Agent (Unedited)

24: Forgive Me Not (End Game Part 2)

Alarms blaring, flashing red lights, and a garbled voice saying that there was an intruder alert...

Yup, that's about right. I pause at the corner, catching my breath and thinking about what had just happened. Mardu, the idiot, why was he trying to talk me out of this? He's the enemy, he and dad both are. Sending me to these "Wolves" people, whoever they are, I have a feeling that isn't a Five Star island Resort complex. And here Mardu was, trying to tell me to stop, to give up? So, what, they can send me to some horror house?!

I check my revolvers and pull both hammers back, listening to my surroundings. I could hear footsteps from on the other side of the doors, and I could see a guard running at terminal velocity right at me. I hear one door open at the far side of the hall, and raise my pistol, aiming right out the window at him. He slows slightly, eyes locked with mine, and hesitates. A moment later, he steps back, seeing the glaring fire in my eyes, and runs away.

"Ha... Wise choice." I murmur, before continuing towards the Document Room, moving as fast as I could, not wanting to encounter any more resistance. And I don't, thankfully. I reach the door with no issues. However, the keypad was dark. Someone had turned off the power to the room's entry pad. I growl in frustration and look the door over, biting my lower lip and taking a breath. "Come on, Tyler, how are we gonna get through this..." I whisper, then gently move and press my hand against the door. If I could only use Light. If I could just use Light, I could burn a hole through it with Plasma Fire. But, it all ended when Saber died. I felt it, the feeling of her power leaving me. And every time I tried, it hurt. I could only do the smallest bit. I could only do so little.

"Oh, Saber... I'll avenge you... For you, this I will do..." I whisper gently, closing my eyes for a moment before a gentle voice speaks a moment later.

"Tyler?... What... What are you doing?" I hear, and my eyes widen, spinning around with both revolvers raised towards the speaker. No... It can't be...

Saber tilts her head gently and steps back slightly. "Saelfien... Are you really going to shoot me?..." She asks in shock, eyes gently widening.

"How are you alive?... Caedrienth... Hell, I saw you... I grieved for you..." I say quietly, stepping back slightly. "You can't be alive..."

"But... Can't I be, Tyler, my dear Rider? Can't I be alive?" Saber asks with a small smirk, flicking her tail, and I feel a faint smile tug at my lips, suppressing it quickly. "Come on, Tye... It's me... Put the guns down, it's okay."

"Saber, they're going to send me... send US... to the Wolves... This is the only way that I can keep us safe... I can't stop, not now..." I say quietly, and Saber stands a bit straighter, looking a bit solemn, yet determined, a look I have never seen her take before. And a sadness to her, like I disappointed her.

"Then... I have to stop you." And my eyes widen, leaping to the side as a bolt of light sears past me, scoring the wall behind where I had been.

"SABER!" I yell in shock, and she growls, taking an offensive stance, wings extended to block escape past her, tail flashing slowly, her ears back and eyes blazing. "I am your RIDER! What are you doing?!"