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Dark Angel
Chapter 9: There and Back
Zack's POVI stood there, not knowing what to do. Zeke's destroyed but he said something about "The Powers," whatever that is. A light drizzle fell from the sky mixing with the blood on my shirt, turning it into a pinkish hue. I crouched down next to Cody, ignoring the pain coursing throughout my body. I cried. Cried like there was no tomorrow. I didn't care if anyone saw me, I didn't care if my friends saw me. Cody's dead and that's all I cared about. I touched his key, which was slowly fading. I prayed. Prayed for mercy. Please bring him back.
As though heaven has answered, my key started to glow a brilliant red as his key glowed an electric blue. The wings of my key disappeared as his key reappeared, wings and all. I held my breath. Cody's key is back…does that mean he's alive?
I shook him gently, "Cody?"
He lay there as lifeless as before. I wiped the tears from my eyes and sighed. Because of the rain, my wounds started to bleed again. I shook my head wildly, sending droplets of water flying from my hair. I was just about to stand up until I saw his finger twitch.
"Cody!"
He bolted up, panting heavily as he replenished his air supply.
"What just happened?" he asked in a panic-stricken tone.
I hugged him for the first time in years, considering the pain in my stomach. "You're back," I finally manage to choke out. I was crying again but this time, they were tears of joy.
"Yeah, I'm back."
I felt a bit dizzy but stood up anyway, "Cody, let's get you home."
He nodded and gingerly touched his stomach where Zeke's claws uh…skewered him. Not even a mark. I wrapped one of his arms around my neck and began slowly walking back to the Tipton. Step after step, I felt pain rocket through my body. Rain was pounding on my sore wounds, making blood flow freely down from them. Cody has slipped into a semiconscious state. I couldn't blame him, I mean after what he's gone through. I was about thirty yards away from the nearest bus stop when my leg gave out.
I felt faint but tried to get up. I gave a pained groan as I collapsed again, landing on my slashed elbow. The ground around me started to spin as I felt my head hit the pavement hard. I felt myself pulling away.
One last thought rang through my mind before I slipped into darkness, "I'm sorry, Max. I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise…"
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I slowly awoke feeling a heavy object on my chest. Using a lot of energy, I opened my eyes a crack. I scanned my surroundings, expecting to be in the rain but instead, found myself in a hospital bed. The heavy object turned out to be Cody. He was snoring softly, his long, shaggy hair covering his eyes.
"Cody, get offa me." I groaned, my voice sounded hoarse.
"Zack?" I heard a sleepy voice call out, "Zack, is that you?"
Heck, if I'm not Zack then I don't know who I am. There was a faint click as I was blinded with light.
"Zack, are you all right?" Cody asked.
I weakly smiled, "Yeah, you doofus. Of course I'm all right."
I looked around, seeing everything was either white or silver. My eyes fell on a clock.
"Six?" I muttered as I scratched at the IV on my arm, "I was out for nine hours?"
Cody's expression fell, "No, nine hours and eight days. I think you were in a coma or something."
Yeah, that made my heart jump. Countless questions began pouring into my mind.
"Where's mom? Is she okay? How did we get here? Is…"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down!" he said, raising his arms, "One at a time. First of all, mom's okay, I think she'll be here today. As to how we got here…I'm not really sure. I think a bus driver saw us and brought us to the hospital. I remember a guy asking for our phone number."
That explained it.
"Can we go back to sleep?" he asked as he muffled a yawn.
I gave a weak chuckle. Yup, that's Cody. I closed my eyes and before I knew it, I was fast asleep.
2nd person POV A month later…
Zack slowly walked in the door of their suite with an unmistakable limp. Cody was sitting on the couch with a pair of wire-framed reading glasses. He looked up as Zack sat down beside him.
"Hey Cody, whassup?" Zack asked, brushing a lock of hair from his eyes.
Cody shrugged, "Reading 'Hostage to the Devil'," he said in a casual tone.
Zack mentally shuttered, Cody really has changed a lot.
"I heard that dad is coming to see us soon." Cody said, slipping his reading glasses off and set them on a side table.
Zack nodded, "Yeah, I think he's coming today."
Knock. Knock.
"I'll get it." Said Cody and walked to the door.
He peered through the peephole before yanking the door open.
"Codester!" Zack heard a familiar voice say.
"Dad!" the twins said in unison as Zack limped over to their father.
"Hey, you better let that rest." Kurt said, putting on a serious face.
"Right." Muttered Zack as he walked back to the couch.
"Mom?" called Cody.
Carey poked her head through the bathroom door.
"Oh hey, Kurt!" she said warmly, a smile spread onto her face, "How's everything going?"
Kurt shrugged, "Pretty rough. When you called, I just arrived in Singapore. It took me a while to get back here," he looked at the boys, "So are they okay?"
Carey nodded, "Yeah, they're all right now."
Epilogue/Prequel: (A/N: If you don't want to read the sequel, don't read this!)
"I told you I couldn't run!" Zack said with a whine as he limped through the lobby door.
"Well it didn't hurt to try." Cody said as he made his way to the elevator and punched the button.
"Easy for you to say," muttered Zack as he rubbed his sore knee.
They arrived on the twenty-third floor and began to walk to their suite.
"Oh suck it u – " Cody suddenly stopped.
"What is it?" Zack asked curiously.
A single word escaped his brother's lips, "Smoke."
The twins paused and looked at each other before running at breakneck speed to their suite. The smell got stronger as they approached their room. Zack nearly gagged as he unlocked the door and pushed it open.
Thick clouds of black smoke billowed out. Crouching down low, Zack saw something he wished he hadn't. Their mother and father were lying on the couch, their throats slit. Dead.
Zack felt faint at the sight of their deceased parents. He dropped to his hands and knees trying to get oxygen back into his system but his lungs finally gave out, making his head drown in a pool of darkness.
Whoo! Final chapter, mate! If you feel that I have to change anything, tell me. Please review!
Trivia: ("The Prince and the Plunger") When London is sitting in the closet and Mr. Moseby asks if he could take her to the dance she stops crying and her make-up is fine. Then when she stands up the camera zooms in on her face and she has a line of mascara running down her cheek.
Bonus Trivia: ("Going For the Gold") When Arwin is talking after he passes the finish line, you could tell that his lips are pink, as if Carey has already kissed him. So obviously they did the kissing scene at least twice or more.