In the End
About a month after the final battle, everyone is gathered in the Fountain Square in Meria for a concert starring Rex Ryu. Annie, Irv, and Alley had front row seats to the event. Alley had even brought a bouquet of flowers to give to him.
Rex was singing a beautiful love song that he had written after he had met Alley. He'd told her that she had been his inspiration for the ballad, her and her carefree behavior and cheerful nature. The whole audience was going wild over the song, not knowing that it was going out to the daughter of the baker and the former field commander of ARMS.
Irv held Annie's hand in his. They enjoyed it when Rex was singing about love, and it often brought out the more romantic side in Irv that he kept hidden most of the time. She smiled, and placed her head on his shoulder.
When Rex got to the part about meeting by the fountain and admitting true love under the stars, Alley's eyes filled with tears. It reminded her so much of that beautiful night that they had spent in the village of Hiadas. She hoped they could do it again soon.
All too soon the concert had ended. Rex, Zed, and Boomerang were going to stay at Ashley's for the night, as was Kanon and Annie. Then the three of them would go back to Hiadas in the morning, while Kanon and Annie went on another adventure.
* * *
"Annie," Irv began, "Are you sure this is going to be ok?"
"There are no guarantees in life Irv. You either are willing to risk it all on a gamble, or you stay at home thinking about what might have been," Annie replied.
Irv mumbled, "I never should have agreed to go skiing, this mountain is just too steep." Annie sighed. "You didn't have to go on the double-black diamond trail. I've gone before, so I'm up to it. Maybe you should have stuck to the bunny slopes at first."
It had been five years since the battle to defeat the Zeikians. Annie and Irv had just gotten married last week, and were on their honeymoon. But they had to get back in a week, for Alley and Rex were going to have their wedding at that time.
Annie thought back to all that had gone on since that time. A year after the battle, her mother and father had finally gotten married. Annie now had a three-year-old brother named Rudy, and his twin sister Cecilia. Rudy had black hair that he wore framed across his face and red eyes, while Cecilia had silver hair that she was growing long and violet eyes. They had been named for the human princess and Holmcross gunsman who had shown Boomerang what true power meant in the time of the old war. Those same two warriors had later on gotten married, and established the golden age of the kingdom of Adelhyde, which lasted until the Blaze of Disaster.
After her marriage, Kanon no longer went on as many adventures as she used too. Instead, she stayed in the village, helping to fight off the remnants of Selthon's army. Many of them had been on patrol or on a mission when the fortress fell, so they were still causing trouble for Rainie and the rest of the village of Hiadas. When that wasn't going on, she was usually running around after Rudy and Cecilia, who were even more full of energy than Irv and Alley. They were both known for getting stuck in every high structure you could find - - usually trees or someone's attic - - whenever they were hiding from their mother or playing hide-and-seek.
Ashley and Marina were still running the bakery in Meria. They were even more successful than before, on account of the people of Hiadas coming in frequently after hearing about how wonderful the bread there was from Rex.
Over the past five years, Ashley had almost ended his career as a warrior. Granted, he still hunted monsters on occasions, but he usually stayed home with his wife. He was no longer a soldier for the king, instead he became a full time baker.
Both the twins had relaxed on their prankster ways since the battle. They had seen the trouble that their last one had gotten them into - - albeit it had all turned out for the best in the end. Thus, they became almost angelic in their ways. Marina was always wondering when they'd take off the guise, and go back to driving everyone crazy, but Ashley knew what was really going on.
Despite no longer having the will to make trouble, Irv and Alley were still the best of friends. Like most twins, they could tell what one another was thinking, and it usually went along the same lines as the other's thoughts. This was usually a breeding ground for trouble and mishaps, whether they were going for that effect or not.
As for Annie, she continued her adventures once her mother settled down in Hiadas. The life she had lived up until now was still fresh in her mind, and she wasn't ready to let it go just yet. Maybe in a year or two, when she had children of her own.
On her many adventures, Annie managed to come across her mother's hometown. Once there, she found the place completely rebuilt. The people living there had been present on the day of the attack, but like Kanon they had escaped. They were all friendly towards Annie, especially after realizing she was the daughter of "Little Aisha" - - which the villagers still referred to Kanon as.
Annie positioned her skies at the edge of the mountain. She shot a reassuring glance at Irv, to tell him everything was going to be alright. Like she said before, you either risk it all or wonder what might have been. That's the way that life works.
Irv got over to the end of the mountain as well. But he still looked a little nervous over the whole thing. He took a deep breath to ease his mind a little, and then went down the mountain. Annie followed suite, and soon they were yelling and calling out in pure joy and exhilaration.
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Well, another fanfic finished. I would just like to thank the following people. First, to Contrail/Media Vision, for making the game. Second, to the online sites that got me into Wild ARMS in the first place. Third, to all of the artists whose song titles I kind of borrowed to make these chapters. And finally, to the late Marion Zimmer Bradly, as the story that inspired Kanon being half Hiadan came from one of her fantasy anthologies.
About a month after the final battle, everyone is gathered in the Fountain Square in Meria for a concert starring Rex Ryu. Annie, Irv, and Alley had front row seats to the event. Alley had even brought a bouquet of flowers to give to him.
Rex was singing a beautiful love song that he had written after he had met Alley. He'd told her that she had been his inspiration for the ballad, her and her carefree behavior and cheerful nature. The whole audience was going wild over the song, not knowing that it was going out to the daughter of the baker and the former field commander of ARMS.
Irv held Annie's hand in his. They enjoyed it when Rex was singing about love, and it often brought out the more romantic side in Irv that he kept hidden most of the time. She smiled, and placed her head on his shoulder.
When Rex got to the part about meeting by the fountain and admitting true love under the stars, Alley's eyes filled with tears. It reminded her so much of that beautiful night that they had spent in the village of Hiadas. She hoped they could do it again soon.
All too soon the concert had ended. Rex, Zed, and Boomerang were going to stay at Ashley's for the night, as was Kanon and Annie. Then the three of them would go back to Hiadas in the morning, while Kanon and Annie went on another adventure.
* * *
"Annie," Irv began, "Are you sure this is going to be ok?"
"There are no guarantees in life Irv. You either are willing to risk it all on a gamble, or you stay at home thinking about what might have been," Annie replied.
Irv mumbled, "I never should have agreed to go skiing, this mountain is just too steep." Annie sighed. "You didn't have to go on the double-black diamond trail. I've gone before, so I'm up to it. Maybe you should have stuck to the bunny slopes at first."
It had been five years since the battle to defeat the Zeikians. Annie and Irv had just gotten married last week, and were on their honeymoon. But they had to get back in a week, for Alley and Rex were going to have their wedding at that time.
Annie thought back to all that had gone on since that time. A year after the battle, her mother and father had finally gotten married. Annie now had a three-year-old brother named Rudy, and his twin sister Cecilia. Rudy had black hair that he wore framed across his face and red eyes, while Cecilia had silver hair that she was growing long and violet eyes. They had been named for the human princess and Holmcross gunsman who had shown Boomerang what true power meant in the time of the old war. Those same two warriors had later on gotten married, and established the golden age of the kingdom of Adelhyde, which lasted until the Blaze of Disaster.
After her marriage, Kanon no longer went on as many adventures as she used too. Instead, she stayed in the village, helping to fight off the remnants of Selthon's army. Many of them had been on patrol or on a mission when the fortress fell, so they were still causing trouble for Rainie and the rest of the village of Hiadas. When that wasn't going on, she was usually running around after Rudy and Cecilia, who were even more full of energy than Irv and Alley. They were both known for getting stuck in every high structure you could find - - usually trees or someone's attic - - whenever they were hiding from their mother or playing hide-and-seek.
Ashley and Marina were still running the bakery in Meria. They were even more successful than before, on account of the people of Hiadas coming in frequently after hearing about how wonderful the bread there was from Rex.
Over the past five years, Ashley had almost ended his career as a warrior. Granted, he still hunted monsters on occasions, but he usually stayed home with his wife. He was no longer a soldier for the king, instead he became a full time baker.
Both the twins had relaxed on their prankster ways since the battle. They had seen the trouble that their last one had gotten them into - - albeit it had all turned out for the best in the end. Thus, they became almost angelic in their ways. Marina was always wondering when they'd take off the guise, and go back to driving everyone crazy, but Ashley knew what was really going on.
Despite no longer having the will to make trouble, Irv and Alley were still the best of friends. Like most twins, they could tell what one another was thinking, and it usually went along the same lines as the other's thoughts. This was usually a breeding ground for trouble and mishaps, whether they were going for that effect or not.
As for Annie, she continued her adventures once her mother settled down in Hiadas. The life she had lived up until now was still fresh in her mind, and she wasn't ready to let it go just yet. Maybe in a year or two, when she had children of her own.
On her many adventures, Annie managed to come across her mother's hometown. Once there, she found the place completely rebuilt. The people living there had been present on the day of the attack, but like Kanon they had escaped. They were all friendly towards Annie, especially after realizing she was the daughter of "Little Aisha" - - which the villagers still referred to Kanon as.
Annie positioned her skies at the edge of the mountain. She shot a reassuring glance at Irv, to tell him everything was going to be alright. Like she said before, you either risk it all or wonder what might have been. That's the way that life works.
Irv got over to the end of the mountain as well. But he still looked a little nervous over the whole thing. He took a deep breath to ease his mind a little, and then went down the mountain. Annie followed suite, and soon they were yelling and calling out in pure joy and exhilaration.
- - - -
Well, another fanfic finished. I would just like to thank the following people. First, to Contrail/Media Vision, for making the game. Second, to the online sites that got me into Wild ARMS in the first place. Third, to all of the artists whose song titles I kind of borrowed to make these chapters. And finally, to the late Marion Zimmer Bradly, as the story that inspired Kanon being half Hiadan came from one of her fantasy anthologies.