To Flying Star: You know, that never occured to me. Perhaps she was in human form, or she can die, or actualy...Sahathroe's special snake had enough power to take down an electrifying, I would think that it could probably bring down Botan. In any case, thanks for pointing that out for me.

Chapter 12: Grabbing the snake by the horns

Location: Time Fluxuation: Kumamoto, Japan

All seemed natural in the middle of town. Yuskue, Kuabara, Kurama, and Hiei eyed the crowd. David and Aileta surveyed the busy area from the top of a nearby building. It was a peaceful, sunny day in the town square. "Hey, you think calling his name out three times will bring him out?" Yuskue asked sarcastically.

"Man this is stupid." Kuabara grunted. "We don't even know if he'll show up or not." David and Aileta were also bored out of their minds. But something struck Aileta at that moment.

"David, remember what Sahathroe did when we first got here?"

"Um…he had 2 swords?"

"No, I mean when he left. He has the power to turn into a snake. What if he's down there now…just not in his normal form?"

"Good point. Let me crawl down there and tell the guys…oh right, I can't speak…duh…I am a moron." Hey guys David "thought" to them try looking for any rouge snakes, could be him. Kuabara tensed up.
"Who said that?"

Relax dimwit its me, David, I just remembered I could talk to you like this. Just keep your eyes open for him.

You called? David suddenly got nervous I'll be right there.

Guys…I just heard him! Get all those people out of there, Sahathroe is on his way!

"You heard him." Yuskue said. "Now how do we get everyone out of here?"

"Allow me." Hiei said. He removed his headband, revealing his jagan eye. He slowly let his energy grow and a black aura enveloped him. People quickly noticed. Some left quickly and silently, others just ran, but soon the town square was empty. Hiei quickly covered his Jagan.

"So now what?" Yuskue asked. A small earthquake began. Without warning the ground burst open and an enormous snake flew out. David stared in amazement.

"That things got to be at least 30 feet long!"

"Man, I hate snakes…" Kuabara groaned. The serpent brought its tail up and slammed it down on the ground, narrowly hitting Yuskue and crew.

"Rose whip!" Kurama yelled as he wrapped his weapon around the snake, binding it slightly. Kuabara and Hiei proceeded to split the beast open with their swords. Yuskue concentrated all power to his finger and prepared to fire. All the while Aileta took half-a-dozen chunks out of it with her disc. At last, Yuskue was ready.

"Spirit gun!" The blast of blue and white energy rocketed toward the creature. In a flash, the creatures head was gone. The body slumped over and ceased to move.

"Very good Yuskue" Sahathroe said as he stepped out of the shadows. "Now let's see how you fair against me."

"Oh give me a break will ya." Yuskue groaned. Sahathroe showed off Hiei by zipping by them and quickly putting a sword to Kuabara's neck.

"Don't move or he dies" Kurama had to put a hand on Hiei's shoulder to keep him from running toward him. David began to panic as Sahathroe pulled out a crystal.

"Oh god, oh god, oh god, oh god, come on David…think, think, think!" he mumbled to himself. "Um…ok I got it. Aileta, can you throw your disc so it embeds itself into his back?"

"Um, yes I think so…"

"Good enough give it here!" David took the disc from Aileta and held his staff to it. "Emoray neerest montall…" he chanted. "…Destiny's decision." A faint blue light coated the weapon. "Here Aileta, give him your best shot." Aileta took the disc and prepared to throw it.

"Heh heh heh, don't worry. I won't tell you its painful…because to be honest, I don't know. Now stop struggling so I can take what you AHHHHHHH!" Sahathroe was suddenly cut-off when an unbearable pain entered his back. He looked over and down his shoulder to see an all-too familiar Metroid disc embedded in his back. But when he turned his direction to his chest, he nearly collapsed. The disc had carried an energy silo of burning light. "What is going on?!"

"Since you already died, destiny has decided that you need to go." David said as he dropped from the sky. Sahathroe stared at him wide eyed, but then it turned to a smirk.

"You may have beaten me…but it's not over yet, there is one more fluxuation…and this one is being visited by Sicron himself. Sorry, but it's a battle you can't win, hahahahahahahahaha..." Sahathroe slowly disappeared as the blue light enveloped him. The disc dropped from where he once stood.

"So he died laughing…" David said. He looked toward Aileta. He grabbed her hand and took flight. "I hate to leave you…" David said to Yuskue and crew "…but like he said, we still have one more fluxuation to take care of. I bid thee farewell." David flew toward the Dodrando ship that had dropped its cloaking devise. As it flew off, Hiei left to spend his last half-hour in demon world, where he belonged.

"So dose anyone know what he said?" Yuskue asked as the ship disappeared.

Half an hour later, the Time Fluxuation was gone.