"I promise to love you with all that I am, to stay by your side when you need a friend, to cherish you always with a heart so true, because there's no way I can make it without you..."

x.x

It was sixty years ago today, that four people's lives had changed for the better. They were the fearsome foursome, the best team of musicians ever known, and even now, they were still inseparable.

The date is August 15th, 2071. The sun seemed to get hotter every summer and Miami's population has piqued dramatically. That's why, in a small isolated cottage down the shoreline, lived Austin and Ally themselves. They were both retired now, being far too old to travel like they used to, but their youth was good to them. Fame never destroyed the couple like millions thought it would, instead it brought them closer together. They lived out their dreams, and they lived happily ever after.

Well, almost. Trish lived in California and Dez lived up in New York. Austin and Ally's children, Alex and Ava, moved out a long time ago to pursue their own dreams. Austin's parents as well as Ally's were deceased, as their time was up on this Earth. And though Austin was as healthy as a horse for a seventy-five year old man, Ally's health was starting to decline.

She had terrible arthritis, and she was wheelchair bound. Her memory started to fail her as well, and Austin was worried that she was showing signs of dementia. They both knew it was inevitable, their parents were around this age when their health started to decline.

As of now, Ally was in her wheelchair, covered in a blanket that Ava had knitted for her. She was looking at a photo album that Austin had put together for her fiftieth birthday. He knew she loved sentimental things. She flipped through each page slowly, smiling at the crinkled edges of all of these old photos. Each held such precious memories, and to be honest, with her memory failing her she was scared of forgetting all of these memories. Therefore, she looked at the album daily, trying to remember each face and surrounding with immaculate detail. She turned the page once more, and another soft smile graced her lips. She let her fingertips skim across the page, and the sun glimmered on her wedding ring and band. The page she was looking at signified the most important day in her life. The day she met her true love.

As if on cue, Austin walked into the living room with their mugs of decaf coffee. Of course he moved a lot slower than he used to, but he was still able to walk without the help of a device (Ally says it because of all the dancing he did in his younger days). He set down her coffee, five creams and five sugars, in her special treble clef mug, just how she liked it. He liked his with six of each, and his mug had different guitars covering the side. The coffees were set on thermal heat coasters to keep them warm. He leaned over and kissed her cheek gently.

"The photo album again?" His voice was hoarser and deeper, but still him. He still sang to her sometimes, and it was the sweetest sound she has ever heard.

"Always..." She answers. She giggles as she sees the picture of Dez and Trish in the middle of a banter, while Ally was trying to break them apart. "I miss those days..."

Austin's eyes skim the page as well. Because he had made it, he knew where every photo was. He color coordinated, dated, and placed them in chronological order. He had never even been so organized on a school assignment. Even though he went through this album every day, he never got tired of it. He knew how much it meant to Ally, and if that meant looking at the album twenty times a day, he would do it.

They flipped through each page together, reliving precious moments. They were transported to when they first met. They saw many of Trish's jobs, all of Dez and Austin's crazy antics, all of the wild animals Dez managed to bring into Sonic Boom.

Sonic Boom… it was Lester's music store ever since Ally was a baby. Ally had spent her whole life there. She would take music lessons, hang out with friends, do homework, have auditions, and she would eventually work there. It was her safe haven. It was basically home. After a while, Sonic Boom turned into the A&A Music Factory, a music school where Austin, Ally, Trish, and Dez would teach kids everything there was about making it big. They gave instrument, singing, and dance lessons. They had a recording studio and a green screen. Dez would teach kids everything about filming and directing, and Trish would teach them about managing and booking gigs. They had personal experience in every category, and they wanted children to achieve their dreams like they had.

After they graduated high school, Trish took the job of running the factory, because she would be the only one to stay in Miami. With the help of former students and employees, they ran the factory up until Trish got married and moved to California. Austin and Ally returned to Miami, but they still moved around because of touring. Also, they wanted to settle down and start a family. Therefore, the music factory became the Austin and Ally museum. They were musical icons, and the museum was the keepsake of all the memories they had created.

It was where they all met, where they wrote dozens of hit songs in one night, and it's where each key moment would build up and lead to the inevitable.

Of course you all knew the story. You lived through all of the moments with them and you saw them grow up and change. I'm sure you remember that Austin and Ally split up for three years. Ally was at Harvard, majoring in music and minoring in business. Austin was constantly on tour, and there were many times where he wasn't even in the country. They skyped one night, and a friendly conversation turned grim. It was awkward, and there were hurt feelings and trust issues. they decided to take a small break and figure out the nature of their relationship later. They were both terrified of finding out the truth, so they kept pushing it off like it wasn't a priority. Eventually, they stopped talking altogether, and they told their friends that it was better this way. The constant reminder of each other was too much to bear, even if they did maintain a friendly relationship.

You saw them get back together. Trish and Dez teamed up to book Austin and Ally on the Helen show, without them knowing about the other. The initial reconnection was awkward, but the affection was still there. Eventually, all of feelings that were built up poured out. They figured out a solution. They would be an official musical duo. They would share everything. A record label, CDs, songs, tours, merchandise, and the name. They would never have to worry about being apart.

But what happened afterwards? What happened to the fearsome foursome? How did they live their lives?

"Austin…" Ally's voice brought him back to reality. He had a tendency to space out, but it seemed to be more frequent as he aged. "Do you remember our first show together? After we became a duo?"

He smiled. "I remembered that whole tour, every show, and every moment…" He rested his hand over hers, landing on a picture of them after their first show as a duo.

x.x

"Austin..." Ally mumbled half asleep, her voice was muffled by his chest.

"Hmm.." He replied in the same sleepy tone.

She pulled him even closer, so close that he could feel her light breathing on his neck. "Where are all the pickles?"

They both kept their eyes closed but Austin cracked a small smile. "You ate them all, remember? Now go back to sleep, Ally..."

She wouldn't argue with that, both the sleeping and her eating all the pickles. It was three in the morning, and the smooth motion of the tour bus made them even sleepier.

It had only been three weeks since they had gotten back together and became a duo. Jimmy and Ronnie weren't sure about the idea at first, but given the Helen Show had gotten a billion views, they knew it would be best. Ally had graduated and now she was fully focused on their career. They would start off with a national tour, and then their international tour would be next year. Tickets sold out in seconds and they now realized not to take privacy for granted. They were both big stars, but after their comeback, they had progressed into superstars.

So now they were on their way to the second stop of the "Moon and Sun" tour. They had their first duo concert only hours ago, and now they were headed from Miami to Orlando. They had thirty tour stops altogether on this tour.

The concert was a perfect mix of the two of them. Austin had his songs, Ally had hers, and they had their fair share of duets as well. The best thing was that they were together. From nineteen to twenty-two, they had stopped being in contact. They were still twenty-two, and they were used to the fame and lifestyle of it all. Their tour bus had four bunks total, but one was a bit bigger than the others. They had a nice kitchen and booth, a gaming system and flat screen, and they even had their own 'mini practice room' complete with a piano. Being that they were twenty-two, they knew how to be responsible. Well Ally did anyways. So, they shared a bunk and cuddled every night. They knew their limits and they had nearly four years of no contact, so they wanted to make up for every minute that they lost.

Normally, Ally would've refused to share a bunk. However, she and Austin had discussed it before, and he knew that she wanted to be celibate till marriage. He respects her more than anything, and he is fine with waiting. He wasn't as pure as she was. He had a regretful night that Kira (when they were dating) had roped him into. He still regrets that more than ever, and he wished to himself that he could take that night back, so Ally could be his first.

They loved each other. The whole world knew it and supported them. Their love was something so unique. It was always friendship first, and it then progressed into something more. They knew they would never break up again. They were simply meant to be.

Now it was six in the morning, and they would be in Orlando in about an hour. She was always an early riser while he was a night owl.

They were still opposites after all.

She got up from bed and headed towards the kitchen, planning on making some pancakes. Her fingers itched to play piano, but she didn't want to wake him up, even though he wouldn't mind.

She started the griddle and began making pancakes from scratch (his favorite). They were both exhausted from performing and she wanted to treat him. After all, he's done so much for her. She smiles to herself and gently touches the moon and sun pendant that Austin had gotten for her.

"PANCAKES!"

He's up.

He runs to her, all giddy like a kid. He hugs her from behind. "I love you, I love you, I love you!"

She grinned bigger. His bare skin sent tingles through her body. She was wearing a red tank top and musical note PJs while he slept shirtless with sweatpants.

She could get used to the sight every morning.

They sit down and eat together. He scarves his pancakes down in record time. "Honestly Ally, you make some of the best pancakes ever."

She giggles, biting her tongue from telling him not to talk with his mouth full. "Even better than your mom's double chocolate chip pancakes?"

"Okay. Second best." He finishes them and thinks of how lucky he is. One of these days, he will surprise her with breakfast. But unfortunately, his cooking skill ranged from cereal to ramen noodles.

He will learn.

x.x

"Thank you Berlin!" They shouted in unison and bounded off the stage. He spun her around in the sweetest way, still basking off the high of their first international tour stop.

"That was incredible!" Ally squealed. "I feel like I can do anything! Watch me do a cartwheel!" She attempted and realized. "I still can't do a cartwheel..."

He smiled at her adorable ways and they put away their microphones. They had done their meet and greet before the show, and now they had some free time.

"Guess who flew out to Germany?" Trish's voice called from the backstage door in her usual catchphrase.

"Trish!" Ally ran over to hug her best friend. She hadn't seen her since the Helen Show, about eight months ago. She knew that Trish and Dez had their own lives now. Trish was constantly busy with rehearsals for her newest role in Broadway, and Dez just graduated from film school and had done many internships.

Trish hugged her tightly. "It's so good to see you… both of you… I of course hear everything from news and social media, but nothing compares to actually seeing you guys!" She leaned up to embrace Austin as well.

"This is so unexpected!" Ally exclaimed. "Let's go somewhere… anywhere! I want to catch up with you!"

"I do have a couple of surprises up my sleeve." Right on cue, Dez bounded through the door. His outfits weren't quite as ridiculous as they used to be, he looked sharp in a blazer and dark jeans, but they all saw his rainbow suspenders underneath.

"Guess who came to Germany too?" He and Austin ran to give each other a 'bro' hug and do their what up handshake. Carrie followed through the door. They were still going strong and wherever Dez went, Carrie followed. Nobody questioned it. They were in love. Austin knew that it would be the same way with Ally.

They all engaged in a group hug. Everything was better when they were all together. Besides Austin and Ally, the group had split up across the country. Dez was living on the west coast. Trish lived on the east coast. Austin and Ally were everywhere, and they didn't stay in one place long.

They caught up at a small diner that night. It was a retro sixties diner that reminded them a lot of Melody Diner. Trish, being the manager she is, made reservations for six people, even though there were only five of them. This made them curious and she said she had another surprise. They shrugged it off and made their way to a cozy rounded booth in the corner.

The diner was as American as you can get in Germany. The menu choices ranged from burgers to pizza to prime rib. Of course, being that Austin and Ally were famous, they spared no expense on their friends. They had enough money for necessities and for spare time.

Carrie sat at the end and Trish was opposite from her. Dez sat next to Carrie (obviously) and Austin sat next to Dez with Ally on the other side by Trish. It had been ten minutes since they had gotten there and the waitress was already delivering the drinks. They decided to spoil themselves, they were already above the legal age for drinking (21 for America and 18 for Germany). So they tried some wine, which Ally found she liked. Austin tried a sip of hers but wasn't a huge fan. He had a major sweet tooth and he found the taste quite bitter, so instead he got a strawberry daiquiri instead. Dez and Carrie preferred sparkling juice and Trish indulged in a martini. They had a lot to celebrate. They had made it.

"So Trish," Ally exclaimed excitedly. "What is this surprise?"

She smiled slyly. "You'll find out, just promise not to freak out."

"Freak out?" Dez repeated. "C'mon Trish, I never freak out. I'm the best at keeping calm."

"Not so fast, Red."

They all turned to the doorway of the restaurant and saw none other than Chuck, who, besides his cowboy boots, looked very nicely dressed.

"Really…" Austin sighed. "It's like our first high school reunion already…" Ally squeezed his hand under the table.

"I'm so calm..." Chuck started. "That when people say calm down… they say Chuck down…"

Dez sneered. "I'm so calm… that those pictures that say 'keep calm and carry on'... say 'keep Dez and carry on'..."

Chuck looked confused. "That doesn't even make any sense…"

Trish chuckled. "Nothing Dez says ever does…" She put on a serious face. "But beside the point, the surprise I have for you guys is a secret that I've been keeping for the past few months. I really hope that you guys will support me with this."

Ally slightly hugged her best friend. "Awe Trish, you know that you will always have our full support no matter what…" She turned to her boyfriend. "Right, Austin?"

"Absolutely." He agreed without hesitation. Dez and Carrie smiled and agreed.

Trish took a deep breath. "Okay… this may be a bit shocking… but the truth is, I have a boyfriend."

Dez gasped loudly. "That is very shocking!"

Trish sent him a nasty glare. "Not that you bozo! My new boyfriend…" She linked fingers with the cowboy beside her. "Is Chuck."

"WHAT?!" Everyone cried out in unison.

"But he's my arch enemy…" Dez said. "And you are my arch frenemy…"

Chuck stepped up. "You see Red, I was hopin' we could put our feuds behind us… for Trish's sake."

Dez sighed. "Fine…. as long as Trish is happy, I'm happy."

Everyone's eyes widened at Dez's heartfelt and mature response. Trish genuinely smiled. "Thank you Dez. That means a lot."

"I know." Dez sighed. "I'm a nice guy."

Carrie kissed his cheek. "You are the nicer than nice. You are the niceiestest guy ever."

"Niceiestest is not a-, nevermind." Ally took another sip of her drink, not wanting to ruin the moment.

"So, how did this all happen?" Austin asked. "I never thought in a million years that you two would end up together…"

Trish nodded. "Honestly, neither did I. It started four months ago when I auditioned for the new musical "The Cowboy and the Damsel", based on the novel "The Damsel and the Cowboy." Chuck got the lead role as the cowboy, and I landed the role as the damsel. For a lot of scenes, we had to have a lot of chemistry. After a while, we fell in love." She cuddled up to his side and smiled.

"Awe!" Ally squealed. "I love love!"

It was a great rest of the night. Dez and Chuck were decent to each other, although it was force of habit for them to be very competitive. Dez and Carrie shared a banana milkshake, Trish and Chuck talked and were flirty all night, and Austin and Ally put a quarter in the jukebox and danced the night away. It was like a triple date.

x.x

They all stayed together for another week. Now, they were in London, preparing for another show. It had been an eventful day, because they decided to explore. Dez and Carrie wanted to see Big Ben, whom they were convinced was the world's largest whale, even though Ally told them that Big Ben was a clock.

Trish wanted to see Buckingham Palace, and Chuck took his queen to tour it. Austin and Ally stayed in the hotel room most of the day, because they knew they would be flocked with fans if they went in public. Ally did get a chance to see the London Bridge though, which was something she had always wanted to do.

The concert that night was packed. The crowd's energy was unbelievable and both Austin and Ally agreed that this was one of the best shows on tour yet. They ran offstage after their encore of "Can't Do It Without You". They would never get tired of performing. It was addicting. They got back to the hotel, and decided to order room service, because they were exhausted.

They sat in Austin and Ally's room, which was a suite because they were special guests. They ordered pizza, played Zaliens 12 (the video game), and just hung out like they would've at Sonic Boom.

There was sometime during the midst of all the fun, that the girls decided to check out the spa downstairs. Chuck turned in early so it was just Austin and Dez. Dez hadn't been himself lately. First of all, he was wearing very nice clothes. Very nice, but not his style. He hadn't been as hyper as he usually is either. Austin couldn't help but feel like something was wrong.

"Dez…" He turned off the television and turned toward his best friend. "Are you hiding something?"

"Pfft…" Dez looked nervous and diverted his eyes elsewhere. "Nope…. nothing at all…"

Austin gave him a look. "C'mon Dez. You haven't been yourself since we last saw each other. Why are you changing? I think you are awesome the way you are.'

Dez sighed deeply. "For the last six months, I have been trying to figure out what I wanted to do after film school. And soon, I'll be making one of the biggest decisions of my life…" He looked at Austin with a very serious glance. "I just don't want to mess it up."

Austin looked confused. "A big decision? What is it?"

Dez took a deep breath. "I'm going to ask Carrie to marry me."

Austin's eyes widen. "Wow… that is a big decision…"

"Yeah…" Dez let out a breathy laugh. "But, I want to do it. I have to. If there's anything I've learned, it's that anything can happen. Carrie and I have been separated many times, and I don't want to lose her again. I know we are only twenty three, but I also know that she is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. And I don't want to waste even a second to make her mine."

Austin nodded. "I get it… I really do... I want to propose to Ally… but we just got back together after almost four years of no contact. Trust me, I want to make her mine. But, I feel like we are still gaining back each other's trust and trying to make our relationship stronger. I don't want to do anything to jeopardize that."

Dez nodded. "I can respect that. But I still think you should go for it. What if something were to happen, and you lost her? Then you'll spend the rest of your life regretting that you ever let her go." As he said the last words, he did his bird gesture.

Austin was unusually quiet, and was taking Dez's advice into consideration. What if he did lose her? He knew that he loved her more than anything, and he was positive that she felt the same way. Maybe he would have to think about it.

"Anyways, the reason why I've been dressed up fancy, is because I asked Carrie's dad for his blessing. He was a little leary at first. He knows how immature can get sometimes, and he wanted me to prove that I can be mature and take care of her. It won't last forever, but I want to show that I can be mature."

Austin smiled. "You got this Dez. I'm proud of you, buddy."

x.x

It was about a week later when Dez proposed to Carrie in Italy. They were both as happy as can be, and wedding plans were already in the works. The date was set in six months on May 6th. They were tossing around ideas about the theme of the wedding. Carrie wanted a pretty spring wedding in a garden filled with flowers. Dez agreed, but he and Austin were planning a Zalien themed reception. Carrie thought it was a brilliant idea. She and Dez were unique individuals, and they wanted their wedding to showcase that.

Today was November 28th. Trish and Dez were due back to America in two days, so they attended Austin and Ally's performance in Paris. Like all the concerts, it was amazing and filled with energy and inspiration. Tomorrow would be Ally's 23rd birthday, and Austin had some big plans to celebrate that.

They did two extra encores that night, so Ally was exhausted beyond belief. She immediately changed and plopped into bed, soon she was out like a light. Austin took a quick shower and got changed, and he wasn't surprised to see Ally sprawled across the bed when he got out. The room had a queen sized bed, but Ally took up most of it. She was so tired that she fell asleep on top of the covers and was snoring lightly. Austin chuckled and lifted her up slightly so he could tuck her in. Once she was settled, he cozied up next to her and wrapped his arms around her gently. She smiled, and even though she was asleep, she instinctively cuddled closer and pulled him in tighter.

Austin knew what he had to do now. He knew that he wanted to be with Ally for the rest of his life, and tomorrow, he was going to let her make that decision. He never felt as happy as he did that moment, with the feeling of his love in his arms and thinking about their future together.

This would be his forever, and he wanted to make the most of it.

x.x

End of part one! This will be a three shot that fills in the ten year gap between the Auslly reunion and the end of the series finale. Part two will be soon! Please let me know what you think? Should I continue or do you have any thoughts that you think should happen?

Thank you.

-Evelyn