Chapter 18 – The True Power

"Looks like the Present gone! Ha!" Cherubimon laughed evily.

"Shut up!" Kouji yelled.

Cherubimon looked at him with an evil glare. "I haven't destroy you yet, but now it's the chance."

"No! Kouji . . ." Zoe yelle. Suddenly, a light glowed around her. "It's this the power?" She asked herself. "I can feel the power that is coming to me. This must be the power that Serenity is telling me about."

Then the light grew brighter and brighter, causing Zoe to rise. When the lights had disappeared. Zoe turned into a princess, wearing a long white dress with her long blond hair pushing against her face.

Everybody gasped.

Whoah! Kouji thought. She's beautiful.

"No, it can't be." Cherubimon said scarcely.

"You've already destroyed a part of me. Now you want to destroy another one? Well, in your dreams, because you don't know what true power is."

"No!" Cherubimon stepped back.

Zoe then lifted both of her hands high, causing dark, dusty cloud. "Come on, I need all of your powers."

"Okay!" Adalmon said.

Then each and every one of them used their most powerful attacks and sent straight up to the clouds.

"Thank you," Zoe said.

Then, Zoe lifted both of her hands again and sucked in the cloud. After that, Zoe put her hands down and created a big fireball.

"Prepare to be destroy, Cherubiomon." Zoe shouted. Then, she fired her attack.

"No . . ." Cherubimon said. Then he was gone.

"Hooray!" Everybody cheered.

Then, Zoe returned back to her human form and suddenly, she began to drop to the ground.

Suddenly, Kouji caught her straight into his arms.

"What's happening to her?" Kouji asked.

"She's just too tired, that's all. She needs some rest." Ophanimon said kindly. "Thank you, Zoe, thank you."

"We must thank Zoe for helping us to defeat Cherubimon." King Minamoto said. Then he turned to Kouji and gave him a wink. "Don't lose her, son."

"I won't, dad." Kouji smiled back.

Suddenly, the darkness around them began to fade away. Kouji realized that the Rose Stars is just a place where they all lived.

"You kids should get some rest." Ophanimon said.

"Okay." They all said, then they went into their bedroom.

"I want to stay with Zoe and look after her." Kouji suddenly said.

"Okay, but let me hold on to Zoe, she's a bit heavy for you." Kouji then let Ophanimon holding on to Zoe. When they went into her bed, Ophanimon put her in bed.

"There," Ophanimon. "Have a rest, Princess Serenity. And I'll leave you two alone."

"Sure,"

"You know, now that I think of it, Zoe is the prettiest girl I've ever seen."

"I'll tell Zoe that."

When Kouji saw her disappeared, he quickly got a chair and sit beside Zoe, holding her hands, and brushed her long blond hair with his fingers.

"You know what Zoe? I know you cannot hear this, but I love you so much. I felt in love with you at the first sight. I'm sorry that I lied to you." Kouji said as he brushed her face with his fingers. "I just don't want you to be hurt. I have my own reason for lying to you, and I'm so sorry. If I ever get to choose between you and Princess Serenity, I rather choose you because I love you."

Then, Kouji kissed her lightly on her lips and closed his eyes. His head placed gently beside Zoe's bed and went to sleep . . .

It's over Zoe, it's finally over. Kouji thought.