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Chapter VIII: Crumbs Of Utopia (The Orphans of Boom)
The whole world was there, watching silently as history was unfolding right before their eyes. Then suddenly, the broadcast stopped, and the mindless mob that once was humanity lied in wait.
The same scene happened everywhere, and Hugging Square was no exception. Men, women and children of any race were one next to each other staring, breathing, waiting for the end of their world. First, it came as a sound of something crumbling from the distance. Then they all turned to the Fuwa Fuwa Clock Tower as they watched it fall.
(taken from the lyrics of "I Was Born For This" by Austin Wintory, translated by Chris Smith)
To each his day his given
To each his day his given
Inside the clock tower, Yui was finally ready to spend her last moments with her beloved Azu-nyan, but she wasn't prepared at all at what was in front of her: Azusa's face was covered in tears.
"Why is she crying ? Is she sad ? Did I do something wrong again ?" she thought. Then, she realized that those were a kind of tears she didn't see in years: tears of happiness. Just as she came to that conclusion, Yui saw Azu-nyan smile at her as she kept crying, and the one the world came to know as the Moempress was awestruck as never before: it was undoubtedly the most beautiful, radiant smile she ever seen in her own life.
Yui wanted to finally hug her friend, but Azusa was quicker: before she could even move a finger, she felt Azu-nyan's humid cheeck land on her own. While Azusa moved to hug her as everything was falling around them, Yui could hear her cry some words - those very words that she wanted to tell her herself: "YOU'RE BAAAACK !!"
It was finally time: Yui closed her eyes to feel that moment with all her heart. Her arms moved to hug back Azusa, and when she felt that the Pink Fluorescent Light Stick she was still holding in her right hand was in the middle, she simply let it fall. She didn't feel any regret in doing so: it was quite the opposite. It felt good. It felt right. It felt perfectly perfect.
This time that I fare from you
The tower was falling, and a myriad grains of pink candyfloss started floating all around like tiny petals carried by the wind. They flew all over the city, engulfing everything and everyone in a surreal, harmonious, bittersweet atmosphere.
One by one, everyone started to feel something wet flowing from their eyes. At first they would touch that strange liquid to understand what it could possibly be. Then, as if they awakened from a long dream, all the people slowly began to realize that the cause of those strange drops originated from a long forgotten feeling.
Lost is my homecoming
Lost is my homecoming
Mio, Ritsu, and all the others gathered together, and as the sadness started to take its grip, they would hug each other to face that sorrow together. The only exception was Ui.
I was born for this
As tears were flowing from her face, Yui's little sister opened her arms as if she wanted to get as much candyfloss as possible. Ui was the saddest person in the world, and yet a deep sense of gratitude and joy filled her very soul: her big sister was no more, but she left her last will in the form of a game for humanity to play together. But most of all, she felt that Yui was finally free: free from a world who constantly asked her for guidance. At the bottom of that desperation and unerring sense of loss, Ui felt a touching, deep happiness. True happiness.
Along this road
Goes no-one
Near the river, a man watched the Pink Fluorescent Light Stick in his hand: without even realizing, he walked forward and threw it into the water. One by one, everyone followed him until the river itself became a stream of pink, fluorescent light.
Along this road
This autumn eve
Just as for Ui, every person in the world felt a sense of deep gratitude for them: Yui and Azusa. The Moempress and the Kitty.
I was born for this
They felt grateful to Yui, for all the smiles and happy moments she shared with them. But they also felt grateful for Azusa, who gathered the will to sacrifice everything to awaken them from their emotional slumber. Just as for Ui, they also felt the urgency to pay them back for what they did by spending the rest of their lives doing their best to fulfill their last wish. "Be Happy Being Yourself" was no more just a game those two women made for them: it was their legacy.
Thus ended the vision of a world filled with perpetual happiness. The dream of a little girl who loved nothing more than see a smile on people's faces.
Do not pity me
I was born for this
And then, the sound of an alarm clock was heard, and a young Azusa awakened in her own bedroom with tears covering her face.
Epilogue: Colors To The Future
"Was it all a dream ?" Azusa was wondering as she prepared for another day of school. "I must have eaten something I shouldn't have. Or maybe I'm just stressed." She thought to reassure herself. "That Yui-senpai... she's me giving such a hard time everyday that she's literally became my nightmare !!"
The rest of the morning passed by as the young girl tried not to think too much about it. Anyway, she resolved not to talk about it to any living soul: "Only god knows how long Yui and Ritsu would make fun of me if they were to know !!" She thought.
Eventually, the time arrived to go the Light Music Club's room. Maybe today they would have made some practice instead of just eating Mugi's cakes (which she loved) and chatting. As soon she entered, Ritsu greeted her: "Oh, here comes our Kitty !!"
Azusa shivered. Before she could even reply, Ritsu continued: "Don't make too much noise: our artist here is about to finish her masterpiece." she said in a obviously teasing manner as she was pointing at Yui. She was drawing something on a sheet of paper.
After a couple of minutes, Yui exclaimed: "Here it is !!" As soon as she said that, she showed everyone her drawing: a pink clock tower whose upper portion was shaped as a heart. Azusa didn't believe her own eyes: it was the very same drawing she saw in her dream. "One day, I'm going to build it !!"
At that point she knew she had to do something. "You know, Yui-senpai..." she said politely "...I don't want to discourage you or anything, but..." Azusa was clearly trying to make her point without being too harsh, because she believed that that has been her own mistake in the "original" timeline.
"...but I think it's a little... childish." She concluded.
"Awwww..." Yui replied at first, but then she said with renewed confidence: "Don't worry, Azu-nyan !! I will build a bigger one, and when you'll see it, you will LOVE IT !!"
Those words resounded in Azusa's head like a nuclear bomb. Everything was about to happen exactly like her future self told her, and now she could see why.
Every time Yui came up with her weird ideas, Azusa would always scold her or just give them no importance whatsoever. She almost never gave her any kind of appreciation, putting sincerity everything else. She realized that sometimes, one has to put aside at least a tiny bit of his or her own integrity to make people happy.
In a second, she felt that she knew exactly what she has to do, no matter if it would change history or not.
"On second thought, Yui-senpai, I think it could be nice." She said kindly.
Yui looked at her and asked: "Really !?" Every other person in the room looked at her as if a mysterious entity possessed her.
"I would actually allow myself to suggest a little...change, if you don't mind."
"Of course !!" Yui exclaimed with excitement.
"I was thinking that each one of us could pick a color to add to the tower, so then we could have a tower with five vertical color strands on it. It would add more variety, don't you think ?" She said as she smiled back.
"A five colored tower ?" Yui asked "It's amazing, Azu-nyan !! Let's do it !!" she said then.
Still surprised by Azusa's unusual, condescending behavior, they all agreed.
****
Seven years later, the Moempress awoke from her fluffy, pink colored bed. It was the beginning of a new, awesome day. Just as usual, she would spend her time with the children - and there was nothing she loved more. The thing that she liked more than everything about it, was that it was actually her "duty" as a Moempress: to find out what a person likes in the first stages of his life, so that he or she could later find the best path in society to express himself and achieve happiness and gratification.
Those who would show a liking for sports, action, physical work or leading roles would be sent to President Ritsu and her subjects. Lady Mio would take care of those who showed attitude and/or interest in poetry and literature. Queen Tsumugi would help those who liked craftsmanship, music composition and other creative jobs. Lady Azusa would take under her wings all those who where interested in maths, physics and all those subjects who relied on sheer logic.
Together with her friends and her sister, Yui managed to make a world where there could be space for everyone: a place where nobody was left behind. Sometimes there were arguments between members of different color factions, but that was the price for a world where everyone could express himself.
The Moempress opened her window in Pink Heart Castle, and she could see it: Unity Clock Tower. The symbol of a world where everyone is allowed to be different. To find his own happiness.
"Moempress !! Lady Azusa is downstairs. She says she was just passing by and she decided to make you a visit !!"
"Tell her I'm coming !!" Yui replied immediately, as she started preparing herself. Azu-nyan was there, and nothing in the universe could save her from the hug of her life.
-THE END-
Dedicated to the memory of Kijima Yuko (a.k.a. Bice)
02/11/1972
07/26/2010
The whole world was there, watching silently as history was unfolding right before their eyes. Then suddenly, the broadcast stopped, and the mindless mob that once was humanity lied in wait.
The same scene happened everywhere, and Hugging Square was no exception. Men, women and children of any race were one next to each other staring, breathing, waiting for the end of their world. First, it came as a sound of something crumbling from the distance. Then they all turned to the Fuwa Fuwa Clock Tower as they watched it fall.
(taken from the lyrics of "I Was Born For This" by Austin Wintory, translated by Chris Smith)
To each his day his given
To each his day his given
Inside the clock tower, Yui was finally ready to spend her last moments with her beloved Azu-nyan, but she wasn't prepared at all at what was in front of her: Azusa's face was covered in tears.
"Why is she crying ? Is she sad ? Did I do something wrong again ?" she thought. Then, she realized that those were a kind of tears she didn't see in years: tears of happiness. Just as she came to that conclusion, Yui saw Azu-nyan smile at her as she kept crying, and the one the world came to know as the Moempress was awestruck as never before: it was undoubtedly the most beautiful, radiant smile she ever seen in her own life.
Yui wanted to finally hug her friend, but Azusa was quicker: before she could even move a finger, she felt Azu-nyan's humid cheeck land on her own. While Azusa moved to hug her as everything was falling around them, Yui could hear her cry some words - those very words that she wanted to tell her herself: "YOU'RE BAAAACK !!"
It was finally time: Yui closed her eyes to feel that moment with all her heart. Her arms moved to hug back Azusa, and when she felt that the Pink Fluorescent Light Stick she was still holding in her right hand was in the middle, she simply let it fall. She didn't feel any regret in doing so: it was quite the opposite. It felt good. It felt right. It felt perfectly perfect.
This time that I fare from you
The tower was falling, and a myriad grains of pink candyfloss started floating all around like tiny petals carried by the wind. They flew all over the city, engulfing everything and everyone in a surreal, harmonious, bittersweet atmosphere.
One by one, everyone started to feel something wet flowing from their eyes. At first they would touch that strange liquid to understand what it could possibly be. Then, as if they awakened from a long dream, all the people slowly began to realize that the cause of those strange drops originated from a long forgotten feeling.
Lost is my homecoming
Lost is my homecoming
Mio, Ritsu, and all the others gathered together, and as the sadness started to take its grip, they would hug each other to face that sorrow together. The only exception was Ui.
I was born for this
As tears were flowing from her face, Yui's little sister opened her arms as if she wanted to get as much candyfloss as possible. Ui was the saddest person in the world, and yet a deep sense of gratitude and joy filled her very soul: her big sister was no more, but she left her last will in the form of a game for humanity to play together. But most of all, she felt that Yui was finally free: free from a world who constantly asked her for guidance. At the bottom of that desperation and unerring sense of loss, Ui felt a touching, deep happiness. True happiness.
Along this road
Goes no-one
Near the river, a man watched the Pink Fluorescent Light Stick in his hand: without even realizing, he walked forward and threw it into the water. One by one, everyone followed him until the river itself became a stream of pink, fluorescent light.
Along this road
This autumn eve
Just as for Ui, every person in the world felt a sense of deep gratitude for them: Yui and Azusa. The Moempress and the Kitty.
I was born for this
They felt grateful to Yui, for all the smiles and happy moments she shared with them. But they also felt grateful for Azusa, who gathered the will to sacrifice everything to awaken them from their emotional slumber. Just as for Ui, they also felt the urgency to pay them back for what they did by spending the rest of their lives doing their best to fulfill their last wish. "Be Happy Being Yourself" was no more just a game those two women made for them: it was their legacy.
Thus ended the vision of a world filled with perpetual happiness. The dream of a little girl who loved nothing more than see a smile on people's faces.
Do not pity me
I was born for this
And then, the sound of an alarm clock was heard, and a young Azusa awakened in her own bedroom with tears covering her face.
Epilogue: Colors To The Future
"Was it all a dream ?" Azusa was wondering as she prepared for another day of school. "I must have eaten something I shouldn't have. Or maybe I'm just stressed." She thought to reassure herself. "That Yui-senpai... she's me giving such a hard time everyday that she's literally became my nightmare !!"
The rest of the morning passed by as the young girl tried not to think too much about it. Anyway, she resolved not to talk about it to any living soul: "Only god knows how long Yui and Ritsu would make fun of me if they were to know !!" She thought.
Eventually, the time arrived to go the Light Music Club's room. Maybe today they would have made some practice instead of just eating Mugi's cakes (which she loved) and chatting. As soon she entered, Ritsu greeted her: "Oh, here comes our Kitty !!"
Azusa shivered. Before she could even reply, Ritsu continued: "Don't make too much noise: our artist here is about to finish her masterpiece." she said in a obviously teasing manner as she was pointing at Yui. She was drawing something on a sheet of paper.
After a couple of minutes, Yui exclaimed: "Here it is !!" As soon as she said that, she showed everyone her drawing: a pink clock tower whose upper portion was shaped as a heart. Azusa didn't believe her own eyes: it was the very same drawing she saw in her dream. "One day, I'm going to build it !!"
At that point she knew she had to do something. "You know, Yui-senpai..." she said politely "...I don't want to discourage you or anything, but..." Azusa was clearly trying to make her point without being too harsh, because she believed that that has been her own mistake in the "original" timeline.
"...but I think it's a little... childish." She concluded.
"Awwww..." Yui replied at first, but then she said with renewed confidence: "Don't worry, Azu-nyan !! I will build a bigger one, and when you'll see it, you will LOVE IT !!"
Those words resounded in Azusa's head like a nuclear bomb. Everything was about to happen exactly like her future self told her, and now she could see why.
Every time Yui came up with her weird ideas, Azusa would always scold her or just give them no importance whatsoever. She almost never gave her any kind of appreciation, putting sincerity everything else. She realized that sometimes, one has to put aside at least a tiny bit of his or her own integrity to make people happy.
In a second, she felt that she knew exactly what she has to do, no matter if it would change history or not.
"On second thought, Yui-senpai, I think it could be nice." She said kindly.
Yui looked at her and asked: "Really !?" Every other person in the room looked at her as if a mysterious entity possessed her.
"I would actually allow myself to suggest a little...change, if you don't mind."
"Of course !!" Yui exclaimed with excitement.
"I was thinking that each one of us could pick a color to add to the tower, so then we could have a tower with five vertical color strands on it. It would add more variety, don't you think ?" She said as she smiled back.
"A five colored tower ?" Yui asked "It's amazing, Azu-nyan !! Let's do it !!" she said then.
Still surprised by Azusa's unusual, condescending behavior, they all agreed.
****
Seven years later, the Moempress awoke from her fluffy, pink colored bed. It was the beginning of a new, awesome day. Just as usual, she would spend her time with the children - and there was nothing she loved more. The thing that she liked more than everything about it, was that it was actually her "duty" as a Moempress: to find out what a person likes in the first stages of his life, so that he or she could later find the best path in society to express himself and achieve happiness and gratification.
Those who would show a liking for sports, action, physical work or leading roles would be sent to President Ritsu and her subjects. Lady Mio would take care of those who showed attitude and/or interest in poetry and literature. Queen Tsumugi would help those who liked craftsmanship, music composition and other creative jobs. Lady Azusa would take under her wings all those who where interested in maths, physics and all those subjects who relied on sheer logic.
Together with her friends and her sister, Yui managed to make a world where there could be space for everyone: a place where nobody was left behind. Sometimes there were arguments between members of different color factions, but that was the price for a world where everyone could express himself.
The Moempress opened her window in Pink Heart Castle, and she could see it: Unity Clock Tower. The symbol of a world where everyone is allowed to be different. To find his own happiness.
"Moempress !! Lady Azusa is downstairs. She says she was just passing by and she decided to make you a visit !!"
"Tell her I'm coming !!" Yui replied immediately, as she started preparing herself. Azu-nyan was there, and nothing in the universe could save her from the hug of her life.
-THE END-
Dedicated to the memory of Kijima Yuko (a.k.a. Bice)
02/11/1972
07/26/2010
In order to visualize the first part of this chapter in my head, I was deeply inspired by the song "I was born for this" composed by Austin Wintory as part of the PS3 game "Journey"OST.
There isn't much to say about the Epilogue, only that I put it there because I wanted to give this fanfic a good ending.
Chapter VII and VIII , though, are the true "meat" of the story. I consider the Moempress (which obviously you are all entitled to hate or just don't care about at all) an "absolute" character.
We was all taking for granted she was a dumb and unwilling villain, but she actually gets to execute her plan... even if not exactly the way she initially meant .
She /did/ manage to lure out Future Azusa by creating the Fuwa Fuwa Tower after all (yes, that was partly the reason why she had it built in the first place) and thanks to her she even realized her ultimate masterplan to bring true happiness to the whole world. The reason why I didn't want her to cry in the "original" ending, it's because she realized all of that and felt that she fulfilled her role.
After this last (and much probably unnecessary) clarification, I wish to thank in advance all of those who will read this fanfic, and even more those who will comment and/or favorite. Admitting that somebody will do that, of course....
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Wow, that was sweet.
In the end, the Light Music club still takes over the world... xD
I really love the message in this story! ^^ It's really nice.
Watch out, everyone! Yui has the potential to take over the world! XD
It's not like we all didn't know of her genius though... xD
So while this story is good, it could have been much better! You have multiple errors scattered all throughout, and if you proofread or got yourself a beta reader or something, you could have easily gotten rid of them!
All in all though, this was a nice read! ^^ I really love those two, and I love their friendship. This story is great! I praise you for it!
In the end, the Light Music club still takes over the world... xD
I really love the message in this story! ^^ It's really nice.
Watch out, everyone! Yui has the potential to take over the world! XD
It's not like we all didn't know of her genius though... xD
So while this story is good, it could have been much better! You have multiple errors scattered all throughout, and if you proofread or got yourself a beta reader or something, you could have easily gotten rid of them!
All in all though, this was a nice read! ^^ I really love those two, and I love their friendship. This story is great! I praise you for it!