Okay, yep. It's late here (again... *sigh*) so I might need two chapters to tie up this show. I'll do my best though. And enjoy the happy parts, 'cause a depressing one is coming up. ;~; And also, a bit of shippyness, beware!! >X3 It's a little darker tuned though, to fit the theme of the story...
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Chapter 38, The Fireworks Show Part Fantastic (hopefully final) 4!!
"Eheheh, good work guys. Couldn't of done it without ya'." "Puh-lease. Like it'd be a party without us making mischief." The two high-fived, and the group laughed.
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"Wooo!! Keep up will ya'?" Freeze Blade yelled behind to Roller Brawl. He hadn't had this much fun in too long, and the feeling of the wind whipped your fur, getting to skate to moonlit fireworks... It was like a little piece of heaven to the ice cat. "Like I need to!" Roller Brawl taunted, apparently even with the cat, hiding on his other side. "You little..." He laughed, and grinning, he pushed himself harder, bursting ahead. "That's the best you got?" Roller shot up next to him again. "Haha, I know you're struggling." He swerved, spreading a frosty path across the grass. "In your drea- Woah!" Roller had to catch herself from flying into the nearby Woodburrow denizens. "Sorry!" She shouted back to one particularly annoyed native. "Hey, that's cheating!" She lightly punched him in the arm. "There, now we're even." She smirked, and Freeze mirrored her look. "Beat ya' to that tree!" "You're on!" Freeze panted, smirking. "Don't go easy, okay?" She teased him, skating ahead. "Like I would!"
"Ha! Knew I would win." "Darn it Freeze!" Humph!" He grinned, overjoyed. "Man, if anything it's been too long, huh?" He nodded, mentally cursing the fact that his hearing suddenly dropped. He was about to try and say that he would get some drinks to stall his ears when Wash Buckler and Blast Zone came up.
'Great, here comes trouble...' "Way to ditch us Freeze!" Wash Buckler roared, wanting to make other comments but deciding not to with Roller Brawl around. "No excuses..." Wash queued down, still fuming inside. He had hated getting stuck with the Undead for so long, and when he realized that Freeze was gone... The look he had was scary. Blast Zone shuddered just thinking of it. Freeze felt helpless. He didn't want to seem stupid, but he couldn't hear a word... He sighed, irritated. Wash Buckler perked up, calling Freeze out indignantly, although he was happy for once he didn't have to listen. "Um...?" Roller Brawl cut in, awkwardly. "Something up?" "Oh, Freeze, he's..." Blast trailed off. The icy cat made note that they were probably going to start talking about him, how they need to 'fix' him, how he was insane... Blast Zone was quite easy to read, really. It didn't take much to tell when they were talking about a sensitive topic.
'You wouldn't be able to tell it was sensitive with how much I'm ALWAYS around when they talk about it...' "You see, when we were on our journey, some of the dark magic corrupted Freeze Blade. He got a cure, but it had everlasting side effects. I mean, he doesn't try to murder us anymore, thankfully, but he's got... You know. A little, uh, 'ditzy,' most times, and he has hearing loss sometimes. LALALALALALA!!!! See? No response. Not even a twitch of an ear..." Blast trailed off. He hated describing it, but Eon knows what Wash Buckler would say. "That's why we're looking for a cure for him." The pirate chipped in. "Why?" "What?" Wash stared at Roller Brawl. "He seems fine to me. I mean, who really cares about the hearing loss? And so what if he's ditzy? This is him now." "B-but-" Wash stuttered, flabbergasted that someone would even think that. "Even if he's got hearing loss, even with no hearing right now, he's not an idiot. Isn't that right Freeze?" She stated firmly to Wash Buckler and Blast Zone, and looked at Freeze Blade hopefully for a response. "Arrawwwrrr...." He purred at her. It was kinda the only thing he could really say, being unable to hear himself...
'Dear Eon, if that was the wrong reaction, I'm dead. I'm such an idiot. Where did that even come from...?' He shifted uncomfortably, feeling hot in his fur. O-kay then, you too have fun together." Wash a buckler lead Blast away, the both of them stunned. "Weirdos..." Wash whispered. "Shut up! Don't question them..." "Eon, did I say something stupid?" Freeze Blade started, upset and annoyed that his hearing had to come back now. If only it was earlier... "If it was, I'm really sorry... I mean, I could tell you were doing some favor or something for me, and you needed me to g-" "Shh." She put a finger to his lips, laughing. "You said everything I really needed to hear."
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BOOM!!!
Everyone's eyes were suddenly glued to the sky as the fireworks were massively amplified, making screeching and wailing noises as the last crackled faded into the night. "Nice job Dufus, I gotta say I wasn't expecting this from ya'." Flynn patted Rufus's back, staring in awe. "Oh, thanks, but they really aren't mi-"
BOOM!!!
"Aw shut up and take the credit okay? I don't give it out much." "Yeah, he
really doesn't." Cali sighed. Grilla Drilla snickered from the cover of a bush. "Seems to be popular with the crowd, eh?" "Yeah, this was so worth it!" Doom Stone tried not to burst out in laughter as the fireworks exploded in the sky. "Come to mention it, it actually kinda hurts my ears." Rubble Rouser looked at the two as they both twitched in anger. "What?"
BOOM!!!
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"Ah, sorry 'bout earlier." Free Ranger looked up at Jet Vac. "It's fine." He sighed, looking away at the dirt that was apparently much more interesting. "Okay, well unfortunately that's not the only reason I'm here." He handed Free a envelope. "Everyone's getting one, okay?" The chicken torn up the wrapping, at first pleased to have something of more interest than the dirt. Unfolding a letter, he flames it over really quick. "Don't shoot the messenger, okay?!" Jet Vac put his hands up in defense. "What's this?" Free asked, noticing how formal it looked. "Another invitation?" "Yes. But... This one is to a funeral."
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And the Fireworks Show is ooooovver! XP Sorry for so much shippyness, had to get my two cents worth of it in here, right? Hopefully it wasn't awful. XC But on the bright side, not only (again) is the Fireworks Show over, but we're almost at page 4, and it was a long chap!

If my Autocorrect goofed again, let me know. I've been doing the past few chaps late at night on my phone.
~Okay, enjoy!