*it was a fairly brisk day out as tricity went outside with the last floral arrangement and placed it near the huge plaque in the ground with the rest of the flowers. she looked around and counted the hundred or so chairs and then checked the wooden podium to make sure it was weighted down so that the wind wouldnt knock it over. she took a deep breath and exhaled.*
oook...i guess it's time.
*she walked over to the front double doors and opened them, letting sunlight into the hall. the students were all gathered in the hall, dressed in black for the occasion. she waved her hand to indicate for them to come outside. as everyone filed out and took their seats, tricity scanned the crowd for chance.*

*After Chance spent a fitfull night punctuated by dreams of the dead, he woke and dressed in his best black clothes. After this he walked down to the the front of the mansion. He was slightly late and had to endure the stares of all the people he didn't know as he made his way to his seat. At the front, he sank into a seat next to Tricity.*

*tricity made a half-smile at chance as he sat down next to her.*
hey...did you want to talk today? you aren't obligated or anything. if you'd like to talk about your brother...

*Chance turns away and stares up at the podium, at the mutants who'd lost loved ones.*
"yes, i think i will. I'm a bit shaken at the moment. Had really odd dreams last night. Like i was actually there, you know? I'll talk at the end, if thats ok."

(YEA I POSTED IN MY ADMIN NAME...so what? lol)
*tricity nodded and smiled again.*
sure it's no problem...
*she stood up, taking her note cards from her blazer and walked to the podium. after placing them down, she looked over the crowd of mostly students who all had solemn looks on their faces. some parents had come to the service which made tricity very happy. she swallowed hard and began to speak.*
welcome everyone and thank you for coming. today is a very sad time as we all remember the beautiful people who have left us a few months ago. during a heinous and malicious attack on our school and home, innocent people were taken from us wrongfully for no right, reason, or purpose. i dont want to make today too sad, as we remember the ones we cared for, but would like to recall all the good times we had.
*tricity nodded to johnathon who lowered the big white movie projection screen. he pushed a button on the projector and some home movies began to play, showing the students playing inside and outside, running around the mansion, eating and cooking in the kitchen, and learning in classrooms. there was laughter and some tears as the home movies played, but they were good memories for everyone to share. tricity shed a few tears down her face as she saw the young kids who died as the old mansion went down. brainfreeze came on the screen for a moment as a young boy running up to tricity. she had picked him up and scolded him to be more careful.*

*After Tricity finished her speech and sat down, Chance took a deep breath and headed up to the stage.*
Thank you again for coming and i am sorry for all your losses. For those who don't know me, i'm Chance, The brother of Brainfreeze."
*Chance coughs nervously and then continues.*
"I'm afraid i don't know what to say... My brother and I were close but there was so much more I didn't know about him. The main thing that he told me when we did communicate was how happy he was and how i should come and visit him. I'm extremely sorry that I never waited so long. Brainfreeze was a good man and the film just shown reminded me of that. I would leave it too his friends to remember him how he was. I'm sorry again for all your losses...."
*Chance trails off somewhat lamely and steps away from them the podium. He then takes his seat next to Tricity and watches and listens to the rest of the memorial.*

*a couple of family members and friends of students who died came to the podium to speak about their losses. the service lasted for about 35 minutes, until tricity came up to make the last statements.*
thank you all again for coming. i know our loved ones are looking down on us now and smiling, telling us to keep our heads up and to stay strong. and they are right, we need to stay strong and not let people take us down, no matter what. as you know, we CAN rebuild and we ALWAYS will when things like this happen.
*she waited for a moment and nodded to johnathon. he removed a huge sheet that covered a very long dining room table which had plaques with pictures and short biographies of everyone who died from the attack on the mansion.*
these will be mounted on the walls in the halls around the school so we will always think of them. there will be refreshments and snacks inside the dining room and kitchen for everyone, please help yourself.
*and with that, the service was over. tricity walked up to chance and hugged him.*
you ok?

*Chance grunted, not really listening. He was staring into the distance, where there was two silvery points of lights. As he watched the lights began to spread and form the shape of a familiar mutant, but with glowing silver eyes. Chance turns to Tricity*
"Can you see that? or am i going mad? I know who that looks like...."

*tricity turned around to see what chance was talking about. as she did, she saw the same silvery lights glowing into the unmistakeable form of brainfreeze. she gasped and put a hand to her heart.*
oh my god...

*The form of Brainfreeze moved towards the two shocked mutants, his eyes glowing like stars. This Brainfreeze seemed older and there was a long scar running down the side of his face up into his hair which was still pure white.*
Chance.....Tricity......what am i.....?

*she was speechless as a tear rolled down her cheek. tricity placed a hand on his face, but it phased through him giving her a very lightheaded feeling.*
brainfreeze? what...what's happened?

*Chance had not moved since Brainfreeze had spoken, a look of total shock still etched over his face. As Tricity tried to touch Brainfreeze, a look of pain spread over Brainfreezes face.*
...I was dead, i could feel it....but then i was like this....in the middle of a place i had never been. As I was there, memories of things that i haven't done spread through me and i saw myself here. Theres...one thing I know.... I'm more powerful than anything i've ever seen.
*As Brainfreeze said this, the scenery flashed back to the time of the mansions collapse and the three mutants saw with clarity a gas explosion that blasted a younger Brainfreeze through a window with the gash down the side of his head. The younger Brainfreeze was then still. Tears were now flowing down Brainfreezes face as the scene shifted to the true time, teh time of the memorial.*

*tricity gasped as she openly cried at what they saw, wishing she could've been there to help.*
oh brainfreeze, i'm so sorry! i wasn't there...if i were there i might have been able to stop this....
*she bent down next to brainfreeze trying to pick his head up in her lap, but her hands went through him.*
dammit!!

*Chance is looking very suspicious and shocked by this point and may explain his total lack of tact...*
"What in the heavens are you? mutant or what? some kind of god?"
my head....it hurts....but I think that the only way i would ever advance my mutation was to die...something i didn't want to do....and Tric....it wasn't your fault...if anything it was mine....I couldn't stop it but I tried so hard.. I was overwhelmed and then that explosion...and then I died...I know who did this and why but I can't remember...and I can't stay here long...I will come back, if you want me too.
*At these words, Brainfreeze began too fade and Chance let out a dry sob.*

no...NO!! wait....
*but brainfreeze has vanished. tricity stood up from the ground and spun around to see if she could find him, but there was nothing except her and chance. her tears began to dry up as the wind whipped around them.*
i dont even know what to say