A/N: Final Chapter A La Mode! Nya
Chapter 10: Gentle Dawn
Yume ceased her firing on the two KND.
"You guys are making this too easy, what happen to all those fancy moves in the dream world?"
Wally glanced over his shoulder still keeping himself between Kuki and Yume. He was breathing heavily and sweat dripped from his face. Kuki's eyes filled up with tears, her heart breaking at the site of #4's pain.
"Wa-Wally?"
He looked down at the trembling #3.
"Don'tâ don't worry Kuki," he said between breaths. "Everyâ everything's gunna be, alright." He smiled lightly.
"Hmph, you both are annoying," Yume held out her hand. "Live through this!"
She shot a beam of energy, dispersing into a shower of beams which fell upon Kuki and Wally. They both cried out in pain holding each other close. Kuki, however, wasn't experiencing as much pain as Wally and he began to weaken quickly. His grip around her waist loosened and he fell forward onto her lap.
"Wally!?" she cried as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
A swift shadow zoomed by and Kat appeared before them. She held her hands up creating a shield around Kuki and Wally.
"I will not let you have your way!"
"Pathetic girl, how do you suppose you can stop me? I can't die!"
She fired a large beam that startled Kat and she drew back her hands in pain making the shield disappear. She looked stunned but stood her ground in front of #3 and 4.
Yume smirked. She clapped her hands together creating something of a seismic wave that broke the ground around the area. Fire seeped through the cracks seeming as if hell was right below them. She laughed swiping her hand to the left creating hurricane winds that lifted up the roots of tree's and destroyed neighboring houses. The sky's blacked and the rain fell down harder.
"#2," Nigel panicked. "Are you almost done with that weapon?"
"Almost there #1," he grunted trying to work as fast as he could.
"Okay, time for attaching."
Hoagie grabbed the game and welded it onto the front.
"Upgraded yo-yo gun complete!"
"Awesome #2, now let's go!"
Hoagie kneeled down so that #5 could climb on his back and the three ran out, #1 carrying the weapon. When they reached the exit they gasped in unison.
"Holy Yippers!"
"Look at this place," sighed #1.
Everything was in ruins, fires were raging and houses destroyed.
"Look!" #5 pointed up toward the sky at Yume.
They watched in curiosity as she lifted her hands and fired beams at the tree-house.
"NO!" cried #1.
Pieces of the tree-house starting crumbling down upon #'s 1, 2, and 5. Hoagie, still holding onto #5, grabbed Nigel's arm and rushed out from under the falling debris. Yume had a pleased smile on her face.
"My, my, don't all of you look horrified," she said shaking her head. "But this is only the beginning of the nightmare. You all have yet to see what I have seen in other people's dreams."
She waved her arms up in a lifting motion and the ground began to rumble. A wave of flames burst out from under the concrete and everything went silent. The KND watched terrified as one hand, then the other slowly clenched onto the surface.
"Everyone, meet my personal favorite nightmare fiend, Diablos!"
The figure lifted itself up from the smoky ashes of the ground, towering over the KND. Diablos had a face looking something like a bulls but flattened with piercing red eyes, curled horns and large dragon-like wings (as you would expect a demon to have). It had long, lanky arms and claws one, which was clenching a large rusty axe.
It stepped forward making its way over to #'s 1, 2, and 5. They all watched in horror as Diablos lifted the axe over his head.
"RUN!" screamed Nigel.
They turned and ran just in time before Diablos chopped his axe down into the ground.
"#2 take the gun and hide somewhere safe," Nigel said as he handed the yo-yo gun over to Hoagie. "I'll distract this beast so you'll be able to get a shot at Yume without him getting in your way."
"Roger," said #2 as he and #5 ran around the bottom of the tree-house getting closer to Yume and away from Diablos.
"Hey, you ugly demon!" Diablos looked down at #1 and gave a mighty roar sounding something like a dinosaur. "How about we play a little tag?" Nigel clicked his heals together activating his rocket boots and he flew up at Diablos.
"You have fun with him Diablos, I have a little unfinished business to attend too."
Yume glared down at Kat who was helping Kuki and Wally. She teleported and reappeared between #'s 3 and 4 and Kat. She grabbed Kuki and threw her against the tree-house. Kat was rushing at her so Yume stuck a hand out and blew her back. It all happened so fast that Wally was a bit oblivious to what just went on until Yume came up and grabbed him by the collar of his hoodie and lifted Wally off of his feet.
"You," Yume looked down at her own chest where it was still a hologram. "I think you will do just fine."
She slammed Wally on the ground and bent over him. Yume paused for a second then smiled evilly and gave a chuckle.
"Well, now I know why you look so familiar, you look like Kat's little friend, what's his name, Travis?"
Kat's eyes shot open when Yume's voice trailed into her ears.
"No matter," Yume's arm transformed into a shadow-like claw and slowly reached forth towards Wally's chest. "After this I'll be fully completed."
"Wally!" Kuki got up on her hands and knee's, tears flooded her eyes. She staggered up and began to run towards them.
Yume looked down upon #4 with a seductive yet, deadly look in her eyes.
"Give your heart to me, Wally."
The tips of her fingers eased their way into #4's chest and Wally screamed out in pain. Yume laughed out maniacally and pushed her way in more. She grasped onto his heart but let go when she felt a strange aura coming from behind her. Her hand retracted from Wally and she glanced over her shoulder to see Kat standing up with narrowed eyes burning into hers.
Hoagie, along with #5 on his back, crept slowly around a fallen tree.
"Abby, do you think you could fire the shot? If I carry you with both hands free it'll be easier for me to run."
"Got'cha," #5 nodded.
"Do you think you can handle it?" smirked Hoagie.
"Puh-lez, #5's got this all covered," she returned Hoagies smirk.
"Alright, let's go!"
Yume let go of Wally's hoodie and stood up facing Kat. There was no need to read minds; Yume could clearly see that Kat wanted to fight.
"So, you actually think you have what it takes to beat me?" she said raising an eyebrow.
"I don't think anything," she said clenching a fist. "I just know that I'm not going to let you ruin anyone else's future like you did mine!" Her blue aura grew causing debris around her to stir.
"Then let's go!" Yume's black eyes light up with excitement and both the girls rushed at each other and begun to fight.
Up in the sky #1 was having a bit of trouble with the demon. Diablos tried hitting him with his axe a few times but eventually left it in the ground. So now Nigel had to dodge the demons fist and every now and then fireballs that Diablos had thrown. Nigel was growing tired and his rockets were burning out fast. He gazed over to where everyone else was and grunted when he saw that #2 hadn't used the weapon.
"Come ON #2!" he mumbled to himself.
Yume and Kat were dealing out a number of critical blows at each other. Even though Yume was doing most of the damage Kat hung in there and eventually returned the same amount. They slammed each other into the ground, swung random objects, and fired beams fast and blindly. The mixture of their power in the air was not good and started creating massive electrical surges.
Nigel's attention quickly drew back to Diablos who suddenly popped out of now-where and swung a hand at him. Dodging and screaming out of surprise, #1 flew into the middle of Kat and Yume's fight, Diablos' hand following. #1's rocket boots gave out and he fell to the ground crashing into Kuki and Wally. Yume and Kat parted in surprise of Diablos.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Yume screamed out in rage. "You stupid fiend!" Yume put her palms together and fired a huge beam at Diablos hitting him square in the eyes, knocking him down.
"I've had it! Wally, give me your HEART!"
Her black aura grew as she screamed; lifting up her hand and snapped it back down blasting a ray of energy at #'s 4, 3, and 1. Kat teleported and reappeared before them. She lifted both her hands and fired a ray of energy back up at Yume. Their beams clashed together and both girls strained to keep their attack going.
"Give it up little girl, you can't beat ME!" Yume sneered loudly.
Yume's beam was over powering Kat's but she wouldn't give up and pushed her power more to keep it going. Hoagie saw this chance and rushed over to the group who was crouching behind Kat.
"Thank god you guys are okay," sighed Hoagie as he gently let #5 slide to the ground.
"Is the gun ready?"
"Locked and loaded," said #5 as she held up the weapon.
"How are we going to get her from here, she's practically surging with power right now," stated #3 as she rested Wally's head in her lap.
"We'll have to get her when she's powered down," said #1.
"But, with them firing at each other, that could take forever" sighed Hoagie.
Kat cringed with pain; she was getting weak and weary. Yume definitely had the upper had now. Yume laughed evilly knowing she was winning.
"At last, you realized that this was all a pathetic attempt and my dream will finally comeâ true?"
Yume gazed down into Kat's eyes and saw the reflection of Diablos behind her. The angry demon swiped its hand at Yume but she blocked it with her free hand. But it didn't work, because with Yume's attention focused on Diablos, Kat pushed her power and shot straight threw to Yume.
She screamed out in horror as Kat's beam connecting blasting her down to the ground. Yume got up holding her arm, her face twisting into an ugly glare. She lifted her hand up to fire another beam when #5 shouted out her name.
"Shokkou Yume!"
Yume glanced in horror over to #5 and the gun in her hand.
"Its lights out for you!" added Hoagie.
#5 fired the yo-yo gun at Yume which wrapped around her upper body. The game was the last to wrap around but when it did it snapped around covering the hologram in her chest. The game glowed and burst out an illumination of light right through her body. The light took over the sky and around the neighborhood. Everything that was once ruined was restored. The fires that were raging seeped back down into the cracks and they closed up. Diablos gave one last mighty roar before he, himself was sucked back into the game.
Yume's frightened eyes look about her surroundings. Everything that she had destroyed was fixed. Yume took one final look at each of the KND faces, including Kat. She shut her eyes tight and let out a scream as thin rays of light burst out from different angles of her body, and she dispersed back into the game. Everything went silent and stars appeared in a clear night sky.
Wally slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Kuki's smiling face.
"Hey, I know that smile," he said lightly as he held out a hand and touched the side of #3's cheek. He got up and looked around.
"Where's Yume?" asked #4.
Kat came up toward them and held the game in her hands.
"She is where she belongs and will forever remain." Kat squeezed the game hard against herself causing it to break little by little.
The remaining KND got up and stood next to #3 and 4. Kat smiled at all of them.
"Thank you allâ so much."
"Where will you go now Kat?" asked #3.
Kat sighed and smiled, "I will go now and be with the one I loveâ forever."
And with her one last wave goodbye her body slowly began to fade leaving a trial of glitter behind that the wind caught and carried away. The sun crept up on the horizon and the KND turned around and welcomed it with relieved smiles. They all looked up into the sky and saw a faded image of Kat and Travis, happily together. Kuki and Wally both gazed at each other a bit flustered but soon their hands met in the perfect fit. Abby tilted her hat up a bit to see the sun better and leaned against Hoagies shoulder. The five KND stood and watched as the sun rose into a perfect blue sky. It was almostâ like a dream.
A/N: Hope you all liked the ending to Operation: NIGHTMARE! Thanks to all who have reviewed it and supported me throughout the chapters. I (sniffs) love you all very, very much! I'm going to be taking a break from fanfics so I can gather ideas for my next one (I have like 8 written down!) And once againâI have no school Monday because of stupid Hurricane Ivan, yay, I guess? Again, hope you all enjoyed! Till next time, sayonara nya! MyuIchigo
