Finale – Closing the Deal
"You know, to be honest, I thought that it would take you at least a day to find Scar's soul," Lucy stated as she petted the unconscious lion.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I wasn't too keen on spending more time than needed as a walking corpse," Judy replied as she picked herself up from the blast. "Now that I got you your soul, are you gonna keep your end of the deal?"
"Hey! I take my contracts very seriously!" The vixen spat. "I may be The Devil, but I'm not dishonest. Manipulative, yes. But I honour my deals."
"Alright, I'm sorry," the bunny apologized. "It's just been a very weird night."
"Speaking of weird, I think your fox might need a little catching up."
Lucy stepped aside to reveal Nick staring at the two girls with confusion plastered all over his face. Judy ran over to him and gave him the biggest hug she could, Nick only stared at her in disbelief.
"But… How? I saw you…"
"I'm so sorry Nick," she apologized into his chest. "I didn't want you to worry about me, so I lied to you. I know it might be hard to believe, but I actually did die back in that alley."
"But you came back…"
"Only because Lucy needed help," the bunny answered as she pulled away. "She needed me to find a soul that got away, and in exchange she offered to bring me back. The thing is... I'm still not entirely back."
"But that's going to change now," Lucy declared as she sauntered over to the bunny. "You've held your end of the bargain, and as I've said, I always honour my contracts."
The vixen held Judy's face in between her paws and started to close the gap between their lips.
"WOAH! HOLD IT!" Judy shouted as she wrestled out of the vixen's reach. "What are you doing?!"
"Isn't it obvious? They call it 'The Kiss of Life' for a reason, you know," Lucy replied matter-of-factly.
"You are the worst!" The bunny shouted, embarrassed beyond belief.
"And you are no fun," the vixen said in disappointment.
"Agreed," Nick commented.
Judy looked at him in shock.
"You're okay with this!?"
"Carrots, as long as it's not another guy, I'm always okay with it," he answered with his trademark grin.
"I'm still not kissing her."
"Fine, no kiss," Lucy relented. "But I will do this."
And with a devilish smile, the vixen pressed a single finger on Judy's nose, while making a 'Boop' noise of her own. Judy's ears flared red at the sheer embarrassment of the act, her heart beating as if it was making up for lost time.
"You're welcome."
"Now all that's left to do is bring ole Scar back home."
Lucy clutched the collar around Kovu's neck and gave a swift yank. The metal phased through the lion along with a new occupant; dressed in military attire was the figure of a ghostly lion, whose features where strikingly similar to Kovu's. The green ghost glared at his captor.
"Hello there, Scar," the vixen greeted. "I hope you enjoyed your little walk, because you're coming back with me."
"In all honesty, I was getting bored of this place anyway," the ghost replied.
"Oh please! You enjoyed killing me!" Judy shot at him.
"Yes, I did. And I also would've enjoyed watching your… Mate… Suffer as well."
Judy shivered at the thought, prompting Nick to hold her close.
"Is Lyonsmane going to be okay though?" Judy asked the vixen. "I think I might've broken his neck."
"Oh no, you did. But Scar here actually healed that up while he was possessing the poor guy," Lucy assured her.
"I'm not the monster that you think I am," Scar defended. "I'm not going to have my lineage disappear because of my mistakes."
"Kind of late for that, if you ask me," Nick retorted.
"And no one did," the ghost shot back. "Miss, if we're to leave, I think this might be an appropriate time."
"Such a gentleman," Lucy commented. "I'm so glad that I chose you to read for me."
"Reading? That sounds like a nice change of pace. What is it that I'll be reading for you?"
"My favourite book right now, 'Fifty Shades of Prey'."
"You have my interest. Shall we?" The ghost asked as he offered a translucent arm.
As the vixen looped her arm in his, flames engulfed the two and they disappeared in a bright flare of orange.
"That guy has no idea what he's in for," Nick declared causing Judy to giggle at the thought. "So what about us?"
"I was thinking of taking a bath actually," the bunny replied.
"Would you be against me joining you this time?"
Judy smiled.
"Not at all."
AN: Lucy is my favourite. XD
Thank you very much for enjoying. See you in the next story.