Two years later...
The two years since the reunion of the worlds seemed to fly by, especially for the Aurion family but with several thousand years of life under their belts, two years was nothing. Lloyd and Colette went on a journey to collect the exe-spheres and to tell the truth about the 'Goddess' Martel and Cruxis and eventually got married. Genis and Raine traveled around preaching about half elven rights and equality. Regal returned to Altamira to continue running the Lerenzo company as Presea tried to regain her lost years. Zelos and Sheena eventually revealed their true feeling for each other and were now expecting their first child after Zelos, now no longer the Chosen, moved to Mizuho to be with Sheena, the chieftess of Mizuho. Hiro, almost a year after the reunion, finally accepted that he loved Aya and soon the two were married. Yuan, was still trying to help Tiamatt with the portals, with Raine's help as well when she could afford the time to help. This eventually lead to an relationship between Raine and Yuan and the two half elves were engaged. The entire group rarely came together anymore but Zelos had planned a party to celebrate two years of the reunited Symphonia.
"Kratos, are you ready?" Tiamatt asked, as her husband walked towards the front door of their house, Terrance in his arms and Eria holding onto his hand. Tiamatt couldn't help but smile at the sight.
"Yes Tia. We can go." Kratos said, but Eria stopped as her mother opened the door out of the house.
"Mama, can Cwoud come with?" Tiamatt smiled at her daughter, bending down to pick her up.
"Of course Cloud can come." The paragriff, who was sleeping on the back of one of the couches, lifted his head and chirped before flying onto Tiamatt's shoulder.
"Cwoud!" Eria cheered, reaching up to pet the griff. "Pwetty bird!"
"Pretty bird, Cloud!" Cloud chirped back, causing Eria to laugh excitedly while her parents gave amused smiles. Terrance tried to reach out to Cloud but since he was with Kratos, couldn't reach the paragriff.
"Alright, lets go." Tiamatt walked out of the house towards the waiting Ragnorok, which she had managed to keep in the reunited worlds. Her house, too, was still in Symphonia but was now in the woods near Iselia in an attempt to keep the entire family close.
It didn't take long to get to Altamira, where the reunion was taking place. Regal had pulled some strings so that the group had most of the beach area to themselves. Almost everyone was there when the Aurions arrived. The only ones not present being Lloyd and Colette. Most of the group shrugged it off, knowing that they would show up soon enough.
"Tiamatt!" Hiro ran toward his sister, embracing her but when he pulled away, Eria had latched herself to her uncle. Terrance too, soon joined his sister in clinging to the man after he had begged his father to let him down.
"Uncle Hiro!" the twins cried happily. Hiro laughed as he set Eria down but the girl immediatly grabbed his leg, her brother having claimed Hiro's other leg. "Pway with us!"
"Eria! Terrance!" Tiamatt scolded as the twins pulled on his pant legs, still asking for their uncle to play with them.
"It's not a problem Tia. I'll play with them." Hiro laughed, offering a hand to both of the twins who immediatly grabbed it. "Oh, I think Aya wanted to talk to you about something. I think she's with Raine and Sheena over there." Hiro used his head to direct Tiamatt and Kratos' attention towards a small shady area where Aya, Raine, Sheena, and Presea were all talking.
"Thank you Hiro." Tiamatt nodded, waving at her brother and children as they went a little further down the beach.
"I'm going to find Yuan." Kratos said, starting to walk over to an area where Regal, Zelos, Genis, and Yuan were sitting. Tiamatt nodded and started towards the other girls as Kratos headed towards the guys.
"Tiamatt, its good to see you again." Raine smiled as the Cetra reached them.
"Same here." Tiamatt smiled back, taking a seat in the sand. "How are you feeling Sheena?"
Sheena put a hand on her stomach and sighed. "Tired. I never thought being pregnant could be so difficult especially after being around you when you were pregnant. You didn't seem to have morning sickness or anything."
Tiamatt laughed. "I guess I was just lucky. But don't worry. Soon it'll be over and then you'll be stuck on diaper duty for a while."
"Nah, Zelos is doing that." All five women laughed.
"So Aya, what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" Tiamatt asked, turning towards the teal haired girl.
"Um...well..." Aya paused, scooting closer to Tiamatt. "I've felt weird lately and my stomach has been upset. I don't know exactly but from what I've read...I think I'm pregnant."
Tiamatt blinked in shock but she smiled and hugged the other woman. "Congratulations Aya! Both you and Hiro must be excited!"
"Tiamatt, she hasn't told him yet." Presea stated. Tiamatt frowned a little.
"I...I'm scared of how he might react. What if he doesn't want the baby?" Aya stuttered, looking down at her lap.
"Aya don't worry, just tell him. I bet he might be a little shocked but overall, happy." Tiamatt encouraged before standing up and pulling Aya to her feet as well. "Come on!"
"What? Tiamatt, can't this wait?" Aya asked, still nervous about her husband's reaction. She looked around, trying to find some sort of distraction and to her luck, Lloyd and Colette were just arriving. "Hey look!"
Tiamatt stopped and looked to see Lloyd and Colette, both waving at the others. Eria and Terrance quickly gave up the sand castle they were building with Hiro to run over to their older brother, who picked them up before walking over towards the others.
"Hey guys!" Lloyd said happily. Both him and Colette seemed exicted...no, estatic as they held each other's hand. "You guys won't believe me when I tell you this but..."
"But what Lloyd?" Zelos asked, cocking an eyebrow as Lloyd smiled at Colette.
"We're having a baby!" Colette cheered.
Kratos' face fell into pure shock as the other congratulated Lloyd and Colette before a small smile crossed over the Seraph's face. "I'm going to be a grandfather?" Lloyd and Colette both nodded as Tiamatt sighed.
"My own kids are only two and already I'm getting grandkids." Kratos chuckled and put a hand on Tiamatt's shoulder. "Oh yeah, Aya don't you have something to say?"
Aya's face fell as Tiamatt reminded her that she needed to talk to Hiro. "I...um...well...Hiro..."
"Yes?" Hiro looked at her, waiting for Aya to continue.
"I...I'm...I'm pregnant."
Hiro blinked in shock and confusion at what Aya had said. "Wait, what?"
"Hiro, I'm pregnant." Aya repeated, grabbing Hiro's hand. The blonde was silent, staring at Aya till his eyes lost focus and he fell backwards.
"Hiro!" Tiamatt caught her brother. "Wow, I can't believe he fainted."
Aya knelled down beside her husband and took his hand again. "Hiro? Are you ok?"
The blonde slowly opened his eyes and looked at Aya, his face still clouded in shock. "Aya...are you really pregnant?" Aya nodded and gasped as Hiro sat up and hugged her. "Wow Aya. I can't believe it."
"You're not mad?"
"Of course not. Why would I be?" Hiro asked, pulling himself away from her. "Aya, I love you and I'm excited about the baby. It just caught me off guard. Don't worry." Aya smiled and hugged Hiro again.
"Looks like almost eveyone is having a kid." Tiamatt laughed, helping Hiro back to his feet before looking around. "Looks like everyone is here now so..." The others nodded, everyone smiling as the reunion truly started...
4 years later...
Kratos stood in the kitchen, fixing breakfast for his family as Terrance and Eria stumbled into the room, still rubbing the sleep from their eyes. Eria also had Cloud dangling from her arms, the paragriff seeming to like the attention he was recieving from the young Aurions.
"Wheres Mom?" Terrance asked, looking for his other parent as his father placed food on the table.
"She's still asleep. Could you go wake her?" Kratos asked.
Terrance and Eria looked at each other and nodded, mischievious glints in their eyes as they made their way to their parent's bedroom. Terrance put a finger to his mouth, signalling his sister and Cloud to be quiet as he slowly opened the door to see his mother curled under the covers, her back towards the door. Slowly, the two kids and the paragriff made their way to the bed before pouncing on Tiamatt who woke up with a start.
"Good morning mom!" Eria and Terrance cheered as Cloud chirped happily and Tiamatt sat up.
"Good morning you two." Tiamatt smiled sleepily, embracing her children. "Let me guess, breakfast is ready?" The twins nodded causing the Cetra to give a small laugh. "Alright. Tell your father I'll be out there in a moment."
"Ok." Terrance and Eria both nodded and left the room, allowing Tiamatt to change before she made her way out to the kitchen.
Kratos smiled at her as she sat down at the table and put her head in her hands. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, just a little tired." Tiamatt sighed, lifting her head and givinig her husband a reassuring smile as the kids loaded their plates the pancakes their father had made them. "Slow down you two. You're going to make yourselves sick." The twins both looked at their mother and nodded, slowing down a little but not by much. "You'd think we didn't feed them the way they eat."
Kratos chuckled. "Their growing fast Tia. They need the energy. As for you, you need to stop spending half the night downstairs. I'd like to spend a little time with my wife at the end of the day."
"I'm sorry Kratos. I'm just so close to finishing the gate. All I need to do is install the mana crystal and we may finally be able to connect with Earth and Gaia." The Cetra apologized though her excitment over the gate was evident, even as she put food on her plate. "Its taken six years to complete, Kratos, and hopefully, today at the reunion, I can reveal the completed machine."
"Alright Tia." Kratos chuckled again. "When should we leave?"
"Hmm...I'd say about an hour. Two hours at the most."
"Mom," Tiamatt looked over at Eria, who had Cloud curled up in her lap. "We get to see Uncle Hiro and Brother don't we?"
"Of course sweetheart." Tiamatt smiled. "Everyone will be there."
"Really?" Terrance asked hopefully. Tiamatt and Kratos both nodded. "Yeah!"
Tiamatt and Kratos laughed at their son's reaction before Tiamatt finished her plate and stood back up, taking the plate to the sink. "Thank you Kratos. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to try to finish the gate."
Kratos nodded as she disappeared down to the basement. About an hour later, as Tiamatt had guessed, the complex machine was complete and after being transfered to her rotator, was ready to be revealed. When she made it back up stairs, her family was ready to head to the reunion, Eria and Terrance anxious to see everyone again.
"Alright, time to go." Tiamatt keeping the grin off her face as they left the house and loaded the Ragnorok.
Unlike in the previous years, the sixth reunion was being held in Iselia, outside the old school house, which had been expanded as more and more people moved to the town in hopes of seeing the Eternal Swordsman and his companions. As soon as they entered Iselia, Cloud chirped happily and flew towards the back of town.
"Cloud! Wait up!" Eria cried, her feathery companion flying ahead of her.
She started to run after the griff with her brother at her heels before they both got frustrated and revealed blue feathered wings though Eria's were a pale sky blue in color while her brother's wings were almost navy blue in color. Both of their wings looked slightly dragonic in nature even though they were feathered, a thumb like claw at the end of the last joint.
"Eria! Terrance!" Tiamatt yelled, running after her kids. "Come back here!"
The two six year olds ingnored her, and continued to follow Cloud further into Iselia till they made it to the school where the paragriff was clucking happily on Colette's shoulder. Lloyd laughed at the griff as he held his three and a half year old daughter, Kitrana. The toddler looked a lost like her mother, inheriting Colette's blonde hair and blue eyes but luckily, not her clumsiness. She did however, gain her father's attention span.
"Cloud!" Kitrana cheered, reaching for the bird. Cloud chirped and bobbed his head as he moved to Colette's other shoulder to be closer to the three year old. However, as soon as Terrance and Eria appeared, Kitrana's attention was turned to them. "Terri! Eria!"
"Hi Kit!" Eria waved at her as Lloyd set her down. Cloud, no longer the center of attention, clicked his beak and turned to nuzzling Colette's neck, causing the former Chosen to giggle. "Cloud stop that!"
"Suck up!" Cloud chirped, flying down to the girl, where he was once more scooped into her arms. Kit's eyes grew bright as she began to pet the griff.
"Eria! Terrance!" the twins looked behind them to see their mother and father running towards them. As soon as Tiamatt caught up, she embraced her children. "Please, don't run off like that."
"Mom!" Terrance whined. "We're fine."
"Its not like we ran into the woods by ourselves." Eria added.
Tiamatt pulled back away from them to look at the twins. "I'm sorry. I just worry about you two. I am your mother after all."
"Ok mom, we won't run off." both twins agreed with a sigh. Tiamatt smiled, giving them both one last quick hug before she stood straight up.
"Is anyone else here yet?" Kratos asked, a slight smile on his face as he watched his children wonder off with his grandchild to go play.
"Sheena, Zelos, and Seth are here as well as Genis, Presea, Raine and Yuan. Regal called and said he was running a little late due to a board meeting and we haven't heard or seen anything from Hiro or Aya." Lloyd told his father, also smiling as a small red haired boy joined Eria, Terrance, and Kit.
"We're right here!" everyone turned to see the Aoyama family approached.
"Hiro!" Tiamatt ran and embraced her brother, recieving odd looks from his three year old son. Tiamatt laughed when she noticed this, bending down and lightly ruffled the boy's blonde hair. "Hey there Arx! Do you remember me?"
"Stwop that, auntie Tia!" Arx whined, swatting her hand away.
Tiamatt laughed again and stood back up. "Its good to see you all again."
"Same here Tiamatt." Aya smiled. "Is everyone else here?" Tiamatt started to shake her head but at that moment, Regal walked into view.
"My apologies. I meant to arrive on time but the meeting lasted much longer then I expected." Regal explained.
"Hey, if everyones here now then we can start the party!" Zelos cheered, causing Sheena to sigh.
"Actually," Tiamatt started, pausing to look at Yuan and Raine who stood up and came to stand beside her. "We have something to show you."
Everyone looked at them as they took a seat around the area or simply stood. Even the kids were quiet as their mother revealed the first complete working dimensional portal. Yuan and Raine moved to the control computer, entering commands as Tiamatt began to explain her creation.
"With this portal, we can access worlds other then our own. This device combines Symphonian magi-technology with the advanced technology of Eartha and Gaia." Tiamatt pointed to a small red orb locked into the metal at the top of the gate. "The mana cystal supplies energy to open and control the gate. When the gate is closed, the energy is absorbed back into the crystal, allowing the energy to be recycled." Tiamatt then pointed towards the computer where Yuan and Raine were starting the machine. "The computer is the main control system of the gate. It is able to record the energy waves that each universe emits as to allow multiple visits to any one universe since each universe has its own unique signiture just as every living thing as a unique mana signiture."
"The system is booted and ready to go Tiamatt." Raine informed the Cetra.
Tiamatt nodded and approached a small pad located to the side of the metal ring that was the gate itself. A small green pad folded out of the side and Tiamatt placed her hand against it, causing the pad to glow lightly. A small beep signalled the signiture was accepted the mana crystal shined briefly. Silverish energy built up in the center of the ring before expanding suddenly into a thin sheet of wavering energy.
"Since I am originally from another world, my mana signiture can be linked back to Earth, thus opening the portal and allowing us to that world." Tiamatt explained, stepping toward the front of the gate. Yuan tossed a watch like device to her which she quickly equipped to her wrist. "This watch allows me to activate the portal from the other wolrd and opens a small, temporary rift that will allow us to return to the home universe."
Tiamatt couldn't help but grin at everyone's stunned faces. Even Kratos, who had watched her work on the machine for the last several years was stunned.
"So starts a new age of technology for Symphonia. A union of many worlds is ahead of us. Now, who wants to come?"