"On the ground I lay
Motionless in pain
I can see my life flashing before my eyes
Did I fall asleep
Is this all a dream
Wake me up, I'm living a nightmare

I will not die (I will not die)
I will survive

I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying"

~"Time of Dying" - Three Days Grace

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Okay, this here's a scene from an RP between me and Xhanthia ( http://xhanthia.deviantart.com/ ). :D My poor little Vegas was captured by Colonel Wraith, who tried to extract his mutant powers for use in the Weapon X program. When he discovered that his methods weren't working, he resorted to kill Vegas as slowly and painfully as possible, as a warning to Professor Xavier.

One of Wraith's minions locked Vegas in a tiny cage for 80+ hours, and every time he tried to fall asleep the henchman stuck a cattle prod into his neck on full blast. Because his hair and right eye are connected to his mutation, the longer Vegas goes without sleep, the more they lose color. At this point, his hair and eye are completely white and Vegas is just barely staving off death.

And then of course Jazari bursts in, a regular White Knight, and beat up the henchmen, carrying our bloody hero to safety, for hours of well-earned sleep. 8D

... sorry, Vegas. ;3; <3

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Taylor "Vegas" Renier belongs to me!