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Hey Guys! Sorry for keeping you all waiting for so long. I blame it on the stress of school work and we had tech week so we were craming in last minute rehearsals and such. Anyways, I hope you all managed somehow and won't totally hurt me. I feel horrible about not updating asap, but at least I didn't leave you all with a cliffy. And I have important stuff at the end I need you all to read.
Anyways...
This chapter is dedicated to Eve Royal, kgnascimento, FairieAngelx3o, My-name-is-foxglove, cartoonstar, cartoonfire, Hitsugaya's lover, SaoirseWaveglow, skye668, Skyler-A-Teloiv, Sizzlin'-Starry-Night-sky, larklover, Beccaxoxo704, Royalfire14, RavenSis, RobStar4ever and eternily-yours. You guys are absolutely amazingly wonderful.
Enjoy the epilogue.
And now...
(please don't hurt me)
We come to a close of this wonderful tale...
(or do we?)
And we reach...
The Epilogue!
Enjoy.
The light streamed through the closed curtain as the sun began to set. Six friends sat comfortably next to each other as they finished watching a movie. Kori was leaning on Richard's chest, while his arm was wrapped around her waist. Raven sat on a loveseat with a book in her hand, but that didn't stop her from glancing up at the screen time and time again. Victor was being ultra generous as he sat respectfully next to his girlfriend, Bee, who sat between Victor and Garfield to stop their bickering. It magically worked, but that might be due to the fact that Victor had fallen asleep, with his tongue lolling to one side. Garfield was utterly wrapped up in the movie that he almost cried when it ended.
Kori glanced out the window and saw the wonderful rays of the setting sun peeking through the curtains. "Does anyone want to open up the curtains? It looks beautiful outside."
"I'll do it!" Garfield cried as he bolted from his seat and yanked the curtains apart, revealing a magnificent view of Jump City. "Ooo, pretty."
"Unlike your face," grumbled a waking Victor.
"Shut up, botbrains," Garfield snapped.
"I could if it weren't for the stench of your tofudung."
"Peabot."
"Slimeater."
"Meathead."
"Barfbrains."
Kori chuckled at their ongoing argument. It was a wonder how they all became friends. Part of it had been due to her formidable reputation where Victor had tried to warn Richard away from her, which produced quite an opposite effect. Victor was also dating Bee which was how she tied into this whole mess. She and Raven had been friends ever since she had chosen to volunteer at the zoo, both having a cynical outlook on life. Raven and Garfield had been friends a little after that but had kept it on a down low, in fear of Kori and her cynicism. Richard had fallen for Kori because of who she was on the inside, not her façade on the outside. He had wanted to bring out the wonderful person she was and, Kori had to admit it, he pretty much succeeded. But he did more than succeed. He had won her heart in return. He'd shown her there was more to life than just hating it and she loved him for that. Which brought her to stare at her promise ring yet again. It had so much thought put into it; she hadn't noticed it the first time she had put on the promise ring, but a flame was engraved on the inside of the ring as stars were on the outside. It was a reflection of who she had been, and maybe who she was again. She was Starfire. Stars and Fire. And then he had added emeralds, claiming her eyes looked similar to their majestic magnificence. Richard had this ring made specially for her and all because he loved her. He always had loved her, even in their moments of doubt. And she had loved him once she had given him a chance.
And even Ginger had seen that he was an amazing guy and had told her to keep him. Funny that a cheetah was what had made up her mind about Robin. Right now, Ginger was temporarily housed in a zoo just outside Jump and would be officially housed in the jungle within the month. Arrangements had to be made before dumping her into the wild and Kori had to give her dear friend directions on how to survive.
Back to Robin. He was so good to her, she didn't know what she did to deserve him. She had never been nice to anyone before him once the murder of her parents occurred. But there he had been, with open arms and unending patience that made Kori feel honored that he would spend so much time just with her, for her, to prove she was a good person inside. Yes, they definitely had their ups and downs, but what was life without that?
"Have you heard from Kami?" Richard asked, breaking her reverie.
"All I know is she's definitely moved out of Mr. Anders' home and is currently relocating," Kori replied sadly. She had no idea what she was to do with this new side of her sister. Yes, Kami had been trying to prove that she really had had a change of heart a while ago, but Kori had shut her out like she had with the rest of the world. After all, it had been Kami who had wrought her downfall and everything, but Kami had truly reformed. And Kori had no idea what to think about that. "She said she'll contact us once she's sure everything's set and Anders isn't still trying to track her."
"That might take years," Richard said thoughtfully.
"I may need that long to figure out what to think about her," Kori replied in full sincerity.
"Isn't that kind of harsh?" Garfield piped in.
"Do you think I'm a saint who'll forgive my sister for destroying my life?" Kori asked rhetorically.
"Maybe it took away your parents, but would you have ever met us otherwise?" Garfield asked wisely.
Everyone gaped at him. This had to be one of the few sensible things he ever said.
"What?" Garfield whined. "Why are you all staring at me?!"
"You said something smart," Raven replied.
Garfield glared at her. "I do have brains, you know."
"No, I didn't," Victor replied automatically.
That started up an argument between Victor and Garfield yet again. At least it did until Bee put her foot down.
"Will you two stop!" She shouted at them, causing the two boys to shrink into themselves. "Much better. As you were saying, Kor."
Kori chuckled. "Nah, it's chill. I didn't really have a thought."
"But Garfield actually said something sensible," Bee pointed out and then turned to Garfield who looked like he was about to say something that Bee didn't want to hear. "And you stay quiet." It was in a tone that brooked no argument. Garfield subsided and Bee turned back to Kori. "But seriously, girl, if you hadn't had that happen, would we all be friends and would have the man of your dreams right beside you?"
Kori sat still for a moment, pondering. Would she have ever met Richard? Or would she have found someone else to take his place? Would she have ever loved anyone as strong as she loved her friends? Or would she still have a bond with her family? "I don't know. Probably not, since I had been happy, or at least content, on Tameran."
"Would you trade all your experiences to go back and have your parents back?" Rachel asked sincerely.
"Would it mean giving up all of you guys?" Kori asked, thinking hard.
"Probably," Rachel replied bluntly. "'Cause you wouldn't have met us on Tameran. We're from Earth, remember? We aren't from other planets."
Kori sat still and even Richard pulled away from her to watch her and hear her answer. "To be completely honest, I don't know. It would have been nice to have my parents by my side, but then I wouldn't have you guys. And you guys mean the world to me. And I love you all dearly."
"Would we have meant so much if you had your parents by your side?" Richard persisted.
Kori shrugged. "I don't know; probably. I would have loved to have my parents by my side so they could tell you how wonderful you are. And all of you as well. And you're all special to me. So even if I did have them, I would still love you all."
"Aw, shucks, you're getting to sappy," Victor said with humor.
"Shut up," Bee snapped. "You're totally killing the mood."
"Yep, that's me. Give me a sawknife and I'll saw right through any sappiness."
"What did I do to end up going out with an insensible jerk like yourself?"
"You fell in love with me and I fell right back," Victor replied simply. "I can be sappy if I want to, but I'd rather not."
"In your own words," Rachel began. "You're getting sappy."
"Shut up," Victor snapped at her with good humor.
"I'm just giving a good quote I heard from a friend," Rachel replied with a slight smile.
"So are we ready to face the world?" Garfield asked, totally in the right place.
Everyone grinned. "Together," Richard said.
"Together," Kori echoed. "I think I like the sound of that."
TTTTT
"Hello?" came a voice through a phone. "This is Bruce Wayne; is Haydee Viana there?"
"Yes, speaking. What can I do for you, Mr. Wayne?"
"I have a certain issue regarding a previous volunteer of yours I would like to bring to your attention."
"If you mean to bring her down, I'm right there with you. I have a thing I am not satisfied with and it has to do with payback for her."
"Oh, I think we're on the same page. But first I must mention who our co-conspirators are: Barbra Gordon, Kitten Moth and Xavier Redd. Would you like me to schedule a flight for you to meet us in Gotham?"
Haydee Viana grinned. "You read my mind, Mr. Wayne. And I have a dear friend with me. It's Mr. Jonathan Anders."
"I like how you work, Ms. Viana. I think we shall get along quite well."
"Oh and my boyfriend would probably be useful to our cause."
"My I inquire on his name?"
"Slade Wilson."
You totally weren't expecting that, were you? Now, I totally set this story up for a sequal. It is called "Snap Back to Reality" and will be out very soon. And I had a question for you all. I don't know which story to start first: "The Greatest Trick of All" or "My Alien Invades". I'll give a synopsis of both and you guys vote.
The Greatest Trick of All--Richard Grayson wants to emulate and eventually be the greatest trickster of all time. He has to perform the greatest trick of all: the murder of his own family. Oh yeah, and Kori Anders is an assassin. RobXStar (A/N: definitely out of the typical sterotype.)
OR
My Alien Invades--A spaceships hits the planet earth. Richard Grayson, formidable CIA agent is sent to investigate and perhaps prevent an alien from invading. Little does he know, the alien invades his own heart. But of course she has a baggage of her own enemies after her.
VOTE AND I'LL POST ONE OF THESE STORIES!!!!
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I know, I'm sad this story is coming to a close, but at least there's a sequal. You all are amazing!
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moonlitsfantasy