Alien Watch in a Monster School

The Final Confrontation

Darkness. That was all he knew. A sea of nothingness. Christian couldn't feel, couldn't see and couldn't hear anything as he found himself floating through the endless abyss of midnight black.

'Where am I?' he asked himself. 'How did I get here?' The memories of recent events flooded his mind. Zack gaining his Ultramatrix, Kuyo outing him in front of several members of the student body, the fight with Zack that ended in his capture, the interrogation and confession, his and Moka's escape and finally, pushing Moka out of the way of Kuyo's blaze. 'I guess I'm dead...' he worked out before a small content smile appeared on his face as he remembered that he'd been able to free Moka's inner self before ... Dying. Christian knew Inner Moka would be able to take down Kuyo and Zack and would save their friends. Knowing that was enough for him. Of course, there were still some regrets. Not finding his parents' killer was one. Another was that he'd been unable to spend more time with his friends. However, his greatest regret was that he had been unable to tell Moka his true feelings.

Unfortunately, it was too late now. Christian could feel himself fading as the last remnants of his consciousness slipped away. Just before he' finally succumbed to his fate, the Plumber boy heard a voice calling out to him.

"Christian..." The voice was deep but nonthreatening. There was also something familiar about it. A strange sense of nostalgia ran through the teen. "Christian..." the voice said again, prompting the boy in question to open his eyes only to be greeted with a blinding light. "Christian!" the voice cried once more. Finally, the Plumber teen recognised it. It was one that he hadn't heard in over nine years.

'Dad?'

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In the real world, Kurumu and Yukari lay beside Christian's body, watching as Inner Moka rose to her feet, her expression one of unmeasurable fury. The girls were shivering in fear at the vast amount of killing intent coming from the silver-haired vampire which was all directed towards the blonde boy standing twenty metres away.

Kuyo, however, seemed unfazed by the vampire girl's terrifying aura. "My, my, my... Now isn't this a treat? The filthy human's last act was to release the power of the traitor to her kind." Inner Moka remained silent. "I suppose I should thank him. I've always wanted to test my power against one of your kind. It will cement my position as head enforcer at the academy. Such a shame he's dead."

Inner Moka's eyes widened as her anger peaked. Saying nothing, she dashed forward in a blur of motion, briefly disappearing from sight until she was directly behind Kuyo. With one swift kick, Inner Moka sent the blonde flying through the air at high speed before he smashed into the side of the school bell tower. The angry vampire then set her sights on the second enforcer on the roof.

Zack.

The black-haired teen was out of it. He was looking directly at Christian's charred body and the girls who were currently crying beside it. His mind had been a blank ever since he had watched the teen fall. Suddenly, he felt someone grab him harshly around the collar and hoist him into the air. Looking at his attacker, Zack found Inner Moka staring at him with her fierce blood coloured eyes. The Doppelganger teen felt afraid. They were the eyes of someone who had lost a friend, someone who had lost a loved one.

"You..." Inner Moka growled, her voice as sharp as a knife. "How dare you even look at him after what you have done! This. Is. All. Your! Fault!" Zack remained silent, unable to answer. His refusal to answer though only served to fuel Inner Moka's anger. "You let your power consume you and betrayed a friend who only wished to help you." Inner Moka then released her grip on Zack collar allowing the boy to drop to the ground. However, Inner Moka was far from done with him. "Leave until you discover where your true allegiances lie," she told him, bringing up her leg. "Learn your place!" she yelled, kicking Zack off the roof and into the forest below.