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The End?

Vash clamped an arm around Meryl's waist, Knives held Stella behind him and Nick grasped Millie's hand.

"Don't you remember me? Oh why would you, you two only ruined the most lucrative moneymaker there ever was. But the last time you saw me I was only a boy."

Meryl and Stella shared a look but didn't register a name.

"Oh for fucks sake!" the man growled and stepped out from the shadows. He was in his early forties and showed the signs of an easy life.

It was then that Stella recalled a name. "Luke…"

"Yes Luke, I see you remembered Stella. You were always my favourite. But now that you have destroyed all the samples I'll have to get new ones, and I wonder where I'm going to get those?" His tone was condescending, just as his father's had been.

"Who is this guy short girl's?" whispered Nick.

"He was the son of the founder of Seed. Luke Whistler. I loathed the little prick. He always thought himself so much better." Answered Meryl.

"Oh I'm glad you remember me Meryl. You'll be cursing my name forever." Luke grinned flashing white teeth as guards surrounded them.

They stood slowly as the guards closed in guns ready. Vash and Knives shared a look as did Nick and Meryl. There was no way that they could go back.

"Do you really think that we didn't plan for this?" questioned Knives. His arms were crossed over his chest and he radiated an air of superiority. Meryl, Stella and Millie glanced at each other wondering what he was talking about.

Luke snorted. "There is nothing you can do. I have you cornered, there is no escape."

Knives smirked, "never, never underestimate your enemy."

Luke glared and motioned to the men nearest the woman to grab them from their lovers grasp and pull them away. Vash gritted his teeth but let them take Meryl. Nick, trusting the brothers knew what they were doing did the same. The only one who was cool about it was Knives, but even he gave Stella a reassuring hug.

"What are you going to do now?" asked Luke.

"What else, get out lovers back." Knives, Vash and Nick closed in on one another and looked out at the men around them. Stella, Meryl and Millie were kneeled before them.

"We'll see." Glared Luke, He nodded his head and the guard holding Stella struck her across the face. Her lip split but she didn't cry out. She took the hit and looked back at Knives, trying not to break eye contact.

No one but Vash noticed the tightening of Knives' jaw at the attack on his mate. But that wasn't where Luke stopped. "I'll make you all regret coming here."

Millie was next; she received a rifle butt to the back of the head. She fell forward gasping out in pain. A slight trickle of blood appeared past her hairline and grimaced back the squeak of pain; Nick clenched his fists and growled.

Vash's heart had sped up wondering what Luke was going to do Meryl.

"Now for my last and most favourite." Luke strolled over to Meryl who looked on with mild attention. She had schooled her face to not register the pain. Luke came up behind her and pulling her head back by her hair he plunged a knife into her shoulder, he then ripped up tearing flesh and bone alike. Her eyes widened with the pain, but she didn't cry out nor did her face change.

Vash cried out for her. He watched as Meryl's precious lifeblood flowed freely from her gaping wound. Nick gasped and yelled injustices against Luke. Knives stood up straighter and glared at the man.

"Well then, that was fun. Think I'll continue that kind of treatment from now on." Luke gloated.

"No, you won't." Growled Vash, His gun was out and pointing towards the Seed building behind him. Knives mirrored Vash; both looked to their abused lovers, anger and disgust filling their eyes. "You will no longer have a place to do it in."

The bothers fired their new and improved guns, while Nick dashed to the women and threw them to the ground. Brilliant light bloomed from he guns, a smaller version of the angel arms that the brothers owned grew and a controlled blast erupted. In seconds the Seed building was decimated. Vash and Knives stood like gods in and amongst the fire and brimstone, the only remains of Seed.

"No more." Growled Knives.

Nick picked up Meryl and handed her over to Millie while he began to beat off the guards. Vash and Knives followed suit. Blood split, bone broke, and screamed abuses filled the air. Stella, Millie, with a partially conscious Meryl watched on. The three men worked in unison and with deadly skill, though neither killed a single man.

When the guards were nothing more then beaten bags on the ground the three men turned to Luke. He had been so surprised he had been riveted to the spot. Nick was the first to take out his anger. Nick laid a right hook, and a left punch to Luke's stomach. Luke fell to the ground clutching his abused body.

"That you little shit is for hitting and making big girl bleed." Gritting his teeth he went over to Millie to inspect her wounds, as well as tending to Meryl.

Vash was next. He picked Luke up and threw him back to the ground. He shook the man until he was dizzy. Though Vash wanted nothing more then to beat Luke to a living puddle of human goo he couldn't go that far. Vash tossed Luke to Knives waiting hands and walked away. He took Meryl in his arms, "we're leaving. Leave to Knives do his punishment." Nick nodded and walked away.

Stella was the only one left, as Knives held Luke up like a rag. He proceeded to beat him senseless. Knives punched kicked and tossed Luke around the hard pavement until Luke left a trail of dirty blood.

Knives was prepping his last hit when Stella's soft voice stopped him, "Knives, stop."

Knives looked back at her, "what do you mean 'stop'? He had you hit and he severely wounded Meryl. Why can't I kill him? If I do you won't have to be in fear of him ever again."

Stella shook her head. "He knows now what destruction we can do. Let him live so that he'll always know that we were the ones to destroy his precious Seed."

Knives looked down on Luke. His face was almost unrecognisable and he was silently crying. Knives sighed his defeat and held Luke up to his eye level. "You even think of going after us again, I'll make what little time you have left a living nightmare."

Luke nodded as best he could and Knives dropped him. Knives turned away and took Stella under his arm.

'It's over Meryl. Finally over' whispered Stella, her eyes focused on the rising suns.

'Finally…' sighed Meryl in return.