Blaze the Cat: Monster Outbreak
Chapter14: Nearing The End
Dr. Eggman Nega was watching from a far from the Sol Kingdom. He was completely furious that he had lost again. He knows that he can't go back to the kingdom now that he failed. If he told Battra that he failed to kill Blaze and Kathy, Battra would've literally killed him. Dr. Eggman Nega is not taking any chances into talking to him. So, he is doing what Battra had said and stayed far away from the kingdom as possible. Steam can be seen in Dr. Eggman Nega's face as she stared intensely at the Sol Kingdom Island. He had the kingdom in his hands a few days ago, and now he just lost it in a matter of minutes with his fight with Blaze and Kathy. Life truly was unfair.
"You can rule this kingdom whatever you like, Battra. But know this! You will regret when Blaze and Kathy finally come here to take that kingdom back from you. And then you will fall down on your knees and try to beg me for your help. BUT! I will not take you back! You have used me from the start! I may have failed on getting revenge on those girls, but now, THOSE GIRLS ARE GOING TO GET THEIR REVENGE! I hope you are happy with your temporary tyranny, Battra. Because you are going to lose it soon. Very, very soon. And I won't be there to help you," Dr. Eggman Nega said to himself while gripping the edges of his hovercraft very tightly.
He then banged on top of the hovercraft a bit to let out his frustration. He then shouted, "THAT'S FINE WITH ME! I DON'T CARE!".
He muttered in despair as he lowered his head down onto the hovercraft and grabbed his head with his hands.
"I don't care...I DON'T CAAAAAAAARRRRREEEEE!".
-Meanwhile In The Sol Kingdom-
Battra was staring at the sunset on the balcony. In the distance, he could see Dr. Eggman Nega gripping his head in despair while sitting in his hovercraft. Battra crossed his arms and smirked. He can already tell that Dr. Eggman Nega had failed, and he doesn't mind that at all.
Hmph. Good riddance. I knew that he wasn't up to the task. I knew he would fail to kill those two girls. Although that was more on his incompetence than the materials that I had ordered his robots to get. However, I do know that silver metal isn't nowhere near as strong as synthesized crystal that the original Mecha King Ghidorah was made of. If Dr. Eggman Nega had that, he would've stood a chance. That moron. Never let a human to do a monster's job. Battra pondered while he smiled evilly.
Battra then uncrossed his arms and walked away. He went back into the inside of the castle. He went to the main control room. The robots turned their heads to see if Dr. Eggman Nega had returned or not. When they saw Battra instead, they ignored him and went back to work. Battra saw this and decided to make an announcement.
He cleared his throat. "May I have everyone's attention?" Battra said.
The robots stopped working and looked at Battra again.
"Now, all of you may be wondering where your master is, do you not?" Battra began his speech as he walked into the room with his hands behind his back.
The robots looked at each other and then at Battra. They soon nodded in agreement to answer his question.
"Well, I have a bit of bad news to tell you all. Your master...had failed his mission, and I will tell you now that he's not coming back to the kingdom any time soon," Battra continued with a devious smile.
The robots soon panicked as they heard that their master isn't coming back.
"Um, sir? If Master isn't coming back, then who will order us? What should we do?" asked the red Egg Pawn in one of the chairs to the main computer.
"Oh, don't you worry about that. Because from here on out, all of you guys are...FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Battra said dramatically with some hand gestures to all of the robots in the room for emphasis.
"Wh-WHAT?!" exclaimed one of the robots. All of the robots looked at each other in panic and in confusion. If they had no work to do, then what are they supposed to do for themselves?
"That's right. All of you guys are fired. Do not ask why. Besides, since your master isn't going to come back and command you guys to do your job, then I have no use for you robots. Monsters are the only beings who can get things done for me. My minions are the superior beings in which to command. Not some worthless robots that are made by man. So, all of you guys are commanded to leave this room and don't do any work. That should be your only command. Understand?" Battra said calmly.
The robots still looked confused. They had never been given a command to not work. They don't know how to process this. So, they were hesitant to move from their spots. Battra saw that none of them moved an inch. He smirked as he then walked to one of the robots.
"I see then. Since you guys refused to obey my orders, I guess I have no choice but to do...this," Battra said. He then lifted up a robot and fired his purple eye lasers to destroy it. The robot exploded in his hands. The other robots looked at Battra in terror. Battra looked at them all as he smirked evilly.
"Now...which one of you is next?" Battra said ominously with an evil smirk.
Faster than Blaze the Cat, all of the robots bailed from the main control room after hearing that threat. The main control room is empty now. Battra was standing in the middle of the room now. He does admit to himself that he always get a kick out of doing that.
"Hmph! That was easy," Battra said as he then walked to one of the transmitters' microphones. He looked at the one computer screen left that showed monitoring on one of the islands that Dr. Eggman Nega's Air Fleet had landed on. The last island left that had a Sol Heart in it. Magma Island.
He pressed a red button to the transmission to contact the only base on Magma Island. Because of the hot temperatures and rocky terrain that the island had, the robots had only built only one base near the shore of the island. They couldn't make any more bases since they don't have materials that could withstand the heat and not melt. Battta waited until he got a call from the island's base.
"Unit 7 of Dr. Eggman Nega's Air Fleet to Main Control Room. Unit 7 to Main Control Room. How can help you, sir? Any updates for us?" said the robot commander of the base.
"Yes, I have an update for you. Your master, Dr. Eggman Nega, isn't going to give you orders anymore. He's fired, and so are you guys at the base," Battra said with cockiness.
"...Wait. What?" the commander said in confusion.
"All I'm saying is...you're on your own from here on out. Try not to get yourselves destroyed," Battra said calmly yet menacingly.
"Wait! What do you mean by tha-!" the robot commander exclaimed before Battra turned off the transmission.
Battra stood back and watched the base on the computer screen. Any second now. Battra thought. A few seconds later, Battra saw in the computer screen robots running around outside from the base in a panic. There were a lot of robots running out of the base out of fear. Battra smirked again. Yeah, that's more like it. Run away as fast as you can, robots. It's only a matter of time before Blaze the Cat or Kathy the Moth destroy you all. That's just how pathetic you guys really are. But it won't matter since I still got this under control. I'll just rule this kingdom by myself without any robot servants around. I can take care of myself. I don't need some lackeys to make my meals or do the cleaning. Even I am not that lazy. It will certainly be quieter around here. I can tell that much. Battra pondered as he stared at the computer screen.
Battra then turned off the power of the main computer and left the main control room. He had much confidence in himself that he can still win despite not being able to get one of the Sol Hearts. He is much more capable than Dr. Eggman Nega is in carrying out his plans. He will not fail this time since his late archenemy, Klara the Moth, is dead. He can focus on succeeding his plan without any fear of failing.
Battra then got to his bedroom. He decided that he should rest early so that he can be strong enough for his next confrontation with Kathy and Blaze again tomorrow. He then lied down on his comfortable, big bed and closed his eyes. He was content that he still had a kingdom to rule, and he still doesn't have anyone to stop him. True, Blaze and Kathy are nuisances, but he believed that he could still take them on. He was ready for them. Battra brooded for a bit before he fell asleep.
Hmph. Those kids won't be able to stop me. They are just weak. I highly doubt that they will be successful in defeating me. Especially with Klara's daughter. I am more able in stopping them now more than ever. I'll never understand what Klara had meant the last time we had ever fought together.
-Flashback to one year ago-
Battra and Klara were duking it out in Battra's castle. It was a brutal fight as they punched, kicked, and blasted each other with their radioactive beams. Battra was heavily damaged but was still surviving the attacks. However, Klara wasn't doing very well as she was heavily breathing as she tried to keep on attacking Battra. The two of them kept on fighting and dodging each other as they flew around the castle and accidently destroying the place with their fight. Battra can tell that Klara was weakening. She was able to barely dodge his attacks. He was able to get her really good this time since he managed to give Klara a lot of bruises, cuts, and burns on her body.
At one moment, he was able to give Klara a hard punch to her chest. Klara was knocked back to a wall at the end of the throne room. She had slid down from the wall once she had hit it. Battra laughed evilly before he slowly descended in front of Klara. He slowly walked to her as he said, "Give it up, Klara. I will win this war whether you like it or not. I finally got you where I want you. Hand over your Sol Pendant, Klara. You don't deserve that power. You've had abused it to your own satisfaction. However, I'm going to show you your error in creating this pendant by ruling this world my way. I'll show you your mistake by ruling this world with an iron fist. To show you how easy it is for wicked people to desire to have the power to overcome the weak to protect themselves from harm. You are so selfish, Klara. Don't you think that you had enough power as it is considering that you're a Kaiju? A monster as powerful as you wouldn't need unnecessary tools for power such as that pendant. I'm still disappointed of you, Klara. I thought that you wanted this world to have peace. Not wanting power to make the people in this world to fear you in despair. How unbecoming of a Queen to do so. Maybe you're not as good as a person that I thought you were".
Klara grunted as she was barely able to open her eyes to see Battra approaching her. He stood before her with an evil smirk on his face. Her eyes were feeling blurry, and her body is aching in pain. She could feel her strength draining from her body. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach that she's going to die soon. She could feel her heart struggling to keep its pace up. As much as she would've liked to argue with Battra right now, she needed to leave to see her daughter once more before her strength ran out. She slowly lifted up her Sol Gems to Battra. He had an even wider smirk as he saw what Klara was doing.
"Hmph. So, you really are giving up, huh? I knew you would've come to reason soon enough. I'll admit though. I thought that you would've resisted a bit more. Aw well. It was a long battle anyway. You've put up a good fight as usual, but it looks like you've lost, Klara. Any last words before you surrender your Sol Pendant to me?" Battra said confidently.
"...Yes," Klara responded weakly.
"Oh? Then what is it then?" Battra asked curiously with a devious smile.
"My...My...children...Someday...Someday...they will beat you. You...You will lose to them...someday. I...I may be gone soon...but...my...spirit will live on through...my...children...My love...for them...is so strong...that...I...believe in them...Someday...my children...will reunite together...after being apart for so long...because of you,"Klara said weakly while panting for breath.
Wait. Children? Did...Did she made a slip-up by saying "children" instead of "child"? She...she got to be! There can't be another child that I don't know about! Battra pondered in confusion.
"Remember...Battra. Just...because...a...child...looks...so...weak...doesn't mean...that...they could never...be...strong. My daughter...is...so...strong...and...so...is...my son. My children...My dear, precious children...will beat you. I'm...I'm sure of that," Klara continued her speech weakly while having a fond smile on her face as she mentioned her beloved children.
Before Battra had the opportunity to retort, Klara used her Sol Gems to command herself to teleport. Battra was startled as he saw Klara disappear. He looked around to see where Klara had reappeared to. Unfortunately, he hadn't checked the ceiling above him.
POW!
With one swoop, Klara slammed both of her Sol Gems directly onto Battra's head. Battra fell down immediately after getting knocked out by Klara. Battra hadn't moved a muscle after he fell down face first into the ground. Klara stood behind Battra's unconscious body. She was breathing heavily as she stared at Battra. She honestly hoped that she made him unconscious enough so that he wouldn't get up and kill Kathy right away after obtaining the Sol Pendant. She wanted to protect her daughter after all.
She then lifted up Battra and put his body on the wall where she once was. She made his body lean onto the wall while he is in a sitting position. She then let go of him and walked back a little. She can see that Battra is definitely out cold. She might be lucky after all if Battra isn't waking up anytime soon.
"Whew...that's...a...relief. I should...go...back...home...and...see...my daughter...again. For the...last...time,"Klara said shakily. She can definitely feel her energy draining fast. She knew that she can't go back by flying. She wouldn't make it. Instead, she decided to teleport herself there so that she could see her daughter on time.
With a bit of a struggle, Klara then said quietly, "Teleport".
The Sol Gems glowed bright as she was teleporting back home. Then...she disappeared.
And Battra was stuck in his coma state for over a year.
-Back to Present Day-
Ugh. I still can't believe that I allowed myself to be blindsided like that! Battra pondered as he growled at the memory while he's turning in bed. That was embarrassing! And to think that I had her at that time! Grrrrrrr! Sigh. Whatever. At least Klara is dead. That's all that matters to me. …..Hmmm. Still, I wonder what she had meant by that. "My dear, precious children will beat you". Hah! She's just bluffing! She doesn't have another child! I know this because she never laid another egg while she was battling me for at least fourteen years! She probably just made that up on the spot just to spook me. There is no "second child". That child doesn't exist! …..Why am I getting so worked up over this? It's obvious that I will win anyhow. Even if that "second child" did exist, I can still beat them. "Just because a child looks so weak doesn't mean that they could never be strong"? Pfft! That's a load of garbage! Klara is such a fool. There are only weak or strong people in the world. There is no in-between. Anyway, I should get some rest. I need to get ready for my comeback anyhow.
Battra then got even more comfortable in his covers as he fell asleep.
-Meanwhile At Infant Island-
Blaze and Kathy went on to separate ways on the island to avoid each other. It was around nighttime. They still couldn't face each other ever since that difficult talk that afternoon. Blaze was sitting in the middle of the Sacred Springs while eating her meal. She told the Coconut Crew to eat outside because she needed some silence. The crew happily agreed with Blaze as they took their fruit and ate outside on the beach. Marine was the only one who stayed with Blaze because Blaze couldn't find the heart to tell her to go away.
Besides...I want some more attention of her anyway. Blaze thought as she justified her reasonings. Marine felt worried as to why Blaze and Kathy are apart again. She walked up to Blaze to ask her about it.
"Blaze?" Marine asked gently
"Yeah? What is it, Marine?" Blaze asked calmly.
"Is everything okay with you and Kathy? You guys went on separate ways once we got back here. What is going on with you two? Did...Did you guys fight?" Marine asked curiously with sad eyes.
Blaze's face couldn't look even more guiltier than she could. She gulped as she looked at Marine with a guilty expression.
"Marine...w-we didn't...we just...umm...had a spat," Blaze answered awkwardly.
"It's the same thing! Look, I don't know what's going on between you two or what's going on in your head, but I think you should try talking things out with each other. You and Kathy are the most mature people I know. I don't think that you're going to let something so petty to get the best of you!" Marine said with confidence.
Sigh. If only you knew otherwise, Marine. If only you knew...Blaze thought bitterly. Unfortunately for Marine, Blaze had indeed let something as "petty" to grow into Blaze's heart. Her jealously for Kathy had grew a lot these past few days. Although her jealously hadn't grown so much that she refused to apologize for her wrong actions to Kathy, but it did made her feel more agitated at Kathy for a while now. She is growing more frustrated at Kathy more than usual and more than necessary. Blaze couldn't help but feel antagonistic lately due to her feelings. She just wanted some attention for all of the work she does. She wanted to be cared for. Is that really that hard to get that across to others? Blaze frowned as she looked down. Sadly, her jealously for Kathy had even grown to a point that she's reluctant to go to Kathy to talk things out with her.
Marine frowned too as she saw Blaze's face. Marine then ran to her side and hugged her. "Please, Blaze. Give Kathy another chance. She didn't do anything wrong," Marine begged with such innocence that it made Blaze cringe.
"She didn't do anything wrong" my foot! Even if Kathy did apologize that she abandoned me just because she is depressed, that doesn't excuse her for wanting to escape her duties as a guardian! She may have apologized for that, but she didn't apologize by saying I should let the people die by not fighting the monsters, grab the Sol Heart, and leave the island! That was so heartless! How could she even call herself a hero if she felt that hateful toward the people of this dimension?! I get it that it's the part of Battra's fault that the people turned against her, but she didn't need to abandon them! My own people turned against me, and I didn't turn my back against them! Just why would she ever say...!
As Blaze pondered while Marine held her, she finally understood Kathy's true motives for leaving this dimension. It was because she was hateful toward everyone on this dimension. Even if she did let her mask slip off by blaming her reasoning for leaving more onto her own people instead of everyone, she hid her hatred toward the people with her jovial attitude. It was her mask. If she pretended to be grateful and cheerful about saving the world for Blaze, then Blaze wouldn't have suspected her for having a bitter spirit. Apparently, Kathy had managed to fool everyone with her kind, gentle demeaner to hide her bitter and hateful thoughts.
To think that I would be fooled by someone who was helping me. I...I don't know how to respond to that. Blaze pondered as she looked shocked by the revelation she had uncovered. So, that's the reason why she wasn't willing to help me today. She really did not care at all. But...But why would she hide it? Why couldn't she just told me the truth? Hmmm...
As Blaze thought some more, she can't help but feel a bit angry at herself for being deceived. She even let her guard down due to Kathy giving her the chance to do so. It almost gave Blaze a reason to confront her. Almost.
"Blaze? Are you okay? You've been awfully quiet for a while," Marine said quietly while she held Blaze.
Blaze took a long sigh and held Marine's hands. "Marine...thanks for your concern, but Kathy and I are going to settle this on our own time. Don't you worry about us. We'll be fine. We're just in a rough patch right now," Blaze replied calmly.
Marine frowned once she heard that. All she wanted was having her two friends get along again. Kathy and Blaze appeared to be getting along fine for a while, but Marine couldn't tell what went wrong between them. Although she still felt upset, Marine respected Blaze's wishes and dropped the subject. She let go of Blaze and said quietly, "O-Okay, Blaze. I get it. Just please be friends with Kathy again when you guys make up".
With that, Marine walked out of the Sacred Springs with her head lowered down. Blaze stared at Marine with a sad look on her face. Blaze too looked down on her lap. She too wished that she could make up to Kathy in some way. If only she wasn't so jealous of Kathy, she would've made up with her right now.
"I wish there was an easy way to do this," Blaze muttered to herself in sadness. She stayed in the Sacred Springs for a while as she stared at her food.
Soon, it was a few hours later. Blaze had already finished eating after being lost in her thoughts for a long time. She hadn't realized that the Coconut Crew and Marine had come back to the Sacred Springs to get ready for bed. Is it really that time already? Blaze thought in confusion. Surprisingly, Marine and her crew had ignored her as they walked to their own places to sleep on. Blaze supposed that Marine told her crew to give her some space. She will admit that she was grateful for Marine to do that. She wasn't in the best of moods right now. Blaze then decided to stand up and walk out of the Sacred Cavern. She would've gone to Kathy's room right now, but she didn't feel tired at the moment. A lot of things are spiraling in her mind at the time. She doesn't have time for sleep. All she wanted right now is some confirmation on Kathy's behavior. Blaze then left outside the caves to go search for Kathy.
It took Blaze a little while, but she soon found Kathy sitting on the beach with her arms holding her legs and with her head on top of her knees. Blaze could see that Kathy looked depressed again. Blaze sighed as she walked over to Kathy.
"Hey..." Blaze said as she walked to Kathy.
Kathy turned her head to look at Blaze. Kathy frowned deeper. She then muttered, "Hey...".
With that comment, Blaze soon sat down next to Kathy again. She sat in the same position she was the last time she talked to her like this. Blaze was sitting on Kathy's left side. Blaze also adopted Kathy's body position by holding her legs near her body and placing her head onto her knees.
It was very quiet at the beach. Some of the stars at night are being covered by dark clouds. Some lightning flashed in the clouds in the horizon. It seemed that either tonight or tomorrow that it will rain. The cool breeze of the night complimented the cold waters that flow back and forth on the beach before the girls. It was a bit peaceful Blaze will admit. At the moment, it was literally the calm before the storm, and somehow, both girls could feel it.
"So...are you planning to go to Magma Island tomorrow? I discovered that it is the last island that has a Sol Heart it according to the electronic map. It is about 40 miles northwest from Sky Babylon. The island is very close to my island, Sol Kingdom Island. If we go there, then the trip to my kingdom won't be very long. Thankfully, the Magma Island isn't a floating island. Anyways...are you still in, Kathy?" Blaze said after a few minutes of silence. Blaze just stared at the ocean as she spoke.
Kathy sighed as she looked even more sad. She was also staring out into the ocean. "I...I don't know," Kathy replied in a sad tone.
"Hmmm...I see," Blaze replied simply.
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"Kathy?" Blaze asked again after some silence.
"Yeah?" Kathy asked quietly.
"Are you...(Sigh)…..are you really sure that you don't want to help tomorrow?" Blaze asked with a sigh.
"..." Kathy was silent on that. She really didn't want to say what was really on her mind. She still didn't know whether she would want to get this over with and help Blaze retrieve the last Sol Heart or just be honest and say that she wants to stay home. She knows that she is going to carry her mistake to the end, but...even still, she also wants to be herself and say what her true desires are. She was conflicted at the moment. To do the right thing and sacrifice your decisions to save the world or being honest with yourself and tell them your selfish desires. To save the world or being yourself. Which is more important? At a glance, those two things are not even close when it comes to righteousness. However, for Kathy, they are like two equal rivals battling for her heart. And...she had to make a decision.
"So...have you already made your decision?" Blaze asked quietly.
"...Yes. I...I...I actually want to stay behind tomorrow. You can go on without me. I'll...I'll stay here," Kathy replied honestly.
"...Alright then. I'll just ask the Coconut Crew again to give me a lift to Magma Island. If you want to stay, then stay. I...I won't make you leave if you don't feel like it," Blaze replied calmly. In a way, she had expected Kathy to want to stay home.
"...Blaze?" Kathy asked with a frown.
"What is it?" Blaze asked back.
"...I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I couldn't help you when you needed me the most. I just...I just don't know what to do now. I don't know if I want to keep helping you or not. I'm...I'm really lost here. I know that you need my help, but...but what about me? What...what would I gain from this? Sure, the world would be saved again, but...after that...things would be back to normal. You would be busy with your princess and your guardian duties, and Marine would be living with her crew on her island again while going on crazy adventures and whatnot. But...But what about me? I'll be forgotten again. No one in this world will remember me...and you...you would too busy with your duties to even remember that I exist," Kathy replied somberly as she turned her head to look at Blaze.
Blaze gasped as she turned her head to look at Kathy. Her mouth went agape, and her eyes were very wide. She couldn't believe that Kathy would dare say that she will forget about her. She was about to object until she actually thought about it. She's...she's right. I'll only be focusing on my duties when I get back. I wouldn't even be thinking about Kathy when this is over. It's not as if I didn't care for Kathy at all. It's just that I've always had no time to spend with friends anyway. It's been like that when I was ten. It isn't my fault that I won't be able to give my attention to Kathy once I go back home. …...Hey! Wait a minute!
After Blaze pondered a bit, she frowned a lot and turned her head away from Kathy. Blaze believed that Kathy is just guilt tripping her to want to try to distract her from her duties. She was fooled into buying Kathy's sweet act, but she isn't going to fall for this pathetic display for attention. Oooh! If she thinks I'm going to feel sorry for her just because I'm going to forget her, then she really needs to grow up! Blaze brooded as she clenched her teeth shut in anger.
Kathy ignored this as she kept on talking. "I honestly thought that I was doing a good thing by helping you, but now...I'm not so sure. Maybe...Maybe I was only...using you just to appear good," Kathy said solemnly as she looked back to the ocean.
Wha...WHAAAAAAAAAT?! Blaze thought once she heard that confession. She was beyond surprised. She was stunned into silence. Of all of the things that would've confirmed Kathy's true behavior, this confession took the cake. Blaze couldn't fathom why Kathy would be confessing this. However, she had no doubt in her mind that she was absolutely livid with her right now. She really was tricked by her! Kathy may have helped her, but it was clearly out of self-interest. Not because of her initially. To think that she considered Kathy to be of a pure soul. She even described Kathy as to having a gold heart like hers! Of all of childish, insecure, selfish, idiotic things that she had dared to do, this one was the last straw in Blaze's mind. She was done with Kathy at this point.
"Look, Blaze. I'm just sorry that I haven't been the kind of girl you had expected me to be. Just...please forgive me, and let's not talk about this ever again," Kathy said with a sad tone.
OH, YOU BET THAT I WON'T TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN! I'M THROUGH WITH YOU! WHO CARES IF YOU GET FORGOTTEN?! YOU DESERVED IT, KATHY! Blaze brooded while feeling enraged. Yet, she didn't made that known to Kathy as she tried to appear calm and collected despite her fury.
"It's fine, Kathy. I won't speak of this again," Blaze said in a monotone voice.
"So..." Kathy said as she looked back at Blaze. Blaze, however, was looking away from Kathy at the moment. Kathy then had a sheepish grin as she asked, "Do you forgive me?".
"..." Blaze response was silence. Kathy had sweat coming down from her head as she anticipated Blaze's response.
After a few moments of silence, Blaze's answer was stern. "Goodnight, Kathy," Blaze said with spite under her tone. Blaze then stood up from her sitting position and walked away. She clenched her fists in anger as she marched toward the forest.
Kathy was surprised by this action. She turned around and raised her hand toward Blaze. She shouted toward her. "H-Hey! Blaze! Blaze! Come back! Blaze! Hey! You didn't tell me if you had forgiven me or not!" Kathy shouted as she waved her arm toward Blaze as she continued to walk along the beach towards the forest. Blaze didn't shout back or looked back. She just kept on walking while ignoring Kathy's shouts.
When Kathy saw that Blaze isn't coming back, she sighed and looked back to the ocean.
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It was quiet again, and Kathy is all alone now. Kathy frowned as she huddled herself closer to her body. Her lip quivered she felt like crying. As Kathy closed her eyes, she cried softly to herself. I'm such a horrible, horrible person. Kathy brooded as tears came from her eyes.
BABOOM!
Thunder started booming as the storm is about to start in a few more minutes.
Meanwhile, Blaze was stomping towards the caves to get to Kathy's room and finally get to bed. She felt infuriated with Kathy. At this point, she wouldn't care if Kathy did leave this dimension. She wouldn't miss her at all! She would be very happy to forget her once she had finished this journey. All she needed now was the last Sol Heart. She decided that she would be better off doing this herself. She wouldn't even care if Kathy will show up on Magma Island tomorrow or not. She might not know what she would do with the Sol Hearts once she confronted Battra again, but she is so determined to beat him without Kathy's aid. I am the true guardian of this dimension! Not some wanna-be hero who only helps to satisfy her own needs! A "Goddess of Peace"? Big deal! "The Queen of the Monsters"? Pfft, as if! What kind of "Goddess" or "Queen" would be so selfish that she wouldn't save the world unless it will benefit her?! How could one girl be so selfish, so heartless that she would rather let people die than saving them?! I...I can't even think right now! I'm so...SO! ARRRRRGH! Blaze brooded before she boosted.
She was too angry to even finish her thoughts. So, she decided to run for a while to alleviate her stress and anger. She ran for a few minutes until she slowed down once she had arrived back at the caves again. She then took a few deep breaths once she was inside the cave system. She could hear more thunder booming outside in the caves. She ignored them and went to Kathy's room. Once she got there, she quickly hopped onto her hammock and tried to get some sleep. However, with her stirred up thoughts, she had difficulty going to sleep.
Meanwhile, the rain started pouring heavily outside. Kathy was still crying softly while sitting on the beach. She didn't care if she got wet. She was too upset to even move from her spot. Once again, the turmoil into choosing to save the world or being herself came to mind.
Be nice and help others or tell the truth and be yourself? Why is this so hard? And why...why did Blaze react the way she did? Is she...really that upset with me? Ohhhh...what have I done? The worst part is...I think I had even done the first right thing this entire journey. And that is being honest with your feelings. I did what was right, but I think that I had lost my friendship with Blaze because of my honesty. This...This is awful! I've lost the only friend besides Marine that I had gained on this adventure! Why? Why did this have to happen?
As Kathy kept on brooding, the rain kept on falling harder and harder on Infant Island. Kathy stayed there and cried for a long time while being soaked in the rain.
Things are really starting to near towards the end.
And thus ends, the shortest chapter ever in this story! Hooray! It really is coming to the end now. There are only four chapters left! The finale will be split into two parts, and I plan to post them on the same day so that you don't have to wait for the ending of the story. Also, if you think that I will get another chapter done this week, well, you're surely mistaken. It will probably still take me a week and a half to finish. You know the usual. But in other news, I'll also be planning to make that Phoenix Wright short story soon since it's almost spring break. So, I'll be mostly focusing on that a bit while I put this story on hold for a bit. Don't worry. It's only temporary. Once that's done, I'll focus on finishing this story! If you had enjoyed this, please R&R. Thanks for your support, and I'll see you all next chapter!
