Previously on Douxie x OC

"Please be careful Douxie."

"Always am Mailin. I love you."

"I love you too." I smile at him, and we take off.

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Mailins PoV:

Toby and Steve scream as Jim stands in front of us.

"Oh, fuzz buckets." I groan.

Jim roars and destroys the ships engine.

We're free falling but before we crash Claire opens a portal and makes us crash land a bit softer.

We groan as we get up.

I turn and my eyes widen when see my aunt and the green knight fighting.

I run to the others who're trying to deal with Jim.

He throws us away and we watch as Claire approaches him.

"Nari!" I sigh relieved as Archie drops her in front of us.

She runs to us, and I immediately engulf her in a hug. "Where's Douxie?" I ask her worriedly after we part.

Nari looks at me sadly "he's still up there."

I feel myself tear up and turn to look up the skull "No... Douxie!"

Then I hear a crash and see aunt Morgana and father get crushed and killed by what's left of Camelot.

"No! Father! Aunt Morgana!" I scream as tears roll down my cheeks. Nari hugs me as I sob.

"I'm sorry Mailin."

When I hear everybody yell, I look up and see Jim turn to stone.

"Oh no! Jim..."

Claire cries as she hugs him. Suddenly the stone breaks and from it rises... human Jim!

Claire runs at him, and they hug.

I smile at them.

Then there's a thunder like sound from above and I look up to see the skull building exploding.

I gasp and my eyes widen in shock as I see Douxie fall through the sky.

"No... no! NO!" I scream, my vision getting blurry with how many tears are rolling down my cheeks. I run as fast as I can, but I don't reach him in time. He crashes to the ground, and I scream as I feel my heart break.

"DOUXIE!!!! NO!" I sob as I kneel next to him. My breath is fast as I panic when I don't feel a pulse. Sobs break past my quivering lips. I lean over him and lay my head on his chest. "No... Douxie... please... no..."

Douxies PoV:

I groan as I open my eyes. Bright light blinds me but as my eyes adjust, I realize that I'm in Merlin's room.

I sit up and feel my body. "Wha...?"

I sigh and lay back down "Mordrax's miracles! If this is the afterlife, I must surely be in-"

„Hello there, boy."

„What?" my eyes widen, and I sit up to see Merlin standing there, reading a book. „Master! You're- you're not dead!"

Merlin laughs „Magic may be mastery over life, but I am most certainly deceased. You saw me vaporize into soot. The question really is... why are you here?" Merlin asks and looks at me.

I walk towards the window but only see bright light.

„I see you translated my grimoire."

„You wrote it in draconic!" I say angrily.

„Ancient draconic." Merlin corrects me. „You figured it out, didn't you? Though you somehow did the exact opposite of my extremely specific instructions."

„Wha-" I laugh „I knew you wouldn't approve. But I came up with my own plan. No regrets."

„Yes. I can see you no longer need my validation. Remember when I told you that magic is mastery over life? Nine hundred years you've guarded this realm. You've disrupted time, freed ancient beasts, fought to save one life at the risk of countless others because you believed every life was precious. And still..." Merlin stands in front it the painting of Morgana, him and I „despite such relentless hardships, you managed to protect those dearest to you."

Merlin walks over to me and puts his hand on my cheek „My, Hisirdoux, what a life you've lived. Got married, made friends. What a wizard you've become."

I sob as tears roll down my cheeks. I look at Merlin and hug him.

„Time to be off, then."

I look up and see Morgana, standing by the door.

Merlin lets go of me and we turn to her.

„You were a foolish old man, but you had good taste in apprentices."

„Morgana?" Merlin walks towards her while I wipe my tears away.

I join them as the door opens to a wide white nothing.

Morgana and Merlin Walk through. I'm about to walk through as well but Merlin stops me.

„I'd say you have to join us, but you've never listened to anyone else before, so why start now?"

„Alas, I fear the age of wizardry ends with us." Morgana says to Merlin.

„But you will carry on in the world of man. You must protect Nari no matter what. Promise me that. And don't..."

„But Master!"

„But Master me. Besides I think someone would miss you terribly." Merlin turns and walks away.

I chuckle and he does my usual rocker sign. „Good luck, Master Wizard."

„Safe travels, Master Wizards." I do the rocker hand sign as well. There's a bright light and when I open my eyes again, I see my wife looking down at me and she gasps.

„Douxie! You're ok!" she says happily.

„Douxie! You brave, foolish boy." I hear Archie say next to us.

I groan as Mailin helps me sit up. „But everything hurts."

„I can't believe you're ok." My wife says relieved and wipes her tears away. Then she punches me in the arm.

„Ouch! What the hell love?"

„You idiot! You dumb cute idiot! You scared me Douxie!" Mailin glared at me „I thought I lost you!"

„I'm sorry." I sigh and put my hand on her cheek. She leans into my touch and then takes my hand into her own.

„Seems you're the one with nine lives." Archie says. „And don't you ever do that again."

Mailin helps me up.

„Happy you're alive, Teach." Claire smiles at me while walking next to us with Steve.

„Yeah!" Steve agrees.

„Easy." I groan in pain as I walk while Mailin holds me. „I just came back from beyond the grave. But wait, where's Jim?" I ask Claire.

They look up front and so do I. The others' part revealing Jim as a human again.

„Mordrax's miracles. It seems I missed a lot." I smile at Jim.

„Same, but glad to be back." Jim says as he and Claire hold hands.

„What about Arthur?" I ask carefully. Mailin averts her gaze and looks to the ground.

„Squished." Arrrgh answers.

„I'm sorry." I look at my wife. She turns to me again and smiles softly.

We see Excalibur, stuck in stone.

Jim tries to get it out but fails.

„This means nothing Jim. If I've learned anything, it's that we don't draw strength from magic Artifacts like amulets and swords." I walk over to them and put my arms around Claire and Jim. „Our strength is something far less enchanted, but no less special- our friends. We are the protectors of this world. That's why I made the gamble I did. Because the only way to stop the Arcane Order and save This World is to do it together."

Mailin walks up to me and grins „Are you sure my Douxie came back from the dead? This one is super sappy."

„Cheeky." I grin at my wife, and everyone laughs.

I raise the ship back up „It's time Mailin, Nari and I got a move on, before the Order catches up."

„You're leaving? Already?" Claire asks.

„Yeah, you just finished a whole speech about saving the world together." Steve said.

I take Mailins hand, and we jump after Nari onto the ship.

„Where are you going?" Jim asks.

„I promised Merlin I'd keep Nari safe, which means taking her far away from here. Don't worry, I'll be seeing you Champions of Arcadia soon enough." I smile at them.

With that we fly off.

An unknown time later in New York:

We're rounding a corner and see a man yelling about the end of the world.

Douxie chuckles as he walks past him, holding his wife's hand. He flips him a coin „Not on my watch."