There You Go Again

by inspire-the-writer-x3

After Hayley's heart is broken, there's no better thing to do but to immerse herself in monster hunting; especially when there's a rare but vicious monster on the loose. But what happens when she finds herself falling for someone she'd never expect?

17. The Final Battle

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Season 2 of the Troop still hasn't come to Aus, so I'm kinda sad. But thank God for Youtube! I was lucky enough to watch Episode 1 and 2 of the new season there! And let me NOT spoil anything but saying...I LOVE the new season, HATE how Felix is going to leave the series and as always, LOVE the Jayley tension ;)

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SYNOPSIS: After Hayley's heart is broken, there's no better thing to do but to immerse herself in monster hunting; especially when there's a rare but vicious monster on the loose. But what happens when she finds herself falling for someone she'd never expect?

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Chapter 17: The Final Battle

The air was thick from dust; the smell was musty as it attempted to suffocate me. I could feel the warmth of the atmosphere smother me so I shrugged off my- I meant Jake's grey hoodie off and held it tightly in my shaking hands. I then realised that if someone were to shoot me, the hoodie was surely going to slow down the bullet's force on me...maybe. I never really did like physics.

I was scared. What just happened? Where was I? Was I safe here? I tried to chant positive thoughts in my head, but a nagging feeling in my heart told me I was in deeper trouble than I believed to be.

A loud bang echoed through the room and I clutched my head in fear as the noises persisted. Someone, who sounded vaguely like Felix, in pain; my heart thudding a thousand times a second from the suspense of the situation. What if Poison was here and was about to find me? I swiftly turned around as I braced myself for the worst; only to find more darkness behind me. I was slightly relieved at this, even though I knew Poison was somewhere near- that is, if Yuki got her co-ordinates for the portal right. If I was scared before more screams of agony were heard, then I clearly was terrified now. Trying not to scream, I rolled over as fast and far away as I was possibly capable of. The last thing I wanted was to be shot or injured because of not paying attention where I was.

The commotion soon ceased and I sighed with relief. I got up slowly, dusting myself from the dirt I had gathered from rolling around on the floor. There were various tan-coloured boxes in front of me; all filled to the tops with packing peanuts. I rummaged through the boxes quietly; still unsure if there was anyone around me. My eyebrows furrowed with confusion when I noticed the packing peanuts were the only things inside the boxes.

I tapped on the screen of my watchcom, as an attempt to contact Jake or anyone who could've come for back-up to rescue Felix and destroy Poison once and for all. But the device was damaged from my fall out of the portal, which made me reluctant to say that there was little hope for Felix and I to escape from Poison's dangerous clutches.

"I'm giving you one last chance, Felix Garcia," Poison cackled; the severity in the tone of her voice sent shivers down my spine. I shut my eyes and prayed Felix was alright and wasn't suffering too much pain. "Where's the Crystallix?"

There was no reply. My eyes widened in fear at a suddenly real possibility. What if Felix...didn't last through Poison's torture? Without thinking, I got up and peaked over the masses of boxes to make sure Felix was alive.

He was on the ground, with evident fear in his eyes, as Poison approached him and casted a gloomy shadow over his weak form. His hair was messy and his face had black smears all over it; similar to the time we were trapped in Poison's prison together. The light jeans he had on before were now frayed and ripped, and even when he looked a mess, Felix had never looked braver. I admired him for his strangely positive attitude, although I desperately needed to find a way to get him and myself out of this dirty environment.

"I always knew being in the Troop was full of responsibility and sacrifice, but this is such an awful way to die," Felix remarked. He paused suddenly and coughed a little. When was the last time he had a sip of water?

Poison's eyes twitched, but she remained stoic. Her eyes began to glow dangerously and she slammed her fist down onto a table. "Nice to know you feel that Felix, because it'll be the last thing you say before you perish!"

With a thin finger, she pressed a blue button on a remote control belt around her bony hips. A large, metal claw appeared out of no where and picked Felix up by the hood of his jacket. I gasped at how quick the action was; Felix didn't even have a chance to flinch before he was carried up into the air, so that he was a decent meter or two above Poison's figure.

"You really should've told me where the Crystallix was in Vortex before I did this to you," she grinned evilly, as her finger once again neared the red button on her belt.

I was no genius or anything, but red buttons weren't usually known to be a good thing- especially when they were attached to the hip of a major threat who could destroy both the monster and human world with a single click of a button.

Which was probably why I stood up without properly assessing the situation; as I took out my mini-laser gun from my pocket and pointed it right at Poison. But then again, when a friend- an amazing friend was about to die for a cause that involved the Troop, Hayley Steele had to step in and attempt to save the day.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," I yelled out. Time slowed down as Felix and Poison turned around and met my strong brown eyes staring back at them. Felix looked slightly relieved, while Poison seemed completely outraged. Before she could speak, though, I continued to do my best in intimidating her. "Unless you want a laser beam to go straight through your head,"

"Oh Hayley! What a lovely surprise to see you," Poison grinned. I was very aware of the malicious glint in her icy blue eyes. "My, my, aren't you a long way away from the Great North Shore,"

"Shut up Poison and hand over Felix," I retorted tiresomely, "I'm exhausted from your games,"

"What games, sweetheart?" she laughed dryly as Felix winced from the metal claws that held him so tightly. "Felix and I were just having a small chat about the Crystallix. Supposedly, he doesn't know where it is,"

An idea suddenly became apparent to myself and I gulped inwardly. It was a big risk to take but I didn't want anyone else to get hurt because of this stupid assignment. It had pained enough people, broken enough relationships and roused enough trouble around the world already. There was no need for any more of this to cause any more grief for anyone.

"That's because he's telling the truth..." I sighed. "Only I know where the Crystallix is,"

Felix's eyes noticeably widened. "What the hell are you-"

"I know what I'm doing, Felix," I mumbled.

Poison scratched her chin. "How can I trust you, Hayley? You have deceived me before,"

"I swear I know where the Crystallix is," I lied through my teeth; lowering my gun a little to fake sincerity in my eyes, "I'll show you everything you need. But, you need to let Felix go,"

"Hayley, don't worry about me! Leave while you still can!" Felix wailed out from above. I shot a stern look at him while the metal claws lowered his body down, though it didn't release its grip on him.

"Let me get this straight," Poison drawled, "If I let Felix- a person who lied to me about knowing where the Crystallix was, you- someone who does know where the Crystallix is, will tell me where it is?" I nodded immediately and all she did was burst out into laughter. "You really think I'm some kind of idiot who lets fugitives go after they've tricked me?"

Clearly, my plan wasn't going well. Poison was far smarter than I had assumed and it seemed like time was running out to save Felix. All hope vanished and I felt the colour drain out of my face, until an unbelievable miracle happened, just when Felix and I needed it most.

"Yes, Poison- I do think you're an idiot," a deep, profound voice smirked proudly.

The three of us froze with surprise. I turned my heart; shocked that my ears had actually heard his familiar voice. And there Jake was with a giant plasma ray in his strong arms; his brown eyes glinting with amusement, with a strong Akira, Keiko and Yuki beside him.

"Oh, you brought the whole gang, Hayley! Gosh, I'm so flattered you came all the way down here to visit me," Poison smiled fakely. "Guess it's more for me to kill!"

A bolt of purple lightning escaped from her sleeve as she pointed it at my direction. Jake screamed my name, but luckily, I ducked in the nick of time. It did, unfortunately, force me to drop my mini-laser gun somewhere near the boxes. Great, I thought, I just lost my only weapon.

Poison's eyes glowed again as she shot random bullets at everyone. I thought fast; doing a back-flip to get out of any danger I could've been in. Akira and Yuki were hiding across the room behind some boxes and I was sure if I could see them, so could Poison. I didn't want to give their position away by screaming out to them to hide in a better place, but I couldn't just stand here and watch them get shot. Keiko was sneaking up to the claw machine that currently held Felix; no doubt trying to figure out a way to free him. I smiled at how we had outnumbered Poison, so for once, it could've been a fair battle.

A hand shot out and grabbed my waist; pulling me behind some more dirty cardboard boxes. My heart leapt with panic, as I turned swiftly to meet with the person who had, by surprise, pushed me away from making sure Akira and Yuki were going to be alright. Warm, brown eyes bored into mine and I felt myself draw in a deep breath, as my thoughts suddenly became very fuzzy and disorientated.

"Are you ok, Hayley?"

I nodded numbly. The words that had just came out of Jake's mouth sounded so refreshing; almost angelic. My knees suddenly gave way from the close proximity in which he was in, but luckily, his calloused hands were prepared to catch me. I could feel our bodies press together as Jake's eyes darkened and mine fluttered shut from the new sensation his presence had given me.

But a loud scream erupted our steamy moment and snapped us back into reality. He handed over a freeze ray that was attached to his utility belt and the both of us ran out of hiding and pointed our weapons at Poison.

"Look what you imbeciles have done!" Poison shrieked, as a deathly crunch of the breaking of the metal sprang into the room. Incredibly terrifying roars echoed throughout the room, as Akira and Yuki clutched onto their pounding heads. "You've...you've released the Vortex!"

A large, grey-scaled creature rumbled out of the darkness. Its scales glistened dully in the dim lighting and its head looked quite squished, due to its humongous size. The Vortex stood on two, stumpy feet and had three thin arms, with sharp claws as fingers. Jagged horns covered its head like hair and its glow-in-the-dark eyes sent fear into anyone who dared look into its eyes.

"Jake..." I whispered cautiously; grabbing onto his wrist. I lowered my gun at Poison as she ran over to us. Keiko was helping a limping Felix over to us, as Yuki and Akira ran over and crowded with us, away from any potential danger, because the real danger now was the Vortex.

"What are you here for?" Akira growled. He pointed his plasma cannon at Poison as she just smiled sympathetically at him. "You are the reason why the Vortex might kill us!"

"Oh no, my dear Akira," she remarked, rolling her alluring eyes at us, "The Vortex doesn't want to kill us. It simply wants to know where it is,"

The Vortex roared again, except this time, it sounded louder and angrier than before. Everyone winced at the blast from the creature, as we stepped further away and back to behind the boxes.

"Can it not see?" Yuki asked.

"Of course it can see, silly child," Poison scoffed, "But think about it- even with eyes, if you had been kidnapped and taken to another world, would you really know where you were?"

Reluctantly, we all shook our heads at her. "I thought so," she replied in a smug tone.

Abruptly, the Vortex swung its thick, black tail at us, as it slammed it against the dusty floor and sent us flying. I shut my eyes as my feet lifted off the floor. Within a few seconds my back collided with the hard walls. I grimaced with pain.

"Why does it seem so angry?" Jake yelled out; as he rubbed his sore head.

"It wants to be free," Poison cackled, "But it won't be free until I recover the Crystallix- and I'm definitely going to make sure of that!"

While we were all far away from the Vortex, Poison ran quickly, grabbed our weapons and with her dark magic, disintegrated them when she closed her fists. She then jumped up into the hair and landed soundly on the Vortex's shoulder. Taking a knife out from her pocket, she stabbed it into the creature, and the moans that left the poor Vortex's mouth was unbearable.

The last Vortex was dying and we were all powerless to stop her now.

"Leave the creature alone!" I screamed as I got up and started to pace quickly towards the cruelty that both Troop teams were witnessing right now. "Do you have no mercy?"

Poison remained silent as she pushed the knife in further. The Vortex collapsed by now and its deep breaths that it was taking was enough to bring tears to my eyes.

Keiko and Yuki glanced at me with sympathy and then furrowed their eyebrows. Like the two, Japanese twin sisters they were, they bolted towards Poison and the Vortex- their skinny arms and long pig-tails flying behind them. But, the devil herself was too fast for them as she muttered a few incoherent words, lifted up a couple of boxes with her powers and using her spare hand, directed them to smash into Keiko and Yuki's faces. Poison had perfect aim as the girls rebounded off the force of the boxes in which they were thrown to them at and collided into boxes full of packing peanuts. I was sort of glad that they didn't get too hurt.

"And just in case you puny weaklings think of coming back," Poison paused as she created some sort of purple, opaque field around her and the Vortex, "This will keep you guys quite busy,"

Akira and Jake were looking for any spare weapons that Poison may have not destroyed, but the search seemed quite futile. We had all seen the cruelty Poison had displayed; she had used our vulnerable situation to her advantage. Certainly, we did not expect or anticpate the Vortex from escaping from its cage, but once again, Poison had been cunning enough to act like she was on our side; just for the opportunity in exterminating the slight sliver of a chance we had left in actually winning this battle.

"We're running out of time, guys!" Felix warned Jake, Akira and I. "If Poison can retrieve the Crystallix before the Vortex dies, it's all over. She has the power to fuse the monster and the human world together, causing chaos on an unspeakable level,"

"No kidding, Sherlock," Jake sneered, "We just need a way to stop her,"

"How can we, Jake? We have no weapons, no advantage and no plan," Akira sighed, "It is all over,"

"Nothing's over til I say it's over," I snapped. Keiko and Yuki slowly made their way over, and all five of my friends looked at me expectantly to give them a reason why all of us shouldn't give up. "And you know why it isn't over? Because she hasn't won yet,"

"How do you know she will not win, Hayley?" Keiko asked sadly, "She has the obvious advantage,"

"We're the Troop, guys- we can't let the bad guy win when times get rough! I mean, we're going to make heaps of mistakes along the way and probably get hurt too, but that doesn't mean we should give up," I smiled sincerely, "We have a responsibility to our community; to protect the innocent and to get rid of anyone who might compromise that responsibility. How is she different from Gus, or Gavin, or any of the other villains we've faced this trip?"

"That's right- she isn't different. She's still some power-hungry, crazy and stupid bully who thinks she's smart enough to trick us and ruin the natural confidence we have as the Troop. Well, I've got news for her, and news for all of you too- I'm Hayley Steele, and I never give up. I will never let my teammates down. I will never let Poison get away or even give her the small chance to succeed. I will keep on fighting for what I believe in; I will keep on hurting from dangerous adventures; I will keep being responsible for the people I love the most," my eyes flickered to Jake's chocolate-brown eyes for a quick second before I resumed speaking.

"I know where my heart lies and I know where my duties are and I'm quite certain you are too. So, the question now is: will you follow your heart and listen to your duties and fight beside me to the very end, or will you let fear run your lives?"

Honestly, I had absolutely no idea where this motivational and eloquent speech came from, but I wasn't prepared to question it. I smiled proudly at myself; I honestly didn't know I had it in to me say such things, ever since losing the sense of who I was, ever since I had arrived into Japan. After Brian and that kiss with Jake and the deception of someone who pretended to be Gavin, I was truly tired- emotionally and physically. The confident, over-achieving Hayley was gone and I would've done anything to bring her back. But now I knew that she hadn't left at all- she was still here after all this time. I just needed something or someone to trigger that spark inside of me, to become, well, me again.

"Yes," Akira spoke up first. He glanced at me with a loved expression and I grinned at him for stepping up.

"If Akira is with you," Keiko giggled as she nudged him playfully, "Then yes,"

"Of course, Hayley," Felix and Yuki chimed in. The two lovers looked at each other in surprise and blushed a thousand hues of red when they had uttered the same phrase simultaneously.

The five of us all turned to face the only person who had not uttered an answer yet. Jake seemed pensive and his brown eyes were clouded with confusion and frustration.

"I suppose it's worth a shot," Jake mumbled as everyone else erupted into loud cheers and laughter.

Soon though, our happiness was shattered as Poison's victorious yelp escaped from her vivid plum lips. "YES! The Crystallix...it is mine!"

A bright, blue gem rose from the carcass of the Vortex. Although I was deeply saddened of the death of the Vortex, as it could possible extinct from her selfish actions, I was now more concerned on the state of the two, individual worlds in which were separated or a reason. Poison's bony fingers grabbed the jewel that was enveloped in the heavenly serene light; a definite juxtaposition since such a powerful object was in the hands of such a soulless villain.

"Ok Felix- now would be a good time to have an ingenious plan!" Yuki gulped.

Felix cocked his head to the side and we all prayed for some kind of miracle- well for me, it would be some kind of another miracle. A cheeky grin appeared on his tanned face as he pushed his glasses up and rubbed his hands again. "I have an idea that might work, but we need dead-on timing, and when I say dead-on, I really do mean absolutely perfect,"

We all nodded, a little impatiently, at him to continue. He sighed. "Very well then, seems like all we need now is a couple of odd distractions and well, a weapon,"

"Well great then," Keiko exclaimed, "We still do not have a plan!"

"Or do we?" Jake smirked. We changed the direction of our glares to meet a smug-looking guy, doing some fancy thing with his hands as he twirled a mini-laser gun. "Look what I found underneath one of the boxes!"

"My weapon!" I laughed as I wrapped my arms around his strong form, "Thank you for finding it, Jake,"

His cheeks turned pink and I tried not to tease him about it, considering it was a serious situation. I saved it in one of my many memory banks to torture Jake later about it. I smiled gratefully at him as I released him and turned to the rest of the group, who were very obviously snickering at my surprising display of affection.

"Ok, so now that we have our weapon and a plan, what is first on the agenda, Felix?" Akira asked; desperation lacing his shaky voice.

"J-Troop: I want you guys to go distract her; distract her for as long as possible. I know you guys don't have weapons, so if you guys ever feel like you're in danger-"

"We are in more than enough danger Felix," Yuki laughed, "Even if she puts us in more danger, it will hardly be a threat to us,"

Felix kissed Yuki's hair quickly as the Lakewood Troop wished Akira, Keiko and Yuki the best of luck. Jake and I were still awaiting the rest of Felix's plan.

"What are you waiting for, Ms Poison lady!" Keiko mocked. Poison's eyes ripped away from the Crystallix she was holding in her hand to stare at her intensely. "Why do you not just use it now and get it over and done with?"

"Foolish girl, the time has to be right to unleash the Crystallix's maximum powers. Very soon, all destruction on unimaginable levels will be unleashed and I will finally become the Supreme Ruler of both human and monster worlds!" Poison arrogantly explained, "And just in case you little pests try to stop me, here's a small treat I know I'll enjoy,"

Poison jumped off the Vortex's carcass and onto some broken elevator-shaft as she pressed a button on the remote control that seemed to be practically controlling this whole abandoned-factory-environment, as two very familiar faces entered into the lighting.

"Gus...and Gavin..." I breathed deeply, as I saw the red bands around their hands; no doubt controlling their every move and action, "What...what have they done to them?"

"She's just using a more complex version of the frequency discharger. Instead of opening portals, it's allowing access into the neurological patterns of the brain," Felix observed. Jake looked at him with a very confused expression, and I found it very hard not to laugh at his reaction to Felix's 'smart-talk'.

"It is ok Hayley, Felix and Jake," Akira called out as Gus approached him and tried to punch him. He dodged it and then kicked himself up high so that his feet could meet with Gus' face, "We have the zombies covered, but Poison is all up to you,"

I watched Akira, Keiko and Yuki do their oh-so-talented judo moves on Gus and Gavin, as I tried to imagine they weren't who I thought they were. It was hard not to scream out for them to stop every time Keiko punched Gavin in the face, or when Yuki kicked him Gus in the shins.

"Jake- give Hayley the mini-laser gun. We only have one weapon now, so we need to use it wisely,"

Jake was about to protest, obviously opinionated that he should be the one saving the day and being the hero. But after Felix explained the plan, Jake and I were both shocked, to say the least. Knowing Jake, I knew he'd want to be all chivalrous and complain that he should be the one taking the most dangerous and important job, although he never spoke up. Felix's plan was daring and incredibly risky, and the odds of this succeeding were almost zero to none- putting me in danger surely should've sparked some kind of concern from Jake.

But I got none.

"Are you ready, Hayley?" Felix asked. I shook my head out of my daze and smiled acceptingly at him. "No pressure at all...but you do realise it all comes down to you, right?"

"Oh yeah," I groaned sarcastically, "No pressure at all,"

Felix smiled sheepishly at me as Jake frowned at Felix's choice of words. Jake pushed Felix away so the two of them could hide near the Vortex's body.

"Good luck Hayley," Jake whispered into my ear encouragingly. My heart skipped a beat and my eyes widened; I had no idea how he had come so close to me when I just saw him walk away with Felix. "I know you won't need it but it's something worth saying anyway,"

The roof of the abandoned factory disappeared as dark clouds rolled in and lightning flashed dangerously across the skies. A slight cool breeze entered the room and I felt my hair sway softly against my sweaty face. The hair kept getting stuck there and even though I wasn't especially girly, I found it kind of digusting. I really want a shower, I thought aloud, as I kept swatting my hair away to keep my concentration in tact. I could not see Felix, Jake or Akira so I concluded that maybe, they were hiding somewhere out of my vision. Keiko and Yuki were still fighting Gus and Gavin, who somehow just wouldn't give up, despite the fact that they were losing to girls quite horribly.

"And now I summon Gods of Creation! Gods of Love and Gods of Hate; Gods of Evil and Gods of Good; Gods of Light and Gods of Darkness; and most importantly, Gods of the Human world and Gods of the Monster world to show themselves and unite; to become an unstoppable force!" Poison bellowed profoundly, "Together, we will be able to bind and show no mercy as we control all possible life-forms and destroy those who doubt or deceive us,"

The wind suddenly started to pick up as the night sky folded in a kaleidoscope of colours emerged in the middle of the sky. A series of swirls including lush lavenders to stunning silvers enveloped the night canvas. I started to make for higher ground, as I climbed up on various boxes; making sure they wouldn't collapse on me if I put all my weight on it. Eventually, I was a good few meters above the ground. I clutched onto the rusty metal railings on the sides of the warehouse and gulped as I mentally prepared myself for the next possibly most important minutes of my life as Troop member to protect both the human and monster world.

"Take this, oh Gods of creation, as my offering to you, my Gods, in fulfilling my deepest desires," Poison chanted. In the corner of my eye, I saw Keiko and Yuki stifle a giggle, and I couldn't help but smile too. She was one crazy loon. "The Crystallix, an ancient relic, worth more than a million worlds combined is now in my hands. I intent on giving it to you, my Gods, if you accept this gift as a token of my appreciation for allowing my wish to come true,"

A beam of sparkly light shot out from the middle of the sky and onto the Crystallix in Poison's shaky hands. Slowly, the gem began to float up towards the middle of the kaleidoscope. Poison watched in awe, as so did everyone else. It gradually increased momentum, as it approached the sky, into the hands of the Gods of Creation.

"It's now or never guys- so do it...NOW!"

I wasn't sure who said such powerful words, but I immediately saw everyone respond. Keiko and Yuki kicked Gus and Gavin in...uh, a particular area that would hurt, especially if you were a guy and pinned them down to the floor successfully. Felix and Jake managed to get the Vortex stand up slowly and I felt a little more relaxed now knowing the creature was alive and Poison hadn't tortured the poor monster. They were leading the Vortex closer to a portal they had opened in the corner of the room. I could see it now from this position; it looked quite similar to the kaliedoscope currently present in the sky, except it was much smaller and less colourful.

But where was Akira? I attempted to locate Akira and began to grow frantic; was he alright? And more importantly- was he alive? Unexpectedly, Akira came out of nowhere as he swung on some taupe-coloured rope attached to the roof. With a swift kick, he managed to remove Poison from that high pedestal of hers, as her face collided with the dusty floors.

"What the hell are you idiotic kids doing?" Poison snapped. She got up quickly; her body quivering from anger, "If I'm not up there to receive the power, the Gods will get really angry as I had requested for their services and they had wasted their time as I summoned them for nothing!"

"Too bad," Akira remarked dryly; the rest of us laughing at his bleak tone. "You've caused enough trouble already, Poison; so I wouldn't be concerned about Gods being angry at you,"

I opened my mouth to congratulate Akira for his wise choice of words, until Felix shouted, "What are you waiting for, Hayley? Shoot, Hayley; shoot now!"

My head snapped back to face reality, in this case, face the swirling mass of magic and monsters, as the Crystallix was only a mere inches away from it. I inhaled; shutting my eyes for a quick second to calm my suddenly erratic nerves. This next move I needed to perform; this next action I needed to do would determine everything. Gus and Gavin were out of the way, thanks to Keiko and Yuki, the Vortex was on its way home, thanks to Felix and Jake and Poison, although now she was jumping her way back onto the elevator-shaft. The other Troop members were trying to distract her by throwing boxes at her and whatnot, but she formed some invisible field around her, like she had done with the Vortex.

"Don't you dare shoot at my life's work you little fu-" Poison cursed but her voice drowned out of my head. I squinted; trying to control my aim and increase my precision as I lined up the mini-laser gun with the point I wanted to shoot at.

"Felix better be right about this," I muttered to myself; silently praying that their last and only plan was surely going to be work. Time started to slow down when I pressed down on the trigger of the gun and released it immediately as a glowing-red ray escaped from the nozzle. I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen once the laser beam collided with its target- but I was pretty damn sure that both Troops would be alive and well to see whatever happened next.

Well, hopefully.

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This chapter took the longest to write- I planned for two days, re-wrote it three times, editted it for two days and frankly, this is one of the best chapters I've written; well that's what I think and I hope you think so too!
The ending is a bit weird but I still hope you guys liked this super long chapter :D

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