Here we go. Al, what you're about to read is the final chapter about your OC-Self as the wandering red-feathered warrior.
SCENE VIII - FINAL ROUND AND GOODBYE
A moment of victory for the six heroes, and a moment of failure for the macaw. Al continued pointing his sword at Talon so he wouldn't escape or anything but he also looked up at the sky. From the large purple fog, there were bright blue specs slowly, like snowflakes. One of them made Al laugh when they touched his beak. Garrett did too so he called the others again.
"Hey Leo, you guys seeing this?"
"Oh yeah. The cure has been sent and while the people are safe by the roofs, they catching the medicine. It seems everything is in effect."
"Great. Now there are still gonna be soldiers coming near by so be sure to turn that building to dust after you run, okay?"
"Got it. See ya afterwards, man."
Talon heard their conversation and his face looked pale as he stared at Garrett. "What?" He stood up, and Al moved his katana closer to him. "What are you doing?" "You. Garrett, you're planning on destroying the HQ?!" "That's a yes." "You can't! I've worked in that business for far too long to see it burn. All of my life's work is in there and not to mention an Aku sized collection of chemicals. If you blow up the building where they are it'll create a such chain reaction that the entire city and everybody will become a forgotten memory!" "Hmm. For someone who seems to understand science of tech and chemistry, who sure have a funny way of showing how risks really go by." "What?" "Before we escaped earlier, I left behind some of my MCs to shield all the chemistry sets inside. So no chain reactions. And I mean, did you of all birds really think we weren't planning on destroying this whole thing?" Garrett chuckled to that, and Talon's pale face changed to scowl while putting a good grip on the ground. "You! You're nothing but an annoying clown!" He quickly jumped up, over Al, surprising him with an athletic move like that. Then landed on Garrett, forcing him onto the hard solid street. He tried punching him again and clawing his face with his fake talon but STILL no luck.
Then Al kicked Talon off of him, and they tried fighting again. Talon actually showed skill than before, wanting to save it for later. So the three were in a ninja brawl match while the others were rigging the explosives.
"Are you sure everyone's out of the blast radius?" Lyra asked Leo.
"Yes. They're about a one mile away from this side of the city and this whole tower is over 30ft. They'll be fine and we have ten minutes to go once everything's all rigged, plus it looks like the cure in the air has worn out so there won't be exploding fog in the sky.."
Lyra understood him and continued setting them up until she felt a gun on the back of her head.
"Put those devices down now. Or I'll drift her into space." Leo turned and saw one of the quarantine soldiers ready to pick a fight. "Drop it now!" He ordered him. Leo slowly stood up and away from the bomb that was at one corner of the building. "Okay, okay. Just please don't hurt the girl. She's only a kid." "I don't plan to hurt her but if she wishes to live in a better future then she will submit. You and your team." "Me and my team? Oh yeah, a real team has more than two members, by the way." "Huh?" From behind the soldier came the tackling owl and scarlet macaw female. They got onto him before he could pull the trigger. Lyra was safe and Leo helped her up. "Okay guys, I think they're set, let's go!" Leo ordered.
Sebastian carried the ko'd soldier and Mikka detonated the explosives. "We're ready." The birds had ten minutes but they quickly turn tailed and ran. They ran as fast as their little talons could carry them, and Mikka tried calling Garrett. "G? G-Man, can you hear me? The bombs are set to blow, if you and Al are still outside near the robot then you better run now!" Garrett heard her call but barely. So he grabbed Al's wing and they ran. "The building's about blow!"
"Hey get back here!" Talon yelled and ran after them after pulling something out of his utility belt. A doctor's needle that had what was left of the virus. The three used their own strength to continue running, and only Talon had made a fuss about it as he was closer. "You jerks aren't getting away from me! In fact, Garrett let's see how strong you are against what's of my diamond-made weapon!" Al turned back to see the psycho macaw still chasing him and saw his needle, ready to make one more strike. Talon jumped high and was about to infect Garrett. "NO!" But Al got between them, ready to make another sacrifice for his friends. But through a single flash, Garrett stopped Talon and saved Al.
He was forced onto the ground again.
"I don't let my friends take a bullet for me. Now here's a taste of your own medicine, doc." Then Garrett took the needle and jabbed it onto Talon's shoulder. He could suddenly feel his shoulder burning and the rest of his body becoming very very weak. He got infected with his virus. It wasn't going to kill him but it did make him sick.
"Garrett, thank you but…will he be alright?" Al asked.
"He will be once this nightmare is over. And I should be thanking you. But I think we can get to that we get out of here."
"Alright. But if we're taking him with us…" Al brought his sword out again and used it to remove Talon's metal claws and legs (which btw were totally fake). "This is case you get any ideas of retaliating at us again." Then Garrett volunteered to carried him after Al was planning to. "You better let me hold him just so that way you won't get infected later." "Okay. We must hurry. The bomb could go off." "Ditto!" Garrett picked up the bad guy and the two ran again and hard before…
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BOOOOOOOM! The entire building exploded. Concrete, dust, glass, metal, electric, and so many more materials that made the massive structure were broken apart by shockwaves and caught on fire before everything fell into pieces. Thankfully, Sebastian, Lyra, Leo, Mikka, Al, and Garrett were out of the blast radius, and the same went to the refugees were now fully cured ans feeling better than ever when the antidote cloud was done spreading. Everyone was safe, and they had something to enjoy when they noticed the burning building explode more and turn into red, blue, and white fireworks.
Once that fall ended, Garrett and Al turned and saw all of the fireworks while also hearing applause coming from the civilians on the other side.
"We did it." Al proudly said.
"You got that right." Garrett smiled to the view and set Talon down. He didn't seem pleased about it though as he saw all work go up in colorful flames. He just wanted to cry but instead he dropped his head down on the hard surface and let the virus flow through him more. "I think now it's safe to say that our job is done. Let's go join the others." Garrett picked up Talon again and they walked to where the rest of their team was.
Author's Note: If anybody asks where the multicolors came from, Talon did say that there were too many chemicals still inside the building so one could assume that Garrett's MCs just helped seal them enough for them to be combined to do that.
Twenty minutes later, they got together again. Sitting down and laughing while catching up on everything that just happened. "So-so-so wait. You actually said 'here's a taste of your own medicine, doc'?" Lyra laughed and so did the others. Garrett responded, "Yeah. Not exactly an original line but seemed appropriate for the situation." "If you were there, you'd see that it was good." Al defended him then laughed again, which made Garrett realize he was agreeing more with Lyra. They all just smiled to him, and continued chuckling while enjoying their conversation before Garrett stood up and said, "Alright, alright, guys. I think after all of this, we should propose a toast. To Samurai Al! The wandering warrior who choose to wait on his real mission so he could help us. He showed pure bravery and self-sacrifice for us just he has for the people of this era. So cheers to our new friend." "Cheers!" Everyone proudly said and tapped their glasses of ice water together.
Al smiled feeling very flattered. He didn't want to be considered a hero or a legend, but a friend who could help liberate everyone in both the future and the past. Which reminded him of something. "Guys, thank you. I really appreciate this and the time you allowed me to assist you in this battle. And since this is done, with the people being safe, Talon being in jail, and the fact that you guys will be in charge of creating new hospital systems now, I think it's time that I should go."
"Whoa what?" Mikka said. The others stood up with her.
Leo, "My friend, are you sure? You know could still do a lot more help here. Help make a difference for these people."
Al, "I know. But there are also people out there who may still need my help. Then I still need to be ready to finally face Aku before destroying him once and for all."
Lyra, "Really?" She looked like she was gonna miss him the most.
"Yes. I thank for everything, my friends. And I hope we will cross paths again." Al winked at them and put on his chinese straw hat before turning. But that was when Garrett put a wing on his shoulder, "Hang on a second, Al. Earlier, I know I said it would be dangerous if I interfered with your mission and brought you back to your home era early, but given the fact that you helped us out-"
"No. No thank you." Al interrupted him. "I understand what you meant. If I am to return to the past I must find another way and earn it."
"Actually I was gonna we can spar for it."
"Excuse me?"
"Spar. You and I can both spar with our own sets of martial arts. If you can beat in one round, then I'll bring you to my ship and bring you back to the moment after Aku banished you here. If I win, then you'll have to continue yourself by keeping one promise for me."
"Hmm? Normally, I am not one for wagering but if you propose one good sparring match…then I accept."
The two smiled and the others stood back away so they could watch. Al put away his sword and stood high, ready to fight without it. So did Garrett, for he hid his MCs inside his war suit. They made a stand off, both circling around and waiting to see which one would strike first.
"He who runs with aggression, walks without dignity." Garrett thought, remembering those were actually Al's words. But then, he decided to strike first. Garrett charged and performed a strong karate chop but Al stood his ground and dodged it. He was behind Garrett next and attempted to hit his pressure points to weaken him, but it was vain.
G attempted to grab Al's leg to throw him around but Al quickly moved and kicked him off.
"Ooh." Lyra said.
The scarlet macaw and brown macaw were in a huge karate match. Al used his skills of self-defiance that he learned to use from his adventures and Garrett performed skills that were very impressive and almost unmatched. A samurai and an anothintin fighting each other to might've seemed like a wager but turned out to be a scene of letting off steam and having serious fun. Al felt like he hasn't sparred with a fellow fighter in a long time but enjoyed every second of until Garrett speedily pinned him down. "OW!" "Gotcha! Alright, where I come from, when we count to teeenn!" Al rolled him off and pinned him down. "If you never defeat another if you know not how to defeat yourself." Al said and Sebastian was to count.
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Al won. The gang clapped and Garrett just smiled. He felt like no one has been strong enough to keep him down that long. But Al helped lift him up. "Wow. I'll admit, that was even better than impressive, Samurai Al." He bowed to him and Al did it back. "Thank you. And you? You seem like quite the strong ronin. You're skills are well unmatched." "Thank you. Now, to discuss your prize." "Actually, I don't think that'll be necessary still." "Really? Even after you won?" "Like I said, I'll find another way but thank you so much for the offer. I hope we meet again soon." Lyra came up and hugged Al. "I hope we see you later too." Then he gave him a good kiss on the cheek. Al, of course, blushed and the rest of the team gave him a group hug for luck and goodbye. He and Garrett just gave each other a good wing shake.
"Goodbye, my friends." Al waved to them and they gave their goodbyes too and Garrett decided to walk him out of the city before making it to the exit. "Thanks for everything, Al." "You too, Garrett. But there's one more thing: you said you wanted to me to keep a promise if you win. What was that going to be?" "Well…since you won it wouldn't matter. But here it is. That sword your holding there." He pointed to Al's sword and continued, "I want you to promise that you'll remember this: that sword is not your only weapon against Aku. You've saved so many lives and helped bring hope to this world. If you ever loose your sword then you need to remember that it not be your only source of destroying that tyrant monster. It is and will be hope, your compassionate, and your friends. Those are the really keys you need to return home and destroy Aku before his empire begins. Promise me you will always remember that. Promise me." Al froze for a second for those words were very wise and motivational. So he slowly responded, "I promise." "Thank you. Safe travels then. I'll be sure to help the others here while you're out there. Goodbye, my friend." "Goodbye." They both bowed to each other again and walked the opposite direction. Al was walking back to the desert and Garrett walked back into the city to help the team with their system of hospitals.
The adventure for them as allies was over, and the only who looked back for an instant was Garrett. Because he knew…that even though Al would try to keep his promise, he knew it wouldn't be enough.
THE END
Then…you can imagine what happens to Al one month later. That's it. Everything after this just reaches up to what happened in Samurai Jack: Season Five. Alex, thank you for reading and enjoying this story and note that if you are willing to, I'll be making a post on "Island of Villains" that talks about what I'm going to do for "New Kind of Story" and you can look at it.
You're more than welcome and thanks again, "sensei."