Inuyasha X
Chapter 22
"A feudal fairy tale, and a utopia achieved"
By MEGAMANX411

Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all sighed sadly as their friends departed. Of course, this was no time to be saddened, they had their whole lives ahead of them.

"Well," Miroku began, gesturing to Sango and Shippo. "I think now we should find a home for us."

Sango nodded, and Shippo did so as well, riding on Kilala's back. They approached a village, a very peaceful looking one at that.

"I think this would be as good a place as any to build our home," Miroku observed, smiling as he saw the peace and tranquility of the village.

They walked into the village, eagerly awaiting their new life. Miroku did continue his monk services for a fee, but he had largely reformulated his ways now that he was married. He took up other jobs around the village, and was regarded as a local handyman of sorts. Sango, in the meantime, still honed her skills as a demon hunter, but it seemed as though needing such power wasn't much good. No demons attacked their village, and with the disappearance of the Sacred Shikon Jewel, most of the hostile ones seemed to calm down.

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo built their home, and in it, spent many happy days together. Soon, Sango bore Miroku's child, as he wished she would since they first met. The first was a boy, and he was named Inuyasha, after their dear friend. Sango did keep busy around the village as Miroku did, she rarely just stayed at home. Shippo, on the other hand, rather enjoyed looking after his siblings.

In time, they had another child, this time, a girl. They named her Kagome after their other friend. In time, Miroku and Sango became rather respected members of the village, and had many, many friends, although none could replace Inuyasha and the others. At one particular time, Kagura visited the village, appearing before Miroku and his new family.

"Kagura," Miroku said, sounding a little suspicous. "What do you want here?"

Kagura looked rather content, not malicious like the Kagura Miroku was accustomed to.

"I wanted to tell you that X spared me, and gave me a second chance," she replied. "He told me to live my life peacefully. And so I come before you, not as an enemy, but one seeking acceptance into your village."

Miroku was rather stunned, but he thought that he should trust her. X had placed his faith in her, so he felt he should do the same.

"If X trusted you, then I shall do the same. Of course you can take up residence in this village."

Needless to say, almost everyone was surprised at Miroku's response. Soon, Kagura became an accepted member of the village, and like X had instructed her, she had lived her life peacefully, like the wind, as she wanted. Miroku and Sango couldn't have been happier together, and their family grew larger over time. The next child was another girl, and she was named Iris, in respect for the beloved of Zero. Their next child was another boy, and they wanted to honor X in some way. However, they felt that calling him "X" or "Mega Man X" would seem a bit ridiculous, so they named him Ekkesu. Another boy was born later, and they were named Zurou (as inspired by their dear friend Zero). Shippo grew into a fine adult, and he was looked up to by his fellow siblings.

Needless to say, they rather enjoyed their years in the village.

On the other hand, Inuyasha and Kagome went back to Kagome's era. Upon arriving, Kagome eagerly introduced Inuyasha to her family in a more formal matter than before. Inuyasha was rather embarassed about the situation at first, but in time, grew to like it. He moved into Kagome's house (because Kagome's parents felt that they should care for Inuyasha, he had nowhere else to go). However, what shocked Kagome the most was that Inuyasha decided to become a full human, and thanks to the Sacred Shikon Jewel, his wish was fulfilled.

Inuyasha and Kagome spent their days together, and Inuyasha did try his hand at schooling. He didn't have much luck, but Kagome's academics soon picked up. And what was better yet, her friends could stop talking about Inuyasha, because he was now there to show them all what he was like. They were all rather surprised of Inuyasha, for he certainly wasn't what they were expecting. They were thinking of the backstabbing, two-timing, jerk Kagome had told them of when she was angry, not the figure that stood before them.

Kagome and Inuyasha did start to date, and did it rather frequently. Anyway, things picked up well for Kagome. She got back into her studies and got straight A's, and did well through the rest of her schooling, and eventually went to college. Of course, Inuyasha was with her all the way, and he even supported her with several jobs he had taken up (he may have been human, but he still had great strength).

When Kagome had graduated college, she and Inuyasha moved into their own home, and soon after, were married.Her parents definitely approved of Inuyasha after getting to know him, and despite some of his slightly hostile tendencies, they were proud of him. Kagome's and Inuyasha's wedding was just like Miroku's and Sango's. Very festive, and more importantly a happy occassion for everyone involved.

Inuyasha and Kagome had two children. The first was a boy, whom they named Miroku. The second was a girl, whom they named Sango. Both of course, were in honor of their dear friends.

Inuyasha and Kagome were content with life.

And finally, we had the era of reploids. Mega Man X, Zero, and Iris returned to their time, and the threat of the mavericks had been erased. With Sigma's destruction, the people rejoiced. However, the Maverick Hunters were still around, they decided to remain ever vigilant, should something come up. However, luckily for them, nothing really did. The Maverick Hunters was now regarded moreso as the group of legendary reploids who ended the maverick conflict.

And thus, reploids and humans could now exist peacefully side by side. It was a bit strange at first, and they were of course some tendencies about race. However, many matters soon dissolved, and reploids were regarded as creatures equivelant to humans on the social level.

However, there were still some things that the reploids didn't do that humans did, namely, marriage. When Zero and Iris returned, they were deeply in love, and when they came across the prospect of marriage, they decided to become the first ever married reploid couple. Doing so was unheard of before, but Zero was glad he did it, as was Iris, for they deeply loved each other.

Of course, there were certain things that they couldn't do, namely have children, but they were happy nonethless. X was extremely relieved at his newfound lot in life, and lived his life the way he originally intended to. Living in peace and tranquility, usually spending time reading books, visiting with friends, and even writing became one of his passions. Although the idea of reploids having a soul was still debatable for some, none could dismiss the work of X and it's sheer impact on the soul.

Mega Man X was single himself, and it appeared as though many reploids were adopting the idea of marriage. Mega Man X did catch Alia giving him some strange looks from time to time, and with the help of Zero (mostly from teasing), X finally approached Alia. It appeared as though Alia did have a thing for X all along, but had trouble expressing it. After they had spent a great deal of time dating, X finally decided to marry Alia, and made some very poetic vows. X took Miroku up on his offer and did write poetry, and was actually hailed as one of history's greatest poets. Zero and X retired from their fighting duties, and lived their lives peacefully. Mega Man X would often write poetry for his love Alia, while Zero would impress Iris with his chivalry.

But one day, X, Zero, Iris, and Alia had an idea. X, Zero, and Iris often spent time talking about their adventures, and Zero's accidental step into the feudal era. That brought about much discussion. Of course, X, Zero, and Iris remembered it fondly, and eagerly described their times to Alia, both good and bad.

"It would be nice to see them again," X said humbly.

Zero nodded.

"Yeah, it would. I wonder what they're up to?" he asked.

Iris had a puzzled look on her face.

"Then why don't we just go meet them?" she asked.

X smiled.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. We have the capability to do so, we could visit them if we wanted."

Alia smiled.

"I could help, I want to meet these friends you keep talking about."

X, Zero, Iris, and Alia soon put their plan into action.