Star Fairy Chronicles III

Chapter 17

The Finale

Part I: The Siege

Azrael led Blue and the others to a futuristic base in the outer rim of the multiverse. They walked through pristine while hallways, bordered by dark gray metal sheets. The shiny floor pattern matched the one on the ceiling, consisting of one large square in the middle in a straight line surrounded by white tile. Along the walls were several large windows that engulfed the wall with how large they were. Looking out from the window was a view of entire galaxies from afar.

"This place is amazing," Artemis said with enthusiasm, "What is this place?"

"This is the Omega Space Station," Azrael answered, "Celios constructed it to keep a better eye on the multiverse."

"So, from this space station, there's a way to see every universe at once," Callus concluded, "That's pretty cool to be honest." The 5 of them then entered a rounded room with a large metallic table in the center. Along with that, Blue spotted several of her friends in the room. Rosie, Emile, Elizabeth, Henry, and Celios were all there, working hard on a plan to defeat Queen Helena.

"Okay, step one, make a plan," Emile began, "Step two, do the plan. I think we're going somewhere with this."

"Focus!" Elizabeth snapped, "We need to think this thoroughly. The castle is surrounded by Black Hole Fairies, which means we can't enter unless they are destroyed."

"Elizabeth, don't you have a device that can penetrate the body of any Star Fairy?" Celios asked. Blue and the others walked up to the table, suspending the conversation as the others directed their attention towards them.

"Blue!" Henry said with surprise, "You're back! And I gotta say, I love the new hair. It suits you." Rosie's eyes sparkled as she saw Callus.

"Callus!" she said with excitement, "It's been so long! I thought you died." For the first time in hundreds of years, a smile appeared on Rosie's face as several memories flashed before her eyes. Callus waved and smiled nervously. Rosie instantly got up and embraced the gray cat. Everyone just stared awkwardly.

"Rosie, are you okay?" Percy asked, "You're acting like me after getting depressed."

"Percy's right," Elizabeth replied, "This is weird, especially for you." Rosie let go of Callus and turned towards the others.

"I never told you what happened, but Callus and I were married, before I thought he died," Rosie explained, "I'm not really the one to go too in depth. I'll have to tell you the whole story later."

"Sounds good," Blue said, "Now, what do we know so far?" Elizabeth pulled out a small briefcase as the rest of them sat down.

"Let me catch you all up on the gist of things," she began, "Helena has seized control of the entire multiverse, and as far as I know, we are the only ones who can stop her. Her castle is guarded by Black Hole Fairies, which if you haven't figured out, are named after dead stars, because, well, they're dead. The best strategy we have is for Emile to take the Bravarians and take down the Black Hole Fairies as another group sneaks around back and reaches the throne room to confront Helena." She then gazed at her briefcase and sighed remorsefully.

"It's been a while since I used these, but they will be essential for getting into the castle," she said coldly. She carefully opened the briefcase, revealing two silver blasters with lightning bolts pointing towards the muzzles.

"What are those?" Emile asked with concern, "And why did you hide those away?" Elizabeth took a deep breath in and sighed with relief.

"We all make mistakes," she replied, "I invented these during the Era of Gods to penetrate and dust the physical form of any Star Fairy. It was strong enough to destroy their body, but their SOULs remained intact. These were during dark times and we were desperate to end the wars." As she turned her head away, eyelids lowering, Blue stood up from her chair.