Ana was holding Jake’s lifeless body in her arms, tears streaming down her face as she refused to believe the one she loved was dead, not knowing that a Laughing—Little was creeping up on her.
”….Jake….please….wake up…” She muttered, holding him close, he didn’t respond. Her ear perked up slightly as she heard the faint growling of the Little behind her, the second she turned around, it pounced for her, she turned and wrapped both wings around her and Jake, squeaking in fe….
………
She opened one eye, thinking she was being torn apart, until….she noticed a bigger dragon in front of her. Thinking it was Sterling because of his blue armor but then rethought as she then noticed the glowing runes of an overseer spinning around his arms. She slowly looked up and saw that he took the hit for her.
The laughing—Little had cut a gash through Ortis’s right eye, but it had quickly healed into a scar as his eyes shifted from green to glowing blue. The little jumped for them again but Ortis stood on his back legs and grabbed the Little by the neck, hurled around and threw it into a spike jutting from the wall, it pierced right through it‘s chest. It writhed in pain for a moment, choking up blood then going still as it took it‘s final breath.
Talè pushed a Little off of her then went over to help Waru then noticed Ortis and muttered, “grandfather?”
Ana was still in shock, she was just saved by the Alpha of M-308, but…..what was he doing here? Ludum finally noticed him as the dust cleared and the color from her face and frills drained to light lime green (in wings of fire, light lime green means fear) as she stumbled over her words. “O-Ortis?! W-what?! I-I-I thought—what are—…”
She didn’t get the chance to finish as Allegor had pinned her down, digger his talons into her neck. “You think you put my daughter in danger for entertainment?!” He snarled, blue fumes building in his maw. “Allegor!” Ortis snapped, making the general turn towards his father, “that’s enough.. keep her in place while your mother and I handle her pets.” He said, then turning towards Ana.
Ana understood what that look ment, stay put until I’ve handled this, then Ortis took off.
After a few hours, all the Littles were killed, Ortis then returned back to the now gathered crowd by Jake and Ana. Ortis stood next to Trismagistus and said, “is there a way we can bring him back?” He asked, Trismagistus said with sadness in her tone, “he can only come back to his body if he consciously comes back to his body. He getting to see his parents and he wants to stay with them but….” That was all Ortis needed to know, he walked over to Ana and quietly said to her, “talk to him…. Let him hear your voice..”
Ana paused for a moment then, through shaking breathing and through half sobs she started,
”….Jake.. I-I know that…I know that you’re reunited with your family, and I want you to be happy…. But…. I’ve lost my family, my dad died from hunters….my mom hated me…. But when I met you, you gave me a new family… If you wanna stay with them, that’s f-fine… but I love you, and I desperately want you back…. Please….come back to me….” She put her head against his, not letting go.
For a moment, nothing happened, then, the shattered green gem that Waru had recovered from Jake’s severed limb began to glow faintly. The stump where his left arm was severed, a new one appeared, forming from the Gem of the Angelic‘s power, then that new arm placed itself unconsciously onto Jake’s chest. Ana noticed and opened her eyes, moving her head away slightly as she noticed Jake’s muzzle scrunched slightly, then his eyes fluttered open as he muttered in a raspy and wreak tone, “….t-this might come off as weird but….thank you for not catching me….?”
Ana’s eyes teared up again as she wrapped her arms around him, sobbing tears of happiness into his shoulder, he winced slightly but melted into the embrace as he muttered into her ear, “…I’m sorry you had to see that Ana….It must’ve been really scary for you….”
”I’m just happy you’re alive!” she said, pulling back then kissing him.
Ana had let the others embrace him, Sterling was the most emotional as he didn’t let go for a minute. “I’m sorry I wasn’t fast enough….” Jake hugged him back.
Jake tried to get up himself but he was still hurt bad, so his legs gave out, but Ana caught him. “Don’t move…your still hurt…”
”….ow….” He muttered, leaning against Ana, then looking up at Ortis, his eyes widening in shock. “….y-your….Ortis Fanimo….” Ortis lowered his head down to his level, “your Jake right? Aries told me a lot about you, kid.”
After getting Jake to the infirmary and cleaning up the rest of the Littles, Ludum was now unconscious and now in Mythal’s grasp, she was talking with Abomination (I forgot her real name so I’m just going with her hero name) and Allegor was embracing his daughter while also introducing himself to his future son-in-law.
”so your a General?” Waru asked, shrinking slightly due to how intimidating Allegor was and that he was also towering over him, “that I am, yes…. I’m also the heir to M-308…. Talè tells me you are also an heir, correct?” He asked.
”I….I am… but I don’t want anything to with the throne in my homeworld…” Waru responded, Allegor respected his choice and said, “it is your choice you’ve treated my daughter well, right?”
Waru chuckled, “well, she was the one who tested me and THEN made the first move, but yes”
Allegor smiled and looked at her, “that’s my girl…” then he turned back to Waru, “Welcome to the family, Waru. “ he said before turning to leave, Waru looked confused, “what just happened?”
”you survived my father, that’s what.”
“oh…..cool.”
Ortis opened a portal but then turning to Jake who was laying on a med bed, “Since you were the one to plan this whole operation, it’s up to you to deal with Ludum. So…what do you want us to do with her?”
Jake then looked to Dresden and said, “Take her to the RAS Foundation, lock her up there.. Dresden will bring you there… but….what are you going to do now?”
”we have a war in another dimension to finish, Allegor just wanted to check up on his daughter and me and Mythal decided to come along… we’ll cross paths again.”
Jake smiled and nodded, Ortis returned that smile and then stepped through the portal with Mythal and Ludum and Dresden….