Disclaimer: I do not own Get Ed. This story happens after the end of the season.
Special Notes:
●This story is my version of what happens after Ex-Machina part 2 using my story Family Secret as part of the story line.
●To avoid confusion, Gato and my original character Ami from Family Secret are the same person.
●Unless stated otherwise, when anyone says the Dojo or Dojo is after the words 'Part 1,2,3,ect', it's the ship not the Dojo on Earth.
●Finally, here are the genders for the Caretaker's species in the story; the Caretaker and Peacemaker are female, while the Judge, Watcher, and Historian are male.
After Math
By: Davescifi
Act 10
Part 1: Somewhere in space,
"How are the children holding up", the Judge asked as the council sat.
"They are doing well", the Caretaker answered, "They're close to one of the last two orbs."
"And the Healer", the Watcher questioned.
"She has spent a great amount of time trying to find a way to help those who Toola had turned into monsters", the Caretaker answered, "She will soon know there is nothing she can do."
"Poor girl", the Peacemaker started, "No one should have to go through something like that."
"What hurts her is that she knows a part of them remembers her", the Historian stated, "If it weren't for that, she would not have such a hard time."
"Agreed, but we can't change that", the Judge said before the council discussed other details of the events that had transpired.
Part 2: Dojo: a couple of weeks after the end of Act 9,
"What", Gato asked as she opened her eyes and found herself in her room, "How'd I get here?" Still tired from her attempts to find a way to reverse what Toola did to her friends, Gato closed her eyes and hugged what she thought was her cat doll until she noticed something was wrong, "What am I hugging?" Gato opened her eyes again and looked to see a familiar puppet staring right at her before she followed the arm attached to it down to find someone hanging from her bed, "Loogie?"
"What", Loogie replied as Gato woke him up before he looked at her, "You're up?" Suddenly the rest of the crew came in and saw what was going on.
"Loogie what are you doing in here", Deets asked as Loogie got up.
"Wait we can explain", Loogie said followed by Dr. Pinch, "It's not what you think."
"Go on", Fizz stated.
"I just got done watching a vid when I found Gato asleep in the med-bay and I thought I'd carry her to her room", Loogie started, "But after I tucked her in she grabbed Dr. Pinch thinking he was her cat doll and wouldn't let go. I didn't want to wake her so I thought I'd wait but I fell asleep."
"He slept in that uncomfortable position just for me", Gato thought as she looked at the others and let them know she believed him before it dawned on her what she had been working on, "Snap!"
"What", Burn questioned as he saw Gato jump out of bed and run to the med-bay. The rest of the crew ran in and saw Gato with her fists closed as if she had just hit the table.
"What's wrong", Ed asked knowing it couldn't have been good.
"Didn't work huh", Fizz questioned before she looked at the screen at the blood samples of Gato's friends that Toola had turned into monsters. Ever since Fizz had received her power they had engaged Toola's soldiers several times when they went to look for materials so they wouldn't be completely dependent on the replicators. Everyone could tell that Gato hated having to fight them so they helped her get samples of their blood so Gato could find a way to undo what Toola had done.
"Nothing will", Gato replied as she tried to contain herself, "Toola rigged their bodies so any attempt to bring them back to normal would kill them." After that, she looked to the others, "Could you give me a minute alone?" Deets gave Fizz a look as if to tell her to let her try before Fizz and the boys left. The older girl then saw Gato put her head in her arms before she cried and slammed the table.
"Gato", Deets said as she touched the smaller girl's shoulder, "Talk to me."
"All this advanced technology and I can't do a thing. After all they did to help me", Gato cried before she looked at the mark on her arms, "I'm supposed to be the Healer, what a joke."
"Don't say that", Deets stated, "You're doing your best." Deets knew that Gato had been because there were times Gato would just stay in the med-bay for hours and wouldn't give herself a break.
"It's just every time I'm in a fight with them they seem to remember me", Gato explained, "I know a part of them is still in there, under the surface."
"May I make a suggestion", Deets asked.
"Sure", Gato answered.
"Why don't you go with Ed when he goes in a flyer again", Deets questioned, "Get off the ship for awhile and clear your head."
"I guess", Gato replied, "But I thought you were going to go with him."
"I'll tell him that you need the ride more than I do", Deets stated before she smiled, "Let's go get breakfast." The two girls then left for the kitchen and joined the others before they ate and began their work.
Part 3: Anhreif,
The evil called Toola and Bedlam together to discuss the last couple of fights with the Dojo as it had been shown that the soldiers seemed to lose some of their effectiveness when they remembered their pasts.
"Toola I must admit that your soldiers and the new fiends you have developed are impressive", the evil started, "However, you have been unable to find a way to completely remove the memories of Gato from the soldiers' minds."
"It also seems that the Dojo did not lose any trust in her", Bedlam added, "Only two of those children do not have their power."
"I've thought of a way to deal with our problems", Toola stated, "But I'm going to need more energy."
"I'm listening", the evil replied before Toola brought up a pod that contained a clone of one of the soldiers, "Explain."
"If I were to clone the soldiers we would have their strength but none of the problems that we have encountered with the memories", Toola explained, "If we were to infuse them with some of your power, they would be even stronger but we need to run an experiment."
"I see, you want to use the soldier to see if my power is compatible and if it is, make copies of them", the evil said, "A good plan, but what if they turn against us?"
"If we do this, it would be the soldiers' final mission", Toola answered, "The test is most likely going to kill them."
"I must advise against this", Bedlam said as he knew they would remember Gato and might turn against Toola, the evil, and him.
"If we lose the soldiers it would destroy the children as well", the evil stated, "Very well Toola, I will give them power but you better be sure that you can get rid them."
"Thank you", Toola replied before he saw dark red beams hit the soldiers and saw them become stronger, "Try and stop this little girl."
Part 4: Dojo,
"There you are", Deets said as she saw Gato come into the launch bay, "What kept you?"
"I wanted to apologize to Loogie about this morning", Gato explained, "I felt bad about not thanking him for what he did. I don't how he spelt hanging off of my bed like that."
"You could bend Loogie into a human pretzel and he would still sleep", Deets joked before she saw the look on Gato's face and thought, "I wonder if..." Deets then decided to use the same tactic she had used on Fizz, "You like him don't you?"
"What", Gato questioned before she blushed, "I like him as a friend Deets."
"Who do you think you're fooling", Deets thought as see saw the same look on Gato's face that she had seen on Fizz's a few months back before the smaller girl saw her smile, "Just asking."
"Don't get any ideas", Gato said as she knew about Deets helping Burn and Fizz get together. While Gato wouldn't admit it openly, she did enjoy the time Loogie and her spent together and wondered if Deets might be right and thought, "Don't tell me I'm getting a crush." Ed then came into the area but had not heard anything that had been said.
"Ready to go Gato", Ed asked.
"Yeah", Gato answered before the said bye to Deets and took off. The idea was to use the flyer to find materials they could use and maybe find the orbs without Bedlam or someone else knowing. For a few minutes nether one said anything until Ed broke the silence.
"You okay", Ed asked.
"I'm fine", Gato answered, "I've was just thinking." Gato then looked out the window and admired the view, "They're beautiful aren't they?"
"What", Ed questioned.
"The stars", Gato answered, "I remember seeing them for the first time after my first escape from Toola's lab. I had read about them when I was being educated in the lab, but the pictures did them no justice." Gato then took in the view and let herself relax in the chair, "They always seem to be comforting."
"Until you get close to them", Ed joked, "Then they're roasting." The two laughed at the comment, "I'm glad to see you're laughing a bit."
"So how are you holding up", Gato asked, "With Bedlam being back? You never talk about it"
"Good", Ed answered as he felt that it was only fair thathe talked about he felt if Gato told him how she felt, "I just wish we could find Ol'skool. As far as Bedlam, I guess I see him the same way you see Toola but I look at the crew when I feel down about him."
"I don't follow", Gato said.
"I just feel like the others taught me something about being human", Ed started, "Ol'skool with so much, Burn with being brave and smart, Deets about it being okay that I'm different, Fizz with being part of a family, and Loogie with taking things one at a time."
"I think I get what you're saying", Gato commented.
"But you taught me something about being human as well", Ed continued catching Gato off guard. Ed could tell by her silence that she was surprised, "I've only told Deets this, but you see after the event with the Link I was afraid of what darkness might lay inside me. However you showed me that light and dark exist in everyone and that even people consumed in darkness can change like you have. You're no longer the vengeful person that I met months ago."
"I taught you that", Gato questioned, "You know how to surprise people."
"You sure did", Ed answered as he smiled. The two left the matter at that as they decided to have lunch, Gato had a peanut butter and marshmallow cream sandwich with a root beer and Ed had a grilled cheese sandwich with a coke. The two talked until they were done, "That was good."
"Sure was", Gato said as she felt better than she had in days. Talking to the others had helped her, "Mind if I pilot for awhile?"
"All yours", Ed answered as Gato and him sat and Gato took the controls. Suddenly they heard the scanner pulse, "Anything?"
"Looks like an orb", Gato replied, "On the moon orbiting the fifth planet in this system. Moon seems to have a breathable atmosphere."
"I'll contact the others and let them know to meet us here", Ed stated before he did so and Gato got them to the moon and landed. Gato then left the cockpit and went in back to grab her new weapon, "What's that?"
"It's a partial shotgun that I was working on before I found out what Toola did", Gato answered as she attached it to the back of her vest, "I thought that since most of the fiends attack at close range that it would prove useful since it has a scatter shot and large beam shot." The two put on their helmets and waited outside for the others before they heard two other flyers overhead that landed next to them.
"Hey", Burn said as Loogie, Deets, Fizz, and him walked up to them.
"So where is it", Deets asked.
"My scan says in that system of mountain caves", Fizz answered before she looked at her twin, "What about yours?"
"Same", Gato replied.
"Whose is it", Loogie asked.
"No clue", the twins said in unison, "We still can't tell." The crew then went to the edge of the mountains and started to search.
Part 5: Anhreif,
"Are they ready", the evil asked Toola who was working on a new creature.
"Almost", Toola answered. Suddenly a fiend appeared.
"Speak", the evil ordered the fiend that came before him and Toola. Bedlam had left to search for the machine. The fiend, a new one created by Toola for detection, got on one knee.
"My lord", the fiend started, "I have found the children on a moon. They seem to have found another orb of your enemies."
"You have done well", the evil replied, "I see these new fiends are what you promised.
"Thank you", Toola said as he looked at his latest creation. The fiend looked like the others but had fin like objects on its body that allowed it to sense anything, "A handful of them can cover a whole planet. Shall I send my soldiers and some fiends?"
"Do so Toola and send the new brutes as well", the evil answered, "This will test you theory." The evil then turned to the fiend, "Guild them and help your brethren destroy my enemies."
"By your will master", the fiend replied before he disappeared, soon to be followed by the soldiers and others fiends including a new kind that the Dojo had not faced.
Part 6: Mountains,
"Where is it", Burn asked as they had been looking for hours, "This is the third mountain we've checked."
"The minerals in this place are making it hard to get any accurate reading", Fizz explained.
"This place is like a maze", Loogie commented followed by Dr. Pinch, "We get through one mountain and another one is waiting for us."
"The single's getting stronger this way", Gato said before the crew followed her to the exit of the cave they were in.
"Loogie's right", Ed started.
"This place is a maze", Deets finished, "Each mountain has an entrance and an exit." The crew walked out of the mountain and into a valley like area that seemed to be at the exit of every mountain they went into. As they checked the fourth mountain, the single became stronger and Fizz thought that the orb was at the end of the mountain.
"This way", Fizz said before the crew followed her to the exit before they heard something from above.
"What's that", everyone asked before everyone but Gato was knocked way and the soldiers appeared.
"How do they know we're we are", Ed questioned before they saw the soldiers glow.
"They're stronger", Burn stated before a barrier appeared separating Gato from the others.
"Gato", Fizz and Deets screamed.
"Can I take them", Gato asked herself before she saw no other choice and turned to the others, "Go, I'll hold them here."
"But what if the orb is yours", Loogie questioned.
"We'll worry about that later", Gato answered, "Remember that they react to me differently. I'll be fine."
"We'll be back", Burn said before the crew left and Gato faced the bodies of her friends before she brought her new weapon to bear.
"Lala, Mike, Kelly, Lisa please don't make me fight you", Gato pleaded before she saw Lala charging at her and forced her to dodge as she looked into their now red eyes, "Guess I don't have a choice, Toola must have found a way to get rid of the memories for good. Gato then pumped the shotgun, "If I can't cure you, then maybe I can free you. Forgive me for this." As Mike went to attack, Gato fired and sent him backwards as the fight really began. While Gato did her best, the power that the soldiers had was too much and the one that had been Lisa was able to charge into her and knock the shotgun away, leaving Gato no choice but to go to her blasters, "They're too strong." Suddenly Gato heard laughing echo through the area.
"Giving up already", Toola asked as he stepped from the shadows, "I expected more of a fight. Such a disappointment."
"Toola I swear you'll pay for this", Gato said before she fired at him. The bolts were dead on but Mike was able to block them and keep Toola from harm, "Snap."
"Don't make promises you can't keep", Toola said before he looked at her and laughed.
Part 7: Outside the mountain,
"It's close", Fizz said before her scanner detected other life forms, "We've got trouble." Suddenly dozens of fiends appeared and surrounded the Dojo.
"We can take them", Ed replied before they saw six of the new brute type fiends come out of the ground. They were at least three times bigger and a grown man and had huge arms and legs.
"They could be a problem", Loogie commented as he looked at them.
"It's an ambush", Deets said as the entrance to the next mountain was destroyed by several spike-shooting fiends.
"Let's show them that cornering us was a mistake", Burn said before the battle began. The fight lasted for awhile and the Dojo was able to take out over half of the fiends, but Burn and Ed had to deal with the brute types as Fizz and Deets used their powers to contain the grunt and shooter types while Loogie used M-graps and patches to do what he could. Loogie could see that the others were getting tired from using their powers.
"Guys", Loogie called out before he saw Fizz throw him her scanner.
"Find that orb Loogie", Fizz said. Loogie did and found that it was below where one of the brutes was. As Loogie tried to get to it, one of the big fiends attacked and Loogie fell into the hole that one of them made.
"Loogie", Ed called out as he knocked a fiend down.
"Snap", Burn replied before they saw the hole close, "No." The crew didn't have time to ponder as they were now two couriers down and had to find a way to end this fight. After a few minutes, only the brute type fiends remained but in the crew condition, they were more than enough.
"Any ideas", Burn questioned before she saw the fiends close in but noticed one of them stopped, "Huh."
"Loogie", Ed called out. Everyone looked and saw that behind the fiend that stopped was Loogie.
"Guess whose orb it was", Loogie joked followed by Dr. Pinch, "This may scare you." Everyone then saw Loogie's body glow, "Let's have a puppet show." Loogie then moved his hands and the fiend started to move and attack the others. After a few moments only two of the fiends remained as the rest disappeared after being defeated, "Now for my next act." The crew could feel that the place had changed somehow as a one of the remaining fiends walked to Loogie who didn't move. As the fiend looked him in the eye, Loogie pointed down. To the shock of the crew and the fiend, there was a big black hole in the ground below where the fiend was standing and Loogie waved bye bye before the fiend fell in. Loogie then picked the hole up like in a cartoon and threw it away.
"He can affect the space around him", Fizz questioned as she could tell Loogie had the ability to change a local area.
"What was the Caretaker thinking", Deets asked as she knew what Loogie might do. She then saw Loogie make a present appear from behind his back and he threw it to the fiend.
"Here's a present", Loogie said as the fiend caught it followed by Dr. Pinch, "This should be a blast." Suddenly the top of the present opened and out came a giant hand that smashed a cream pie into the fiend's face.
"That's all", Burn asked.
"Just wait", Loogie replied before the crew saw the box explode and the last fiend was taken care of, "So what do you think?" The crew came together and Loogie explained what had occurred when he found the orb underground and showed the orb with his symbol on it to them, "Let's get back to Gato."
Part 8: Inside the mountain,
"What do I do", Gato asked herself before she was kicked away by Mike. She had activated her Neo- Dermis, but was still losing, "They're too much."
"I see you gained some spirit", Toola commented as he watched Gato's friends, his soldiers, fighting her, "Too bad it's not enough."
"Come down here and fight me yourself", Gato screamed.
"Thanks, but no thanks", Toola replied, "I like my view."
"How can I beat them", Gato thought as she was on her knees, "My shotgun's gone, I'm out of patches, and with the evil's power backing them my blasters aren't doing much damage." Gato ran possible options through her mind but she knew that running wasn't one because of the barrier and she knew the others were probably fighting fiends.
"As entertaining as this is, and believe me it is", Toola started, "I'm afraid it has to end." Toola then pointed to Lala, "But if it makes you feel better, I'll let your cat mother be the one to take you out." The cat like soldier then approached Gato and Gato looked up so they were eye-to-eye.
"Come on Lala, please remember again", Gato pleaded.
"You're waiting your breath", Toola stated, "I've made sure that they won't this time. Your friends are gone for good. Only their bodies remain." Gato then saw Lala open her mouth and show her teeth before the cat's breath could be felt.
"I wonder", Gato thought before she moved and hugged Lala so the cat couldn't bite her, "Lala please remember." Suddenly Gato could feel the cat let up and looked to see that her eyes were as before.
"Why is it I can't get you out of their heads", Toola screamed before he raised his arm and pointed at Gato, "Die!" Toola then fired a large spike right at Gato but to the girl's horror, Lala pushed her away and covered her. Gato had to watch as the spike impaled Lala and the cat fell beside her.
"Lala no", Gato screamed as she checked to see what she could do but found that the spike had pierced the liger's heart. Gato watched as the cat looked up to her and rubbed her nose against Gato's cheek before she stopped breathing.
"Stupid cat", Toola said as he saw the liger die.
"That's twice you've died protecting me", Gato stated and she hugged the cat and cried, "That demon." Gato then looked at Toola and could no longer contain her rage, "You're mine Toola." Gato then ran at Toola at full force and kicked him into the air before she grabbed his leg and started to slam him against the ground until she threw him and watched him land. As she watched Toola get up, she panted for air as she was tired out from her attack. Just then Toola disappeared and suddenly reappeared in front of her, "What the snap?"
"At times you never stop surprising me", Toola said before he kicked her in the chest and broke through the Neo-Dermis sending her backwards so she landed on her back, "Want to risk any of the others?" Toola raised his arm to strike her but felt something grab it, "What?" He turned and found that the other soldiers were approaching but were going at him, not Gato.
"That's why they didn't stop me when I charged at Toola", Gato thought, "When Lala died they regained their memories of Toola killing and turning them into monsters."
"You stupid brats", Toola commented before the three attacked. Gato couldn't see since the three completely blocked her view of Toola.
"Get him", Gato cheered until she saw they stopped moving and to her horror saw spikes come out of their backed followed by blood before they flew backwards and landed next to her, "No."
"You're all useless", Toola yelled before he formed a lightning bolt and threw it at the soldiers to kill them. However Gato got in the way and took the brunt of the attack and fell to her knees. Toola grew even angrier from Gato's move, "Fine Ami, you want to die, you can die together with them. You see I rigged their bodies to self detonate." Suddenly Toola disappeared and Gato turned and saw her friends' bodies start to glow and knew it was some sort of bomb.
"I have to stop this", Gato said as she ran to Mike since he was closest and used her Opti-gogs to try and find where the bomb was but felt Mike grab her, "Mike no, let me help." She looked into his eyes and could tell he wasn't trying to hurt her before he threw her towards to exit before the bombs went off. "No", Gato screamed as light and rocks hit her before darkness overcame her.
Part 9: Outside the mountain,
"I hope Gato okay", Fizz said as they ran to the mountain she was in.
"The fight took us farther from her than I thought", Burn commented.
"What's that light", Ed asked as he saw the light of Toola's attack hitting Gato. A few moments later, they heard the explosion and saw the smoke coming from the exit.
"Gato", everyone screamed before they ran in and tried to find her.
"Where is she", Deets questioned before she found an arm of one of the soldiers, "Please no."
"Gato", Loogie screamed drawing the others to where he was. They ran and found Gato on the ground, unconscious. Her Neo-Dermis had been completely blown off, her suit was torn and ripped all over with blood in some places, and the eye shield on her helmet was cracked but not broken. Fizz sat next to her twin and raised Gato's upper body.
"Gato", Fizz called out, "Gato talk to me, talk to me please."
"Is she", Deets asked as she feared the worst before she saw Fizz use her Opti-gogs.
"She's alive and has no broken bones", Fizz answered, "But she's hurt badly and unconscious."
"We have to get back to the Dojo", Ed stated.
"But the flyers are at least a few hours walk from here", Burn replied.
"I have some power left", Loogie stated before he form a black circle on the wall, "Walk in." Everyone did so with Burn carrying Gato and found they came out at the entrance to the first mountain right where the flyers were. "That's all I've got", Loogie informed them as he was beat.
"Good work Loogie", Fizz commented before she had Burn take Gato into a flyer and had Deets pilot as she stopped the little bit of bleeding. As the crew entered the Dojo, they rushed her to the med-bay. As Burn laid her on the bed everyone wondered if their sister in arms was going to pull through as she looked bad, "Gato please hang on." Kitty appeared next to her friend.
"Everything is ready to go", Kitty informed the crew, "I'm not detecting any broken bones or internal bleeding but she appears to be unresponsive even though I can't find anything to suggest brain damage."
"Will she", Ed started to ask but stopped as Fizz looked at him.
"Everyone out", Fizz ordered, "Kitty, Deets, and me will take care of this."
"But Fizz", Loogie said followed by Dr. Pinch, "Isn't there anything we can do to help?"
"Out", the two girls and the holo-pet shouted.
"You heard them", Burn replied as she looked at Fizz and could tell she was worried about her twin sister, "We'll be here if you need us." Fizz knotted before Burn kicked the boys out of the med-bay.
"Let's get her suit off", Deets suggested, "What's left of it."
"Right", Fizz responded before she removed her sister's helmet and found no marks of any kind; her suit had served its purpose. Fizz looked at Gato's face as she checked her twin's pulse to see if she was becoming weaker but found it was stable.
"Don't you dare die on us sis", the two girls thought as they and the holo-pet began to try and save Gato. All that anyone else could do was hope for the best as Gato laid still, at least her body anyway.
This is the end of the tenth part of my eighth Get Ed story and my first attempt at making a story about what happened after the end of the season. As before, if anyone has any suggestions or comments, please let me know. Thank you in advance.
Davescifi