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Chapter 12: Concluded.
"Put your hands behind your head and lay down!" A voice came from the front- chopper. The Crow stood up and began laughing. He had been there before. It wasn't the first time some cops told him to surrender, and it sure as hell wasn't the first time guns were pointed at him. He wasn't afraid anymore. His mind had been twisted and turned by the awesome power that was hidden all the time he was inside Eric. He couldn't think clearly anymore and he believed he was invulnerable. He could take more bullets now, but he was far from invulnerable. The rifles that were pointed at him could fire twelve rounds in two seconds, and the men that aimed at him, were trained to hit the target. Now that they had been given clearance to kill the subject if necessary, the Crow was doomed. At least he would be if it weren't for Shelly. She too was overwhelmed by the flood of light, but she recovered quickly and resumed fighting the Crow. She had to buy Albrecht some more time, for she knew he was coming. "What the fu…?" One of the cops in the front chopper was surprised when he saw this woman fight with the target. "Base? We've got a situation here." "What kind of situation?" "Some chick is fighting this guy. Please advise." "Wait it out, if it turns bad, or if you get in any kind of danger…shoot them both." The radio began to give a lot of background noise, probably because of the bad weather. "Please say again base. Do we have permission to shoot them both?" "Affirmative." The pilot looked at the rifleman and he looked back. They both had this 'damnit!-look' on their face, because they didn't want to kill innocent people, no matter how strange they would be. "Then we wait….I guess." The rifleman nodded, and looked back over his gun at the two beings.
Albrecht stood in the elevator, looking at the indicator above the doors. He wasn't even halfway up, and time was the one thing he didn't have enough. He cursed softly and shook his head. Flashes of memories appeared in his head. The nice times he had with Eric and Sarah. He now remembered they weren't always bad memories. They often laughed together about the most stupid things, and even now a smile came across Albrecht's face. But then the memories turned bad. He remembered the night Eric and Shelly were attacked. He remembered the many hours he sat beside Shelly's side in the hospital. He remembered going to the funeral of the two lovers. He now remembered all the grief and pain they must have felt, and now they will have to re-live it all. Albrecht tried as hard as he could, but somehow, a part of him knew he would get there too late. At least one of them would slip away tonight, and he would never see Eric or Shelly again. Maybe he wouldn't even see both of them alive once he got to the top. The choppers might have already done their job and took Shelly's life as a bonus. They might already be on their way back to the base. For all Albrecht knew, all his trouble was for nothing.
The two superpowers were exchanging blows constantly. The two were equally strong and the fight could take forever to be finished. One time, Shelly knocked the Crow back and held him down, the Crow always managed to escape Shelly's grip and returned the favour. At this point, both weren't of any danger to the choppers. One of the riflemen however shot at the two. Lucky for them, he missed because of a sudden turn in the fight. "Who the hell fired that shot?!" The pilot of the front chopper was apparently the superior of all the other men. "I'm sorry sir, my finger slipped.." "I'm gonna report that when we get back to base!" "Yes sir.."
The elevator arrived at the rooftop at last. The doors opened and Albrecht saw the two fighting. He immediately reached for his gun and aimed it at the Crow. It was difficult to take an accurate shot, because they were moving all the time. The Crow felt the presence of Albrecht and immediately he began running towards him. Albrecht fired the first round, but it seemed to have no effect. He shot the second and third round, but they only slowed him down for a moment. "Who is that?" "Oh, my God! It's Albrecht, and that freak show is headed straight for him. Men, fire at will!" Shelly heard those words and she jumped between the choppers and the Crow. She felt the Crow was changing and Eric was coming back. She felt correctly, because at that very moment the Crow stopped running and his face became normal again. This didn't stop the riflemen from shooting at him. He turned around and faced the choppers, but he saw Shelly running towards him. "Shelly! NOOO!!" Shots could be heard and Shelly fell to the ground. "Stop shooting God damnit!" Albrecht ran towards Shelly with his arms in the air to indicate the men should stop shooting. They did, but it was too late. Too many bullets had entered and exitted Shelly's body, and not even the healing powers of her crow-self could heal all of them. Eric sat down on his knees and held her head in his hands. "Shelly.." tears went down his face. The two remaining crows landed near to them. Shelly's crow was moving like it was drunk, but in fact it was dieing, as was Shelly. "Er..Eric..Is it you?" "Yes Shelly it's me, the Crow is gone." "Then my work here is done." Before Eric could reply, Shelly's chest stopped moving and she was dead again. Her crow fell down to the ground and was dead also. "Oh, Shelly, what have I done?" Eric hugged Shelly, searching for any sign of life, but it was over. "It isn't your fault Eric. I know it's no kind of comfort, but it isn't your fault." Albrecht put his hand on Eric's shoulder. "NO…Shelly..Not again!" Albrecht didn't know of any words to say now, so he just stood there, silently. "Albrecht, release me.." Albrecht looked surprised. "You want me to let you go?" he released Eric's shoulder. "No, I want you to release me from this…this..Curse." "How do you suppose I do that? I'm not going to shoot you Eric." "That's not necessary. Just shoot the bird." Eric pointed at the crow that sat in front of them. "What?" Albrecht was confused. "If the bird dies, I die. We've been there before." "Are you sure you want that?" Albrecht took his gun in his hand and turned the safety off. "Yes I'm sure! I lost Shelly for the second time. I don't want to live like this anymore!" Albrecht pointed at the bird and pulled the trigger. "I'm sorry Eric." The bird was dead immediately, but Eric was still alive. "Don't be. I'm very grateful. Than...*gasp* Thank you." Eric died and Albrecht stood on the rooftop, alone with two bodies. The choppers had left and he turned away from the dead, walking towards the elevator. He pushed the button for the ground floor.
Back at the station, Sarah came running towards him. He held his head down and still had his gun in his hand. Now he really felt the pain. Not just the pain of his legs, but more the pain of losing two friends. Sarah looked at Albrecht and started crying. Albrecht held her head and she burried her head in Albrecht's stomach. No words were necessary now, their eyes told the whole story.
At the bridge, Shelly and Eric stood in front of the rift. Hand in hand, they entered it. One more look at each other and they were gone to live with each other….Forever….
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Whoa! Well…That was kinda…well..IT actually. The End..Fin..No more…. LEAVE A REVIEW WHEN YOU LEAVE!!!!THANX!!!!
Read and review please…
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Chapter 12: Concluded.
"Put your hands behind your head and lay down!" A voice came from the front- chopper. The Crow stood up and began laughing. He had been there before. It wasn't the first time some cops told him to surrender, and it sure as hell wasn't the first time guns were pointed at him. He wasn't afraid anymore. His mind had been twisted and turned by the awesome power that was hidden all the time he was inside Eric. He couldn't think clearly anymore and he believed he was invulnerable. He could take more bullets now, but he was far from invulnerable. The rifles that were pointed at him could fire twelve rounds in two seconds, and the men that aimed at him, were trained to hit the target. Now that they had been given clearance to kill the subject if necessary, the Crow was doomed. At least he would be if it weren't for Shelly. She too was overwhelmed by the flood of light, but she recovered quickly and resumed fighting the Crow. She had to buy Albrecht some more time, for she knew he was coming. "What the fu…?" One of the cops in the front chopper was surprised when he saw this woman fight with the target. "Base? We've got a situation here." "What kind of situation?" "Some chick is fighting this guy. Please advise." "Wait it out, if it turns bad, or if you get in any kind of danger…shoot them both." The radio began to give a lot of background noise, probably because of the bad weather. "Please say again base. Do we have permission to shoot them both?" "Affirmative." The pilot looked at the rifleman and he looked back. They both had this 'damnit!-look' on their face, because they didn't want to kill innocent people, no matter how strange they would be. "Then we wait….I guess." The rifleman nodded, and looked back over his gun at the two beings.
Albrecht stood in the elevator, looking at the indicator above the doors. He wasn't even halfway up, and time was the one thing he didn't have enough. He cursed softly and shook his head. Flashes of memories appeared in his head. The nice times he had with Eric and Sarah. He now remembered they weren't always bad memories. They often laughed together about the most stupid things, and even now a smile came across Albrecht's face. But then the memories turned bad. He remembered the night Eric and Shelly were attacked. He remembered the many hours he sat beside Shelly's side in the hospital. He remembered going to the funeral of the two lovers. He now remembered all the grief and pain they must have felt, and now they will have to re-live it all. Albrecht tried as hard as he could, but somehow, a part of him knew he would get there too late. At least one of them would slip away tonight, and he would never see Eric or Shelly again. Maybe he wouldn't even see both of them alive once he got to the top. The choppers might have already done their job and took Shelly's life as a bonus. They might already be on their way back to the base. For all Albrecht knew, all his trouble was for nothing.
The two superpowers were exchanging blows constantly. The two were equally strong and the fight could take forever to be finished. One time, Shelly knocked the Crow back and held him down, the Crow always managed to escape Shelly's grip and returned the favour. At this point, both weren't of any danger to the choppers. One of the riflemen however shot at the two. Lucky for them, he missed because of a sudden turn in the fight. "Who the hell fired that shot?!" The pilot of the front chopper was apparently the superior of all the other men. "I'm sorry sir, my finger slipped.." "I'm gonna report that when we get back to base!" "Yes sir.."
The elevator arrived at the rooftop at last. The doors opened and Albrecht saw the two fighting. He immediately reached for his gun and aimed it at the Crow. It was difficult to take an accurate shot, because they were moving all the time. The Crow felt the presence of Albrecht and immediately he began running towards him. Albrecht fired the first round, but it seemed to have no effect. He shot the second and third round, but they only slowed him down for a moment. "Who is that?" "Oh, my God! It's Albrecht, and that freak show is headed straight for him. Men, fire at will!" Shelly heard those words and she jumped between the choppers and the Crow. She felt the Crow was changing and Eric was coming back. She felt correctly, because at that very moment the Crow stopped running and his face became normal again. This didn't stop the riflemen from shooting at him. He turned around and faced the choppers, but he saw Shelly running towards him. "Shelly! NOOO!!" Shots could be heard and Shelly fell to the ground. "Stop shooting God damnit!" Albrecht ran towards Shelly with his arms in the air to indicate the men should stop shooting. They did, but it was too late. Too many bullets had entered and exitted Shelly's body, and not even the healing powers of her crow-self could heal all of them. Eric sat down on his knees and held her head in his hands. "Shelly.." tears went down his face. The two remaining crows landed near to them. Shelly's crow was moving like it was drunk, but in fact it was dieing, as was Shelly. "Er..Eric..Is it you?" "Yes Shelly it's me, the Crow is gone." "Then my work here is done." Before Eric could reply, Shelly's chest stopped moving and she was dead again. Her crow fell down to the ground and was dead also. "Oh, Shelly, what have I done?" Eric hugged Shelly, searching for any sign of life, but it was over. "It isn't your fault Eric. I know it's no kind of comfort, but it isn't your fault." Albrecht put his hand on Eric's shoulder. "NO…Shelly..Not again!" Albrecht didn't know of any words to say now, so he just stood there, silently. "Albrecht, release me.." Albrecht looked surprised. "You want me to let you go?" he released Eric's shoulder. "No, I want you to release me from this…this..Curse." "How do you suppose I do that? I'm not going to shoot you Eric." "That's not necessary. Just shoot the bird." Eric pointed at the crow that sat in front of them. "What?" Albrecht was confused. "If the bird dies, I die. We've been there before." "Are you sure you want that?" Albrecht took his gun in his hand and turned the safety off. "Yes I'm sure! I lost Shelly for the second time. I don't want to live like this anymore!" Albrecht pointed at the bird and pulled the trigger. "I'm sorry Eric." The bird was dead immediately, but Eric was still alive. "Don't be. I'm very grateful. Than...*gasp* Thank you." Eric died and Albrecht stood on the rooftop, alone with two bodies. The choppers had left and he turned away from the dead, walking towards the elevator. He pushed the button for the ground floor.
Back at the station, Sarah came running towards him. He held his head down and still had his gun in his hand. Now he really felt the pain. Not just the pain of his legs, but more the pain of losing two friends. Sarah looked at Albrecht and started crying. Albrecht held her head and she burried her head in Albrecht's stomach. No words were necessary now, their eyes told the whole story.
At the bridge, Shelly and Eric stood in front of the rift. Hand in hand, they entered it. One more look at each other and they were gone to live with each other….Forever….
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Whoa! Well…That was kinda…well..IT actually. The End..Fin..No more…. LEAVE A REVIEW WHEN YOU LEAVE!!!!THANX!!!!