Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

Thank you.

For those inside the system the voices of the Great-Seasons ring out around them once the red mass has vanished and the blue plinth it was smothering is freed once more. They don't have all that much time to reflect on that before they find themselves waking up once more in their bodies around the tree trunks.

Or at least, around the tube that is the Great-Season they entered through. All illusions have vanished now, all that is left are pipes and metal.

The Great-Seasons allow them passage out from the centre, no sentries or pipes attack them this time. Everything seems to have been put to rights, the walls in the Autumn sector have stopped moving, there is no strange weather effects in the Summer Sector, no engineering problems in Winter and all the camaloid creatures in Spring are calm. Any Helpmates they come across are doing their jobs and no longer malfunctioning.

After a small amount of time, enough to check that all is well, their SCA's light up. All Passengers are to return to the Voidtrecker Express.

Considering the vast distances involved it is probably best that they use the evacuation function to return to the Luggage carriage.

Once all Voidtreckers have returned the train returns to the Void once more.

Comments

[light_of_willpower]

"You'll probably beat me there." Trunks murmured, but didn't seem too upset. "I'll see you soon, alright?"

[nutkrusher]

Cassie nods eagerly. "Sure will."

Any soldier who's been through boot knows how to shower quickly. She'll definitely be the one waiting for him.

[light_of_willpower]

Trunks has never been a 'soldier' so he doesn't know that trick. He's not usually one who lingers in the shower anyways, but his longer hair does take longer. Maybe he should cut it...

In any case, he's not far to the locker room for his normal gear, then to Sleeper 2. Shower and cleaning up, checking in on some people, then off to the quiet Car. Shouldn't be too hard to find Cassie, even if he wasn't sensing her ki.

[nutkrusher]

And indeed, it isn't. She's set up the curtains that Glorfindel had given them and taken a seat. And a very relaxed seat it is. Her arms are crossed and a slightly smug grin is plastered across her face.

[light_of_willpower]

The purple curtains made it pretty obvious, and Trunks knocked politely on the door before opening it to step inside. "Now why do you look like the cat that ate the canary?"

[nutkrusher]

Cassie stands up, but looks no less relaxed or smug as she does.

"Just my default response when something that looks like a snack wanders in."

[light_of_willpower]

Predictably, he blushed, head ducking a bit. "At least you don't treat me like a mouse." He had enough of that from the androids thanks.

"Seriously though, you're looking awfully smug."

[nutkrusher]

Cassie resists the urge to make a meowing sound, but closes the distance and kisses him.

"I'm just feeling pretty good about my life lately," Cassie says. "I mean, you've seen my boyfriend, right?"

[light_of_willpower]

Trunks slides his arms around her, nuzzling her nose after the kiss. Still blushing, but happier to be with her again. "Dunno about that. Have you seen my girlfriend? She's beautiful."

[nutkrusher]

"She sure is," Cassie says, smugness returning to her face.

She leans her forehead against his.

"And very, very lucky."

[light_of_willpower]

"I think he's pretty lucky, honestly. More lucky than he's ever been before." Trunks was content right then, just to hold and be held. To be so close with Cassie, their foreheads leaning against each other.

[nutkrusher]

"Yeah," Cassie says, kissing him again, softly and quickly. And then a second time for good measure.

"Funny how she had to end up in another universe to find him."

[light_of_willpower]

"I'm not exactly in my home universe either, Cas." Trunks murmured, leaning up to nuzzle her brow and bangs. "This train has been pretty much nothing but good for me and to me--it's scary." Beat. "And slightly worrying."

[nutkrusher]

"It is, a little."

Her hand brushes against the small of his back, tracing ever so slightly lower.

"I've got...things to do at home. Stuff I miss. But I don't have a you back there."

[light_of_willpower]

"I don't have a 'you' back home either." Trunks murmured, leaning his head against hers. Leaning more into the embrace too, with his own arms settling around her hip and shoulders. "You've been very little but good to me, Cassie. It feels like I should be doing more to earn this, or something."

[nutkrusher]

"Well, continuing to be the kindest, sweetest, and most in-and-out beautiful person I've ever been with should do the trick," Cassie says.

A warm sensation creeps up her spine as his hands settle around her hips.

"When you find something that's...rare and unique, you've got to hold onto it for however long you've got it. You can't just count on another one coming along."

[light_of_willpower]

"We're definitely holding on to this while we have it." With determination in his voice, tilting his head up to kiss her forehead too. Sealing it.

[nutkrusher]

"Yeah," Cassie says. "We definitely are."

She lets the moment breathe, lets them give themselves time to feel one another. Lean against each other.

Then, she pipes in: "I might...I think I'm gonna ask your mom to look at how void travel works. See if it'd be possible for us to...well."

[light_of_willpower]

"If anyone can do it, she probably could." Trunks murmured, with complete faith in his mom. "And if she can't, well... I'm going to hold onto my time here, and you especially." Nuzzling her forehead, before pulling away enough to lead her to one of the benches so they could cuddle there.

[nutkrusher]

"In the meantime, I might as well give it a shot."

And in the meantime, Cassie is all too happy to follow him to the bench, and cuddle with him for a very long time.