Chapter 25: The Promising Future

It's been two months since the three boys were born and Ibuki and Tommy were already pretty well adjusted for their new family. Their new home was refurbished for babies in a house, including getting the new cribs in their bedroom, while Don and Snow had a room and Tyviiana had a room all to herself as well, since she really didn't have nowhere to stay since Tommy decided to take her back home with him. Nothing but peace was all over the house and it never changed a bit.

Tommy just came home from another busy day at work on a pleasant Thursday afternoon. As soon as he got in the garage, he saw Don sitting like a good tanuki at the garage doorway, greeting him as usual.

"Welcome home, Tommy." He greeted. "How was your day?"

"Hectic as always." Tommy replied. "Bein' da president of this store ain't easy."

"I can tell. Any big problems?"

"Naw, not really. Just same ol', same ol'. I just wanna get outta this suit now."

"Well, go on ahead, then. Snow and I will be in the living room."

"Where's Ibuki?"

"She's upstairs with the boys. She just finished givin' 'em baths."

"Oh, okay."

Meanwhile, upstairs in Ibuki and Tommy's bedroom…

Ibuki never allowed her admiring smile to leave her face as she was just getting Zari in his baby blue footy pajamas. She looked over at Dyvo and saw that he nearly rolled off the right edge of the bed, but Tommy came in just in time and caught him gently in one hand, ending up holding him from under his belly afterwards.

"Hey, baby! Welcome home!" Ibuki greeted as she saw this before she continued to get Zari dressed. "Thanks for catching Dyvo. He's just so full of adventure already."

"Much like his Mama when she was younger."

"Oh, stop. Anyway, how was your day?"

"It was good. Only one person complained about their pet, but it was fixed in a matter of minutes, thanks to Karmayah. He actually changed his mind about not being paid to work there."

"What?! You mean he's been a volunteer that whole time?!"

"Yeah. Now that he really loves his job, I decided to let him take the job. Same for Kendra and Bobby, who, by the way, are officially dating."

"I knew they would eventually. They seemed so close."

"I know, right?" Tommy was interrupted by Dyvo's cute babbling and he looked down at him with a playful smile. "Uh, huh. You agree, too. Don't ya, Dyvo?" The baby babbled in response and playfully tackled Tommy's massive arm. Ibuki looked at him from where she stood before she prepared Jaymes' pajamas, but froze when she saw something on that same left arm. This puzzled her husband. "What's wrong, Ibuki-baby?"

"Is that a tattoo on your arm?"

"Huh? Oh! You finally saw it, huh?" Tommy lifted his arm up slightly for his wife to see what the tattoo was. "It's a few symbols to express how much I love you."

"You're right about that. Those are the Kanji symbols that says my name in Japanese! When did you get that?"

"Just last week. I figured I get at least one additional thing for you to admire on me, besides my whole body and my face."

"Awww, I love it! I'll be sure to play with it sometime." After that was said, Jaymes' babbling commanded her to resume putting on his pajamas and she quickly got back to that very task at hand, blushing slightly. "Sorry, Jaymes. Your father's a rebel."

"And yo mama's a desperate-"

"Don't go there!"

"Just thought I'd tell him the truth."

"Uh, huh. Keep talkin'."

"You ain't one to talk. You got some baby fat to work off."

"Hey! It's only an extra twenty pounds at the most, alright?!"

"I know, but I'm just sayin'. You can continue some training or somethin'."

"Maybe on you… perhaps."

"Awwww, naw. You can turn Rufus into your punching bag fo' all I care."

"Well, I… hmm… that's not a bad idea. Okay. I'm sure Rufus won't mind. You got the boys?"

"Yeah, I got 'em. You go on ahead, baby."

"Alright. Guess I'll be with my Street Fighter buddies one last time, which is breaking a promise… which is something I never do."

"It'll be fun fo' ya, baby. It's not like breakin' one promise ain't gonna do nothin'."

An hour later, at the Street Fighter Headquarters…

"'Ain't gonna do nothin''… my pussy!" Ibuki muttered as she was just recovering from a serious blow from Rufus. Ryu volunteered to help her up while she was still shaking the dizziness out of her. "Doesn't he notice that I've got baby fat to lose outta this?"

"You still look great to me." Ryu protested peacefully. "Didn't Tommy say the same thing?"

"Kinda. He still wants me to be in shape just for my health, though. I grew one bra size and now I need to lose this weight, so I won't suffer anything crazy."

"Breastfeeding isn't as easy as you thought, huh?"

"Oh, it's easy. It's struggling into my favorite clothes that's the problem."

"She had the hardest time gettin' into that tank top she's wearin' earlier." Tommy came in, rolling in his three baby boys in a special triplet stroller. Some Street Fighters already saw them, but for the ones that didn't, they instantly awed at them, giving Ibuki a free hit for Rufus at last. Ibuki giggled as she performed her four super fast Tsumuji kicks to the fat man's stomach and he fell over after that. "It's the truth."

"Yeah, thank you for the confidence."

"Damn, Ibuki! I was checkin' out your babies." Rufus exclaimed as he sat up from the hit he just took.

"Well, maybe you should take it easy on me and I won't be rough on you this time. Now, give me a chance to work off this baby fat, will ya?!"

"They're beautiful." Chun-Li commented as she approached the three babies that sat next toTommy in the stroller as he was sitting on the couch, next to Ryu on his right. "What are their names?"

"The one in the very front is Dyvo Sairoko Totanuki." Tommy replied as he pointed to cute little Dyvo, who was trying to chew his nearly jelly-like teething ring. "He's the more adventurous type. He literally crawls around the house with me and Ibuki everywhere… even in the bathroom when we have to take a piss."

"I see. He looks like he's a hefty explorer. He seems like the odd-ball out of the three when it comes to his appearance."

"Yeah." Ibuki came in as she was literally punching, kicking, and performing the fireball version of her Yoroitoshi on Rufus' big belly as if it was a punching bag. "He has my ears, my eyes, Tommy's hair, and the rest of Dyvo's face is all Tommy as well. Personally, I expected Jaymes to be that way since he was the last one to be born."

"Me, too, baby." Tommy agreed. Chun-Li giggled as Rose came up to her from behind and admired the babies for a while from where she stood. "Hey, Rose! I never thought you would care about these babies."

"Rose? Really?"

"What's not to love about a new generation?" Rose asked professionally. All three of the baby boys never showed a sign of fear in their faces as they saw the psychic before them. They actually smiled and giggled at her hair for about a minute before they resumed teething on their respective semi-jelly rings. "See? They don't mind my presence."

"Wow."

"Yeah, baby. Wow is right." Tommy agreed as he continued to introduce his sons. "The second one behind Dyvo is Zari Flakyss Totanuki. He's half-adventurous, half-silent. As you can tell by his appearance, he's basically a mini-me. He half-Korean and half-Black… just like me."

"Awww, now he's precious." Ingrid came in between Chun-Li and Rose. "Seeing bright green eyes on an African American is very rare to see and it's just something worth admiring forever. It'll be really worth remembering if you're an exceptional father to these boys, but don't explain that yet until you tell us about the third one."

"…whoa… who's this, baby?"

"A-MEN, INGRID! AMEN!" Ibuki praised as she continued to make Rufus her punching bag.

"Ingrid? How come I've never heard of you?"

"I haven't been around much, but it's a good thing to be here." Ingrid replied. "Since I've heard that Ibuki's retiring from her Street Fighter career for the sake of these three beautiful boys, it's actually more inspiring to be here now. Ibuki's early retirement is a sign that she is more peaceful than most people thought."

"Awwww, thanks, Ingrid." Ibuki came in. "That really means a lot to hear you say that."

"You are very welcome, young ninja master. Now, Tommy… tell us about the third baby… especially about this… eye color scheme he's got here."

"A'ight." Tommy replied. "The last one behind Zari is Jaymes Thompson Totanuki. He's completely Asian, meanin' that he's Korean and Japanese, but just like Zari with how he looks just like me, Jaymes looks just like Ibuki, except the eyes, of course."

"Oooh, oooh! Can I explain it, Tommy?! I wanna do it!" Ibuki exclaimed with anticipation, still punching the strong, but fat stomach of Rufus. Tommy chuckled at how bubbly that was and he couldn't help but allow her.

"Go ahead, baby. Tell 'em."

"Okay. Jaymes has, what the doctors call, Double Eye Color Syndrome. He literally has one neon green eye and one brown eye. It doesn't effect his eyesight, but he's extremely sensitive to sunlight. That's why he has those cute sunglasses resting on his head. Either way, though, he's gonna be the rarest human to ever live since Karmayah and Kendra's albino family made the scene."

"Wow." Chun-Li and Ingrid gasped with astonishment as Rose gently stroked Jaymes' face with a little love. All he did was make the cutest toothless grin she's ever seen and she just couldn't help but smile herself. Tommy smiled at this scene before him as Ryu finally made a statement.

"Looks like all three of these boys admire almost everything about us." He quoted professionally. "Jaymes is the completely silent type. I have a feeling that when the dedication ceremony starts next year, Jaymes will pick the obvious path for himself."

"Dedication ceremony?" Ibuki asked as she just finished her work-out and was drinking a bottled water as she approached the couch area. "Why didn't anybody tell me about that?"

"I figured you would know. It's actually Enjo's idea. He figured that, since a good majority of Tommy's Korean roots hold deceased samurai legends, these babies have a good chance at following in their father's footsteps."

"Oh, wow. And I never saw that coming. Next year seems long to wait, though… wait, I know why. Enjo kinda did the same thing to me when I was a baby. I wasn't a year old when he found me, but as soon as I did turn one, he decided to let me choose what weapon I wanted. I crawled right over to a plastic kunai and the rest is history."

"Huh!" Tommy exclaimed with shock. "You ain't neva tell me all dat."

"Well, I just did! Okay? Sheesh!"

"Heh, heh… either way, Ibuki, aren't you excited about the ceremony?" Ryu came in. Ibuki took another sip of her water as she took a seat in Tommy's lap in an ever-so-adorable way, making her husband smile with red cheeks of embarrassment.

"Totally! Personally, I'll be pretty upset if all three of these boys choose to be Big Daddy's lil' samurai sidekicks."

"Awww, scared that you won't get no ninjas to help ya?" Tommy mocked playfully. Ibuki turned towards him with a sly smile before she playfully flicked him on the nose.

"Don't test me, baby. I have confidence in these boys. Don't you lose that confidence on your half."

"Oh, I'm not." After that was said, all three of the babies started wailing at their loudest, immediately getting their parents' attention. "Uh, oh! Think it's feedin' time fo' 'em?"

"It… can't be. We fed them before you left for work."

"Hmm… oh, naw… ya know what? I know what's goin' on…" Tommy paused as he allowed his wife to stand up as he got up from the couch and he picked up Dyvo to examine him. He took a good whiff of his diaper and turned away, holding his breath. "…whew, damn! Yeah, it's changin' time."

"Great…"

"Heh, heh… I'll handle them, baby."

"No, no… let me try this again. I'm changing Jaymes this time." Ibuki carefully picked up Jaymes and tried so hard not to gag. "Oh… God… this really stinks. I wonder if Enjo had a hard time with this when I was a baby."

"Girl, you were probably a lethal stinkbomb."

"Shut up! Let's just change these babies."

A few minutes later, in a spare bedroom…

Tommy just finished changing Dyvo before he gently placed him down the soft green carpet floor next to his feet and he immediately started crawling towards the other Street Fighters. Tommy chuckled in realization as he just started tending to Zari.

"I just realized that Dyvo's a bit too young to crawl." He started. "But, hey! I guess they have that same fast learning streak I have. What do you think, Ibuki-baby?"

"Yeah, that's… ugh… probably the case… geez, this is really nauseating." Ibuki muttered as she maintained her gag reflex as she was trying to properly take off the diaper. She took one good look at the reeking pile of baby poop and she made a gut wretching gag as she turned away. "…awww, man… this… is not my strong suit."

"You've tried this so many times for the past two months since they've been born and this is only the third time you've gotten this reaction."

"It's just… "Another loud gag. "…uuuugh… the sight of the… poop."

"Heh, heh… want me to get the rest of that, baby? I'm almost done with Zari."

"No, I…" She made another gut wretching gag, turning away. "…I got this."

"Yeah, right…" Ibuki held it in as she was almost ready to wipe the baby's bottom, but Tommy stopped her before he said: "Ya know you gotta throw the diaper away first, right?"

"Why do I keep forgetting that?" Ibuki proceeded to wrapping up the diaper, but as soon as she picked it up… "OH-SHIT!" She quickly covered her mouth and ran to the nearest bathroom to throw up. She couldn't handle it anymore and Tommy chuckled at this scene before he proceeded to dispose the diaper properly and went back to zip up Zari's pajamas before he finished off Jaymes. Crimson Viper chuckled as well as she approached Tommy and picked up Zari, allowing him to play with her long braid as she was holding him up on her shoulder.

"Exactly why we have Tyviiana livin' wit us." Tommy muttered with sarcasm.

"Heh, heh… most mothers can handle dangerous do-do these days." C. Viper started with a smile of humor. "But I never expected Ibuki to react like that. What? Has she done this before?"

"Two other times, but that was only because most of these babies just did a piss fo' her while I had the dookie duty, but see? The thing was… she only gagged a few times and she managed to keep her lunch or dinner down… but I guess the third time did the sickenin' charm."

"But, how come you can handle it, but she can't? Seems backwards, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, but to be honest, I really have no idea why I can handle it. These are my first babies and I have never changed any diapers in my life before they came into da world. I guess I have my Mother's instincts as a parent."

"Probably… and it's an excellent trait to have, if you ask me. A father who can handle some dirty do-do is indeed a dedicated one… and you sure have been showing that lately, despite your huge size."

"Thanks, C." Tommy finally finished Jaymes and just cradled him in his big and secure arms. "I've been inspired by my dad. He raised me to be the best man I can be long after my mama got arrested."

"So, I've heard."

"And I'm sayin' this to all ya'll." Tommy raised his voice a little, getting all of the other Street Fighters' attention, even Rainbow Mika, who was holding Dyvo. "Da only reason why I'm a very devoted Dad is because of mine. After my Mom was arrested at my age of five, my Dad had no choice but to raise me alone without his wife's help. He took care of me, kept watch over me at practically every place we went, and he was just a pretty damn good fatha. It was all for the sake of my life, since I saw the police shock my mom before my eyes before she was arrested. He's probably jealous of me at dis point 'cause I got triplets and I can handle every single one of 'em, but still. He loves me, he loves his daughter-in-law, he loves his grandsons, he loves his wife… and that's all I need to know in order for me to be the best father I can be."

Every Street Fighter didn't leave no dry eyes in the place after that beautiful speech. After a good silent and tearful five minutes, Dyvo slowly crawled up to his father and hugged his ankle, begging him to pick him up. Tommy looked down at his first born triplet son and just admired him for a moment before he used one of his huge hands to pick him up from underneath his bottom and just held him there, allowing him to hug his respective left arm. Jaymes did the same on his right before C. Viper reluctantly handed Zari over to him and the baby immediately found a spot on his left shoulder. This scene before the Street Fighters still kept them in silent happy tears, taking this as proof that Tommy was indeed an extremely devoted father, just like his very own.

Three more minutes passed by and Ibuki just came out of the bathroom after washing her mouth and face from her sickening episode, admiring the scene she just saw as well before she approached her family with a cute smile.

"Heard that whole speech from the bathroom." She started as she carefully took Jaymes and craddled him in her slender and strong arms. "You really weren't joking when you said your dad inspired you, but here's my question, though… did Fate ever mention something about you having kids?"

"Naw." Tommy replied with almost no sense of thought.

"Really?!"

"Yeah, really. He neva said a thang about havin' babies. All he said was that you are truly da one fo' me and we were destined to be together. Even though we did make babies and he never mentioned it, nothin' bad happened. The reason why he never told me was because he confessed to me that new generations come as nature pleases. It's not in his power to predict whether we'll have children or not."

"Ohhh, I get it. That kinda makes sense. He is still happy about this, right?"

"Yeah. He's restin' in peace because of 'em and that's all that matters." Tommy proved that point by holding Zari and Dyvo closer to him with all the love he could possess and this made Ibuki follow suit with Jaymes before she cuddled against her husband with a cute smile. "He may have given me that dream, but that never gave him the power to make it true or not."

"I feel ya on that one, baby."

A year later, on a sunny Thursday afternoon in the month of January…

The whole Totanuki family was preparing for the upcoming dedication ceremony that was to take place at the Glade at 4:00 PM. Tommy just got into Yzyako's old beginner samurai outfit, which only consisted of a silver air breathing tanktop, baggy black sweatpants, and matching black and silver armor on his arms, legs, wrists, fingerless gloves on his hands, and shiny silver sneakers that were bulletproof. He checked himself out in the mirror and groaned with partial anger.

"They could at least provide armor for my back and chest… damn, man…" He muttered as he adjusted the armor on his wrists. Ibuki giggled in the distance as she was just getting her signature brown headwrap on, matching the rest of her old ninja outfit.

"Don't complain because they didn't have more protection way back when." She protested. "Yzyako obviously didn't need protection on his chest and back. I heard he was the best out of all the possible samurais in your family tree of Koreans."

"Probably, but still… damn!"

"Awww, don't fret about it." Ibuki finished getting the headwrap on her before she approached her husband and glanced at him from the mirror. "Besides, you look so handsome. I can hardly wait to see you teach our boys… that… uh… depends on who they choose to follow, that is."

"Don't get cocky, baby. My boys will prove that swords work better than kunai knives."

"I'll be sure to make you eat those words. I'll go and finish getting the boys ready while you… uh… grieve a little early."

"What?!"

"Bye!" After that, Ibuki quickly dashed towards her three boys, who were already dressed in identical brown and blue striped short sleeved t-shirts and black overall pants with white sneakers. Tommy saw this from the mirror and shook his head with humor as he tended to his long black hair.

"She has no idea what she's about to come up against. All three of those boys will choose to be samurais… although I can't really imagine a silent one. No! No-no… don't think that way, Tommy. They will be samurais! I know it!"

An hour later, at the Glade of Ninjas Meeting Room…

The room was already filled to capacity for the dedication ceremony for the three triplet sons of Ibuki and Tommy. Enjo and Sanjou were standing before the crowd of many different ninjas, Yuta, Raion, Sarai, Don, Snow, Genda, Ibuki's parents, Tommy's parents, Kendra, Karmayah, Bobby, and Tyviiana. Tommy and Ibuki stood behind the two masters, having Sanjou hold the two plastic weapons: a sword and a kunai. Tommy managed to hold all three of the babies by having Dyvo on his right shoulder while the other two were in his arms. It was all silent before Enjo finally spoke.

"I welcome you all to our first dedication ceremony in over 21 years." He started with a smile beneath his half mask. "This time, we'll have some tough decisions to make for these three boys behind us." He paused as he turned towards Ibuki and Tommy, who held the babies in his best capability. "Dyvo, Zari, and Jaymes… I welcome you all to the world as well as the Glade. This is the hidden village that your mother grew up for most of her life. She was an excellent student and I'm hoping that one of you will follow in her footsteps… at least, one of you. If all three, however, chooses to follow their father's ancestors, then it shall be written in stone as well as if they decide to choose their mother's path. For those of you who aren't familiar with this ceremony, let me explain how this works. Sanjou has two plastic and safe replicas of two weapons, each corresponding to their parents' respective skills. The plastic sword represents Tommy's samurai ancestors while the kunai represents Ibuki's ninjitsu abilities." Enjo paused as he allowed his partner to place down the two weapons at about five steps ahead of him before he walked back those same five steps, leaving the two weapons completely in the middle of the two groups, allowing Enjo to continue. "In a moment, Tommy will gently place down these three beautiful children and let them decide on their own who they decide to follow. They have all the time they need to choose, so let's watch together, everyone."

After that was said, Tommy placed down his three sons carefully and he took about three steps back with Ibuki following him before he held her closer to him on his left, praying for the best for the boys. The boys were a little confused about what they were involved in, but after about four minutes of thinking, Zari caught on and started to crawl over to the plastic sword, indicating that he wanted to be a samurai, just like his dad. This made Tommy smile while Ibuki kept a look of disappointment on her cute face. Karthaji saw this with happy tears in her eyes, glad to see one grandson take the path Tommy wasn't ready for.

It was now Dyvo's turn and he too went for the sword. This made Ibuki grow even more pissed and Tommy sensed it as he held her closer, making her warm on the side.

"Gettin' nervous, baby?" He whispered to his wife, who completely ignored him and just turned away, prepared for the worst. "Mm! Yeah, she's nervous."

It was all up to Jaymes. He looked over at his older brothers and made a toothless smile at them, but before he made his decision, he looked over at his parents, preferably Ibuki, and frowned at her expression. He saw that she was saddened by the fact that she wouldn't have a little ninja partner. After about a minute of watching his mom, he turned back around and smiled in realization. He was facinated by the fact that his mother was a ninja after hearing how she was raised in the Glade for most of her life. Not only was this something to be proud of, it was also something he knew he was destined to be. So, he finally made up his mind and decided to crawl over to the plastic kunai, making the crowd of ninjas, including Yuta, Raion, Sarai, and Genda cheer with all the joy they could hold. Ibuki heard the cheering and opened her eyes… and that's when she couldn't believe it. Her third and final son chose to follow her and she squealed with delight like the Valley Girl she was before she ran over to Jaymes and slid on her knees towards him before giving him the most passionate hug she has ever given to anyone while she leaked out tears of pure happiness.

"OH, JAYMES!" She started within the loud cheering. "I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, SWEETIE!"

"Whoa…" Tommy muttered with shock. He literally didn't expect this much of a reaction and he was taken aback by it for a moment. "Somethin' must've stuck wit him to help his decision."

"Heh, heh…" Sanjou chuckled. "It's obvious. Jaymes may be a baby, but he can still understand what we're saying. He must've been listening very carefully when Master Enjo mentioned Ibuki being raised among us since she was a baby herself. Dyvo and Zari really cared less about the story and decided to follow you. Hopefully, this will always be a wonderful memory to keep written in stone forever."

"Definitely!" Ibuki cheered as she just held her youngest triplet son. "You and me… we'll make an excellent team. I promise you'll have the skills to knock your daddy's socks off. Trust me. I have the craziest feeling that you'll be the coolest ninja since Guy showed up."

"Congratulations, Ibuki!" Enjo came in as he allowed his best student to stand up with her only future ninja partner in her arms. "Seeing Jaymes crawl over to the kunai was an exact representation of how you approached it when you were his age. I wish you good luck in becoming just as good of a teacher as Sanjou and I used to be."

"Thank you, Master Enjo. I promise to take it easy on him and make sure he doesn't do the same exact mistakes I did."

"Will you keep his ninja status a secret from unsuspecting eyes?"

"For as long as I can, yeah."

"Good… and as for Tommy, I wish you good luck in training as well. I hear samurai training isn't as easy as ninjitsu, but I'm sure you can handle it very well."

"I'll manage." Tommy agreed with a smile as he picked up Dyvo and Zari, holding them in one hand each.

"Excellent. Now, as proud parents of future warriors, there are a few rules you must follow in order to keep your training sessions safe and easy-going. First rule… don't force your children to do what they're not ready for. Until they say that are ready, then you can allow them to perform the very task at hand. The next rule is to keep training sessions as simple as possible for their appropriate ages. In other words, don't let them hold sharp weapons until they're about eight years old. I did that same technique with you, Ibuki… and you handled it just fine."

"Yep, I sure did." Ibuki agreed.

"Heh, heh! And finally, the most important rule: If you decide to allow your children to share their fighter status to the public, make sure they only share it to people they know they can trust. Make that your strongest restriction and let them know that it will not be tolerated if they fail to do so. Dire consequences shall await them, if they share it with the wrong people. Understand?"

"Yes, sir." Tommy and Ibuki replied with serious looks on their faces.

"I wish you good luck… all of you."

Just a few minutes later, outside the meeting room…

Tommy, Dyvo, and Zari were surrounded by Tommy's parents, Snow, Bobby, Kendra, and Tyviiana while Ibuki and Jaymes were surrounded by most of the Glade, including Sarai and Yuta, while Don was on the young ninja master's left shoulder, trying to entertain baby Jaymes. Dyvokhan and Zazari were also within the crowd, allowing Yuta to approach her.

"You really wasn't expecting that, weren't you?" He asked his old partner. Ibuki shook her head with her signature smile.

"I really didn't!" She replied. "I'm so proud of Jaymes for making that decision. This Double Eye Color Syndrome must've enhanced his other senses somehow. Most babies don't understand what we're saying, but somehow, Jaymes translated it all and understood my struggle."

"That's a smart kid, that's why." Sarai agreed. "Now, I nearly lost it when you said that he'll be cooler than Guy. Are you serious?!"

"Yeah, 'cause personally, I think Guy sucks! I'm a better ninja than he is. I mean, sure he can make huge leaps and balance himself on poles and shit, but that doesn't mean he can be as good as I am. Does he slide under dangerous projectiles just to snap his enemy's neck?"

"No."

"Does he stay in mid-air while he throws twelve kunai knives at 'em?"

"Tee, hee… no!"

"And does he use a strong energy source to blast his enemy all the way to next July?!"

"Once again… hell, no!"

"Well, then there ya go! Jaymes will be the best… a one of a kind. He'll have all those skills and then some!"

"You sound so confident." Yuta commented. "When he's ready for some advanced tips, be sure to let us know."

"Thanks, Yuta." After that was said, Jaymes made an extremely cute sneeze and that got his mother's attention immediately as she looked down at him. "Bless you, Jaymes. I'm sure you'll do fine with me. You won't be disappointed… and Don?"

"Hmm?" The tanuki came in, after he tried to wipe the baby's nose.

"I'm leaving you with the small stuff in the training session while I work with Tommy on some days at Animals of Happiness, okay?"

"Sounds good to me."

"Ibuki?" Dyvokhan came in with a smile. "As your sons' grandparents and your parents, Zazari and I just wanna say that it has been a real blessing to be here for you. Since we've learned that you've been through so much during your childhood, we now know what to come up against when Jaymes' training starts. I'll be happy to help you, if you like."

"Dad! What do you know about being a ninja?" Ibuki asked her father in wonder.

"Out of my anger towards the Geki, I was the mysterious Black Dragon Ninja of Nagasaki. Nobody has ever heard of my true identity until today. You are the first to hear about it… especially since you're my daughter."

"Now, I've heard of the Black Dragon of Nagasaki, but I never expected it to be you, my father. I'll bet you were awesome!"

"The best I was, yes. Now maybe Jaymes can relive my glory days."

"No, Daddy. I appreciate it, but no. I want him to be more like me since he looks more like me as well."

"Hmm! I understand. You can still allow me to teach him with you, right?"

"Until you die."

"Thanks, Ibuki. The Glade has indeed raised you well."

"Yo' dad's gonna help, huh?" Tommy came in, still carrying Zari and Dyvo in his hands. Ibuki nodded with Jaymes as she turned towards him. "My mama just agreed to help me with my samurai training, since Grandpa Darikosho gave her an ancient scroll of his teachings."

"Awww, that's nice! Still a 'Mama's boy', since that's the case, aren't you?"

"Same should go to you… 'Daddy's lil' girl'."

"Oh, hush. He was a legend."

"And so are you towards your Street Fighter posse, next to Sakura, Ryu, and Chun-Li."

"Hell, yeah!"

On that same night, at the Totanuki Home…

Ibuki was sitting in the king sized bed in their room, reading a magazine, while Tommy was just laying down the boys to bed in Tyviiana's room. Don chuckled at this scene before he spoke, laying next to Snow, who was already fast asleep.

"Had to order two sets of three cribs, didn't you?" Don quoted with humor. Ibuki giggled, but never moved her eyes from her gossip magazine.

"Well, just in case Tommy and I decide to have a sex night, I might as well make it that way." She replied. "Besides, Tyviiana is very good at handling children. She'll be alright, if they decide to cry. If the reason why is huge, then she'll call us… no matter how deep in the mood we are."

"I sure hope so."

"Trust me on this, Don-chan. Tommy has that fatherly instinct in him and it'll command him to tend to those kids quickly. As for me… well… I might be a bit slow. I'm… still adjusting to this whole parenting thing, even though it's been a whole year since they've been born. "

"Take your time then. I'll be the best damn uncle I can be on the side."

"I know you will." Shortly after that was said, Tommy just walked in the room, dressed in a white tank top and matching boxer shorts, before he headed for the bed and sat on his respective left side, smiling at his cute wife. Don volunteered to close the door as they were talking. "Hey, baby. Are they asleep?"

"Yeah, they're knocked out." Tommy replied. "Once again, Jaymes defied the odds. He fell asleep at the very second I gave him Greenburrg to cuddle with. He hugged it as if he was three."

"Awww, just like his Daddy. Why give it to Jaymes, though? I'm just wondering."

"He deserves it. He made you the happiest woman in the world and I'm sure he'll make you even more proud when you start his training next year. Since all three of the boys have fast learning skills like me, Jaymes has a good chance at bein' at your skill level in no time."

"And I can't ask for more than that… well, except maybe a good round of some hot sex. I'm ready." Ibuki proved her point by playfully waving a wrapped condom in Tommy's face. "Are you ready to pound me, baby?"

"As always." Tommy replied as he took the condom and got under the thick covers before he allowed his boxers to fall to the floor on his respective side. Ibuki giggled before she got under the covers with him, slipping off her silky tank top and matching purple panties on her side and it was on under the covers, due to the passionate sounds they emitted shortly afterwards. Don shook his head with humor as he headed back to his bed next to Snow.

"Married, has three baby boys, and she's still a sex beast at night." He quoted with just as much humor before he eventually fell asleep as well.

Finally, Tommy's life was completely written in fine print and ended on a happy note. Every event in his life was a sign of things to come and it came just as he expected. Now, with his grandpa resting in peace with his brother, his life puzzle was finally complete. Dyvo, Zari, and Jaymes were deemed the ultimate team known as…

The Totanuki Dragon Warriors!

The End

(Awww, what a sweet ending! I've made a new record as well. This has to be the longest story I've ever written and it turned out great, I think. I hope you all enjoyed reading it as well as I enjoyed writing it. Peace out and no flames, please. Once again, thanks for reading and God bless.)