HERE IT IS!!! The final chapter!! Oh, I'm so happy that I've finally gotten
this out of my system! I'm currently in the process of drafting a prequel
to this entire fic, but that will probably be a few weeks in the coming, so
enjoy this for now. I want to thank every single one of you who've read
and reviewed my fic, your kind words and constructive criticisms mean a lot
to me. This one's for all of you.
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"Frank N Furter, it's all over!
Your mission is a failure, your lifestyle's too extreme!
I'm your new commander, you now are my prisoner,
We return to Transylvania, prepare the transit beam!"
The words I had been longing to hear. I had only a few seconds to observe the expression on Frank's face. Absolute terror doesn't even begin to describe it. Finally, his true personality was clear for all to see. I briskly pivoted and began to walk away, in compliance with my brother's order, but was halted by Frank's protestations. His minions were more than willing to assist him in his futile attempt to avoid his fate, but even the most beautiful song couldn't save him now. I yawned at his schmaltzy performance and wished that he would just give it up, he was fooling no one. Well, certainly not my brother and I. However, I was Transylvanian born and bred and there was no greater insult in our society than interrupting another's performance. His laughable show eventually came to a close and I sneered at him.
"How sentimental."
Under his streaming make-up, he visibly paled as Riff explained to him what was happening. For a split second I glanced back at Columbia. I knew how she felt about Frank, despite his loss of interest in her she was still infatuated with him. I prayed that she wouldn't be stupid enough to try to protect Frank. My brother was jealous of my relationship with her and in his current state of mind he wouldn't think twice about pulling the trigger on any living being who tried to come between him and Frank's destruction. My feelings for her didn't even compare to my love of Riff Raff, I'm not even sure that you could call my feelings for Columbia "love" but I did care about her, she was the closest thing I'd ever had to a sister and I certainly didn't want to see her get hurt.
An ear-splitting shriek rang through the hall. The stupid bitch had tried to call attention away from Frank. Before she had even run out of breath, she had fallen to the floor as limp as a rag doll, her delicate features frozen in a permanent expression of terror. Even in death she was such a beautiful creature. My heart skipped a beat as I realised that her big, innocent eyes would never sparkle again, she would never throw her arms around me in a fit of lust and playfulness again, I'd never feel her skin against mine. I was stunned into a silence by a feeling I didn't recognise. What was it? Guilt? Should I have stopped Riff Raff? But if I had tried, in his current state, he may have shot at me, then I'd be the one who was.but if that had happened it would have almost certainly destroyed him. He was the man I loved, but I knew that his mind was unstable. His mood swings could frighten even me sometimes, but I least I knew how to handle him. It was Columbia's own fault that she was dead, she should have known not to cry out when she did, it was the most stupid thing she could have done. For a split second I felt wrong, I shouldn't have let her die, if only I'd told her who I was, been honest with her, I wouldn't be faced with her death now. But I shook all feelings of remorse from my head. I had my brother and he was all I needed. Columbia had been fun, but I knew nothing between us could have lasted. Sacrifices had to be made.
Frank fell with only one shot. Seeing him drop from the curtains only increased my satisfaction at seeing him die. Watching Rocky die was the final act of closure we needed for this long and dreadful chapter of our lives. I don't know how I thought I was going to react but I'm sure that I should have been more jubilant. In the immediate aftermath, I barely even smiled. Of course I was happy, my ecstasy bordered on the delirious, but at the same time it was something of an anticlimax. I couldn't believe that he was finally gone, the monster who had made my life hell from when I was just a girl. Maybe the loss of Columbia had put a damper on my outside celebration, maybe it was knowing that there was still a three month flight home ahead of us, maybe it was the presence of the humans. I knew that my brother was no longer a threat, but I wanted to provoke him to a final hint of madness, to scare the earthlings away so that we could leave this godforsaken rock forever.
"But I thought you liked them, they liked you."
Riff Raff had a hint of a smirk about his face and I could tell that he was role-playing, his words were truth but his tone was exaggerated to scare the humans away.
"THEY DIDN'T LIKE ME! THEY NEVER LIKED ME!"
This managed to suitably unsettle Brad, Janet and Dr Scott. They rapidly made their exit and my elation began to emerge, as I reminisced about our beautiful planet. My brother shared in my excitement and we saluted each other once more as the house took off, we left the Earth behind and began the final phase of our mission.
THE END
******** That's it! Thankyou all for reading, I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did writing it. Love, peace, sanity and vanity to all of you!
Mia xxxxx
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"Frank N Furter, it's all over!
Your mission is a failure, your lifestyle's too extreme!
I'm your new commander, you now are my prisoner,
We return to Transylvania, prepare the transit beam!"
The words I had been longing to hear. I had only a few seconds to observe the expression on Frank's face. Absolute terror doesn't even begin to describe it. Finally, his true personality was clear for all to see. I briskly pivoted and began to walk away, in compliance with my brother's order, but was halted by Frank's protestations. His minions were more than willing to assist him in his futile attempt to avoid his fate, but even the most beautiful song couldn't save him now. I yawned at his schmaltzy performance and wished that he would just give it up, he was fooling no one. Well, certainly not my brother and I. However, I was Transylvanian born and bred and there was no greater insult in our society than interrupting another's performance. His laughable show eventually came to a close and I sneered at him.
"How sentimental."
Under his streaming make-up, he visibly paled as Riff explained to him what was happening. For a split second I glanced back at Columbia. I knew how she felt about Frank, despite his loss of interest in her she was still infatuated with him. I prayed that she wouldn't be stupid enough to try to protect Frank. My brother was jealous of my relationship with her and in his current state of mind he wouldn't think twice about pulling the trigger on any living being who tried to come between him and Frank's destruction. My feelings for her didn't even compare to my love of Riff Raff, I'm not even sure that you could call my feelings for Columbia "love" but I did care about her, she was the closest thing I'd ever had to a sister and I certainly didn't want to see her get hurt.
An ear-splitting shriek rang through the hall. The stupid bitch had tried to call attention away from Frank. Before she had even run out of breath, she had fallen to the floor as limp as a rag doll, her delicate features frozen in a permanent expression of terror. Even in death she was such a beautiful creature. My heart skipped a beat as I realised that her big, innocent eyes would never sparkle again, she would never throw her arms around me in a fit of lust and playfulness again, I'd never feel her skin against mine. I was stunned into a silence by a feeling I didn't recognise. What was it? Guilt? Should I have stopped Riff Raff? But if I had tried, in his current state, he may have shot at me, then I'd be the one who was.but if that had happened it would have almost certainly destroyed him. He was the man I loved, but I knew that his mind was unstable. His mood swings could frighten even me sometimes, but I least I knew how to handle him. It was Columbia's own fault that she was dead, she should have known not to cry out when she did, it was the most stupid thing she could have done. For a split second I felt wrong, I shouldn't have let her die, if only I'd told her who I was, been honest with her, I wouldn't be faced with her death now. But I shook all feelings of remorse from my head. I had my brother and he was all I needed. Columbia had been fun, but I knew nothing between us could have lasted. Sacrifices had to be made.
Frank fell with only one shot. Seeing him drop from the curtains only increased my satisfaction at seeing him die. Watching Rocky die was the final act of closure we needed for this long and dreadful chapter of our lives. I don't know how I thought I was going to react but I'm sure that I should have been more jubilant. In the immediate aftermath, I barely even smiled. Of course I was happy, my ecstasy bordered on the delirious, but at the same time it was something of an anticlimax. I couldn't believe that he was finally gone, the monster who had made my life hell from when I was just a girl. Maybe the loss of Columbia had put a damper on my outside celebration, maybe it was knowing that there was still a three month flight home ahead of us, maybe it was the presence of the humans. I knew that my brother was no longer a threat, but I wanted to provoke him to a final hint of madness, to scare the earthlings away so that we could leave this godforsaken rock forever.
"But I thought you liked them, they liked you."
Riff Raff had a hint of a smirk about his face and I could tell that he was role-playing, his words were truth but his tone was exaggerated to scare the humans away.
"THEY DIDN'T LIKE ME! THEY NEVER LIKED ME!"
This managed to suitably unsettle Brad, Janet and Dr Scott. They rapidly made their exit and my elation began to emerge, as I reminisced about our beautiful planet. My brother shared in my excitement and we saluted each other once more as the house took off, we left the Earth behind and began the final phase of our mission.
THE END
******** That's it! Thankyou all for reading, I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did writing it. Love, peace, sanity and vanity to all of you!
Mia xxxxx