Epilogue - Victory Day
700 years later...
Teyi T'Sera never knew how to feel on Victory Day.
The number of sapients who still remembered the Reaper War was dwindling. But she was one of them, and whenever this day came she always thought of her friends from so very long ago.
She was a Matriarch. She had a lived a long, full life. But she still missed Mark and Nutra centuries later. She'd still never had an experience quite like the bond that had formed between the three of them.
She wished they could be here to see what the galaxy had become. Peace was all anyone had ever known. Technology had progressed exponentially. The Confederation was beloved and respected. And it was all because of the shared bond that had come from the Reaper War.
She raised her glass of human wine in memory to her long-departed friends.
"I miss you, Mark and Nutra."
-e&d-
IT'S FINALLY FUCKING DONE
As proud as I am of this, I will NEVER write a story this long again. It took a lot out of me, and I've found my niche in short & sweet.
It's been a hell of a ride, guys. Thank you for bearing with me while I took years to finish this. There are too many dead fics on this site. One of my rules as a writer is I do not abandon my fics. I finish them, no matter how long it takes.
One more thing: because this took 3+ years to write, I don't have the original copies anymore. So feel free to screenshot the story & share it to your computer.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to stop thinking about this story for a LONG time.