~{Chapter 77}~*This chapter is about when Dreamer🌀must sacrifice herself💙for the greater good of the World🌎and her friends from a great evil of darkness! But Brainy💚refused to lose "Nia Nal" even if it meant saving the world because he knows that all too well speaking from experience... there's no other way or choice cause it had to be done. It's her life or everyone else! She was prepared to make the "Ultimate Sacrifice" to save her home and the people she loved❤️the most in this world. especially, Brainy. And who knows maybe she'll survive and will find her way back to him somehow!
I hope you like it, Enjoy!*
*Late at Night, in National🌃City downtown*
*Midnight🕛*
The "Superfriends" were up against a powerful enemy meaning, a force of nature in the form of an "aura" that was "impossible" for them to defeat. Not even with their combined strengths & powers/abilities to stop it from destroying everything in its path! "This really is the end,"
Dreamer🌀thought to herself sadly cause she saw this coming in her dreams✨leading up to this point. She had a vision earlier today but didn't tell anyone yet until she could interpret her "dream" but when Nia finally figured it out... it scared the hell out of her! Knowing what she must do to save everyone on the planet🌎from suffering painful "deaths " to trade her own life for theirs. Things are bad like really Bad. Meaning that the world was coming to an end! Which it often is but tonight it was 10 times worse. "I know how to stop this," Dreamer added softly looking at her friends with a solution. "How?" Supergirl asked out of curiosity about the *how* part of saving the world. "Well, you're not gonna like this... but the only way to save the City and the whole World is for me to sacrifice myself." Nia explained her plan wisely based on what she saw in her dream moments ago. "No, that's out of the question! Sacrificing yourself is not the answer... Dreamer,
I am not going to lose you! Besides, we'll find another way. Like we "always" do," Brainy said loudly crossing his arms upset trying to protect his girlfriend from making a "death" wish refusing to lose the Woman he loved❤️. Even if it is to save the World😅and believe that they'll find a way One that doesn't involve Nia giving up her own to save everyone Like they always had since day one. Nia sighed having a feeling that he might react this way and then said. "I'm sorry, Brainy, but this is something that I have to do alone and it's the only way to save everyone! Even if it kills me... it's a risk I'm willing to take," Nia said believing that this is the right thing to do and was willing to go all the way if she had to die in the process. "He's right, no one is dying tonight," Kara added agreeing with Brainy on this one in coming up with another plan than Dreamer to sacrifice herself💙. "Look I appreciate your concern... but if this is the only option we have right now. I'll do it no matter the cost!" Dreamer said fearlessly in the face of death not afraid to take her own life. "Nia, please, don't do this... I'm begging you!! I love❤️you and it's not worth losing you," Brainy said in tears🥺💦.
She sighed sadly. "If you only knew what I saw in my dreams then you would understand... let me show you my vision for you to fully understand why I have to do this," Dreamer🌀said softly looking directly into Querl Dox's eyes. She pulled him in closer as their heads touched and then placed her hand on his green cheek while closing her eyes showing Brainy her future✨vision about Earth🌎dying if she didn't sacrifice herself now.
Her vision🌌showed Brainy many possible futures✨of everyone being vaporized into an "oblivion" as the earth🌎began shaking, and crumbling, into pieces much like an earthquake but thousand times worse😅. This meant that the planet was dying! And the only thing to keep the balance of the Universe... the "Dreamer" must sacrifice her own life to save millions of lives and this world from total annihilation.
In her dream, she glowed blue all around her body becoming something else more than herself. A being made entirely out of *dream energy* and floating in the air and then flew right into the eye of the light orb unleashing her "True Power" and disappeared after the blast.
Then, Nia removed her hand from his cheek and they both opened their eyes after that. Brainy was in complete shock at what she had just shown him and understood her feelings of wanting to make the ultimate sacrifice but he was still sad. "Nia, woah, That was intense. And I get why you think that sacrificing yourself is the only solution to saving everyone and the planet... but there is an 80% chance of you being trapped in the dream realm forever!" Brainy said stating the facts. "I know, you're scared of losing me... Brainy but this has to happen. And it must be me and only Me to make the ultimate sacrifice for everyone to live. So, I must die in order for you all to still have a bright future✨. Even if I'm not in it. Besides, you'll "never" truly lose me because I will "always" be in your dreams. And yes, this is worth it! Saving the city🌃, earth🌎, my friends/family, including you, Querl Dox. I love you so much!" Dreamer said wisely in a lovely voice to her boyfriend telling Brainy how much he truly means to her. Then, she leaned in quickly kissing him on the lips to express her feelings of "love" toward him.
Nia pulled away ending their epic "goodbye" kiss short to say. "Love is the ultimate sacrifice," she said wisely for dramatic effect. "I love you, Nia Nal! And I "always" will." Brainy declared out loud to his girlfriend in tears and watched her walk forward about to sacrifice herself for everyone to have a future. All but her own life... Nia felt "fearless" in the face of death nearly at her doorstep or in her case "dreams" of her spirits going to the dream realm to stay for all of "eternity" with her mother. Without the love of her life though. Meaning, Brainy. She smiled. " I know you will... As well I for you," Nia said poetic in a soft voice looking back at Brainy feeling the same way as he did. They planned on loving each other forever no matter What happens. And that's "love" for ya! The truest kind of love, there is in this world! Meaning, "soulmates." Just like that, Nia Nal aka Dreamer was gone... "She's gone," Brainy said softly stating the obvious sadly after the collision of power shifted the air. As the smoke cleared it revealed that she was really gone because all that was left of her was Nia's Naltorian🌀suit, her mask, and glove gauntlets that were all burned marks on them from the sacrifice. And now, she was forever trapped in the dream realm with no way back home, or is there?😉
*Inside the Dream🌀Realm when Nia disappeared into thin air*
She found herself in the enchanted forest with no one around... until her mother showed up and said. "Nia?" Isabel Nal questioned softly surprised to see her here in the "dream realm" of all places. "Mom?" Nia questioned in tears and quickly ran to her mother hugging🤗her dearly to see/hear/feel her again. But Isabel was concerned about what this meant and spoke out. "My darling, do you have any idea what you did?!" she asked out loud in shock to her daughter and knew about the sacrifice that Nia made. She sighed sadly. "I did what I had to do as the "Dreamer" to save the earth🌎, my friend, and our family💙to prevent them from suffering painful "deaths" of the destruction💥of the planet. If not for me." Nia explained in a soft with a sad look on her face. But her mom already knew that because she had been watching over her daughter in her dreams✨inside the dream🌀realm. "That I can understand Nia, and trust me... I know, it all too well because I have been watching you and I'm "proud" of you coming such a long way in your training as Dreamer with the help of your friends and your sister to help you. And how you've grown so much in an extraordinary, amazing Woman that I am glad to call my daughter! But you do realize what you had to give up?" Isabel said wisely as a proud mother and reminding Nia of the consequences of her sacrifice. Her eyes widened in shock at realization of the terrible mistake she'd made and said loudly in complete shock😨. "Oh, my Cassandra! You're right, Mom, what have I done?! I had so much to live for! And I gave it all up!! I have to go back," Nia said loudly realizing her misstep and she wanted to fix it by going back home to earth🌎in National🏙City while wishing💫for a "second chance" to live her life to the fullest. Isabel sighed sadly hating to see her daughter beat herself up over this due to it being the cost of a "hero" to make ultimate sacrifices for the greater good! "You can't. Nia, you've made your choice... what's done is done. And I'm sorry but there's nothing you can do to change it," She said wisely giving Nia advice that your actions have consequences and that you should accept the way things are before letting them consume you. Because the longer you refuse the more it'll be harder... "So, I'm trapped here forever, unable to see or talk💬to Maeve, Dad, my friends, and Brainy the love❤️of my life! Except for in their dreams✨," Nia said loudly upset stating the obvious of her situation while panicking😰and about to burst into tears😭💦at the thought of "never" seeing the people she'd love ever again. Isabel sighed in regret to inform her daughter about their being another way after all but she wasn't sure if she should or not😅... since it might disturb the balance of *nature* and the "universal law" of bringing someone back to life into reality. However, she hated to see Nia like this suffering in pain, and wanted to do anything to shield her from that unbearable despair of never seeing/talking to her loved❤️one again. Also, she wanted to give her daughter a second chance at living the life that she wanted til her time was up on earth after a long happy life😊.
So, Isabel Nal did the one thing any mother would do for their daughter, and doing the right thing by telling Nia that there is another way to get out of the dream🌀realm and back home🌎... without there being any consequences to this change. "Actually Nia, there is a way," Isabel said softly for dramatic effect. Nia gasped while wiping her tears away in their being hope for her after all. "Well, what is it? I'll try anything to get back," Nia asked. "There's an ancient story in Naltor history📜that when a Naltorian💙woman or the "dreamer" dies making the ultimate sacrifice in their *spiritual form* is sent to the dream world where their spirit will remain for all eternity. Expect there was one woman who refused to give up on ever seeing her family or the "love of her life" again and she would do anything to get back home to them especially, him. So, she did the impossible by creating an *ancient dream gate portal* a bridge between two worlds the "physical" and "spiritual" to enter↩️back into reality. She was reunited with her one true love and lived a happy full life til her last breath since then no other Naltorian Woman before she has come close to finding it... and the person who I'm talking about is the "Original Dreamer", Isabel Nal explained wisely to Nia about an old ancient urban legend about the origins of the original Dreamer's love❤️story because she truly believed that her daughter could find the dream gate too. "Wow, mom, that sounds amazing! Do you think I might be able to go home too?" Nia said amazed by her mother's story and asked out of curiosity. "Yes, my Nia, you can. I believe in you! If it's your heart's desire to go back home and be with the people you love on earth🌎... and your love for Brainy is strong enough then the dream realm will be your guide to take you there," she said with "hope" inside her heart. Then, Nia immediately hugged her mom and said. "Thank you, mom. I appreciate this! I'll make you proud and it's so good to see you again!" Nia said grateful. "I know you will," Isabel Nal replied back happily with a bright smile on her face and hugged her daughter back.
Then, she directed Nia on the right path by following the invisible trail of *dream energy* that onky the "Dreamer" could see in guiding her to the location of the Ancient📜dream🌀gate portal to going home. They hugged saying their "goodbyes" to each other until they met again!
Hopefully, not til she💙had a full happy life on earth🌎and died happily😅. So, Nia took a long journey through the dream realm alone looking for the place that her mother mentioned in the *original Dreamer* legendary love story but she felt brave and determined to find it. It turned out to be the truth after all! When she reached the end of the path and stumbled upon Ancient📜Naltorian ruins and saw the gate as there was a dream🌀portal behind it... Nia knew if she walked through it she'd be in her physical body again back on "earth" at the *Tower* so, she immediately opened the dream gate with her powers✨and stepped inside the portal hoping that this worked and didn't end up somewhere in the dream world😅.
*Later that same night, on Earth🌎in National🏙City*
*4:11 a.m.*
Brainy went to bed that night🌃earlier than usual turning off his system and going into *Sleep💤mode* but tonight was different because all he wanted was to see Nia again! Hopefully, she'd appear to him in his dreams✨just like she said. Then, he opened up his eyes waking up unable to get a good night's sleep. Without Nia Nal💙in his life, he'd be miserable and vowed to "never" love again! Cause she was the only Woman for him and the first one that he ever truly loved❤️... "Maybe Nia found peace and that must be why she's not in my dreams tonight," Brainy thought💭softly to himself looking up at the ceiling with a sad sigh thinking about her. Then, he finally got some sleep😴and the reason why Nia didn't visit him in his dreams tonight🌃is that she was no longer trapped there anymore and was in the process of getting out. But he didn't know that... at least not yet😅. But Brainy will soon😉😊!
*The next day, at the Tower*
*Noon*
Brainy got to the *tower* an hour earlier cause he didn't feel like being alone today... and wanted to be consumed with his "work" in Attempting to distract himself from thinking💭about last night🌙when he lost Nia Nal, the "love of his life" forever❤️. And it's a good thing that he did stay at headquarters today because Nia is about to make a dramatic entrance/appearance any moment now! All of a sudden, things around them shook rapidly, and the liquid of chemicals🧪🧫in the *Tower Lab* floated in the air meaning, that something strange, comic💫✨, or supernatural🦇🧛🐺👻🧙♀️🧞♂️🧜♀️was about to occur. Brainy, Lena, Kara, John, Alex, and Kelly all gasped in complete shock having no explanation of what was happening right now... except for a thought💭🤔that crossed their minds of Nia was doing this trying to communicate with them spiritually or that she is making an effort to find her way home into reality. "But both of those theories are most unlikely that would happen, and this must be just some coincidence. Since Naltorians💙can only communicate💬with their own through dreams✨," Brainy thought logically. Well, the Universe🌌was about to prove him wrong😉! A dream🌀portal magically✨appeared in front of the "Superfriends" in the *Tower* and it opened up mysteriously as something or someone walked lightly in slow motion and came through as it revealed to be no other than Nia Nal aka Dreamer! She walked out feeling alive and different but in a good way... and then the dream portal to the realm quickly closed and disappeared into thin air. Nia smiled happily to be back home and glad to see her Friends and Brainy! But she wasn't sure if they were happy to see her... Because the look on their faces says it all😅. At the sight of her, Brainy took back everything that he said... and was the first person to say something. "Nia? Is it really you?" Brainy asked Lovely walking up to her slowly while wondering if it really was his Nia Nal💙or an illusion of his departed girlfriend. "Yeah, I think so... Brainy, I just feel different but it's me. I'm back!" Nia answered smiling happily in tears of joy telling her boyfriend that it was "her" and he wasn't seeing things. She was really here and alive. He smiled. "Thank god. You're back, Nia! You have no idea how much I missed you," Brainy said in happy🥹tears💦hugging Nia, his girlfriend dearly never wanting to let her go ever again. And Nia felt the same way in never wanting to leave his side ever too until the day she dies after a long happy life with Brainy that is😉. Kara was awed by Brainy and Nia finding each other💚💙again cause they truly are "soulmates". Then, she and the others joined in on the hug🤗happy to have their friend back after all.
(time skipped to around nightfall)
*An hour later, at Nia's apartment*
*7:30 p.m.*
Nia looks at her hands and thinks💭that it's surreal to be alive again. "Nia, are you alright?" Brainy asked concerned looking at his girlfriendwith a worried look on his face as if she was "okay" with everything that happened. "Yeah, I'm fine. Sort of... it just feels so weird to be back in my physical body again. I still feel like I'm dead but I'm not. I am here alive but I still remember how I died," Nia replied honestly and didn't know how to feel right now about being back and alive on earth🌎. Brainy sighed. "That's understandable. Nia, that's gonna take some time to get used to but it'll pass. After everything you have been through... I don't blame you for not feeling "okay," and it's alright to not feel normal about this. I'm just glad to have you back!" He said softly being an understanding boyfriend and was just happy to have her back. Nia slightly smiled. "Yeah, you're right. Brainy," she said softly thinking that he had a point.
Then, Brainy just couldn't help himself and immediately kissed Nia💙Nal on the lips without thinking about it for once and following his heart💚in trusting his feelings✨. She kissed him back feeling so much love❤️right now cause in that moment Nia truly felt alive! I guess "love" has a way of doing that in making someone feel alive again! And that's exactly the "kinda love" Brainy and Nia had for one another.
*Sorry, long chapter😅. But I hope you enjoyed reading📖it though... until next time. Bye👋, for now!*