This is it. The last chapter. Wow. That's just amazing. This is the first time I have ever finished writing a fanfiction. Ever. I hope you like the ending, and keep a look out for the next story that I'm going to write.

Astrid, Diana, and Brianna were each tied to their own pole. Drake was standing over them, his whip twitching. He smiled his shark-like grin.

"Do you realize how long I've waited for this?" he said.

"You realize as soon as the gaiaphage doesn't need you anymore, it's going to dispose of you," Astrid yelled at Drake. He shook his head.

"The gaiaphage will always need me," he snarled. "And I will always be loyal to it."

Astrid saw there was no reasoning with him. Drake started pacing between the three girls.

"Who's first? Should I do eenie meenie miney moe?" he asked. Brianna started to struggle. Drake walked over to her.

"I'll hurt you first since you're struggling. Plus, it's payback for trying to kill me a couple weeks ago," Drake said as he raised his arm. Suddenly, he was bent over clutching his knee. Astrid realized Brianna had kicked him faster than Astrid could even see. Drake cursed and whipped Brianna across the cheek. She screamed with tears in her eyes and half of her right cheek missing.

Leo looked over and saw John and Katie tied to a pole on his right. He looked to the left and saw Quinn and Edilio tied. Scarlet was pacing in front of him. He remembered how his mom had told him about how Scarlet had two children, named Leo and Lily, but Leo died to save him and his mom. Scarlet believed the children had killed Leo though.

Leo had to tell her the truth and make her believe it.

"Um, Ms. Meadows," Leo started awkwardly. She turned towards him.

"The General said if any of you talk to bring in the guards," she said.

"Why would he say that though? It's not like we could talk you to death," Katie said. She gasped and her eyes got big. Leo could tell she was acting. "Maybe it's because we know the truth and you don't, so he's worried you'll hear something that will make you turn against him."

Scarlet scowled and kept pacing, but looked a little uncertain.

"You know, my mom took real good care of Lily. She's basically my sister," Leo said. Scarlet faltered and he saw tears start to come.

"As soon as this is over I'm taking her a leaving this place. Forever," she said.

"Why don't you go get her now and just leave?" Edilio asked. Scarlet just shook her head.

"He's watching. They'll kill her and me. And you guys already killed my son," she said accusingly.

"We didn't though! We never wanted your son to die!" Katie said. Scarlet kept pacing.

"It's too late now. They have her. He's threatening to kill her if everything doesn't go right," she said with a sob.

"We can stop them. Let us go and we can stop him," Quinn said.

"You aren't even the mutants. We wouldn't stand a chance," Scarlet said. Leo noticed she used the word 'we.' He felt a flicker of hope.

"Scarlet, you don't need powers to save the day. You just need to do what's right," Katie said. Scarlet stopped pacing and bit her lip. Leo heard a noise that sounded like a very large machine come from the other room. It must be the Extractor.

"Scarlet, trust me. Help us!" Leo said desperately. "Why would my mom name me after your son if they caused him to die!"

Scarlet bit her lip. Leo heard a scream from a different room that sounded like Brianna. They didn't have much time, Leo had to convince Scarlet to let him and his friends go. It was their last chance.

"Scarlet. Please. He's using you. He caused your son to die. I promise, Lily will be safe. She won't be safe if we all die, though," Leo said, praying she will believe him.

Scarlet looked up at him. She had made up her mind.

"Put Caine in first," the General said, smiling. Caine was dragged over to the chair and strapped in.

"As you must have noticed, I disposed of Dr. Weigman. He was foolish and showed me how the work the Extractor. Of course, that meant I didn't need him anymore," the General explained. Sam prayed that maybe the scientist had a tiny heart and told the General the wrong instructions. Sam's hope died as quickly as it came, the Extractor buzzed to life after the General pressed a few buttons.

Sam looked over at his friends and saw Dekka was slumped over, looking defeated. Jack had tears running down his face. Lana was staring moodily at the floor.

The point of the needle was inches away from Caine's chest. Sam didn;t want to watch, but he couldn't look away. At the back of Sam's mind, he noted how strange it was that he started to feel weak. He probably felt weak from realizing they had lost. Even if their backup plan had worked, it wouldn't come in time. He watched as it started to pierce Caine's chest. Caine refused to let out a cry of agony.

Sam nearly yelped out of surprise when he saw his own deadly light come from the room Scarlet had gone in. He stared bewildered as Edilio came running out, shooting Sam's light at the General. The General ducked, but the beams hit the control panel. The Extractor stopped moving. Edilio didn't hesitate but moved the lasers towards the guards holding Sam, Dekka, Jack, and Lana. The guards scampered trying to avoid the light. Sam sat there, his brain not processing what just happened.

"Dude, get up and move!" he heard Quinn yell at him. Sam flinched and jumped up, but fell back down. His head was spinning. It must be a side effect from having his power transferred. He saw Jack rush over to Caine and carefully take the Extractor out. Caine was bleeding from the puncture. Jack felt his pulse.

"He's fine!" Jack yelled. Caine grunted, still a little out of it. Lana rushed over to heal Caine.

Sam realized they needed to get ready to fight. Then he heard a scream.

Drake still had Astrid, Brianna, and Diana.

"Drake!" Sam yelled and pointed towards the door Drake went through. Edilio nodded and motioned to Leo, who was standing behind him. Leo raised his hands and Sam felt a rush of power come back into him, like his battery had just been recharged. He sprinted towards the door where Drake was.

Sam burst in through the door and saw three bloody messes tied to a pole. Drake was covered in sweat and a satisfied smile. he turned to Sam and frowned, but then shrugged.

"Astrid," Sam said in a strangled voice. Caine ran in behind Sam and stared at Diana, who was barely recognizable. Drake turned towards the twins, his whip twitching.

Sam raised his hands and fired a beam towards Drake. Drake spun, sidestepping the beam and lashed his whip out like a cobra. Caine stopped it in midair. Drake struggled, but couldn't move.

"It's over, Drake," Caine said. Sam raised his hands and fired his light straight at Drake's head. Drake left out one last scream, and then was no more. Sam breathed. He screamed for Lana to come over, then rushed to Astrid. She was still alive. Sam checked Brianna. Still alive.

"Still alive," Caine said after checking Diana. He let out a sob but quickly stifled it. Sam pretended like he didn't hear.

Lana came in. "Oh god," she said.

"Work on them," Sam ordered. Lana nodded her head and went straight to work.

Sam walked out the door and his heart sank. The General was holding Katie by the neck.

"Ah, Sam and Caine, you missed my little announcement. I said if anyone tries anything, the girl dies," he said menacingly.

"Just let her go, she isn't part of this!" Sam yelled.

"She is now, whether you like it or not. She has been part of this ever since she decided to help you," the General snarled. "And it will be your fault when she dies."

Sam looked at Katie, expecting to see her looking back at him with eyes full of hate. Instead she was smiling. Sam frowned. She mouthed something that looked like "here comes the cavalry."

Sam realized what she was saying with a jolt. He tried to keep a poker face. Sam hadn't told anyone, even Astrid, but when they were planning the attack, Sam had told Katie in private that they would probably need a plan B. He told Katie to contact the CIA that she had been an intern for that she was going to the location of the General. They could track her phone and then come in, guns blazing, and hopefully rescue them. Of course, that would be if they had still trusted Katie after she lied and deceived to help them escape, or if Katie could even get in contact with them, or if the CIA wasn't busy, and countless other 'or ifs.'

But it had worked. They were going to be saved. But Sam had to get Katie out of the General's arms or he would kill her immediately after the guns started to go off.

Sam when down on his knees. "Let her go. Take our powers, I don't care. But we surrender."

He motioned for his friends to do the same. They reluctantly got down on their knees. The General let go of Katie and pushed her. Sam breathed a sigh of relief. It was short lived. The General took out a pistol and shot Katie in the back.

Sam screamed and ran towards the General, and his scream was accompanied with an entire S.W.A.T. team rushing in. But it was Scarlet who got to the General first. She put a gun to the back of his head and fired at point blank range.

Sam yelled at Lana to heal Katie, who just emerged from healing Astrid, Brianna, and Diana when she heard the gunshot. She hurried over and started to heal, but it wasn't working.

"Why aren't my powers working?" she yelled. Sam tried to fire his light. It wasn't working. He couldn't do it.

"Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no," Sam said. he sprinted towards Katie, but was grabbed by someone in a S.W.A.T. uniform. Medics came rushing in and carried Katie away on a stretcher. Sam was dragged into a car. He vaguely noted that Brianna, Jack, and Astrid were in the car with him. Brianna was more depressed than she had ever been. Jack was relieved. Sam was too busy praying that Katie would live. It was his fault, after all.

Sam woke up in a hospital bed. He groggily sat up and couldn't remember getting there. He blinked a few times and looked over. Astrid was smiling at him.

"How are you?" she asked. Sam sat up.

"Katie," he said. He rolled over and fell out of the bed.

"Woah. Calm down. You're heavily sedated. Unfortunately, you put up quite a fight because you wanted to make sure Katie lived. They sedated you," Astrid said as she helped Sam up and steadied him.

"What room is she in?" Sam asked.

"She's in intensive care. You will just have to wait. Why don't we visit everyone else. They reserved a big room just for us FAYZians," Astrid said. She helped sam walk down to the room, and he saw familiar faces in it through the window on the door. He walked in and was immediately greeted by Edilio and Quinn. Sam saw Brianna, with Dekka sitting next to her, making Brianna feel better. Sam knew that Brianna would feel the worst about losing her powers. Jack was awkwardly sitting on the other side of Brianna, staring at the computers on the other side of the room. Leo was sitting in between Caine and Diana, happy to be spending time with his parents.

"Where's Scarlet and Lily?" Sam asked.

"Scarlet took Lily and said she was going to do some overdue mother-daughter time," Quinn said, who had wandered over next to Lana. She took his hand.

"What about Katie?" Sam asked.

"No word yet. Nothing," Edilio said. "But we haven't given up."

Edilio gestured towards two seats, and Sam and Astrid sat down. Astrid put her head on Sam's shoulder.

"Now we have to do the hardest thing yet," she said. "Wait."

They waited for several hours. During it, Brianna had started turning back into her cheery, optimistic self. Jack had summoned enough willpower to stay with Brianna instead of ditching her for the computers. Quinn tried to lighten the mood a little by joking around. Caine never let go of Diana's hand.

Finally, a tired-looking doctor came into the room.

"Katie Kimmett will be okay," he said. Sam smiled in what felt like the first time in years.

The kids had teary and heartfelt goodbyes. They exchanged numbers. Sam and Astrid planned on getting an apartment to move into together, and offered if Caine, Diana, and Leo wanted to move into one close by. They said they would consider it.

Jack planned on going back to school, but probably skipping a few grades. After all, almost the entire world knows everything about the FAYZians now. Jack said a few colleges had already emailed him after hearing that he set up telephones in the FAYZ. Even though Sam never let Jack activate it.

"You'll probably be the next Steve Jobs," Astrid said. Jack smiled sheepishly.

Dekka said she will probably go back to her family. Maybe they would still take her in.

"Even if they don't, I'm sure I can handle living on my own," Dekka said.

"If you ever need a place to stay, you're always welcome with us," Sam said.

Brianna, Edilio, Lana, Katie, and John all went back to their families. Sam got all their numbers though. They would still be in contact with each other.

But not at the moment, because Sam was too busy catching the perfect wave with Quinn.

Occasionally Sam would turn on the TV and see the news mention the FAYZ. As the weeks went on, it happened far less often. One day, it will be almost forgotten to everyday people. Scientists will never forget. They will continue to figure out what had happened to cause the FAYZ. Sam didn't care about that. All Sam cared about was trying to live with the memories.

It was 10:00pm. Astrid was in bed. He climbed in next to her. She was reading a book. It looked like it was called Lord of the Flies. Sam smiled.

"Did you hear Katie got promoted to head of the CIA?" Astrid asked. Sam grinned.

"That's awesome. I bet she's really excited," he said.

"Jack also got accepted into the California Institute of Technology," Astrid said as she closed her book. "Ready to go to bed?"

Sam nodded. He turned off the light and laid down.

For the longest time, he felt like the FAYZ would never let him have a happy ending. True, it wasn't perfect, but it was close enough.