Lady Tigeress- Yeah, I guess you were. Did you forget that every one had to get married? Okay, so I only alienated a half of my reviewers. I'm glad you enjoyed the ending, I think that your going to really, REALLY love this one. Thanks for all of your encouragement and enthusiasm about this fic.
Mithros- Sorry, but I knew that you wouldn't. But I had to write it the way I felt it needed to be written. I could have written a happy ending with a deus ex machina to save the day. Nope, it wasn't quite finished, there is this epilogue still to go. You are one of those fountains of enthusiasm which helped me to write it, thanks for all your lovely, supportive, encouraging reviews.
Author's Note: Well, we all knew it had to end sometime, and even though there will be a one-shot (and damn it I mean it this time) it will explain this and several other odd parts that don't quite match up with the rest of the series. This particular fic has become a cross between a labor of love and being run down by an attack of plot. I tried my best to keep it realistic and well written, and not to fall into the doom of most sequels. While I didn't quite live up to my own expectations, I hope it met yours. It is sad for me to think that it's time to let go of this fic, as it has become rather dear to me, but it's time. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy the last part.
Epilogue
"That's how it ends?" Whined a chubby girl from the third row second seat in of the crowded high school classroom.
"That is how the author under the pen name of Demoness Mark ended it. Personally I wish that she had continued a little longer and explained how the future turned out. But remember that she thought of it as a social and political epic, rather than a science fiction story. She was trying to educate people, rather than entertain them." Reminded a thinnish girl, with oval glasses and a thick brown braid down her back.
"Personally I find it a rather implausible plot, and think that the author is rather ignorant. Thought the story was well written, and entertaining, the idea that our government would turn against us, and allow murder is extremely unlikely. As we all know the government does what is right, and..." Started a long winded boy, with a brown beard and a skull earring.
"And you are proving the fact that it is a possibility, Kris. If you trust the government, you give them power to do as they wish. Already they take more than half of our salaries off the top, and probably a quarter more due to sales tax, what do you think they do with that? They sure as hell aren't paying off the national debt, instead they use it to fund welfare and other illegal programs, why wouldn't they warp the definitions of murder and execution." Replied the girl with the braid.
"You raise a valid point, Mary, but you don't seem to realize that the government is there to protect us, and is not, by definition, against us, unless your doing something illegal." Responded the boy named Kris.
"Really, Kris, you are so gullible..."
At this point there was a knock on the door and, after a brief conversation between the principal and the high school teacher, the teacher returned looking pale and shaken. "Class, the principal has just told me to inform you that Heero Yuy, Leader of the Colonies, has been assassinated."