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I do not own Space:1999 or any of it's characters, they are the property of Gerry Anderson.
THE CELESTIAL ANGELS -PART EIGHT
The Eagle lifts off from the plaza. Inside John Koenig looks out towards the ruins of the city. These people had no reason to exist. Their sole lifeforce was to be at war with the collective.
But the collective are no more...
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Paul Morrow moved down the corridor and saw Helena and Alan. They were both unconscious on the dusty floor. Morrow looked up at the podiums.
"LISTEN TO ME...YOU HAVE NO REASON TO EXPLOIT THESE PEOPLE! CREATING LIFESEED TO USE AS CANNON FOLDER! THE COLLECTIVE ARE NO MORE...YOU HAVE NO REASON TO GO ON...LISTEN TO ME!"
The aged old figures on the podiums looked back at him with hollow eyes.
The dead, long dead.
The race long dead.
The reason to go on long dead...
He turned and saw movement. Thsese and Chsese were standing in their togas, the unseen silent wind behind them.
Paul laughed at their questioning faces.
"Your striving force to save your race is commendable...but all life dies...mine has, the collective are no more...and so must yours...you see, we weren't complete when one of us was missing...the collective couldn't function...it's ability to function and go on died...yes there is me, but I think I might only exist because you can't face up to the truth about your own race..."
Thsese came forward holding out his arm, "But you are here to search your race...you wanted to find out..."
Paul shook his head, "I know I am the only one...I am here for a reason...", and he smiled.
Thsese and Chsese looked at one another and backed away, they looked up to the podiums.
Paul laughed, "Your war council died out before the new sun reached it's zenith...don't you understand it yet?"
They knew...they just needed telling...
"...I am the only survivor of the collection...YOU TWO are the only survivors of yours..."
Thsese spoke out, "We heard the war council! They spoke to us..."
"You only heard a recording from the past...voices from the lost...there IS only you two..."
Thsese and Chsese turned and faced eachother...they reached out and touched one anothers cheeks and then they turned to the engulfing bright white light and SCREAMED A SILENT SCREAM.
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On Alpha, Adam and Tara looked at their hands and turned them, then looked at one another...what had happened, they both felt tired but also felt that they had somehow slept.
Victor turned to see them on the belcony above...he smiled.
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Helena touched her forehead as she woke up on the floor of the passenger section of the eagle, Alan was beside her.
They looked at one another questioningly as the module door slide aside to reveal Koenig.
He helped her to stand, her eyes searching his...
"John?", she whispered.
"we going home"
"back to Alpha?"
He nodded.
She looked through into the command module and looked at John in question...
"Where...where is Paul, John?"
John turned away and saw the brights colours in space start to fade...
...that is going to take a whole lot of explaining...
So to save on confusing and all the questions...
"He's dead Helena...I'm sorry"
And both of them looked on as the lights finally faded to nothing...
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THE END
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