A/N: Make sure to have tissues next to you when reading, just a warning!
Kaden was in excruciating pain from the gunshot wound that was inflicted by the Djinn leader and his army. He was starting to cough up blood and his wound wouldn't stop bleeding. He was dying and it was a very painful death. Kaden started to think about his abandoned son and how he would never be able to see him grow up. He would never get to see his parents and he would probably not survive on his own anyway. He would never get to teach baby Ratchet combat skills and have practise battles with him just like he and Alister used to do...
Alister...
My one and only best friend who helped me with everything...
Tears ran down Kaden's fuzzy cheeks and eventually burst out into a fit of crying.
Goodbye Alister, thankyou...
Kaden lied down on the grass and took one more glance towards the Djinn leader who was walking away with a smirk on his evil face. Kaden had failed his mission. He slowly closed his eyes and took his last breath before going into a never-ending peaceful sleep. He had died on the edge of a cliff with a war going on not far from his resting body. Another Lombax had fallen...
Meanwhile Alister was fighting strong. He had a sudden burst of energy and killed hundreds of Djinn in minutes but he was starting to worry about Kaden.
What's happened to him?
Alister decided to sneak out of the war to go and find Kaden. Some Djinn stopped him in his path but he swung his double bladed wrench at them and sliced them all down. Any Djinn in front of him were shot and killed like they didn't know what hit them. Alister was starting to panic because Kaden was nowhere to be seen. He searched all over the battlefield looking for any sign of a yellow-brown Lombax but there was nothing...
Suddenly Alister closed his eyes and searched the back of his mind for a memory of where exactly Kaden chased the Djinn leader. He saw a cliff that was right next to beach and then opened his eyes.
The Purple beach Cliffside!
Alister knew exactly where Kaden was now and ran as fast as he could towards the Purple beach Cliffside. The only problem is when he got there, it wouldn't be a pretty sight. He arrived at the Cliffside and saw Kaden lying peacefully on the grass and Alister just had a smile on his face.
Poor guy must be tired. He's had a lot happen to him lately so maybe he just needed a little rest.
But there was a war going on and Alister needed to wake him up and get him back in action. He just realized that the Djinn leader wasn't around. If Kaden had killed the leader wouldn't his body be around somewhere? He knelt down beside Kaden's body and rolled him onto his back. His hand was covered in blood and holding onto the middle of his chest. Alister held his friend in his arms and moved his hand away from the giant gunshot wound that was still leaking out blood. In shock, Alister dropped Kaden's body and started to hyperventilate. He had just realized that his best friend was not sleeping, he was dead. He held his bloody hands up to his face and started to choke on his tears. His best friend, no, his brother was lying dead in front of him. Alister just couldn't take it in. His heart felt like it had ripped in two. Not only was his best friend and his best friend's wife dead but he was the only Lombax left...
Baby Ratchet is still one of the remaining lombaxes but he couldn't survive on his own...
Alister had huge doubts that Ratchet would survive without his parents so decided to just forget all about him. The thing that mattered the most at the moment was Kaden and the war. He wanted to bury his dead friend's body next to Amerie's so they could rest in peace together but how could he get past the battlefield? He couldn't risk his own life trying to get through the fight because he wanted Kaden to be with his wife and if he was killed trying to get past, then it wouldn't happen.
Alister had come up with an idea which involved a bit more effort. He would carry Kaden's body over his shoulder and make his way around the battlefield and then sneak through the streets to his house and then bury his body next to Amerie's. This meant a longer walk and if someone spotted him, he'd have to get out sight quickly. It was the only option he had because his other one was wait until the war ended (which could take weeks or even months) while his friends body rotted in his arms.
Alister made a vomiting gesture at the thought of that option and jumped up with Kaden over his shoulder and made his way around the giant war taking place.
Oh please don't get spotted. Please.
Alister kept repeating this in his head as he quietly snuck around the Djinn in battle. After a few minutes of dropping to the ground and getting back up and sneaking past he made it to his street. He took one more look at the fight going on to make sure no one had noticed him and shook his head.
Why did this happen? Why?
Alister blinked as he turned around and when he opened his eyes, the one thing he feared appeared before him:
The Djinn leader.
Shit.
He had his arms crossed and was staring at Alister with a disgusted look on his face. He noticed that he was carrying the Lombax that he had killed earlier, Kaden and he wasn't happy that Alister had him. Alister felt a sudden electric shock flow through his body and grew with rage. This was the bastard that had killed his best friend and now he had found him.
Alister dropped Kaden's body and drawed his double-bladed wrench. He was going to end this himself, for all the lombaxes that fell before this vile creature. Once and for all.
NO! Kaden! I know it's sad but it's how the story goes. It's not ended yet though, so stay tuned.