Ok, I'm back!
mystery8icarus: Oh it's bad! It's so very, very, very, bad! And it will even bring out a new side of Poppy that has never before been seen!
the unknown assasin: Ok, ok, ok, ok, you shall not hang from the cliff any longer!
Jmancman: Ok... Slightly random, but ok.
JazzHearts: Me too! Cliffhangers make everything so much more worth the wait. Unless it's like a book in a series, and the next one isn't out, and it's like BANG bad thing happens then blank page... Then it's kinf od of annoying...
Duskzilla: I almost wish that wasn't true. Wow Lancelot, flickies for three hours. You must be even more heartless then Jay when Jonny stomped on her chocolate... Probably not actually...
Sage: Close... Not really, it's actually much worse. It's very sad too.
OMG CATS: Getting Torren beat up is the best part xD!
Disclaimer: You saw the last eightteen chapters, and the prologue. I don't own the SSB series.
Chapter 20(Poppy)
Goodbye.
"Bad news?" I ask, genuinly curious.
"Yes, bad news." Aryn says, a look of worry on her face.
"What bad news?" Now I'm worried.
"Have you heard the story of the Subspace war?" MH asks.
"Yeah, who hasn't?"
"Tabuu can be very unpredictable." I nod.
"So?" I ask.
"So I have recieved a letter from the U.S. airforce."
"The airforce? Why?" I wonder aloud.
"The letter states that there has been a sighting of domething that is similar to Tabuu's power. Three pilots were sent to investigate, including your brther. One returned." I gulp.
"Is my brother- Is he ok?" I ask.
"I'm am very sorry to inform you that he was one of the two that did not return." A tear forms in my eye.
"No, he can't be! He's alive! He has to be!" I start pacing.
"We can't know for sure." I sink to my knees, shaking my head.
"No! No, no, no, no." More tears come, and slowly trickle down my face.
"H-he can't! He can't be gone!" I get up slowly, and head for the door.
"Poppy, where are you going?" Aryn asks.
"Somewhere away from here!" I run out. I run past the other students, heading to their dorms. I run past the doorways, the walls, and the floorboards. I run down the stairs, and straight out the door. I run, and I run, all the way to the edge. The edge of the grounds. I look past the electric fence, and beyond.
I sink down to my knees, then onto my butt. I don't move. I just cry. My sobs echo around in my ears. I wonder if anyone else can hear me. I don't care anymore. I don't care about anything. Just my brother. Why is he gone? Why did he have to go? Why couldn't it have been someone else? Wait, no! Don't think like that Sabrina! No one deserves to die!
"Especially no him," I say mournfully. My tears don't stop, they just come and come.
"That stupid Torren's question just had to be about him. He just had to ask how my brother was doing, didn't he? I start to sob even more. I run out of breath, not that I care anymore. Maybe if I die here, then I can be with my brother. My wonderful, sweet, encouraging brother. The one who's been there always. If only I could've seen his smiling face one last time. If only I could have said goodbye to him. If only... If only Tabuu- Wait Tabuu! He's back isn't he." I call to absolutely no one.
I sigh. I look up to the sky.
"Goodbye, I'll always love you."
(Aryn)
"Oh dear, where is she?" I'm pacing in my room, trying to think of where Poppy went.
"Where would you go if you had just lost someone you love?" Lyric asks. I glare at her.
"This is serious, we need to find her! Who knows what she'll do in this state!" I exclaim.
"Well, maybe she went somewhere outside." Lyric suggests.
"In the middle of the night?" I ask.
"That's where I would go if I wanted to get away from everybody."
"Wait! She has said that she wanted to get away!" We look at eachother, then take off to outside.
"I'm gonna fly and see if I can find her on the outskirts, you check closer to the mansion." I tell her before getting a running start and leaping into the air. It's been awhile since I last flew, and my wings aren't as strong as they used to be. I start to pant and land near the electric fence. I hear crying and look around. I see Poppy right there.
"Poppy?" I ask gently. Her jead jerks up at the sound of my voice.
"Oh, it's just you." She sighs.
"yeah, are you ok?" I sit down next to her.
"Ok? Ok? I'm nowhere near ok!" She chokes out. Then it's just silence.
"I'm very sorry for you. You two seemed very close." I manage to say quietly. She nods.
"Yeah, he was the best. I'll never forget him." I nod.
"How could I?" She starts to cry again. I put my arm around her comfortingly.
"I know, I know. Just cry it out." I pat her shoulder.
"I can't do this. I need him. He was the only one who understood me." I nod.
"Some wise words would probably be good right about now." She laughs, a stale laugh.
"Yeah probably."
"Even though I can't give you any wise words, I can give you some advise." She looks up at me.
"Even though it seems hopeless, and terrifying, you have to move on. I don't mean just brush it off after a few moments of mourning, but you can't mourn forever. You have to be able to let him go, but that doesn't mean you won't have a special place in your heart for him." She nods.
"You know, for those not being wise words, they were pretty wise." I laugh.
"I guess the great things always come unexpected." I say. She nods.
"That actually kind of cheered me up." I smile.
"What are angels for?" I say. She laughs. It's a small laugh, but it's genuine.
"Thank you." I give her a hug.
"Let's head back."
(Something Evil)
Somewhere in the United States of America.
Even a small explosion is enough to kill many. But that was no small explosion. Those pilots never had a chance. Just like how those smashers will never have a chance. Tabuu's power may be powerful, but it does not beat mine. I am a nightmare, born from a mite's head. But just because the one who thought me up was small, does not mean that I am.
I am an evil you cannot begin to imagine. I am a mystery to you, and to all. Which means they will never suspect a thing.
Le gasp! A new evil? You prbably didn't expect that! Oh who am I kidding? You guessed it didn't you? All of you. It was pretty obvious. Sad beginning too. Actually sad everything. It was also pretty short, but that could not be helped.
Until next time,
~Not-Alone-Anymore