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A/N: I'm so sorry I haven't been updating. I have been so busy with school and sports and breaking up with my boyfriend that I forgot that I had this story. Just today I found it again and decided to finish it up.

Chapter Thirteen

Link smiled as he was kneeling by Ryo, "Ryo, now just relax, you have done your part, now it is my turn." He stood up, nodding to Follis and Kaige, "You watch over her until we come back, understand?"

Follis shook his head, "You will not go to fight him alone, Link. If you do not return, Ryo will surely die!"

"Who said that he would fight alone?" Jordan smiled. He nodded, "Rachel and I are going as well."

Ryo stood up, "I am going as well."

"No! Absolutely not!" Follis yelled, turning to her.

"He killed our parents! He used you! He hurt me!" Ryo argued. She threw her arms wide, "Follis, are you going to let him get away with all of that?" She pointed to Sara, "He killed her parents as well! I will not watch him kill another!" Her eyes flashed, "I will kill him for what he has done to everyone! I will not let him get off easily!"

~*Roeticus' Castle*~

Roeticus pulled away from his crystal ball, "So she plans to kill me, does she?" He laughed, "She will not get that far!"

He stood up, yelling to one of his servants, "Lock the gates! Draw up the bridge! Do not let anyone in!" He then walked into another room, his eyes flashing as he saw his daughter crying while she sat in a chair. He walked over to her, putting his hand on her shoulder, "He died for our cause, my daughter."

Kaysa pulled away from her father, "No father! He died because the key wanted him to die! He was just following orders! Why did she join their side?" She stood up, "What shall we do?"

Roeticus stared at his daughter for a while. He then sighed, turning around, "I want you to run. Get as far away from here as you can without getting caught. I want you to stay safe. If I die, then you will be able to live on and complete what we tried to start!"

~*The Front Gate*~

Ryo stood at the gate, her hair flying behind her and her eyes flashing. Everyone else had grouped on either side of her. She looked at Rachel, "Rachel, do you want to have our special?"

Rachel smirked, "We really haven't done that since the last time we were captured on Earth!" She nodded, "Yeah!" She put her hands together, "Blizzard's Breeze!" After she had said this, her hair flew up and around. A huge sphere of a winter breeze formed around her hands. She nodded to Chris, "Hey Chris… Some help with wetting the drawbridge would be nice!"

Chris nodded, water slamming into the bridge, "Yeah."

Rachel pushed her hands forwards, watching as the wind slammed into the bridge, freezing the water that was on it. She nodded to Ryo, "Go for it cuz!"

Ryo smirked, her old self shining through at the moment. She rubbed her hands together, not looking down as a fire erupted from her hands, "Inferno's Rush!" The fire grew bigger and higher until she finally pushed her hands forwards. The fire flew at the gate, causing the ice to melt and easily burn the gate. Ryo smiled even more, "Come on! This ends today!"

They all ran into the castle, bent on battling Roeticus for a final showdown. As Ryo was the first one in the throne room, she slammed to the ground onto her knees, grabbing at her head. The sensation of nails scrapping the inside of her head caused her to scream out, "Roeticus!"

"If I cannot control you, then I shall kill you slowly and painfully!" Roeticus laughed from his seat. He stood up, twisting his hand, causing Ryo even more pain.

Link was the next one into the room, and he ran at Roeticus, his sword raised high, "You might be able to control one mind, but not two!"

"That is where you are wrong!" Roeticus glared at Link, his eyes boring into Link's soul. Link stopped where he was, fighting the urge to turn around and attack Ryo who was punching the floor, screaming. Roeticus laughed, "See, it is simple to put a command in someone's mind, causing them to fulfill it."

"No!" Link yelled, fighting his hand as it tried to raise his sword over his head to strike Ryo, "No! I just can't! I love her too much!"

A snarling brought Roeticus back to reality from his sweet victory. Chris was in his wolf form and was in mid air, lunging towards Roeticus. 'Let me see you try and stop me!'

"And me!" Rachel yelled as she raced at Roeticus, "You hurt my cousin!"

"Do not forget me!" Kaige's voice boomed, "My Lady is not one to fool with!"

Roeticus' eyes widened. There was no way that he could control that many minds in the amount of time he had before they attacked him. He thought quickly, turning to Link, "Ah, the Hero of Time!" Link fought with himself as he turned to look at Roeticus. Roeticus smiled, "Take care of them!"

"No!" Link yelled as his body lunged forwards, "Stop! You cannot do this to me!"

"Oh, but I can!" Roeticus smiled as everyone turned to Link.

Ryo screamed in anger, and her body was consumed in white flames. Roeticus yelled in pain as his hand burned. His control over Ryo ceased, and she stood up, her eyes flashing dangerously. She put one hand out, and fire shot from it to curve around Roeticus, "You have harmed my friends and I too long, Roeticus! Now is your time to die!"

She whisked her other hand up, "Kaige!" Kaige was once again fitted in his armor.

He bowed, "Yes, my lady."

"Take care of him!" Ryo yelled her command. She turned to Link who was still fighting against himself, "My love!"

He turned to her, and his eyes went wide, "No! Ryo, run! I cannot control myself!"

He then ran at her, his sword raised high. Ryo put her left hand out, the hand glowing white, "Fear not, Link." As his sword came down, and her hand went up to stop it, a blinding flash covered the two of them. When the flash died down, Link was on the ground, unconscious. Ryo was standing there, her eyes half open. She half smiled, "You are well, Link."

Kaige was in the middle of a battle with Roeticus. As he rushed forwards, Roeticus tried to jump away from him. Ice shot from Rachel's fists, causing Roeticus to be frozen to the ground. Kaige's eyes flashed, "First you endanger my friends, then you harm my love, then finally, you cause my lady torment!" He brought his spear out in front of him, "You deserve every pain that is coming to you!" He turned to Rachel, "Rachel, would you mind?"

Rachel rubbed her hands together, "Not at all!" She then slammed her fists into the ground, causing icicles to shoot towards Roeticus. The icicles hit him straight on, freezing him whole, "Your turn, Kaige!"

Kaige shook his head, "Jordan, would you like to?"

Jordan smirked, "Would I ever!" His eyes flashed, "This man has caused us so much pain! Every little thing that has happened here was from him!" A lightning bolt slammed down into the frozen Roeticus, shattering it to pieces.

Kaige nodded, "Now it is my turn." He twirled his spear around, fire spinning around as well. He then slammed his spear into the floor, causing fire to erupt from all the stone cracks, melting the pieces of ice. He then nodded, turning to Rachel, "It is done! We are finally free!"

Kaige and Rachel turned to look at Ryo, but when they did, Ryo fell to the ground. "Ryo!" Follis yelled as he ran to her side.

"What happened?" Rachel asked, running over along with Kaige and Jordan.

"She saved Link from Roeticus' hold." Follis sighed. He then looked at Kaige, "We will not have to worry about the key anymore, my friend. Roeticus is vanquished!"

"Yes, he is." Kaige nodded.

Chris smiled, "So this mean we won, right?"

Sara smiled as well, "We are free?"

"Yes, we won and are free." Rachel answered them, "Free to live a normal life with the ones we care for."

~**~

Once again, I'm sorry I haven't been updating. There is one more chapter until this is completed. The next chapter is short, but hey, there is a sequel coming up.