Epilogue

A gentle breeze swept through the clearing, bringing with it the mixed scents of different flowers. The clear water of the lake shimmered beneath the beautiful blue sky, clouds perfectly being mirrored on its calm surface. A tall white castle stood proudly in the distance and everywhere was rolling hills and lush forests. The Warriors of Cosmos gasped at the peaceful sight.

"Where… Where are we?" Firion asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Is it… really over?" Luneth sighed as he looked around. The sight before them was a refreshing one. After weeks, months, of fighting, they were finally done. Their final stand with Chaos, the God of Discord… They came out victorious. After all the hardships, they finally succeeded.

"It is, isn't it?" Terra said, a meek smile gracing her lips. She tightened her grip on the jewel in her hands, enjoying the warmth that it gave. The crystal in her hand pulsed for a moment before returning to its normal radiance.

Zidane got down from the tree he found himself in and walked closer towards where most of his comrades were. Bartz made himself content beneath the cool shadows of the trees, preferring to take advantage of the calm. "Then this is it huh?" the genome rhetorically asked.

The gunblader settled his weapon upon his shoulder and took a good look at his companions. He had to admit they were an odd group, ranging from your typical knight in shining armor to a mere wanderer. Squall was never the one to be called social, but the people he had met here, somehow, he got attached.

Cecil spared the sky a glance and noticed the fading moon, the sun slowly taking its place. "It seems as though our journey has come to an end…" he murmured.

Tidus turned his head towards their supposed leader, the Warrior of Light. He knew the man remembered nothing of his past. Even his own name escaped his thoughts. The energetic blonde smiled, thinking their leader would be fine with or without a past. "We'll soon be going…"

The Warrior of Light nodded, knowing that soon, they would leave for their own worlds. "So this cycle has ended and we have come out as the victors. The light has triumphed…" The crystals in each of the warrior's hands glowed brightly as a strong gust of wind blew by. The glow subsided a few seconds after and the warriors could hear faint laughter.

"Not without us~" a feminine voice chimed. Luneth widened his eyes as a girl jumped onto him. Long blonde hair obscured the girl's face, but the young Onion Knight didn't need to see her face to know who she was.

"L-Luna?" the young knight stammered, unsure of how to react. "You're… alive?"

The girl giggled as she pulled away. "Duh! You are too, right?"

"Then…" Luneth turned towards the side and saw more people, but they were not walking towards them. They were just standing, looking at the group. He could see some of them conversing, laughing even. He could see one of them move away from the group and approach Terra. The said half esper smiled brightly at the sight of her copy being safe and sound. She jumped into his arms, both of them laughing.

Zidane caught sight of the group and waved a hand at his female double. The genome spared him a glance and turned away. Zidane raised an eyebrow and decided to go up to them himself.

"So you made it out alive huh?" Zina asked in her usual stoic tone, not even moving her eyes to look at him. The male genome smiled and rubbed the back of his head.

"I guess so. If I knew you were waiting, I would've done things faster. I wouldn't want to keep a pretty lady waiting," he replied with a smile. His comment earned him a hit on a head followed by tight embrace.

"Idiot! I was so worried! You could've gotten yourself killed! I'd kill you if did!" she angrily told him through the tears she was trying to hold back. Zidane smiled warmly and patted the woman's head in an effort to comfort her.

"Well, I'm okay, right? No big deal," he said with a shrug.

The girl pushed him away harshly, causing him to stumble back, and turned away with her arms crossed. "Idiot…"

Frina watched the two genomes resume with their banter before turning to Firion who was already walking towards them. She was grateful that Cosmos had given them a chance to live out their lives, but the weapons master still felt guilty for almost causing the death of one of the Warriors of Cosmos.

"What happened?" Firion asked, finding greetings no longer necessary. "You disappeared, and then reappear…"

"Cosmos gave us a second chance I suppose," Frina simply said, shrugging. The silverette turned to the patch of roses growing nearby and couldn't help but pluck one of the beautiful flowers. "Say… These roses… You think they're the same from the ones back home?"

Firion stared at the precious flower in the woman's hand and nodded. "I suppose so."

"Good, at least Light will remember us whenever she passes by these," she murmured to herself, feeling content and happy.

"Cloud~!"

"Squall~!"

The said warriors found themselves pinned down by their counterparts. Claudine smiled brightly as her Mako filled eyes glowed and Quistin laughed. The two men couldn't find it in them to be angry at the women as they were content with seeing them fine.

"Now aren't you happy," Cloud commented as he gently pushed the woman off of him.

Claudine replied with a laugh. "Who wouldn't be?"

"Get off Quistin," Squall ordered the female brunette. The female gunblader answered by sticking her tongue out. "If you get hurt, it's your fault." Quistin widened her eyes as he pushed her off in a much harsher fashion than how Cloud managed to get Claudine off.

Quistin rubbed her back, having landed on it, as she sat up. "Ouch! That hurt! You're such a meanie!" she complained. Instead of being annoyed though, Squall smiled. The brunette widened her eyes as she watched the astounding event unfold. She immediately turned about to face the majority of the group and made a cone around her mouth with her hands. "SQUALL SMILED! IT'S A MIRACLE!" she announced, using her loudest voice. The announcement caused several of their comrades to smile and laughed.

"Now aren't they having fun?" Bartz commented as he turned his head towards the woman who had stopped beside him.

"Yeah…" Breeze agreed. "I've gotta say, I'm surprised your alive." Bartz was about to argue when the other brunette continued speaking. "But I'm relieved that you are," she added, causing Bartz to widen his eyes.

"So, what now?" Bartz asked.

Breeze turned to look at her counterpart. "Honestly, I don't know."

"C-Cecil?" Cecilia managed to croak as she saw the paladin.

Cecil turned to her, a smile on his face. "You're here too…"

The female paladin made a face. "Would you expect anything less?" she asked. Cecil turned his face to stare at the fading moon once again. Cecilia followed suit, finding herself entranced by its wonder. "The moon… Do you think we'll be able to visit him?" The paladin kept quiet, knowing exactly who she was talking about. The woman, finding his lack of response depressing, decided to answer her own question. "I believe we will. It may not be today, or tomorrow. But someday, we'll see your brother again."

"Our brother," he corrected, earning him a confused look. "Don't tell me you have already forgotten."

Cecilia widened her eyes. "I… I did not! B-But it was because-"

"So you are telling me you do not want to be my sister?" the paladin asked.

The woman shook her head. "Of course I want to but-"

"Then that's settled then," Cecil said with finality. Cecilia was about to say something more, but she decided against it and chose to let it rest. She had a family she could call her own. There was none mistaking it.

Light removed her helm as she stopped beside the Warrior. "Is there any need for me to explain?" she asked, preparing herself to answer any of the questions he might ask.

"No, but there is something I would like to ask," the Warrior said.

Light raised an eyebrow. "Then ask. I will try to answer it to the best of my capabilities," she told him.

"What are our names?"

The female knight widened her eyes. She had not prepared a sufficient answer for that specific question. True, she still knew nothing of their past despite having defeated Chaos and it made her wonder. Thoughts would spring up and confuse her, but she had long decided what to do if ever it had gone the way it had. "I do not know…" The Warrior was immediately crestfallen. "But… I have decided to move on. Along with my friends, I have found a name, a name I would gladly go by with."

"A new name?"

Light nodded her head. "Yes. Lucia… That's what we had all decided upon," she told him.

"Lucia…" The Warrior repeated, allowing his tongue to get used to the name. "I wonder if I ever had a name…" Light - now Lucia - hit the Warrior on the head.

"Enough with that. Does it really matter to you so much that you would let yourself be pulled into depression? Can you not move on? We have friends and despite the distance between them and us, we still have them. Are the memories we have shared with them not enough?" she said, having had enough of his confused, lost character.

The Warrior stared at the woman, not believing that she had actually hit him. "I…"

"Already need to go?" Tidus asked as he stared into his crystal.

"I guess… But please don't talk to the crystal. You look like you're nuts," Tina commented as she gave him a friendly punch. "You think your team has a place for me?" she asked as blue light started to envelope them.

"Of course! But you'll have to work extra hard to beat me!"

"Yeah right!"

Tidus turned to his comrades, a smile on his face. "Don't worry. The crystals know the way."

"See ya!" Tina chimed before they jumped into the lake behind them and disappeared.

"Knowing you, you'll get us lost," Zina told Zidane as they themselves started to disappear.

"Did I ever tell you about being more feminine?" the male genome asked. "Besides, we won't just disappear like you did. We get to go home." With that, the two genomes smiled brightly before jumping off of the tree they were in and disappearing into the foliage.

"Maybe we could go on another mission together," Squall suggested.

Quistin smiled at the notion. "That would be great! As long as it doesn't concern saving the worlds and fighting Chaos again, I'm good!" she chimed before blowing the feather in her hand and watching it float away. She closed her eyes and disappeared along with Squall.

"Not interested," Cloud said, declining the gunblader's offer.

Claudine frowned. "Oh come on! I know you wanna!" she sang before the two of them disappeared into the field of flowers.

"Come on Terra… They're waiting for you," Tony said as he noticed the two of them finally glowing as well.

"Waiting for us Tony," the half esper corrected. "You're part of the family now. We can continue rebuilding. We should move on." With that, they too disappeared.

"Time flies when you're having fun huh?" Bartz said as he took hold of a fallen branch.

Breeze stared at the branch as well before rolling her eyes and throwing it behind them. "Too bad. Well, come on." They disappeared as well, leaving no trace except for the branch that lay oddly in the middle of the path.

"The strength you gave us," Cecil said, glancing at Cecilia for a moment, "We will pass it on." The two of them looked at the moon and watched it completely disappear from their view. Cecilia smiled and the two of them disappeared in a smoke of blue.

"Everyone… Thank you," the two Onion Knights said in unison right before disappearing.

The Warrior started walking away, Lucia following close behind him. Firion and Frina watched the two warriors walk away. Frina turned to the flower in her hand and sighed. "It's not yet the end Frina. Another dream awaits," Firion informed her.

"Indeed," she agreed as she nodded. The two of them faded away, dreams in their hearts.

"They're all gone," Lucia whispered. "I hope they get back safely…"

"I have faith in them," the Warrior of Light told her.

"As do I."

=o=Fin=o=