Chapter Twenty
"Teal...are you sleeping at a time like this?"
Teal laughed and shook her head, "No, Jin. In order to heal myself, I need to be calm. That's why my head's on your back."
Teal found it amazingly easy to be calm in that position; with her arms wrapped around his waist and her head on his back. When she finally felt herself being completely healed, or healed enough to continue, she lifted her head back up.
"Done." She said. "How close are we?"
As she said that, there was an explosion about a couple of yards ahead of them.
"I think, we're here." Jin said.
Jin rode the motorcycle into the airfield, and sure enough, there was a huge battle going on. The forces from the Zaibatsu were fighting off the forces from the other two corporations. It looked like the rest of the girls were trying there best to hold off Kazuya...but where the hell was Helena?
"Where is that bitch?" Teal said out loud by accident.
"You go and track her down, Teal. She can't be too far."
"What about you?"
"I'll take care of my father. No offense, but your friends aren't doing a good job." Jin smirked.
Teal playfully hit his back, "Just shut up and go."
They got off of the motorcycle and went there separate ways. Teal made sure not to get in the Zaibatsu forces' way while they were shooting, and knocked down any opposing forces that got in her way. She decided the check the barracks that were near the jets first. She could be hiding in there. When she got it to, she kicked down the barracks door and ran inside.
"Helena? I know you're in here, bitch!" She yelled angrily.
Teal stormed around the barrack and looked under the bunk beds that were in there, the door that led to the closet, and behind the desks. Nothing. She walked out of the back door of the barracks and saw someone standing near the edge of the cliff. As she got closer, she realized that it was Helena and stopped.
"Do you know why I chose you, Teal?" Helena asked, with her back still turned to her.
Teal place her hands on her hips. "Because I knew Jin. You already told me this."
"Well yes, that played an important part in my decision. But that is not the only reason why I chose you."
"Really. Why else did you choose me." Teal said, unconvinced. Quite frankly, she just wanted to punch Helena in her fucking face.
"Because...we're really similar. Me and you."
Teal smirked and shook her head. "Helena, I am nothing like you."
"Oh yes you are." Helena finally turned around to face Teal.
Teal noticed that Helena's eyes were fiery, and amber-like, instead of it's usual cool gray. Wait, her eyes are.. What the hell? Aw, you gotta be kidding me! Teal thought.
"I've been keeping this a secret for way too long. I think now is the perfect time to let you, and everyone else know. You weren't the only secret weapon I had under my belt. Mishima thinks this is a joint operation, but he's about to be sorely disappointed as well." Helena said,
"So this entire thing...you were ultimately pulling all the strings? You just used everybody else?" Teal asked.
Helena smiled evilly and held her heart. "Used is such a strong word. But if you wanna put it that way, yes I did. I did this for entertainment, honey. I have enough power with my company, and inside of me, to shut down both the Zaibatsu and G Corp if I wanted to. It was funny seeing that Kazuya actually trusted me with this whole 'joint business' nonsense."
"I thought he was evil but damn...you really are the epitome of evil. And you don't even have a Devil gene inside of you."
"You're right, I don't. I said me and you are similar, because we both have similar powers that traces back in our families for generations. I almost cried when I saw you have a vision for the first time, because that's something that I've been wanting to do my entire life. But the only difference is, my family didn't use their powers for 'good', like your weak ass family. We did the correct thing, which was use it for intimidation."
Teal couldn't believe what she was hearing. So there it was, the truth was finally all spilled out. Helena wasn't just some power-hungry corporate leader. She was a power-hungry, evil, corporate leader who used everybody she could get her get her hands on. This whole thing...this was all apart of Helena's plan.
"It's pretty sad you and I aren't working together, because now I have to kill you. And all of your friends. And especially your precious boyfriend." Helena shrugged. "I was hoping you would do it for me when we tried to transform you back at the lab, but that didn't work. I knew I shouldn't have depended on Kazuya for that shit. If I would've operated it by myself like I first planned, you'd be on my side still."
"The truth was going to come out sooner or later, Helena. You wouldn't have gotten away with this for too long." Teal said. Her fists were trembling with anger.
"You seem so tense, honey. Lighten up. At least you get to die knowing the truth at last. I mean, that is what you wanted, right? To know the truth?... oh, I forgot to ask you one more thing. You're grandmother, she's the one who taught you how to control your powers, right?" Helena asked. When Teal didn't say anything, she continued. "You ever found out who killed her? Or why her body was never found?"
Teal looked at Helena suddenly. "What are you talking about?"
"It was pretty easy...our families were enemies too, did you know that? We haven't liked each other for centuries. I found out where she lived and it was just...so easy." Helena shrugged .
"You...you killed my grandmother?!" Teal yelled angrily.
"Like I said, it was easy. She did put up a good fight. She was strong as hell for a 50-something year old woman. You'd think she was in her 20's. I was young too..well, younger than I am now. I knew your grandmother was the last one that had powers in your family...or so I thought. I ended her because I thought that would be the end of that sorcery bloodline, since I knew your mother didn't have powers. What I didn't know was that your mother had already gave birth to you years before, and that you had powers as well. I found that out afterward. " Helena explained coolly and non-nonchalantly.
By this time, Teal was shaking uncontrollably. Tears fell freely from her eyes, and she felt her powerful aura forming around her. She was hurt, livid, and outraged."Whoa whoa." Helena laughed. "Someone seems a little angry."
Teal's purple aura continued to form, and her eyes began turning purple also. "You destroyed my family in so many ways.." She choked.
"Oh? So I guess I have to destroy you, to end it right?" Helena asked.
"No. I guess I have to destroy you to end it." Teal said.
Teal quickly began blasting at Helena, but she quickly dodged the shots, and began attempting to hit Teal with her own powers. Teal managed to dodge most of them, but one of the blasts hit her in the stomach, which caused her to fall on the floor. She sat up quickly and shook the cobwebs out of her head, just as she heard Helena laughing again.
"How long have you been practicing your powers, Teal?" Helena said as she began floating in the air. Her eyes were a dark, bloodshot red now. "You're controlling them like a five year old!"
She shot some of her powers down at Teal again, and Teal rolled over quickly, dodging them. She stood up and continued to dodge Helena's shots, until she had an opportunity to shoot some of her powers back at her. It hit Helena, and when she began falling back down to the ground, Teal kicked her and she fell, on her stomach.
"You only know how to use your powers for evil." Teal said, getting into her fighting stance. "Try fighting me without them, Helena."
Helena stood up slowly and looked around, finally getting into a stance of her own. Teal could tell she didn't really know what she was doing. They both began fighting, and Teal was getting the upper hand. At one point, she roundhouse kicked Helena a little too close to the edge of the cliff, and Helena slipped off of it. She yelped and Teal grabbed her hand, out of instinct. Teal fell to the ground as well, and attempted to pull her back up.
"Helena! Give me your other hand!" Teal yelled.
Helena looked down at the water and rocks beneath her, and then back up at Teal, like she wasn't sure if she wanted Teal to help her back up.
"Come on, Helena. Give me your hand!" Teal yelled again.
Helena smiled evilly and used her other hand to blast Teal again with her powers, but Teal managed to move her face in time before it hit her, ultimately letting go to Helena's hand, and blasting her with her own powers. It was strong enough to knock Helena out in mid-air, and the woman just fell into the dark rocks and water below. Teal looked down at the water and shook her head.
"If only she did the logical thing with her powers. She could've owned a major restaurant chain and had unlimited food!" Teal said.
As she said that, the ground began shaking violently, and she fell on the ground again. Where the hell is that coming from? Teal thought as she looked around her. There was a loud, roaring sound coming from behind her and she quickly turned around. A huge creature was seen in the sky; it was gold and glistening against the night sky, but Teal knew that this wasn't any good. She ran back over to where the rest of the fight was happening, and saw her friends looking up at the sky in amazement.
"Teal! You're okay!" Xiaoyu said.
"Guys...what the hell is that?" Asuka said in horror, looking up.
Teal looked up at the sky again to get a closer look, and her eyes widened in amazement. "Azazel." She whispered.
"What? What's Azazel?" Xiaoyu said.
"It's an ancient creature that's been locked away for years." Alisa said.
"It's supposed to come back to life when enough evil has been summoned. But whos-" Teal started.
She then saw two devil-like creatures in the sky also and stopped talking. She realized that one of them was Kazuya, and the other was Jin. They continued to fight each other as Azazel began basically destroying everything in it's path. Teal took the girls to one of the underground barracks and closed the door once everyone was inside.
"Teal, what the hell is going on?" Lili asked.
"Are Kazuya and Jin gonna continue to fight each other, and not worry about the huge demonic creature that's trying to kill all of us?" Asuka said.
Everyone began asking questions at once and Teal was getting angry. She couldn't concentrate, or hear everyone's questions individually.
"Guys..." She said, but no one listened. "GUYS!" Everyone stopped talking when she yelled that, and looked at her. "That creature is here because there's entirely too much evil in one place. Jin, Kazuya, and Helena."
"Helena? Wait she has powers too?! Oh this is just wonderful." Asuka said sarcastically.
"She was the one who started this whole thing. And she had powers...she kind of fell off the cliff." Teal said.
"Oh..." Everyone was silent, until Xiaoyu spoke up. "Well at least you took care of her, Teal. What do we do now?"
"You guys, are gonna stay here and wait until all of this is over. You cannot risk your lives by going out there trying to stop this big ass brawl."
"And what, you are?" Miharu asked. Teal didn't say anything, and she grabbed her shoulders. "You can't do this Teal! We almost lost you like 4 times tonight!"
"I have to at least try, Miharu. One of my ancient ancestors already defeated it...I think I can do it too."
Everyone was quiet again, and Teal held her arms out for a group hug. While they were all hugged up, she sighed. "Guys, if for some reason I don't make it out of this...tell my mother the truth. The whole thing."
"You will make it, Teal. Don't say shit like that." Xiaoyu said. The ground above them shook again and she looked at the door, "You better go ahead."
Teal nodded, "Alisa, feel like helping me again? I might need to take this fight to the sky."
"No problem." Alisa said. "Let's go."
Teal and Alisa climbed out of the underground barrack, just as Azazel blasted towards their way. They jumped out of the way and Teal quickly got on Alisa's back; as she flew into the air again.
"What do you want me to do?" Alisa asked.
"Get me as close to it as you can. I got one shot at this." Teal said.
Alisa nodded and flew towards Azazel, just as Jin (in his Devil form), threw Kazuya (also, in his Devil form) on the ground. He looked up and saw Teal and Alisa in the air, flying towards Azazel. Oh no, what is she doing?! Jin thought. She's trying to get herself killed, so what? The Devil answered. Leave her, and finish this old man off. He was getting ready to disagree when he felt Kazuya grab him by his neck, and throw him towards the edge of the cliff as well. They continued to fight until Jin managed to hold him off and looked up again. He had seen Teal jump off of Alisa's back, on to Azazel. The creature started turning left and right quickly, trying to get Teal off of it, but she held on for dear life.
"You're girlfriends...about to get killed." Kazuya breathed out and laughed. Jin looked at him, and looked back up at the sky, trying to figure out what he should do. There was a big, purple light in the air, followed by an explosion. Azazel was seen falling towards the water below the cliff, and Jin saw Teal body falling freely, and unconsciously towards the ground. He made no hesitation to fly over to her and catch her, before she hit the ground (and from how high in the air she was with Azazel, she would have certainly died if she would have hit the ground). He caught her, and placed her on the ground with ease, going towards the water to make sure Azazel was gone for good. There was a rumbling noise in the water, just as it flew back out of it, but Jin quickly flew to it and knocked it back down to the rocks and water. He felt the Devil leaving him slowly as he placed his feet back on the ground. By this time, Teal was conscious, and standing back up. He realized that this was the first time she'd actually seen him in his Devil form. There was a harsh wind that began to blow, and the some of the sand from the Airfield flew into the air as well.
"Jin?" Teal whispered, walking slowly towards him. Her hair...that unruly curly hair he had fell in love with years ago blew against her face as she walked. He didn't say anything, and when she was just feet away from him, she stopped. She lifted her hand slowly and reached for his face, connecting it with his right cheek. An eerie purple glow began to form around it, and she moved her hand back quickly in fear.
"No Teal—" Jin said, his voice still semi-distorted. "Do it."
"But, what if you..." Teal trailed off.
"You know what you have to do...it's already leaving out of me. I can feel it."
Teal felt her eyes water up, but sighed heavily and nodded. She slowly raised her hand to his cheek again and left it there, as the purple glow formed again. His original cream-colored skin tone was restored, as the markings all over his body began to fade away. His horns broke off, and his wings began to dissolve also. Jin felt his body become weak, and his knees buckled, causing him to fall to the ground. Teal quickly turned him over and began shaking him.
"Jin? Jin?!" Was the last thing he heard her say, before everything went black.
"Teal!" Teal heard Miharu call out from behind, but didn't turn around. She looked down at Jin, and didn't know what to think. He looked so...peaceful. She heard the footsteps of the other girls rapidly approaching, and swallowed hard, trying to keep herself from crying. It didn't help at all, and the tears began falling silently, each landing on his bare chest.
"Hey...it's okay Teal." Lili said, hugging her from behind. "It had to be done...both of you did the right thing."
Teal continued to cry silently as she nodded. The sounds of helicopters and sirens were also heard coming closer to where they were at.
"Nina must've sent more Zaibatsu forces to pick up the carnage." Asuka said, looking up at the sky. The sun was just beginning to peak from behind the cloudless sky. It had to be around 5 in the morning.
"Teal...we need to get going." Xiaoyu said softly.
"I can't leave him..." Teal choked out.
"You have to...he's in the Zaibatsu's hands now. They'll take care of his body." Xiaoyu said. She looked down at Jin's peaceful body as well and felt a pang of sadness. After all, she still considered him a good friend too, no matter what other people thought.
Teal placed his fingers in-between hers, something that he did to her the night she stayed with him, and kissed it lightly. They heard car doors closing and footsteps from far away, and Xiaoyu touched Teal's shoulder softly. Teal finally let go of Jin's hands after what seemed like forever, and stood back up. The rest of the girls began walking away with her, and she didn't even want to look back. It all began moving in slow motion from there; Miharu and Xiaoyu getting into the back seat of Lili's SUV, and Asuka and Lili getting into the front. Teal finally managed to look back and seen some of the MZ forces holding up Jin, and Nina giving them orders. She could even some concern and a hint of sadness in Nina's eyes, even though she tried to hide it.
"Teal, are you ready?" Asuka called out from the drivers seat.
"Y-Yeah." She answered, and got into the back seat as well, next to Xiaoyu. As Asuka began driving away, Teal laid her head on Xiao's lap. Xiao could fell her pant leg getting wet from Teal's tears,and decided not to say anything about it. Instead, she gently began playing in Teal's hair and looked down at her.
"You did the right thing, Teal." She said soothingly.
Tears literally fell from my eyes when I read the last part over...BUT! Last chapter (epilogue) is next. Hope you enjoyed! :)