So. It's time. The final chapter. Looks like it's the beginning of the end. Or end of the beginning take your pick. I wonder what next fandom am I going to break after this. I got three ideas and I plan on having a poll to decide so be sure to check that out. I'll figure out a name for it while I write the final chapter. I can't believe I'm saying this but I am going to miss this piece of shit story. I sorta got attached to all of the characters in a weird father/uncle way. It's pretty creepy now that I think about it. But I bet you didn't come here to listen to a bad author ramble. Well then; here we go! The final chapter of The Tale of Team APLE!
Chapter Twenty Four: Team APLE
Everything was going to hell real fast. I'm not sure if it's literally or metaphorically. Either way everything is on fire, Grim are running around eating people, and those Atlas robots that the Atlas army brought with them sorta turned on the Hunters and are doing something that reminds me of Order 66. But we shouldn't really talk about that. Don't want to cause any more chaos than there already is. Also did you know that toilets can catch on fire? I didn't know that but apparently when Eve and Leo get together they create weird things. Like, how did you set a toilet on fire and then threw a flaming urinal after it?
But I am getting off track. Down in the courtyard and throughout Beacon and the entire Vytal Festival; everyone was fighting for their lives. Hunter, Grim, and even robots were duking it out against each other to determine who would win the Battle for Beacon! Like the name? If you don't like it then too bad because that's what the historians are going to call this. I mean it is a pretty epic battle right now. About one hundred Hunters/Huntresses out of at least three hundred thousand students in beacon's body were holding their own against an army of Grim and a legion of Atlas robotic soldiers. You gotta give them credit. Fair point that at least three fourths of the Hunters weren't actually from Beacon but hey; it's a cool battle.
I bet you are sick and tired of me just yammering on about the statistics and all that aren't you? Well let's go and check on the ground on what the utter fuck is going on! Be warned; it's going to be pretty hectic. Like, Faunus rights protest times over nine thousand sort of hectic. You sure you want to see? Well I can't say no to such a pretty face. Here we go then!
Andy was so happy. He had never paid so much attention in his life. Here he was; in the courtyard of his school while it burned down around him and his friends while they fight off Grim and Atlas robots. If you asked Andy his honest opinion; he would say that he couldn't of had a better day than this. Did that make him selfish? A little but who really cares? Beacon was training him and his team for a day like this. No better way to prove your teaching was effective is the thing you were training for.
Like fighting Beowolves. For the regular types; just hack and slash. Grunt work but you get a sense of normalcy if you keep doing it. Alpha Beowolves; aim for the unarmored spots or just go at it. Felt like a little dance of life and death to Andy. Andy would explain much more about it but he had a battle to take part in again. A large swarm of Grim, Beowolves with some Ursa in the mix, were heading towards him. He couldn't let them through to the area that people were evacuating in. After all; a part of being a Hunter is saving lifes. Like what Andy was doing.
It was Ruby who asked team APLE to defend the evacuation platform after all. Andy agreed right a way after hearing the order come out of Ruby's mouth. And Ruby was really angry right now. Can't say he blames her. Penny is sorta dead. Not sorta; very dead. But Andy was getting off topic again. He hated that sometimes. Hopefully the horde can help him focus again. He really would like it if it did. He really would.
Andy braced himself again, his broadsword dully shining despite it being covered in Grim blood and Dust from the robots. Andy deflected the first Beowolf's strike. He then, quite simply mind you, cut the Beowolf in half with a single swing from his blade. He stepped to the side; dodging a slash from another Beowolf before stabbing it through the eye. Andy pulled his blade out, ducked under an Ursa's claw swing, and cut it's head off in one heavy strike. Andy didn't waste anytime; stabbing a two Beowolves in the stomach in one thrust before chopping their heads off. Andy leaned back when an Alpha Beowolf clawed at him before crouching under its arm and stabbing it through the shoulder and the neck.
Andy winced when he felt a great force hit his back. He stumbled forward a bit before wildly swing his blade around. Andy turned and saw that his blade went into the face of a Ursa. Oops. Andy jerked his blade out and continued to fight off the horde of Grim. There were four entrances to the Evacuation center so Andy had to keep all Grim that attacked from getting in. Meaning he was alone. Until all three hundred thousand civilians were evacuated.
Andy deflected a headbut to the ribcage and stabbed the Ursa in the ribcage. Andy pulled his blade out before handle bashing a Beowolf trying to flank him. The Beowolf fell to the ground which led to Andy climbing on top of it, smashing his feet all over it's body while he fought it's brothers and sisters. After killing two other Beowolves with quick cuts to the throats; Andy finally smashed the Beowolf's head in and jumped in a cluster of Grim.
Andy swung his broadsword widely, dispersing the group of Grim in a matter of seconds. Andy felt his Aura shield break when he was knocked onto his back. Andy stood up and saw the Grim that made his shield break. It was an Ursa Major. Not like grunt kind of Ursa Major; this Ursa has seen and experienced some stuff from all the scars it had on it's body. Andy got back into his battle stance again, ready to have a little showdown with the creature of darkness.
Andy charged the Ursa; slicing at the Grim to give it no time to recover. The Grim simple stepped to the side before slicing a decently sized claw mark on Andy's sword arm. Andy touched his wounds with a little hiss of pain before taking a defensive stance instead of his regular battle stance. The Ursa circled Andy before charging him with a mighty roar. Andy swung at the beast but barely managed to dodge the beast's strike when it decided to feint it's charge. Andy barely managed to block a heavy strike from the beast; forcing Andy down on his knees from the power of the blow. Andy looked at the Grim and thought up of a perfect idea.
Andy charged the Grim again; this time however, Andy detached his blade from his sword's handle and shot a blunderbuss Dust round at the beast. The Ursa Major was thrown back, it's front covered in fresh wounds and smoking bullet holes. Andy reattached his sword's blade and handle before pressing his assault on the Grim. Andy managed to carve a few wounds into the beast before it kicked him back; the kick leaving a nasty bruise on Andy's stomach and lower chest. Andy coughed out some blood while he stood up shakily, glaring at the beast when he wasn't coughing. Andy took up his battle stance again, a cool determined look in his eyes while he sneered at his foe. The Ursa flexed it's claws before roaring and charging Andy with the full intent to kill him.
Andy met every blow that the Ursa tried to give him with a blow. Blade bounced off of claw while the two went at it. They both knew this fight would be to the death no matter what. It seemed like the Ursa was gaining the upper hand, scoring a few blows on Andy, making him bleed and bruise; however, Andy suddenly griped his blade before activating his Semblance with the appearance of a green copycat version of his weapon. Andy then started to the beat the Ursa down; every claw mark Andy got was payed for with six sword wounds. After what seemed like fifty sword strikes, the Ursa Major roared it's last great roar before falling to the ground broken and lifeless. Andy fell to his knees, sweat crawling down his face while he caught his breath. He barely had enough stamina to stand up but his adrenaline kept him going. His Semblance really put a lot out of him but he needed it to win that battle. He couldn't stop now. There was going to be more waves of enemies soon.
Suddenly Andy heard a loud, familiar scream coming from the front entrance of the evacuation platform. A scream that only came when Eve blasted a certain Grim in the face with fire. The same Grim that nearly killed his father.
Looks like Andy was going to meet an old friend now.
Leo silently berated his choice of taking the main entrance. Why did he decide to take the place that probably had the most Grim and/or Altas robot's attacking? Because it was needed. I mean who would like to be the gatekeeper? A big tiger Faunus willing to fight or a bunch of soldiers. The choice was clear. That's why Leo was here after all. Leo was pretty sure he lost his limiter bracelets somewhere back in the ramen tent when team APLE was craving their way to get here. But he didn't really need to have his strength limited right now.
Leo cracked his knuckles for the third time and got back into his boxing stance. Another wave of Grim charging straight at him. Must be due to all the bodies of their mates and families around Leo to have such a large wave of Grim, filled with all the Ursas and Beowolves, attacking him. Or the three hundred thousand people inside in terror right now. Either way it wasn't good for Leo. Until Leo found the biggest motherfucker in that group and kicked it's ass that is. Fear works wonders sometimes. Leo wondered if Grim really felt fear. Because if that wasn't the case; Leo was going to teach them what it feels like.
Leo smashed his fist into the first Grim's jaw; killing it instantly. He then used his other fist to brain the next Grim in one blow. Leo blocked a slash to the chest before grabbing the offending Grim and smashing its head in with a knee to the lower jaw. He then elbowed a Grim that was trying to sneak up behind him, breaking it's neck while puncturing it's jugular with Leo's elbow guard. Leo grabbed a nearby Grim and used it as a club; breaking about five Grim before the Grim in his hands completely expired. Leo blocked another blow before returning an uppercut as a reward to the offender. Leo went down low and tripped up and the Grim around him; making them fall onto their backs in surprise. Leo then jumped into the air before slamming into the ground, fists first; causing a shockwave to knock the Grim away while stumbling the other surrounding him.
Leo charged the nearest Grim and killed it with a punch through it's chest. Leo pulled his fist out of the Grim before grabbing another Grim's head and smashing it by squeezing its face. Leo felt a few blows to his back before he turned around and slammed his fist into the perpetrator's face. The blow sent the Grim flying through the crowd before it exploded; bone shards flying like shrapnel killing or mortally wounding all the Grim around it. Leo then punched a Grim in the balls before grabbing the back of it's head and slamming it on his knee. He then grabbed a Grim who swung at him's hand; twisting it's arm around until it was sure as all hell broken. Leo then headbutted the Grim when he pulled it towards him; killing the Grim in the blow but damaging Leo's almost broken Aura shield a bit more.
Leo fell to his knees when he felt a long grating wound appear on his back while his Aura shield collapsed. Leo growled like an animal before smashing the offender's head in with a swift jab to the face. Leo then grabbed a nearby corpse and used it like a club like what he did to a Grim not long ago. The corpse was able to kill at least ten Grim before it became a mangled piece of trash. Leo felt a stinging sensation on his cheek before going back to the battle; blood dripping from his cheek. Leo continued to fight with everything he got until there was no more Grim standing. After that, Leo fell on his but; breathing heavily while hissing at how much his wounds hurt.
Suddenly a Grim that Leo never thought he would see again came barreling out of the Vytal Festival area and start charging towards him. How did Leo know besides the appearance and especially the scars of the Grim was familiar. It screamed the same scream back when Eve blasted it with fire.
Leo was not looking forward to meeting his old friend.
Eve was having the worst day of her life right now. Grim everywhere, Atlas robots attacking Hunters and civilians alike; just pure chaos. Looks like she is going to lose her paycheck seeing how Beacon is sorta on fire right now. A tiny part of Eve's mind spoke one worrying thoughts. The thought was what if Andy doesn't make it out alive. Most of her being knew that Andy was a capable warrior but a tiny minority wondered if he encountered an enemy that was too tough for him and he died during the fight. She was his girlfriend and despite how airhead he could be at times she really liked him. Liked how he would remember some of the littlest but cutest stuff about you or how handsome he was during a battle. Fire dancing in the frames of his glasses with a confident smile on his face while he swung his sword around.
But Eve couldn't really focus on her worries right now. She had her duty after all and she planned on doing it be the letter. That meant protecting the left entrance while Leo covered the front, Andy got the right side of the evacuation platform, and Percy was in charge of the back. A good system except Andy couldn't have figured such a giant amount of Grim were converging on their location. But Eve didn't think there would be this much either. But she was willing to fight them all off to keep the civilians safe. Families not to be tore apart from the jaws of those with no light in there darkness.
Eve readied her flamethrower when a tiny group of Grim came charging around the corner; foam and blood dripping from their mouths. Eve made a little wall of fire to keep the Grim from getting to close before she started to blast fireballs at the beasts. Each fireball killing if not mortally wounding each and every creature it hit. Eve had done this type of strategy before and so far it was working. This was the eighth wave to fall into Eve's trap. If eight waves of Grim fell to something as simple as this; Eve should write the second book of war.
Suddenly, a decently sized King Taijitu came crashing through a nearby wall and through the wall of fire with only minor burning. Too bad the minor burns only pissed the beast off much to Eve's distress. The Grim swung it's entire frame at Eve; sending her slamming into a wall, cracking it slightly. Eve's response was to start running around the creature while blasting it with fire. Despite the amount of burns the creature was receiving, it didn't seem to harm it. In fact the burning only pissed it off even more. Eve felt her Aura shield break when the Grim slammed her down into the ground by slamming Eve with it's jaw. Eve used one hand to run the blood away from her eyes while using the other to get out her shotgun/machete. When the Grim tried to do the same trick again; Eve jabbed the blade/gun upwards, the weapons jamming itself into the beast's jaw. The Grim let out a death hiss before a couple of shotgun blasts created a decently sized hole in it's head.
Eve crawled out of the hole she created, blood all over her from being forced to crawl through it's brain. Eve wiggled her arms around, splattering blood all around her in a vain attempt to get somewhat clean. She stopped when she heard a familiar scream ring out over the air. A scream she knew all too well. A scream she caused after all.
Looks like needs to fire herself up now
Percy was bored. Why did he get the stupid job of guarding the back entrance to the evacuation platform. He had seen no action ever since he was posted here. None at all! He should've taken the main entrance with Leo. Percy bet Leo was kicking ass out there. But no; Percy has to guard the backdoor, Percy is a good elf! Maybe he should get Andy to give him a sock. He loves toying with his sanity at times.
Percy was about to continue thinking when a gunshot pierced the wall near his head. Percy teleported behind some nearby crates and poked his head out to see what had fired at him. What Percy saw only made him happy. A squad of Atlas robot soldiers marching towards his position! Finally; something to kill! Too bad they made the robots a bit less scary looking; fear helped out in some cases. Percy pulled out his two Dust machine pistols and smiled with glee. This was going to be fun. Real fun.
Percy teleported to the nearest robot and putted a few caps in it's head. Percy was a bit disappointed at how fast it dropped but his sorrow was soon lived when the other robots opened fired. Percy quickly teleported out of the crossfire and behind another robot. Percy switched one of his guns into it's short sword form and cut its arms off before Spartan kicking it to the ground. Percy then teleported out of the crossfire again, slightly surprised at how fast these robots were able to turn and fire on something. Despite being poor shots like Stormtroopers; these Atlas robot soldiers made up their shortcomings in pure efficiency through firing non stop or assessing certain situations. Like how they decided to group up in a circle to prevent any more backstabs from percy. A for effort; but F for survival.
Percy teleported into the air above the remaining robots before unloading his entire Dust clip on the group. Percy teleported to the ground, reloading his guns while he watched the robots crumble to the ground. Percy was slightly disappointed on how quick these new robot soldiers fell in combat. But to be fair; he is a Hunter. He also was a motherfucking Deus Ex Machina bitch! No one can drag him down.
However a Paladin came out of the wall and open fired on Percy. Percy quickly teleported around, dodging the haze of bullets that the Paladin rained down on Percy. Someone needs to control a Paladin in order for it to work. Percy wondered who might be in the controls. Percy quickly teleported on the Paladin and opened the cockpit to see a generic White Fang commander sitting in there. Good; no one that Percy would feel bad about breaking later. Percy teleported back when the White Fang commander drew a golden gun and fired it at Percy. It looks like it was time to send this thing back to the factory.
Percy did a special attack he liked to called "The Dancing Petal". Fancy am I right? You better say yes because Percy spent two days thinking up a name for the move. The move went like this; transform his guns into their short sword form and attack the enemy so fast with teleports that the enemy can't fight back. It worked like a charm here with Percy battering the Paladin around like the Dragonborn shouting the ice shout at that faggot Lydia on top of the Throat of the World. Bitch better carry my burdens.
After finishing his special attack; Percy teleported away from the Paladin while it started to explode. The White Fang commander got out of the Paladin just in time, it exploding with fire and other cool stuff. The White Fang commander reloaded his golden gun and aimed it and Percy. Percy simply sighed before teleporting at the man but something happened that Percy did not expect to happen. Percy got shot while he teleported. Percy finished his teleport; falling to the ground while holding his bleeding side and looked at the White Fang member. The White Fang member's golden gun had a strange purple smoke coming out the barrel. Percy soon realized what just happened.
Percy's enemy had just used his Semblance. Percy didn't know what kind of Semblance but the man was able to break Percy's Aura shield and wound him while Percy was teleporting. And closer to the left and Percy would've died. This man was dangerous. He just eliminated Percy's only advantage, teleportation. Percy unsteadily stood up before raising his guns up and opening fire on the man. The man quickly got into cover, suppressing Percy with a few well placed bullets that made Percy duck down and stop firing. Percy managed to teleport into cover with only a slight bullet wound to the arm. It wasn't bad enough to paralyze it but the wound stung like a motherfucker.
Percy opened fire while he was still in cover, making sure the White Fang commander wasn't charging at him. Percy looked out from cover after a half of mag emptied from his wild fire. He sighed in relief that his enemy didn't attack him. Percy turned back into cover to see the White Fang commander beside him with a pipe. Percy felt a shoulder crack when the White Fang commander slammed his pipe down on Percy's shoulder. Percy fell onto his back, holding his shoulder from the pain. The White Fang member stood over him before dropping his pipe and aiming the gun at Percy.
Percy had it with this bitch. Before the man could fire, Percy teleported away. The man looked at Percy while Percy crouched while holding his shoulder. Percy looked up at the man and simply said, "No mercy then," before taking off his duster and threw it to the side. When Percy took his duster off; you knew it was going to be serious. Percy twirled his blade with his good arm before teleporting away again. The White Fang member fire once while using his Semblance to kill Percy, but after a few seconds of waiting was thrown into the air. Percy teleported besides the man while the air and started to knock the man around; always keeping him in the air while Percy went to work. Percy then used his blade, a black blur showing was the only thing visible in Percy's attack. After bouncing the White Fang commander around a few more times, more like thirty to be honest, Percy finished it with cutting the man's throat while in midair.
Before Percy could even put his jacket back on, he heard familiar screaming and knew who that belonged too. Percy teleported away to regroup with his friends to deal with their old friend. What Percy didn't notice was that the White Fang commander was no Faunus but a grizzled old Human. An old human whose driver's license showed his name. Simon.
Looks like Simon finally got his justice afterall.
It took but thirty seconds for team APLE to regroup and watch their old friend, the Bringel, come charging at them. All of them were injured in some way and were super close to passing out from pain and lack of energy. But their adrenaline would beg to differ. They don't know how but they felt like they didn't have a scratch on them at the moment. It was only them and the Bringel. The Bringel. Their first ever failed mission. Well semi failed mission but you get the point. This Grim was their only stain on their honor and despite what many people think; team APLE is extremely proud about their no failure mission combo. But this thing was responsible for their first loss in the battlefield. Team APLE wasn't going to stand by and watch this thing survive to be an everlasting memory on how easy they fell that day.
So they decided to do their ultimate move. They decided to do "The Poisoned APLE and Arrow". It was their team's greatest move. Andy rushed forward with Leo beside him. The Bringel screamed it's signature scream but was cut short when Eve shot a fireball at it's face, making it stumble backwards. Leo charged ahead of Andy and slammed his fist into the Grim's chest, smashing the Grim's chest place open. Andy soon slipstreamed Leo and slammed the sword into the now exposed chest of the Bringel, making it fall to it's knees. Percy the teleported and stabbed one of his blades through the beast's neck and the teleported away.
A, L, and E then unleashed a multi layered assault on the Bringel; Andy's sword carving it's name into the beast, Leo making craters in the Grim's flesh, and Eve burning her mark on the monster's hide. Then APLE regrouped a good distance facing the beast before finishing their ultimate. Eve made a fire apple appear in the sky while Leo held Andy facing the hold in the fire apple. Andy jumped out of Leo's arm and was launched forward by Percy; sending Andy flying through the apple and towards the Bringel, his sword out in front of him. Andy cut the Bringel in half with the sheer force of the launch.
APLE looked back at the now dead Bringel with satisfaction welling up in their stomach. They didn't stay long before they went to check on the evacuation platform to see if evacuations were still going on. By the time the team got into the platform, the last shuttle was starting to take off. Team APLE sighed and looked at each other before heading back outside to help the rest of the Hunters fight off the Grim and remaining Atlas robot soldiers.
Despite how hard the Hunters were fighting, more and more Grim seem to appear; starting to overwhelm the Hunters and Atlas robots. If this kept going then the Hunters would be forced to retreat or die here in Beacon. Team APLE ran throughout Beacon and the leftovers of the Vytal Festival from the fires. Every step of the way the team was forced to fight Grim horde after Grim horde. When the team managed to make it the the armory where some of the Hunters were staying at; team APLE was in an even more horrid state than before. Andy had broken his non sword arm and his right eye had swelled shut, Leo lost his middle, ring, and pinky finger on his right hand and a bit of his left Faunus ear, Eve had a limp on her left leg and had broken her hand punching a Beowolf to death, and Percy was just covered in blood, dirt, and sweat, bone shards sticking out of some of his wounds.
But, team APLE was still willing to take on another Bringel if they had too. Apparently the Hunters had lost seventeen people, including Gerry, Perry, and Triss, to the Grim already or were missing from action. Not to mention a Dragon, one of the most dangerous Grim besides Bringels, had been spotted and were commanding the Grim against the Hunters. Safe to say that the Hunters were going to lose. They had to retreat before anymore were killed. At the news of their friends deaths, team APLE was stunned for a bit before they decided to go out to the frontlines. When they did no one could deny them from the rage in their eyes.
Team APLE fought with pure rage and sorrow; killing all Grim that came at them with extreme prejudice. It wasn't until two more hours when team APLE was forced to retreat and head towards the emergency evacuation platform near the airship area. When they arrived their team APLE was covered in blood, both their own and Grim, dirt, and sweat. They barely made it onto one of the medical airships before they all passed out except Leo who kept awake through sheer will and leftover adrenaline alone.
Team APLE made sure to leave their mark. And leave they did.
Andy woke up and immediately groaned. Everything hurt. His muscles, his head, even his mind hurt. How did one's mind hurt? He didn't know but it hurt alright. He stiffly sat up and looked around the room. He was laying in a bed in what seemed to be a log cabin. He looked to his left and saw his team sleeping. Andy looked down at himself and cringed when he saw how many bandages were covering his body. But he couldn't stay in bed; he had work to do. He had to find team TRQS and GRPE and see how they were doing. After that he needed to see Ruby and ask what happened to her.
Before Andy could come out of bed, a blond man that looked a lot like Yang came in with a bowl of water and some clean bandages. When the man saw Andy sitting up, the man simply walked to where Percy was sitting while talking.
"Seems that you're awake. That's good. Ruby said that you guys were friends so I asked them to bring you here while I healed you up." The man said.
"Thank you sir but who are you?" Andy asked, wincing slightly when the man undressed Percy's bandages to show wicked wounds all over his body.
"I'm Ruby and Yang's father. It's a pleasure to meet you Anthony or is it ok for me to call you Andy?"
"I'm ok with Andy. Where is Ruby and Yang?"
"Well Yang is in her room right now resting. Ruby went out with a bunch of her friends I think she called teams JNPR, TRQS, and GRPE."
"Where are they going sir?"
"They said training. I think they are out in the forest right now. Just follow the gunshots and explosions. I'm honestly surprised those kids can fight despite being here for only a week."
"A week! How long have me and my team been out?"
"A week. You're the first to wake. Stay in bed though. You're not healed up enough that you can go training with your friends. I'll tell them that you're awake so they must have a ton of questions for you."
Andy sighed and watched Yang and Ruby's father finish up redressing Percy's wounds and left the room. Andy lied back down and closed his eyes. It wasn't long before he drifted back into the soft embrace of dreams.
A Few Months Later
Andy stood outside with his team and the remains of team JNPR, TRQS, and GRPE. Apparently most of the other Hunters either returned to their homelands or just left the Hunter life all together. It was only them. Ruby and the teams made a plan to travel to Haven to search for answers. For what questions you may ask; Andy didn't know. He wasn't paying attention why the meeting went down. But here he was, dressed in his armor, waiting for Ruby to finish saying goodbye to her family.
While waiting, Andy looked over his friends and family. Andy looked at Leo and always wondered how he could stand only having two fingers on one hand; or how whenever he entered Yang's room, weird noises would come out sometimes. Yang had lost her arm and Andy swore if Percy made another pun about it Andy was going to punch him in the dick. Andy's gaze wandered over to Percy and Andy wondered how Percy could deal with losing sight in his left eye. He got a good hit across the face during the battle and that left his left eye blind for the rest of his life. But Andy would cross that bridge once Percy was ready to cross it. Andy looked at Eve and his gaze soften into concern. Eve still had that limp from the battle and a tiny scar across her cheek. Andy was glad she made it out alive but what if something like that happened again? What if he can't protect her?
Andy shook those thoughts out of his mind and looked over the remains of team TRQS. Triss died during the battle when she gave her team time to save a group of children from two King Taijitus. Was a broken, bloody ragdoll when the Grim finished her off. She died heroically; saving at least thirty children from certain death at the price of her own life. Andy looked at Ramona and notice she wasn't wearing her glasses. Guess she didn't really need them or was wearing contacts. Other than a nasty scar on her right arm she was fine. Next was Quinn and she looked bad. Her eyes were puffy from crying so much over Triss's death and she no longer wore her scarf; he gills out in the wind. She had lost her pinky finger and apparently a few toes during the battle. Then Andy's gaze settled on Sam. Sam was in bad shape. Sam had lost his left hand in the battle when he killed the twin King Taijitus. He also had a tiny scar on his forehead when a stray Dust bullet hit him their. Andy was surprised Sam was still alive or even moving to be honest. Not only that but Sam had spoken a few things while the months went by.
After looking over team TRQS a bit Andy turned his attention to the two survivors of team GRPE. Andy found out that Gerry was out in the food court when the battle started. He was one of the first casualties thanks to getting crushed by a pole. He went out without a bang or a whimper. Only silence. The next one dead was Perry. Well Perry was more of an M.I.A to be honest. Perry stayed behind to by everyone more time when they were evacuating and currently he is presumed dead because a few medics saw his position get swarmed by Beowolves. Andy looked at Rael and felt pity at the boy. The boy had a thousand yard stare and could've been experiencing flashbacks for all everyone knew. Kids like Rael didn't need stuff like this. Andy moved his gaze over to Eleanor and sighed. She was alright but had some scarring on her arms and face.
Everyone had scars from that day.
After a few more minutes, Ruby appeared and asked everyone if this is what they wanted. After confirming, everyone set off for Haven with some haunting but reassuring words from Sam.
"Even though this is the end of the beginning; we still have a hard journey ahead. But at the end of the journey leads to only peace. Whether it be death or life; we will find out."
So. The final chapter of The Tale of Team APLE. What a story huh? 126 pages I have written for this story. Well I've getting ready to post a poll deciding my next story and I am going to wait until next week to decide what story I am going to do next or not. It will be on my profile if you want to vote to help me decide or something. Leave a review about what a horrible trip this story has been or how good of a trip it was or something. It's your call. I hope you have a good day. See you in the next story everyone!