Okay guys, we have finally reached the last chapter for this story!

And this story is one that I have been actually really looking froward to and seeing the result… I could have done a bit better, but I think it turned out alright in the end.

But thank you to everyone who favorited, followed, and reviewed this story, I hope you enjoy the end!

Chapter 23: Story Done

"And that, my chicks, is how we got you." Alex finished the very long story to Cadence and Eddie.

"Wow, that was great dad, I enjoyed it." Cadence said, yawning at the same time as tiredness came over her.

"I can see that you did sweetie." Alex chuckled. "Told you that you should go to bed."

"What, no, I'm not tired." Cadence replied, trying to keep her eyes opened. "Right Eddie, you're not tired?"

Eddie was fast asleep in Lily's wings, snoring loudly as he was comfortable in his mother's wings. Cadence knew that she was not getting out of it and sighed in defeat.

"Thanks a lot brother." Cadence crossed her wings, Eddie obviously didn't hear her.

"Well, it's way past your bedtime anyway sweetie." Alex said as he picked her up.

Alex and Lily carried their tired chicks to their rooms and laid them down in their nests, making them comfortable.

"Goodnight sweetie, sweet dreams." Alex said softly to Cadence and then giving her a goodnight kiss.

"Same to you daddy, love you." Cadence replied in her sweet voice.

"Love you too sweetie." Alex smiled back and went out of his daughter's room.

Alex telling the story to his chicks brought back so many terrible, but also happy memories and he silently walked to the hollow entrance, staring out into the night, deep in thought. Lily was currently waiting for Alex in their nest, wanting to cuddle and share some kisses before they slept in each other's wings. She started to wonder where he was and walked out of their room to see Alex just staring out into the Amazon rainforest.

"Hey, what's wrong honey?" Lily asked as she wrapped her wings around Alex from behind and brought her head to look at him.

Alex looked down at Lily with a smile and turned his body to look at her completely. He thought for a few seconds whether or not to say what he felt, but he knew that's what mates are supposed to do.

"Well, I was just thinking about the past, so much has changed since I first met you , all the happy and sad times we shared together and us being a complete family now. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if things were different, would we still be happy together? Would we have our two, beautiful chicks?" Alex told Lily, keeping his head down.

Lily felt touched as she always does with his words and knew the one thing that she could do to make Alex feel better and that was to kiss him to shake his thoughts free for at least a minute. Lily came froward and placed a loving kiss on Alex's beak and Alex was a bit surprised at first, but accepted it and kissed back. When the kiss ended, which lasted for a few minutes, Alex was back to normal.

"Thank you my love." Alex smiled as he gave a hug to Lily.

"That's what mates do." Lily replied as she hugged back. "Now come on, I can't have my mate leave me alone to sleep tonight."

"As you wish my lady." Alex bowed, like a knight and with lightning speed, he picked up Lily in his wings and carried her to the nest.

"That's my strong lovebird." Lily giggled as she enjoyed being carried by Alex.

"Knew you would love it." Alex returned as he came to their nest and gently laid Lily down, after which he came in himself.

Before the two closed their eyes for the night, they turned their bodies sideways to look at each other and wrapped their wings around each other's bodies, cuddling and making each other warm.

"I love you, my sweet, beautiful mate." Alex said as he nuzzled his beak on Lily's beak.

"And I love you too, my handsome, nervous mate." Lily giggled and rubbed her beak on Alex's beak.

And with that, the two closed their eyes, still in the loving comfort of each other as they slept. For the past was the past, now it was only the future for the two, as they had two beautiful chicks to love and take care of as well as each other. And they would love each other forever as they grew older and older, nothing could separate this firm pair of lovebirds.

The End.

Well there we go guys!

Again, I hope you enjoyed the story!

But…

This is not the end that we will see of this new family, no, for we will soon see what follows…