We all gathered in the infirmary and watched over the gang as they slowly woke up one by one. Harry had been the first to wake up, while we had been on stage. When he saw Paul, his scream of Daddy made the crowd go wild as our son hugged his father. I couldn't help the smile at the sight. It still made me smile as I stood looking over the kids after healing their injuries. Fawkes perched on my shoulder and wouldn't stop preening my hair the entire time. My second death scare must have terrified the poor bird. 

"How are you feeling?" I asked the kids when they all woke up.

"What happened?" Daphne asked holding her head.

"You all passed out because of the witch's gas. It caused your senses to go haywire and for you all to hallucinate." I explained holding up the bag of residue. "Luckily, the infirmary had everything needed to treat the Hypoxia you all suffered because of it."

"Really?" Velma looked up at me. I nodded.

"You mean to tell me.." Shaggy started.

"It was all a figment of our imaginations." Velma finished. I inwardly sighed in relief. Thankfully, the guys had taken Harry out of the room so I could spin the story.

"Woah, that's deep." Shaggy said looking at Scooby who agreed.

"Whatever you experienced must have been one hell of a trip." I chuckled. 

"But like, you're wearing the same clothes as the version of you we saw blasting the Destroyer." Shaggy pointed at the fire themed dress I was wearing. It barely covered my breasts and wrapped around my back leaving my stomach exposed before trailing behind me showing off my legs.

"I had to do another costume change for my return performance later." I waved him off with a nervous laugh. "But I better make sure that Paul isn't stuffing Harry full of sugar. I'd hate to have to put a hyper toddler to bed. You guys can finish the investigation. Just take it easy."

Leaving the room, I headed down the hall where I could hear the high-pitched laughter of my son. Entering a meeting room, I saw Harry playing with Gene who was making faces at him. Only my son could turn the big fire breathing Demon into a teddy bear. Chuckling, I walked over to Paul and wrapped my arm around his waist and leaned into him to watch the scene before me. Crashing could be heard from the security room, making us all stop before running to the source. Gene had Harry in his arms when we entered the room to see the gang playing hot potato with the witch and diamond. Gene passed Harry to Paul before sneaking up behind her, she tried to punch him, but he ducked. She then flew off after Shaggy, but Eric jumped in front of her and grabbed something from her back before showing it to us.

"Look, she hid gas dispensers in her cape." Eric looked at it.

The witch pushed off the wall before flying across the room. Tommy stepped up and leaned back, grabbing her belt, causing her to crash into the screens and get tangled up.

"And here's the magnetic repulsor field belt she used for flying." Tommy gave it an unimpressed look before seeing the logo inside. "Ooh, Quest Research Laboratories. Good stuff."

"All stolen from her previous employer." Paul realized stepping out of the shadows with Harry and I in tow. I flipped on the lights so we could see better and walked up to the growling woman before us.

"Pretty good acting." I smirked ripping the helmet off. "But not good enough, Delilah."

"Delilah Domino?" Daphne gasped.

"The head security lady?" Shaggy asked.

"You guys should have known. We took the diamond from her locker." Fred rolled his eyes.

"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Delilah! I knew it!" Manny exclaimed walking in with two police officers. "I didn't really know it, but I like to sound smart. I'm the boss." 

"Curious, I didn't see that one coming." Chikara hummed.

"How did you know?" Shandi questioned.

"When Delilah mentioned she worked for a government defense company, we did some research." Velma explained as I leaned against the computers. "Turns out, they specialized in lasers."

"So?" Shaggy and Scooby said together.

"Lasers that use black diamonds, guys." Fred chuckled taking the rock from Shaggy.

"She was hoping to steal it from here and sell it to a competing defense company, since she was fired from the last one." Daphne gave Delilah and smirk.

"She was also the one stealing your chemicals to make her witch gas." Fred added. "As head of security, she would have had another key card to your lab."

"And while everyone was watching the concert, she hid the diamond here. In her locker." Velma concluded. The police got Delilah down and handcuffed her.

"My plan was perfect!" Delilah snarled while she was marched out. "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling KISS."

     The guys walked the gang outside while I went up to Paul's room where my trunk had been moved while the kids slept. Opening it, I brought out the figurines of my old band and resized and animated them. They all looked around confused before seeing me smiling at them. I was about to say something when they all tackled me into a hug. Hugging them back, I managed to escape their arms before changing their clothes. Miku now wore a nude sheer top with green shells covering her breasts and a green fish scale skirt with purple shells painted over her eyes. Chad's clothes were changed to look like a wolf with red claw marks painted on his face. And The Rev was made to look like the Grim Reaper with a skull painted on his face. 

"Perfect for a Halloween return." I clapped my hands tucking my wand away. Light flared up around me, and I was back in my costume from the start of the night. "Ready to make a major comeback?"

"Hell yeah!" they cheered grabbing their guitars, or in The Rev's case his drumsticks, and we all left the room to head to the stage. We could hear cheering fans as we took our places on the rising platform.

"Let's make this a show to remember." I grinned bringing the strap of my guitar over my head. Slowly we began to rise. Fake smoke poured into the hole above us as we emerged outside. "Who's ready to rock?!"

Cheers greeted us as Rev climbed behind the drums, Miku stood behind me to my left, and Chad to my right.

"Good! Cause we've got a show for you!" I smiled as Rev and Chad started the song.

Can't count the years on one hand
That we've been together
I need the other one to hold you
Make you feel, make you feel better

Smiling, I looked down at the crowd to see the Gang looking up smiling back.

It's not a walk in the park
To love each other
But when our fingers interlock,
Can't deny, can't deny you're worth it
'Cause after all this time I'm still into you

I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you (I'm into you)
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you (I'm into you)

Holograms of butterflies flew out over the crowd making them cheer.

Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah, after all this time I'm still into you

Recount the night that
I first met your mother
And on the drive back to my house
I told you that, I told you that I loved ya

You felt the weight of the world
Fall off your shoulder
And to your favorite song
We sang along to the start of forever
And after all this time I'm still into you

I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you (I'm into you)
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you (I'm into you)
Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah, after all this time I'm still into you

Well, some things just, some things just make sense
And one of those is you and I (Hey)
Some things just, some things just make sense
And even after all this time (Hey)

I'm into you, baby, not a day goes by
That I'm not into you

I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you (I'm into you)
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you (I'm into you)
Let 'em wonder how we got this far

'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah, after all this time
I'm still into you
I'm still into you
I'm still into you

"Sorry for being gone for so long. I found out I was pregnant after getting away from my kidnapper." I sheepishly said. "But my little boy is old enough now, that'll Rising Phoenix will be hitting the road once more with KISS!"

The fans went wild and I laughed.

I hopped off the plane at L.A.X.
With a dream and my cardigan
Welcome to the land of fame excess (whoa)
Am I gonna fit in?

Jumped in the cab
Here I am for the first time
Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so famous

My tummy's turnin'
And I'm feelin' kinda home sick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on

So I put my hands up
They're playing my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like yeah
Movin' my hips like yeah
I got my hands up
They're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be OK
Yeah, it's a party in the USA
Yeah, it's a party in the USA

Holding my arms above my head, I began to urge the crowd to clap along.

Get to the club in my taxi cab
Everybody's looking at me now
Like, "Who's that chick that's rockin' kicks?
She gotta be from out of town"

So hard with my girls not around me
It's definitely not a Nashville party
'Cause all I see are stilettos
I guess I never got the memo

My tummy's turnin'
And I'm feelin' kinda home sick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on

Below me, the gang started dancing.

So I put my hands up
They're playing my song,
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like yeah
Movin' my hips like yeah
I got my hands up
They're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be OK
Yeah, it's a party in the USA
Yeah, it's a party in the USA

Feel like hoppin' on a flight (on a flight)
Back to my hometown tonight (town tonight)
Something stops me every time (every time)
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright (yeah)

So I put my hands up
They're playing my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like yeah
Movin' my hips like yeah
I got my hands up
They're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be OK
Yeah, it's a party in the USA
Yeah, it's a party in the USA

So I put my hands up
They're playing my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like yeah
Movin' my hips like yeah
I got my hands up
They're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be OK
Yeah, it's a party in the USA
Yeah, it's a party in the USA

"I think everyone should dance to this one." I smirked as we started on the next song.

She says she's no good
With words, but I'm worse
Barely stuttered out
A joke of a romantic stuck to my tongue
Weighed down with words too
Overdramatic
Tonight, it's "it can't get much worse"
Versus "no one should ever feel like..."

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them
So you need them just to get by (...emal si namhorT eoJ)

Dance, dance, we're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance, and these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me

You always fold just
Before you're found out
Drink up, it's last call, last resort
But only the first mistake, and I

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them
So you need them just to get by

Why don't you show me the little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress, love

Dance, dance, we're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance, and these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me

Why don't you show me the little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress (Mattress, mattress)
I only want sympathy in the form of you
Crawling into bed with me

Dance, dance, we're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance, and these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love (Way they'd love)
Dance, this is the way they'd love me (Way they'd love)
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Everyone was dancing and singing along. I could feel my power swell, but I kept it controlled.

"For this next song, we'll be switching vocals up." I explained when I saw Paul come on stage in his costume and a leather jacket. "S-Starchild. What are you doing up here?"

"I thought this song was what we were going to perform together?" he gave me a cheeky smile before passing a box over. I cracked it open to see a black wedding band inside. "Shall we?"

"Hell yes!" I breathed putting my guitar down and throwing a smoke bomb. The smoke provided cover as I changed into my KISSterian Queen attire. Same dress I wore when fighting the Destroyer. Cheers came from the fans when the smoke cleared.

Note: Paul sings in plain bold, Ava in italics, Chad and/or The Rev in underlined italics, Paul and Chad in Bold underlined italics, and Paul and Ava in Bold italics.

Before the story begins
Is it such a sin
For me to take what's mine
Until the end of time?
We were more than friends
Before the story ends
And I will take what's mine
Create what God would never design

Paul started off the song after the orchestral piece. I then took over while Chad provided background vocals.

Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that something would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true
I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears (Ahahaha)
Conjuring her deepest fears (Come here you fucking bitch)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it

I stepped back and Paul and Chad sang the next part.

She was never this good in bed even when she was sleeping
Now she's just so perfect, I've never been quite so fucking deep in her
It goes on and on, and on
I can keep you looking young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

Looking at Paul, I smiled before turning back to the crowd.

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime would be cold
That's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye, bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies

You think it's over but it's just begun

Baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah yeah
But baby don't cry

Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I misbehave
Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears (hahahaha)

I cackled into the mic on cue

Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it (Eat the shit out of it)
Now that it's done, I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize
From somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
'Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime would be cold
That's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye, bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah yeah
But baby don't cry

Chad stepped forward and played his solo as Paul and I took a breather.

I will suffer for so long
(What will you do? Not long enough)
To make it up to you
(I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do
(Well then I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough
(If it's not enough, it's not enough)
If it's not enough
(Not enough)
Try again
(Try again)
And again
(And again)
Over and over again

We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have a wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing

Paul and I faced one another and held hands as Demon came on stage.

"Do you take this man to death? For the rest of your unnatural life?" Gene asked

"Yes, I do." I smiled opening the box and placing the ring on Paul's left ring finger.

"Do you take this woman to death? For the rest of your unnatural life?" Gene looked at Paul.

"I do." Paul nodded taking a silver ring with a ruby and placing it on my left ring finger.

"I now pronounce you..." He disappeared as Paul, and I kissed while Chad and the Rev took over singing.

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime would be cold
That's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye, bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah yeah
But baby don't cry

Fire shot into the night sky as the crowd cheered.

"KISS Army, give it up for the newlywed couple! Starchild and Phoenix!" Chad yelled into the mic gesturing to Paul and I. The crowd went ballistic over the fact we snuck a wedding into the show. We turned to the crowd and waved with huge smiles on our faces.

"So you went with my idea anyway." I giggled to Paul.

"The song may be dark, but it worked out perfectly." he nodded as the rest of my band came up and we all bowed. The platform lowered and we all stepped off once it stopped. "So, Mrs. Stanley. What now?"

"We see the Gang off and that I'll still be living in Crystal Cove during the off season." I smiled as Paul swept me up into his arms bridal style and walked out of the catacombs.

     We met up with the gang by the entrance. Harry was hugging Scooby with tears pouring down his little face making my heart ache. When my son saw Paul and I, he ran over, and Paul scooped him up. Daphne gushed over the fact that I was married to Paul Stanley now and even looked sad. I assured her that I would still live in Crystal Cove and visit with my little family whenever we could. Paul and Fred shook hands while Scooby jumped into Gene's arms and licked his face, getting a lick from Gene in return. Laughter bubbled out of me at Scooby's reaction. Over to the side, I saw a blushing Velma and Tommy talking quietly to one another. Looking at Paul, he must have seen to, and we snuck up behind them and pushed both. This caused them to stumble before falling and kissing. Daphne squealed and I cackled before walking away with Paul and my son back over to the group. When Velma and Tommy finally got back on their feet, they were blushing even more and glaring at us. I just gave them a thumbs up while Paul laughed. Before the gang left, Tommy gave Velma his number. Smirking, I wrapped my arm around Paul and leaned my head on his chest next to Harry. I finally found my happily ever after. No doubt my parents were looking down on my happily. Both sets. My birth and my adoptive parents.

Still Into You:

https://youtu.be/9NWI3-HX6DY

Party In The U.S.A:

https://youtu.be/KPTcaGcsmSY

Little Piece of Heaven:

https://youtu.be/wt7HXidwL6A