This is it guys! Only two more chapters until the end. It all rides here. Note for Zelda fans: For the howling that Kate and Conan did, imagine the tune of the Song of Healing. For people who don't know what the heck I'm talking about, look up "Twilight Princess Song of Healing." I think it really fits here. Another Note: At the time of uploading this I already have the final chapter finished, but I won't upload it cuz it kind of takes away the cliffhanger moment at the end. But I will upload it as soon as I get home from my trip, which is tomorrow late afternoon, more or less. STORY NOW!

Conan's P.O.V.

The Fountain of Healing. We finally found it! The moonlight reflecting off of the water made it look like the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It was spraying water at many different angles that made a pattern that was very hard to describe. Behind it, on the wall, was the same carving that we saw at the entrance of the same six arrows in a pattern, left, right, down, left, right, down.

"Well, here we are."

"Yup, end of the line." Kate said.

"So who's going first?" asked Garth.

"…CONAN!..."

That startled me to death. It turns out that it was Humphrey. He was right behind me.

"Humphrey, you want Conan to go first?"

He nodded.

"Of course! I'm still under the influence of the curse. If we bring Humphrey back now, I'll kill him the second he wakes."

"Alright. You go, Conan. Good luck." said Kate.

"Thanks, Kate."

I walked up to the fountain slowly. I could hardly contain my excitement. At the edge, I dipped my paw in the water. It was comfortingly warm. The water wasn't that deep. In fact, it was only half a foot deep. I sat in the water, but I didn't feel anything happening. Suddenly, I heard bells ringing. The bells sounded like they were playing a song. It was a very simple song, yet it soothed my heart and soul.

"…howl…song…"

"What?"

"…song…healing…"

"Are you saying that I need to howl this song?"

Humphrey nodded.

"Okay."

It's been awhile since the last time I howled. That was when Humphrey and I were pups and we used to practice howling. But it's been so long and I don't know if I'm any good. But there's no harm in trying. I took a deep breath and tried to howl along with the song.

" Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa-ooh-whoa! Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa-ooh-whoa! "

Wow! I was actually pretty good. I didn't think that I would be a good howler. I felt as if my heart was being lifted of a heavy weight that has been there for a long time. But that wasn't the only thing being lifted. My whole body was being lifted off of the ground.

"Whoa! Hey! Wow! Guys, this feels awesome!"

I was lifted like 5 feet up. A blinding light surrounded me and everything got so bright. I couldn't see anything except white. Then, something came into view. It was me…again. The dark me. Except he wasn't as smug as he was before. He looked like he was hurt.

"Hey. Are you okay?"

"…No…This is it…for me…"

"Wait! No! It doesn't have to be this way!"

"…It's the only way…for you to be…free…Good-bye…"

He broke apart into black dust and was blown away. It's kind of sad to say, but I felt a little sorry for him…

"Good-bye…"

Kate's P.O.V.

It was amazing to see Conan being lifted from his curse. It was so bright that we couldn't see. After a few moments, the lights began to die down and I saw Conan gently descending down to the fountain.

We got closer to see Conan. At least I think that it was Conan because he looked completely different now. He was lying down at the edge of the fountain. He had grey fur like Humphrey's instead of jet black, except for a black stripe that ran down his back. Also, he had no chipped part on his left ear and his huge scar that ran over his left eye down to his left side was gone.

"Conan?"

"Huh?"

He got up to his feet.

"How do you feel?"

He looked at himself then looked at us and gave a huge smile.

"I…I'm…free. I'm free! After so much time suffering, I'm finally free of the curse!

He started running around the room, laughing and whooping. He looked like he would have started jumping off of the walls if he wanted to. We were so happy for him. Then, he stopped in front of us.

"Do you guys know how great this feels? All this time, I felt my heart being tugged by the curse. My heart always felt so heavy. Now that weight is gone and I feel like I can do anything! I couldn't have done it without you guys. So thank you. Thank you so much!"

"You don't have to thank us. We're just glad that you're okay."

Suddenly, the lights in the room started flickering on and off a little. There was a small tremor. We all looked upwards toward the sky. The moon wasn't within view. We heard the voice of the door.

"Hey! You guys! The full moon is already setting! Once it's gone, the fountain won't work! Whatever you're doing, you better do it quick!"

"Humphrey!"

I realized that my chance was slipping away fast.

"Lilly, let me take Humphrey."

"O-Okay."

Lilly put Humphrey on my back and I rushed him over to the fountain. I placed him in the water with his head out over the edge. Looking at the way Humphrey was now gave me terrible sadness. He was covered in cuts, bruises, and blood. It tore me apart, but I had to push that aside because I know that he would be back. There was another tremor and more lights flickered.

"Howl the song, Kate!" Garth shouted.

"Alright!"

" Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa-ooh-whoa! Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Whoa-ooh-whoa! "

The song somehow gave my heart a feeling of assurance and ease. It felt like it was telling me that everything would be alright. I wonder if Humphrey could hear it.

"Hurry up, guys! The moon is almost gone!"

Humphrey was being lifted off of the ground like Conan was. A faint glow was resonating from him and then I saw his wounds start to disappear. He was five feet off of the ground and then the room lit up again with the same bright light that surrounded Conan. But as quickly as it came, the light faded away. There was one last tremor and all of the lights in the room faded to black, except for one bright light on the ceiling. Then, Humphrey fell like a rock.

"Humphrey!"

He fell into the water in the fountain with a splash and a thud. I ran up to him, hoping that it had worked. I sat next to him and held him in my paws.

"Humphrey, wake up!"

No response. No answer. No movement. Just stillness. I started getting tears in my eyes.

"Humphrey, please. Don't mess with me!"

Still nothing. I tried to shake him awake.

"Humphrey, come on! Wake up!"

Nothing. I looked around to see if his ghost was around. Nothing.

"Please…" I said in a whisper.

I pulled him out of the water and lied on top of him. I started to cry.

"Please…don't leave me…not now…I love you…"

What! What went wrong! Is Humphrey gone for good?