The Legacy of Kat 4

Yea, so I decided to start this even though I haven't finished number 3 yet. But that's because number 3 is random and this one doesn't follow on from it.

Anyway, this is the final one of the series! Hooray! I'm looking forward to being able to do one-shots and random ones again.

Story Summary: The final of the series! You may need to read #2 to understand this one.
Kat Manx has died, and behind her has left a huge legacy. Now it's up to her daughters to choose to carry on this legacy or let it die...
Told from Soara's pov, Please R&R

Le Prologue

It seemed like hours we stood there in the infirmary, watching her sleep, awaiting the test results. She looked so peaceful - like nothing had happened - whereas the feelings of the rest of us were anything but peace.

"Stroke," Felix told us when he finally got back from the lab. "Probably caused by all the radioactive chemicals she's worked with."

From the corner of my eye, I saw Zelda hang her head in grief, her long blonde hair falling forwards. Rachel placed a paw on her shoulder.

"How long does she have left?" Cruger's voice cracked. "Felix, is my wife going to die?"

Felix let out a deep sigh, "Commander... I'm sorry but I don't think she is going to make it through the night. The brain damage was extensive."

"No." Zelda growled. "She won't die. Uncle Felix is wrong. This is not the way Kat Manx goes down. Not my mother."

Suddenly, Kat stirred, and blinked open her eyes.

"Brother..." her voice was strained and weak.

"I'm here!" Felix rushed forward to hold her hand and kneel by her bed. "I'm here."

"Brother... Am I going to die?" Kat rasped.

"Oh, Kat... I..." Felix couldn't even say it, and broke down into tears on her shoulder.

"In that case, there's something that needs to be said." Kat looked up and around the room. "Doggie... Know that I love you so much. From the day I met you... I always loved you... Please promise you'll forgive me. Don't hate me."

"Kat," Doggie growled lowly. "You are my wife. I love you. Nothing will change that, ever."

"And Zelda, Soara, my girls... you are eighteen now, almost nineteen, and old enough to understand..." Kat coughed. "So I shall tell. Doggie... Doggie, Zelda and Soara they are your daughters. You're their father."

"What? How?" Cruger growled, looking at us.

"You fathered them when we were drunk," Kat confessed, a lone tear dripping down her cheek. I looked at Zelda, who was frowning, obviously trying to wrap her head around this idea. "I didn't want to tell you..."

"Shh, Kat it's okay," Cruger pulled her close.

"That's not all." Kat carried on, struggling for breath now. "Mitchell... Mitchell is my son."

Shocked silence, apart from Kat sobbing.

"I gave him over to Felix. He made you believe he was Isinia's but he was always mine. Mine. My baby boy." Kat cried.

"Kat, hush," Cruger rubbed her back up and down. "Kat I love you. Nothing will change that. I'm not angry."

"My daughters," Kat strained to look at us. "Tell me you forgive me too?"

"I forgive you Kat," I was the first to respond, moving forward so I could hug her. "I love you."

"I love you too, Kat. Mum." Zelda whispered, following my actions.

"Mum," I agreed quietly.

Kat sobbed violently; and then... then, she was still.

"NO!" Zelda cried out. "No!" She shook Kat slightly. "Mum! Mum you can't leave us!"

"Leave her," Felix soothed, trying to be calm, even though his face was red and stained with tears. "She rests with her ancestors now."