Speedy and Polly: A Match Made In Heaven

Story by: Phoenix710&Merigirl

Disclaimer: Neither Merigirl nor I claim any rights whatsoever to Samurai Pizza Cats, or to any of the characters. Samurai Pizza Cats, and all associated characters, are registered trademarks of Saban.

The songs are 'Her Eyes', by Pat Monahan, and 'When I Fall In Love', by Celine Dion.

Chapter Eleven: Mountain of Love

A few days later, Polly and Speedy had made plans for another date, and while they were gone, Guido had planned to call his brother Cosmo, and his sister-in-law, Myoshi, who ran a catering business in the north end of Tokyo, to see if they'd help with the catering for the wedding. All throughout the day, as they were serving and delivering pizzas, both Speedy and Polly were happier than they had ever been in their lives. Speedy himself couldn't stop singing through the streets, as he made his way to another delivery.

"Her eyes, that's where hope lies.
That's where blue skies
Meet the sunrise.
Her eyes, that's where I go
When I go home."

He called out a cheerful 'Good Morning' to everyone he saw.
"Good morning, Speedy!" a vender called out.
"It certainly is! It's a fantastic day! This is a great MONTH to be alive!"
Speedy made his way down the street, stopping at the home of Ruby. She opened the door and Speedy was thankful she was wearing her glasses. "Hi, Speedy."
"Hi, Ruby, I got your pizza."
"Thanks. Lovely day, isn't it?"
"It's a wonderful day, Ruby…it's a wonderful MONTH! This is the greatest month of my entire life!!!"
"My goodness, Speedy..the best month?!"
"Yeah, Ruby! Nothing can top this month!"
"Wow, Speedy, what's happened?"
"I'm getting married!!"
"You are? Congratulations!!!"
"I am the luckiest Cat in all of Tokyo..in the whole world!"
"So…who's the lucky girl?"
"Oh, you know!"
"Polly?"
"Polly."
"Wow, that's so wonderful! I'm so happy for the both of you!" She pulled out some yen. "Here ya go, Speedy. Keep the change. Small wedding gift."

Back at the Pizza Cats' Pizza Restaurant…

Meanwhile in the restaurant, two young women came into the pizza place and ran up to Polly. "Oh, Polly, we just heard the news!"
Polly looked up. "You did?"
"Yeah! Francine told us! Speedy proposed to you a few days ago! Congratulations!" she hugged her.
"I just want to see the ring! Come on, Pol. Show us!"
"Yeah, I wanna see it too!" Polly smiled and held it out, causing both the women to gasp. "Oh my God, that is gorgeous!!"
"You're a lucky woman!"
Polly gazed at the gorgeous band as the diamond sparkled under the restaurant light. "I know," she said softly.
After they had closed up, Francine came upstairs as Polly was finishing getting dressed for her date. Francine knocked on the door and entered. Polly was dressed in a casual dark pink shirt, a light purple vest, light blue shorts, white socks and sneakers. "Hey Polly, you look great. So, are you and Speedy going someplace different tonight?"
Polly spun around happily. "Speedy is taking me mountain climbing tonight!"
"You're going mountain climbing?"
"And then we're having a picnic dinner right on the top!"
"Wow, that's different…mountain climbing! I would have never thought of that."
"Speedy and I both love to climb mountains. It's a lot of fun…and right on top you can see for miles and miles." She took her perfume and spritzed some behind her ears…and a bit on her tail.Speedy's bedroom…

Speedy was putting on a white jacket over his light grey shirt. He stopped to put something very special in his light blue jeans and tied his red and white sneakers. He ran a comb through his hair, and then he picked up his helmet to go mountain climbing in. He reached into his pocket. This was something very special, something that had been in his family for years…and now he would give it to the one true love of his life! He could hardly wait. To think, he had chased after the wrong girl all this time, and had not even noticed real, honest love right in front of him! But that was the past. Now, as he looked at his favorite picture of Polly, this was the beginning of the future. Smiling to himself, he went downstairs to prepare the basket.

Once they both left, Guido got on the phone to call his brother. Soon, Cosmo and Myoshi entered the restaurant. Guido went to greet them. "Hey, brother. Hi, Myoshi, how're ya doing?"
"All right, brother," Cosmo said.
"Hiya, Guido," Myoshi hugged him. "So, how's my favorite George Clooney wannabe doing today?"
Guido put his arms up. "Just fine, Myoshi, good to see you too. So, how's Cosmo treating ya?"
"He's treating me fine. Then again, he believes in commitment. Oh, perhaps I shouldn't have said that. I know you're allergic to the word!" She laughed and punched him lightly on the arm.
"Hey, hey, hey..I'm not like that anymore!" Guido said.
"Oh, I bet!" Lucille's voice was heard from outside just then.
"Guido? Is that your brother?"
"Oh," Cosmo said. "Well, don't worry…Myoshi and I will just wait right here while you go say hi to number thirty-six." Francine bit her lip to keep from laughing.
"Yeah, he is, Lucille," Guido called out.
"Lucille now, is it?" Myoshi asked.
"Yeah, I guess he's batted around and he's back at the top of the order!" Cosmo cracked.
"You and him have the same Mother?" Myoshi whispered to her husband.
"What can I do? He's my brother," Cosmo said, just as Guido came back with Lucille. "Hey Lucy, how are ya?"
"Just great, Cosmo. Hello, Myoshi.":
"Hi, Lucy. So, you're dating my brother-in-law, I hear. Hope he's being good to ya!"
"Oh, yes. He's such a gentleman. He really is!"
"Yeah, until the next pretty girl-next-door comes on by!" Myoshi muttered to herself. Out loud, though she put on a smile. "It's great that you guys are dating now, I hope he IS taking care of ya!"
"You bet," Guido said, putting his arm around Lucille. "In fact..I'd like to formally announce that Guido Anchovy and Lucille Omitsu are officially going steady!" Lucille smiled and showed off her pin. Myoshi looked at it carefully…and couldn't help but grin.
She stood up and folded her arms across her chest, holding in a giggle. "You're going steady?! O….K….you're going steady?! YOU…OK, so basically," she pointed to the sky. "It's raining up there," she pointed to the ground. "It's snowing down there. Big Cheese is gonna come back and become a Priest, Jerry Attrick will become a Professor, the Ninja Crows are going to law school, frogs are going to come pouring out of the sky any minute, and rocks are now something you can put on pizza!" She snickered. "Uh..Guido..you DO know that going steady means you only date one girl, right?! As in one? Uno? Only?"
"I know, and I'm aware of that, Myoshi!" He hugged Lucille before she could tear up. "And I happen to know that Lucille is the only one I want. As of this moment I'm done with all others. This girl is the one I love with all my heart and soul."
"Wow…" Cosmo said. "Lucy, ya might wanna get that in writing.."

"OK, come on, that's enough of that now," Francine said. "He didn't call you guys here just to listen to you tease him!"
"Aw, we're just playing around!" Cosmo said.
"Yeah, Guido's got a great sense of humor. Don't ya, Guido?"
"Yeah, she kills me," Guido said.
"See, Lucille, THIS is what you have to look forward to…if the time should come!" Myoshi said. Lucille blushed at that and Guido tightened his arm on her shoulders, kissing the top of her head.
"She's only kidding..ya know, only teasing.." Lucille nodded. "Anyway, you guys wanna know the real reason you guys are here?"
"Pray tell, brother!" Cosmo said, as he and Myoshi sat down in a booth.
"You guys know Speedy and Polly, right?"
"Of course we know them! Ya mean Speedy is alright? Ya havn't knocked his block off yet?"
Guido put his hands up. "OK, that one I deserved!"
"You actually admit that?"
"I admit a lot more. Let's just say after a long talk with Francine, I realized that as far as friends go, I've been one of the worst possible."
"No," Cosmo and Myoshi both said.
"Yeah, and I know I've been absolutely terrible at a lot of points.."
"YOU?!"
"Yeah…but I want you to know I reformed. I apologized profusely to them from the bottom of my heart.."
"You did?"
"Meant every word of it, too."
Myoshi whispered to her husband, "I'll believe THAT when I see it!"
"But anyway, I called you guys over, cause I wanted to share some special news with ya."
"What?"

"I wanted you guys to know this, because I'm gonna need your help. Speedy just asked Polly to marry him."
Myoshi sat straight up. "Get out of here!"
"It's true! I saw him do it!"
"For real?!"
"You're looking at the Best Man and Maid-of-Honor!"
"He chose YOU as Best Man? YOU?!"
"I know, I can't believe it myself! But in order to thank them both for forgiving me and for giving me this honor, I wanted to do something special for them. That's why I, along with Fran and Lucille, am gonna give them their wedding."
"Give them their wedding?!"
"Yeah! "
"Ya mean..YOU….actually give them a wedding…as in throw it and pay for it?"
"Exactly."

Cosmo raised his eyes. "Myoshi, is it possible my brother was abducted last night and replaced by a Guido robotic look-alike?"
"Ha-ha. But seriously, will ya help provide the food for the ceremony?"
"Well, where's the reception gonna be?"
"Here, of course!" Francine said.
"Oh, of course! Well, we'll be glad to provide the catering for this!"
"Can ya also help us with the planning?"
"Of course!" Cosmo said.
"I'll give ya a hand," Myoshi said.
"How would they feel about chicken teriaki and long noodles for a start?"
"My brother is providing a sushi platter," Lucille said. "and I'm bringing the tea."
"How about a chocolate three-tiered wedding cake with vanilla frosting?"
"How many people are ya expecting?"
"We don't know yet. We'll let ya know."

Up on the mountain, with Speedy and Polly…

"What exactly does fondue mean anyway?" Speedy asked, popping another piece of bread and cheese into Polly's mouth.
"I'm not sure, but I think it's French for 'yummy'," Polly patted her stomach. "I'm stuffed, and I still wanna keep eating." They were sitting on cushions on the top of the mountain. A pot of fondue, a half-eaten baguette, and a bottle of wine rested between them on a blue blanket. They had taken off their helmets when they got to the top and sat them next to the basket. Polly sighed happily, looking at the lovely view of Little Tokyo that seemed to rest right at their feet. The sun was beginning to set, turning the sky above them from a light blue to bright pink. She felt like she was floating on cloud nine.
Speedy smiled at her, and took her hand tenderly. "I've always loved mountain climbing with ya, Kitten…but I think this is the most perfect mountain we've ever climbed together!" He reached over to give her a playful kiss on the nose. Polly instantly flew to clouds ten, eleven, and twelve. Speedy moved the dinner things and slid across to sit next to Polly, tenderly putting his arm around her. She leaned against him happily, and they gazed upon the view. "This view is pretty spectacular, isn't it Kitten?"
"It sure is," Polly said. She turned to look at Speedy. He might not be that tall, but he was athletic and well-built, and the most hansome Cat she'd ever seen. "Ya know, the view from here is pretty spectacular too," she smiled.
Speedy looked at her, surprised. "Why, Ms. Esther, are you…coming on to me?"
Polly giggled and took a sip of her wine. "I think the wine is going to my head!"
Speedy grinned and stared at her. Her lovely profile was illuminated in the glowing pink light as the sun made it's way down over the hills, causing her blue eyes to sparkle and her hair to turn an even brighter shade of red. He kissed her cheek and reached over to turn the radio on. A soft romantic song was playing. "Kitten?"
"Hmm?" she turned toward him. Speedy reached into his pocket.
"I have something for you.." he handed her the long, thin, black velvet box.
"For me, Speedy?"
"Open it." Polly did so, and she gasped when she saw what was in it. A beautiful gold necklace with a diamond crane that sparkled in the glow.
"Speedy…this is gorgeous!"
"It was my Mom's."
"Oh yeah….I remember her always wearing this! I used to think it was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen!"
Speedy's eyes temporarily filled with tears as he remembered the warm, loving face of his mother, and how the necklace looked on her. "It was my Mom's favorite thing she'd ever owned. Polly…I want you to have it!"
Polly turned toward him. "Oh, Speedy!"
"I think Mom would want you to have it, Polly. She loved you, and I think she'd want you to wear it. I think she'd be proud to see you with it on our wedding."
Polly's heart melted. "Speedy…thank you." Speedy put it on her, and the crane rested against her throat. "It's so beautiful!" she kissed him deeply.
Speedy stood up. "Shall we dance?"
"Right here?" Polly laughed as Speedy swept her into his arms and lead her in small circles around the area to the romantic love song.

'When I fall in love it will be forever
Or I'll never fall in love
In a restless world like this is
Love is ended before its begun
And too many moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun

When I give my heart it will be completely
Or I'll never give my heart
And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too
Is when I fall in love with you.

And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too
Is when I fall in love with you.'

"Okay, I'm gonna attempt a dangerous move," Speedy warned. "Make sure your seatbelt is completely fastened." He let go of her waist and spun her out along his arm. He whirled her back in, her back fitting snugly against his chest.
"Not bad, Speedy…Not bad at all!" Polly smiled. He took her in his arms again, and gave her a deep kiss.
"So..when do ya wanna have the wedding, Kitten?"
"As soon as possible, Pussycat." Polly thought. "Well, June is just around the corner…but everyone's a June bride! Hmm…how about July!"
Speedy's eyes had a faraway look to them. "How about July 14th?"
"Your Mom's birthday!" Polly smiled softly. "Speedy…it's perfect. I think that's a wonderful way we can honor her! I love you."
"I love you, too," and he pulled her into another kiss.