Final chapter guys. I know, so sad. But, my sequel is in progress, so have no fear. Please enjoy the last chapter, and I'll talk to you at the end.
Chapter Sixteen: Goodbye
Seth and Sara got into the main seats of the ship, while Alex took in the sight with amazement.
"Get this thing up in the air." Jack told the aliens. A glowing blue orb appeared under Sara's hand, while Seth was controlling other areas of the ship on the hologram screen.
The craft began to hover shakily, while Seth and Sara were calling out statistics to each other.
"You do know how to fly this thing right?" Jack asked.
"How do you think we got here?" Seth replied, his eyes on the screen.
"Well you crashed, remember?"
They flew through the tunnel, which could barely fit the craft, never mind having it hitting off the tunnel walls.
The doors at the end of the tunnel were beginning to close, with a countdown from ten shouting over the sound system. But they made it through on the last second which was a relief.
They soared through the sky in delight, when the craft began shaking.
"What's the problem?" Leslie asked.
"The airlock. I have to manually override the system." Seth replied.
"You two fly the ship. Tell me what to do." Jack told them.
Seth explained the ships system, and Jack left through the back door to do the job.
He tried to figure out how to open the airlock door, but was pulled back roughly and tossed across the floor as if he weighed nothing.
The Siphon. It began to fight Jack, and Jack hadn't a hope because of the extra strength the assassin had.
Now what was he going to do?
The ship continued to fly with difficulty.
"The airlock has not been fixed." Sara reported.
"Alex, I need you to take the controls." Seth called over his shoulder.
"What? Are you insane?" Alex asked.
"It takes two people to fly the ship." Seth answered, gave Alex the controls and ran out the door that Jack had left through, while Leslie was taking in the structure of the ship, which she was totally fascinated by. This was nothing like the Millennium Falcon.
Seth walked through the wall behind the Siphon.
"Jack!" he yelled, catching the Siphon's attention. It swung it's arm around to hit Seth, but went right through his stomach. Seth's glare was deadly
Jack jumped up and launched himself at the Siphon from behind. The Siphon threw Jack away again, this time against the airlock doors. The impact made the doors open.
The Siphon sent Jack through the opened door, and he landed on the panel at the bottom of the airlock.
It jumped down to him, where he was in pain from the fight he was losing.
The Siphon picked Jack up by the throat and held him over the energy force threateningly.
Seth came up from behind the Siphon and hit him across the head. The assassin tried to hit Seth, but again it went through him.
Jack, taking the opportunity, pulled on the assassin and threw him down into the energy that powered the ship, landing safely on the small platform. The Siphon was destroyed, and Jack climbed out of the airlock.
The ship steadied and began to fly smoothly.
"Come on. Alex is steering the ship, and I think she's nervous about flying the ship." Seth said, turning back and going to the cockpit of the ship.
"You all must hurry. It's a matter of time before they all get here." Sara warned.
"Don't worry about us." Jack told her.
The ship was landed in a deserted area, near enough where Seth and Sara crashed before.
"Sara and I want you to have this." Seth said, handing Jack the device from before.
"As long as it is in your possession, we will always be able to find you." Sara explained.
Jack took it, a sad expression crossing his face. He turned away with a small 'thanks', looking at the device.
Alex then stepped forward. "Your parents would be very proud of what you've done here." she told them, then pulled the aliens into a hug.
Seth looked over Alex's shoulder, and noticed Leslie staying a bit away, kicking at the dust. He knew exactly why. He left Alex's grip and went over to her, with Alex and Sara looking after him.
"Leslie." She turned to face the owner of the voice which had her captivated yet aggravated from day one.
"Hey Seth." she smiled weakly. Seth opened out his arms, and Leslie couldn't resist. She ran into them, throwing her arms around his neck and burying her face into his shoulder.
"I'm going to miss you so much." she said, her voice muffled in the light white material from the lab. Seth smiled and held her tighter and closer to him.
"We'll see each other again." he promised, then pulled back. Once more, they kissed before letting go. Seth then moved to Jack, who was still off to one side with himself, and Leslie turned to say her goodbyes to Sara.
"I once said that we could never count on humans to help us, especially you. I was wrong. And for that I'm sorry." Seth apologised.
"You take care of yourself. And your sister too." Jack added, nodding his head to Sara. "You understand that?"
"Yes." Seth replied. "And you take care of Leslie for me until I come back for her. And I definitely will be back for her." Seth told Jack, almost with warning.
Jack smiled a bit, but not too much. "Deal."
"Jack." Sara's voice called. He turned to her, and she ran into his arms, giving him a huge hug. She broke down into tears.
"You remember, me and Alex and Leslie. We're only a...wormhole away." Jack assured her.
"I want you to promise me something." Sara asked. "Take care of Junkyard for me."
Junkyard barked in the background.
"Anything you want." Jack replied, trying desperately to hold back his own tears. Sara put the tips of her fingers to Jack's forehead, and closed her eyes to concentrate on something. Jack got a small shock until Alex interrupted.
"It's time." She said monotonously.
You're a good man Jack. Sara told him through their minds, startling him, but he nodded.
Sara then hugged Leslie again. "Don't worry. We'll get you out of that wedding even if I have to kidnap you." Leslie said. Sara laughed a little and let go of her.
"Thank you." Sara whispered, and joined Seth, who was waiting patiently by the ship's light-path.
The two aliens boarded the craft, and waved goodbye before the doors closed and the craft took off into the air with a blinding flash.
"Don't worry Leslie." Alex said, rubbing her back. "Seth will be back for you soon."
"I know." Leslie smiled, looking up into the stars.
(A/N: Ok guys, I was going to end it here and make an Epilogue, but I decided to just add it onto the end of this, so we can begin to focus on the sequel. So, please enjoy the epilogue-type-thing. I'll put into Leslie's first person point of view so you can get a taste of what it'll be like in the sequel.)
Epilogue:
I stood with three other women I didn't know. They were Alex's friends, as far as I knew.
All four of us were dressed in red dresses, Alex's favourite colour.
Oh, just in case you want to know, Jack and Alex are getting married. That's why we're all here.
Jack and I weren't too social, so most of the guests were from Alex's side. The only ones Jack and I really knew were Harland and his stupid associates.
Jack stood up at the front of the church, nervous. He kept checking his watch, which was starting to annoy me.
"Psst!" I hissed across to Jack. He looked about until he saw that it was me that called him. Quickly, he came over to me.
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? What's wrong it that you keep fidgeting about and it's driving me nutty! Alex is going to come, and she isn't going to leave. If she tries, I'll make sure she won't make it to the door. Okay? Now will you calm down." I reassured him.
Jack sighed heavily. "Just remind me to tell Seth this when he's stuck here waiting for you while you run around late with half of your shoe on." He said to me.
"Chillax. Brides are supposed to be late." I told him, sitting on the bench with my feet on the seat on front of me. I put my arms behind my head. Only then did he notice I had red Converse on me instead of Alex's allocated high heeled shoes. Her buddies gasped dramatically, their hands flying to their mouths.
Jack saw, and being stressed enough, just turned and walked away. Harland, who was behind me, just laughed and clapped me on my shoulder.
The women on either side of me went to argue about my choice of footwear when the piano started to play the familiar tune.
Alex began to walk down the aisle in her white wedding dress. I stuck my head out into the aisle to get a proper look at her. Alex caught sight of me and grinned at me. I waved down at her when one of the bridesmaids yanked me back.
"Don't be rude." She hissed at me. I rolled my eyes and kept my gaze to the front. I had to bite my lip to stop myself from laughing though.
I sat to one side, watching Jack and Alex have their first dance as a married couple. There was a table beside me, which my plate was on, filled with hard-boiled eggs, onions and other salad necessities. This was only starters. Dinner and dessert are later, but since I was starving and not allowed chocolate, I had this.
Suddenly, someone grabbed my shoulders, and I whipped around. Henry Burke looked down at me. I reached into my bag to grab the weapon Seth made sure I had before he left. A miniature gun that stunned my attacker.
"Please, Miss Bruno." Henry said, putting his hand up to stop me. "I'm not here to cause you harm. Can we speak in private so as not to attract attention?"
I led the way out into the hotel corridor, where there was nobody around.
"What do you want?" I hissed, my hand still in my bag fastened around the gun.
"To make amends. This was the only place I could find you, since Jack and Alex's wedding was broadcasted to be here. I apologise for conducting experiments on you, despite my knowledge of you being a human. The president is offering-"
"I don't want anything from you or the president." I snapped, but keeping my voice low to people inside wouldn't hear me.
"I'm afraid the president won't take no for an answer." Burke told me.
"Fine. Let me know what aliens you manage to capture, and let me in to see them." I told him.
Burke sighed. "Have you contact details for the president to speak to you with?" he asked. I gave him my mobile number and my email address.
"Now let me go back to the reception. I've better things to do than to talk to you." I growled at him.
"Like what? Watch your uncle and new aunty dance while you sit around eating eggs and onions?" Henry asked.
"Exactly. Goodbye Burke." I said, and walked back into the reception party.
As soon as I went in, Jack took a hold of my shoulders.
"Where were you?" he asked.
"Henry Burke called. He wanted to apologise for conducting experiments on me even though he knew I was human." I said shrugging his shoulders. "He said the president was offering me anything I wanted in apology."
"So what did you say?" Jack asked.
"I told him I wanted to know about all aliens he had in captivity, and that he's to let me in to see them."
"Leslie, you're not going to-" Alex began.
"No. I'm going to find a way to let them escape. They're not doing to them what they done to Seth and Sara." I told her. Jack and Alex smiled, and pulled me into a hug.
"I'm so proud of you." Jack told me.
"Thanks." I said. "Now where's the cake?"
That's the end guys. Thanks for being such fantastic followers of the story, and I hope to see you again in the sequel. On that final note, please let me know if you want to be PM'd about the sequel. Those who have already asked, I have you down on a list...which is somewhere.
Thanks!
Mistali xx