"Goliath!" Brooklyn yelled. They rushed up to join in the fight. When they got there, they saw the others dodging energy balls from Zathandra.
"Goliath, nice of you to finally join us." Zathandra laughed as she threw an energy ball at Goliath. Both he and Hudson dove out of the way. The others were gliding around trying to get in shots at her, but Zathandra was always one step ahead of them. The fight went on for another 10 minutes, and the Gargoyles were getting weak.
"I grow tired of this. It's time to go and finish what I started 900 years ago." Zathandra said. She fired magical binds at the Gargoyles and they all stuck to the wall, except Goliath. "See you all on the other side." She was about to disappear when Goliath jumped at her and disappeared with her.
"Goliath!" They all called. Hudson knew what was going to happen. And so did Xanatos.
They reappeared on a cliff that over looked the city and Goliath hit the ground with a thud.
"Well, that was daring of you. You've come to watch me destroy humanity. But you realise that there is now no-one to help you and no-one to stop me destroying you." Zathandra said. Goliath got up.
"There is one who will stop you, if she can be reached." Goliath said. Goliath saw that the ground beneath Zathandra was weak and easily compromised. But he needed to lower her guard so he could what he knew he had to do. Zathandra looked at him and could read his features.
"I know what you're thinking, I know why you're here and I know why you're struggling with this. In order to save the world you have sworn to protect, you need to kill the one you have sworn to love." Zathandra said.
"Let me talk to Elisa!" Goliath said.
"She can hear you, but it won't do much good." Zathandra said.
"Elisa, if you can hear me, let me know." Goliath said.
"That is pathetic. I'm going to enjoy destroying you." Zathandra said. She hit Goliath with a powerful energy ball that sent him hurtling backwards. Suddenly, her eyes returned to normal when she realised what she had done.
"Goliath!" Elisa called. Goliath got up and realised he could get to her.
"Elisa?" Goliath said. Then Zathandra took control.
"Ah, you almost had me there." Zathandra said. Then she turned from him. Goliath realised that of he caused her to use her powers to hurt him, Elisa would take control. He mustered up the strength to tackle her again. She was winded by this attack, but she blasted him in the chest with her power and sent him back again. He roared in pain. Elisa took over again.
"Goliath, I'm sorry, I can't control her." Elisa said. He saw tears run down her face, how much pain she was in. He couldn't stand it. Then Zathandra took over again.
"Ok, this is getting tiresome. I'll have to end this NOW!" Zathandra shouted. With that, she created a large ball of energy and was ready to fire it at Goliath. She saw the panic on his face.
"Elisa, remember that I love you. I always will." Goliath said. The energy ball disappeared and Elisa took control again.
"Goliath, I'm sorry, I know what you have to do, do it now, while she's under control." Elisa said, tears streaming down her face. Tears were streaming down Goliath's face.
"Elisa, I…don't know if I can." Goliath said, the pain of what he had to do eating away at him.
"Do it now, while you still have a chance." Elisa begged.
"Elisa…" Goliath said, pain filled his voice.
"Do it!" Elisa pleaded. Then Zathandra took over.
"Too late." She said. But Goliath roared as he smashed both of his fists into the ground. The cliff under Zathandra crumbled and she screamed as she fell. Tears fell more freely as he heard the screaming stop. He dove over the edge and glided down to the bottom where he saw her lying there under the rubble of the cliff.
"NO!" He cried as he landed. He frantically began to remove the rubble. Once she was uncovered, he saw that the amulet was broken and watched as the red vapour screamed as it left Elisa's body and disappeared. When that happened, Elisa returned to the way she normally looked, her fair skin, jet black hair, blue jeans, black t-shirt and red jacket. He fell to her side and held her in his arms.
"Elisa…please forgive me." Goliath said. Elisa weakly opened her eyes and smiled at him.
"Hey, I knew you could do it. Zathandra's gone." Elisa said.
"Elisa, forgive me. If there was another way…" Goliath said, tears still running down his face. She raised a finger to his lips.
"I forgive you, it was this or I kill you and the rest of humanity. I knew what you had to do. I love you, and would rather that you did it." Elisa said.
"If I can get you back to the castle then…"Goliath began, but again, Elisa stopped him.
"I'm dying, Goliath, I won't make it back to the castle. Besides, there's nowhere else I'd rather be. I love you and if I die, I want it to be with you. I was in your arms when I met you and it's where I'll leave you." Elisa said, tears running down her face. Tears were falling freely down Goliath's face. "Goliath, you are the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you so much. I'm sorry."
"No, I love you, and I'm sorry that I couldn't save you this time." Goliath said. "You are the one who made me realise I could love again, you gave me my trust in humans back. I never felt this way before. I cannot bear to lose you."
"If you truly loved me, then I'll never leave you." Elisa said. She lifted her arm and pulled him down to her and she kissed him. Then she closed her eyes and her hand went limp. Her breathing slowed and then she was gone. Goliath held her close to him and then he roared in agony over her loss.
Back at the castle, the others were attached to the wall. Suddenly the bonds disappeared, and they all fell to the floor. At the same time, the damage that was done was all repaired.
"What happened?" Brooklyn said.
"It must be over, Goliath must have stopped her." Angela said. Hudson knew what it meant.
"We'll ask him when he comes back." Broadway said.
"Hopefully, Elisa will be alright." Lexington said.
"I hope Goliath's alright." Brooklyn said.
"He should be back soon." Angela said. But they saw the look on Hudson's face.
"Hudson, what's wrong?" Broadway asked.
"I don't expect Goliath be back for a while." Hudson said.
"Why not?" Lex asked. Then Xanatos came out.
"The only way to stop Elisa from destroying humanity was for her to die. The power was too much for her to handle. The only one who could do was one who had control over her heart." Xanatos said.
"So in order to save the world, Goliath had to kill Elisa?" Angela asked.
"I'm afraid so." Xanatos said.
"With the spell broken and everything back to normal, then that means…" Brooklyn said. They all realised.
"No, no she…she can't…" Angela sobbed. Broadway held her.
"Oh no, Elisa can't be dead." Lexington said. Tears rolled down their faces as they all roared into the night. The pain could be heard.
"What…what about Goliath?" Brooklyn said.
"I don't know, and frankly, I hope never to know the pain of having to choose between my heart and my nature. I'll make more of an effort to make sure Fox knows how I feel about her." Xanatos said. Then he walked away. Broadway turned to Angela.
"I make that same promise, I don't know if I could if it was you." Broadway said. Angela just held him tighter.
"Why didn't he tell us?" Lexington said.
"He didn't want any of you to know because he thought you might try and stop him. This is something he had to do on his own." Hudson said.
"Shouldn't we go and find him? He might need us." Angela said.
"I think the best thing for him now is to be left alone, none of us can hope to even comprehend the pain he is feeling and will feel for the rest of his life." Hudson said.