AUTHORS NOTE: I feel like a monster. I honestly cried writing this chapter, and I feel it closes the story well. I would like to thank everyone for reading. Here we go. The last chapter. The song in this chapter is Hear You Me by Jimmy Eat World.


"Mr. Justice, could you explain to me how exactly you got the police to your location?"

Apollo sat on the end of a table, opposite a police officer. He was being questioned, but he just wanted to get out.

"I boosted Athena up. She saw someone, and that someone called the police."

The officer wrote down some notes before asking his final question.

"Could you tell me about how Ms. Cykes was shot?"

Apollo shot the officer an intimidating stare.

"No." Apollo muttered.

"Why not?" The officer questioned. Apollo gripped the arm of his coat.

"It wasn't you who killed her, wasn't it?"

The officer immediately regretted saying that. Apollo got up, sending his chair flying behind him.

"What the FUCK did you just say to me?!" Apollo screamed.

"Okay, so you didn't." The officer whimpered out.

"That's all the questions I have."

Apollo walked towards the door, slamming it shut behind him. Phoenix was waiting outside.

"They took Athena to the hospital.." Phoenix said.

"Is she alive? Was she just holding her breath?! Passed out? Please, she HAS to be alive!" Apollo sobbed out.

Phoenix looked down.

"She lost too much blood, Apollo. I'm sorry. She's... She's gone" Phoenix muttered out.

Apollo felt tears flowing down his cheeks.

"You're lying! Please, you have to be lying! She can't be.." Apollo cried out.

"Apollo.." Phoenix looked up.

"I wish I was lying."

Apollo looked down, sobbing. He fell to his knees. He punched the floor, hard.

"No..."

Apollo looked up at Phoenix with rage in his eyes.

"Take me to him." Apollo growled.

"To who?" Phoenix asked.

"The kidnapper. Take me to him."

"Apollo, you can't-"

"TAKE ME TO HIM, PHOENIX! Please.." Apollo screamed.

Phoenix gave in.

"Okay.. But there's one person I need to talk to also." Phoenix said.

Apollo nodded.

"He needs to know... I'll tell him" Apollo said.


Simon Blackquill's phone started vibrating in his pocket. He left the crime scene to answer it.

"Justice-Dono. What is it?" Blackquill asked.

"Simon... There's... There's something you need to know.. About Athena."

Blackquill raised an eyebrow as he held the phone to his ear.

"What's happened to her?"

Blackquill heard Apollo sobbing on the other end.

"She's..."

Blackquill started getting nervous.

"Justice-Dono... Tell me."

Apollo sighed.

"She's gone, Blackquill."

Blackquill froze.

"What do you mean, 'gone'?" Blackquill asked.

"She... She's dead."

Blackquill felt like he had been punched in the gut.

"Justice, you better be bullshitting me. You know how much Athena means to me!" Blackquill yelled.

"I.. I wish I was lying, Blackquill. She got shot..."

Blackquill felt tears coming to his eyes. He hasn't cried in years.

"Justice... Who shot her?" Blackquill growled.

"Come down to the detention centre. You can meet him." Apollo said.

"I'll be there... This fucker will pay." Blackquill growled, hanging up. He started walking towards the detention centre.

Blackquill walked through the door to see a waiting Apollo and Phoenix.

"He'll be here any second now, Simon," Phoenix said. Right on cue, a guard dragged a bearded man out, who had tattoo's all over his face.

Apollo got up, and turned his microphone on.

"Good evening, Justice. Had a nice day? What, with your girlfriend dying this morning?" The kidnapper joked. Not even 5 seconds in, Apollo wanted to rip this guys throat out.

"You are the person that killed Cykes?" Blackquill asked.

"Hey, it's not like I meant to! I was gonna kill this idiot and the dumb bitch got in the way." The kidnapper responded. Blackquill smashed the glass with his fist. The glass stood.

"You piece of shit! You dare call her that?!" Blackquill screamed.

The kidnapper chuckled.

"Hey, Ms. Clowes and I are getting the death penalty tomorrow. At this point I could care less. Especially about that ginger bitch."

Apollo punched the glass.

"YOU FUCK! YOU KILLED HER, AND YOU DON'T CARE. YOU DESERVE DEATH! I HOPE YOU FUCKING SUFFER!" Apollo screamed. His chords of steel echoing in the room.

"You need a volume knob, boy." The kidnapper teased.

"And you need a bullet to the fucking head." Blackquill threatened.

"Hey, you spike-head! Speak up!" The kidnapper called out to Phoenix. Phoenix shot a glare at him.

"I'm with Apollo. I hope you burn in hell" Phoenix said in a low voice.

"That's all the time we have." The guard said, obviously terrified.

"Welp, I'll be off. Goodbye!" The kidnapper said before walking away. Apollo looked at the door he walked out of.

"I need to see Athena" Blackquill said.

"I think she's still in the hospital. She's going to be transported to a graveyard soon" Phoenix said.

"Are you sure, Blackquill?" Apollo asked.

Blackquill closed his eyes, and said,

"Yes. I need to see her one last time."


Apollo entered the room Athena's body was in. She looked as if she was sleeping.

"Athena.." Blackquill said, obviously in pain. He walked over to her. Blackquill closed his eyes.

"She was so young.." Simon muttered to herself.

Apollo heard the sadness of Blackquill's voice. He walked over to Athena. When Apollo grabbed Athena's hand, it felt as cold as ice. It sent a chill up Apollo's spine.

"I... I miss you already, tiger.." Apollo whispered. Blackquill couldn't find any words to say. He didn't know what to do.

"I'm so sorry. We need you two to leave. Her body is going to the graveyard soon." A nurse entered the room.

Apollo gave Athena a kiss on the forehead. Blackquill walked out the room, eyes still closed. He opened them, and turned around to look at Athena one last time.

Apollo touched Athena's face, before backing out of the room. The nurse covered Athena with a cloth.

That was the last time Apollo saw Athena Cykes.


Apollo, Phoenix and Blackquill stood in a yard, watching a noose go around the kidnappers neck, as well as Ms. Clowes.

They decided to do Anne Clowes first.

"Any last words, Mrs. Clowes?" A man said, holding the lever.

Mrs. Clowes looked up

"You did good, Wright. Up until the end there." Anne said, grinning. Phoenix glared at the woman, and the lever was pulled. Neither man looked away. Her neck violently snapped, and she swayed with the wind. The man went over to the kidnapper, grabbing his lever.

"Last words, Mr. Winter?" The man said.

"Apollo Justice." Winter called out. Apollo looked up.

"You failed her. I hope you know that."

The lever was pulled.

"Burn in hell, you motherfucker." Apollo muttered as he heard Winter's neck violently snapping.

"Lets go." Phoenix to said to the other 2.

Blackquill turned to leave, but Apollo stared at the 2 corpses.

"Apollo." Phoenix called. Apollo slowly turned around.

"Let's go, Wright."


Apollo stood in front of Athena's coffin.

"Is there anything you want to say, Apollo?" Phoenix said. Apollo stared at the coffin.

"She is one of the best people I know." Apollo started.

"When everyone else was down, she was the one to grab our hands, and bring us up. I know she's saved me a lot of times in trails... The last thing she did was save me again.." Apollo had tears forming in his eyes.

"I love her. I had loved her for a while. She loved me too.. She had so much in her future.. And it was taken away. Snatched... Just like Clay..."

Apollo choked a ball in his throat.

"If there's one thing I'm happy for its that she'll... She'll see her mother again. She'll be with her again.."

Apollo put a hand to his face, crying. Trucy hugged Apollo, she had tears in her face as well.

"There's one song.. I need to sing to her.. Before she goes." Apollo said.

Apollo choked back a ball in his throat, and took a deep breath.

There's no one in town I know
You gave us some place to go.
I never said thank you for that.
I thought I might get one more chance.

Apollo started going through his memories. When he first met Athena.

"Whoops! Are you okay?"

This strange girl had just thrown a security guard at him.

"I think so" Apollo moaned. The girl reached out a hand, Apollo took it, getting up.

"I am SO sorry!" She said, the gadget on her neck illuminating a gloomy blue.

"I do that when people suddenly grab me. It's like a reflex or something." The girl said.

"You're Athena Cykes, I take it" Apollo asked.

What would you think of me now,
so lucky, so strong, so proud?
I never said thank you for that,
now I'll never have a chance.

"The prosecution will refrain from dragging our clients name through the mud!" Athena yelled at Blackquill.

"Oh, what a dreadfully fearsome lass we have here" Simon muttered, facing away from the defense. Apollo felt as if he had just been saved by this girl.

"Whew. Thanks for that lifeline, Athena." Apollo said in relief.

May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.

"Not only did you fail to defend your client, you also raised false charges against her friend!" Professor Means yelled at Athena.

"You have no right to call yourself a lawyer!" Means yelled.

Apollo turned to look at Athena. Widget had gone black, and she seemed to have froze.

"A-Athena! Wh-what's wrong?!" Apollo asked. Athena grabbed her arms shivering.

"Breathe in... Breathe out... Breathe in..." Athena whispered. Apollo put his arms around her.

"Athena! Are you alright?" He panicked. Athena just kept shivering. Apollo didn't know what to do, and he felt like he couldn't help her. He needed to do something. He hated seeing her this way.

So what would you think of me now,
so lucky, so strong, so proud?
I never said thank you for that,
now I'll never have a chance.

"I find the defendant, Juniper Woods-"

NOT GUILTY

Confetti starting being thrown around.

"You did it, Athena!" Apollo said happily, lifting her in the air. She pumped her fist in the air.

When Apollo let her down, Athena wrapped her arms around Apollo.

"Thank you, Apollo.." She whispered.

"You did great, Tiger. Don't thank me!" Apollo said, hugging her back.

May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.

"Athena, could you do me a favour?" Apollo asked.

"Huh? What is it?" Athena asked.

"Could you... Punch me, please?" Apollo yelled.

Widget lighted up yellow.

"Wh-What?! Why should I do that?!" She asked.

"Because I should've believed you! I let the seed of doubt inside me get the best of me. I'm really sorry I didn't trust- OUCH!" Apollo felt a slap across his cheek.

"Don't be such a dope!" Athena growled, fists out by her side, Widget lighting up red.

"I was really touched by what you did!" She said.

Apollo gave her a confused look.

"Huh? Now what are YOU talking about?" Apollo asked.

"You took the time and effort to genuinely think about who I am and what I'm made of.." Athena said. Athena punched her palm.

"After all that, how could I punch a true friend like you, Apollo?" She said.

And if you were with me tonight,

I'd sing to you just one more time.

A song for a heart so big,

God wouldn't let it live.

Apollo stared at the coffin. He finished his song. The coffin was lowered into the ground, Apollo put both hands to his face, crying.

"I love you, Tiger.."


2 Weeks Later

Apollo, Phoenix, Trucy and Maya walked to Athena's grave. Apollo placed down some flowers on the top of the dirt she was under.

"I miss you, Athena... So much.." Apollo whispered. Trucy took Apollo's hand.

"I miss you too, Apollo."

Apollo felt a hand on his back. He turned around.

It was Athena. She was wearing Maya's clothes.

"Maya called me. I knew you were beating yourself up over everything."

Apollo held her tight. The tightest he has ever held anyone. She returned the embrace.

"I love you, Apollo." She said.

Apollo was crying, and so was she.

"You... You shouldn't have done that for me... I'm not worth it." Apollo said.

Athena grabbed Apollo's chin.

"You're worth it. Trust me." She said.

"Thena!" Trucy yelled, hugging Athena.

"Hey, Trucy. How have you been?"

"I've missed you so much, Thena.." Trucy sobbed out.

"I know, Truce. I've missed you too."

Phoenix walked over to Athena.

"Hey.. Boss" Athena said.

Phoenix felt a tear welling in his eye.

"It's my fault you're gone, Athena..." Phoenix said.

Athena put her arms around Phoenix.

"Stop, boss. You got Ms. Clowes the right verdict. I would've hated you if you got her a Not Guilty." Athena said. Phoenix smiled.

"Thanks, Athena."

Athena felt her hand.

"Maya's losing me. I'm going to have to go soon" Athena sobbed. Apollo walked over to her.

"Athena.."

"It won't be the last time you see me, you dope!" Athena teased. Apollo grabbed her cheek, and kissed her lips. She returned the kiss. When they broke slowly, Athena smiled at Apollo, holding his hand.

"I'll see you around, Apollo."

Athena started to deform. She shrunk down, and finally, Maya returned. Apollo saw Athena's spirit. It returned back to the sky, slowly. When the spirit hit the sky, Apollo felt rain drops hit his face.

Apollo smiled, with tears in his eyes, as it started raining.

"You always loved the rain" Apollo said. He grabbed something out of his pocket.

It was Widget.

He placed Widget down on the dirt in front of the stone. Apollo also pulled out her badge, and placed it next to Widget.

"I'll see you around.. Athena" Apollo said. Apollo felt Trucy grab his hand, as rain made their hair wet. Phoenix stood next to Apollo, and Maya grabbed Phoenixs hand. The four walked away.

Widget came to life.

It expressed one last emotion.

Joy.

The End