Title:The Bruises On My Heart

By:Cerulean Shadow

Summary: Numbah 5 and Numbah 3 are lost in a deserted island! Numbah 1 and Numbah 4 want to go find them both alone. As they try to find the girls, they find out that they are not alone...

CHAPTER 12

Numbah Five kept on running to the cliff. Theron was right behind her. As she reached to the rock, it turned to be rocky to climb. She tripped a couple of times each time she ran. But Theron barely fell he was so angry. Numbah Five climbed to the cliff. She was breathing hard with exhaustion. Theron made his way up the cliff. He still didn't figure out what she was doing, but he just wanted to kill her. He had her right where he wanted her: Trapped.

Trapped between him and the 200 feet cliff right behind her. She wanted to jump into the river, but she was too high up. Theron took two steps closer. She backed up everytime he moved. There was no space left. After his final step, her shoes moved tiny little rocks from the bottom of the rugged cliff.

"Go ahead. Finish me off. We're all gonna die anyway. Our power is weak. You're just half of the adult you are! I could have joined you. But for some reason, I didn't!"

Theron listened to her. He understood what she meant. Not knowing what he was thinking, Numbah Five heard him speak under the growls:

"You fool. You don't understand why we all are turned into this, and you're not. Do you? Lucky for you, you have been loved. And we never did."

"How do you know this?" Numbah Five asked angrily.

"Those five little brats told us about this. We would turn back to normal if we have been loved. But I've already killed a life. And nothing can reverse the killing to turn back into an adult." he explained. "And now, since there's a loved one on this island, I should do something to end it."

He started to move closer to her. His jaws reached out wide with drooling hunger. Numbah Five turned her head and shielded herself with her arms. Then a loud roar came from him. She thought she was gonna die right now. But she looked to see if he did it. Instead, she saw Numbah One! He was guarding her from the cougar. Theron took a couple of steps backward.

"Numbah One, what are you doing here? You're supposed to be with Numbah Three and Numbah Four!" she said.

"I would feel foolish to leave my best friend behind, Numbah Five." he replied, smiling.

She blushed and smiled back. But the expression on Theron's face didn't change. So he turned back on trying to attack the two frightened kids. Numbah One quickly grabbed a sharp, sturdy tree branch and launched it in Theron's eye. He roared with pain. He fell back trying to get the sharp point out of his eye.

In the meantime, Numbah Five and Numbah One started to find something to use as a weapon. They both used a hard tree branch. They started beating him with it. Numbah Five was hitting the cougar with all her strength for revenge. Theron couldn't take it. He grabbed Numbah One's tree branch with his teeth and flung it to the side. He was heading straight for Numbah One, ready for his revenge. But Numbah Five jumped on Theron's back, trying to keep him from attacking her leader. She locked her arms around his neck. She started to choke him. Hard. Then she bit his fur and into his flesh as hard as she could.

Blood was dripping out of the bite, but Numbah Five quit biting him. With his claw, Theron pried her off of his back. He cut his back a little. But Numbah Five landed on her back when she fell. Half of her shirt was ripped. It didn't rip off, it just had a rip in bottom. Her side started bleeding. Theron shook himself and paid attention to Numbah Five. He was ready to kill her for good. Numbah One quickly ran to her and picked her up.

She limped to his side. Theron started stomping his way to the kids. They both backed up to the edge of the cliff. They were surely trapped. There was no escaping now.

"Numbah One. This is it. We're gonna die right here. But I'm glad you're with me. I might die, but you might be spared. He just wants me and nobody else." Numbah Five said.

"No. I want to be here with you. Die or not, I want to be here with you. I have faith in you as you had faith in me."

"... Numbah One..."

They both hugged each other. Very tight. They didn't want to let go.

"Numbah Five... before we die, I know that there's something I have to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Numbah Five... above all the years I've been with you, I just wanted to say that... I love you."

"You what?"
"I love you. I've been wanting to tell you for a long time, but I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same about me."

"... Numbah One... I've also had faith in you... and I've also loved you too. I was in the same problem you were in."

Numbah One smiled like he never smiled before. And so with Numbah Five. And before they even died, they started to move closer and closer... until they kissed. Then, something happened. Numbah Five's claw marks and bites started to clear up! Her skin was back to where it was! They never experienced this moment before. But they were happy that they found it in their hearts to do it.

"So he's the one that has loved you? Well, not when I'm finished with you." Theron told Numbah Five in his thoughts.

Numbah Five broke the kiss and faced Theron. Numbah One also stared at the vicious thing. They both closed their eyes and hugged each other. Both of them were ready for their moment to come. But as Theron was about to touch one piece of his jaw on either one of them, he heard a loud sound from above. Numbah Five and Numbah One also looked up at the sky. It was the machine! And there was Numbah Two, Numbah Three, and Numbah Four! Numbah Five and Numbah One were so happy to see them.

But Numbah Five remembered something. While Theron wasn't looking, Numbah Five grabbed the two branches and swiped Theron across the face. It did weaken him. Numbah One knew what she was doing and moved out of the way. Then she moved to the edge of the cliff and waited for him to leap at her. When Theron jumped to get her, Numbah Five jumped off the cliff and grabbed the edge of the flying machine. Theron tried to stop, but he was too fast for his own strength. As he was about to slow down, he fell off the cliff. Down, down, down he went, and none of the kids saw him drop into the water. Dead.

Numbah Five took a sigh of relief. Theron was finally dead. She held on to the edge of the machine and faced Numbah One.

"You did it." he said to her.
"No... we did it." she said, reaching out her hand.

Numbah One grabbed it and the machine rose up. Numbah Three and Numbah Four helped the two get to the raft vehicle. They put a blanket around Numbah Five because of her claw mark Theron made on her side. The first thing the were all doing was heading home.

On the side of the machine, Numbah Five was staring at the sky, remembering what had happened. She put her hand on the fence of the machine so she wouldn't fall of if they came to a stop. Numbah One saw her from behind. He started to walk to her direction.

"Hey." he said as he stood beside her.
"Hi Numbah One." she said.
"It was real scary of what happened today." Numbah One said.
"Tell me about it."
"But it was special of what really happened when Theron had us trapped."
"Yeah. I'm glad. More than glad."
"So am I, Abby."
"... Why did you call me 'Abby'?"
"I just like to call you that. Well, not all the time, but sometimes. I mean, if it's okay with you."

"... Sure it is, Nigel."

They both chuckled and giggled a little at their teases.

"I'm glad this is all over." Numbah Five said.
"Same here. And we'll make sure if this happens again, well always do this together."
"I'll be ready, Numbah One."

Numbah One put his arm around her shoulders and stared up at the sky with her. All the adventures they've been through, they thought this one was more challenging. But they were so happy that they survived. Especially with the help of Maverick. And their own friends and teamwork. They have escaped their deaths, and their troubles, but they have found love and eternal courage with the bruises on their hearts.

THE END