MLPH C3, P5- "Thank You"

"Thank you" is the fifth and final Part of "Miracula Luxia: Patient Hope" 's Chapter III, as well as the whole story overall. It was released on 01.06.2020.
== Plot ==
Everything has gone back to normal, as if the undead never came to exist in the first place.
Professor Baltimore got what he deserved and Jared reunited with his dear friend.
It seems like there will be a good ending after all.
== Story ==
"No way."- Jared says- "This cannot be."
"Am... am I dreaming?"
He pinches his arm. Very hard.
"Ow!"
He looks up. It is John, his dearest friend! Somehow, it seems like he came back from above.
"But... why did you come back. If they called you to join their realm... does this mean that you refused the offer?"
John smiles.
"Yes. Yes I have."- He says- "Life over there is not very interesting. So they gave me the chance whether to stay there or to go back here. And I eagerly chose the second option."
Jared's sister smiles.
"I'm so glad that you're with us, John. I've heard so many things about you!"
John smiles and blushes.
"Did you? Wow! News of my alliance with the almighty Jared Kaos seem to travel pretty fast, it seems!"
Jared's sister laughs, blushing as well.
"You're a pretty cool guy. You know that, right?"
John shrugs.
"If you think so. Not that many people say that to me, so... thank you."
At that moment, Jared's father enters the room.
"Jared, I have some bad news for you. Somehow, the professor has managed to survive. The citizens want you to decide what to do with him."
Jared nods.
"Let me deal with him."
He grabs his jacket and puts it on.
"Do you want me to accompany you, my friend?"- John asks him.
Jared nods and smiles.
"Just like you always have. Let's go, my friend!"
The two of them approach Professor Baltimore and stare at him coldly.
"It looks like you made it. How unfortunate."- Jared says.
The professor smirks, but doesn't say anything.
"I know the best way on how we can punish you. Tie him up."
One of the citizens eagerly ties him up, making him unable to move.
"John, can you please retrieve the substance that contains the virus and place it in a vaccine?"
"You got it!"- John says and goes to perform the task that is given to him.
The professor stares in disbelief.
"What are you going to do to me?!"- He says as Jared quietly stares back at him.
He smiles.
"Oh, nothing really dangerous. We will just give you a taste of your own medicine."
John comes back with a vaccine full of the infectious bacteria.
"Finish him."- He says.
Jared nods and grabs the professor's arm. Without thinking twice, he injects all of the virus substance into the man's body.
As they watch how he gradually becomes weaker and weaker, he continues staring at them.
"Nobody deserves to die like this."- He says- "Nobody... "
Then he falls limp and dies.
Shortly after, he reanimates, still tied with the rope and tries to lunge at them.
"How unfortunate."- Jared says- "It seems like the creator of the virus... has become its last victim."
He is glad that he is finally dead. However, he also shows a small amount of pity.
He pulls his knife out and stabs him in the side of the head, putting him down for good.
"Why did you do that?"- John asks him.
Jared sighs.
"Sometimes, I think that even the most evil deserve to be put into an eternal rest. It is the way that we were made, after all."
The crowd quickly disperses. A few guards carry the professor's corpse away, intending to either bury it somewhere outside the city or burn it.
Jared coughs.
"Oh man."- He says.
John raises his eyebrow.
"Is everything alright?"
Jared sighs.
"The uranium that my sister gave me has infected me. I don't have very long to live."
He looks at John and smiles.
"But at least I have all of you by my side. That... makes me a happy man."
John smiles and the two of them enter John's cruiser.
"Shall we go for one last ride?"
Jared nods.
"I am looking forward to it. Let us go!"
John starts the engine and the two of them drive on the streets of Paris, watching the sun go down.
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A few months later...
Contrary to the belief that Jared will die from the radiation, he does not die. Somehow, his body is cleansed and when the doctor checks his status, the poisoning is completely gone.
In the months that come by, Jared continues to live with his family and frequently meet with John. 
It is as if nothing has ever happened. Their life is now much more peaceful (and very colorful as well).
One day, Jared meets John at the partk.
"Jared, why did you want to meet me this time?"- John asks him- "We already ate icecream so many times. We drove in the cruiser around the town. What is it now?"
Jared smiles.
"Well John, I just wanted to tell you something."
John raises his eyebrow.
"And that is?"
Jared smiles again.
"I want to thank you."
John stares at Jared, confused.
"Thank me? What for?"
"For always being there for me. For always caring about me, just like a big brother would."
"And you know what? If you could ever be my big brother, I would gladly accept you."
John smiles back.
"Aww, you poor this. Come here, buddy!"
The two of them hug each other.
Nearby, Jared's sister watches the whole scene happen, tears rolling down on her cheeks.
"This is so beautiful. My brother has finally found a true friend!"- She says to herself.
"I won't hug them. This is an emotional moment between them. And I don't want to get involved. I don't want to ruin it."
However, she soon changes her mind.
"As a matter of fact... Ah, screw it."- She says- "Little brother, here I come!"
She joins the two of them and hugs them tightly.
And so, the undead era has ended. Everyone has been cured and the curse has been completely lifted.
There may be more dangers in the future. Humans, animals and maybe even humanoids may attack the city.
But it does not matter. As long as everyone bravely pushes forward towards the bright future, nothing will be impossible for them and no one will break their will.
This is the way how the world should go. And they will bravely carry it out.
Onward, brave heroes!
The end.
== Trivia ==
* The words "Finish him" are a reference to the "Mortal Kombat" series.
* The professor's final words are a reference to Abel in "The Walking Dead: Video Game", who says similar words before he dies and reanimates (Determinant).