Epilogue: Next Time

Carbone, New Vale City

BGM-Sonic Unleashed OST-Spagonia (Night)

Iblis has been sealed away, thus Eggman Nega's plan to conquer the world has been crushed. The city took a hit from the fight, but it's nothing that can't be repaired. And it's not an excuse to cancel any plans on Valentine's day. Today is that romantic day, and some of the friends of Peter Parker are standing outside the fancy Italian-American restaurant called Carbone, waiting for everyone's dates to arrive. Yang is keeping herself busy playing Pokemon Go alongside her sister, Ruby and her date, Dante Pertuz, also the fiery Inhuman superhero known as Inferno. Near them are Weiss and Flash, who are in the middle of a discussion regarding recent events.

"So Cap shut down Project Rebirth?" asks Weiss, talking to her boyfriend in private.

Wearing prosthetic legs, Flash says with a nod, "He did, and Fury seemed okay with that. Symbiotes are still too risky to be used to create super-soldiers. I'm lucky enough to continue being Venom. At the very least, I've been accepted to the Secret Avengers, and the science guys improved on the inhibitor that subdues the symbiote's mind, so I'm able to control it without risk of permanent bondage, but it stays at base during non-missions."

"I'm so glad to hear that." smiles Weiss, happily hugging her boyfriend as the couple embrace, "Taking something that caused everyone so much pain and misery and use it to protect the world. I'm so proud of you. And don't be afraid to call me if you run into trouble." She says while breaking apart from the hug.

Flash smiles, "And vice versa. I promise to be the perfect man for you from here on out."

"No one can be perfect. We just strive to be the best person we can be. My former mentor taught me that." Weiss grinned.

"Who? Doctor Strange?" Flash commented.

Weiss smiles while shaking her head, "No. Peter."

"Really?" Flash responds, sounding slightly surprised to hear his former victim mentored his current girlfriend.

Weiss sincerely says, "He SUCKED at the job. But if it wasn't for him, the two of us wouldn't have grown as people and be together." Her tone then gets stern and annoyed as she crosses her arms, "Or we'd be late to our Valentine Day's dinner! Where the hell is he?! Not to mention Blake and Kaine!" She gestures her arms to the sky with annoyance.

"Peter'll be here in a few. The other two got stuck in traffic. The city WAS nearly obliterated by an ancient fire god." quips Yang, catching a Darumaka in Pokemon Go.

Ruby then bats an eye to Kaine driving Blake towards Carbone in his Dark Spider car, "They're here!" She says as the car is parked at the parking lot.

"Hey guys." smiles Dante, politely greeting the newcomers with a wave.

"Hi Dante. Seems we're still waiting for you." Blake noticed.

"That's not surprising." Kaine quips dryly.

"I remember seeing you at Senior Prom a few years back. Didn't know Peter had a brother." said Flash, approaching the stoic clone.

"Adopted. Name's Kaine. This is my girlfriend, Blake Belladonna." Kaine says stoically, shaking hands with the former bully.

"We've met." remarks Flash, already familiar with the cat faunus.

"Kaine is just trying to be a gentleman." quips Blake, smiling.

"Wish I could say the same for his big brother, who's always showing up late." Weiss quips with an annoyed expression for Peter being late to dinner.

Suddenly, Peter drops down, seemingly from the sky, behind the heiress and casually startles her with a simple, "Hey Weiss."

"GAH, whoa! Pete, ninja much?" Weiss remarked.

"Not very gentleman." quipped Peter, "Sorry I'm running a little late. Ran into a…'Vermin' problem while taking a shortcut through the zoo." He claims, not telling them the truth of him battling the feral criminal known as Vermin.

"That's okay." says Yang, passionately holding her husband's arm, "You're here now and don't smell like the bottom of a rat. C'mon, let's eat!"

As the group heads inside the restaurant to confirm their reservations, Peter looks at Flash and says, "So, Flash. I, uh, heard something about you having a new job. Is that true?" He asks, hiding the fact that he knows Flash is Agent Venom, since his former bully doesn't know that he's Spider-Man.

"Huh? Y-Yeah, sorta. Joined a new group at the V.A. to help people and such." Flash lied, unaware that his former victim is his lifelong idol.

"Nothing too dangerous? Have everything under control?" asked Peter, still worried if Flash can control the symbiote.

"Yeah, for the most part. Long as I maintain a constant mental discipline of the job, I should be able to handle it just fine." Flash answered vaguely, talking about the symbiote.

Yang leans next to Weiss and whispers to her ear, "It's adorable seeing them keep secrets from each other." She jokes, which got a giggle from the heiress.

The group were about to take a seat at a sofa booth at the back of the restaurant when Ruby notices Sonic, Amy, Antoine, and Bunnie having dinner at a sofa booth next to theirs. "Amy?" questions the huntress, gaining the mobians' attention to her group.

"Oh, hey guys! Didn't know you were having dinner here too!" Amy smiles at her friends.

"Howdy!" Bunnie greets the newcomers with a friendly wave.

"The Freedom Fighters? What are you doing here?" Dante asked them.

"We're on a double date. We may be heroes, but we're also normal people that enjoy living a normal, quite life every once and a while." Amy smiled.

"I'm surprised Sonic accepted a romantic date with anyone. That rarely happens." Peter quips, teasing his hedgehog friend.

Sonic calmly leans back on the sofa, "Yeah, well, it's Valentine's Day. Might as well be nice."

"And because you lost a bet to Knuckles." smirks Antoine, teasing his teammate.

"That too." Sonic quips with a slight glare at the coyote.

"That seems to be the ONLY way to get you on a date." Blake remarks with an unamused stare at the hedgehog.

"What about Eggman Nega? Have any idea where he is?" asks Ruby, while she and her group take their seats on the sofa booth.

"Don't care." Sonic says casually, "The next time he shows his eggface, I'm kicking his butt all the way back to the future. Pete can snap a Bugle exclusive of the moment." He quips, patiently waiting for his next encounter with the sinister doctor of the future.

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Meanwhile at an unknown base…

BGM-Breath of Fire III OST-Dragon Slayer

Eggman Nega stands in a lab, staring calmly at a viewscreen projecting various data. Footage of Iblis and the massive battle against the beast. Images of the Chronoblade and other potential, ancient Chronoan relics. And a full analysis on the powers and abilities of several heroes, specifically on the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, Spider-Man, Shadow the Hedgehog, Captain America, Silver the Hedgehog, and Iron Man.

"Excellent job, Dr. Nega." said a mysterious male from the shadows, in which Nega doesn't bat an eye towards since he knew that person was hiding nearby all along, "The data of the Solaris Project are looking promising."

"Indeed. The results of the Solaris Prototype experiment were quite interesting. We'll have to hunt down the 'other half' after all." Nega replied.

"Do you know where it is?" asked a mysterious female.

"Not yet. Fury hid it well, but in time, it will be found once I have finished analyzing the remaining data from the Chronoblade, then the REAL test can begin." Nega answered forebodingly.

The two mysterious figures decide it was time to reveal themselves from behind Nega. The mysterious female happens to be Salem, the dark witch of the ancient past and evil queen of the Grimm. And standing next to her is the mysterious male, who happens to be Red Skull, the maniacal Nazi of the legendary war and the supreme head of Hydra.

"Do not rush yourself, doctor. We have all the time in the world." declared Red Skull, smiling ominously with this new mysterious alliance of supervillains that will take the world by storm really soon.

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BGM-Sonic Adventure 2 OST-2-Player Select

KFX Here: Uh oh. Eggman Nega has been secretly working with Red Skull and Salem the whole time. And they seem to have long term plans involving their Solaris Project. The Time War is just beginning. Who else is a part of this new supervillain alliance? Find out in the sequel, whenever that is. Until then, see ya.

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