Authors Notes: yup I just did that. Totally killed Dareth...but be ready...deaths come in threes. Hold onto your butts.

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Zareth the Typo Boy Movie

Chapter 7

Until we Meet Again

Zane lay Dareth on the ground. Loud and long coughing escaped his lips. Blood pooling along his chest, and coating his Gi in red. He watched Danny's hand along the side of his face. He wasn't totally sure why he couldn't hear anything. He watched Danny's mouth moving, but no sound came out. Zane couldn't tell if it was his audios messing up, or maybe her vocal processor malfunctioned. He sent out a beacon to the ninja. Two works...just two.

'Please, help.' it was all he could get out. What else could he possibly say. He couldn't make a sound. His hand covered Dareths chest. The sound he was making told him everything he needed to know. The ninja wouldn't get here in time. There was nothing he could do except hold him tightly and tell him he would care for his sister while he was gone. The brown ninja reached up and cupped Danny's face in his hands and pulled her down to whisper in her ear. His soft 'I love you's' and 'I will be waiting'

Zane looked up at the door to see that Donny had left and nowhere on the radar. If he was like Danny, more than likely he was still close by but too high in the air to be seen. Good…

Through the door he could spot the Bounty closing in. Maybe...Maybe it'll get here soon...he looked down at Dareth who was still holding Danny tightly to him. Softly kissing her forehead whispering tiny things to her. Her tear soaked face. But the eyes said what he feared. That he had seconds left and the words were becoming too soft before stopping entirely. Zane felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Cole.

"He's gone Zane." Cole could see it just as much as Zane could. Danny kept clinging to him. It was all she could really do as she sobbed. Her husband, her brother. Both lost with one bullet to the chest. Zane took a deep breath as he leaned down and picked up Danny as the ninja ran the gurney into the house and realized it was far too late.

Dareth was gone.

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It was warm out. An ideal day for a funeral. Danny stood at the front of the crowd. Lots of familiar faces. Each one's usual smiling faces are gone. Lloyd and is ninja. A young infant in his arms. Cole also has a young lady sitting on his lap. Deity had died giving birth to her. But he was doing such a good job with her. She had grown into such a bright and wonderful little girl. She believed her name was Persephone. No sign of an element yet. Although she was just a few months younger then Otto.

Otto sat on a chair next to Inky. Clutching his dad's jacket to him. Inky leaned against her husband Ryan. Danny hadn't realized just how tall that boy was next to her daughter. The dark skinned boy wore glasses to hide his red eyes. His wild black hair waved a bit in the wind. A very young toddler in his arms. She looked to be asleep. Her granddaughter Danika. Named by Zareth after herself. Sort of. They just called her Dani...but spelled differently. She had her mother's build, but her fathers look. A brilliant mix of the two.

Then there was Zane and his own wife and son. Odis. Odis had his dads sleeve between his two fingers. He was going to be just as tall as him one day. His legs lazily kicked back and forth, but you could tell he was thinking hard about something. Zanes eyes never left Danny's as she stood there in silence. He slowly stood up and took Danny's hand.

"From a man who helped us teach Lloyd the art of being the green ninja. No one ever realized just how close he would become to us all. Moreover he would become family. A brother to most, a friend to a lot, and a husband to my sister. At first he thought he'd never have children. Yet he opened his heart up to a young girl he found on the streets and then Borg gave them the chance to create another. With the title of father under his belt he added two more. Father in law and...then grandfather. Doing so much in his life. So much more than he ever thought he would. He was a wonderful man with a big heart. As loyal and true as anyone could ever be." Zane paused for a moment watching Persephone jump from her father's arms and sat down next to Otto and put her head on his shoulder. Taking his hand. Otto looked amazed for a moment and just leaned into her. Such good friends they were.

Zane motioned for everyone to stand up and take turns looking over Dareth for their last goodbyes before they lowered him into the ground.

Everyone that walked by lay a small flower into his casket. The last person to do so was Danny Her flower though was a sunflower.

With the casket lowered into the ground Danny stood there watching as the dirt fell on it. The tombstone was a large star with Dareths name, birthday, and the quote 'in the darkest hour, hope springs eternal'

"Goodbye Dareth." Danny whispered looking down at Otto who had his hand in hers. Danny felt someone put their arms around her. She knew that smell.

"He had the biggest heart." Inky whispered "A great friend, brilliant father, and a wonderful grandfather." She could feel Inky trembling. But not crying. She wasn't the kind of person to cry in public. Not yet. She'd break down eventually. She knew her very well.

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Inky parked her car on a road that was hardly traveled down. She had waited till early morning when the sun was barely up before leaving. The sun had begun to peak over the treetops. Walking into the woods. The farther in she went, the more she knew they were off the grid. She had purposefully left her phone behind at home. A lever to Ryan saying she'd be back that night. No context...as promised.

About half an hour later she came to a house. Light 'thunk' sounds could be heard beside the house as a tall, thick man with brown hair stood cutting wood. His brown plaid shirt was normal attire for him.

Inky sat down in front of the fire. Her father had brought her here once, and only once. The person that lived there was a guarded secret. Not because he was in trouble, or because he was a bad person. It was because he liked his privacy. The reason why she was brought here with her little brother? So Dareth could show his brother that he was an uncle.

Inky supposed she had been sitting there for too long and not answering him when he walked closer. His smile disappeared and he touched the top of her head. She hadn't realized she had started crying.

"Hey there kid. What's wrong? Tell Uncle Archie huh?" He sat down on a stump he had just made.

Inky opened her mouth to talk, but she couldn't help but just sigh looking back down at her feet for a moment.

"That bad huh? My brother being a jerk haha." He turned and threw the stump into the wood pile.

"He's gone, Uncle Archie. Mom told me it was a stroke, but...I don't believe her. With the life we've lived it's never just something that simple." Inky told him. Archie slowly turned around and sat down on the log next to her.

"Ah kid, it's never that simple. You're definitely right." He pulled her closer. Letting her cry it out. It took closer to an hour before she finally stopped. Archie holding out a cup of coffee to her. "Sorry don't have sugar...or other spices actually." Inky didn't argue. Coffee was coffee. Bland was exactly what her heart felt then.

"Now don't you think that you aint' adopted no more just cause your pops gone either. That boy being who he is would have married a woman who's stronger then the winds and she'll be wanting to keep you. Don't you worry about that. How's Otto boy been taking it?" Archie asked, putting down his own cup.

"Like me. One step at a time.