Finally, the sight has been fixed… Now I can get the final chapter in.

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I stood as the doctors exited the room.

"How is he…?" I asked, knowing the answer already.

"Miss, we've already told you multiple times… We've done everything we can. His internal systems have been shredded apart. It's a wonder that he's still alive right now…"

I fought back tears.

"He's still unconscious…" The surgeon sighed. "I… I expect that he'll pass on by tomorrow…"

Even though I knew that he was dead after seeing him gored, the news still hit me like a torpedo. I was silent for a moment.

"…You can go see him if you want…" He said quietly before they left me alone. I slowly walked into the room.

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BEEP

BEEP

The monitor only showed a pulse a couple times every minute; Cody was alive, but he may as well have been dead.

I knelt down next to the bed he was in, tears in my eyes once more. All sorts of machines were attached to him; casts and bandages covered multiple areas of his body. Hell, the only reason he was even breathing was because of the machine that was forcing oxygen into him.

"Cody… Why did you do it…?"

I knew he couldn't hear me, but speaking to him seemed to help me feel a little better.

But not much.

"You said I'm the reason you live… So why are you here, dying? I'm still here! I'm still alive!" I yelled, water dripping from my eyes.

Naturally, there was no response.

It had been a day since we escaped the island; I know, I was amazed Cody wasn't quite dead yet either. In the end, we had agreed with the army that Project Genesis WOULD be made public, and the island shut down and quarantined. A Special Forces team was going to be sent there to eradicate any remaining dinosaurs and data in the future.

And I would get to keep the baby.

But that was all stuff that would be done later on; for now, I had to deal with the present…

I ran a finger through Cody's hair, tear drops falling from my face to his.

I heard many footsteps outside. They were here…

The door opened as everyone from Total Drama Island made their way into the room. (It was a big room.)

"How's he doing…?" Trent asked, being one of the first to enter. I simply looked down, the surgeon's words echoing in my mind.

"He'll be dead by tomorrow…" I said gravely. A wave of horror came over them. Even Trent and Lindsay, who knew he was most likely going to die, were shocked by the news,"

"Oh my God…" Bridgette pushed through the crowd, trying to get a better look at the dying boy. "Gwen, I'm so sorry…" She was on the verge of crying, not surprisingly.

"Dude… That guy's got some serious guts…" Geoff walked up to her, holding her. "I mean, just describing that thing he went up against… Man…"

"And I thought I was tough," Duncan shook his head.

"And he did it just to protect you…?" Courtney asked.

"Yeah, it's called putting others before you. I know, I know… It sounds ludicrous! But some people actually do it, believe it or not," Noah remarked.

"Is now really the appropriate time?" Courtney snapped at him. He sighed.

I smiled slightly, being surrounded by my old friends cheering me up a bit. Even Heather, the evil little girl that had made us all miserable throughout that contest was there. The fact that she even showed up surprised me a bit.

Guess she did have a heart… Somewhere…

I turned back to the bed, and my moment of joy vanished as my eyes rested on the mangled Cody.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see Leshawna.

"Look on the bright side, girl… At least you got to make his last days mean something…" She said, trying to cheer me up.

"Yeah…" I said quietly. "But…"

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

I stopped, my eyes widening.

The line on the monitor lay flat.

He was gone.

Cody… Cody was gone…

I knew it was going to happen. I was told multiple times. I tried to ready myself…

But the tears still flowed as I sobbed.

I felt multiple arms and bodies around me as my old friends (And enemies for that matter) embraced me. I found Trent, and sobbed into his shirt loudly. I could hear others crying softly around me.

Why…?

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I shielded my eyes as a bright light engulfed the darkness that surrounded me.

When I could see again, all I saw was a large, golden gate.

"What the…?"

I walked towards it, seeing a man with a large book sitting at a desk.

"Hello…?" I called out, walking up to him. He looked up.

"Ah, didn't notice you there…" The man looked down, opening the book. "Name?"

"What…? Oh. Uh… Cody Walker,"

"Cody Walker… Walker… Walker… Ah!" The man thumbed through the huge book before stopping. He read something to himself, before his eyes widened.

There was a small intercom next to him. He pressed a button.

"We've got an early bird. Cody Walker,"

"Ah, I've been expecting him. Send him in," A powerful-sounding voice was heard.

I was hopelessly confused.

"Where am I…?" I asked finally. The man looked at me, surprised.

"Don't they teach you down there…?" He asked, before pressing another button on the desk.

The gates opened.

"Well, you'll probably find out… Just go on in,"

"But what about…"

"Oh, don't worry. He'll find you,"

"…Okay…"

With that, I entered the gates, still confused as to what was happening.

---

We had left the room at this point; there was no point in staying anyways.

I had stopped crying at this point; my eyes were red and puffy. My tears ducts had dried out at this point…

While some of the others left, out of sadness or other commitments, others stayed to comfort me.

"Why can't I just accept it already…?" I sighed as Leshawna, Bridgette, Trent, and Lindsay sat around me outside Cody's room.

"Gwen, there's nothing wrong with being sad…" Trent said.

"It's not that…" I said, not looking up. "I just… Don't believe it…" I shook my head. "Just yesterday we were wrapped in each other's arms, talking and laughing… And now…"

A few more tears managed to squeeze out of my eyes.

"…At least he died for a noble cause…" Bridgette attempted to make me feel better. "I mean, he's in a better place now… Right…?"

"I guess…" I said, sniffing as I wiped my eyes.

I just wish he could've stayed just a little longer…

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Not long after entering the gates, another bright light engulfed me.

When I came to, I found myself in a small office. A desk was in front of me, with a chair turned so its back as towards me on the other side.

"Ah, Cody…" The voice from before spoke. "Come in, please… Have a seat…"

Staying quiet, I sat in the chair across from the larger one.

"Who are you…?" I asked.

"I'm a bit surprised…" The chair turned, revealing a rather tall, bald man with a huge, white beard.

My eyes widened a bit.

"Figured it out yet…?" He asked.

I can't believe I didn't realize it earlier.

"Are… Are you…" I gulped. "God…?"

The man nodded.

My jaw dropped.

"I… I…" I stood. He held a hand up.

"Please, sit… no need to say anything,"

I sat.

"Now, I have been waiting for…" He said, standing. "You see… You're death was… Premature…"

"Well yeah… I'm only 16…" I commented.

"That's not what I meant. I meant that you were not supposed to die the way you did…"

I raised an eyebrow.

"Don't you plan out everything…?" I asked.

"Usually, I suppose… But sometimes man does something we did not intend to happen… Such as you sacrificing yourself the way you did,"

"I see…" I said. "But what difference does that make…?"

"Well, mortal life on Earth is not as definite as you may think… You see, sometimes "exceptions" are made…" He walked up to a mirror on the wall. "Please, come here for a moment…"

I stood, walking over to the mirror. I looked at it for a moment.

Suddenly, it rippled.

The image of Gwen crying with her friends surrounding her appeared.

"Gwen!" I said quickly, holding a hand up to the mirror.

She looked absolutely miserable.

"Poor girl… Losing love just like that…" He sighed. He looked at me.

I felt my eyes water.

"Don't blame yourself…" I felt a strong hand on my shoulder.

"But she's crying because of my suicidal stunt…" I said quietly, looking down. "And all I was trying to do was help…"

"Cody, life can be complicated… Sometimes things don't go as you originally intended," He paused. "Remember a year ago, when you were so confident you'd get Gwen to fall for you?"

"…Yeah…" I nodded. "But that's different… This was me being selfish… I forgot that Gwen also cared about me,"

I looked up.

"Um… Not to be rude… But what does all of this have to do with…?"

"As I said, your death was premature by our standards… And it was done for such a noble cause, too…" He turned to be, placing a hand on my forehead.

"What are you doing…?" I asked.

"You don't need to feel guilt for Gwen… Not anymore…"

Once again, a flash of bright light engulfed me.

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A few doctors went into Cody's room to remove him from the area…

I sighed as they passed, their presence simply reminding me that he was gone.

However, not long after they entered, I heard a loud, surprised yell.

"What was that?" Lindsay looked towards the door. Confused now, I got up and walked to the door.

My eyes widened.

"Oh my God…"

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

I stared in disbelief as the monitor's beeping became faster.

"What's happening!?" Trent asked loudly, staring at the monitor.

I scrambled over to Cody's body.

The chest was rising and falling ever so slowly.

And then, I saw his eyes open.

"………Hey………." He said softly.

"Cody…"I was tempted to smother him with a kiss, but decided it would be best to wait.

"We thought you were dead!" Trent had moved over next to me.

"Yeah….." He grinned a bit. "I…I was…" He paused, obviously still incredibly weak. "Then… I met God… And… He sent… He sent me back…"

"What do you mean?" He was confusing me now.

"I'll explain later…" He took a few breaths. "I… I need to rest… But Gwen, I'm gonna make it… I promise…"

I said nothing; I simply planted my lips against his softly. His eyes shut. I looked up.

"Thank you…"

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2 months later.

I lied on the grass, staring up at the starry sky. A small breeze made the grass ripple slightly. I sighed, taking in the beautiful sight.

Of course, it was all a wasteland compared to the girls that was lying against me.

I played with Gwen's hair as she rested her head on my chest, stroking it and wrapping around my fingers. She smiled as I did, shifting her body so she was turned towards me and she could see me.

"Stop that…" She said sleepily. "You're gonna mess it up…"

I grinned, and continued.

"Oh you…" She smiled warmly, nuzzling her head against my chest. She yawned, and turned back to look at the sky.

"I still can't believe you… You know, MET God…" She said.

"I still can't either, honestly… But hey, only something like that would let me survive that attack…"

"Yeah… But he couldn't have healed you or something? I mean, you were in the hospital for a month…"

"Hey, don't be ungrateful…"

"Oh, you know I'm kidding…" She said, getting up slowly. "YOU know I'm just kidding around with him, right?"

A cheerful, yet tired chirp responded.

"Hey, let me see him…" I said, before taking Junior from her lap. The baby had grown quite a bit in the past 2 months; I couldn't say by how much, but he was much bigger now.

"I still can't believe they let you keep him," I said.

"Well, I guess they felt bad about "killing" you in a sense…" She said. "And we had gotten them to make the failed project public; the island was wiped out of all memories of the dinosaurs and experiments when you were in the hospital, remember?"

"Well yeah…" I smirked. "I meant your family,"

Gwen giggled. Even though we've been together for a month (Well, technically 2, but the first was spent in a coma for awhile.), I still couldn't keep myself from blushing.

"You've got the cutest laugh…" I said, shaking my head.

"Aww…" She leaned a head on my shoulder. "Anyways… Yeah, my mom was not too thrilled about it at first. But after I explained everything that had happened, and how he wouldn't be too tough to care for, she gave in… And my brother was more than happy to have a pet dinosaur,"

"I can only imagine his expression when he saw it…" The image of her younger brother seeing a raptor in person would be quite amusing.

"Oh, you should've seen it…" She paused as a bright light streaked across the sky.

"Oh hey, a shooting star!" I exclaimed, pointing. Gwen smiled, turning towards me.

We stared at each other for a moment.

"Well?" I asked. "What did you wish for?"

"I've already gotten my wish…" She said, resting a hand on my cheek for a moment. "You living through that accident… I don't want to get greedy…"

Of course, I smiled.

"What about you…?"

"Hey, MY wish already came true too… And frankly, I don't think I could ever want anything else…"

"And what's that?" She asked, half expecting my answer.

"Your love," I said suavely.

She rolled her eyes, giggling again.

"Cody, that's the most overused line…" She paused. "…And yet somehow you can make all those clichés sound like YOU made them up…"

She kissed my forehead.

"You know, we've already told each other we love each other so much in the past few months… It's starting to not mean much to me..." I admitted, sighing. Gwen thought for a moment, looking down.

She grabbed my hands.

"Well, we'll just find other ways to show how much we care for each other…"

"Gwen!" I yelled. "Not in front of the baby, PLEASE!"

This got a good laugh out of both of us.

"I didn't mean that!" She yelled after a moment, forcing out a few final laughs.

"I know…" I pulled her close, nuzzling her forehead. "Just teasing…"

"But I'm sure we'll find better ways…" She yawned again.

"Yikes…" I looked at my glow-in-the-dark watch. "10:30…"

"Ugh… My mom'll kill me if I don't get home…"

"Hey, I live farther away," I reminded her. I thought, than smirked as an idea came to mind. "How's about I spend the night at your place tonight…? If our parents get angry, I'll take the blame…"

"C-cody…" She blushed.

"I'll just sleep on the couch or something," I looked down for a moment. "Come on, your family can tolerate a raptor in their house… I'm sure their daughter's lover is welcome,"

"Alright, alright…" She rolled her eyes. "But only because if I don't you'll start whining…"

As much as we wanted to stay sitting her all night, we both stood. Gwen carried a now-sleeping Cody Junior as we began to walk home, my arm around her.

"Gwen…?" I asked.

"…I know, Cody…" She kissed me. "And I do too…"

We didn't even have to say it anymore.

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Alright, I apologize in advance if that contradicted your religious beliefs. Please don't comment on it, I don't need any wars starting up. I know this all sort of felt Deus Ex Machina, but it wasn't like I wanted to bring Cody back but couldn't think of anything… I thought this was fitting. Anywho, thanks for reading! It's been fun writing this story. And don't worry, I'll be writing more stories! Until the next time, this is NixonTheWarden, signing off.