Nope. I actually came up with the ending a week or so ago, and I ain't changing it. This is gonna be the longest book yet.
Wondering about those Lost RAFians? Well, let's find out what happened!!
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE:
The Lost RAFians
Over the next four months, the RAFians managed to collect a diamond, a pearl, a violet stone, a black stone, a white stone, and a gray stone. There were now fifteen stones in all. Aquilai, Shadow, Alia, and Demos now agreed that they now had all of these special stones.
"But why are they so special?" Screamer questioned.
"I still don't know," Shadow said pensively.
Flores, however, was thinking hard about the history that Aquilai and Alia related to them months ago. "Wait a minute, weren't there fifteen Lost RAFians?"
"Yeah, considering we managed to recover Ken and Anna's bodies." Aquilai said, surprised at the question. Then he realized what Flores was getting at. "You think these stones are somehow related?"
"Yes."
"That's a sound theory," Aila commented.
"If it's true, what do we do about it?" Shadow asked. "Find a Keyblade* and wave it at them?"
"What's a Keyblade?" Screamer asked.
"Never mind," Shadow said repressively. Then she realized, as did the other RAFians, that their Marks were growing brighter. They were beginning to glow much like a flashlight embedded in the RAFians hands.
Then Alia shined hers on the stones, and the others followed suit. Soon enough, the Mark appeared on all the stones themselves. After a few seconds, the "flashlight effect" ended. But the stones did not lose their own marks.
In fact, the stones were growing bigger. And bigger. And bigger still!
"Nice," Screamer said, "we collected those stones so they can crush us to death!!"
"No, wait! Look!" Flores shouted.
The stones had stopped growing larger. But silhouettes begun to appear within them, before the stones eventually shattered, and fifteen beings stood dazed.
From the red stone, Rad was burst forth. From the orange, Dino in her compact size was brought forth. From the green, Green Lantern Sam AKA crossoverfan with a fully-charged ring burst forth. From the indigo, a weary Noelle burst forth. From the blue, Cerulan burst forth. From the violet, Alic burst forth. From the yellow, Yunyun fluttered forth. From the gold, Azzy came forth. From the silver, RYTX burst forth. From the diamond, ND tumbled forth. From the pearl, SkyeMorpher flew forth. From the black, Asmo came forth, shaking his head to clear it. From the white, Horse tumbled out. From the gray, Genies stepped forth.
It was the Lost RAFians!
"Wha . . . what happened?" Azzy said.
"You . . . you're alive!" Alia, Aquilai, Demos, and Shadow exclaimed happily.
<Of course we're alive . . .> Noelle said, then she eyed Shadow. <Cloak, you look different.>
"Noelle, I'm not Cloak. I'm Shadow," she replied. "Uncle is . . . is . . ."
Noelle got the gist.
"But how?" RYTX blurted. "He was alive yesterday!"
"No . . . he wasn't." Shadow said quietly.
"Guys," Aquilai said, "It's 4532 AD."
"WHAT?!" the fifteen said in unison.
"You were somehow trapped in some strange stones," Demos explained. "We don't know how."
"You must have been in a suspended animation sort of deal," Flore said.
"Who're you?" Alic asked.
"This is Screamer and Flores -- they're new." Aquilai said.
"Two and half thousand years . . ." Green Lantern Sam said. "And my ring's still fully charged!"
"Perhaps your ring was also in suspended animation?" Screamer suggested.
"Perhaps."
Shadow sighed. "There is much we need to fill you in on."
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*Referencing where I got this idea.
