This is the last chapter for this story.
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Anabeth didn't really like the idea of leaving her mother on a strange world, a world that was becoming more and more familiar each day. Still, as she donned her dark green shirt, a furry green jacket, a brown vest, brown breeches, and black boots, the idea of traveling to the planet Zafna seemed more or less like a good idea.
She had no idea what she would find there. She just knew that whoever Parker Dooley was, she hoped he would treat her like family. Otherwise, this whole trip was for nothing! And she didn't want it to be for nothing! She wanted to ensure that both her family line and Maxin's continued throughout the years, throughout the Ages! There was nothing their families could do that others hadn't done in the past. Still, this was worth the trip! It was just one more task. One more to prove that she could do anything if she set her heart to it.
And now, here she was, ready to take on another adventure! And with the icicle stowed away inside her pack, she knew she could do this, delivering the icicle to Parker, and making sure that he was whole again.
She was ready for this task. She just wasn't sure if the others wanted her to leave yet.
At last, she made her way towards the first rebel ship, which seemed more like a passenger ship than for holding a squad of soldiers, who apparently came from all different races and species. This was more than a battle to save a group of rebels. This was for all the galaxies combined! And she was part of it, even if her role may or may not be significant to the story.
She reached her mother and hugged her, not wanting to let her go just yet.
"I'm going to miss you," Anabeth said, releasing her mother.
"I know. I miss you already," Janet said, wiping a tear from her eye.
Anabeth turned to Maxin, hugging him as well. She didn't want to let him go either, but her heart felt much stronger towards him. Maybe they were meant to be together. She just needed to realize that as well. Could this be real? Could this truly be happening?
"I love you." Maxin chuckled in delight. "I can't believe I said that and so soon!"
Anabeth smiled. "I love you, too." She smiled, stunned that those words sounded foreign to her. And yet, she meant them. Oh, did she mean them! She laughed, grinning in anticipation and wonder, "I'll see you soon." She released his hand, waving to him and her mother, before departing on the rebel ship departing for Zafna. She watched as Aslan approached Eliza, looking at Anabeth in wonder. She watched him as he said a few words, giving her encouragement for what was to come.
"This battle isn't over, Anabeth. There's more work to be done before we're ready to take on Vitiate! I'll meet you there, on Zafna, and then we can discuss our plans," Aslan said, calmly.
"What plans?" Anabeth asked a moment too late, for the grey metal door closed on her.
She sighed, taking her seat on a reddish-purple cushioned chair, looking at the window as her family, her mother and her soon-to-be Dooley family, became tiny ants, disappearing as her ship made its way through the cloud bank and into space.
She didn't know where her journey would go next. All she knew was that it wasn't over. At least, not for now.
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And so, ends the prequel to my fanfiction tetralogy, The Freedom Fighters, part of my Origin Series and my Long Series. :)
Thanks goes to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to read this fanfic until the end. It is much appreciated. :)
The next three fanfics in this tetralogy will focus on this group's journey to finding a way to defeat Vitiate, or so they hope to accomplish in these upcoming fanfics. Those who have played the MMO game "Star Wars: The Old Republic" already knows what happens to Vitiate, which explains what's about to transpire for our heroes and anti-hero, Parker Dooley. :) This will also lead to Parker's backstory that he tells the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, in the first fanfic of my Epic Struggles series, Multifaceted, and it concerns a certain OC. :(
Hopefully, I didn't give away too much for what's to come. I'll see everyone in the next story. Bye! :)
Aria Breuer
