Chapter 6: The 20th Turtle.
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Hun held his breath as he heard the chunks and pieces of building material fall all around him and Gabby. He did not focus on the sounds the made at impact only on the sound of Gabby’s breathing and heartbeat. He was also able to hear his own, despite the fact his head felt like it was wrapped in something firm and leathery.
He was also able to feel the debris has it landed on his shell and slid to the front, backs and sides or it remained there while more piled on top. He felt a few more brush against his sides and he felt others collide against his shoulders, causing some his spikes to crack and break. He felt it, but it didn’t hurt. It was a similar feeling to clipping fingernails.
“Hunter?” Gabby asked from beneath him. “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine.” It was not a complete lie. Some of the debris that fell against his sides and legs did have some sharp edges that cut into his flesh. “How are you?”
“Good. I’m just feeling a little crowded.”
“Good.” As soon as he said this he felt some weight being removed from his back. “They are trying to dig us out.”
The last of the debris was removed and Hun was able to feel the fresh, if one could call it that, air on his skin. His head still felt wrapped. It felt like he was putting on a shirt but hadn’t stuck his head through the neck hole yet, except what was wrapping his head was much firmer than a shirt.
“Thank you,” Gabby said and Hun felt her roll out from under him. “Oh my god, Hun, where’s your head?”
“You can’t see it?” Hun asked as he relaxed. He felt his head pop through the firm leather like material. When he opened his eyes he realized what had happened. He had retracted his head into his shell.
“I didn’t know you could do that,” Gabby said in astonishment.
“I didn’t know either,” Hun said as he rubbed the top of his head.
“How did you not know?” the Prime Donatello asked. He was one of those who helped dig them out. The others were that frog that Gabby rescued, Hun’s clone, another Protector, Raz and two ninjas “You are a turtle like us.”
“He used to be human,” Mace said. He noticed the way the Prime turtle was looking at him. “And I’m his clone from the future.”
“Let’s make sure we have a future,” the Prime Donatello said. He tapped Hun on the back with his fist. “It is a good thing you have that.”
“Lucky me,” Hun said weakly. He hated to admit it but the Prime world turtle was right. If he hadn’t had his shell then he would have died and possibly Gabby as well.
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Leo was the first to catch up to Charlotte and Bishop. He was followed by Prime Raphael and Mikaela. The government agent and nephlim were standing at the foot of the luxurious New York Palace hotel.
“There is one thing I will have to say,” Bishop said as he stared up at the hotel. “Our enemy has quite excellent taste.”
“I always figured these types would have preferred something like a cathedral,” Mikaela said. “But then again she is a demon.”
“Wannabe,” Leo said as he remembered what Charlotte had told him. “She’s also half angel, but she wants to be a demon.” He heard more people approach and he saw that less serious world’s Casey had arrived along with a few Foot Ninja, two more government agents, a Protector who had a sword and a Purple Dragon.
“Cathedral’s would have been too cliché for her,” Charlotte said as she stared up. “She is probably standing at the roof and looking down at us.” She rubbed her neck and took a deep breath. “Lucy Ragna. Come down here and talk. I am giving you one last chance.” The voice broadcasted from her as if she had a built in loudspeaker system in her throat.
A couple of helicopters were circling around in the air, promoting Leo to look at Bishop.
“I have the cops, national guard and various other task forces on their way,” Bishop said before he spoke into his shell cell. “Tell them to keep on circling.” He lowered the cell. “They also do not depend on the towers here for communication to work.”
“Lucy Ragna,” Prime Raphael shouted. “Come down and face us coward.”
“I don’t think that is going to work on her,” Leo said.
“Not to mention that she won’t be able to hear you,” Charlotte said. She had turned around to speak to them. “I think I gave her enough cha-“ Two blades shot through her, one came out her shoulder and the other was just beneath it. Her eyes widened as the blood dripped down.
“Charlotte,” the Protector gasped.
Charlotte stumbled forward once the blades were retracted from her. She was caught by both Bishop and the Protector.
“Is she part of the forces that are aligned against me and my mistress?” The voice was a like an ice cube placed on the back of Leo’s neck. If he had any hair it would be standing, but it wasn’t the voice alone that made him pause it was the man standing in front of him.
“Shredder,” Leo gasped.
“That girl was quite pathetic,” The Shredder said. He appeared the way he did last time, dressed in his gunmetal gray armor suit. His glowing eyes stared menacingly at Leo and the others.
Leo had both one of his katana’s and the sword of the ancient hero drawn out, but Prime Raphael was faster and was already battling against the Shredder. Leo had to wonder if this really body was really human considering how his old enemy fought in it.
“What is it that you want?” Leo asked as he joined the other turtle in fighting against the Shredder.
“I want revenge,” the Shredder said. “I want everyone of you turtles to suffer a slow and horrible death.”
“You have a new body now,” Leo said after the Shredder had managed to knock out one of Prime Raphael’s sais. “You have a new life. Why are you blowing it away on revenge?”
“My hatred for your kind knows no bounds.”
“You can’t try and reason with him,” Prime Raph said as he ducked from another strike. “He just won’t listen.”
Leo nodded as he continued to fight. Out of the corners of his eyes he caught sight of what the others were doing. The one Protector was trying to heal Charlotte. Several humans with guns were firing against the allied forces.
“Praise the Dark Mistress,” one of them shouted.
The government agents along with the Purple Dragons fired back with their weapons while Karai’s ninjas and mutants attacked them.
“Repeat the warning I gave you,” Bishop instructed into the Cell while in between firing the gun blasts. “If she won’t relent by the third warning then open fire.”
The Shredder growled and swiped at Prime Raphael and managed to grab him by his neck. “I wonder if it does have to be all four. I can just kill this one and it will all be over.”
“Ya,” Mikaela shouted as she kicked the Shredder in the back of the head. She twirled her nunchucks against his arm until he released his old on Prime Raphael.
“Where did you go?” Leo asked. He had nearly forgotten about her.
“I was being extra sneaky,” Mikeala said.
Leo had to smile. There was no doubt about her being a ninja.
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“Look at all of you disgusting demonic freaks,” Hun said as he held up the Mirror of the Enchanted Maiden. “Go on and look at how ugly you are.” A flash of light erupted from the mirror. The several demons that were in front of his group stood there frozen.
One of the rabbits, a frog, Prime Donatello, Gabby, Mace, Raz and a couple of Foot Ninja took them out with no trouble at all.
“This makes things a bit too easy,” the rabbit said. “I almost wish there was a bit of a challenge.”
“I would normally agree with you,” Prime Donatello said. “But we are fighting against pure evil. We have to win.”
“I wish I had this sooner,” Hun said as he stared at the back of the mirror. It had been useful during the fight. “Now for more ugly freaks.”
“I doubt you would think I’m ugly,” a silky sweet voice breathed into Hun’s ear slit. “In fact I’m far from it.”
Hun felt his heart race and his libido growing stronger just from the voice. He was glad he was wearing shorts so that no one could see how aroused he was.
“Get your hand’s off of him you skank,” Gabby said in a low menacing tone.
“Oh is he your boyfriend?” The voice belonged to woman who had measurements that was physically impossible unless said woman was Barbie, or Jessica Rabbit. There was not a scrap of clothing on her pink skin.
“He’s a friend,” Gabby said, still trying to keep it professional. “Now get your hands off him. We don’t know where they have been.”
“They have been in more places than you can dream off little Miss White Dress.”
“White dress?” Gabby chuckled. “Just because I can’t remember doesn’t mean it never happened.” She shot her fist forward, the one with the ring and struck the Sin in the middle of the chest.
“No!” the Sin screeched as her breasts exploded like two popped balloons. The rest of her body dissolved into a cloud of pink smoke.
“That makes at least four,” Gabby said after she blew on her ring. “I heard Michael managed to get Wrath by not fighting.”
“Well how did that work out?” The frog asked.
“Something about tackling him until Wrath came into contact with the Amulet,” Gabby explained.
Hun didn’t care which sin got offed in which manner, except for one. He wanted to see Pride die. He wished he was the one who got to do the task after what that bitch had done to him.
They continued to fight through the streets with Hun using the mirror and everyone attacking the demons. He watched as one Sin fade away into a cloud of orange smoke and watched as another Protector as the smashed a hammer down on a blue sin. None of them were Pride.
He paused when he did see a humanoid figure in purple. “Pride,” Hun growled her name. It had to be her, it just had to be.
“Miss me?” Pride asked in a haughty tone. “Of course you did. You miss my wonderful embrace. They all do.”
“I will never miss what you have done to me,” Hun said. From behind the demon he could see another Protector sneak up behind her. It was Urielle and she had the badge in hand.
“You were depressed with what you became,” Pride said. “I was making you see the perfection within yourself.”
“First of all I do not get depressed.” Hun waved a fist at her. “Secondly I was proud of what I was before I got turned into this freak.”
“You see. You needed to have been shown the light.”
Urielle ran up to Pride and smacked her in the face with the badge. The point of the pin left a long red scratch across the sin’s face.
“You bitch,” Pride hissed as she rubbed her face. “That hurt.”
“And it looks like it will be lasting,” Urielle said.
“She’s right,” Mace caught on. “It looks like it might even scar.”
“What?” Pride asked as she ran her fingertip across the red scratch.
Hun held up the mirror. “Come and see for yourself.”
The Sin ran up and stared at her reflection. “My face, my perfect face, it’s ruined.” She grabbed her face with her hands. “My face is ruined, my beautiful face it’s gone, its gone and ruined.” She continued to cry out as she dissolved.
“That was quite clever,” Prime Donatello told her.
“Thank you,” Urielle said. “But it was easy when you figured out the sin and their weakness.”
“Look out,” Raz shouted as she fired her gun in the air. More of the flying creatures were attacking them. Raz was able to take out one of them with her gun.
Hun tried to angle the mirror so it would shine up but only were able to stun a few into crashing into the ground where they died instantly.
One of the winged beasts swooped down and grabbed the frog while the rabbit and Prime Donatello were able to jump and avoid being snatched and in retaliation were able to land a good blow on the various creature’s skulls with their weapons.
“No, damn it,” Mace said when the one of the flying monster’s dropped the frog. He ran up to where the frog was falling, but he did not reach it in time. “Damn you.” The clone shouted as he fired his gun at the monster and blowing its brains out.
Urielle was immediately by the frog’s side and had her hands hovering over its body. Gabby joined her and the two were trying to heal the frog, but after a minute the two stopped and Gabby shook her head.
“Damn it,” Urielle said as she banged her fist into the ground. The second her fist struck the ground shook and another hole opened behind them.
A large red creature crawled out of the hole. It had the body of a jungle cat with long crab like legs ending in large paws with hook shaped claws. It’s back was covered in curved spikes and it’s long tail ended in a hand shaped appendage that was also tipped with claws.
Both Gabby and Urielle stood up to get away from the monster, but they were not fast enough. The monster’s tail whipped out at them.
“Go,” Mace shouted as he shoved them out of the way. He was smacked by the tail and was sent rolling across the street.
“Gabby,” Hun asked for her, but his eyes were on his clone. Mace was not moving. Deep cuts left red stripes on his body that were bleeding.
“I’m fine,” his Protector said. “We have to heal him.”
“You heal him,” Hun said. He glared at the monster that had injured his clone. He ran up to the monster with his gun firing. He scored one shot at the side of the monsters head and another right in center of the appendage at the end of its tail. He jumped on the monster and raked his claws against its neck
“You tried to damage the copy,” Hun snarled as he straddled himself on the monster’s shoulders. “Now try to take on the original.” He placed the cold blunt end of the gun against the back of the monster’s head. He pulled back on the trigger not once or twice or even three times. He kept firing at the monster until it had fallen and stopped moving.
“There is such a thing as overkill,” Prime Donatello said as Hun slid off the monster’s corpse.
“Don’t tell me how to kill my enemies,” Hun said. He turned to where the Protectors and Mace were. “Have you healed him enough?”
“I’m still sore,” Mace said. He was sitting up. “And I probably need some antibacterial ointment, but I’m no longer bleeding.”
“Then get back up and fight. We can’t afford for them to waste their energy on you.”
“I have plenty of fight left in me,” Mace said in a low tone.
“So you do feel for him somewhat,” Gabby said as they continued towards the Palace hotel.
“What?” Hun just stared at her. “That thing just pissed me off in general.” He didn’t feel anything for his clone, not in a father and son fashion and even if he did he wasn’t going to admit it to anyone.
Loud explosions brought their attention to the hotel. Several brilliant bursts of orange and red had erupted on top of the towering hotel. In the sky a helicopter set aflame was crashing to the ground.
“Everyone get ready to run,” Hun shouted. He kept his eyes on the helicopter to see where it crashed and if it would come close. To his luck and as well as those close to him the helicopter crashed several feet ahead. Hun saw several people running back away from the flaming wreckage.
“Keep moving,” Prime Donatello said and ran ahead.
“Wait,” Hun said. “Who’s in charge here?”
“I thought that Bishop guy had taken charge,” Urielle said.
“Does it even matter?” The rabbit asked and followed after Prime Donatello.
The helicopter was still smoldering when Hun and his group had approached it. He looked around. There was at least one third of the various turtles from the different groups and different dimensions. There was also several of his Purple Dragons, Foot ninja and government agents.
There were also hundreds of skeletal warriors and humans standing alongside them wearing a ridiculous uniform armed with guns. They were all staring at the flames and appeared to have been waiting.
“She will approach,” a voice that made Hun swallow in fear had said, the voice of his former master. The metal bound figure stood in front of three bruised and bleeding turtles
“Shredder,” Hun stared at him.
“That is Master Shredder,” the Shredder said.
“Go shred some cheese,” Urielle said. Hun had to admire her bravery, but she had no idea who the Shredder really was.
“Your not my master,” Hun snarled. “Not any more. There is one thing I hate more than turtles and that’s dying.” He pointed a claw at Shredder. “You tricked me into destroying our world you alien freak.”
“Actually I’m human now, and you are the one that is a freak in your own terms,” the Shredder said in an amused tone. “Bit of an ironic turn around.”
“Freak, human, he’s the guy with the muscles,” Gabby said as she stood in front of Hun. “And a Protector.” She tightened the grip on her cane.
“Hun, you finally found someone. She’s quite lovely. You should be proud.”
“Don’t you even think about harming her,” Hun growled.
“I may or may not,” The Shredder said as the skeletal warriors and the human soldiers on their side bowed towards the direction of the helicopter. “Our Dark Mistress approaches.” He held out his arm and bowed. The Shredder was bowing to someone else?
Everyone turned towards the direction of the flames. Two figures were approaching them, male and female. The man was the older of the two and had noticeable gray in his hair. He was dressed in a blue and gray business suit with what appeared to have been chain main under his jacket. He carried both a gun and a sword.
The woman was young. Her long and wavy hair was red and black. She wore an expensive looking orange dress and was wearing gold jewelry. There was a bit of a reddish glow to her amber eyes.
“Lucy,” Charlotte stepped in front of everyone. Her collar, left chest and upper left sleeve was covered in red.
“Charlotte,” Lucy stopped. “How did that happen?”
“Shredder,” Raphael Prime said.
“That was insane,” Leo said. “Brining him not only back to this dimension, but also brining him back to life.”
“I have been accused of being insane several times,” Lucy said as she examined her nails. “I may be that but I know what I’m doing.” She turned to the Shredder. “You shouldn’t have done that. Charlotte is an old friend of mine and only I get to kill her, okay, Pumpkin?” Pumpkin? This lady did have a death wish.
“I am sorry my Mistress,” Shredder said. Okay that did it. This was not the real Shredder. Not the one that Hun used to know even if he did sound like him.
“Lucy give up before it’s too late,” Charlotte said.
“But it is too late,” Lucy said. “For you. I offered you a role in all of this and you refused.”
“Because I already have a different role,” Charlotte said. There was a spark of electric blue in the sclera of her eyes. “And that is to defeat you.”
“Go ahead and try,” Lucy said and snapped her fingers. The soldiers on her side ran to them.
“Attack,” Bishop ordered.
Hun wasted no time. He avoided the gunfire while swatting away at the human soldiers. He grabbed two of the skeletal warriors and struck their skulls into each other.
While Hun was still fighting against her forces he was still able to watch as Charlotte fought against Lucy. Both women had crackling electricity form around their fists while they tried to punch at each other. Charlotte was indeed tough and a good fighter, but Lucy was over powering her. They should have waited for Charlotte to heal more first.
“Pardon us,” the less serious Donatello or Don ran past him along with his version of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Lee had something that was wriggling around in a small sack and Don and a few vials of that glowing pinkish purple mutagen.
“Our Donatello has an idea,” Mike said.
“Okay toss it,” Donatello said.
Leonardo threw the sack at the two fighting women. It landed on Lucy and a frightened squirrel leaped out and scrambled around on Lucy’s chest and shoulders before it jumped off and ran away.
“What the shell?” Raphael asked. This was the Raph that Hun knew.
“We found it cowering in one of the trees along the sidewalk,” Lee explained.
“And now for the second part,” Don said as he threw the vials at Lucy. “Charlotte duck.”
Charlotte stepped out of the way as the vials flew past her but Lucy caught two of them. The others landed on her broke, spraying the mutagen on her clothes and exposed limbs.
“What the heck is this?” Lucy asked as she stared at the vials in her hand. She did not notice that where the mutagen had touched her was smoking. “Hair gel? You are trying to fight me with hair gel?” She looked at her arms. “Hey what’s it doing?” She tried to rub it off but it would not come off.
“What is that?” Charlotte asked.
“Ouch,” Lucy said as her facial features distorted and gray fur sprouted on her skin. She stared at her hands as they changed shape. “What is happening to me? Jay what is going on?”
“Sorry Mistress,” the man with the chain mail said. He was in the middle of fighting against Karai. “I’m a little busy at the moment.”
Lucy continued through her metamorphosis with the last detail having her sprout a long and bushy gray tail through her backside. “The prophecy didn’t mention anything about this.”
“Lucy?” Charlotte stared at the other nephilim in shock.
“What did you do to me?” Lucy asked as she looked herself over. “You ruined a two thousand dollar dress.” All she cared about was that her clothes were ruined during the mutation?
“Your brilliant plan was to turn her into a mutant squirrel?” Raph asked.
“I figure if she was half squirrel she would have less angel in her than Charlotte,” Don said while looking proud.
“Try it,” a Protector shouted. “Kick her ass, Charlotte.”
The glowing electricity returned to Charlotte’s hands as she sucker punched Lucy in her stomach. It was strong enough to cause Lucy to slide back a few feet.
Hun was satisfied enough with the display that he returned to smashing his large fists against the skeletal warriors. He only paused now and then to watch Charlotte as she wiped the floor with Lucy. They were winning.
“Mistress!” The man that Lucy called Jay shouted. “Take the bell. The second-“ He never finished. Karai ran him through with her sword. With the last bit of strength that he had he threw the bell towards the two nephilim were fighting.
Lucy shoved Charlotte aside and ran to towards the bell, Charlotte tried to grab her but the newly made mutant had grabbed the bell. “Too late. I win.” She rang the bell.
A dome of light surrounded Lucy briefly before an explosion erupted before she stood.
“Charlotte!” The Protector that urged her to fight shouted before he threw himself in front of his boss to shield her from the blast. Several other Protectors, including Gabby and Urielle also threw themselves to shield Charlotte.
“Gabby,” Hun cried out before he swatted the last two soldiers in front of him aside. He galloped to where his Protector was. “Gabby, Madeline.”
“I’m fine,” Gabby said. She and the other Protectors, and Charlotte were fine.
“Not much of a blast,” Hun said as he pulled her into an embrace. He had no idea where the smoke was coming from.
“No not much,” Gabby reached up to him but paused when she stared at her smoking hand. There were a few drops of mutagen on the back of her hand. “Oh no.”
“No,” Hun gasped. “Not you too.”
“Yes,” a loud female voice boomed behind them. “I am Lucy Ragna. I am the Dark Mistress of the new age. Bow before your queen.” Lucy had grown several feet. Her squirrleish ears had grown longer and more pointed as well as her claws. She had a pair of fangs in her mouth and curved bullhorns on the top of her head. Large bat like wings were on her back.
Several aircraft fired missiles at her. They met Lucy head on with no damage.
“Oh shit,” Raph said. “Now she’s a demonic squirrel.”
“We can still fight her,” Gabby said through clenched teeth. Her skin had turned green and was forming scales. “Never give up right?” She cringed as her mutation continued. Her fingers merged until there were three of them and her feet ripped through her shoes with two toes. A shell tore through the back of her jacket while her face developed more terrapin features.
“What have I done?” Hun gasped. It was contact to him that mutated her into a turtle. “This is my fault.”
“I was doomed to change anyway,” Gabby said when the mutation finished. “Thanks to you I kind of know the benefits to this form.”
“Anyone else change?” Another Protector asked. He was half human and half housecat. His grayish brown fur was covered in black stripes.
“Just me and Gabby,” Urielle said. She had taken the form of a salamander. Her dark green skin was dotted with yellow spots.
“You still look beautiful,” Raph said. “Both of you do.” His smile faded while his mouth parted. “The twentieth. Gabby’s the twentieth.”
“Twenty turtles standing together,” Gabby said as she took a defensive pose between Raph and Hun. The three chubbier turtles stood along with them.
“Stop,” Karai placed herself between the Shredder and Prime Raph and Donatello. “I’ll take care of him. Tokka over here.”
“So we are complete now?” Mikeala asked as she and Mace joined the group.
“When everyone arrives we shall be,” Prime Raph said.
Leo ran up to them with Donna and Raffel, a few seconds late the large Tokka joined them followed by the chubby Raphael, Leona and Prime Leonardo and Michelangelo. The twenty were complete.
“Twenty turtles,” the Shredder said as he fought against his adopted daughter. “They have come together, Mistress.”
“I see that,” Lucy said. “And they will die together.” She sent out a blast of green energy towards the group.
The blast struck Hun and the others and bounced back towards Lucy with no damage to the turtles. It hit her and moved her back a few inches while she cried out in pain.
“This cannot be,” Lucy said and threw a fireball at them. The fireball bounced back in a similar fashion and burned her instead. “Impossible.”
“It appears they have forgotten the last part of the prophecy,” The Shredder said as his swords continued to strike against Karai’s.
Charlotte sat up and blinked. “The heroes return the gift back to their savior. The being of light shall take on the dark.”
“Gift and savior,” one of the Protectors said. It was Michael and he was still wearing that peace symbol around his neck. “The greatest gift is life.” He blinked a few times before he stared at Charlotte. “And in a way you saved us.” He grabbed onto her hand. “Take back the gift you gave me. I’m returning that bit of angelic energy to you.” A ring of blue light moved up his arm, to his hand and passed onto Charlotte’s.
“It seems one has remembered,” The Shredder said.
“Father, what are you doing?” Karai paused. Her eyes widened and for a brief second she smiled.
“Take back my gift,” Urielle said as she placed a hand on Charlotte’s shoulder.
“And mine,” the mutant cat said.
“And mine,” another Protector said.
“Take mine.” One by one each Protector placed their hands on Charlotte and passed their energy onto the Nephilim until Charlotte was covered in blue glowing light.
“I have to give her mine,” Gabby whispered. “But you need me here.”
“Don’t worry,” Mikey said and pointed up at the sky. “We got a bit of a distraction.” The Silver Sentry, the angel look a like and the chick with the butterfly wings had flown towards Lucy stood and attacked the demon with their powers.
Gabby ran from the group and touched Charlotte to give back her gift before she returned. It had only taken a few minutes.
“Give it up,” Prime Leonardo shouted. “You cannot strike is. It is futile.”
“It does seem that way,” Lucy said. “So instead I shall attack your friends who fought beside you. You will suffer watching their death.
“Over my dead body,” Charlotte said as she stepped in front of the turtles. She was still glowing and Karai must have given her the jewel of the holy bard because she was wearing it.
“If that is what you wish, Charlotte dear,” Lucy said as more green energy formed in her hands.
“Bring. It. On.” With each word Charlotte grew a few feet until she was as tall as Lucy. Feathery wings made out of light sprouted from her back.
“Hun,” Gabby poked him. “The mirror.”
“Here,” Hun said as he tossed the mirror at Charlotte. The giant glowing woman caught it. Upon impact the mirror grew until it was proportionate with her.
“The sword,” Leonardo said as he tossed her the sword. Like with the mirror it grew until it was just right for her size.
Lucy screamed like a banshee and released the blast of energy at them. It was larger than the other blasts.
Charlotte swung the mirror and the energy deflected off of it’s surface and returned back to Lucy, leaving her stunned. She ran towards her with the sword and shoved it through her chest.
“You think that’s enough?” Lucy asked in a surprised tone of voice.
“It will be,” Charlotte said. She held the blade in place and wrapped her arm around the shoulder of the demon. With a few flaps of her wings she flew up, high above the city, taking Lucy with her while growing brighter and brighter.
“That sword is supposed to kill all kinds of demons,” Hun said as he stared at the two supernatural beings. “Why isn’t she dead yet?”
“She’s powerful,” Tokka answered. “More powerful than anything we fought.”
“Yeah,” Mike added. “She’s supersize.”
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Charlotte held on tight to Lucy as she flew them both higher and higher while she tried to pump in every bit of energy that she had through the sword.
“What are you doing?” Lucy demanded.
“What I have to do.” Charlotte said through clenched teeth. “It’s about to end.” She closed her eyes and thought about when she first learned of her heritage. It was when she first met her half brother. Eddie told her that not only did they share the same father but that their father was an angel. He promised he would look after Charlotte because that was what big brothers did.
Her memories jumped years ahead when Eddie told them they could be something much more. He had learned how Nephilim could achieve a status to where they were exactly like a full angel or demon. They could be like gods and ruled the Earth. He not only told her but also told Lucy and his poor deluded girlfriend was enchanted by the information at the time.
A year later Eddie had everything set up. It was through the event of Y2K that he would become a demon. He would then upload himself through the Internet and bring down the grids around the world.
Charlotte had begged him to stop twice. First before he achieved demon status and second before he uploaded himself.
“Sometimes little sisters have to look out for their big brothers,” she had said while tears were streaming down her face. “Please don’t do it. For me.”
Eddie refused to listen and as he was converted to energy the group of heroes that formed the last time literally pulled the plug on him and destroyed him on the spot. Lucy had fled before they could either capture or console her.
One of the heroes was a man named Christopher. He allowed his body to be a vessel for an angel to use. He was also in charge of the Seattle based Agency. It was because of him that Charlotte became a conduit to the powers that be and took over the New York branch.
“Charlotte?” Lucy whispered. Her whole body was shaking. Both of their bodies were. “Are you not listening? You will destroy us both.”
“I know,” Charlotte whispered. She knew she will never listen to another of Remiel’s songs or one of Urielle’s poem’s. She would never be able to admire Michael’s zen garden, watch Zerachiel as she worked on their cars, play tennis with Raguel or taste Raphael’s cooking or any of Gabriella’s baked goods. She would never get to spend time with her other Protectors, go jean shopping or taste ice cream again. “But if this means that all my friends are safe, all those that I love will be saved, all those that I and the agency saved have a peaceful future as well as the rest of the world,” she paused as she felt a single tear fall out of the corners of each of her eyes. “Then so be it.”
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The blue light nearly illuminated the entire sky before it retracted for a few seconds and then exploded. A ring of light radiated out over the sky and caused the ground to tremble for a few seconds.
“What now?” Leona asked.
“It’s over,” The Shredder said. He sounded confident, but there was no sign of either Lucy or Charlotte in the sky.
“He’s right,” Urielle sounded relieved. “It is over.” She pointed to the nearest glowing cracks in the ground as they closed up. The remaining demons were being killed and no more were coming out. The last of the skeletal warriors were destroyed and Lucy’s human soldiers fell to their knees and raised their hands in defeat.
Hun stared up at the sky. It was still dark due to it being nighttime, but there were no glowing red streaks to be found. There were no stars either, but that was because of the thick thunderstorm clouds that had formed. Lighting shot down from various locations seconds before the loud thunder was heard.
“Look,” Prime Michelangelo said and pointed up. Small glowing spheres of energy slowly fell from the sky. Each one floated down to one of the Protectors and was absorbed by them.
The sky thundered once more and rain fell from the heavens.
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