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Anyways. This is the last chapter of the Rogue Sprite Arc. It's really dramatic so I hope you hang on to every word! Please enjoy the beautiful ending to a new beginning!

ONWARD!

~Molly's POV~

I felt myself began to shake, whether it was from fear or anticipation I don't know, but I do know I was shaking as I approached Witch's house. It was a lot quieter than usual. Not a forest animal was in sight either and the atmosphere was noticeably darker. the bracelet on my wrist began to heat up an I clenched my fist in reaction.

"This is it I guess..." I murmured as I trudged onward behind Witch's house. I tried my best to keep my boots from slipping into the swamp water as I edged around the side but it was virtually impossible as I got water in my boots and on the bottom of my pants legs.

It took me a while, but I finally found my way up the hill behind Witch's house. It became even more ominous as I realized the night wind wasn't rustling the tree leaves like it should. It seemed that this area was untouchable by the force of the breeze. I looked up and I saw the spot where the moon hit the hill, just as the lunar spectacle came into place. I looked down and sighed with relief. this might prove to be easy.

"Right on cue." The chilling voice of a woman sounded from in front of me. I quickly looked up and saw the cloaked woman, standing where I had been looking not even a few seconds ago. I staggered back a little but pushed my ground to keep myself steady. The woman seemed to be staring at me and I could see a smirk appear on her hooded features. She held her arms out widely.

"Molly..." She cooed in an affectionate tone that I had longed to hear again. I almost ran to her...almost. She might have been the same woman that I once called 'mom' but we were definitely under different circumstances now. I stared at her warily and she grimaced, pulling her hood down and glared at me.

"Come on! You aren't making this easy for me." She reprimanded me.

"Sorry, but I'm not going to fall for your tricks." I said.

"That's just too bad, isn't it?" She spat.

"I'm pretty sure that I don't need to tell you what I'm here for."

"Such a pity. You sure you aren't up for a mother daughter chat?"

"Where were you when I wanted one of those so many years ago? I thought you were dead!"

"Didn't I ever teach you not to hold grudges?

"I don't think you're one to talk about morals when you're trying to kill your daughter."

"True." She said and suddenly conjured up a dagger to throw at me. I hollered in surprise as I ducked.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked the women I had once looked up to.

"Why? Because of these damned happy Goddesses! HELL! because of these overly happy people! Why should they be happy while I'm miserable? Looking at them smiling at the people they love. It makes me sick! One night that my sister and I decide to have a little fun and I'm stuck with this unhappy ending! I'm so tired of it all!" She screeched and flung another dagger at me from out of nowhere. This one hit me square in my left shoulder. I hollered with pain and fell to my knees next to a tree with broken branches. For protection I picked up a branch with the pointiest tip.

"Nnngh..." I tried biting back my tears.

"Yes, cry! I'd absolutely love it! You have no one to help you now! No one's here to protect you you mistake of a little girl!"

"You...you were never like this!" I shouted sorrowfully at her.

"That was only because I had no way to escape the life of a mother until your father gave me a reason to. He came to that apartment I was able to grab in my human form and I ran! I ran and my human body was accidentally killed. Coincidentally, it was just what I needed to escape back to my regular body. Leaving you behind was just a bonus! In fact, I laughed when your father had left you where you were. It was amusing to see you all alone, having to fend for yourself."

"Shut-up!" I said.

"Aren't you angry with Angela? She was fortunate enough to get the human one of me and my sister so she at least had her to take care of her. Don't you hate her? Don't you?"

"I SAID SHUT UP!" I stood up fiercely. She smirked and began to conjure up something. I took that as my opportunity to run towards the light that was hitting the top of the hill.

I didn't realize what she was doing until it was too late and a big burst of something knocked me on my back, right into the bright light of the moon. The bracelet bounced off my wrist a little ways away from me. I tried to get up but that woman suddenly pounced for me, I rolled out the way and as she landed I jumped on top of her right after she rolled onto her back. The pointed branch positioned right at her throat as a metal dagger was placed at my chest.

"It seems one of us is going to die tonight." She said darkly.

"Whoever makes the wrong move is going to die." I relayed. It was like that for what seemed like an hour.

A flash of movement, sharp objects moving in a fast motion, each weapon punctures it's initial target. A body slumps over another.

'Bullet 6...'

~Angela's POV~

"Witch why did you let Molly go?" I screamed at the white haired woman as we all came to a stop at the festival grounds. To my horror, Molly had rushed into the forest and locked herself in. Apparently she had been in there for a hour or so.

Witch didn't answer me so I turned to Wizard.

"Wizard! what's up with her?" Wizard looked at me and then towards the forest.

Keira was staring off into space so I didn't bother asking her. That's when a frantic Finn came flying out of nowhere.

"Angela!" He yelled and I welcomed him with open arms (hands).

"Finn! You're all better!" I cheered.

"Yeah! That illuminite stuff really works!" Finn suddenly looked around.

"Wh-where's Molly?" My face fell as soon as Finn asked. I was thinking the same thing.

There was a sudden shift in the air and Witch, Wizard, and Keira exchanged strange looks.

"What? What is it?" I asked.

"It feels like the threat of the Rogue Sprite just suddenly disappeared." Witch explained.

"That's good! Molly did it! Warp us in there so we can see if she needs some help getting back. She could've been hurt."

"We can't..." Wizard said.

"But...you can just warp in there right?" I asked. Witch shook her head.

"The forest has always been protected by some type of magical barrier. you can use magic inside of it. But if you try to use magic it concerning the forest on the outside then it just won't work. I can't even get back to my house now that the door is locked."

"So what now? Can't you just tell if Molly is okay?"

"No, no magic can penetrate that forest." Witch said.

"Besides...if Molly had broken that bracelet already, don't you think she'd be back out by now?" Kasey chimed in and my blood ran cold.

"Don't talk like that." I muttered sadly, my shoulders shaking violently. A pad of paper was then held up to my face.

"He's right. She would've been back out already. Injury or not." Keira's message read. I was silent. Dead silent. I didn't want to believe what everyone else was saying. Not a word of it!

"I think it would be best if we erased the minds of the people here. We can't erase everything about her but we can replace their memory of her with something like she moved away from the farm. They wouldn't find it too weird since Angela is going to farm soon anyways. They would just assume you would be taking on her animals." Witch said to Wizard.

"No...I-I don't-"

"It would be...for the best..." Wizard said, putting a comforting arm on my shoulder. I was too shocked to do anything, to even swat his hand away. It was so surreal. Had Molly really sacrificed herself to save everyone?

"What about Chase's mind? We can't erase everything about the Rogue Sprite and stuff...it's too much." Kasey pointed out. Witch glanced at the hill where I saw Chase with Maya, eating dumplings. And here I thought that Chase would be the most concerned...

"He seems quite content even while knowing about Molly's situation. Leave him be. I could care less about his memories. He's unfit to be called a man. I cannot believe that Molly loved him..." Witch spat, ice and venom dripping from every word.

I had to agree with her. But I couldn't even think of a word to say. In fact, I felt faint. The last thing I remembered was Wizard and Witch suddenly casting some weird spell including names of the town villagers before I fainted.

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I blinked several times before I finally shot up from my bed. It was my first night in my own house and I will say that it felt really nice. Now I was all ready to go help Molly on her farm and-

Molly.

Tears suddenly sprang up into my eyes at the memory of two weeks ago. After Witch and Wizard cast the spell on every villager (excluding the cold and heartless Chase who hasn't seemed to notice Molly's absence or care for that matter) I had passed out. They carried me back to my house and Wizard began consoling me for the loss of my dear sister. On the bright side, she saved everyone. On the dark, morbid, and over-weighing side, it was at the cost of her own life. I tried to stay strong, to pretend that she really did move away, just like Witch and Wizard made everyone believe. It was impossible. Wizard would stop by because I refused to leave the farmlands. I would get finished with farm work and then go into Molly's house and just sit on her bed. Hoping not to accidentally rid her scent with mine.

In the two weeks, Keria left back to her island. Witch and Kasey had to move into the river house in Flute Fields due to the fact that they're home was no longer accessible. Witch would also stop by, sometimes weary from the loss of her first mortal friend. She would sometimes feel guilty since she put the barrier up between us and Molly that day. We tried going shopping for Witch so she would fit in better would cheer us up. But then again, how could a shopping trip aide in the process of trying to forget my dear sister? It just could never work. But even so we tried. Finn just wasn't the same. In fact, he became like a statue in Molly's house. He refused to answer to the summons of the Harvest Goddess as he would often just sit on the kitchen table in Molly's house. He often murmured about his midnight conversations with Molly. He once cried with me but after that he refused to shed a tear. Once, I even heard him mutter something about killing a chef. If he was talking about Chase, I wouldn't hold him against it. Chase never once after that festival came to check on Molly. To see if she was all right. Didn't he know she loved him? Didn't he know she said those things to keep him safe? Molly never got the chance to really confess to Chase. How sad. It was so sad to the point that it was maddening. Why? Why, why, why, why, why Molly?

After I tended to the animals I went about my routine of going into Molly's house and just sitting there. Finn was on the kitchen table again. It didn't look like he had moved since yesterday when he got up to go get a small sip of water, just enough to keep him living so he could continue to wallow in his grief.

I stared at him for a moment when I heard a tap at the door. I didn't even have to guess who it was as I went to answer the door.

"Good morning..." Wizard's deep voice greeted me as he passed by. He had some food in hand that he must've bought at the Inn since I refused to make anything for myself. He tried to cook in the house but I told him to leave everything the way Molly had left it though it was clean so you couldn't really tell if it was lived in.

"Didn't you always get at Molly...for not eating?" Wizard questioned me. I winced and knew he was right. What would Molly say if she saw me refusing to take my own advice? I went over to the table and we sat where we could put the plates down without disturbing Finn. I began raising some food up to my mouth. I didn't know what I was eating, I don't think I was even able to taste it but at least I was shoveling something into my mouth.

"Are you so sad that...you don't even recognize the dish?" I blinked and finally took notice in my food. It was Doria and Cranberry Juice. Wizard sat with Egg Soba and some Coffee in his hand.

"This is..."

"The same food we ate...when you sat with me...as I was healing..." He explained. I looked at him wide-eyed.

"Now I am here...to do the same for you...to sit and help you heal..."

"Wizard..." I cried silently. His gentle words and kind heart finally breaking me.

After we had finished eating, Wizard decided to take me on a walk. He told me that it was unhealthy what I was doing to myself. He suggested that we go to bar night but I told him I wasn't ready to face my friends yet. They were Molly's friends first.

We walked to Flute Fields after a while and Wizard got a strange look on his face. He looked below the bridge at Witch's and Kasey's house and turned to me.

"I'll be...back..." He said. I reached out to grip onto him but I thought better of it, thinking that I needed to learn how to stand on my own feet again.

Wizard was gone and it didn't take long for me to get tired of standing. I thought of sitting on the bridges edge but thought better of it, still paranoid about Molly's first incident with the Rogue Sprite. So instead I walked across the bridge to sit on the grass by the man made pond. I got lost in the water, throwing pebbles into it as the ripples seemed to go on and on. I tried to remember the deeper meaning that someone had once told me that the ripples had but it became boring so I just stared at the water contently. One ripple looked entirely weird as it started out as it's normal blue rings and then a flash of what seemed like light orange danced with it. I quirked an eyebrow upward and then the ripples started to die down.

Revealing two, bored looking, violet eyes. I quickly turned my face upwards to see Chase staring at me.

"You..." I muttered darkly.

"Go away...I hate you..." I said as I stood up.

"I don't see why." He said.

"Just go find your little puppy dog. I'm sure she'll just love to see you." I spat and started walking further into Flute Fields.

"Maya? She might as well be a puppy dog since I decided to go out with her." Chase said, a little coldly.

"Well congratulations. I hope you two will be happy together and die just as happily." I said, just as cold.

He continued to follow me and I quickened my pace to any general direction, just to get rid of him. It wasn't until I got irritated that I realized that we had just walked into Fugue Forest. I stumbled a little at the sight. It made me remember too much for me to handle.

"What do you want!" I shouted at him.

"I just needed to let you know that where ever Molly is, because apparently she up and moved, that Dale needs that key to get back into the forest. He had me relay the message because every time he told Luke to do it, Luke would get drunk and forget." Chase said. I snapped.

"You want me to let Molly know? Where ever could she be hmmm? I don't know, did you see Molly go? Huh, Chase! You're the only one that Witch and Wizard didn't bother with when they replaced everyone's memories. When would Molly have the time to leave? HUH, CHASE!" I rambled incoherently to him.

"What are you talking about!" He shouted angrily at me.

" I'm talking about how you are so fucking dense! Molly would leave me here! She wouldn't leave without saying good bye to you! I don't care what kind of argument, Molly's not the type! I can't believe that you didn't even think about it when Molly went into that forest!"

"Slow down! What the hell are you trying to tell me?" Chase was a little less furious now. My lower lip trembled.

"Look at the door Chase. You see the door? Molly would have left the key you're asking for because she knows that Witch and Kasey would need to get back in. Since she would've left it, then where is it? The only explanation is that the key is still on the other side of the door Chase!"

Chase eyed me skeptically and tears filled to the brim of my eyes.

"You idiot!" I squeaked.

"Why would the keys still be on the other side of the door, Chase?" I hiccuped. Chase looked alarmed.

"Molly's still in the forest? That was two weeks ago though!" Chase shouted.

I stared into Chase's eyes, for once feeling sorry for him that he hadn't realized it yet.

"I know..." I whispered, my breath wavering. A look of realization came to Chase's face and the reality set in.

"She's..."

"Don't say the word. Please! Just don't say it...I don't want to believe it."

Chase shook his head. His eyes wide with an emotion I couldn't begin to describe.

"I...she..."

"She sacrificed herself to save the island." I whimpered.

"And here you are. Saying these things to me about her. Just go!" I yelled.

"Angela..." He didn't seem to be able to process what was going on fully.

"Didn't you hear me? I sai-"

"Angela...?" I soft voice called to me. I turned my head toward the exit of the forest to find no one there.

"Angela...?" It came again. Chase and I froze as we turned toward the Forest's door. Molly sat there, a few scratched here and there but she was all right.

She was alive!

There was nothing to really say as my sister stood there. Forest key in hand. Staring at me as if she just woke up from a deep sleep.

There was nothing to say so I screamed and fainted, caught by a pair of solid arms before the vision of Molly faded away.

*:.*.:* What happened really*:.*.:*

~Molly's POV~

'Bullet 6...had hit.'

I brought the wooden piece down onto the bracelet that had landed at the ground that was now above the woman's head. It smashed into so many pieces just as the woman's blade stabbed me right underneath my left breast. Too close to the heart for comfort. As I screeched out in pain, so did she. It clutched my chest and rolled away from her, the pain searing in my chest. I felt my eyes begin to black out and I thought for sure it was the end.

Until I was saved by the woman. My mother.

She was looking at me with a kind face, just like how she used to look at me. I just stared at her, the pain was still there and I wasn't sure what was happening to the wound.

"You poor thing...what happened to you? Are you a reckless girl who got herself mauled by a bear?" My mother asked.

"You don't know...who I am?" I huffed out.

"No...well, you look familiar. Kinda cute too. But other than that, nothing." She applied some pressure to the area that she had stabbed not even thirty seconds ago.

"It'll take you a while to be able to move and get out of here even after I heal you, but until then I'm putting a spell on you so that you won't starve or anything like that. That would just be horrible." She explained. I looked at her and she suddenly had an enchanted face adorn her features.

"What's your name child?" She asked.

"M-Molly." I replied.

"Molly!" She exclaimed.

"Oh that's a wonderful name for a cute girl like you! I even wanted to name my own daughter Molly! I want her to be happy no matter what and to grow up to do great things, even if I am a horrible Witch, that baby girl should be gifted with everything good that can be given." She suddenly flushed red.

"Sorry, I get a little worked up sometimes, especially talking about children. They're just the cutest things in the world." My mother leaned down and kissed me on the forehead.

"That should do it. Now you'll heal up nicely. I'm going to put you to sleep for two weeks, that should be enough time for you to heal upl I have to go now, bye Molly." She said and disappeared with a snap of her fingers.]

I couldn't believe it, the bracelet was tied to her memories of me. She doesn't remember anything, nothing concerning me.

"Bye...mom..." I said quietly, not a tear left my eye to my surprise. Instead...I smiled...right before I fainted from whatever spell she put on me.

'The cartridge is empty...the gun has been abandoned.'

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And now here I was, standing beside my sister who had fallen into Wizard's arms. Being hugged by Witch and even Kasey. And Chase staring at me like he was looking at a ghost.

"You aren't dead!" Kasey cheered.

"Dead?" I murmured and realized that I was gone for two weeks. Of course everyone would only assume the worst.

Chase stared at me and, without thinking, I turned away from him. Ashamed at what I had said to him earlier.

"Molly?" He questioned me.

"I'm sorry Chase...I'm sorry. Just...too much..." I was able to speak out. He just stared at me, put-off by what I said and then turned away.

"I understand...I won't bother you anymore." He said with a grimace and walked away. I didn't want that to happen but I couldn't bring myself to call out to him. Instead I watched him walk away as Wizard lifted Angela into his arms to carry her away. Witch grabbed me into a hug.

"You idiot! I thought you were killed! We made everyone believe that you moved away! You reckless, idiotic, shameless-"

"I missed you too." I whispered to her and hugged her back. I patted her back soothingly.

"Don't cry."

"I'm not crying!" She wept heavily into my shoulder. Kasey and Wizard looked at her questionably.

"Don't look at me!" She screeched and they quickly turned away. Wizard then warped us all back to Angela's house, just in time for me to see Chase storming towards Harmonica Town's Bridge. I didn't know whether to feel happy to be back, or to feel like my world just crashed.

Witch suddenly started barking orders at Kasey to go fetch some ingredients from their new house so that they could set a spell on everyone to make them believe that I had just went on a trip. Wizard was busy tending to Angela in her weakened state of shock. And I only stood there, staring at the place that I had last seen Chase with what felt like a heavy heart.

"It wouldn't have worked out anyway." I said quietly as I took a seat at the window. There was no more room for tears.

Just heartache.

Well there you have it, the first arc has been closed (not to say references to it won't be used). I know what you're all thinking. I cannot believe that his chick just put Chase with Maya and it's a Molly/Chase fanfic. Well, I told you there was going to be rivalry did I not? There's still more to come. And Molly and Angela's family mystery is only just starting to be revealed.

Oh and in the poll, the choice of the story will be posted under the same name has won. The second choice of a spin off title with a different summary was close though. You can look at the results on my profile. Anyways, the new chapter will be released with a new summary. If you're a new reader (as in by the time I get to chapter 31 and you're reading this trying to catch up with the actual updates) please do not get too confused because of the new summary! XD

Anywho! I love you guys, old and new. Thanks so much for sticking with me all the way to the end of this arc. but since Molly and Chase aren't together yet, we still have a whole bunch to go!

See ya next time!