So, sorry for the long wait. College hasn't been easy on me despite the large time I get between them, its mainly the responsibility and thought that's put into it. But it's...fun, the only problem is the homework. :P But otherwise its rather something I have no problem with. This is the epilogue, the final chapter of their story. An the beginning of another, I'm gonna be implementing an interesting new story after this. Along with...something I have been doing for a while in a PM, but I think is finally shaped enough to reveal to you all. Ready? Let's begin. I own nothing except my ideas and OC's.

"Twenty years...is that how long its been?"

Ash, now fully grown sighed as he stood at Beacon Academy, at the same place the brave Children of GRAAY fell. "It feels like just yesterday, when you parted..." He sadly muttered, hearing footsteps walk over.

"Father? Is everything alright?" Ember asked, not THAT Ember...the present Ember, the one HE had with Ruby, the one HE rose...and stayed with. The Ember that got to live her life peacefully.

Ash rubbed the brimming tears out of his eyes. "Y-Yes...I'm fine, just...thinking." He responded.

"You sure?" She asked again, worried for him, this happened every year at the same day.

"Yes, I am." Ash smiled softly back at her.

"Okay..." She softly muttered, stepping back to let Ash have his time.

She walked and saw Garnet humming softly, working on Celestial Rose. "Garnet...I'm worried for Father." She voice her concern.

"I am too...but what can we do? This is something personal to him, and despite the fact he wants us nearby...he hasn't told us what it's about." He reminded.

"I know...but if it brings comfort to him then I'm fine with it." She said firmly.

"Same." Garnet agreed, nodding.

The two stood silently as Ash continued to let his thoughts out to the empty air, vainly hoping they would somehow hear him in his yearly talks.

"Heh...I wonder how you're doing? Are you even somewhere? Who knows...maybe Fate decided to move you elsewhere..., who knows, just know that I love you so much...and I'm proud of you." Ash smiled softly, his eyes glistening with tears once more. He turned and walked back to Garnet and Ember, who smiled back comfortingly.

"Are you going to be alright Father?" Garnet asked.

"Yes Garnet...yes I will." Ash responded softly.

They all nodded and walked off, but not before Ash took once glance back...and a tear shed as he turned to continue walking. A tear for the lost.

Fin.

And there it is. Not much of a finale, just an epilogue to wrap it all up. But now as you can tell, the 'Current' Garnet and Ember are here, and them along with the rest of GDCCE will be taking the stage. I know what you're thinking, why create such characters just to 'replace' them, well that was the point. I've been discretely vague about them so I can fully flesh them out once I got here. Some of you may not like this. But its what I choose to do.

The Sequel story: What Came After. (Cheesy I know, but hey it's fitting) This is in a 'Misadventures of Team GRAY' type of thing, except it gives more info and details on the characters outside of normal shenanigans. I've been having a lot of fun with these characters when I've fleshed them out, and I want to show all I have to you guys. It'll be up soon. R&R this is Oathkeeper0317 signing out...but not without one last thing.

A snowy field was seen, the area around it greyed out, grey skies, grey trees, everything grey...and in the middle of that field, laid a greyed out Ember, her sword laying beside her as she laid, unaffected by the snow...and unmoving to the world.