A Return Trip Home




AN: This is the end now... Here's the epilogue to top things off and to tie up loose ends. This story used characters of my creation and Kate's creation. All other characters are property of either Atlus or Capcom. Thanks go out to Kate for letting me use her characters! Please e-mail all comments to FrankMayn@comcast.net

Location: Another Dimension
Somewhere between consciousness, and unconsciousness


Philemon and Mrs. Chan watched the students and the warrior from a scrying pool.

"I'm proud of them..." Mrs. Chan said as her tail waved slowly. "Kate did well... She kept them alive... And all of them... saved Torana and Earth..."

"I am extremely impressed with all of them... Many people do not interact with demonized Persona, Alice, or people who have been possessed and live..." Philemon said as he crossed his arms.

"I'm just curious now..." Mrs. Chan said. "What are the ones that were with Kate doing now? Especially Frank... He..."

Philemon nodded to the woren spirit. "I am worried about him as well... He's... afraid of something all too natural. He's afraid of death, after what had happened to his parents... I feel that something... bad may happen to him in the future... He will need help to overcome it..."

"Anyway..." Philemon said with a wave of his arm. "Perhaps... we should look in on them?"

The image in the pool shifted, and focused on someone from the Snow Queen Incident.


Yuki Kauro


"That was a hell of an adventure..." Yuki said to Alex Meyers as they walked the hallways of St. Hermelin.

Both students found out that the school would be closing soon for repairs to the building.

"Tell me about it, Yuki..." Alex said without a smile. "Anyway... I'll see you tomorrow. After that, school's going to be out for awhile."

"I know..." Yuki said from outside the school's darkroom. Unsurprisingly, the hallways were now nearly empty, since most of the students and faculty had gone home after the incident had passed. "See you, Alex..."

Yuki entered the darkroom and cut on the red lights. She looked at her camera which she had left on the table.

"If I ever get a chance... I'll get a picture of all of us... Especially the others in Windia... I'd like a few more memories of them... and Janet, who turned out to be a great friend..."

The Persona User began to work on her yearbook photos in silence.


Brad Terranama


Brad left the school, with his weapons carefully hidden away in his backpack. He was embracing the sunlight, which was something that he had not been able to do for a long time now.

They've only been gone for a couple of hours... and already, I miss them. Heck, even Janet and that attitude of hers. Thankfully, she softened up toward the end.

The Persona User was walking the streets of Lunarvale and saw many things. He smiled as he watched both humans and minor demons who had decided to stay behind in the city.

At least no one is showing any malice towards them... They did nothing. They're innocent. In fact, they're helping the people rebuild the city...

"Mister!!! Hey Mister!!!" A small voice said from near Brad's shoulder.

"Huh?" Brad said as he looked around. Finally, he noticed a pixie flying around him, and she was all smiles.

"Hey there..." Brad told the little pixie.

The pixie flew around Brad a little more before landing on his shoulder and crossing her legs. "You're a Persona User! I can feel the power coming from you!"

Brad just chuckled. "Kinda obvious, huh? Oh... I'm Brad, Brad Terranama."

The pixie looked thoughtful for a moment. "I'm only a minor demon... And I mean demon loosely. I'm not bad!"

"I can tell! Tell you what... I'll give you a name..." Brad put a finger to his chin for a moment. "How about Sonya? It seems to fit you..."

The pixie smiled again and flew around Brad, leaving a trail of sparkles behind her.

"I like that name! Thanks Brad! Hey... you seem like you're sad..."

"I am, kinda... Some of my friends are gone... And I don't know if I'll see them anytime soon..." The Persona User said quietly.

"Aww..." Sonya replied. "It'll be okay... Do you need someone to talk to?"

"Actually, yes..." Brad replied. "Tell you what. You can also stay with me... I'm sure that you don't have anywhere to go... and it be nice to have someone to talk to at home, besides my parents."

"You mean it?" Sonya said as she flitted her wings.

"Of course!" Brad said before flashing a V for Victory.

"Thank you Brad!!!" The pixie said before kissing him on the cheek.

Both of them continued on, talking to one another. The Pixie continued to fly circles around Brad, and for once, he had a genuine smile on his face.


Ellen Johnson


Lorenda Chiba was crying. Sitting beside her, Ryan Chiba was also quiet. He was thinking about his adopted sister, and what had happened to her.

There was a knock at the door of the restaurant.

"We're closed for the day!" Ryan yelled to the door. His eyes went wide when he saw Alex, Diane, and Ellen.

"Ellie... SIS!!!" Ryan said happily.

Lorenda Chiba immediately looked up, and brightened when she saw Ellen.

"Ellen! Oh thank Ladon..." Mrs. Chiba said as she raced to the door. She opened it , and immediately embraced her adopted daughter.

"Ryan... mom..." Ellen said quietly as she embraced her adopted mother. As soon as she separated from Mrs. Chiba, Ryan gave her a hug that rivaled one of Alex's.

"Heh..." Alex said as he rubbed his head. "I guess they're happy to see her..."

"Of course they are, ya idiot! She's been gone fer most of th' day!" Diane said before hitting her brother on the arm.

"Ow! Hey... that hurt!" Alex said before trying to rub some feeling back into his arm.

"C'mon... let's go... Dad's probably worried sick about us..." Diane said impatiently, before readjusting Storm Caller, which was still strapped to her back.

"All right... I'd like to get this thing off my back anyhow... Ellie, we'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Alex said before shifting the gatling gun to a more comfortable position on his back. Both Brandshires then left as the family continued to embrace.

"Ellen..." Mrs. Chiba started. "Where... where..."

"Lunarvale, mom... we were brought back to save our teacher... and as it turned out, this world and my world..." Ellen said quietly as she hugged her guardian.

"Your old town? Ellen... about your parents..." Ryan said as his tail waved slowly. "Did you..."

Ellen shook her head. "No... I didn't Ryan... I didn't find them... we went through the LPD and the museum... and no traces at all... I hope..."

"Don't it beat all? Ellen... you'll find them someday. I'm sure of it." Ryan said as he hugged his adopted sister.

"I hope so... Mark and Alex back home are helping out..." Ellen replied.

"Ellen..." Mrs. Chiba started. "You're probably tired... just go and get some rest..."

"I think I will, mom..." Ellen said quietly. "Good Night..." With those words, Ellen headed upstairs.


Alex and Diane Brandshire


"Well..." Alex said quietly. "We made it home..."

"Guess ya were right..." Diane said to her brother. "Frank did know wha he was doin'... We made it back..."

Alex knocked on the door to their home. Immediately, Paul Brandshire opened it, and his eyes widened when he saw his children standing there.

"Um... hi Dad..." Alex said sheepishly.

"We're home..." Diane finished up.

"Alex! Diane! Oh... where have you two been? C'mon.. get inside..."

Without a word, the two woren entered their home and took a seat on the couch. Paul Brandshire just continued to pace.

"What happened to both of you? Where have you been? And Alex, Diane, what's with the weird looking guns that you both have?"

Diane was going to say something, before her father interrupted her.

"I'm sorry... it's just that I've been so worried..." Paul Brandshire hugged both his kids.

Alex was going to say something else before his father started up again.

"Next time... just... never mind you two... You both look pretty worn out. Go on, get some rest..." Paul Brandshire said to his kids.

Alex and Diane got up and went to their room.

"Well..." Alex said to his sister. "That went over well..."

"I'll say..." Diane replied with a chuckle.


Kate Chan (Harlow) and Tellka Chanikasu.


"Well..." Tellka said as they approached home. "That was fun..."

Kate shivered. "I didn't think it was... but at least Frank was there... It really scared me though, when he snapped like that..."

Tellka growled. "I wasn't surprised... That teacher of his... Kate, I wanted to kill him. He had no right..."

"I know, Tellka. But still... I can't believe Frank..." Kate said quietly.

"That's what worries me..." Tellka said thoughtfully. "I've never seen him like that... But then again, baldy was insulting his parents. He knew they were dead, and still..." Tellka let out a low growl.

"At least..." Kate started. "Frank's feeling better now." The younger woren then knocked on the door.

Carrie Harlow opened the door slowly. Her eyes widened in surprise as she saw Kate.

"KATE! Where have..." The Elderly Windian held her in a tight embrace. "Where are my manners? Come in, both of you!"

Kate and Tellka walked into the cozy little house. Pagan, the black kitten, gave a little mew and ran up to Kate, rubbing up against her. With a giggle, Kate picked up the kitten and began to pet her, making the little cat purr happily.

"Kate... You look worn out... Go and get some rest..." Carrie told her.

"Okay! Tellka, I'll see you later." Kate ran upstairs to her room.

Tellka and Carrie sat at a table in the kitchen. The Windian looked the woren straight in the eyes.

"Okay. What happened? Where did you two go, and don't skip on any details."

Tellka chuckled. "You don't skip on anything, do you? Remember where Frank is from? Well, we were taken there, without any choice in the matter..."

Tellka and Carrie continued to talk about everything that just happened.


Janet Meyers


"Janet..." Lucy started.

"Lucy... I really don't feel like talking about it right now... Where I've been, what I've done, and all that..." Janet said quietly.

"She's just worried..." Brandon said as he stretched his wings.

Lucy caught a glimpse of the Beretta in Janet's holster. "Hey... what is that? I thought..."

"Don't worry about it Lucy... When I'm ready, I'll explain everything..." Janet said with a tired tone to her voice.

Eventually, the trio reached the doors of Janet's house in Upper Windia. Janet turned to the brother and sister.

"I'll be okay. Lucy, Brandon... I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Janet said to her friends.

"Sure thing." Brandon told her.

"We'll see you tomorrow then..." Lucy and her brother left with a wave.

Janet let out a sigh.

Well... it's now or never...

The Windian pushed the doorbell. She could hear the familiar sounds of the birds chirping from within the house.

The door opened, and there stood Janice and Ben Meyers.

"JANET!!!" Both of them said as they saw their missing daughter.

"I'm home..." Janet said quietly.

She followed her parents into the house. All three of them were in the parlor now. Janet sat down on a chair, while her parents took a seat on the sofa.

"Where have you been? What happened? Do you have any idea how worried we were?" Janice Meyers told her daughter.

"Mom... I'm okay... I know you've been worried... and I'm sorry... As for where I've been and what happened..." Janet started.

"Wait... your dress..." Ben Meyers said as he looked his daughter over. "What happened to it? And what's that on your arm... St. Hermelin? What school is that?"

Janet cursed herself mentally. Both the uniform and the letter jacket had St. Hermelin patches on the arms. Either way, she should have known there would have been questions.

"And the gun, young lady..." Ben said as he eyed the Beretta in her holster. "Where did it come from and what is it?"

Janet put a hand to her head. "I'm not feeling to well... May I go to my room?"

"Certainly..." Janice said. "We'll see you tomorrow."

Janet raced upstairs to her room and locked the door behind her. P-Chan was sitting in her cage, chirping happily when she saw Janet.

Janet removed the jacket and the holster and layed them on her bed. She then pulled the dress, the spell card, and clips for her gun from her pack and looked at them.

"That was some ride... Yuki... Hope I get to see you again..." She said quietly. Janet then put everything away, changed, and sprawled out on her bed.


Frank Maynard and Neko-Chan


"Well..." Maria said as she shrugged her wings. "Here you are... Home... Is she going to be okay?"

Frank looked at the sleeping demoness in his arms. "I think so. She just needs some rest. Same thing with me... Maria?"

"Yes?"

"Thanks. Hey... I'll see you sometime, okay?" Frank said quietly.

"Sure thing, Frank. Take care now." Maria said before waving and walking off.

How am I gonna open the door?

Luckily, Jess saw her adopted son in the doorway. She raced over, and let him and Neko-Chan in.

"Frank! Oh thank Ladon... I thought..." Jess said in worry. It was then that she noticed Neko-Chan, asleep in the Persona User's arms. "Who's this?"

"This is a Nekomata, a two tailed, catgirl demoness. See, I went back to Lunarvale, and it was infested still... We've been through a lot, but Alex and I saved her, and I've been protecting her. Her name is Neko-Chan. Jess, she doesn't have anywhere to go..."

"I see..." Jess said as her tail waved in interest. She pulled a strand of red hair behind one of her ears. "I don't mind. She can stay here. Why don't you take her to your room? I'll get a cot from the supply closet for now."

"Jess... thank you." Frank said with a smile. He quietly made his way upstairs and nudged the door to his room open. He laid the demoness down on his bed before pulling a chair up beside her.

"Myah... Frank? Where... where are we?" Neko-Chan said slowly as she woke up. "Meow? A bed..."

"We're home, Neko-Chan. You're staying with Jess and me." Frank said quietly.

"Home? Meow?" Neko-Chan replied as tears began to form in her eyes. Both her tails stayed still on the bed.

Frank nodded. "That's right. Welcome home, Neko-Chan... Welcome home."

Neko-Chan leaned over and hugged Frank. "Myah... home... Thank you Frank..."

Both of them hugged for a little while longer, until exhaustion finally overcame the demoness and put her to sleep.


Location: Another Dimension
Somewhere between consciousness, and unconsciousness


"They all made it home safely..." Mrs. Chan said with a smile.

Philemon nodded. "Indeed. This quest had changed most of them. They had come to realize many things, such as friendship, not to judge, etc."

"I noticed..." Mrs. Chan said quietly. "Philemon, what else do you know about the future? Of Torana, of Earth..."

Philemon chuckled. "Nothing. Each is a weaver of destinies. And their futures, are what they decide..."

Mrs. Chan smiled at that, before looking at the image of Kate once more. "Good night, Kate... sleep well" She said quietly.

~fin~





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