Inuyasha X
Chapter 23
"Epilogue: The reunion"
By MEGAMANX411

Mega Man X curiously eyed Zero.

"Are you sure we can do this?" he asked.

Zero shrugged.

"Of course we can, it's just the matter of if you want to," he replied.

Iris smiled.

"Well, I'd love to see them again."

X couldn't help but join in the sentiment.

"Well, I'd love to as well..." he began. "But what about our appearance? Won't we stand out? And how do we find them?"

Alia placed a hand on her husband's shoulder.

"X, just leave that to me. I've already tracked them down, and I can work on holographic imaging devices to alter our appearance."

X smiled back.

"Now I remember why I married you!" he teased.

Zero stood up straight, ready to go.

"You guys ready?" he asked, gesturing to the teleporter.

"Of course," X replied.

Iris just smiled happily, and Alia looked entirely enthused. They stepped into the teleporter one by one, and arrived in Tokyo.

"Wow," X thought aloud as he observed his surroundings.

"Well, according to the data, this is indeed Kagome's era," Alia announced, visibly proud with her work.

X grabbed her from behind and hugged her.

"You're really a genius, you know that?" he said lovingly into her ear.

Alia just giggled.

Zero smirked.

"Alright love birds, let's get going," he teased, gesturing towards the direction of Kagome's home.

Of course, they had used the holographic imagers to make them appear human. One thing was wrong with their plan, however. The house they were going to was Kagome's old home, not the one she and Inuyasha moved into.

X knocked on the door. Kagome's mom answered.

"Hello," X said happily. "Is Kagome here?" he asked.

Kagome's mother looked a bit confused.

"No...she hasn't lived her for a long time. Do you know her?" she asked.

Now it was X's turn to be confused.

"I thought this was her address?" he asked.

Kagome's mother shook her head.

"She moved out a long time ago, into her own home. I'll give you some directions if you want to talk to her."

"Thank you!" X replied happily, eagerly accepting the directions that Kagome's mother had offered.

"OK," X thought aloud. "According to this, her house is a few blocks down that way," he observed, pointing in the direction indicated by the sheet of paper.

This time, Zero knocked on the door. And he was shocked by who answered it.

"Is that...you? Inuyasha?" Zero asked, looking puzzled.

"Who are you?" Inuyasha replied.

Zero almost forgot he was still using the holographic imager. He shut it off, and his appearance adjusted back to normal.

"I don't believe it," Inuyasha smirked.

"You better," Zero teased.

Inuyasha leaned back in.

"Hey Kagome!" he shouted. "We have visitors!"

"Coming!" she replied. Kagome gasped as she saw who was at the door.

"It's really you!" she shouted, almost tearing.

X walked up to both Kagome and Inuyasha.

"It's very nice to see you again," he replied.

Iris nodded.

"Yes, it is. I'm very glad to see you both."

Just then, Kagome noticed Alia.

"Who is she?" she asked.

X wrapped an arm around Alia, and brought her to his side.

"This lovely reploid," he began, sounding very proud, "is Alia, my loving wife."

Kagome was stunned.

"You got married?" she asked. "I didn't even know reploids could be married," she said, sounding a bit embarrassed.

Zero shrugged.

"Well, it's still kind of a new thing. The only reason it's around really is because Iris and I became married."

"You too?" Kagome said.

Inuyasha smirked.

"Well come on in," he said. "I'll introduce you to the rest of the family."

Zero cocked a brow.

"What?" he asked.

Now it was the reploids' turn to be amazed. A young boy with black hair approached Zero, and looked up at him.

"Hi, my name is Miroku," he said happily.

Zero bent down, and patted his head.

"Nice to meetcha, little guy. My name's Zero."

This would have been a bit out of context of Zero originally, but being married to Iris softened him up a bit.

"So what brings you here?" Kagome asked.

X smiled.

"We wanted to see how you were all doing. We were going to go see Miroku and Sango as well, if you'd like to come along."

Inuyasha smirked.

"Heh, back together again," he observed.

Alia then used the teleportation device to bring them back to the feudal era.

"It's been so long since I've been here," Kagome whispered, awed by the sheer beauty of the land.

Inuyasha stretched.

"Ah, it feels kinda good to be back home," he observed.

Their two children, Miroku and Sango, thought of this largely as any normal vacation.

"I wonder how Miroku and Sango are?" Kagome asked, referring to their dear friends obviously.

They walked into a nearby village, and asked around for Miroku and Sango. Of course, because of their status during that age, many villagers were able to tell them quite a bit, and this information helped lead them to their old friends.

X was the first at the door.

"Is anyone home?" he asked.

"Just a moment," Sango replied, clearly dealing with her children.

As she turned to see who it was, she gasped.

"X!" she shouted. "Miroku! Come quick!" she cried.

Miroku ran in.

"What's going on?" he asked.

He too was stunned.

"It's great to see everyone together again," Miroku observed as they sat around their humble home.

"Indeed it is," X replied.

"Perhaps we should bring each other up to speed?" Zero asked.

"I'll go first, if you want," he added.

No one objected.

"Well, Iris and I have been married for awhile now, and I was able to retire from my fighting duties," he began. "It turns out that with the defeat of Naraku and Sigma, the maverick conflict was brought to an end."

Everyone seemed to smile at Zero's good news. X went next.

"Well," he began, blushing a little from embarrassment. "I'm married too. This is my wife, Alia. Also, I've decided to take up writing instead of fighting, and I guess you could say there are some that appreciate my work," X said, obviously belittling his own work.

Kagome was clearly interested.

"Oh really?" she asked. "What do you write?"

X shrugged.

"Anything that really comes to mind. I do like poetry quite a bit."

X took the time to read through some of his shorter works, clearly impressing the rest of the group. X was a bit surprised to say the least. Kagome had developed into a fine woman, he thought. And Inuyasha had seemingly become more mature, but what really puzzled him was why he had black hair now instead of silver.

"Hey, Inuyasha?" X asked.

"Yeah, what is it?" Inuyasha replied.

"Did you dye your hair or something?" he asked, pointing to Inuyasha's hair.

"No," Inuyasa replied. "I'm a full human now."

"A full human?!" Zero replied. "How did you do that?" he asked.

Inuyasha put a hand on Kagome's shoulder.

"With a little help," he responded.

X was also surprised at the appearance of Kagome's and Inuyasha's children. They did look quite a bit like them, especially Kagome. X also took note of Miroku's and Sango's appearance. They did appear a bit older, although they did retain their youthful looks for the most part.

However, the rest were still in awe that X, Zero, and Iris looked exactly the same. X noticed some children back in the corner.

"Are those your children?" X asked, gesturing to the young boy.

He then heard a familiar voice, only it sounded a bit deeper.

"Is that you, X?" the voice said.

Soon, Shippo entered the room, only he was visibly taller than before. He appeared much older than the Shippo that the group had come to know.

"Shippo?" Kagome blinked. "Is that you?"

Shippo smiled.

"Kagome!" he responded. "It's great to see you."

Shippo was followed by five children. Miroku and Sango smiled at the sight of their family. "

You have quite the family..." Kagome said, sounding amazed.

"Here, let me introduce them," Miroku began.

He went to the boys first.

"The oldest is Inuyasha, next is Ekkesu, and the youngest is Zurou."

Sango decided to introduce the girls.

"The eldest sister is Kagome, and the little one is Iris," she said happily.

Miroku gave his wife a smirk.

"And you can expect more on the way..." he said in a sneaky tone.

Sango blushed back at him. In the time that followed, they had all told each other of their exploits since they've parted, and the times they shared together, and even their stories from before they met originally.

The day they shared was filled with laughter and rejoicing, because they all got to see each other again. Naturally, the children went to play together, and Shippo would be regulating them, being the eldest sibling.

They had held a massive feast in honor of their reunion, and there was much to be thankful for on that joyous occassion. For his friends, X wrote down their stories, and had given each person a copy. Miroku and Sango offered some fedual era dress as a reminder of their times together. Kagome made pendants for everyone for their reunion.

As the celebration drew to a close, they all once again gave each other farewells, wishing each other good luck in their futures. X, Zero, Iris, and Alia returned Inuyasha and Kagome to their own time before heading back to their own, and they spread the story of their journies to everyone they knew. In the feudal era, it became legend. In present day, it became a fairy tale. And in the future era, it was myth.

Everyone knew of their story.

The end.

I've finished editing this fic, and it is now completed...and it bothers me to say that, because I loved working on this. I hope you had as much enjoyment reading it as I had writing it. Please, feel free to review, comments are appreciated.