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BGM: More Gun (Team Fortress 2)
"Daddy, can you tell me a story?" Yoshiko asked as she was getting tucked in.
"Sure, what do you want to hear?"
"I want to hear more about Sabrina's adventures!"
"Ah, Sabrina… let's see… where was I on that?"
"You were at the part where Sabrina and her friends helped Natsu and Gajeel take down Laxus!"
"Ah yes… I was at that part. Well, after Sabrina and her friends took down Laxus, they were on their way to the Gummi Ship when something happened that caused them to stay in Magnolia for a little longer. Are you sure you want to hear more? It's not be for the faint of heart." He said with a smug grin.
"I wanna hear it!"
"Don't say I didn't warn you." Worldwalker chuckled. "As they walked toward the Gummi Ship-"
End BGM
Seven Years later…
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
A now 13 year old Yoshiko walked out of the house, stretching. "Alright, let's see what's going around town!" She grinned and walked off. Her red hair was now a bit longer and was up to her shoulders, she had a blue T-shirt with a Kyogre on it and was wearing ripped up jeans, complete with tennis shoes. She also had Fire Flower earrings on.
She wandered around the town, humming to herself and happily waving to the residents before looking at the information board near the square. "Let's see… what do we got here?" She asked.
Something about a bowling competition with the Koopas the following Saturday, a banquet that the king and queen were hosting at the park in just a few days, a golfing tournament with the Mario Bros, Peach, Daisy and Bowser in a few hours, just the normal stuff.
"Boring…" Yoshiko sighed as she wandered around the back of the information board, hoping to find some juicy gossip.
"Did you know? The princess has a boyfriend! Ah, young love!"
"Ha. The princess has a conversation with someone and already people think that she's dating." Yoshiko chuckled.
"There's a Boo wandering around in Luigi's house! Why does he still keep it around?"
Yoshiko sighed. "It's a Misdreavus, knucklehead." She said.
"Help wanted: I need a new home for me and my crew! Meet me at Bloo Bay Beach at Prism Island – A Pirate"
"Ooooh! That looks interesting!" She grinned as she ran back home and opened the door, only to realize that no one was home. "…Oh that's right, I slept in." She said, giggling to herself, remembering that her father and her sister Alex went on a vacation, her mother was visiting Kaguya and Dark Pit, Hikari was out somewhere with Icarus, and Rosalina is at her Observatory checking out the stars… while she had no idea where Syrena was at. "I'll just leave a note." She said as she went to go grab a sticky note and wrote it down on the table.
"Went to go pay a friend a visit. I'll be back soon! – Love, Yoshiko."
"Hmm…" Yoshiko went into Hikari's room where she saw some of the armor that she wore during her adventures. "I'm sure sis won't mind if I borrowed one of her outfits." She giggled and then proceeded to wear it. "Hehehe! Perfect fit!" She smiled and then as she set out, she remembered what her father told her about Sabrina.
"Heh, I should definitely ask her to go on an adventure with her." She smiled as she made a portal and ran into it.
End BGM
BGM: Hau'oli City (Pokemon Sun and Moon)
Yoshiko wandered around Melemele Island as she excitedly walked over to Sabrina's house with a grin. Oh, how she wished for this her whole life! She finally gets to meet her idol!
She kept going, her heart was beating faster and faster as she got closer to the house. There was a small part of her that thought she might be in Destiny Islands, but first, she'll try out this home.
She proceeded to get closer and looked up on the roof to see a Greninja meditating. This is it! She thought as she walked over and knocked on the door, and then the door opened to reveal a beautiful young lady… but it wasn't Sabrina.
Oh no, this was actually Rose; her hair was in a ponytail and was all silver with no blue streak in sight, she had a silver T-shirt on with a Pikachu on it holding what looks to be Palutena's Bow, and she was also wearing a long blue skirt that was down to her calves and was wearing sandals. She also had earrings that looked a lot like Nepgear's symbol.
Let's just say… that she was basically the spitting image of her mother.
"Hey Sabrina!" Yoshiko waved.
"Uh… I'm not actually Sabrina. I'm her daughter, Rose."
Yoshiko's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh! I'm so sorry! It's just that… you look so much like your mother and-"
Rose giggled. "It's fine. Everyone keeps telling me that." She said.
"Who's at the door, sis?" Maria Jr. walked over, her red hair straight and down to her shoulders, as she wore a blue shirt that had "Don't mess with me, I know how to scream" and in the back it said "And I'm not afraid to use it." She also wore some ripped up jeans and some tennis shoes. She had some red earrings on.
Needless to say, she was the spitting image of her birth mother, Maria.
"Um, I think her name's… um… I think I've seen her before… Yoshika…?" She asked.
"Yoshiko." Yoshiko corrected.
"Oh, right." Rose chuckled.
"Is your mother here by chance?" Yoshiko asked.
"She's at the Melemele Meadow." Maria Jr. replied.
"Can you take me to her?" She asked. "I… have no idea where she is."
"Sure." Rose nodded as she spread her wings out, as they were folded behind her back.
"What's with the wings?" Yoshiko asked.
"It was a birthday present." Rose explained. "They were wings that I could easily take off and put back on, but let's just say… they were infused into my skin and now it's permanent."
"Oh, that sucks."
Rose laughed. "You kidding? Flying around is awesome!" She said as she flew up and grabbed Yoshiko by the arms. "Hang on to something!"
"WHOA!" She yelled as she was taken up as Maria Jr. followed the two. "Holy crap, I'm actually flying!" She exclaimed and then looked at Maria Jr. "So, did she get birthday wings?"
"No… she got them when she was killed." Rose said, sighing a little. "But she was revived."
"Revived into an angel. My boyfriend was revived into an angel as well." Maria Jr. said.
"I don't know who killed you, nor do I WANT to know. I'm sorry you died."
"It's fine. Never bothered me anyway." Maria Jr. smiled as they landed in the meadow.
End BGM
BGM: Melemele Meadow (Pokemon Sun and Moon)
"Wow… that was awesome." Yoshiko grinned.
"It was." Rose smiled.
Yoshiko noticed someone in the corner of her eye, an older woman sitting in the meadow, with a few Oricorio were dancing around next to her, and a Musharna resting next to her, in fact, a certain Latias was lying on the ground next to her, looking like she hadn't aged a day. Well, to be fair, she is a Legendary Pokemon.
This older woman just so happened to be none other than Sabrina, as her hair didn't have her ponytail anymore and now down to her shoulders, with a few gray hairs in the sides of her blue hair, while she was wearing a blue T-shirt that had the Falchion in the middle with a Fire Emblem symbol on the right sleeve and she also wore purple shorts that had the Fairy Tail logo on the right pant leg and wore tennis shoes.
In fact, she was also wearing glasses.
"Sabrina?" Yoshiko asked.
"…Hmm?" Sabrina turned to look at her.
"Oh! My father never told me you were wearing glasses." Yoshiko said.
Sabrina chuckled with a sad sigh. "That's what happens as you get old…" She said. "In fact, you start going downhill as soon as you go into your 50's." She said.
Indeed… she was at least 50 years old at this point. (Just for the curious ones: Rose is 18 and Maria Jr is 22)
"In fact, my husband threw his back out recently, my brother just got arthritis… and my sister-in-law has been getting a lot sleepier lately. Don't get me started on my other family members…"
Latias sighed. "I'm glad I don't have these problems…" She muttered.
"Age does not bold well for humans." Musharna whispered.
"It doesn't matter… it was bound to happen eventually." Sabrina said as she got up… well, at least she attempted to as her daughters, Latias and Musharna helped her up. "Thanks…"
"You're welcome." Rose smiled, although she sounded a bit sad.
"You know… I was coming to ask you if you wanted to go on an adventure with me. I've always dreamed of going on an adventure with my idol." She said.
"…Really, I'm your idol?" Sabrina tilted her head.
"Yes! My father has told me a lot of your adventures."
Sabrina smiled. "That's nice." She said.
"And I really want you to go with me!" Yoshiko smiled. "You can bring your kids along, if you want!"
"What is it?"
"I dunno, but I'm guessing it's sea travel." Yoshiko said and then explained the ordeal.
"Hmm… a pirate, huh." Sabrina mused as she smirked. "Heh, as if age has stopped me before!" She said as she summoned Soul of Gensokyo. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
"Yay!" Yoshiko exclaimed. "Come on, the pirate is at Bloo Bay Beach!" She said.
"Bloo Bay Beach? …That's at Prism Island." Sabrina said and then chuckled. "Well, I've always liked Color Splash more than Sticker Star." She said. "First, we gotta let my husband know." She added as they nodded.
Back at Sabrina's home…
"Hey Riku!" Sabrina went over to him as he was resting in his chair.
"Hmm?"
"I'm about to head out with someone named Yoshiko, who is Worldwalker's daughter. She wants to take me somewhere with her, along with our kids."
Riku sighed. "If only I didn't throw my back out, I'd accompany you."
Sabrina frowned. "Me too… how you feeling?"
"In agonizing pain…"
Sabrina winced. "Sorry…"
"It's alright." Riku said.
Sabrina went over to him. "Feel better soon, alright?" She asked, kissing him on the cheek.
"You're not wearing your ponytail today." Riku pointed out.
"I didn't feel like wearing one today." Sabrina said. "See you soon. Love you."
"Love you too." He smiled, kissing her before they headed out.
"Alright, I told my aunt and uncle and… well, Sora's more interested in food right now and Kairi's taking a nap." Rose said.
Maria Jr. sighed. "I feel bad for them… how's Satoru and Saki doing?"
"Not well…" Rose sighed.
"Well… nothing we can do about it."
"Don't worry about us." Sabrina said with a reassuring smile and then looked at the portal that Yoshiko made and then another portal opened up as they turned to see a much older Isaac, Tristina and a teenage Roy, who seemed to have some facial hair growing on his upper lip as they were guided by Latias. "…Honey, you need to shave."
"Seriously, grandma?" Roy sighed, causing Tristina to giggle.
"We men refuse to shave, thank you very much." Isaac said.
"Except you can't grow facial hair to save your life." Tristina winked.
"Why was I cursed to wear a smooth baby face…" Isaac sighed, causing Sabrina and the others to laugh.
"Alright, let's go!" Yoshiko said as they ran in the portal straight for Bloo Bay Beach.
End BGM
As they arrived at Bloo Bay Beach, they wandered around the area, looking for said pirate as they then discovered a ship in the distance as they wandered over to it. "This must be the pirate ship." Latias said as they walked over to it, but as they did, the wind started to pick up and formed a small tornado in front of them, forming into a familiar skull.
BGM: Cortez's Theme (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"Who dares to get close to my ship?!"
"…Cortez?" Sabrina, Isaac, Tristina, Rose and Maria Jr asked.
"…Wait a minute…" Cortez looked at them. "You're those amigos that helped me out those many months ago!"
"Odd, I don't remember that." Sabrina said. "…Man, I must be losing my mind."
"Ah, don't worry about it! What can I do for you?"
"We're going to help you find a new home!" Yoshiko said. "I was the one who saw your request in Toad Town."
"You did? I was hoping someone would notice it!" Cortez said. "I have been searching a home for quite some time now ever since my island had blown up during the Fuzzy situation. Seven years to be precise."
"So, you want us to find a new island for you?"
"Exactly. I'd do it myself, but I need a good navigator… and my crew aren't exactly good… navigators, to be exact." He said, referring to the Embers. "Hop aboard, amigos! We set sail!"
"Alright!" Yoshiko nodded as they climbed aboard Cortez's ship as Cortez got to the wheel.
"You amigos ready? Let's set sail to the big ocean blue!" Cortez said.
End BGM
BGM: The Great Sea (The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD)
"Uh… hi…" Isaac said, looking at a few Embers curiously looking at him as they were looking at the vast ocean in front of them, while Cortez decided to sing a song all by himself… not that he didn't mind as it was because he was the only one who knew the song by himself. Oh, if only his fiery crew knew how to talk… or the humans would be willing to sing along.
"Man, this is so exciting!" Yoshiko exclaimed. "To think that I'm on an adventure with Sabrina and her family!" She grinned. "Well, okay, some of her family, but still!"
"She's a little excited." Roy said.
"Heh, we all were when we were on our first adventure." Isaac said. "Hell, it got to your grandmother's head one time and nearly got herself killed by Sephiroth."
"Really?!"
"Hey! Who told you that?!" Sabrina asked as Latias whistled. "Oh come on, really?!"
"Hey, if it wasn't for Sora, you wouldn't be here." Latias told her.
"…Fair point." Sabrina muttered before sighing. "I can't believe that got to my head."
"Well, at least it didn't get to your head anymore." Isaac chuckled.
"Oh! Oh! I see an island up ahead!" Yoshiko exclaimed.
"Ooooh!" Cortez smirked. "New home, here we come!" He said as they got close to it, which was none other than just one small island with a palm tree on it.
"…You weren't going for any small islands, were you?" Yoshiko asked.
"Nope. I'm looking for a big one." Cortez replied.
"Oh good." She said as the ship took off once more, sailing through the ocean blue before the day turned into night, with Cortez still sailing away and the Embers roaming around the ship, while below deck were the heroes getting themselves comfy for the night.
End BGM
"So… I want to know more about you." Yoshiko said as she was sitting in a bed across from Sabrina.
"Oh? What do you want to know?"
"Anything. Hobbies, favorite places… Favorite things to do… you know, anything!"
Sabrina smiled. "Well, I do love playing video games, watching anime and reading manga and such, but I put those aside for whenever I have anything to do with family. I always said: Family first." She said. "My mother always told me that when I was growing up."
"You still do all of that in your old age?" Yoshiko giggled.
"Hey, I'm not that old. I'm just… mature with a lot of wisdom, let's go with that." Sabrina giggled back as Yoshiko quietly laughed. "Anyway... what else do you want to know?"
"Yeah, why'd you stop going on adventures?"
Sabrina sighed. "Well, there's a time that you just need to settle down and enjoy life." She said. "I thought maybe my life would finally slow down after destroying Maleficent and Xehanort, but then this Legion of Darkness and Malevolent Seven threw a wrench in the plans. Being kidnapped wasn't fun… nor was being killed by Mephiles, thrown into space by Homura… a lot of things happened." She sighed. "All that adventuring… just takes a lot out of you. I feel as if those battles I had took its toll on me. The sad thing was, I was only 38 when we killed Unicron."
"Oh my…"
"Everyone felt it after a few days, but we recovered through it. The sad thing was… it took a toll on all of us."
"I imagine so." She nodded.
"It also took a huge toll on my kids. In fact, it took a toll on all of them." She said, looking at a bed that had Rose, who, unknown to them, had her eyes opened while facing the wall. She looked a bit… sad. "No one should've experienced anything like that, not even at a young age."
"What happened?"
"Xehanort happened. He made his move right when our kids turned 13 and got their own Keyblades. Isaac was the last one to receive one when Xehanort made his move. Sure, Xehanort was an old fart at that point and was likely dying of old age, but he was too tough for them, especially Isaac. But… we managed to finally best him, killing him and wiping him away from existence. I thought maybe… they wouldn't have to deal with anymore ugliness for a long time, especially when I was pregnant with Rose after we killed Xehanort."
"Then this Legion happened?"
"…The Legion kidnapped us parents. They didn't do anything to us except to torture us watching our young ones get themselves killed while we watched and did nothing. You'd think it wouldn't take them long, but it took several months just to get us back. Some of them were almost giving up, wondering what was the point…" She sighed. "What broke my heart was when it was too much for Rose and she wanted me and Riku… but we weren't there, so we had to watch our little girl crying while some complete strangers had to calm her down."
"Yikes…"
"By the time we finally got to us… the damage was already done." Sabrina said. "We weren't there to guide them, counsel them, give them direction unlike the last time we did when Xehanort was around. Hell… it was already too late for Rose and Maria Jr. Maria Jr. was killed along with her friend named Light… but they were revived shortly afterward, but Rose… she had other things in her mind."
"And what was that?"
"Immortality." Sabrina said. "You'd think a little five to six year old wouldn't know that word, but… it kept bothering her, especially when some villains kept telling her that Rose would live forever, watching her loved ones die as she kept living."
"…Oh my gosh… those fiends…"
"Indeed… and I wasn't there to protect her. Everyone else tried to protect her from the things that I wished that she didn't see, but they couldn't do it all. No matter how many times they tried, there was something that always managed to scar Rose. She constantly had nightmares… and was I there? No. I don't blame them for trying to protect Rose… I blame the Legion and Malevolent Seven for destroying her innocent mind." She sighed. "And… I blame myself."
"Huh? Why do you blame yourself?"
"Because I wasn't fully alert the night I was kidnapped. They held Riku hostage and I did nothing. My kids were asleep, Minene and Yuno tried to stop them, but they were already gone. I didn't do anything… I didn't attack Slade or Orochimaru… I was too afraid of what they'd do to Riku… I never even thought about trying to attack them and do something that would force them to retreat. I did absolutely nothing to protect my husband or myself… and my kids got into a nasty war because of that… and it wasn't just my kids either."
"Sabrina, you shouldn't blame yourself." Yoshiko said. "It's not exactly… healthy, you know?"
"I know… brooding isn't me… but I still kick myself sometimes for choosing to do nothing. It's haunted me for years." She sighed. "The fact that all of us is still alive over the Legion and Malevolent Seven is a fucking miracle…" She muttered to herself.
Yoshiko awkwardly rubbed her arm. "So… tell me about Rose."
"Rose? She's sweet, kind, extremely loving and forgiving… I'm amazed that through it all, her personality hasn't changed much at all. The same goes for my adoptive daughter."
"Adoptive?" Yoshiko asked.
"Yeah, Maria Jr. was adopted into our family. She lived… a horrible life in her home world, and her birth parents, through death, requested that we'd look after Maria Jr… and we did. Sure, she was quiet and very shy, but she opened up and became this badass girl that we all know and love. In fact, she has this superpower that when she screams, it sends out a shockwave that will most likely kill you if you're in the way."
"So, like Black Canary?"
Sabrina chuckled. "I suppose, but take it down a few decibels and you got my daughter." She said.
"So… are they planning on staying with you for a while, since they're both immortal at this point?"
Sabrina sighed sadly. "No. In just a few days, they're going to be living in an alternate version of Skyworld." She said. "Rose and Maria Jr. not only have immortality, but they also have HDD."
"HD whatsit?"
"Hard Drive Divinity, I believe." She said. "Long story short, it's what made them immortal in the first place, turning them into goddesses… and at such a young age too. Rose is basically a human goddess and Maria Jr. is more of an angel goddess, if you will."
"I bet they're going to be great goddesses!" Yoshiko smiled.
"Yeah, that's what I keep telling them… but I feel as if one of them doesn't want to leave just yet… and who can blame her?" She asked, looking at Rose who was not actually asleep at all, as a tear escaped from Rose's eye, her lip was trembling too. "She's scared… she doesn't want to leave. As soon as she turned 18 just about a few days ago, she might have got into a state of depression over this."
"The thought of leaving home is scary…" Yoshiko said.
"Yes, and she's afraid she'll lose me." She explained. "I'm getting older and both of them stopped aging physically at the age of 18, but they don't stop aging mentally."
"So, how old is Maria Jr?"
"She's 22."
"So she's four years older, nice."
"Yeah, and she's been guiding and helping Rose out, just like any big sister would. I guess you can say she's as protective of her like me. Rose is the same way with her big sister if anything harmed her." Sabrina said and looked at a distant bed, with Isaac snoring away and Tristina sleeping soundly. "Isaac was always like that with Rose, but ever since he moved out and got himself married, he passed the torch to Maria Jr." She giggled. "It's so cute."
Yoshiko smiled. "Yeah, it sure is." She said.
Late into the night…
Rose still found herself trying to sleep, but listening to her mother's conversation with Yoshiko had her fully awake, and sad. She got up and took a deep breath… and walked outside, walking near her sister's bed as she walked upstairs.
"Sis…?" Maria Jr. groggily rubbed her eye and walked upstairs to find Rose at the front (Is it bow?) of the ship. "Sis, what's wrong?" She asked, walking toward her while Cortez was sailing away, seeing the two.
"Hmm…" He mused.
BGM: Sad Girl (Super Mario Galaxy)
"I can't do this…" Rose quietly said, silently sobbing.
"Can't do what?" Maria Jr. asked.
"I can't do this!" She exclaimed as she turned around, tears running down her cheek. "You think I'm ready for something like this?! In just a few days, we're about to leave our mother and start living in Skyworld! You think I wanted this to happen?!"
Maria Jr. sighed. "If you weren't immortal, you'd still move out, right?"
"I would… but, look! I touched that damned CPU Memory just to help Nepgear snap out of it! You did the same!" She said. "And look what happened! We're both immortal!"
"…Technically, I'm already dead, just revived as an angel." Maria Jr. said.
"You know what I mean!" Rose exclaimed. "We're both going to live forever while we watch our loved ones die! That includes our family!"
"Rose…" Maria Jr. quietly said.
"I've been dealing with depression ever since I turned 18! You think I wanted this?! NO!"
"…You've been holding this in, haven't you?"
"…Yes… maybe…" Rose turned around. "You wouldn't know…"
"Hey, I'm scared too. But you know why I didn't leave when I turned 18?"
"…Why…?"
"Because I wanted to go together with you. I've waited so we can go together. Hell, Light is wanting to go together as well. Horus is the only one in Skyworld, waiting for his love to come to his arms." She said. "I mean, you've dated him for years, and now he's waiting for you. He was at your birthday party and he said that he'd wait for you in Skyworld… and just in a few days, you're going to see him."
"But… you said you were scared."
"I am… but I'd be more scared if we didn't go in together." She said.
"Sis…" Rose said, her tears falling even harder and fell to her knees. "I… I don't know what to do…" She said, crying as Maria Jr knelt down.
"Hey, come here." She said, opening her arms as Rose leaned in and Maria Jr. hugged her tightly, kissing her on the cheek. "It's going to be okay, I'll be right there for you if you need me. You know that, right?"
"Yes… I do…" Rose sobbed, crying into her chest as Maria Jr. held her, a tear escaping her while she was looking out at the stars while holding her little sister.
"You two have such a sisterly bond, it brings a tear to my eye." A voice said solemnly as Maria Jr. looked to see Cortez. "Well, if I can cry, that is. Pirates don't cry, after all." He chuckled and floated over to them, not looking at them.
"Who's steering the ship?"
"Nobody. There's no wind or waves in this part of the ocean, so I thought I'd come and chat." He said. "It seems like you have a heavy life ahead of you."
"Yeah, we sure do." Maria Jr. nodded.
"Hmm… what was that about immortality?" He asked as she explained it to him about what happened to the both of them while Rose was trying to calm herself down. "I see… that's a heavy burden for two young ladies."
"I know."
"I know what that's like. I died a very long time ago, and yet here I am, a floating skull still alive and finding a new home. Most of the time, the undead have one last thing to do before they go out in peace, but as for me, I don't care. I may be cursed to be undead, but if it means sailing the seas for the rest of my life, then so be it. Sailing is what gives me joy in my cursed undead life."
"…Where are you getting at?"
Cortez seemed to smile. "Don't think of this immortality as a curse. Think of it as a golden opportunity. You make new friends, you can do pretty much anything if you set your mind to it. You're worried about your mother, correct?"
"Y-yes…" Rose said.
"Don't be. Think about what's on the life ahead. That's what she'd want. After all, you two are her legacy, a legacy that's immortal and will continue living on." Cortez said. "She doesn't want to see her loved ones sad. She wants to see them live on happily and not depressed, you know? Think of this legacy as a fire. Keep it strong and you'll be happy as you can be, despite your immortality. Have the fire weaken, though… and it won't be as productive, you get what I'm saying?"
"Yeah." Maria Jr. nodded. "We shouldn't dwell in the past and look into the future."
"Exactly, amigo! Every mother wants their children to be happy and your mother is no different. Yes, it will be sad when she passes on, but that's life. She wants her children to be happy, immortal or not." Cortez said. "Why, just think of all the possibilities you can do as a goddess."
"I'll… try…" Rose sniffed.
"That's exactly what I want to hear!" Cortez chuckled. "Now, why don't you two get some shut eye? The sun is about to come up soon."
"Alright." Maria Jr. said as the girls walked together, holding hands in the process while Cortez returned to the wheel, causing him to chuckle.
"I guess I found the art of pep talking." He laughed.
End BGM
As they returned to their beds, Maria Jr. looked at her little sister. "Hey sis, why don't you sleep with me? I'll help you fall asleep."
"You do that all the time." Rose said.
"Hey, it's what sisters do." She said, winking at her as she took Rose to her bed and they both lay on the bed, and Maria Jr. proceeded to stroke Rose's wings, as it proceeded to soothe Rose.
"I love you, sis…" Rose quietly said before falling asleep.
"I love you too." Maria Jr. said, kissing her on the forehead as she continued to stroke her wings as Rose wrapped her arm around her sister and continued to sleep as she smiled. "There's that smile of yours." She whispered and soon feel asleep, unaware that, in her sleep, Sabrina was smiling.
"I'm proud of you girls." She whispered as she continued to sleep.
Later in the morning…
"Land ho!" Cortez exclaimed as they were closing in on an island. "Oh, and it's a big island! I like the looks of it already!" He said as they parked the ship near the sand as they hopped off.
"Ooooh, we should definitely look around!" Yoshiko grinned.
"Exactly what I was going to say." Cortez said as he whistled as they turned to see bones flying directly at them before he built himself his body, complete with legs! "Ah, I needed to stretch my legs for a bit." He said, causing them to laugh as they walked through the island, their weapons at the ready in case if they were attacked.
"Hmm! This seems like a nice spot for your home." Yoshiko said.
"Yes… it does, but I feel as if it belongs to someone else." Cortez said. "But I wonder who…" He wondered before they heard something as they turned to see a lot of Heartless approaching them, complete with a few angry Boos and Broozers.
"Heartless?!" Rose exclaimed.
"We're invading some spirit's home… and the Heartless seemed to be here as well!" Cortez said, rolling up his non-existent sleeves. "In the name of pirates, I'll destroy every single one of you!" He said as a lot of Embers came to join Cortez. "Look alive, we've got a fight to do!"
BGM: Boss - Cortez (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"Sabrina!" Latias cued as she nodded, as she proceeded to Mega Evolve Latias. "Alright, let's go!"
Sabrina had Soul of Gensokyo out as she ran forward and proceeded to take down the Shadows and Soldiers with ease as a Large Body came running toward her along with a few Deserters as she turned around and backflipped, proceeding to use Thundaga on them to destroy them while Latias unleashed Draco Meteor on a few Tailbunkers to destroy them.
Yoshiko's hand proceeded to burn itself. "Alright, time to show what I can do!" She said, proceeding to throw some fire at them. "Thank you, Hikari, for teaching me a few tricks!" She said.
"Yah! Hyah!" Cortez said, slashing the Boos and Broozers with ease. "Avast, ya scurvy mutts!" He said, as the Embers proceeded to burn some Neoshadows.
Rose proceeded to fly in the air and aimed her Keyblade at a few Rabid Dogs and Dark Balls heading straight for Isaac who was a bit preoccupied with some Poison Flowers. "Stay down!" She said, unleashing Ragnarok to cause serious damage to them while Maria Jr. screamed at a few Broozers before turning around and using Strike Raid on an Invisible and an Orcus.
Tristina noticed that Roy was having some difficulty with some Red Nocturnes, Blue Rhapsody's and some Broozers as they he was dodging their attacks but couldn't last a single hit on them. "Let me help!" She said, proceeding to transform into her Wolf form and proceeded to rip the Heartless to shreds.
"…My mother's a werewolf?!" Roy asked.
"Oh come on, we told you this when you were seven!" Isaac said, destroying some Dire Plants and easily taking out a Novashadow.
"I wasn't really paying much attention!"
"Oh, NOW you tell us?!" Isaac exclaimed while Tristina only shrugged and proceeded to rip apart any Heartless that got in the way.
Latias smirked when she saw her opponent, an Avalanche, fall before her. "Take this!" She exclaimed, unleashing Dragon Breath on it to destroy it. "Ha! Easy!" She smirked and took off, while Sabrina quickly used Ars Arcanum and Sonic Blade on Soldiers, Poison Plants, and a few Neoshadows with ease as she quickly rolled to the side and used Triple Blizzaga on some Red Nocturnes, then she ran to take down Bolt Towers, Armored Knights, a Zip Slasher and a Chill Ripper, but she noticed Cortez was taking care of them.
"I'll send ya to Davy Jones' locker!" He exclaimed.
"…Never mind!" Sabrina said as she took off.
Rose slashed a Flare Note and quickly took care of more Soldiers as she ran to take care of a Wyvern, but she noticed it had a shield over it and then noticed a Barrier Master nearby. "Sis!"
"I see it!" Maria Jr. said as she proceeded to scream at it to destroy it before they quickly took care of the Heartless together while Yoshiko proceeded to destroy several Angel Stars and Blizzard Plants with several streams of fire before she was surrounded by more Angel Stars.
"Alright… that's it!" She said as she jumped up. "PHOENIX STRIKE!" She yelled, quickly burning them alive as they kept battling the Heartless while also getting rid of the Boos and Broozers, as there was one final Heartless that appeared… which was none other than a Darkside.
"…Does he ever give up?" Maria Jr. asked.
"No. He's always been an idiot." Sabrina said as they proceeded to quickly destroy him before the battle was over.
End BGM
"Great job, mateys!" Cortez said. "Now, let's continue exploring this island!"
"Yeah!" Yoshiko exclaimed.
"Come on, mom, let's-… Mom?!" Isaac exclaimed as they turned to see Sabrina on her knees, panting… and looking quite pained.
"You… you guys go on without me… I'll catch up…" She panted.
"You sure?" Rose asked with concern.
"I'll… be fine sweetie." She forced a smile. "Just go…"
"But-"
Maria Jr. grabbed her arm and whispered in Rose's ear as her eyes widened and then nodded. "Alright, we'll go." She said as they walked off, concern in their eyes, but Latias stuck to her.
"Need a minute to catch your breath?" Latias asked.
"Yeah…" She nodded as she got up and found a rock for her to sit on and then proceeded to sit on it. "I haven't fought like that in a long time… but…" She looked at Soul of Gensokyo.
"You overexerted yourself."
"Tell me about it." Sabrina said as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting the wind blow through her hair. "I wouldn't be so out of breath but… I'm already old." She then took another deep breath. "I'm getting too old for this shit."
"Don't say that. You still got some fight left in you."
"You kidding? I honestly doubt it." She said, putting her Keyblade away and then suddenly she felt her hair being played with. "Latias, what are you doing?"
"Fixing your hair up. I'm always used to that ponytail of yours." She said as she put a band through the hair. "There we go!" She smiled.
"Thanks." Sabrina chuckled and then sighed, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, as she was starting to reminisce all about her life.
BGM: Friends in my Heart (Kingdom Hearts II)
From her little kid days…
"Mommy! Look at what I drew for you!"
"Oh, Sabrina, it's beautiful!"
"Sabrina! Why are you injured?"
"Some big bully hurt my little brother. I decided to rough him up."
"Oh… here, let me wash the both of you up."
"Daddy! Sora got stung by a wasp!"
"Hang on, let me get the med kit!"
"Hey sis, check this out!"
"Ooooh, what's that? Nin… tendo? What's a Nintendo? And why does it have 64 on it?"
"Who cares! It looks amazing!
"It sure does… oh, and look what's next to it! It's a… Game… Boy?"
"Sabrina, what are you thinking?"
"I wanna try out the Nintendo 64… along with the Game Boy!"
"Wahoo! Beat ya!"
"No fair! You threw that shell at me!"
"Winner, your sister!"
"I'm gonna beat you next game!"
"Hey, Sora… did you hear about that new game called Super Smash Bros?"
"Eh, never heard of it."
"I wanna play it."
"Suit yourself."
"Kids! It's time for dinner!"
"Okay!"
"Hey Sabrina, have you ever heard of this boy named Riku? He just moved in the other day."
"Riku?"
"Yes. He has silver hair."
"Hmm, I'll probably have to meet him some day."
"Hi, I'm Riku."
"I'm Sabrina."
"…You're cute… I-I-I mean…! You have cute hair…!"
"*giggle* I think you're cute too!"
"Y-you really think so?"
"Yes."
"Soooo, when are you two getting married?"
"SORA!"
"OW! My head! Hey look, you're blushing!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"You two are so… weird. I like it!"
Sabrina smiled, chuckling to herself as she then thought of her teenage years…
"What anime are you into this time? First it was Naruto, then it was this… Sgt. Frog… thing… then it was Fullmetal Alchemist, now what are you-…. Fairy Tail?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm watching Fairy Tail. A friend recommended it to me."
"…Suit yourself. It's got such a girly name."
"That's what you think, bro."
"Hey Sabrina, you still fantasizing about wanting to join Fairy Tail? Ha ha!"
"Oh, buzz off, Riku!"
"…What's her problem?"
"You heard about that girl that appeared a few years ago? What was her name again?"
"Kairi… I think."
"Thanks, sis!"
"What, you have a crush on her?"
"…HEY!"
"Ha ha! OW! My head…"
"It's not funny!"
"Hey, you asked mom if she was an angel who fell from heaven!"
"I… I… I don't remember saying that!"
To going on her first adventure…
"I just can't wait… once we set sail, it'll be great…"
"Donald Duck!"
"Name's Goofy!"
"I'm Latias!"
"Welcome to the guild!"
"Our friends are our power!"
"…That was a bit cheesy there, bro."
"Hey!"
"There's no way we'll let you take Kairi's heart!"
"KINGDOM HEARTS! FILL ME… WITH THE POWER OF DARKNESS!"
"…Take care of her…"
To her second adventure…
"Hey Sabrina… do you like Riku?"
"What?! Of course not! I hate every fiber of his being! Ugh…"
"You're blushing. You're in denial. You liiiike him!"
"I do not! Ugh, he's become such a douchebag when we were in our teenage years!"
"You DO like him, sis. I can tell that you won't stop thinking about him."
"Wh-what makes you say that?"
"I can see it in your eyes. You're worried about him."
"I'm not worried about him! If I ever see him again, I'm kicking him in the crotch!"
"Hey Donald, is there an anime term for what Sabrina is doing?"
"How should I know, Goofy?"
"I got one! Tsundere! My sister taught me that."
"I'm not a tsundere, dummy!"
To her very first kiss with Riku…
"So, sis, what was it like?"
"Huh?"
"How was your first kiss with Riku?"
"It was… nice. Not how I pictured my first kiss would be at the Castle That Never Was, but it'll do."
"Tell me… are you in love with Riku? You can't stop thinking about him since we got back."
"I'm not in love!"
"Sabrina…"
"…Okay, maybe a little bit. Stop folding your arms. Don't give me that dorky smug look! Okay, FINE! I'm in love with him!"
"I knew it! You love him!"
"Yes… I do love him. I guess… maybe I hated him because I cared so much for him…"
"That doesn't make sense, but I guess you're being cheesy there."
"Hey!"
To her getting married…
"I pronounce you, husband and wife!"
"Alright, let's start the dance!"
"Natsu! Let's not get TOO crazy!"
"Hey, Riku… there's something I want to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Your fly is undone."
"WHAT?! I thought I… oh, very funny. You got me."
"I couldn't help it! *giggle*"
Sabrina giggled at the thought, before thinking about her starting a family.
"Mommy! Look what I made!"
"Oh, it's beautiful, Isaac! I love it."
"I love you so much!"
"I love you too, sweetie."
"Yeah, I get it, Selphie. You put the flour in the dough and-… uh, be right back. Minene, what are you doing sitting in the front porch?"
"…Can I… stay here for a while?"
"Huh? What for?"
"It's just… my home was destroyed by… Xehanort… and my family is…"
"What?! Minene, I'm so sorry…"
"*sob* I don't know what to do…"
"You can stay as long as you like. My house is your house."
"Thank you…"
"Hey Yuno!"
"Sabrina? What's up?"
"I was just wondering… since your home is destroyed as well, I was wondering if you want to stay at our place."
"What? But… you know how I get!"
"Who cares? All I see is a woman who never backs down from anything, and honestly, your yandere thing is so… amazing."
"You… think so?"
"Yeah. So, do you want- oh!"
"You don't know how much this means to me… thank you…"
"Anytime, Yuno… welcome to the family."
"Well, I guess we have a crazy aunt in the family now."
"Ha! You say that like it's a bad thing, Isaac!"
"I guess I am… heh…"
"Mommy~! Look what I made for big brother~!"
"Oh, he'll love this! It's so cute!"
"*giggle* Thank you!"
"I'm just… immortal and I… I'm still bothered by this. I don't know what to do… I'm going to outlive all of my friends and family and… and… I don't know what to do anymore…!"
"Honey…"
"Mommy… I… I don't know what to do…"
"Come here. Regardless of you being immortal now, you're still my beautiful daughter… and nothing will ever change that. I may not be around forever, but I just want you to know, that no matter what happens I will still love you. Nothing will ever change that."
"*Sob* Mommy… I… love you…!"
"I love you too, sweetie. We all love you and there's nothing in this universe that will make me stop loving you."
"Here mom, we made this for you."
"Oh! Maria Jr… this is beautiful! I love it!"
"Thank you!"
"Come here!"
"Ack! Ow ow ow ow ow! What is this, a noogie?!"
"Yes, it is! *giggle* Does it hurt?"
"No… in fact…"
"Hey! Hey! No! Not right there! Ha ha ha! No! I'm too ticklish right there! Ack!"
Sabrina smiled, chuckling to herself as a tear ran down her cheek as she wiped it away. All of those good memories she had, and now here she was, middle aged and feeling nostalgic already. She often wondered where the time went. She would always laugh at the fact that she would never get old at a young age, but now here she is. "Alright, let's go."
"You ready?" Latias asked.
"Yeah." Sabrina nodded as she attempted to get up. "Nnngh… a little help?" She asked, as Latias pulled her up, but then more hands came in and helped her up, as both of their eyes widened, as they realized that her kids never left, nor did Yoshiko or Cortez. They hid behind the trees, waiting for her. "I thought you left without me."
"As if we'd leave an old lady like you by yourself." Isaac said. "We're all in this together, after all."
"A good pirate never leaves his crew behind… nor do they ever run out of rum." Cortez said. "Now come on, let's go back to adventuring!"
Sabrina teared up. "Thank you…" She whispered as they all went off together.
End BGM
Sometime later…
"I officially dub this island, Neo Keelhaul Key!" Cortez declared.
"That's… the dumbest name I've heard." Tristina said.
"Hey, it was either that or Keelhaul Key Deluxe OR Keelhaul Key 2.0."
"Why don't you just dub it 2.8 instead?" Yoshiko deadpanned.
"Bah, that'll never catch on!" Cortez said.
You pirates don't have very good naming skills… Everyone thought.
"Anyway, you mateys did a good job finding this island for me! It's our new home!" Cortez said. "Thank you so much for everything!"
"You're welcome." Yoshiko smiled and then looked at the others. "I'll take you guys home." She said, opening up two portals. One for Hoenn and one for Alola.
"Thank you." Sabrina said as they walked back into their portals.
"And now, one for me!" Yoshiko said as she walked back into a portal while waving goodbye to Cortez as she snuck back in Hikari's room and put the armor back in the closet. "Hehehe… no one ever noticed!"
"Sis? What are you doing in my room?"
Oh shit! Yoshiko thought as she turned to see Hikari.
A few days later, in Alola…
"So… you're all set then?" Sabrina asked.
"Yeah." Maria Jr. nodded.
"I wonder what's taking Rose so long?" She wondered as they heard footsteps to see Rose coming in with her luggage.
"Sorry, I was just… taking one last look in my room."
"It's understandable." Maria Jr. said as there was a knock on the door as she opened it to reveal Light.
"Oh, You girls are ready. I was just about to ask." He chuckled as they all stared into an open portal ahead of them. "Come on, they're all waiting."
"Got it." Maria Jr. nodded and then turned to Sabrina. "Thanks for everything, mom."
"No problem, sweetie." Sabrina said as she hugged the two of them, kissing them on the cheeks. "Now go on and have some fun as goddesses."
"Right." Maria Jr. nodded as they walked off together while Sabrina closed the door but as Light as Maria Jr. entered the portal, Rose hesitated, looking at her house.
Inside the house…
Sabrina planted her back on the door and slid down before she sat on the ground, looking through the entire house. It was completely empty. Riku was at the doctor, Sora and Kairi were visiting Flare… and the rest of her family were at Destiny Islands.
She was alone… the house felt weird that all her kids were gone. Something inside her felt weird… but she supposed that this was empty nest syndrome.
She leaned her head back on the door, closing her eyes, and hearing the sounds of… sniffling?
She softly smiled. "You're afraid, aren't you?"
BGM: Family (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Maybe I am…" Rose said, as she had her back planted against the door too, but outside.
Sabrina still smiled. "I can tell… you don't want to leave me just yet."
"Mom… I…"
"Shhh, don't say anything." She said as she stood up and opened the door as Rose turned around and stood up. "It's okay to be scared."
"Mom…"
Sabrina hugged her tightly, her forehead touching hers. "Don't worry about me. You'll be fine…. You'll be a great goddess… I know you will."
"I… I don't want to leave you…!" Rose sobbed.
"I know you don't." She said, as she lightly kissed her on the forehead. "And that's okay with me… but you shouldn't leave them waiting."
"I don't… know what to do…"
"Just look forward to the future. Don't worry about me." Sabrina said. "I'll be fine… and if you ever need me for something, I'll be here."
"Mom…"
"Everything will be okay." She said. "The only thing that's holding you back from leaving is your fear of leaving me… but don't let that get to you. You're my precious beautiful daughter, and you know that…"
"I… I know…"
"Sweetie…" Sabrina pulled her away. "Everything will be okay." She said, wiping her daughter's tears. "Like I said, if you ever need me, you know where to look. I'll be right here waiting."
"Right…" Rose nodded as she hugged her one last time. "I should be going…"
"And I'll be cheering you on. Now go." She said with a smile as Rose nodded and picked up her luggage. "I love you."
"I love you too." Rose said, pecking her on the cheek and walking straight to the portal, as Sabrina watched her and then she looked at her wrist with a smile.
"Hey, Rose."
"Huh?" She turned around, only to see her mother doing the Fairy Tail sign without saying a word, and pulling a smile. She could hear "I know you can do it!" in her head.
Rose put her hands over her mouth, tears running down her cheeks as she then did the same thing, crying non-stop as Sabrina continued to smile, as a tear ran down her cheek as she turned around and walked through the portal, as it closed behind her as Sabrina lowered her hand.
"I'll miss you." Sabrina quietly said.
In the AR Skyworld…
"Rose!" Palutena walked over to her. "It's so good to see you."
"Yeah… you too." She said with a sad smile, still crying and then Palutena walked over and hugged her.
"It'll be okay. You can still visit her however you like." She said. "Come on, I'll show you to your house that we made for you."
"Alright…" Rose sniffed, looking at where the portal closed behind her and then walked off.
"She'll be in good hands, Sabrina. Don't you worry about it." She said with a smile and then walked off to guide Rose. "There's a certain someone who's waiting for you."
With Sabrina…
Sabrina sat in a chair and closed her eyes, and took off her glasses… and then began to cry loudly, as she was starting to miss her kids already, and in Rose's new house, once Palutena showed her around and reunited with Horus, she left them alone.
"Rose?" Horus asked, turning to her as she was tearing up and then she fell to her knees and cried loudly as well, as Horus was right there to comfort her, and then Maria Jr and Light walked in and then proceeded to hug the crying Rose.
You know it's gonna be a sad scene when even I start to cry while writing the end of the chapter. That's what happens when you're too attached to your characters...
Now! For my announcement.
For the uninformed and those who don't look at my wall (I really need to keep it secret...) I have an announcement.
New Age of Darkness and Dawn of Chaos were supposed to be a huge send off in my series, but... You all know how that went
It left me... Unsatisfied.
So, in the middle of Dawn of Chaos, I came up with inspiration.
How about... A different ending?
An ending on MY terms.
Something that will have me be completely satisfied.
Two more stories!
What will it be?
Find out! ... Or just look on my wall, it doesn't matter. XP
See ya soon!