I am so sorry, but I had to do this because I didn't have the motivation for this story anymore. And it's better that I wrote an epilogue than leave and delete it. Idk, I'm just losing inspiration for some stories lately and tbh you might find epilogues for them too soon. Idk if it has anything to do with my writing or things that are going on in real life, but yeah. Sorry about this guys.

I hope the ending doesn't suck as much as I think it does. But it was always going to happen this way, and it would have been explained in a lot more detail and more interesting if I had of found motivation and wrote it in chapters. But hey, it's been left un updated for weeks. It was better this way anyway.

Thanks for reading this story and I promise if I find motivation for this story, I'll delete the epilogue and write the rest of it even though you know what's going to happen.

Disclaimer: I don't own R5, Laura Marano or the song "Fix You" by Coldplay. All rights go to who own them.

Epilogue

After Ratliff had collapsed they immediately got him to the hospital where Ross and Rydel called Riker and Rocky and informed them on what was going on. Once Riker had gotten there he waited around for about five minutes before deciding to go downstairs to the cafeteria for something to eat, not being able to stand being around Rydel. When Rocky got there, he was really panicked for Ratliff and whether not if he was okay. He felt like he was panicking more than Ross was. But he wasn't, Ross had just managed to control himself and keep it all in.

That was until a doctor came out for him and he jumped up faster than a meerkat asking the doctor a billion and one questions. They got told by the doctor all the technical things about the pregnancy that Ross had heard a million times before, but then they got told something that they had not been told at the start. They told them that the growth of the placenta is dangerous and can be fatal for a man. Hence why Ratliff collapsed and that there was a good chance that he might not survive because of it.

But the good thing was, was that he was alive and well for now.

Throughout the next few months everything went smooth between everyone, Riker and Rydel still weren't speaking but they tried. Of course, it was only a sentence and that was it. But suddenly things started getting difficult between Rydel and Laura, and they didn't know why. Maybe it had something to do with the fact Riker finally cleaned up his act and decided to take part in his babies life and Rydel didn't like it so much, but never said anything. She didn't have too. But Laura could tell.

And slowly Rydel and Laura started drifiting apart.

They still loved each other, but it felt like Rydel loved Laura more than Laura actually loved her and that's what made it harder when they decided to break up, which was about when Laura was eight months pregnant. Of course it was hard for Rydel to move on it really was because then Riker and Laura started getting close to the point where it was obvious they were going to get together.

That was until Titus came along and began to get friendly with Rydel and helped her get over Laura. He was so sweet to her. That sweet that they actually ended up together.

Laura finally gave birth in the ninth month to a boy. And that was difficult trying to name him.

"No, Riker." Laura said, sitting in the hospital bed with her little boy in her arms.

"Why not?" Riker whined, almost having a tantrum about it.

"Because!"

"But Laura-"

"No! I am not naming our child Jack!"

"Why?!"

"Because he's a freaking fictional character off a pirate movie! That's why Riker!"

Unfortunately, Riker didn't win that argument on what they would name their child. He did ask if his middle name could be Jack, but of course Laura said no and his middle name could be one of his brothers. That's the only thing Riker got to pick. His middle name. And he had three names to pick out of.

Ross, Rocky or Ryland.

Of course, he didn't pick either of their names. He picked Ellington instead, only due to the fact it would be weird if their childs middle name was Ratliff. Riker still didn't know how to make it up to him after he exposed him to the rest of the world, so he figured he would start from there.

Reilly Ellington Lynch.

That was Riker and Laura's baby's name.

After the baby was about a month or so old, Riker and Larua finally got their acts together and got back together.

Now, as for how Ross and Ratliff went you'd have thought that they would have been happy up until the baby was born, right?

Oh no, they crumbled faster than a cookie.

why?

Two words.

Rocky Lynch.

About six months into the pregnancy, Rocky finally decided to put his little plan into place to try break them both up in the hope he would get Ratliff.

Did he break them up?

Oh yes he did.

How did he do it?

Very spectacularly that's how.

One day Rocky decided to go to Ross and tell him he needed a night out by himself or with a friend instead of staying in and looking after Ratliff all the time, and Ross protested like he normally does. So Rocky got Ratliff to agree on him with it, so Ratliff convinced Ross to go out with him to a party. A party where Rocky got Ross very, very, very drunk and 'accidentally' left him alone with a girl. And well, one thing led to another and they kissed which led to them sleeping together.

Rocky couldn't have been happier at how this was falling apart.

Acting like he had no idea what had happened last night, Rocky went to Ross and Ratliff's apartment the next day and Ratliff was very confused as to why Rocky was there and Rocky asked him if Ross was home and Ratliff told him no. And this gave Rocky his opportunity to tear them apart.

He did.

"What do you mean by 'I should have known'?" Ratliff asked, suspiciously as he let Rocky into the apartment.

Rocky turned around and put his hands on either side of Ratliff's arms "I'm so sorry Ratliff, but... he... I saw him with another girl last night and they disappeared out of my sight the second I took my eyes off them. I couldn't find them at all."

"W-what...?" Ratliff asked, feeling his heart sink to his stomach "are you lying?"

Rocky shook his head "I wish I was. I'm sorry."

As Ratliff went to go say something to him, the apartment door opened up and he turned around where it looked like Ross was trying to sneak into the apartment. His hair was a complete mess and there was no hiding the hickey that was on his neck.

And that was when hell broke loose.

Ratliff stormed off into the bedroom and slammed the door, Ross was confused even though he had a very good idea that he knew, and Rocky stood there pretending to look guilty. Ross blamed Rocky for taking him out that night and told him to leave before he got a punch in the face, not knowing Rocky had actually planned him to do it. And once Rocky left, Ross went into the bedroom to try talk to Ratliff but he wasn't having none of it. He tried to convinced him he was drunk and it meant nothing and that he loved Ratliff and nobody else.

That didn't work.

Soon there were tears and Ross found himself going to live with Rydel in her apartment because he couldn't face going home.

After that day Ross did try to talk to Ratliff and get him to forgive him but it wouldn't work, they both just became miserable without one another. Rocky did try his best to tell Ratliff how he felt about him. But he couldn't.

This went on for a month and a half.

The guilt ate Rocky up so bad that he ended up telling Ross what he did out of jealousy and he ended up getting punched in the face and then some afterwards by none other than Ross. Rocky didn't even bother to stop him because he knew he deserved it.

Then one day after that little fight, Rocky went to Ross and told him to go after Ratliff again and get him back. Ross told him that he wasn't going to take him back thanks to Rocky, which meant Rocky had to take things into his own hands and tell Ratliff what he did and why.

Ratliff felt bad and stupid because he should have realised and noticed that Rocky liked him, but you know... the whole pregnancy thing was kinda throwing him off. He was mad at Rocky for doing what he did, he really was, and he told him that, but at the same time he forgave him for it and told him that maybe if Ratliff had noticed before he decided to do that, maybe Rocky would have calmed down a little bit and would have had to do what he had done.

Once that was resolved, Rocky told Ratliff to stay put and not move whilst he went to go get Ross because there was no way in hell he was letting a seven, almost eight month, pregnant person go out on their own. Especially when they could pop at any moment.

After he left he got Ross from Rydel's apartment and immediately brought him to the apartment where Ratliff was and watched as they both got back together, he left with a smile on his face that night as he felt much better with himself after that.

When he left the apartment, he walked outside where he saw Ella coming towards him.

Ella gave him a suspicious look "You're awfully happy considering what you've caused." She said, still smiling though. It was good to see him happy for once.

Rocky shrugged "What's there not to be happy about? My best friend and little bro have just gotten back together and... well... that's all that matters, right?" he asked.

Ella laughed "Alright. Where are you off too now?" she asked.

Rocky shrugged again "I don't know, it's a beautiful night, so I might as well not waste it," He said, looking up at the sky as the stars were beginning to come out. And suddenly he grabbed Ella's hand and spun her round in a circle, randomly, and made her dizzy "So, why don't you come waste it with me?" he asked.

Ella regained her balance and shook her head "What?" She asked, not sure if she had heard him correctly "as in... a date or..."

"It can be a date if you want it to be. I'm not complaining on what you wanna call it."

Ella smiled a little "Umm... sure okay. Why not. It could be fun."

Rocky held out his arm and Ella linked her arm through and they walked off together. Not knowing that from the window up above, Ross was watching them both. He shook his head smiling and shut the curtain.

After that night, Rocky and Ella did eventually get together and stay together. She was better than anybody he could have asked for.

So in the long run, even though Rocky didn't get Ratliff... he got a Ratliff in the end anyway.

Then the day came for the Rosslington child to be born.

That was not funny.

Ratliff didn't find it funny because Ross couldn't get the fucking hint as to why he was in so much pain before he realised and took him to the hospital.

He was in so much pain that he couldn't speak.

Ross cocked his head as Ratliff was hunched over on the sofa "Are you okay dude?" he asked.

Ratliff turned his head to Ross and went to go say something, but he couldn't. A shooting of pain went through him again and all he could do was groan and make a noise. "Alright, don't answer." Ross mumbled, sitting down next to him. "What's wrong? Seriously? You've been hunched over like that for ages."

Ratliff moved one hand away from his stomach and pointed at it rapidly. But the way he was pointing, made it look like he was doing a different hand signal. Ross's eyes widened "No, dude. no. if you wanted to do that you should have done that in your own and not hear."

"NOT THAT YOU FUCKING OBLIVIOUS PRICK! IT'S THE FUCKING BABY!" Ratliff suddenly shouted, finding the strength to shout.

"Oh my god!" Ross shouted, standing up "why didn't you say!?"

Ratliff glared at Ross. "Alright! Sorry! What do I do? What do I do?!" He asked.

"Are you for real?" Ratliff asked, not believing Ross's stupidity and trying to control the pain he was in. Ross stared at him with a mix of panic "Oh my—Just go get fucking Rydel or Laura you useless piece of fucking ass."

Ross pouted at that insult, finding it offensive "Oh... okay then..." Ross said, making his way over to the phone so he could call one of the girls. You know, seen as though he's a useless piece of fucking ass.

After that, you could say that was the most hormonal Ratliff has ever been in his entire life, because he threw a lot of things at Ross for 'irritating him'. Riker told him that it was nothing personal it's the way people are when they're about to have a baby pulled, or in this case cut out of them, so he would be fine.

Though, there was one very small tiny detail the doctors had left out about the baby before they went to cut it out.

"You what." Ross said, looking at the doctor blankly like he was speaking a foreign language.

The doctor looked at them both confused and in disbelief "Didn't you guys get told?"

"Yes! Because these are the faces of two people in the know!" Ross said, pointing to his blank face. He didn't know what to think about this.

"So.. You're telling me... I am about to have TWO fucking babies cut out of me?" Ratliff asked, seeming to get worse by his attitude and anger.

"You know what, as long as it stops him acting like that, I don't care!" Ross said, sticking his hands up.

"Are you fucking kidding me?!"

"Go, doc go!" Ross yelled before Ratliff could take his head off.

Soon enough the doctos took the sides of Ratliff's bed and began to wheel it through the next door. Ratliff grabbed Ross by his hand "What are you doing?!" Ross asked.

"Your coming with me!"

"I'm squeemish with blood!"

"I DON'T CARE!"

Through other peoples eyes that was a pretty humourous day. As for Ross and Ratliff, they didn't really find it funny in anyway possible. Surely in the future they would.

Laura, Riker and Rydel all had to wait hours before they were done getting the babies out. They laughed when they found out about them having twins and not babies. They laughed way harder than they should have.

Rydel kept on having to call Rocky because he'd made a no show.

It was weird.

No doubt he was having it off with Ella to realise his best friend was having his nieces or nephews. It's happened before and he does it at such the wrong time as well. She kept at eye out on the hallway in case he came running when he finally decided to pick up his phone and realise. Rydel had left him a couple voicemails about it and so did Riker.

Boy was Rocky going to be in some trouble when he got down here.

At long last Ross came down the hallway, looking tired but relieved at the same time. He had a small smile on his face and told them all that they could go see the babies and Ratliff now.

When they got into the room, Rydel and Laura went over to the babies and Riker went over to Ratliff and patted his shoulder "You look like shit."

Ratliff would have snapped at Riker for that comment, but he was just so happy to not be any pain anymore. Instead he just gave him a small smile and flipped him off with his middle finger before sitting up more in the bed. He looked over to Rydel and Laura and saw they already were holding both the babies. He shook his head.

Typical girls.

They both came over closer to the bed, Rydel sat on the end of the bed and Laura stood with Riker. "So, what are they called?" Laura asked.

"Well, Ratliff picked the girls name," Ross said, looking at the girl that Rydel had hold of, Laura had hold of the boy "I have to pick the boys name. But I can't think of one."

"Ooh!" Riker said, putting his hand up.

"No!" Ross said, shooting a glare in Riker's direction.

"What?" Ratliff asked.

Riker sighed "Why not?!"

"Because he's a fictional character in a pirate movie, that's why Riker." Ross answered, leaning on the bed next to Ratliff.

Ratliff should have known. "Tell you what Riker," Ratliff said, patting his hand "how about we make Jack his middle name?" He asked.

Riker looked up to the ceiling for a moment, and shook his head "No... it's not the same..." Riker mumbled, sitting down in the seat next to him, making everyone let out a laugh.

"If you can't think of any boys names, I kinda have one," Rydel said, looking away from the girl and over to Ross "I don't know if you wanna use it."

"No, go on..." Ross said.

"Tyler?"

Ross looked down at Ratliff who was looking up at him, Ratliff nodded. Ross turned to Rydel "Tyler... I like Tyler," he said, nodding like he actually did like it "okay that settles it then. Tyler Rocky Ratliff-Lynch and Ada Rydel Ratliff-Lynch."

"Hold up," Riker said, sitting up in his chair about to question them both on the name of one of their children "your putting Rocky as Tyler's middle name?" He asked.

Ross nodded "Yes. Why?"

"What about me?!"

"Dude, if it makes you feel any better, if we have another baby then we'll name it after you okay?"

Ratliff shook his head "Uh-uh, I ain't going through this again."

Ross hushed him "Exactly. I just wanted to be gentle about it towards him." Ross mumbled to him, making the girls and Ratliff laugh.

Riker shook his head and sunk down in his chair "Can't believe you're naming a child after someone who ruined your relationship."

"You ruined my life." Ratliff answered back.

"Alright fair point..."

"Speaking of Rocky," Ross said "where is he?" he asked.

"I don't know," Rydel said, standing up "I'm gonna go call his phone again. Here." She handed Ada over to Ross before exiting the room.

She took her phone out of her pocket in the process of walking out the door and dialled Rocky's number. But then she hung up as she saw Ella far down the hallway coming towards her slowly, so obviously Rocky was somewhere close behind. "Ella!" Rydel called.

Ella looked up to her voice being called and looked straight at Rydel. She picked up her pace as much as she could and went over to her.

Rydel felt herself become nervous as she could tell Ella was crying from the distance "Why are you crying?" Rydel asked, concerned as she was now standing in front of her. She looked behind her "Where's Rocky?" she asked.

Ella shook her head, letting tears fall down her face "H-he's not here."

Rydel nodded "Yeah. I can see that. Where is he?"

"Gone."

"Gone?" Rydel questioned "gone where?" she asked, getting confused. Ella shut her eyes as more tears made their way down her face. "Ella..." Rydel said, becoming scared "you're scaring me. Has he ran off?"

"I wish," Ella answered, making Rydel's face fall "there was a car crash downtown. He was coming to pick me up and bring me here, but he got caught up in it. A truck crashed into the side of his car and sent it flying across the road and his seat belt snapped."

Rydel nodded "B-but... he's okay... right?" she asked, Ella didn't answer "Ella, please tell me he's okay."

Ella shook her head, making tears begin to glisten in Rydel's eyes "He's dead."

And from that day forward you could say nothing was really the same anymore.

Nobody even got to say a proper goodbye to Rocky. His death was so unexpected. It was the last thing they thought was going to happen that day. The one person who was expected to die that day was Ratliff because the doctors told him the pregnancy was fatal, but even still they would have expected him to pull through and he did. Not Rocky. Of all the people in the world why Rocky?

After Ella told Rydel she suddenly broke down screaming in tears on the floor which caught the attention of everyone in the room. Riker and Ross came out after putting the babies down, and Laura stayed with Ratliff, to find Rydel on the floor in complete hysterics. And Ella too. So obviously something was going on and when Rydel managed to say the words, well scream them, they just felt like everything had frozen and everything had disappeared from the world.

They were set to go back as the regular R5 with all the members as well soon after the babies had came. And now they never would. Of course they still went back as the regular R5, but without Rocky. They weren't going to stop the band because he was gone and dead, after all he was the one who taught Ross and Riker how to play guitar and if he hadn't have done that then there would be no R5.

And in a way, there'd be no Tyler and Ada either.

There'd be nothing.

If you keep in the fact that Riker wanted to be an actor in LA and make it, and took away Rocky teaching himself how to play guitar, then should we see where that would have left them?

Yes, they'd have met Ratliff at the Rage Dance Studio. No, they wouldn't have formed a band.

And because they hadn't have formed a band, they probably would have slowly forgot about wanting to make it in LA. So therefore they wouldn't have met Laura, and Austin & Ally wouldn't have happened with Ross, and the Rydel/Riker/Laura situation wouldn't have happened, they'd have never had gone to Africa, Ratliff would never had got pregnant because of Ross's stupid promise to Ella that went tits up, and Ross and Ratliff would never have gotten together.

The chances are that Ratliff would have stayed in a relationship with Kelly, or he'd have ended up with Rydel.

So in a way, everything that happened was because of Rocky.

Well, if we're speaking technically none of the pregnancy situation wouldn't have happened if Ross never made that promise to Ella or decided to drive after drinking.

Minusing the part about Rocky dying on them unexpectedly, everything turned out pretty okay in the end.

Sure you had the fact that R5 wasn't looked at the same because of the pregnancy situation and Rocky dying, but still... they managed to fufil everything they wanted too. They all found the person who made them the happiest and fell in love with them, eventually having their own children with them (literally) and got married in the end. Everyone sort of got their happy ending, even if it was missing that person who constantly made jokes and never took anything seriously. But that didn't matter, they could still hear his voice in their head making comments to everything that went wrong or something stupid they did. That was better than not having him there at all.

Everyone had a hell of a lot of obstacles to get over, but in the end... they got their happy ending where everything was okay.

And they couldn't have asked for anything more.