Author's Note: This is it! The final chapter of The Chosen! A little note before you read: the ending (as in, the very end of this chapter) is somewhat…unreal. I mean, it's not what you'd expect. Please do not say you hated this story because of the ending I just had to write, because I like it as it is. So DEAL WITH IT.
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Epilogue
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Five years later…
Eight-year-old Peter H. Mitchell ran down the stairs of his home and dashed to the front door. "Uncle Jack! Uncle Jack!"
Jack Horrigan turned around just in time to see his nephew pounce on him. "Hey! What's the big idea?"
"You're leaving, and I wanna say goodbye!"
"That's right." Jack let Peter slide to the floor. He knelt down and put his hands on his nephew's shoulders. "Now, look after your mom, okay, Peter?"
"Don't worry," said the boy. "Are you going back to see your friends?"
"Yes. I told them I would go back some day."
"Tell them I said hi. And please visit Dad's grave for me."
Jack smiled. "I will." He stood up and tousled Peter's blonde hair. "See you later." He walked off with his stuff, leaving the eight-year-old boy to wave at his retreating back.
Carefully and quietly, Jack stepped into the dark and eerie hallways of the Hive. He had his flashlight in one hand and his motion tracker in the other. He carried no weapons; just those two items and a bag over his shoulder.
There was a sudden movement, and Jack whirled around. His flashlight's beam fell upon the head of an adult Alien. He switched on his speech translator and then said, "It's me, Jack. Jack Horrigan."
The Alien tilted its head at him. …Jack? Is that really you?
"Yeah. Sorry—I don't know who you are."
That's because I was really small when you were last here. I'm Poorah, remember?
Jack almost dropped his flashlight. "Poorah! You're…really big now."
I know. You know, Jack…the Queen died a year after you left.
"Oh…I'm so sorry…"
It's okay, because we have a new Queen now. …I presume you want to see Gemini?
"Sure. Why not?"
Okay. Follow me.
Poorah led Jack through several hallways before they emerged in the nursery. Both of them bowed before the Queen, then Jack turned to Poorah. "Where's Gemini?"
You just bowed to her.
Jack stepped back and looked up at the Queen Alien. "Good grief…"
Her Majesty reared up to her full height. Hi, Jack. It's good to see you again.
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Author's Note: Told ya. Anyway, I'll take this time to respond to a few of your…complaints.
1: Artistic license, stated at the end of chapter two. *glares at everyone who complained about "too human" Aliens*
2: One of you (can't remember who) said that they treated Gemini like a six-year-old… Whoops, my bad. But hey, if you were a Marines and you just stumbled upon a teenager not seen for thirteen years, and she was raised by Aliens, wouldn't you be a little skeptical about how much she really knows? I mean, all she's done is read books. Those books haven't been updated for thirteen years! I don't think someone from Earth would just suddenly pop up and replace those with newer copies. I rest my case.
3: Yeah, I haven't updated for a while… Cut me a little slack! Either you don't have school, or don't know how hard school can be, or you expect too much from me! A good author is a normal person, too. I had a Literature test and a Science quiz today. Just be glad this fanfic's at its end. (Then again, I am kinda sorry this is over…I'll miss writing this…)
