Linck: Hey, Slop Doggy? Why're ya on the floor like that?

Slop Doggy: I'm basking in the glory that is the Eureka Seven movie.

Eureka: Movie? What movie?

Slop Doggy: The movie that came out Thursday, September 24, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.

Renton: Wow. How was it?

Slop Doggy: Best…movie…EVER!!!! I hope it comes out on DVD here in the States.

Tyler: What's the chapter about today, Slop?

Slop Doggy: Oh! Right. I think this might be the last chapter of the story, not counting the epilogue.

Maeter: HUH? The last chapter?

Slop Doggy: Yeah, I just don't have the time to finish it the way I want to, so I'm just going to end it now.

Maeter: Aw. I was looking forward to being in more chapters.

Slop Doggy: You might have that chance. I put a poll up on my profile: Should I make a sequel to Eureka Seven: A Second Chance? Vote now, Yay or Nay. Hope it's Yay, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Maybe after you read this chapter, you'll say Yay.

Renton: Oh. Before we forget, Slop Doggy owns nothing but OCs and the storyline.

Slop Doggy: Enjoy the final chapter before the epilogue. Hope you love it.

Chapter 12: Final Battle: Farewell.

Holland sat down in shock. "Are you sure?" he managed to ask.

"Yes. The overabundance of trapars going down to Earth is making it unstable. If we can't plug the hole now, it'll blow up, taking us with it."

Suddenly, a new link opened, from the remains of the rebel fleet.

"What the…" Holland managed before the screen dissolved into the face of his brother, Dewey Novak.

"Holland. I should've known you would be here."

"Big brother. How are you still alive?"

"I was cloned, little brother. In order to keep my ideals alive, I began investigating cloning. And so, thanks to the help of my beautiful children, here I am. Now I will destroy the Scub Coral right now!"

Tyler's face came back on the screen. "Holland, they have a miniature version of the Oratorio on the flagship!"

"What?!"

On the bottom of the Ginga-class ship, a portal was opening, and the tip of the infamous Oratorio cannon was poking out.

"What the...Dewey, are you mad? You'll be destroyed, too!"

"Yes, this body will. But I will return. You, however, won't, Holland."

"You're mad. Tyler, can you destroy that ship?"

"What do you think I'm trying to do? These damn shield things won't let us hit it"

"Damn it! What the hell do we do now?!"

"Well, there's only one thing we can do. We stop it."

"How?!"

"Like this."

With that, the Oblivion positioned itself right under the Oratorio cannon.

"Tyler, what the hell are you doing?!"

"Protecting this world. And I could use some backup. The Daguri and the Nightroad can't handle all those KLFs on their own. Oh. Before I forget, this is the Daguri and this is the Nightroad. The Daguri is the red one, piloted by Andrew, and bonded to Amelia. The Nightroad is the blue one, piloted by Sami, and bonded to Anemone."

"Damn it. Fine. We're on our way."

A few minutes later…

"Nirvash, launching!"

"Type Beginning, launching!"

"949, launching."

"808, launching!"

"606, launching! And, Tyler? Thanks for leaving us so many KLFs to kill," Matthieu said sarcastically.

"Yeah, no problem," said Tyler with a touch of dry humor.

"So. Mind telling us what you're doing down there?" asked Holland.

"Yes. You'll figure it out soon," replied Tyler. "Mostly," he thought, "because I think you might try to stop me." Looking over, he eyed a screen that was labeled "Ragnarok Connection, 48%"

"Colonel Dewey, the Oratorio charge is at 49%."

"Excellent. Thank you. Soon, we will be able to wipe the Coralian invaders off of our planet."

"Uh, Tyler? The Oratorio Cannon is almost charged? You gonna tell us what you're going to do?"

"All right. I have a program on the Oblivion called the Ragnarok Connection. It overloads all the systems on the Oblivion and channels all the power into the lasers."

"What the hell?! If you do that, the Oblivion will be-"

"I know. That's why I wouldn't tell you before now, because you might try to stop me. But now…"

"Sir, the Oratorio Cannon is at 100%."

"Excellent. Oratorio Cannon. Fire!"

Underneath the Ginga, the Oratorio Cannon pulsed with power before unleashing it's famous, planet-killing shot.

"Ragnarok Connection. Fire," stated Tyler calmly.

Every display inside the Oblivion went dark as all the energy was transferred into the lasers. From the palm lasers, a massive black shot burst out and collided with the blast from the Oratorio.

All over the battlefield, every KLF and LFO, friend or foe, stopped to watch the massive struggle. Slowly but surely, the Oratorio blast was overtaking the blast from the Oblivion.

"Seven Swell. Activate," said Tyler through clenched teeth. His Compac Drive lit up in a great black-and-green burst, and the power of the Oblivion's lasers increased dramatically. But it still wasn't enough.

Tyler sighed in resignation, closed his eyes, and began focusing his life force into the Seven Swell. Little by little, the Oblivion's lasers began to overtake the Oratorio Cannon. Tyler's eyes snapped open, and he focused his entire life force, his very essence, into the Seven Swell.

The blast from the Oblivion blasted through the Oratorio Cannon and headed straight for the Ginga. Since the Oratorio Cannon was firing, the shields had to be deactivated, and the laser blast punched right through.

However, before the Ginga was destroyed, Holland received a message from Dewey: "I will return, little brother, in one year. Until then, do your best not to die. I will have the pleasure of killing you myself!"

The Ginga was obliterated and Dewey was killed. Again. But at what price?

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The Oblivion was on the ground, not moving, its eyes dark. The Nirvash landed right next to it.

"Tyler!" cried Renton.

The Oblivion's cockpit hissed open, revealing Tyler, his head against the back of the seat, a trickle of blood dripping out of his mouth.

"Heh. Hey," he said weakly.

Renton and Eureka climbed up toward the cockpit, tears coming out of their eyes.

"Why?" asked Renton. "Why would you do this for us?"

"Heh. Why? Because it's what I was born to do. But listen. Renton. Eureka. My life force was drained by the power of the Seven Swell. I don't have long to live. But when I die, I will be rejoined with the Scub Coral, and I can convince them to close off the hole between them and Earth, or at the least, I can convince them to stop the flow of Trapars. So, I have a favor to ask."

"Anything," said Eureka through her tears.

"Watch out for the Oblivion, and for each other. And don't worry. I will be reborn, with all of my memories. When the Oblivion starts to move, I will be waiting at Hacienda FAC-51."

"Ok," said Renton.

Tyler smiled weakly, closed his eyes, and dissolved into a bright stream of trapars.

Renton and Eureka stood together, looking up at the sky with tears in their eyes. The 949 landed next to them. Holland opened the cockpit, stood up, and looked at them.

"This battle isn't over," he said. "My brother was a clone. We have to find where they cloned him and destroy it. But we have a year before he comes back. How's Tyler?"

"He's gone," said Eureka.

"Wh-what?"

"He used his life force to fuel the Seven Swell. But he will return. We just have to watch the Oblivion for him. When it starts to move, he will be back," said Renton.

"Heh. I see," said Holland. He, too, looked up at the sky. Far above, a rainbow could be seen.

"We won this battle. And we will win the ones to come. In order for this planet to have any peace, we have to destroy the cloning facility my brother's at. But we have a year before then, so let's relax and wait for him."

Renton looked over, smiled, and said, "Don't beg for things. Do it yourself. Or else you won't get anything."

Holland looked at him and gave a little half-smile. "That's what Gekkostate is all about."

End

Wow. I finally finished my Eureka Seven story. But don't worry, this isn't the last chapter. I'm planning on doing an epilogue, so keep an eye out for that. But I have to say a big thank you to all my readers: The Rogue Leader, omegarulesall, Adipvpster, KlockWorks, momentai35, Coralian Seeker, dbzgtfan2004, Madin312, Ashi666, and Refboarder. Thank you for leaving a review and helping this fledgling author make his story grow. And a big thank-you to everyone who read, but didn't leave a review. I hope my sequel will encourage you to leave some. Until next time…

Be safe and well

Slop Doggy