So, FoxyKhai0209 requests another chapter for this alternate ending. This chapter talks about Tai and Tia growing up.

Enjoy!


The New Eastern Champions

A few months pass, and Tai and Tia are growing up. Everyone is happy to see them. One day, Junjie, Jie, Jia, Ja Jung, Xiu Juan and I are training Slug Fu. Master Lian, Megumi and Hamengku are keeping an eye on the twins. Tai and Tia look at us, who are doing Slug Fu.

"That is called Slug Fu," Megumi tells Tai and Tia. They look surprised.

They are awed when they watch our movements. "Wwwoooaaahhh~" they say.

"You two look awed," Master Lian comments and smiles.

Tai and Tia start to crawl to us, but Hamengku stops them. They burst into tears and start crying.

"Whoa, don't cry! You two might disturb them!" Hamengku tells them.

"Tai, Tia, don't cry..." Megumi tries to comfort them, but they cry louder.

We hear the crying sounds and come over. "What's wrong, children?" Junjie asks.

"They wanted to come over to you all. But I stopped them and they are crying," Hamengku explains.

"We don't want them to disturb your training," Megumi adds.

"Aww~ they must be curious~" Junjie and I say.

"Indeed. They will soon learn Slug Fu once they grow up," Master Lian agrees.

"Don't worry, you two will learn it soon~" Junjie and I tell our children. They nod, understanding us.

"Slug... Fu..." Tai and Tia speak for the first time!

Everyone gasps! "Slug Fu! Slug Fu!" they speak again, repeating the word!

"Their first word is Slug Fu!" I exclaim.

"I can't believe it!" Junjie is surprised.

"I think they really are interested in Slug Fu," Megumi compliments and smiles.


A week has passed, and everyone is relaxing after a hard day's work. Suddenly, the twins stand up, shocking everyone! They begin to take their first steps!

The twins giggle and walk along together. "Tai! Tia!" Junjie is happy.

"Daddy!" Tia calls out!

"Mommy!" Tai calls out too!

Junjie and I gasp! "Daddy! Mommy!" Tai and Tia repeat.

"Tai! Tia!" Junjie and I call out to them.

They walk towards us. They are a bit wobbly when they walk. "Come here!" Junjie and I call out.

However, they sit down as they are unable to walk well. We hug them.

"You two walk well," Junjie compliments them.

"You two will be better," I add.

Our compliments make Tai and Tia laugh.


Tai, Tia, Hamengku and Zhong Fen are in Junjie's house, which looks like a palace. While the rest of us are doing our work. The twins are amazed by the house. Zhong Fen shortly leaves because we need her help for a while. Hence, Hamengku is left with the twins.

"Now you two stay here. I am going to get some water," Hamengku tells them and leaves the twins' room. However, he forgets to close the door when he leaves. Tai has fallen asleep. His twin sister, on the other hand, crawls towards the open door. She manages to exit out the house and crawls to the jungle caverns.

Hamengku then returns to the room. He notices Tai is asleep, but he loses Tia!

"Oh no!" Hamengku knows that he is in big trouble!

"What happened?" Zhong Fen, his wife, comes back and asks.

"Tia's gone!" Hamengku shouts.

"What?! How?!" Zhong Fen cannot believe it!

"I-I left the door open when I go get some water!" Hamengku explains.

"How could you be so careless?!" Zhong Fen scolds him. She feels concerned about his carelessness that can harm their future children!

"I am terribly sorry!" Hamengku apologizes.

"We better find her fast! Or else the Eastern Champions are going to kill us!" Zhong Fen yells.

Meanwhile, in the jungle caverns, Tia is crawling around the jungle. All of the sudden, Slug Hounds appear and run towards her! Tia cries in fear. The Slug Hounds suddenly stop and look at her with curiosity.

Tia stops crying as the Slug Hounds slowly walk towards her and sniff her. She stares at them curiously. They start to lick her face as if they like her! Tia giggles.

Back at Junjie's house, we come back from work. Junjie and I go to check on our children. Hamengku keeps trying to stop us, but we insist to see them. We go into the twins' room and are shocked.

"TIA?!" Junjie and I scream.

"Where could she be?" Megumi wonders.

"How could you, Hamengku?!" Junjie and I yell at him angrily!

"I am so sorry!" Hamengku apologizes.

"We have to save her!" Junjie says.

"Our baby is in danger!" I shout.

Suddenly, a lot of Hoverbugs fly by as they all head to the jungle caverns. "What is happening?" Xiu Juan is shocked.

"I think... they want to meet... someone," Jie, the Animal Tamer, says.

"In the jungle caverns?" Jia guesses.

"Yes! Let's follow them!" Jie says.

Jie and Jia run out of the house. "Jie! Jia!" we call them and follow them.

Back at the jungle caverns, Tia is playing with animals. She looks very happy.

Jie and Jia arrive the jungle caverns first and see Tia. They are shocked to see her. We finally catch up and see what they are seeing.

Tia giggles as the animals and slugs like her a lot. "What is happening?" Junjie asks.

"Interesting. It seems Tia also gains an ability to tame animals," Master Lian says.

"Like Jie?" Junjie asks again.

"Like me?" Jie is surprised.

"Yes. Look! All the slugs and animals are all taking the liking on Tia," Master Lian tells us.

"Woah!" I am astonished.

A Slug Hound walks towards us with Tia on its back. Tia holds out her arms to Junjie.

"Oh, Tia. You made us worried!" Junjie says as he hugs her.

Tia laughs. "Come. Let's get you home. Say goodbye to your animal friends," Jie and Jia tells her.

"Yeah... you made us worried!" I add. Tia yawns and falls asleep in Junjie's arms.


3 years pass and the twins grow up. Khai and Haru are married and they have a girl named Aiko Antoniette R. Haruno, which means "lovely child". She is very much like Khai, while having the hair and eye color of Haru. John and Mitsumi are married too and have a son named Ashwin H. Jones. Hamengku and Zhong Fen also have kids too, including Suxiong Jian and Clovia, Yong Gang and Shula, Dong Song and Anastasia, Kun Zhen and Swick, along with others.

Kord and Drucilla have a pair of twin daughters named Abbie and Addie Zane. Pronto and Ilys get married since Pronto has changed a bit and has been more caring towards to others after the evil forces have ended. Aubrey C. Sky Geronimole is the son of Pronto and Ilys and to our relief, he acts like his mother.

Once, Tai goes to the balcony of our house and sings a song. His wonderful singing voice attracts everyone around the Eastern Caverns to Peach Blossom Spring Cavern. It is a huge surprise to us. That is when we realizes that Tai has a wonderful singing voice like Jia!

Moreover, Tai and Tia start their Slug Fu training with Master Lian. Ja Jung, Xiu Juan, Junjie and I also help them. We are very proud of them.

"Our children are getting good, dear," Junjie tells me.

"Yes, they are," I agree.

"I hope they can master their Slug Fu once they reach the age of 15," Junjie says.

"They will," I say.


Our children grow up within years. They get along with other children, who are mainly the children of our allies. Moreover, 2 years after Aiko's birth, Khai and Haru have another daughter named Mirabelle, which means "wondrous".

"Tai! Tia!" Junjie and I call out.

"Mom! Dad!" Tai and Tia cheer. We share a group hug.

"爸! 妈!", Tai and Tia speak in Mandarin, which mean "father, mother".

"You two are growing up now," Junjie tells them.

"Yeah!" they agree joyfully.

"I am very sure that you two will be Slug Fu Masters soon," I tell them.

"Like you, mom and dad!" they add.

"Yes," Junjie and I agree and hug them. They hug us back.

"ママ、お父さん、私たちは友達と遊ぶことができますか?"(Mama, otōsan, watashitachiha tomodachi to asobu koto ga dekimasu ka?) Tai and Tia question us, which is translated to "mom, dad, can we play with our friends?" in Japanese.

"はい、確か!"(Hai, tashika!) we tell them. They cheer and go outside to play with their friends.

"I can't believe they can speak so many languages," I comment.

"Don't forget the Shadow Clan language that I teach them," Junjie adds.


Tai and Tia are 14 years old now. They are turning 15 on their birthday and we are celebrating it! Everyone is invited to the birthday party, especially our allies. Most of our friends, even Jie and Annie, Jia and Yuuki, Xiu Juan and Guang Guo, Sapphire and Ren, Zoey and Louis, Zara and Kurt, already have kids, who are growing up!

Tad's siblings are all married. Terry is with Madelina Misumi, Isla with Najib Yukishiro, Derek with Oki Kujou, Blair with Palmer Hill, Rudy with Quetzal Hyuuga, and Ashley with Rad Mishou. They just begin to have kids.

Eli and Trixie have a pair of twins, Rosie and Robbie Shane. Rosie acts a lot like her father and sometimes she likes to tease Robbie for being older than him. Each of Kord's siblings are married and have children too. Sadaf G. Zane and Arnaldo Z. Fireruby, are the sons of Mason and Kevina, and Patrice and Ringo. While Obioma F. Zane and Himawari Z. Glimmer, are the daughters of Orleans and Apple, and Remy and Kevin. Roza and Rio Sark are married and have created a robot boy as their son since both Roza and Rio are robots.

Daisy H. Schnee is the daughter of Tad and Ha-Chan. Ha-Chan names her after a flower since she is a flower fairy. Falcon and Nate fall in love after the evil forces have been defeated. They get married and have a daughter named Feather K. Leon. She has her father's powers – to become a falcon. Sapphire and Ren have triplet daughters, Molly, Polly and Holly.

Besides us, our slugs also mate and have kids! Burpy and Flare have a baby Infurnus named Sparkle. Oswold and Glace have a baby hybrid boy named Nero, which means powerful in Latin. There are plenty more too!

We look at our children playing with each other. "Ah, look at them, just like the good ol' times," Eli comments.

"They are going to be like us~" Haru says.

"Having great adventures again," Junjie adds.

We all smile in delight.