All good things...(do they really need to come to an end?)

Note: everything happened up till series finale...The gang meets again in Capeside after 5 years.

First scene

Joey is watching Dawson's show alone in a fancy apartment...

(Scene on TV: A set dressed up like Dawson's Bedroom. Actors playing Colby and Sam are acting out a scene from Dawson's New TV show "The Creek.")

Colby: Feelings and emotions have an inexplicable way of manifesting themselves in subconscious and not always se-aware behavior.

Sam: Verbal deconstruction of teen angst is really outdated, Colby. There's nothing going on between me and Petey. He's just a friend. Your best friend, I might add. I have no subconscious subliminal intentions towards him.

Colby: Just a friend, huh?

Sam: Yes. That's all. Period. End of sentence, dissertation, and postmodern diatribe. Now can we go to sleep?

Colby: So, is Petey a friend the same way you and I are just friends?

Sam: Yeah... of course.

Colby: That's what I was afraid of.

They lie back down on the bed together, and lie together awkwardly

The phone rings...She answers with a smile, already knowing who it is.

"Hey, do you know what time is it? Why aren't you home yet?...  Again? These guys at your office don't know how to work without you? Yes, I'm watching The Creek....No, I don't think I need a shrink ...maybe this will save me one...How long will you take?...Bring Chinese, please, I'm hungry...What? Are you insinuating that I'm fat?.. Apology accepted...But only if you bring ice cream...See you soon...love you"

She smiles again and speaks to herself, patting her belly: "Let's wait for our dinner, baby..."

Cuts to opening  credits

Scene 2

The Production Office for The Creek. Dawson and his assistant are walking quickly down one of the hallways; while his assistant is going through her notebook and reading things off for him.

"We'll have to loop Colby's virgin speech in the third act. His mumbling out of control."

"And don't forget about the network notes. They did not clear "masturbate" as acceptable dialogue."

"It's a clinical term" Dawson was getting on his nerves

"They suggested walking your dog. "

"Walking your dog? " That got him surprised

"You've gotta talk to Bob.He has no idea that his character's coming out of the closet. He's going to lose it."

"After lunch. I've gotta step in with the writers."

Dawson goes into a meeting room where the writers are brainstorming.

"What are we talkin' about?"

The writers start to talk again

"The perpetual dilemma, Dawson. Does Sam hook up with feisty Petey or soul mate Colby in the season cliffhanger? "

"If she chooses Petey, it will break convention and surprise the audience."

"Surprise, not satisfy. Colby is Sam's soul mate. It's destiny."

"This show is about twisting the convention, right? Let's break this notion of destiny and fate. Dawson, what do you think? "

"I think you guys are onto something."

Dawson grabs his stuff and leaves them to continue bickering. He joins his Assistant who is finishing a phone call.

": Look, I've gotta go. Here he comes. I picked up your suit for the wedding. It's hanging on the back of your door. And don't forget that the car is going to come and pick you up for the airport tomorrow at noon."

"Right."

"And Rebecca called to confirm dinner."

"Postpone it. Again. And don't give me that look."

"What look?'

"For the record, I'm a nice guy. I'm just... late for editing."

Dawson's assistant sighs....that guys need to have a life.

Scene 3

 A road on the outskirts of Capeside. Jack is driving down the road listening to the radio, when he hears a siren and looks back to see a cop car behind him. He pulls over and the cop car stops behind him. Doug gets out of the car and walks up to Jack's door.

"Looks like somebody's in quite the hurry this morning."

'Sheriff Doug, hey, look, I'm sorry. I'm late and I'm trying to get to class."

"Well, I have no choice but to issue you a citation for doing 40 in a 25."

'Look, I already have all these points against my license. You think maybe there's something I could do to...get you to look the other way."

"May I remind you, Mr. McPhee that attempting to bribe a public official is a serious offense?'

"Uh, you know, I was just hoping that maybe, um... I could appeal to your greater sense of compassion?"

Doug leans in and kisses him

"All right. Just this once, I'll let you go with a warning."

"Thanks, honey."

"No, no, never, never call me honey."

"Dude, it's a deserted road. Chill."

"Don't call me dude, either.'

"All right, tonight? Dinner later? '

"Yeah. I'll cook. My place."

"Great. I'll bring the handcuffs. Kidding.

Doug clears his throat

"I'll see you."

"Yeah, I'll see you. Jack... slow down."

"You got it."

"All right."

Scene 4

Pacey is sat on a table on his office, late at night, his tie loose, just looking at his window with a great view of NYC...His secretary comes in

"Mr. Witter, your papers to sign...And your flight to Boston is booked for tomorrow's morning, and the rental car will be waiting for you at the airport."

"Thanks, Liz...Now you can go home..."

"Have a nice trip, Mr. Witter."

He stays there for a while...coming to Capeside after so long...he didn't know if he was ready to do it...but he had to...He turned back to his table, looking at the old picture of all his friends...Was he ready to face them all?

Scene 5:

Jack's High School English Class. A student is reading some poetry from a book uncomfortable in front of the entire class while Jack is sitting in one of the desks towards the back

"We two boys together clinging... "one the other, never leaving... "up and down, the roads going north and south excursions making..."

"Mr. Hampton... is there a problem?"

"Do I have to keep reading?"

"Well, the poem's not finished."

"No, offense, Mr. McPhee, but this is a poem by a guy about another guy. It's, like, a gay poem."

All students in class laugh...

"I wasn't aware that poems had sexual orientation" Jack says to his students dismay.

"See, this gay poem and others like it actually got Whitman fired from his job. See, he was an outcast most of his life. But he didn't care. He loved his country. He loved the freedom that it stood for, and he celebrated the American spirit every chance that he got. And here we are 150 years later, and we're still laughing at him."

The bell rings and Jack looks to the door and sees Jen standing in the door way waiting for the class to leave.

"Your assignment for this weekend is to find a way to say, through the conventions of poetry, what you are afraid to say. I want you guys to write about something that you're scared of. We're gonna read these things out loud on Monday to each other, so I would hope that you give the same courtesy to each other that you did not give to Mr. Whitman today. Have a good weekend."

Everyone leaves, and Jen walks in pushing a baby carriage.

Jack is amazed by seeing her:

"Hey, hey, hey."

"Hi, Jack".

"Oh, let me see my goddaughter. Hey, gorgeous."

Jack leans down and looks into the carriage.

"Oh, my god. She's beautiful. So are you". He can't help hugging her

"Hi, sweetheart."

"God, it's good to see you."

"You, too. Mmm... So I just caught some of your act. Looks like Capeside finally hired a good teacher."

"Good teachers are just traumatized students trying to erase whatever went wrong with their own high school experience."

"Do you think that you could erase my memories while you're at it?"

"That would be a lifetime in a nunnery."

"So, what's on your agenda tonight, huh?"

"Well, I gotta have dinner with the sheriff, but if you want to catch a drink later?"

"Yeah, sure. Gosh, 6 months in, you two are already an old married couple, huh?"

"Yes, but with the added element of pretending we don't know each other every time we pass on the street."

"Oh, still? "

"Yeah, what can I say? He's a paranoid, closeted freak... but he's my paranoid, closeted freak. You are staying at the Potter B&B?"

" Mm-hmm. I'll be there, awaiting your phone call."

"All right, let's get out of here before you make me late for my next class."

"Ok, sorry."

"It's good to see you. And by the way, Andie will be here tomorrow's afternoon; she's coming with her fiancé"

"Andie is going to be here? So this is going to be the all Capeside High reunion?"

"Kind of that...but we still don't know if some of the guys will actually show up"

"See you later, Jack"

Dawson's House.

 Dawson walks into the house carrying his bags, and looks around remembering a lot. When Gale comes running and gives him a huge hug.

"Ah! You're here! Yay! Ha ha ha! Oh, look at you. You get handsome every time I see you."

"Mom, I look terrible. I've aged 10 years in the past 9 months."

"Well, you wear it well. So, how was your flight? "

"Oh, it was ok. I've got 5 scenes to write by tomorrow, and the season finale shoots in a week, I still don't have an ending. But...other than that... "

"I'm just so glad you're here."

"And miss my mom's wedding? Not a chance. Not a chance."

Lilly comes running down the stairs and gives Dawson another hug

"Dawson!"

"Lily. Hey, hey, hey, you got tall!"

"Dawson, I just got Annie Hall on DVD. Wanna watch it with me?"

"Sure. Go set it up."

Lilly runs off

Dawson looks oddly to his mom

"Annie hall?"

Cut to upstairs in Dawson's room. Dawson looks around and sees a Director's chair with his name on it and a poster of his show on the wall. He puts down his bags and looks around and picks up a picture of him and Joey happy together. He missed her...he was so lost in his Hollywood bubble that he couldn't believe he hadn't spoken to her for more that a year...Actually he lost touch with all his friends....

Next day

Jack takes Jen and Andie to the new restaurant in Capeside, the new Ice House, owned by Bodie, Bessie's husband. Dawson is already there...

"Look who I see...the most famous Capesidian is back"

"Nice to see you, Jack, Jen. And...Oh, God, is that Andie?"

"It's me, Dawson, in bone and flesh..."

He looks to her left hand and sees the diamond.

"God, you're engaged...who is the lucky guy?"

That same moment Pacey arrives at the restaurant...

"Pacey!" Andie couldn't help calling him...

Dawson looks at Andie, awkwardly...Andie is engaged to Pacey?

"Whoa there, Mc Phee...Can't believe you're here!" He takes her in a bear hug

Dawson looks at them without understanding...Pacey looks at all his old friends...He knows the only one there actually knows anything about his life now is Jack...courtesy of sheriff Witter, for sure...

"Pacey, man, it's too good to see you again...How's the big city going?"

"Same as ever, Jackers...you should come to visit more often....Hey, Momma Jen. Hi, Dawson"

"Hey, Witter..."

Andie takes a look at Pacey then realizes something...

"Pacey!!! When did you get married?"