Giga-Robo carried the box now sealed tight with packing tape. He couldn't believe he was leaving these two to certain death, but he didn't have much of a choice. Chibi and Telly were broken. He had tried to charge them, but despite getting lots of power, they wouldn't wake up. The address on the box was to New York City, Apartment complex 20500, Dr. Gary "Joy" Ebisu.

He was going to mail the box there because the nearest Citrusoft building in LA had been severely damaged from the explosion, and so no one was in office while repairs were being made, unlikely to be finished for a long time since the repairs on the hospital were far more important (there had been almost 300 casualties). Therefore, Giga had no choice but to ship them off. It was a hard choice, but all the toys agreed that it was for the best. Dr. Ebisu was so brilliant the repair wouldn't take long at all, and they would come back good as new.

Besides. Mom and Dad were no longer here to help.

Jenny smiled at the box as she lifted Giga up so he could slip it into the PO box, "Goodbye, Chibi. See you soon, ribbit."

The captain coughed, "I guess...this is the end for me..."

"Captain..." EVE took his frail hand, "We can save you! We can give you an artificial heart transplant! You don't have to die!"

"N-no..." Captain McCrea smiled, "It's fine...I've had a good run...I want to die on my own terms..."

"Ohhh..." WALL-E mumbled.

"Captain..." Rio stepped in, "What should we do?"

"I...I want-!" he had difficulty breathing for a second, "I want you guys to pick a new captain, together. Who would be the best leader? That's for you to decide..."

"Captain..." EVE almost felt herself cry, "I don't want you to die! Please don't die!"

"Eve..." McCrea took her hand in both of his, "I know you were my greatest comrade, but I'll rest easy. I'll be alright wherever I go. I just have one last request..."

"Anything!" EVE promised.

He gave a soft chuckle, "Call me by my first name."

She blinked, "Your first name? But that breaks..."

"I know, protocol, but I'm about to die. Please? Just once?"

"Ok-kay..." EVE forced a smile, "Goodbye, Benjamin..."

His smile was proud, "I had fun...while it lasted..." and with those final words, he fell limp and his eyes fluttered open.

EVE let her false demeanor drop and she began to sob. Her family around her could only watch in sorrow, or cry silently. EVE had been closer to the captain than the rest of them, so it made sense that she'd be the most broken by his loss. EVE lifted her head and rubbed her visor, carefully extending her fingers to close his eyes.

"Let's go!" EVE said through her robotic tears, "I want to bury him!"

All the sisters gathered around to celebrate the life of Captain Benjamin McCrea. EVE was almost in a trance the whole time. It almost felt like he wasn't dead at all, but that at any moment he would jump up and shout, "It's fine, guys! I'm okay!".

Needless to say, that never happened. He'd had heart problems for a few years, but no one expected it to kill him. He hadn't even reached a hundred years of age. After he was buried, EVE almost felt numb. It was unpleasant.

"What are we going to do?" Mary asked, "We have no captain now!"

EVE gathered herself up in her mind, turning towards everyone else, "Can I have your attention, please!?" she continued once they had settled down, "I...I don't know how a new captain would be chosen! Does anyone know!?"

Some people mumbled, but no one stepped up.

EVE sighed shakily, "Okay, we'll worry about that later...for now..." she paused, searching for the right words, "He was the only captain I knew. He helped us get back to Earth, and he was an honest and true friend."

"Evah?"

EVE smiled down at her husband, WALL-E, "You're gonna miss him too, huh Wall-E?"

His optics drooped, "Yeeeah..."

She took his hand gently, "I'm eternally grateful to him..."

"He was a great captain." Rio said, "And an even greater friend."

"I don't know what to do..." EVE suddenly tensed, "Everyone to the Axiom!"

"What!?"

"Axiom! Now!" she ushered every human and robot to the giant space ship.

She would have to talk with her team shortly.