Memory of the Sun

Chapter 49: Reunions & Goodbyes

Meanwhile, with the androids...

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"So, I've been thinking about it..." 18 said casually, looking out the window momentarily before glancing back at her brother. "What do we do after we kill Goku?"

"Whatever the hell we want." 17 answered, knowing now that Dr. Gero was gone, they didn't have to take orders from anybody. "Who's gonna stop us?"

"Not Goku." 16 chimed in, surprising both 17 and 18 as it was the first time he had spoken in hours.

"Exactly." 17 said with a smirk, concentrating on the road before wondering how far they had left to go. "Speaking of which 16, what's our ETA?"

"We are currently two thousand five hundred fourty four miles..."

"Oh my god..." 18 sighed, losing interest quickly as she glared at her twin brother.

"Hey come on sis, it ain't so bad... Let's turn on our good old friend the radio..."

It only took about thirty seconds of play time for the twangy country song to make the blonde woman nearly lose her mind as she thought she had never heard something as terrible as this before...

"Oh that is ten pounds of nope in a five pound bag." 18 commented seriously, a mischevious look creeping across her face as she suddenly got an idea.

"Right, right... Sorry... I forgot we were out in the sticks..." 17 chuckled, amused by his sister's dislike of said music.

"You know what? I think I know the first thing we're gonna do..."

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Inside the temple...

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Kaito led the way down the quiet halls of the abandoned shrine, both of them coming to a large room at the end of the walkway before they made their way towards a large sliding door. The silver haired swordsman slid the paper doors open, revealing a beautiful courtyard filled with flowers, trees and a tiny stream as Luna held her breath, seeing two figures up ahead...

Before Kaito could say anything, she was off, running across the grass towards the people ahead as she saw them both turning to greet her.

"Akari!" Luna cried happily, running towards the blonde woman before picking her up and swinging her around excitedly. "I've missed you so much!"

"Hehhehe! Woah, Luna!" Akari laughed, hugging her once more as her friend set her down. "You sure have changed since I last saw you..." She commented, looking at her more closely as she noticed the subtle differences other people might not. "Wow... Has it really been eight years?"

Luna nodded, surprised herself at how much time had passed. "Akari... I thought you and Kaito... I thought you were both dead..."

"We could say the same about you! But it's okay now..." The blonde woman smiled, her crimson eyes lighting up as she chuckled, looking over at the older Acaiian who was smiling at them gently.

"Princess Luna." Ryuuto said formally, nodding his head once as she almost jumped, forgetting he was even there.

"Ryuuto! Master Ryuuto..." Luna correcting herself before bowing quickly. "I'm so glad to see you all here..." She said happily, smiling genuinely as she looked at her teacher. "Kaito told me how you all escaped... I- I just still can't believe you're all alright!"

"It truly is a miracle that we are alive when so many have perished..." Ryuuto agreed, smiling wearily as he knew they had more important matters to discuss. "But we must focus on the present young Empress..."