Chapter 24: Epilogue

(River)

Well after I woke up in the hospital I had to call mom. She came over right away. When I asked how long I was out the answer they had given me surprised me. I had been out cold for a week.

I couldn't believe it. That final fight took a lot more out of me then I had originally thought. I mean a whole week. Thats beyond crazy. Thats insane. But you would have to be insane to go threw what I did.

I had to be really sure of my next move thou. I still had to tell mom what had happened. But I decided to wait until i was out of the hospital. I mean I didn't need my mom crying over my bed right now.

She was supposed to be helping me cheer up not the other way around. I just couldn't bring my self to say it then. That scene just kept playing over and over again in my mind and it hurt every time.

But then faster then I thought a week blew by. And I was back in my house. But then mom started asking me the question I wanted to avoid. "So when is your brother coming back?" I really hopped she would never ask.

So when it came down to it I sat down with her. She could see the tears forming in my eyes. I really didn't want to tell her. She saw the seriousness and depression in my eyes. She knew she was not going to like the answer.

I had held the truth from her long enough. So I told her from the very beginning what had happened. I saw the tears start coming to her eyes then. She broke down and started crying as well as me.

Then after a few weeks of that we held the funeral for him. I was sitting by his coffin remembering when the ceremony ended. "Strange uh. We used to joke around saying that if we fought each other one of us would never stand up. I remember how we always would laugh when ever we played the Spyro games together. You would say after we beat every game. "I wish I could meet Spyro one day." in the end you did. You did." I said.

I looked at the sky as my eyes slowly began to water. I placed my hand on it. "Sleep well baby brother. I won't ever forget our time together." I said. I sniffed and walked to our car were mom was waiting.

A few days after the funeral I started going to school again. I didn't want people to start growing suspicious over where in the world I was. But every time I went to my school. I remembered my friends still back in the Dragon realms.

We all said we were never coming home. The other world had become apart of us. But the person I found myself thinking about most was Winter or Sierra. To say her human name anyway.

We would always meet in the library and hang out all 4 of us. But since the doorway shut for good that was over. I would always be drifting in my classes to. All the memories really made it hard for me. The teachers kept letting me off saying I was morning my brothers death.

Then when months had finally passed and it hit Summer. I would sit looking out side my window looking at the stars. I would hold the crystal close to my chest. I would always every night think about Winter.

We were both alone in our worlds waiting for me to go back. But I knew it was never going to happen. It just made my life all the more harder. Then on the last night of summer I just fell asleep with my crystal on my counter.

I never saw it. But on that very night as I laid asleep in my bed. My crystal glowed red for a few seconds and died.

(Winter)

After the rebuilding and almost a complete year of waiting it was clear to us all River wasn't coming back I was miserable every night. I would cry myself to sleep. It was the hardest thing for me.

I wanted to be with him so much but I knew it would never happen again. A few nights after river left Ignitus told me the problem. It hurt me very hard. River was never coming back.

I knew I would have to eventually move on. But it was going to be very hard. But I would still wear his necklace every day and night. Secretly hoping that he would return.

But after a few more months nothing. Soon the people of war-fang decided to make a statue for all of us. Each with an inscription. They were set all over the town. The hero's of War-fang.

All of us were swarmed every day with people wanting to talk to us. It was sad. But what they did for River was so touching. Every time I passed his statue I would see people placing a Loral or flowers beside it.

I would read the inscription every time. 'Of all the people that fought in the human conflict. Few stood out. We honor the one who never returned. Rest well our dear friend' and at the very bottom was his name. Both human and dragon. 'River/Burn.'

"River where ever you are I hope that you are ok." I said on night. I was beside my bed looking at his necklace. I never said it to him but I loved him very much. So that night I kissed the necklace. "Good night River." I said.

Author: "Well their it is. The very last chapter to our story. Showing both views from each world. I must say that I am very happy that I was able to finish this. And I couldn't really do so with out all your help. You the readers have made this, my very first fanfic, A huge success. I have gotten to many great reviews and so many ideas from you all that it has been unbelievable. This story is a treasure to me. my first story and now it is finished. I have to say thank you so very much every one off you. I wouldn't have finished this if you hadn't taken the time to read it. So thank you all again for making this story a huge success. And as a bonus. After much thought. I am making it official here and now. Their will be a sequel to this story. I can't say when thou. But I will do it. But with that I am off. I hope you enjoyed my story. Thanks again for reading and I hope you have enjoyed this little story. But with that please leave a comment or review telling me what you thought of my story. I would very much appreciate it. Until next time people. This is River signing off. I will see you in the next story. ^^