The next day, Betsey took WALL-E and EVE to show them the grave she'd made. "This is where I buried Jay and the ducks," she said. "Oh," WALL-E warbled with a nod. EVE just nodded as well. When she saw the flowers, she wanted to try it, too. "Well, sure you can," said Betsey. "All you need is this." Betsey snapped her fingers and a flower appeared in EVE's hand. EVE giggled as she was very impressed with Betsey's powers. She put the flower along with the others and bowed as best she could. WALL-E, who also had a flower, did the very same thing. Only when it was his turn to bow, he fell frontwards. "Very good, EVE," said Betsey. "Very good WALL-E. You're so cute." WALL-E got up and shook off the dirt. However, the dirt fell on the flowers. "Don't worry," Betsey told her robot friends. "I can fix it." She snapped her fingers and the dirt disappeared. WALL-E and EVE sighed happily and thankfully. "You're welcome," said Betsey.
Later that day, the three friends went for a walk in the park, which was bustling with activity. "Where I come from," explained Betsey. "the park is always busy. Everyone comes to enjoy this beautiful day." WALL-E thought Betsey must really liked the park. "Why don't you give it a try?" said Betsey. "It's easy. Just go and have fun and I'll come back to pick you up at the end of the day." WALL-E and EVE nodded, signifying that they would try it.
Since, they didn't want to get separated, they rolled/hovered along hand-in-hand. Suddenly, something caught WALL-E's eye. He wheeled slowly towards the bushes and noticed another rabbit! This rabbit was grey and wore a blue leotard. WALL-E watched him quietly so he wouldn't scare him. "Are you a robot?" asked the rabbit. WALL-E got spooked and boxed up.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said the little grey rabbit. "I didn't mean to scare you. My name is Long Ears and I'm three years old." "Ohhh," WALL-E said curiously. "Who are you? How old are you?" Long Ears asked. "WALL-E," said the little robot. "I guess your age is . . . REALLY OLD!" "Ahhh!" WALL-E screamed and boxed up again. "Sorry," said Long Ears. "Eva," WALL-E said, pointing at EVE. EVE hovered over to the bushes and WALL-E was ready to introduce the little rabbit. "Long, Eva. Eva, Long." EVE shook Long Ears' paw, but something caught her eye.
"EVE, WALL-E, I've been looking everywhere for you. How many times have I told you not to wonder off without my permission? You could've gotten lost!" said Betsey as she walked up. "Didn't you say they could 'walk' around, Betsey?" asked Long Ears. "Well, I-I... you're right. I'm sorry," said Betsey. WALL-E slowly peeked out of his box and was trembling a little. Betsey sighed. "Come on, everyone," she said.
Back in WALL-E's truck, Betsey was still mad at them. "What in Long Ears' sake do you think you were playing at?" she shouted at the two robots. Long Ears hid in a corner, trembling. "Wandering off without my permission! What's wrong with you?"
Betsey had her paws on her hips and was tapping her foot angrily. "I trusted you to stay together and look what you've done," she said to WALL-E. "Not only did you..." she pointed at EVE. "Get hurt, but you almost got lost!"
"WALL-E didn't wander very far," Long Ears explained. "You know, my fur caught his eye and he was careful not to scare me. EVE was able to see WALL-E, so yet nothing bad happened."
WALL-E boxed up and shook uncontrollably. EVE looked between him, Betsey and Long Ears.
"I cannot believe you two would do something like this!" Betsey continued. "I did not expect you to wander off without telling EVE."
WALL-E was still shaking. EVE just shot Betsey a guilty look. "Betsey, don't you know that WALL-E doesn't like to get yelled at?" asked Long Ears. "He didn't wander very far and look; EVE's not even mad at him."
"It doesn't matter whether she could see you are not, WALL-E," Betsey snapped. "The point is you wandered off and look what you did!" she turned to face Long Ears. "Long Ears, I am so sorry for what he did."
"It's alright," he replied. "You didn't scare me; I scared you." he explained to EVE. "You were very careful and I deeply thank you for it. Why don't you show me some bird friends you might have?"
The gang made their way to the tree where Jay the Second and her baby birds lived.
"This is Jay the Second. Jay herself died in a storm along with some duck friends they used to have. I buried them together in a grave, but WALL-E managed to save the baby birds."
WALL-E laughed proudly. "He's so proud of himself. I like him already. This is the coolest robot I've ever met. WALL-E and EVE are amazing."
WALL-E and EVE went home to the truck and Betsey took Long Ears to show him where she buried the dead birds.
"You did this?" Long Ears said as he took in the sight. "Very cute."
Betsey nodded.
"That's right, Long Ears," she said as she stroked the flowers that were left over the grave. "WALL-E and EVE put some flowers over the grave too. They seemed really keen to the task."
"It sure seems like it," Long Ears told her. "But you scared the little robot. Didn't you see him? He was shaking all over."
"He was?" Betsey said. "No, I didn't see him. I feel so guilty! I have to apologize right away!"
Later that evening
The night had descended across the sky, filling it with the beautiful show of stars. The moon was just visible in the far off darkness, but it still shine brightly. It was the perfect night for a walk or a night out.
WALL-E and EVE were on the truck's roof, looking at the moon. Long Ears was right. What Betsey didn't see was that WALL-E was shaking all over, all the way down to his treads.
Someone came to join them on the roof. It was Betsey. She was holding an old candle in her paw. Betsey sat down and stared at the two robots. WALL-E and EVE looked at Betsey. Betsey sighed.
"I'm sorry, WALL-E," she said.
WALL-E put a hand on her shoulder to show her he forgave her. EVE gave Betsey a pat on the back.
"Bessie?" WALL-E said quietly.
"I didn't know I was scaring you, WALL-E," said Betsey. "Were you really shaking all over, like Long Ears said?"
WALL-E nodded.
"Will you ever forgive me for scaring you, WALL-E?" Betsey asked softly.
WALL-E nodded very, very slowly. Betsey gave EVE a pat on the back. "You and WALL-E can come in whenever you get tired," she whispered.
Betsey smiled, knowing WALL-E forgave her. She slowly climbed down from the truck's roof, but stopped.
"WALL-E," she said. "Here. You can keep this. I have plenty."
She snapped her fingers and another candle appeared.
WALL-E and EVE stared at the candle, then back at the moon.
"What I said is not true," Betsey continued. "You don't need to start growing up."
WALL-E sighed quietly.
"You're super-dee-duper just the way you are." Betsey told him. "Who says you need to start growing up?"
Someone else came to join the three. It was Long Ears with another candle.
"WALL-E, EVE, Betsey," he said. "Can we go to bed now?"
"We certainly, can, Long Ears," Betsey replied.
All four friends climbed down the truck's roof and went inside. They all fell asleep peacefully in the glow of the candles.