Alone

A/N: (Sigh) I think we broke Summer, guys.

Summer: WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE-

Aqua: No spoilers, Summer.

Summer: Like I said...It's sad. ;-;

Solar: Yeah, when will it end? -_-

Guys, I promise, once we're done this we'll go write some other stuff. Let's just focus on this for now.

Summer: All right...

Solar: Let's get this over with.

*Ahem* Anyway, REPLY TIME! In reply to GojiFan54-

Solar: HEY! NOTHING ABOUT MY TAIL IS LAUGH-WORTHY YOU-

*Aqua covers Summer and Winter's ears*

Well, uh...Anyway...Enjoy!

So the sound came from the shore? That's actually unsettling...

Rodan slowly walked over to the path that lead to the land below it. It was its usual, rocky, sandy self, with the ocean bringing it's huge waves onto the sand. Rodan saw a large, light brown rock lay motionless below the cliff.

Wait, there was no large rock before...

And correct him if he was wrong, was he seeing some dark red...along with yellow...?

Chasm!

Rodan started running down to his brother. What was Chasm doing there? Why did he fall asleep on a bunch of rocks? At that moment, it didn't matter. Rodan was just happy to see one of his brothers again.

Especially when he thought they were separated for good.

Kneeling beside Chasm, Rodan shook his shoulder. "Chasm! Wake up, bro! It's Rodan!"

No answer.

"Uh...Chasm? Are you in a deep sleep or something?" Rodan frowned.

Chasm still said nothing.

That's weird... Rodan thought as he shook his brother harder. "Hey, Chasm! Get out of Dreamland already! Sheesh, I know you're hard to wake up, but really?!" He sighed. "Wow."

That's when he noticed the black mark on his brother's chest.

"What the...?" Did Chasm get burned or something? That would make sense...but did he get burned then fall down here? Did he fall onto a fire? Actually, forget that second option. His back would be burned if that happened.

So obviously something fire-related hit Chasm in the chest, and afterwards he fell off this cliff.

"So you're injured and unconscious?" Rodan shrugged. "I...guess I can handle that." Surely there would be something nearby that could fix that burn...but that something could also be far.

After all, considering it didn't take long to get here, Rodan obviously hadn't walked a lot.

Burns can heal on their own, too, right?

"Dang it," Rodan muttered, staring at the burn. "This couldn't get any worse."

But as he examined the wound more, Rodan realized...it probably could.

No, scratch that.

It was worse.

Because Chasm's chest...was it even moving? Rodan froze, realizing that Chasm felt really cold, too.

Now, Rodan wasn't feeling too warm either, but Chasm was ice cold. Literally. And the only time someone was that cold was when they were...

"Chasm?!" Rodan shouted, shaking Chasm once again. "Chasm!"

There was no response. And now, Rodan was sure Chasm wasn't breathing.

No...

"CHASM!" Rodan screamed, his tears falling onto his brother's face. "WAKE UP! THIS ISN'T FUNNY!"

There was still no answer. Rodan trembled as he faced the truth.

Chasm was dead. And it was obvious Teron was as well.

"C-Chasm..." Rodan whispered. This couldn't be happening. Both his brothers couldn't be gone. It couldn't be possible. This had to be a twisted dream.

But it wasn't.

Both his brothers were dead.

He was alone.

Wrapping his wings tightly around Chasm, Rodan cried louder than he ever did in his life. Now he was sure things couldn't get any worse. That guy who told them...THAT...he hated him, didn't he? Why else would the only monsters that care about him be dying so...quickly? How could that one piece of news turn into a horrible couple of days? Why the heck did it have to be them?

Yeah, things definitely can't get worse, Rodan thought, burying his face into his brother's shoulder. They just can't.

Soon, Rodan just quietly laid beside his brother, wings wrapped tight around his chest. He didn't want to leave him here...Dang it, he was acting like he was alive. Ugh...maybe his "mother" was right. Perhaps he was pathetic. Perhaps he was weak. Maybe he was just in denial all along...

He came to his senses when he could almost hear Chasm shouting at him for even thinking that.

'Are you SERIOUS?! Rodan, snap the heck out of it! Since when was the woman that nearly killed you right?! You're far from pathetic, you're REALLY far from weak! Young monster, I think you should pull it together before you end up like I was when that guy told us about...you know! I'm pretty sure you're stronger than that! Come on, you know what Teron said: stay strong. Just because he's dead doesn't mean you should give up. I know you can make it. Since when was I wrong?'

"Y-Yeah," Rodan nodded, standing up. "Since when were you wrong, Chasm?" Only a few times, if he could remember. So maybe, just maybe, he could make it. He could survive.

After all, what didn't he survive? He even survived...was it a curse or something? He had no clue. But he survived that. Chasm's voice was right. Like always.

He had to go...But before he did, he had to do one thing.

Kneeling down, Rodan placed his father's stone on Chasm's chest, making sure it wouldn't fall off. "Take this, bro," Rodan whispered. "Give this to my Dad, if you see him."

He knew, if his father was there, he would. But first he probably would have dropped it by holding his father so tight, if they were still alive, he couldn't breathe. Rodan probably would have done that too, though. After all, he never met his father. Seeing him would have been great. In fact, seeing him now would have been the best thing that's happened to him.

Because then he would know that he wasn't truly alone. But his father wasn't here. And he was alone.

Sighing, Rodan stood up, turned around, and began walking up the path. He took one last look at his brother. "Bye, Chasm..."

He then began walking back to where he first woke up. But this time, he wasn't stopping there.

No, he was going past that, to whatever was beyond that. Hopefully, it wouldn't be too bad.

He could imagine his brothers smiling at him right now.

'That's the spirit, Rodan. Remember what I said: stay-'

'He knows, Teron...He knows.'

Soon, Rodan found himself in a forest.

That doesn't sound too bad, right?

It's absolutely terrible right now. Because a huge storm had started only five minutes ago. The wind threatened to blow him away at any minute. The rain hit him hard. The thunder was absolutely deafening.

There was no surviving this. Rodan was sure of it.

Not even the storms back home were this crazy... Rodan covered his head with his wings as another gust of wind hit him. What kind of bad weather is this?!

He watched as the sky lit up once again, and a loud rumble could be heard in the distance.

Well...As long as the thunder didn't hit...

Rodan screamed as a lightning bolt hit the shore close to him, and tried flying away, but unfortunately fell to the ground.

Correction: He fell into mud.

"Again," Rodan sighed. "Thanks, life." Nothing like losing your ability to fly and being lost at the same time, right?

You're kidding, Rodan thought as he began losing consciousness. Well...At least I'll see my brothers again...If this storm takes my life.

Maybe that wouldn't be so bad, falling asleep and waking up with his brothers right in front of him. After all, if he did survive the storm, what would happen afterwards? He seemed to be reaching the edge of the island, and nothing could make him go back home. So what would he do?

Obviously nothing, so Rodan closed his eyes and slowly drifted off...

'Rodan!'

"Huh?" Rodan looked around...somewhere. Everything was white, it was kind of like he was...

"Am I even alive?!" His eyes widened. "And hold on...I know that voice..."

'Yes, you're alive, and yes, you know this voice very well. After all...It is rather amazing, isn't it?'

"Stop being a show-off and show yourself, Chasm!" Rodan held back laughter, despite his fear and confusion. Chasm sounded like he was right in front of him, but he was nowhere to be found. So where was he?

'I would, but...I can't.'

"Wh-What? Why?"

'It's a long story...I can't tell you right now.'

"You're saying that like you're alive!" Rodan glared at his brother, wherever he was. "You're dead! I saw you! What do you mean 'right now'?! And where are we? And why-"

'Gee, someone has a lot of questions,' Chasm chuckled. 'Like I said, I don't have time to answer them...'

"Chasm, I...!"

'Rodan, I can only be here so long...'

"Where the heck are you going?!"

'Just...a place...'

"Oh, here we go, that thing where you have to guess!" Rodan rolled his eyes. "Oh joy!"

'Look, I'll see you...soon, alright?'

"What?!" Rodan stiffened as the world began darkening. "But I-"

'Oh, and I'll be sure to give this to Dad if I do see him, no worries.'

"But Chasm..." Rodan panicked when he tried running, but couldn't move. "Why isn't Teron with you?!"

Then everything was black.

And that's Chapter 3! *Turns to cats* You done yet, Solar?

Solar: AND FURTHERMORE- Wait, how much did we miss?

Oh, I don't know, the whole thing?

Summer: Thank goodness...

Aqua: Thanks, Solar. -_-

Solar: No problem! :3

*Ahem* Guys!

All: Yeah?

(Sigh)

Aqua: Anyway, please review!

Solar: And no flaming! *Tail catches on fire* I'm out.

All: See ya!