WALL-E pulled on the damaged piece of robotics while cutting with his laser, finally pulling it free. EVE felt very tired once the part was removed, being pulled from her memories of trying to fix WALL-E on the Axiom.

WALL-E held the part in his hands, looking from it to EVE and back again.

No one could take their eyes off WALL-E and EVE. EVE fighting to stay awake and WALL-E holding the broken part, unsure of what to do with it. Even the repair-bots nearby - who were programmed for this sort of thing - were frozen in place. Only WALL-E's mind was racing, thinking as fast as was possible for his hardware.

Then, he got an idea. Would this work? He pulled out his BnL lighter, the one he always carried with him. He would always stare at the soft fire when he was missing EVE, but it was also made of metal, like the piece he just cut from EVE's heart. It was also almost the exact same size.

Well, it was worth a try.

WALL-E carefully placed the closed lighter into the slot where the white light once sat, pressing it into place where the metal was still hot from his laser. Just when it fused itself to her heart, EVE flew into the air, filled with renewed energy.

WALL-E stared at her like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time.

"Huh?" EVE looked into her access panel, seeing the lighter fused in place, and her eyes widened in surprise, "Oo..."

"Evah!"

EVE looked down at him and smiled while she closed the hatch to her heart, "Wall-E..." She swept him up in her arms and hugged him sweetly, gently, swirling into the air with him. She then gave him a spark-kiss.

Thank you...

"Awww..." WALL-E swooned.

Everyone else cheered.

"That was amazing, WALL-E!" McCrea gaped in amazement, "How did you know that would work?"

WALL-E looked at EVE, then turned back to McCrea and shrugged.

"You didn't know? Heh. I suppose you just wanted to try anything."

EVE giggled, nuzzling WALL-E affectionately.

McCrea was about to say something else, but suddenly, a loud siren began to blare, "Warning. All systems online. Two minutes to launch."

"What!?" McCrea grit his teeth in anger, "AAAUTOOOOOOO!"

EVE gasped, setting WALL-E on the ground. He tried to follow her, but she stopped him and pointed firmly at the ground, "Directive." she tried to fly away again, in the direction of the captain's cabin, but she felt her arm jerked back.

"No!"

EVE swiveled to face him. Her WALL-E. He had an angry disposition about him. His optics were straight, his eyelids curving down towards each other.

EVE sighed, "Wall-E..."

He tightened his grip on her hand, pulling her closer, "No!"

EVE shook her head, gesturing for the captain to come closer so she could speak into his translator. She looked right into WALL-E's eyes, Listen to me, WALL-E... she paused, taking a deep breath, I am not letting you die. I am not going to bring you up there so he could potentially finish the job. I saw that glint in his eye. I saw the way he moved. He went straight for you. He wants to kill you. He wants you to die.

EVE looked at her hands, which were entwined with WALL-E's, laced together between them. She squeezed his brown shovel-hands gently.

I will not let that happen. You're too important to me. she left it at that, not wanting to talk to WALL-E with code only. She felt her blue eyes pressing down together as she pleaded, "Wall-E...stay, please..."

"No..." WALL-E pressed the play button on his music player;

"It only...takes, a moment..."

"Wall-E..." EVE rolled her eyes, "Stop."

WALL-E shook his head, his eyes filling with sadness, desperation.

"Eve, I think he's trying to say that you're important to him too." McCrea pointed out, "If it's hard for you to see him die, think about how hard it is for him!"

EVE watched his expression.

He was alone for 695 years.

She was the first robot he had seen in all that time, and she was sleek, white, new. She was fast and graceful, and she had blue eyes. All of this caught WALL-E's eye when he first looked upon her.

But, as he would later find out, she wasn't just beautiful. She was aggressive, dedicated, calculative, but she was also gentle, calm, and patient. Her voice as well was music to his ears.

He was not about to lose that.

"One minute to launch."

"Ack!" EVE tugged against her boyfriend, "Let go!"

"No!" WALL-E clung to her even as she flew into the air.

EVE felt the weight in the anti-gravity of her shoulder, "AHHH! Wall-E!" she tried to shake him off.

"Evah!" WALL-E refused to let go.

"Eve! Just let him go with you!" McCrea scolded, "He obviously isn't letting you go alone, and to be honest, I don't like the idea of you going alone either!"

"I can't!" EVE shouted, "Wall-E! Please! Please!"

"Evah! Evah!"

"SIXTY SECONDS TO LAUNCH."

McCrea turned to the other robots, "All hands on deeeck!"

All nearby robots stood at attention.

"Han-S and D-Fib, you go up with Wall-E and Eve to shut down Auto and cancel the launch. Everyone else, follow me. Eve!" McCrea grabbed EVE's free arm and forced her to look at him, "Listen. Wall-E wants to help. Let him help, ok? That's an order."

EVE flinched, then let her eyes turn sad.

"Ok! Let's go!"

EVE watched them leave, knowing the danger of refusing the captain. It was a part of her code that could seldom be ignored. She looked at Wall-E in a new light just then. He was willing to risk his life to stay with her and make sure she was safe.

And after all, he did watch her get electrocuted and nearly die...

For him...

EVE turned his optics to face her, "Wall-E?"

"Huh?"

"Be careful." she told him, "Stay safe."

He gave a firm nod, so EVE swept him up and carried him to the broken window above, HAN-S and D-FIB right behind.

She only hoped she wasn't making a grave mistake.