An: hooray! Reviewers!

Now, yes, i have said this before, i understand that the story isn't revolving around the AT characters. The reason being i have been trying to hone my writing skills before moving onto a larger story which will have Finn and others as major characters. I understand if the story is a little too 'OC driven', so just bear with me here. By the end of the week, you guys will probably have the next story up here to read.

Now, This chapter will be very fight driven, so i hope i don't fuck it up. I really do.

Dear readers, we reach the conclusion of the tale. Let us begin the end, shall we?

Chapter 21: Let the Pendulum Drop.

As Nikolai charged down the hall, he allowed himself to increase in mass, growing to nearly twice his original size. This fight would be more dangerous then he had ever fought before, he decided as he approached the doors that led to the fight. They were obviously different from the others, more resembling a elevator door then anything, made of metal as thick as Nikolai's arm. The massive doors reached the ceiling, which made them loom over the wolf man by a few feet. He frowned, realizing that the doors would not open by brute force. Looking down, he came across what would open the monolithic doors; a keypad. Leaning down the best he could, he decided that brute force might solve this problem, and smashed his furry fist into it, crushing it into the wall. Much to his (and the two girls that had been following him, peeking around the corner like scared squirrels) the doors slid open, hissing lightly at the exchange of air.

Stepping into the room, he saw it was larger then any other room, big enough to fit a large home inside, the bare steel walls that rose to nearly double his height gave him a eerie feeling. Looking around through his massive eyes, he saw many operating tables and desks, this probably being where they devised the creatures that had once been imprisoned here. What loomed in the middle of the room, however, was the objective that Nikolai had sought.

The large cryogenic tube dominated the room, the cold glass filled with even colder ice. He felt his eyes focusing as hard as they could, causing his pupils to shrink in size, he spotted what lay in the middle. A small boy, who had been no older then 13, he decided, lay frozen inside. He would have been a heartthrob in his later years, and would have caused all the eldery women to squeal and pinch his pale cheeks, had part of his face not been obscured with shrapnel and blood. His blonde hair and blue eyes gave him a almost innocent look, if you ignored the gore sticking from the right side of his face.

Nikolai felt sorry for the child, and decided it would be best to kill it now, before the facility eventually lost power and it was freed. Lumbering towards the massive tube, he brought his fist down on it like a furry war hammer, smashing the glass and ice into shards. The boy's small body went the same way, breaking into small red pieces amidst the ice.

Deeming his work done, he turned around, only to hear a sound that he couldn't describe. The best that came to him was dragging a bad full of blood across a floor. Turning around, he saw the chunks had melted into a copious bloody liquid, amassing roughly in the middle of the mess, slowly forming into the boy that had stood frozen moments ago. Looking towards the massive beast with innocent eyes, it gave out a blood curdling shriek that would have made Hunson himself shudder.

It's form didn't seem to matter much, as it's hands morphed to resemble the claw's Nikolai wielded, charged the large creature with startling speed. Dodging to the side, he watched the thing cut a steel table in half, hissing like the angriest snake ever. It charged him again, and began to grow, rapidly taking the same size as Nikolai, it's eyes angry and seething. Gripping it's arms, Nikolai threw it across the room with a massive thud. It may be dangerous, he decided, but it wasn't very good at fighting.

It turned and raised it's arm, it morphing into a long angry looking bone, which extended across the room at breakneck speeds. Dropping to all fours, he avoided the brunt of the bone, losing a good amount of fur and flesh from his shoulder. Charging like he was so fond of, Nikolai dodged a swipe of the shrinking bone arm, and brought his claw into a uppercut, leaving a thick and bloody trail across the mutant's body. This, however, proved to do little, as it knit it's body back together, howling like a banshee. It swiped at him with it's clawed arm, and Nikolai gripped the perverse thing, snapping the arm roughly. This was nothing, apparently, as it merely crunched back into place and tried again.

Backing up quickly, Nikolai found it directly in his face, apparently catching onto his plan, and delivered a very destructive blow to the wolf man's head, making him snarl through the stars he now saw. Driving his arm as quickly as he could, he plunged it directly into the monster's chest, gripping what he guessed was it's heart. Pulling with all his might, he ripped it directly from the creature's chest. This was another mistake, as it merely melted and slid across his arm, becoming an angry membrane that squeezed tighter and tigher with each passing second. Howling, he ripped at the membrane with his free claw, to no avail.

Gritting his teeth, he decided he had only one option, and began to grow again, doubling his size once more, causing the membrane to squeal and rip off. Glaring down at the (now) tinier creature, he brought both claws down as hard as he could, feeling it squish under the blow. Looking down, he watched it re-form, and attempt to grow as large as him. However, this failed, and it screamed angrily at the limitation.

Nikolai snarled in delight, the creature had a limit! Shrinking down again, he reached his usual size. It looked down at him, confused, and it obviously didn't realize that the size he had was useless in a confined space. Leaping onto it's chest, he drove his claws directly into the thing's face, watching it howl and attempt to pull him off. Jumping back, he fled the room (causing the two girls who had been peeking in to flee in the opposite direction) and ran down the hallway, looking back to watch it scream and chase after him, shrinking and attempting to take a copy of his form, failing and resembling some sort of hairless monkey. Diving into a adjacent hallway, he watched it barrel past, and attempt to turn around, only to crash into a wall. The thing was not very good at anything, apparently, as it charged towards him again, Nikolai grinning mockingly before running away, eliciting a even angrier scream.

Taking his chance, he dived into the room he was looking for, labelled 'decontamination' in big bold letters. Unlike the others, this one had thick glass doors, and strange nozzles pointing from the sides of the small room. Watching the creature dive into the room after him, trying to mock his movements, he slipped right by it and slammed the button on the wall, watching the doors seal. A eerie voice played over the intercom, speaking in German."Entgiftung laufend" it spoke, repeating several times. In english, it was saying "Decontamination in Progress"

The nozzles hissed, and jets of flame burst from the walls, causing the creature to scream and hiss, banging on the thick glass, attempting to flee the flames. Nikolai watched, mockingly grinning at it, as it's skin turned black and it slowly stopped moving. The voice ceased to talk, and the doors slid open. Approaching the corpse, he kicked it roughly, deciding that he the best. Ever. Of all time.

This was spoiled, however, when the charred black skin burst, revealing a smaller, angrier little monster. It attempted to take it's larger form and failed, obviously the fire had caused it to lose a large portion of it's biomass. It latched onto Nikolai, attacking his chest roughly. As he attempted to pull it off, it took a large chunk of his fur off, revealing bloodied flesh. Howling in pain, he grew again, watching it scream and fall off. Shrinking down, he attempted to kick it back into the room, only to find it grab on and pull him with it. Gripping the side door, he felt his hands press a button.

"Entgiftung laufend"

...Shit.

Attempting to break the glass, he found himself staring at the two girls, who were doing just the same. However, he heard the jets that ltitered the walls come to life, and closed his eyes, hoping it would end quickly.

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After a few moments, he wondered why he wasn't burning. Opening them,, he realized that nothing was moving. Not Marceline, or the cute flower girl, or the monster behind him, by the still apparent fact that he had legs.

Down the hallway, he spotted someone he did not expect to see; The Librarian. His wizardy robe had changed, resembling the very night sky, and he coughed, before inhaling lightly. He slowly turned the corner, almost like he wasn't sure he was going the right away, and approached the glass, behind the two frantic paused girls.

"You know, i was hoping you wouldn't do this. I really was. But here we are, proving that once again, you defy the web of time. Your too good for your own...well, good. You could have just left it alone, but nooooo...you had to fight it. And now look at you, stuck in there with something that looks like what happens when you leave pudding in the sun." inhale. "But, i can't let you die. You still owe me. That's why, i'll offer you this...solution. It wasn't easy, you know, getting them to agree to allowing you to live, i had to use...quite a few favors But, your important, and no one else will do. So lets rewind time, shall we? Make it count, Doctor. Your tale isn't done...quite yet. Now, where were we, doctor?"

He felt himself blink, and realized he was back where he was, kicking the creature into the room. This time, he gripped the other side of the room, and held on for dear life. Much to his chagrin, he watched Marceline charge them both, slicing the creatures arm in half, freeing Nikolai. The arm unlatched from his leg, and he tossed it in before pressing the button.

He watched the thing scream and hiss, but this time, it simply turned to ash. He watched the grey particles float about the room for a moment, thinking. He decided he would gloat later.

Turning to the vampire, and the now approaching plant girl, he snarled. "Nikolai said go back. Nikolai said it's dangerous. But no, miss-i-know-everything-because-i-am-dead thought she would make a stupid decision!" He snarled at her, and she flinched before growling back.

"Oh shut it, you chauvinist mutt! I just saved your bacon! You could thank me at least!" she cried, defending herself and the plant girl.

"..." he huffed angrily. "Fine, thank you." he grumbled out, looking away from the two, who both laughed and began to taunt him, claiming various things that made Nikolai's head throb. Grabbing the plant girl lightly, he picked her up bridal style and walked off. "I'll bring her up, gotta find her some clothing first." he said, deeming this a good way to not attempt to claw the vampire.

The girl blushed, once again being carried like a small child. Marceline was about to try to assist, but found herself laughing to hard at the poor girls face.

Turning a corner and slipping into a room, he put her down gently. Rummaging through the room, he looked up to see her covering herself. He frowned. "Your shy then?...!" he had a idea (a obviously stupid one) and grinned. Pulling the amulet from his fur, he flipped the bat, and rapidly shrunk down to his human form. Looking over, he smiled innocently, concepts of nudity not exactly something he remembered. "Now we are both naked. Better?"

...THUMP!

He looked down at the passed out girl, frowning. Well, that didn't work, he decided. He looked about, finding a officers coat, and slipped it onto her, which she wore more like a dress, as it reached her knee's. Flipping the bat, he grew again and picked her up, carrying her towards the elevator shaft, deciding to say she passed out from stress when Marceline asked.

Several Days later...

Nikolai Huffed, his arms aching from the hard work. He had finished what he and Paggy had been working on for the last three days. Using their combined magic and might, they had created a home. Paggy had used his 'juju' to cause massive roots to take form, creating the walls, and using a mix of strength and magic, they had formed a home roughly two stories tall, containing 5 rooms (Living room, two bedrooms, kitchen, Bathroom) which Nikolai and Lily (the name she had given herself, even after Marceline called it a 'hippy name') would live in. Nikolai had had enough with listening to the couple's mating, and decided he needed a home. After bribing Paggy with a bag of various herbs and plants he had swiped on the way back from the facility, they had went to work, building a home for the two hybrids. She had agreed to live with him, partly because she became sick of the sounds as soon as she heard them, and partly because she enjoyed the company of the large furry man (though she had warned him multiple times about wearing pants). The home had come off nicely, the floors made of cobbled stone covered by a large fluffy carpet (a gift from Grubs, who only asked that he could sleep on the couch if he needed to lay low for a day or two), and the various furniture provided by Choose Goose, the deal being that Nikolai would play music to entice more customers whenever he was nearby.

Sniffling, he smiled at the home, not having his own home for longer then he cared to remember, deciding it was a step up from the drippy cave.

As he was about to compliment the mage on his fine work, a deafening crack was heard, the sound causing Nikolai to stumble and howl in pain. Looking up, they spotted whatever caused it; A angry red blotch in the sky, looking like the very sky had been wounded.

"...Dat does not look like good juju, mon."

An: And we are done, folks! I may take a day off, i may not, but the next tale will start soon enough!