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"NDS: Book 14—Twilight Moon: Chapter 106: Finality"

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Did I really call Jet by Daisuke's name? I always thought I fixed those. Well, to save myself if I make another similar mistake, let's just give this easy to use chart.

Daisuke—Jet

Sakura—Virginia (and Sakura, but only in the first chapter of WA3 NDS)

Sam—Emilia/Pike/Others

Yori—Gallows

Roga—Emilia

Mizu—Sakura

Adven—Uh…Adven

Aya—Carole/Catherine

Densuke—Gear

Okay then, now that I have said that, let's continue this story. This is the final chapter of Book 14. Next chapter begins Book 15, the final book. We are all coming down to our final chapter. Personally, I am neither happy or sad about that fact. Once I'm done, I may just be out of stories. I'll just have to give in. Anyway, next chapter I think I will even discuss the original continuation of NDS that was not this part of the story.

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The dim bridge of the SAND was filled with panic and worry. The fluorescent lighting gave an lifeless shine to the room and it's people. The metal structure making it cold. Sakura sat in an emotional roller coaster, with her mind mainly on Adven who laid beaten on the couch in the nearby Enduro—Maxwell home. Her body itself sat at the controls of the sandcraft. Pike and Carole stood nearby, with Catherine in the middle of the room.

The Winslett woman took the stage as the people around her seemed lost. "Listen, all of us have talked about this back in the home. The best place for this ship is hidden in Emilia's remote factory where she built this ship in secret." Catherine paused now that she had everyone's attention. She hated taking this leadership position. "We'll soon have the ship ready to go, so we will leave then."

Pike nodded. "Understood."

"And what comes after we get away?" Sakura sadly wondered. Against the whole notion of all of this. She just wished Gear would go away! She had never had to fight off crying so much before.

"We have to hide." Pike simply suggested.

"Right." Carole added. "I'm sure that Gallows, Virginia, and Emilia can handle this situation, and I'm sure that wherever Jet is, he will fight as well."

"Is…that why we leave Adven behind?" Sakura questioned with unease. "He's too injured!" She argued. "I want him to come with us."

"He wouldn't want us to bring him." Carole replied. The person who tends to realize the truth in people. She knew that Adven was driven to follow Jet and Gear, and if he could do that, Adven would not give up now. Plus, Adven was never known to be one who runs away so easy. Sakura should have known that, based on what Carole heard of the battle against Eon, Adven was the only one who would not give up on the fight itself.

Pike just nodded again. He was just as sensible. "When he recovers, we all know that he'll want to do the most he can to defeat Gear."

Sakura sat in silence, not looking at anyone else. "If…you think this is the best decision, then I will follow it." She hesitantly replied. "But…you are not my bosses."

"We never meant to be."

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The fan blades moved the air of the living area about. The Enduro-Maxwell home was dead-quiet as Virginia lifted a wet rag from Adven's forehead, and placed down softly another. As she solemnly went to retract her hand, her wrist was caught firmly. She looked down in surprise to see the damaged hands of Adven Bok. The hands worn from punches and touching the ground, among other things. Some blood on them still from him wiping it away from himself.

"Adven?"

"Virginia…" The brunette man let out weakly. His stamina slowly recovering. "Jet…he's…dead."

"Adven?"

"Gear killed Jet!" He let out with emotion. A desperate vehement one. "I saw it with my own eyes." He paused. "I'm sorry."

It was quiet for some time as the ceiling fan revolved about ten times. Virginia's smile never faded. "Jet is invincible." She spoke, breaking the silence. "You of all people should realize that. There is no one who can kill Jet, and the only escape from life available to him is that of old age."

Adven was in disbelief of the denial Virginia seemed to have. From what he understood, a woman would probably cry at this moment. "Virginia…it's…"

"I'm not in denial, Adven." She explained with a smile. "I'm confident in my husband-to-be." She patted Adven gently on the head now that her hand was free. "I know Jet is just too strong of a person to have been killed by someone as pathetic as that Gear."

Adven stared at her for a moment. What he thought was denial, was exactly what Virginia had said was confidence. He read her wrong. "You're right…I'm sorry…I shouldn't have doubted Jet."

"Get some more rest, all right." She suggested.

"Right…Right…" He closed his eyes again. Hoping he could feel his body soon enough. The afternoon was already here. Dusk would not be far away.

Outside the home, on the porch, Emilia and Gallows stood looking out at the ocean side of the home. The sea was too far off to see, but it was over in that direction over a few hills of grass. The sun was midway through the afternoon, and no Jet made the situation a worried one.

"So…the plan is just to run away?" Emilia wondered.

"We can't have the SAND fall into Gear's hands though." Gallows replied.

"I won't let him through." Emilia swore. "This time…I have my shinobi-zue."

The attention of the couple went to the sandcraft that began to move away from the home. "Is that so?"

Emilia and Gallows attention quickly went to Gear who was calmly and casually walking towards them over the grassy hill. The two of them unaware of what to do next.

Emilia looked to her with smug smile. "Didn't take you long to find us."

"No, not at all." Gear remarked.

Gallows squinted his eyes. "Aren't you worried about letting the sandcraft get away?"

Gear chuckled. "The ship is part two of my plan. Revenge is the first part, and if I recall, you were the one who killed Eon's inner soul when it wore Ed's guise." Gear smirked. "You won't get away with that disgrace."

"You really are Nobuo-Eon with a new life." Emilia remarked.

"Did you ever doubt that?" Gear wondered.

"Pheh." The woman scoffed. "It's time for our rematch! Transcendent the Blade!"

Jumping forward and drawing her blade, Emilia let loose her attack at Gear. The man moved aside however and let the attack strike the lawn, scattering dirt and grass about the air. After seeing her attack miss, Emilia continued onward at her foe, with her body now lunging at him across the grass. With multiple swings of her blade, she let out strong and powerful attacks. Gear was all too fast, even though he still retained some damage from his earlier fights.

"Tiger's Punch!" Gear let out an ethereal attack that threw Emilia backward. Gear launched his body forward and grabbed the shirt of the woman. Using the force of motion, Gear flung Emilia away from the home.

"Emilia!" Gallows snatched up his ARM and let loose three rounds at the Jet lookalike. Gear maneuvered around one, but the second grazed his left shoulder while he spun around the last one. Reaching out, Gear grabbed the long strands of Gallows' hair, and tugged him away and threw him far enough to land near Emilia.

Turning on his heels, Gear let out his arms. "Neutral Cannon, Burst!" The whitish-gray beam cane at a high speed for the two on the ground. Gallows rolled aside, while Emilia jumped out of the way.

"Lousy aim!" Emilia declared.

"Only if it were you two that I aimed at." Gear smirked.

"Wha?" Emilia's confidence fell.

"Emilia!" Gallows declared, looking towards her in shock. "The SAND!"

Emilia quickly turned on her toes to face the sea. SAND sat just having begun to move, but the whole backside of the ship was torn apart at the side by the beam attack. A hole left behind.

Emilia was baffled. "You…were aiming at that?"

The ship emitted smoke, as the three stood looking on at the downed ship. The fates of those onboard unknown. Emilia and Gallows outclassed. Adven down. Jet dead. And Virginia…well…she might be the only thing that can win, but, she does not have the power to do that.