Epilogue

"Do you think we did the right thing?" Hunter asked as he sat on a couch, his arm around Petra.

"What do you mean?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Well, you have family on Remnant, and while I'm pretty much set for life thanks to the Jaeger program, there's not much for you out here," he explained.

The brown-haired woman chuckled, planting a kiss on his cheek, "I don't regret a thing. Besides, it's not like we can't visit every now and again."

Hunter hummed thoughtfully, a smile on his face.

Before the two could further their conversation, two small brown haired children ran past them, giggling all the while.

"Hey! No running in the living room!" Hunter chided after them.

The two five-year-old boys stopped in their tracks, "Yes daddy…" They both said in unison, hanging their heads slightly.

The two parents laughed, "Why don't you go see if Arith wants to play." Petra offered.

The eyes if the boys gleamed before they both ran off into another part of the house. They heard laughing and yelling not a minute later.

A minute after that, a green-haired nine-year-old girl was chasing the two boys back through the room.

"I wouldn't trade this for anything," Petra said with a warm smile.

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Summer stood watching over three children playing her yard. One was a six-year-old girl, with bright blonde hair and purple eyes. One was a ten-year-old boy with blonde hair and silver eyes, and the third was a five-year-old redheaded girl with silver eyes.

"Do you think he's getting along with his nieces?" Summer asked Tai as he rocked back and forth in a rocking chair next to her.

"I'm sure he's fine. Yin isn't all that much younger than he is anyway." Tai commented.

"True."

Ruby kicked open the front door to the house, carrying a tray of cookies fresh from the oven, "Yin! Garnet! Mason! Cookies are ready!" She called out.

The three children stopped whatever game they were playing as they ran towards the porch.

Mason waited for his nieces to grab cookies of their own before he reached up and grabbed one of his own.

Once they had gotten their sweets and sat on the porch, Ruby pulled up a chair next to her mother.

"Blah, raising kids is exhausting." She commented, taking a bite out of one of her sweets.

"Oh? Regretting anything?" Summer asked in a teasing voice.

Ruby shook her head, "Absolutely not. Garnets an absolute joy, and I get to babysit for Yang." She said with a smile.

Summer chuckled, "I can't say I regret having Mason either. I just wish me and Tai could have done it sooner." She said.

Ruby laughed, "Gave me a little brother at that. I'm no longer the youngest!" She said in a victorious tone.

The three adults chuckled as they watched the next generation.

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Marshal Stacker Pentecost

December 30, 1985 - May 8, 2028

A father, a figurehead, a hero

May he rest in peace

Shade stood at the grave of the man who had guided them through their battles against the Kaiju. He had had a peaceful death, going out in his sleep due to the cancers that had been tearing him apart since his time as a pilot.

His funeral was a small affair, only a handful of people even attending. It was sad, but no one really mourned too much. Stacker had said not to do so, he knew where he was going.

"You really knew what to do, that's for sure." Shade remarked, "Just wish you could've seen more of what you did."

Turning away from the grave, he walked to out of the graveyard.

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"Y'know, you'd think this place wouldn't be much of a tourist attraction…" Hunter Remarked as he and Shade stood leaning against a railing. They stood on a dock overlooking Vale's coast, the museum of the Grimm-Kaiju behind them, where the remains of said monsters were stored and showcased.

"What'd you expect? They pretty much immortalized the things." Shade countered, "And that's not even considering the fact that the U.S. is finally allowing people to Remnant."

"Eh, true enough I suppose." Hunter said, turning to look at the museum. People flocked in and out, with several people obviously being from earth - the biggest giveaway was them marveling at the Faunus.

That was another thing that had changed when earth made official contact with remnant: Faunus racism all but disappeared. There were still people from remnant who were racists, but once Earth's governments had gotten involved the tourists had been fascinated with them. A few governments had wanted to study them, but they were quickly denied such privileges by Remnants local governments.

The white fang, in particular, had completely evaporated, with only memories and conspiracy theorists really giving them any credence.

"What do you suppose is going to happen to Atlas' space program?" Hunter asked curiously, "I mean, with everything the U.S. has, it wouldn't be all that much of a surprise if they just gave them the schematics to a Saturn V."

It was Shades turn to shrug, "Who knows. I certainly wouldn't be surprised."

The two suddenly heard two voices calling out to them.

"Hunter! Markus got himself stuck in the claw machine again!" Petra called out, not at all panicked, "And Marvin is trying to get into it as well!"

"Shade! Samantha won't come down from Stinger's skull, and security can't reach her. You mind getting her down?" Rona asked.

Both pilots shook their heads and smiled. It seemed that even the next generation couldn't keep their noses out of trouble.

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A/N: And with that, Jaegers and Grimm officially draws to a close. I wrapped up as many loose ends as I could think of, and added some fluff. I love reading fluff, but for the life of me, I cannot write it. In any case, I hope that you enjoyed the story overall, and for those of you that have stuck around since the beginning of this story, I thank you for reading!