A/N: THE LAST CHAPTER! Of this story. Since you guys are so awesome, you get TWO chapters! One as a bonus! YAY! Give yourselves a pat on the back, you guys are just that awesome! It took me a while to even get to work on this chapter. But here it is! Already working on two other projects, songfics is still going, even though I haven't gotten many contributions, and I have a life I'm supposed to be attending to somewhere. Ugh, I need cereal. Can't think without... Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Chapter 7: Tu Fui Ego Eris (I Was You, You Will Be Me)

The city was falling, and everything was in ruin. General Pole stepped out of a boat and onto the harbor, not to far from where the fight was happening. It looked worse than he could ever even imagine. His soldiers stood behind him, awaiting his signal, but it never came. He couldn't even think of weather to dispatch them, or just have them wait for all the good they would do. Using his powerful nose to weigh the situation, he tried to get a feel of how many humans were actually around. Light breezes held the smell of fear on them... as well as... Something else... Blue eyes widened. He knew that smell. That was his little girl. His arm sliced through the air, giving his soldiers the signal. If his little girl was close, and fighting, she might need help.

And he would dispatch every single troop he could for her.

Navi, on the other hand, was laying on the ground, her body bruised and covered with bumps from Ultima's constant kicking and energy blasts. And those things hurt at close range. The feared HumEx was currently in a battle with the penguin leader, and she was doing a number on him. Anytime he would hit her, she would hit him back, twice as hard. Only to have him try to reach for the otter inside of the beast.

HumEx didn't have souls, Ultima thought, currently executing a roundhouse kick on a defenseless penguin. So she shouldn't feel bad about beating up on a creature weaker than she was, right? Her logic made her smile, and as he tried to call her Marlene again, she punched him square in the beak. "Stop. Calling. Me. That." She said angrily. Whatever and where ever Marlene was, it wasn't here and she wasn't it. Marlene was gone, and she was probably never going to come back. "Don't you get it, you stupid penguin? I am Ultima. A HumEx. Why are you working so hard to change that?" She was curious, and her programming demand that she find answers for her questions.

The blows stopped long enough for Skipper to answer her question, albeit with a few breaks to gasp and wheeze in between. "You... aren't evil. You're not like those other HumEx. Wh-why do you think... Hawkins keeps such a clo-close eye on you?" Ultima paused. The feathered, flightless bird had a point. She was special. And why did Hawkins keep an eye on her? Wait, was he saying... was Hawkins afraid that she was going to turn on him? Remember something that could cause her to turn traitor? "Ultima... listen to me, please." She did, but she was timing him. The second he said "Marlene", he was toast. And she didn't mean soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside and good in a jam. "Ultima.... For whatever it's worth... I'm sorry." Well, that definitely wasn't what she was expecting him to say. "I'm sorry you've had to go through this all. It wasn't... your fault. That's all."

Something hit her just then that made her stop and think. What he was saying touched her, she thought... before a curious stinging sensation made her actually realize that something really HAD just hit the back of her head. She reached back and felt it... a dart. That lousy penguin tricked her! Just when she was about to turn and attack him... she collapsed in a dead faint.

When her eyes fluttered open, Ultima was back in her cave... or at least, what looked like her cave. It was torn in half, a thin jagged line of white light separating the two halves. On one side were pictures she didn't paint, a guitar she never knew how to play, and places she'd never been to. The other side was covered in pictures of HumEx, with just one big one of Hawkins, looking menacing. As she stepped over to it, she heard a familiar voice. "I wouldn't go over there if I were you." She turned around, and found herself face to face with... herself? No... her eyes held something more... this must be Marlene. "Hi." She said softly. Ultima took a step closer to her, not sure if she was real, or just a part of her imagination. "You know, you could have a seat if you wanted." Why was this otter being so nice to her? She sat down anyway, but she wasn't positive she trusted this new creature. "So you're Ultima, huh?" she asked. When Ultima nodded, Marlene smiled. This creature was obnoxiously happy, the HumEx noted. "Nice to finally meet you. So... can you tell me where I've been this whole time?" Ultima was taken aback by the sudden question. She wanted... her help?

Ultima told her everything she knew, from the moment she woke up to just then, and even the things she didn't, like the times she blacked out after a big tantrum. "Huh... well, yeah, that makes sense." Marlene said. "Those black-outs are the only thing I actually remember." So she was the one that took over when things got bad. When Ultima looked over at the HumEx side of the cave, it was darker, and.... was it her imagination (doubtful, did she even have an imagination?) or did Hawkins get scarier? She asked Marlene why she couldn't go over there. "Well, because it's not a very nice place. I tried going there once. Watch." The otter stood up, and Ultima wanted to tell her to wait or stop. For some reason, she felt very much attached to her other side. Marlene reached a hand past the white line, and for a second, nothing happened. Then, one of the HumEx from the pictures came to life... or at least, it's claw did, and tried to pull her through to the other side. Hawkins' picture started to laugh, and for the first time ever, Ultima grew scared of the sound. She held her head for a second and pulled Marlene back, causing the pair to fall over. "Thanks. But that's why you can't go over there." This otter was insane!

"You could have just told me that." Ultima said. She was now sure that this otter was missing a few crayons from her box.

Marlene just smiled. "Maybe. But would you have believed me?"

"YES!" Why did everyone think she needed to be held by the hand and shown everything? She wasn't a little pup, she was a HumEx warrior, she was smarter than the average being. She could read, for crying out loud. "What is wrong with you!?"

"What's wrong with you!?" Ultima was knocked speechless by the statement, and tried to make sense out of what she was saying, but she spoke again. "I know you're confused, and scared, but try to understand, I want to help you."

That got on Ultima's nerves. Did anyone even ask HER if she wanted help? No. And yet everyone assumed that she needed it. Except Hawkins, which was why she liked him. "What are you even doing here, anyway? I thought all your organic cells had been taken over."

Marlene just shrugged and walked over to one of her paintings. It was of a moon and a lake, and it was very pretty, to Ultima, anyway. She stood next to her counterpart and looked at it. The longer she stared, the more it seemed to have a life of its own. "I don't want to die." Marlene's voice seemed so small and frail, and the words seemed just as breakable as she really was. "I never stopped fighting it, because I don't want to die. There's... too much I have to do first." She sniffled as Ultima just watched her. Was there a purpose to why they were both here? Was this it? "I don't want you to die either." That part was really shocking.

"Really?" Ultima didn't know what to say. None of the other organic lifeforms seemed to want her around.

"Yes, really. You're... well, I don't know what you are, but you're a part of me that I don't think I want to lose." Marlene thought for a second. "And I hope that I'm a part of you YOU don't want to lose, too."

Well... being partly organic was.... it wasn't bad. And in this arena, they shared memories, brains... everything. It was kinda like having a sister. "I suppose losing you would be a bad thing." Ultima nearly whispered. It was quiet between the two for a while, and the other side of the cave was growing darker and darker. "Skipper loves me." she said suddenly. Marlene looked bemused for a second before asking where that even came from. "He kissed me. Before, with the books." The memory became bright as day for Marlene, and even she had to laugh out loud. For some reason, that made Ultima smile and laugh too.

After the long laugh fest, both otters were smiling at each other, and Ultima realized that this couldn't go on for much longer. Soon, the HumEx cells would take over, and Marlene would be no more. This whole thing was fun, and she didn't want it to end. She didn't want Marlene to end. It only took her a second to get ready, and she smiled when Marlene watched her curiously, and asked her if she was okay. "Listen, Marlene. I realize now that losing you... it would be a mistake for everyone. But..." Marlene looked at her with big eyes. The HumEx side of the cave was now completely dark, pictures were blackened out, and everything was gone from that side of the cave so suddenly. Strange, Ultima looked like she matched it perfectly... like she was blacking out, too. "I'm not needed. Don't worry." She said, holding Marlene's hand close to her heart. The otter looked so confused, what was Ultima going to do? "I'll still be here. I'm releasing the hold I have on your conscious mind." She said. Taking a step forward, Marlene wanted to stop her... then again, she wasn't sure she wanted to give up being... a being.

"Ultima..." She didn't know what to say, exactly... so she hugged her other side. The pair looked like they were sisters, saying goodbye.

The lights in the room got brighter, as Ultima said her last goodbye. "I'll be on the other side of your mind. You won't feel me, or see me, or know I am there... but I'll be there, I promise."

"I promise I'll never forget you."

Kowalski stood above Ultima, a blow gun in his flippers, and an extremely tired look in his eyes. "Well... Nice timing, Kowalski." Skipper said, trying to pick up Navi. Hawkins was tied up and being lead to the others by Rico and Private, when a loud thumping noise reached everyone's ears. Skipper looked up, and very nearly visibly paled. The General came running around the corner, fangs bared, thousands of soldiers behind him, heading off in different directions to defuse the HumEx bomb. "Ah...f...udge." Skipper mumbled, looking down at the very hurt Navi, and thinking back at what the General had threatened to do if Navi even got an ice cream headache.

He tried to spruce her up a bit, but the General had already seen her. "Navi... no." He picked up his daughter with ease and looked over her unconscious form. "Skipper..." His voice came out in a growl, and Skipper thought his days were limited to mere seconds. "No... Kowalski." The smart penguin's eyes widened, but he stepped forward. Wait, Skipper looked between the two. Was the General going to give Kowalski his punishment? As the General bit his lip, Skipper stepped forward, trying to make amends for the little cub for being hurt. "Skipper... I need to know how many HumEx are out there. You are still getting a punishment for Navi's... current condition." Skipper nodded. That was good to know. Kowalski filled in the blanks about the HumEx, and Pole sent out the last of his troops to make sure they got them all. Hawkins swore, knowing he was done.

"Fine. But know this: It's not over. Skipper, you and I... this... I'm not done, do you hear me!? I am NOT FINISHED!" He said, as two of the remaining soldiers dragged him back to the harbor, to put him into a high security prison somewhere very far away. Of course, as evil nemesis go... that wasn't the last Skipper would see of him. Not by a long shot.

The sun was finally starting to rise over what everyone thought was probably the longest night of their lives. All the animals had to be corralled back to the zoo, any left over humans who had seen the HumEx had to be consoled, there had to be a massive body clean-up, and of course, the small matter of dealing with the late Dr. Blowhole. "Last night was probably the most traumatic night of many people's lives. But as soon as they came, the strange giant crabs have left, leaving the city changed forever. This has been Gina Williams, reporting for channel five news..." Private switched off the telly, and looked around. Skipper, Kowalski and Rico were conversing with General Pole about the past few days with Ultima, Dr. Blowhole, and Hawkins, explaining all that they knew.

Navi and Ultima were still out cold from the night prior, but according to Kowalski, Navi would be okay in no time. As for Ultima... there was no telling when she would wake up... or who she would wake up to be.

A few minutes later, Navi was awake and in her father's arms again. "Hey General. I was fighting..." She mumbled, not sure about how he got there. "But it wasn't Skipper's fault. He had me out of the way, and--" But Pole wasn't going to do anything to him. On the contrary, he was going to leave him alone. In his own words, it would be wrong to hurt the penguin, if he expected him to keep protecting his daughter. Navi giggled at Skipper's shock, while everyone else celebrated that she would be hanging around for a while longer. Now all they had to do was wait for--

One of the otter's hands clenched into a fist. She was starting to wake up! Brown eyes fluttered and were revealed as she sat up and stretched. At first, when she looked around, everyone thought she was looking for Hawkins, and were mentally preparing for a fight they didn't want to go through. "Hey guys. What's up?" Okay, so she sounded like Marlene for now... Kowalski walked toward her, asking if she remembered who he was. "Uhmm... yeah, you're Kowalski. Listen, guys, is everything okay? You're all acting weird."

"We're acting weird? Who are you to say that?" Skipper asked, trying very obviously to get her to spill if she was Marlene or Ultima. Navi rolled her eyes, commenting on the smooth move he made.

After checking that she was still standing, and making sure she was awake by pinching herself painfully, the otter looked more sure than ever that everyone was acting weird because of her. "I'm Marlene, who are you?" She said slowly, trying to play along. This went on for five very painful minutes before she finally just threw her hands into the air. "OKAY, you know what? I'm done with this little... whatever this is, so whenever you feel like filling me in, you just let me know." She grumbled, climbing up the ladder and out of the den.

It didn't take long for her to be tackled from the back, however, by a very excited Navi, who was babbling and, not shockingly, very glad to have her friend and roommate back. Skipper and the others popped out, each wearing identical grins. Finally, they had their friend back, and Marlene explained everything that happened in her mind when she met Ultima. "She says she's still in there... how, I have no clue. But I don't mind." Kowalski took a quick blood sample (Marlene winced a bit, but when he said he had to, she let him.) and found that the majority of her blood went back to normal. The nanobots had simply... gone, burnt out from her system except for a slight few, not enough to make a difference. But Marlene knew where they still were, and smiled. They'd never be all gone, not as long as Ultima was there.

Kowalski and Rico went back into the hide out, to let the General know the good news. The two remaining penguins looked up at Navi when she spoke. "Well, I suppose there's only one thing left to do now." She said. Within the time span of a second, she pulled out her net gun, aimed it at Private, and shot, ensnaring him in a very large net he was struggling against the minute he felt it wrap around him. "That's for being older than me, you jerk!" She skipped into the hole and vanished from sight, leaving a very confused Private in her wake.

"I don't understand, how is that my fault?"

Skipper shrugged and crossed his arms. "Who knows, Private. The female mind is a dangerous and confusing thi-hey!" He felt himself being lifted up, and before he knew it, he was hitting the icy water of his habitat. Coughing and spitting up water, he looked around for the culprit, and saw Marlene smiling and laughing at him. "Marlene, what... you can still do that? But... why?"

Leaning in close, the otter thought hard. "Mmm... Nope. That wasn't me. That was Ultima. And who knows why." She said, following Navi's steps down to headquarters. "The female mind is a dangerous and confusing thing."

END!

A/N: Any addition questions that haven't been answered, I'll try my best to answer them. Just remember, most times, if I haven't answered your question, the answer is probably a gremlin did it. Thanks for sticking around, it's been a long and crazy ride, but... well, I hope it was worth it. Questions, comments, Mushroom Pizza, all will be accepted with love! The titles are all Latin, because, well... Ultima's name is Latin. Also, I loved the phrases when I looked them up. They seemed to fit really well. Here are a few that I didn't put in, because either they didn't work, or I didn't have enough chapters. Tuebor: I Will Protect; Mens Polcher: Beautiful Mind; Vince Malum Bono: Overcome Evil With Good. So, that's that! Thanks for reading everyone, and, as always, REVIEW!

Thoughts...

It's over. I can't believe it's over. 46 pages! 13 chapters over two stories. Part two is longer than part one, though. That's something. The antidote Kowalski shot Ultima with? Didn't work. Since Ultima is fully conscious of every fiber of "her" being (It's not really hers, she stole it from Marlene) all it did was put her back into her own mind, and let her talk to her other side. In short, she went on a trip, and the nanobots just... avoided the antidote, until she killed most of them and sentenced the rest with her memory, personality, etc into the non-used part of Marlene's brain. Carmen Sandiago is somewhere in France, enjoying all the stuff she stole. Marlene was Hawkin's greatest success, and his greatest failure. Will we see him again? I don't know yet. Humans are so useless in this story. I feel slightly bad. And yet... Not. Ultima knows Skipper has feelings for Marlene, but Marlene doesn't know he has feelings for her. What Ultima LET Marlene see was a memory, but Marlene thinks Skipper loves Ultima, not her. At this, I have to laugh out loud every time. Least favorite character that I wrote in this... is probably... Well, I don't have one. I loved Hawkins though, he's a funny guy. OH! Also! Before I forget. A lot of lines... I used from another place! Now, most of them ARE my original brain workings, but I had a lot of help and inspiration from the show Firefly, which is one of my favorite shows. Honestly, I'm surprised I didn't use the "hands of blue, two by two" line, which happened to Marlene. I better go before I start to rant and ramble about which characters here represented which ones from Firefly. Alright, thanks! OUT!