Damien Shepard here. Sorry to keep you waiting. Here's the final chapter in Satoru's story. Please enjoy.

Damien Shepard presents

Twisted Metal: Dimensional Tour

Satoru's Story: Final Chapter

"I am Emeraude" the voice said.

"What!" Satoru yelled. 'But when I took the photo from the Magic Knights, she looked just like a little girl, and even if she IS Emeraude, there's no way she could look like that in 10 years time.'

Satoru got out the photo of Emeraude as a little girl.

'But she looks just like her, the eyes, and the long, golden hair.' Satoru thought and then said. He looked at her dumbfoundedly, and then said, "So that's Emeraude."

Satoru then decided to ponder what led up to this.

"I don't get it. I destroyed Beryl. I saved Takako and Sasame from the darkness. I rescued the Magic Knights, and everyone else…

"Zagato..." Emeraude said.

"I finished Zagato and saved my mother…what could be wrong?" Satoru asked. He then noticed that something wrong was with Emeraude.

"Are you okay?" Satoru asked.

"You...You killed Zagato?" Emeraude asked.

"Yeah." Satoru confessed.

"You killed...MY BELOVED ZAGATO?" Emeraude yelled as the room began to shake.

"What the hell!" Satoru yelled. He knew that something was wrong.

Suddenly, a giant Mashin that looked sort of like a female Centaur rose from the ground. The sheer power that emanated from it was causing the castle to collapse.

"I've got to get out of here!" Satoru yelled to himself as he escaped the castle. He barely escaped its collapse. Soon, the Mashin, with Emeraude controlling it from inside, emerged from the ruins.

"I'LL KILL YOU!" Emeraude yelled

Ultimate Boss: Emeraude Mashin

Satouru's Ultimate Boss Dialogue: Zagato was her lover! Just what in the HELL is going on here! I know I'm missing something!

(After Defeat)

Lost One rolled over 10 times before landing upright.

"SATORU!" Everyone from the Zeppelin yelled. They had been watching the battle from above. Emeraude only laughed maniacally at Satoru's pain.

"I won't kill you immediately. Instead, I'll make you suffer for what you have done!" Emeraude laughed maniacally again.

Satoru struggled to look at the Mashin

"What is wrong with you!" Satoru struggled to say to Emeraude.

Emeraude then stumbled across the sword Zagato used in his Mashin. She picked it up.

"This is...Zagato's sword!" Emeraude said. "I'll kill you with his sword!" Emeraude then charged at Lost One.

'Is this it!' Satoru thought.

But Emeraude was stopped halfway to Lost One.

"What the…" Satoru said. He, and everyone in the Zeppelin, then heard a voice.

"Everyone…"

"Who was that!" Tommy asked.

"Everyone, please listen…" the younger Emeraude then appeared before Lost One, and magically repaired it and healed Satoru.

"You're…Emeraude! Then this must be a fake!" Satoru said.

"No. This is me. This is the woman who has forsaken her duties in order to live for her beloved." Young Emeraude said.

"But why!" Satoru asked.

"In Cephiro, everything is determined by the heart. Only one with a strong heart can become the Pillar." Emeraude explained.

"So what happened?"

"In spite of my duties, Zagato and I…" Emeraude couldn't finish the sentence.

"I see." Satoru said.

"I couldn't pray for Cephiro anymore. I kept putting Zagato ahead of my thoughts. It led Cephiro to the destruction you saw earlier."

"So that was YOUR fault?"

"Yes it was. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I summoned the Magic Knights to Cephiro to save it."

"But Zagato defeated them before they could?"

"Yes. Then Zagato, who feared that I would summon Magic Knights again, found some people who wanted to destroy your world."

"Beryl and Takako."

"Indeed. So he promised them power if they could help him with destroying the world, which resulted in the incident that ruined the Earth."

"So the Dimensional Cataclysm was caused because of your inability to pray for Cephiro."

"Indeed. Then I saw Marcus Kane looking for contestants for a new Twisted Metal contest, so I decided to let him face Zagato by helping him find worthy contestants, which brought you to the contest in the first place."

"But how did Zagato learn about the sacrifice ritual?"

"He found some ancient Cephiran manuscripts on such a thing, should the Pillar's heart lean against praying for Cephiro. The Pillar's heart must always be dead set on praying for Cephiro's future, and NOTHING else. The Pillar can't kill themselves, nor can a citizen of Cephiro do it. Doing so would result in Cephiro's collapse.

"Is that why you summoned the Magic Knights? To kill you and Zagato?" Satoru asked.

"I'm afraid so."

"And that's why you requested Marcus' help?"

"Yes. You must kill me fast. If my heart leans completely towards darkness, not only will I pray for total annihilation of Cephiro, but I'm afraid that I'll set my sights on your world. And with Earth still settling in from the White Leafe Snowfall…

"Earth wouldn't have a chance in fighting you." Satoru finished for her.

"Please. Send me to Zagato. Please grant my first and only selfish wish!" Emeraude pleaded before she disappeared. The Mashin started up again.

"I don't know who sealed me like that, but I won't worry about that yet. Right now, I'll avenge my beloved Zagato!" the evil Emeraude yelled.

"If you want me to send you to your beloved Zagato…"

Emeraude's Mashin started charging again.

"…I'LL BE HAPPY TO OBLIGE!" Satoru yelled, as he drove to meet Emeraude's charge.

(After Battle/Ending)

Lost One activated its Demon Essence special and fired the Eclipsed Sun special at Emeraude. A giant gaping hole at the Mashin's sternum was now seen. The Mashin kneeled down and beams of golden light stared piercing it. A bright, golden flash was seen. After the light subsided, the younger Emeraude was now laying on the ground where the Mashin was.

Satoru got out of Lost One and walked up to Emeraude, who had her hand on the spot where she was pierced by the special attack.

"Thank you, Driver of Lost One. I have one last request." Emeraude said weakly.

"I already know. You want me to finish you off, don't you?" Satoru asked.

"Yes." Emeraude answered.

Satoru then got out his SOCOM Pistol, and aimed it at Emeraude's head.

"Very well then." Satoru said.

'Zagato, I'll be joining you shortly…' Emeraude thought before Satoru fired the killing shot.

"It is done." Satoru said. The area around the castle started to collapse.

"It's time to leave." Satoru said as he ran back to Lost One and drove away. He made another jump onto the Zeppelin just as the last remaining piece of the castle crumbled away. Emeraude was finally freed of her duties.

Mara and Mayu walked up to Satoru.

"You did what had to be done. If Emeraude was allowed to continue, there would be no telling what would happen." Mara said.

"I know." Satoru said.

"Satoru, Marcus said he wanted to see you." Mayu said.

"I know why." Satoru said as he, Mara and Mayu walked to Marcus' room.

"Congratulations, Satoru. You won Twisted Metal."

"Yeah." Satoru said, smiling."

"You remember what you get for winning, don't you."

"Yes, I remember."

"So what will it be?" Marcus asked.

Satoru walked to the window and looked at Cephiro as the Zepplin was leaving it.

"Before I answer, I just want to say one thing."

"What?" Mara asked.

"When I entered the contest, I was dead set on finding my mother. But I got more than just her. Mayu was brought back to life. After facing Zagato and Emeraude, we all learned of the tragic love that was caused by this Pillar system. I wonder. How many people must suffer before this cycle of death and sorrow is finally put to rest? So I have decided on this. Marcus, as my prize, I wish that Cephiro didn't need the Pillar system to exist. I still want Cephiro to thrive through the human heart, but now, not just one, but every single citizen in Cephiro. Perhaps then, the people of this place can find happiness." Satoru said.

"Is that your final choice?" Marcus asked.

"No doubt the people of Cephiro love it. But if this cycle continues, it might one day cause another Cataclysm. So yes, Marcus, that is my final choice."

"Satoru. I believe that you made the right choice." Marcus said.

He raised his hands and flashes of light consumed the Zeppelin and Cephiro. When the light subsided, Cephiro was back to the way it was before the destruction, only now, Cephiro's future now depended on the strength of the hearts of its citizens.

"Cephiro is safe, thanks to you, Satoru." Mayu said.

"No, Mayu. Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest. I think that the contest can now start anew. Don't you think so too, Mother?" Satoru asked.

"Yes. I agree."

Satoru nodded his head and said, "Come on everyone, let's go home!"

The Zeppelin left Cephiro and headed back to a newly restored Earth.

A year later…

Satoru was standing in front of a new school. In the year that followed the contest, he moved back to Japan and returned to school has gotten back up to speed on his education. Now he's entering high school as a senior.

"Hard to believe that it's been one year since the whole Twisted Metal thing happened. It seems like it happened yesterday." Satoru said to himself.

Mayu was now in elementary school, where she soon became the top student in her class.

Mara started working as an editor for a local newspaper.

Nick and Tommy returned to their old lives. For Tommy, however, since the whole battle between kids and adults ended on the day of the Cataclysm, he just lives at home with his family.

"My first day of school. Let's hope everything turns out alright." Satoru said as he walked into the school. It seems that everything is finally going to be right with the world now.

Satoru's Story-End

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