A/N: HOLY COW! Six reviews for one chapter! I feel special… XD (Half-page A/N! Jeez!) Thanks to all of my readers! And as you can probably see, this is a short epilogue, but there wasn't much left to wrap up, so this is all there is.
In other news, I received a couple of questions about a sequel. Well, I'll say this: I'm definitely not done writing, but I'm planning on doing a story or two, THEN bringing Kitty back. She'll show up… You'll just have to wait for it. XD
EliteKessu: Ninjas rule! XD And yes, yes it is. :'(
Mensis Eclipse: Thanks! I was going for something suspenseful, so I'm glad I hit it!
kakashiluckyblackcat: Yes, yes I am. XD I can't just leave it like this! There's so much more I can do with this!
Spudwick13: That's how I feel! ;~; GASP! Shame! No skimming! XD And yes, I am. I'm not sure how I'm going to do it, but Kitty WILL come back in the future!
Luna246: Well, I wasn't going to kill of my OC in my first story. Where's the fun in that? XD And there's been a good bit of death in this story… Only of random, unnamed bad guys, though!
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A lot had happened in the hours after Kitty left. Before the police got there, Rev and Duck had practically begged the others not to mention any of what had happened to the cops. They had said that they didn't have time to explain the whole story, but they would later, when there was time. The others agreed to keep the police in the dark, at least for the time being.
The police stormed the place, and were very confused to find all of the dead men and the Loonatics. Rev and Duck had quickly fabricated a story about how they had just arrived minutes earlier, (after dealing with an explosion in Tech's lab that blew up their HQ,) and had no idea what was going on. They decided to let the police draw their own conclusions.
A little while later, the Loonatics had gone back to their HQ. They had called up Zadavia, and that was when Duck and Rev explained the whole story. Lexi and Slam believed it immediately, Tech thought it was too far-fetched, Ace didn't immediately believe it, (though he did admit that it explained everything,) and Zadavia didn't give any indication of whether or not she believed anything; she had just said she would do some research on the Fratellanza and Nonexistants and get back to them. She did say to not tell the police about anything until they had proof, first, though.
A little while later, she had called them back. She had found repeated reports of mysterious incidents such as a number of men being found dead at a crime scene with no evidence as to who did it, or a string of crimes that seemingly had no connection to each other, and stopped after a while, or some person being helped by another person who didn't exist, and the most prominent finding were reports on missing persons sites where the missing person in question had no birth record or social security number, yet had someone out there looking for them who insisted that they existed. All skepticism vanished from the room at this.
They had decided not to tell the police about any of this. Despite everything that had happened, they still had no conclusive proof of anything, and besides, they didn't want to make the Nonexistants job any harder than it was. Zadavia would be keeping a special eye out for anything that appeared to be Fratellanza-related, though.
And after all this had ended, Duck had decided to go for another walk on his own. He was still trying to process what had happened, and wanted to be alone for a bit. He was also hoping to run into Kitty again, but he knew it was unlikely.
He really wanted to see her, though. He had been terrified when he thought she was dead, and he wanted to make sure she was alright. Plus, he wanted to thank her for saving their skins.
He rounded a corner, and as he passed by an alley, he suddenly stopped when a familiar voice said, "Hey," from right next to him.
He immediately spun around, and there, leaning on a wall of a building and smiling at him, was Kitty. She wasn't wearing her jacket that time; instead, she was wearing a black tank top. Duck was able to see that her arm was bandaged up, and there was a small dot of red on the bandage. Other than that, she was still in one piece.
"H-hey," Duck stuttered in reply. "A-are you okay? Did you go to a hospital or something for that?"
"I'm fine, and I can't exactly go to a hospital; they ask questions," Kitty replied with a smirk. "I know how to do an in-field patch job on this, though. When doing a job like this, you need to know how to do some medical stuff in the field. I'll get it fixed up for real when I get back to our base; we have some skilled medics. Well, two, actually, but they get the job done."
"Okay, if you say so... But are you sure you're okay? I mean, that had to hurt..."
"Yeah, it did, but I've had worse." Duck looked at her worriedly. "It's not like there aren't any occupational hazards with this job, and honestly, I got lucky. This could've been a lot worse."
"Yeah, tell me about it..." Duck muttered, thinking back to when he thought she was dead. "...So, now that this is all over, what are you going to do?"
"That's just it; it's not over," Kitty stated seriously. "We may have stopped this particular operation of theirs, but the Fratellanza is still out there. Not here anymore, but they will try again. You'll need to keep your eye out for anything...Fratellanza-y."
"Fratellanza-y?"
"There isn't exactly a word for it!" Kitty exclaimed jokingly. "But seriously, you guys need to know what to look for. There are signs of things that could be the start of Fratellanza activity, and if you stop them quick enough, they won't be a problem. You guys can expect a message of some sort from us in the coming days describing what to look for and what precautions you should take in the future."
"But...why?" Duck asked. "I mean, I know that it would be bad if they ever did anything like this again, but even if they tried, wouldn't you guys, the Nonexistants, be there to help us and warn us?"
"Duck, we can't always be there to help you. Like I said before, our numbers are dwindling; we can't stop them every time, anymore. Also, they know you know about them, now, which makes them want you gone all the more. And besides; aren't you supposed to be the super hero around here?" Kitty asked snidely. "Oh, that reminds me; you guys aren't the only ones out there who were affected by the meteor. There aren't many, but there are a few in the Fratellanza."
"Oh, great," Duck moaned. "Super-powered mafia men! And the garden variety guys are hard enough to deal with!"
Kitty chuckled and shook her head. "You'll manage. There aren't many, and I've only seen three of them myself. We know of a total of four people with powers in the Fratellanza."
"How do you deal with them? I mean, you're a great fighter and all, but…"
"The Fratellanza targets those with powers. They track them down, find them, and if they refuse to join up, deal with them accordingly," Kitty stated as if it were an everyday occurrence. With the Fratellanza, it could've been. "We've managed to save a few. We currently have six people with powers, but one of them is our techie, so he never leaves, and the remaining half of them can barely fight. In this line of work, having powers only gets you so far."
There was a moment of silence between them. Then, Duck said, "So, you never answered my question."
"Oh, yeah? And what's that?"
"What are you going to do now?"
Kitty paused a moment before replying. "I just wanted to deliver that message to you. Now, I'm going to head back to our base. I'll hang out there while my arm heals, and then I'll go out again on another job."
"Oh...so, you can't stay?" Duck asked hesitantly. He wanted to ask where her base was, but he knew she would never answer that.
Kitty smiled and said, "Nope. I still have to get my arm looked at, and I can't sit idle for very long. Don't worry, though; I'll be back. I don't know when, but I can guarantee you that I'll be back."
"But what if you-"
"I don't die that easily," Kitty interrupted, reading his mind. "Don't worry about me; just watch your own back. You'll need to."
Duck sighed and said, "If you say so..." He knew better than to try arguing with her. "Don't you ever wish that we could go back to the old days? When things were simple, and we were just waiting to get adopted instead of trying not to get killed?"
"Every single day," Kitty replied wistfully. "Someday, life will be simple again. I just have to figure out how to end the Fratellanza..."
"Well, we're here to help if you need it," Duck offered earnestly.
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind," Kitty replied with a smile. "Oh, and thanks for not telling the cops about any of this. They would just make our lives herder than they already are, and honestly, they're not ready for the Fratellanza, yet."
"No problem." He looked down at the ground. "And, uh, thanks for, you know, saving us. We're really grateful to you and the rest of your group for all of the help you've given us."
He didn't get a reply, and after a moment, he looked up curiously, and he was only mildly surprised to see that Kitty was gone. He didn't bother looking around for her that time, though; instead, he smiled to himself, turned around, and started heading home.
A/N: What do you all think of how I wrapped that up? I wasn't sure of how to do it, so I just kinda winged it and hoped for the best.
Anyways, thanks to all of my loyal readers for staying with this, and as I stated earlier, I will continue! I'm just not sure how… XD I'll figure something out.
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