7 Ch.7 The secret

"I'll stay here." "Alright. I'll be back with some food then." Lance left for the banquet table and Lucian walked over to her. "Hey. Are you okay?" "I'm as fine as someone like me can be." He knelt down in front of her and looked into Thorn's eyes. "You used your powers on Sally earlier. Why?" "She disrespected my mother." "Alright. Do you need anything?" Suddenly Thorn felt like something was off and looked around. "Do you feel that?" "Feel what Thorn?" Her eyes landed on a waiter with a green mohawk and tried to stand up but Lucian sat her back down. "What is it?" "Joker's son is here! We have to warn people!" But before they could do anything everyone fell to the ground laughing." Ace walked over to Thorn and looked down at her. "Hello again doll." His old timey mobster accent seemed to screech into her ears as she looked around at all the people laughing in pain. "Stop this." "Come with me. I only came here for you. You should be honored." "I'm giving you a chance to let these people go before I intervene." Her eyes started to turn black until she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Lance?" "Leave him to me." "Why aren't you on the ground like everyone else?" "You don't think I didn't notice your stupid ass hair? Please, I've known you since we were seven. Now give me the antidote or else." "Or else what?" Thorn piped in, "how do you think the justice league would feel if they woke up to find the Joker's son at my mother's funeral?" Her eyes stared at him with no feeling and he stepped back. "T-there's no way for you to cure them without my antidote." "Bet." Thorn's eyes turned black and Brent got up as if he had just fallen. "Thorn?! Why's everyone on the floor?" Blood dripped from her nose as her eyes turned back to fire and she looked over at Brent. "Brent, this is Joker's son, Ace. He gave everyone some of his father's liquid laughing gas or whatever." She coughed into her hand and found a small splatter of blood in it. "Are you okay love?" "I-I'm fine.." Ace looked at them angrily and left. "He didn't give us the antidote. Now what do we do?" Thorn staggered to her feet and Lance tried to set her back down. "We don't have enough time to find him. I'll wake them up myself." "What? But how?" She looked at Lance and smiled. "Looks like I'll be in the hospital for a bit longer." "Thorn?" Before he could speak Thorn's eyes turned completely black and she fell to her knees gasping for air as everyone else started getting up. Blood dripped from her mouth and nose and her skin was as white as snow. Finally the last person stood up and she crumbled to the ground. "Thorn?!" Lance picked her up as the Wane's rushes over and saw her lifeless eyes. "Oh god! Thorn!" "Mrs.Wane! I'm Lance, Lobo's son. Please, I need to get her to a hospital." Tears filled Selina's eyes and she nodded and they all ran to the cars. "What happened?" They got in and the butler started driving fast. "Everyone was poisoned by joker's son and she did something to bring you all back." Suddenly life came back into her eyes and she breathed in. Tears filled everyone's eyes as she smiled weakly. "Hello stranger." "Oh god Thornie! We thought you were dead." "Funny thing about being a death lantern. You have to die to become one." They looked at her surprised and she closed her eyes. "Wait. What?! Thorn open your eyes." "I'm just gonna rest for a bit." "Thornie!? You can't just say that and take a nap!" "Using that much power to put people's souls back into their bodies is exhausting. Just let me take a nap and we can talk about it later." "Souls back?! Thorn tell us now!" Before Lance had time to finish his sentence Thorn was already fast asleep and the car stopped in front of the hospital. "Driver turn around and take us home," said Selina. "Of course ma'am." The car started moving again and as they got half way back to the house Thorn bolted up. "Thorn?!" "Oh god... He's coming." "Who's coming?" She looked at them afraid and worried. "Dad." "Nekron?!" "H-he sensed my death and is on his way here." "Why?" "You don't get it do you? I fully died which means I'm a full black lantern." Her eyes flashed black and the engine died. "Shitshitshitshitshit. I feel him coming. I-I have to leave!" She got out of the car and was standing in traffic. "Thorn get back in here!" "He's almost here I have to get away! I won't let him kill you guys!" Suddenly her feet left the ground and Thorn's ring was glowing like a beacon. She gave Lance a sad smile. "Sorry I won't be able to see you for a while." "That's ok. Just do what you have to." Thorn nodded to him before flying off.

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