One Year Later…

"Higher Puppa!" Drew cried as Eric pushed him and Jackie on the swing set behind his house. Eric laughed.

"Puppa's getting too old for this," he muttered to himself.

He turned when he heard laughing coming from the pool where Taylor was watching Danny, Lina, and Mia play in the water.

"You're right about that!" she shouted back with a grin. Eric just smiled and Taylor still felt butterflies in her stomach. Even after all the years they had been married she still felt like they were newlyweds… even if they did have four grandchildren now…

Snapping out of her thoughts, she turned to see Jackie getting off the swing running towards to gate.

Eric was about to follow him when he saw his son in law come into the backyard, scooping up his son.

"Uncle Jack!" all the kids chorused. Jack grinned and put his son back on the ground. The kids all got out of the pool and swings, respectively, and went to see him. Eric walked over to Taylor and crossed his arms.

Taylor held onto his arm and they both smiled as they saw Jack interacting with the children.

"Uncle Jack! Watch this!" Mia said as she waived her fist in front of herself, creating a small force field… a power she had inherited from her father.

Jack grinned as Drew picked up a rock, turning his fist into granite. He touched Mia's shield and it instantly went away, much to her displeasure.

"No fair!" Mia shouted. Jack smiled at his niece and nephew. Danny and Lina were in deep conversation with each other, and Jack instantly knew that one of them had inherited Bridge's psychic ability. They both looked at Jack and before he knew it, there was another Danny standing behind him.

Lina definitely got Bridge's powers and Danny received his mother's. All the children had begun to show signs of powers around the age of 4, including Jackie. With a wave of his hand, a floating pool toy sailed through the air into his hand.

"See daddy! I was practicing just like you said!" Jackie said happily. Jack kissed his forehead. He was very happy to know that his son had gotten Ani's powers.

"Good job buddy," he said as he set him down. "I'm going to say goodbye to nana and puppa now, then we have to go pick up the baby."

Jackie ran off to say goodbye to his cousins while Jack thanked Eric and Taylor for watching his son.

Hours later…

Ani entered her darkened house and cursed when she tripped over a small red motorcycle. Jackie was leaving his toys everywhere lately… she cursed again when she slipped slightly on some papers that she knew to be Jack's.

Shaking her head a bit and smiling she crept up the stairs to her son's room and peered inside. Jackie was nestled safely in his bed, but the cradle at the other side of the room was empty.

The renovations for the nursery were still being done, and soon her three month old would have their own room separate from her son's.

Her work had kept her at the academy way passed her normally scheduled time, but it was all worth it. She and Bridge had discovered a way to create time portals; well that was the theory anyway. It would take several more months, maybe even years before time travel was possible.

Shaking her head, she closed the door and heard her husband walking around their bedroom softly. Peaking in, she saw Jack slightly bouncing and walking their second child.

"Your mama will be home any time now," she heard him say. Ani decided to open the door and make her presence known. Jack turned to her and smiled. "Just like I said."

Ani kissed him gently and took her infant. "Did you miss me Tate?" she asked as she kissed the baby.

"Yes, she has," Jack replied as he handed her burp cloth. "She's hungry."

Ani sighed grinned happily as she settled in a large armchair her parents had bought for them in order for Ani to nurse. Jack watched in awe as Ani fed their daughter.

Tatum Elizabeth had been born three months earlier much to the pleasure of her parents and other relatives. Jackie was instantly in love with her, and Sydney was more than happy to have another niece to spoil. Tate had the same skin tone as her brother and looked to take after Jack. The one defining factor though were her bright eyes that she had inherited from her mother.

Ani felt her daughter finish her nightly feeding and handed her back to her father who promptly placed her in the small bassinet they had in their room. While Jack was doing this, Ani changed into her nightclothes and climbed into bed.

Everything in her life was great. Never had she imagined that things would work out the way they did. She had two perfectly healthy children and a loving husband. It was true that she went through much to get her picturesque life, but she wouldn't have traded anything; even the fact that she had lost her powers for nearly the entirety of her last pregnancy.

There were a few minor side effects to taking the serum that allowed her to get pregnant, including the loss of her powers for nearly seven times longer than anticipated. But as she watched Jack settle their daughter, she knew that it had been worth it.

Closing her eyes, she felt Jack's arm drape itself over her waist and she leaned into his warm body, his chest against her back.

"I love you Animaria," he whispered as he kissed her shoulder. Ani sighed contently and rolled over, kissing his lips.

"I love you Jack," she said as she felt her eyes drop closed. Jack grinned and held her close, kissing her forehead and settling in himself, finally realizing that this moment was worth everything that had happened…

'We'll be alright, as long as you stay with me…'

THE END

A/N: THAT'S IT! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR STICKING WITH ME THROUGH THIS AND THE SERIES BEFORE! I ENJOYED WRITING THIS AND I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR REVIEWS!