Chapter 13

Epilogue

"And now, stepping up to the plate, the moment you've all been waiting for folks...It's the legnd himself! The ultimate baseball star... LEON KUWATA!"

The crowd went wild, erupting into screams and applause as a man stepped up to the homebase, swinging a bat over his shoulder. He grinned and stroked his red goatee, having refused to cut it, but also refusing to let it grow too long. He pulled off his cap and tossed it aside, letting his messy, spikey red hair blow in the wind. It was loonger now, hanging around his face. His pale blue eyes sparkled with excitement as he crouched into posistion, gripping the bat tihtly. Women screamed at the sight of the baseball star, much to the annoyance of a certain mechanic down in front. He munched on some popcorn and took a swig of cola. He had his pink hair tied back into a ponytail, and the sleeves of his jumpsuit were rolled up as high as they could go.

"Geez...Even after all this time, he STILL eats up all that attention..." He grumbled.

"Look on the brightside...It's all just for show right? You know Leon only has eyes for you, Kazuichi!" The cheerful voice of Sayaka Maizon spoke up with a giggle from his left. To her left, Makoto was sandwhiched in between Mukuro and Makoto. Behind them, Hina, Sakura and Hiro watched their friend, chowing down on various snacks.

"It's still totally crazy...It took some years...but we actually did it..." The clairvoyant spoke up, his wild dreads tied back into a bun. Behind the three of them, a chuckle sounded off.

"Indeed..It stands to reason that with enough hard work, dedication, and elbow grease, that even a world that's been broken down can be rebuilt." Byakuya Togami chimed in, with Toko clinging to his arm on his right. Beside her, Kamaru smiled, teasingly throwing a piece of popcorn at her brother Makoto.

"But it's beautiful right? We helped bring peace back to the world!"

"Correct you are, Ms. Naegi! Now, 2-D is back and bigger than ever!" Hifumi watched the stadium with alert attention, as Celeste pulled on his face.

"Do get me something to drink, will you..Please?"

"Right away my little rabbit!" Celeste sighed at the name and wqatched Hifumi get up, going to go get the beverage. Beside her, behind Kazuichi, Mondo leaned back, sitting to the left of Taka.

"The Crazy Diamonds are back, too! I rebuilt the gang from scratch myself!"

"Ideed, bro! Just as I have managed to help restore peace and order, as well!"

"Of course you did! You're the fucking Pope, bro!"

"The lord of darkness desires the elixer of life, to quench thy first!" Kazuichi leaned his head back to look at Gundham behind Taka, with Sonia leaning on his left.

"Dude, it's called soda..."

"Then the lord of darkness requests soda!"

"Yeah, and I want more hotdogs! 5 isn't nearly enough!" There was no mistaking the appetite of Akane, who was sitting beside Nekomaru.

"It's important to eat! That way you can get even stronger!" His stomach gurgled and he got up.

"SHIT!" The others sweatdropped as Nekomaru ran off to the nearest bathroom. Beside his empty seat, Fuyuhiko sat beside Peko, eating some popcorn.

"I never thought we'd see the day..."

"Indeed, young- I mean, Fuyuhiko...Sorry...Old habits die hard..."

"...It's been 5 years, Peko..."

Beside them, Mahiru sat with Hiyoko, Ibuki and Mikan. The girls watched the field below. Hiyoko was trying to look bored, but she was clearly having fun, as evidenced by the laugh that erupted when Mikan spilled soda on her own shirt. Ibuki watched Leon, looking crestfallen.

"I still can't believe he picked baseball...I was gonna ask him to join me in a band!"

"The heart wnats what it wants...Just as I want the sweet, succelnet-"

"CAN IT TERUTERU BEFORE I SHOVE YOUR TONGUE DOWN YOUR THROAT!" Teruteru recoiled in shock and fear at Hiyoko's voice.

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Easy guys...We're all friends! We're here to have fun, right? After all, Leon went through all the trouble of getting us these free tickets!" Nagito smiled from beside the girls, with Hajime on his left.

"Nagito is right. We're hear for fun. It's a beautiful spring day, the sun is out, there's no clouds in the sky... Let's just enjoy ourselve's ok?" He gripped the galaga hairclip in his freehand, just as he always did to think about Chiaki. He imagined her siting beside him, smiling at the peace around them.

"Guys shut up! Leon's about to bat!" Kazuichi looked to his right at the teenager sporting messy, spikey red hair and bright blue eyes, stuffing his face with popcorn as he watched, leaning forward in excitement.

"Yeah, you're right, Masaru! Let's just enjoy oursleves..." He ruffled the kid's head, earning small chuckles from a tenn with slate blue hair slicked down, with what looked like horns on his head made of hair, a girl with pink pigtails, and a boy with wavy, sandy brown hair. Masaru shot them a look, before turning back to the field, just as Leon swung the bat. The bat smashed into the ball, sending it flying straight out of the stadium. The group quickly stoof up and cheered, watching as the red head ran, sprinting through the bases with ease. the other team couldn't do anything except stand and watch as Leon slid his foot onto homeplate.

"And that is the game, everyone! Leon Kuwata has won the game for the Kōmyō City Lions!"

Masaru grinned and jumped up on his seat, along with Kazuichi. The pair shouted in unision.

"ALRIGHT, LEON! YEAH!" The others laughed at their enthusiasm. Leon looked over at the large crowd and grinned, jogging over quickly. He jumped up and leaned his body halfway over the barrier, grabbing the mechanic and pulling him off his seat, kissing him hard. The stadium was once more in screams, ooos, ahhs, and gasps. The mechanic felt his face heat up as the red head kissed him infront of the stadium. Masaru made a face as he got down off his seat.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to that..." Leon smirked and ruffled his hair, earning laughter from the other 3 children.

"Seriously? I would think you would be used to it, by now! You do live with us, right?" After everything had went back to normal, Leon made good on his word. He went back to Towa city and found Masaru. He had learned all the horrible details of what happened in Towa city, but Masaru had said he felt guilty. He apologized for his actions, and Leon knew there was no way he could just leave him there. So, he took Masaru in with him and Kazuichi, after they had found a place to call home. But Masaru refused to leave without his friends, so Leon brought Nagisa, Kotoko, and Jataro with as well. They were scared they'd be put into foster homes, so some of his friends had agreed to take them in. Surprisingly, Byakuya had agreed to take Nagisa. He was impressed with his intelligence and academics, and so saw the potential of a Togami in him. Toko had even mellowed out and built up her self-esteem enough to help raise the child. Kotoko was taken in by Sonia and gundham. Sonia fell in love with her at first sight, and Gundham remarked how she had 'demon blood' in her veins. Chihiro took in Jataro, having felt like he could connect to the child with his own technological prowess and abilities. All four children insisted that Monaca was gone. They didn't want anything to do with her. The children had flourished over 5 years, living happy, peaceful lives. With Makoto as the new headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy, he was eager for the lil' ultimates to enroll and explore their talents. Something they were very enthusiastic about. After they had helped the future foundation restore the world, they rebuilt the city, and renamed it Kōmyō City, which meant Glory, and Right future. It seemed fitting given what had happened. They worked hard and restored law, elected authority, and brought peace to the world. This was much easier thanks to Kiyotaka Ishimaru being voted in as the new pope. The former despairs, class 77-B, had lived on Jabberwock Island for a while, until the world settled down. When it was safe, they returned and reunited with all of their friends.

Back to the present, Leon turned to the rest of his friends, folding his arms over the barrier.

"You know something? Even as horrible as everything got...I don't think I'd trade it for anything. I'd do t all over again." Mukuro tilted her head in confusion.

"How come, Kuwata?" The red head just smiled.

"Because...If none of this had happened, there's no way we'd be where we are now. we wouldn't have any of this...We made the impossible possible and restored world order! These are the rewards. A long life of peace, happiness, and bliss." Everyone raised their cups of soda, who had them, and cheered. the others raised popcorn bags and the like. Kazuichi grinned.

"Yeah...To a new, bright and shiny future!" Everyone echoed him with smiles.

"To a new, bright and shiny future!" Leon kissed Kazuichi again.

"A future full of nothing but hopeful memories."