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Say ''what'' now?
Kind of a non-ending, we know. This kind of ending can come when a series is canceled before the author can plan out a full ending, sometimes it's deliberate. Some stories just end before they can reach the Happily Ever After point. Sometimes, there ''is'' no Happily Ever After. Or it may be meant to imply that [[In
The purpose behind this idea is to explain that the world that these characters inhabit is much, much larger than the stories that have been written about them. These characters, and all of their friends and foes that were encountered as we watched, continue on living their lives even if we aren't watching the story unfold. We can relax, knowing that they're still out there somewhere, still fighting the good fight, since that's [[Tethercat Principle|how we saw them last]].
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To [[Fanfic]] or [[Expanded Universe]] writers, this can instead be like a blank check and a note saying "Go nuts!"
{{examples
This is an '''[[Ending Trope]]''', so spoilers ahoy!
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* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' offers a very sedate example. The girls' time at high-school is over... they're going to various colleges... the youngest, Chiyo, is moving to America... and it looks like the little world we've come to love over the last 26 episodes is disappearing, as the older girls walk off and Chiyo watches them go.... before they call to her to come on, so they can spend the day together, and Chiyo realizes that while this part of their lives might be over, they'll always be together. *sniffle*
* Season 2 of ''[[The Big O (Anime)|The Big O]]'' seems to close with [[Reset Button Ending]], with Roger on his way to yet another negotiation. The sight of Angel and Dorothy watching him drive by, however, indicates that things aren't going to go exactly the same way.
* ''[[Ranma
* The ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' anime ends this way, with the girls returning to the cafe and Ryou announces there's a new threat they have to fight.
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' ends with {{spoiler|Anthy leaving Ohtori Academy at long last to go search for the now-missing Utena.}}
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* ''[[Gun Blaze West]]'' ended with Viu and his allies managing to pass the Baron's test and being permitted to continue on to GBW. An Indian guide comes to pick them up on buffaloes and they ride on to the next challenge. But not before Viu leaves his now damaged gun behind for his mentor Marcus to find so he can follow after them.
* ''[[Tsubasa Chronicle]]'', of course. The epic legendary [[Mind Screw]] might have been in danger of actually making something approaching ''sense'' had there been any other kind of ending.
* ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]'' (the anime only) ends after a three-part OVA wrap-up, ending many character arcs and putting most of our questions to rest (it even actually tells us [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]). However, rather than end on the same note as the main series, saying "Many Birthdays To Come" ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), which came across as cheerfully final, the OVA ending says the traditional "What's Next On Baccano!", implying the characters' continued adventures. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And it is awesome.]]
* ''Kero Kero Chime'' ends with the pages of the book that could have restored the main character from his curse scattered once again in the process of stopping the [[Big Bad]], and the main cast heading out to gather them all over again.
* ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' ends with Kokoburo completely destroyed and Yoshimori and the others returning to the real world. Tokine was worried sick after Yoshimori impulsively uses a hidden power to destroy Kaguro, and the entire series wraps up with Yoshimori and Tokine at Karasumori where they continue to stop Ayakashi from claiming it.
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{{quote| '''Kirk''': ''Captain's log, stardate 9529.1. This is the final cruise of the starship Enterprise under my command. This ship and her history will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have begun and journey to all the undiscovered countries, boldly going where no man, where no one, has gone before.''}}
** ''[[Star Trek III the Search For Spock (Film)|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]'' ends with this as the end caption, as shown above; it is effectively the [[Trope Namer]], and most people will think of this if you mention the trope name.
** ''[[Star Trek:
* The [[Deleted Scene|deleted final scene]] of ''[[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek Nemesis]]'' ends with the ''Enterprise'' repaired, and Captain Picard ordering that it be taken out once more to system "where no one has been before."
** [[Sarcasm Mode|Jeez, good thing they took that out of the movie.]]
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** All of the books in the series seem to end this way for the most part. It usually ends with Annabeth and Percy, or another mix of campers saying goodbye before telling each other they'll see each other next summer.
* In "[[Miss Peregrines Homefor Peculiar Children]]", Jacob and Emma defeat the Wight and manage to save [[Shapeshifting|Miss Peregrine]], but not Miss Avocet. They then discover that the home has been destroyed by a [[World War II|German bomb]], disabling their Time Loop and forcing Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children to not live the same day over and over again. Concurrently, [[Psychic Powers|Horace]] discovers that Wights have taken Miss Avocet to an unknown location that could easily be in an alternate loop in any continent at any time. The book ends with everyone rowing out to sea.
* ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Literature)|Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit]]'' ends with {{spoiler|Roger bursting into Eddie's office with a new crime for him to solve, adding that he suspects Jessica of dating Cary Grant}}.
* ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'':
{{quote| {{spoiler|But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before.}}}}
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* The end of [[Quantum Leap]] is not just [[And the Adventure Continues]], it's And The Adventure Will Never End: [[Failure Is the Only Option|"Sam Beckett never returned home."]]
* ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County Jr]]''
* The original run of ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' ends with the Doctor and Ace, having defeated the villain of the week, happily wander back to the TARDIS to continue adventuring, with the accompanying voice over: "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|somewhere else the tea's getting cold]]. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do."
** [[The Movie]] ends much the same way, with the Doctor leaving to continue adventuring and another TARDIS malfunction.
** So does Series 5. "[[Noodle Incident|An Egyptian goddess loose on the Orient Express -]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE?]] Don't worry about a thing, Your Majesty. We're on our way."
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* ''[[Okami (Video Game)|Okami]]'' ends with Amaterasu and Waka sailing the Ark of Yamato back to the Celestial Plane. A [[Sequel Hook]] of the finest order.
** ''[[Okamiden (Video Game)|Okamiden]]'' also ended with one of these, with {{spoiler|Kuni leaving home, and saying that this wasn't the last adventure he'd have with Chibiterasu.}}
* The [[Updated Rerelease|GBA version]] of [[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]] starts with an intro that ends with a [[Last
* Shortly before ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'' was officially announced, the ending for ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]'' was changed from {{spoiler|Chell escaping the Aperture Science testing facility to fall unconscious on the ground outside}} to add {{spoiler|an Aperture Science robot dragging her back in}}.
* Happens at the end of ''[[Stinkoman 20 X 6 (Video Game)|Stinkoman 20 X 6]]'' where after defeating Harvax XVII with his Stinkowing, Stinkoman actually flies toward the villain's castle where his friends Pan Pan and 1-Up are held captive. The game ends with a caption saying "Last Level to Come!"
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== [[Web Comic]] ==
* ''[http://as.crowdedstreet.net/Something/ Burning Stickman Presents...Something!]'' ended like this, with the main characters, having beaten the villain and saved the world, being sent out to stop an armored car robbery, with Franco remarking, "It's gonna be a good day." The author was ''going'' to quote the [[Justice League Unlimited]] ending instead, but his brother, on whom Franco was based, objected and suggested the actual ending line.
* ''[[
* [[Girly]] ends with the daughters of {{spoiler|Winter and Otra, and Autumn and Chuy}} having an adventure as hero and sidekick.
{{quote| Never the end.}}
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* The ''[[Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode "Time Out For Justice!" ends with ''one'' of the ''twelve'' pieces of Equinox's mind destroyed. The other eleven are out there somewhere in time and space.
* ''[[Recess]]: Taking the Fifth Grade'' ends with T.J. telling the audience that the fifth grade year is going to be their best year yet, right before the movie ends. This was also the "true" ending to the series.
* The last episode of the ''[[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'' animated series consisted of an adaptation of ''Tintin in America'', the oldest comic not considered an [[Old Shame]]. This episode ends with Tintin receiving a phone call presumably informing him of a disaster he must investigate, then rushing out the door as the [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|epic theme song]] plays.
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