A/N: Well, here we are. The final chapter.

Chapter 20: Epilogue

"Ugh, what happened?" was Haruhi's first thought as she woke up. Her back arced up as Haruhi opened her eyes, surprised to see that she was laying in the comfort of her own bed. Haruhi looked around, confirming that she was in the familiar surroundings of her room.

"For some reason, I get the feeling that I had just met a whole bunch of unordinary people, but for some reason I can't remember any of it now," Haruhi thought to herself. As her mind raced, her mild mood quickly turned to hysteria. "Oh no! They MUST'VE wiped my memory! Man this sucks!" she shouted aloud. After the outburst, she remained quiet, reflecting on the situation for a moment before clutching her fist in determination. "Well, if THAT'S how they're going to be, I'll just have to redouble the SOS Brigades' efforts at finding interesting people! And when we do find them, I won't be caught off-guard this time!"

Just then, she noticed something at the corner of her eye. She turned to her nightstand and saw a Nintendo Wii game that wasn't there before. "Anime All-Stars! Dairanto Smash Bros X!" Haruhi read as she picked up the video game. As she took a glimpse of the game's cover, she lit up in excitement! "Whoa! Goku, Naruto, Dark Magician, Yami Yugi, Marik, Kenshin, Yusuke, Spike Spiegel, Chi-Chi, Sailor Moon, and Sasuke are all in this game?" She then looked at the back of the cover. "And they even put a couple of American cartoon characters in this game! How come I've never heard of this game before?"

As she sat and pondered this, a devious smile crept on her face, already beginning to think of the SOS Brigade's next case.

It was a beautiful daybreak in the Anime World of Trophies. The Shadow Realm was completely dissipated from this plane of reality. All of the places that were detonated by Shadow Realm Bombs were now back in their original locations, and the people that were sucked into the Shadow Realm were making full recoveries.

The lone exception to this was the Isle of the Ancients, its former location now marked by an x-shaped light in the sky. Everyone who fought against Z stood on the edge of their world, watching the sun rise over the horizon.

"Man, I still can't believe that we actually won," Krillin sighed in relief.

"Yeah, I know what you mean, but I'm glad it's all over," said Shinji.

"Oh, but this isn't the ending…" Aang smiled, "…but rather a new beginning."

"But there's something I still don't get," Sailor Moon admitted. "When Haruhi first came to, why did we tell her to imagine this world as of like it was inside of a video game?"

Light buried his face into his palm and groaned loudly. "We've been over this. Haruhi converting this world into a video game prevents it from expanding and threatening her world. A simple solution, if you ask me."

"And yet, Z didn't think of it. I suppose when he saw Haruhi's power, he only thought of her potential power for destruction to use against his enemies, whereas we saw her potential to create," Kenshin theorized.

"And of course, another good reason to turn this world into a video game is that as long as Haruhi plays, it will leave her content, preventing any more Anime World of Trophies from being created," Amuro added.

"Ah, okay," Sailor Moon nodded, accepting the explanations. "But that still doesn't explain why Negi erased her memories of all of this right as she was warping back to her world."

The young mage shrugged his shoulders. "I guess I was just being cautious. I'm sure there must be a reason why Haruhi didn't know about her powers before, and I felt that it might be a safer option if things remained in the status quo for her."

As Negi finished his explanation, Frieza looked around, taking note of absurdity of him fighting alongside his enemies. "Well, well…" said Frieza. The heroic characters turned to face him. "So, this is that warm and fuzzy feeling heroes get when they defeat the forces of evil. Quaint."

"Oh, that's right, you're here," Krillin said unenthusiastically. He then quickly got into a battle stance. "Don't even think about double-crossing us, because with Goku here, along with the rest of us, you don't stand a chance of winning!"

Frieza chuckled in amusement. "Fortunately for you, I'm in a good mood right now, so I've decided to spare all of you today." He then glared at Goku. "But next time we meet, I WILL destroy you, you filthy monkey!"

"Would you PLEASE stop calling people monkeys?" Huey interjected.

"The same goes for me too, Pharaoh!" Marik added on to Frieza's statement. "I'll postpone your torment for a later date."

"After all of the fighting that's happened, perhaps we should all call a truce for today," Itachi suggested. As he said this, Sasuke snuck behind Itachi and began drawing his sword. "And that goes for you too, Sasuke," Itachi said without turning around.

Cursing under his breath, the younger Uchiha brother grudgingly re-sheathed his sword. "Fine, Itachi. But we'll settle things soon enough."

"And then you'll come back to the Leaf Village, right?" Naruto asked. Sasuke made no comment. "Right?"

"Itachi does have a point, though. Maybe you all should take an extended vacation," Light suggested with his trademark insincere politeness.

"Oh, that's right! You just reminded me of something that I have to do, Light," said Negi.

"And what's that?" Light asked.

"THIS!"

Negi pointed his wand at the Death Note owner and blasted Light with a spell strong enough to knock him off his feet.

"Huh? What happened? And why am I on the ground?" Light blinked, still disoriented. Getting up on his feet, Light looked around frantically in a panic. "HOW THE HELL DID I GET HERE? WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? AND WHY DO I GET THE FEELING THAT I'VE JUST BEEN UTTERLY DEFEATED?"

Ryuk laughed out loud at Light's predicament. "Oh man, this is too rich!"

"SHUT UP, RYUK!" Light spat.

"So, you wiped his memory of all of this?" SD Gundam asked Negi. "Good! He was probably planning on writing all of your names in the Death Note afterwards." He then looked down sadly. "Unfortunately, I'll never be able to forget all that I have lost."

"But what about your island?" Chihiro asked. "Every other place that was sent to the Shadow Realm came back, so shouldn't that come back too?"

SD Gundam shook his head. "Unfortunately, because of the number of Shadow Realm Bombs that were used, the island was destroyed outright and it can never be restored. That crossed-shaped mark in the sky is the only evidence that the Isle of the Ancients was ever there at all."

To show his sympathy, Amuro placed a hand on SD Gundam's shoulder. "Well, how about you stay with me at my place?"

SD Gundam turned and looked at Amuro in the eyes. "R-really? I mean, I don't want to impose…"

"Nonsense! I prefer the company of machines to people anyway. Besides, I'm sure that if I study your design long enough, I'll be able to reverse-engineer more SD mobile suits. I know it won't be the same as bringing back your friends, but at least we can preserve the legacy of your race."

SD Gundam's optics teared up, moved by Amuro's proposal. "Alright, I'll take you up on that offer," SD Gundam agreed, wiping his tears away.

"So it looks like things turned out alright for everyone," said Goku. "Well, except for the Bebop crew, I guess."

"Don't remind us," Spike groaned. He and Faye were both slumped over in depression, thinking about the costs of repairing the Swordfish II and the Bebop.

"Well things didn't turn out so well for me either," Kaiba complained. "My ship was destroyed too, you know."

"Yeah, but you're filthy rich!" Faye countered. She then thought about what she just said. "Hey, wait a minute, he's RICH!" The female bounty hunter then pointed her gun at Kaiba's face. "Give us the money to repair our ships!"

Kaiba made no reaction aside from him rolling his eyes. "Fine, whatever!"

"Yep, still got it," Faye smirked as she put her gun away.

"Okay, so now things turned out alright for everyone," Goku corrected himself. "But what do we do now?"

"How about we all strike a pose as the end credits roll by?" Edward suggested.

Goku shrugged. "Alright."

And so, everyone struck a pose.

Audi famam illius. / I've heard legends of that person

Solus in hostes ruit / How he plunged into enemy territory

et patriam servait. / How he saved his homeland

Audi famam illius. / I've heard legends of that person

Cucurrit quaeque / How he traveled the breadth of the land

tetigit destruens. / Reducing all he touched to rubble

Audi famam illius. / I've heard legends of that person

Audi famam illius. / I've heard legends of that person

Spes omnibus, mihi quoque. / Revered by many – I, too, revere him

Terror omnibus, mihi quoque. / Feared by many – I, too, fear him

Ille / Now, that person

iuxta me. / Stands at my side

Ille iuxta me. / Now that person stands at my side

Socii sunt mihi. / Now my friends are with me

qui olim viri fortes / Some of them were once heroes

rivalesque erant. / Some, my mortal enemies

Saeve certando / And as we face each other in battle

pugnandoque / Locked in combat

splendor crescit. / We shine ever brighter

"WHAT? This is the end of the fanfic? I can't believe we never made an appearance, BELIEVE IT!" whined a blond-haired twelve-year-old boy with whiskers and wearing an orange and blue jumpsuit.

Accompanying Kid Naruto were two others. One of them was a small and round-shaped Duel Monster with brown hair that covered its entire body, big yellow eyes, and small stubby arms and legs. The Duel Monster flew over to Kid Naruto and made a noise.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, Kuriboh. Maybe we'll get a chance next time," Kid Naruto replied.

Upon hearing that, the third companion smiled sinisterly. He was a 27-year-old grey haired pretty boy with baggy eyes, wearing a black suit and wielding a katana blade.

"Next time, Spike…" said Vicious. "…we're going to have fun in this thing!"

THE END

P.S.: Toonami is back, bitches! :)