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Larch felt the dawn sun begin to warm his aching limbs. He opened his eyes and squinted around him. Lily was lying next to him, her hand in his, and the other Roses were [[File:After_the_blast.jpg|left|200px]]scattered around the forest, all apparently beginning to stir from unconsciousness. Reed rubbed the side of his head and stretched, before rushing to Holly who was feebly trying to patch up her wounds with strips of her clothes. Oak was combing soot out of his beard, under which Cherry had been carefully sheltered and Moss groped habitually for his now non-existent glasses as he awoke. |
[[Fanon:Larch Rose|Larch]] felt the dawn sun begin to warm his aching limbs. He opened his eyes and squinted around him. [[Fanon:Lily Rose|Rose]] was lying next to him, her hand in his, and the other Roses were [[File:After_the_blast.jpg|left|200px]]scattered around the forest, all apparently beginning to stir from unconsciousness. [[Fanon:Reed Rose|Reed]] rubbed the side of his head and stretched, before rushing to [[Fanon:Holly Rose|Holly]] who was feebly trying to patch up her wounds with strips of her clothes. Oak was combing soot out of his beard, under which [[Fanon:Cherry Rose|Cherry]] had been carefully sheltered, and [[Fanon:Moss Rose|Moss]] groped habitually for his now non-existent glasses as he awoke. |
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"Larch?" Lily sat up and put her hand on Larch's shoulder. "What happened? What's going on?" |
"Larch?" Lily sat up and put her hand on Larch's shoulder. "What happened? What's going on?" |
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"It's over," he said. "We won." And so, it seemed, they had. The rose bush and council circle had all but evaporated in that final burst of fire, and around it lay the remains of the attackers. The vampire, that most notoriously flammable of creatures, was nothing more than a heap of ash. The alien was lying stretched out on the grass, still quivering from the pain of being burned and blinded. In the light of the morning sun, rather than a werewolf, they found the charred body of an ordinary flesh-being. Thinking of their daughter, Larch and Lily couldn't help feeling a tiny bit sorry for him, whoever he had been. As they thought of her, Cherry began to cry from the other end of the forest. Larch and Lily smiled. She was safe, which meant that all their efforts had been worth it. But then something else caught their eye. |
"It's over," he said. "We won." And so, it seemed, they had. The rose bush and council circle had all but evaporated in that final burst of fire, and around it lay the remains of the attackers. The vampire, that most notoriously flammable of creatures, was nothing more than a heap of ash. The alien was lying stretched out on the grass, still quivering from the pain of being burned and blinded. In the light of the morning sun, rather than a werewolf, they found the charred body of an ordinary flesh-being. Thinking of their daughter, Larch and Lily couldn't help feeling a tiny bit sorry for him, whoever he had been. As they thought of her, Cherry began to cry from the other end of the forest. Larch and Lily smiled. She was safe, which meant that all their efforts had been worth it. But then something else caught their eye. |
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"Willow!" cried Lily, putting a hand to her mouth. Willow was lying crumpled in a heap on the floor, breathing heavily, in the spot where the rose bush had stood before the [[File:Willow's sacrifice.jpg|200px|right]] blast. It was a marvel that she had been strong enough to withstand it herself, but the alien's beam was no match even for her, and as they drew closer they could see that it had burned almost all the way through her stomach. Oak let out a kind of soft moan and rushed to her side. He knelt down and lay her head in his lap. Soon the others came to join him, all of them gathered in the circle once more. Moss was inconsolable, this was almost exactly the situation he had been dreading. He seemed incapable of doing anything more than burying his face in Reed's shirt, at least until something stirred behind them. The alien started to pick himself up, slowly, the scowl returning to his face. |
"[[Fanon:Willow Rose|Willow]]!" cried Lily, putting a hand to her mouth. Willow was lying crumpled in a heap on the floor, breathing heavily, in the spot where the rose bush had stood before the [[File:Willow's sacrifice.jpg|200px|right]] blast. It was a marvel that she had been strong enough to withstand it herself, but the alien's beam was no match even for her, and as they drew closer they could see that it had burned almost all the way through her stomach. Oak let out a kind of soft moan and rushed to her side. He knelt down and lay her head in his lap. Soon the others came to join him, all of them gathered in the circle once more. Moss was inconsolable, this was almost exactly the situation he had been dreading. He seemed incapable of doing anything more than burying his face in Reed's shirt, at least until something stirred behind them. The alien started to pick himself up, slowly, the scowl returning to his face. |
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"Oh n-no. N-no more." Picking up the weapon, which lay just to the side of them, Moss shot the beam firmly through his head. He slumped back down to rejoin his fellow predators. |
"Oh n-no. N-no more." Picking up the weapon, which lay just to the side of them, Moss shot the beam firmly through his head. He slumped back down to rejoin his fellow predators. |
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