Unsolved Mystery: Season 4, Episode 6

Unsolved Mystery

Season Four, Episode 6

Endgame

Written by Mina Skywalker, Justin W. Toner

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Mina could feel Justin again. But he was in pain! He was dying!

Mina cried out, "Justin's in trouble!"

Mina tried to leap up, but Shelbs kept her down. "Mina! Stop! You'll hurt yourself more if you move around too much!"

Mina felt Justin's pain. Somebody was hurting him by using the Dark Side. "Please, Shelbs, I must go to him!"

Shelbs kept her down. "Mina, you'll die if you try to help him!"

Mina screamed, "Then I'll die!"

Mina got off the ground. Shelbs tried to push her back down. Mina said, "Shelbs, I'm sorry," and punched her.

Shelbs fell to the ground, unconscious. Mina staggered out of the cell, towards Justin.

Lexie, W.A., Gemmin and Bennish stood in front of a computer terminal. W.A. clicked at the keys.

He said, "I think I've found the self destruct command. But I need a code! What are we going to do?"

Lexie pushed W.A. aside and typed at the keys. She yelled, "I don't know!"

Bennish exclaimed, "Oh, man, what are we going to do!"

Gemmin exclaimed, "Miss Mallory can help!"

Lexie asked, "Who's Miss Mallory?"

Gemmin said, "The lady in the cell with Mina. The one with the brown hair and they broken heels. She was being interrogated. I heard her being called Miss Mallory."

Lexie thought a moment.

"Brown hair.... Miss Mallory..... NEKKA! Spindoctor's assistant!"

W.A. said, "I'll go back to the cell to see if Nekka was brought back there. You guys stay here."

Lexie looked back at W.A. and said, "Be careful, okay?"

W.A. nodded. He ran off towards Mina's cell.

Mina felt Justin in the Emperor's throne room. He was in total pain! Mina could hardly stand the pain of her beloved. She opened the door with her good arm. Justin was on the ground dying. Alex was using Dark Force lightning on Justin! Mina screamed with the Force and herself, "NO!!!!!!!!!!"

Alex was thrown backwards. But he still kept on hurting Justin. Alex moved his left hand towards Mina. The lightning hit her. She fell to the ground. She used her left arm to crawl over to Justin.

He was still alive, but just barely.

Alex yelled, "Mina! Get away!"

Instead Mina searched for Justin's lips. She could feel the Dark Power transfer into her. But she didn't stop. The energy surged through Mina now.

"No!" cried Alex. "Get out of the way, bitch! I want him dead, not you!"

Mina kissed Justin again. She wouldn't let him go. Mina felt that she and Justin were going to die here. She just knew if she was going to die, she was glad it was in the arms of her love.

But she heard Jason yell, "NO!!!!!!!!" and he knocked Alex clear off his feet.

Mina couldn't feel anything. The lightning wasn't hitting them. But what was happening, she didn't know.

Mina Skywalker

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Justin was in a world of darkness. The last thing he could remember was being attacked by Alex with Dark Side lightning. He thought he was going to die, but then the pain stopped. What happened? With what was left of his strength, he began to open his eyes, and to his surprise, Mina was right on top of him, nearly unconscious. He turned his aching head to see what had happened to Alex. He was gone, and Jason was lying next to the pit. Justin started to move, but his body was full of pain. Thankfully he began to heal himself with the Force. He tried to wake his love.

"Mina!....Mina!....are you ok?!"

Mina opened her eyes. She smiled, thanking the force that she and Justin were alive.

"I thought we were dead," she said.

"I guess not," said Justin and kissed her ever so passionately.

"You were ready to die with me, weren't you?" he said.

"You bet, lover; wherever you go, I follow," she replied, and kissed him back.

Then Justin remembered Jason. "My brother! We have to check on Jason!"

Together they crawled over to were Jason lay. They turned him over. The sword wound was still there, but healing; he was barely alive!

"Jason! Can you hear me, Jason?" said Justin.

Jason opened his eyes and said, "You were right...Justin ......You...were right about me....A part of me was not...part of the Dark Side....When I saw...Alex killing you....The Darkness went away....I grabbed Alex and threw him....into the pit....he's not coming back."

Justin was in tears. His brother was back, but he had been hurt bad by Alex's lightning; he might not make it.

Mina said, "Justin, we have to get him help. I just hope Shelbs is OK."

"Why do you say that?" he asks.

"Well...I punched her out. She wasn't going to let me save you!"

Justin just wanted to laugh, but Jason was in a lot of pain and Mina and he could feel it.

"Justin," he said. "Leave me....I can't make it....and I...don't deserve to live."

"Don't say that!" replied Justin. "I am not losing you again! You're going to make it!"

Justin gestured to Mina, and together they put their hands on Jason and began a Force healing trance. Their life energy flowed into Jason, and he began to feel better. The sword wound vanished.

"He should be OK now," said Mina.

Jason could say only one thing to Justin and Mina. "Thank..you...thank you both."

"You're my brother, Jason," said Justin. "I will always love you."

Mina looked over her shoulder to see the Kromagg Emperor and his guards going out the back door.

"Justin! They're getting away!"

"Let them go; we have to get Jason out of here and find the others. Hope W.A. and them found the self-destruct. Here, help me carry him."

Both still weak, but getting stronger by the minute, Justin and Mina lifted Jason off the ground and carried him out the door.

"Let's head back to the cell; Shelbs is still there, I hope," said Mina as the three of them walked slowly down the hall.

Justin W Toner

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Nekka walked dizzily through the Kromagg flagship's halls, with Bar'ney behind her. Nekka looked back at him. Man, Kromaggs are ugly! Nekka thought for a second. She then swung her hand back and tried to hit Bar'ney in the face. He slapped a pair on binders on her wrist.

She said, "Thanks. But this bracelet doesn't really go with my eyes."

Bar'ney said, "Shut up, filthy human. You are going to die now."

Nekka tried to run. But her shoe flipped off and hit Bar'ney on the head. He fell to the ground.

Nekka picked up her shoe and spoke to it. "Wow. For once you did me some good."

She then heard voices from a nearby room. One voice, female, said, "Come on, Bennish! You NEVER heard any codes while you were here?"

The other voice said, "Sorry, baby, but I was too busy being BLINDED to hear any codes."

Nekka walked into the room. Two of the witnesses were there, Gemmin and Lexie! Plus, Dr. Bennish was there! Or, at least a double of Dr. Bennish. Lexie said, "Nekka! Come on! We need your help with this computer!"

Nekka sat down at the computer terminal and typed *#!!@%&(. The computer said, "Access granted. Manta Ship destruction sequence activated."

Lexie asked, "Nekka, what did you type in?"

Nekka replied, "The Kromagg equivalent of 'password'."

Mina and Justin carried Jason to the cell. Shelbs was there, and she was conscious! And W.A. was there too!

Shelbs yelled, "Mina! Where on earth did you go?"

Mina and Justin set Jason down on the ground. Shelbs started to check him out.

Mina said, "I had to help Justin. And I'm sorry about the black eye."

Shelbs nodded and replied, "You're forgiven."

Justin looked down at his brother; he was now in a healing trance. Mina put her good arm around Justin's shoulders. She said, "He's going to be okay, Justin."

Justin looked at Mina. He hugged her, gently, so not to hurt her ribs. He kissed her. He said, "I really do love you."

Mina winced in pain. Her ribs hurt. Justin let go of her. "Are you okay, darling?"

Mina sat down on the ground and leaned against the wall. "I'm fine, lover. I just need to sit down."

Justin sat down next to her.

W.A. said, "Come on, guys. We need to go help Lexie, Mom and Bennish."

There was a voice behind them.

"We don't need any help."

It was Lexie. She was there with Nekka, Bennish and Gemmin. Gemmin said, "The attacking ships are destroyed. Come on, we better get out of here. The Kromaggs should be here soon. We have a ship ready to take us back to Earth."

Mina, Shelbs, W.A. and Justin nodded. They picked up Jason and started towards the ship towards home.

Mina woke up in a hospital room. They had gotten back home. After they got back Justin, Jason and Mina were taken to the hospital. Mina's arm was now wrapped. She still sore all over, but she would be fine soon. Even sooner than the doctors said, because the Force was on her side. Mina closed her eyes and relaxed on the bed. She knew she would be fine.

Justin, W.A., Shelbs, Gemmin, Bennish and Nekka all sat in the waiting room. Mina and Jason were still in the emergency room. A nurse came into the hallway and said, "Miss Skywalker is ready for visitors. I'm afraid Mr. Warren is still in a coma. He is out of immediate danger. We cannot tell why he won't come out."

Justin smiled. Jason was fine. He was using the Force, the light side, to heal himself.

Shelbs said, "So we can go see Mina?"

The nurse looked at the number of people there. She said,

"I think it would be better if only one went right now."

Justin asked his friends, "Is it okay if I go in?"

They nodded. Justin walked into Mina's room. She smiled at him.

"Hey, lover. How are you?"

Justin smiled back.

"I was going to ask you the same thing."

Mina said, "I'll be fine. The doctor said give me a week and a half and I'll be perfectly fine. Well, my ribs and arm will still be broken. But I'll be a bit better."

Justin sat down on the bed next to Mina, and he kissed her. Mina asked, "What are we going to do now?"

Justin replied, "We're going to start sliding. We have to warn and save other worlds. We can use this as our base world. But we have to save other worlds too."

Mina nodded. She asked, "How's Jason?"

Justin said, "He's fine. He's in a meditation trance. The doctor's think he's in a coma. But I know he's going to be fine." Justin took a deep breath. "At least I HOPE he's going to be fine."

Mina Skywalker

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Mina gave Justin a funny look and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Justin replied, "Well, while we were carrying him back to the cell, I sensed his feelings. He had a lot of guilt and remorse for what he did under the influence of the Dark Side. He didn't want to forgive himself, and as you heard, he felt he didn't even deserve to live."

"Then you have to talk to him, tell him how you feel," she said.

"I plan to, and there is one other thing."

"What's that?" Mina asked.

"Well . . . when I came here, I just thought I would led a hand to you and your friends and be on my way, but the moment I met you, I felt things I hadn't in a long time....happiness, a connection, and love."

Mina began to cry as he continued, "I was afraid to admit my feelings for you because all the people I ever cared about had died--Tain and my parents. So I tried to deny it, but after what Jke'gad did to you, I knew I had to face the truth...that I loved you."

"I felt the same way," said Mina. "But now we have each other, our friends, and your brother."

Justin looked into her blue eyes and said, "I love you."

"I love you, too," Mina replied, and they leaned forward and kissed for a while.

When they parted, Justin said, "I should go see Jason now; I'll be back later."

"I'll be waiting," she said.

Justin went onto the next room were Jason lay on a bed in the healing trance.

Justin sat down next to him and said, "Hey, Old Man, wake up."

Jason opened his eyes and replied, "I am....now what's going on?"

"We need to talk."

"About what? All the mistakes I made? Are you here to scold me like mom or dad did when we misbehaved?! Something like that?!"

Justin shook his head. "No! What I came here to tell you is that I forgive you, Jason, for everything, but you also have to forgive yourself."

"I can't!" he replied. "I let the Dark Side control me! I hurt Mom and Dad, and especially you; I don't deserve forgiveness!"

"Yes, you DO!" said Justin. "You saved my life, Jason! You could have let Alex kill me and Mina, but you didn't, because part of your heart was still good; it resisted the Darkness. You should be proud. Not many return from the Dark Side alive. And I need you."

"You need me?" he said.

"Yes! We all need you--Mina, Shelbs and all the rest; we need you. The Kromaggs are still out there, conquering other Earths. We have to stop them, and I want you at my side. I love you, Old Man!"

For the first time in ages, Jason laughed and smiled. "Remember how we came up with that nickname "Old Man"?"

"You bet! We both thought we would become masters when we were old men," Justin replied.

"Well," said Jason. "Now you are the master, and I wish to be your student. It's my way of paying for my mistakes, if you'll let me."

"You bet," said Justin. "I wouldn't want it any other way, and besides, If I ever need a best man....I would want it to be you."

Jason gave his brother a funny look and said, "Are you and Mina going to get . . .?"

"NO! Well, at least not yet, but . . . you never know," Justin said.

And with that the two brothers hugged each other for the first time in years.

"Come on," said Justin. "It's time you properly meet the love of my life."

And with that they left the room to go see Mina. The adventure was just beginning for them all.

Justin W Toner

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Mina stared up at the ceiling in her hospital room. It was white. No marks, no other color, just white. Mina felt herself start to drift off, but she heard a voice.

It said, "Hey, darling, is it okay if I come in?"

Mina pulled herself up. She smiled at Justin. She replied, "Of course, lover, I'm always up to a visit from you."

Justin looked back. Jason was hanging out in the shadow. Justin could feel his guilt, from seeing Mina laying in the bed, broken bones, bruises all over. Justin sat down next to Mina. She kissed him. Justin blushed, as he could feel Jason smile at his brother getting kissed. Jason was always the lady's man. Justin was too busy training to be a Shambala to ever have a girlfriend. But now he had Mina.

Justin spoke softly to Mina. "Mina, Jason's here."

Jason stepped out of the shadows. Mina stared at Jason. Justin looked at Jason, then at Mina and said, "Old Man, this is the love of my life, Mina Skywalker."

Jason didn't move any closer to Mina or Justin. Justin put his arm around Mina.

Justin whispered to Mina, "Sweetheart, this is my brother, Jason Warren."

Mina and Jason exhanged silent glances. Mina finally spoke. "Jason...... Thank you......"

Jason said, "Justin, can I talk to Mina alone for a second?"

Justin said, "Sure, just don't go and try to steal her from me."

Jason laughed. "Don't worry, Old Man, you'd probably kill me if I did."

Justin kissed Mina and left the room.

Jason stammered, "You shouldn't thank me....... I tried to kill you."

Mina got out of her bed. She staggered, but stood up straight in front of Jason.

She said, "But you DIDN'T kill me."

Jason started to cry. He stuttered, "I...I....put...you... here..... It's my fault.... I practically killed you."

Mina whispered, "It's not your fault. You were on the Dark Side; it controlled your actions."

She continued, "Many people in my family have gone to the Dark Side, then come back, my grandfather and father among them. They redeemed themselves, just like you have started to do."

Jason asked, "How can I redeem myself fully?"

Mina answered, "Train with Justin."

Jason smiled at his brother's beloved. He said, "I'm really glad my brother has somebody like you, Mina Skywalker."

Justin ran into the room; he carefully grabbed onto Mina's waist. He clapped a hand on Jason's shoulder. He said, "I hope you two are ready for some visitors!"

Then in came Lexie, Shelbs, W.A., Gemmin, Bennish and Nekka. Justin kissed Mina. He said, "Come on, Mina, Jason, you guys being released."

Jason asked, "But where are we going to go?"

Lexie answered, "Where else? The Dominion Hotel!"

Mina Skywalker

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Some 15 minutes later, the group sat together in a room at the Dominion Hotel.

Lexie, Shelbs, W.A., Mina, Justin, Jason, Gemmin, Bennish and Nekka all tried to relax, but they knew that the Kromagg threat was not gone. Justin decided to start.

"Listen, everyone, I have something to propose. I hope you all want to hear me out."

They all said yes and he continued.

"I did a lot of thinking while we were at the hospital....We stopped the Kromaggs today, but the dynasty is still strong. The Emperor is alive, and as we speak they are probably conquering other Earths. I mentioned this to Mina, and I want you all to hear it. I think that we should start sliding to other Earths to warn them, and to stop the Kromaggs' attempts at invasion. I want to do this. My world was taken over by the Kromaggs. Jason and I lost our parents in the fighting. My life has not been the same since the Kromaggs showed up, and if it takes the rest of my life, I want to see the day in which the Kromagg Dynasty is no more!"

The others listened intently and all felt what Justin felt; all of them had suffered in different ways to the Kromaggs. Justin continued. "I know we all banded together here because of a common goal, and I hope you will do this with me, but it is your choice, all of you; if you don't want to get involved, I'll understand."

Mina took Justin's hand and said, "You know I am with you, lover. I wouldn't want it any other way."

Justin smiled and kissed her, then Jason spoke. "Same here brother, I have a lot to make up for. I'm with you, now and forever, Old Man."

Justin looked toward the others. "Well, how about you?"

Shelbs said, "You can count me in; you guys would be lost without me."

Everyone laughed. Then W.A. said, "Mr. Warren, you can add me to the list as well. It's the right thing to do."

Lexie, who sat next to W.A., said, "Me, too; the Kromaggs have to be stopped, and it's up to us to do it. How about you, Mom, are you up to this?"

Gemmin replied, "I may be older, but I know the Kromagg threat; I am with you always."

"Hey, man," said Bennish. "I may not have eyes for now, but, like, I can still so lots of stuff with computers. I'll sign up too."

Nekka looked over the others. She may have worked for spindoctor, but she had helped them at the end. She said, "Well, since my boss has mysteriously disappeared, I guess you can count me in too."

Justin spoke again. "Thank you, all of you. We have quite a job ahead of us."

Shelbs asked, "I think it would be good if we had our base here, and came back here after each slide, to prevent anyone getting lost."

"Good idea, Shelbs," said W.A. "And it would be also advantageous if we split into 2 teams, since there are so many of us involved."

"And some of us should stay here on this earth," said Mina. "To monitor the rest of us, in case something goes wrong."

"Great" said Justin. "We'll work all of this out soon; I think its time we all got some well-deserved rest."

"Agreed," said Jason, but as they got up to go to their separate rooms, Nekka spoke up.

"Hey guys! Aren't we forgetting something? What ever happened to spindoctor?"

Mina said, "The last time Justin and I saw him, he was unconscious on his lab floor. I punched him out."

But Shelbs replied, "But the last time we were at his lab, he wasn't there."

"Then..." said Lexie, "where is he?"

Somewhere in the space between dimensions, Spindoctor struggled to maintain control of the Manta Ship. The thing was falling apart on him.

"This is the last straw! If I ever see Nekka again, I am going to cut her salary! Should have been better with the traslation of Kromaggese!"

And with that he began to spin out of control to a unknown destination!

"Forget it," said Justin. "We shouldn't worry abut him; come on, let's get some sleep."

And on that, the group said goodnight, wondering what the next post will bring.

Justin W. Toner (I think it's time we started Season 5!)

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