The Obelus

Epilogue

Mini rummages through the weapons left at the Obelus. It has been three days since the war ended. All the now freed subjects are rebuilding the Liberal Militia. The warden is now dead, and the Obelus no longer exists.

Out of seemingly nowhere, June appears in the old Obleus uniform.

Mini loads up their gun.

"Hands up!"

"Mini! Wait! Please give me a chance."

Mini drops the gun and Phoebe comes over.

"What do you want June? Get out of here. Scram. I don't want to see you again. I don't even know why you're alive in the first place."

"Please let me explain okay? I had no choice. I'm sorry for what I did."

"Fine. What do you mean?"

Remember when the Obelus was dragging me away? Y/N and Finn accidentally shot me twice, and I was meant to die there. The Obleus brought me back and it's a miracle I survived. To repay them, I had no choice, okay? I wish I didn't have to kill my brother, let alone Y/N."

"Jiayi is your brother?"

"Yes."

"That also means, Christopher Whitlock is also your brother?"

"Yes. It doesn't matter though alright.

"Okay. I would like you to do two things for me. One, would you mind explaining your family history or whatever because I'm confused, and two, you're the one burying Y/N."

"Alright then."

"Okay, I'm gonna take you to the Liberal and you can explain everything there."

June and Mini walk down the mountain and arrive at the Liberal, and go into Mini's room. Mini grabs her swivel chair and sits.

"Alright, I'm all ears. Explain. I'm still confused on how you and Jiayi are brothers."

"I grew up in a family of three. I don't remember much from early on but Jiayi ran away before I reached teenage. Chris did the same. He left when I was an infant and never came back. No one knows where he went but according to the other workers in the Obelus, he worked for them for a while. Greg followed suit and left because of his father. "

"So, do you have any family left..?"

"Not that I know of, no. I don't know where my brother went and neither do I know him well. Anyway, how have things been going for you guys since I left? Not that you would want be back here."

"Everything's going for the Liberal. We've gotten a few new recruits, since, you know, we freed them from the Obelus. Oh and also, I asked Gen out."

"Already?"

"Yeah. Would've asked her long before if all this didn't happen. By the way, I'm sure Phoebe would give you another chance with us. Are you going to take it?"

"I mean... I have nowhere else to go..."

"Alright! That's settled. Your first task is to help us bury Y/N, since..."

"Okay."

Mini hands June the shovel. June walks over to the already dug hole in the ground next to the Liberal. Mini watches as June shovels the dirt, filling up the hole, along with Y/N's coffin. June and Mini sit in silence under the sunset commemorating their life.

"Hold on Mini, I'll be right back."

June runs over to the remains of the Obleus. He rummages through all of the piles of metal and scraps. Not long after, they seem to find what they are looking for. June runs back with a bittersweet looking smile on their face.

"Mini! I found just what I needed."

June reaches out with the item and places it on the dirt where Y/N is buried.

"A unique Obelus, to commemorate a unique life."