Hello, good friends…..Sol-Ratcht here and I am both happy and sad to announce that the endings have arrived and in no particular order I'll update each within two days of each other (hopefully)……There aren't really any dead giveaways (right at the begin though)
so you decide whether it was a tragic, enchanting or just plain sad ending to it. Thank you Ichibod, Aphotica, Angelgirl and Bane for reviewing my fic! That means a lot to me! Thanks for sticking with me in the long run everyone. Hopefully I won't disappoint you with these final installments.
A/N: You know a nice song that would go with this ending is Nobuo Uematsu's "To Zanarkand" track off of the Final Fantasy X Soundtrack. I have the website where you can download it. If you want to find out, just email me. I'll give you the URL. This song is highly recommended if you want to get the full feeling of this ending.
"The Unexpected Arrival" By: Sol-Ratcht Saporro
One out of Three Endings
Star Wolf Narrative: 3rd Person
As Julia aimed the gun towards General Pepper's head and cocked the hammer…..
BAM!
A door was kicked in as the Star Fox team rushed into the room. The three members of Star Wolf had expressions on their face as if they had seen a ghost.
"General Pepper!" Fox McCloud yelled "Don't worry we've come to save you!"
Yup, the three out of four members were there in the flesh (well in this case fur/feathers). Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad and Falco Lombardi accompanied with blasters that were fully charged and aimed at the three members; ready to shoot if they attempted to try something funny.
"Well Wolf, didn't I warn you about coming into Cornerian territory? Huh? You know I say what I mean and I really do mean it." Fox trying to be all friendly about it. Then he turned his attention towards the gun-wielding female fox "You……drop the gun NOW!"
Julia scoffed. "You think I am going to listen to you? You're just a pup McCloud, not even experienced enough to challenge me. You hide behind your fame and glory as a renowned pilot. As for your field skills…..you might as well hide your tail between your legs and run back to Great Fox." Julia still had the gun at Pepper's head
Fox's eyes widened to her "Who…Who are you? You think you're bold talking to me like that? You've got another thing coming…." Fox challenged her
"Well then Mr. Hot Stuff, since you have that blaster ready to point and shoot why don't you shoot then?" Julia laughed at Fox and moved right in front of Pepper
"Grrrrr…." Fox aimed his blaster at her but her trembled with the weapon to shoot her.
Slippy butted in and said, "Fox what are you doing? Shoot her!" With his whiny voice
"Yeah, Fox listen to little man over there……AHH AHAHAHAHAHA!" Julia laughed
Wolf and Leon looked carefully at Julia and then looked at each other and decided to slide slowly to the side and draw out their blasters and kneel down.
General Pepper looked in shock to see that whether this girl would blast his brains out or get shot right in front of him.
"I….I can't." Fox lowered his blaster down She looks too much like me almost like a family member. Well now's not the time to ask, but I can't kill her. I will interrogate her beforehand. "She's a woman" Fox made up an excuse
"Oh Please…." Julia saw right through the lie. "Don't give me any of that bull. If you want to shoot, by all means go right ahead." She raised her free hand and motioned a gun going off.
"No….I want to talk to you about something."
"Well…..what makes you think that I am oh so willing to comply with you?"
Slippy then got mad and stood right in front of Fox facing Julia pointing the blaster right at Julia, "Look here Lady…..let General Pepper go or else."
"Awwww….how old are you little boy?" Julia made a cute face
"What? I'm not little and why are you asking me this now?"
"Because you sound like Puberty never gave you a chance in life."
Slippy violently shook his gun and yelled as Wolf and Leon hinted smiles from where they were at, "That's it you are toast!"
BAM!
Julia however hit a back flip and the plasma round hit Pepper in the heart exactly. He died on the spot. She knelt behind the dead corpse and dropped down to the legs of the chair and aimed her blaster at the toad. "Hey Mr. Toad…?" She called out to him mockingly
Fox and Falco looked in horror as the person they were trying to save was shot dead by one of their teammates. They were speechless.
"Where is she….?" Slippy pointed his blaster all around the room to try and located her.
"Hey…..over here!" Julia hinted and Slippy looked down on the floor and where General Pepper's legs were and Julia was laying down right behind the chair "Peek-a-boo!" Slippy took one last observation of her smiling with her gun in hand
BAM!
She shot Slippy right in the chest and the toad took at couple of steps backwards before falling on his back. He groaned in pain as blood leaked out of his wound. Falco looked on as Fox crouched down towards his fallen comrade. "Slippy….don't worry. I'll get a medical unit on their way. Okay? Don't leave me just yet. Come on…." Fox shook his friend in desperation to keep him up.
"F-fox? I…don't think I….can….make it. Just get Star Wolf and make sure they….. pay."
"Don't worry Slippy, I intend to do that." He scowled at Julia exactly who gave him a wry smile "But hang on okay…" He shook Slippy furiously then noticed something "Okay?"
"Fox…." Falco knelt beside him and put his hand on Fox's shoulder "He's a goner. I'm sorry."
"Shit…." Fox hung his head low and tears streamed out of his face and hit Slippy's lifeless expressionless face. Fox sighed as he got up and looked at Julia. "How, could you do this? HOW COULD YOU!"
"Well it's quite simple, I hit a back flip, hid behind the chair shot the damn toady when he wasn't aware and ta-da! Here I am!" Julia bows to Fox and Falco "I actually should've thanked your friend for taking care of the job for me. I didn't want to get anymore blood stained than what I already am." Julia smiles and dusts herself off.
"Grrrrr…..you make me sick you know that? I am going to make you suffer as well as Wolf and Leon. You'll all get what's coming to you! Starting with you….." Fox aimed his blaster at her and charged it up to the highest power level.
Julia then got serious and lifted both hands over her head as if she surrenders, "I know you want to shoot me but you can't right now……I have a strong feeling why. There's more to this family bond than what it really is." She stopped as Fox looked puzzled.
"Family bonds….? What is she talking about……? Does she mean that there's a tie between us?" Fox muttered to himself Doesn't matter……all members of Star Wolf will be executed at once……Especially this new girl. Fox aimed his blaster straight at her "Prepare to DIE!"
BAM! BAM!
Fox almost got Julia but she ducked and rolled over into the rows of chairs. Falco pulled out a knife and put his blaster aside. Wolf and Leon knew it was time to take action so they immediately got up and started ambushing the other Conerians.
Wolf gave a sweep kick to Fox knocking him down to the ground. Leon started jabbing away at Falco with his knife. Julia was about to join Wolf to tag-team again Fox when her communicator went off.
BZZZZZZT BZZZZZT
"Oh no….." She activated the communicator "Hello this is Julia. What's your status Pigma?"
A voice greeted her"Pigma?……Oh ho ho…..such a lovely voice, young lady."
"Wait, who are you? And where's Pigma?"
"He's pretty much a goner lady……." Falco drew a gun at the back of her head "A dear old friend took care of him."
"Old friend…..?" Julia muttered to herself I'm not worried about this other guy……what happened to Fox, Wolf and Leon….?
"Yeah…..Peppy Hare, The guy you just talked to on your little communicator. Anyways I'm not here to converse, Get up." Falco nudged the gun more in her head
Julia got up and saw an unconscious Leon and Wolf sitting down and Fox drawing a blaster at his head as well. "How did…?"
"Look that doesn't matter lady……let's move." Falco pushed Julia forward signaling her to walk down the room where Wolf and Leon were. "Just have a seat next to Mr. O'Donnell and wait for our orders."
Falco stood near the chairs and contacted some Cornerian Military official with a walkie talkie for some extra troops for Star Wolf's escort for a public execution. Fox still aiming the gun at Wolf's head, he was in tears looking at Julia.
"What are you looking at? Go fuck off kid……for at least two seconds." Julia scowled
With surprise Fox did just that. He went over to Falco to check on the troops. Why was he in tears? Julia looked strangely at Fox as he left.
"Wow…..what was that all about?" Wolf asked her
"Never mind that….what happened? How did you and Leon end up like this?"
"Those fuckers had high leveled stun guns. Fox paralyzed my leg causing me to sit down and he got me. Leon, however he put up a good fight but Falco had a stun gun as well and he aimed for Leon's chest. Then Leon just got unconscious." Wolf sneered at the two other figures that were standing
"Oh My God! Does Leon have any recorded heart problems?"
"I'm not sure……"
Julia quickly crawled over towards Leon to check his pulse. She put two fingers on his neck to check his carotid pulse……..No Success…..Then she tried his radial pulse…….No Success….As a last resort she tried his brachial pulse……No Success….
Julia sat back down and started to cry….. "Oh no…..Oh No…..this didn't happen."
Wolf called her over to where he was, "Julia….Ju…Oh no…..He's….
"Dead." Julia looked over to where he was. "When a stun gun is used on the chest with someone with a bad heart, the weapon acts as an overcharged defibrillator causing the heart to explode."
"God DAMN IT….!" Wolf pounded his fist towards the ground.
Falco suddenly turned his attention towards Wolf and Julia "Hey! Shut your trap and sit still……It's bad enough you two killed General Pepper and Slippy. Now shut it up before I do it for you……permanently."
All of a sudden footsteps are heard and a small group of Cornerian soldiers appeared in the doorway. "Team Star Fox, you summoned us?" The one in charge stepped forward then looked at Julia and Wolf. "Hmph…..Venomian scum…."
"Oooh! Wow…..do you kiss your mother with that mouth?" Julia unimpressed with the name calling
The commanding officer grabbed Julia by the throat then lifted her up off the ground "What did you say to ME girl? You best watch your mouth when talking to people with authority over you. Do you hear me?"
"-cough- Yeah…..I gotcha already."
"The two of you…." Fox pointed his blaster "Get up and go with the guards….."
They both obeyed Fox and got up. Two soldiers got behind them and applied cuffs to the both of them and roughly raised them to their feet.
"Start Moving….." Fox ordered as the same two soldiers put a gun to their back piercing their fur.
Wolf and Julia walked out of the main meeting room of the City Hall and down the hallway. Julia looked down at the ground still in tears about this whole ordeal gone bad. To think…I was to die….when I could have been safe in Venom's station. I want to live….I WILL LIVE! Julia looked around and saw the guard off-task by talking to another guard.
Julia then slipped her hand through one of the cuffs "Nnnnnnngh….."
Wolf turned his head and looked with bewilderment as his vulpine partner was attempting to break free….Julia…don't do this….don't be stupid.
"Now, time for payback….." Julia muttered to herself. She made sure that the guard was still distracted and in a quick flash she turned around and slapped the blaster out of her captivator's hand and grabbed the other one out of his partner's hand.
"What the…..?" Both guards were in shock as the tables have turned on them.
"Save it fellas…..don't even say one word…..Now what's going to happen is me and my friend here are going to leave here and you two are going to keep walking forward and say nothing….you got that?"
Both sentries understood
"Okay….start walking….." Julia commanded and they kept walking "Oh and remember boys, one word and a plasma bullet will find its way in your ass." She then turned to Wolf "Come on Wolf, let's get going….."
"Julia, I……"
"Never mind all that crap….let's go….." She still tried to keep a hushed voice
Wolf just nodded his head and followed Julia behind the two guards and backtracked towards the room again. The two guards ran up to their leader and quickly informed them about the prisoners' getaway.
"WHAAT?" The section leader gasped in shock "How could this be….? You two knuckleheads….Grrrrrr….Never mind, inform team Star Fox immediately…..they can't go far…." He looked back at the room knowing that was the only place they could have possibly ran to
The two fugitives stopped right in front of the door "Julia, why are we backtracking….? They'll know that we disappeared not too long ago…"
"This is the only quick exit I could think of……please Wolf….bare with me….we'll make it." Julia quietly opened the door and saw that it was all clear. Then she motioned for Wolf to follow her "Come on Wolf, the coast is clear…." Julia and Wolf both walked in together then……
"Uhhhh!" Julia yelped as she flew back into the door. Wolf was taken aback by surprise as he froze right next to her "Cheap shot you prick….."
"Heh-heh-heh-heh…..nobody likes a sore loser…." Falco drew a blaster right at the downed woman. Falco noticed Julia motioning for the blaster she had stolen earlier. "I'll be taking this babe….."
"Shit…" She muttered softly to herself
"As for you!" Fox, blaster at hand, stood aside from Wolf "Stay right where you are……you are still in cuffs. That's good."
"And you toots," Falco was referring to Julia "Get up…..and this time, NO FUNNY BUSINESS! Got that?"
"Crystal….." Julia replied as she got up and faced forward
The four walked out of the room and down the hallway. Falco looked at Julia as he and Fox walked behind them. "How in the hell did she manage to break free from 5 officers?"
"I don't know…..but what I do know is that we have to watch these two most definitely….especially the woman." Fox looked at the side of her angered face. She looks like dad when she's angered……yet when she laughs and smiles, she looks like mom…..But she cannot be…… A monster like that belongs to the cemetery…….
Julia muttered to herself softly yet harsh "Goddammit….I thought those two weren't expecting us…..Shit! If only, I freed Wolf…..We could have won and got out of here….SHIT! Stupid, I was so stupid……"
"Julia…" Wolf said "It's okay, we lost…..there's no use fighting it…..We just have to live with the consequences….Live…with the consequences…." Wolf sighed deeply and shook his head….
"Hey you two! Shut the hell up already….your voices are starting to annoy me…." Falco shoved his gun in Julia's back "And pick up the pace….you guys are moving too slow…."
Julia and Wolf complied and they moved with more gusto. It wasn't long before they reached the outside of city hall….
"Ah! I see you have these two already captive." Another authority in Cornerian attire stepped forward. He looked of General Pepper's decent but more youthful. "My name is General Shears…." He shot a brow at Wolf "You….you look way too familiar. And I never forget a face….." The General moved towards Julia "And you…..you were the one who actually killed my dear older brother….."
"No I didn't, that spaz of a frog did it for me….." Julia smiled and laughed playfully. General Shears scowled at her and approached her and delivered a blow to the stomach, then a head butt. She hit the ground with mounds of force. "Oof!" She coughed out blood and the remains stained her teeth. Grrrrrr……She breathed heavily as she kept her rage and embarrassment to herself. Who does he think he is? Showing me up…. Oooh….I am fucking going to kill that mangy mutt…."Huuuuuh….huuuuuuh! Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh….." She smiles as she looks up at the dog.
"Hmph….your dirty face sickens me….." General Shears walks over to her and scowls and steps on her stomach.
"Ack! Ack! Ooof! Ugh…." She coughed up more blood and she turned on her stomach. Julia kept wincing in pain and clutching her mid section. General Shears stared at her and smiled. Wolf just did nothing….he closed his eyes
"You see….it's not so funny when you are the one that is being victimized. You laugh and smile at sadism but, NO MORE! Both of you will be executed in front of everyone! Civilians of all planets under Venom's reign will finally be relieved when they see death fall upon you two."
"Stupid Dog….." Julia muttered to herself as she sat upwards and reached for her last knife concealed in her boot. She held the knife carefully in her hand as she spit out the remains of blood in her mouth. "Heheheheheheheh……"
"Julia….please don't do anything stupid." Wolf looked at her "Maybe we'll just get imprisoned."
"If they don't kill us by some odd chance, they'll imprison us for the rest of our lives Wolf!" She faced towards "O'Donnell…I don't know about you, but, I don't want to be handed down that ultimatum….It was nice meeting you…" She hugged him and drew out her blade and approached the General slowly with a devious grin on her face.
Wolf looked back at Fox and Falco who were conversing to another Cornerian official about all that has happened so far. Wolf was embezzled in his own thoughts. Man, I never thought it would come down to this……Two of my teammates already passed on. And I fear that Julia will be next. I wish I could just say something to Ava before I go…..Wolf breathed as he tried not to let too many tears hit the ground. Ava….I never felt this way about you, or any girl to tell the truth. Something about you little lady, something that I can't put my finger on right off the bat. Maybe it's just you for you….You're something else kiddo. I admire you as well as love you for being true to yourself. Even though it only seemed a little under three days, we've been through a lot together and most of the time, you made me smile…. I wish I was with you right now. No worries…..Just me and you…. That would be the life…. Wolf smiled and looked towards the sky.
However Julia was right behind General Shears with her knife. As she raised it higher and higher, Fox saw what was about to happen. "GENERAL SHEARS! LOOK OUT!" The General turned around quickly to meet Julia as she was about to stab him right in the chest.
"Kyaaaaahhh!" Everyone turned their attention towards Julia as she quickly brought down the knife…..
BAM! BAM!
Julia was pierced in the chest by two plasma bullets. She automatically dropped the knife. Her eyes were petrified as she stood only for two seconds longer before she collapsed on her knees in front of General Shears. It wasn't long before she fell backwards on the ground. "Nnnnnngh…..Nnnnngh…." She grunted as she breathed hard trying to compress the bleeding. "Ooh-ohh….Huuuuh…Huuuuh…Oh…" She held the area around her heart as blood fountained out of the two holes. When she saw that blood was still seeping out she looked at her hand and a whole coat of sanguine liquid covered her hand. Her eyesight got delirious for a second as she looked at it.
Wolf took one step then Fox raised his blaster aiming for his head. "Where do you think you're going O'Donnell?"
"To see about Julia…."
"I don't think so……you think I am going to let you just waltz where ever you want? You must be sadly mistaken….."
"Fox….please? I am not trying to argue….I just want to see about my partner that's all….I know I lost. Please….just let me see about her….please?"
"You must be off your high horse Wolf…..Hell no…" Fox still aimed his blaster at Wolf
"Fox!" Shears yelled "Let this man see about his partner."
"Sir, I can't reply with your request….you see he…."
Wolf decided to interrupt Fox, "What is with you? I just wanted to see about Julia that's all! Don't you think I don't know about sympathy? You know I could have shanked you when you were tending to Slippy, but I know how it is to lose someone dear…..Please Fox, All I am asking is that you just let me see about my fallen partner. She could die….Please?"
Fox lowered his blaster and nodded his head.
Wolf ran towards Julia still in his cuffs. He slowly bent his knee and got down on the ground, and then he was hovering above her on his knees. "Julia…." He shed tears looking at her state.
"-Cough, cough-…..Oh Wolf….it seems like I am hurt….heheheheheh" Julia faintly looked at him and smiled
"Hehehehehe…." Wolf joined in with her but the tears could not stop falling from his eye
"Oh Wolf…." She kept her bloodied-up hand on her wound "Don't cry….don't even shed one more tear. You know, I would gladly die this way, rather than be publicly executed. It's better to keep your pride than to die of shame. Wolf?" Her voice grew fainter
"Yes Julia?" Wolf looked eager to do anything for her right about now.
"Before I go into the light or darkness, I have two favors to ask of you…."
"Yes Julie….what is it? Name it! I'll do anything…."
"One is kiss me…." Julia looked into Wolf's eye. Wolf bent down even further and Julia put her free hand over the back of his neck and brought him in closer. The two shared a deep, yet mutual kiss. Wolf didn't even flinch at the taste of Julia's blood entering his mouth. After the kiss, Wolf slowly arched his back straight and Julia let go. "Ahh…." She said with satisfaction "A treasure worthy of taking to the afterlife. As for the second favor, I want you to tell that pup to come here…..I want to rain on his parade with a "little known fact" of mine's….."
Wolf was prepared to get up when Shears put his hand on his shoulder to prevent him from rising up. "Don't worry, I'll tell Fox myself…." Wolf just remained on his knees and he stayed put.
"Private Fox! Would you be so kind as to coming here?"
"Yes sir!" Fox ran briskly and met the old dog.
"This woman has something very important to tell you…."
"After what all she did, I have nothing to say to her. And I especially don't want to hear anything out of her mouth. I just wished she'd croak already….." Fox scoffed and turned away to start walking when Julia was motioning to say something
"-cough cough- Well, I don't croak. Your dead friend used to."
"Grrrrr….." Fox never felt so pissed off before "You know what?" He paced right towards her knelt down really quick and aimed the blaster right between her eyes. "I can just blast your FUCKING brains out for saying that!"
"Yeah, just as I thought….You'd prefer water over blood….."
"What are you talking about? Stop talking in jeers and riddles and crap."
"You shot me in the heart twice pup……But you really hurt Dad……"
"You….." He scowled "You don't know jack about my father…..He was a great man! You don't have the right to talk about him."
"Don't you think I know that? In fact, I know that better than you!" Wolf's ears flicked in attentiveness as he heard those words.
"Who do you think you are talking to me like that?" Fox was in total rage. He wanted to pull the trigger so bad on her but the one thing that provoked him was the awaited answer.
"I don't think……I know for a fact…..Huuuuh huuuuuh….." She dropped her hand that covered her wound "Huuuuu huuuuuh….That I am your older sister…."
Fox dropped his blaster in shock and Wolf looked at her as well, "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Fox hollered "TELL ME! TELL ME! WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?" He tried to shake Julia out of relapse
"Hah-hah-hah-hah…..Oh my God you've become quite the mercenary….Dad would be proud of you kiddo….And as for you Wolf….be strong, and hopefully I'll see you in the afterlife. You're a good man…..Ugh! Uhhhhh….." Julia's last life line gave up on her as she laid there dead in her younger brother's arms and her good friend looking over her.
"NOOOOOO! NOOOOOO! WHY? WHY DIDN'T I SEE THIS FOR MYSELF? AAAAAAAARGH!" Fox held the dead woman in his arm and brought her closer to him. "DAMN DAD! WHY DIDN'T I KNOW?" Fox sobbed over Julia's body as Wolf bowed his head in respect towards her. He shed silent tears as he knelt there.
General Shears was consoling with Falco and another soldier. "I think it's best to just give him the lethal injection. The boy's suffered enough……"
Falco objected, "No way! He and his gang put us up through this so he should suffer in front of the whole Cornerian public!"
"Now wait Mr. Lombardi, come on be reasonable….let's just let him off the hook." The other soldier sad as he handed Shears the syringe full of the deadly virus.
"Tch…..let him off the hook….I want his body to hang off a hook!" Falco retorted as he went over to Fox. "Come on Fox, our services aren't needed anymore."
Fox let go of the woman as he breathed deeply and exited the area with Falco. He looked back at her again and started shedding more tears. His uniform was tainted with his sister's blood and Falco looked at his saddened leader and friend.
"Come on Fox…." He put a hand over the shoulder again "You gotta be strong, Peppy is waiting for us in the Great Fox….."
All that could be heard was a simple "Okay" as Fox still kept his head down.
Wolf still looked at Julia…..How could I let you get into the predicament you were in today? DAMMIT! I am so stupid for putting you through all this…Ava, I'm sorry I let you down….it looks like I won't be coming back anytime soon….. Wolf started crying all over again. This time he couldn't contain it. "I'm so sorry Julia, Leon, Pigma and Ava! Especially Ava! I loved all you like family…." He bawled out. He was still being contained in cuffs and on his knees sobbing. There was nothing like a man, crying poring out his innermost feelings that get to people, especially Wolf O'Donnell.
General Shears shook his head in disbelief and walked over to the poor fellow. He stood still for the man to grief for five more minutes at the max. "Oh…I never wanted it to turn out this way….All that's left for me to do is die….." Wolf looked down at himself "I am a terrible leader….a failure."
"Now now son…..Don't put yourself down like that. Here…." Shears stuck the needle in Wolf's neck.
"Ugh!" Wolf shuddered as Shears made sure each and every last drop of the virus was flowing through his veins.
"Just let it take its course, son…..you did great." Shears removed the needle slowly and put his hand on the wolf's shoulder "Just let the injection work its way…..and you'll be relieved of the world's stress…" Poor guy, he just can't handle the stress death bears on him. I hope I done the right thing by giving him the injection.
"-sniff sniff- So many people, I let down……and my death will be in vain for all I know." Wolf felt the virus eating away at his heart but that still could not relieve the sting of failure. "Augh!" Wolf felt the virus in full-effect and he became disillusioned before he died right there. He closed his eyes and fell backwards. That was the end of Wolf O'Donnell.
Sorry princess…..I really didn't keep my promise. But, I hope you live a happy life. Meet someone who would treat you right you know? I done all I can but, I wish I could just go back in time just to be with you. You really did open my eyes Ava…….There's more to life than traveling the stars and money. There's also love involved. And I am proud to say that I found someone who loved me. If I were to ask of one request my Ava, is that you keep living….keep living for you and me. That would turn a smile in my grave, knowing that you are happy. Well, I never liked Goodbye's…..I was never good at them. Especially to people I love dear to my heart. Take care of yourself kiddo, and I'll be looking out for you in the heavens making sure you are alright. I am sad to say this but, this is Goodbye Ava…….Farewell and I love you with all my heart……----Wolf
Ava's Narrative…….
So this is what death's final blow feels like….? An eternal slumber. I feel as though I could have been a stronger woman. I thought I could live a little longer…..I just wish I had the strength to get up and walk myself to the hospital. I just wish I could do something….rather than lay here and die……
Randt saw Ava lying unconscious on his front lawn and opened the door. Without a word he went outside and checked her pulse on her neck. "She's still alive……." He narrowed his eyes at her and stroked her hair to the side of her face. He then got up and went inside the house and came back out with a first aid kit and a blanket. He sat back down beside Ava and he slowly removed the arrow that was still lodged in her chest.
"Aah!" Ava finally regained consciousness and held the wound's opening. She shed quite a few tears because of the sudden jolt of pain. She then looked up at the brindle fox in shock. At that point she was speechless.
"Lie down…." He simply said and he put his hand on her chest to push her downward gently.
"Why are you doing this?" She simply asked
"……………." He never responded back and he just applied anti-bacterial solution to her chest and her back. Then he used gauze to temporarily stop the bleeding on her front and back wound. As he finished cleaning the wound he put two large bandages on her. "Stay here….."
Ava looked onwards as he went off to put the aid kit back in his house. Why is he doing this? Is he messing with me? Ava tensed up her fist as she laid there on the ground. She can't believe this crazy guy. One minute he'll attempt to kill her the next thing, he's acting like her only saint. Randt came out with the weapon he shot her with strapped towards his back.
"Huuuuh! Huuuuh! Huuuuh!" Ava didn't believe this. He was going to shoot her right then and there. She backed up as he came closer. She was in shock as she perceived him to be right about killing her as well as her sister. "NO!" She screamed as he came closer. She tried to get up but the pain of the laceration was heavy on her, so she sat down and still tried to move away from him. Randt simply walked a little faster to catch up. Ava was frozen still. She didn't know what to do…..
Randt looked at the horrified girl and simply got the blanket in one hand and laid it down next to her. "Get on the sheet……"
"Why? WHY SHOULD I?" Tears streamed down her face "You're just going to kill me in a secretive way then dump my body off! You're so sick….."
"Hmmmm…..now that you mentioned it, that's not a bad idea once I think about it….but that's not what I had in mind. Get on the blanket."
Ava didn't want to do it at first so she scornfully looked at him.
"Fine….if you want to die stay right there. I really didn't do a satisfactory job of cleaning the wound. You could get an infection. I was just trying to help."
"Trying to help? TRYING TO HELP?" Ava screamed at Randt "You almost killed me and now….!"
"Shhhhh…..you better not excite yourself because."
"BECAUSE WHAT?" Ava became faint "Ahh….Ooh…Ohhh…." She fell on the ground unconscious.
"Because you over stimulate your heart and that's the area where I shot, causing you to faint. Hmmmmm…." Randt shook his head and gently moved her onto the blanket. Then he picked her up and walked off out of the yard.
As Randt looked at her soft featured face and noticed tears falling from her closed eyes. Mmmmm….the girl has admiration to live….she's not like her sister. I don't see how she even tolerates me….Maybe I am just green with envy. She's beautiful and she's pure of heart, I must help her….I don't know what has happened to me. I think it's because her traits that she shares with her sister that has me over the edge. I know I cannot undo what I have done but…..there's still hope for recovery. I can't even call myself a man anymore. All that's left to do is to let her get revenge on me.
Randt stopped in front of the infirmary and checked on Ava. A spot in the blanket was soaked in blood as he noticed drops leaking out onto the ground and Ava's face began to grow pale. "She might not even last five more minutes….." Randt rushed into the hospital. "EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! I have a victim here and she's bleeding!"
"Okay sir!" A nurse approached him "Here put her on the stretcher and we'll get her to the ER stat!"
Randt quickly rushed towards the stretcher and placed her on there while a team of surgeons and surgical assistants was already prepping in the emergency room.
"Come on! We have a life to save!" The nurse screamed as all of them rushed Ava into the room.
"And I have a life to destroy……my own…." He walks off and exits the facility. Randt took the crossbow and walked off into a secluded part of the district and pointed it at his Adam's apple. "Hmmmm….I guess this is the best deed I can do for Ava as she's still fighting for her life." He looked slightly upwards and without a second thought…..
BAM!
The arrow pierced his trachea and a splash of blood followed behind his body as he simply fell down with a smile. Ah….Revenge is so sweet eh Ava?
Back at the infirmary…..
After the operation went through, the surgical technician looked at Ava "Doctor, do you think she'll pull through?"
"Yes…..we were lucky to have stopped any bacterial infection from spreading to her entire body and we sowed the openings up good. So there's not much to worry about. But she's gave her heart too much to hold, blood pressure wise and stress wise."
"Do you think she could be in a post-op coma?"
"Yes, I believe she's going through that right now…..No telling when she'll wake up. But all we can do is care for the poor girl. Put her in an Intensive Care Unit room. We'll have to keep a close eye on her and her cardiac strength."
"Yes sir." The surgical tech responded and he took the lock off the surgical bed and rolled her into an ICU room. He fan folded the covers back and got the stretcher and lined it up side-by-side with the bed. He then placed her gently on the bed and took the stretcher away from room. He came back and pulled the covers up for her and looks with empathy. "I really hope you pull through kiddo….." And he left her at that.
Oh….I think I am dead…..I don't know what has happened after seeing Randt, but why would he do something like that? I never did anything wrong to him. I don't even think. Here I was thinking I was some fool in love……I just hope you'll return to me Wolf…that would make everything better again. I just want to forget about Randt and the fact that he even existed.
It has been three weeks past and Ava still unconscious in her comatose state. Zane, Wolf's friend, stayed in the nearby hotel and heard about Ava and the fact that she's hospitalized so she immediately informed all her loved ones. But when she got to Wolf, a soldier informed her about his death. She was taken by surprise and wept for a long time. "Oh God….How am I going to tell Ava the news when she wakes up?" She remained silent and kept her thoughts in her head. Then she received a phone call not too long ago. "Hello?"
"Yes, this is the Doctor of the Al Bhed infirmary. How do you do?"
"-Sniff- I'm fine Doctor…"
"What's the problem Zane…?"
"No, nothing sir….How's Ava doing?"
"Good news, she has regained consciousness. She seems alert and aware of her surroundings."
"That's….That's wonderful Doctor. May I visit her?"
"Yes of course…..when are you going to stop by?"
"In a few minutes if that's okay."
"Yes come on down….She's wondering about all of you guys. Especially some young man named Wolf."
"Oh okay…I'll be down there soon…." Zane could not keep the sadness in her for so long "Thank you sir….Goodbye."
"Yes Goodbye Zane….."
Zane hung up the phone and shook her head. "How am I going to tell her….? Damn it Wolf….why couldn't you stay alive?" She got up from where she was and left the room to go to the hospital. It wasn't a long walk from the hotel to the hospital; it was two blocks down to be more accurate. As she arrived there she took a deep breath and entered the building. Then she walked past the chairs in the lobby to meet up with the receptionist.
"Hello ma'am how may I help you?" The receptionist was as chirpy as can be
"What room is Ava-Vincent in?"
"Hmmmm….let me check." She pulled out a reference book "You see she was moved out of the Intensive Care Unit not too long ago and she's been on a healthy road to recovery." She continued to look in the book.
"That's good…." Zane still had a saddened tone
"Ah here she is! Room 278. It's not far from here, just go down the hall and make a right then it should be to your left. Got that?"
"Yeah, thanks…." Zane left the lobby en route to Ava's room. She looked around at the doors for the number. "Here it is…..room 278." She knocked on the door lightly and a familiar voice replied
"Come in!" Ava was sitting upright on the bed with an IV in her left arm. She still looked melancholy but she tried to make a smile for the person coming in.
Zane opened the door and saw Ava.
"Zane!" Ava was shocked "What brings you here?"
"I was checking up on you kiddo…." She smiled lightly.
"Please have a seat." Ava was referring to the chair next to her "How are you?"
"I'm good….I can't complain…." She lied through her teeth "I'm glad to see you are on a recovery. You're getting good remarks from everyone."
"Yeah! I can't wait to see everyone though….I know I put them through hell worrying about me." Ava smiled "Oh and I can't wait to see Wolf! You know we should have a surprise party and everything! It'll be lots of fun. Hee-hee-hee!" She smiled and looked out the window
Zane got up from the chair to give her a hug, "Yeah….a party sounds great." Then she started to cry again
"Zane…..?" Ava returned the hug "What's the matter?"
"…………" She was just crying.
"It's about Wolf isn't it? He's dead isn't he?"
"Yes…."
Ava took a deep breath and started to cry as well…. "What have I done wrong Zane….What have I done wrong?"
"Nothing…It's alright Ava….." Zane tightened up her hold on Ava "Everything will be alright….I promise you…."
"I know Zane….I know…." Tears flowed from Ava's face "Everything will turn out alright….." Wolf….How could you leave me? I wanted to say Goodbye. I feel as though I left you for good, coldheartedly without a word. I love Wolf…..and I still do. Your spirit will always remain in my heart and I will join you soon in the afterlife my love…..But not now…I want to keep living for you and you are my strength Wolf, my inspiration and I will never forget you for that. I love you and may the gods of the heavens above look after your soul and spirit.---Ava.
Both of the girls wept for minutes and hours past. Ava then looked at the window again and saw rain beginning to fall.
"I guess Wolf's soul has already made it in the afterlife." Ava let a couple of tears fall from her face then she smiled.
Zane turned her attention towards the window as well and sighed with a smile. "You're right Ava….He can now rest in peace…."
FIN of Ending One…..
Sol-Ratcht's Commentary
Well, that was one out of three. Please review and be sure to tune in for Ending Number Two! Thank you!
Sol