by sheer force of will. His voice cracked, desperation overtaking him. "(Y/N)!"

The train jolted beneath them and began to move. Five's breath hitched as he watched through the grimy window, his pulse pounding in his ears. His fingers curled into fists against the glass as the platform outside blurred, fading into darkness.

You took a shaky breath and closed your eyes, feeling the wind howl as the world slowly collapsed around you. Ruins stretched endlessly, but you refused to leave it this way. Slowly, you rose into the air, your body weightless as psionic energy pulsed through you. You felt it burning beneath your skin, coursing through your veins like fire, but you ignored the pain. You had to focus.

No more powers. No more timelines. No more Reginald Hargreeves.

Pain ripped through you like wildfire, every nerve was ablaze as if you were being torn apart and remade at the same time. Your breath came in sharp, ragged gasps, but you pushed through, embracing the crushing weight of your power. Your eyes snapped open, glowing a blinding red, the raw energy reflected in the collapsing world around you. Tears spilled down your cheeks, searing against your skin.

And then—

You let it all go.

A massive, fiery red explosion erupted from your core, expanding outward in an unstoppable wave. The force of it cracked the earth beneath you and sent shockwaves rippling through the broken world. Your scream echoed through the collapsing reality as a blinding red light burst from your body, engulfing you and everything in its path.

Five tried to teleport again, his hands glowing purple. But the moment he did, something sharp lashed through his skull. It was a pain unlike anything he'd ever felt. His vision blurred, and his body seized up as the power inside him flickered and sputtered. "No, no, no—" Five gritted his teeth, trying again, but it was useless. Something was blocking him.

Then it hit him.

You were doing it. Resetting everything, wiping everything clean.

The others realized it too, their panic shifting into horror.

"She's actually doing it," Ben whispered, gripping the seat in front of him.

Then the explosion came.

A crimson wave of energy surged toward them, a monstrous force consuming everything in its path. Everyone looked outside the subway windows and saw the tunnel crack apart like a shattered mirror, the ground splitting into endless fragments. Five barely had time to register what was happening before the light consumed them. 

And then... nothing.

Silence.

A final whisper in the void.

"Live for me."

And then—

Five gasped awake.

-•-°-•-°-☆

The story ain't over, we still have three more chapters to go!

Also, yes, I didn't put the diner scene with all the Fives. I had to sacrifice it to get to this ending I'm sorry, everyone 😔