Disclaimer: To see disclaimer, read chapters one through 14…those have plenty of disclaimerness for you to enjoy…but just in case…I don't own the Sonic characters…
The last chapter…--sobs—but it's kind of a relief to finish writing this…of course those of you who are REALLY nice will send in a review…I'm trying to see how many reviews I can get per story…so even when I am done…reviews would be appreciated for any chapter. SoOoOoOo…I guess onward with the story? And don't forget the sequel that will probably come out sometime in the next few months…so check back for that if you liked this story.
Melody: Finally…it took you long enough…
Me: Hey! No complaining! You're just lucky I'm not killing you off.
Melody: --crosses arms—HMPH!
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Key chanced a glance backwards, shivering as he saw empty space. "Prepare to die?" he asked, feet uncomfortably halfway over the edge, "What if I don't want to!"
Jaymal smirked. "I'm leaving you no choice…"
Using Jaymal's own confidence against him, Key grabbed a dirk from his belt, and, in the same swift movement, plunged it into Jaymal's shoulder. The now wounded angel stepped back in surprise, hand over a fresh stream of blood as Key ran forward, ramming into him and knocking him to the ground.
Key took a few deep breaths, thankful for his narrow escape. "Told you I didn't feel like dying…but maybe you should take your own advice…"
Jaymal grunted as he forced himself to his feet, hands on his knees for support until he was able to stand full height again. He ignored the blood staining his clothes from the shoulder down as he spoke, "Key, what makes us so different is that you're so noble…and I'm not. You could have killed me when I was down…but let me guess…your principles stopped you? Well that was the mistake that will cost you your life!" Without warning, he charged at Key, sword cutting through the air at his neck. Key did not have time to react.
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Amy and Shadow were fighting back to back now, surrounded by the gang of fierce angel guards. Shadow found that he could not use his best moves with Amy around but couldn't leave her vulnerable to a circle of enemies. He felt like a sitting duck, unable to defend himself easily and expecting to feel the harsh coldness of steel any minute.
Amy felt quite the opposite. Able to wield her hammer with ease and still have protection, she did not notice Shadow's discomfort.
(ooops…did I accidentally leave you guys on a cliff hanger?…oops…my bad. At least I didn't transition to magical little elves or anything…)
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Instead of hearing his sword puncture flesh, Jaymal's ears were greeted by a sharply contrasting sound. For a split second, he saw no one. He blinked and Melody was there, fending off his sword with hers and snarling into his face, "Nice try!"
"I owe you one…" Key managed to whisper into Melody's ear as she pushed against Jaymal's sword.
Feeling her grip slip, Melody hastily answered, "Nah…that was payback to you…" She gripped the ground with her feet and lunged forward, her blade slipping against his and jabbing into Jaymal's chest with a sickening squelch.
Jaymal grabbed the sword, yanking it from his chest by the blade and punching Melody in the face. She staggered backwards a few steps, waving her arms to regain her balance as she nearly fell into the empty space. Key grabbed her arm, pulling her to firmer land as he whispered, "Don't strain yourself…that wound in your stomach isn't going to get better if you do."
Melody nodded, "I am aware of that." She parried off a few blows from Jaymal as she spoke. She groaned as another wave of pain washed over her, temporarily paralyzing her.
Jaymal pushed past her, lifting Key up by the collar of his shirt and hissing, "Now it ends for you…" He turned and walked to the edge of the cliff, laughing as Key shuddered. "You know what comes next…"
Key tried to buy some time, "No, I seem to have forgotten…" he said sarcastically. "And if you do drop me, I swear by everything in me, that I will come back for revenge!" His eyes blazed with an emotion Jaymal could not identify. Shivering in fear, he let go. Key fell straight down, eyes fixed with that same emotion as he struggled to catch flight. The wind whirled around him, pushing his wings and feathers every which way, hindering them as he plummeted downward.
"NO!" Melody screamed, struggling to get up and leap at Jaymal, trying to inflict as much damage as possible with her sword. Jaymal sidestepped, sending her hurtling over the edge as well. She grabbed the edge just in time and hung there a few minutes, panting heavily as her tears fell with the rain.
Noticing Amy and Shadow for the first time really since the fight, Melody whispered in their minds, "I'm sending you home…you can never return…don't worry about me…" She summoned the last of her magic and transferred it into the ground. It traveled to Amy, Shadow, and Lizzey, running up their limbs and teleporting them back to Amy's hometown. Melody's eyelids dropped as she hung limply, hand slipping until she was grasping nothingness. The sound of the thunder, the rain plastering her hair to her neck, her immense grief, the wind rushing through her disheveled feathers, and the terror of it all melted away as her body met the sand.
Jaymal laughed, "Two enemies down, three to go…" he thought as he and his angels departed.
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Amy, Shadow, and Lizzey appeared on the street Amy begun her journey on. Each of them had dazed expressions on as they blinked a few times, trying to focus their sight. "w-what just happened?" Amy stammered, leaning on Shadow for support.
He shrugged, "I'm not sure…but someone we ended up back here…home…"
"Guys, Melody could be in danger!" Lizzey reminded them, voice rising several octaves.
Amy sighed, "We can't do anything about it…we just have to go home…and hope for the best…there is no way of knowing…" She nodded at Shadow.
"Yes…" Shadow answered, "and of course…I forgot one thing…" he started, looking over at her, "I don't know how to ask this, but…will you marry me?" (Awwwww…I'll just leave you guys at that…that's what sequels are for anyways)
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Epilogue
Eva the otter watched as the sun's first rays peaked through the clouds, the sky instantly lighting up in brilliant hues of pink, orange, and purple as the dreariness dissipated and a chilling stillness permeated the very air. For the first time in nineteen years, the storms had cleared.
She hobbled along the sand, leaning heavily on a cane as she passed by the bodies of several angels. She knocked against them with her wooden walking aid, confirming they were indeed lifeless, and examined them, stooping down to take a golden watch from one of their pockets. Returning to her bent over height, she spotted two panther angels, one halfway on top of the other, blood mingling in the sand together.
She clucked to herself, "Poor creatures…they're so young…and definitely not like those nasty angel soldiers." She sighed and limped back towards her little cave but paused as she heard a slight moan behind her. Gazing back at the younger panther angels, she returned, and prodded Melody with her stick, listening to more of her moans. "This one is alive…" she said to herself.
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Now, my story is officially over. Sorry to the Key fans…it was a tragedy, and this was planned for a long time to set things up for my sequel…which he actually is in. So that's something to look forward to. Please review…b/c those who review are AWESOME! Along with my sequel, I'll be posting a few oneshots with probably various fight scenes, because I just love writing fight scenes for some reason. And I have a few other stories coming up soon as well. Two of them are Sonic stories! Well…this was pretty good for my first fanfic I guess…and I got a nice amount of reviews so far (49 I think) which is very encouraging…but I don't want to see the reviews stop just because I am finished…I still need advice and stuff for future stories and stuff…and besides…it's nice to get an occasional review now and again for something I wrote a while back.