Scarlett sat with her head against the window in the RV before being shaken. She stirred from her sleep, seeing Cassandra staring at her in a daze. It made her blink multiple times before she got full awareness of what was happening.

Cindy had brought her back with barely saying anything that happened before bopping anyway, like usual. Eventually she fell asleep because her body was still trying to catch up with her after everything that had been going on.

"I'm awful, Mom!" Cassandra exclaimed. "I let two people die! I didn't have the energy to save them because I was trying to drain Ashley's power. I'm supposed to have these powers to help you, but I couldn't help them."

Scarlett wondered if Cassandra would blame herself for the problem. Who on earth did she get that from? Could that be from herself when she blamed herself for what happened with Emma? It was her fault because she didn't bluntly say Greyson wasn't into her. Even the endless manipulation of those around her to get something she or Greyson wanted.

"Why do I feel sad? I didn't feel this way when I heard about the other deaths." Cassandra murmured with tears in her eyes, setting her face on Scarlett's shoulder. "Is it because it's my fault they died? Emma and James cried, while Divina went chasing after Ashley. Is this all my fault?"

"You can't always save everyone, even if you have the powers to stop Ashley," Scarlett said, lifting her head.

Cassandra didn't look up, playing with a dirty pillow in her hand. It's not exactly that you can wash anything, even though the storm has ended.

"But why? I've never seen people die," Cassandra said, tears sliding down her cheeks.

Scarlett felt her own eyes water, wiping her tears. She had watched people around her die easily from someone people shot or those dead bodies that were buried under the snow. It wasn't from the bloody hands of Ashley, but from murder.

It's not that she caught many when they died from the storm, except when they weren't all that way. She was close to actually being murdered. It wasn't from Luke, but David had actually left her fearing for her life when he shot at her. All she had chosen was to grab the boy he had a crush on, pulling him to be a witness to Collin's disappearance.

That was the moment she started to fear for her life. Maybe it wasn't her own but Greyson's, since he had reflected the bullet into David's chest that killed him. She didn't know, but she did know that it had left her fearful.

"Well, when people die, they no longer exist. No talking to them or playing games with them," Scarlett said.

Cassandra lowered her eyes to stare at the white sheet, causing her to look up again. "I don't want to die... I don't know if Father told you, but I die when we defeat Ashley."

Scarlett felt her heart miss a beat, which surprised her for a moment. Cassandra dies when they defeat Ashley whenever this whole thing comes down. That wasn't how she imagined having a child would go.

"It's because of all my power. All of that will happen soon, but it depends on Divina's attitude," Cassandra stated. "I'll try to seal away the last power. I want to make sure you're all free."

"I thought you couldn't do anything while you weren't in close contact," Scarlett said.

Cassandra shrugged, playing with her fingers. She wanted to help her child, but she knew she couldn't fix the overall truth. The final battle is something she can't help. It's not that she can show up to defeat Ashley.

"I don't want to die, Mom," Cassandra gulped, her eyes watery. "I'll make you sad, but I want you to be safe. I'm sorry if I'm disappointing you."

Scarlett shook her head and hugged her, feeling tears slide down her cheeks. "You could never disappoint me," she said. "You'll be saving us, right?"

Seeing the true battle would be the true pain. Greyson's still out with Jason, tracking Ashley with fireworks or weapons. Either way, Scarlett knew she wouldn't be walking out of this place with her own child.

She could always have children in the future when she coped with everything that happened. It all depended on the situation, since getting pregnant was a slip. It wasn't planned, but due to not using protection.

Cassandra held up her palm as Scarlett pulled back to watch her hand glow a white colour. It's not that Scarlett had seen the draining power in action, but she thought it would be different.

"It's done," Cassandra said.

Scarlett didn't think it would be so quick, but there had only been one power left. Now came the final part of tracking Ashley, for which Zane may recommend all of them going there.

"Now, we have to find Divina and confront Ashley. I'm guessing the two are together, considering how crazy Divina is," Cassandra said, looking disturbed by her own words. "We need all the help we have, even if they aren't freaks. We've lost a lot of freaks, so it isn't as if Ashley is going to burn everything. Everyone has to fight, because this is the endgame."

Looking around the dimly lit place, Divina narrowed her eyes. Why did Ashley have to remember that it could melt through the surface? Maybe it actually didn't remember but had become one of the last remaining powers. Yes, that had to be it. Cassandra hadn't completely demised that thing's powers, but those high ranks were gone.

It left that low rank of melting surfaces, which would be easy to get rid of. The only problem that remained was that there was no Cassandra to get rid of the remaining powers. She left her alone in this place she didn't know very well.

"Stupid god," Divina mumbled.

Why did it have to kill people and make those humans sad? It's the death of someone, but not Ashley. They should be focusing on Ashley instead of crying over death. Hasn't there been a lot in this place? Why couldn't they just brush it over?

Divina rolled her eyes, standing on the highway. She was tired, but that didn't concern her at all. Why be concerned when you have to hunt down that thing? There was no reason for that problem, which left the solution: weaken Ashley without its powers. Could these weakly humans on the outside do it?

Divina smirked, seeing Ashley rise from the ground. Perfect, just what she needed after waiting through this agony. Torture has always been the best solution to anything.

"Has that stupid mind of yours remembered your powers? Wait, you've always been stupid," Divina snarled, her hands on her hips.

Ashley stared with a sour expression, gritting her teeth when she crossed her arms. "Yes," she spat, looking around her surroundings.

"Oh really? Then give me a list of the names of the humans." Divina sneered.

"Conner," she started, but didn't continue.

"Is that all?" Divina laughed, shaking her head. "You really are quite an idiot. Could it be from your incapability of that memory wipe? No, it's probably because you took over a body that can literally do nothing!"

Divina looked at a large branch out of the corner of her eye, wobbly picking up the branch.

"You're ridiculous, goddess. You think I'm stupid because of all this?" Ashley snarled.

"Boohoo, will you start crying now? The big bad god got beat up by a tree branch," Divina mimicked, gripping the branch to wham her in the stomach.

Divina held the long branch like a bat, swinging it to hit her in the head. She smiled, her eyes lighting with pleasure.

"Quit making me suffer," Ashley sneered.

"Why would I ever stop that? It's quite amusing watching you turn into an ant to step on," Divina said, slamming her foot on the broken highway.

From that stupid storm Ashley created, it caused paved roads to be destroyed. Most of them had holes in them, or part of the roads were ripped up.

Divina watched Ashley start to sink into the ground to disappear. She pounced to grip Ashley's wrist, twisting her around like she had been on an amusement park ride.

Divina released her to watch her fly into a broken tree, causing her to laugh. Her mind felt dizzy in a strange way, but she didn't care for weakness. She skipped over to find Ashley on the ground, her body twitching.

"It's all perfect what Cassandra did. I wonder what would have happened if she got rid of them all on the spot," Divina taunted.

Ashley has always been such a weak creation, which is why Divina knew that she'd excel in everything.

"This wouldn't have happened if that child hadn't been born, and you know it! Everyone would be dead by now."

Divina rolled her eyes at Ashley's accusation. This thing always blamed everything on the mutant child, when in reality that didn't matter. There would always be a way for her to win over this stupid thing.

"I still could have broken in a human. Did that thought ever cross your mind?" Divina snarled. "I could care less about humans dying, but you must die."

Divina began gliding her fingers over Ashley's crispy cheeks. She then began poking repeatedly, until Ashley started to scream in pain. However, this wouldn't do. There had to be something more that they could use. She lifted the branch above her head and slammed it right onto Ashley's forehead. This caused her to be knocked out cold, resulting in Divina grabbing her right leg and dragging her down the highway.

What could she do with this thing? Drown it in the lake until it stops wiggling around. No, she's already done that, and it wasn't the greatest. She could always reveal it to the humans on the outside of this ugly thing. Yes, that would be better, as she dragged the unconscious thing. She went through the dried fields and around broken trees until she could see the outside world.

If Divina won all of this, it could result in her overpowering these humans with her own rules. However, she had a bigger problem. She picked Ashley up over her head, throwing her directly at the transparent bubble.

Ashley let out a groan as Divina gripped the branch harder in her fist. That's when she saw the size increase, making her grin evilly. Perfect; it had finally come to her moment to shine. This body wasn't useful without any powers, but now she had her own.

"What's happening!" Ashley demanded.

"Time is up, God. I've said that with the storm stopping, Cassandra being born, and now this," Divina sneered, grinning deviously.

Divina grabbed Ashley to hold her weightlessly, throwing her directly at the bubble. She bounced off it like a ping-pong ball, landing flat on the ground.

"It can't be! She wasn't even in range, and you still can't until she finds us," Ashley snarled.

Divina slammed the large branch into Ashley's face, snapping her nose. "Bold of you to assume that."

Did Ashley always have to be this stupid? It's always been an idiot that something inside must be cracked when Cassandra erased that list of powers from her mind. Honestly, she wouldn't be surprised if her brain was split into pieces.

People on the outside watched, but Divina didn't care about humans. It's not that they could shoot her from outside. Were they idiotic like Ashley? How did they assume breaking in with a helicopter would work when she had her own powers? No, they are all weak humans who can't provide anything. Only the mutants can help, which would become the new choice. It happened quicker than she assumed, but that didn't matter to her at all. If she had power, she'd be satisfied.

Divina gripped Ashley by the throat, her hands strangling her despite having no pulse. Ashley wasn't even human anymore, but something inhuman, just like her. The girl before was no longer the golden girl, but someone who had blood on her hands and enjoyed murder.

"Are you ready to die, God? I can't wait for this to happen."

Ashley opened an eye as Divina smashed her foot against her cheek. When she screamed, Divina laughed at her amusement.

"That means you die, and that child," Ashley growled. "All three of us die, and you don't seem concerned at all."

Divina wasn't because if Ashley died, all her plans would succeed. Yes, dying was always her goal. She started strangling Ashley again, leaving her gasping for air.

"Do you think I care? No, because I don't care about anything else besides killing you," Divina taunted. "Soon comes the end of everything."

They sat on the highway, staring at the destroyed Paradise Hotel. Emma wanted to move, but she needed that resting period. Not because she could feel the final endgame was almost finished, but from death.

Esme and Jade both died. She has shown up too late, just like with Melany's death. Inside her mind, she remembered running down the stairs and seeing Melany on the ground with a gunshot wound in the chest. It made her scream, because what else could she think of?

"We'll have to go back eventually," James finally said.

Nevaeh had lit another of the sparklers for the sight, distracting her mind—or maybe she's just bored. If adults had seen them, they would have thought it may have been a double date or just people fooling around.

Their impression of them would always be one of fear, considering these powers may never go away. Healing, superhuman strength, mind reading, and light. The hospital would probably want her to help, but she didn't want to be a nurse. They may put Nevaeh in helping with collecting information or using James' strength to their advantage.

"I'm sure Divina is getting ready to finally beat that thing," James implied.

Emma knew she couldn't let herself get discouraged by thinking about the death. If she derailed like last time, she may end up dead.

"Then a court hearing or security guarding our every move. I can't wait for that," Nevaeh said dryly. "If they're hot, it may not be a problem."

Somewhere, Bryce was off with the crackheads. They were all crazy, but she was dating Bryce. It still amazed her that someone had actually fallen in love with her. She wasn't sure if that had been possible with how insecure she had been.

"Should we get back to find out where this fight is?" River asked, turning to look at them. He still seemed uneasy, despite his mother getting arrested.

Emma could never imagine how awful he felt about being betrayed. It made her widen her eyes because she was betrayed. It is like being stabbed in the heart, except you're still alive. It leaves you filled with changed views, and even your own trust is wary sometimes. All it leaves you is a damaged soul that may heal, but the memories don't go away.

The odd time she would recall the truth when Cindy bopped into the infirmary. She told her about the secret affair that was happening and how she was being used in a scheme.

"We're almost out of here," James mumbled. "Cassandra has one last power to drain, I think, then it's hospitalization and court sessions."

Emma recalled seeing death repeatedly. Every day during the storm, there would be someone who died or vomited up their lungs. She still had a weak stomach, which made her feel nauseous thinking about the whole thing.

"We'll be getting charges like Mia," Nevaeh said.

Mia was a stoner that Emma kept away from, especially during one assembly where they dragged her out. According to Bryce, it was for the questioning of the first Simcoe party that they crashed, where some items from the house were stolen.

One part of herself may always have a bit of doubt about everything. When you're betrayed and have that help, all of it doesn't leave. Sometimes, telling information left her fearing if someone would break her trust.

Emma stared down at her hands. They were dirty, considering it's been hard to actually wash yourself in this place. People had to grab lake water and use that to somehow wash themselves with the freezing water.

"Well, it seems we do have to get back," Nevaeh said.

She was right, but Emma didn't move at first. Part of her still wanted to rest from the death she had heard, while the other part of her wanted to move and relax. She wobbly stood, almost falling over. She let out a breath, knowing she couldn't get down on death. Even if Esme and Jade had died, it would do more harm to keep thinking about their deaths.

"Yeah..." Emma trailed off, rubbing her eyes that felt raw. She didn't like it when they felt that way, especially since it made her feel weak.

One small part of herself would always be that way, even if she successfully didn't get down on everything.

"We could still shoot fireworks off," River recommended. "I know Greyson took some, but I'm sure people still want to see a show."

"James, what's the best approach?" Nevaeh asked.

James rubbed his eyes, searching around. He looked out into the dark area before nodding. "Let's give them a memorial for those who died."

The final show was to remember all those who had fought through hardships only for their lives to end in death.

"It's not that we can all properly grieve by fighting," he implied.

People she had grown close to ended up dying, but Emma sadly knew that Esme's ego would end her life. Considering that Jade died first, it wasn't about her ego, but she had still gone on reckless adventures that could end her up murdered.

"Should we shoot them off in Simcoe? I'm sure Mark could be there to help," Emma suggested.

James had his lips pressed together, standing back on his feet. Maybe it could have been that he felt that dreadful feeling like she did right now.

"That should be okay, unless Ashley appears. I doubt it with Divina having her own powers," James said.

Emma felt chills down her arms, knowing that a deranged girl was somewhere trying to torture Ashley. She watched Nevaeh grab a sparkler and light it with a match. It sparked all over as she watched in awe. The simple way that one sparkler could bring such beauty to the dark sky.

"It's a long walk, so let's drive," James said, pointing at the car they arrived in.

It would never be possible to bring all the fireworks they had, due to the weight of both themselves and the fireworks.

Nevaeh tilted the sparkler upside down, standing with a smirk.

"You have to be careful!" Emma panicked, since she knew that fire and gasoline didn't mix well. "You'll be doing something Eden would do!"

"I'm not crazy like that girl. You think I'm ruthless enough to set cars on fire? The girl set Uden ablaze," Nevaeh stated.

Emma dropped her jaw as James and River stared with wide eyes. Bryce has mentioned that he isn't as bad compared to when he'd go off school grounds.

She rubbed her raw eyes, awaiting what they should actually do next. It's almost time to change from it all happening later.

"Are you sure we won't run out of gas? Plus, we don't know where everyone else is and..." Emma rambled, but she watched Nevaeh's smirk grow.

"Is someone worried Bryce might have been involved with the fire?" Nevaeh teased.

Emma didn't realize that worrying about someone when you love them was a thing. When she dated Greyson, she always had questions about everything. Did that always have to do with her insecurities that she wasn't enough or would never be enough?

"Uh, we're not focusing on that right now," Emma rushed, stiffly walking over to the car.

She was worried about whatever happened at Uden, but she assumed it wasn't some busted fuel tank. The only explanation for burning Uden Academy down would be Eden.

"I mean, we could try and find them," Nevaeh said, "but I think it's best we shoot off fireworks, because I'm not in the mood to die today."

"Okay," Emma remarked, sitting in the back of the car.

The sky was still dark with a distant glow of fire. Cassandra might clear up all this once she has finished whenever those two fight. Emma could only imagine that it might be today.

She watched Nevaeh walk over to toss the sparkler in the water. She walked past the Paradise Hotel and onto the crunchy sand. She stood still for a moment but then followed her. She didn't know why, because she had barely said many words to her.

Nevaeh was still holding the sparkler as it sparked light. "Have you ever felt satisfied by doing something you shouldn't?"

"No," Emma admitted.

Nevaeh glanced at her with an arched eyebrow before tossing the sparkler into the calm waters.

It's not that she has done many heroic things other than save the lives of those who weren't dead because of the illness.

"I stood up to my father, since he's always disliked the way I'm a gossip machine," Nevaeh said, looking at her. "Plus, I got someone arrested, so it's a win-win situation."

Emma pressed her lips together, listening to the calming sounds of the water. However, it didn't calm all the anxious emotions she had stored inside.

"Maybe I've just become heartless or something for parents," Nevaeh mused, her hands behind her head. "We're so used to pain in this place that everyone has changed. I think the biggest example is Cindy."

The scene of running in and seeing someone dead in someone's arm is a memory that sticks. For the first time, she realized how evil Luke was, along with the horrors of death. It wasn't just the effects of grief, such as with Bella and Cindy.

"I mean, who'd expect the golden girl and golden boy to sacrifice themselves? They were always popular in school, caring mostly about themselves," Nevaeh stated.

Emma was one who didn't expect either of them to die for a cause. When she heard about Stick's situation, it had to be about his redemption. He saved Mallory's life over his own, which is considered noble. Was it because he saw that his life was ruined and Mallory shouldn't die?

"Well, we should get going before the final showdown happens," Nevaeh remarked, turning on her heel.

Emma looked back at the water, with the slight light from the outside glowing. The end of this would be approaching the hell of the real world.

Divina's powers are back and Cassandra dies during the final fight...

What do you think Ashley has in store for them?