A/N- this is it, people! The last chapter in my fan fiction for FLCl! Remember to review it and if you hate the ending then put that in a review.

CHAPTER 7-

With a roar, Haruko and Naota shot off of the ground on the yellow Vespa and zoomed towards the factory, soaring over Mabase City. It took only a few minutes before they were flying through the steam, getting soaked in the vapor.

"Naota! When I say, we jump off the Vespa and strike out in front of us. If we time this right we should hit and break through the factory's outer wall," Haruko said, casting a backwards glance at Naota who had a look of determination on his face.

Naota agreed and when Haruko said the word, they leapt off of the Vespa, Haruko to the left and Naota to the right. They executed the move perfectly, both swinging their guitars in perfect unison. With a crash, they hit the wall at exactly the same time. Fire erupted around them as they soared through the large hole they had made. Suddenly the bright of the fire was extinguished and they landed in a pitch-black area. The low rumbling of machines could be heard far off as they stood, pricking their ears. "Haruko, I can't see shit!" Naota said as he shouldered his guitar trying to get his eyes to focus in the dimness

With a small snapping sound, Haruko lit two glow sticks, throwing one to Naota and putting the other in her pocket just enough so that she could still see the light it gave. Naota did the same.

They looked around the dark room as an eerie green glow was cast upon their surroundings. They were in a large corridor. Thick steel pipes lined the walls along with wires of every size and shape.

"You ready, Ta-kun?" Haruko asked Naota as she looked over at him. Her eyes seemed to glow in the pale green light. Sort of like a cat.

"Yeah, ready as I'll ever be," he answered, his heart beat quickening as adrenaline was pumped into his veins.

"This way." She gestured to the left with her hand and walked off in that direction. Naota followed readjusting his guitar on his shoulder.

Without warning, Haruko froze in place and Naota accidentally bumped into her, "Oh! Sorry! Wasn't paying atten..."

"Shut it!" We've got company!" she barked under her breath. Sure enough, little lights red lights began to blink into existence all around them, right out of range of the glow sticks, like wolves waiting for a fire to die. Soon the lights grew greater in number and some very large ones appeared. "Naota, do you remember when you drew on Atomsk's power? You can still do that. Just focus and you can draw the power back. You're really going to need it now, so hurry"

Naota nodded his head, and closed his eyes, tensing up. He concentrated hard and soon he could feel enormous amounts of power gathering themselves within him. With a sudden burst of energy he opened his eyes. He was glowing bright red with energy, his eyes a flaming white. He nodded again, and the two of them charged at the enemies on either side of them. With one stroke of his guitar, Naota destroyed nearly all of the enemies in one side of the corridor. Haruko did the same, whipping out her bass and laying down a line of gunfire, destroying a good number of robots. Within five minutes they had defeated all of the enemies and were soon on their way to the main control center of the factory, the place where the core resided.

They ran full tilt down the corridor, wrecking any and all robots that stood in their way. Haruko and Naota were truly an unstoppable force.

After a while, they reached a set of huge steel-reinforced double doors. Haruko stood in front of them and placed her ear to the steel, listening carefully. With her ear still to the door, she tapped lightly with her knuckles. She stood back, hands on her hips. "Hey Ta-kun, this is triple reinforced steel. The outer wall was only double reinforced. That's kinda stupid if you think about it. But, anyway, it's gonna be hard to get this to crack. On the count of three we hit this door and bust through. By the sound on the other side I'd guess that Medical Mechanica knows we're here and has a whole space fleet full of battle robots on the other side. So if you're ready, I'll start counting. One.... Two.... THREE!!!"

Naota and Haruko put all their strength into the swing, banging on the door. The sound was a mixture of a deep note strummed on a bass and the bending and cracking of steel. Debris flew everywhere in the magnificent display as Naota and Haruko, guitars ready to demolish everything in their path. Robots of every shape, size, and color charged them but were instantly struck down as the two fought in perfect unison. After the fray, all that was left of the robots were piles of mangles steel and wiring. Both Haruko and Naota were breathing heavily.

"N-Naota, you won't need that power anymore. The core is just up ahead," Haruko panted, bending over to catch her breath. She coughed and a small bit of blood dribbled on the floor. With a small whoosh, Naota changed back to normal and rushed to her side.

"Haruko! You're hurt!" he said, helping her up.

"No shit. We just destroyed a whole space fleet full of battle machines. I'm lucky this is all that happened to me," she answered looking up at Naota. She has a deep cut above her left eye. Naota saw and used the sleeve of his light blue sweatshirt to wipe off the blood running down over her eye. "Naota, stop. What's the use? We're just going to die anyway."

"Haruko... I just... I..." Naota stuttered, but he was stopped by Haruko who pulled him into a deep kiss.

"Naota, no more talking. Let's just get this over with. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be sacrificing my life to save a planet that wasn't my own, but... now I have a reason to..." she said quietly hugging him.

After a few moments she stepped away from him, whipping her face. She had started to cry.

"Haruko, are you ready?" he asked her. She nodded and began walking off in the direction of the core containment room, followed closely by Naota. They passed through a large room filled with giant pieces of machinery then entered a small corridor. Its walls were painted a gunmetal gray and led to a small double-door. Haruko stopped at this door and turned around to look at Naota.

"Well, this is it. The core is inside," Haruko said with a notable tone of uneasiness in her voice. Naota merely nodded as he tightened his grip on the Flying V guitar he had in his hands. With a push of the small green button on the side panel to the door it slid open. As they entered the room they beheld a large circular area. They were standing on a catwalk the circled the entire room. In the very center of the room, below the level of the catwalk, sat the enormous Medical Mechanica factory core. The center of all of its functions. Naota looked at Haruko's face. She was just standing there, her face emotionless. He made a slight move to step towards her, but decided better of it.

"Ta...Naota. You are ready to do this? We most likely won't come out of this alive," she asked him still looking down at the core.

"I am, I made up my mind and I won't back down now. Not now that I have come this far," he answered boldly, grabbing her hand as he too looked at the factory's core.

"Then... what are we waiting for?" she said looking over at him, smiling sincerely.

Naota nodded.

"How...how about we do this together?" she said taking Naota's guitar. He took the hint and also held it. On the count of three both of them leapt together over the railing and slammed the guitar down on the core.

The people of Mabase city were suddenly put into a state of awe as the huge factory began shaking violently. They gathered all around looking at the enormous structure as it began to rumble and fall in a fiery explosion. Within five minutes the whole structure was reduced to rubble, dust and debris flying everywhere. Sirens and noise could be heard sounding throughout the city as people panicked. But throughout all the panic, no one could see the two shadowy figures emerging from the dust, soaring from the panic-stricken planet to the stars above. The power that had been bestowed upon him by Atomsk had come in useful to protect the one person he had ever loved, which was all that mattered to Naota. Now they, Haruko and Naota, were free.

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What an ending! For any of my fan's who've seen Witch Hunter Robin the whole way through, well, this ending should seem a bit familiar. But how else was i supposed to end it? Huh?! Huh?! Answer me that!! Ha! Hhahaha... does anyone else agree that i need help? )