Gwen and Kevin did, in fact, call an ambulance. Unfortunately, Ben died immediately after he spoke his last word. Doubled with the fact that his system was filled with Ink, there was no hope of reviving him.
It was very difficult for the two to explain what had happened to their friends and family. When they did, they made sure to leave out the flower and the éclair. Mentioning it, they felt, would only disrespect his memory by creating more shock and confusion. He was a good man, and he was sick. His last word proved that.
Gwen, Kevin, Sandra, Carl, Max, Natalie, Frank, Ken, Mannie, Helen, Peirce, Alan, Cooper, Julie, Verdona, Vera, Betty, and Gordon arrived at his funeral, to name a few. His fans were holding their own "funeral" in a park a few hours after the real one. Of course, how he really died had never been released to the public. They had simply been told that he died fighting an evil force, although Gwen couldn't shake the feeling that Ben would have wanted them to know the truth. It gnawed at her through the whole event.
His grave stone read: Here lies Ben Tennyson, friend to many, hero to all. They all thought it was fitting.
As they lowered his body, Gwen uncharacteristically bursted into tears. Kevin lent her a shoulder. He was a comfort, but her pain was no less.
After the funeral, Gwen and Kevin stayed behind. Kevin didn't want to, but Gwen had her eyes glued to the headstone.
"You okay?" Kevin asked. He immediately cursed himself for asking. Of course she wasn't okay. Their best friend just died.
Gwen interrupted his thoughts when she knelt down in front of the grave stone. Kevin walked up to her to see what she was doing.
Gwen formed a circle of manna on her finger and released a stream of energy to the bottom of the rock, cutting it. Or rather, engraving it, as Kevin now realized.
When she finished, Kevin felt satisfied with her addition. No doubt she felt the same way. He gently put a hand on her shoulder. "C'mon," He said. "Let's go home."
Gwen left the cemetery with Kevin's arm over her shoulders.
His headstone now read:
Here lies Ben Tennyson, friend to many, hero to all.
He had no reason to apologize.