Chapter 16: An Afterlife Sent On

???: strange to see the end is approaching...

Chara: but what will you say in a matter of days?

???: this. We don't own anything. Stories are meant to be fiction anyway, even if it's real...

Chara: strange man...

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As the elevator opened, a bunch of transformed dogs wandered in a land that is unfamiliar to them, a large grassy field with places to play and explore

Soot recognized the location, Bluey's school. "We'll settle here for now, we'll plan for your return home as soon as every world is clear of AI and the surviving Grassmen"

The wonder magic still lingered in the dog children, OG Dan see them in awe as Bearlynyan is drawing a new arm for him.

"Figured it all along it's a Wonder Sona Crystal, an ultra rare one for me to stop Logos from escaping the crowds?" Bearlynyan noticed his face and told him

"Yeah, she owe me for saving her..." OG Dan winced as she plugged in his new dragon arm

"She brought your memories back, and she used Drago to save everyone... looks like you owe her way more" Bearlynyan grinned

"Heh, you're right. She's a slow-grower, right?" OG Dan noticed the kids' ages

"A 7-year-old and a 5-year-old, taking on the monster ten times their size" Bearlynyan laughed

"You know I can hear you bickering!" Atlas growled as he's still in his cage

"Oh hush!" Bearlynyan shook him

"What shall we do with Soot and the Heelers? Now that they know that caring for Yokaisonas isn't easy due to potential threats out there..." Drago mentioned

"he's right, even if he is destined to retire back to his old ways, danger will never rest as every yokaisona will likely sacrifice their lives to save the worlds they'll protect. We're down by 2 today, because of SAM" OG Dan said as he frowned at the screen

"Oh yeah, Unruly was Clone Ghandi's yokaisona, but let go from his job due to the tragic freezing event and all the sudden controversy... SAM has... wait, that's strange..." Bearlynyan looked at the screen, "it supposed to say Z, but it says "N" on here..."

"Hmm I wonder what has happened in that adventure, I better ask Soot for the details" OG Dan and Bearlynyan head down to the other camps as other yokai tend to care for the dogified characters, some of them pretend to be the four-legged dogs, while others rip their clothes off and play around the grass.

In a middle of the camps, there is Soot gathered by the other characters and yokaisonas and asked him questions about him and all.

"I'm sure you all are eager to want more Bluey..." Soot felt pressure from the fanbase

"Oh come on! Give us something from the Holos that wasn't past season 3!" A red haired collie with long hair begged Soot for a story

"Well..." Soot is uncomfortable about telling them

"Oh please! I know my dad and Mimir tell good stories, but I like the show and they seem to remind me of what my mom and I used to do" the red wolf pleaded Soot

"I'm not sure if I fell like-" Soot want to say no but Bluey came from behind with her sister

"Tell them how we did to Uncle Rad before he and Aunt Frisky got married!" Bingo asked Soot with her puppy dog eyes

"Aww, oh course little Snowdrop" he tickled Bingo as she loudly laughs, "alright, one story outside of the main, then bed. Aloy, Atreus, others who were kidnapped because you saw one of us, let me tell you the story of how these two cheeky flower girls of a certain wedding off-screen, cursed their uncle after their dad told his story about how he got Jinxed!"

Everyone gathered around and Bearlynyan and OG Dan decided to sit down next to Bandit and Chilli while Soot is telling the story

"It all started long after Fairytale, their uncle and their godmother are being wed at the beach place Nana and the boys were raised. Dad came by and told the girls about the fun spots he enjoyed playing with his brothers. They asked why they're here, and he said, "that's where your uncle planned to be wed. Frisky does love beaches, just like your mum" the kids asked-"

"This place looks old" Bingo interrupted the story as some laughed

"And dad says-" Soot continued

"That's what's part of being nostalgic, kids!" Bandit added as others laughed

"What does that mean?" Bluey said

"Ahem, it means that I like playing the old things when I was a kid" Soot resumed the story, "He said he enjoyed playing with his brothers after that fateful day he stopped teasing his brother badly. Bluey asked-"

"Do you want to get back at Uncle Rad for Jinxing you?" Bluey said as they all looked to Bandit for the next lines

"I don't, I only learned my lesson, that's it" Bandit laughed back to his seat

"And what are we going to do?" Bluey asked

"Do what your Aunt Frisky and Uncle Rad has asked you, be the flower girls" Bandit replied

"So that's how the girls got the best idea, but his father didn't want revenge, but the girls are doing this to give Rad an excuse to be the best flower girls ever by playing a game with their uncle before he got married" Soot laughed, "as they went on the wedding hall early, Rad was there, planning the dinner reception with Frisky. The girls hugged her and congratulate them on the wedding, and Rad sang them a wedding song he liked, but as he didn't know, the girls memorized the song's lyrics, and Bluey sing the last word of the song and yelled, "Jinx" at him. Leaving Bandit to laugh out loud like he never saw this coming for his older brother. Chilli was not fond of it as she was going to Unjinx him- but the girls refused to let her mom save their Uncle"

"Please Mum, don't unjinx him!" Bingo grabbed her mum

"Please, we just want him to get back after Dad told us he jinxed him" Bluey played along with the performance

"Rad frowned at his brother for whatever story he told them, but it becomes painful for him as the day goes on. His younger brother Stripe came by and Bandit told him the story, and he laughed as he said, "Just like old times, hey, wanna have a screaming contest?" "Sure thing, mate" Bandit and Stripe yelled as Rad stood there practicing his vows for the wedding as everyone makes loud noises around him but he can't yell back at them to quiet down. Later they have their lunch, the flower girls ordered the groom crumbled fish and chips which he didn't like, later, Frisky is in her private room preparing for her big day. The girls made tiny cereal boxes that are hand drawn for Nana to have, but they're empty, the problem is, she felt uncomfortable to keep up with Rad because she's older. They do this over again with "Gladys" this time, that grouchy granny has nothing to hold back!"

"RAHHHH!!!" Muffin ran around with a brown rag on her head with a slipper on her hand and chase after the other dogs while some chuckled and others laughed loudly

"Soon as the wedding starts, Rad felt nervous because he didn't practice very well on his vows to his newlywed wife... but then Frisky came with her gorgeous white dress as she strolled across the crowd with Bluey, Bingo, Muffin, and Socks tossed flowers at the hall for her, facing towards her soon-to-be husband. She is so pretty that you don't have to be jinxed to be speechless." Soot recalled as he continued, "then the officiant called out Frisky first before Rad, to say her vows... she called his name, which break his jinx as he continued to stare at her eyes with love, and told him that all the loving qualities of a dog are pure as well as their loving hair. Rad finally spoke with love, his words are clearer than his vows he was practicing, but it's more than enough to win Frisky's heart, he said that he was afraid to mess up his vows in front of somebody he loves, but the girls's curse put a lot more effort than he thought. As the officiant asked them to say "I Do" and me, the ring bearer, handed them the rings... they got married and kissed as the family cheered for the oldest brother with a very romantic ending, all thanks to the flower girls, who made him speak from his heart after a long day of playing with their long absent uncle" everyone got teary eyed at that story as they clapped for Soot and The Heelers for this fascinating tale that was not heard from any of the episodes

"Now that you eased them into rest Soot, we have an announcement to share. Bluey, will you please come to me" Bearlynyan called her over, "I know you have a rough journey, you have made many friends yet you have lost one... as thanks for saving all of us, and bringing memories of me back to my beloved brother, I will allow you to come to his class next summer holiday, if your parents allow it, of course"

"Yes I will! It's cool meeting with all of you, I wish we can hang out-" Bluey agreed as the elevator got fixed

"It's done! All game worlds and TV worlds are now connected, now people, one game or show group at a time!" Cubbonyan said as he fixed it

"Well I better head back, I still have to continue my mission" the red wolf leaves with his Cretan hound dad, "oh and I can't wait for season 4"

"I now see why you admire the dogs this much, Atreus" the muscular dog said comfortly to his son

"I still like you father, but you seemed more...  human than usual" Atreus responded

"That's because your Da has finally found a therapist that isn't scared of him for the first time" a talking severed Irish wolfhound head bellowed as the dog grunted

"Mimir" he grew annoyed

"Oh and you thought your creator hates that" they left the elevator next as a girl with a ghost kid with a bunch of rats enters the elevator, soon it's the McGees turn

"It's been nice meeting you, can I have your autograph, it's been... nice to meet you" A ghost gave Bluey a photo of her with a drawn picture of the same blue ghost

"Aww thank you, I got to ask? How did you die from?" Bluey asked sadly to Scratch

"Well... to be honest... I don't know, but I'm sure you kids come up with better death stories!" Scratch quipped as he left with his best friend

"I hope he gets the best life" Bingo felt saddened that Bluey, Coppojo, and Soot felt sad over SAM's disappearance

"Why are they sad from, N?" Bingo asked

"I called him an idiot... but I remembered Ghondor being this way... I never get to say I'm sorry to him..." N cradled her

"You weren't there when you met him, he..." Bluey hugged Soot as she held back tears

"Oh..." Soot comforted her as her parents hugged her

"Anyway, there's one more objective I must accomplish..." N gently dropped Bingo as he is leaving

"You're leaving already?" Coppojo asked

"No..." N pulled out SAM's purple flute from his storage pocket

Bluey went to Logonyan as he felt grumpy over his friend's loss, "He was a screwup type of henchmen I have around... anything good goes bad, anything bad goes good, but he acts like a people- pleasing kid to me and I loved him like a brother to me..."

"I haven't payed more attention to him, he admired to play with the flute like the other Noah has done... I wanted him to play his favorite tune... he never had a favorite" N explained as he handed the special flute to Logonyan

"His flute?" Logonyan looked at the markings and the metal used to craft the instrument, a nib is revealed as Logonyan observed closer to the other end, "a yokaisona pen... where did you get this?"

"A man handed me it as SAM passed on..." N confessed

"It is the same pen SAM really wanted..." Logonyan stood up as they all followed him to the elevator the place in Downtown Sourheart, where they met officially, "Sammy, I know this isn't the song that is from the game you're in, but I know it's from the same guy you liked at the Game Awards..." Logonyan blowed the flute as a drawing melody plays across all worlds, it doesn't sound like Xenoblade, nor the traditional songs with flutes, but a movie song... ascending a soul to a better place. Motes have risen from all the worlds from the passing souls, Oruga cried as she realized how others don't always escape death...

Many lights rise from the fallen people, sacrifices have commited to attempt a seal or for selfless acts, and those lights filled the night sky. Everyone wondered why the purple cat was playing this beautiful yet sad melody, but it ends with the cat quiet... he looked at the flute and placed it at the muddy top of the broken fountain... he turned the mouthpiece make it cast electricity on the pen to whoever touched it as he shockingly get off the fountain

"What are you doing?" Coppojo asked but Logonyan said nothing as he retreated back home with his kids, Dugan felt at loss since his uncle died, Oruga took off her tooth charm and a  small, green ghost appeared in front of her, putting on her tooth charm, "let's get you home J..."

"I guess it's best for us to be apart" J sighed

"For now, until I'm old enough for my Wraith to split from my body without risk of memory loss. My dad needs us more than ever to recover from his depression... I don't know what I'll do if my guardians decide to leave town again, I'll never get to do fun stuff I have plans for..." Oruga teared up

"At least I get to live as a big beast again, but with more honey and less blood" J giggled as N patted on the shoulder

"You will be at ease knowing that SAM is gone..." N asked

"No... to be honest, unlike D, he tried to make things fun" J smiled

N petted Logonyan as well, he's got to tell Z about this sooner or later, or maybe he knows...

"Now we're here again..." Coppojo sighed as he revealed Rolo's core

"A new yokai?" Soot asked

"It's Rolo... her body is left to protect what's left of SAM..." Coppojo sniffed

"I thought he was a random enemy, but I didn't realize he's one of the entertaining ones..." Soot smiled sadly

"He played music too, he knows my theme well-" Bluey said as they got interrupted by a loud sound

"Alright you runts!? What false promise did you make today!?" Chess yelled at the kids

"What promise? You did side with us" Bittersweet quipped at his dad

"It is their fault my king has died!" Chess blamed the mystery kids

"But do you have any proof that they murdered him?" Whitey asked

"No, but I know we left the king behind!" Chess grunted at the kids

"Of course we left the king behind, we can't let him escape and tell the yokaisonas to hunt us down!" Chara explained

"See, I knew- wait, how did you know about my kid's secret and sending his guards down?" Chess gasped, "you're-"

"Hush old man, you know too much!" Chara covered Chess's mouth and tied him up and the cat lizard and her little brother and cousin grabbed him

"I summon ye, Surer!" Chara rubbed her lamp and the Choconyans remembered the genie's name!

"I. AM. HERE. TO. GRANT. WISHES. FROM WHAT YOUR HEARTS DESIRE!" A brown Kirin appeared from a cloud of smoke with positivity vibes

"The Kirin who grant my great grandpa's wish..." Bittersweet gasped at the genie

"So what is it that you seek, Caramella" Surer smiled

"I wish to return home to my time, to allow me, my brother, my cousins, and my captive back home to rot in the world he is unfamiliar with" Caramella demanded

"I see, a better alternative than death, rather than killing themselves as babies, I'm sure this will work out great for you, here you go!" Surer summoned a portal to time and the mysterious kids entered it as they dragged Cheshirenyan with them, "KIDS! ILL DO WHATEVER YOU MAKE ME! PLEASE! NO-" his voice disappeared from the portal and it closed up

"Now I can gift you guys some wishes, the last one makes it, my 996th. That means you smelly guy and the Choconyan descendants at the next four..." Surer looked at the shocked faces, "that's okay, take your time"

"Okay, my wish is that everyone who entered Sourheart, at the academy, and who ordered from his delivery service will never smell my bad musk! Only the friendly guests entering the town, not the monsters attacking the town and tried to attack me and Sweet!" Kusaya wished

Surer noticed, "you sure smell awful, I'm sure this will overturn your boyfriend's decision to fire you."

"You knew?" Bittersweet realized this wish

"People complain about me, I get it. But at least the wish will make my musk not driving anyone away" Kusaya smiled

"Now for the youngest to oldest, what is your wish?" Surer said to Whitey

"I wish for umm something good, okay... umm... wish for a best go kart for my legless girlfriend, a street-style one with some Nos to boost things up!" Whitey wished for the heart for Valorie

"Nice! Street Racing couple!" Surer grant his wish

"I wish for a relaxing slow elevator to the mountain tops with food and seats, Gramps is starting to get tired from walking down and up the mountain..." Deetee added

"Sweet! Sure it helps your aging parent" Surer grant her wish

"This makes it 1000th wish, meaning that after I wish for mine, you'll promote to three wishes?" Bittersweet asked

"That's right" Surer answered

"Then... I wish that nobody will eat us since we're exposed, that way, no danger will fell upon our family again in a lifetime..." Bittersweet wished

"I cannot do this... it was already been done" Surer explained, "ask another"

"Well... okay, everybody doesn't want cannibalism, I get it. I wish... to see the entire life of Soot's life from his beginning to his soon to be death, I'm a form of a VHS tape or a DVD, just to understand his past life in Soot's point of View" Bittersweet smiled

"I'm sure you will be crying at the end of this..." Surer handed Soot's life story tape to Bittersweet as he glows metallically towards Bluey

"Congratulations Bluey, you are the first to receive three wishes from me! I don't have the love and immortality wishes yet. Also no retries!" Surer smiled at the dog

"Okay, umm I wish my new friends have their stories in their dog forms!" Bluey wished

"Sweet, something from multiverses I love to have while watching, everybody is talking about you saving the realms story and everyone wished to become dogs like you!" Surer granted her wish as some of the people receive stuff that is Bluey-verse version of their world.

Bluey smiled as she thinks for her friends, "Oh! I want free ice cream when I order ice cream for me and my friends!"

"Awesome! I'm sure nobody complains since you're ordering some ice blocks for a giant friend" Surer handed her a free ice cream wristband for every world

"Now for the final wish..." Surer waited for Bluey to make her final wish

"I got it! Mr. Genie. I wish SAM back to life!" Everyone gasped

The Kirin is saddened to hear her wish but he responded, "I... I cannot grant it for you..."

"What?" Bluey was shocked by this

"There are the reasons why your wish doesn't work, it's either I can't bring the dead back, or it's already been done by some other kind of Jinn... or some other way he was brought back.... but there is no way I can save him for you... if you want, I can give every person a plush version of themselves as dogs! Can you imagine the Stranger Things cast in Bluey form!?" Surer sighed

"Do you know him?" Bluey asked

"Well, I do... he was a silly slime... he just wished for a lot of strong pills that can control his hyperfocused brain... and I've given him some of his kind's strongest drug for the slimes, Fiddlin. Well it worked, it helped explaining to the brute to understand the plan, or how he should've kill him." Surer explained

"That explains the talk with the muscle god..." Coppojo checks the mark on the questions

"Enough about him, about my freedom- I mean, your last wish" Surer stuttered as he continued

"Umm can you make Soot younger?" Bluey asked

"Here's your drink!" A white Tiberian mastiff dog handed him a fun beverage

"I didn't order a drink" Soot flattered by the offer

"It's on the house for sweet old heroes here" she flirted as she left to resume work

"Well technically no, it sort of counts as immortality since it makes them go back to be young, and they will continue to plan this way for decades..." Surer saw Soot drink and his gray furs on his chin were reduced back to dark brown

"Well... do you miss being free?" Bluey asked

"Yes... these days were the good moments. All Chinese monsters and creatures bonding with the mortals as we prance along with Dragons... my friends and I were fearless messengers from the sky and I was the runt of the litter... and unfortunately for the runts, they always get snatched from the pack by brute Demon Catchers and made us the Genies you see today." Surer smiled, "If I given that freedom, I will live everywhere I want as long as no bad wish makers come and yell at me"

"Then I wish you to be free, Mr. Genie!" Bluey smiled

Surer and the Choconyan kids gasped, "I... I..." he got teared up, "I'm sure, no! I will live with that! Your wishes has been granted!" The clouds that connect to his feet to the lamp have been cut off and Surer cried as he poofed up a lot of money, "GIVE ME EVERYTHING YOU OWN IN THIS STORE!"

The Choconyans grabbed everything and handed to Surer as he packed up his things, "Oh thank you Bluey! You are amazing! I get to live forever and do anything I want with my powers, as long as I only give new encounters one wish!" Surer hugged her as he is preparing to leave

"Wait, Surer! Who are those kids!?" Bittersweet and Soot followed as Soot felt more agile than he was in his old body

"Sorry pal, you have to wait a 20 more years to find out the answer!" Surer answered, "Oh and Soot, keep doing what you're doing with your guardian, she is gonna need you when she's fighting in her teen years"

"Wait what do you mean?" Soot sounded younger than his gruffly voice, "huh?"

"Are you alright Soot? You look darker than usual" Coppojo asked

"I don't understand, somebody hand me a mirror" Soot looked at his claws as it become brand new and his paw pads are softer..., he observed himself in the mirror and saw his body reverted to his younger teen self, "wait... the drink!" he turned but he didn't see the waitress again and the empty cup was gone, Someone made Soot younger and Surer lied about wishing him younger, because it's something inside the drink that made him younger...

"What does that mean to you?" Bluey is puzzled by the change

"I'm... back to my old ways before I became a hero... the age where I was before my Wild self took hold of me..." Soot felt unsure about the situation

"Well I like it" Bluey nodded

"But how do I explain this to my mom? Her son turned back to a teen before his disappearance?! I'm not sure if they'll agree..." Soot felt uncomfortable

"Well it's better if you're a teen Yokaisona instead of an old one, you might be mistaken for a Groomer" Bittersweet added to ease comfort

"He's not a dog groomer" said Bingo, "I'm the dog groomer!" She held the brush

"Well you're too young to understand Cancel Culture just yet, just keep it young Soot, don't waste your time looking after those kids all the time, get them riled up in fighting, play, or show them your moves. Enjoy your youth, you deserve it after being in Rehab because of me..." Bittersweet hugged him as he walked away

"You know... I might be able to travel with you kids. This summer, I'll take you to the academy where I got my job and show you to many of the faces you've met in the adventure" Soot smiled as they headed back home

Coppojo looked at the sleeping Rolo, appearing small as a newborn wallaby, sliding up for something to feed, "oh, you must be hungry" he dug through his pouch and found an empty bottle and formulated milk for the slime child

He struggled to make the bottle but she grabbed the spoon and bottle and prepared it herself to drink. He was astounded to see a tiny slime, smart enough to feed herself despite being so young without her robot body, "Shh shh. It's okay... Master is here"

She cooed as she entered back in her core ready to sleep

"I'm sure he is fine out there... and I'll build you a new body, for you to grow up properly..." Coppojo was saddened that SAM was absent to see this

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Bonus:

A preteen boy was petting the black laborator retriever puppy, "and I acted like, "I did but the door wasn't open""

"Oh William, j'aime tes talents d'acteur quand tu fais semblant d'être un clone (Oh William, I like your acting skills when you were pretending you're a clone)" He laughed

"You are not so bad Jean Luc, I used to have a foreign friend at camp before" a gym teacher explained it to Jean Luc about the similar story

"tu préfères ne pas en parler (You rather not talk about it)" Jean Luc replied

"Yeah that" he blushed

"Well you don't have to worry about the whole thing, at least you're safe because of us" a girl with a headband comforted him

"merci Jim, William, Sissi (Thank you Jim, William, Sissi)" Jean Luc smiled

"Oh hey, there's a lost dog, are you breaking the rules now Jim?" Some preteens entered and saw Jean Luc

"Jean Luc?!" Aelita gasped

"Bonjour!" Jean Luc smiled and waved

"Oh that is a wild coincidence, come on Jean Luc, it's safe now. We're taking you home" Jeremie comforted Jean Luc

"Je traînais avec eux parce qu'ils sont connus pour oublier tout ce qui s'est passé ces derniers mois, mais ce n'est pas le cas. (I was hanging out with them because they're known to forget everything what happened this past few months but it didn't)" Jean Luc explained

"Yeah, there are drawbacks to the Return to the Past launches, we rarely do those unless it's an emergency" Odd petted the black dog, "anyway, wanna hang out at my room? I've somehow got our show on DVD"

"Well I don't want to relive our past embarrassment" Ulrich blushed

"Wait, is that Aelita, as a pink poodle!?" Yumi pointed it out from the cover

"Yeah, somehow others have gifted the Bluey versions of our worlds, I say let's give it a watch" Odd explained

"Well hate to break it to you, I think it's not real" William laughed

"Hey, of course it's real, didn't you kids ever heard of seeing the dog versions of the Wiggles in one scene? There must be Bluey versions of us in that world, that's what makes it special" Jim explained it to William

"Hey. Can I watch it with you guys?" Sissi asked

"Of course Sissi" Ulrich agreed, "as soon as we'll take Jean Luc home"

"au revoir les amis (Goodbye friends)" Jean Luc waved goodbye as he is escorted back by Ulrich and Odd as the sparkling wonder energy is exposed around Jean Luc before the elevator closes

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I have to make this end in a sad note but this is just a beginning to some in this timeskip! For Bluey, yes, I officially made her a student for OG Dan and he is thrilled to have her and have others angry at her because she's OG Dan's "teacher's pet". But thanks to Soot and Bearlynyan, they manage to work things out for all of them. Soot has turned younger despite wishing to be younger, but he is willing to have a second chance in teaching kids self defense and travel in dangerous worlds now that she is older. Coppojo is a free yokai with a new slime yokai out of her shell to take care of. Logonyan will not be around for a while, since SAM is nowhere to be seen. Oruga for right now does not have the time to spend with Logos, she is still taking care of Molly, because of how TGAMM ended, she will try her hardest to fill the void that Scratch has left behind. Dugan is still taking care of his dad, later got in touch with Deetee and started dating more.

The kids however are a new discovery The Choconyans have faced, one in particular, Caramella. There is also a brown-toothed one, a white cat lizard, and a brown-blue sea bear child. But they will take Surer's advice for the future's answer.

Surer is finally free from his prison and got his wish, but what is next for the others...

Find out in the aftermath!

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