Authors note: I'm posting the last chapter at the same time that I've
posted this one. Not really a chapter, more like an epilogue. I have lots
of thanks to give to everyone, but im going to wait until the end of the
epilogue.
CHAPTER 26
Nadia dashed down the hall as fast as her legs would carry her. She had a gut feeling that if they couldn't get the main weapon working quick, they were all in trouble. Not just her family and friends... but all of Zi...
She stopped suddenly when she heard a loud crash of thunder. It made her worry. She shouldn't have been able to hear it from the inside of the Phoenix. Continuing onward she soon discovered why she could hear it. Ahead of her a large part of the Phoenix's armor had been damaged, an open gash letting in the sounds and rain from outside. Chunks of twisted metal lay scattered, blocking her path.
"Damn," She looked around, trying to find some way through the mess. A sudden streak of lightning illuminated the area, showing her what she was trying to find. A small hole, just big enough for her to fit through and continue. Quickly dashing over she placed her hands along the edge of the gap, and began to lift herself through.
She stopped and gasped suddenly, pulling back her hands in pain. The metal was razor sharp, and had opened to large cuts in the palms of her hands. She cursed as warm, crimson red blood began to seep.
"I have no other choice..." She said to no one in particular. Biting her lip she placed her injured hands back onto the metal, and pulled herself through, holding back her tears. Hot, crimson red blood flowed off her hands and down her arms, only to be washed away by the heavy rain that had found it's way into the zoid.
Once through she hesitated only a minute before pushing herself onward. Entering through a small door she found her self exactly where she wanted to be. The core room.
*****************************
'Why...?' A voice inside the demon's head asked.. Why did she decide to kidnap Rain and Cloud? 'Because I needed test subjects for the MCME' She thought.
'But, then why did you help Sin?' The voice kept asking her, 'I wanted them to die. Revenge. They had killed me.'
'Really?' It continued. Why wouldn't it leave her alone. 'Sin brought me back and told me I could kill them... I had to be under his command... He said they would all pay...'
'Who?' It asked.
'Everyone...'
*****************************
Sin laughed. No... nothing would stop him. Humans would be gone. Zi would not fall like the old world had. It wouldn't be like that... Evil would be gone, for evil was a thing only capable of humans.
He looked down at his game of chess, not taking to much time he moved the black bishop to destroy the whites last bishop.
How could he loose now? Nothing could ever stop him.
*******************************
Nadia gasped as she gazed at the core. Larger than any normal zoid she had ever seen, it illuminated the entire room in a brilliant white light. Her silver eyes suddenly averted to two large generators that were drawing energy from the core. One, she knew, supported everything but the main weapon.
She dashed over to the other generator. A small glowing purple pipe ran along the wall connecting to this generator. It was solid, and about as wide as a quarter.
Zoid magnite.
She ran her hand along the stone. It was a very rare crystal... her necklace was made of the same crystal... the necklace that her twin brother had given her.
If she could find the fracture...
She followed the pipe through to another room, this one had another large break in the armor. Sparks flew everywhere and she knew that if it weren't for the heavy rains and winds that were pouring into the zoid, flames would have erupted and caused far more damage. Perhaps the storm was good for one thing.
Slowly she walked over to where the wall would be if the armor would have still been there. She peeked over the edge, suddenly wishing she hadn't.
They were farther up than she had thought. She could see the hover cargo below them, along with the hundreds of dead like normal zoids. Slowly she stepped back and focused on what she had come to do.
Looking around she followed the crystal pipe with her eyes, trying to find the fracture. Thanks to another sudden flash of lightning she spotted it. And it was not in a good spot.
The pipe ran along the floor, then turned, heading strait up the wall. Part of that wall was gone, and with it, a small chunk of the pipe. Getting to it would mean standing right on the edge.
"Figures." She sighed. Slowly she hugged the wall until she was right on the edge of the broken metal, and looked up. The fracture was about two feet above her head.
"Koh, I don't know what I would do without you..." Nadia said as she took off her necklace and turned to face the pipe. She could see the energy running along from the core room, stopping at the fracture. Hopefully when she fixed it it would fire the weapon right away.
Not taking a moment more to hesitate she lifted the necklace, her blood stained hands trembling slightly, and forced it into the fracture. The energy from the core now had somewhere to go, and faster than she had expected it shot through her necklace, burning her fingertips. She pulled back suddenly, almost loosing her footing.
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Sin couldn't help but smile. It was time. He turned on an intercom next to his desk and spoke, "Fire the weapon now. Set it to maximum power."
Within a matter of minutes, it would end.
*************************************
"Uhhh, you guy's... the Chaos-sin... the cores energy just skyrocketed...." Will reported, his eyes on the screen in front of him. A major buildup of energy was focusing in the core, and he had a feeling that it wasn't good. Looking up, he was shocked to see the dragon was now glowing a copperish red color. The energy was still building up in the mouth canon of the zoid.
And then it fired.
"Everyone brace yourselves!" Will yelled.
There was a sudden flash of light as both organoids disappeared from the cockpit, which surprised them all. Where they hell were they going anyway? Everyone closed their eyes knowing that this would be the end.
A sudden screech filled the air as a bright beam erupted from the Phoenix's mouth, meeting that of the Chaos-sin's. The force sent both zoids backwards as the beams exploded in mid air.
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Nadia was suddenly jerked, causing her to loose her footing. She tried desperately to grab hold of something... anything. But it was useless.
It seemed like slow motion to her... Everything seemed to blur as sudden rush of wind hit her. She reached out desperately, but there was nothing to grab hold of. She was falling.
'Im going to die...' She thought as she began to feel light headed. She knew she would be dead before she even hit the ground. But come on... what a way to go. 'It's not fair...' She thought, her emotions getting the best of her, 'Why did this have to happen... why to us...?'
She remembered something suddenly, something her mother had asked her once....
~*~*
*Do you believe in Fate?* Nadia could hear her mother's voice.
*I don't know... do you mom?*
*No.* Rain replied, though she seemed hesitant to answer, *I believe in destiny.*
*What's the difference?*
*It is said that Fate is something you can not control... everything is set... I believe destiny is the opposite. Destiny results from the choices you make in life. I believe your destiny is your own to control, while Fate is something you have no say in.*
*Ok... then I believe in both... But then again, I still don't think there's much of a difference between the two. If it's destined to happen it's destined to happen... same with fate.*
Rain laughed, *Maybe your right...*
~*~*
'This must be fate...' Nadia thought. She closed her eyes... If she was going to die please let it be quick. She focused her thoughts on her friends and family, sudden memories coming back to her. It made her want to cry. Life just wasn't fair.
She opened her eyes one last time to gaze up at the dammed storm that raged above her... she hated that storm. to her, it represented Sin and everything he had done and taken away from her. Well, hopefully her friends would succeed when she was gone. She let her thoughts drift to them... the people she had just recently met had become so close to her. Rion, Ayane, Hikari, Will, Shiro, Kristen... and Jessie. she let out a small sob bringing her to the realization that she was crying.
'Damn' She thought, 'why?' It was the last thing she thought before letting the darkness grip her. Her entire body ached, 'screw fate...'
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"Nadia!" Jessie yelled. They could all see her now, falling to her death.
And there wasn't a dammed thing they could do about it.
There was a sudden flash of light and a screen was brought up in front of them. The energy released from the two battlezoids had collided and formed a huge sphere, and it looked like it would blow up any minute. No matter what they did, they couldn't stop it. They couldn't save Nadia, and they couldn't stop the explosion.
Just when they had all given up hope, three small flashes of light shot out of the Chaos-sin. One was a bright crimson red, the second, a soft shade of blue... and the third a gentle gold.
The lights soon faded to reveal the three demi-humans.
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Cloud pushed himself as hard as he could, straining his dragon like wings to the max. He had to reach Nadia. That was the only thing that was important to him.
Rain was faster than he was, but her armor was stronger, and she needed to try and stop the energy from exploding and killing every last human on earth. She had trusted her daughters life to him, and he would not let her down. He had to reach Nadia.
He went into a dive, bringing his wings close to him and gaining all the speed he could. He had to get below her, stop her decent. Catch her.
Finally he passed her up and spread his wings wide, grabbing hold of the unconscious girl in his arms. The slight, but sudden gain in weight caused him to falter slightly, but he fought against the strain and beat his wings, trying to steady himself out. He had to be carefully, he didn't want to hurt her with his blades or armor.
He gained control of himself at last and gently cradled his niece in his arms. Using his wings he quickly flew back to the Phoenix, tears running down his cheeks. What if she was already dead? He couldn't tell.
*************************************
Jessie saw what was happening and quickly jumped out of his seat and dashed down the hall. He came to the break in the armor, and waved disparately to Cloud.
Cloud few in and landed, his armor clanking slightly against the hard metal floor. Jessie ran to his side, "Nadia!"
Cloud gave a sudden sigh of relief when she moaned, and coughed slightly. She was shivering quite a bit and her breath was soft, but at least it was steady. It reminded him of Rain.
There was a sudden explosion, and Cloud turned to see what it was. Rain was loosing control of the energy.
"Cloud..." Jessie said, "How did you escape?"
"LightStrike and Zeke came and set us free..." Cloud answered, "Sin used us to create that energy... he made it so it would send somewhat of a biological wave that would kill all humans... he used us to make it strong enough..."
Another explosion rang through the air. Cloud cursed, "The Phoenix wasn't strong enough to stop it..." He looked down at the shaking girl in his arms, "Rain can't do it alone either..."
"If it explodes, will it do what Sin wants it to do? Will it still wipe out humans?" Jessie asked.
"Yes..." Cloud answered, "But I won't let it... I have to go help Rain." He paused and looked over at Jessie, "Take Nadia... Protect her..."
Jessie nodded as he carefully took the small girl out of the Ryuu's arms. They were both surprised to find some resistance.
"Don't go please..." Nadia whispered, half consciously, she had grabbed hold of Clouds arm, refusing to let go, "Please..."
"Nadia... I love you. Your mother loves you..." Cloud told her as he pried her fingers from his skin, "Don't ever forget that."
"Please..." Nadia cried. She was barely awake, "Your going to die..."
Cloud sighed as he backed away from the two teenagers, and spread his wings, "Jessie, when she's more aware of things... please tell her...." He was suddenly interrupted by another explosion, this one louder and stronger than the others.
"I understand... just go." Jessie replied... "I promise I won't ever let anything happen to her."
Cloud nodded, "Tell Koh..."
"I will! Go help Rain!" Jessie yelled.
The Ryuu let the wind catch in his wings and he beat down, heading strait for the energy that Rain was trying to subdue. His armor glowed a soft gold as he approached it, and he went around to the opposite side of Rain, holding out his hand and letting the light flow from it and into the energy.
He added his strength to try and stop the energy, but he could tell it still wasn't strong enough. Another explosion rang out, sending a wave of pain through his body. He couldn't keep this up. He was surprised Rain had lasted this long.
There was a sudden flash of red light, and next to him the demon appeared. She held out her hands, the red light flowing from them into the energy. She had finally discovered what that unknown feeling was... that feeling she couldn't place.
It was guilt.
"Why!?" Cloud yelled, his voice barely heard above the storm.
"Never mind..." Gabrielle answered, "On the count of three."
Cloud nodded and prepared to release all his energy. Looking over at Rain it was obvious she was about to do the same.
"One... two..." Gabrielle yelled.
"Three!" they said together. Each of them screamed in pain as their strength left their bodies, flowing directly into the energy in front of them. Bolts of lightning gathered and were sent striking the energy orb. It glowed a brighter white than before and one last explosion filled the air.
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"No!" Sin screamed, slamming his fists on the desk in front of him. The Stupid organoids had somehow released the demi-humans!
And now his plan was falling apart. The Demi-humans were countering the power of the Chaos-sin... they were making it so it couldn't do what he wanted it to... they were nullifying it.
"How dare they!" He yelled... and now, without the demi-humans he couldn't create another one... those damned organoids... Now if the energy exploded the only thing it would do is take out the demi-humans...
He had lost... How? How could he loose?
He cursed and let his eyes shift over to his chess board. After a few seconds he let out an angry laugh and made the final move. When he moved his bishop earlier he hadn't realized he had made a grave mistake. Because of the layout of the pieces, his black king was checkmated by a white pawn.
There was a sudden bright flash of light.
***********************************
Hiro and the others watched as the last strength of the demi-humans gave out and the large ball of energy exploded. The sound deafened them momentarily and the bright light had blinded them. Eventually it faded somewhat, and a huge shockwave was sent in all directions.
The force was tremendous, sending zoids toppling where they stood, and it was heading strait for them.
"Im raising the shields!" Doc yelled. The shockwave hit, causing the entire zoid to shake.
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"Hikari!" Will yelled.
"Im on it!" Hikari answered, raising both the main and secondary shields. A bright pink light engulfed the zoid, protecting it from harm. It still shook.
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The Chaos-sin's shields had been raised and it was prepared to take the full force of the shockwave.
Suddenly an explosion from inside the monstrous dragon erupted, and the shields failed.
"What's going on!" Sin demanded.
"Someone set fire to the lower section of the chaos-sin sir!" A soldier answered, "It took out the shield generators."
Sin couldn't believe it. How could things go so wrong so quickly. He smiled wearily to himself and walked over to the wall, pressing a small button. The floor began to glow as the map of the planet Zi appeared.
"Im sorry..." Sin said quietly, "I couldn't save you..."
The shockwave hit suddenly, sending the battlezoid spiraling towards the ground.
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Jessie watched in awe, perfectly protected from the shockwave because of the shields. The shockwave was spreading around him, even upwards. A large pillar of light now stood where the energy once was, going from the ground to the sky. The shockwave was emitting from it. It was so powerful.
Powerful enough to spread the clouds.
Time seemed to stop as the dark clouds were sent blowing away from them. He was barely aware of the Chaos-sin smashing into the ground. Fires sprang up immediately from the dragon, no rain's to put them out anymore.
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Shiro and the others couldn't believe their eyes. They had won. The Chaos- sin was down, and they had actually won. Sin had been beaten.
Ayane let out a sigh of relief, and climbed out of the main control booth. She walked towards the center of the zoid, where the others were gathering. All of them had tears in their eyes.
They all knew without being told. This was the end... finally.
But they were not without grief. They had all lost something within that short amount of time.
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Izumi stumbled out of her fallen zoid, meeting up with the other pilots. She looked up towards the sky, a crystal clear sky that was filled with brilliantly shining stars... it almost seemed unreal.
She knew they had won. But she also knew something else.
Rei walked up to her and hugged her tight, his dark blue hair hiding his eyes. She knew that he was crying, just like everyone else.
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Jessie stared down at his family and friends below him, then back up at the cloudless night sky. The gentle breeze stuck his wet clothes causing him to shiver slightly. He noticed that the Phoenix was landing near the adults and the hovercargo.
He looked down at Nadia, tears in his eyes. He would keep her safe forever... just like he had promised Cloud.
~~~~~~~~~~~End of Chapter 26~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Authors note: Im posting the last chap at the same time Im posting this one, so go check it out ok? I hope you liked it.
Now go read the epilogue!
CHAPTER 26
Nadia dashed down the hall as fast as her legs would carry her. She had a gut feeling that if they couldn't get the main weapon working quick, they were all in trouble. Not just her family and friends... but all of Zi...
She stopped suddenly when she heard a loud crash of thunder. It made her worry. She shouldn't have been able to hear it from the inside of the Phoenix. Continuing onward she soon discovered why she could hear it. Ahead of her a large part of the Phoenix's armor had been damaged, an open gash letting in the sounds and rain from outside. Chunks of twisted metal lay scattered, blocking her path.
"Damn," She looked around, trying to find some way through the mess. A sudden streak of lightning illuminated the area, showing her what she was trying to find. A small hole, just big enough for her to fit through and continue. Quickly dashing over she placed her hands along the edge of the gap, and began to lift herself through.
She stopped and gasped suddenly, pulling back her hands in pain. The metal was razor sharp, and had opened to large cuts in the palms of her hands. She cursed as warm, crimson red blood began to seep.
"I have no other choice..." She said to no one in particular. Biting her lip she placed her injured hands back onto the metal, and pulled herself through, holding back her tears. Hot, crimson red blood flowed off her hands and down her arms, only to be washed away by the heavy rain that had found it's way into the zoid.
Once through she hesitated only a minute before pushing herself onward. Entering through a small door she found her self exactly where she wanted to be. The core room.
*****************************
'Why...?' A voice inside the demon's head asked.. Why did she decide to kidnap Rain and Cloud? 'Because I needed test subjects for the MCME' She thought.
'But, then why did you help Sin?' The voice kept asking her, 'I wanted them to die. Revenge. They had killed me.'
'Really?' It continued. Why wouldn't it leave her alone. 'Sin brought me back and told me I could kill them... I had to be under his command... He said they would all pay...'
'Who?' It asked.
'Everyone...'
*****************************
Sin laughed. No... nothing would stop him. Humans would be gone. Zi would not fall like the old world had. It wouldn't be like that... Evil would be gone, for evil was a thing only capable of humans.
He looked down at his game of chess, not taking to much time he moved the black bishop to destroy the whites last bishop.
How could he loose now? Nothing could ever stop him.
*******************************
Nadia gasped as she gazed at the core. Larger than any normal zoid she had ever seen, it illuminated the entire room in a brilliant white light. Her silver eyes suddenly averted to two large generators that were drawing energy from the core. One, she knew, supported everything but the main weapon.
She dashed over to the other generator. A small glowing purple pipe ran along the wall connecting to this generator. It was solid, and about as wide as a quarter.
Zoid magnite.
She ran her hand along the stone. It was a very rare crystal... her necklace was made of the same crystal... the necklace that her twin brother had given her.
If she could find the fracture...
She followed the pipe through to another room, this one had another large break in the armor. Sparks flew everywhere and she knew that if it weren't for the heavy rains and winds that were pouring into the zoid, flames would have erupted and caused far more damage. Perhaps the storm was good for one thing.
Slowly she walked over to where the wall would be if the armor would have still been there. She peeked over the edge, suddenly wishing she hadn't.
They were farther up than she had thought. She could see the hover cargo below them, along with the hundreds of dead like normal zoids. Slowly she stepped back and focused on what she had come to do.
Looking around she followed the crystal pipe with her eyes, trying to find the fracture. Thanks to another sudden flash of lightning she spotted it. And it was not in a good spot.
The pipe ran along the floor, then turned, heading strait up the wall. Part of that wall was gone, and with it, a small chunk of the pipe. Getting to it would mean standing right on the edge.
"Figures." She sighed. Slowly she hugged the wall until she was right on the edge of the broken metal, and looked up. The fracture was about two feet above her head.
"Koh, I don't know what I would do without you..." Nadia said as she took off her necklace and turned to face the pipe. She could see the energy running along from the core room, stopping at the fracture. Hopefully when she fixed it it would fire the weapon right away.
Not taking a moment more to hesitate she lifted the necklace, her blood stained hands trembling slightly, and forced it into the fracture. The energy from the core now had somewhere to go, and faster than she had expected it shot through her necklace, burning her fingertips. She pulled back suddenly, almost loosing her footing.
************************************
Sin couldn't help but smile. It was time. He turned on an intercom next to his desk and spoke, "Fire the weapon now. Set it to maximum power."
Within a matter of minutes, it would end.
*************************************
"Uhhh, you guy's... the Chaos-sin... the cores energy just skyrocketed...." Will reported, his eyes on the screen in front of him. A major buildup of energy was focusing in the core, and he had a feeling that it wasn't good. Looking up, he was shocked to see the dragon was now glowing a copperish red color. The energy was still building up in the mouth canon of the zoid.
And then it fired.
"Everyone brace yourselves!" Will yelled.
There was a sudden flash of light as both organoids disappeared from the cockpit, which surprised them all. Where they hell were they going anyway? Everyone closed their eyes knowing that this would be the end.
A sudden screech filled the air as a bright beam erupted from the Phoenix's mouth, meeting that of the Chaos-sin's. The force sent both zoids backwards as the beams exploded in mid air.
*******************************
Nadia was suddenly jerked, causing her to loose her footing. She tried desperately to grab hold of something... anything. But it was useless.
It seemed like slow motion to her... Everything seemed to blur as sudden rush of wind hit her. She reached out desperately, but there was nothing to grab hold of. She was falling.
'Im going to die...' She thought as she began to feel light headed. She knew she would be dead before she even hit the ground. But come on... what a way to go. 'It's not fair...' She thought, her emotions getting the best of her, 'Why did this have to happen... why to us...?'
She remembered something suddenly, something her mother had asked her once....
~*~*
*Do you believe in Fate?* Nadia could hear her mother's voice.
*I don't know... do you mom?*
*No.* Rain replied, though she seemed hesitant to answer, *I believe in destiny.*
*What's the difference?*
*It is said that Fate is something you can not control... everything is set... I believe destiny is the opposite. Destiny results from the choices you make in life. I believe your destiny is your own to control, while Fate is something you have no say in.*
*Ok... then I believe in both... But then again, I still don't think there's much of a difference between the two. If it's destined to happen it's destined to happen... same with fate.*
Rain laughed, *Maybe your right...*
~*~*
'This must be fate...' Nadia thought. She closed her eyes... If she was going to die please let it be quick. She focused her thoughts on her friends and family, sudden memories coming back to her. It made her want to cry. Life just wasn't fair.
She opened her eyes one last time to gaze up at the dammed storm that raged above her... she hated that storm. to her, it represented Sin and everything he had done and taken away from her. Well, hopefully her friends would succeed when she was gone. She let her thoughts drift to them... the people she had just recently met had become so close to her. Rion, Ayane, Hikari, Will, Shiro, Kristen... and Jessie. she let out a small sob bringing her to the realization that she was crying.
'Damn' She thought, 'why?' It was the last thing she thought before letting the darkness grip her. Her entire body ached, 'screw fate...'
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"Nadia!" Jessie yelled. They could all see her now, falling to her death.
And there wasn't a dammed thing they could do about it.
There was a sudden flash of light and a screen was brought up in front of them. The energy released from the two battlezoids had collided and formed a huge sphere, and it looked like it would blow up any minute. No matter what they did, they couldn't stop it. They couldn't save Nadia, and they couldn't stop the explosion.
Just when they had all given up hope, three small flashes of light shot out of the Chaos-sin. One was a bright crimson red, the second, a soft shade of blue... and the third a gentle gold.
The lights soon faded to reveal the three demi-humans.
****************************
Cloud pushed himself as hard as he could, straining his dragon like wings to the max. He had to reach Nadia. That was the only thing that was important to him.
Rain was faster than he was, but her armor was stronger, and she needed to try and stop the energy from exploding and killing every last human on earth. She had trusted her daughters life to him, and he would not let her down. He had to reach Nadia.
He went into a dive, bringing his wings close to him and gaining all the speed he could. He had to get below her, stop her decent. Catch her.
Finally he passed her up and spread his wings wide, grabbing hold of the unconscious girl in his arms. The slight, but sudden gain in weight caused him to falter slightly, but he fought against the strain and beat his wings, trying to steady himself out. He had to be carefully, he didn't want to hurt her with his blades or armor.
He gained control of himself at last and gently cradled his niece in his arms. Using his wings he quickly flew back to the Phoenix, tears running down his cheeks. What if she was already dead? He couldn't tell.
*************************************
Jessie saw what was happening and quickly jumped out of his seat and dashed down the hall. He came to the break in the armor, and waved disparately to Cloud.
Cloud few in and landed, his armor clanking slightly against the hard metal floor. Jessie ran to his side, "Nadia!"
Cloud gave a sudden sigh of relief when she moaned, and coughed slightly. She was shivering quite a bit and her breath was soft, but at least it was steady. It reminded him of Rain.
There was a sudden explosion, and Cloud turned to see what it was. Rain was loosing control of the energy.
"Cloud..." Jessie said, "How did you escape?"
"LightStrike and Zeke came and set us free..." Cloud answered, "Sin used us to create that energy... he made it so it would send somewhat of a biological wave that would kill all humans... he used us to make it strong enough..."
Another explosion rang through the air. Cloud cursed, "The Phoenix wasn't strong enough to stop it..." He looked down at the shaking girl in his arms, "Rain can't do it alone either..."
"If it explodes, will it do what Sin wants it to do? Will it still wipe out humans?" Jessie asked.
"Yes..." Cloud answered, "But I won't let it... I have to go help Rain." He paused and looked over at Jessie, "Take Nadia... Protect her..."
Jessie nodded as he carefully took the small girl out of the Ryuu's arms. They were both surprised to find some resistance.
"Don't go please..." Nadia whispered, half consciously, she had grabbed hold of Clouds arm, refusing to let go, "Please..."
"Nadia... I love you. Your mother loves you..." Cloud told her as he pried her fingers from his skin, "Don't ever forget that."
"Please..." Nadia cried. She was barely awake, "Your going to die..."
Cloud sighed as he backed away from the two teenagers, and spread his wings, "Jessie, when she's more aware of things... please tell her...." He was suddenly interrupted by another explosion, this one louder and stronger than the others.
"I understand... just go." Jessie replied... "I promise I won't ever let anything happen to her."
Cloud nodded, "Tell Koh..."
"I will! Go help Rain!" Jessie yelled.
The Ryuu let the wind catch in his wings and he beat down, heading strait for the energy that Rain was trying to subdue. His armor glowed a soft gold as he approached it, and he went around to the opposite side of Rain, holding out his hand and letting the light flow from it and into the energy.
He added his strength to try and stop the energy, but he could tell it still wasn't strong enough. Another explosion rang out, sending a wave of pain through his body. He couldn't keep this up. He was surprised Rain had lasted this long.
There was a sudden flash of red light, and next to him the demon appeared. She held out her hands, the red light flowing from them into the energy. She had finally discovered what that unknown feeling was... that feeling she couldn't place.
It was guilt.
"Why!?" Cloud yelled, his voice barely heard above the storm.
"Never mind..." Gabrielle answered, "On the count of three."
Cloud nodded and prepared to release all his energy. Looking over at Rain it was obvious she was about to do the same.
"One... two..." Gabrielle yelled.
"Three!" they said together. Each of them screamed in pain as their strength left their bodies, flowing directly into the energy in front of them. Bolts of lightning gathered and were sent striking the energy orb. It glowed a brighter white than before and one last explosion filled the air.
***************************
"No!" Sin screamed, slamming his fists on the desk in front of him. The Stupid organoids had somehow released the demi-humans!
And now his plan was falling apart. The Demi-humans were countering the power of the Chaos-sin... they were making it so it couldn't do what he wanted it to... they were nullifying it.
"How dare they!" He yelled... and now, without the demi-humans he couldn't create another one... those damned organoids... Now if the energy exploded the only thing it would do is take out the demi-humans...
He had lost... How? How could he loose?
He cursed and let his eyes shift over to his chess board. After a few seconds he let out an angry laugh and made the final move. When he moved his bishop earlier he hadn't realized he had made a grave mistake. Because of the layout of the pieces, his black king was checkmated by a white pawn.
There was a sudden bright flash of light.
***********************************
Hiro and the others watched as the last strength of the demi-humans gave out and the large ball of energy exploded. The sound deafened them momentarily and the bright light had blinded them. Eventually it faded somewhat, and a huge shockwave was sent in all directions.
The force was tremendous, sending zoids toppling where they stood, and it was heading strait for them.
"Im raising the shields!" Doc yelled. The shockwave hit, causing the entire zoid to shake.
*************************************
"Hikari!" Will yelled.
"Im on it!" Hikari answered, raising both the main and secondary shields. A bright pink light engulfed the zoid, protecting it from harm. It still shook.
**************************************
The Chaos-sin's shields had been raised and it was prepared to take the full force of the shockwave.
Suddenly an explosion from inside the monstrous dragon erupted, and the shields failed.
"What's going on!" Sin demanded.
"Someone set fire to the lower section of the chaos-sin sir!" A soldier answered, "It took out the shield generators."
Sin couldn't believe it. How could things go so wrong so quickly. He smiled wearily to himself and walked over to the wall, pressing a small button. The floor began to glow as the map of the planet Zi appeared.
"Im sorry..." Sin said quietly, "I couldn't save you..."
The shockwave hit suddenly, sending the battlezoid spiraling towards the ground.
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Jessie watched in awe, perfectly protected from the shockwave because of the shields. The shockwave was spreading around him, even upwards. A large pillar of light now stood where the energy once was, going from the ground to the sky. The shockwave was emitting from it. It was so powerful.
Powerful enough to spread the clouds.
Time seemed to stop as the dark clouds were sent blowing away from them. He was barely aware of the Chaos-sin smashing into the ground. Fires sprang up immediately from the dragon, no rain's to put them out anymore.
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Shiro and the others couldn't believe their eyes. They had won. The Chaos- sin was down, and they had actually won. Sin had been beaten.
Ayane let out a sigh of relief, and climbed out of the main control booth. She walked towards the center of the zoid, where the others were gathering. All of them had tears in their eyes.
They all knew without being told. This was the end... finally.
But they were not without grief. They had all lost something within that short amount of time.
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Izumi stumbled out of her fallen zoid, meeting up with the other pilots. She looked up towards the sky, a crystal clear sky that was filled with brilliantly shining stars... it almost seemed unreal.
She knew they had won. But she also knew something else.
Rei walked up to her and hugged her tight, his dark blue hair hiding his eyes. She knew that he was crying, just like everyone else.
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Jessie stared down at his family and friends below him, then back up at the cloudless night sky. The gentle breeze stuck his wet clothes causing him to shiver slightly. He noticed that the Phoenix was landing near the adults and the hovercargo.
He looked down at Nadia, tears in his eyes. He would keep her safe forever... just like he had promised Cloud.
~~~~~~~~~~~End of Chapter 26~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Authors note: Im posting the last chap at the same time Im posting this one, so go check it out ok? I hope you liked it.
Now go read the epilogue!