Akira Bane: thanx. well... not realli... there's no more fighting after this. just lots of running... and this is the last REAL chapter too... so yea. enjoy.

Chapter Nine

Escape

"Yes! I'm finally rid of that brother of mine!" Albedo grinned.

"Don't be so sure." came Gaignan's voice from behind the smoke.

"What! How are you alive?"

"Now that you mention it, I'd like to know that myself." the smoke cleared revealing Gaignan surrounded by... a red aura?

"What?" Albedo looked at the door, to see Jr. standing there, with his arms out, facing Gaignan. "Rubedo?"

"Yup." he groaned slightly, due to his lack of power. "See, Gaignan? I told you I could help."

"I never doubted you for a second! Who said you couldn't help?" Gaignan chuckled.

"You! I almost was rid of Nigredo! And you had to come here and..."

An automated voice suddenly came on. "WARNING! WARNING! Self-destruct sequence activated! Evacuate immediately!"

"What? Who activated the self destruct sequence?" Albedo turned around looking at the computer in the room. "Well, it'll be a fitting end for you two... hey! Where'd you go!" looking at the door, it was open, and they were gone!

As Gaignan and Jr. ran from the room, they could hear Albedo screaming out.

"Heh..." Jr. laughed. "Looks like he isn't too happy. I wonder why?"

"Who knows?" Gaignan laughed "Hey, did you get Emmy back ok?"

"Yeah..." Jr. nodded. "Shion told me about the self destruct thing. She was the one who did it. Said it would help us escape."

"I guess it did!"

"Now we just have to wait..." Shion muttered as she tended to Emmy's wound.

"Where are they?" Tony wondered out loud, scanning the hull cameras. "Hey..." he noticed the Albedo's A.G.W.S. in the hanger. "Hammer, is the tow line working? I have an idea..."

"Uh..." he checked his computer. "Yeah... it's working. Why?"

"Launch it."

An energy blast from behind them shocked Gaignan and Jr. "I'm not through with you just yet!" Albedo yelled out.

"Yeah? We'll we're through with you!" Gaignan and Jr. turned back and shot at the ceiling above Albedo, causing it to fall before him.

"This won't stop me!" they could faintly hear his voice behind the rubble.

"It'll stop you long enough!" Jr. shouted back.

The voice came back on the loudspeaker. "WARNING! One minute until self destruction. Please, evacuate immediately."

"We better get out of here!" Jr. yelled, running into the Elsa.

"Gaignan! You're back!" Shion hugged him.

"Not now, Albedo's going to be here any minute! Tony! Get us out!"

"You heard the man Tony, hit it!" Matthews shouted.

"You got it!" Tony said, launching the Elsa.

"Self destruction, initiating. Good bye..."

Albedo ran into the hanger, just to see the Elsa leave. "No matter! I can just follow you in my A.G.W.S.!" he turned to his A.G.W.S... and it was following the Elsa. He could just barely make out a cord connecting his A.G.W.S. to the Elsa.

"Damn you!" Albedo psychically yelled out as the asteroid began exploding all around him.

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A/N: is albedo gone for good? tune in for the EPILOUGE! in the form of... a news broadcast? i've officially gone nuts! (spins around in chair) never thought i'd do a braodcast for a ficcy. well, anyways, next chappie is last chappie, so savour the moment. EPILOUGE next!