Mustang: The Road to Redemption

Chapter 17: Catching Up

On the couch at Alex's apartment, the child laid asleep with his head on his mother's lap as Akari slowly stroked his hair with a smile on her face.

Out from behind Sakura Pedals arrived as Yae appeared, no longer wearing and holding the mask.

"I assume it went well Ms. Akari." She said as Akari nodded.

"It went amazing Yae. I couldn't have asked for any other way to reunite with my son." Said the pink haired mother recalling the moments after the reunion.

[An Hour Ago]

After the initial minutes of crying and sobbing, Alex had finally calmed down, slowly letting go of his mother only for Akari to immediately hug him back.

"No. Don't let go. I can tell you're not done yet."

"T-This, is just the beginning." Alex shakily said as he decided to keep the hug going as he spoke some more.

"Why? If you were still alive, then why? Why'd you stay away for so long?"

Akari struggled to say this next part but eventually talked.

"In my head, I thought if I had immediately gone to see you after you massacre, you wouldn't have believed it was me. You would've treated me as a vision toying with your mind."

Alex hated to admit it, but she was right. He would've been way more pissed had he seen Akari alive a day or week after the massacre had happened.

"Then, why take six years? Why not one or three?"

"I, wanted to make sure I came back at a time when you were more willing to think I wasn't an illusion. It just, took me six years to come to that decision."

"So, basically your anxiety and fear were the reasons."

"Yes. But..." Akari smiled and cupped her child's cheeks. "All that matters now, is that we're reunited Alex. After six long years."

"Yeah. Why don't we catch up?' Said Alex as right after he said that, he would faint and fall into his mother's arms.

[Back To The Present]

"So your not caught up yet?"

"No not yet Yae. Though, I'm sure I'll be caught up soon enough."

Yae nodded as she eventually walked away to relax as eventually Alex slowly woke up.

"You slept just like a baby. We're home." Said Akari as Alex sat up.

"I'm sorry for fainting."

"It's alright. Emotions were high. Also, Yae told me where you lived so that how we got here." Said Akari as Alex nodded.

"So, I guess its time we both caught up on what's happened in our lives right?"

"Mhm. Before you ask the money question, I believe you're in possession of something I own?"

Alex was confused at his mother's question until he saw Yae walk back into the living room, Admin Book in hand as she handed it to Akari.

"There it is. Thought I'd never find this thing." Said Akari as Alex was immediately shocked as he remembered what the book told him when he first got a hold of it.

"W-Wait, you're the owner!?" He asked as she simply nodded.

"Yep. I'm the owner of the Admin Book. In fact, every time you talked to this book, you were actually talking to me since I'm able to telepathically communicate through my book, but that isn't the main power. To put it simply, I'm the Goddess of Time. The Administrator of the World. I'm able to slow down, freeze, rewind, and fast forward time. Not just on the whole world, but on specific objects and people as well. Watch I'll demonstrate." She said, turning to look at Yae.