots up from the ground, when it gets near Ryan it opens up like a hand, large claws made of metal and flesh tangled together grabs onto the BatMan. Jade screams for her lover as Ryan is dragged down into the pit.
"NOOOOOO!"Jade is thrown throughout the raging storm surrounding her, Ryan had been taken from her and she had to do something. A raging wind from all directions sends her spiraling to the earth, her screams ring out as the earth comes closer to ending her life by the second. Jade opens her eyes, was she dead? She should of hit the ground minutes ago and all that surrounded her was darkness. She looks around through the blackness and feels a little tingle from her wrist. The red light soon returns, only this time it was coming from the sky above. She sits outside of a large cell structure, a true sadist's playground bathed in blood red light.
"Hey! Somebody! Help me!"Sounds of extreme peril come from inside the monstrous cell, before her eyes played out the scene she had been hoping so desperately to save Ryan from.
"Ryan..no.." Inside the cell stood Ryan Hughes, he was going toe to toe with Time Killer and Jade was forced to sit there and watch it all. Hughes is chucked around like a rag doll throughout the satanic structure, his blood stains the mat while Jaggeroth beats around his nemesis. Ryan is burned, beaten, driven through a table, Bile Drived and finally left hanging from one of the many ropes that droop over the top inside the structure. It all flashes before Jade's eyes, all she could do is watch while her little man is sent to the executioner. The Psycho King stands on the middle rope inside of the squared hell he had created for her to witness, his laugh drives deep into heart, she finally realized what true fear was. The Circus members all come out of the haze of the darkness and join their leader in the celebration of Ryan Hughes' downfall, one by one they swerve and flash around with their laughter banging on Jade's ears. They all form a circle around the hanging sacrifice they turned Ryan into. Blood drips from his body and lands onto the kneeling Time Killer, his mouth accepts the gift of Ryan's life force as Jade watches, helpless to stop the horror of these turn of events.
"No, please no! NONE OF THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN!"The English Princess awakes from her demoralizing nightmare, her previous words move on from the dream world into our plane of reality. She looks around confused to see that the boogie man had left her mind in peace. The hour was late, well past pool hours. Jade stands and turns on the pool stairs, she winces at the pain from her scrapes and bruises.
"There's just no chance, I need to talk to Ryan about this.""I thought we had a promise..."The little tart's eyes bug out of her skull from the voice that came from behind her. Before she can turn around to figure out what was going on, a hand reaches for her shoulder and locks on with a vice grip. Jade howls out her pain to the moon above before she is thrown backwards into the pool like she was made of air. Under the murk of the water, Jade sees a giant figure above her. The hazy being jumps from the pool stairs and bee lines it for Jade as she tries raising from the water, she's speared back down into the deep blue and entangled in the being's clutches. She tries fighting it away but she just wasn't strong enough. Moments later Jade's body is sent skyward out of the pool depths, the monster had her wrapped up in his arms.
"Did you see it!...DID YOU SEE IT!"Jade was caught up in the Time Killer's grasp, his jumpsuit and mask drip water while he screams his fury at her. The English Princess tries sucking back in the precious oxygen her lungs were deprived of, Jaggeroth only squeezes her tighter in his bear hug.
"I ASKED YOU A QUESTION...now...Did you see it!?""I don't know what I saw you butt munch!" "What you saw there, in your mind, was what happens to tattle tails. It's what happens to little brats who don't play the game right! You saw with your own eyes the downfall of your little lover boy and it was all your fault! The future holds many things for you two, do you really want it to end so quickly?"""NO! PLEASE, JUST LET ME GO!""Then what must we not do?""I CAN'T TELL RYAN! I PROMISE HE'LL NEVER FIND OUT!""Jaggeroth loosens his grip against the Princess's battered ribs and drops her down for a face to face.
"Good girl. Ryan is going to be O' so happy with you, I hope you two live long, meaningful lives together. Now, how long Ryan lives is up to you. SO KEEP YOUR DAMN MOUTH SHUT ABOUT THE CIRCUS!"The Psycho King lifts up his little package again, turns and chucks the poor girl across the water below her. Jade's figure lands with a hollow sounding *thwap* on the pool's concrete ledge. The last thing she sees and hears before her eyes close is Jaggeroth with his hands in the air, his cackle lifting up to the moon above.
"Miss..MISS! MISS ARE YOU OK!""Uhg...what?"Jade opens her glimmering eyes, the sun shines back down against them. She shakes around her dizzy head to knock the cob webs out. When she finally looks around she sees five concerned faces looking back at her, the hotel staff had arrived for their daily pool cleaning.
"Ma'am, are you ok? Did you get attacked? We can call the police if you want?"Jaggeroth's words fill her confused head. She couldn't tell them what happened, for Ryan's sake at least.
"No, I just slipped is all. HA-HA. I'll be fine, you need not worry. Tee-hee, just clumsy ol' me."She springs off the concrete bed that Jag was so gracious to tuck her into that night. The hotel staff look on in shock, Jade's fresh bruises were atrocious, there was no way she could of just fell. Jade runs among the chairs and umbrellas, she grabs her stuff as fast as she can from one of the chairs and hurries to the exit. As she rounds the corner she hears the small chirp of a text message coming in, she flips it open and sees it's from Ryan Hughes.
* r u ok?! *The fear of giving him the true answer brings Jade down to her knees, she skids down across a wall and takes a seat. The tears roll down her sun kissed cheek as she forces herself to keep the secret just that, a secret.
*Ya im fine ttyl *EOT.