Well, hello my faithful readers! Sad, but true: this is definitely the last chapter of the 2nd part. I hope you took a little delight in reading my story! (Nevertheless, I still will be dead chuffed about every review or criticism :))

Oh, before I forget: of course I`m working on the 3rd part right now. You won`t get rid of me so soon ;)

A Kernel of Truth

Silence.

Frank saw Columbia falling down and instantly knew, that his former servant was not joking.
This laser was truly functional!
He backed away – but where to go?
Now, Frank`s mortal fear was taking control so he had no choice but to try to escape.
He turned and wildly started to climb the curtain.
At first he had some difficulties, but then he managed to pull himself up.

Meanwhile, Magenta shot a glance at the groupie.
Well done, my dear!
As she saw Frank climbing up the curtain, she narrowed her eyes.
That fool was well on the way to kill himself! Couldn`t he just stand there, dying like a... man?
Magenta shook her head mentally.
Hopefully, Riff Raff would pull the trigger soon, so Frank would not break his neck when falling down!

As if to read his sister`s mind, Riff Raff pulled the trigger the same second.
He had completely lost control over his doings. His alter-ego was torturing his mind, so he just tried to blank it out. Now, his mind felt empty. Blackness was clouding his mental few and he tried to keep his head by just staring at his victim.
Red light rays hit Frank.
Oh, it felt so good! It felt like an orgasm!
Riff Raff would have fired a thousand times, but Frank fell down the minute the red light rays hit his back.

The Transvestite hit the floor with a thud.
He didn`t move anymore and the earthlings` faces just turned into facial contortions.
Unexpectedly for all, Rocky started to scream. No, it was not a scream in the narrow sense of the term – it was rather a grunting.
The poor little play toy knelt down beside his creator and started to rock back and forth – Frank`s lifeless body in his arms. He yowled all the time.
His eyes beamed flashes at Riff Raff as he picked up Frank`s body and ran towards the curtain.
Probably, he remembered how his creator had tried to escape this way some minutes before. The poor creature started to climb the radio-tower that had been built to broadcast the whole show to every radio station on this planet, but a merciless Riff Raff fired off the laser over and over again.

Riff Raff was not able to stop himself from pulling the trigger.
He felt like being under hypnosis. With every shot he felt even better. It was like settling a score with his former master for every punishment. It was like destroying the reason for their wasted time on earth. It was like wiping out the source of misery. It was like annihilating the evil. It was like... well, it just felt good.

As Rocky nearly reached the top of the radio-tower, the metal frame was no longer able to support the two figures` weight and bent to the ground.
At the same time, the mass of laser beams became too much for the muscleman. Finally, the dose of laser beams became lethally effective and Rocky lost his hold.
Frank and Rocky fell into the pool.

Silence again.

Magenta glanced at the two bodies that were floating gently at the water`s surface.
It was done. Finally it was over.
It felt like a burden had been lifted from her shoulders – a burden that had kept her down for so many years, a burden that was engraved in her memories forever, a burden that had denied her access to a normal life.
Still, she had to play her role.

"Good god," that Majors-guy suddenly broke the silence.
"You`ve killed them," the blond earthen girl stated the obvious and Magenta rolled her eyes.

"... and I thought you liked them," she added on top. "They liked you."
Magenta knew, that she was stirring up her brother`s resentment, but it just had to be. There were too many witnesses. The whole scene had to appear authentic and therefore she had to push Riff Raff`s button. Magenta knew that one of her brother`s sorest spots was his relationship with Frank. In some way, she felt that Riff Raff always had a love-hate relationship with Frank. Truth to be told, there was no documentary evidence of it, except his carefully hidden feelings she could sense.
And she was right...

At her words, Riff Raff completely lost control.
"They didn`t like me," he screamed – tears running down his cheek. He didn`t know what was happening, but he felt that he was not able to stop himself from crying.
"He never liked me!"

So this, then, was the kernel of the brute.
Magenta`s facial expression softened, but Riff Raff couldn`t believe what he had just said.
'No, I don`t like him! He never liked me and I never liked him as well! ... Let`s face it, in a way, I like him. ... No, that`s a lie! ... No, it is true – believe me! ... HOLY MOONS, THAT´S A LIE! ... Remember, he could be my brother...'

"You did right."

The doctor`s voice hit his acoustic nerves and slowly meandered all the way into his dizzy mind.
Riff Raff turned around.

"A decision had to be made," he cautiously said as if to justify himself.
Then, to everyone`s surprise Riff Raff did something that not even Magenta had thought him to be capable of: Riff Raff offered his commiseration to the wheel-chaired human.
Certainly this sentimentalism didn`t last very long. Quickly, Riff Raff was able to get his emotions under control and turned back into that sombre and unapproachable man.
Still, he was friendly enough to explain the secret of the castle to the still shocked and confused humans. He even gave them the chance to leave the space-ship without fears for their safety.

First, the humans were not able to move, but as Riff Raff got a little more determinedly they hurried to get outside.
Magenta watched them leave without any emotion.

Then again: silence.

It was done.

Finally it was done.

Finally it all was over.

Magenta felt an incredible sense of relief. It was like tons of bricks were falling off her shoulders.
Magenta`s mind began to ease and she tossed her head back.
Then, without wanting it she started to cackle loudly into the air.
Magenta couldn`t stop herself – she just kept on laughing. Her voice echoed through the whole castle like waves – waves similar to the soft waves that were see-sawing the bodies of Frank and Rocky inside the pool.

Riff Raff watched his beloved sister laughing – something she hadn`t had done since they had arrived on earth and for the first time in years, Riff Raff smiled.

FIN