A/N: You know, it's been a while since I gave you guys brownies for reviewing. (Leaves brownies.) Enjoy those as you read, and then I shall give you more! What an evil plan! Mwhahahaha! …Sorry.
Bobby walked closer to Spader, his footsteps echoing across the marble floor. He whisked the blade through the air to torture Spader; and every time Spader became tenser than the last. He knew that anytime Bobby could attack for real anytime. He was surprised at Bobby's calmness. A minute ago, Bobby had seemed like a raging inferno.
"This is it! This is the end!"
"Spader, we used to be friends, then you betrayed me. And I will never forgive you for that. Hence I must kill you." Spader knew what came next. Bobby leapt off the ground, and raised the blade over his head. Spader jogged to the left, and Bobby landed beside him. As his feet touched the ground, he turned and did a complete 360, stabbing Spader in the side with the edge of the blade. "Don't worry, Spader." Bobby said. "This is only the beginning. (Here comes a clichéd line, or I think at least.) The beginning of the end! (Mwahahahaha.)" Spader broke away and ran over to where his sword had fallen to the ground. He picked it up off the ground and gripped it in his hands. He turned around, to find Bobby behind him, sword raised over his head. Spader raised his sword up quickly as a reaction, and the blades collided with a small recoil.
Spader took his sword and swung down, and then up, in a C shape. The blades hit each other again. Clang! Spader jumped a few feet into the air as Bobby tried to trip him with the hilt of the sword. While in the air, Spader landed a diagonal slash on Bobby's chest. Bobby cringed, and Spader landed on the ground watching the blood drip from the wound. He managed a small grin. Bobby hadn't expected a dodge and an attack. Bobby rose from the ground, and clenched his teeth.
"Good move, Spader." he said, still clenching his teeth. "Just for that, I won't let up anymore. This is a move I've been saving for awhile. I like to call it Hell Slash." Bobby removed the glove from his right hand once again. Spader wondered why he only wore one. The circle that was burned into his hand started to glow a purple color once again. "Duplicate!" Bobby said, and a circle appeared on the ground. In the center of the familiar circle was a new sword. Bobby picked it up. "Did you think I was bringing someone else back to life?" he chuckled to himself, but Spader couldn't figure out what he found so funny. "I bet you're wondering what I think is so funny," Bobby said, stopping his laughter. He smiled. "I'm laughing at the thought of what you're body will look like after I kill you with Hell Slash." His smile faded, and he caught a glance at Courtney.
"I'll end this, Courtney." he said. "Spader will be dead soon, and then you can live happily back on Second Earth, without this traitor."
"Bobby," she said, fear in her voice. "I don't want you to do this! You two are best friends! You can't do this to each other!"
"He betrayed me," Spader and Bobby said simultaneously.
"I will never forgive him," Bobby said darkly. "And this is what he gets." Bobby gripped the hilts of both sword tightly, and his knuckles turned white. Spader gulped in fear. Could this really be the end of him? Would Bobby take his life? He already knew the answer was yes. Bobby raised both swords to shoulder length, and ran with God-speed towards Spader. Spader held on to his sword, ready to defend if he had the chance. Bobby had disappeared from sight. Spader watched in horror and awe as the blade of his sword was cut in half, and massive pain shot through his body. He began to smell smoke. The pain became stronger every moment. Spader felt himself losing blood, and the smell of smoke increased. He realized that his shirt was on fire.
"Die, Vo Spader!" Bobby screamed, and thrust both swords at his back. The pain shot through Spader's body, and he crumpled to the floor. He was losing blood rapidly now. Damn, the thoughts came rapidly now, and he swore that he was beginning to see his life flashing through his mind. I won't let my life end like this, I just won't. I won't die at the hands of that betraying bastard! Spader forced himself to rise from the ground, increasing the pain. Spader knew if he wanted to live, he would have to be more careful. But for now, he would have to stand. He had to defeat Bobby. A plan suddenly formed in Spader's mind. He smiled. If this plan was to work, he would get beat up just a little bit more, but he would survive.
"I won't die at the hands of a traitor," Spader said as Bobby gawked at the fact that Spader had risen from the ground. Spader couldn't keep this up much longer. Bobby grinned, and he knew the plan would prevail.
"So you haven't died yet. How about a little something I like to call Never ending pain? That should work." Bobby took his swords, and stabbed Spader repeatedly in the chest. The pain was gruesome. Spader felt as if his insides were burning up. He couldn't take this kind of pain anymore…he would die. That would end the pain of betrayal and sword blades forever.
No.
Spader still wouldn't die at the hands of a traitor. He gagged, and coughed up blood. That's how beat up he was. He fell to the ground, and lay motionless.
"That ends that," Bobby said. "Vo Spader is no more. That's what traitors get and deserve. Come with me, Courtney."
"No. You killed your best friend. I don't even care if you become trapped on Ibara. I'm going home." Courtney stormed out of the room and down a spiral staircase.
"Suit yourself, Courtney." Bobby said. "Now, I have some Travelers to dispose of. Master, your plan is almost fulfilled."
"Excellent, Bobby." Saint Dane said, emerging from the shadows. "Make sure that they are captured. Then, said them to the cells on the top floor."
"I shall, Master." Bobby said, picking up his cloak and putting it back on. He placed his hood over his head, and set off down the spiral staircase. Saint Dane also left, heading to wherever the hell he went.
On the ground, Vo Spader smiled and his eyes fluttered open. He used his Traveler powers to heal himself enough so he could stand and fight, and stood up. He started to laugh. His plan had worked.
"That fool thinks I'm dead."
Cid was lying on the most uncomfortable thing he'd ever laid on. It was a cot, but there was no mattress. Cid stared around at his surroundings. He was in a small cell. There was nothing but the small cot in the entire cell, which was extremely small. Cid walked up to the bars, and coiled his fingers around two of them. They were cold.
"Is anyone out there?" Cid whispered.
"Cid?" it was Yuri. She was locked in the cage across from his. "Cid, we were captured. Serenity and Patrick are here also. They're still asleep. I have a plan to get out of here." She whispered the plan to him. Cid nodded, showing his understanding, and pulled a gun from his boot, his last handgun. He was surprised they hadn't taken it like they had with all the rest. He placed his hand with the gun outside the bars, and pointed at the lock. He pulled the trigger, and the door swung open, the lock now busted. Cid walked over to Yuri's cell and did the same thing to the lock. She walked out, and placed a kiss on his cheek in thank you.
"Serenity, Patrick, wake up." Cid said, as he approached their cages. He unlocked the doors and awoke the librarian and the teenage girl. "C'mon, we're getting out of here." They walked down the hallway, and came face to face with a guard.
"Hey, you guys aren't supposed to be out of your cells!" the guard said, pulling out an Ibara form of a gun. It looked just like those of Second Earth, except a little more prehistoric. Cid remained calm. He pressed a button on the handle of the gun, and a red laser light appeared. Cid positioned the light on his shoulder and pulled the trigger. The bullet flew right into place.
"Wow, Cid! That's really cool!" Serenity exclaimed.
"Thanks," Cid said. "But we don't have time to chat. What we need to focus on now is one thing: Blowing up the Tower of Flames."
"We're gonna blow this place up?" Serenity said, a huge grin coming to her face. "Sweet!"
"Yes, we're going to blow it up," Cid said. "We just need to get Bobby back to normal and kill Saint Dane once and for all. I don't know about you guys, but I really want to end this war forever."
"I do too," Yuri said. She paused. "Everyone, I'm sorry for what I did."
"It's okay, Yuri," Serenity said, slapping her on the back. "We're cool. You helped Cid. We're cool with it."
"Yes," Patrick said. "We're okay with it."
"Thanks," Yuri said. "It means a lot to me that I'm trusted." They had arrived at a spiral staircase. Cid contemplated going up, just to see what was there, but in the end he began to descend. They went down one flight of stairs, and ended up somewhere they probably didn't want to be. Standing in the room was Saint Dane and Bobby. They were in a lavishly furnished office, with carpet, air conditioning, Ibara style, and a nice couch.
"Well, this is unexpected." Saint Dane said, rising from the chair behind the desk. "Cid, Yuri, Serenity, and Patrick. Nice seeing you here."
Cid placed the gun in his pocket, and changed the color of the laser to the color of the carpet. It would blend in, and Saint Dane would never seen the bullet enter his chest and kill him. He was different now, since Bobby had defeated him all those years ago. He was now just the same as any other Saint when it came to being shot.
Cid removed the gun from his pocket slowly, turning the laser so it was positioned at his heart…he pulled the trigger. The bullet went flying, and Cid saw it hit it's mark in Saint Dane's heart.
"So you have shot me, Cid." Saint Dane said. "I hope you know that I am going to die now." Of course, Saint Dane was taking his death casually.
"Master, you cannot die," Bobby said.
"I will end up dying, Bobby." Saint Dane said. "But do not worry. You will live on. You will destroy these imbecile Travelers and rule Halla for yourself."
"But, master…" Bobby said.
"No," Saint Dane said. "Goodbye." the blood began to soak through his white shirt, and the demon Traveler fell to the ground, a puddle of blood forming under the limp body. Cid didn't believe it had ended like that.
"This…is strange," he said. "I just don't believe it ended that…that easily!"
"This is quite strange," Patrick said.
"This isn't going to end exactly like that," Bobby said. "I will destroy you, with the help of a little friend. The door opened, and Raux stepped in. Alongside him was the girl, Rose. Her pink hair was clamped to her forehead, and she appeared to still be weak from the fight earlier with Serenity. Cid found it had to believe it had only been about an hour and a half since that fight had occurred. It seemed like it had been days, maybe weeks, since that battle.
"So its gonna be one on ones," Cid whispered. "I'll take Bobby. Patrick, you take Raux. Serenity, I'll leave you to Rose once again." Everyone nodded.
"So the final battle is truly beginning," Bobby said. "Prepare for me to take control of Halla." Bobby pulled a too familiar sword hilt out from his belt, and flicked his wrist. The blade of the sword appeared. Cid checked his guns ammo supply. He was okay for now, and he had more ammo stowed away. He was ready. Everyone drew weapons, even Patrick had some kind of futuristic gun that looked to be straight out of the game Halo. With a roar from Bobby, the battle for all of Halla began.
A/N: Not a very suspenseful ending, but hey. Maybe I'll have four more chapters after this. I was planning on having the fights end in this chapter, but I guess they didn't did they? Hehe. Now, here are some brownies for reviewing. And, if you review this time, you get more brownies. This seems to lure all these food addicts into reading. It's like "Oh yeah, we haven't read Pendragon, we just came for the brownies!" Nah, the faithful reviewers aren't in it for the brownies. (Are you?) Anyways, I should thank you guys. This story is slowly rising in Pendragon fan fiction popularity, I think second to Pendragon And The Dark Lord, which has a Mary-sue for a main character (or so I think) Tell me if you think that any of my OC's are Mary-sues. Sorry for the long A/N. (Leaves brownies.) Now, thanks to…Inu.Rox, Uchicha Pendragon, Timeaus Element The Hedgedragon, and believer07747. I appreciate you guys reviewing a bunch. Lataz.