Missing Him

Gary turned from his side, his hazy vision trailing across the sudden bright lights hitting against a rather bulky figure. He needed not to jump himself up, since it was just his best friend, seemingly giving off a frown and a lowered head, as Gary's vision clears gradually.

"Gary…" the Ventrexian by the door said.

Gary propped himself slowly up while making sure not to wake Mooncake up who was nestling his chest. Gary slowly moved the green blob and setting him down on the soft mattress before sitting himself to face Avocato.

"I remember those days when Little Cato was just a little baby, I would tuck him every night. And I would hold him too, and…" Avocato looked away briefly, scratching the back of his head, "I just…" Avocato could find no other words to continue. He couldn't make any more choices of what to say. Before Avocato could continue, Gary sighed softly and answered back "I know how much you feel, my friend…" Gary answered back prompting Avocato to give a chuckle, "You must be missing him again."

Avocato nodded back, turning his face away to keep Gary from seeing his frown.

"You wanna talk it over till we sleep? You can stay here for the night, But Mooncake's taking the whole mattress empire,"

"Doesn't this ship have a bigger mattress?"

Gary paused for a while giving a face as if he realized something, "Oh yeah…"

It didn't take long for Gary to take a white extra foldable mattress from the cabinet. It wasn't that cushioned, but soft enough to lie on, and with everything set, the two hombres laid down, looking up at the blue ceiling, like some cheesy scene.

"Let Mooncake take my bed. We can stay here for the night."

"Gary, would you in a million years, wish to go back in time?" Avocato asked,

Gary looked up again, and understood the scope of the question, "Yes. I could get a million cookies, but HUE might catch me, brand me as an imposter, and send me hurling in space."

"Not the answer I was hoping for, but, okay." What an honest answer. Avocato knew too well cookies as the blonde's topmost obsession, from that moment in the Lazarus Trap, up to endless discussions at certain times aboard the Galaxy One.

"What about you, Avocato?"

"It's hard to explain, but I do wish I could not lead my past self here in the first place."

"What are you saying?"

"I'll tell you soon."

"Take your time," Gary said looking up at the dark ceiling. Suddenly, his heart sank, "You said you wished you were never here in the first place. That said, what will happen to me? I have no one. You're the only one I got." he continued.

"That's not important. Nah, forget what I said. What's important is, I must be here with you for a reason. Didn't I say that we are fated to be together one night?"

"'Probably'. I remember that as the answer."

"And be grateful for it, Gary."

"I will."

That moment, Gary could sense the patch of fur slowly clutching up to him much closer. He must be in a hug from his cat friend. He remembered that same kind of warmth.

"Promise me you'll help me get my boy back."

"I will. It's my destiny to get your boy back."

"Thank you...for everything," Avocato said softly before giving a wide yawn and slowly closing his eyes, and leaning his head onto Gary's. Gary gave a smile and softly locking his hands with Avocato's arms.

"I'd do anything for a great friend like you." Gary softly replied as soon as he entered into deep sleep.