[The following chapter is going to be really short, so I'm going to put a really long Author's Note here.]
This is it, the last chapter! But does that mean I'm done? Nope, I've got more coming up!
Remember how I said that I would go into a Pluto arc before ending this story? Well... I do want to get to Pluto, but I can't stand stories that are too long. The longest story I've ever written is 36 chapters long, (and I won't lie) I was so exhausted of writing it that it didn't come out to the quality that I wanted. Reading other stories that go on forever (say, fifty to a hundred chapters -and still going!- ranging to and over 3K words a pop [kudos to those who can do that, but I know I can't]) are also exhausting, and -to me- it seems that if a reader just starting to read the story wants to get into it, they might not be able to because of how long it is. So, it is out of personal limits and the hope of gaining new readers in the future that I end this origin story here. Besides, I'm writing for the fun of it, not trying to create the next best selling novel.
But I'm not done with this AU yet.
Next year, we're going to get into the good stuff. I've been looking into writing down some plots from the 1980 and 2003 series and add this AU's twists to them. (I started writing this AU for the reimagining of several episodes, like the 2003 episode, Micro Adventure- how Uran activated Astro was inspired by the inside of Zoran's electric brain.) And we'd have a lot to cover too; depression, acceptance, an unconventional revival of a certain scientist, and have I mentioned Pluto yet? Also, is there any episode in particular that you would like to see with this AU's twists to them? I can't guarantee that I'd get to them, but it would be interesting to see what you would like to read about!
So now, without further ado, ending an arc between an odd couple, I give you the last chapter...
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Nicola waited outside of the police station with her arms crossed and her robotic companion Tesla at her side.
"I honestly thought you could do it this time Nicola." Tawashi said from behind her, bringing Skunk with him. The criminal smirked with a pleasurable glee at seeing his girlfriend.
"I thought I could do it too..." the woman replied, almost sounding as if she were going to cry. "That smug bastard has a very fuckable face."
"I missed you too." Skunk affectionately purred in her ear after Tawashi released him. Nicola made a conflicted face that detailed how much she really did love that idiot.
"Get in the damn car." Nicola told him, retracting a bit from him in an effort to resist setting up for a kiss. Skunk's only reply was a smirk as he did what he was told. Tawashi and Nicola watched as if they didn't trust that he would actually go willingly.
"Should I look forward to seeing you next month?" Inspector Tawashi asked Nicola. The woman looked up at him then shook her head.
"You'll be lucky if it isn't a week." she told him.
"Good luck." he told her, meaning it rather honestly. Nicola gave a stiff nod in confirmation and started to get into her car. Tawashi watched as the odd little couple left the police station's parking lot with their robot friend in the back.
Now, was it just Tawashi's eyes playing tricks on him, or did that woman look pregnant?