A/N: Hello, my readers! I'm back with another chapter of the Power of Love. Let me tell you right now, this chapter is ACTION PACKED! There's a bit of romance in there…but a lot of angst. Hooray for "Nickelodeon Induced" angst. Whooo! Ok, I'm done my craziness. I had a bit too much sugar in my tea this morning, so I'm a little hyper…
Oh, and it would be best to listen to "Burn" by Three Days Grace while reading this. It sets the mood awesome. I don't own this song, by the way.
This is the last chapter, and then an epilogue. Aw, I'm sad now…
Chapter 30: The Power of Love
"You…"
Zoey and Chase were confused as to who standing there, but Dana knew exactly who he was. Nicole and Michael had raised eyebrows.
"Who's that?" Zoey whispered to Chase, "Because he looks vaguely familiar."
Chase replied, "Yeah, I know what you mean, but we'll find out soon enough."
I'll tell you now you can't win this
You're way too slow
"Oh, wow. Logan. How's it going? It's amazing what eight years can do," Andrew Davis sneered. Logan growled as his clenched fists burst into flames. "Now, now. Temper, temper. I didn't come here to fight. I just came here to get what I want. All you have to do is give up your powers, and we'll be cool."
Dana got an idea. She was going to leave Logan alone to solve this, but she'd be around to help if he was in trouble.
"I got an idea. I need a mirror though," Dana said to the remaining four. Nicole raised an eyebrow.
"To check your hair…good thinking Dana.
Dana glared and growled, "No! Nicole shut up! Logan keeps a ton of mirrors. To the boys' dorm…
"Ok," Zoey started, "what do we need the mirror for?"
Dana rolled her eyes, and whispered in Zoey's ear what her intention was. Her eyes widened and a big grin formed on her face.
Dana whispered in Logan's ear, "Try not to get yourself killed. I'll be back. I have an idea."
Logan nodded, even though his eyes were angrily plastered on Andy Davis, his triumphant smirk angering Logan all the more.
I'll tell you now I'm gonna take this
Did you come here to watch me, watch me burn?
Dana ran back to the remaining three, and Zoey knew what the idea was and she pulled Chase along, and they all ran.
"Come on!" Dana instructed, as she ran ahead.
"Does anyone mind telling me what's going on?" Chase asked exasperated, as Zoey pulling him along running. He had no choice but to run. Michael and Nicole followed suit, with looks of puzzlement on their faces.
Logan laughed bitterly, "Yeah, you really expect me to give up my powers?"
Andy smirked, "You know Reese, we can do this the easy way or the hard way."
Logan took a defensive stance, "I'm not scared of you…"
"Oh, you'll be scared because I know for a fact your sister, Samantha is pregnant…and I don't know, she can't help you because it might endanger the baby she's carrying… She has half of her powers, so if I take hers, she'll die. You know, very unfortunate what happened to your mother—"
Andy was cut off by Logan sending a powerful stream of fire towards his chest. Andy was sent back a couple feet. Logan clenched his jaw, as his breathing became ragged from the surge of emotions he was feeling. His hands were smoking.
Andy stood up, sneering. He wasn't surprised though. The Reeses were temperamental people, primary example being Logan's own sister.
"Lay off my sister," Logan threatened as his dark brown eyes narrowed, "or I will kill you. Right here. Right now."
I'll let it show that
I'm not always hiding
"Oh, wow. Persistent, are we?"
Logan rolled his eyes as a sword appeared in flames. He clutched it tightly, and the blade glowed red.
"Listen, stop stalling. I have things to do and places to be, so shut up and let me help you die quicker," Logan said, in a bored tone.
Andy shrugged coolly, "Very well."
Come all the way down
And watch me burn
Dana bust through the boys' dorm, and tore through Logan's drawer. It felt weird going through your boyfriend's boxer drawer. She laughed out loud when she found Logan's lucky boxers. Black with little red hearts on them. Dana closed the drawer when there was no luck in retrieving a mirror.
"Chase. Michael. Do you know where Logan's biggest mirror is? I need to do something with it," Dana asked Logan's roommates.
"Dana, seriously. I don't think you want us to go get it. Logan would kill us," Chase explained. Dana silenced him with a glare, which Chase was clearly scared of at this point. "But, who cares about my well-being? Fine, I'll get it…"
Chase ran into the back the room, and pushed a 50 inch mirror in the room. It was even bigger than their big screen TV. Nicole gasped, as the mirror was full length. He set there in front of Dana.
"There…" Chase said, finally. "What are you going to with it, anyway?"
"You'll see," Dana said, smirking. She had to get through to Logan somehow. Just to see he was okay. "You guys let me concentrate for a minute."
Everyone was silent as Dana sat on the floor, cross-legged. She took deep breaths, as dark energy surrounded her. Her hands glowed a deep black, not even purple this time. Dana screamed in pain, as black streams of her own energy came out of her and hit the mirror. Surprisingly, Chase and Zoey were calm about it. Zoey told Chase was Dana was doing…and he was okay with it.
Dana fell on the floor, and opened her eyes, and blinked once, then twice.
"Did it work?" she asked, groggily. "The mirror…"
"Well…OH MY GOD! It worked! There's Logan…and I know that guy," Zoey said, alarmingly.
"Who is he, Zoey?" Nicole asked.
"Glenn's cousin," Zoey stated, bitterly.
"Aw, hell no," Michael said, as his eyes widened. "Logan's fighting pretty hard…"
"Well, that is his mother's killer," Dana reasoned, with an air of knowledge to her voice. The scene on the basketball court was tension-filled. The look of revenge filled Logan's eyes. The ground split in half as molten hot lava resided below. This was totally Logan's element. It would be no sweat for him, right?
"Ouch, Logan just side kicked the guy's face and nicked him with his sword," Chase explained, wincing. Zoey raised an eyebrow. What was so painful about that?
"What's so painful about a nick?" Zoey asked, confused. Her raised eyebrow showed her confusion.
"Zo, when you get nicked in the gut…IT HURTS," Chase explained, lifting his shirt to reveal a small scar on the side of his abdomen. It was shaped like a heart. "Courtney did this, when I was 6."
"Ow," Zoey said, "but I like the scar. I think it's cute. I think it's because it's shaped like a heart."
As her friends talked about scars and hairbrushes, Dana watched the mirror attentively. Logan, I can't lose you. We almost lost other; I won't let that happen again. I'll kick this guy's ass, but you need closure so I'll let you have it. No way was Andy Davis going to win. Not on her watch.
I won't let it show that
I'm not always flying
Dana ran and opened a window. She stuck one leg out and turned to her friends.
"You guys cover me."
Logan and Andy glared at each other. Logan was angry flaming mad. They charged at each other again, their swords clinking and sparking as they made contact. Andy tried to take an upper blow at Logan, but Logan instinctively ducked, and kicked Andy in the crotch. After seconds later, Andy stood up and charged at Logan again. Logan drew back a fist, and aimed for Andy's nose. He hit a bull's-eye when he noticed a steady stream of blood, flowing out his nose.
Andy fought harder, and Logan backed up, kicking and punching.
"Admit it! You killed my mother," Logan yelled angrily, as he blocked another blow.
"Maybe I did…maybe I didn't," Andy said, as kicked Logan. Logan didn't feel a thing, but he felt himself falling into the molten lava, until a black light surrounded his waist, and pulled him up. "Ok, I admit it, Logan…I killed your mother, and I ENJOYED IT!"
What a twisted dude. Logan thought as he felt himself being pulled up. I'll destroy him…once I'm put down!
So on the way down
I'll watch you burn
"You did, did you? Well, I'll enjoy kicking your ass," an icy female voice retorted. Dana levitated to the ground, setting Logan down in the process. She stood right between Logan and Andy.
"Aww, how sweet. It'll be like Romeo and Juliet all over again," Andy sneered, eyeing the couple. "I wouldn't want you to get hurt, Dana."
"How the hell do you know my name?" Dana asked, angrily. "You know what? It doesn't matter since you'll end up dying anyway."
"Is that right?"
"Well," Dana said, with a sickly sweet smile on her face, "You have a date."
Andy smirked trying to stroke her cheek. Dana slapped his hand away.
"Oh, just the way I like them…feisty. Do I have a date with you, perchance?"
"Nope," Dana said, still smiling triumphantly. "You have a date with my foot. If you're confused, allow me to demonstrate."
So let me know just how to take this
You're way too cold
Now show me how before it breaks me
Did you come here to watch me, watch me burn?
Dana gave Andy a powerful kick to the face. He didn't realize he was about to fall into the molten lava behind him, and it was bottomless, so he could never come back. He was sent just inches, as more blood poured out of Andy's face. Logan already gave him a bloody nose, and Dana's foot didn't make it any easier. Dana and Logan smirked, at each other. Andy reacted and pinched his nose to stop the bleeding. He hunched over as he coughed up blood. One more kick or punch and Andy would be down for good.
I'll let it show that
I'm not always hiding
Come all the way down
And watch me burn
I won't let it show that
I'm not always flying
So on the way down
I'll watch you burn
Dana leaned in as she whispered in Logan's ear, "He's down. Get it over with."
Logan nodded. His fist was drawn back as flames erupted in them. This is for you, Mom. I promised I'd get revenge, and here it comes. In an eruption of fire, Logan's fist made contact with Andy's gut.
Noooooooo, ooooooooh
Andy was sent backwards as he fell. He screamed loudly. Logan winced as he heard the sickening crack of bone and marrow, and sizzling.
The basketball court was restored to normal. Logan stood there…unable to believe what he just did. It was really over.
It was really over this time. Dana touched his shoulder and whirled him around. His eyes were shining was unshed tears. Dana was the only one that was actually going to see Logan cry.
"Logan?"
Logan just looked at her. The silence being unbearable to Dana. She couldn't stand seeing her boyfriend this way. Logan was just reeling from the shock of it all. He's really gone. I can't believe it. I killed the freak…wow, and I managed to stay hot in the process.
Dana and Logan hugged. That's how they stood, as the thunder and lightning above them boomed. Just holding each other. All the childhood memories came back to Logan full force, and he squeezed his eyes shut. When he opened them, a small tear fell out of his eye. Dana pulled away, and kissed him. As their lips met, a shower of rain fell on the couple.
They didn't care. It was just them. Kissing in the rain, and putting all the love they had for each other in the kiss. They pulled away, as Logan took Dana's hands in his, and they rested their foreheads against each other.
"I love you, Cruz," Logan said, smirking. A happy twinkle danced in his eyes.
Dana gave him an equally playful smirk, "I love you more, Reese."
They kissed once more, holding each other.
I'll let it show that
I'm not always hiding
Come all the way down
And watch me burn
I won't let it show that
I'm not always flying
So on the way down
I'll watch you burn
Chase, Zoey, Nicole and Michael saw the whole thing via the mirror. Nicole sniffled, as a happy tear rolled down her cheek.
"Aww, kissing in the rain…that's- that's- beautiful!" Nicole said, sobbing in happiness. Michael held her, and wiped her tears away.
Zoey sighed happily as she rested her head on Chase's shoulder. Chase put an arm around her. Zoey lifted her head and looked into Chase's eyes. Chase did the same.
"I love you, Brooks," Chase told Zoey, imitating Logan and Dana.
"I love you more, Matthews," Zoey replied, leaning in for a kiss. Their lips met…and that, my dear readers, is the power of love…
EPILOGUE:
Chase and Zoey graduated senior year being voted PCA's Cutest Couple, with Dana and Logan trailing behind as PCA's Sports Male and Female MVP of the year. They were also voted together as PCA's Sexiest Couple. Nicole and Michael didn't do too badly even although they didn't win the couple votes. Nicole, however, did win the School Spirit Award. I guess her perkiness did help. Michael won the Resident Rhymer vote for his ability to rap and lay down the coolest beats. Chase and Zoey had individual awards as well. Chase, for his work in the drama club, won PCA's Director of the Year, and the English award. Zoey won the Science Award; only to be tied with Quinn, but she took Math as well, as Gym…tied with Logan.
Chase and Zoey went to the same university, and during that time, Chase proposed and Zoey happily accepted. They became Mr. and Mrs. Matthews in nine months. Chase became a best-selling authour, while Zoey became a fashion designer.
The following year, Chase and Zoey became the proud parents of twins, a boy and girl named Zachary James Matthews, and Katie Jane Matthews. Zack played sports, and was a bit of an artsy like his father, playing the piano and electric guitar, but he could be found skateboarding out back.
Katie played sports as well, but wrote songs in her free time. She helped her mother with inspiration for her fashion designs, but was really closer to Chase. She never went anywhere without her acoustic guitar, just in case inspiration for a new song came up. She had a singing voice that was often compared to Christina Aguilera… her parents didn't know it yet.
Katie inherited her mother's water's element, while Zack got Chase's earth element.
Logan and Dana got married their first year in college. Logan was studying to be a director/producer like his father and grandfather before him, while Dana was studying law, but gave it up for a modelling career. They said they liked her feisty attitude and her face. Logan directed and produced three consecutive summer hits, while Dana tore up the runways all over North America and Europe.
Two years later, Logan and Dana also became the parents of twins (A/N: I love twins…don't know why.) a boy and girl as well named Justin Matthew Reese, and Hannah Isabella (A/N: Dana's middle name) Reese.
Hannah was exactly like Dana. She was tough, and wasn't afraid to speak her mind. Hannah also got into her fair share of fights, so Logan affectionally nicknamed her Cruz Jr. She was like Logan, also when it came to clothes and hair. Dana had to buy industrial-sized hair gel for both Logan and Hannah (separate jars). Hannah liked streaking her hair different colours, and sometimes did her mother's hair. She even streaked Dana's hair a dark purple one time. It turned Logan on more than ever…
Hannah loved music though. She loved her drums, and almost killed her brother when he broke the drumsticks, but she taught herself to play the piano. She also wrote music occasionally, and sang. She was awesome at singing, but she owned dancing, especially hip hop. Hannah was captain of her school's dance team, and occasion played football with most of the boys at her school.
Her favourite sport was baseball and she was on the baseball team, as their star pitcher, although she played one-on-one basketball with Logan, and won. She was very pretty good, and Hannah wasn't bad to look at either.
Justin Reese loved making his sister's life miserable, from breaking her drumsticks to using her eyeliner as a black pencil crayon (thought he would never admit it). He was more of a Logan-esque kind of kid. He loved sports, and he was basketball team captain… He owned a video camera, and taped EVERYTHING his sister did, just in case it came in handy for blackmail. Secretly, he would kill anyone that hurt Hannah, his younger twin (he's older by a whole two minutes).
He was also a ladies man at school (like Logan…haha).
But he had his mother's temper, and gave this kid a bloody nose and a black eye…
It wasn't a pretty picture …
Hannah had her father's fire element, while Justin inherited Dana's dark element.
Nicole and Michael separated for a year, and met up and rekindled their romance, after a series of bad relationships that didn't work out. After re-dating for three years, Michael proposed and Nicole happily accepted.
In a year, they were Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barrett. Michael became a successful music producer, and even started his own record label. Nicole went on to be a very successful talk show host, because everybody knows Nicole loved to talk about everything and anything!
Two and a half years later after that, Nicole became pregnant with a son, Jordan Michael Barrett. Jordan was only six month old, when Nicole got pregnant. 15 months after Jordan, a daughter was born, Marissa Natalie Barrett.
Jordan had an eye for picking the hot girls like his mother, in high school, and Marissa was laid-back like her father, and they even shared potato chips. Marissa and Jordan came up with their own raps. Jordan came up with the beats while Marissa rapped, and some it was the other way around.
Jordan and Marissa were inseparable, but they did have arguments like normal brother and sisters. Jordan and Marissa were very competitive when it came to basketball. Marissa did the craziest lay ups, and fake-outs, while Jordan made dunking look like a breeze.
Jordan and Nicole shared the air elements while Marissa proved she was a true Daddy's Girl by taking after Michael. Marissa had his light element.
Ever wondered what happened to Courtney, Bryan, Dylan, Samantha, Noah, and Stacy?
Courtney and Bryan are happily married; so her married name is Courtney Cruz-Matthews, but for professional purposes, she uses Courtney Cruz. Courtney's the lead singer in her own band, Roses N' Thorns, with her husband as the drummer, duh!
They have twin boys, who are fraternal, Devon and Damien Cruz (both a bit younger than Amanda and Rachel). Courtney and Bryan also have a reality show called Till Death Do Us Part (A/N: I took this title from Dave Navarro's and Carmen Elektra's reality show. Don't own it), produced by none other than Logan Reese. So, it gave Logan and sometimes Dana a reason to see their nephews everyday. Logan loved Devon and Damien to death. Damien, however, maintained a really close relationship with his uncle Chase and Aunt Zoey. Devon and Damien were partners in crime (using the attic of their mansion as HQ), but Damien always pranked his younger cousins when the opportunity showed itself. Damien had the demeanour and smirk of an evil genius. Devon was dubbed the brains behind the plans the two set off.
Damien and Devon were rebels, although they were gifted in school… but they were often dubbed as the "Catastrophic Cruz Brothers."
Damien took after his father, Bryan and Aunt Dana by taking up the darkness element, and Devon took after his mother and Uncle Chase by taking the earth element.
Courtney is currently 6 and a half months pregnant.
Dylan and Samantha had a girl, but there was another surprise. There was another baby hiding out behind Rachel. It was a girl, so Dylan and Samantha became the parents of fraternal twins, Rachel and Amanda Brooks-Reese. Dylan became an extreme sports athlete, while Samantha became an actress. She had a knack for playing the villain.
Samantha did well in horror movies too. Recently she acted in the Queen of the Damned remake as the female lead, as Queen Akasha (A/N: If you've seen the movie…you know what I'm talking about).
She is currently nominated for 3 Oscars…
Noah became an airline pilot, and Stacy became a known choreographer, being named as the next Paula Abdul. They are married as well…with 10 year old, Emma (affectionately nicknamed Emmy) and her 8 and a half year old sister, Penelope (also nicknamed Penny). Stacy is host of her own dance reality show…
Emma controlled light from Stacy and Penny got air from Noah.
Stacy Bristow-Barrett is 3 months pregnant…
But when these six kids come together, what adventures will unfold, and who will find romance? Will they finish what their parents started?
Read and find out in the sequel Love's Power: Rediscovered…
Aww, so it's over, and that was a pretty long epilogue…
From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank everyone who read and reviewing this story. I'm about to cry because it's over but…not to cry because the sequel will be up and running in a couple of days.
I love you guys so much, I can't tell you how much, but all of you are amazing. A special shoutout goes out to Stripysockz, however, for the title name, all of the credit goes to her. As a thank you, the first chapter of the sequel will be dedicated to you. Thanks! (hug)
Over 14, 000 hits, my jaw literally dropped in shock. I hope the sequel will get the same response…
I LOVE YOU GUYS AND THANKS FOR READING AND REVIEWING! YOU ALL ROCK! You guys are the reason I kept the story, so once again, THANK YOU!
--Tears On My Pillow
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