Loss
by Jessica DragonTamer
He was in gorilla morph, fighting side-to-side with Mary. She was firing a dracon beam with deadly accuracy; he was defending her from Hork-Bajir.
I'm hit! Jake yelled.
Mary,-
"Go On! Help him!" She yelled.
Marco turned and went for Jake. Cassie got there first and bound his wound.
"Hellppppppp!" Marco turned and saw Mary, speared through the chest with a Hork-Bajir blade.
I'm coming! Marco lumbered toward her, saw the Hork-Bajir about to spear her head.
"SEEEEAAAARRRRR!!!!!" Tobias raked the Hork-Bajir from behind. Marco couldn't see what happened next; all his attention was on Mary. He rushed toward her and picked her up.
She smiled up at him, white face caked with blood and framed by dark hair. "I love you," she whispered.
I love you, too. He hugged her in his giant arms.
Mary looked at him with a smile on face, one last time. He felt her last breath, felt her stop breathing.
Noooooooooooooo!!!! He let out great bellows, gorilla cries. Nooooo!!!
They must have finished the battle, and he must have demorphed, because the next thing he could remember was laying her into the ground, under her favorite tree. Toby, as head of community where she had lived, and as a friend, led a small service.
Mary? Mary?
Mary!
Don't leave me. Not yet, Mary.
Mary?
You can't die on me.
Don't die on me!!!!!
Maaaarrrry!
Come back. Came back, come back, comebackecomebackcomeback.......
Please?
Mary, I love you. Don't leave me.
Come back! Now!
Come on.
Mary, I love you.
Come on, you're not dead. It was a dream.
Mary?
Where are you?
It wasn't a dream.
And neither was the funeral.
Mary, you died bravely. I know that would have mattered to you.
You really died bravely.
And I can't.
I want to, but I can't.
I have to save earth. You understand, don't you?
I didn't think so.
Mary!
I have to save earth.
Afterwards....
Afterwards, I'll come be with you. In heaven or in hell, I'll be with you.
I'm trying to save earth here.
And I really am trying to hurry, Mary.
Really.
Time doesn't pass the same way up there, does it?
I'm hurrying.
I miss you.
I need you, Mary.
And my charector doesn't have any reason to be sad.
My character: you know, the way everyone but the animorph see me.
Yeah. Him.
Mary, it's hell mourning you.
They think I'm depressed.
Well, hell yes, I'm depressed. Try living through what I've lived through and not be depressed. Hard, Mr. Therpist?
And then you had to go and die. In my arms.
You were a bloody mess, Mary.
And I can't block out those memories.
I've tried.
And I can't.
Mary, can you ever forgive me??
I killed you.
Well, OK, not directly. I didn't stick the Hork-Bajir blade through your chest.
But I abandoned my post. I was sopposed to be protecting you. And I ran off as soon as a friend got hurt.
I should have known Cassie would get there first.
Mary, I'm sorry. So sorry.
Mary, please forgive me.
I know it's hard.
You think I don't know?
Mary, everyday I see your face. Everytime I close my eyes I see that Hork-Bajir controller.
Thrusting his blade straight through you.
Yes, it hurts.
Mary, I didn't mean for you to die.
I just wanted to help Jake.
And I killed you.
So, what do you think? Please review, and be honest!