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OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! THANK YOU SAKURA KUOYO!!! YOU HAVE SUCH A GOOD IDEA!!! I wrote the story that was to be named 'Final Chapter', and I got on the net you know, checked my email, and I saw 2 reviews (yay!!!) I read yours and I got totally excited and started jumping up and down!!! I was going to post this totally sad chapter. Now I'm not. I'm going to post a totally happy chappie! (Hey, it rhymes! Maybe I should become a poet too...)

Raven Falls in Love

New Identity?

Chapter 28

Van quietly piloted his Blade Liger. He had been pretty sad since Melinda left. Fiona sighed as she read off the statistics of the Blade Liger.

"Hey Van." Irvine said over the link com.

"What?" Van answered.

"There's a republican base ahead. You want to stop there for a while?" Irvine asked.

"Sure, why not!" Van said. He turned off the link com and followed Irvine along with Moonbay. Moonbay decided it had been a while since she last sang her song. She started singing at the top of her lungs, off key as usual and saying the repetitive lyrics.

Van and co. arrived at the base at noon. They entered it and saw, well, a strange scene. People were actually smiling. They all stared at the happy republicans.

"Um, are military people always this happy?" Moonbay asked.

"Something's up." Van said.

"When did you figure that out, Captain Obvious?" Irvine said.

"Can't you- Hey!" Van finally figured out that Irvine had made fun of him, and then asked the nearest person what was going on.

"Raven is dead!" The soldier said while grabbing Van and doing a little jig. Van freed himself immediately and went back to the gang.

"What'd he say?" Fiona asked.

"Raven's dead. I don't know how, but someone really good must've killed him." Van answered. Irvine shook his head.

"I don't believe it. That kid is too good to get killed, especially with a Genobreaker." Irvine assented.

"I can't believe it either. I mean, even with all the upgrades-" Van replied.

"Can we please talk about something else?" Fiona suggested.

"Huh? Sure, I guess..." Van answered uncertainly.

After a few moment of silence, Moonbay said, "Why don't we stay a couple nights here? All that traveling really made me tired."

"Yeah, let's." Irvine agreed.

"Sure. Alright with you Fiona?"

Not wanting to be the odd one out, she agreed.

"Ok, I'll get us a room." Van walked off.

"I'm going to get our Zoids in the hanger." Moonbay decided.

"I'll help." Irvine said.

"Me too." Fiona answered.

Then, Thomas was left alone, and the dancing guy came and started dancing with him...Poor Thomas.

***

Raven opened his eyes and found Melinda gone. He threw the blankets off him, desperately searching for her. 'She hasn't been kidnapped again, has she?' He thought frantically.

"Raven, what are you doing?" Raven whipped around and saw Melinda drying her hair with a towel. She had caught him looking out the cave and talking to himself.

"Nothing." He said, retaining his toughness again.

Melinda cocked an eyebrow. "You've been acting so weird. You've been worrying about me way too much, jeez. I can take care of myself, you know."

"I know." He muttered. Then added quietly, "I just don't want to lose you again."

"What was that?" Melinda asked. "Nothing."

"Tell me, pleeeeeease?" She said while taking his hands. "It was nothing." Raven answered. Melinda turned away from him and crossed her arms. "Fine then, don't tell me," she answered while a small smile formed on her lips. "Psst... This your line where you tell me what you said...just a hint."

"Then I won't tell you." Raven replied, ignoring her last comment. Melinda faced him. "You weirdo, you were supposed to tell me!" She gave him a light shove.

Raven smirked at her. "You said I didn't have to tell you, so there!" Melinda rolled her eyes and said, "Weirdo."

~*~Later that night~*~

Melinda and Raven crawled into a bed, snuggling close to each other for more warmth. Raven wrapped his arm around her waist, and Melinda settled on to his strong chest. Shadow was a little farther off, picking a little spot for himself and curling into a ball. Melinda started tracing patterns on the sheets with her finger.

"Hey Raven?"

"Hmm?"

"Think we can go on some other kind of adventure?"

Raven started playing with her long jet-black hair. "I don't think so. Everyone thinks I'm dead, so I have to make sure that I'm not seen or anything so they can go on believing I'm dead."

"What if you got some new identity or something? Or make up some excuse and say you changed your ways and-" She got cut off as Raven pressed his forefinger against her lips.

"Let's just get some sleep, I'm tired." He said wearily.

"Ok."

I FINALLY got this chapter done! It's hard to write when you still have writer's block...did you know that?

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