Just hours later, a wave of US Army choppers arrived to remove the cell surrounding the park. Everyone cheered as the cell was lifted and carried away by the choppers.
Numerous people reunited with their families and friends, including Skylar, who reunited with her parents and two brothers, who had returned home early after hearing the news about the park being on lockdown. Keith and Ellis reunited with their best buddy Dave and Keith's brother Paul, Francis with his fellow biker bros, Rochelle and her boyfriend, as well as her parents and brother, Nick with his wife and young daughter, Louis with his sister, who was living in the area at the time, and Coach and Jason with their wives and children. Marcus and Gabe were able to contact their parents and let them know they were okay. Rohen was able to reunite with his brother and cousins, who he got separated with during the lockdown, as well as his mother and aunt.
The bodies of Datney's fallen soldiers were gathered together for disposal. The surviving ones had their hands tied and were held prisoner by authorities and military. Datney's destroyed helicopter was recovered from the water.
Many journalists and reporters from several news stations were present at the park. Several people were interviewed, such as Keith and Rohen. Stevie also grabbed the microphone, and gave many shoutouts, much to the annoyance of the reporter, who had pushed him away moments later.
The governor arrived to check on the place not long later, and then declared a celebration afterwards.
At nightfall, the celebration was quite joyous. Everyone was laughing, talking and eating. Even the injured were a-okay.
Zoey smiled as she walked around, observing everyone else.
She saw Morgan talking with a few other girls. Morgan looked at her and smiled, before returning to her activity.
The Undertaker shared some of his tales from the ring with eager fans.
"So then I tell Vince, "Hey, there's a surprise in the locker room for you. Check it out.". So, he goes and walks in, only to find SHIT all over the floor. He panicked and yelled my name, but then he slipped and fell face first into the crap on the floor!"
Everyone laughed.
"Trust me. Austin was a genius when it came to stuff like that."
People were walking around, taking photos and watching the night sky.
Rohen and Sabrina were talking about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Even though it had come out the previous year, it still had a strong effect on fans.
"And we OBVIOUSLY remember that Mary Poppins part, right?" said Rohen.
"Yeah, I do!" said Sabrina, laughing.
"I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!" shouted the familiar voice of Michael Rooker.
"ROOKER!"
"The man himself! It's Mary Poppins, y'all!"
There he was. Standing on a nearby table. In all his glory…
…Mary Poppins!
*record scratch*
Ah, I mean Michael Rooker! Sorry!
As Zoey continued walking, Officer Swanson noticed her.
"Zoey. Hey." said Officer Swanson.
"Officer Swanson." said Zoey.
They said nothing else, but they hugged.
"Thanks for saving my ass back there." said Swanson with a smile.
"No problem, officer." replied the former college student.
Swanson then walked off to get some donuts.
Gabe was rapping "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, with eight of Marcus' friends listening and hooting in excitement as they sat with him, who were clearly impressed. Drake watched from a distance, smiling, also impressed by Gabe's rap skills.
Ellis and Keith were recalling their stories to a few others. Stevie, Dave and Louis were sitting next to them.
"So we were tryin' to imitate this stunt from Jackass."
Stevie laughed.
"I love Jackass!" he said.
"I know! It freakin' rules, right?" said Dave.
"Remember that Poo Cocktail Supreme stunt from 3D?" Ellis continued, biting down his giggles.
Louis couldn't hold his laughter any longer, and started laughing along with a few others.
"H-h-h-yeah." said Louis in between giggles, clutching his stomach.
"Well, that's what we did!" said Ellis.
"I was the guy inside the potty. When we executed the stunt, something went wrong. One of the cables broke and I was sent flying through the air! And I was covered head-to-toe in, shit, piss and vomit!"
Everyone began laughing louder.
"A-and then…" continued Keith. "I crashed into someone's new Mercedes! It got completely covered in muck! Got wounds over 85 percent of my body. I even had shards of glass from the windshield and windows stuck in my arm. The owner was pissed as hell. He tried to hit me, but then I rubbed his face with my shit-covered shirt!"
Everyone began laughing harder. Louis had fallen off the table. Stevie was banging his fist. Dave was going apeshit. Tears streamed down Ellis' face as he laughed like a madman.
Francis, Bill, and Commander Jackson, who were slightly drunk, were singing "Johnny Come Down To Hilo", much to the amusement of everyone sitting nearby.
"Them Hilo gals all dress so fine, / They ain't got Jesus on their mind. / Johnny come down to Hilo, poor old man."
All three laughed drunkenly, as did those listening to them. Francis collapsed on the ground.
Jason was talking to Coach.
"Wednesday, we go to the gym. Gotta get you in shape!" he said.
"Yeah. Gotta stay healthy." said Coach. "Don' wanna clog my arteries. Actually, I think I lost a few pounds."
"Daahhhh! Of course you did!" said Jason.
They both laughed.
Skylar stood leaning against a tree. Marcus walked towards her.
"Oh there you are." said Marcus.
"Hey."
"It's finally over." said Marcus.
"I know. Thank God." said Skylar.
"You meet up with your family?"
"Yeah. Came home early. My dad was barking orders to Shadow Company during the final charge. My mom and brothers were with him."
"Good." said Marcus.
"I'm glad this is all over." said Skylar. "We can finally live in peace again."
Marcus simply nodded. Then, he turned towards her.
"You know, I've been wanting to tell you something." he said.
"What is it?" asked Skylar.
"I just wanted to say…thank you. For having my back."
"Likewise. We…never would've made it if we didn't have each other's backs. I'm glad we met."
Marcus chuckled.
"Mm-hm. Same here. That's what friends are for."
"Yeah. I would do anything to help you again any day."
They stood in front of each other for a few moments, unsure what to do next. But then, they shrugged and simply hugged.
"Come on." said Marcus. "Let's go join the others for dinner."
"Good idea. Right behind you, big guy." said Skylar.
The two walked away back to the Main Street area. Unbeknownst to them, one of the guys behind them began making out with himself to tease them. Three other men laughed at him.
Nick stared at the wolf that jumped into battle awhile ago. Commander Jackson, no longer drowsy, walked up to him.
"Ghost, come over here, boy!" he ordered, before whistling.
The wolf turned and walked back towards Jackson.
Nick walked over to them.
"Seriously, where did you get that wolf?" he asked Commander Jackson.
"My CO offered him to me as a companion. Figured I needed something more dangerous than a regular German Shepherd. So, I took him."
"Nice. You made the right call." said Nick. "This guy's pretty badass."
"He sure is." said Jackson.
"Aw, no way! Is that a wolf?" asked Jason's son, Jake.
"It is indeed, son." said Jackson with a smile.
"See! I told you!" Jake told his sister.
"Can we pet him?" asked Kayla, Jason's daughter.
"Go ahead. He likes it when people do that." Jackson assured her.
The two kids pet the wolf, who seemed to be enjoying every single bit of the petting.
Nick's daughter, Alyvia, approached.
"Daddy, what is that?" she asked.
"It's a wolf, sweetie." replied her father.
Alyvia looked nervously at it.
"What's the matter?" asked Nick.
His daughter didn't answer.
"Are you scared of it?"
She nodded.
"Don't be afraid, darling. It's friendly." said Jackson.
"Yeah. Come on." said Jake.
"Come on. Don't be afraid." Nick nudged his daughter.
Ghost slowly approached them. Alyvia let her hand out.
"It's okay." Nick assured her. "It's like a dog."
Alyvia put her hand on Ghost, and giggled.
"See? I told you." said Nick.
Rochelle and Tessa, Jason's wife, watched from afar.
"Kids." said Rochelle, smiling.
Zoey approached Jason and Coach.
"Captain, I said you'd tell me how you got these weapons here." Zoey told Jason.
Jason laughed.
"Okay. Fine. I'll tell you. You see, Walt Disney had several armories built under the park. If ever something happened, such as a surprise enemy invasion, he would direct every person who was willing to fight, to the armories. Every year, they would call in the Navy SEALs, me included, to add new weapons to the armories. Several of my fellow SEALs infiltrated the park during the lockdown, and disguised themselves as Adventureland warriors. One of the armories so happened to be located under Indiana Jones Adventure. So, that's where we got 'em."
Zoey and Coach seemed surprised by this.
"Wow." they both said.
"I know, right?" said Jason.
45 minutes later, an announcement came over the PA system.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for our post-war fireworks celebration!"
Without any dialogue from Walt Disney or anyone else, fireworks lit up the sky as everyone watched in awe.
Skylar and Marcus smiled as they watched the fireworks together, with Gabe, Rohen and a couple others next to them. Jason, Nick and Coach sat with their families. Ellis had his arm around Zoey, who rested her head on his shoulder.
"What a perfect symbol of liberation." said Zoey.
"This is the perfect way to end it all." said Nick.
"You could say that again." said Bill.
7 minutes later, the display finally ended.
Everyone started clapping. Military fighter jets flew over the park.
It was time to head home. Everyone immediately started walking to the exit.
"I'll drive you kids home." the Undertaker told Marcus and Skylar.
"Sounds good to me." said Marcus.
"A ride with the Undertaker." said Skylar. "Now don't that beat all."
"Catch you later, guys!" said Gabe as he and Rohen went towards the exit together.
"See you guys soon!" said Marcus as he headed off with Skylar and his older friend.
"Later! Bye, guys!" said the others, waving back.
As everyone else continued walking to finally head home, Zoey, Ellis, Jason, Bill, Nick, Coach, Morgan, Rochelle, Drake, Francis, Louis and Stevie stood together, staring at the castle from the distance near the exit.
"You know something?" said Coach. "I think I've learned an important lesson in all this."
Everyone turned towards him.
"What is it?" asked Zoey.
"Even in dark times, good things will always happen in the end. Never lose hope. We will always find a way to stand together." said Coach.
"True words, my man." said Nick. "True words."
"You kids coming?!" shouted Keith from under the bridge tunnel.
"Come on, guys." said Jason. "Let's go home."
And for the first time in a week, all the survivors headed out of the park, and finally made the journey home.