The Chaos Chronicles/ Chapter Twenty

The aftermath of Chester's abduction takes place. Nails and Noon's relationship takes a shocking turn. Noon receives a visit from someone from his past. Quartz and Aurum find a shocking pack.
==Included Characters==
Thorn the Fox
Kyle the Squirrel
Rose the Hedgehog
Honey the Cat
Noon the Echidna
Nails the Bat
Nightshade the Fox
Cocoa the Dog
Daisy the Dog
Aurum the Dog
Quartz the Dog
Chester the Squirrel
Jason the Squirrel
Aurgentum the Dog
==Chapter Twenty: Shadows of Dread==
"Chester!" Kyle yelled. He was sobbing.
Thorn, Noon, Nails, and Nightshade ran to his side.
Honey was about to stab Topaz with a knife.
"Wait!" Daisy said.
"Topaz...I loved you..." Daisy told him.
Topaz reverted to his chameleon form.
"I...loved you too." Topaz said. "But I'm not sorry."
Daisy and Quartz looked on in disgust.
"I don't know you..." Quartz told him.
He and Daisy grabbed a gun from Honey.
"Good-bye...." Quartz said.
He was about to shoot his brother, but couldn't do it.
Daisy sighed, tears streaming down her eyes. She cried as she shot every last bullet into Topaz.
Aurum grabbed Quartz's hand.
Honey's eyes glazed over. She walked over to the well.
Nightshade blasted open the grate, and freed Chester from his chains.
"Chester!" Kyle sobbed over his body.
Honey shook her head, eyes still glazed over.
"I can bring him back." Nightshade said.
She turned to Thorn. "With your help."
Thorn nodded. "Anything." she said.
"Aquam expellere corporis!" Nightshade exclaimed, touching Chester's heart and forehead.
"Aquam expellere corporis!" Thorn repeated, touching Chester's lungs.
Water surged from Chester's mouth and nose.
"Chester?" Kyle asked.
"K...Kyle...?" Chester sputtered to life.
"Chester!" He hugged his brother.
Everyone sighed in relief.
"Wait...where did Mephiles go?" Thorn asked.
"Gone." Noon sighed.
"Let's get out of here." Nails said.
"I don't think it would be a good idea for G.U.N. to see me." Nightshade said.
"Thank you Nightshade..." Kyle said.
Nightshade gave a small smile. She flashed away in a purple light.
The others walked outside the Gimme Shelter.
"Thank goodness you're alright!" Cocoa said.
"You guys did it!" Rose said. She was walking on crutches.
"I think we all deserve a rest." Kyle said. "Let's go back to my house."
Honey dismissed the Delta Squad and congratulated them on their first mission.
"Looks like you're a squad leader now." Thorn said to Honey.
"Yeah..." Honey said.
Everyone went to Kyle's house. Kyle's father, Jason was sitting down crying.
"Dad!" Chester exclaimed.
"Chester!" his father yelled in joy. Jason hugged his son.
Everyone sat in Kyle's living room drinking hot chocolate.
"Thank you for everything." Quartz said. "I'm sorry for everything Topaz did."
"We have to go now." Aurum said. "Good-bye."
"Call us." Thorn said. "If you ever need anything."
The two nodded, and exited the house.
Noon and Nails were talking in the kitchen.
"Nails...you put your life in danger! What if Nightshade and I hadn't made it when we did?" Noon said.
"We could have handled it." Nails replied. "Besides, why were you with her anyways? I thought she was dead."
"Midnight brought her back." Noon said.
"It wasn't her choice." he added.
"This isn't going to work out, is it?" Nails asked.
"I guess not..." Noon said.
Nails gave Noon a hug, with tears in her eyes.
"Good-bye, Noon..." Nails told him.
She exited Kyle's house, thanking him for everything.
"I'd better get going." Honey said.
"Take care of yourself, kid." she told Chester.
"Are you going back to the G.U.N. Fortress?" Daisy asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Help me become a better fighter." Daisy requested.
"Um, okay." Honey said. "Let's get going then."
The two girls left Kyle's house.
"I'm glad you're all okay." Noon said.
"Thanks to you." Kyle said.
"And Nightshade..." Thorn muttered.
Rose's eyes widened.
"I'm going. See you all soon." Noon told them.
"Can we stay the night?" Rose asked.
"Of course you all can spend the night." Jason said.
"I'll try to heal your leg." Cocoa said.
"Thanks." Rose told him.
Rose slept on the couch in the living room. Cocoa slept in the chair nearest to her.
"You guys don't have to..." Chester said.
"We want to." Thorn said.
"We want to make sure you're safe." Kyle told him.
"Thank you guys." Chester told them.
Thorn and Kyle fell asleep together on the floor next to Chester's bed. They were holding hands as they drifted off.
Quartz and Aurum heard howling through the woods.
"Are you sure it's dogs?" Quartz asked.
"It has to be!" Aurum exclaimed.
"Finally," she said, "finally we can have a pack of our own."
"Yeah..." Quartz said, uncertain.
The two ran towards the epicenter of the howling.
They were in a clearing.
Four people surrounded them from all sides, claws extended.
"Not dogs..." Quartz muttered.
"I'm so sorry..." Aurum whispered to him.
Noon was asleep on Angel Island.
The entire island shook with energy, and fell down a thousand feet. Noon was awakened by the sudden change in altitude, but when he opened his eyes Angel Island was back where it always was.
He felt a hand touch his shoulder. A touch he hadn't felt in years.
He turned around, not believing she was there.
"Aurgentum...?" Noon asked.
She nodded, smiling.
Noon hugged her, and she hugged him back with greater affection.
"Hello, Noon." Aurgentum told him.
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