Ominous Fortune

(Dream I had last night so I’m turning it into a fic)

You were walking heading out to get lunch when you felt a chill run down your spine. You glanced behind you and saw a familar face you hadn't seen in decades. You felt your heart stop as you continued to walk and kept your head down. You made it to the diner and everyone stood up and left at the same time. You sat down and waited for the familar man to enter. You slowly met his eyes and you felt odd, it had been a long time. ‘Father,’ you greeted as he smiled and sat across from you.

‘It’s been a long time, hasn’t it, my little girl?’ He said as your fists clenched.

‘What do you want?’ You growled as he chuckled.

‘I think I’ve given you plenty of time, my darling.’ Your eyes widened as you teared up a little.

‘You can’t do this,’ you whispered.

‘I’ve indulged in your little adventure with humans far too long. I told you this day would come, and it has. Earth will be eradicated and Heaven and Hell will fight for the true right to rule. And you my darling, are my little weapon that will help me,’ he said. You knew this would come eventually, it had been a few thousand years since you’d been on earth.

‘You can’t do this, Father. These people, they all have lives,’ you said as he chuckled again.

‘You always did care far too much for those little human lives. You should be glad I even let you live with them or that I’m not dragging you back to hell to punish you,’ he said. He stood up and stood in front of you and held your face in his hand. ‘I’ll give you one hour to say goodbye,’ he said before walking away. You stayed still for a moment and glance towards the door to see he was gone. You stood up and began running down the street as fast as you could, you did your best to not hurt anyone but you did shove a few people out of your way. (Just imagining this as a movie scene and someone does the ‘I’m coming wait for me!” Song)

Your lungs were burning as you ran to Jason’s apartment and practically kicked the door down as you saw him and Dick talking. You rushed forward and hugged him tightly as tears welled in your eyes. ‘Y/N? What the hell is going on?’ Jason asked as he hugged you back.

‘My father… He came to see me, it’s happening, Jay.’

His grip tightened on you as his eyes widened.

‘Uh, someone wanna tell me what’s going on?’ Dick said as you pulled away.

‘I have to go see Constantine…we can the justice league,’ you said in a panicked state. ‘He gave me one hour to say goodbye,’ you whispered.

‘Y/N, seriously what is going on?’ Dick asked as you turned to him.

‘The end of the world, Dick…’

Thirty minutes had passed and you were at Constantine’s doorstep. Jason and Dick had gone to find Bruce and tell the Justice League to prepare. You slammed on John’s door and he opened it with a dead look. ‘I already know, darlin. Not much we can do,’ he said as you stormed in.

‘No! I’m not just giving up and becoming the thing that destroys this world!’ You shouted as he sighed.

‘This ain’t a battle we can win, Y/N.’

‘Maybe not…but we have to try. I can’t go back, John. I can’t destroy everything here and then live for eternity either beside my father or in a damn cage in Heaven,’ you said. He looked at you sadly and could see the desperation in your eyes.

‘Fine, I’ll bloody help. I’ll round up Fate and all the other freaks. How long do we have?’

‘Less than thirty minutes,’ you said as he groaned and nodded.

‘Alright, I’ll do what I can. But Y/N…this ain’t looking good. If I were you I would be with your man,’ he said as you nodded a little.

‘I will… Just in case,’ you whispered before you hugged him tightly. He sighed and slowly hugged you back.

‘We had a good run, darlin. If you go into your true form and kill me I forgive you,’ he said as you chuckled softly. You pulled away and smiled sadly.

‘See you on the other side, Constantine. Don’t suppose you can teleport me to Jason?’ You asked as he snapped his fingers and you suddenly appeared in front of Jason and the entire League. They all looked at you in shock. You grabbed Jason and pulled him away.

‘What did John say?’

‘He’ll get all the help he can,’ you said as you held onto Jason’s hands. ‘I don’t know how this will end, and if I go into my true form I don’t know if I can ever come back from it. Whatever happens…you need to know how much I love you,’ you whispered as Jason teared up.

‘We’ll get through this,’ he whispered. You smiled sadly and hugged him tightly.

‘I’ve been around for a long time, Jay… You’re the only human I’ve ever truly loved,’ you said as he held you tightly.

‘I can confidently say you’re the only demon I’ve ever loved,’ he said as you chuckled softly. He held your face in his hand and kissed you deeply. You leaned away and looked into his eyes.

‘I enjoyed humanity with you, Jason Todd.’

You woke up on the cold floor and glanced around to see you were in a warehouse. You began to cry and looked around in fear.

'Give me the word and I'll get you out of this,' Talisman whispered into your ear. You heard shouting and noises and the doors swung open as people rushed in.

'You fucking monster!'

'I'm going to rip your head off!'

'We're gonna torture you!' they screamed as you stood up and backed away. You cried even more and looked at all the people who looked at you with pure hatred.

'Crying!? You're pathetic!' one of the women shouted as she pulled out a knife.

'Say the word and I'll save you,' Talisman whispered.

'Please don't do this! We can talk, I know I've hurt you but I don't remember any of it!' you screamed before a knife was thrown into your abdomen. You screamed in pain and fell back as they advanced on you.

'We're gonna strip you down and torture you,' a man growled as you cried in pain and fear.

'One word and you won't have to feel any pain,' Talisman whispered into your ear as the man grabbed the blade and forced it in further as he tried taking off your pants.

'Do it! Do it, take over!' you screamed before it all went black again.

You gasped and felt some kind of cold substance over you. You looked around in horror to see everyone dead and in pieces. You screamed in horror before you threw up and collapsed to the ground. You sobbed out in pain and fear as you stumbled through the bodies. 'No, no... No why?' you cried out.

'So, Vought lied did they?' a voice said as you turned to see the man you knew as Homelander. 'They told me you died, but apparently they just erased your memory. Looks like you've still got...something in you,' he said as he gestured to the bodies. You continued to cry and backed away as he smirked and looked over your blood covered body. 'You really don't know me, hmm?'

'Stay...the fuck away from me!' you screamed in horror as he chuckled.

'Come on, sweetheart. That's not the way to treat me, we were close you know? I bet Billy and his little team filled your head with some crap that you're evil and I'm evil.'

'We are evil! Look around!' you screamed at him.

'These people were trying to torture you, Talisman. You were just defending yourself,' he said as he stepped closer.

'I'm not her, I'm not Talisman,' you whispered through your tears. He stepped in front of you and gently reached up to hold your face in his hand.

'Shh, it's okay. This all must be so scary for you... Everyone hating you over stuff you can't even remember,' he said as he wiped some blood off your face.

'I don't know what to do,' you cried out hopelessly. He pulled you into his chest and began to play with your hair.

'You don't need to do anything, I'll take care of you,' he whispered as you gently wrapped your arms around him while you sobbed. Homelander smiled as he held you in his arms. 'I won't let anyone hurt you again.'

--

Billy hadn't been doing well after he left you in that warehouse, he didn't spend a second sober. Hughie walked in to see him on the floor passed out from the alcohol he groaned and put a pillow under his head before turning on the tv.

"Miraculously Talisman was saved by Homelander. She was presumed dead, but was being held Captive and underwent severe torture to the point of brain damage," the news cast said as Hughie stared in shock. He quickly turned it off so Billy wouldn't see it and then rushed to find Frenchie.

'Frenchie!'

'Hughie, slow down. What's wrong?'

'It's Talisman... She's alive,' he said as Frenchie stared at him in shock.

'How? We sent at least thirty people into that warehouse to kill her,' Frenchie said. 'We need to check the warehouse.'

Hughie and Frenchie decided to leave Billy out of their mission for the moment, they had no idea what the news would do to him. They made it out to the warehouse and found it completely burnt down, saved for a few bodies that were torn apart.

'Do you think Homelander found her before they hurt her?' Hughie asked.

'No... This is Talisman's kills, the way she brutalised the bodies, it's different than Homelander. Her power is still inside of her,' Frenchie said as he stared at all the bodies. 'Talisman is still inside of her.'

--

You sat in front of a large window that overlooked the city. You were shocked that Vought had even let you back in considering they were the ones to erase your mind. You heard footsteps and looked behind to see Homelander approaching you.

'How's my girl feeling?' he asked with a smile.

'I'm okay... Still a little sick,' you muttered.

'There's a lot going on, why don't you take a little nap?' he suggested as you stood up.

'I guess that's not a bad idea...' you whispered as he held your face again.

'You don't have to worry about anything, okay? You just let me take care of everything for you,' he said as he stroked your cheek.

'You're as evil as...Talisman. I know you are, you pinned it all on Billy. It wasn't his fault,' you said as his face fell.

'Pinned it on Billy? But he was the one that captured you and hurt you, sweetheart. I didn't pin anything on him, because it's true isn't it?'

'He didn't hurt me,' you whispered.

'He left you to get torture, darling. Is that what a kind man would do?' he asked. You paused for a moment and looked at him.

'I don't know...'

'That's okay, you've been through so much. Just let me take care of it all,' he whispered as he kissed your forehead. 'Go get some rest, okay?' You nodded and headed towards the guest room, maybe some rest would do you good.

—

Billy was sitting in the base with his head in his hands as Hughie and Frenchie entered. ‘Billy, we need to talk.’

‘What do you want?’ He grumbled without even looking up.

‘It’s about Y/N, Mon Ami.’

‘What about her?’ Billy said as he looked up with no emotions in his eyes.

‘She’s…alive. It was broadcasted that Homelander saved her and you were responsible for torturing her. We went to the warehouse and…it was covered in bodies, and body parts. It looked like all of Talisman’s crime scenes,’ Hughie said as Billy’s eyes narrowed.

‘So, what the hell does this mean? She was faking it?’

‘We don’t know, maybe she lied to us or maybe Talisman is still in there somewhere inside of her,’ Hughie said. Billy groaned and took another swig of his whiskey.

‘Then we add her to the list of supes we need to fuckin kill.’

—

After you woke up you wandered out of Homelander’s penthouse and began to wander the hallways.

‘So, Homelander’s little sweetheart is home,’ you heard a voice say as you turned to see a red haired woman.

‘Uh… I’m not his sweetheart,’ you said.

‘Oh, come on. We all knew you were so smitten with him, it was kind of pathetic,’ she said.

‘Sorry, who are you?’

‘Oh, that’s right your head got a little too knocked around, didn’t it? I’m Firecracker, something makes me wonder. How did a powerful supe like you manage to get brain damage?’ She asked as she stepped closer.

‘It’s complicated, I don’t really have my powers anymore,’ you said as she smirked.

‘And Homelander still wants you? Interesting,’ she said as she reached up and played with your hair. You could sense Talisman behind you and froze.

‘I always hated this girl, absolutely no shame. She throws herself at Homelander, you don’t even want to know what she’s done to impress him,’ she whispered in your ear. ‘What if I accidentally bash her skull in?’

‘No!’ You said as Firecracker looked at you in confusion.

‘No? No, what?’

‘Nothing… Sorry, anyway I should get going,’ you muttered as you quickly rushed off towards the elevator. You sighed when the doors closed and leaned against the wall.

‘It’s pathetic,’ Talisman hissed.

‘What’s pathetic?’

‘How much you’re missing Billy. He abandoned you to get tortured and probably raped,’ she said as you sighed and closed your eyes.

‘He was kind to me,’ you whispered as she scoffed.

‘You’re naive and pathetic. Your best bet is to stay close with Homelander, he’s a babbling idiot with Mommy issues but he’s powerful. Keep him close,’ she said before the doors opened and she disappeared. You saw Homelander and smiled a little.

‘What are you doing roaming about?’ He said with a forced smile.

‘I thought I would stretch my legs,’ you said as he stepped in and slammed the button for his floor. He gripped your arm tightly as you looked at him in fear.

‘You need to stay in the penthouse, okay? If you need anything I will get it for you, but you can’t leave. Do you know how many people want you dead?’ He growled.

‘I’m sorry… I keep forgetting,’ you whispered. He sighed and loosened his grip.

‘It’s fine, just stay int he penthouse.’

The doors opened and he practically dragged you back into his penthouse and slammed the door. He looked at you before forcing you into a possessive kiss, you whined and tried to shove him off you. You managed to get away and stumbled backwards.

‘Stop it,’ you whispered while you tried to catch your breath.

‘We were close, Y/N. Don’t you want that again?’ He asked as you stared at him in fear.

‘He’s lying, we were never intimate. He’s just trying to get his pathetic excuse for a dick wet,’ Talisman grumbled as you glanced at her beside you. Homelander moved forward and placed his hand on your hip.

‘I’ll be gentle, okay? I know you’re not at your full power anymore,’ he said as he began to kiss your neck.

‘I don’t want this,’ you whispered as his grip got tighter to the point it felt like he was crushing your bones. You whined and tried to escape his grip but he was too strong compared to you.

‘Oh for fuck sakes,’ Talisman grumbled before you felt her take over. She gripped Homelander’s wrist in a painful grip as he stared at her in shock. ‘Don’t try to manipulate her, darling.’

‘Talisman… I knew you were in there somewhere,’ he said with a smirk. She punched him hard across the face and escaped his grip.

‘Yes, and I don’t appreciate you feeling me up,’ she grumbled.

‘It was a momentary lapse, that’s all,’ he said as she chuckled.

‘One that won’t happen again, isn’t that right?’ She said as she stalked closer to him. You had never really been conscious when Talisman was in control, but now you were and it felt odd. Like being a passenger in your own body. You could see that Homelander was actually scared.

‘No… No, I won’t let it happen again,’ he said, his voice wavering. You suddenly felt your perception shift and stood beside Talisman.

‘He’s scared of you,’ you whispered as she smiled and looked at you.

‘That he is, darling.’

‘Who are you talking to?’ Homelander asked in a timid voice.

‘Y/N is here with me. See, when the little chip fried my brain it somehow split us into two,’ she said as she walked closer to Homelander. ‘Now, I just need to work out how to…kill Y/N,’ she said as your eyes widened.

‘You can’t just kill me! I’m you and you’re me,’ you said. She turned to you and narrowed her gaze.

‘I’m sure I can find a way to remove you from me,’ she growled before everything went black again.

—

You woke up the next day to find yourself lying on the floor in front of the window. You glanced around and noticed Homelander (or Talisman) weren’t anywhere to be found. You looked out at the window and a wicked idea formed in your head. You rushed to the front door and rushed out to the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor. You had to act quick to make sure Talisman wasn’t around. Once the elevator reached the top you ran towards the edge and looked down at the big drop below you. You took in a deep breath and climbed up onto the ledge and tears formed in your eyes. ‘It’ll be better this way,’ you whispered. You began to cry as you stared down at the ground. ‘I’m sorry, Billy.’ You whispered as you went to go step off but felt arms grab you and pull you back. You screamed and shoved them off you and tried to run for the ledge again but they grabbed you tighter. ‘Let me go!’

‘I’m not fuckin letting you jump,’ the voice said as you froze. You glanced behind you to see Billy and stared in shock.

‘Billy…? How are you here?’

‘Well, the boys and I heard you were in Homelander’s penthouse so we broke in to fuckin kill you then I follow you up here to see you trying to jump,’ he grumbled, his grip on you still tight. ‘I thought you lied to us about forgetting everything. Seeing you trying to bloody kill yourself proves you didn’t lie.’

‘I didn’t, I promise, but Talisman is still inside of me. She killed all those people,’ you whispered as you began to cry. Billy’s slowly knelt on the ground and pulled you into a hug as you sobbed into his chest. ‘Just let me die, please. Everyone will be safer,’ you whispered. Billy closed his eyes and held you tighter, he had been so filled with rage and guilt that it felt good to have you in his arms.

‘No, I ain’t letting you bloody die. You’re coming back with us.’

‘No, Billy. She’ll hurt all of you, please. You know it’s not safe,’ you said.

‘I don’t care, I’ll figure it out. I think I know how,’ he said as you pulled away and looked at him. ‘Frenchie and Kimiko have been working on a serum to reverse V, take away their power, but we don’t know what it would do to you.’

‘We have to try… Either way it will keep you safe, if I die or I lose my powers.’

‘Let’s just get you back to the base.’

After a gruelling hour trying to escape Vought unseen you were finally back at the base much to the disgust of everyone on the team. You sat int he cage once again as Billy spoke to the team about testing the serum on you. He arrived half an hour later and looked at you. ‘Well, everyone is on board to test the serum on you. I think because they want it to kill you,’ he muttered as he unlocked the cage. He helped you out and you looked at him.

‘Billy… If it does kill me I want you to know that you’re the closest thing I’ve had to a friend through all of this, maybe through all of my life. I can’t imagine Talisman having friends, but…I missed you while I was gone and I understand why you did what you did,’ you whispered as he looked down at you with a sad look in his eyes.

‘It won’t bloody kill you.’

‘But if it does,’ you whispered as you pulled him closer to you. He kept his eyes on yours before you kissed him softly, he wrapped his arm around you and pulled you closer. It was so different to when Homelander had forced himself on you, Billy was so gentle. You pulled away and looked into his eyes. ‘Just wanted to have my first kiss in case I die,’ you said as he chuckled softly.

‘Oh, so you would’ve kissed anyone?’

‘Mmm, no you were definitely the first choice.’

You sat on a metal table as Frenchie prepared the needle, you couldn’t but tremble slightly. Billy noticed your hands trembling and gently held one, you smiled a little and looked at him as you felt the sharp prick of the needle. You closed your eyes and held onto Billy’s hand tighter.

‘This is going to hurt,’ Frenchie said. You opened your eyes and looked at Billy again before you felt the serum burning through your veins. You cried out in pain and your body seized up against the table. You screamed louder as tears streamed down your face.

‘It’s alright, darlin. Just hold on,’ Billy said as he watched you with worry in his eyes. You felt like you were being boiled alive from the inside out. You reached up and wrapped your arms around Billy as you sobbed in pain. He held you tightly in his arms and rubbed your back. ‘I’ve got you, it’ll stop soon,’ he whispered.

After a few more minutes of screaming you collapsed against Billy and he froze for a moment. ‘Y/N?’

‘Still…alive,’ you whispered as he sighed in relief.

‘We can only monitor throughout the next few days and see if it really worked,’ Frenchie said as Billy nodded.