Chapter 25: Gloria, Caitlin, Melissa, Ashley, and Jessica VS Ation and Cyberdemon: The Final Battle
Cyberdemon smashed buildings and stomped on cars. He used his rocket launcher to blast larger buildings and kill people. He wrecked havoc in the formerly peaceful city of Tranquility. Ation stood on his left shoulder and held on to his horn. He was amused by the people trying to escape or trying to hurt Cyberdemon. "Death is inevitable for all you pitiful humans," Ation declared. "You'll never be able to defeat my awesome beast! Nobody can stop us now!"
"Think again, you bastard!" someone yelled from behind.
He took a quick peek behind him and saw Gloria and the others heading towards him on a black dragon. "What! How did they escape?" Ation demanded.
"Your stupid cell couldn't hold us in!" responded Ashley.
"You're already too late! Crush them!" Ation commanded.
Cyberdemon turned around and backslapped them to the ground with his left hand. They hit the ground a few miles away from Cyberdemon. They all got up and Gloria ordered Craig to take Abby to a safe place and protect her. Craig did what he was told, took Abby, and flew farther away. True, Cyberdemon was big and powerful, but his extreme size and heavy armor slowed him down. Gloria and the others ran as far as they could. They were nearly a mile away. "What…are we going…to do…now?" Melissa managed to choke out.
Gloria gasped, "We…have to fight…it."
Everyone was still gasping for air. "But he's too powerful!" Caitlin reminded her.
"It doesn't matter! Tranquility is depending on us! The world is depending on us. It's better to die trying than to die doing nothing. We have to fight to the death. It all comes down to this final battle. So let this count!" Gloria continued.
Unknown to all five girls, Duke, Leon, James, Orlando, and Johnny were running away when they saw them standing there and looking at Cyberdemon. "What the hell are they doing?" Orlando demanded.
"Why aren't they running?" James wondered.
Duke and Leon soon realized what they were planning on doing. They knew that Gloria, Ashley, Melissa, Caitlin, and Jessica would fight the beast. Unexpectedly, all five girls altered their bodies to become their true forms. Orlando, Johnny, and James were filled with awe as they watched the people they loved transform right before their eyes. Duke and Leon did not show the same expression. They showed worry for they knew that they would fight to the death and they weren't sure if they would come back alive. Orlando screamed at the top of his lungs. Ashley heard him and turned around to see all five of them. "Damn!" she cursed.
Everyone else turned around and was just as surprised as the three men. "What the hell are they doing? They should be running away!" uttered Caitlin.
"It doesn't matter! They've found out about our secret. But we need to get going NOW!" Gloria shouted.
Ashley and Gloria took flight while Caitlin and Jessica got on to Melissa's back. But she didn't move. "Melissa, what are you waiting for?" Jessica questioned.
"Just wait," Melissa answered.
She became her other draconic form. She beat all six of her wings and finally took flight. "Yeehaw!" Caitlin yelled happily.
"Caitlin, you're a pirate, not a cowgirl," Jessica noted.
Duke watched them leave and whispered to himself, "Go get 'em, girls."
Melissa soon flew past Gloria and Ashley and flew towards Cyberdemon. Caitlin got up and took out her sword. She took aim at Cyberdemon's right arm and fired a storm of sharp ice crystals. The beast roared in pain and directed his rocket launcher at Jessica, Caitlin, and Melissa. He fired a rocket at them. Duke, Leon, Johnny, Orlando, and James were watching on the rooftop of a tall building. Craig had brought them there once he realized who they were and he went away to help Abby. They saw the rocket actually following Jessica, Caitlin, and Melissa as she tried to lose it. Ashley and Gloria also witnessed this. "Why is that rocket following us?" Jessica questioned.
"Because it's a directed rocket, meaning that once Cyberdemon fires at us, it will follow us until it explodes itself," Melissa answered.
"You freakin' know-it-all!" Caitlin commented.
"I am NOT a know-it-all! We have more things to think about anyways!" Melissa shouted. She flew as fast as she could but she couldn't lose it. She was flying too fast; she was using up her energy at a rapid rate. She started to slow drastically. "What is going on?" asked Jessica.
"I'm using too much energy. We have to destroy that thing. Soon I'll have to land somewhere," explained Melissa.
"You can't stop now!" Caitlin yelled.
But Melissa ended up stopping. The rocket was only a few feet away. "What are you doing!" Caitlin exclaimed.
Melissa didn't move or reply. She just glared at the rocket and then closed her eyes as if she were ready to be killed. In a matter of seconds, the rocket hit its targets. "NOOO!" Gloria and Ashley shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Jessica!" Leon yelled from the rooftop.
The others gasped and Duke fell to his knees, speechless. Ashley and Gloria were silent. Cyberdemon roared and Ation laughed.
"I've wiped out three of your friends already, Gloria. Now it's only you and your friend. It'll be impossible to defeat me with you two alone. Unless you'll still be foolish enough to continue," Ation sneered.
"Your monster may be powerful, but he's not invincible!" roared Gloria.
She and Ashley flew towards him swiftly, ready to gain revenge for their friends.
Caitlin opened her eyes to find herself inside a sphere of electricity. Outside, it, it was completely dark. She was still on Melissa's back and was still sitting in front of Jessica. She too opened her eyes. The darkness outside the sphere started to clear up. Beyond the darkness, she could barely see Ation and Cyberdemon and Ashley and Gloria flying towards them. We…survived? she thought. "Are you ok Mel?" she asked.
"Yes I am Cait," Melissa answered.
"How did we survive?" questioned Jessica.
"I activated an electric shield before we got hit. That's one reason why I stopped," Melissa replied. Lowering her voice, she added, "Now guys, be as quiet as you can and don't do anything. I activated invisibility. Once I'm on, you guys get off and cause as much damage as you can."
Caitlin and Jessica nodded. Melissa moved silently towards Cyberdemon. She immediately planted her dragon claws into Cyberdemon's flesh and used her four arms to continuously slash him. Blood started to seep out of the numerous gashes. Cyberdemon screamed in pain and tried to get her off. The perplexed Ashley and Gloria stopped in their tracks and watched Cyberdemon try to get an unseen thing off his back. Jessica and Caitlin got off and started creating damage of their own. Caitlin stabbed Cyberdemon's flesh while Jessica's acid pool spell burned him. Skin started to melt away and blood squirted from the sword wounds. "Guys, climb on now!" Melissa roared.
Jessica and Caitlin jumped back on her back. Melissa quickly got off and flew in front of Cyberdemon. She charged up her electric attack. Caitlin charged up a rock attack and Jessica got a wind attack ready. As fast as they had charged up their attack, they fired a combination of electricity, earth, and wind, blasting Cyberdemon's unprotected face. He bellowed in pain and fell on his back. The three girls revealed themselves among everyone. "Caitlin, Jessica, Melissa, you're alive! We thought you were dead," Ashley happily welcomed.
"Everyone did, but we have a job to finish," Jessica reminded her.
Abruptly they were all hit with a hard metal object and separately slammed into surrounding buildings. Cyberdemon had gotten up and slammed them with his rocket launcher. Ation, on the other hand, fell off the demon's shoulder. Now he was on the ground but he found a place to continue watching. Ashley shook off the debris and screeched loudly. Her screech was completely deafeningly. It disrupted Cyberdemon's hearing briefly, giving the others a chance to attack from behind without him knowing. They all fired a mixture of fire, electricity, and darkness creating great pain for the creature. Gloria circled around and took aim at Cyberdemon's face. She saw the real damage of Melissa's, Caitlin's, and Jessica's combined attack. His face was scarred with Melissa's electricity, bruised by Caitlin's rocks, and just damaged by Jessica's wind. She ignored Cyberdemon's battered face and aimed for Cyberdemon's eye. She folded her wings and dived after her target. Then when she was a few inches away, she spread her wings, hovered, and stretched out her talons. She planted her claws on Cyberdemon's right eye, making it explode like a balloon. Blood started gushing from the painful injury.
Cyberdemon grabbed Gloria and tried to squeeze the life out of her. Melissa growled and head butt him in the stomach with full force. Cyberdemon was literally shoved back a number of feet away. He let go of Gloria before he hit the ground. Ashley flew down and fired numerous dark spheres at Cyberdemon while he was down. Gloria held out her hand and lifted some kind of car with her dark powers. She threw it at Cyberdemon's face. It exploded on him, causing more pain then before.
Cyberdemon got up, furious, and blasted Melissa with a rocket. She didn't respond quickly enough. An explosion rocked the skies. She fell from the sky in a ball of smoke. She smacked into the ground on her chest. She failed to get up soon after. Ashley gasped and looked fiercely at Cyberdemon and fired an arrow of darkness, blasting his side. It was followed by another dark ball that would actually grow as it got closer. Once it struck him, Cyberdemon fell on his back, smashing buildings and killing more people. She temporarily closed her wings and opened it again. Dark bats flew out and attacked Cyberdemon. He smacked them, killing them one by one. They bit him repeatedly but disappeared after a few minutes. It turned out that that the dark bats were only made with darkness, made to last for only a few minutes. He bared his teeth and growled the throated growl of a kill, soon to be killed. He opened his mouth and fired a fireball, a hurling mass of fiery flames of Hell. Ashley wouldn't have time to move at all. The ball was moving like a shooting star. "No! I'm not going to let you hurt another friend!" Gloria bellowed. She flew in front of Ashley and took the hit herself.
Like Melissa, Gloria fell from the sky in a ball of smoke. She landed hard on her back, a few feet away from Melissa. "Gloria!" Ashley yelled in worry.
Caitlin and Jessica finally regained consciousness (because they are humans, it takes longer for them to wake up when they lose consciousness. As monsters, Gloria, Ashley, and Melissa can wake up faster) and saw Gloria and Melissa on the ground. "Are they dead?" Caitlin asked.
"Who knows? But let's not wait for that thing to kill them if they're alive!" Jessica yelled.
She got up and activated her metamorphic spell. Her body mutated into that of a gryphon and flew towards Cyberdemon. She opened her beak and wind started to gather to create a sphere of wind. She fired it at Cyberdemon but before it hit, Cyberdemon fired a large fireball. It was his biggest mistake. The fireball ended up amalgamating its fire power with the wind. It created yet another fireball but with the combination of wind and fire. It blasted Cyberdemon's face with full force.
It roared loudly in pain. Once the smoke had cleared, Jessica saw his face. The fire had burned off skin and only burnt flesh was revealed. Skin was still peeling off from the heat of the fire. Jessica flew higher and dived towards Cyberdemon like an arrow. She tucked her wings to gain more speed. She held out her paw and revealed her sharp, curved claws. She slashed Cyberdemon's side as she passed him. She quickly turned and slashed him again. He became angry and whacked Jessica in the stomach with a swift, sharp blow using his hand. Jessica's spine was broken beyond repair, rendering her motionless. She slid on the ground and didn't move. "No!" Ashley shouted.
She flew towards Cyberdemon and started to gather dark energy. She fired but Cyberdemon blocked it with his rocket launcher. Ashley moved out of his way and was about to go behind him when Cyberdemon grabbed her with his hand and threw to the ground. Caitlin growled in anger, leaped on to the roof of a building, and powered up her own attack. She shot a few big rocks at him. He broke every single rock she fired. She did it again but this time from behind. The rocks blasted the metal armor on his back, almost making him trip. But he firmly held his balance. Sparks flew from the damaged armor though. The armor was dented in countless places.
Before she would attack again, she activated a spell that involved thorny vines wrapping around Cyberdemon's legs and holding him in place as well as hurting him. She emitted a beam of ice from her blade at Cyberdemon. Cyberdemon fired a stream of fire. Both beams of fire and ice met between Caitlin and Cyberdemon. They both tried to keep the opposing attack away from them. But Caitlin was losing. She put more power in her attack, which started to freeze the fire. It seems the laws of physics have changed and this change is on my side, Caitlin thought.
However, Cyberdemon increased his fire power as well, instantaneously melting the ice. Caitlin couldn't hold on any longer. The fire blasted the building, throwing her to the ground like everyone else before her. Cyberdemon once again roared victoriously once Caitlin was down. Ation cheered in his place on the roof. Cyberdemon walked towards him to pick him up again, leaving the five seriously wounded girls behind, just for a few minutes.
At that moment, Melissa finally woke up, raising her head high, now alert and aware of where she was now. She shook her head to fully wake up. "Damn, what the hell hap—" A wave of terrible pain erupted from her body as she tried to get up. She roared loudly and laid her head back down, suddenly remembering about the rocket Cyberdemon had fired. She looked at herself and saw the damage the rocket had done. Two of her wings were blown clean off, as were her mechanical arms. Sparks flickered from both nearly gone arms. Blood gushed down her side where the two missing wings were. Wing membrane from the remaining four was severely burned. The rocket's extreme heat made her nearly skinless. Some of her flesh was as black as ash. Some scales survived but were now black. Melissa turned her head to look at her friends, ignoring the pain, and saw that everyone else weren't doing so well themselves. Gloria's wing was nearly burnt off and the soft membrane was severely burned like her own. And like Melissa, much of Gloria's flesh was open to the elements. Her torso sustained the most damage from, unknown to Melissa, the fireball that had blasted her.
Jessica was also in a bad state. She was in the form of a gryphon and she seemed like a rag doll. The obvious broken spinal cord was literally sticking out from her back. She was lying vertically on her side, all four of her legs spread out, her wings extended to its full length. Her back was also scraped from sliding on the rough ground. Dirt had visibly come into contact with the painful abrasion; specks of dirt were stuck on it like an insect caught on sticky paper. Ashley had suffered much from a powerful impact. The ground around her was cracked and it looked like the ground was going to engulf her whole. She was lying on her stomach and was stuck in a very deep hole. The impact did considerable damage to her upper body. Her rib cage and kneecaps were shattered, along with some of her skull. She was barely breathing. Caitlin didn't go through a lot of very painful injuries, but endured some nevertheless. She too was burned but because she had used the ice beam to try to stop the fire, the ice somehow cooled the heat of the blow. But she had burns mostly on her upper body, arms, and face.
Melissa heard a pained groan and realized that it was Gloria. "Are you ok Gloria?" she asked.
"I think I am," Gloria answered, slowly. She tried to move but felt too much pain all over, so she stayed still. She could see Cyberdemon walking towards them with Ation standing on his shoulder once more, smiling and laughing at his helpless and hurt enemies. "What are we going to do?" Gloria asked.
"We should turn back to normal and transform again," Melissa suggested.
"We can't."
"Why not?"
"Because we'll end up getting hurt again and it could be worse than now. Plus, everyone else is unconscious."
"We can at least heal ourselves and help everyone else."
"Yeah we can help the others but we have to stop Cyberdemon on our own. By the time everyone is awake, he'll be here. And we can't just give up."
"So what are we going to do? Transform back to normal or fight in the state we're in?"
"Well I guess we don't have much of a choice then. Let's do as you planned. But let's try to heal the others before he gets here."
Gloria and Melissa concentrated their energy and tried to turn back to normal. But they couldn't do it for they had used a lot of their energy to fight. They were too weak to move and transform. But then Melissa looked up and stared at something for a few seconds. "We're already too late."
"What?" Gloria turned her direction and saw Cyberdemon right in front of them. His rocket launcher was aiming right at them in close range. "No! How did he get here so fast? He was far away when I last looked."
"We used up our time transforming to ourselves and it evidently took more time than we believed," Melissa stated.
"But we can't give up now. We have to keep trying! We have to fight now! We can't allow Ation to take control of Earth!" Gloria yelled as she tried to get up but could barely move.
"Face it Gloria! We're going to die and the world will be in Ation's hands. We failed G. We failed," Melissa said in disappointment and distress.
"She's right Gloria! You and your weak team have failed. And now you will die and I will take over this world! Resistance is futile! Hahahahahahaha!" Ation finally shouted.
Gloria and Melissa tried to move but were too weak. Cyberdemon took his precious time to carefully aim the rocket at them. Gloria and Melissa closed their eyes and prepared themselves to die. But nothing happened. They heard Cyberdemon roar in pain. They opened their eyes and to their surprise, the beast's leg was bleeding from three large gashes. "What the hell?" Gloria wondered in confusion.
They saw a blur of black with green fire like markings. The black things then sunk its now visible pincers into Cyberdemon's leg. Cyberdemon roared in pain as blood seeped from the pincer marks. The monster that attacked the demon had eight legs with two ending in three claws. Its front body was in an upright position and at the end of its three large, spiky pincers were large fangs, curved toward each other. Gloria and Melissa watched in surprise and quickly recognized the spider like monster. It was their new allies, the Nerubians, the ones who helped defeat the Crypt Fiends!
More Nerubians showed up and attacked Cyberdemon. Then a stronger, ancient Nerubian appeared in front of Melissa and Gloria. It was the leader of the Nerubians, Narsebarian. "Art thou ok?" he asked.
"Yes, we…art ok. We need your—thy—help," Gloria responded.
Narsebarian nodded and held his hand out. Light surrounded all five girls and they were all healed in a matter of seconds. "You know healing spells?" Gloria asked.
"Yes," Narsebarian replied.
"Well, thank you," Gloria added.
The ancient arachnoid went to help his comrades. Gloria and Melissa finally turned back to normal and went to aid their other friends, who were still unconscious. But then Cyberdemon screamed in agony. Gloria and Melissa looked back and saw blue lizards and reddish horses blasting Cyberdemon with fire and electricity. It was the thunder lizards and fire horses. "How in the world did they all know we were in danger?" Melissa questioned.
"Maybe that damn thing's roar told them we were in trouble," Gloria guessed. "We can find out later."
Together, they did all they could to wake them up. Ashley, Caitlin, and Jessica woke up simultaneously and returned to normal. Caitlin asked, "What's going on?"
"The thunder lizards, fire horses, and Nerubians are helping us," Melissa answered.
"And Craig." Gloria pointed at the black dragon that blasted Cyberdemon with a small ball of acid and then flew down to them. "Your boyfriends are no longer on the roof. They'll be arriving with backup in a few minutes," said Craig.
Before he could take off again, Ashley screamed, "No! Tell them to go back!"
"Don't worry! They're coming with lots of backup. They'll be sheltered from harm." Craig left without looking back. "What kind of support would they bring?" Jessica asked the others.
"We'll find out in a little bit," Gloria answered.
Then from a distance, they could all hear something like heavy armored machines coming towards them. Within seconds, a fleet of jets, bombers, and other types of aircraft filled the smoky sky with their roaring fuel-powered engines. Large, armored tanks littered the ground and encircled Cyberdemon. Gloria, Melissa, Ashley, Jessica, and Caitlin saw Duke, Leon, Johnny, James, and Orlando riding atop a tank. They got off and headed towards them. Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of well equipped soldiers ran towards Cyberdemon. The military and air force also started attacking. But Cyberdemon could not be stopped, even with the combined forces of fire horses, nerubians, thunder lizards, and humans. Cyberdemon was now on a rampage, smashing everything in his path, hitting anything in the air.
Johnny, Orlando, Duke, Leon, and James finally reached Ashley, Gloria, Caitlin, Jessica, and Melissa. The men looked exhausted but ok. They were happy to see each other, but there was just no time to exchange greetings. "Thank God, you guys are ok," said Johnny.
"Same for you," Caitlin added.
"Guys, there's no time to talk. All five of you have to stop this—this—thing!" Orlando reminded them.
"He's right. We have to concentrate on this fight," Ashley agreed.
Cyberdemon roared loudly after being blasted repeatedly from the fused force of rockets, fire, thunder, acid, bites, and bullets, making him far more angrier than before. He raised his hoofed foot and stomped on a group of fire horses and soldiers, smashing them like pancakes. But the relentless force of the allied attackers stopped him from doing it again. "What are we going to do? That thing's invincible! No matter what we do, we can't kill him!" Ashley sounded as if she had lost all hope for ever winning against Cyberdemon. Everyone else was starting to feel the same way, including Gloria. But Duke, Leon, James, Johnny, and Orlando were still filled with confidence. They knew that Gloria and the others could defeat Cyberdemon. And they weren't going to permit them to surrender.
"Guys, you can't lose hope now!" James yelled.
"But you saw what happened to us. We were nearly killed by him," Caitlin said.
"Yes, but we are counting on you. We believe in you. The fate of Earth and all that inhabit it lies in your hands. You have to protect Earth with your life. You got those powers for a reason. And that's to protect this world at all costs! We haven't lost faith in you guys. Just because Cyberdemon is ten times more powerful than you, it doesn't mean he's invincible. There's always a way. But you need to believe in yourself, or you'll never defeat your greatest enemy," Duke explained. "You're just going to fight enemies in the future that are 20 times more powerful than him. You're going to face stronger enemies but you must believe in yourself if you want to win!"
"We're all counting on you guys. All that dwell on Earth are your main priority. Nothing else matters! Not your homes, not your city, not even the entire state. You must protect the innocent, no matter what it costs to do so! This is it. This is your final battle and you can't just surrender. I may not know a lot about your powers, but I know you all have one special power than can kill Cyberdemon," Leon added.
"We're all right behind you. If we need to, we will fight alongside you. Whatever it takes to defend this world. Even if it means our lives instead of yours. We will not die in the hands of an evil person. We will die fighting!" Johnny yelled in confidence.
"Remember, we're here with you no matter where you are," James said with a smile.
"And we believe in you," Orlando added.
Gloria, Ashley, Melissa, Caitlin, and Jessica felt a boost of confidence inside them. They knew the five men were right and they weren't going to let them down. They would fulfill their destiny and defeat Cyberdemon and Ation and make sure they never returned to cause more chaos on Earth. With a boost of determination, hope, and confidence, Gloria, Melissa, Ashley, Caitlin, and Jessica returned to their true forms and looked back at Cyberdemon. He still did all he could to try and get rid of his attackers but was so far unsuccessful.
Watching the combined attacks suddenly gave Jessica an idea. She knew there was only one spell that they haven't tried at all, since the day they got their powers. And this spell would need all of their strength to succeed. For if it didn't, then they've already lost the war.
But as Duke, Leon, Johnny, James, and Orlando had said, they can't surrender now; especially not after all they've been through. This spell was worth a try. The only problem would be that if they tried it, it would suck all the remaining energy they still had, rendering them powerless against Cyberdemon's onslaught (assuming he survived the spell). But it was a risk that they'd all have to take.
Jessica finally discussed her plan. "Gloria, I know what we can do, but it'll require a huge amount of energy from us all. Leon is right, you guys. We do have one special power that could be powerful enough to kill Cyberdemon, but it will use up all of our energy and if Cyberdemon survives this, then there's no way to fight back. Understood?"
Caitlin, Gloria, Ashley, and Melissa nodded their heads in reply. "Now let's teach this guy what happens when people like him mess with people like us!" Jessica yelled.
"Yeah!" Gloria, Caitlin, Melissa, and Ashley cheered in unison.
Gloria and Ashley activated a spell to protect all the people in the city, including Duke and the others, for a short amount of time. With Jessica and Caitlin on Melissa's back once again, the vampires and the dragon flew into the sky. They all stretched their hands out and together, yelled at the top of their lungs, "Eblak'ono zaliljr polakl ono fik larjq zalijx sareid!"
Without warning, a thunderstorm formed above the city, cracks appeared on the ground, rocks rose from the ground, winds became stronger, and it became very cold. Thunder crackled in the sky and the ground spewed hot lava from the cracks on to the streets. Rocks jutted from the ground like knives and the winds were very powerful like the winds of a tornado or hurricane. Ice started to literally form spontaneously from the North as lava came from the South, freezing some of the street and looking like a swarm of insects. Then water from the ocean nearby became waves, colliding with the city, and darkness descended upon the city. Terrified screams filled the air, creating an atmosphere of terror and worry in Tranquility. But luckily the people of Tranquility couldn't be harmed.
All seven elements got closer to Gloria, Melissa, Ashley, Caitlin, and Jessica. They formed a sphere of elemental powers right in front of them. The lava, thunder, ice, wind, water, rock, and darkness continued to terrify everyone. Even Ation himself was scared. The five girls could literally feel their rage come from their hearts and enter the sphere to give it more destructive power. The sphere nearly reached Cyberdemon's neck. He took a few steps back. Before it was fired, the girls had to say one last thing. "You took innocent lives Cyberdemon!" shouted Caitlin.
"And you put us through hell," added Ashley.
"Now you go to Hell!" Gloria exclaimed with all the anger released.
Then the massive elemental sphere was finally fired into an almighty beam of elemental power, blasting Cyberdemon with full force. The thunder, lava, waves of water, darkness, chunks of earth, and ice that was causing destruction on the city also blasted Cyberdemon. Winds filled with hard rocks blasted him.
Cyberdemon screamed in agony as electricity electrocuted him with more volts than ever before, as fire burned with great intensity like the sun's fire, as ice froze him with extreme cold like the frosty Arctic or Antarctica, as many rocks hit him like a collapsing cliff, as wind, combined with other elements, caused even more pain, as water relentlessly smacked into him like waves, and as darkness enveloped him, preventing him from seeing anything and hurting him as well. A gargantuan explosion shook the earth. A blast so big, the blast started to envelop anything in its path like an atomic bomb. A powerful force exploded from the explosion, destroying anything it touched.
The explosion cleared, which destroyed nearly half the city. Thankfully nobody was hurt. The elements returned to where they came from. Lava sunk into the cracks, the thunder clouds started to clear, the ocean and winds became calm again, the ice started to melt slowly, the darkness disappeared, and the rocks stayed where they were. But remnants of their destruction were still in the city.
The great beast named Cyberdemon, the one who caused much destruction, the one who took innocent lives and killed allies, the one who very nearly killed Gloria and the rest of her team, was finally gone. He was nowhere to be seen. He had exploded along with the elemental sphere. Any other parts that remained of him turn into ash like an invisible fire was burning it away. People started to come out of their destroyed hiding places once they saw the monster killed. They all saw Caitlin, Jessica, Ashley, Gloria, and Melissa stand where they were, exhausted from the powerful spell. Then they all started cheering for what they had done. "We did it," Gloria said in a happy somewhat weak voice. "We finally defeated Cyberdemon."
Many people came out and stood on the streets in front of them. They cheered loudly, grateful for what Gloria and the others did. Duke, Leon, Johnny, James, and Orlando joined the people and cheered along with them. The fire horses, thunder lizards, Nerubians, and military also cheered. They stood right next to them. "Wait a minute," remembered Gloria.
"What?" Ashley asked.
"Whatever happened to Ation? I thought I saw him get off Cyberdemon before he was killed."
"He would've died alongside his so-called 'great creation,'" finished Caitlin.
But he was spotted on a rooftop, hiding and hoping he wasn't seen. Melissa grinned along with the others. She flew towards the rooftop, grabbed Ation with her feet, and dropped him near her friends. She transformed back to human as well as the rest of her friends.
Ation rolled in front of a very angry Gloria. Ation stared at her frightened. She gave him the same menacing grin he had giving them, making him more scared. He tried to get up and run but the crowd of people gave him angry looks as well. He knew that he was surrounded. He was grabbed by the collar of his shirt and was picked up. He faced Melissa's furious face. "Well, well, well, look at the great Ation now," she said. She tightened her grip on his shirt collar. "Now you're going to pay for all the hell you've put us through. There will be no mercy for you where you're going."
She threw him a few feet away from her. "How the hell did you survive?" Gloria demanded.
"I know you created a shield for everyone, so you gave me a shield like you did for everyone else," answered Ation.
Gloria looked at him in deep thought. "Yeah, figures." Ashley and Gloria hadn't perfected their spell. For now the shield would shield every one rather than the ones they preferred: the innocent.
Caitlin summoned thin strong vines from the ground to hold him in place so he wouldn't escape. The vines wrapped themselves around his wrists and ankles. But even so, he tried to get away.
Gloria, Ashley, Caitlin, Jessica and Melissa smiled in triumph and, in joy, ran to James, Orlando, Johnny, Leon, and Duke. They embraced each other tightly, happy to be alive. Gloria and James hugged for a few seconds and then James asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were a vampire before?"
"Well, I wasn't sure what you'd do if I told you. I thought you'd turn me in if I did," Gloria responded.
"What? Why would I do that?"
"Because I'm a vampire and I didn't really think you could live with that."
"That's it? G, you know I like vampires just as much as you do. So why on Earth would I hate you?"
"Meeting a real vampire is a different story."
"True, but then again its also cool. Don't worry G. I'll get used to you being a vampire. Besides, you should know that I'll love you with all my heart, no matter what."
Gloria smiled and said, "I love you."
"I'm just glad you're ok. I don't know what I'd do if you were killed. You're a good fighter and leader," James commented.
Gloria looked into his gray eyes and brought him closer. They both kissed each other with passion in their kiss, not caring who was watching or anything like that. Gloria rested her head on his chest, calming down after her hard fought battle.
Duke embraced Melissa for while. "Thank God, you've survived. I can't believe you finally defeated that thing. But how come you never told me about your other form?" Duke questioned.
"I figured the dragon was enough. I thought the other form would just freak you out. Just until you got used to the dragon," answered Melissa.
"You know what I told you before. I don't need to tell you again. Besides, if you never used that form, whether you were in front of me or not, you and the others would've died. And I'm glad that you guys are alive. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you," Duke clarified.
He pulled her gently closer to his face and gave her a passionate kiss. They kissed for a brief moment like Gloria and James. Then Melissa rested her head on his chest like Gloria, relaxing after a long hard fought day.
Caitlin and Johnny left go of each other a while ago. Then Johnny questioned, "How come you never told me you were a pirate?"
"Because I thought you'd hate me if I told you," Caitlin answered.
"Why would I hate you? If I liked playing as a pirate, then why do you think I'd hate you being a real pirate?"
"Acting as a pirate is cool but meeting a real pirate is another thing."
"Yes, but knowing you're a pirate is awesome. Besides, you know I'd love you no matter what. I'll never hate you, even if you are a pirate."
"Really?"
"Of course. I can live with the fact that you're a pirate. You'll always be the love of my life."
"Oh yeah! Kiss me you sexy beast!"
She threw her arms around him and kissed him with all the love and joy in her heart. He returned the kiss. After several seconds, she stayed where she stood, finally happy to be with Johnny and to be alive.
Leon and Jessica had long since let go of each other. Leon was relieved for Jessica to be alive and well. "I'm so glad you're alright. I thought I lost you back there."
"Well, I survived. I thought I was going to die back there as well," Jessica admitted, her memory flashing back to when she, Melissa, and Caitlin were about to be hit with Cyberdemon's rocket.
"I never knew you fought so well. And I never knew you knew such powerful spells. I should be more careful around you."
Jessica smiled. "Well it was your saying that helped us win, when you said 'I know you all have one special power than can kill Cyberdemon.' If you hadn't said that, we wouldn't be here right now."
Leon smiled. He never knew that one saying could help win a fight, along with some help. He looked at her straight in the eye. Their lips touched one another and like everyone else, kissed for a few seconds. They put their arms around each other and remained that way, happy to be alive and happy to be together. "I love you Jess," Leon said.
"And I love you too," Jessica said.
Orlando and Ashley hugged for a few more seconds and then let go. Then Orlando looked at Ashley and asked, "How come you didn't tell me of your vampire form?"
"I believed you wouldn't accept me anymore if I did tell you and you wouldn't feel comfortable," Ashley responded.
"What gave you that idea?"
"Knowing a vampire could be scary enough for some people but falling in love with someone who is vampire could be scary, if not, uncomfortable for most people."
"It doesn't matter what you are though. You're the love of my life and nothing is going to change it. Did you honestly think I'd hate you for that?"
"Yes."
"Ashley, you know I would never do something like that. Yeah, it'll take a while for me to get comfortable with your form, but I'll get used to it eventually."
"So you don't have a problem with that?"
"No. I'll get used to you and your friends' real forms."
Ashley smiled happily. Orlando placed his soft lips on hers. He kissed her with all the love inside his heart. They kissed for a few moments and she rested on him, tired of her and her friends' long fight.
After their brief moment of peace with their lovers, someone approached Gloria, Ashley, Caitlin, Melissa, and Jessica. It was a young man, probably in his late 20s or early 30s. He was light-skinned, had brown eyes, and dark brown hair. He was wearing a gray suit with a red blue striped tie and brown shoes. "Hello boys and girls," the young man greeted, not at all afraid of the girls. "You were the five girls who killed that horrible monster who was terrorizing our city, am I not correct?"
"Yes, you are correct," Gloria answered.
"As you should already know, I am Tyler, mayor of Tranquility City. And I wanted to say thank you for saving us all."
"You do?" asked Caitlin. She didn't know why but she expected negative comments from him.
"Well yes. You guys, with those other monsters and the military, risked your lives to help protect us. You were very brave back there. And as mayor, it's my job to make sure this city remains a safe place. So…would you mind becoming our great guardians?"
"We'll be honored to protect this city," Gloria agreed, approving the mayor's plan.
"So you're not going to kill us?" Caitlin questioned.
"Heaven's no! Why on Earth would we kill you after you helped us?"
"It's a long story," responded Ashley.
"We should also fix this place up," recommended Jessica.
"And we will," Gloria added.
"We thank you again for saving many lives," Tyler continued.
Right after Tyler said that, a wave of guilt and sadness gripped the new-found guardians' hearts. They felt guilty for not being able to save everyone, but also felt satisfied with saving the majority of the city. They all put it aside. The five girls then smiled, proud of their first victory.
Then Narsebarian, Thunduro X, and Lukorva advanced towards them. "We thank you guys for helping us," thanked Gloria, grateful of their saviors who saved them from very near death.
"It's the least we could do for you helping us," said Thunduro X.
"We shalt stay nearby to help thou protect thy city," uttered Narsebarian.
"And in return, we shall protect you and your kind," Jessica added.
"We thank you for helping us." Lukorva showed his gratitude and happiness by whinnying and kicking his front legs into the air. "Don't mention it," Melissa said, stroking Lukorva's soft yellow fur.
Narsebarian, Thunduro X, and Lukorva gathered the rest of their kind and finally went home after a long day. Then a black dragon hovered in front of Gloria and the others and landed with his two back legs only. He stood tall in front of them, looking down at them, grinning with acid oozing from his jaws. "Hey Craig, we wanna say thanks for helping us," uttered Melissa.
"You're quite welcome," Craig said, licking the acid from his jaws. "I should be on my way."
"Where are you going?" Ashley questioned.
"I'm flying south for a while," Craig explained. "There's a clan of monsters far away from here that's willing to train me. So I won't be back for a while."
"Well, good luck," Melissa said, giving him a little salute.
Craig bowed his head a little, turned his back on them, and got prepared to take off. Before he did, he reminded Melissa, "You owe me a rematch."
She grinned and said, "Then I'll be waiting."
Craig returned her smile and took off. Before he completely disappeared, he took one last glance at his home city. Then he vanished completely. Caitlin stretched and shattered the moment of silence that had settled in. "Ok, I think it's time to finally go home."
But Gloria felt something missing. Something else hadn't been done just yet. They weren't finished and they weren't going to leave without completing their last objective. "Sorry Caitlin, but we're not done. We have one more thing to do." Gloria looked behind her and stared at the still struggling Ation. Caitlin removed the vines when Gloria got a hold of his shirt. "Well, well, well, look at the almighty Ation now. It seems your reign of revenge is over—" Gloria said it with intimidation in her voice.
"—and my reign of revenge begins," Melissa finished, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt. She brought him close to her face, close enough for her to feel his hot, panicked breathing. "I'm going to show you what real revenge is all about. But this time, there will be no mercy! I'm going to put you through the same hell you put us!"
Melissa dragged him behind her as she, her friends, and their boyfriends walked home after a final end to war.