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Chapter 25: Out With The Old, In With The New

Bakugan City had never been in such high spirits. Even though the Bakugan Battle Brawlers no longer had their partners (who had returned home years ago), they continued to do their part in the years have past since that terrible day when everything had finally come to an end.

Julie continued her work as a reporter, but she got promoted to news anchor. She is thrilled to have her career on track and continuing forward. Billy finally got up the courage to propose to her and is currently planning for their wedding.

Dan and Runo have been married for one whole year. The Pyrus Brawler also saved enough money and has now started his own business, which is in games of course. Runo followed her parents' line of work and opened up her very own café. She even placed it in the middle of the city where the best business can be found.

Marucho continued on working with his father's company and is preparing to take over. He still hasn't found a girl friend, but he still has plenty of company with Kato, the ever-faithful butler. He is also preparing to launch the new Bakugan Interspace, but he made sure to build it in a completely different format than the previous one.

When Vasquez was defeated, Panther decided that it was time to change her career. She is now in charge of teaching a special group how to find people and how to be able to go undercover. She currently works for the government agency and sometimes is a bodyguard to the Prime Minister. Panther also decided to change her name back to Shay.

Jin didn't really get anything special. He merely returned home with his nephew Michael. He changed jobs from working as a cashier and is now a professional bodyguard for hire. Jin had to admit that he got paid way more in his current line of work than his previous job. When everything was over, Jin asked Panther out on a date and they have been going out ever since. Though he is thinking about proposing in the near future.

As for Vasquez's gang, they disbanded once they found out their leader was dead. Travis tried to take over the job as gang leader, but he quickly realized that no one would listen to him. He was arrested a year later after Vasquez's death where he is sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

As for Shun, he married the girl of his dreams. They are about to celebrate their fourth anniversary. He sold the dojo to a nice family that was looking for a peaceful vacation home. With the money, he and Alice moved to Bakugan City where they began their new lives. He couldn't help but feel relieved now that everything was over. He was finally free.

After his recovery, Shun was asked if he could work for the law enforcement as a detective. He agreed immediately, finally glad to have a much better paying job that being a bartender. He was also comforted by the fact that he could provide for his new family without worry.

Alice still works with Runo at her café. Enjoying how easy it is to make people smile while giving them delicious meals and a calming atmosphere. Another surprise appeared not too long ago for her. She found out that she was pregnant. Alice was almost five months pregnant and she loves to watch Shun every time he is told that he is going to be a father. He couldn't wait for that.

Alice figured that her child was going to be a handful and most likely to get in trouble. Probably cause more trouble than she could handle, but that is a different story altogether.

THE END

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That's all, folks! Very short chapter, but there were a lot of requests for a conclusion. Congrats, everyone, you have made it to the end of the story. Whew, that was a lot of writing. Now on to the next story! My next story will be a Lord of the Rings story, which is called Lost Memories. Don't worry; there will be more ShunXAlice stories in the future. A big thanks to everyone who has reviewed. You all are the motivation I need to keep writing and I can't wait to see what you think of the next story. See ya'll in the next dangerous, adventure! *SaphirePearl*