Epilogue: A New Life. The Future with Infinite Possibilities
(Hiro speaking)
Truth to be told, I wonder what does all these events that occurred to me means. Was it a warning, a mirage, a nightmare or a dream come true? My heart feels empty and couldn't tell what does everything that happened means.
Upon knowing I had a future of nightmare makes my heart went astray. I became selfish and didn't care about anyone else. I thought I was trying to make things right but I set things wrong. Even after learning about who I am, nothing changes. Everyone was still affected by whatever decisions that I made and things became even worse.
Hiro was facing the mirror with a gloomy look while wearing a tuxedo along with the appropriate gears to it. Then his father who was wearing the same like him and his mother with her glasses on while wearing a black gown approaches Hiro, which he noticed.
Then Hiro silently embraces his mother, which she gladly hugged him followed up by his father. The two tried their best to comfort Hiro who was still dejected by the loss of Ranti and Future Hiro and could not overcome this fact.
I thought sacrificing myself and vanished from their life would end their sufferings but it was the worst of all. Everyone became woebegone that they refused to accept my horribly, selfish decision, especially Mom, Dad and Ran-san. In the end, Ranti-san and Future Hiro gave up their lives all for the sake of returning me back alive to everyone.
The Oozora family had just went out from the elevator and are currently walking through the hotel's corridor that was lighted brightly. They passed by some people along the way while heading to somewhere. Finally, they arrived to a door that has a sign written 'Pearl Hall' on top of it.
Upon learning what they did, I learnt some important lessons. Despite what you shall be later on, everyone that cares about you will accept and love for who you really are. All you need to do is to live and make each other happy. No one is perfect and we may hurt each other again from time to time.
Everything that happens each always had its own meaning while at the same time pros and cons. When you did something bad, there will be people who will suffer from it. When you did something good, some people will benefit from it.
Either way, there is no right or wrong answer to everything we did. It's just that we believe that doing this and that is the path we're looking for. We learnt new things from whatever things that we did and think carefully about what we should do for whatever that shall come ahead. That's what it means to live in my own point of view. To endure and overcome the life full of sufferings. By that, Aha. This is how things are and were meant to be.
Hiro then opens up the door and the three of them went inside. Here, they found Ran and the others together with the Cross Fusion members. Even Netto's mother, whose name is Hikari Haruka was also there. She shares the same name as Hiro's mother.
The men each wore tuxedo while the women each wore black gown regardless of their age. That also includes Asuka who wore gown instead of wearing tuxedo. Upon opening the door, everyone else noticed their presence and smile warmly to greet the Oozora family.
The family walks inside, with Akira and Professor Oozora greeted everyone while Hiro smiled frailly, trying not to show his feelings of sorrow. Until one point, the family encountered Ran and her friends. The cherry hair girl stared at Hiro, who seems to be despondent and approaches him.
Then Ran hugs him tight, which Hiro gladly hugs her back with both of them had their eyes closed. The cherry hair girl felt glad that her lover came back alive and she could understand that Hiro was dejected by the sad news. She did this to comfort Hiro who was having sadness and sorrowful feeling.
Putting that part aside, our battles against the alien threat Belzeus had finally ended. Looks like Future Hiro got himself the good part instead of me. Nevertheless, it is okay since that was something that he can do along with everyone else.
I thought we're all be heading back to our world as soon as possible but we're all staying here for a couple of days. The main reason was we may not be seeing Jasmine-san, Medi and also the others anymore once we head back. So more or less, we spent some time having fun with each other almost every single minute we could have.
In the daytime at the hotel, lots of people were relaxing, doing things that they like at the hotel. Ban and his friends were seen playing some games or two around the beach with few of the Cross Fusion members. The others either went for swimming at the swimming pool or the sea.
Anyway, I do learn from my parents that Future Hiro actually left presents to everyone else too. Professor Hikari received a disc inside a case and he together with Meijin-san investigated its content.
The disc actually contains a program which allows Net Navis to exist in the human world without the need of dimensional area and of course, Cross Fusion. Medi and the other Net Navi can now travel interchangeably from the Cyber World and Human World without any restrictions.
Inside the Science Labs, Professor Hikari and Meijin are analysing the disc and discover its contents. Sometimes later, Netto and the other Cross Fusion members were called upon to the one of the labs. All their PETs are currently being connected to a console.
Soon after getting their PETs back, everyone's Net Navi began to appear out from the communication device. Their size are within the range of average humans. Jasmine and the others each celebrated in joy upon seeing their Net Navi was able to materialise.
As for the toolbox, we checked out that it contained all the GranSazers' weapons including Falcon Bow in a tiny size together with exclusive Hissatsu Function auxiliary chips. All of them are compatible to be used with any LBX.
That means, everyone else can use the Hissatsu Function, 'Burning Falcon's as well and I'm no longer being the unique user. I don't even require to use Overload to activate it. It sounds frustrating but I guess it is better that one doesn't become too unique that they underestimate others.
Hiro and the others opened up the toolbox and saw many of their GranSazers' weapons in tiny size and many computer chips of various size and colour. Everyone each took either one or both to their own likings and equipped them on their LBX.
Everyone was sparring against each other except Hiro and Ran who preferred to just watch from the side lines. They spare one on one as below:
I. Ban VS Gouda
II. Jessica VS Kazu
III. Kirito VS Jin
IV. Asuka VS Ami
V. Yuuya VS Sendou
Almost everyone uses their own signature weapons when they were GranSazers but Ban's Odin Mk-2 and Ami's Pandora respectively uses Tarious's Falcon Bow and Mithras's Swan Sector. And the two watches those LBXs uses the Hissatsu Function, 'Burning Falcon' and 'Bran Tornado'.
Finally, Ran-san received a new LBX, which I never thought that it's actually a combination of Garuda and Minerva. To Ran, this LBX represents Ranti and also Future Hiro. My Optimus Saber was more or less represents them in some way.
I guess I had to admit, the two of us are actually the most affected by their loss especially for love reasons. The only thing that we can do is just wish that they're doing fine no matter where they are right now.
Hiro and Ran are hanging out alone on the rooftop of the hotel while gazing at the beach view. Ran had her new LBX, Minerva Prime on her right palm while Hiro had his own new LBX, Optimus Saber on his left palm.
Ran seems a bit gloomy upon staring her new LBX. Hiro was apparently forlorn when he did the same for his own LBX. Then Hiro tried to comfort his lover with a gentle cuddle from behind even though he was dejected. Ran gladly leans herself on Hiro and succumbs to his current embracement, hoping that this will comfort the latter as well.
Time flies when we're having fun or playing around and we soon departed back to our world. We bid our farewells to Jasmine and the others and left, with the Cross Fusion Members each had back their wonderful life on the day afterwards.
Hiro and the others together inside Duck Shuttle passenger seat who waved out to Jasmine and the others that was at the Science Labs through the window. The people at the Science Labs were also waving back at them until Duck Shuttle flew through a blue portal in the sky followed by Cloud Dragon.
All the Cross Fusion members each return to their respective places and began a normal life. Netto is seen sleeping soundly on the couch while Rockman is helping their mother, Hikari Haruka in the kitchen.
Nenji and Nenjiro are seen at the fireworks factory, bickering against each other about fireworks. Searchman and Laika are seen practicing their marksmanship in their snowy country, Sharo.
Dingo and Tomahawkman are seen helping Dekao and also Mahajarama at Maha Ichiban curry shop, either by serving the food to the customer or cook the meals. Meiru is seen playing her piano at home with her Roll helping her out. Enzan and Blues are seen doing paperwork at the office of IPC.
Yuriko is seen spending time with her twin sister, Mariko at the latter's apartment while former's Net Navi, Needleman is apparently cooking some food in the kitchen. Tesla and Charlie are seen hanging out at a beach with Magnetman, Gauss Magnets and Gyroman watching from a distance.
Pride who wore her white princess gown is seen waving to the citizens on the balcony of her castle in Creamland. Her Net Navi, Knightman is there accompanying and guarding her. Miyabi and Shadowman are seen to be training in the forest. Both of them are apparently meditating under the flowing waterfall, with Miyabi being half-naked. Jasmine and Medi are seen helping out Cardamom to sell medicines in the town of their country, Choina.
Nothing seems to change much on this side except that the whole world are trying to rebuild everything that was destroyed. What we're actually surprised is that Country A's President, Claudia Lenneton along with the other country leaders had declared that the GranSazers are the heroes that saved our world.
Of course, she kept our true identities a secret even though she knew me and the others are GranSazers. If the rumours of us teenagers or they still call us children being those GranSazers, everything could go haywire. People will start abuse our powers for their own selfish needs.
Hiro and the others returned back to their world and were sightseeing around Tokio City. They were astonished when they heard the public are talking about GranSazers being the heroes that saved the world everywhere.
Even in the news, President Country A Claudia Lenneton proclaimed that GranSazers are warriors who fought for the peace of the world and universe. However, all 12 of them were relieved when they learn she reveals nothing about their true identity.
Putting that aside, Dad's fellow GranSazers comrade came back sometimes later after us and somehow all of them had back their normal life without a hitch. The same goes for Dad, Ryouko-san and Hakariya-san.
Tenma and also the other eight GranSazers are seen having back their normal life. Akira is doing his job as a doctor at a hospital with Ai assisting him. Tenma goes off riding his motorcycle, doing mail delivery. Tappei is training the sea animals at the aquarium.
Naoto is having a spar in boxing with some random man at his gym while Ryouko is seen instructing female adults in doing some exercise. Hakariya is seen to lay back at a cafe while doing his job, designing new clothes in fashion. Saotome is seen couching a group of children for dancing class.
Makoto is seen travelling around the world, taking pictures of the scenery and so on with his camera. Gou is seen doing his job as a policeman, chasing after thief and criminals with his co-workers. Mika and Ken are seen helping out Professor Horiguchi at a research centre.
As for me and my friends, we all returned back to our normal life. Cloud Dragon and the Ultra Star Gods decided to travel around the universe for a while whenever peace lasts. However, we knew that peace won't last long and the Earth will be in danger again by those evil aliens who wanted to invade Earth. We GranSazers are the only ones who can stop them.
Hiro and the others went their separate ways, each having back their normal life. Ran is training karate at her dojo. Jessica was helping out her father at NICS. Kirito is helping out Takuya and the other staffs at Tiny Orbit. Asuka is seen spending time with her younger brother, Takeru.
Kazu, Ami, Ban, Sendou, Yuuya and Gouda are seen hanging out at Kitajima Model Shop, playing LBX battles. Jin is studying back at his school in Country A. Cloud Dragon is seen travelling in space with the Ultra Star Gods.
Nevertheless, we should hope that Earth will remain peaceful and the universe will be in harmony. For my life, well...my family actually transferred to a bungalow in one of the rural areas. It was owned by my dad's family, not too far for all my parents to go to work and for me, school. (It's actually impossible to find an empty land almost everywhere, especially in Japan)
Hiro and his family is seen moving out from their apartment to a double storey bungalow with a spacious yard. Then the three of them began tidying up the place until it became their new home sweet home.
Speaking of school, I remembered about what I asked Ranti-san to promise me. The promise about me, Ran-san and also herself to form a team in joining LBX Tournaments. Thinking back about it, logically it is definitely impossible for such promise to be fulfilled since she was from the future when I was in college.
There's no way she can come and meet me much earlier if our first encounter was from that time. But, I had mistaken, Ranti did fulfilled her promise and met me much earlier than what I expected or at least before I knew it. I guess other than god, everything else will never be absolute.
Ranti-san came back but this time with a surname and some changes in her appearance. Her full name is Hanaori Ranti. She had her own LBX called Cleopatra, which none of us ever seen before. As promised, the three of us formed a team and entered LBX Tournaments together.
Hiro and Ran go to school and take their seats in the classroom. Hiro is staring outside through one of the windows with a gloomy look, thinking about Ranti. When their female teacher entered the class, all the pupils including Hiro stood and greeted her before taking their seats.
"Everyone, I had an important announcement to make. Starting today, a new student that was just transferred will join our class" the teacher announced and everyone began to murmur among each other. "A new student? Who?" Ran asked. Then the teacher look at the door and said, "Come in"
Then the door was open and a female student with blondie hair entered the classroom. Hiro and Ran were utterly surprised upon seeing the female student. She looks exactly like Ranti but a bit younger and with some minor changes in her appearance.
Her height was more or less around Hiro and Ran. She wore their school uniform and a pair of blue glasses while carrying her white bag. "Hello, everyone. My name is Hanaori Ranti. Nice to meet you" the female who looked like Ranti introduced herself as she greeted her classmates. Hiro and Ran smile widely and felt elated upon learning who she was.
In other occasions, Ranti, Hiro and Ran are seen hanging out in a narrow street surrounded by buildings. Hiro wore a collared magenta shirt with long black sleeves, while the rest are pretty much similar like his previous major appearance. (Just because pink clothing are commonly wore by women doesn't mean that men doesn't look good when wearing them. Because I had one just like Hiro)
Ranti wore a blue shirt inside a grey jacket, brown three quarter pants, grey trainers, a yellow cap and her usual blue glasses. Ran wore a yellow shirt inside a red jacket buttoned up almost to the top, brown shorts and her usual trainers.
There is a D-cube that expand into an LBX battle field with Ran and Ranti fighting each other. The diorama field name is South Pole. Ran and Ranti each already had their CCM and LBX in their hands. "Mow them down...Minerva Prime!" Ran yelled. "Fight for the right, Cleopatra!" Ranti shouted. The two LBXs then descent to the diorama.
Ran and Hiro flinched when they saw Ranti's LBX as it resembles a sailor and wields a crystal shape hammer. "Let's do this!" Ranti proclaimed. "Yeah!" Ran concurred and shrugged off her surprise on Cleopatra as their LBXs began to battle each other.
Months later...
Ran, Hiro and Ranti are seen entering various LBX Tournaments as a team and wins almost every LBX battle. They prove to be quite a formidable team and that none other team cannot defeat them so easily.
What about my relationship with Ran-san? Well, let's just said that only the ones who got involved in the battle knew about this. We don't even tell anyone else, not even our classmates and of course Ran kept this a secret from her Grandfather, Hanasaki Daimon.
She told me that I will already be a goner by now if my Grandfather-in-law to be knew our relationship. As for our classmates, everyone will go riot if they knew we're having a relationship. By that, Aha. This is how things supposed to be.
Therefore, we restraint ourselves from making any obvious signs of being a couple at the wrong places. Just so you know, she is so dominant or is what men called Queen Bee in our relationship. (For my place, most always use 'Control Queen').
Other than my mother, she's very prone to jealousy when other girls tried to hit on me. Be it intentionally or not, she'll try to hog me all for herself unless if my parents or hers were there. I guess she really does love me if she would go that far.
Mom and Dad told me that whoever the woman that shall destined to be with me, she will be my opposite pole. For example, if the man was a bit lenient and easy-going, the woman to be his partner is strict and harsh and vice versa.
Of course, not to the point that someone so nice will be partnered to someone so wicked. It's just the personalities of a husband and wife had to be opposite of each other if they wanted to have a strong family relationship on the long run.
Still, I believe that Ran-san will be the wife that was meant for me. Regardless how she acts, I love Ran-san the way she are and wished that she will always be my side as we walk towards our awaited future. Right now, I am having a date with her at the amusement park.
Ran and Hiro are seen dating at an amusement park. They both wore blue and red casual clothing which makes them both like ring and gem. Very compatible with each other in what they wear.
They ride almost every entertainment facilities such as the Ferris wheel, Roller Coaster and many more. All the rides are fun but for Hiro, the Roller Coaster is the worse experience for him.
Except for Ran who laughed and cried in joy along the trip, Hiro screams frighteningly from the beginning of the ride until the end. While riding, he felt like his dear life will just vanished from him on every second. This experience made his body trembles and showed that he's not really collected in this type of situation.
When they went out of the Roller Coaster, they both received photos of themselves while riding, which were already included in the fees for the ride. "That was fun!" Ran cried out while walking with Hiro, releasing all her feelings of ecstatic as she hold the picture of herself from the ride before looking at it.
Ran's photo was okay as she looks good even when she cried or laughed in joy. The cherry hair girl smiled as she looked at her photo that makes her felt euphoric. But for Hiro, he saw a photo of himself making an embarrassed look when he screamed for his life during the trip.
"This is so lame…" Hiro shout out loud in his mind and felt embarrassed. He just wished that he did not had that photo right now. It is a complete humiliation for him if Ran see this photo and he knew how she react. "Hiro, how's your picture?" Ran asked, looking at him.
"Nothing special…" Hiro answered bluntly with a gloomy look, quickly tried to hide his picture. "Liar!" Ran exclaimed as she forced herself to snatch the photo in Hiro's hand, which she did successfully before looking at the confiscated photo.
"Don't look!" Hiro shouted warningly but unfortunately it was too late. Ran could not help but began bursting into an endless laughter upon seeing the embarrassing photo of Hiro. Hiro quickly snatched back his photo with a tantrum but she still did not stop laughing.
"Ha ha…Very funny…" Hiro moue as he grumbled. "S-Sorry…" Ran stuttered to apologise while she's still laughing. "You should see the look of your face. I never thought you would be such a scaredy-cat" she pointed out. "And you sound like a girl"
"EXCUSE ME FOR BEING SUCH A SCAREDY-CAT AND SOUND LIKE A GIRL!" Hiro pouted and sulked with his arms crossed as they walk. Seeing this, Ran glanced around and saw an ice cream stand that is not too far from where they are before turning to her lover again.
"Want some ice cream?" Ran asked politely, gesturing her head towards the stand that she just saw. "Sure…" Hiro answered but he is still looking glum. Then the two went to the stand and bought themselves each a cup of marble ice cream before finding a bench for them to sit on.
After succeeded in finding one, both of them sit down on it, with Hiro on Ran's right. "All right…" Hiro muttered as he uses the spoon to scoop some of the marble ice cream. "Itadakimasu!" he cried and was about to eat the ice cream.
However, Ran quickly cut in and ate the ice cream, much to Hiro's dismay as he noticed. "So good…" Ran commented upon licking her lips a bit. "That's so cruel, Ran-san!" Hiro whined. "You could at least warn me"
"Why should I?" Ran retorted, not even feeling guilty. "Carelessness is a big enemy. No matter when, you shouldn't let your guard down" she pointed out. "Still! Don't do that!" Hiro scolded. "First come first serve!" Ran said as she scoops out some of Hiro's ice cream and feed it to herself. Hiro had already lose his patience.
"Urgh..! Fine! Do what you want!" Hiro pouted as he put down the ice cream on the other side while turning his face away from her. Ran giggled upon seeing him sulk like that. "Hiro…" Ran called out. "What?" Hiro asked before looking at her.
Without even any warning, Ran gave a brief kiss on Hiro's lips, leaving him stunned. "I'm sorry…" Ran apologised. "It's okay…" Hiro forgive her as he blushed. "Now, will you be a good boy and let me feed you?" Ran requested.
"Yes please…" Hiro concurred. Then Ran began to feed Hiro her ice cream, which the latter gladly accepted it. Hiro also did the same for her as well later.
A few hours later…
Hiro and Ran are seen hanging out at the rooftop of some random building. Both are standing near the rails as they put their arms on them while gazing at the sky. "So, how's the date?" Hiro asked.
"Amazing…though you acted like a spoiled child throughout the date, Hiro" Ran answered. "So what? It's not like I can get rid of it completely" Hiro pointed out. "And stop teasing me!"
"You're so hopeless" Ran said bluntly, ignoring what he just said. "EXCUSE ME FOR BEING SO HOPELESS!" Hiro pouted and Ran chuckled again upon seeing how he act. "Sorry…I guess I like doing this kind of thing to you" Ran admitted.
"Give me a break…" Hiro grumbled. Then Ran suddenly came embracing him, which had his attention. "No matter what happened, we're always be together, right?" Ran asked, looking at Hiro. "Yeah…" Hiro confirmed with a nod and faced her.
Then the two of them narrowed the gap between their face with a kiss on their lips before Hiro hug her tight. The two of them continue to smooch with each other for some time. And at that time, Hiro had already forgiven Ran.
Meanwhile...
In the distant future of Earth, where Future Hiro and Ranti lives in, the two of them are lying down unconsciously on the floor, side by side in Tokio Sia park. It is morning at that time and there is no one there other than the two of them.
Then Future Hiro slowly opens up his eye, only to see the sun shining down so brightly on him that forces him to quickly get up from making his eyes blind by the sun's ray. He looks around to know where he is and started mumbling as he knew, "Tokio Sia... Park..."
Then he notices Ranti lying down unconsciously besides him before he tries to wake her up. "Ranti-san, wake up" said Future Hiro as he shakes her shoulders. Ranti soon opens up her eyes and Future Hiro helps her to get up while she rubs her head before looking around.
"Where are we...?" Ranti asked. "We're in Tokio Sia Park..." Future Hiro answered. "Why are we here? What did we do just now, Hiro?" Ranti asked again. "I don't know..." Future Hiro answered unsurely as the two stood up. "I thought we die because we saved someone's live"
"Saved someone? Who?" Ranti asked, did not know who the one that they saved was. "I don't remember. Was it all a dream?" Future Hiro questioned. It seems they have forgotten all the memories of their time from before they gained their consciousness.
"Seems like it" Ranti agreed. "Hiro!" a familiar female voice called out from somewhere. Future Hiro and Ranti quickly turned to the direction of the voice. The two of them saw Future Ran waving at them.
She was with Future Professor Oozora and also the other people that came to Future Hiro's birthday party. Then Future Ran came running towards the two and hugged her lover, Future Hiro which surprises him as he subconsciously hugged back.
"Hiro, I'm so glad that you're safe..." Future Ran said upon hugging him. "Ran-san...what is happening here?" Future Hiro asked as Future Ran releases her hug. "You and Kourin suddenly disappeared, we look everywhere for you two but couldn't find you" Future Ran said.
"Never thought we found you here" she said. "I see..." Future Hiro replied before he suddenly got startled upon receiving a kiss on the lips from Future Ran. Then she broke off the kiss and said smilingly, "Welcome back, Hiro"
"Yes...I'm back" Future Hiro replied smilingly as well. "Let's go... Hiro" Future Ran invited and Future Hiro nodded. Then while holding Future Ran, he turned to where Ranti was and reached out his right hand to the blondie.
"Let's go too, Ranti-san..." Future Hiro invited. Ranti smiles and gladly hold Future Hiro's hand. "Yes...Let's go..." Ranti agreed and the three of them later run to where Future Professor Oozora and the others were.
THE END
Finally, the story has ended. For your information, GenesisXYZ requested to have a sequel of this with whatever Cross Over he/she wishes to do and I approved it. I may not be having one lengthy story with multiple chapters of my own like this one again after this just to make things clear. Anyway, TTFN, TA TA FOR NOW.
