EPILOGUE
".So you see, when I killed Dain, I absorbed his power and when I communicated with the energy, I gave it back all the power. The enclave had been leaching power off it for centuries, so I just gave it all back. All of it."
Mary Lynette looked around nervously and the circle of faces looked back. They had gathered for a meeting back at Thierry's soon after they arrived and she had told them nearly everything. Of course, she'd told Ash absolutely everything first, and there had been arguments and tears over her decisions and methods, but afterwards, they had come closer together; in more ways than one. She grinned, it had been a great night. She'd left out in this telling what she remembered of her journey of crossing over, it felt personal and private somehow. Ash hadn't seemed to think she had any reason to be embarrassed that some cheesy country song had brought her back from death, but that was just Ash for you.
The faces around her were thoughtful, some astonished, some obviously disapproving, but most proud. She was pleased.
"Do you still have any of your powers?"
"They weren't' really mine, they were Tar's and I gave them back along with Dain's. I have absolutely none. Nada. Just normal, average vampire Mary Lynette here.
"So what will you do now, Mary Lynette? I'd be willing to bet that most of those Night Worlders escaped and I expect you've made more than a few enemies out of them." Thierry asked her.
"Well then, I guess I'll need someone to protect me. Do you know anyone who fits the bill?" Mary Lynette asked, desperately trying to remain straight faced as Ash kicked her under the table.
"Hey, Thierry. You'll want to see this." A head poked around the doorway and turned on the telly.
"The local coastal area has been rocked this afternoon by a record breaking 5.4 on the Richter Scale. Scientists are calling it a freak earthquake as there are no tectonic boundaries in the vicinity. Authorities say there are no further risks. In other news." Someone switched it off.
"You made the news, Mare.Way to go." Keller answered from across the table. She had some stitches on her forehead after rescuing Rashel from the ambush of vampires, but she had a new respect for Mary Lynette after she'd heard that she'd taken on Dain by herself; and won.
"Did you ever find out what happened to Zarach?" Ash said, leaning over towards Thierry.
"He's probably around somewhere." Thierry replied. That shifter was like a bad penny, yet he'd never quite understood him in all the years he'd known him.
"He's gone home." Everyone looked at Mary Lynette. "When he touched my hand back at the enclave, he said goodbye, and thank you."
She turned serious and stood up, mumbling, "speaking of goodbyes."
"Ash and I didn't come down here to say hello. We came to say goodbye to you all." Thierry smiled, recalling Ash's story of this exact phrase last time Mary Lynette had left, grateful this one had some slight changes to it. Mary Lynette glanced over to Ash for a confirmation glance.
She walked towards the door with Ash a step behind her.
"Where will you go?" Thierry asked, his voice showing a hint of concerned paternity.
"Well, I've got a very mad family I had better catch up with before they kill me themselves and then after that who knows." She said looking up into Ash's eyes.
Ash smiled. There was no rush. They only had eternity together. They strolled out arm in arm, laughing and joking about something.
***
Thierry looked at them as they wandered out of the door into the world. He expected they would have many more adventures together, avoiding all those enemies from both their pasts and exploring the world. At least this particular adventure had ended with everyone safe and sound, mostly. Rashel still had several bandages around her, she'd been attacked by some of the enclave vampires soon after she'd left the car; Keller and Galen had found her and fought off the remainder of the ambush.
Thierry took a deep breath.
"There's." He was interrupted by Quinn.
"Let me guess. There's a new evil rising and only we can stop it. It's a real long shot, and if we do the slightest thing wrong, the world will end."
Thierry raised an eyebrow at Quinn.
"How did you know?" Thierry replied.
"Cos that's the way it always is." He replied with a healthy dose of sarcasm.
Thierry laughed, things really were back to normal.
***
A grey whale surfaced and blew out air. He had forgotten had could it felt to be this way since Dain had done something to stop him changing. He swam deep down, then catapulted up into the air, splashing the ocean around him as he fell. Zarach felt.whole, at last.
***
A little girl tugged on her mother's arm and pointed out to sea from the promenade looking out across the sea.
"Mummy, mummy, the whales are singing."
"Yes, sweetie. It means they're happy."
The little girl smiled and hugged her mother.
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There, a second story completed finally!! Yes I know I'm a sucker for happy endings, but don't you just love 'em? Anyways thanks for all the reviews and happy reading. See you soon.
".So you see, when I killed Dain, I absorbed his power and when I communicated with the energy, I gave it back all the power. The enclave had been leaching power off it for centuries, so I just gave it all back. All of it."
Mary Lynette looked around nervously and the circle of faces looked back. They had gathered for a meeting back at Thierry's soon after they arrived and she had told them nearly everything. Of course, she'd told Ash absolutely everything first, and there had been arguments and tears over her decisions and methods, but afterwards, they had come closer together; in more ways than one. She grinned, it had been a great night. She'd left out in this telling what she remembered of her journey of crossing over, it felt personal and private somehow. Ash hadn't seemed to think she had any reason to be embarrassed that some cheesy country song had brought her back from death, but that was just Ash for you.
The faces around her were thoughtful, some astonished, some obviously disapproving, but most proud. She was pleased.
"Do you still have any of your powers?"
"They weren't' really mine, they were Tar's and I gave them back along with Dain's. I have absolutely none. Nada. Just normal, average vampire Mary Lynette here.
"So what will you do now, Mary Lynette? I'd be willing to bet that most of those Night Worlders escaped and I expect you've made more than a few enemies out of them." Thierry asked her.
"Well then, I guess I'll need someone to protect me. Do you know anyone who fits the bill?" Mary Lynette asked, desperately trying to remain straight faced as Ash kicked her under the table.
"Hey, Thierry. You'll want to see this." A head poked around the doorway and turned on the telly.
"The local coastal area has been rocked this afternoon by a record breaking 5.4 on the Richter Scale. Scientists are calling it a freak earthquake as there are no tectonic boundaries in the vicinity. Authorities say there are no further risks. In other news." Someone switched it off.
"You made the news, Mare.Way to go." Keller answered from across the table. She had some stitches on her forehead after rescuing Rashel from the ambush of vampires, but she had a new respect for Mary Lynette after she'd heard that she'd taken on Dain by herself; and won.
"Did you ever find out what happened to Zarach?" Ash said, leaning over towards Thierry.
"He's probably around somewhere." Thierry replied. That shifter was like a bad penny, yet he'd never quite understood him in all the years he'd known him.
"He's gone home." Everyone looked at Mary Lynette. "When he touched my hand back at the enclave, he said goodbye, and thank you."
She turned serious and stood up, mumbling, "speaking of goodbyes."
"Ash and I didn't come down here to say hello. We came to say goodbye to you all." Thierry smiled, recalling Ash's story of this exact phrase last time Mary Lynette had left, grateful this one had some slight changes to it. Mary Lynette glanced over to Ash for a confirmation glance.
She walked towards the door with Ash a step behind her.
"Where will you go?" Thierry asked, his voice showing a hint of concerned paternity.
"Well, I've got a very mad family I had better catch up with before they kill me themselves and then after that who knows." She said looking up into Ash's eyes.
Ash smiled. There was no rush. They only had eternity together. They strolled out arm in arm, laughing and joking about something.
***
Thierry looked at them as they wandered out of the door into the world. He expected they would have many more adventures together, avoiding all those enemies from both their pasts and exploring the world. At least this particular adventure had ended with everyone safe and sound, mostly. Rashel still had several bandages around her, she'd been attacked by some of the enclave vampires soon after she'd left the car; Keller and Galen had found her and fought off the remainder of the ambush.
Thierry took a deep breath.
"There's." He was interrupted by Quinn.
"Let me guess. There's a new evil rising and only we can stop it. It's a real long shot, and if we do the slightest thing wrong, the world will end."
Thierry raised an eyebrow at Quinn.
"How did you know?" Thierry replied.
"Cos that's the way it always is." He replied with a healthy dose of sarcasm.
Thierry laughed, things really were back to normal.
***
A grey whale surfaced and blew out air. He had forgotten had could it felt to be this way since Dain had done something to stop him changing. He swam deep down, then catapulted up into the air, splashing the ocean around him as he fell. Zarach felt.whole, at last.
***
A little girl tugged on her mother's arm and pointed out to sea from the promenade looking out across the sea.
"Mummy, mummy, the whales are singing."
"Yes, sweetie. It means they're happy."
The little girl smiled and hugged her mother.
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There, a second story completed finally!! Yes I know I'm a sucker for happy endings, but don't you just love 'em? Anyways thanks for all the reviews and happy reading. See you soon.