Disclaimer: I do not own Vandread, it belongs to Gonzo, the things are mine are characters from Theora.
Allies Out There
By Eric Tsai
Epilogue "Future"
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Well, here we go, the last installment of this story.
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It's been more than seven years since that day and everything was peaceful on August 21st, Saturday, A.D. 4105, T.C. 205 on the now green planet of Tarrak.
"Alex, Mana, are you two done?" A blue hair woman asked as she walked into the kitchen, finding her children still playing around with their
"Alex, how many times have I asked you not to throw food at your sister; and Mana, stop making screeching sounds with your fork." Meia Gisborn, now a twenty-six year old woman married to Hibiki, said to her children as she took a paper towel and wiped the face of her daughter, while taking away the fork from her daughter's hands.
Then the head of the household walked in, dressed in formal black ties and plain colored suit.
"Good morning Meia." Hibiki said as a he walked over to Meia and kissed her on the lips.
"Good morning, honey." Meia replied after the kiss as Hibiki took a seat at the table, but then she noticed Hibiki's choice of clothes.
"It's today isn't it?" Meia asked as Hibiki greeted his two children.
Hibiki nodded as Meia looked at the calendar in the kitchen and on today's date, it marked: "Memorial, Alex Smith."
Then Meia nodded and after making sure that the two children finished their meal in peace, she instructed the kids to change.
"Are we going to visit Uncle Smith again?" Mana asked her mother as she and her older brother headed toward their rooms.
"Yes we are, sweetheart." Meia then ushered them into the room, then closed the door for them.
"I need to change." Meia said as she walked toward the end of the corridor and disappearing after making a turn.
About an hour later, Hibiki, Meia, and their two children arrived at the First Alliance Cemetery. When they arrived at the grave of their friend with flowers in their hands, they found four others standing there.
"Vice Admiral David E. Lin, Captain Esther C. Lin, Fleet Admiral Adam Strom, James Y. Denton, and Admiral George Clarence." Hibiki all said their names as he and his family walked up with him, while the four people stepped back as they put flowers on the grave.
"So it's been a while David." Hibiki greeted his Theorian friend as they and their families walked out of the cemetery together.
"Yeah, it's been a while." David said as he looked up at blue sky.
"So how is John?" Hibiki asked as the trailed along the path.
"He is doing fine, although the gun wound is still bothering him sometimes." David said as he sighed.
During the war, Earth operatives tried to assassinate John T. Williams. Although he suffered a gun shot wound in the chest, he survived. This gave John T. Williams a landslide victory because of the sympathy votes. When he was inaugurated for his second term, John T. Williams pledged that his administration would 'continue to pursue justice for all humans.' And during the past seven years, John T. Williams, David E. Lin, and Hibiki Tokai became friends as they shared a common memory, the common memory of those who passed away in the war.
"So, how are you doing, Mr. Minister of Defense of the Tarrakian Mejalee Union?" Then David asked in teasing manner.
Five years ago, the planet of Tarrak and Mejalee completed their integration and thus a democratic government was instituted. Hibiki was asked to run for President of the Union, but he declined. Now with President Michael I. Douglas serving his second term, he picked Hibiki Tokai to be Minister of Defense and Dr. Duero McFile to be Minister of Human Services and Health.
Bart, well he went back to run his father's factory.
Magno passed away just last year, of course all the important war veteran of Earth War were present at her funeral, and the other crew members of Nirvana, most of them took on a normal life, B.C. became an admiral in the Union Navy and served as the Naval Intelligence Bureau, Paiway, well, became a TV talk show host, Parfet was married to the current Minister of Human Services and Health three years ago, the four operators of Nirvana all became celebrity writers as they wrote of their experience on the Nirvana and the war, Jura and Barnette went separate ways after finding each found a man they love, Jura became a famous actress, and Barnette became a freelance security expert.
As for Dita, she became a famous hostess for TV program, but she remained close to Hibiki, ready to take Meia's place whenever there was a chance.
But seven years of marriage meant something.
Hibiki and Meia loved each other very much, plus with the medical technology they had, beauty would rarely go away unless major accidents and life expectancy was quite long.
But yet, they truly love one another and David could bear witness about that.
"Actually, about Alex, Hibiki, there is something I want to tell you." David said as they reached the exit of the cemetery and next to it was park with an artificial lake in it.
"Go and play in the park, but don't go too far away." Meia told children as they ran off with laughter.
"Alex was the nephew of Admiral Clarence. That was why he was here." David then paused for a few seconds. "But, that is not the most important thing."
"Alex grew up in an upper class condition, but even with all the things he had, he didn't know what his purpose was and he kept asking God about it." David said as he, Esther, Hibiki, and Meia took seat on a bench where they could see the children. "That's why he was so childish sometimes."
"That was how he was when I met him as a kid." David continued as they all watched the cloud.
"But just days before the battle, he said to me, 'David, I found my purpose.' Then he said to me, 'It is to defend people from evil.'" David said as he turned his gaze onto the kids.
"I was happy for him." David then paused once again. "And Hibiki, Meia, it was because you came, you entered into his life and brought him to Tarrak that made him found this purpose."
"That was why you buried him here?" Meia asked as wind blew gently across the grass field of the park.
"Yes and he died serving that purpose." Hibiki could see that David was sad.
"Actually, Andrew, his first officer was his cousin, they were close before, but something happened, which tore up their relationship. However, we knew from the black box record that the same purpose Alex found reconciliated them." David then looked up at the sky.
"But this is of the past." David then had a sad smile as he looked at kids.
"True, although it is our time now, soon it will be theirs." Hibiki said as he watched his and Meia's children play together.
And so, they watched with smiles the children played knowing that soon their time would pass and the next generation would begin, as there was always a future.
The end…
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That's it, done. Hope you all enjoyed it so far. Thanks for your support. I look forward in seeing your reviews in my other stories as well. See you and God bless you all.