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The Shin family all looked toward the door. Then they heard footsteps nearing their quarters, the footsteps seemed hesitant. The person Leo had called over slowly made his way towards the door.

Leo looked at Jomy with an encouraging smile, he could see the different emotions that set of inside his friend, he could sense how badly he wanted to avoid this encounter, but also how badly he wanted to see the people that he cared for. Now, Jomy was only a few feet away from the door, just a few steps more and he would get to see his parents. He stopped, looked at Leo and said: "I can't do this."

"Yes, you can" Leo moved out into the corridor and grabbed his arm gently, but firmly. "It's okay to be afraid."

William had not moved from the spot where he'd stood and waited anxiously on what to come. He looked at his family seeing that they also were in the same place as before, both sitting on the bed, tensed. He returned his gaze to the door and saw Leo drag someone in through it, the unfamiliar person partly concealed by the shadows. The family squinted, trying to make out who it was; Leo had after all said that they had been searching for them, so it should be someone they knew. They could make out that this person clothing were different from the others, the long cape that he wore being the detail that stood out the most.

Then Maria and William saw his face and let out a gasp. Their eyes widened and they tried to figure out if their minds were playing a trick on them, because before them stood their son Jomy. He looked almost as he had done all those years ago, except he was taller and his hair had grown longer.

Slowly, Maria stood up and took a few steps toward him, so that she stood face to face with him. She reached out a hand to touch his face, not willing to believe her own eyes.

"Jomy?" she breathed.

"Mama"

"It can't be you" she stated. "It can't be."

He just stood there, with her hand cupping his cheek, looking into her eyes.

"Is it?" she looked into his eyes, returned his gaze, and set her other hand on his other cheek. He gave her a small smile and she gave out a squeak and embraced him, clinging on to him as if he would disappear into thin air. At first he was stunned by the act, but soon he regained his composure and retuned the embrace.

After a couple of moments, he raised his head from the crook of his mother neck and looked at his father. He still appeared to be in shock.

"Papa", they found each others eyes.

"How can this be?" Maria let go of her son and took a step back. "You look almost as you did when you left"

"We can keep our appearance young if we like" Leo informed. "For example, our captain, Harley is one of our elders who stole this ship at Altamira 300 years ago."

"300 years ago?" William asked breathlessly.

"Yes, we don't know how or why, maybe it's like compensation to the fact that almost all of us have some sort of disabilities" Leo continued.

Jomy had stood still during the conversation, trying to read his parents reactions. He refused to use his telepathy to probe their minds for information; he wanted to respect their right of privacy. He also remembered how he had felt when he first arrived at the Shangri-La, frightened and confused. He wondered what they where feeling.

Then he felt someone touch his mind lightly. Since he was not expecting any enemy attacks, he opened his mind in return, welcoming the contact.

"Who are you?" came a voice that sounded like a little girls voice. Jomy tried to detect where it came from. His gaze fell on Leticia.

"I'm Jomy" he answered. He smiled at her, left their mother's side and knelt before her looking into her eyes. He almost expected that she would draw back in fear; he wouldn't have blamed her if she had done that, but she didn't move an inch.

"Are you Leticia?" she nodded. "I'm a friend; you have nothing to fear from me."

"Are you a Mu?" she asked growing more confident and relaxed in the strangers company.

"Yes I am" he answered honestly, not daring to turn around to see his parents' reactions. They continued to look at each other trying to find out as much as they could without speaking.

After a while William spoke up again. "How did you come here?"

"Leo here, and a man called Soldier Blue, rescued me after I failed my adult exam, and I was brought here" he answered as he rose to face his parents again and sent an image of Blue to them. William and Maria flinched, due to the fact that they weren't used to communicate with telepathy. Leticia on the other hand welcomed the warm, but sad, memory.

"How come, you are dressed differently from the other Mu?" Leticia asked. Jomy squirmed at the question.

"I'm their leader, the current Soldier" he answered stiffly. Secretly he had hoped that he hadn't had to tell them about what station he had among the Mu, but when the question was asked, there was no point in not telling the truth.

The Shin family gasped, realising that this man, their former son was the head of their former enemy. Jomy was the one, who had ordered the attacks from the Mu's side.

"I was entrusted this post by Blue" he continued. "He made me promise to pursue his dreams, which also are mine now. I promised that I would lead his people, his family to Terra and that is what I'll do. No matter what." He said with resolution in his voice. They stood silent for a while, but at last Leticia broke the silence.

"You are not a bad person" she said, smiling sweetly at him. At first he didn't register what she had said but then asked: "How can you tell?"

"I can sense it" at this, Jomy smiled. William and Maria recognised the smile they had so often seen all those years ago and relaxed. Whatever he had done, he was still their son and that wouldn't change.

Later that afternoon they waked around in the park below the bridge, telling each other of the years that had passed. Not seeing your son/parents in such a long time left some serious catching up to do. They really enjoyed themselves. Leo felt at ease when he saw some of the old Jomy shine through, he'd missed his carefree attitude ever since he started changing after Naska.

At the moment Leticia told an entertaining story about Jomy's former teacher who'd accidentally slipped in the dining hall on a banana peel. Suddenly Jomy felt someone touching his mind; he lowered his guard and felt Harley's presence.

"Soldier Shin, where are you?" he asked urgently.

"Harley, is there any trouble?"

"We just received a message from the humans; they say they wish to negotiate with us."

"What did you say?!"

"You should come to the bridge immediately to discuss the matter."

"I understand, I'm on my way"

Jomy now turned to his companions with a big smile on his face.

"We just received a message from the humans; they wish to negotiate with us." He informed them happily.

"Soldier, that's wonderful!" Leo smiled brightly.

Maria, William and Leticia Shin also smiled at him, but he could sense that they were a little confused, not long ago they had been their enemies also.

"Papa, Mama, I need to go now, I'm needed on the bridge" he said sadly, not wanting to leave them so soon, but he knew it was necessary. "Leo could you please continue to show them around?" he asked his friend.

"Of course"

"Thank you"

"I'll see you later"

He gave his mother a quick hug, shook his fathers hand and also gave Leticia a hug. In the short time they had contact he directed his thoughts to her sending her a message. "Don't forget your precious memories" he said. "There is something you've lost that you need to regain, but I sure you'll find it someday"

He turned took a few steps then faced them yet again. He waved and then disappeared into thin air leaving them in the beautiful garden.

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Okay, now I'm finally finished with this fic (my first I must ad, and I'm damned proud about it!). I had some problems with how I thought Jomy's parents would react when they saw their long lost son. That's why I it took so long writing this part xD. I don't know if I'm pleased with the ending, but I've kind of lost my inspiration so I tried my best at least to get I finished. Please review if you have the time, I really appreciate when I get constructive criticism (I want to be get better). Please tell me if there are any grammar mistakes.

Thank you for reading this fic!

//Bee

Thanks:

Arcayne: Thank you so much for your reviews! Each time it made me smile, I love to get reviews from people who appreciated my story. Especially when it's constructive! Your comments really made me think about the story, how the people should react in different situations and so on. Anyway, I hope I'll have time to write some more fanfics about Toward the Terra. If so, I hope you will take the time to read it :D

Yuki: Thank you for your review. I must say that I also always wanted Jomy to meet his parents again, so when I saw the series again, I decided to write this. Hope you enjoyed the ending.

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Isis: Thank you for the review! I know it's kind of short but I've a hard time finding time to write. Glad you liked it though, hope the ending worked for you.