(A.N./
And, finally, a poem
For those who missed them so
And as this story passes
We sadly watch it go.
It's a shame that it is finished
But happy I will be
For from my aching back I throw
My responsibility!
It is here…cue the death march. This is the last chapter here, released early in celebration of the holidays!
Finally, it's done! It seems like this story took eternity to finish, but maybe that's just me…
Overall, I was kind of disappointed with how this one turned out. Thanks to all of the wonderful con-crit I received, it has come to my attention that this story doesn't flow very well, some people step out of character, and parts of the story don't make a load of sense. This is all true, and I thank you guys very much for bringing these errors to my attention!
This story was, indeed, very messy, and definitely NOT my best work. Sure, it was loads of fun, but not very good quality-wise. I will try to improve as I progress through other stories, too, so don't lose hope in me if this story seemed like a let-down to anyone!
On a side note, there is an important announcement I have to make to you all, which will be added at the end of this chapter. This is VERY important, so be sure to stay tuned after the chapter is finished to read it.
Thank you very, very much, and, please, enjoy the rest of this story!
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No one dared to move. The whole room was completely silent as one group stared at another. Minto, turning to her mother, saw the look of horror on her face. She started,
"Mom, I-"
No sooner had she tried to explain that, from the group of aliens, Pai teleported and quickly reappeared behind Minto's mother. Giving her a sharp blow to the head, she fell in Minto's arms. Minto gasped and cried,
"Mom! Mom! Are you okay?!" Instantly, the butlers that were with Mrs. Aizawa rushed at Pai, but he was too quick for them. With his inhuman strength and agility, he swiftly delivered blows to the butlers one at a time, all of them landing neatly in a pile at his feet. Soon Minto's father and brother were the only two remaining. Pai walked over to them and mumbled,
"This will only hurt for a second…" and brought his knuckle to the back of their heads in a neat strike. They both fell in a like manner as the rest.
The Mews, utterly speechless, could only gawk at the damage done, and wonder if Pai had gone mad. Minto, who was wiping angry tears from her face, demanded,
"W-what d-did you do to my family?!" Pai, retaining a cool, calm look on his face, responded icily,
"They could not see us like this. If we wanted our mission to publicized, then we would have made ourselves known quite some time ago. However, if your family would know, then our efforts of keeping moderate secrecy would be in vain," He paused for a moment before continuing, "That, and your plan was flawed. All of the windows of the mansion are still stuck shut."
He glanced down at Minto's family,
"I simply forced them to loose consciousness. They will, most likely, forget what happened or assumed it to be an illusion." Minto nodded solemnly and brushed a stray hair out of her mother's face.
Taruto shook his head and put a hand on his forehead. He groaned,
"Pai…that was kind of uncalled for…"
"I'll say, na do da," mumbled Purin, "I thought Pai-san had gone nutso for a second there, na do da!"
"Ironically, that's what we were all thinking…" Ichigo murmured under her breath. Retasu spoke up,
"U-um, what do we do now, Pai-san?"
"I am not your ally," Pai said, "But I will move the unconscious humans to an unsuspicious place. Setting up a scene to make it look like the humans got in a car crash or something of the sort sounds ideal. After that, we will assist in the freeing of your windows." Retasu bowed her head and nodded,
"T-that sounds perfect, thank you very much."
Pai lifted his head to look at Retasu. He stood staring at her for a few seconds before saying,
"Would you care to help me work the "car" device? I am not knowledgeable to how it works." Retasu's head shot up and she replied hastily,
"S-s-sure! I'm not very good at it myself, b-but I know a little and will try be of as much help as possible!" Pai nodded,
"Very well." He then addressed the rest of the Mews and his allies with a loud voice,
"I need everyone's assistance to move the bodies of the unconscious humans to the car. Any help you can lend would be much appreciated."
"Got it, na do da!" Purin said energetically. Ichigo nodded,
"'kay."
"Fine," Kisshu grumbled, who most certainly was not in the greatest mood (nor condition) to carry a human.
"Sure," said Taruto, all too eager to escape his boredom.
Minto let out a sigh and mumbled,
"Alright. Just promise you won't hurt them."
"For now, we have a truce," Pai replied.
Minto stood up and faced her friends. She lifted her head up and said,
"Come on, guys, let's do this!" The three Mews cheered at their friend's strength to endure the hardships. Purin bounded down the stairs and yelled,
"Super-Secret Fong Family Tackle-Hug!" She pounced on Minto and hugged her so hard that Minto had no air.
Retasu and Ichigo both walked down the stairs, Retasu helping Ichigo pull her weight. Taruto nodded to Kisshu and teleported him down to where Pai was. Kisshu didn't look to happy, and scowled,
"I wish I didn't have to be babysat all the time…" Pai only replied,
"It is your fault you're injured, idiot."
No more comments came out of the sulking Kisshu.
Everyone helped each other bear the load of a person to two or three, and they began the procession to the parked limo outside.
While the rest of the five people helped load the unconscious butlers in the car, Retasu gave Pai a little driving lesson. She pointed to all of the different pedals and gadgets featured by the driving seat.
"…and this is the clutch pedal," she explained, "…when you step on this, it cuts the engine momentarily and allows you to shift gears." Pai nodded,
"I think I understand…" He eyed the little symbol of a trumpet on the steering wheel, "What's this?"
Curiously, he pressed the symbol with his finger. A huge, loud honking rang out from the car, and Pai pulled his finger away in complete shock. The rest of the Mews and aliens clamped their hands over their ears.
After the noise had stopped, the party rubbed their heads and groaned. However, they weren't the only ones groaned. A few of the butlers that were situated in the car began to stir. Taruto saw them and yelled,
"Good going, Pai! They're waking up!" Pai cursed under his breath. He dove into the back seat, yelling for the Mews, who still loading people in, to get out of the way. Retasu sighed and turned her head. She heard crashing and thumping coming from the back, inevitably Pai trying to knock out the butlers for a second time.
She sighed,
"Well…this has been the longest night of my life, certainly…"
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"What the &#! are you doing, Taruto?!"
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
"What's going on, na do da?!"
"PUDDING!"
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Minto's mother woke up drowsily. Blinking, she opened her eyes. She gasped when she saw that she was in the driver's seat of the limo, and that a huge tree limb was on top of them. Hearing the rest of her family in the car begin to stir, she called,
"Is everyone alright?!" She heard various groans of "yeah" and "sure" in reply.
One of the butlers rolled down his car window and looked around suspiciously. Another sitting next to him asked,
"What is it?" The first butler shook his head,
"It's nothing. I just had a weird dream about these elf people, and I'm kind of freaked out now." The second butler raised an eyebrow,
"I had a similar dream, you know. Do you mean the scary-looking ones with foot-long ears?"
"Yeah, exactly like that!"
From somewhere outside, Pai cursed.
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The end.
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(A.N./ …and cut! It's finished! No, there will NOT be a sequel, so please don't ask!
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ!
Now, I'm going to announce my news at the end of this story…why? I chose to tell you guys after this story was finished because I know that my closest reviewers, fans, and friends would be reading this story to the end. So this goes out to all of you.
Next year, in August of 2009, I will be enrolling in a very private, church-operated boarding school cross-country. Normally, this would have no concern to you people, considering it would only be a week or two before I could continue to write from over there. However, there is a complication.
The school has no internet access, except through very, very heavy filters in computer lab.
Unfortunately, this means that I will be forced to stop writing fanfiction. I'm really, really sorry if this lets anyone down! I'll keep writing and doing my best until then, and I hope my writing improves by the time I have to quit. So, until then, I'll keep doing my best, and I hope that you will all support my writing to the end!
Thank you so much! I love you all,
-Rizu)