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Luna: Wow....This is the longest fic I ever written......well that was a random thought. Anyway, Read and Review! And by the way, I know I said that this chapter was going to be called "Remembrance" but I wasn't sure if that was a real word. So I changed it around.

Chapter 7: Remembering

Virginia saw no signs of life in the Baskar Colony. She checked each house and found noone. Finally, she decided to go into the cave where there were murals of the Guardians. Virginia remembered Granny lecturing them for over 3 hours about the Guardians there.

But now it was different. Two tombstones were planted there and a figure was hunched over them.

".....Gallows?" asked Virginia.

"G-Ginny?" he said, uncertainly.

It was Gallows, except it didn't anything like the Gallows she knew. The once vibrant, strong willed Baskar had a drawn face and bags under his eyes. His usual shiny, long brown hair was limp and tangled, and the white streak was faded.

" Yeah, it's me," she answered, " Gallows......what happened?"

Gallows shook his head sadly. The vibes of sorrow she got off him were overwhelming.

" It's been 10 years," he said, " You look as if you haven't aged a day."

Virginia didn't answer right away. She was busy looking over his shoulder to read the names of the Tombstones. It said: Shane Caradine and Granny Caradine.

Damn Beatrice! thought Virginia, Gallows has it the worse!

" I know this sounds crazy," said Virginia, " But 10 years haven't passed. Granny and Shane are still alive. This is all Beatrice playing with your mind."

" Is this your idea of a sick joke??" asked Gallows, face growing stern, " You saw them die! You were there! I couldn't help them, the Prophets-"

" Gallows, no! Beatrice is doing all this! She created an alternate universe in your head, twisting your memories around."

Virginia understood now. Gallows' nightmare was failure. Nightmare was a proper word for what was going on in their head.

" What's the matter with you?" asked Gallows, " I knew you lost it after Jet died...."

" Jet's dead.....here? How-"

" The Prophets! They destoryed it all!"

" Gallows, please believe me. This isn't real. You have to have hope!"

" Hope, ha," he answered, morbidly," The only hope I have is to die sooner so I can escape this hell!"

She suddenly had an idea.

" Then," said Virginia, "if you want it all to end, believe that its fake. Make ignorance your safe haven."

" Yeah....." he answered, " Everything's alright. It's all okay...."

A light flashed. Virginia was now in Humphrey's Peak, alone again.

Humphrey's Peak was in the same condition it was in before the final battle. It was in perfect condition. But it's perfect look hid something more sinster, she felt it. She guessed this was Clive's nightmare.

Virginia didn't have to go far to find Clive outside of his house with his wife.

" Clive, I can't believe you!" said Catherine, " You abandoned us, you let them destory our home and then let them take Kaityln away!"

" I'm...sorry.." said Clive, " We...never imagined....."

" That's right!" snapped Catherine, " You never imagined, or thought of anyone but yourself! You became a Drifter and left us here all that time!"

" I...had to find out the reason for Filgia's decay. I thought you'd understand...."

" Yes," said Catherine, her voice dripping with venom, "That's why my father died. He was an old man and you pushed him to research the decay until you were trapped in a lab and he died! You were so caught up in saving the world you had no time for your own family. How did you expect to save the world when you couldn't even save your own family?"

" I will get Kaityln back, that I promise!"

" Sure, just like how you promised not to miss anymore of Kaityln's birthdays. Well, I guess you can't miss anymore because she's probably dead by now!"

" Clive!" cried Virginia, " Listen! This isn't Catherine! She'd never say things like this. Beatrice is doing it just to break you!"

" She probably always wanted to say these things," said Clive, misery in his voice, " But she never did. I was....selfish."

" Oh, listen to your leader!" mocked Catherine, " Probably having an affair with her."

" What!?" cried Virginia, " No! And that's just.....wrong."

Ewww....thought Virginia, Me & Clive? #1 he's married, #2 he's too old for me,#3 I have feelings for Jet and NOT Clive.

" No!" said Clive, " Why would I do a thing like that?"

Catherine shrugged, " I barely know you anymore, Clive."

" It's Beatrice!" cried Virginia, for the millionth time, " Not Catherine! Even if she did think this, let me ask you, where were you before this?"

Clive pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and said, " Kaitlyn...I saved her and then...I woke up here."

Clive shook his head and said, " You indeed are Beatrice! I should've known this would happen. I don't believe any of this! You can't control my memories!"

Everything went white, again.

Virginia was near a lake this time, once again by herself. Grass covered every square inch of land, and it seemed as if everything was alive and breathing.

Jet.....she thought, it's the memory of how Filgia used to be....

Virginia had never seen so much water before in her life. It sparkled like diamonds and flowed freely. She spotted Jet sitting under a tree, staring at the sky. She ran to him and said, " Jet! I found you!"

" Hey Virginia," said Jet, preoccupied.

" This is all Beatrice's doing," explained Virginia, " But I don't understand why such a beautiful place like this would be a nightmare to you."

Jet shrugged.

" I know," he said, " She's just showing me what I always known, always been and always will be."

" Huh?"

" That I'm alone in the world."

" What? No, Jet you're not alone. You have me, Gallows and Clive."

" Yeah, okay," he said. sarcastically, " They tolerate me and you know it. To Gallows, I'm the sulky punk and to Clive, I'm just something to be stared at through a mircoscope. I'm a freak. A .....thing made in a lab."

" No! You're not!" said Virginia, " Stop having a pity-party for yourself! Your part of the team whether you like it or not!"

" Why have a pity-party when I have you. You pity me and I can't stand it!"

" It's not true! Jet, I don't feel bad for you, but your so stubborn it doesn't matter what I say now does it? And while we fight like 2-year olds, Beatrice runs rampant!"

" Why do you care so much about me?" asked Jet, finally.

" I may never understand how alone you used to be," said Virginia, " But I understand some of it. When my parents died I couldn't take it.... Our fears, both of ours are being alone. But you don't have to be. I know you care. You died to save me."

Jet gave her a blank stare.

" I went back in time by equipping all 6 Guardians," she said, " To prevent you death. And I did it because I care about you, too."

Jet's violet eyes softened and she began to understand him. He was always afraid of rejection and loneliness. It didn't help that he was one of a kind.

Without a word, she embraced him and he awkardly put his arms aroun her too.

" I-I always cared about you too...." he said, shyly," How do you think we can get out of here?"

" Jet," she said, letting go of him, " You can defeat Beatrice, Daddy, uh, Werner said that your powers can exocrise her from David. Then, she'll be destoryed forever,"

" But how?" he asked, " I don't know how to control my powers, let alone use it."

" I don't know," admitted Virginia, " But I believe in you. You just have to believe in yourself."

" ......Wow....that was corny."

" Yeah....I know..."

Virginia giggled and then Jet smiled, a rarity.

She felt the world fade again and she knew this time it would be the finale. The final battle.

Luna: Whew! That was a longgggg chapter! Next Chapter is the last one, Finale. Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed so far...Later!