The "Five things that would never happen to..." is a sort of fashion among fanfictions writers. I don't know who invented the whole thing but it's surely not I.
This is not my first Trigun fanfic but it's the first I've translated in English. Yes, English is not my native langage so excuse my mistakes.
Spoilers for the whole series.
Vash was reading the results on the screen and he sighed. At his side, his brother frowned. "Still negative?" Knives asked.
Vash nodded. A long lock of his golden hair fell beside his eyes and he brushed it aside impatiently. "This planet has an atmosphere but it's mainly nitrogen," he explained.
Knives sighed too. "Too bad," he said in a fatalist tone. "We just have to wait again."
"But since all this time!" Vash exploded. "I have so much hoped it would be the right planet this time!"
Knives hugged his brother. "It's alright," he said. "I know you're tired to be on the ship but we don't have the choice."
Vash nodded. "Yes, we have to carry on Rem's mission."
Knives smiled tenderly. He leant back and caressed gently his brother's cheek. "I'm taking care of the ship's new coordinates. It would be a waste of time to stay longer into orbit."
"What a pity," Vash sighed. "It really looked like the Earth."
"We'll find a planet which will be even more beautiful," Knives promised.
Vash nodded and left the control room. Knives looked at his departure then worked on the computers, preparing their new journey in space.
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"I'm sorry, Rem. The probe just came back with the analysis' results and the planet is... not fitted for humans."
Vash got silent and waited for the reaction of the woman who raised them as her own children. Rem was still smiling. Vash was relieved. "We don't give up, though!" He said more merrily. "Knives is preparing our new destination. There are so many planets in the universe! We will surely find one where we could all live together, humans and Plants." Vash rested one hand on the glass between him and his mother, his hair spreading all over the capsule. Rem seemed so serene. As though she was sleeping. It was so easy to think she was only sleeping... "We will find it," Vash whispered. "I'm sure we will."
He heard footsteps behind him but didn't turn. He knew perfectly who it was. After all, there were only two left on the ship, if you didn't count all the sleeping humans. "I'm done," Knives informed him. Vash nodded but his gaze never left Rem. Knives mentally sighed and he kneeled beside him.
Vashu, you're exhausted... Let's go to sleep.
The mental voice startled Vash. The twins rarely used their mental connection, otherwise there would have been no sound on the ship. So they were using it only when they weren't in the same room or when they wanted the other to really listen.
All right, Knives.
Knives offered his hand to help him to get up. Vash let himself be led away from Rem's coffin.
Vash looked at his brother while they were walking. Both had grown so much. They were adults now but nothing had changed between them: Knives was still the leader. Vash was glad he only had to follow his brother. When the last member of the crew had died, Knives had helped Vash to overcome his depression and to go on with their mission. And when a promising planet was unfitting, Knives was comforting him. Without him, Vash would have stayed prostrated beside Rem's coffin and nothing would have been done. Knives was right, of course: the only way to honour Rem's memory was to carry on her mission. They would find a good planet and then they would wake everyone on the ships.
"I'm glad you're here," Vash said suddenly. Knives turned halfway to him and smiled. Vash smiled back and they went on walking in the silent ship.
Two angels. Rem had always called them that. Her two little angels were now watching over humanity. They passed before a porthole and Vash halted then, looking at the infinite universe spreading all around him. So many planets to visit. And one day, they would find the right one. One day, they would leave this silent ship.
One day.
To continue.
