Notes: Yeah, I lied about the oneshot thing.I found this in my inbox as a reply to sunstar989's review. Wrote an alternative happy ending for the family. I thought it was cute so I'm posting it here for anyone who wants to read it. It's not really necessary to the plot though. Just cute family fluff. (◡‿◡✿)

Lull Me To Comfort

Epilogue

'Please let them be alive. Please, please, please. You can take the couch and even the pretzels, just don't take them away from me.'

Yo trudged through the ravaged mess that the Nightmaster's castle had degraded to. Various scorch marks and streaks of red, still slightly wet, decorated the few stone walls that were left.

It was the very picture of a ruined battlefield.

"Yin? Yang?" he called worriedly, his steps faltering with every call that was left unanswered. "C'mon you two...this isn't funny. Where are you?"

Silence, loud and overwhelming, was his only answer.

"Fook!" he cursed, kicking away a broken lamp that was in his way, before dropping to his knees as he punched the ground repeatedly. "Why?! WHY THE HELL NOW?! WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE WAITED UNTIL I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM, HUH?! ARE YOU REALLY THAT SADISTIC?!"

"M-master Yo?"

A quiet, curious voice stopped Yo in the middle of his rant as he turned his head around wildly to look for the source of the voice. He found her behind one of the broken walls; a nervous look in her eyes as her twin brother stood behind her.

"Are you alright, old man?"

Yang wasn't any less blunt, though Yo noted that the nickname he used was affectionately used.

Then again, that isn't important.

"Kids!" he said. He hurriedly wiped his face clean of blood, tears and mucus before running up to take Yin and Yang in his arms in a big bear hug. They squirmed underneath his tight grip but returned the hug with the same fervor.

"Where the hell were you? And why didn't you answer me?" he demanded. Yin and Yang laughed nervously.

"Yeah, about that..."

"The force from the blast was really strong Master Yo. It was able to throw us back pretty far." Yin explained.

Yang grinned. "Yeah, pretty powerful move right there, huh Master Yo? Why are you crying anyway? We won, didn't we?"

Yo only shook his head at Yang's cockiness, "Yeah, yeah. You're both getting pretty strong now, aren't you?" he smiled, a hint of pride seeping into his voice.

"Yeah! So do we get a big, shiny medal declaring us the 'World's Greatest Heroes' or better yet, finally become Level 3 Woo Foo warriors?"

"Hm, we'll see." Yo smirked. "Anyway, we better head back to the dojo. I still need to check on those wounds of yours. Unfortunately, I used up all my magic in the battle so I can't Foo-portate us there and I'm pretty sure you guys are all wiped out too. So we're going to have to walk."

Yin and Yang groaned.

"But Master Yo!"

"No buts! March!"

Yo turned his back towards the North, prepared to hike all the way back to town. 'I said you could take the couch and the pretzels...I didn't say all of them.'

"Hey, Master Yo?"

He stopped when he felt someone tugging on his fur. He turned back to see Yin and Yang shyly bowing their heads and drawing patterns on the ground with their feet. His eyes softened.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Can we...can we call you Dad?"

He stood still, shocked at the unexpected question and uncharacteristic display of shyness they were both showing. Usually, whenever they played this card, it was always to guilt trip him into getting them what they wanted. Still, he was unable to repress the fond smile that found its way on his lips.

"Sure. Why not?"

There were shocked yells and bouts of laughter as Yin and Yang suddenly tackled him; hugging him so tightly that he couldn't breathe. Yet he hugged them back just as tightly, almost as if he was making up for all of the years they lost between them as father and children.

"Yay! Hey daddy, daddy! Can I finally get my own room?"

"Will you play video games with me?"

"Give me a Two-nicorn for my birthday?"

"I want more video games! And holidays too!"

Despite the growing requests, Yo only laughed, his mood still high from the victories he won. Though defeating Eradicus was important to save their world, he found that it wasn't the most important battle that he won.

The greater victory that day was the fact that he had been there for Yin and Yang...as their father.

'Mother of Foo, I am getting old.'