Inside My Heart
Chapter 15 – Character Endings
So, what happened to everyone after all that? Well I thought it would be nice to let you all know what our heroes and heroines did after Luther was finally gone for good – no coming back this time. Now on with an ending for everyone :)
Peppita Rossetti
Peppita set immediately to getting another show scheduled. She wasn't going to wait another extended amount of time and risk something else happening. With Marietta's help, a few strings were pulled and the show was scheduled for less then a week after Mirage's miracle. Peppita finally had the chance to take center stage. For opening night all of her friends, and one reluctant Albel, were in attendance.
In the years to follow, she inherited the Rossetti Troupe and led it on tours all over the Eternal Sphere. She never settled down in one place. She was happiest when on the move. She never married, but did adopt a son shortly after her twenty first birthday. She found him wondering backstage one day when he was only three. After talking with the appropriate officials, she was able to adopt him and he is currently in line to inherit the family business. She named him Roger, only because Roger insisted and refused to call the boy by another name.
Roger S. Huxley
After watching Peppita's performance, Roger decided to travel with the Rossetti Troupe and explore the galaxy. Having no acting ability, Roger helped set the stage and move the equipment. Later, he was also put in charge of tending to 'little Roger' when the Troupe performed.
Five years had passed and the Rossetti Troupe performed on Elicoor. Roger was overcome with nostalgia and ended his tour of the universe claiming to have seen enough to last a life time. It is said that he now travels all over Elicoor as a freelance bounty hunter.
Adray Lasbard
Once back on Elicoor, Adray set straight to the task of finding a suitable husband for Clair. After two near death experiences, he knew life was getting shorter and he wanted to hold at least one grandchild before it was too late.
During that time, he was sent on a mission to Greeton to help with the peace talks. To his surprise, upon returning home Clair introduced him to her future husband. In celebration, Adray had two houses built side by side in Arias. The larger house was for Clair and the smaller house for himself. He gave them the house as a wedding gift so that he could always be available if a babysitter was needed. And that's exactly what he wrote in the card he gave them with the house.
Maria Traydor
During her time hiding out on Expel, Maria had become accustom to a more settled life style. After Peppita's performance she got a ride from Marietta to Klaus. With Mirage's help, Maria settled into Mirage's old home. It didn't take long for her to make the decision to grow her hair back out its original color.
Never being one to sit still for too long, Maria found herself helping Maxwell in the Koas dojo. She was taught a lot by Mirage in her younger years and was a big help to Maxwell. She quickly earned the respect of her students; which was not an easy task for an Earthling. The last time anyone had gotten in touch with her, it appeared that she and Maxwell were getting really close.
Sophia Esteed
As soon as she got back to Earth, she set immediately to creating the symbol that would stop time. With Gate's help, Sophia was able to unlock the code. After seeing the twin's attack (Twin Retribution), she was hopeful that they held the secret she was after. Her hunch had paid off. Though that one discovery promised her a bright future and a permanent job, she finished school anyway. She didn't feel right living off of only one discovery alone and took classes any chance she got.
She lived a life of work and school until she was transferred to a new lab. There she met someone. Now her free time is spent with her husband and their children. They had twins, a boy and a girl, who she named Sashia and Gates.
Fayt Leingod
Fayt returned to Earth for a few months to spend time with his mother. No matter how hard he tried, Earth didn't feel like home anymore. After a short time, he said goodbye to his mother and Sophia again and contacted Marietta.
He had called her for a ride to anywhere, but after sometime onboard the Silver Fox he made the decision to stay and help out. There is a wild rumor around Vulpine corp. that a certain captain and a certain blue haired member are very close…but that's a rumor and we all know about those…
(Ha, bet you guys never saw that one coming. Fayt's just not destine to be with Sophia or Maria – or at least that's my take on things for this fic. But don't worry, he's happy.)
Gates Keen
After helping Sophia with her research,Gates went back to Elicoor for a while to be with Sashia. He stayed as long as he could before the lack of technology finally forced him to part ways with his sister. He went back to Klaus for a while and helped Maria settle into her new job at the dojo. But Klaus reminded him too much of the family he had lost or was parted from and he had to leave.
Having heard from Maria that Gates was searching for somewhere to go, Marietta offered him a job with Vulpine corp. He happily accepted and soon worked his way up to the position of head engineer. When possible he will spend time either on Elicoor or with Mirage and Cliff when he's given the chance.
Sashia Keen
Like always, Sashia took nearly no time to decide her next move. After Peppita's show she headed straight to Elicoor with Albel, Nel, and Adray. She was thrilled at the aspect of having a training ground in her backyard and settled in Arias with Adray (who took her in). Soon after the Crimson Blades and the Black Brigade merged, Sashia joined them. She showed promise in battle and was given a few missions of her own.
Nel had told her if she could learn to hold her temper then one day she would be placed in charge of her own unit since she had good leadership skills. Right now, she's not too concerned about that…she's just happy to finally be able to put her fighting skills to a good cause.
Nel Zelpher
Once returning to Elicoor, Nel immediately filed an official report on her previous where-a-bouts. The queen gave her a few days to rest before sending her on a mission to re-deliver the letter to Woltar.
After completing her mission of delivering the letter, it wasn't long before the forces of Airyglyph and Aquaria were merged into one unit. The new unit's base of operation is in Arias as it was the best location for both countries. And as for the rest of it…well, that's a story in itself.
Albel Nox
Albel returned to Elicoor and reported to the king to inform him of what had transpired. After his official duties were done, he decided promptly to stay with Woltar and await an expected guest.
You really want to know what happens don't you? Huh? Well the authoress is feeling a little evil and she's going to make you wait – insert typical Mwahahaha here –
Actually, the authoress hasn't started on that story yet ;) (do notice I said yet)
And as for Mirage and Cliff…
Cliff sat back in the chair and put his feet up on the consol, careful not to press any buttons. "Alright, vacation has officially started. Anywhere in particular you want to go?"
Mirage studied the star map before pressing the button to remove it from view. "Hum…where to go? I say let's just go and see where it takes us."
He gave her a suspicious look. "Well, not much like the Mirage I use to know…A little more daring aren't we?"
She chuckled as she stood from her seat. She leaned her elbow on the head rest and gave him a sly look. "Daring? Oh no, that's not daring. If you want to see daring then you'll have to follow me."
She walked away and toward the back of the small ship. Cliff twisted in his chair to watch her hips sway as she walked. The back of his chair hid his view and in an attempt to keep his eyes on her, he leaned to look around it. Typical Cliff leaned too far - totally engrossed in the view - and before he knew it he fell right out of the chair and onto the hard floor.
She didn't look back, but he could hear her laugh as the door to the sleeping chamber closed behind her.
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Blue: I hope that was satisfying. Oh I couldn't help it…I had to make Cliff fall one last time. And I just couldn't help but to give everyone a happy ending…well not everyone really got an ending, but that's what sequels are for.