MLRTG P6- "Shot Through The Heart"

"Shot Through The Heart" is the sixth and final Part of "Miracula Luxia: Returnin' To Gun Manor". It was released on 18.10.2020.
== Plot ==
The person who is behind the haunting of Gun Manor has finally been discovered. It is Chet Bullet- the inventor of the bullet and the one who killed thirteen people in the Manor, including its owner- Terri Gun.
It is time for Mr. Bullet to pay for his crimes. Will he do it peacefully and give up? Or will he remain a villain until the very end of his life?
That question shall be answered... now!"
== Story ==
Jared, Aleks and Florence head into the attic.
As they head in there, they see Chet Bullet sleeping on the floor. They try to sneak up on him, but he immediately wakes up when he senses them near him and draws his gun.
He points it at Jared.
"I know who ye are!"- He yells- "And you ain't gonna take me alive!"
Jared picks up an arrow from his quiver and puts it on his bow.
"Alright, Mr. Bullet. Showtime is over!"- He says- "Now come with us peacefully or it is lights out for you!"
Chet shakes his head.
"I ain't gonna give up. Not after what I've done. No one's gonna forgive me for that."
He puts his finger on the trigger.
"Now die!"
Jared manages to evade the bullet and shoot an arrow from his bow. However, he also misses.
As he stumbles back a bit, he notices that there is something to the west of him. A ceremonial bell with controls to activate it.
"Oh no, you don't!"- Chet yells and stands in Jared's way- "I'm not gonna let ya bring those freaks back to life!"
Aleks comes to his son's aid and grabs Chet by the neck, punching him in the face as he does.
He continues to do so, even when his son tells him to stop and only stops when Florence physically interferes.
Just as they think that they have defeated him, Chet gets up and kicks Aleks in the leg, forcing him to fall on his knees. Then, he picks up his gun and shoots Florence in the arm.
Jared runs ahead to ring the bell, but Chet grabs him before he can do that.
"Nobody's gonna learn that I killed those people! Nobody!"- He yells and points his gun at Jared's chest.
However, before he can shoot him, he is shot in the back by Florence, who has managed to pick up her gun from the ground.
As he screams in pain, Florence falls to her knees.
"Ring the bell!"- She yells at Jared- "It'll bring back those banshees from earlier. They'll take care of this fool!"
Jared nods and picks up a hammer from nearby, attempting to ring the bell.
"No, you don't!"- Chet yells and charges at him.
Jared sees him in the last moment and swings the ceremonial hammer at him, piercing his left eye and leaving him stunned in the process.
Chet touches the spot where his left eye was a moment ago and screams.
"M-my eye! My beautiful eye!"- He yells.
He picks up his gun and points it in Jared's direction. He shoots, but the bullet does not hit Jared.
Assured that Chet is not going to harm him, Jared approaches the bell and looks at it.
It seems like a code has to be typed in and then rung with the hammer to actually work.
He also sees something written on the wall, but he has no time to read it as Chet attacks him again, trying to kill him with the long stick that he left on the ground.
Jared struggles against the huge man, looking for help. He sees Florence, who is wounded, but still alive.
"Florence! Help!"- Jared yells.
Florence gets up and attacks Chet. However, she is quickly overpowered by him and thrown into a wall, hurting her back in the process and making her temporarily unable to move.
Jared's father, seeing that his son is in danger, tries to get up and help him.
"Dad!"- Jared yells when he notices him- "Help me! Please!"
Hearing his son's cry for help, Aleks immediately jumps to his feet, grabs his sword and charges at Chet, pulling him away from his son in the process.
The battle between the two men gives enough time for Jared to look at the writing on the wall. However, he notices that it only says BOO.
"Boo?"- Jared says to himself- "It must be some sort of a code. It can't just be there without a particular reason."
He looks at the machine and sees that the code is 3-digit. A numerical keyboard is presented below.
Jared thinks about the code for a few seconds. Then, he realizes that the code above him is actually meant to be written in numbers.
"That is right!"- He says to himself and begins to type the code in.
"Eight... zero... zero!"
He types in 8/0/0 and presses "Enter".
The machine makes an assuring noise, letting our hero know that he typed in the right code.
Now, all that he has to do is ring the bell...
He gets close to the bell just as Chet gets up after knocking Jared's father unconscious.
"It's all over, Kaos! Now surrender before I shoot ya!"
Jared smiles.
"No, Mr. Bullet. You are the one for whom everything is over."- He says and points at the machine- "See for yourself!"
Chet looks at the machine and gasps. The right code has been typed in and confirmed.
Too late, he looks at Jared again as he is about to ring the bell.
"Hasta la vista, Chet Bullet!"- Jared says triumphantly and rings the bell.
Chet looks around. Not seeing anyone else in the room, he laughs and points his gun at Jared.
"Ha! Your plan has failed kid! Now what you gonna do?"
Aleks and Florence stare at their surroundings, surprised.
"So... the rumor that the ghosts of the thirteen fallen will appear once the bell has been activated is... false?"- Florence says weakly.
Chet laughs as he stares at them.
"You fools! Did you really believe the legends of Gun Manor. This absolute nonsense?"
He points his gun at Jared one last time.
"Cause all of 'em are lies--- "- He says, but is quickly interrupted by the screams of thirteen spirits who rise from the ground.
Jared looks at them. They are the spirits of the twelve guests that were killed during the battle, Mrs. Gun included.
She approaches Jared while the rest of them smile.
"We have been summoned by the bell to assist you, Jared."- She says- "How can we be of assistance to the one who is trying to avenge our deaths?"
Jared smiles and points at the terrified Chet.
"You know what to do."- He says- "Make him regret what he has done.
The twelve spirits approach him and stare at him angrily, forcing him to drop his gun and step back next to a nearby window.
Mrs. Gun picks up the gun and sighs.
"Well, Chet. You have been quite a troublemaker recently, haven't you?"- She says to him calmly.
Chet shakes his head.
"I-I'm sorry, Ms. Gun. I was too greedy. I wanted to be rich."
Mrs. Gun shakes her head.
"You've gone way too far, young man. You can't make any negotioations with us- the people that you killed so violently."
Suddenly, her inner rage takes control of her actions... and her speech.
"Die, you foolish thug!"- She yells and fires a bullet from the gun right into Chet's chest, sending him back.
As he looks at his fresh wound, the rest of the spirits approach Chet and drag him up.
"What are you... cough... what are you gonna do... cough... with me?"- He says.
The spirits don't say anything. Mrs. Gun approaches him angrily.
"This is for killing those poor people and causing trouble in Gun Manor!"- She yells and kicks him in the stomach, sending him flying through the window.
"Noooooo!"- Chet yells as he falls to the ground, presumably to his death.
Jared, Aleks, Florence and Mrs. Gun stare at the area where Chet fell and see his body on the ground. Most of his bones seem to be broken from the fall.
The deed is done. Chet Bullet- the man who murdered Mrs. Gun and the twelve guests in cold blood, is now dead for good. 
However, nothing has changed for Mrs. Gun and the rest of the ghosts. The damage has already been done and it cannot be reversed.
Mrs. Gun notices that Jared is worrying about her and the rest of the ghosts and smiles.
"It's okay, young man. Your work here is done now. Chet Bullet is gone and he won't be coming back to tormet us anymore."
"As for us... "- She says and looks at the rest of the ghost- "... I think that it's time for us to move on to the Afterlife and leave this world behind. Maybe we'll even go to Heaven, who knows?"
Jared smiles.
"It has been my pleasure, Mrs. Gun."- He says- "I am glad that I helped you out."
Mrs. Gun smiles back.
"I know that you're from a time much more different than ours."- She says- "So, I can help both you and your father return to your world."
"When you open the door that leads out of the Manor, go through. You will be teleported back to your time as soon as you do."
"Good luck, young man."- She says- "I can sense that you have a lot of potential in you. Potential that mustn't be wasted by living a normal life, free of adventure and battle."
She gives him Chet's gun.
"I believe that you're facing a certain very dangerous threat. I will not ask more about it. I know that those are your problems, not mine."- She says- "So, take this magical gun. I have the feeling that it will help you out in the future, that it will help you defeat a certain, powerful foe. Wield it with honor, in the name of me- Terri Gun, creator of the Gun, and of all the innocent souls that you will save by using it against your enemies."
She and the ghosts start to slowly fade away.
"Farewell, young man."- Mrs. Gun says to Jared- "And never forget the fact that you're a hero. This world needs more people like you, kindhearted, pure souls who are devoted to providing it safety and peace. Who knows, maybe you can find a few such friends soon... "
With that, Mrs. Gun and the other ghosts fade away, leaving Jared, Aleks and Florence alone in the attic.
Florence sighs and smiles.
"Well, this was one crazy adventure. And I'm very glad that you were here with me, Jared. Your father, too. Thank you for helping me pacify those ghosts and take down this villain, Chet Gun. Because, I admit, that without your help, I'm not sure if I could have actually succeeded."
She shakes Jared's hand.
"And for that, I will forever be in our debt. Even if we never meet again in the future."
Jared smiles. Tears appear on his eyes when he realizes that this is goodbye for him and Florence.
"I will miss you, Florence."- He says and hugs her.
Florence smiles and hugs him back.
"I'm gonna miss you too, kiddo. Never ever am I gonna meet someone so righteous, so smart and so devoted to protecting the innocent souls around him."
She stands up and salutes him as Jared's father watches.
"It has been an honor working with you, Jared."- She says- "I've gotta admit. I doubted you, at first. I doubted your abilities as a leader and a hero. But now, I see someone completely different from the weird kid that I saw down there. I see a young man, who can definitely be trusted to lead and to plan, to fight valiantly against our common foes and to give confidence to those who are fightin' beside him. Who I can call a hero without any doubt and be very proud of."
Jared's words remind him of what his own mother told him not long before she died. He starts to cry.
Florence smiles.
"Aww, c'mon now! Don't be such a crybaby!"- She says- "You know that this ain't over, do ya? This goodbye doesn't mean that I'm leavin' you forever. No, no, no!"
She points at his heart.
"I'll always be there, thinkin' about you. No matter where you are, I'll always help you find the right path."
She sighs.
"But now, it's time for you and your papa to go back to your time. You still have people to help and they still need you. So, are you ready to go?"
Jared nods.
Florence smiles.
"Good. Then go. Help more people and make me proud. And don't ya dare let me down, pardner!"
Jared nods and smiles back.
"I would never let you down, Flo."- He says and starts to leave.
In the last moment, Florence remembers something and stops Jared. She hands him a small, white crystal.
"I almost forgot!"- She says- "I was given this crystal by a colleague not long before I came here. He told me that it has powerful, magical properties, but he's unsure what it can actually do. So... maybe you can find that out for me?"
Jared nods.
"Sure thing."- He responds- "Me and my father will inspect it ocne we return home."
Florence nods.
"Good luck."- She says- "While you do that, I'm gonna stay here for a bit and investigate s'more."
With that, Jared and Florence bid eachother farewell, hug for one last time and separate.
Jared and his father approach the huge door that leads to their world and open it. After briefly looking at each other, they step outside.
Suddenly, they are taken back to their world. They have left the previous world behind for good and now, they are back in their world.
Aleks stares at the white crystal that Florence gave to Jared.
"I sense a powerful energy coming from it."- He says to his son- "But I need to analyze it to know for sure."
He extends his left hand towards the crystal.
"I know that it's mean for me to ask for it, but can I have the crystal for the time being? I promise to give it back when I'm done with checking it out and inspecting its properties."
Jared nods and gives his father the crystal.
"Just don't forget about me, alright?"- He says to him.
Aleks smiles.
"I would never forget my own son. Never again!"- He says, waves goodbye to him and goes to his laboratory to inspect the crystal.
Jared stares at his father as he leaves and sighs.
"So, I guess that this is it."- He says to himself- "We have traveled back in time, avenged the tormented souls of Gun Manor's deceased residents and brought peace to the world, even in a time long past."
"But... Florence... "
He stares at the sky and hallucinates Florence's face on it. She smiles at him and disappears.
"I will never forget you Florence."- He says- "Even if you are from the past, you are still my friend I will always appreciate the fact that you were there for me when I needed your help. And that you still are, in spirit."
"Rest easy, my friend. Remember that I will continue doing good deeds, whether it is in the past on the present. And I will never stop doing them. No matter who or what I have to face to achieve peace and safety, I will gladly endure it. I will stay strong and continue to fight until I find a way out."
He salutes.
"We will always be pardners, Florence. Even when we are centuries away from each other."- He says, looks down at the gun in his hand and decides to check it out.
He starts to walk towards the Kaos residence, failing to notice that he is actually shining while walking.
== Trivia ==
* This is only a shorted version of the whole title. The full title is called "Shot Through The Heart, And You're To Blame".
* The title of this Part is inspired by a song that is written by Bon Jovi- "You Give Love A Bad Name".
* The full title is a part of the lyrics of the song that is listed above.
* Coincidentally, the full title is a reference to how Chet Bullet killed Terri Gun- With a shot to the chest (heart) and the fact that he is the one to be blamed for her death.