A Daniel X Fanfiction

by Sakura Martinez

Author's Notes:

So this would be the final Tuesday Daniel X: Game Over update as we only have less than a week left. I will warn you that, although this chapter only has 3,390 words or so, it is jam-packed with a lot of stuff that would answer your questions, along with a little revelation.

Hope you enjoy this chapter, and don't forget to review! :)

Disclaimer:

I do not own Daniel X, or the characters in that story. James Patterson own the rights for them. What I do own is the idea of this fanfic.

Summary:

Daniel has long accepted what has happened to his friends Dana, Willy, Emma and Joe. But when he is suddenly ambushed by Number 2's second-in-command, Number 13, the young Alien Hunter finds a big surprise waiting for him.

Daniel X: Game Over

Chapter Thirty-Four

"Three down, one to go."

The look Void gave Dana pushed me to snap out of it. I was shaking. Out of anger? Frustration? Or maybe because I genuinely felt fear? I don't really know. Maybe all of them, maybe none of them. But I was shaking as I stood in-front of Dana. I was going to do everything in my power to make sure that Void doesn't take her away from me. That he doesn't erase her just like how he did with Willy, Joe, and Emma.

"Over my dead body," I growled, gritting my teeth. If looks could kill, the look I was giving Void would have done its job.

In a flash, Void was right in-front of me. His hand around my neck, squeezing the breath out of me as he lifted me up.

I struggled to break free of his hold. But it was no use. He was just too strong and I was weakening.

Moving his face closer to me so that I could almost smell his breath, he hissed, "That's one of the worst possible things you could say, especially to someone who does want you dead. It's too...inviting."

Black spots had begun dancing in my field of vision when Dana finally realized what was happening. Using her most powerful psychic shove, she pushed Void away. The surprise caused by her sudden attack was enough to allow me to pry open Void's fingers and break free of his hold.

I fell to the ground, coughing and taking in as much oxygen as I could, as Void was flung to the opposite side of the already-ruined-room.

"Daniel, are you okay?" Dana's voice was shaky and so were here hands as she helped me back on my feet, supporting me as I stood up.

I nodded.

"The others...are they?" She choked up on her question.

I shook my head, my voice was faltering as I answered, "I...don't know. But I won't let him take you away from me again. No matter what. I will not risk losing you. Not again, Dana."

I was expecting her to brush me off, but instead she nodded and said, "And I won't let him take you away from me, too. We'll fight him. Together."

I looked at her and even though there was fear in her eyes as well as uncertainty, there was also trust. Something I hadn't seen in her eyes since we first crossed paths, even when she had said she trusted me, it was only then that I actually saw the trust in her eyes.

And, despite what we were facing, I still managed to smile as I nodded, "Together."

She smiled back, and for a moment it felt like everything was alright. And then her smile vanished and she became serious. "Did you saw it, too?"

"The necklace?" I asked, remembering that quick second when Willy had showed his final bout of resistance against Void.

Another nod. "What do you suppose that is? Void looked really pissed off that Willy almost brushed his elbow at his necklace."

"I don't really care what it is, if Void's worried about damaging the thing, that's more than enough reason for me to destroy it," I grinned at her. "I'm not usually like this but..."

"Payback's a bitch?" Dana guessed and I couldn't have said it any better than that.

We really didn't have a plan, and so we just agreed to do whatever it takes, take any and every opportunity to destroy the necklace. I know it sounds like a petty payback but for someone like Void, who didn't seem to care about anything and showed something reminiscent to worry when Willy almost ripped the necklace out of Void's neck, you can probably see why it seems like a big deal to us.

Our chance came when Dana was running from the barrage of plasma projectiles that Void was throwing at her. It made me crazy, lying in wait and simply watching while she placed herself in harm's way. I wanted to run over to her, to help her, but the words she had said to me before we went ahead with her crazy idea haunted me.

"Do you trust me?" She had asked as I was in the middle of enumerating a list of reasons why she shouldn't be the decoy.

I was stunned by her question that came out of the blue, "O-of course. I've told you the answer to that question already."

"Then trust me with this," she had said, "trust in me and my ability. Let me do this. I know I can."

Suffice to say that I gave in to her demands. And so, as she was ducking and dodging Void's attack, I was also keeping Void busy by creating as many distractions for him as I could while lying in wait for an opening, the Opus charged and ready to fire at his necklace once given the chance. And, like I've said, our chance did come when one of Void's plasma nicked Dana on her thigh and she stumbled to the ground.

Like we had anticipated, Void immediately swooped in and grabbed her by the head, raising her up the same way he had done with Willy and Joe. It was then that, despite the pain that Void was causing her, Dana managed to grabbed Void's necklace and yank it off of his neck. Without a second thought, and without even looking at my direction, she threw it as high as she could.

Void, who was surprised at what Dana did and who really seemed to care for the necklace more than anything, dropped Dana to the ground took a flying leap towards the necklace. But I was ready and I was way ahead of him, firing the Opus at the necklace and destroying the green jewel. Turning it into nothing more than finely-ground, green dust before quickly running towards Dana's side. It was my turn to help her up and steady her on her feet.

"You okay?" I whispered to her.

"I am," Dana answered then motioned me to look at Void, "But he looks like he isn't."

Sure enough, Void looked as though he was having a seizure. His whole body was slowly turning white, like alabaster stone and he was shaking furiously. His eyes rolled back and I was even half-expecting foam to come out of his mouth. It didn't, though.

As if that wasn't enough, the whole throne room was shaking as if an earthquake just hit and Dana and I had to hold on to each other, balancing each other out, just so we wouldn't fall flat on our butts. When the earthquake stopped, so did Void's seizure and his transformation into stone. Because that seemed like what had happened.

We stared, unable to comprehend anything for a couple of seconds until Dana finally asked the question that was also in my mind: "Did we do it?"

But, before I could answer; before I could even think about anything positively good, the statue that was Void began to crack. A strange light began to break free from those cracks followed by a powerful whirlwind that seemed to encircle the statue.

"What now?" I couldn't help groaning.

And that was when the stone exploded, raining dust and bits and pieces of said statue over us. And there, standing where the statue of Void had stood, was someone I didn't think I would see right that moment.

His blue-grey eyes stared at me. His blond hair, which was slightly longer than mine but with the same blond color, swayed with the force that seemto come from him. He looked older, but both Dana and I could tell who he was. How could we not?

We were staring at myself.

A slightly older me, but me nonetheless.

"What the hell...?" I trailed off.

"Impressive," Void said, even our voice was similar, although his was a little deeper. "Even though finding the necklace and destroying it was clearly a fluke, it seems you have found a way to even out the odds."

"Daniel?" Dana asked, though she wasn't looking at me, she was looking at Void.

Void looked at her and laughed, "No one has called me that in ages. I bet you are both surprised. Who would have thought that you would be fighting against me?"

"This has to be some sort of trick," I said, because there was no way there were two of me. "Why don't you show us what you really look like and stop hiding behind someone else's skin, Void?"

"I am showing you my true self," Void replied, there was a glint of madness in his eyes as he spoke. It was eerie, seeing my face have such a look. "This isn't a trick, Daniel. Ironic, isn't it? That the alien outlaws you hunted would call upon the 'you' from another time and space to deal with you?"

"Cut the crap!" I shouted, "If you really are another me, then you wouldn't be working for them!"

"Circumstances of how one is raised can change a person a lot." was his quick retort, "I told you that I will give you answers, and I have given you one of them. If you want to learn more, you would have to beat me. Time's ticking, Alien Hunters. I know you're feeling the effects of having your life force drained, even you Dana. So, let's start from where we left off, shall we?"

And before either Dana or I could react, Void had already begun his attack. He was no longer holding back on us. If he was fast before, he was faster now. It only took a nothing short of a nanosecond for him to separate me from Dana and in that nanosecond; he had managed to turn me into a punching bag before flinging me to another wall. Before I could even think that Dana was safe while I was being pounded on, Void had already created a mixed army or robotic creatures and the undead to deal with her.

Even if I wanted to help her, I had my hands full and so, once again, I had to trust in her and her ability to defend herself and to fight.

We're Alparians. We're Alien Hunters. She can take care of herself. She's strong. That mantra kept repeating on my mind, making me focus on Void and trying to put my guard up. But no matter what I tried to do, he was two steps ahead of me.

"We can read minds, remember?" Void said as he clapped his hands and called forth two Opus 50/50s in both his hands. I quickly did the same to summon a metal dome to protect me, praying that it was thick enough as Void began firing at me, creating dent after dent on the dome. "I know what you're going to do the moment it crosses your mind."

To prove his point, even though I really didn't need to see proof of it, he had more than anticipated that I was going to lower the barrier when his Opus began to lose energy and fire at him with my own Opus. It didn't work, though since the moment I jumped out of the dome, he had already summoned a different weapon and had fired at it. It hit me, square on the shoulder. A cry of pain escaped my lips but I didn't simply stood there, I quickly moved away, using every ounce of speed I could muster.

"Too slow," was what Void told me as he matched me perfectly and gave me a round-house kick that sent me flying once more. I sailed over where Dana and Void's army were fighting before crashing over the pillar. Said pillar collapsed over me and as it did, I saw Dana turn her attention towards me, shouting my name.

Have you ever been buried underneath a pile of rubble? I don't suggest it. It's painful. The rocks are heavy even though the rubble may seem like a heap, and they can cut your skin even without you moving. Not to mention that you would have a hard time breathing underneath it. If you're interested in extreme things, I propose you find something else other than that.

To a human, it would require a lot of people to dig you out of said pile of rubble, but for an Alaprian such as myself, I only needed to use my own strength—or some of what was left of it—as well as Dana's help to rise above the pile.

When I did emerge, my face was full of cuts and bruises—which could also be said for the rest of my body. My clothes were tattered and marred with dust, dirt and grime. And blood was trickling down my forehead, my wounded arm, and the side of my knee. I looked like a wreck.

"Daniel, nothing you do is working," Dana told me as she tried to patch me up by tearing the hem of my shirt and wrapping it around my bleeding arm, all the while making sure that Void would not be able to see us by cloaking us under another one of her psychic abilities.

"I know," I told her, wincing as she tightened the make-do bandage, "It's kind of hard trying to defeat an opponent who doesn't just have the stronger version of your powers but also happens to be an evil version of yourself. He can read what's on our minds, Dana. It wouldn't take long until he reads yours and finds out about this cloak you put on us."

"He may be able to find us but he won't be able to get through the barrier I put up," Dana informed me, "We have time. At least, until we are zapped of our powers completely."

"Not much time then," I murmured, then sighed. "This isn't how I pictured myself going out. I figured it would be more like guns-a-blazing after I dealt with The Prayer.

"This is not the end yet, Daniel!"

But I was starting to feel dazed. I was losing blood, not to mention that Void's technology was eating away my strength. It was a miracle that I could even slightly comprehend what Dana was saying, much less kept myself conscious and awake.

"Daniel? Are you even listening to me?"

I was. Or, at least, I was trying to. But, darkness was pulling me. Slowly but steadily my vision began to blur, my hearing began to deteriorate, and my mind continued down the sluggish path as I was being lulled into the abyss.

"You have got to be kidding me, man," the voice was familiar, but no matter what I did, I couldn't bring to open my eyes. They felt heavy, much like my whole body. It was as if gravity decided to go against me. I couldn't move any of my limbs. I couldn't even open my mouth to speak. And my mind, my mind wouldn't even want to cooperate with me either. Like it was going along with gravity on a mini-rebellion of sorts.

"Don't talk to him that way," another familiar voice said, scolding the first one who had spoken.

"First you tell me we can't help and now you even want to stop me from saying whatever I want to say?" the first voice retorted.

"We don't have a choice," a third voice joined in. Why do they all sound familiar? "We can't interfere. Only—" there was a static noise, another familiar sound but I couldn't place why it was familiar, "—can help him. Unless—" another static, "—out."

"Why are we even doing this?" the first voice asked even though I had my own question, which was: What the heck are you all talking about?

Whatever the answer to that was, I wasn't able to hear it. All I managed to hear was the word "Because" then static, followed by a deafening "BOOM!".

"Please," was the first word I heard again, amidst the ruckus. My eyes flew open as I realized where I was, what was happening and who had just spoken.

"Dana!" I croaked.

Dana was mere inches away from my face. She looked pale, sweat trailed down her face mixing along with the dust and dirt that was already there. Her eyes were troubled but when she saw that I was awake, they shined and the tension eased from her body and was replaced by relief. And the smile...the smile she gave me was bright. That was, before she collapsed and I managed to catch her in my arms.

"Dana?"

"You're finally awake..." she sounded weak, struggling to get the words out. "He can't see us but he knows where we are. He's been trying to break my defenses for a while now, I just couldn't let him until you've rested enough to fight again."

"Who—? What are you talking about?" My mind felt sluggish, like I had just woken up after a long hour of sleep...which I probably had.

"Void," it was that one name; that one answer that made me remember what had happened.

My eyes flew open and fear gripped my heart. How long had I been asleep? I was afraid to ask that question.

Dana might have seen the panic, the fear, the worry, and all other negative feelings that came crashing into me because she suddenly placed her hand—which was colder than it had been before—on my cheek, forcing me to look into her.

No...no, no, no!

"No, Dana..." I fought back a sob as I noticed how frail she really was now, "Please, don't tell me you—"

"I did what I had to do. The only thing that I could do," every word Dana said was a struggle for her to speak. "You're the only one who can beat him. You do know that, don't you?"

"Don't speak like that. Just, drop the barrier, rest. Don't do anything more," even I was struggling to speak. "I know you said we'd fight him together, and we will, just...after you rest."

She smiled, "We will fight him together,"

I could feel that she was quickly losing weight and when I looked at the rest of her body, it wasn't just weight she was losing. She was slowly flickering out of existence...just like what had happened to Emma, Willy, and Joe.

"This is the only thing I could give you now, Daniel,"

This can't be happening...not again...

"The last of my power,"

But before I could say anything to her, beg her to stay...to stop what she was going to do that was going to make her disappear, she forced me to look at her again. And then, she did the last thing that I ever thought she would do.

She kissed me. And she didn't stop until I couldn't hear the sound of Void trying to force his way through the barrier, to us. She didn't stop until all I could feel and taste were her lips on mine as we kissed. She didn't stop until all I could hear was the sound of my heart breaking into a thousand pieces as she spoke to me in my mind.

"I love you...Goodbye."

And then she was gone from my arms. Not a trace left but the power that she had transferred to me and the emptiness she had left behind. I couldn't see anything but the scattered pieces of my heart on the floor, until Void spoke, belittling the sacrifice that Dana had made for me.

I would find a time to grieve, but now was not the time. Now was the time to fight. And so I stood up, fury and vengeance enveloping me like a whirlwind. Void was going to pay.

To be continued...

Post Author's Notes:

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Until the next chapter! Ciao