Hello everybody. I'm really sorry for the long update but I've had a lot going on and I completely forgot about this. However, I'm not the kind of person to let something go unfinished. So finally, here is the last chapter of The Rebirth of Destruction. I hope you enjoy it. Also, RedAxl, if you're still reading, I've started the prewrite of MMZ7 for you.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the megaman characters. All characters belong to Capcom.
Omega fell to his knees before collapsing on the floor. It was finally over. After Omega collapsed, Ciel fell to her knees and began ripping off her armor, her other clothes were underneath. As she pulled off the armor, Zero and the guardians rushed over to her.
"Ciel, are you alright?" Zero asked.
"Yes, I'm fine Zero," Ciel replied still out of breath.
"How… How did you do that?" Leviathan asked still a little stunned.
"I had a little help," Ciel replied removing the last piece of armor.
As soon as she removed the last of her armor, Croire popped out of her chest looking exhausted.
"That was close," she said breathing heavily, "a few more seconds and I would've used up the rest of my energy."
"Now I get it," said Harpuia, "Croire was powering the armor so you could fight."
"Exactly," Ciel replied.
"You're stronger than I thought Croire," said Fefnir.
"Thanks," Croire breathed still exhausted.
"Harpuia," Ciel spoke up, "Could you and the other guardians take Croire back to the base? I'm still a bit exhausted."
"Alright," Harpuia replied picking Croire up and putting her on his shoulder, "We'll meet you back at the base."
With that, Harpuia and the guardians left for Ragnarok's trans-server. Once they were gone, Ciel turned to Zero.
"Zero," she started.
Neige waited in front of the trans-server as the guardians returned with Croire.
"Where's Ciel and Zero?" she asked once they returned.
"They'll be following shortly," Harpuia replied.
"Neige," said one of the Operators, "Ragnarok's power just shut down."
"What?" Neige asked in confusion.
"That last transfer must have used the last of Ragnarok's power," replied the other Operator.
"Ragnarok is starting to fall from orbit," said the first Operator.
"Quick, transfer us back to Ragnarok," said Harpuia.
"We can't," replied the second Operator, "It's already moving too fast."
"Can you determine where it's going to crash?" Neige asked worriedly.
"It appears to be headed towards the desert where it originally took off," replied the first Operator.
"We have to stop it," said Harpuia, "Zero and Ciel are still onboard."
"Zero," Ciel started, "for a while I…"
Suddenly, the lights went out and the entire station started to rumble.
"What's going on?" Zero asked aloud.
"I don't know," Ciel replied confused.
Pieces of metal and debris began falling from the ceiling as the entire station began breaking apart.
"You fools," said a quiet whisper.
Zero and Ciel turned to see Omega looking at them as he still lay defeated on the ground.
"You will both die here with me," he said, "Without any power left to keep it up, Ragnarok will fall and crash into the ground."
"We have to get out of here," said Zero as he helped Ciel up.
"Hold on," Ciel said running towards the computer console, "We have to make sure it doesn't crash into any populated areas."
Ciel started to desperately try and turn on the computer without success.
"Come on, Come on," she yelled.
"Look out!" Zero yelled pulling Ciel out of the way as a large piece of debris suddenly fell on the computer.
Ciel stared in shock for a second at the smashed computer before Zero grabbed her hand.
"Come on," he yelled pulling Ciel towards the door.
Halfway towards the exit, Ciel suddenly tripped and fell over. She looked back to see Omega holding her by the ankle.
"If I'm going to hell, then I'm taking you with me," he said.
Croire flew around the room frantically in panic as everyone watched the station come closer to the ground.
"What do we do? What do we do?" she yelled.
"Somebody think of something!" Harpuia yelled, "We have to save them!"
"It's useless," said Neige, "I can't think of anything."
Everyone kept straining to try and find a way to save Zero and Ciel. As everyone desperately kept thinking, one of the Operators suddenly spoke up.
"I have a suggestion," she said, "If we take one of the trailers with a trans-server inside as close as we can to the crash point, we might be able to instantly transfer them from the station to the trailer before it crashes."
"Then let's try it," said Neige.
"But the problem is," the Operator continued, "If they're not close enough to the trailer then it won't work and further more we might not have enough time to get it set up."
"Then we have to leave now," Neige said as she and everyone else ran towards the garage, "The station is about to crash."
Ciel struggled to escape without success until Zero cut off Omega's arm. Once she was free, Ciel and Zero dashed towards the door again. Just before they reached it, the doorway suddenly collapsed, cutting off their only exit.
"What now?" Ciel yelled over the noise of the falling debris.
Zero looked around frantically, desperately trying to find another way out. He had to get Ciel to safety.
"Zero?" Ciel asked worriedly looking at Zero.
Zero turned to Ciel. There was no other way out. There was no way to escape. Zero stared at Ciel a moment before doing the only thing left he could think of. He wrapped his arms around Ciel and shielded her as best he could. Ciel was surprised at first by this before realizing what it meant. They couldn't escape. They were both about to be caught in the impending explosion and die. They were doomed. Ciel wrapped her arms around Zero and closed her eyes.
"Zero," she yelled, "There's something I need to tell you."
Zero was silent as the station came closer to collision with the ground.
"Zero," Ciel yelled, "I love you!"
An explosion ripped through the room as the station crashed into the ground.
"Hurry up!" Neige shouted as she stood outside the trailer holding a satellite disk aimed at the falling station.
"I'm going as fast as I can," said the Operator from inside the trailer, "It takes a while to get this set up."
Almost everyone from the resistance base and even from Area Zero were trying to help get the trans-server equipment set up as fast as they could. As everyone worked, Neige took a quick glimpse at the falling station in the distance.
"We don't have much time left," she yelled, "It's almost here."
"It's almost done," said Cerveau.
"Well then hurry before-" Neige started.
"Look out!" Harpuia yelled tackling Neige out of the way as Ragnarok crashed and exploded, sending debris in all directions.
When it was over, everyone stood up and looked at the flaming crash site a few feet away in shock.
"No…" Neige muttered falling to her knees in despair.
"Why…" Cerveau muttered.
Croire and Alouette began to burst into tears.
"I can't believe they're gone," said Leviathan sadly.
Harpuia lowered his head.
"We failed," he whispered.
As everyone continued to stare at the station's burning remains, Neige suddenly spotted something in the flames.
"What's that?" she yelled.
Everyone looked to see a shadowy figure in the flames. As the figure got closer, everyone started to recognize him.
"I don't believe it," Fefnir said in astonishment.
"Is that…?" Leviathan started.
Zero walked out of the flames holding Ciel unconscious in his arms.
"Ciel! Zero!" Alouette shouted over joyfully.
"They're alive!" Croire yelled cheerfully.
Everyone happily began rushing towards Zero as he walked from the crash. Harpuia and the other guardians stopped in front Zero with a smirk.
"You really are legendary," said Harpuia.
Zero suddenly shoved Ciel into Harpuia's arms.
"Get Ciel to a medic and make sure she's alright…" he said before falling unconscious.
"ZERO!" Ciel yelled shooting up from her bed.
Ciel looked around worriedly.
"Easy Ciel," said the nurse in the room, "It was just a bad dream."
"Where am I?" Ciel asked after calming down a little.
"You're in the medical room at the resistance base," the nurse replied, "You've been unconscious for two days. It's good to see you finally awake."
"What happened?" Ciel asked rubbing her head.
"It was unbelievable," replied the nurse, "After Ragnarok crashed, you and Zero somehow survived and carried you from the remains."
"Zero!" Ciel said in surprise, "Where is he?"
"He's on the roof," the nurse started, "but you shouldn't…"
Before the nurse could finish, Ciel jumped out of the bed and bolted out of the room. She ran through the halls of the base until she found the door to the roof. When she opened the door, she spotted Zero staring into the sunset. Ciel gave a sigh of relief before walking over and joining him. After a few seconds, she spoke up.
"Zero," she said a little nervously, "About what I said up there on Ragnarok. I want you to know that I meant every word of it."
Ciel turned towards Zero but was too nervous to look at him directly.
"I love you Zero," she continued, "ever since you left to stop copy X in Neo Arcadia before, I've loved you. I don't know if you feel the same way, but if you don't…"
Ciel finally managed to look up at Zero.
"I…" she started before Zero suddenly pressed his lips against hers.
Ciel was surprised at first before realizing what it meant. Zero loved her back. Ciel wrapped her arms around Zero's neck as she relaxed into the kiss, enjoying every moment of it. After a few seconds, they broke apart and stared into each other's eyes.
"I love you Zero," Ciel whispered.
"I love you too Ciel," Zero replied before they leaned forward into another passionate kiss.
Well there you guys go. I hope you liked it. A couple of notes though. First, RedAxl, again, I've started the prewrite of what I have for MMZ7 and I'll try to get it to you as soon as I can so you can finish it. Second, for everyone else, I'm sorry to say I lost my prewrite for MMZ6 and it may take me awhile to rewrite it since I can't remember much of it. However, if someone else would like to try writing it, I can send them a summary of the story as well as a few parts that I can still remember. Again, I'm very sorry about the really long update and I hope this chapter was worth the wait.
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