Well, this long journey has come to an end at last. This is the last chapter of the last story of my everlasting CHIBI series. I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time, and I think you all have been doing the same. A lot of this story happened for a very good reason, and you will see when you reach the end, and find out the reason for everything that happened before it.

But first, thanks to my reviewers:

trunks and goten - I can't even begin to thank you for sticking it out with me from the very beginning of my insane series to the end. I know that most of your reviews have up and disappeared because of the evil people upstairs deleting your account, but they shall always live on in my heart… cue sappy music I guess you have enjoyed reading this as much, if not more, than I have enjoyed writing it, and I'm sure you are sad to see the series come to an end.

Asecret Kitsune - Again, I'm still sorry that I didn't see that you had reviewed, but I'm glad you did review, and here's the next chapter.

You have made it to the home stretch after over 65,000 words of CHIBI madness, just a few thousand more and you will be done. Well, what are you waiting for? Read on…

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Epilogue: Peace at Last

All across the universe, the people were united in a singular joy.

Shikyo had been destroyed.

Every being that was alive at the time silently thanked Trunks and Goten and Yonk for the work they had done to finally defeat the evil monster, and thanked the other fighters as well for what they had done to help remove the demon from the universe once and for all. And yet, it was true that the Z Senshi could not have won without all them, for it was their power that made the spirit bomb work. Had there been one single, tiny creature that had not given them energy, the attack might not have succeeded and it wouldn't have been such a happy ending. In that way, it wasn't so much a victory for Yonk and the two boys, nor a victory for all the assembled fighters.

It was a victory for the universe.

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"Thanks Shenron!" everyone yelled to the eternal dragon of Earth as he flew back into Dragonballs which then rose into the sky.

"FARE-THEE-WELL!" came his majestic voice as the balls split in seven directions to be scattered across the globe until the day they would be needed again; the wishes granted.

One - to restore back to life all the creatures across the universe that Shikyo had killed.

And two - huge ice cream sundaes for the deserving Chibis…

Nobody present thought that the Dragonballs would ever have to be used again, the final destruction of Shikyo had ushered in an era of peace to the universe, one that would have no more wars or fighting anymore. The only fighting that was going to be happening from then on was going to be just sparring for practice for battles that would never come, and for young Trunks and Goten, just for play.

With that last task of setting the universe right again with those two wishes, the strain of the fight finally lifted off of the fighters and they all came together with hugs and smiles in celebration of a job well done.

In the middle of all the happiness, even Vegeta was smiling and content, not quite enough for much more than a handshake from his rival, but enough. Mirai Trunks and Goten were all but dancing with joy, having come from a future like the one having just been created in the present: one of peace, and it had been a long time since they had had the chance to save the universe.

Just like old times.

Yonk watched all the wonder and joy unfold around him, accepting the hugs and handshakes when they came, only managing a huge grin and a chuckle when he saw Mirai Trunks and Goten sneak around a corner, probably to make out like crazy. The Kalltorraiya-jin just couldn't contain his laughter though, when he saw Chibi Trunks and Goten grab a quick kiss when they were sure nobody was looking. Even if the others had seen, they wouldn't have stopped it; through the fight, they had come to realize that the boys were meant for each other, and, if anything, they deserved it.

Goku grinned when he noticed the boys at last, in between bites of food, of course, and turned to Vegeta, who was busy eating as well.

"So Vegeta, you don't have a problem with Trunks being with Goten then?" he asked, poking the Saiya-jin prince in the shoulder.

Vegeta turned, scoffing at the notion.

"Of course not, baka!" he exclaimed, pointing over at Goten. "That boy is more than worthy of my son after what I have seen."

"Really? You mean it?" Goku said in wonder.

"Yes," Vegeta responded. "Didn't you see when Shikyo had us all down in the dirt and he fought the thing for a moment all by himself?"

Goku grinned, scratching the back of his head and remembering that moment.

"Of course," Vegeta put in quickly, "my son will always be stronger, but your son has some potential, I have to say that."

Goku stopped to pile some more food on his plate, saying: "Yep! That's my boy!"

Vegeta smiled just a little bit, "yes," he said, "he is quite strong. Maybe even stronger than Gohan..."

The entire celebration fell silent at the sound of his name.

Goten let out a small cry, falling into Trunks' arms and starting to sob.

Mirai Trunks and Goten shifted their feet, looking dejected.

Bulma and Chi-Chi started to cry as well.

And Vegeta and Goku looked shocked, before realizing the truth.

In all the happiness and laughter of their celebration, they had forgotten what the battle had truly cost. Gohan had died a second time; he wasn't going to be coming back.

There was a moment of quiet and a somber attitude permeated the entire party as everyone was afraid to speak for fear of making things worse. After a long pause, Goten pulled away from Trunks, and drying his tears with the sleeve of his Gi, he spoke quietly:

" 'Niichan is in heaven now, and I know he's happy there."

"Yeah," Trunks put in, stepping up to hug Goten, "an' I know he's watching us right now from up there."

"And-and," Goten continued, "he wouldn't want us to be sad that he's gone, but to be happy that we saved the universe and that we are all okay."

"He's gonna have fun up there and he's happy that he died saving all of us just like he wanted." Trunks went on.

"And we are all gonna see him some day," Goten finished, "so we should enjoy life while we still got it."

There was again a short silence, which was suddenly ended by a slow clap from the Mirai boys that grew into an elated applause from everyone present. Stepping forward to embrace each other warmly, never to completely separate for fear of losing more than they already had lost, they all looked to the sky, as if to try and see the fallen Gohan. Going back to their celebrations and the food, they would never forget the heart-warming final eulogy to the great fighter, delivered so poignantly and perfectly by the two little boys who loved him most.

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About a week later, after all the hype and wonder of the victory against the monster Shikyo had passed, Mirai Trunks and Goten, sensing it was time to leave, decided that it was the right moment to go back home. They gathered their things and prepared to find their way back to a future that was sure to be just as peaceful and wonderful as they had helped make the present.

But just in case they ever wanted to come back, Bulma had made a new time machine, big enough for a two person crew, for them to have.

When they were finally ready, everyone gathered to see them off, and more than a few of the Z Senshi were a little saddened to see them go. And even though Mirai Trunks and Mirai Goten had their own lives and families to see again, who would be amazed at the years they had gained and the power they had since coming to the present, they knew they would miss the people they had been able to meet for the first time since their past.

"So I guess this is goodbye...," Goten said softly, hugging his future self and not wanting to let him go.

"Hey," Mirai Goten said, patting his Chibi self on the back, "we got the time machine now, so maybe someday we will come to visit."

Goten smiled and ran over to hug Mirai Trunks as well.

"Goten," Mirai Trunks whispered, "don't tell him...but I think you're cuter than Mirai..."

"I HEARD THAT TRUNKS-KUN!" Mirai Goten yelled, and everyone laughed.

"So then, until next time guys," Goku said, shaking his hand and going over to hug his future son for a moment, letting him go at last.

"Thanks for your help," Yonk put in, "we couldn't have done it without you."

"Glad to help," Mirai Goten said.

"Trunks," Vegeta spoke suddenly, and everyone looked over at him. "I'm proud of you too son."

Mirai Trunks couldn't hold back a slight blush at the compliment and waved goodbye to his father before heading over to the time machine with Goten.

"Hey," Trunks said, turning around. "Where's Chibi?"

"Huh?" Goten and Mirai Goten said in unison, recognizing their pet names.

"No, not you two. Where's Chibi me?"

Chibi Trunks came running out of the house suddenly, carrying his sword and he stopped right in front of his future self, holding it up.

"I'm sorry I broke your sword in the fight," he said. "Here, you can have mine."

Mirai Trunks accepted the sword from his younger self, then smiled and handed it right back to Chibi Trunks.

"Hey, you keep it, I won't be needing it in the future."

"Really?" Chibi said, smiling.

"Yeah," said Mirai, ruffling his Chibi-self's hair affectionately. "Take good care of it though."

"Don't worry, I will!" Trunks said, hugging him before letting him go.

The two boys from the future climbed up into the time machine, and said their final goodbyes before the cockpit snapped shut and the machine climbed into the sky. Everyone waved and they waved back a split second before they disappeared with a flash, back to the future...

All the assembled fighters separated and went to go back to their daily lives, not noticing in the least that Yonk had vanished again, as was his way.

In fact, the Kalltorraiya-jin was just inside the basement of Capsule Corp., standing in front of the computer system that Bulma had put together.

"That should do it," he said, punching in a few numbers and hoping it would work.

Stepping up to the door, he watched as the portal came online, just like he had remembered it from over four years ago. Without a word, he smiled and walked in, disappearing with a small flash, to set one more thing right.

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Many years into the future, long after the Z Senshi had all died, on a small, dirty planet, a small creature named Bebedi had watched the whole fight in his globe.

"DAMN THEM!" he cursed, slamming his tiny fist on the wall next to him.

"I don't get it!" he went on, "Shikyo was perfect. PERFECT! They should not have been able to defeat him like that!"

Walking back over to the globe, he watched the celebrations ensue and kicked it over, satisfied when it went dark and rolled off the platform, shattering on the ground.

"Be happy while you still can!" he muttered. "Because I'm not done yet..."

Turning back to the dark depths of his laboratory, he pondered how powerful he could make his next creation, vowing not to stop until his enemies were dead.

"Just wait...," he muttered, not noticing a small flash of light behind him. "I'll make them pay!"

"Not this time," came a voice from behind him and Bebedi turned with a cry of surprise.

"WHAT!" he screamed, his yell cut short as a firm hand seized his scrawny neck and lifted him into the air as Yonk stepped out of the shadows.

"I won't let you threaten my friends again," he said firmly.

Throwing Bebidi into a wall with a small crash, Yonk walked toward him, ready to inflict the final blow on the short evil wizard that had caused him so much pain.

"You don't understand!" Bebidi cried out, backing into the wall. "I can make you more powerful than your wildest dreams!"

"I don't want power," Yonk shot back. "I just want what you have tried twice to take away from me."

"Those stupid little brats!" Bebidi started, "they are nothing!"

"That's where you are wrong; they are everything."

And with a slight shout, Yonk transformed into a super Kalltorraiya-jin, shaking the underground lab and casting the semi-darkness into a greenish light.

"This green that you so feared will be the last thing you see."

Bebidi tried to protest, but Yonk powered up a small Ki blast and threw it at him, destroying the evil wizard with a small explosion. A second later, the whole planet erupted into fire and then burst into bits as Yonk blew it apart from the inside, erasing all traces of Bebidi and his creations, in that time and in all others.

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Back in the present, Bulma's computer beeped a few times as the programmed countdown timer reached zero and at that precise instant the portal reopened; some dust from a planet far in the future wafted in before Yonk stepped into the room. The portal closed with a small flash and Yonk smiled, glad that the battle to end all battles was finally over. It had started so many years ago, when he had saved Trunks and Goten from the clutches of the evil Buu-Buu, and had gone through all that training and then fighting Shikyo. All culminating in that final moment, that gratifyingly perfect moment when he had put an end to Bebidi and finished off the entire reign of terror that had been unleashed.

Smiling, the Kalltorraiya-jin walked back outside, eternally grateful that the war was over, but realizing that he might miss fighting. That and he hoped that the fighters wouldn't neglect their training and get weaker.

Saiya-jins…stop training…? Yonk thought with a chuckle. No way!

But then again, what was there that he and the others couldn't take care of easily after all of that? He thought about someone from the past like Frieza showing up trying to take over the world and getting blown to smithereens by a sneeze from Goten.

Laughing at that idea, he opened the door and took off into the sky, seeing how nice a day it was and planning one last thing to end it on a perfect note.

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Later that afternoon, Goku and Vegeta sat at a table in the backyard of Capsule Corp., eating some food and arguing over who would win while watching Trunks and Goten spar playfully nearby. A shadow falling over the food startled them, and they turned to see Yonk standing over them, looking like he had something big on his mind.

They were about to ask what was going on when the Kalltorraiya-jin silently put some official looking papers on the table.

What's this? Goku wondered to himself.

Not this... Vegeta thought in horror, recognizing the papers as court documents. After all that...he wants to take my son again.

"Will you just read it first," Yonk muttered, a little impatient.

Goku and Vegeta leaned over and read the documents, each quirking an eyebrow as they saw it wasn't what they thought it was.

"What's adoption mean again...?" Goku wondered out loud, gaining a soft blow to the head from Vegeta.

"I know I can't ever replace Gohan," Yonk said, "and that isn't what I want to do, but I know how much the boys like being around me and this will just make it official."

"I know," Goku said, laughing, "but Vegeta too?"

"Quiet baka!" Vegeta retorted, "my place is better then with you and that crazy women!"

All three shared a slight laugh at that before Goku smiled, "Sounds like a plan to me!" he said.

"Count me in too," Vegeta responded, "I'm going to enjoy being able to beat you up while training everyday!"

"Sure 'Tousan...," Yonk said, rolling his eyes.

They all laughed again and then Goku and Vegeta accepted the pen from Yonk and signed at the lines given at the last page, accepting the Kalltorraiya-jin into their lives and those of their families forever.

"What's going on?" Trunks suddenly demanded, and they turned to see that him and Goten were standing nearby and had just heard the last of the conversation.

"Nothing much," Yonk said, "I just wanted to do something."

"What's that?" said Goten excitedly.

"From now on," Yonk said grinning widely and placing a hand on each of their shoulders, "just call me 'Niichan."

"Really!" Trunks yelled, ecstatic.

"So cool!" Goten yelled too.

"Yep," Yonk said, and he didn't have time to say another word as he was then tackled to the ground by the Chibis and they went rolling around into the grass.

Goku and Vegeta smiled and went inside to tell their wives the happy news as Yonk watched them go and smiled as well.

"This is gonna be so fun!" the Chibis exclaimed, running around in happiness.

Yonk stood up and grabbed them into a hug, not wanting to ever let them go for as long as they should live.

"Come on!" they called out, running into the house. The Kalltorraiya-jin ran in after them, watching them for a moment before turning to look at his adoptive fathers, and then back to his new little brothers.

It was just meant to be, and he closed his eyes, savoring the moment and just so content that things had turned out so perfect.

Yonk finally got his boys after all, and everyone was happy.

He was home at last.

The End !

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So that's the end then, after all this time it's finally over. I really hope that you liked the way I ended it, and I really just wanted to find poor little Yonk a home with Chibi Trunks and Goten. It's a kinda sappy ending, I know, but then again, that's kinda what the entire series was about. Like the struggles of Yonk and the Chibis, fighting against the evils of the universe with the help of family and friends and trying to be some sort of a family themselves at the same time. I decided that's how I wanted it to end, with everything perfect, so it drove forth the storyline to where it went. Once again, thanks for reading, and if you got this far with your brain still intact, props to you.

Thanks again. Until next time.