Now, the Co-Guardians decided to check on loved ones from both their lives on Earth and in Amphibia.
Anne started with her parents.
"Guess what mom and dad?" Anne said upon the long-awaited reunion with her parents.
"Anne! We've been waiting a long time to see you again!" Mr. Boonchuy said.
"What is it you wanted to tell us?" Mrs. Boonchuy said.
"Now that me and my wives are dead, we are the Guardians of all that was, is, and ever will be. You see, I already died once in Amphibia at the age of 13, but I was sent back to the world of the living after agreeing to take on the job after living an additional 78 years. Fortuitously, I was able to outlive Marcy and Sasha, so we could do the job together from the get-go. We're checking in on loved ones from our lives on Earth and in Amphibia right now. I just wanted to see how you were doing," Anne said.
"Anne, I'm so proud of you and your friends for taking on such a tough job," Mr. Boonchuy said.
"We also had no idea you had a death at age 13. But the fact that you were able to come back for another 78 years was amazing. You got to have us for a lot of that time. We always thought you were most complete with Marcy and Sasha at your side. We've known it ever since you came out to us that you were dating both of them at the same time," Mrs. Boonchuy said.
"You're going to see a lot more of me. We're together again and I will be giving regular check-ins to all the ones most beloved to me in life. I have to check in on the Sundew-Plantar family now," Anne said.
Her parents wished her good luck as she went to check in on the Sundew-Plantar family now. The two families had become united when Sprig and Ivy got married.
"Greetings, Sundew-Plantar family," Anne said.
"Anne, nice to see you!" Hop Pop said.
In this chamber was Hop Pop, Sprig, Polly, the latter two's parents, Ivy, her parents and grandmother, and the children of Sprig and Ivy. Anne was meeting a lot of these frogs for the first time.
"Me, Marcy and Sasha are the co-Guardians of all that was, is and ever will be now. We have quite a job on our hands," Anne said.
"Sprig and me told our kids all about you over the years, they are so excited to meet you," Ivy said.
Anne also got to meet Sprig and Polly's parents. Overall, the Sundew-Plantar family was very happy to be together in death.
Sasha first checked on her parents. She never had the best relationship with them in life, but nevertheless, held them very dear in her heart.
She had been shy about checking up on them since passing on, but now with both of her wives by her side she worked up the courage to talk to them.
"Mom, dad, it's me, Sasha. I've been dead for a year," Sasha said.
"Sasha, what a surpise!" Mr. Waybright said.
"About time you see us," Mrs. Waybright said.
"How are you two doing? I know this family wasn't all that cohesive in life, but now that we're together in the afterlife, we can start anew," Sasha said.
"We understand Sasha, since we both died we had a lot of time to work on our issues between each other. The Guardian helped us through everything," Mr. Waybright said.
"And once we worked our issues out, we graciously awaited the day of your death," Mrs. Waybright said.
"Funny you mention the Guardian, the one you worked with stepped down from his job after my wife and friend Anne died. She, me, and Marcy were a set of three wives in our adult lives. Anne was the last of us to die. At that point, we became the new Guardians of all that was, is and ever will be. We all decided to check in on loved ones once we took the job," Sasha said.
"You three always seemed inseparable. Which is why we were sad when Marcy and her family moved. But when we heard she came back to LA 10 years later and began a poly relationship with you and Anne, we were so excited," Mr. Waybright said.
"And now you three are like Gods, literally. We have faith that you will do a good job," Mrs. Waybright said.
"We sure will," Sasha said.
Sasha next checked in on her three favorite toads, starting with Grime.
"Hey Grime, what's up?" Sasha said.
"Sasha! I haven't seen you since you and your friends went into the portal for the final time! I've been waiting to see you again!" Grime said.
"The feeling is mutual. I decided to wait until me, Marcy and Anne were all dead. We worked best as a unit in life. We even got married to each other. Marcy was the first to go, she had a stroke. I was a goner one year later, I had lung cancer, which was strange because I never smoked. Anne joined us a year later. Now we are the co-Guardians of all that was, is and ever will be," Sasha said.
"Sasha, you were great as a leader in life and now you're one in death. I'm so proud of you and your new job," Grime said.
"I need to see how Percy and Braddock are doing now, but I'll be checking in on you regularly alongside me and my wives' other duties, such as providing guidance to select living beings," Sasha said.
"Good luck Sasha," Grime said.
Sasha went over to check on Percy and Braddock next. After Sasha and her friends left Amphibia forever, Percy and Braddock got married. Sasha never found out in life because no way to return to Amphibia was ever devised in her and her wives' lifetimes, although it was close to being accomplished at the time of Anne's death.
Percy and Braddock raised a large family, and Sasha would get to meet their kids for the first time ever now that she was dead.
"Percy, Braddock, I've been waiting to see you two again. I know our friendship didn't end so well in life, but now that we are dead, we can make amends," Sasha said.
"Ever since we heard you left Amphibia for good, our decision to abandon you and Grime haunted us for the rest of our lives," Percy said.
"Believe me, this was just as much my fault as it was both of yours, I should have never disregarded your safety," Sasha said.
"Don't worry Sasha, after Andrias and the Core were defeated, we turned ourselves in to Grime but given that a new world of peace and harmony was coming to Amphibia in the wake of the Core's defeat he went easy on us. We spent only two years in prison, and then we got married and started a family," Braddock said.
Percy and Braddock's kids were excited to meet Sasha. They learned quite a lot about her in the years since the Core's defeat.
Marcy started with her parents as well.
"Hi mom, hi dad," Marcy said.
"Marcy, we're so glad to see you again after these years," Mr. Wu said.
"We followed your web comic throughout the years until we died. We're so proud of you for having accomplished something like that," Mrs. Wu said.
"Now I'm here and we can be a family again. Speaking of which, I got together with Anne and Sasha after I returned to LA for good. It was something we had wanted for years but we didn't realize it until we were 23," Marcy said.
"We remember you telling us that," Mr. Wu said.
"Now me, Anne, and Sasha have a new responsibility. We are the Guardians of all that was, is, and ever will be. We always worked best as a cohesive unit. Now we're putting that to the test in the afterlife," Marcy said.
"Wow, that's quite the job you three have. Good luck Marcy," Mrs. Wu said.
Marcy next checked on Olivia and Yunan. They had quite a lot of catching up to do after Marcy left Amphibia for good.
Olivia and Yunan had gotten married and settled down in Wartwood, raising a family which was told numerous stories about Marcy over the years. Now the kids would get a chance to meet Marcy, and Marcy was just as excited to see them.
"Olivia, Yunan, long time no see!" Marcy said.
"Marcy! We've been waiting to see you again!" Olivia said.
"Come meet our kids! They've been dying to meet you!" Yunan said.
Marcy introduced herself to Olivia and Yunan's kids and they introduced themselves to her.
"Now that's out of the way, I've got some exciting news for you. Me, Anne, and Sasha are now the Guardians of all that was, is and ever will be," Marcy said.
"That's quite the job you three have," Olivia said.
"But you three got this, you helped save all of existence from the Core, now you three are going to guide all of existence through the next, I don't know how many number of years," Yunan said.
"Me, Anne and Sasha always worked best together, now to check on someone else special to me," Marcy said.
Marcy decided to check up on Andrias. While they didn't have the best relationship after the true intentions of Andrias were revealed, he was able to redeem himself in the end, and graciously awaited seeing Marcy again as he waited for his delayed death. But in death he got to reunite with Barrel and Leif. Their friendship was restored once they all were dead. Andrias was eager to introduce them and Marcy.
"Hi Andrias, I know we didn't have the easiest bond life, but I just want to tell you I forgive you for everything, because you did have a change of heart in the end," Marcy said.
"Marcy, it's good that you forgive me. In the last 20 years after I finished my sentence, and during my sentence, I had a lot of time to think about my actions. I realized I was wrong for everything I did. But now that I am dead, I got the chance to set things right with Barrel and Leif. And I told them all about you. They want to meet you," Andrias said.
"Marcy, it is an honor to meet you," Barrel said.
"We heard of your exploits in saving existence from the Core, we say that was pretty hardcore," Leif said.
"So you're Barrel and Leif? I heard about your friendship with Andrias. I'm sorry it got destroyed in life, but I'm glad you three were able to make up in death," Marcy said.
"I'm glad for that too," Andrias said.
"Same here," Barrel said.
"Ditto," Leif said.
"Anyway you three, I have exciting news. Me, Anne, and Sasha are now the Guardians of all that was, is, and ever will be. We were a unit in life, and now we're one in death," Marcy said.
"I was told about this by the previous Guardian. I was under the impression Anne would do it alone. How did you and Sasha get to share the duties?" Andrias said.
"Well, somehow it was written in the stars that I would die first, then Sasha, then last but not least Anne. With Anne being the last of us living, me and Sasha got together with the Guardian and it was arranged for us three to be co-Guardians when Anne got here, we figured she wouldn't want to do it alone," Marcy said.
"Well imagine that. Of course I'm not surprised. You three were the best of friends," Andrias said.
"And as adults, we got married to each other, after a historic law was passed allowing groups of up to 4 people to get married to each other. That law going into effect was the second happiest day in our lives. Our wedding day was #1," Marcy said.
"Never would I have guessed that you three would raise a family together. But we're almost at the 22nd century. Things are more progressive now than ever," Andrias said.
With that, the girls completed their check-ins on loved ones. None of their adult children had passed yet, nor any other descendants of them. The time to see descendants in the afterlife would come one day, but not yet.
One of their great-grandchildren was now a star QB for the Los Angeles Rams. There have been other famous descendants in their bloodline too, but we'll get into those another day.
Meanwhile, Marcy brought the Divorce Trio over to Anne and Sasha. The two trios getting to meet each other for the first time was the highlight of their afterlives thus far. They had quite an interesting conversation. One of the things the Divorce Trio found amazing was the fact that when the three built a big house for themselves to raise a family in, they had a bathroom attached to their bedroom that had three toilets side-by-side, in case all three needed to go at the same time, which showed the dedication to each other that they had.
A/N: OK while I did reveal causes of death for Marcy and Sasha, I never did so for Anne. So this "chapter" is really just me revealing Anne's cause of death in this story.
Anne's cause of death was heart failure. The health of her heart started deteriorating soon after Sasha's death. Similarly, Sasha's lung cancer diagnosis came shortly after Marcy's death.
So yeah, it was written in the stars that the three be Guardians together with Anne being the last of the three to pass.