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Ou0: Damn typos, and I can't even fix it, the chapter is gone now. I guess it will forever be a blooper. Glad you're excited for what come next, and Thanks for Reviewing!

So, several months after this story supposedly finished, and much debate on if this was the end... it TECHNICALLY is the end of this story, as this is the epilogue, the post-credit scene to set up future stories. The A.N. at the end of the chapter will explain the future of the saga, and where to look next for the next part of the story.

Chapter Twenty Two - Epilogue

Ultra whistled to himself as he walked over to a large hole in the road in Mountain Glenn, noting that this is where Ruby had fallen through earlier, and leaped down. He landed on the roof and continued whistling, opening a door and descending down to the ground floor. He looked side-to-side at the wrecked and destroyed city and under city, thinking about how Mountain Glenn had fallen years before his creation, and even he had limited knowledge on what had happened. His thoughts were distracted by a strong pair of arms wrapping around her back.

"Hey Ultra." Willow told him, kissing him on the cheek.

"Hey baby." Ultra replied, squeezing her hand a little. She released him and the two reached an abandoned building in the centre of the underground city. "Everything good down here?"

"No grimm sightings today, or for the past couple of weeks. They're all attracted to that dragon over Beacon." Willow told him.

"I think it's actually a Wyvern. The internet was very adamant about that. I think they called it Kevin. Doesn't matter, as long as that dragon is frozen, it won't affect us." Ultra assured her. "I've just got some drones scanning the area of Mountain Glenn."

"Really, what for?" She asked.

"I can show you." Ultra told her, entering the building. "But first, I know that I'm an android, but this area is big...and I'm just tired." He collapsed onto the floor, getting an eye-roll from Willow.

"Baby." She muttered jokingly, going to find her brother. Ultra sighed, closing his eyes, but opened them when he felt something breathing on his face. He looked to see the small brown, black and white Beagle, looking at Ultra happily.

"Umm...dog, go away." Ultra ordered, forgetting it's name. It whined sadly and licked his face. "No, for once I'm tired, leave me be." Ultra sighed, too tired to be angry. Sonny hesitantly licked his face. "Go. Away." Sonny whimpered and walked away, stopping when he was pulled over to Ultra. "Damn dog, come here." Ultra told the dog, glancing around for Willow or Peter. Sonny barked happily and snuggled closer to Ultra.

"Cute." Willow stated, trying hard not to burst into laughter at the sight before her, Peter trying even harder. Ultra shot up, flinging the dog across the room. Willow caught it with her telekinesis and dropped it to the floor, which then barked, oblivious to what just happened. "I didn't know you had a heart."

"I don't, I'm made up of trillions of particles that form an unbreakable body." Ultra deadpanned. "But...if I had a heart...it's be for you." Willow blushed heavily at that.

"So, moving away from the flirting, you had something to show us." Peter stated.

"I said I'd show her, but since you're here, I guess you can see." Ultra sighed, sitting down at a computer and typing away. In a few moments, a painting appeared on the screen. It showed a landscape of a light and bright city, more advanced than Atlas' current technological state, with an equal amount of nature within it.

"It's beautiful, who painted it?" Willow asked.

"I did, using the paint application. Wait, do they have that? Who draws in our day anyway?" Ultra answered.

"What is it?" Peter asked.

"That, Peter, is the future of this place. Hopefully, with time and building, within 20 years, or however long until the author whites it in, this will be build from the ashes of Mountain Glenn. I call it 'The Grimm Gallery'." Ultra told them. "Hopefully, in a world without Grimm, we can live without fear."

Ruby entered her house on Patch, rubbing her booted feet on the floor to remove any mud, and walked into her and Yang's bedroom, relaxing. She had been outside for several hours training with Crescent Rose, finding and killing any stray Grimm on the island. She glanced at the door when she heard knocking. "Come in!" Ruby yelled, and her father entered. "Hey Dad."

"Hey Ruby." Taiyang answered, walking in. "I got you a drink of water, I figured you'd be pretty exhausted after that training all morning." Ruby quickly grabbed it and gulped it all in a few seconds, sighing when she finished.

"Thank you! I was just about to get one myself." Ruby told her father, who chuckled a little. "So...has Yang done anything while I've been gone?"

"Unfortunately not. She's still just in bed, I think she watched while you left to make sure you were okay." Taiyang assured.

"And Epsilon?" Ruby asked hopefully.

"Still deactivated. You can see for yourself, but I'm no engineer when it comes to androids. We'll just have to wait." Taiyang told his daughter.

"It's been weeks though." Ruby muttered.

"What he's done, even if he wasn't aware of it, and had no control, can have a heavy toll on anyone, or anything for that matter." Taiyang explained. "I'll be in the other room if you need me."

"Thanks Dad." Ruby told him as he left. She sighed and got up, walking out of her and Yang's room to the guest room. She stood at the doorway for a moment, looking at her pale and weak sister, and her 'brother' sitting at the foot of Yang's bed, eyes closed and slightly bent over. "Yang?" Ruby called to her sister, who didn't acknowledge her. "I'm just going to check on Epsilon, okay?"

"Why?" Yang asked, still looking out the window.

"B-because he's not woken up yet." Ruby told Yang.

"I heard Dad, he's asleep because he doesn't want to wake up yet." Yang told Ruby, turning to her. "Neither of us know what he really did that night, but it must have been bad."

"I-I just want to make sure." Ruby said, entering the room.

"Be careful." Yang told Ruby, watching her as Ruby approached me. Ruby shook my shoulder lightly.

"Epsilon? Can you hear me?" Ruby asked, shaking my arm a little more. "Epsilon, please wake up." Nothing happened.

"Epsilon, wake up." Yang ordered, knowing she was in charge of me, and having a little slither of hope I would awaken. "Epsilon, wake up!" Wake up!"

"Yang, it's not going to work." Ruby said sadly, knowing that further attempts wouldn't work. "It was worth a try."

"Hmm." Yang murmured, looking out the window again. Ruby got up and left, standing a the doorway and turned to Yang.

"I love you, Yang." Ruby said again, doing again after every time she left. As with every other time, Yang didn't please respond. With a sad sigh, Ruby exited and entered her own room.

"...Please, Epsilon. We miss you. I miss you." Yang whispered, looking at me, but to no avail. She sighed sadly and looked ou the window again.

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My hand twitched.

End of Chapter Twenty Two

And there we have it, the final chapter of this arc of "The Xiao Long Chronicles", with more to come. For those who are unaware, there are two stories to read next:

- Everybody Lies: Follows Epsilon after the end of "A Special Semblance", and sets up future stories.

- Hunt the Truth: The sequel to this story, which isn't out just yet, but will continue Epsilon's journey with Yang and Ruby, while he searches for why the Fall of Vale happened, and who did it.

Give these a read for the next story.

And, obviously, the story recommendation, which hasn't been done in a long time, so let's pick a good one:

Name: Picking Up The Pieces

Author: Etheriell

General Synopsis: After the Fall, Ruby has disappeared. Yang has broken, finding solace at the bottom of a bottle. Weiss has lost herself in a haze of violence. And Blake just wants to bring her family back. What will it take to pick up the pieces left behind of such loss?

As always, remember to follow, favourite and leave a review, and keep a eye out for "Hunt the Truth"!