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Part Seven: For Better or Worse
For the first moment, all Angel and Quatre could do was stare at each other in shock. Then they were hugging each other desperately, holding on as if that could save them. Then, finally, they let go and backed quickly away from each other in fear and disbelief.
"It's you…you're Adam."
"And you're Eve."
"We…we can't be near each other. You've got to stay away from me. Wufei would say the same thing. He'd say, 'stay away from that weak- willed, silly onna.'"
Quatre glanced around the small room and shook his head. "I don't think that will be easy to manage."
Angel watched him as he sat in the corner furthest from her, looking suddenly depressed and weighted. He'd changed so much in seventeen years. Now, at twenty-two, he was a man. Tall, handsome, slim, strong…he'd matured from the small, adorable five-year-old boy she'd remembered. He'd grown from the fifteen-year-old young man she'd seen in pictures—he was much stronger and his face matured, leaving behind the boyish cute-ness to reveal an older, handsomer face.
She realized then just how much she'd missed her sweet, five-year-old Kitty. Now, in this hellish nightmare, they'd been thrown together once again, almost two decades later.
"Maybe this is wrong," she whispered softly to him, "and maybe it will cause Armageddon, but I'm really glad you're here. I missed you, Kitty."
Quatre turned to look at Angel, his Boo, and his childhood friend. "I missed you too, Boo."
"I guess we're stuck together, then."
"Looks like it."
They sat in silence for a long time, each absorbed in their own thoughts.
Louie, Angel prayed, please help…I need your help very badly.
~~
"Louie!"
Lizzy's voice caught Louie's ears. She sounded frantic, panicked. A second later, she was grasping his arms tightly.
"Liz, what is it?"
"Louie…they've rebelled!"
This won her a confused and somewhat distracted look. "What are you talking about, luv?"
"The demons have rebelled. They no longer take orders from me. They follow someone else!"
"What?!" Now Louie looked panicked. "Liz, this is bad…If the demons don't obey you then they'll go after Angel and Quatre…and if that happens…"
"I KNOW what could happen, Lou…We need to find them. Both of them."
"Aye. I think Mako and Wufei are already looking."
They stared at each other. Louie's haunted eyes mirrored Lizzy's perfectly.
"Maybe I should go back to heaven." Louie's voice rang softly in Lizzy's ears after a brief pause.
"Lou, what could you do up there that's any different? The Archangels will do their jobs. Your girls need you," Liz reminded him. Louie shook his head.
"If it comes to the Tempting, my being here will doom the world. I hope that we find them before your demons do."
"So do I."
~~
Mako flew hard, her wings beating viciously through the air. Behind her, on her heals, was Wufei. Neither spoke. They had no need. As they raced through the sky, thoughts ran through Mako's head.
~So it's come to this…I can't protect her on my own anymore. My poor little Angel, so fragile. She must be so scared, and so lost.
~I coming, Little Angel, so don't give up. I'll be there soon…I'm your Mako-chan, I've always been there…just hold on…~
But she knew her Angel couldn't hear her, and she was afraid she might already be too late.
~~
All in all, Wufei decided, it wasn't too hard to find Angel. Demons as well as angels circled above the structure that housed the couple.
"We can't get through all of them on our own," he commented as they landed a bit off.
"There are angels there…what happened?"
"Rebels, Angels of the Night. They don't follow God anymore. But they don't follow the Devil, either," he replied shortly. Mako cast him a funny look.
"Really?" she asked. Her head swiveled back to gaze at the group of rebels.
"Yes. But Hell is no longer controlled by the Devil."
"What?!" That had her attention. She swung back around to meet his gaze. "What did you say?"
"They are being led by the spirit of a man. He died in the first of the Eve Wars. He was an important figure in the colonies, and an important figure to one specific young man." Wufei gazed at Mako. "Think you can guess?"
"Mr. Winner?"
"Yes, Mr. Winner."
"If he controls the demons…"
"Then he can bring about the Apocalypse."
"We need help."
"Yes…I'm hoping the Archangel Gabriel can offer some guidance."
"I never thought I'd say this," Mako muttered, "but so do I."
~~
"Gabriel," said the booming voice. It was then Gabriel knew he'd been caught when he'd gone to inform the boy about who he was.
Gabriel came before Michael, standing tall though the senior angel was frowning down at him.
"You have broken your pact to me to keep this a secret."
"He had to know," replied Gabriel.
"No, he didn't. And now that he does, it could mean chaos," Michael replied.
"It would mean chaos either way."
But Michael was not swayed.
"Gabriel, until this is over, I want you to remain on Earth. I want to keep an eye on you. Go to God. He will have something for you to do, I'm sure."
"Earth?"
"Aye, Earth. Now go," Michael replied, and turned from the shamed Archangel.
Gabriel bowed himself out and walked away. Earth was where he wanted to be anyway. Now he could have direct contact with God.
Lord knows we need all the help we can get, he thought.
~~
Heero woke in the night and wandered restlessly. He leaned against the windowsill and sighed. His emotionless eyes stared out into the night. Maybe it was selfish and wrong, but he was sure it would be a personal relief to die.
To finally rest…
"Heero…" It was Duo, right behind him.
"Hn."
"Up so late? Something bothering you?"
"No," Heero whispered, and turned to the American.
"Well, Hee-man, I'm off to bed…if you need anything…"
"Do I ever?"
"Well, just an offer…see ya in the morning."
But Duo knew exactly what was on Heero's mind. A wry smile touched his lips.
Not yet, Heero…just wait.
~~
"The time is near for the Apocalypse. Now we will end the world. Humanity and its evils will be wiped out forever. Then there will be real peace—finally peace. It will come when every person on the face of the planet has died."
His voice was strong and clear. Those who heard obeyed. Even the demons bowed to his wishes.
"It will all be over soon."
~~*~~Fin!
AN: So, how'd you like that chapter? Any suggestions? Be sure to review if you've got an idea! *^^* Hope you liked it. There's more on the way! Thanks for reading.
Part Seven: For Better or Worse
For the first moment, all Angel and Quatre could do was stare at each other in shock. Then they were hugging each other desperately, holding on as if that could save them. Then, finally, they let go and backed quickly away from each other in fear and disbelief.
"It's you…you're Adam."
"And you're Eve."
"We…we can't be near each other. You've got to stay away from me. Wufei would say the same thing. He'd say, 'stay away from that weak- willed, silly onna.'"
Quatre glanced around the small room and shook his head. "I don't think that will be easy to manage."
Angel watched him as he sat in the corner furthest from her, looking suddenly depressed and weighted. He'd changed so much in seventeen years. Now, at twenty-two, he was a man. Tall, handsome, slim, strong…he'd matured from the small, adorable five-year-old boy she'd remembered. He'd grown from the fifteen-year-old young man she'd seen in pictures—he was much stronger and his face matured, leaving behind the boyish cute-ness to reveal an older, handsomer face.
She realized then just how much she'd missed her sweet, five-year-old Kitty. Now, in this hellish nightmare, they'd been thrown together once again, almost two decades later.
"Maybe this is wrong," she whispered softly to him, "and maybe it will cause Armageddon, but I'm really glad you're here. I missed you, Kitty."
Quatre turned to look at Angel, his Boo, and his childhood friend. "I missed you too, Boo."
"I guess we're stuck together, then."
"Looks like it."
They sat in silence for a long time, each absorbed in their own thoughts.
Louie, Angel prayed, please help…I need your help very badly.
~~
"Louie!"
Lizzy's voice caught Louie's ears. She sounded frantic, panicked. A second later, she was grasping his arms tightly.
"Liz, what is it?"
"Louie…they've rebelled!"
This won her a confused and somewhat distracted look. "What are you talking about, luv?"
"The demons have rebelled. They no longer take orders from me. They follow someone else!"
"What?!" Now Louie looked panicked. "Liz, this is bad…If the demons don't obey you then they'll go after Angel and Quatre…and if that happens…"
"I KNOW what could happen, Lou…We need to find them. Both of them."
"Aye. I think Mako and Wufei are already looking."
They stared at each other. Louie's haunted eyes mirrored Lizzy's perfectly.
"Maybe I should go back to heaven." Louie's voice rang softly in Lizzy's ears after a brief pause.
"Lou, what could you do up there that's any different? The Archangels will do their jobs. Your girls need you," Liz reminded him. Louie shook his head.
"If it comes to the Tempting, my being here will doom the world. I hope that we find them before your demons do."
"So do I."
~~
Mako flew hard, her wings beating viciously through the air. Behind her, on her heals, was Wufei. Neither spoke. They had no need. As they raced through the sky, thoughts ran through Mako's head.
~So it's come to this…I can't protect her on my own anymore. My poor little Angel, so fragile. She must be so scared, and so lost.
~I coming, Little Angel, so don't give up. I'll be there soon…I'm your Mako-chan, I've always been there…just hold on…~
But she knew her Angel couldn't hear her, and she was afraid she might already be too late.
~~
All in all, Wufei decided, it wasn't too hard to find Angel. Demons as well as angels circled above the structure that housed the couple.
"We can't get through all of them on our own," he commented as they landed a bit off.
"There are angels there…what happened?"
"Rebels, Angels of the Night. They don't follow God anymore. But they don't follow the Devil, either," he replied shortly. Mako cast him a funny look.
"Really?" she asked. Her head swiveled back to gaze at the group of rebels.
"Yes. But Hell is no longer controlled by the Devil."
"What?!" That had her attention. She swung back around to meet his gaze. "What did you say?"
"They are being led by the spirit of a man. He died in the first of the Eve Wars. He was an important figure in the colonies, and an important figure to one specific young man." Wufei gazed at Mako. "Think you can guess?"
"Mr. Winner?"
"Yes, Mr. Winner."
"If he controls the demons…"
"Then he can bring about the Apocalypse."
"We need help."
"Yes…I'm hoping the Archangel Gabriel can offer some guidance."
"I never thought I'd say this," Mako muttered, "but so do I."
~~
"Gabriel," said the booming voice. It was then Gabriel knew he'd been caught when he'd gone to inform the boy about who he was.
Gabriel came before Michael, standing tall though the senior angel was frowning down at him.
"You have broken your pact to me to keep this a secret."
"He had to know," replied Gabriel.
"No, he didn't. And now that he does, it could mean chaos," Michael replied.
"It would mean chaos either way."
But Michael was not swayed.
"Gabriel, until this is over, I want you to remain on Earth. I want to keep an eye on you. Go to God. He will have something for you to do, I'm sure."
"Earth?"
"Aye, Earth. Now go," Michael replied, and turned from the shamed Archangel.
Gabriel bowed himself out and walked away. Earth was where he wanted to be anyway. Now he could have direct contact with God.
Lord knows we need all the help we can get, he thought.
~~
Heero woke in the night and wandered restlessly. He leaned against the windowsill and sighed. His emotionless eyes stared out into the night. Maybe it was selfish and wrong, but he was sure it would be a personal relief to die.
To finally rest…
"Heero…" It was Duo, right behind him.
"Hn."
"Up so late? Something bothering you?"
"No," Heero whispered, and turned to the American.
"Well, Hee-man, I'm off to bed…if you need anything…"
"Do I ever?"
"Well, just an offer…see ya in the morning."
But Duo knew exactly what was on Heero's mind. A wry smile touched his lips.
Not yet, Heero…just wait.
~~
"The time is near for the Apocalypse. Now we will end the world. Humanity and its evils will be wiped out forever. Then there will be real peace—finally peace. It will come when every person on the face of the planet has died."
His voice was strong and clear. Those who heard obeyed. Even the demons bowed to his wishes.
"It will all be over soon."
~~*~~Fin!
AN: So, how'd you like that chapter? Any suggestions? Be sure to review if you've got an idea! *^^* Hope you liked it. There's more on the way! Thanks for reading.