A/N: Wow... I didn't even realize it because I finished this a little while ago... but this is the last chapter. Hope you guys have liked the story :) As of now, I have no ideas for any more installments (which might be a good thing, considering how long this series has been), but who knows? I'm currently working on something for another show. Sorry people :( I'm also thinking of changing my penname to just "Patricia"... what do you think? The "L Bryans" part doesn't stand for anything anyway, and I've grown to think it's stupid. I came up with it at like, 3 am or something... Anyway, back to the story. The song used at the end is the Goo Goo Dolls' "Better Days"... everyone's probably heard it. Originally I was gonna use John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", but it didn't fit as well.
Mediatorsk: I figured you didn't live near Jersey, (and if you did, you wouldn't want to live in the country's hell hole, lol) but wow, I've got readers all the way in the UK? Cool! I'm spending a month in England over the summer... can you imagine if we walk right past each other and have no idea? lol.
Punk Rock Miko2: Well, you'll see the whole thing about the love issue here. Hope you've enjoyed it all :)
CHAPTER TWELVE
All Pam had time to do was fill up the remaining potion vials and distribute them to Stella, Andy, Allie, Jake, and Chris before a hoard of Nattrods appeared in front of them. They must've known about the death of their comrade. As Mark, the only mortal, hid for his safety, everyone else threw potions. Ithelped of course,but more demonskept coming. For an endangered species, they sure didn't seem like it. It wasn't long before they started shimmering in behind everyone and knocking them out. The last person to fall was Pam, and when she did, there was one triumphant Nattrod left standing in the middle of the room.
Mark emerged before the demon could kill anyone. "I believe I'm the one you want," he said.
"You think you can stand up against me, mortal?" the Nattrod asked skeptically. "Once I kill you, I'm going to kill them all, anyway. They've caused far too much trouble to go unpunished. And there's nothing you can do about it. You're defenseless."
Mark revealed that he'd been hiding a potion vial behind his back. "Sure about that?" Before the Nattrod could escape, Mark threw it and killed him, ending the dangerous war forever.
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"My head feels better now," Stella said, handing the ice pack back to Pam. Almost all of them had some sort of bump or bruise.
"So, if you don't need us anymore, I guess we should go…" Mark mumbled.
"Oh, no," Pam interjected. "Not yet. There's tons for us to catch up on." Andy smiled. She'd finally learned how to forgive. "Plus, there's something I think you guys deserve to see."
They were led up to the attic, where five candles were placed on the rug.
"What're these for?" Stella asked.
"You'll see," Pam said. "Hear these words, hear my cry, spirit from the other side. Come to me, I summon thee, cross now the Great Divide."
Swarms of light began to appear in the area the crystals surrounded, and pretty soon, a woman was standing there. Stella and Andy instantly recognized her instantly as Paige Matthews, but it took a little while for them to realize that this was their mother.
"M-Mom?" Stella said finally.
Paige smiled, tears already forming in her eyes. "Stella," she answered, outstretching her arms and hugging the daughter she hadn't seen in so long. She looked over at her son. "Andy." She hugged him, too, and then looked at her husband. "Mark…"
"Paige… I'm so sorry," he apologized. The sight of his dead wife made him feel even more guilty of all he'd done to separate their children from the craft.
Paige walked up to him, wiping her eyes. "I forgive you," she said, instantly erasing all of the remorse in Mark's mind. She kissed him. Stella and Andy looked on fondly. They had never seen their father so happy.
"Come here, you guys," Mark said, motioning Stella and Andy to come over. The entire family shared a heartfelt reunion, and in that moment, Pam was positive that Mark had the right idea about love.
And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cause I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
So take these words
And sing out loud
Cause everyone is forgiven now
Cause tonight's the night the world begins again…
THE END
A/N: Alright, all you people who read and don't comment, review! This is the last chapter, after all. I'm not gonna get mad at anything you say, I promise :) Review even if you're one of my friends from school who's discovered my identity on this site and don't want me to know... (that's totally possible. I've found the profiles of two of my friends, and because I like to stay hidden, I only review their fics anonymously hehehe...)
