Chapter 23: The End of the Watchers

(I know everyone... it's been a very long time coming, but thia fanfic needs to end now. It won't be a good ending for all of you but it needs an ending nontheless. I was stuck on this chapter... wondering how to avoid having it be filled with shitty fights. Now, I think I have an idea. I hope it's not too terrible of an ending. Well... it's not really an ending either. It's going to conclude the watcher arc, and you'll see what it does.)

{Rui's Point of View}

I woke up, startled by Cray's sudden attack. My friends all looked down around me. Silvia looked extremely worried as she helped me up. I looked around to notice we were in a new room. This one had the door that needed the three keys to open.

Jennifer stared at the door, "So that's it..."

I flinched, "Is that... the door to paradise?"

Nick nodded, "Yeah. Let's go."

We heard a distorted voice from the ceiling, "You're not going anywhere!"

It dropped down, revealing itself to be Watcher Rui with purple tendrils coiling all around him. His eyes were missing as purple ooze dripped from the sockets. His weapon looks like it dripped burning poison. When he screeched, the inside of his mouth shone a bright purple light.

He screamed, "Heyaaaaa!"

I started at him in shock, seeing him twist his neck or arm almost painfully, "What... what happened to you?"

He laughed, drooling from his smile, "I am the abyss itself. I AM OMEN! I will destroy everything in this universe. Arceus... he must pay for what he has done."

Silvia looked at him in shock, "You can't kill Arceus."

Omen laughed, "Hahgh hah! Rui and I can do anything. We are all powerful!"

I stepped forward, "Omen, you can't do this. Cray is using you. If you die, you'll only help him!"

Omen grinned, "I can't die. If I did, I'd disappear since I merged with Rui. The abyss would cease to exist. Therefore, hell will be the only thing after death. Afterall... Paradise is for the watchers."

I noticed a shadow overhead, a body dropping through it upside down. I felt my eyes widen as I noticed a sniper rifle materialized from the shadows. It felt like we were frozen in time. Omen continued to rant as the rifle was aimed at him.

I found myself able to speak, "Don't!"

Omen turned just in time to have his head blown off by an extremely powerful bullet. The falling person flipped to land on his feet and turned to us. It was Jason, only he was wearing a black scarf that had shadowy mist coming off it.

He revealed his mouth, smiling at us, "Hey guys. You like my assassination?"

I stared at the dead body in shock, "Jason... you doomed us."

Jason looked puzzled, "Wait, what? I killed the problem."

The entire room began to shake as the body was forcibly sucked into the doorway to paradise. Cray appeared in front of it, laughing at all of us.

"You fools! You've just handed me the ability to lead all your inferior races to death!"

All of us got into a defensive stance as Nick yelled, "Not as long as we have breath in our body!"

I threw my weapon at him, teleporting to it after he knocked it away with his hand. I gripped the handle as I tried to kick him. He ducked under my attack, evading my assault like it was child's play. After a missed attack, he grabbed the back of my shirt, picked me up and slammed me onto the ground. I bounced off it, rolling towards my friends. Jennifer was quick to heal me as Nick protected us.

Cray shrugged, snickering, "You idiot are wasting your time. I'm hundreds of thousands of years old. I've seen everything your kind has to offer. Humans are weak, spineless creatures. You hide behind technology, afraid of everything purely because you're weak."

Nick growled at him, "Oh yeah? What makes you so strong!"

Cray grinned evilly, pulling his sleeve to reveal 666 burnt into his skin, "I'm strong, because I am subject 666. I'm the one subject everyone feared. A monster purely used to subdue or kill. I enjoyed my hobby for many years. Stealing faces to gain a new identity every few months."

Jennifer grimaced, "That's just sick!"

Silvia healed me as well, "Are you okay?"

I looked at her, "You know... you're prettier when you are caring."

Silvia blushed, "Shut up!"

Cray snapped his fingers, "Kiddies, hello?"

Jason appeared from the ceiling, only half his body poking out of a shadow as he shot at Cray. Cray dodged, making the bullet hit the floor as he flicked a small ball of fire at Jason. Jason dodged it by hiding in the shadow as the ball of light exploded.

Cray laughed as the door to paradise began to light up, "You're wasting your time. You can't kill me and I'm about to awaken my people. Say your prayers."

I looked at Silvia, "You know... if you weren't such a psychotic bitch... we might have loved each other."

Silvia frowned, holding my hand, "I do love you..."

I laughed, "I wish the feeling was mutual."

Silvia placed her free hand on my heart, "It is mutual. When we win, I'll get us home on my planet. You belong there with me."

I shook my head, "I could never do that. I'm not a cannibal. Plus... the others have grown on me. How will those retarded soldiers remember how to eat if I'm not there?"

Silvia rolled her eyes, "You're such a pain in the ass."

I shrugged, "I guess I haven't changed from the first day I woke up in your clutches, you psycho bitch."

Silvia smirked, "May I remind you, that your kind invaded my planet first."

I laughed slightly, "I'm sorry. We just wanted to study your planet. Your kind murdered our first contact team."

Cray interuptions us, "Can you two shut the fuck up? Your loving moment is giving me stomach pains."

I got up, "Yeah... we'll stop and kick your fucking ass."

My Keychain began to glow as Silvia held my hand. The Gardevoir head became a small gardevoir Keychain with a full body now. My keyblade changed to be a light green with a white edge and a red handle with a sharp point being made from the gardevoir chest shard, or looking like it a bit. A white sweater covered my upper body, but it was as thin as a gardevoir's dress. The hood had the same color as their hair and a red X crossed over my chest.

Cray looked slightly interested, "Hm... you've evolved with the power of love. Awwwww, how precious. That's the most unoriginal thing I've seen."

I snickered, "Being that old, I'd be surprised if it was original."

Silvia crossed her arms, "Agility."

I felt myself get lighter as my new abilities began to activate. This was our link evolution. I'm connected to Silvia. All stat changes after both of us, and now, I'm faster than ever.

I ran at him, "Vertex Slash!"

Cray still dodged my attack, until a blazing X erupted from my blade and nailed him. Cray shrugged off the hit and glared at me. Silvia used calm mind and I felt my senses calm down. Cray raised a hand at me, making all my increases disappear.

Cray whispered, "Null Zero: Almighty Pull."

I was helplessly thrown towards him, my throat grabbed as he slammed me on the floor. Jason shot at him, grazing his forehead as Nick and Jennifer attacked. He smacked both of them away before using his pull attack on Jason. While in the shadows, Jason is completely safe from any attack as Cray ran to the door.

He laughed at us, "It doesn't matter! The door is opening! You lost!"

I looked at Silvia, "Sorry I failed you..."

Silvia shook her head, "Don't be, you tried your best."

Cray kept laughing, watching the door open until Watcher Rui's weapon pierced his chest. It came from the door, and lord behold, there he was. The original Rui walked out with three other individuals.

Cray stared at them, falling onto his back in shock, "Rui. Derek. Anthony. Jay. What are you four doing here!?"

Rui approached him, kneeling down, "We've been waiting all this time brother. We knew you'd open the door eventually."

Cray looked at him, "You.. you can't be in there. There's no way for you to enter paradise."

Rui shook his head, "You know how I got in there Cray. After all, it was you who did it."

Cray looked at the ceiling, "When I sealed your watcher powers inside it."

Rui nodded, "Bingo."

I approached them, "Well, this is weird. Another me... again."

Derek looked me over, "You're nothing like Rui. You're too cynical."

Rui raised a finger, "To be fair, he has been fucked over quite a lot."

Jay got their attention, "What do we do with him."

Anthony nudged his head towards the door, "We seal him and the keys with us. The other watchers are waiting."

I decided to ask, "Don't you guys want to be free?"

Rui walked over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder, "We are free. We moved on. We don't belong in this world anymore. You've all accepted our emotions and gave new life. When we seal Cray away, your two friends will disappear along with your powers."

I felt myself tear up, "What!? No! I can't lose my friends now!"

I noticed this Rui appeared twenty years old, "I know it's hard, but their souls need to leave. Don't you want them to rest in peace? After everything they've been through, don't they deserve that?"

I shook my head, crying, "That's exactly why they need to live! We all suffered together! I don't want to live on knowing they died for nothing."

Rui pat my head, "Goodbyes are never easy, but you have new friends to fill that void. You have someone who loves you. You have a job you still need to do."

Jennifer and Nick walked past me, whispering, "It's okay Rui. We know you'll continue to live."

I extended by hands to grab their wrists, "No... please don't leave me."

Jennifer smiled at me, "Goodbye Rui. I'm glad we met at the orphanage. Even though I died, you still made each day worth it."

Nick looked up, "I'm sorry I bullied you. You forgive me right?"

I gripped them tighter, "No... I'm not accepting this! They are alive!"

Rui sighed, "I'm sorry Rui."

Jennifer and Nick forced me to let go. I watched them go towards the door. I was honestly about to cry until Silvia held my hand. When I looked at her, she hugged me. I hugged her back, using her shoulder for comfort, watching everything transpire. I couldn't guess what he was thinking.

I looked at the older me, "What about Arceus?"

Rui looked up, "He's already dead."

I flinched, "How!?"

Derek answered me, "When he went inside the sun, he was too weak to protect himself from it. I'm guessing he thought the sleep would give him the power to protect himself. In the end, he died. No more watchers exist in this universe now."

Rui pulled back, heading to the door with his three best friends, "Good luck you three. We'll be routing for you."

Jay grinned, giving us thumbs up, "Yeah! Don't fuck things up!"

Then... the door closed and shattered. Just like that... they were all gone... forever. I couldn't believe it. They were gone... we... stopped the watchers!

(Several days later)

I woke up next to Silvia, feeling her on top of me. Silvia was finally heading back home. Me, I needed to search for Khona. I found out she went missing during the invasion. A lot of the subjects died on our planet. Only the ones I knew were alive. When we drop Silvia back on her planet, that's going to be it. I didn't want to lose her, but I can't ignore my job. Honestly, Silvia is an enormous obstacle sometimes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, however, it's still slightly annoying. I promised her that I'll visit her if she helps set human colonies of her planet. She said she'll think about it. I knew it was a yes. Afterall, she loves me.

Coral busted into our room, "Silvia!" She screamed.

Silvia groaned, "Uuuugh! What!?"

Coral looked excited, "I need you to come sing with me!"

Silvia looked at her, "Sing? What is that?"

Coral ran over, pulling on her arm, "Singing makes us use our voice to make such pleasant sounds!"

Silvia did her best to resist, sadly, she is too groggy to offer any real resistance, "Coral... no."

Coral giggled, "Don't you want your mate to be enraptured by your voice?"

Silvia blushed, "I don't need to use my voice for that!"

I smiled at her, "I say you go for it."

Coral grinned, "See, he agrees."

Silvia rolled her eyes, getting up from the bed. Without uttering a word, she followed Coral out of the room. Next thing I knew, Hailey came in. She didn't say anything, just stared at me. I stared back at her, wondering what she wanted to say. I could tell from her eyes she wanted to say a lot.

I broke the silence, "You jnow, it's ruin to stare. I can feel a hole being burnt into my face."

Hailey snickered, patting my head much to my surprise, "You know... I'm really glad you came onto the ship weeks ago."

I blushed a bit, "You are? I thought I was a bother..."

Hailey laughed, "Don't get me wrong, you were a huge pain in the ass. Then again, we know so much only because of you. I'm proud of you."

I looked down, blushing a lot more from the praise, "I didn't really do much..."

Hailey laughed, crossing her arms and leaning against a wall, "You're acting so bashful. Tell me, are you actually shy deep down?"

I poked my fingers together, "Well..."

Hailey snickered before leaving. "Well, it's not really my place to know. We'll be needing your expertise Rui. Don't fail us."

I watched my door close, feeling the silence settle in. With no one around, I took a quick shower to clean myself. I still missed my friends, but I needed to focus on the here and now. Khona needs me to find her before she dies.

(Cafeteria)

I walked into the cafeteria, expecting to get some god damn service. Instead, I was met with music equipment taking up the center of the room. Hundreds of soldiers worked on it as others tried to get their food. I began to wonder if Silvia is going to sing while I eat. I felt like I was going to either choke while laughing, or die from embarrassment. In my heart, it's apparent that hearing her sing was a priority. The reason why baffled me. It was just... there. Once lunch was served, my table called to me.

Strangely, Hailey was there, "Your girlfriend is going to be here soon."

I rolled my eyes, "Thanks for the warning. I'll have to cover my ears as they sing."

Hailey laughed, covering her face, "I'll probably leave if it's really bad. Other than that, I'll be here, listening with you."

I shook my head disapprovingly, "Shouldn't you be trying to screw me over somewhere else?"

Hailey shrugged, "Whether I'm here, or in my office, being screwed over isn't changing."

I chuckled at that, "Yeah... I guess you're right."

Hailey picked up your head, "Hey, it's the two pokemon."

I looked behind me to see Silvia and Coral walking towards us. Jason walked next to Coral, holding her hand openly. Are they dating? When did that happen? I was sure she was his slave or something.

Silvia snapped me out of my thoughts, "Rui, are you ready to hear me sing?"

I smirked at her, "Did you bring ear plugs?"

Silvia punched my arm lightly, "Real funny jackass."

I raised a brow, "Garde?"

Silvia shook her head, sighing, "What am I going to do with you?"

I giggled a bit, "You love me and you know it."

Silvia hugged me, laying her head against mine, "Yes... I do."

I blushed a bit, "I didn't think you'd be so serious."

Silvia pulled back, smiling. I watched her walk with Coral to the set up. Some of the soldiers got ready to play a song. Coral and Silvia talked privately between one another. Jason looked just as confused as I was.

He asked, "What do you think it'll be?"

I shrugged, "I dunno, killing humans?"

Jason laughed at that, "I don't think there's any chance of that."

I agreed with him, "It's got to be something they learned quickly."

Jason pointed at them, "They're starting."

I turned all of my attention to them, focusing on my Silvia. She was important to me... I need to remember that, no matter what.

(This is the song and I love it. It's Nightcore - Stardust on the channel Nightcore first)

(Silvia) "Light devotion, halting motions."

(Coral) "Yeah hee! Yeah hee!"

(Silvia) "Like a, roaring motion, slowing motion."

(Coral) "Yeah hee! Yeah hee!"

(Both) "Lay down your troubled mind. We are only good, and we'll kindly cease to be. As we intertwined with the universe and this house makes them believe!"

(Music)

(Coral) "The smoke lingers after fire!"

(Both) "Good bye! Good bye! Good bye!" ×10

(Coral) "The smoke lingers after fire!"

(Music)

(Silvia) "Light devotion, halting motions."

(Coral) "Yeah hee! Yeah hee!"

(Silvia) "Like a, roaring motion, slowing motion."

(Coral) "Yeah hee! Yeah hee!"

(Silvia) "Lay down your troubled mind. We are only good, and we'll kindly cease to be. As we intertwined with the universe and this house makes them believe!"

(Music)

(Coral) "The smoke lingers after fire!"

(Both) "Good bye! Good bye! Good bye!" ×10

(Coral) "The smoke lingers after fire!"

(Music)

(Everyone began clapping for them)

I was honestly shocked by their beautiful voices. I was standing there with my jaw dropped. Jason had the same expression of awe. He quickly shook his head and walked over to Coral. I watched them conversate until Silvia walked over to me.

She was blushing a bright red, "So... what did you think?"

I smiled at her, "It was beautiful, like watching a sunset behind the ocean."

Hailey butt in on our chat, "I'm sorry to interupt, but I need to talk to you Silvia. It's about your planet and situation with us."

Silvia shrugged, "Alright."

I watched then go, waving a bit at Silvia. When they were gone, I looked for Cray and Coral. They left the cafeteria, but I still caught sight of them behind the entrance. I ran after them, needing to ask Coral a favor.

I yelled out, "Wait up!"

Coral and Jason turned to me. Jason asked, "What is it?"

I looked at Coral, "I require your assistance. It's important."

(Elsewhere)

{Third Person Point of View}

Silvia and Hailey walked into a private white room. It had only a small table, two chairs, and a counter with coffee, milk, sugar, spoons and cups. Hailey quickly got a cup of coffee as Silvia sat on a chair.

Silvia broke the silence as Hailey stirred her coffee, "So, what is this about?"

Hailey asked, "Did you tell Rui why you left your planet?"

Silvia shrugged, "If I did, I don't remember."

Hailey sat across from her, "Well, it had to be for a good reason. Care to share?"

Silvia giggled, "I expected my Rui to say something so corny."

Hailey laughed, "No, he'd say something about how retarded someone is."

Silvia laughed as well, shaking her head yes, "Yes! You're perfectly right."

Hailey placed her elbows on the table, getting serious. She crossed her fingers, leaning her upper lip into them, "So, why did you leave?"

Silvia looked down, "I... wished to see the original home of Gardevoir. The planet you call Dakar."

Hailey raised a brow, "Do you still want to?"

Silvia shook her head no, "I think... I'm ready to settle down."

Hailey tilted her head to the side, "What if Rui isn't?"

Silvia smiled, "That boy isn't ready to walk alone, let alone settle down."

Hailey asked, "What will you do then?"

Silvia sat back, looking at the ceiling light, "I'll apologize to my clan and try to be their leader."

Hailey drank some of her coffee. Without saying anything, she got up and began to make another cup of coffee. Silvia looked on in confusion. Hailey's first cup is still half full. Once the second cup was prepared, Hailey kindly smiled at Silvia and placed it in front of her.

Hailey then asked, "Do you remember when we first met?"

Silvia picked up the cup, "How could I forget?"

Hailey took her seat, giggling to herself, "Rui wanted us to kill you so badly. Strangely enough, he didn't want to do it himself."

Silvia took a sip of hers, "Rui's too kind to kill a helpless captive like me." She took another sip, "Huh, this is really good."

Hailey laughed, "Thanks, I'm pretty much in here 24/7. Rui was always an oddball. He has such a simplistic view during a chat, but seems to analyze everything without knowing."

Silvia looked at her, "He analyzed my kind when we captured him. That's an interesting trait. Most would panic, and although he did, he still did his best to gather information."

Hailey smiled, "It's quite perplexing how life can change. Don't you agree?"

Silvia nodded, "That's... why I'm letting him stay with you."

Hailey changed her expression to confusion, "You don't want him with you?"

Silvia stared at her coffee, seeing it swirl, "He still has so much to explore, so much to do."

The two of them stayed silent for a couple of minutes before drinking the rest of their coffee. Silvia is lost in thought, thinking about her past interactions with Rui. It was a rocky start for the two of them. She didn't feel anything towards him, but when he showed her kindness, despite her cruelty, she fell for him a little more. In hindsight, she nearly ruined their relationship. Silvia couldn't even recall when she was fully in love with him.

Hailey spoke, "What if your people kill you?"

Silvia swirled her coffee with a finger, "That's a high probability... but I have to try. If I did, then... I don't know... I don't want Rui to ever know."

Hailey frowned, "Rui won't forget about you... you know that right?"

Silvia hung her head, "I murdered my leader... I killed him... hoping to awaken my Dakar powers."

Hailey looked very interested by this, "Did you?"

Silvia stared at her legs, "Yes."

Hailey reached across to place a hand on her shoulder, "Hey, the higher ups don't need to know about you."

Silvia shook her head, "No, we all have to pay for our actions at one point or another. Rui is safe now and... I don't want to bring harm to you all. My people want to punish me, and I accept that. I'll be fine, trust me."

Hailey sank down, "I was hoping you'd stay to help our studies, however, I'll allow you to return. You deserve it after everything that's happened."

Silvia sighed, "How long until we reach my planet?"

Hailey paused, "...An hour."

Silvia looked at her, "Can you... teach me how to write?"

Hailey looked confused agsin, "Why do you want to write?"

Silvia looked down, "I... want you to give something to Rui after I'm gone. I also need you to take a... picture I think is what you call it."

Hailey smiled, "I understand. Come with me."

Silvia quickly got up, leaving the room with Hailey. Silvia's cup was still half full, but it appeared to have foam on the surface. As it settled, it resembles a human and a gardevoir holding hands.

(Ship's drop pod bay)

{Rui's Point of View}

I walked into the bay area, looking around for Silvia. It still looked a bit damaged from its previous attack, but nothing too major. Out of the mass of moving bodies and equipment, I spotted her green hair. When I came up to them, Hailey slipped something in her pocket.

I asked Silvia, "So... this is goodbye?"

Silvia shuffled a bit, "I guess... but... you could... visit... you know?"

I smiled at her, holding her hand, "Of course I will."

Silvia smiled back, "I'll look forward to it."

Silvia turned around and walked into her pod. When she turned around, I waved at her. It seemed to reassure her as she got into it.

I walked over to it and placed a hand over my heart, "Gedo Garde voir Goi."

Silvia suddenly perked up, gasping with a deep blush as the pod closed on her. She placed a hand on the screen as I placed my hand on it. Then, I jumped back as the drop pod launched.

As I stared at the gloor, Hailey asked, "What did you say?:

I smiled to myself, "Nothing important."

Hailey shook her head, "What am I going to do with you?"

I turned to face her, "You know you couldn't live without me."

Hailey pulled out a letter from her pocket, "Speaking of living without, here."

I looked at the letter, taking it, "What is it?"

Hailey placed her hand on my shoulder, "A love letter from your girl. See ya Romeo."

Hailey walked off, allowing me to go back to my room. I didn't open it, but I felt strange. What I said to her... I said, You are my precious heart. In her language, that's like a marriage proposal. It sounds like nothing to us humans, but I can tell. It made her so happy on the inside. Once I was back in my room, I finally opened the letter.

It said...

Dear Rui,

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd meet a human like you. You're more than just information. You're more than just a tool. I wish we met on better terms because... well... we may never see each other again. I still see that place... a place for us back on my planet. I really want to live there with you one day... but I don't know if I can. I'm scared Rui. I didn't want you to know, but as I write this, my heart is hurting. Despite that, I still went home because I needed to atone for my crimes. I murdered my leader and... I hurt you. I... need to be punished, but if I live, I promise to make this up to you. You're a wonderful male. So kind and smart. I think that's what got everyone to trust you. You're a great person. It's very difficult to describe you because of that. With every challenge, you seem to never waver in your heart. That's what is most important to us gardevoir. Our heart means everything and... you're my precious heart. I want us to be together forever, so please... if we meet again... be with me forever. If I die, I beg you to forgive my kind. It's my fault, not theirs. I love you Rui. Now and forever, my spirit will always be waiting in our special place. You know where that is. Goodbye Rui... but hopefully not forever.

A picture of Silvia fell to the floor, so I picked it up. She has a happy smile with a wink. She held up a hand with a finger up as her other hand rubbed her stomach. When the realization hit me, I knew what the picture hinted at. Next... a tear drop hit the letter and picture.

(Boom, yes. It just ended there. I'm really sorry this chapter wasn't the best. I hope you all can forgive me for the Wai for such a terrible half ending. It's not over, obviously, but the next chapter will be a while. Please, as always, tell me what you thought in a review, favorite and follow to support me, and always be awesome.)