Cherry Magica: Chapter 75

**You Will Never Be Forgotten** (Japanese: **君を忘れない** *Kimi wo Wasurenai*) is the 75th and final chapter of Arc 1 of *Magicae Amicitiae et Harmoniae*. It resumes from where the previous chapter left off.

## Diary Entry

### Michelle Brooks

*I guess this is goodbye... Cherry-san, the one who taught me so much and helped me overcome my shyness, unfortunately passed away after she bid us a heartfelt farewell. Although Valerie-san also became a bad guy because she was furious at having to earn things, Cherry-san still believes that one day, she will see the light again, even if it takes thousands of years. It's also time for our team to go our separate ways... but I will always treasure the time I spent with my friends. Even though I'm a Miko... it doesn't matter, I was a very valued and helpful member who myself learned a lot. Farewell for now, and I hope any future Magis will read this and know of our amazing adventures we had as we walk toward our futures.*

## Transcript

Michelle: **Yikes! You seven have to be careful fighting all these Stardust!**

Cherry, Valerie, Bryce, Eric, Jasper, Rei and Akari: **RIGHT!**

Michelle: **Ella-chan, please stay behind me! I do not want you to get hurt!**

Ella: **I know! I can't even transform right now!**

(Shelly pouts. Thousands of Stardust swarm about as Ella quickly moves behind Michelle.)

Jasper: ***HYPER SHOCK!***

(Jasper destroys a few Stardust with a bolt of electricity, but they keep coming back.)

Cherry: **There's just no end to them!**

(Valerie then uses Aria Strum to obliterate several Stardust.)

Cherry: **Let's keep trying!**

(Cherry fires a blast of flower petals. The petals obliterate just 10 Stardust out of thousands.)

Michelle: **There is approximately 10,456 of them, and more keep coming every minute! If they aren't dealt with, they will fuse into bigger Vertexes!**

Akari: *Good grief...* **Ella-chan, be safe, okay? Make sure the rest of the Pokémon are safe too!**

Ella: **Right!**

Valerie: **Can't we transform into our Stage 5 to beat them?**

Cherry: **We can't activate that on our own will!**

Valerie: *Such a lame excuse...* **Right!**

Eric: **Let's hope that our Necklaces make it appear soon.**

Bryce: **...when they feel like it.**

Eric: ***INKY SHOOT!***

Rei: ***INFERNO ASHES!***

Akari: ***ARROW QUILL FLETCHETTE!***

(Bryce uses his vine summoner to constrict the Stardust, Eric fires a dark orb from his bracelet, Rei and Cinder shoot fire spikes from the former's Burst Wand, and Akari and Heather fire a blast of leaflike quills from the former's Burst Wand. Again, they keep coming back.)

Michelle: **This isn't working!**

Jasper: **We're never going to beat them at this rate!**

Cherry: ***HERO... PUUUUUUNNNNNCH!!!!!***

(Cherry punches plenty of Vertex, but they still keep coming back.)

Cherry: *Has been a long time since I used that move that requires me kicking...*

(Deciding to "break the mold," Cherry takes a deep breath and sighs.)

Cherry: *Let's see if it works.*

(Cherry jumps into the air.)

Cherry: ***HERO... KIIIIICCCCKKKK!!!!!***

(While the attack does work, only a thousand more Stardust remain.)

Cherry: *Well, that almost worked...*

Michelle: **Try using any of your other purification finishers with all your might!**

Ella: *I really hope the Light of Hope hears me right now... this would be a good situation for me to transform...*

(Ella checks her phone. No glow.)

Cherry: ***AI NO... BLASTER!!!!!***

Bryce: ***FERTILE.... SPROUT SOW!***

Eric: **SHADOW.... *GLOOM!***

Valerie: ***SOPRANO SUITE*!**

Akari: ***FOLIAGE.... DART!***

Jasper: ***CRACKLING... CURRENT!***

Rei: ***TORCH... FEU!***

Cherry: **I hope this works...**

(Even though the attacks hit, the Stardust keep coming back.)

Cherry: **DAMN IT! What is wrong with our attacks today?!**

(Cherry suddenly detransforms, as her phone had fallen off her case.)

Akari: **OH NO!**

(Cherry coughs really badly, casing her to fall on her knees.)

Hanae: **Are you okay, Cherry-sama?**

Cherry: **I think so...**

(A bunch of debris suddenly gets sent flying up by the Stardust, trapping Cherry's foot under it.)

Everycreature: **CHERRY-SAN!**

(Cherry then tries to reach for her phone, but it is just out of reach. Michelle flies over and tries to lift the debris with her enhanced strength, but gets blocked by Stardust. Hundreds of the Stardust then begin to fuse into a large Vertex, which is headed straight for Cherry.)

Cherry: *Oh no... **VALIE-CHAN, HELP ME, PLEASE!***

(Valerie, however, does nothing. She instead kicks Cherry's phone further away from her.)

Cherry: \*gasp\* **W-what?!**

Valerie: **We'll discuss this later.**

(While Cherry is extremely shocked, she doesn't notice the Vertex coming towards her.)

Eric: **CHERRY-SAN, LOOK OUT!**

Cherry: **Wh-**

(While Cherry is distracted, the Vertex then proceeds to bite off Cherry's arm as blood spills everywhere. Valerie, much to Cherry's absolute shock, does nothing to help and *smiles.* Ella, on the other hand...)

Ella: \*gasp\* ***LOVEDREAM-SENPAI!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***

(Ella suddenly transforms into Elemaximum and goes to deal with the Vertex all by herself.)

Cherry: **Ella-chan...** *Valie-chan... No...* \*passes out\*

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(A few hours later....)

Ella: **She's been out for hours! Her bleeding stopped, but...**

(Valerie suddenly comes in, fuming. Cherry weakly wakes up.)

Cherry: **Valie-chan... why didn't... why didn't you help me...?**

Valerie (furious): **You know what? I guess I'm not a Hero after all. I wanted to become powerful so I could protect creaturekind. But instead of giving me that power immediately so that I could protect everycreature, the Magic of Friendship forced us to complete ridiculous tasks to gain each stage! *AND I HAD TO COMPLETE ANOTHER ONE TO GAIN MY STAGE 5, AND IT FORCED ME TO FIGURE IT OUT MY DAMN SELF!* These barriers to helping me be a Hero to save creatures make no sense!**

(Everycreature is stunned.)

Cherry: **What...? But-**

Michelle: **What are you saying?**

Valerie: ***If I have to prove that I'm worthy of the power I need to be a great Hero when I ALREADY AM A GREAT HERO AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE TESTS... then I will seize that power for myself. I will seize all the power in the Multiverse and rule it with the Angels of the Apocalypse by my side in order to prove that I can handle it responsibly!***

(Cherry and the other Magis simply say nothing, devastated. Valerie stomps off, giving an angry look at her Harmony Gem which is starting to become corrupted,)

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Valerie: **These dark powers I wished for from the Magic of Apathy suit me well. I just need a new name... from this day on, I will be known as Queen Vera!**

Cherry: **N-no.... Valie-chan, stop!**

Queen Vera: **There is no more Valerie Harper. Every bit of power will belong to me and the Angels of the Apocalypse! Now goodbye!**

(Queen Vera floats off to places unknown after giving her former friends one last dirty look. Cherry is simply devastated and cries.)

Rei: **I can't believe it...**

Cherry: **No... she's simply brainwashed. Somecreature is possessing her and this isn't her fault!**

Michelle: **No, Cherry-san, that's not tr-**

Cherry: ***YES. IT. IS!!!!*** **The Angels of the Apocalypse brainwashed her.**

Jasper (whispers): **She's in denial.**

All the other Magis: **Yep.**

(Cherry, however, suddenly starts to "glitch." Her body slowly starts to become transparent. Ella, who had just been treated for severe blindness in one eye, rushes in.)

Ella: ***LOVEDREAM-SENPAI!!!!!*** **Senpai, senpai, please... We're treating you!**

Cherry: **It's too late... I've kept this to myself for a very long time... It seems like... it's time for *me* to say goodbye...**

Ella: **Don't talk like that!**

Kyubey: **Damn it, why didn't you bring in the medics?!**

(Ella says nothing.)

Cherry: **Stay with me a bit longer, my friends...**

Akari: **Cherry-san, hang in there! You'll be alright!**

(Akari and Ella suddenly realize it's really too late to treat her wounds.)

Featherspark and Hanae: **Please, Cherry-sama!**

Cherry: **My friends, my time in this world will be up in a few moments. But... I still believe that one day, Valie-chan's good heart will shine through again.**

Michelle: **Cherry-san, no!**

Cherry: **Just know that I'll always be with you and the future Magis that protect the Shinju-sama.**

Ella: .**..Lovedream-senpai...**

Cherry (in her last words): **Thank you, everycreature, for being my friend. I love you all more than anything.**

(And with those words, Cherry closes her eyes and fades away, dying as a result.)

Michelle: **Everycreature... I think it's time to disband our team. There are also no more Vertexes to fight.**

Ella: **All thanks to m- wait... did you get a message from the Taisha?!**

Michelle (baffled): **...errrr... yes.**

(Although she was broken over leaving her friends behind, she knew she *does* have a bright future ahead of her. As the others leave and go their separate ways, Ella takes one last look at the place her mentor used to reside in.)

Ella: *We'll see each other again. And that's a promise. You will never be forgotten.*

***Next time, a new beginning!***

## Major Events

* Valerie turns against her friends and becomes Queen Vera.
* Cherry loses an arm to a Vertex and dies.
* The team disbands.

## Characters

* Cherry Lovedream (dies)
* Valerie Harper/Queen Vera (debut as the latter)
* Michelle Brooks
* Bryce Forrest
* Eric Nightfall
* Jasper
* Rei Diamond
* Akari Berliz
* Ella Weber
* Stardust (Vertex)

## Trivia

* This is the first chapter as a whole where a character dies onscreen.
* This is the first chapter where a Messiah transforms out of pure rage. In this case, it is Ella's only time.