Hello all! This is the last chapter for the story! Yay! I hope all of you have enjoyed this story, and be on the lookout for future stories by me, especially from the "How To Train Your Dragon" franchise! I have quite a few stories thought up for that one! But for now, enjoy the final chapter, and remember, Legion does not belong to me!

Also I have changed my name to DragonRyder5, so I did not steal the story! Just changed my name!

And without further ado. . . .

"You see, before you came along, I was one of the most beloved angels in the Heaven's" Nadaleigh began her story, a far off look in her eyes.

"I was the angel beauty and peace. With my light alone I brought happiness and laughter to all. I was revered and respected and loved. I was protected above all else, for if my light faded the universe would descend into darkness and hate."

I listened with rapt attention, keeping my eyes on Nadaleigh and Ganieal. I was working on untying the knots at my hands, and I needed it to appear as if I was paying attention.

"All was wonderful, I even had the attention of the Leader of the Army, we spent so much time together, talking, looking out over the universe, and just enjoying each other's company. I had developed feelings for him, and I was hoping that the more time we spent in each other's company, he would eventually develop those feelings as well."

My hands froze. I felt my mouth fall open a little in shock. She was talking about Michael. It all suddenly clicked in place, why she was doing this, why the elaborate plan.

She had been in love with Michael

And she thought I had stolen him from her.

The whole reason I was on earth, going through hell just to stay alive, was about revenge on me for a relationship that had not even existed. Everything I had gone through, everything she had put me and Michael through, was because she felt she had been jilted.

I felt anger suddenly well up inside of me.

"You're joking right?" I exclaimed.

Nadaleigh snapped her head up at me, my exclamation bringing her out of her memories.

"Excuse me?" she sneered at me.

"You mean to tell me," I began, letting my voice drip with venom," That all of this, everything I have been through, everything that has happened to me and Michael, is because you felt betrayed by a man you weren't even with! Michael never had and will never have feelings for you! Everything you have done is for nothing!" I screamed at her. I was so hurt and angry by her actions. None of this would have ever happened if she had just seen that Michael was never interested in her as more than a friend.

Ganieal unwound his arms from around Nadaleigh. She slowly stalked up to me, a look of pure menace on her face.

Now that I was over my initial shock over the revelation of Nadaleigh's feelings for Michael, I worked even more feverously on the knots in the rope. My heart fluttered in excitement when I felt them slip a little off my hands, the blood rushing back into them almost painfully.

Just a little more, keep her distracted for just a few more seconds. . .

Nadaleigh had reached me by now, and was just inches from my face.

"He would have if YOU hadn't come along. Everything that has happened is YOUR fault, Aurora! None of this would have happened if you hadn't been created! Michael and I would be together, Ganieal would still be a most revered angel, and all your little friends would still be alive!"

There. I felt the ropes slip off of my hands.

"Really?" I spat out at her "Seems to me if he really had feelings for you he wouldn't have fallen for me so easily. Did you ever wonder why he did? Maybe you just couldn't satisfy him the way he needed."

I had purposely thrown that out. I needed her so blinded by rage for my plan to work.

And believe me, it wasn't much of a plan, but it was all I had.

And my little jab seemed to have hit its mark, because I could have sworn I saw flames ignite in her eyes.

"How DARE YOU!" she screamed at me, bringing her hand up to slap me.

Which is exactly what I needed her to do.

You see, Nadaleigh and Ganieal seem to have forgotten what I had been through the past few years.

They seem to have forgotten my training in martial arts.

Pulling her arm back opened her neck and chest, and a well placed punch or kick could incapacitate an opponent very easily.

Moving as fast as I could, my right arm shot out and punched her in the neck, and my left arm swung around to punch her right in the gut. It may not be fancy, but it is definitely effective.

Nadaleigh went down hard, clutching at her now crush windpipe and bruised abdomen. I dint even chance a glance at Ganieal, I turned and immediately ran into the woods.

I ran for what seemed like miles, twisting and turning every which way, hoping that if Ganieal had been following me he would have gotten lost. I say this because I knew without a doubt I was lost. Every turn looked the same, the trees blurring into a mass of green, brown and darkness.

My lungs and legs were burning with the exertion, and eventually I collapsed on top of a fallen tree. I could hear my heart beating in my ears, and I tried as hard as I could to slow it down and calm my breathing so I could hear for signs of movement around me.

Once I had my breathing and heart rate under control, I closed my eyes and listened. After a few minutes, I heard a sound like beating wings. Large beating wings.

Opening my eyes, I immediately looked up. I scanned the sky, hoping beyond hope that those wings would be attached to my love. After a few minutes of scanning the skies, I saw a dot above me, far to large to be an owl or bat.

I held my breath, praying it would be Michael or one of our brothers and not Ganieal; I was ready for this nightmare to end.

My prayers were answered, because I soon recognized Gabriel's wing color. Relief flooded me.

"Gabriel! Gabriel down here!" I yelled at him, and began waving my arms around, jumping up and down trying to get his attention.

It must have worked, because he started his descent into the forest, pulling out some pretty impressive maneuvers and landing right in front of me.

I was on him before he even had the chance to straighten up all the way. I hugged him so tight I thought I was going to squeeze him in half. I was so happy when his arms immediately came up and surrounded me, returning my show of affection.

"What happened, Aurora? Where have you been? The whole compound has been in a state of panic for hours!"

"It was Nadaleigh and Ganieal! They kidnapped me. . .and Gabriel, Nadaleigh is an Angel! She has been plotting revenge on me because she thinks I stole Michael from her, which of course is ridiculously stupid, he never had feelings for her ever! But she and Ganieal kidnapped me and brought me here to kill me! And all because she is a psycho unbalanced lunatic who honestly believes that Michael actually loved her! I mean come on! Why would she even thin. . . "

Gabriel put his hand over my mouth, effectively stopping my rant about the current situation.

"Calm down little one," Gabriel laughed. I took a few deep breaths, calming my mind and relaxing a bit.

"Better?" Gabriel asked, a smile still on his lips, his hand still over my mouth.

I nodded my head. He took his hand away from my mouth and caressed my cheek for a second.

His face then turned stony, a hard frown taking the place of the smile that was just there.

"Do you remember where you ran from Aurora? Do you know where they are?"

I shook my head. I had run for so long and zig zagged so much that I couldn't even tell you which way was up or down.

"Alright then." Before I could say another word, Gabriel scooped me up and we were in the air.

"If you see anything that looks familiar, let me know. We need to take care of this once and for all. There can be no more threats against you and Michael." I nodded my head, the tone of his voice silencing any verbal words I was going to say. This was the Gabriel I remembered so much, the soldier who was fiercer that any in Heave save Michael.

WE flew for what seemed like hours, but nothing looked familiar to me, soon it began to look like one big green blob of leaves and branches, one tree blending into the other.

"Gabriel we're not going to find it, I don't recon. . ." Then suddenly I saw an opening in the woods below, and the pyre of wood with the stake in the middle was right in the center of the clearing.

"There! That's where they had me!"

We landed in the clearing, but there was no sign of Ganieal or Nadaleigh.

"There were here I swear! I knocked Nadaleigh out and ran that way!" I pointed behind the wood pile into the woods.

"They must have retreated back to the land of Shadows. We cannot follow them there, not without repercussions to us both. Come, lets us head back to the compound and put everyone's mind at ease. And I'm sure you are tired from this whole ordeal."

I nodded my head, the rush of adrenaline that had been fuelling me the past few hours was wearing off, and I could feel my body growing heavy with exhaustion.

Without another word spoken between us, he gathered me once again into his arms, and took off into the night.

We reached the compound an hour later. It looked as if the place was on fire; every single light was on, and I could see movement from inside some of the windows.

Gabriel landed and placed me gently on my feet, steadying me as I stretched and got my feet under me from the long flight.

We walked in without saying a word, both of us too tired to make a big scene.

"OH GOD RORY!"

I was suddenly hit hard by a running Audrey, her arms squishing me against her. She was strong for such a tiny girl!

"Hey Audrey," I gasped, trying to catch my breath. "I . . .can't. . .breath Audrey. . ."

She let go of me just as fast as she had hugged me. I smiled at her, so glad to see her.

"I'm sorry Audrey, I am so happy to see you, I am just so tired at the moment that I just cant give you the proper greeting!"

"Oh its ok! I understand completely! What happened? Where did you go? Everyone has been frantic ever since Michael woke everyone up yelling that you had disappeared!"

"Oh no, I forgot all about Michael! Where is he? I need to show him I'm ok!"

"He is in the war room with Jeep and Charlie, they are planning a search and rescue mission for you, which I guess Is not going to be needed now." She glanced back at Gabriel. "I keep him busy while you go."

I gave Audrey an incredulous look, to which she just rolled her eyes at me. Shaking my head, I walked towards the war room. The room had been set up in the exact center of the compound, and was where we planned all of our excursions to the outside world and was where we kept all of our weapons and training gear.

As I was walking to the war room, I couldn't help but feel apprehensive about what had happened this night. Where had Ganieal and Nadaleigh gone? Would they leave us alone? So many questions were left unanswered.

As I neared the war room, I heard voices growing louder. I recognized Michaels right away, and then Jeep's and Charlie's. I stopped right outside the door, listening to their conversation.

"We need to go NOW, the longer we waste time the longer she is in danger!"

"But Michael, we need a strategy, you above all should know that!"

"Boys, calm down, we could be blowing this way out of proportion! She could have just gone for a walk and wanted to be alone for a while!"

I stepped into the doorway and leaned against the frame. "Well, you're not completely wrong Charlie."

Three heads snapped around to look at me. Within seconds Michael had me in his arms, his wings unfurled and coming around us, creating a warm and safe cocoon.

"Where have you been?" Michael asked me, concern lacing his voice.

I moved out of his embrace and went to sit down in one of the many chairs surrounding the table in the center of the room.

Michael was right behind me. Instead of sitting in a chair next to me, he knelt in front of me, taking my hands in his. I was so tired I felt like I couldn't even lift my head to look him in the eye, but I forced myself to. The amount of fear and concern in his eyes was heart wrenching. I took one of my hands out of his and cupped his face.

"It was Ganieal." I said out loud for Charlie and Jeep to hear. Then I looked over Michaels shoulder at them. "And Nadaleigh."

The shock on Jeep and Charlies faces would have been comical if I wasn't so tired.

"Apparently," I began, "Nadaleigh used to be an angel." I looked Michael in the eyes again.

Michael looked confused. "Not possible. Are you sure you aren't injured Aurora? That you weren't poisoned? I would have known if she was an angel."

"Im positive Michael. She said she was the Angel of beauty and peace. And that the two of you knew each other. She even went as far as to say you were very close friends."

I could see when the information sank in. Michael looked at me with disbelief in his eyes.

"It couldn't have possibly been her. . . Natalia. She disappeared soon after the marriage announcement between you and I was made. No one has seen or heard from her since. . . "

"Well, she and Ganieal have teamed up to take revenge on you and I. Apparently I came in between the two of you. She thought the two of you would eventually become a couple. She was completely delusional. She must have fallen to earth right after she cut my wings off and pushed me out of heaven."

Michael was staring off into space, apparently trying to take in everything I just said. My hands slide from his, and his hands dropped limply to his sides.

After a few minutes of silence, I couldn't take it anymore.

"Look, I'm exhausted, so I'm going to go and lay down. Ill, uh, be in my room."

I got up quickly and raced out of the room, heading straight for my bedroom.

As soon as I got to my room, closed the door and collapsed on the bed, clothes and all. I was sure I was a mess, but I didn't care, I was so worn out I couldn't even bring myself to take off my shoes, let alone get undressed and into clean pajamas.

I don't know how long I was asleep, but I woke up when I felt someone taking my shoes off.

"What are you doing?" I mumbled to the person undressing me.

"Making you more comfortable, isn't it obvious?"

It was Michael. A part of me warmed considerably knowing that he was undressing me, but the majority of me just wanted to go back to sleep.

He soon had my shoes and socks off, and was working his way up to the top of my pajama bottoms.

That woke me up fully.

I grabbed his hands. "What are you doing Michael?" I said, my voice laced with fatigue and something I couldn't identify.

He met my eyes squarely. "I told you, making you more comfortable. Your clothes are filthy, you need new ones. I am only trying to help."

I looked at him for a little longer. After a slight staring contest, I slowly let go of his hands.

"Ok. I'm too tired to argue with you right now. Go ahead, take advantage of me. . .I promise I won't fight." I looked down at him and gave him a little smirk, just to show him I was kidding.

And the little shit had the audacity to smirk right back at me. He worked quickly, pulling off my old pajamas and putting new ones on, the whole time placing little kisses here and there, not erotic enough to arouse, but enough to make me squirm.

I told you he was a little shit.

Michael laid down next to me, pulling me close, and enveloping us in the soft, warm, metallic silver wings of his.

"Im sorry I wasn't there for you Aurora, you could have been seriously hurt or even killed and I wasn't there."

I could hear the self loathing in his voice. I reached up and smoothed the worry lines from his forehead.

"Hey, I don't know if you have noticed, but I am more than capable of taking care of myself. Besides, everything turned out fine. I am however, very flattered that you were willing to risk everything to come and save me. It made me feel very special."

"You are very special. And I will do better protecting you, I swear it. This will not happen again."

"We can to it together Michael, you and me. And of course those oafs we call brothers, you know their fragile feelings would be hurt if we didn't include them in our plans."

Michael laughed out loud, then bent his head down and took possession of my lips with his. We kissed for what seemed like eternity, each one giving and receiving equally. Our tongues danced with each other, in a dance that sent fireworks shooting down my spine and exploding through my toes. Oh the things this man could do to me with a simple kiss!

After what seemed like forever, Michael pulled away. He put his forehead on mine. We sat there and breathed in each other for a few minutes, coming down from the high the kiss took us too.

"Together, Aurora. You and I will create a new world, together."

I smiled up at him. Yes, we would. Together.

Thank you for reading! I am in no way finished with Michael and Auroras story, but at the moment I am just burnt out on it. I do plan on continuing I swear! I just need a little break! After all, we still need to take care of Nadaleigh and Ganieal. . . but until then, be on the look out for my new story for How to Train Your Dragon! Again, thank you for reading!