Hunter & Rose: The Epic Journey Part 1

**"Hunter‌ ‌&‌ ‌Rose:‌ ‌The‌ ‌Epic‌ ‌Journey‌ Part 1"** is an episode of the MMC HTF Crossover.

## Plot

### Intro Segment

The Episode Starts With A 70s Style Up Next Card With An Announcer Saying The Following: "Next On GBS 7, To Celebrate The 10th Anniversary Of True Love Never Dies: True Statements, A Recreated Version In Megaman Chronicles X Happy Tree Friends Starring Hunter Dolbear And Rose Carlson Where An Evil Super Genius Returns To Cause Havoc IN Maverick Hunter City, Join Hunter Dolbear And Rose Carlson In, Hunter‌ ‌&‌ ‌Rose:‌ ‌The‌ ‌Epic‌ ‌Journey‌ Part 1, The 14th Episode Of Megaman Chronicles X Happy Tree Friends, Next On GBS 7, Celebrating 75 Years In Entertainment For Syracuse And The Central New York Area" (WBDG Started Airing In 1946 As WBWN). The Episode Starts And In The MMC Art Style (Which Is Basically Bfdi Assets) Stacy Hainley, Vincent Dygert, Annie Hart, Alexandra Hoag, Catherine Musumechi, Dixon Ameele, Adam Pierce & Madison Newman Are Pretty Much Doing Nothing Until Ross McFarland Gets In With Some Old Tapes. Ross States That These Tapes That He Found Are Left Over Presentation Footage Of The Hunters In Their HTF Form, And It's Willing To Show Them To The Rest Of The Hunters. Everyone Agrees As The Tapes Are Popped In. The Tapes Start Out, With A Disclaimer Saying That None Of These Predictions Could Be True, But They're Damn Near Spot On Anyways. The Tape Starts By Showing Footage of The Characters In Their HTF Forms, As Stacy Is Shown As A Skunk As She Comments That She Already Saw That Before, Vincent Dygert Is Shown As An Anteater, Just Like His Brother, Annie Is Shown As A Squirrel, Alexa Hoag Is Shown As A Doe (Female Deer) And Instantly Falls In Love, Because She Is The Same Species As Her BF James, And Starts To Shed Tears Because She's Starting To Miss Him, Catherine Calms Her down And Says "Don't Worry, Someday You Might Be With Your Buddy James Again" Both Catherine And Dixon Are Shown As Mooses, Dixon Says "Heard That Story A Million Times Already" And Finally Adam Is Depicted As A Porcupine And Madison Is Predicted As A Goth Fox, But As Ross Was About To Dismiss The Group He Noticed That There Was More To That Tape, showing the HTF forms of Kole Tompkins (Badger), David Binghamton (Racoon), Derek Binghamton, (Also Racoon), Jarek (MK4) (Wolf), & Neo Dolbear (Iguana). Ross then says "Huh, Strange, I Thought I Edited The Villains From Those Tapes, I Guess I Didn't Do It Since They're Still There" Vincent then says "But I Don't Think Those Guys Have Any Chance To Get Into The HTF Dimension Anytime Soon."

### In HTF Land

We Then Fade Into The Famous Vortex Like Backdrop With The Series Title With Edge Of The Earth By 30 Seconds To Mars Playing(Ment For The TV Release, Youtube Release Will Have Mvci’s X Vs Zero Track [25% Faster And 3 Pitches Higher] Replacing Ethan Maxwell's Demise As Of 2/12/2021). We Then Transfer Into The HTF Dimension, And Brandon's HTF Home, As We See Jared Sitting On The Couch In A Similar Scene To The Beginning Of The First Mega Man Chronicles X Happy Tree Friends Comic Called, Birth Of Jared. Similarly, Jared also says the line "Man I Am Bored, I Absolutely Don't Know What To Do." Then The Ghost Of Brandon Germain Appears And Tells Jared To Come To The Book Shelf In His Room, Because He's Found A Similar Book From A Book In The Dimension They Came From. Jared Then Comes To The Bookshelf In His Room, And Sees A Book Glowing In The Distance With The Title, The Epic Adventures Of Hunter And Rose. Jared Picks Up The Book And Is Shocked, And Says "Wait A Minute, Ain't This The True Love Never Dies Book Retelling That You've Been Talking To Me About?". Brandon Then Says "Yep, And Considering MMC'S Season 1 Finale Is Going To Be Turning 10 Years Old This November, I Want You To Read Read This Book Because, It Might Be The Same concept, But It's Completely Different To The True Love Never Died Story You Used To Read. Jared Then Says He'll Read It, But He Has To Tell Brandon One Thing First. Brandon Asks What It Is, And Jared Tells Him That He Actually Broke The Fourth Wall Again. Brandon Then Says "Typical Of Me To Do That, Because I'm That Guy Who Breaks Four Walls All The Time." We Then Cut To A Scene Where Alex And Alexis Are Walking Down The Sidewalk Until A Random Wall Falls On Them And Crushes Both Of Them And Kills Them. We Then Cut Back To Brandon And Jared, As Jared Said "All Right, That's Enough Of That, Let's Start Reading" As We Zoom Into The Book That Was Glowing And It All Fades The Black.

Take Note: This Is How The Next Three Episodes Of MMC X HTF Are Going To Work Is As Follows, As In The Matt1251 Story, Part 1 Consists Of The First 10 Chapters Of Toad And Toadette Epic Adventures: The Statement, Part 2 Will Consist Of Chapters 11 Through 25 And Part 3 Will Consist Of The Final 20 Chapters. Although This May Be Similar To The Matt1251 Story, This Isn't In Any Shape Way Or Form Ripping It Off, Considering It Replaces The Mario Characters With The Megaman Chronicles Characters. So With That Out Of The Away, Let's Begin.

### Chapter 1: School Troubles

It Was An Early Afternoon At Maverick Hunter City High School. The Day Was Done, And Students Were Already Rushing Out The Door. Hunter Himself Was Preparing To Leave, Gathering His Algebra I Book From His Locker. As He Was Closing The Locker Door, Rose Tapped Him On The Back. He Swirled Around And Giggled.

"Rose, You Should Know Better Than To Sneak Up On Me Like That!" He Said, Playfully.

"Says Who?" Rose Shot Back, Also Playful. "I've Been Doing It Since School Started, Why Stop Now?" They Both Were Giggling As They Started To Walk Out The Door. Hunter Stopped And Turned To Rose.

"Do You Have All Your Books?" "Why?" "I Think I Saw A Book With Your Name On It In The Hallway." Hunter Waited As Rose Shuffled Through Her Petite Backpack.

"You're Right! Better Go Get It." Rose Started To Walk In, But Was Stopped By A Mob Of Students. Hunter Walked Up To Her, Ready To Defend Against Anything And Everything. One Student Walked Up To Him And Whispered In His Ear.

"I Hear You Have A Crush On A Certain Someone." He Pointed Gleefully To A Smirking Rose. Hunter Pushed Him Backwards.

"I Do Not! That's Not True!" The Crowd Started Chanting.

"Hunter And Rose, Sitting In A Tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Hunter's Face Fell.

"Stop It, You Guys!"

"Why Should We?" Shouted A Heckler From The Crowd. You Know You Like Her!"

"Why, You Little-!" Hunter Stomped Up To The Heckling Student, Pushed Him To The Ground, And Held Him There. The Crowd Decided To Torture Rose Instead, Pushing Her Against The Newly Painted Lockers. Hunter Uttered The Words Swiftly And Clearly.

"Listen, You Punk. If Anyone, And I Mean Anyone, Tries To Get In My Way, Or Rose's Way, Again, You Go Straight To The Principal's Office!" The Student Shivered.

"No, Not Principal Lumpy! Please! Anything But That!"

"Then Break Up This Crowd And Leave! If You Even Think About Saying That Little Mark Again…" He Pointed To The Main Office. The Student Winced. Hunter Finally Broke Him Free. The Student And Him Tried To Stop The Crowd. Most Of Them Left, But A Few Remained, Spitting Insults.

"Why Don't You Go Date Someone Not Your Own Size, You Mush-Mouthed Freak!"

"Hey, I Heard They Are Hiring A Window-Washer Job… In Some Newspaper!" Hunter's Calamity Had Finally Reached Its Limit.

"Okay, That's Enough!" He Took The Two Bullies By The Arm, And Proceeded To Throw Them Into The Main Office. The Secretary Glared.

"So, If It Isn't Adam And Harry. What Did You Guys Do This Time?" Adam Glared, And Pounded The Window. His Green Eyes And Cap Were Easily Visible. The Secretary Came Up And Started Dragging Him To The Prison That Was The Vp's Office. Adam Tried To Run, Screaming As He Was Hauled Away.

"Hunter! I Will Get You For This!" The Slamming Of The Door Could Be Heard Outside The Building. Harry Dyke, A Red-Haired Wolf, Was Calmly Walking After Him, And Shot A Harsh Glare Out The Window, Without Really Aiming It At Anyone. Hunter Had Calmly Strolled To The Middle Of The Hallway, Picking Up Rose's Book And Giving It To Her. Rose Smiled And Hugged Him.

"Hunter, I Just Don't Know What I Would Do Without You!"

"It Depends." Hunter Said, Back To His Gleefulness. "If It Weren't For Me, You'd Be Missing Your Language Arts Homework Tonight." They Both Were Giggling Once More As They Walked Out The Door, Holding Hands.

### Chapter 2: Home Again

Hunter And Rose Walked Along For Three Blocks, Looking Back On The Incident The Entire Way.

"Who Knew That A Porcupine Punk Could Be So Mean?" Hunter Questioned.

"I Know, It's Crazy!" Rose Replied. "Those Guys Were Such Jerks."

"Yeah, So Much So That I Had To Throw Him Into The Dungeon That Is Principal Lumpy's Office." Rose Chuckled.

"Hey, Want To Hear A Joke?" Rose Asked.

"Hit Me." Hunter Motioned Towards Him. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot."

"I Went To Buy Some Camouflage Pants The Other Day, But I Couldn't Find Any." It Took A Few Seconds, But Soon Hunter Was Laughing.

"I Get It! That's Funny!" Rose Smiled. "But Now, For The Master." Hunter Struck A Ninja Pose In Between Phrases. "So, This Guy In A Wheelchair Went To A Stand-Up Comedy Show. A Person Asked Him About It, And He Shook His Head. 'are You People Blind? I Haven't Stood In Three Years.'" Rose Was Instantly Giggling, Which Soon Turned To Laughter As Well.

"Wow! When You Said You Were The Joke Master, You Weren't Kidding! That's One Of The Funniest Jokes I've Heard!" Hunter Smiled Back.

"You Know, There's A Reason I Was Voted 'class Clown' In Third Grade." They Both Then Kept Quiet The Rest Of The Way Home, Until They Saw Smoke Coming From A Red House. An Abnormally Rrd House. As They Walked Up To Her House, Everything Seemed Normal Until Some Black Thing Was Thrown Beneath Their Feet. Hunter Instantly Recognized It. "Flash Bomb!" He Shouted. The Two Hunters Instantly Dove For The Bushes As The Flash Bomb Exploded, Destroying Half Of Rose's House In The Process. One Of Devious' Minions Chuckled As It Walked Away. Hunter Went For It. "Hey, Come Back Here! I Still Need To-" By Then It Was Out Of Earshot. Rose Sighed As Hunter Sat Down Next To Her.

"What Are We Going To Do Now?" She Asked. Hunter Instantly Came Up With An Idea.

"If It's Fine With My Parents, You Can Stay At My House." Rose Instantly Stood Up, Astonished.

"Really? You'd Do That For Me?"

"Sure! Let Me Just Ask My Parents First." Toad Whipped Out His Phone And Dialed His Mother's Number. "Hello? Yeah, I Was Just Asking If Toadette Can Stay Over For The Time Being. Hmm? Yeah, She's Very Nice. Her House Got Destroyed By One Of Devious's Minions. Yes, I Remember. Something Of That Sort. So Can She? Yeah, I Can Get Some New Stuff For Her. No, No, I'll Supply It. Where Are You, Anyway? Oh, Hunterville. You're Staying In A Hotel? Oh, Okay. The House? It's, Like, A Half Hour From Where We're At, Why? You Want Me To Call? Oh, Okay, I Understand. Thanks, Mom! You Won't Regret This Decision!" Hunter Finally Hung Up, And Put His Phone In His Pocket. "Guess What She Said?" Rose Didn't Have To. She Was Too Busy Walking Towards Him, Putting An Arm Around His Shoulder, And Holding Him Tight.

"I Don't Know How I Can Repay You For This! Thank You So Much!"

"Hey, It's What Friends Are For, Right? Truth Is, Even If My Parents Said No, I Would Have Done It Anyway. It's The Right Thing To Do. Thing Is, You Can't Abandon Friends In Tough Times Like This. And The Last Thing I Want To Do Is To Leave You Hanging." They Got Up, Still Holding On As Tight As Before. "Now, Let's Go Home. We Have A Lot To Do." And They Started The Long Walk Into The Sunset.

### Chapter 3: An Unfamiliar Place

The Two Hunters Had Reached Hunter's House, Which Rose Had Been To Only Once. She Was Still Astonished By What Had Happened.

"Seriously, I Just Don't Know How To Thank You For This!" Hunter Shrugged.

"Don't Mention It. If Anything, You're The One To Thank For Being My Friend In The First Place." Hunter Replied As He Opened The Door. Rose Looked Around.

"Nice Place You Have Here! But Something's Missing."

"I Know!" Hunter Said Cheerfully. "A Shade Of Orange."

"You Read My Mind!"

"Hey, We're Close Friends! And I Have A Shade Of Orange Right... Where Is It?" Hunter Scanned The Walls, Looking For A Picture. "Aha! There It Is!" The Picture Was Of Him And Rose At A Park.

"Oh! That's-"

"Where We First Met." Hunter Finished. "That's A Shade Of Orange You'll Be Looking At For Awhile. We Were So Little Back Then..." He Trailed Off.

"What Was That? Gx03 Prologue Part 1?"

"Maybe Even Earlier, I Don't Know. Anyways, Let's Get You Something To Eat. You Must Be Starving After That." He Walked Over To The Fridge And Tried To Open It, But It Remained Stuck. He Pulled Harder. "Stupid, Useless, Worthless-". Suddenly, The Fridge Opened, And With All The Force, Hunter Fell Backward, Spilling Pans On The Floor. "Oh, Flippin Flapjacks!". Rose Laughed.

"Of Course You Have To Mess Up With Me Around. That Was Just Dumb Luck. Here, Let Me Help You." Rose Walked Over And Started Returning The Pans Back To Where They Were, While Hunter Looked In The Fridge.

"Nothing. Nothing Good, Anyway. Maybe We Can Go Out To Eat? I Heard There Was An Open Table At The Local Diner In Maverick Hunter City." He Winked.

"The Local Diner In Maverick Hunter City? You're Kidding! Oh, Wait." Her Eyes Twinkled. "Don't Tell Me…"

### Chapter 4: Maverick Hunter City, Baby!

Hunter Pulled Out An Envelope From His Pocket, And Showed It To Rose. She Ripped It Open And Skimmed The Envelope, Her Eyes Wide.

"A Reservation For The Maverick Hunter City Diner? Tonight? Oh, Hunter, You're Too Kind!" She Reached Out And Embraced Him Once Again, Bringing Them Closer Than Ever. The Phone Rang, And Rose Went To Answer It.

"Hello?"

"Oh, Hi Rose!" This Was Molly Thorn. "I Heard You Were, Ahem, Going Somewhere Tonight? With A Certain Someone?"

"Yeah, A 'certain Someone' That You'll Never Get Your Hands On! I Seriously Doubt That You Called Just To Wish Me Luck On My 'date'. If You're Trying To Steal Him From Me, I'll Have You Know That's Impossible!"

"Oh, Really? I'll Knock Him Out Of Your Hands Faster Than You Can Say Missionary Position!"

"If That's A Challenge, Then You're On, Sister!" She Hung Up. "What An Unforgiving Brat!"

"What? What Did She Say?" Hunter Asked. She Explained The Details. "Well, Challenge Accepted! We'll Knock Her Out Faster Than She Can Get An E-Tank!" Hunter Winked. "By The Way, What Time Is It?" Rose Looked At Her Watch.

"Let's See... It's 7:35, Why?"

"Oh No!". Hunter Looked At The Letter. "Our Reservation Is For 8!"

"If That's The Case, Then We'd Better Hurry!" They Dashed Out The Door. As They Were Driving, Rose Asked A Question Out Of The Blue. "You Know, Hunter, I Really Don't Know Why You're So Nice All The Time. Why Is That? I Mean, It's Great To Be Happy, But Why To Everyone?"

"Well..." Hunter Pondered This. "I Just Noticed That The Maverick Hunter City Is Starting To Fall Apart. Fights Are Breaking Out, Maverick Crime Rates Are Going Up... It's Just Terrible. So I'm Trying To Lighten The Mood A Little, Y'know? And When I Do Get Mad, It's Not The Type Of 'mad' That Everybody Else Perceives. Everyone Else Just Skips Right To It And Start Fighting And All That Nonsense. Me, I Just Try To Work My Way Around. I'm Different Because Of That. And I Don't Know If That's A Good Thing..." His Voice Trailed Off. Once They Arrived, Though, The Mood Instantly Changed. "Wow! This Place Is Huge!" They Walked To The Restaurant, Marveling At The Ornate Furniture. "We Have A Reservation For 8, Please." Hunter Said To The Waiter As He Checked For The Verification.

"Your Names, Please."

"Hunter And Rose." They Said In Unison. The Waiter Frowned.

"I'm Sorry, But I Have A Reservation For 8 Under The Name Molly Thorn."

"What?" This Was Hunter. "I Made A Reservation! You Said So Yourself!"

"Sorry, Sir. I'll Straighten Things Out With The Manager." It Was Five Minutes Before He Came Back. "Your Reservation Is The Correct One. It Appears That Someone Got Into Our Systems Somehow. We Were Able To Correct The Error, And Are Notifying Personnel Immediately. Now, Follow Me." They Were Led To An Ornate Silver Table. "Your Seats, Sir." They Sat Down As He Walked Away.

"What's With The Silver Table?" Rose Asked. "This Place Really Is The Best!"

"I Think You Get The Gold, Silver And Bronze Tables By Making Reservations First." Hunter Replied. "I Wanted This To Be Classy."

"Who's At The Golden Table?"

"I Think It's Molly & Jared. But Never Mind Them. I'll Go Get Some Drinks." Toad Left The Table, Leaving Rose Staring At Molly. Once We Get Through This, He'll Be All Mine! Molly Came Back To The Table. They Received Their Food And Went Through It Very Slowly. Molly Came Up And Stood In Hunter's Face. "Hello, Molly." Hunter Said, In His Coldest Voice Possible. Molly Shuddered And Walked Away. As She Walked Back To Her Table, She Shot A Dirty Look At The Hunters, As Jared Tells Her To Calm Down, And Tells Her That You Already Have A Boyfriend In Him. Rose Just Shrugged It Off. She Stood Up And Went To Her Table. I'm Watching You. Molly Stood Up.

"I Don't Have Time For This." She Stepped Back. "He'll Be Mine... Eventually." She & Jared Took Their Stuff And Moved To Another Table, Far Away From Them. Rose Walked Back. Soldiers These Days. She Sat Down And Looked At Her Real Admirer.

"Hunter." No Sooner Did The Word Come Out Than Hunter Was Looking In Her Direction. "I Keep Thinking This Is A Dream."

"No, Rose." Hunter Touched Her Softly. "This Is Very, Very Real. You'll Be Feeling The Best You've Ever Been When This Is Over!"

"Who, Me? Little Old Me?" Rose Asked, Playing Along.

"I'll Tell You, You Stick With Me, And You'll See Your Name In Lights, Baby, Lights!"

"Woo-Hoo!" They Both Stood Up, And Moved To The Side. "I'm The Luckiest Girl In The World!" Hunter Took Her Hand, And They Started Twirling Each Other Like Ballroom Dancers, Laughing And Giggling The Entire Time. They Flew Around The Room, Spinning Once, Twice, Three Times. They Finally Stopped After A Few Minutes, Smiles On Their Faces. After That, They Packed Up And Left, Smirking At Molly On The Way Out. "Hunter, Wait!" Hunter Stopped At The Door. She Walked Up To Molly. "Looks Like You Lost, Soldier." Molly Said Nothing.

### Chapter 5: The Break-In

From Hunter Prospective

We Had Just Come Back From Our 'date' Of Sorts. Playing Mario Kart, Talking, The Usual Things I Do With Her, My Only Close Friend I Have Ever Had. In Fact, I Think We're Getting A Little Too Close To Be Friends Anymore. But Then, It Happened. The Speed Of It Blew My Mind. Bad Guy Htf Characters Were Surrounding The House. An Evil Laugh Filled The Room. We Dropped Our Controllers And Got Into Our Fighting Stances, Ready For Whatever Came. Devious Knocked The Door Down And Approached Us.

"Well, Well, Well. If It Isn't The Two Star-Crossed Hunters." Rose Stepped Forward. I Was Afraid For Her, So I Did Too. "Trying To Fight Me Head On, Eh? Well, No Matter. My Minions Will Take Care Of You Guys Easily. Htf Baddies, Charge!" He Flew Out, Bringing The Htf Baddies In. It Was A Tough Battle. We Fought Our Way Through Most Of It, But We Were Only Delaying The Inevitable. Eventually The Htf Baddies Overwhelmed Us And Forced Us Out. Devious Laughed, Came Down, And Tried To Slice Rose To Pieces With His Sword. I Knew What I Had To Do. I Flew Forward Without A Moment's Hesitation, And Took The Blow For Her. Dazed And In Pain, I Looked Up, Just In Time To See Rose Being Taken By Devious Nefarious Grip. I Tried To Fight, But I Was Just Too Weak. It Was Like A Situation Where Some Things Couldn't Be Helped, A Slap In The Face You Were Powerless To Challenge. I Could Only Bury My Face In My Hands, Weeping For Her. My Black Coat Had Suffered Battle Scars, And I Wanted To Rip It Off, I Was That Mad At Myself. I Felt Blood On My Hands, Splattering My Vest And Pants. Red, Black And Green... Very Unethical. But Enoughism Wasn't Even Close To What I Was Feeling Right Then. It Was The Opposite. I Felt Like I Let Myself Down, Let The Whole City Down. But Most Of All, I Felt I Let Her Down. I Hurt So Much Inside I Could Only React With Convulsive Tears. And At That Moment, I Had Enough. I Powered On My Ultimate Guardian Angel Form And Head On Out The Same Rose From An Imminent Demise.

### Chapter 6: Abandoned Memories

Back To 3rd Person

Hunter Was In The Forest Fighting Through The Hordes Of Mavericks That Led To The Fortress, Where He Would Have To Face The King Of All Evil Geniuses All By His Lonesome. He Thought About Why He Was Doing This, As He Dispatched Another One With A Slice Of His Saber. This Wasn't A Crisis. This Was More Than That. This Was A Challenge. And Toad Had Dared To Accept It. To Not Defeat Devious And Just Run Away Would Be Intolerable. This Meant War. It Reminded Him Of The Terminator. One Would Win. One Would Die.

Rose Lay On The Bed Of Her Cell. It Was The Middle Of The Night, But She Could Not Sleep. She Knew That Any Day Could Be The Day Of Her Death. She Knew That She Was Kidnapped And Devious Would Come Any Moment. But Worst Of All, She Knew That Hunter Was Still Out There, Risking His Life For Her... She Closed Her Eyes Tightly. It Was Just Too Much. She Was Thinking About All The Possible Scenarios, But The Worst One Kept Popping Up In Her Mind: Hunter Was Going To Die. She Tried To Think Up A Better Outcome, But This One Kept Haunting Her, Like It Was Fated. She Looked Out The Cell Window And Saw A Constellation. The Memories That Flooded In Were So Real That Rose Sprawled To The Ground, Crying. She Never Had Felt So Great In Her Life Than The Day She Laid Eyes On Him, And To Have All Of It Slipping Through Her Fingers, All Of It Taken Away... No. She Couldn't Let That Happen. She Couldn't Just Lie Down And Take It. She Had To Fight Back. She Had To Prove That She Was Better Than The Evil Forces, That Two Hunters Could Defeat Them, That Passion And Friendship Was All They Needed. With That Thought In Her Mind, Rose Could Finally Sleep. It Wasn't Long Though, Before Devious Smashed Through The Door, Screaming For Her To Run And Get To Work. Rose's Eyes Narrowed. She Looked At Devious, Determined To Make A Statement. Hunter... This Is For You.

### Chapter 7: Infiltrating The Fortress

Rose Powered Up Into Her Sana-Rama-Gram Form And Imagined She Was Practicing Her Karate Skills, And Threw Them At The Advancing Devious. Not Enough To Knock Him Down, But Enough To Distract Him. Devious Started Toward Her, Sword Up, Ready For Battle. He Tried To Slice Her, But Rose Easily Dodged And Attacked Again. She's Too Nimble! Devious Thought. I'll Have To Think Of Another Way! Maybe Overwhelm Her, Like Last Time...

"Guards!" At His Command, Multiple Htf Baddies Rushed Towards The Prisoner. It Was A Case Of Déjà Vu, But Rose Repelled The Attack, Throwing Kicks And Punches In Rapid Succession. Despite This, She Was Getting Tired. One Guard Remained, And Went To Fetch Some More. "See, Rose?" Devious Laughed Evilly. "You'll Never Win! And This Time, Your 'friend' Hunter Isn't Here To Save You, Is He?" Devious Said The Word Friend Sarcastically, As If They Weren't Friends At All. He Backed Her Into A Corner. "There's No Escape For You Now! Bwahahahahaha!"

And Then, Devious Was Stopped Of What He Was About To Do, With A Single Shot Of A Buster From An Unknown Entity

"What?! Who Does That To The Mighty Devious?!"

They Both Looked In The Person Who Fired The Buster Shot's Direction, And, For Rose, A Very Familiar Shadow Approached Them. The Shadow Grabbed Devious By The Arm, Swept His Legs, And Threw Him Down With The Momentum. The Shadowed Person Was Wearing All Black, But Its Outline Remained Similar. It Grabbed A Fire Shot Buster Apex Chip And Started To Charge A Fire Shot From His Buster. Bowser Cowered At The Spectacle Before Him. Since The Figure Was Masked, He Couldn't Tell If It Was Jared, Or Hunter, Or Someone Else Entirely. As The Shadow Leaned Forward To Deliver The Final Blow, Devious Finally Cracked. "Stop It! I Surrender!" The Shadow Put His Hands Down. "I Surrender." Devious Said These Words Calmly, Hoping To Get Through To The Masked Figure. It Walked Toward Him And Pushed Him Against The Wall, With Lava On All Sides.

"Then You Will Succeed In Fulfilling My Demands To Leave." The Masked Figure Said, Coldly. "Or Else..." It Pointed His Familiar Green Saber To Devious' Neck And Made A Slicing Gesture. Devious Got Up And Walked Toward The Exit, Shameful That He Was Defeated. He Radioed Kivila. On His Walkie-Talkie.

"What Was That?" Kivila. Demanded. "You Surrendered?"

"I Had To." Devious Shot Back. "I Didn't Know Who That Was." The Masked Figure Walked Towards The Imprisoned Rose. It Took Off Its Black Hood, Revealing Hunter Underneath.

"But Whoever It Is, It Won't Get Far. Kivila! Press The Self-Destruct Button!" She Did. Let's See Those Two Star-Crossed Hunters Try To Get Out Of This One! Before Rose Could Congratulate Hunter For Saving Her, There Was A Piercing Alarm.

Self-Destruct Countdown Executed. All Personnel Leave Immediately. Fortress Detonation In: Ninety Seconds.

Hunter Had To Act. "There's No Time!" He Shouted To Rose Over The Alarm. "Run!"

"Right!" Rose Agreed With Him, And They Ran Forward, With The Castle Crumbling Down.

### Chapter 8: A Once Fiery Grave

The Two Hunters Rushed Down The Gilded Hallways, The Countdown Timer Ticking In Their Minds. They Both Knew That It Could Go Off At Any Moment. No Time To Think. Only Time To Act. They Kept Running, Like Soldiers, Doing Exactly What They've Been Told, Or Else! The Timer Was Down To A Third Of What It Originally Was.

Detonation In: Thirty Seconds.

Due To The Collapsing Of The Fortress, The Hunters Now Had To Dodge Some Debris. Rose Ran Ahead And Stumbled On A Steel Beam, But Hunter Scooped Her Up And Put Her Back On Her Feet. There Were No Emotions, No Panicking. There Was Just Hope. Hope That They Could Reach The Steel Door In Time. The Clock Was Ticking Dangerously Low, But Hunter Could Make Out The Outline Of The Vertical Sliding Panel That Was Slowly Closing.

Detonation In Ten, Nine, Eight...

The Molten Rock Was Now Closing In Around Them. The Roof Was Caving In. It Would Be A Miracle To Escape Unscathed. The Door, Getting Closer, Was Not Wide Enough To Fit Their Full Height, And They Couldn't Crawl Under In Time. They Would Have To Be Slid Under. Risking One For The Other.

Seven, Six...

Hunter Took Rose In His Hands, And Prepared To Slide Her Under Like A Bowling Ball. Toadette Looked Up At Him Like He Knew What He Was About To Do, That He Knew The Risk He Was Taking. Of All The Things He'd Done For Her, This Was The Pinnacle. Broken Rock Was Raining Down On Him, But He Barely Felt It. All His Attention Was Focused On Rose. Making Sure She Was Safe Was The Only Objective.

Five, Four...

Hunter Hesitated To Do It, But He Leaned In And Whispered His Final Words.

"Goodbye, Rose, Remember What I Said Back When I Left For The Maverick Hunter Society Guardian Angels Hq." He Slid Her Under Just As The Door Closed, Then Braced For Impact. It Was Wonderful While It Lasted.

Three, Two, One...

When Rose Looked Up, All She Could Hear Was A Roar Of Effort Exerted By Hunter As He Was Engulfed Into The Blaze That Sent Molten Rock Into The Night Sky.

### Chapter 9: Barriers Broken

From Hunter Prospective Again

The Explosion's Light Engulfed Me, But I Couldn't Hear The Debris Being Tossed Around, Nor The Booming Of The Explosion Itself. All I Could Hear Was Myself. I Was Thrown Against The Jagged Rock Wall, Slamming My Back. I Looked Down. There Was Blood. Lots Of It. I Was Shocked That I Had Even Survived. I Was Injured, But I Survived. It Felt Much Worse Then. Due To My Heat Exhaustion From Being In The Lava, I Was Weak And Frail. I Staggered Around, Fumbling For The Door. Finding It, I Tried To Open It. Firmly Locked. Or So It Seemed. Maybe It Was Because I Was So Weak, I Couldn't Lift It. I Imagined Rose Sitting Out There, Waiting For Something, Anything To Respond To Her Growing Worries. I Feebly Tried To Say Something, But I Couldn't. I Was Shattered. I Nevertheless Tried To Make Some Form Of Contact, To Let Her Know I Was Still Alive. Eventually I Just Sat There, Trying To Remember What Had Just Happened, And What To Make Of Myself. My Vest Was Blood-Stained, Looking More Red Than Blue. My Face Had Turned Into The Same Color As The Spots On My Cap, Mainly Because Of The Heat. I Tried To Regain My Strength, But It Was Futile. After A Few Minutes, I Collapsed On The Ground. To My Surprise, The Door Suddenly Opened Right Then. I Was Staggering Between Realms Of Life And Death, As I Tried To Fight To Make The World Stop Spinning In Front Of Me. Rose's Hair Started To Form In My Vision. Rose Kneeled Next To Me, Her Eyes Looking At Me The Same Way As When We First Met: Surprised. But This Was A Different Kind Of Surprise. I Heard Her Saying My Name, Calmly, Like She Did In Maverick Hunter City. This Wasn't The Rose I Knew. She'd Become A Different Person, Right In Front Of Me. I Closed My Eyes. The Word Kept Coming, Spreading Through My Whole Body. Somehow, That One Single Word And The Way She Said It Motivated My Attempts To Walk Away From The Door Of Death. I Could Fight Back. The World Doesn't Make My Decisions. My Vision Faded. The World Stopped Spinning And Clarified Itself. I Slowly Managed To Open My Eyes. Rose Was Looking At Me Carefully. I Managed To Say Something, For The First Time Since I Bid Her Goodbye.

"Where Am I?"

"You're At The Hospital, Sweetie." That Was Odd. She Hadn't Called Me That Before.

"Why?"

"You Never Made It From Your Fight With Devious."

"How Long Has It Been?"

"An Hour."

"Only An Hour?" I Was Shocked. I Thought Days Had Passed. That's Normally The Difference Between When A Patient Is Involved In An Accident And The Time He Or She Wakes Up.

"Yes, An Hour. The Doctors Say You're Extremely Lucky. Usually It Takes Weeks For A Person To Wake Up From An Explosion Like That. Or They Never Wake Up At All. They Say You'll Be Out Of Here Tomorrow, Maybe Even Tonight. The Injuries Didn't Look Bad, But I Brought You Here, Just To Be Safe." She Touched My Head. "You're A Fighter, Hunter. You Really Are." I Was Stunned By What She Was Saying. My Heart Rate Was Rising By The Second. "Now, Get Some Rest. I'll See You Later." She Turned And Walked Out The Door. Staying Upright Became Easier As I Managed To Regain My Strength Faster Than I Thought, Probably Because Of My Sped Up Heart Rate. I Thanked Toadette In My Mind For Doing That. The Doctors Were Astonished That A Patient Could Recover In So Little Time. They Said I Could Be Released When I Was Ready. I Finally Managed To Stand In A Couple Of Hours, And Walk Around In Two More. I Was Ready To Leave That Evening. I Hailed A Taxi. The Ride Was Chillingly Silent. I Went To My House And Checked My Gmail. I Had A Message, From Rose. It Read:

Hunter,

Meet Me At Happy Tree Hill At 10. I Have Something To Tell You.

~Rose C

I Looked At My Clock, Which Read 9:30. This Is It. I Grabbed My Parcel And Ran Out The Door, Not Wanting To Be Late.

### Chapter 10: Angelical Spectacular

Back To 3rd Person Again

Rose Was Sitting On The Lush, Serene Happy Tree Hill, Aptly Named Because Of Its Numerous Happy Flowers. She Checked Her Watch. 9:50. She Still Had Ten Minutes To Absorb The Quietness Around Her. This Wasn't Her First Time Here. The Last Time Was When School Let Out For Winter Break. Three Days Ago. Only A Day Had Passed Since The Explosion At Devious' Castle, And Two Days Since Her House Was Destroyed. It Was All A Blur. I Just Need Some Time To Myself. Get A Break From The Action. The Stars Were Overhead, Forming Into Many Constellations That You Could Interpret Are Stories Themselves. The Fireworks Were Loaded On The Beach, In Secret. When Hunter Sees This... She Smiled, And Lay Down, Overburdened By What Had Happened The Last Couple Days. The Ten Minutes Were Up, And A Shadow Was Approaching Towards Her. Hunter Stepped Into The Moonlight, And Sat Down Beside Her.

"Hey."

"Hi, Hunter." Rose Didn't Move. Hunter Looked At Her.

"Is Something The Matter?"

"No, It's Nothing. Just Overburdened By The Stuff That's Happened."

"Oh. To Be Honest, I Am Too. I Really Can't Process Everything At Once. I Mean, I Survived An Explosion. That's Very Difficult To Believe." Rose Giggled Upon Him Saying This.

"Of Course It Is. But You Know What's More Difficult To Believe Than That?"

"What?" Hunter Asked, Half Expecting A Ring Out Of Her Pocket.

"This.". She Turned Around And Ryan D & Austin C. "Now!" Someone Pushed A Button, And Fireworks Lit Up The Sky. As The Show Went On, The Fireworks Got Bigger And Were More Spectacular To Watch. Toad Just Watched It, Speechless. At The End, Nineteen Fireworks Simultaneously Went Off, First Three Groups Of Three, Then The Last Ten. Hunter Noticed That They Spelled A Message. It Read:

You

Are

My

Guardian

Angel!

Hunter Looked At Her, Stammering.

"I... I Don't Know What To Say.". Rose Smiled At Him. "I Hope This Returns The Favor." Hunter Pulled A Leather Parcel Out Of His Pocket And Gave It To Her. Also Expecting A Ring Of Sorts, Rose Opened It, Revealing A Golden Locket, Shaped Like A Golden Angel Wing. She Sat There, Admiring It, For A Few Seconds. "Well?" Hunter Smiled Back, Playfully. "Aren't You Going To Open It?"

"There's A Hinge On This Thing?" Rose Asked, And They Both Laughed. She Opened The Locket. Inside Were Two Things. On The Top, There Was A Recreation Of The Park Picture That Hunter Had Shown Her. On The Bottom, Engraved, There Were These Seven Words:

I Will Always Remember.

With Love,

Hunter

Rose Stared. She Had Never Seen That Word Written Or Said By Him, Ever. And That Means...

"We're Not Friends Anymore, Rose. We're A Couple. And That's Something I'll Never Forget." Hunter Came In Close, And Touched Her Hand So Gently, It Felt Like Water. Rose Looked Up.

"You Know, Hunter? I Think I've Finally Found A Way To Repay You. For Everything." By This Time, Their Faces Were Only Inches Apart From Each Other, And Hunter Would've Stroked Her Hair If He Wasn't Too Busy Looking Into Her Eyes. This Wasn't A Dream. This Was Reality. Rose Went In And Kissed Him On The Cheek. Her Face Turned As Orange In Her Hair As She Moved Away. Hunter Stood Up And Followed Her To The Beach. She Sat Down Again, And Sighed. "Was That Too Much For You?"

"Nothing Is, Rose. Nothing Is. Why Did You Walk Away?"

"I Wanted Better Scenery. Why?"

"Oh, No Reason." His Face Was Still Tingling. "You Know, I Couldn't Have Done Half The Stuff I Did Without You Around." Hunter Confessed.

"Why?"

"Well, You Think I'm A Brave Hunter Now, But I Used To Be The Biggest Pacifist In The Entire City. I Used To Tearfully Walk Away From Danger, Every Single Time. If You Saw Me In Second Or Third Grade, You Would've Laughed At Me, I Was So Foolish. My Electric Shots Of My Ultimate Guardian Angel Powers I Threw Were Missing A Lot, And They Often Hit Other People. They Made Fun Of Me, Calling Me Names."

"Really?" Rose Was Astonished That The Brave Hunter She Knew Was That Weak Then.

"Yeah. I Didn't Know What To Do Or Where To Turn. I Was About To Move To A Different School, I Was That Fed Up With It All. Until I Met You. That One Night..." He Reminisced About The Boardwalk From Gx03's Prologue Part 1 Ending. "That Changed Everything. I Finally Had Met Someone Who Would Never Leave Me, Never Give Up On Me, Even When The Cost Was Too Great To Handle.". He Moved Closer. "Someone I Could Trust With The Real Me. And, Well, That Someone Was You, Rose.". She Had Tears In Her Eyes. "I Never Thought Our Friendship Would Grow To Be Quite Like This. Thank You, Rose. For Everything You've Done For Me." Tears Of Joy Escaped Rose As She Launched Herself Into His Arms, Crying. "You Don't Need To Apologize, My Dear. It's Okay."

"I'm Not Apologizing, Hunter." Rose Said Between Sniffles. "I'm Happy. I'm Glad You're With Me."

"And I'll Stay With You Till The End." Hunter Held Her Close, Comforting Her. "Don't Cry. There's No Reason For That."

Hunter Cradled Her In His Arms, Looking At The Stars. The Constellations Appeared Again, Which Sent The Memories Falling Down Again, And, Of Course, Amplified The Situation. Their Bond Was Impenetrable. Hunter Held Her Ever Closer, Reinforcing Their Friendship. They Had Never Been In Such Close Quarters, And Their Every Move Was Making The Space Smaller, Crossing The Line From Friendship To Love. Hunter Wrapped His Hands In Her Hair, Silky And Smooth.

"You Know The Old Saying, Rose? That The Only Ship You Can't Sink Is A Friendship?"

"It's Not Just A Saying, Hunter. It's A Life Lesson. And You're Living Proof Of It."

They Held Each Other Under The Stars, Never Loosening Their Grip On Each Other. The Night Was Still Young When They Finally Left.

"We'll Always Be Friends, Right?" Rose Asked.

"Definitely." Hunter Replied, Lovingly. "The Best."

"My House Is Repaired, So I Guess I Should Go." Rose Said, Sadly. "My Parents Would Freak If They Found Out That I Was Out This Late, Though..."

"Oh, Don't Worry! You Can Stay At My House For As Long As You'd Like."

"Thank You, Hunter. You're Always A Sweetie." Rose Reached Out And Kissed Him Again, This Time On The Lips. Now It Was Hunter Who Was Blushing.

"Come On. Let's Go Home." And They Walked Off Into The Moonlight.

### Ending Of The Episode

Jared closes the book, and says "Well, That's All I Need To Read For Tonight, I'm Actually Getting Tired. And Brandon Says "Well It Is 11:00 At Night, Go Get Some sleep And We'll Read Some More Tomorrow" Jared Heads Off To His Bed And The Ghost Of Brandon Germain Says "Sleep Tight My Boy, I Will Eventually Be Revived Soon, And Once I Am, I'll Be Stronger Than Ever To Protect All Of You" As He Turns Off The Lights And The Episode Ends With A Black Screen With The To Be Continued Text Signifying The End Of Part 1.

### Moral

"Legends Never Die, Nor Do They Die In A Fire"

## Deaths

1. Alex and Alexis Are Killed By The Happy Tree Friends Version Of The Fourth Wall, Which Is Still A Literal Wall
2. Devious Dies When His Castle Explodes

## Injuries

1. Hunter Is Slashed By Devious Sword
2. Devious Gets The Living Daylights Beat Out Of Him
3. Hunter Was Thrown Against The Jagged Rock Wall, Slamming His Back, And Suffered Massive Blood Loss

## Survival rate

* Amount of total main characters: **41**
* Amount of surviving main characters: **16**
* Amount of dead main characters: **3**
* Total rate: **7%**

## Trivia

1. This Is Exactly Based Off Of The Original True Love Never Dies True Statements And Matt1251's Fanfiction.net Story Toad And Toadette Epic Adventures: The Statement, In Fact The List Of Characters And The People They Sub For In The Matt1251 Story Is As Follows
	* Hunter Replaces Toad/Brandon Germain
	* Rose Replaces Toadette/Cheyenne Miller
	* Pierce Replaces Ferb/Adam Pierce
	* Hoppy Replaces Beth/Harry Dyke
	* Lumpy Replaces Principal O' Shawnessy/Principal Ballor
	* Nifty Replaces The Fire Bro Who Blew Up Rose's House/Wridewright Minion
	* Molly Thorn Replaces Princess Peach/Zoe Hainley
	* Devious Replaces Bowser/Dr Daniel Wridewright
	* Kivila Replaced Bowser Jr/Kole Tompkins
2. This Entire Story Is Completely Based Off Of A Fanfiction, And In The End, It Might Tie Up The Relationship Between Hunter And Rose Before GX03 Has A Chance To Do That
3. Some Of The Minions That Were Included In Chapter 5 Were: Lifty, Shifty, 001, 20's Robo Star, Zeaky, Dark Hour, Frostbite, Ale, Punk, Ancolyp, & Happy Tree Town Gangster Alliance Members Including Duke, Golden & Flip-Flop From The Happy Tree Mafia.
4. The Song That Was Used In Chapter 6 Abandoned Memories, Is Abandoned Memory From Mega Man 10, In Fact, It Was The Guitar Playthrough Version By Krzysztof Słowikowski