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Chapter 19
Terri sat on the head of Liberty, absentmindedly looking up the star covered sky. "Will", she said without turning around. "I knew you would find me, the original Terri. Your powers brought you here, right?"
Agent Schue cocked his eyebrows when he climbed up to her. "Terri, please. It's not too late to forfeit."
The villain laughed bitterly. "Don't try to fool me, Will. It is too late, and we both know that."
"It's never too late to do the right thing."
"Shut up!"
Agent Schue flinched at her harsh words.
Tears were running down the blonde's face. "You broke up with me just because of these darned New Directions, and because of Pillsbury, right?"
"What are you even talking about?"
Terri shook her head slowly, wiping away her tears. "Think about it, Will. Before you met this ginger bitch, everything was alright. Before you and the government founded the New Directions, I was important to you."
"That's…that's not true!", Agent Schue countered, suddenly angry. He stepped closer to her, eyes narrowed. "You were the one who destroyed everything! You lied to me, you used me, and you fooled me for years!"
"Just because I love you!"
Agent Schue laughed bitterly. "This is no love anymore. This is just madness."
For while, they were just staring at each other with hostile frowns. But then, Terri got up and retrieved her weapon. "If that's the case, don't consider me your friend or wife anymore. Consider me your enemy.", she said coldly.
"I will never fight against you, Terri, you know that", Will whispered painfully. "You know that I can't."
"Too bad for you", she spat, pointing the weapon at him. "Your goodnaturedness has always been your biggest weakness. It will be easier for me to eliminate you."
With these words, she pulled the trigger, blasting her former husband so that he fell to the floor. Blood was running down his forehead when he propped himself up.
"What are you waiting for?!", Terri screamed, her hands were trembling when she clutched the weapon and pointed it at him again. "Fight! Fight like a man!"
Agent Schue wiped the blood off his face. "You know my answer, Terri. I am an honorable man; I have my principles. And those principles don't allow me to fight against you."
Terri scoffed. "Why, Will? Why are you doing this, again and again? I am no good person, but you are still acting like I am." She stepped closer to him, one hand on her hip. "Why didn't you tell them the truth? You could have done it, but you didn't."
"Terri…"
"No!", Terri suddenly screamed. "You knew that someone broke into the GDEA the day the meteorite struck those kids. You knew that this someone manipulated the drones so that they would say that the entire Winfield forest was empty, although those kids were still at this place. You knew that I did it. I endangered those kids' lives" Again, tears were streaming down her face. "I am the real monster in this story, but for some reason, you took all the blame."
"Because I am to blame!", Mr. Schue shouted. "I wouldn't have relied on what the drones said, I should have sent some men to this place! But I didn't! And yes, I knew that you manipulated the data, but not because Dr. Gloom told you so. You did it to impress Pam, right? But when it didn't go according to plan, you kept it to yourself, you forced yourself to forget it."
Terri sobbed, the weapon still in her hands. "I didn't want that, Will. Those kids...their lives changed forever. They are too young, too young, and they hate you because of something I have done. You made them the heroes they are today and you don't deserve their treatment. And maybe…" She sniffed "…maybe, I was jealous."
"But you can make up for it, Terri", Agent Schue said softly. "Drop the weapon. Please."
"I…I…" Terri wiped away the last tears. "I am sorry, but I have to do that." When she was about to pull the trigger – she got blasted instead.
Agent Schue turned his head – and was surprised to see Ms. Pillsbury standing next to her and dropping her gun.
"Will!" The ginger woman rushed to the agent whose face was full of blood. She kneeled down and put his face on her lap, shaking him softly. "Will! Are you okay?"
"Emma", he said faintly. "Why…why are you here?"
"I just…I just couldn't stay behind. I needed to help somehow. Because I care about you, Will, a lot", she confessed. "I was worried sick about you."
She helped him get to his feet and supported him so that he couldn't fall down again. "You just came here because of me?", Agent Schue asked, rubbing his blood-stained face.
Ms. Pillsbury looked at him with her big hazel eyes. "Yes." And in the next moment, she placed a soft kiss on his lips.
It almost felt like flying when Kurt fell down and the ground came closer to him.
Before people died, they allegedly saw their entire life in front of their eyes. But all Kurt could see were Blaine's widened eyes when he got a grip on his hand.
At least, he would memorize his beautiful hazel eyes before he leapt to his death.
It was funny how peaceful he felt right now. Almost like back then shortly after the meteorite had struck and he thought that they all got killed.
But instead…
He got superpowers, he could contribute to make this world a saver place, he found new friends...
…and he found Blaine.
And that was more than enough.
Now, it felt as if he was levitating instead of falling. The feeling of weakness was gone, just like that. Maybe, that was some kind of delirium before he died or something.
"Kurt?", he suddenly heard Blaine's voice next to him.
Kurt reopened his eyes.
Oh gaga.
They were not falling anymore. They were flying. Okay, technically, he was, but that didn't matter right now.
"You got your powers back!", Blaine said excitedly. "But…but how?"
"Artie and Kelly must have cleaned up the atmosphere completely now", Kurt answered and took off his stupid helmet, still stunned about how close he had been to dying.
For a while, they just levitated in midair, and Kurt grabbed Blaine tighter. "What were you thinking?", he started ranting. "Pushing me out of the way to get hit? Are you nuts?!"
Blaine cocked his eyebrows, unimpressed. "Says the one who jumped after me although he didn't have any powers."
"But that's my job", Kurt countered. "You know, to save people."
"And you think I will just stand next to you, watching while you risk your life, day by day?", Blaine retorted. "I felt… so alive when we blasted all the Multiplices. I felt something like completion when I saved that little girl back then at the mall. I won't no longer stand by, doing nothing, especially if you are in danger."
Kurt's eyes shimmered a bit. "That's…that's…"
"Dumb? Careless? Say it."
"…the cutest thing someone has ever said to me", he ended his sentence.
At this moment, Blaine couldn't help it. He leaned over, finally kissing the boy he loved. Kurt seemed to be surprised first but requited the kiss after a couple of seconds.
"About time", someone next to them said, and Kurt pulled away.
Next to them, Mercedes and Rachel were flying, helmets under their armpits and grinning. "We wondered who would make the first step. You owe me fifteen bucks, Berry", Mercedes said, wiggling her eyebrows excitedly.
Rachel sighed melodramatically. "At least, I got to see their first kiss."
"Shouldn't you fight against thousands of Multiplices right now?", Kurt said, wanting to get rid of them.
Gosh, right now, he wanted to do more with Blaine than just kissing, and he could tell that Blaine seemed to share that sentiment, according to his lustful glances. He wondered whether there was a silent corner within the Statue of Liberty where they could withdraw and…
Rachel shook her head, oblivious to Kurt's wild dreams. "When Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury took down the original Multiplice, her copies vanished in thin air."
"Let's go, we have unfinished business to do with that Gloom-bitch", Mercedes said, pointing to the balcony.
Kurt sighed deeply because he really would have loved to do something else right now, screw Dr. Gloom. "Okay."
When the four of them arrived on the top, the rest of the New Directions plus Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury were already surrounding Pam. "Give it up, Mrs. Anderson", Agent Schue said when he went over, confiscating the scepter while Ms. Pillsbury handcuffed her. "It's over."
Pam's face lit up a bit when she saw that Blaine was in good health. But then, she turned to the agent again, scowling. "Oh no, Agent Schue, it just began."
"What do you mean by that?", Finn asked, arms crossed.
"The machine that radiates the same energy as the meteorite that hit you will be set off in less than two minutes. And there is nothing you can do; the timer is already set."
"Can't you stop the timer?", Rachel wanted to know. "You must have a back up plan in case you didn't want to set your plan into action for some reason."
The main villain laughed humorlessly. "Sirenia, I worked on that plan for more than twenty years. Do you think I considered that I will change my mind just like that? Of course, I did not."
"Ooh, sheesh", Sam muttered, exchanging panicked glances with Puck and Mike next to him. "And what now?"
Santana ignited her hands. "What do you think? We are going to blow that thing up!" With that, she threw fireballs into the machine.
Brittany clapped excitedly. "Yay! I love destroying things!" With that, she shape shifted into a giant gorilla and started hitting the machine.
Sam joined them, creating electric shockwaves with his hands, just like Rachel with her supersonic scream.
"Do you think it will work?", Kurt asked, cocking his eyebrows.
"Let's find out", Blaine answered, retrieving his weapon and supporting the rest of the New Directions.
Kurt shrugged before he flew over to his friends and started shooting ice beams out of his hands.
"It's getting a few cracks!", Quinn noticed when she blasted the machine for the hundredth time. "I think it works!"
"Give everything, Aggie", Mercedes said, patting her weapon and blasting her target. At that, Kurt cocked his eyebrows. "You named your weapon?"
His friends nodded. "Yeah, why not? As long as I didn't have powers, Aggie had been a loyal friend to me."
"Now, I feel offended", Kurt pouted while he threw icicles into the machine. "Replacing your best friend with a weapon, incredible."
"If you need a new bestie, tell me", Rachel whispered to him, winking.
Kurt needed to laugh at that. "That was a good one, Berry."
"Actually, that was no…"
"Guys!", Mr. Schue cut off Rachel, looking concerned and pointing at the machine. Right now, the machine made weird noises, and smoke was coming out of it as well.
"Is it supposed to do that?", Tina whispered to Mike, scrunching up her nose in confusion.
Mike just shrugged helplessly.
"I think it's about to explode. Quick, get into the jet!", Artie told everyone, pointing at the jet he (or more exactly, Kelly) had navigated next to the torch of Liberty.
Finn took Cooper in one arm and Mr. Anderson in the other and flew to the jet. "Hurry!", he told his teammates, looking concerned when the noises got louder.
Agent Schue carried Terri in his arms while Ms. Pillsbury led a handcuffed Pam who followed her obediently.
Kurt was among the last people who wanted to get in board when something came to his mind. His eyes widened, and he made a beeline for the torch.
"Kurt!", he heard Blaine's voice, and when he turned around, he saw that Blaine had followed him.
"What are you…?"
"The scepter", Kurt said breathlessly. "The scepter is still here. I don't want to know what will happen during the explosion with its energy."
He spotted the scepter – right next to the machine which was beeping and blinking dangerously. Kurt really didn't want to know what that was supposed to mean.
When he was about to lift the weapon, he felt dizzy again and needed to lean on the bannister next to him.
"Wait, let me carry this", Blaine said immediately, taking the scepter from him. "The layer of meteorite doesn't affect me."
Kurt threw him a grateful glance, and Blaine took his hand. "We need to get out before this thing blows up."
Hands intertwined, the boys wanted to head back to the jet, but it was already to late. Because at this moment, the machine behind them blew up, and everything went black.
…
"Is he still alive?", someone asked, and Kurt recognized Mercedes' anxious voice.
"Well, I know a way to find out", Santana answered, smug. "Just slap him hard across the face."
"No…", Kurt said faintly, slowly opening his eyes. "Please, don't slap me." He blinked, recognizing the surroundings of the ward station of the HQ. In the next moment, Rachel and Mercedes hugged him at once, and he almost suffocated.
"What were you thinking?", Agent Schue asked him, looking worried. "You could have gotten hurt, or worse."
"I can't get hurt, Mr. Schue", Kurt answered. "And I couldn't let the scepter get blown up along with Dr. Gloom's machine."
He sat up jerkily, looking around. "Where is Blaine? Is he hurt?"
Ms. Pillsbury shook her head. "No, as far as I know, he isn't hurt that badly. But he is resting at the ward station as well."
Kurt got up with shaky legs. "I need to see him."
"Dude, shouldn't you rest or something? You got hit by an explosion of a super dangerous machine.", Finn frowned, scratching his head worriedly.
"I am a big boy, Finn", Kurt said when he wanted to get out. "An indestructible big boy with superpowers. I think I am fine." He pointed at his entourage before he got into Blaine's section. "Would you please give us some privacy?"
"Ooh, someone wants to get down to business with his loverboy", Santana muttered, cocking her eyebrows when she and all the other New Directions left.
Kurt rolled his eyes before he opened the curtains that separated the ward station. "Hey", he said softly to Blaine who was lying on the bed, reading something.
His head was bandaged, but apart from that, he looked fine. "Hey." He looked up from the newspaper. "How does it feel like having saved the world?"
"You also contributed to the mission, Blaine. We saved the world", Kurt corrected him, sitting down on his bed. "But before we saved it, there was something else I wanted to do."
"Which was?", Blaine asked him teasingly.
Kurt leaned down, softly kissing him on his lips. When he pulled away, Blaine was staring at him with widened eyes. And then, he grabbed Kurt and kissed him back.
This time, they didn't stop for a while. And while they kissed, Kurt wondered why he didn't do that sooner. Because kissing Blaine was feeling like he was on fire. Like he was…
Suddenly, Blaine pulled away jerkily and his eyes widened. "Kurt! Watch out!"
And then, everything happened so quickly. A part from the lamp was falling down to them, and Blaine instinctively threw his hands up to protect themselves.
When Kurt wanted to shoot ice beams out of his hands, the piece flew to the other direction.
Blaine's eyes widened in shock when he looked at his hands. "What the…?"
"…heck just happened?", Kurt ended his sentence, stunned. "Blaine", he said breathlessly. "You have powers."
Lol, to be honest, I didn't plan to give powers to Blaine, it was a spontaneous decision
Next Time, I'm gonna upload the epilogue and after that, it will be over...
*sob*