Author's Note/Disclaimer: Yup, I still don't own it.

Well, here's the epilogue for all two of you still reading this. Thanks for sticking with me. I have now fixed pretty much everything that's been bothering me since season four. :) Sorry this took so long, the last couple weeks have been kinda a mess.

Epilogue

The next several days were a little trying for everyone. Though Zane was alive and that in itself was a good thing, it still took time before he was comfortable interacting with everyone again. His memory was slow to sort itself out, but once it had, he found himself feeling much better. Better, even, than he had since his first rebuild.

The only thing bothering him now was the fact that PIXAL seemed to be spending more time with Jay than with him, lately. He wasn't jealous; he couldn't help but be aware of just how she felt about him, but it was odd. Especially since neither of them would talk to him about it.

He wandered the ship, looking for PIXAL, carrying with him an unaddressed envelope. It wasn't really the same anymore, now that she was no longer in his head, but after everything that had happened, he was trying to get things back to normal. Or at least as close to normal as he could.

He walked out onto the deck of the Bounty in time to catch Jay talking quietly with PIXAL right before she flew away. He raised an eyebrow, tucking the envelope away in his gi before Jay could see it.

"Jay? Where is PIXAL going?" he asked, walking over to join the blue ninja.

Jay jumped. He wasn't expecting anyone else to be there. Still, he turned to Zane with a smile. "Oh, she said she was just going to visit Cyrus for a bit. Did she not tell you?"

Zane shook his head. "No. . ."

"Oh, man. Are you two having some kind of trouble?" There was something a little off about Jay's voice, but Zane couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Not that I'm aware of, but she seems to be avoiding me for some reason. Is there something different about me now that may be driving her away, perhaps?"

"Different in a good way, maybe." Jay shrugged, frowning. He placed a hand on the nindroid's shoulder. "Why don't you get her a present? Let her know nothing has changed about how you feel about her?"

Zane didn't mention the letter, even though he was intending it as a sort of gift. Instead, he mulled over Jay's suggestion for a moment. "That may not be a bad idea, but what should I get her?"

"Well, what does she like?"

Zane was silent again as he considered the question. As far as material belongings went, PIXAL didn't really need much. She hadn't had much real world experience yet to fully discover what she did and didn't like. Chocolate and flowers didn't really seem suitable in this situation. After a moment, something occurred to him.

"I have an idea, but I think I may need your help."

Jay couldn't keep the grin off his face. "Sure! What do you need?"

X X X

It took some time for the two to gather what they needed. Jay insisted on going to Borg Industries to meet up with PIXAL there once they were ready, though Zane couldn't understand why. Surely she would have gone back to the Bounty by now? Jay insisted, though, so he decided to follow him. He seemed to know something Zane did not.

Carrying several items between them, the two entered the tower. Jay told Zane to wait by the elevators while he checked in with the front desk. Zane wasn't sure why Jay's attitude was making him anxious. Something was definitely strange about all this.

He didn't have much time to ponder as Jay returned, grinning. "We can head up anytime. Cyrus is waiting for us."

"Cyrus is?" Zane questioned, but Jay either didn't hear him or he ignored him completely. Zane wasn't sure which. Silent, he followed Jay onto the elevator.

Soon, they reached Cyrus' office, the elevator doors dinging open. Cyrus himself was waiting for them, smiling.

"Hello, boys! Come in! Come in!" He wheeled over to the two, glancing at the thing Zane was delicately carrying in his hands. "Is that your gift for PIXAL? You may wish to hide it so she won't see it before you are ready."

Zane frowned. Something was without doubt going on here, and he had no idea what it was. "If I may ask, where is PIXAL? I was told she was here, visiting."

"In a manner of speaking," replied Cyrus. "Seriously, though, hide that."

"All right . . ." Zane transferred the little cup behind his back, careful not to tip it so it spilled. "I still don't understand what's going on."

Jay, meanwhile, placed the bags he had been carrying behind a counter. He was having a difficult time keeping a straight face.

"It's all right. We'll explain everything," said Cyrus. "PIXAL! You can come out now!"

Zane couldn't help it. His mouth dropped open in surprise. He had only just gotten used to PIXAL being in the body of the metal falcon, but now . . .

The patterns on her face were a little different, since it had been necessary for Cyrus to replace her head with one from a previous PIXAL unit, but otherwise, she was exactly the same. Her hair was the same, as were her eyes, but most importantly, her smile.

"Surprise," PIXAL said, smiling shyly.

"PIXAL, you . . . I . . ." Zane found himself at a loss for words. "How?"

"Jay and I recovered some of my original body while we were searching for your power source. It was enough for father to be able to restore me."

No one noticed Cyrus as he perked up at PIXAL's words. It was the first time he had heard her refer to him as father and sound comfortable with it. He was practically glowing with happiness.

Jay could see what was coming next, and darted forward to grab the little cup from Zane's hands before the nindroid could drop it. He quickly hid it away before turning to watch with a smile as Zane embraced PIXAL properly for the first time in over a year.

There they stayed for several moments. While the two had been together for most of that time, they hadn't been able to touch. Jay couldn't imagine what that must have been like.

Zane and PIXAL eventually drew apart, but continued to touch foreheads, taking full advantage of being able to make contact with each other once more. Jay got the distinct feeling they were going to be inseparable for a while to come.

"Zane. Hey, Zane," Jay called after a while, once it became clear that the robots had tuned out everyone but each other.

"Huh?" Both Zane and PIXAL looked up and over to Jay. "What?"

Jay nodded with his head towards where he'd stashed PIXAL's surprise. Zane's expression of confusion quickly became one of understanding and he turned back to PIXAL. "Please wait here a moment."

PIXAL watched in curiosity as Zane joined Jay. The blue ninja passed something to Zane, which he hid once more behind his back before turning around.

"I . . . uh . . . I got you a present . . ." With that, Zane held out the little cup.

PIXAL took it carefully, drawing it closer to get a better look. Her eyes went wide with delight. "Oh, he's so cute!"

Inside the cup was a bright red Betta fish. It didn't have much room to swim and show off its fins, but PIXAL was already entranced. She watched it sway lazily as the water swished from the movement of the cup. Looking it in the eye, she could almost swear it was looking back. He had an intelligent face, for a fish.

PIXAL drew her attention away from the fish after a moment and smiled at Zane. "Is this because I enjoyed the aquarium so much?"

Zane smiled sheepishly. "Yes. I did not know what to get you otherwise."

"He is wonderful. Thank you." PIXAL carefully set the Betta's cup down before hugging Zane again.

"Now," spoke up Jay, "Zane wasn't really thinking about how the Bounty would be a terrible place to keep a fish tank. Luckily, Cyrus and I had a quick chat when we got here, and we think we have a solution."

Cyrus wheeled over to the counter he'd cleared off earlier after talking to Jay, as the ninja in question retrieved the tank and other fish supplies from where he'd had them hidden. Together, watched by the slightly confused robots, the two prepared the fish tank for its eventual inhabitant. Once that was complete, Cyrus set up some cameras, testing them by broadcasting to one of the larger monitors in the room.

"You can keep your fish here, where he will be less likely to spill in the event of something untoward happening to the Bounty yet again. I obviously haven't had a chance to set up a feed to the ship yet, but once I have, you can use it to look in on him whenever you wish. I will make sure he is well looked after while you are away. You are, of course, welcome to visit at any time," said Cyrus. He paused for a moment. "I hope this is acceptable?"

"Yes, that sounds reasonable," replied PIXAL. She picked up the little cup once more. "He reminds me of Kai."

"Oh man, I could see Kai hating having an angry little fish named after him!" exclaimed Jay. He fixed PIXAL with a massive grin. "Do it!"

"Why would you think that would upset me, Jay?"

Everyone turned to find Kai, accompanied by Skylor, standing in the entrance to Cyrus' office. The two were smiling and carrying take out bags.

"Ah, good timing," said Cyrus. "We were just wrapping up here."

Zane and PIXAL were left, staring in confusion once again, as Jay ran over to help Kai and Skylor with the bags.

"You actually managed not to ruin the surprise?" asked Kai as he, Jay and Skylor began to unpack, setting the food out along a desk. Now that Zane thought about it, it had seemed curiously empty before. Now he knew why.

"Oh, come on! I'm not that bad at keeping secrets!" protested Jay. "But yeah, they never suspected a thing! Where are the others, anyway?"

"They'll be up in a moment with the rest of the stuff," replied Skylor.

"What's going on?" Zane asked. He and PIXAL were still completely mystified by current events.

"Just a party," replied Jay as he wrapped his arms about the two robots. "We need to celebrate your triumphant returns, after all!"

Zane blinked. "I thought you already did that?"

"Actually, this was all your sensei's idea," said Skylor. "He suggested last time that we hold off until you were feeling better. Then Jay let slip that he and Cyrus were planning to rebuild PIXAL, and well, it just made sense to wait until you were both back to normal."

Just as she finished, the elevators dinged, and the rest of the ninja spilled out into the office, each carrying various items to set up for a party.

"You didn't have to do this," said Zane.

"No, but we wanted to," replied Kai. "So come have some fun! And try to get something from the food table before Cole eats it all." He glared at Cole, who had set himself up in front of the food spread and was now busily stuffing noodles into his face. The Earth ninja looked up.

"What?"

Kai just shook his head before turning back to Zane and PIXAL. "Well, if you don't want to party, at least let me help you get Kai Junior into his tank?"

"That is not his name," replied PIXAL.

"Well, whatever you decide to call him, I think he'd like to come out of that little, cramped cup soon."

"This is true."

The three continued to set up the fish tank as the others got the party into full swing. Everyone was having such a good time, it didn't really matter who was doing what, as long as they were having fun doing it. Cole continued to ravage the refreshments as Cyrus got music set up and running. Jay convinced Nya to dance with him, and eventually, Skylor managed to drag Kai out to dance, as well. Wu stood off to the side, watching and bobbing along with the beat.

Lloyd wandered over to help Zane and PIXAL with her new pet, since neither of them really knew what they were doing without help, and also because he wanted to see the fish. An internet search and some time later, the three had the fish acclimatized and swimming happily about in his new home.

Amidst the celebration and general hubbub, Zane totally forgot about the letter, still tucked away in his gi.