Wow, amazing chapter! I’m so glad that Valon and Alister are alive and healing, can’t help but feel worried about Raphael though, please let him pull through. Can’t wait to read the next chapter!

MWEEE AN UPDATE! Sorry for the late response, dearest!

On the one hand, it is so good to see Alister and Valon both recovering. On the other, HOLY HELL ON A POGO STICK, the FEEEEEEEELS. The boys blaming themselves for what happened and their anguish over Raphael was just PAINFUL.

Also, still feel like "Son of a three-legged BITCH" is the best insult ever. I told my mum, and she was like, "You mean a MAN?" That sent me into hysterics. xD

But also NOOOOOOOOOOOO. I want MOOOOOOOOREEEEE.

Okay, so I was right - Gurimo suffered a MI/stroke. GOOD. EVEN BETTER THAT HE'S IN A VEGETATIVE STATE. (I should feel awful for saying that, considering I work in healthcare, but I don't... /runs)

So, so, so glad to see Valon & Alister awake and doing relatively okay. Ellie is the absolute sweetest and deserves all the hugs in the world.

Raphael though! /cries

(I literally had to go back and read the bit in the chapter before this all started to figure out what the package Valon was talking about was, lol).

I did get thrown off a bit because you used everyone's dubbed names, but then used "Honda" for Tristan's...cousin? Relative of his, anyway. Dunno if that was intentional or not, but yeah.

Gah, can't wait to see what happens next!

UGGGHHHH
I AM A BAD FRIEND FOR NOT REVIEWING SOONER.
BUT WOW, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE INVESTED IN THIS PROJECT FOR OVER A *DECADE*.
No really, the level of work and time and research you put into this would put so many published authors to shame. And I am really sad to see this finished; however, I KNOW you will go on to even BETTER heights for your writing!
And speaking of which, WOW your style has grown SO MUCH. You should be proud of yourself for the strides you made.
I can't think of anything else to lavish praise for, mostly because the list would be far too long and FFN only gives me a certain amount of space to do so lol
But I will definitely miss the updates for this TRULY EPIC and UNIQUE story.
And I mean, let's face it: if it weren't for Come Together, we wouldn't be besties haha
I guess art imitates life lmao

Lots of love and praise!
~Gwen

BABIES BABIES BABIES BABIES.

I mean, I'm glad they're gonna be okay, but BABIES BABIES BABIES.

Ellie is so close to falling apart and I wanna hug her.

The Mai/Joey/Marik/Rishid scene was very well handled too, but I was fresh off the feels-wagon about the boys and needed to shriek about them first.

Also, did you mean to post without line breaks? Only I noticed there were none in the chapter and that's not usual for you.

Happy New Year Kohaku!

Ohh, Mai and Marik finally meet again. Definitely wasn't expecting anything different. Good job playing on everyone's emotions and thoughts in that scene - very true to character. I'm guessing the scene at the end is Gurimo having a heart attack? Or something similar, Idk. Took me a second read to figure out who else was with them at the station, lol.

Oh, thank Ra the boys are all right.
Mmm, I think I know who looked out for them. -winks-

Looking forward to seeing how this all wraps up! :)

Gosh... i'm saving the last arc(Come Together) until it is completelu uploaded to the end, for the sake of my emotions and sanity. However, with the very finale of this fic before my eyes, i'm already being attacked by so many feelings... boy... it's been a one hell of a fantastic ride while i voraciously binge-read, chapter after chapter, deep into the night. I gotta go back and read the major chapters and my fave chapters before i start reading the end of this. Ugh... i just... it just feels so weird, sad, and (ultimately) satisfiednostalgic at the sametime already. I can only imagine what YOU would feel when you finally upload the last chapter of CT...

Ellie was amazing in this chapter. She's been amazing the whole arc honestly, but this chapter she was a goddam CHAMPION.

I'm glad the boys are in hospital now, though I know they're not out of the woods yet.

And there's Dartz for sure! And he really does care! I'd hug him but he's currently busy. I'd hug the boys but they're all in such bad shape it's probably not a good idea.

Can't wait for more! :)

YOOOO! THAT ENDING. WHAT. I'M CONFUSED. But then again, it's Dartz, so I feel like I should have seen this coming, lol.

Oh yeah, I totally had Battle City flashbacks when Ellie jumped into the water to save Raphael.
Yes, Joey!

Ugh, my heart hurts. I hope they're all okay.

Ellie is the sweetest, period.

Can't wait for the next chapter!

The suspense is killing me, please please please update!

Oh my gosh this is so good! I am at the edge of my seat I cant wait to hear what happens next!

Hmm, looks like I was correct. I have to admit, Alister must have done an amazing job if even Raphael and Valon were fooled.

DRAG HIM, ALISTER. DRAG HIM IN THE MUD.

Also, still loving our Polar couple here - Mai is such a BAMF, honestly. Because /of course/ she'd drive that car through the warehouse wall and THANK YOU JOEY for kicking Gurimo in the face. Brownie points for both of them. Sweet Ellie, I hope she's okay.

RAPHAEL!

Kohaku, you absolute...meanie. Ugh.

Didn't see any typos this time around, or maybe I'm too tired to catch them at the moment.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Gurimo's ravings sound even madder when he's sucking up to Dartz at the same time.

And even with everything that's going on, all the fear and pain Raph's feeling, he STILL has a witty response to Dartz. I love you, Raphael.

Ellie's up! And now Mai and Joey know Alister was a reckless idiot! I love Alister, but that doesn't change the facts!

And Dartz proceeds to give Gurimo the sick burn he's been asking for during this entire fiasco. You need some aloe vera for that, mate?

Then everything changed when the boys attacked! Chaos! Fury! Passion! Get him, boys!

... Uh-oh ... was that splash what I think it was?

So WAS that Dartz? Or was it Alister? I mean, Alister CAN do the voice thing, so ...

And in comes the Polar Express yet again, just in time to stop Gurimo from putting any more bullets in anyone! And there's more help on the way too ... but SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT...

I KNEW IT I KNEW IT SOMEONE SAVE HIM!

Well, first of all. Let me start with a very loud scream.

I’m sure you heard it where you are.

NOW LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

Raphael’s reaction of “really right now” is a bit of humor I needed because my sons are still in danger. And it was around this part that I realized (possible spoiler) THIS IS NOT DARTZ. Especially the not seen part. Though I’m still like WHAT IS HAPPENING EVERYTHING IS CONFUSING.

Mai being all protective of Ellie is my life, and Joey is my pride and joy here. Mai’s gonna ef stuff up now and Joey better buckle up. God, I love them both.

Also I’m loving Alister shouting Joey’s name for whatever reason. And also I would like to give Joey like a thousand hamburger coupons for kicking Gurimo in the face.

“We’re safe.”

No you’re not stop it boy you know you’re not.

KOK YOU DID NOT.

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

RAPHAEL.

You are the worst and I hate you and STOP TORTURING ME AND LET OUR SONS ALONE. And also again, feeling bad for Mai this arc like, last time there was an anchor Joey almost drowned. Girl needs a night out after this.

Also, you’re the worst and I’mma use all the monster reborns you gave me on myself now.

After reading this last chapter, I have two words that sum up my reaction at about six different points.

AW, FUCK.

And I've run out of fic. Guess I'll be waiting on the next update.