A/N This is the last chapter of this fic. However, those of you who liked this fic, read my author note at the end of this chapter. My author note is going to be huge, but right now, let's get on with the fic.

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The smell of fresh blood came to her. Someone had been wounded recently. She just hoped it wasn't Maki.

Kashamie stood among the millions of grey-black spires that dotted the whole Leyline. She had gotten here much later than the others due to the Venus Eclipse's damage. She had had to stop and get it repaired, but with it repaired she had gotten here in a short time.

She broke into a fast run and took random twists and turns, or at least they were seemingly random. She followed the scent of the blood and it was getting stronger as she continued on. Not only had someone been wounded, but someone had died. That much blood could not come from a living wounded person.

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The spires began to clear and they saw two people on the marble floor, blood spattered about them. One of them was that Tuno guy, and the other was Maki. Maki looked badly injured. Gene and the others ran over to them.

"Maki, we came to get you. Can you walk, or do we need to carry you?"

Maki turned her head towards Gene. She laughed softly. "You'll have to carry both of us. I got shot three times and Tuno expended all his energy coming to save me."

Gene nodded. "Aisha, get Tuno. I'll get Maki." The two gently picked them up. "Maki, where is your captor?"

"He's dead. Tuno shot him."

"Good." They began to walk off but Aisha stopped them. "What is it?"

Aisha sniffed the air. "I don't know. I think someone's coming, but it isn't a human."

"Maybe it's Kashamie," Sazuka said. "She was behind us before."

Gene pulled out his trusty caster. "Well, we can't take any chances." He aimed it, with one hand, at the exit. He heard feet running rapidly along the floor. Someone emerged. Gene sighed and put away his caster. It was Kashamie.

"Is everyone okay?"

"Yeah, but would you mind taking your friend? She ain't so light when she's injured." Maki pounded her fist weakly into his back.

"Sure. I'll take her back to our ship. The Cura Cura is also docked here, so why don't you take Tuno back there?" she said to Aisha. Aisha nodded.

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All three ships sat in the docks, each one only a few hundred feet away from each other. Kashamie bade the crew of the Outlaw Star farewell and headed onto the Venus Eclipse. Maki had passed out.

Everything went well as they left the Leyline and when they began to prepare to go at full speed to the next planet, but things turned grim real fast.

The Ransuer and the Ayumi Saint were blocking any further movement forward. Their weapons were charged.

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A/N The End.

Okay, short last chapter and very evil, don't you think. Now, like I said, this author note was going to be big and that is because I am going to explain about the sequel to this.

The sequel takes place thirty years after this fic, but there is a twist: Maki has been in cryostasis for all that time. Have I got your interest yet? Also, there will be a new crew for the Venus Eclipse.

As an added bonus, this story takes place in the universe that AlphaBlades created, and it intertwines in a certain few chapters with his story, An Outlaw's Dream.. However, the storyline in AlphaBlades's fic will continue to stay the same. Only one chapter every now and then will have the two stories, with the characters from both, interacting. AlphaBlades has given me permission to do this and there will be a disclaimer on the sequel fic.

Anyway, for those of you who want to read it, the sequel will be called An Outlaw's Reality.

Thanks go out to all of you who reviewed this fic and I hope to here from all of you again soon. This is MeiDarkreign. "See ya, for now."