The Present
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
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I missed you, I really did…
I was so surprised to see Moonbay that day. Not only had Irvine come to stay with us, but Moonbay as well. It was about 3 or 4 years after the whole Rudolph incident and I had reunited with Fiona after my military training. We were both in the Guardian Force, where we meet Thomas Richard Schubaltz. As I trained secretly at a base, Irvine came in and fought with me; soon after that, Dr. D had, literally, flown in. A few hours later, a pink Gustav rode in bringing an injured Thomas and his totaled D-Bison, courtesy of Raven. But what happened next was like something good coming out of something bad, Moonbay was back!
Together again…
Later on, after checking on Thomas, I told Moonbay I wanted to speak to her. The both of us were on the roof of the medical center. "What do you want to talk about, Van?" Moonbay asked me. I looked out in the desert. Moonbay put her hands on the tall edge of the roof, "Hmm, Van, do you remember the last time we got to talk, just you and me?" I moved closer to her and put on hand on hers, "I do." Moonbay smiled at me, but moved her hand, "Nice to know you still love, Van." I backed away from Moonbay, "Don't worry, I know, I know…" Moonbay just looked up and down at me, "I should've known a cute little like you would've turned up so handsome." I couldn't help but blush. "So, what did you want to talk about this time?" "I don't know," I said embarrassed, "Anything. How are you? What have you been up to? You know, what happened to you and Irvine after the whole carination?" Moonbay just smiled and talked her mouth off, about the jobs she's had, the people she'd met, and how Irvine wanted to part ways with her.
He'll never change…
She told me that Irvine wanted to go on a journey alone, before he met me and Fiona. She seemed a little sad, talking about Irvine. "Moonbay, are you okay?" Moonbay stretched and jumped around, "So, how's Fiona doing, huh? And what about you, Van? How are you?" I just sighed and told her about what happened to me, about how I trained under Krueger, how I was reunited with Fiona, and how I joined the Guardian Force and met Thomas. "So, you haven't been able to find the Zoid Eve, have you?" I felt down, "No, not really. But, with you and Irvine around, I bet we can find it no time!" Moonbay started to laugh.
Irvine…
"Moonbay?" She turned around, "What's up?" "Well, you know, about you and Irvine…" Moonbay put her face up to mine, "Hey! My relationship with Irvine is my business, okay?!" I quickly shook my head yes. "So, Van, how's your relationship with Fiona?" Moonbay said with a smirk. All I could do was blush, "I guess I see your point. You must feel the same way about Irvine as I do about Fiona…" Moonbay was quick to get mad, "Hey! What did I just said! That wasn't the point I was trying to make!" She turned herself away from me, "To tell you the truth, I don't know how I feel about Irvine, okay?!" She quickly crept up behind me and hugged me, "Oh, Van. I know how ya feel. But you have to tell Fiona how you feel about her, before it's too late." I know I didn't have the same kind of feelings for Moonbay that I once had, but she holding me like that felt like time stopped all over again, "I guess you don't want me to make the same mistake you made with Irvine." Saying that, Moonbay rubbed my head then slapped it, "Please, Van!" She began to walk away. I knew she was playing around, "See ya later, Van." She walked past Fiona, as she came up, "Van, what happened between you too?" All I could do was laugh.
By now…
After the whole Zoid Eve battle, we all went our separate ways, but kept in touch. Fiona and I decided to official live together, at the Wind Colony. Moonbay decided to go out in the wasteland again, except this time with Irvine. Who knows where Raven and Reese went, but I would still like to thank them. And, I hope Rudolph and Maryann must be happy together. Occasionally, we would all meet each other and travel again. But, after all that, I still admire Moonbay, like family. "Moonbay?" "Yes, Van?" "Are we the type of family that still kiss each other a lot?" "IRVINE!!! What have you been telling Van?!"
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That's it! The end of the story. Sorry I haven't finished in the time I wanted, the holidays and all. Well, I hope up liked it. Please review.