The moment of saying goodbye has come :( It sure was a heck of an adventure! Keep your guards up, you may not see something coming ;)
2 days later
Everyone got much needed rest after the battle against the demon. And now, everybody was on the dock bidding farewell as Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toadsworth waited the boat to take them home.
"Who would have thought the mere act of helping you get up ended up in one of the most epic adventures yet, Japan?" Mario smiled, "Yeah, from mere strangers to great friends. Learning from you was indeed and incredible experience" Japan replied.
"Thanks for saving me when we arrived here, Alfred!" Goombella smiled, "It was nothing my friend it's what a hero always does!" America grinned.
"Take care Feliciano, we both became stronger after this adventure!" Koops said, "Ve~ I know! Thanks for being a good friend Koops! I'm sure your girl back home is proud of you!" Italy gave him a goodbye hug.
"This adventure surely benefited from our beauty, Francis. It's been an honor adventuring with you!" Flurrie winked, "Oui, and the best part was we showed how strong we were in combat" France winked back.
"Well, time to say goodbye, dad" Yoshi struggled to hold his emotions, Germany lifted him up "You can come with me if you like" the hunk sighed, "Thanks pops, but this is my home, besides, I can take care of myself now!" Axel pounded his little fists. Germany gave him one last hug and put him on the ground.
"I've never managed to tell Mario I... never mind, he and Peach make an adorable couple" Vivian giggled, "Don't worry my friend, I'm sure you'll find someone who makes you happy! And if that doesn't work, you are always welcome to become one with me!" Russia said.
"Well my captain, it's been an honor questing with you" Bobbery held his head high, "I can say the same, admiral" England saluted him.
"Thanks for helping me with my little jobs" Ms. Mowz kissed China in the cheek, "It was nothing, thanks for giving me refuge when you found me aru!" the Asian smiled.
"Mario... Thanks for taking care of my little fratello" Romano thanked the plumber, "Gracias! We had an incredibly time here" Spain smiled, "Kesesesese! I have to admit, this was something as awesome as me!" Prussia grinned.
"I surely had fun!" Denmark chirped, "Kind of rough but I agree with you" Norway said, "I'm glad this madness is over" Iceland sighed, "Mario, you and your friends will receive special gifts from Santa this year!" Finland smiled, "W'll done, Mario" Sweden said.
"Japan became stronger, and that definitely gets me geared up" Greece said, "Dream on, Greece! I'm the one who'll be closer to him!" Turkey spat.
"I never thought I'd see the day where we all teamed up" Hungary said to Austria, "Indeed, let alone with such unsophisticated fighters" he replied.
"Maybe we I didn't get any money, but learning from Mario was truly a great experience" Netherlands said, "Maybe you can finally say how you feel to Denmark!" Belgium teased him, he only look at her unamused but with a slight blush on his cheeks.
"Well, I hope Japan learned a thing or two from Mario. Just kidding daze!" South Korea grinned.
"I'm so happy! Everyone recognized me at last!" Canada said loudly, "This was... Fantastico! I guess this helped us become stronger. I never thought I'd say this but the three of us make a badass team!" Mexico concluded.
"One last time?" Mario asked Japan, the Asian agreed and the team formed a last circle.
"Mario!" "Kiku!" "Goombella!" "Alfred!" "Koops!" "Feliciano!" "Flurrie!" "Francis!" "Axel!" "Ludwig!" "Vivian!" "Ivan!" "Bobbery!" "Arthur!" "Mowz!" "Yao!"
"Lovino!" "Antonio!" "Gilbert!" "Mathias!" "Emil!" "Heracles!" "Tino!" "Berwald!" "Heracles!" "Sadik!" "Elizabeta!" "Roderich!" "Timothy!" "Emma!" "Young!" "Daniel!" "Matthew!" "Luigi!" "Peach!"
The group made a last shout to the skies, forever remembering this epic quest that came to an end.
The British took his wand and recited the spell he learned yesterday "No matter where we've come from, the place we want to go is home" he sweetly said. The wand reacted strongly as all the nations emitted a diamond glow and one by one, in the order they've arrived to this dimension, they warped back to their world.
"Take care amigos! I know we'll meet again!" Mexico grinned as he faded from Rogueport. The nations finally came back home.
"I'm sure about that!" Mario smiled as the rest nodded. "And just when I thought meeting our paper selves from a book two years ago was the craziest thing that's happened to us" Luigi mused. "Yeah, you're right Luigi" Peach agreed.
"Look! The boat's arriving!" the elder toad pointed out. Mario turned to his friends "Well, we must go. Take care everyone! It was really a blast adventuring and saving the world with you!" he gave thumbs up.
The rest ran and hugged him as Luigi and Peach joined in. As the boat arrived, the four bid a final goodbye for the others and hopped in the boat.
As Rogueport got smaller for the sight, the three reflected on how this adventure helped them grow. They even learned there are more dimensions than just the Smash and the Mortal Kombat ones.
Meanwhile, while the rest of the dissolved team continued to watch the boat getting far away, Merlon kept watching them from the top of the stairs.
"They were a strong team indeed, I know the ones staying here will success on their own. As for Mario, Luigi and Peach, this quest made them stronger" he said as he returned to his home.
When he got in, he began packing his things, "I know these three along with Bowser are ready. The question is, will the other twenty-five teens from the nations' dimension are? The times for the prophecy are now getting closer.
The menace of annihilation coming from that count is pretty strong, and considering he has that book of darkness, I pray for Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser to be ready. As well the other five teens and their twenty fellow partners.
I better get back to the town between dimensions and reunite with her, the Pixl" the wizard finished packed his belongings and left the town to a mysterious new one.
At the Earth
The countries appeared back in the room that started it all. "Whoa, now it feels kind of surreal what happened to us" Germany said. The nations seconded him with that thought as they remembered how their world is slowly collapsing due to their disappearance.
Everyone except America left Japan's house to start undoing any damage this adventure has caused. "Don't be late hermano! We need to repair North America together!" Mexico said as he grabbed Canada and left Japan's house.
As Japan changed back into his kimono, America approached him with several cases. "Hey Japan, don't you think we should have told Mario the whole truth?" the blond wondered, "No, I think it's better this way" Japan smiled in reply.
The two then glanced at the cases, videogame cases, all from the Super Mario series. "I think in the end, discovering videogame worlds being real and from another dimension was truly a milestone. And nothing of this would have happened if you didn't take the paper from England in the first place, thank you, America" the short man offered a fist-bump.
America grinned as he felt a tear of joy sliding through his right cheek and accepted the fist-bump.
"You know the hero's always for his friends! And now, I must go to save the world again! Take care Japan! See you later!" America smiled as he left the house. Japan sighed as he prepared to contact his boss and start undoing all the chaos this world was...
Bet you didn't see that twist!
The world has finally come back to normal. Mario, Luigi and Peach are going home as well.
Just one more part of the epilogue that I'll post in Thursday and we're done!
