Author's Note: I just finished watching TTGL this week & I have to say that it has got to be one of my favorite animes so far. My friend told me that it changed his life & it would probably change mine & it has. My favorite part in the entire series had to be when each character was trapped in their alternate universes. I lost it when I saw Viral's & all the feels added up to creating this story.
I own nothing but a broken heart crushed from endless feels for this show.

Viral's Dream

"Papa!"
Her name was Adelina and she was all his. The sound of her laughter, the warm feeling of her joy…it meant everything to him.
Viral bent down to his beloved daughter and accepted the crown of petals on his head.
It was absolutely amazing when he found out that not only had Lord Genome gifted him with immortality, but he was also given the ability to reproduce. What he had once thought to be a curse turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Leeron took advantage of that blessing and researched a way for other Beastmen to have the same advantage as Viral.
Viral just wanted a mate. He wanted a wife. He wanted a family.
He fought for the humans, to protect them, because they could at least have families, be families…and he wanted to protect the bond that he could never have.
He met her after he had saved a group of humans from a cave in, as they had been exploring old underground city ruins and a real, natural tremor rocked the Earth.
She had been exploring with the humans, as a companion and not a foe, despite being a different species from them.
He had been instantly smitten.
It took a while, but it was worth the wait when Leeron finally discovered a way for other Beastmen to reproduce. Viral was overwhelmed with joy when his wife announced that she was pregnant, that he was finally going to be a father.
The crown of petals his beautiful daughter placed on his head was his crown of victory.
He laughed, more than he ever had in his life. The world was at peace. Supreme Commander Simon had seen to that, and nothing could go wrong. Wars had ceased, and there was no threat of danger from anyone.
The field was green and the breeze was steady and cool as Viral swept up his daughter into his arms. His wife looked on, smiling, content.
Viral didn't want anything else but this. He could lose everything in the world, but as long as he had his family, he would go on smiling, fighting for them.
Fighting….
The word echoed in his head. Why would he have to fight for them? Things were at peace, there was no war…..or was there?
Viral held Adelina closer and looked over at his wife, who had stopped staring at them and was looking up at the sky.
He turned to see what she saw: a star, streaking across the sky.
It's not a star, Viral. It's your destiny. Go, meet it.
Viral slowly smiled, then nodded. Kamina was right. His voice echoed the truth in Viral's soul.
He heard a soft pulsing then, and looked down to see a core drill tied around his neck. Taking one last, longing look at the family he could never have, Viral let go, joining the rest of the Dai-Gurren Brigade.

Viral came to on the ship, shaking his head to get out of the alternate universe's daze.
It had been the perfect dream.
Just too perfect.
The Anti-Spiral's laughter, so dark and menacing compared to the honey sweet laugh of what he had thought to be his daughter, brought him back to reality.
Even if he wasn't a father, he was still Viral. He was still a man, a warrior, a fighter.
A member of the Dai-Gurren Brigade.
He would protect all the families on Earth, and this idiot Anti-Spiral would never, ever stop him from doing that.
They would fight.
"Let's go, Simon!"

End