A/N: Well, this is the last chapter of the story :(I got the most reviews for the 20th chappie…..only 6 but that's still a lot for me ok?
Answer to sam: Yeah, the story's almost over…..I'm thinking about doing a sequel but I'm not sure right now but if an idea strikes me, I'll be back here in no time!
Answer to minte: Yeah! A new reviewer……I get one near the end of my story but who cares! More peoples are reading my story which is cool! Glad you liked it.
Answer to xjmaster: Like I said, I'm not sure if I'm going to make a sequel but you obviously want me to. You'll hav to read and find out to see if Xiao messes up the past or not :P
Answer to MooNTeARZ: yeah, didn't say much this review, maybe coz u sed you were tired but I thought I shud reply to it anyways :P real happy you liked that chappie and lets all hope that I don't screw the final chappie up.
Answer to lisa: I don't write a lot in the chapters, theres peeps who write WAY more than I do but its cool that you liked it.
Answer to animagus10:YAY! Another new reviewer! I'm glad somebody remembers the whole Kazuya wanting to kill Xiao thing and yeah, you'll definitely find out this chappie.
Phew! Now that that's all over, time for the final chappie of Phoenix Talon.
Chapter 21: Realisations
Xiaoyu felt the ground beneath her disappear and she felt the hairs at the back of her neck stand on end as well as goosebumps forming on her exposed skin as she floated through time. After a few seconds of intense light, Xiaoyu felt her feet touch ground and the bright light vanish. She opened her eyes to see a much younger Heihachi Mishima holding a twelve-year-old Kazuya by the collar of his shirt over the cliff. "Dammit you old fart let go of me!" The young Kazuya screamed, struggling to free himself from his father's grip. "Don't do this Heihachi." The voice had startled him as he turned around to see a teenage girl standing behind him, wearing the concept uniform for his new high school he was going to open later. Xiaoyu looked at him angrily as if she was commanding him. Heihachi just smirked and let go of Kazuya. "Kazuya!" Xiaoyu exclaimed and with lightning reflexes, she plunged an arm over the cliff, hoping to grab Kazuya before he fell towards his doom. She had grabbed something. Xiaoyu peered over the edge to see that she had grabbed on to the wrist of a frightened Kazuya. "Don't worry Kazuya, you're going to be ok." Xiaoyu reassured him. She then began the task of lifting him back onto the top. Heihachi saw this and he snorted in disgust. Not wanting this her to succeed, he kicked Xiaoyu off the cliff. Before Xiaoyu had fallen too far, her free hand clasped the edge of the cliff, holding on for dear life. An evil grin formed on Heihachi's features and he walked away.
Xiaoyu's grip on the cliff's edge began to falter and she had to do something quick before they both fell to their doom. "Kazuya, grab onto my right leg." Xiaoyu said to the scared Kazuya. He obeyed and took hold of Xiaoyu's leg. Xiaoyu grabbed the cliff surface, reinforcing her grip on the cliff. Slowly, she began pulling herself up, struggling because of Kazuya's weight as well.She swung one her left foot to the top of the cliff and grabbed both of Kazuya's arms with both her arms. She swung her right leg onto the cliff, saving herself from death. Ok, I've saved myself, now it's Kazuya's turn. She began pulling him up. Just when the cliff's edge was just out of arms reach for Kazuya, Xiaoyu's watch beeped, taking her back to the present. With Xiaoyu gone, Kazuya fell down.
When Xiaoyu returned to the room, Xiaoyu rushed to the Professor. "You have to send me back, I was so close!" Xiaoyu pleaded. "This was the first time it has been used. You can't use it again for about a few days." Professor Zhang said. "But I was so close! I could've saved him." Xiaoyu begged. "I'm sorry Xiaoyu." Professor Zhang said guiltily. Xiaoyu sighed. "Thanks so much for letting me use your time machine and all. I'm glad to have met you." Xiaoyu said sadly and walked out of the room and out of the building. When she was outside the building's premises, tears started rolling down her cheeks as she headed hastily back towards her apartment. Why couldn't save him faster? If I had more time, then I would've! "It's my fault Kazuya fell off." Xiaoyu muttered. As soon as she said this, she froze. If only that thing lasted longer, he wouldn't have fallen off… Xiaoyu thought over Jun's words in her dream. "She was talking about me." Xiaoyu whispered. That's why Kazuya wanted to kill me. That was what he was talking about. Xiaoyu thought over in her mind. "It's my fault!" Xiaoyu screamed. She hung her head as tears started to fall more rapidly down her cheeks, fists clenched tightly at her side. She brought her hand up and quickly wiped her eyes. There's no use crying over it, Xiaoyu thought over in her mind. She started walking, thinking about everything her Grandpa had told her about Fate. 'No matter how hard anybody attempts to do so, there is no way in changing the course of it.' Xiaoyu thought over this phrase. "The whole, me going back in time to save Kazuya happened in the past? Because the future me went back in time, like I did just now, and tried to save Kazuya…so I was really there when it happened?" Xiaoyu muttered to herself. The more she thought about it, the more complicated it got. Xiaoyu shook her head briskly. All that information was making her brain scream. Xiaoyu stopped and looked at the orange sky. "I'm sorry Kazuya." Xiaoyu whispered and then continued on her journey back to her apartment.
A/N: And so ends the story, Phoenix Talon.Sorry if I ended the whole story with a short chappie but I hope ya'll enjoyed it! But lets just get one thing straight…….this will not be the last you'll see of Thee Slushee! I will be back! The whole time confusion thing was based on Jak 2's ending…if anybody has played it (which noone probably has) then you'll kno wot I mean. I'll be back!