summonershion3: i'm sorry... but there's nothing really else i can do with this...

Youko-Kuronue: thanks! see above note for why i'm ending it.

Reicheru-fumetsu: thanks a lot!

Disclaimer: I do not own Xenosaga.

Epilogue

"Wow." chaos muttered aloud, as he and Shion walked down a hallway in the Elsa. "What a trip."

"Yeah..." she agreed, nonchalantly.

"Hey, what's that?" chaos pointed at a package Shion was holding.

She looked at the box. "Oh yeah... this thing. The Head Judge gave it to me before we left... he told me not to open it until we were gone." she opened it and pulled out a piece of paper.

As much as I hate to admit it... you did save us. So here is a small parting gift for you. You may program these as you see fit. Don't say we weren't thankful. Also, do not tell anyone of our presence... if you do... you will highly regret it.

Head Judge

Shion emptied the box, and nine deactivated sentry robots rolled out.

"Hey... it's those robots..." chaos said, rolling one around.

"Hmm..." Shion turned them on. They floated up, and began doing rounds around the hallway. "This is too cool! I'm going to start programing these!" Shion ran off, and most of the robots followed. Two of them remained with chaos.

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With the day ending, everyone began leaving the round room. Eventually, there was only one remaining, along with the Head Judge.

"Head Judge, sir. Don't you think it was... a bad idea to have let them go? And to give them our technology too!"

"I know..." he muttered. "But we had to show our gratitude somehow. They did save us... in a way."

"You are too kind, Head Judge. Too kind."

The Head Judge smiled. "Think of it as a precaution." Two screens appeared, showing video and sound of chaos and Shion, from the robot's point of view. "If they try and tell anyone about us... I'll be the first to know. And if they do..." he pointed at a button on his chair.

The other man's eyes grew wide. A grin slowly formed on his face. "Is that...?"

"Yes." was his only explanation. "It is." he pushed the button, and another screen appeared, showing two lines of text.

Self Destruct sequence: Active

Self Destruct robots now?

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A/N: MWAHAHAHAHAHAH! i love this ending. again, same idea as MotP, a gift being given, but i like this one better. so evil. kekeke. well, that's the end of this story. hope you all enjoyed it. do tell in the review which version you liked better, future or past. as for future/current works i'm currently working on Lost Angel ((a story about chaos)) and i'm planning on starting up another story called After The End ((a sequal to The End Of The Universe, which, if u haven't read, go read. it's my most liked ficcy so far. yay.)). so check those out if you like. well, see you next ficcy! review plz!