EPILOGUE
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Cat and Jade stared at the glowing figure that was Melissa. The audience behind them erupted in clapping and cheers, but neither of them turned as they gazed at the diamond in the woman's pale hands. She looked at them and smiled, cradling the diamond in her long, entangled fingers.
"You are safe, now. But I fear a greater darkness may become again. I forbid you to open that trap door, and never fall too deep into the shadows. The world is the dangerous place, and the other worlds inside it, even more so. Keep your eyes open, and don't ever forget what you've seen today. For in your futures, Jadelyn and Caterina, I see many battles, of both dark and light. You are full of light!" She glanced down at the diamond she held. "Do not become mistaken. For those who think they are of the shadows," She looked at Jade. "Become of the shadows." She nodded her farewells, and disappeared, a small, white feather the only sign of her ever existing.
Cat ran up and picked up the feather, gazing at it as the curtains closed. Jade stood, a dazed look in the eyes, staring straight ahead. Those words Melissa had said, they seemed so directed at her. Was she becoming one of the Shadows? Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a shadow with shiny orange eyes smile at her and float down into the trap door, which slammed behind. Had only Jade seen it?
One would wonder why Jade was a shadow as she departed her body, whilst Cat was a light. Jade wondered this also. And one day, she would come to learn why...
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Robbie and Beck scrambled up the ladder and out of the trap door, to find the glowing figure fly away, something floating down from her. Robbie saw Cat run up to where the Woman had stood, and ran to her. He grabbed her and whipped her around. She was hardly able to let out the word "Robbie" before he kissed her. He pulled her head close to his and kissed her passionately, holding her tight like he would never let go. Cat clung to him, feeling like it had been an eternity since they had seen each other, though it had only been a night. She was more afraid of the world now: of Shadows, lurking around where you could not see them. Of battles between light and darkness, Good and Evil. Of who these shadows were, and what part they would play in her future. But with that fear came a certain courage, lying deep inside her heart, waiting to be awakened. Something that was unfamiliar to Cat Valentine.
Robbie finally released the small redhead reluctantly, only wanting to hold her close and never leave her again. He was scared too, but of other things: of Cat being in trouble, and he not being able to save her. Of not being strong enough to help her when she needed it, like most boyfriends were. He knew he was going to have to put down the puppet and pick up the weights. If something like this ever happened again, he would need to be strong. So he would be.
Beck ran up to his Gothic girl, Jade. He wrapped her in his arms and kissed her. Jade smiled as he pulled away, Beck turning her around and hugging her tight, planting kisses on her forehead. She felt like a three-year-old, but who cared?
"Don't ever become a shadow, or whatever you were, again! And don't leave me! Ever!" He ordered her. Jade nodded and kissed his arms, which were resting on her collar bone.
"No guarantees," She laughed. Beck thought it was a joke, and laughed along. But Jade knew it was no joke. She just didn't know when the punchline would come along.
"Hey, we should go get Tori and Andre," Beck suggested, but Jade shook her head and leaned in for another kiss, which he denied. "Come on, let's go fill them in on everything. I'm still kinda lost..." He motioned over to Robbie and Cat. Cat was talking a mile a minute, telling him about everything that had happened, until Robbie nodded to Beck and Jade, and they walked up to him. They followed him down the trap door, hesitating as it swung open, flinging dust, as always.
Tori and Andre sat down on the floor, playing an endless game of Tag, when Tori heard a creak. Andre heard it too, and gave her a strange, unidentified look. She shook her head, looking up at the ceiling. Andre stood up, putting a hand on her shoulder, and walked under the trap door. "Who's there? What do you want?"
"For you to shut up and climb the ladder, idiot!" Jade ordered, irked at his edginess. "And hurry up. This door is heavy..." She grumbled.
Beck's voice rang out. "You're not even holding it!"
He could picture Jade rolling her eyes. "Yeah, but you are, and I don't want you all sweaty when I kiss you. SO HURRY UP!" She screeched at Andre. He grabbed Tori and they climbed the ladder.
Finally, they reached the top of the ladder, and were greeted by hugs from everyone but Jade. She stood there, her arms crossed, with Beck staring at her. She smirked and joined the group hug, though she had never hated anything more than group hugs. Well, maybe she had...
The friends erupted in explanations, mostly coming from Cat and Jade. They informed them on everything: Marcus, Melissa, Shadows, Rubies, and everything between. Jade skipped what Melissa had said to her, of course.
At the end of the questions, Cat spoke. "I can't believe my great-grandmother was framed for something she didn't do. That's not fair..." She complained.
Jade side-hugged her, Tori laid a hand on her shoulder, Andre patted her head, and Beck rubbed her back. Cat just frowned at each of them, Jade knowing why she was so forlorn. She hates sad endings. She had always known that about her best friend. They depress her. That's why they could never watch Jade's favorite movies. Heck, they couldn't watch Titanic, a classic!
But Jade had an idea.
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"You want to help someone?" Tori asked in disbelief.
Jade rolled her eyes. "Yeah, whatever. Just don't go think I'd help you any time soon, Dorothy. I only help certain people..." She crossed her arms.
"So, you want to change the play?" Andre questioned.
"Thank you, for being a well-oiled tape recorder!" She snapped. "So yes, we're changing the play. And you," She pointed to Robbie, who flinched. "Are now the bad guy."
His eyes bulged. "W-what?" But Jade just nodded slowly, relishing his horror.
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Smash!
A shattered ruby lay on the stage floor.
"Marcus, how could you?" 'Rosina' gasped, looking into 'Marcus's' eyes, resisting the strange urge she had always struggled with: to look at the audience. But she didn't shift her gaze from Robbie/Marcus.
"I knew the power of this gem, Rosie, and I couldn't pass up the opportunity! But now," He looked at the shattered ruby on the ground. "I realize I wanted so much more than fortune! I couldn't even look at it anymore!"
"Red Dress" walked up to Marcus slowly, peering at him. "What do you want, Marcus?"
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. "All I want is you, Red. All I want is you." He kissed her, and pointed a gun (really a water gun) up to the ceiling, as the cords attached to their harnesses pulled them to the ceiling, and out of sight.
Crew members helped them out of their harnesses, onto the catwalk. Robbie wrapped his arms around Cat from behind, as they watched the rest of the play unfold. Just in time for Beck's ending dialogue, addressed to the audience.
"Well, we found the unsuspected culprit. I had never expected Marcus to steal the ruby, but looks can be deceiving. I do wonder, time to time, who that Red Dress was. She was my second suspect, but I knew nothing about her. It turns out, she was as clean as Rosina, my love." He eyed Jade in the wings, who smiled as he spoke, ignoring the Rosina comment. But suddenly, he walked over to her, and pulled her onstage. "But it turns out, Rosina was not my love for long. She was beautiful, yes, but Theo found much more in her than I had. So really, I knew I could not separate them. But I found someone else that suited me more. Darla De'Leaure. Or, should I say, Darla Lifford, as of now." He pulled her in and kissed her, then turned back to the audience. "I must say, things did not go as expected. I never caught the thief, who ended up turning himself in. I fell out of love with Rosina shortly after. It was a wild ride," He looked in the wings, and at the catwalk, where he knew Cat and Robbie could see him, and winked. Cat and Robbie hurried down the ladder, and to the stage, to meet Tori, Andre, Beck and Jade, standing on the stage. Beck put his arms around all his friends; his crazy, absurd group of friends. "And all was well when we finished. Needless to say, The Show Must Go On. And it did."
Finish
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The Coming Battle by Songbird341 (That's me)
Summary: *Sequel to The Show Must Go On* After the Shadow/Light incident, Jade and Cat thought their adventures were over, and opened a talent show. What happens when their star performer is really a Light messenger, sent to prepare them for the ultimate battle between Light and Darkness?
"That. It's a note," Jade pulled the paper out of its clutches. "It was carrying a note?"
"She, Jade. She was carrying it. Mira's a she!" Cat corrected her. Jade groaned inwardly and unrolled the note.
"I can't understand it! It all looks like it's upside-down or something!" She thrust the paper at Cat. "You try and decode it! You're always doing those stupid puzzles..." She grumbled, embarrassed that she couldn't read it herself.
"Oh! It's Italian! Kay kay..." Cat scanned the page and began, clearing her throat.
"A time is near
To face our offenders
To conquer our destroyers
To stop the past's repetitive future
So sent to you, our warriors
The chosen ones,
An attendant
Who will train you and ready you
For that coming time." She finished. She looked up at Jade, who was zoned out. "What's that supposed to mean?" She asked softly, no offense even hinted in her voice. Only pure confusion and worry.
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There's your sneak peek! Now, I will release the first chapter soon. How long until I release it will be based on how many reviews this whole story gets by the end of next week (by Nov. 19). The more reviews, the closer it gets. I'm writing it right now, and it's gonna be good!
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**~Songbird341~**