Okay, so I figured out what to do for part three! After the Time Devourer's been defeated, and Kid and Guile have to say goodbye. What will Guile do when Kid tells him about her uncle?

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Kid wiped some sweat from her brow as she finally finished with her boat. It had been a few weeks since they had beaten the Time Devourer and freed Schala, and Kid had decided to go back to Zenan, to search for her uncle. She wanted to be absolutely sure. Even if he was dead, his body had to be somewhere. She was about to cast off, when…

"Hey Kid," Guile said as he walked onto the beach.

Kid whirled around in shock, before she realized who it was.

"Oh, hey Guile, what're ya doin' here?" she asked.

"Oh? So now it's a crime to say goodbye?" Guile asked.

Kid looked confused. No one had bothered with that. No one had had time to see her off, and she wondered why Guile came to see her off.

"Hey!" Kid suddenly exclaimed, noticing what Guile was holding in his hand. "What're you doin' with that!?" she demanded, pointing at his hand.

Guile looked down as he lifted the swallow in his hand, before looking back at Kid.

"What? Was I supposed to leave it and let others get their hands on it? Don't think so," Guile said calmly.

Kid glared, but didn't answer.

"Where will you go anyway?" Guile asked after a moment of silence.

"I'm headin' to Zenan, to see if I can find my uncle," Kid said, making it clear she wanted to leave.

"Your… uncle?" Guile questioned.

"Yeah," Kid mumbled and turned to the sea.

She folded her arms over her chest and huffed.

"He was always there for me and sis. He neva let us down. But then Lynx came…"

Kid sighed softly, not wanting the tears to come again.

"I don't know what happened, but I knew he would never break the vow he made," she continued, not seeming to care anymore.

"Vow??" Guile asked. 'She… she heard?' he thought.

"Yeah… sis made him promise that he'd look after me if anythin' were to happen. I overheard them talkin' about it, just when he was leaving for a friend's house."

Kid couldn't help the tear that was slipping down her cheek.

"I haven't seen him ever since…"

Guile didn't answer.

"I searched the whole bloody country, but I couldn't find him! I traveled to Medina, but there was nobody there! I checked every place he could've gone! I even risked goin' to Porre, but he wasn't there either!"

Guile stood there, watching as Kid's shoulders began to shake lightly.

"I had wanted to wait in the orphanage for him to return, but Serge got me out before he could come! I guess… I guess I owe him one… but… I just wish I knew where he was!!"

Kid didn't know why, but she had always felt she could trust Guile. Like she knew him better than anyone did.

"I wanted to kill Lynx! He took my only remaining family from me! He killed everyone!!"

Kid was starting to grow angry again, when Guile said something she had never expected to hear from him.

"So, you were after revenge then?" he asked.

Kid, forgetting she was lightly crying, turned around, stunned.

"Huh? Yeah! Of course I was!"

"Then tell me Kid," Guile said. "Then what?"

Kid was absolutely confused.

"What the bloody hell do ya mean with that?!" she demanded, but Guile kept his cool.

"If you managed to get your revenge, then what? What would you do? Where would you go?" Guile asked calmly, pointing at Kid with the hand that wasn't holding the swallow.

Kid was silent, as she understood where he was trying to go.

"Kid, I once walked down the very same aisle as you were walking. My mother lost her mind and began abusing me, so the only person who I could turn to was my sister. And then, when she was taken away from me, I would do anything to get her back," Guile said. "When I finally got the chance for my revenge, I was easily defeated. Swatted away like a mere fly. I thought my sister was gone for good, and I saw no reason to live anymore."

Kid looked down at the ground. She had never thought revenge could lead to something like that.

"Sorry," she mumbled.

"Looks like I was wrong about my sister," Guile suddenly said, making Kid look up in confusion.

"Wha??" she asked.

Guile smirked at Kid.

"Somewhere in the far-off future, a young woman found a young child, wrapped up in some blankets and a pendant hanging around her neck. The pendant was that of my sister," Guile said, and Kid's eyes widened.

"She brought me to her time, knowing I would be the only one to know if that child was truly my sister," Guile continued. "The memories were the same, but the child didn't remember any of those memories. Then, Porre attacked, and we battled until the end. It cost Guardia its King and Queen."

Kid gulped. She somehow remembered whom he was talking about.

"Myself and the young woman were the only ones left. It was her idea to start an orphanage."

Guile chuckled softly and looked down at the sand, one hand on his hip.

"Ironic. Every time I seem to have everything I'd ever want, it all gets robbed away from me. It's like somebody's just playing with my mind or something."

Kid's mouth opened and closed several times as she tried to find the right words, but they never came. Finally, she found it.

"B-b-b-but that would mean that you're……!!!" she started.

Guile's free hand moved up to his face, and took hold of the gold mask on his face, which he pulled off easily. He then got a pair of colored contacts from his eyes and looked up at Kid, who was visibly shaking.

"I-I-I-I thought you were…" she started as tears overflowed her eyes.

He placed the swallow on the ground, along with the mask and the contacts and stood back up, opening his arms. Kid smiled broadly, and she ran straight into her uncle's waiting arms.

"Uncle Janus!!!" she cried happily. "I promised Lucca I'd look after you, right?" Janus asked softly as he hugged the child close. Kid nodded her head feverishly against his shoulder, still crying.

"But… I searched everywhere for you," she whimpered, looking up into his blazing red eyes.

"So did I, Kid. But honestly, who do you think gave Doc that Hydra Humor anyway?" Janus asked with a smirk.

Kid looked a little shocked.

"That was you?!" she asked.

Janus nodded. Kid's smile widened and she buried her face in her uncle's chest.

"Thank you, Uncle Janus," Kid mumbled into his chest.

Hihi! Look at those two!

Heheh! Ya don't see that everyday!

Hey!! What are you two up to now!?

AAAH!!

EEEK!!

Uh nothing! Nothing at all!

Right!

Riiiiiiiiiight.

SERIOUSLY!!

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Couldn't help myself at the end, sorry. Italics is Mune, Underlined is Masa, and Bold is Doreen.