Kingdom of Science - Dr. Stone Fanfic!

Chapter Ninety-Seven: We're Gonna Be Together - For That Final Victory Toast

[Flashback]

"Going forward, humanity will keep progressing until round trips to the moon are no sweat." Senku begins.

"But until that day..." Hikari continues.

"Those of us who make this moon landing... The scientist, the warrior, the pilot... and possibly Hikari will have to petrify ourselves with the Medusa Device." Senku explains.

"There on the moon's surface we'll stand long into the future waiting to be rescued. For years. For Decades. For Centuries..." Hikari states.

"This working Medusa is our one-way ticket on a rocket to the moon." Senku explains. Chrome stares with a wide shocked expression on his face.

"Ohayou Sekai... GOOD MORNING WORLD!" The earth is shown overlooking the moon before the earth is zoomed in on before the petrified forms of everyone is shown all over the planet. "I dunno just how long I have walked... Carried by the blisters on my feet... Whoa!" Light Flashes and Byakuya and Suika are shown being revived. "Telling the story of this path I've traveled. Crossing through the night that felt so long..." Hikari, Senku and Little Byakuya are shown opposite Xeno, Cora and Stanley as Hikari holds out her hand to shake Xeno's hand. Xeno is shown reaching out to shake Hikari's hand. "Dreaming a picture perfect scene WHOA! It has sustained me through my endless battle!" The rocket ship is shown before the moon is shown with the evil Why-Man floating behind it. "To the peaks of the heavens... the palace, so lush and green... Rocks caves in the dark depths." Chrome, Suika, Cinder, Sai and Sumira are shown working on math equations. "Horizon's ending! I'll travel through them all! So limitless!" Sumira and Ava are shown sitting beside Ryusui and Sai as they play chess. "To reach the boundaries of the earth!" Ryusui is shown floating inside the rocketship with a grin and a snap. "OHAYOU SEKAI GOOD MORNING WORLD!" Hikari is shown standing across from Stanley's statue form and he's shown being revived. "Clear the darkness of the impossible!" Senku and Hikari are shown back on earth, reaching up for the moon. "Make legends come to life with just a wish on a star! On A Star!" Hikari and Senku are shown floating inside the rocket staring out at the Earth. "Guided by the will we've carried all along!" The group is shown facing off against Why-Man as Why-Man reveals himself and floats up in front of them. "Let's go explore the world!" The group is shown back on earth before Little Byakuya flashes to his adult form smiling at his parents and the title is shown as the light switch of the classroom is turned off.

[Present]

"N-No way..." Ava breathes out in a shaking breath. She gets tears in her eyes. She turns and runs over towards the huts. Ryusui looks down. He knew why she was upset. Everyone disperses. Ryusui heads after Ava. He knocks on her hut. He could hear her crying inside.

"Ava... it's me." Ryusui says, "Can we talk?" Ava doesn't answer.

"I know you're distraught over the news." Ryusui explains.

"Why should I be upset... You ask me to marry you and I should be happy but then you'll be taking off into space and I might never see you again." Ava states through the door.

"Ava, I meant what I said when I told you that you're so much different than all the others that I've said I've loved. I'm the world's greediest man who loves all. But that's platonically... When I was shot back in South America and I was staring up at you, sobbing, crying out for me, pleading for me not to die, I realized my love for you isn't platonically." Ryusui admits.

"What?" Ava asks.

"I love you, really and truly." Ryusui admits, "Different than I've loved anyone else. But when we decided that I'd be the pilot and it'd probably be a one way trip... I realized I'd be leaving you alone. The day I wake up... it might be a world where you don't exist anymore." Ava opens the door and she peeks at him.