An open valley is where Thomas dragged Dan, throwing him into the shallow water. Thomas came up to him and kicked him in the ribs. Dan cried out.

He took quite a beating from the older male, kicks and punches, and was picked up and thrown quite often.

When the kicks to his body started again, Dan clutched his red heart necklace that he wore since Phil had given it to him and just hoped Phil could get there soon.

When Thomas stopped, Dan weakly looked up at him. "W- Why...?"

"You're in my way, you disgusting brat," the elder replied, wrapping his fingers tightly around the younger boy's throat. Thomas slammed Dan's head into the ground. "I'm just waiting on Phil now. And when I've killed you, I'll kill your friends, then I'll kill your precious little baby. I'll kill Phil last so he has to watch you all die and suffer. Then I'll take over this planet, and my own. Just like I've always wanted."

Dan felt himself starting to lose consciousness.

"N- No..." He whispered, barely audible.

"What was that?"

"NO!"

Thomas was thrown off with a blast of energy to his stomach. He fell to the ground, but quickly got up, just as Dan stood as well. Thomas was mildly scared of what he saw.

He didn't see any color, but Dan's eyes were glowing bright. The boy looked angry, and his hands were glowing.

Dan looked at his hands, seeing them glow with more than one color. A rainbow.

Dan breathed deeply, and backed up a little. "Y- You won't touch them! And if you know what's good for you, you should stay away from me. I will kill you if I have to."

Dan never killed anyone in his life. Never thought about it really, and never wanted to. But if it meant keeping his loved ones alive, he'd do it in a heartbeat.

Thomas's eyes narrowed and he stepped forward. "Cute, but I'm done messing around," he murmured darkly, and pulled out a dagger. "I'm not waiting for your boyfriend - he can just watch your daughter suffer. I'm just going to kill you now."

Dan's eyes widened and he backed up again, falling back into the shallow water. The glowing had left him, and he was worried. He backed up the best he could sitting down, for he hurt too much to stand for long.

Thomas was almost on him. And so Dan held up his arms for some kind of protection, closing his eyes tightly.

Dan heard a splash and a grunt. He opened his eyes to find Thomas on the ground, and Phil standing a bit away, looking at his uncle. His hands were engulfed in rainbow flames, but they didn't seem to be hurting him.

Wait- Phil!

"PHIL!" Dan cried, trying to get up but failing. The flames disappeared and Phil was running to his love.

He dropped beside Dan, instantly wrapping his arms around him and holding him tight.

The two sobbed in each other's arms, before Phil pulled back.

"I love you so much," Phil whispered, pressing a kiss to Dan's lips. Dan pulled back.

"I love you, too, P- Phil," Dan murmured, sniffling. He wiped his eyes. "I- I never told you, b- but now I finally can..."

Phil embraced Dan again, sobbing into his shoulder lightly.

It began to rain.

"Don't cry, my love," Dan whispered, kissing Phil again. Phil kissed back with everything he could.

When they broke apart, Phil sniffled. In a gentle tone, he asked his love, "Are you okay?"

To which Dan nodded and smiled.

"Yeah, now that you're here..."

Phil smiled again and rested his forehead against his love's.

"I'm glad I met you," Dan whispered suddenly, sighing contentedly. "Without you, I wouldn't have ever known what love was like. Without you, I was colorblind."

Phil smiled brightly and grabbed Dan's hands.

That smile didn't last.

Phil was roughly grabbed by Thomas and thrown into the water a bit away.

"PHIL!!" Dan cried again, trying to get in his feet but was kicked down.

"D- Dan, don't worry..." Phil uttered, standing up and glaring at his uncle. "Thomas, you're not leaving here alive today. That's a promise."

Thomas chuckled. "You can promise anything you want, but you can't keep a promise when you're dead."

Phil's eyes narrowed and his hands were alight again.

They flew towards each other, both ready to kill.

Phil was the unlucky one, for he was pierced in the heart with the dagger, being lifted off the ground.

Dan's scream echoed throughout the valley.

Blood began to flow and gush out of the wound, and Phil fell as Thomas pulled out the dagger, unable to even attempt to heal himself.

"Phil, NO!" Dan shrieked, stumbling to his feet and running to his boyfriend.

But he was unsuccessful. Thomas hit him and he went flying back into the water.

"All of this could've been avoided, you know," Thomas told him, sighing a bit. "Because you left the goddamn planet originally so easily, the other monochromians felt unsafe. That's why they came after Phil. That's why all of this was happened. But you unknowingly fucked everything up when you left. You shouldn't have done that, but I'm glad you did, Dan. I really am, because now I can finally have what I want. I want to rule... I want to be noticed. I will get everything I ever wanted now, thanks to you."

Dan shakily got up on his hands and knees, spitting out some blood. Thomas elbowed him in the back, causing him to collapse.

"P- Phil..." Dan murmured weakly, groaning at the pain he felt.

Thomas kicked him again and pulled an opal-like stone out of his pocket, grinning at it.

"This, my dear boy, is the White Stone. It is a precious, sacred stone that grants one wish every hundred years. It belongs to the monochromians, but you never knew about it. Only because you are just a normal monochromian and not a special one or a guard. Phil's father, my brother John, was the temporary holder, the protector, and only a few close to him knew about the stone's existence. But now I can use it, and get my wish."

"No...!" Dan protested, trying to get up yet again. Thomas laughed and shook his head. The boy never knew when to give up.

"Its too late now, Dan." Thomas rubbed the stone with his thumb, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. "I wish for the power to make the worlds - Earth and Planet White - mine. Give me the strength, give me the power!"

Dan gasped, collapsing once more.

"Now, we wait..."

Several painfully slow seconds passed and nothing had changed. Thomas furrowed his eyebrows.

"What the hell?! What's wrong with this thing?"

A chuckle could be heard from a bit away, and Dan saw Phil behind Thomas, holding his wound. His hand and shirt was covered in blood, and blood was slowly seeping from his lips.

"Y- You... asshole... t- that's not... the real... stone..." Phil said, breathing lightly. He grabbed Thomas's knife and stabbed him through his heart, watching the blood gush out with a twisted, yet satisfied smirk.

"D- Dan... has it..." Phil told him, seeing Dan's confused face from over Thomas's shoulder. "R- Remember... that necklace... I gave you...? T- The one with... the red h- heart...?"

Dan nodded, looking down at the red heart gemstone necklace that he was wearing around his neck.

Phil smiled. "T- That's... the real stone..."

"B- But it's red, not white..." Dan uttered, looking down, confused.

"T- The... mono...chro...mians... are c- colorblind... so... they thought... it was w- white..."

Thomas was stabbed again in the heart and he fell, more than likely dead, if not close. Phil fell to his knees and Dan actually managed to get up and go to him.

"P- Phil..." Dan whispered, tears streaming down his cheeks. He tried to heal the blue-eyed boy, but nothing was working. Dan began to sob.

"D- Don't... cry, my... love..." Phil whispered, touching Dan's cheek.

"I- I have to do something... I can wish for you to be okay-"

"N- No, you... can't..."

"W- Why not?" One of Dan's tears dropped onto Phil's face.

"B- Because... the m- mono...cromians... will just... c- come and take... me away from... you again..."

"What should I do?!" Dan cried, holding Phil's face in his hands. A tear slipped down Phil's cheek.

"T- The right.... thing..." Phil uttered softly, holding Dan's wrist weakly. "S- Sam... I saw her... bleeding on the f- floor... She deserves... to live..."

"But there's a chance that Felix could've healed her..."

"I- I don't think... he was awake... when I got... t- there..."

"Phil, I... I can't live without you... I don't want to live without you... you're everything to me... My life began with you, it should end with you as well..."

"Y- You have... Aya to take... care of now... She needs... you, Dan..."

Dan gasped lightly. He never thought Phil would know...

"B- But Phil... you're the one who showed me love... who showed me color... you gave me everything I could ever want... This isn't fair... You deserve to live...! You shouldn't have to pay for my mistakes!"

Phil smiled lightly. "I- I know... but I l-love... you... so that makes... it all okay..."

"You're such an idiot..." Dan whispered, crying again. "I love you so much..."

Phil smiled and his eyes began to flutter closed.

"P- Phil... please... don't go..."

Phil's hand slowly fell to the ground.

"Y- You're my whole world... Don't..."

Phil stopped breathing.

"...go..."

Dan's world began on a sidewalk sometime in the afternoon.

It shattered in a valley at dusk.

Dan sat there for hours, just crying and wanting to take everything back.

"Wait..." Dan sniffled, rubbing his eyes. "I... I can take it all back... with this..." He looked down at the necklace.

He grasped it in one hand and held Phil's cold hand with the other.

He closed his eyes, letting a few tears slip down his red cheeks.

"I wish..."

He thought of Phil.

"I wish I could take everything back..."

He thought of all his friends.

"I wish I'd never left Planet White yet..."

"I wish I could have my love back..."

The necklace glowed and the world seemed to start breaking apart into small pieces, flying into the sky until they were nothing.

Dan knew that it had worked. Everything was falling apart, but he was getting a second chance. He could have his love back, just like he wanted.

He bade a silent farewell to his friends - Sam, Felix, PJ, Chris, Tyler, Troye, and even Susan and Lynn - and his daughter, Aya. He bade a silent farewell to Phil's house, the sidewalk he met Phil on, the sky, and everything he ever cared about. He bade a silent farewell to the valley, to the setting sun and the cool waterfall. He bade a farewell to the colorful earth and the love Phil had given him.

Most of all, he bade a silent farewell to Phil, the love of his life.

The world around the two was turning to something like ashes. Dan leaned down and kissed his love one last time as the world faded and became nothing.

Nothing but white.

-

Hey guys, this is basically the end. 1900 words. That's the most I've really written at once in forever. There's an epilogue or two left and then it's done and a sequel should be made. I'm afraid of doing a sequel because every time I write one, nobody actually reads it and I'm afraid that it won't be as good/popular (I guess?) as this one.

Unless I can get some promises or something that you guys will read the sequel, I don't think I'll write one. I need something like reassurance I guess? I dunno, I just hope you guys will stick around for the epilogue and the sequel...

FUN FACT, Naruto inspired the ending a bit while writing it c:

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