Later that night, all the teams are fast asleep. Over with Isabella's team, Isabella sits away from the group on a small boulder. She pulls out a small pocketbook with photos of her and Coco happily frolicking and playing together like a mother and daughter would. As she looks at the pictures, she sheds a tear and cries softly. During this time, Hasty, who has recovered from his wounds, has been conversing with Tiny about Isabella's recent actions.
Hasty asks Tiny, "Really? You mean, she came back for me?"
"Yeah. She feels terrible for screaming her lungs out at you." Tiny replies.
He gestures out to Isabella and says, "She's out there right now if you want to speak to her."
"Thank you for telling me this, Tiny." Hasty says as he gets up.
He starts to approach Isabella. Isabella, hearing his footsteps, turns around and lightly gasps in surprise as she sees him approaching.
"Oh. It's just you, Hasty." she says.
"You... you don't mind if I sit, do you?" Hasty awkwardly asks.
"No, by all means, go ahead." Isabella awkwardly replies, still regretting her actions from the other day.
Hasty sits down next to Isabella, followed by several moments of awkward silence.
"So..." Hasty awkwardly says to Isabella. "I heard that you saved my life this morning."
"Yeah." Isabella awkwardly replies. "I guess I did."
Isabella and Hasty continue to sit there awkwardly before Isabella says, "And I also heard you fixed our kart?"
"Yeah." Hasty awkwardly says. "I did. I sure did."
More moments of awkward silence follow. Eventually, Isabella breaks the ice, sighs in remorse, turns to Hasty and remorsefully tells him, "Listen, Hasty, I'm sorry I yelled at you the other day."
"Hey, it's okay." Hasty tells her. "I know you didn't mean to."
"The thing is, though, I am worried sick about my dear Coco." said Isabella, concerned.
"Awww, is she your daughter?" asked Hasty.
"What?" Isabella asks before giggling happily. "No, no, no. She's not my daughter. The thing is, I've become like a mother figure to her recently. Do you realize that she and Crash pretty much had to grow up without a mother to look after them?"
"Wow. That's heavy stuff right there." Hasty says, stunned.
"I know, right?" Isabella asks. "And I'd hate for something to happen to her out here."
Hasty, upon hearing this, turns Isabella to face him, and reassures her, "Hey, hey. Issy, look at me. She'll be fine. I mean, after all, she's not a little girl anymore, and she can look out for herself. She and Crash will both be okay."
"You really think so?" asked Isabella.
"I know so." Hasty replied.
The two of them glance up at the starry sky. Isabella asks Hasty, "Gee, the stars sure are beautiful tonight, aren't they?"
"Yes, they sure are." Hasty replies before gazing into Isabella's eyes. "But they're not as beautiful as you are, my dear."
"You... you really think I'm beautiful?" Isabella asks, surprised at Hasty's words.
"Of course I do!" Hasty replies. "When it comes to lady bandicoots, you're truly one of a kind!"
Isabella smiles happily and, with a twinkle in her eye, warmly says to Hasty, "Thanks for fixing our kart and not giving up on me." She kisses Hasty on the cheek. Hasty's face lights up.
"Well, I, uh..." Hasty says as he clears his throat. "...also wanted to thank you for saving my life today. Didn't think you still cared about me."
"Well, I'd say I've come to care about you more than you think." Isabella says as she and Hasty gaze into each other's eyes. They lean in close and share a nice, long kiss. Tiny, watching from afar, sheds a tear of happiness.
"Awww... Tiny think that's beautiful right there." said Tiny.
As they lean back from the kiss, Hasty takes Isabella's hand and tells her, "Don't you worry, Isabella. I promise you, from the bottom of my heart, that first thing in the morning, we are all going to stop that rat from doing any more damage, and I will personally reunite you with Coco or die trying."
"You really mean it?" Isabella asks.
"Cross my heart, hope to die!" Hasty replies.
"Thank you. Thank you so much!" Isabella happily exclaims. "You have no idea how much this means to me!"
She gives Hasty a big hug, who falls over backwards from being tilted too far back. He and Isabella share a laugh over what happened as the two of them gaze into each other's eyes.
Isabella sighs and says, "I love you, Hasty."
"I love you, too, Isabella." Hasty replies as the two of them embrace.
"Now, what do you say we get some sleep?" he asks. "We have a big day tomorrow; reuniting you with Coco and stopping that rat for good."
"Yep." Isabella yawns as she snuggles up close to Hasty. "Couldn't agree more..."
The two of them fall asleep with their arms wrapped around each other.
