Last time Will and the others watched as Guts confronted Femto; leader of The God Hand, also known as Griffith. They fought and Guts killed the demon. Just then a fresh wave of demons appeared. Will and the others determined it was time to go. Before leaving, Jill planted a Stone Burner bomb that detonated after everyone was safely back on Ed and Al's world. On with the show!

Chapter 26: To Wherever the Wind Takes Me

The next day was spent recovering from injuries. The day after that was a day of goodbyes. Will opened a Fold to Naruto's world, Luffy's world and Max's world. There were several rounds of goodbye's and promises to see each other again. Rock Lee was the last of the ninjas to leave; he was having an extra long goodbye with Hay Lin. "You truly are a splendid ninja," said Hay Lin, "You always were to me."

"As soon as I get back to the Bureau lab," said Violet as the other Ramblers went through the Fold, "I'm destroying my dimensional transporter. Then erase all the research data on my computer, and then I'll destroy that computer so the data can't be recovered. Finally I'll burn all my research that I have on paper. All that'll be left is what's in my head, and it'll stay there."

"I can't imagine how hard it'll be to destroy something you've created," said Martin, "but then science can go too far. It's for the best." "I'm not destroying my invention just to protect the fabric of reality," said Violet, "It's in memory of the Krell. They pushed the boundary of science too far and they paid the price. Progress is good, but progress without control is never good." With that she stepped through the Fold back to her world.

Rock Lee had went back to his world, and the pirates had returned to theirs. "We'll see them again," said Will, "call it women's intuition." "Well I hope this isn't the last time we get to work together," said Al. "Same here," said Caleb as he shook Ed's hand then Al's, "I hope you two someday find a way to restore your bodies."

Will then created a Fold back to Metamore. "See you around," said Will as she and the others went through. They arrived back at the palace at Meridian where Elyon and Yan Lin were waiting. "From the lack of demons and earthquakes," said Elyon, "It's safe to assume you've succeeded."

"You got that right," said Irma. "Oh Cornelia," said Elyon, "You owe me fifty bucks." "I'll write you a check," said Cornelia through gritted teeth. "Why would Cornelia owe you fifty dollars?" asked Irma. "Because I won a bet," said Elyon, "You and Martin got together by Sunday, so I win." "You betted on us!" exclaimed Irma.

Meanwhile Guts had asked Will to form a Fold for him, "Just send me anywhere," said Guts, "As long as I'm on solid ground on the other side." "Why do you have to leave?" asked Hay Lin, "We won, you killed Griffith, The Band of the Hawk has been avenged." "That's true," said Guts, "We did deal a crippling blow to The God Hand. It'll be centuries before they recover, but there are still three of them out there, and they're still after me. It's not safe for me to be here."

"You walked out on me before," said Yan Lin, "Are you sure this is what you want?" "I'm still a target for the demons," said Guts, "And I'll be one until the day I die, which may not be for a long time." He bent down and kissed Yan Lin on the forehead, "I still care for you."

"But where will you go?" asked Hay Lin as Will formed a Fold to a random dimension. "To wherever the wind takes me," said Guts as he stepped through the Fold. Will then closed it. "That's exactly what he told me when he left me before," said Yan Lin, "It didn't hurt as much this time."

"By now the power has been fixed in Heatherfield," said Will, "And since we told our parents we were staying with Elyon, I feel that we should be heading home." "That's a great idea," said Irma, "I feel that I've had enough excitement for a while now." "You sure?" asked Taranee. "Well," said Irma, "At least until the next crisis when we're needed."

Thus ends 'Fullmetal W.I.T.C.H.' Wow! That story had a lot of powerful emotion, didn't it? Review to your hearts content. Until the next story that pops into my head…

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