Chapter 15- A fight to the death

"You see Sky, your precious pink princess was just the type of vessel I needed."

"What are you talking about? Where's Syd?"

"Oh don't worry, she's alive. Barely. You see Sky if I am to completely regain my powers I had to enter someone who could absord the dark energy without it killing them. Miss Drew was the obvious choice, I just had to wait for an opportunity to arise. So imagine my luck when that oaf Grumm sent a dimention monster. I just had to get my shadows to lead you to my resting place"

"The crystal ! " Bridge's eyes flashed with realisation.

"Thats right Bridge. I knew that if she had to choose between herself and her friends, she'd obviously choose her friends. Why? I have no idea. But hey what do I care, in a matter of minutes the transfer will be complete and your Sydney Drew will no longer exist."

"You Witch give her back!" Z charged at Sydney only to be thrown into the wall. However Z was ready as she duplicated and sent her four duplicates at the princess. The princess dropped cruger and drew her sword then she sliced threw the duplicates.

"Bridge, Sky, help the commander, I'm goin' help Z" Sky and Bridge lifted the commander up and moved towards the door, only to be stopped by the princess's shadows.

"Not these guys again"

Sky threw up a shield as the shadows began firing dark energy at them.

Meanwhile with Jack and Z

Z was engaged in a hand to hand battle with the princess, while Jack slowly crept up behind her with a staff.

"Do you really think I'm that stupid Jack?" the princess turned to face Jack and didn't see Z's eyes glow as she duplicated.

"No. But They do" Jack pointed behind her where 6 Z's were standing. Jack swung the staff at her legs and the princess hit the floor only to be piled on by the Z duplicates.

"Let me go or Sydney dies" Z almost looked like she was going to let her go but then the princess's eyes turned blue.

"Z, Jack. You've got to destroy her."

"Syd?" Jack placed his hand on Z's shoulder then turned to look at Sky and Bridge who were being beaten by the shadows. Even though they had destroyed 3 of the 5 the shadows had the upper hand.

"Z Please. There isn't much time. I can't fight her any longer you have to destroy her." Tears formed in Syds eyes.

"But Syd it will destroy you."

"I know Jack but there isn't any other way. Please Jack Please."

"There has to be another way. There just has to be."

"Z there isn't, do it before she takes over again. DO IT DO IT NOW!"

Z took the princess's sword and raised it above her head.

Sky looked over to see Z about to kill Syd and he dropped the shield and ran over to her. Jack jumped infront of him and held him back.

"No Sky. It's the only way" Sky watched in horror and Syd screamed and Z brought the sword down.

The building shook and Z's duplicates vanished. Syd looked around and saw Z still holding the sword. She slowly nodded to Z and Z took a swing at her. Suddenly a scream ripped through the room but it didn't come from Syd.

"Z!" Jack released Sky and he ran to Z who was now lying in a pool of blood and a large burn mark covered her stomach.

Syd sat on the floor shaking. She felt someone take her in their arms but she couldn't turn to look at them.

Her ears ringing with Z's scream was the only thing she was aware off. She wasn't aware of the blood streaming from her mouth. She wasn't aware of her breathing stopping. She wasn't aware of her heart ceasing to beat. She wasn't aware that the princess had died inside of her. She wasn't aware that Sky had lifted her into his arms., or that Bridge and the commander had destroyed the remaining shadows or even that she had raised her hand to her chest. That she had drawn the crystal from inside her heart and raised it into the air or that when she destroyed the crystal the base was restored. The only thing she was aware of was the world going black.

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