Peerin: Kasek does not own Zatch Bell, merely his OCs.

Kasek: What's up with you? You didn't even wait this time.

Peerin: I can't wait anymore! Tell me what happens next!

Kasek: (sweatdrops) Did you hit your head or some thing?

Peerin: Yeah, why?

Kasek: Oh, nothing. Enjoy the final chapter!

Chapter 6: The Answer

"COME ON DRAGON! SHOW ME YOUR POWER!" Peerin stood there as the great serpent made its way towards him. The dragon opened its mouth wide, and…

… And nothing. Peerin looked around. He wasn't inside of a dragon's belly. He was still where he last remembered he was. He looked down. He wasn't fading. He looked behind himself. Nathan was standing there, equally confused, but still holding the book.

"Uh… what just happened?"

Nathan shrugged. "I blinked and I missed it."

Peerin looked over towards Zatch and Kiyo, who fell over, panting from overexertion. Peerin just stood there for a moment, dazed. Realizing Zatch wasn't going to attack anytime soon, he decided to speak to them.

"Well, Zatch, I think… we have a draw on our hands." Zatch and Kiyo looked at them in surprise.

Kiyo managed to stand up, obviously tired from the last spell. "B-but you guys look like you still have plenty more in you, and we're all tired out! How do you call that a draw?"

"Well, I can't cast any of my other spells without a bow, and we're too tired to cast the Gigano Aporow again. So, it's a draw. That's it. Fight's over." With this, he walked over to his broken bow and picked it up. As he walked over back to Nathan, the sound of a flute came from above. Peerin looked up at the bridge, fear in his eyes. On the bridge was a little girl, about his age, hanging her legs off of the side. In her hands was a small flute.

"Peerin, that was PA-THE-TIC! You only got one hit on him! You're slipping!" When she jumped off, Zatch and Kiyo's eyes bulged out, as they thought she was crazy. However, she landed on her feet, looking like she had only jumped a very small distance. "And what was up with the "I'm a crazy maniac" act, anyways? You were acting like a completely different Mamodo!" Peerin slapped his face.

"Grr, Iulia (A/N: It's pronounced Yule+ia)! You just ruined the whole thing! And after all that work I did! I was going to give them the 'hate me, get stronger, and defeat me later' speech, too!" Zatch and Kiyo were COMPLETELY confused. Tia and Megumi ran down the hill next to them, equally confused. "Uh, Kiyo, what's going on here?"

Kiyo looked at Megumi. "Honestly, Megumi, I have no idea."

Tia was trying to get a good look at the new Mamodo. "Hey, is that Iulia over there?"

"I think that's what Peerin called her…" Iulia walked past Peerin, now in full view of our protagonists. She looked a lot like Peerin, but more… well, girlish. She had on a green leather shirt like Peerin's, but her green eyes were big, like most Mamodo her size. Her hair was longer, reaching down to her neck, and was blond instead of orange. Her cap was round, with no points on it, and it also had a red feather sticking out of it. Her ears were pointed though, just like Peerin's. She also wore a mini-skirt over her pants, completing the girlish touch.

"Nice job, Zatch! I can't remember the last time someone actually hit my brother! But I've got to ask, why did you act like you didn't know Peerin?"

"Uh, because…"

"Because Zatch lost his memory of the Mamodo world," Kiyo finished for him.

"What? B-but…" Tears started welling up in her eyes. "T-that means… you don't remember meee!" Iulia turned around and ran, crying all the way to Nathan, who gave her a comforting hug. Peerin stepped forward.

"Huh, we figured as much. That explains a lot of things, like how you managed to become friends with Tia the Strangler." Tia gave him a death-glare.

Zatch looked really confused. "W-wait! First, you're good, then you're bad, and then you're good again? M y head hurts!"

Peerin smiled. "Let me explain that. When we realized that you probably had amnesia, we thought that you might not go all-out, because even if you didn't remember me, you might still think of me as a friend. So, we came up with a fake story about how evil I had been here in the human world, so you wouldn't hold back on us at all. Of course, now that I see just how strong you are, I think that might've been a mistake."

Kiyo looked at him. "So, none of the things you said were true?"

"Well, kinda. We haven't burned any of the books of the Mamodo we've beaten. Like I said, I don't really care for the crown, so I don't have any right to burn the books of those who want it, evil or not. Of course, the evil ones don't really like that idea, so they just keep coming back, trying to take their revenge."

Zatch looked at him, a smile forming on his face. "So, you're really a good guy then. That means we can be friends, right Peerin?" Zatch extended his hand.

Peerin smiled, extending his own hand. "Yeah, friends."

Megumi leaned in close to Peerin. "What's up with your sister? She still hasn't stopped crying." Peerin looked, and sure enough, Iulia still had not crying.

"Uh, Zatch? You might want to extend that invitation of yours to my sister before she cries herself to death."

As Zatch walked over to Iulia, Megumi looked at Peerin. "You still didn't answer my question.'

Peerin whispered in response. "Sorry, I had to make sure Zatch was out of ear-shot. You see, my sister kind of… likes… Zatch." Megumi immediately understood what he meant.

"My lips are sealed."

"About what, Megumi?" Megumi turned around to see Tia looking at her.

"I just said they're sealed, that means I can't tell you, Tia."

"Oh, come on Megumi, you can tell me, can't you?"

"No, I can't. Now stop asking."

Zatch had gotten over to Iulia. "Uh, Iulia?" Iulia turned around, a look of hope in her eyes.

"Y-yes, Zatch?"

"Uh, I know I forgot about you, but can we still be friends?" Iulia smiled, and Zatch could've sworn the world just got a little bit brighter. Actually, it had; a cloud had been in the way of the sun ever since they had used their ultimate spells. She tackugged him (tackled + hugged), tears of joy flowing down her face.

"Thank you Zatch, thank you! You have no idea how much this means to me! (A/N: And I don't think he ever will…) Thank you, thank…" She was interrupted when Tia yanked her off of Zatch.

"Hands off! No one said you could hug him!" Iulia turned on her, obviously mad that she had been separated from Zatch.

"Well, I don't remember anyone saying he had a girlfriend!" Tia turned completely red, for more than one reason.

"I-I'm not his girlfriend! How dare you even suggest that! Why I oughta…"

Before the fight could even start, Nathan had pulled them both up. "Now, now, we don't to start another battle right now, do we, girls?" Both girls let out a 'hmph'. "Good. I thought so. Hey, Iulia, where's Vivian? I thought she might be slightly interested in this."

"You mean the queen of despair? Probably still in the hotel, with all of the shades shut and the lights out."

Nathan let out a sigh. "Figures. She would rather sit in the darkness than watch a good Mamodo battle." He put the girls down, trusting that they wouldn't rip each other apart in his absence. "Hey, Kiyo." Kiyo looked at him.

"Yeah, Nathan, what is it?"

"I'm so sorry we put you through all of this. Peerin's been going around, testing how strong he is compared to other Mamodo, and working on his aim. When we found Zatch, he became really curious as to how much Zatch had grown. Since very few Mamodo have even been able to touch us, I would have to say you guys have a very good chance of winning this thing. I wish you and Zatch the best of luck in this battle." He extended his hand towards Kiyo.

"Same to you, Nathan." Kiyo extended his own hand, and shook with Nathan. Nathan dropped his spellbook when it began to glow. He took a look at the book, making sure not to touch it as he read it.

"Let's see… not one, not two, but THREE new spells? Let's see… Fibow, Gibow, and Sorow? I bet we could've won with these spells… Oh, well, too late now. I guess it's time for us to go on our way then."

Kiyo was startled to hear this. "Wait, you're leaving already? You're not even going to stay for another day?"

Nathan sweatdropped. "Oops, I forgot we paid for one more night at the hotel. We'll meet up with you tomorrow, okay? We need to go rest. See ya."

"Wait!"

"Uh, yeah?"

"You didn't even mention where to meet up!"

Kasek: Did you guys like this story? Thanks to all who read this, and special thanks goes to my reviewers, Kikyo, cinno321, and Ana, who told me what a good job I did! Do not worry, I will post other fics about Peerin, Nathan, Iulia, and Vivian soon. But I could use some ideas, though, so please tell me any if you have some.

All of the OCs: Thank you for reading! See you in the other fics!