"Wow! This place sure is beautiful," Riley murmured as she, hand in hand with JPG, roamed the mansion's sprawling fields.

"Isn't it?" JPG asked back with a gentle smile, squeezing Riley's hand. It felt incomprehensibly and unspeakably wonderful to finally get to touch the girl after having spent years and years only able to see her. But with the evil Sorceress gone, the estate was free, and every last enchantment had been lifted. Now all that remained was a gorgeous and glorious mansion with grounds and gardens stretching out for miles and miles.

If only Alison was here, the plucky young inventor thought with a bittersweet smile. It was thanks to her sacrifice that the Sorceress was defeated, and that Riley and JPG were able to stand together after spending years apart. Without Alison, none of it would've been possible, and JPG hated to think that she would never be able to reap what she sewed.

But as JPG had promised herself once before, she refused to allow her grief to consume her. She knew Alison would've wanted her to live a long and happy life, full of meaning and triumph. That couldn't happen if JPG allowed her misery to consume her. So she did her best to put on a brave face and enjoy this peaceful time with her new girlfriend finally holding her hand.

Even though Riley was technically centuries old (maybe even older than Alison), because she'd spent her entire existence trapped in a glass tomb, she was still very much a child at heart. Now it was up to JPG to help teach her about everything that life had to offer. Tonight, she was going to teach Riley about the majesty of nature itself. After centuries spent in a little glass box, Riley was sure to love this lesson most of all.

"It's so beautiful!" the innocent young woman marveled at one of the large and fancy fountains dotting the estate.

"Isn't it?" JPG squeezed her hand again as they looked up at the stony basin, clear water arching over animal sculptures before trickling gently down into the basin below. Riley giggled as she took a step forward and dipped her fingertips into the crystalline water.

"Gah! It's cold!" she shrieked playfully. JPG watched her splash around with a smile. God, how she loved Riley! The fondness and softness that JPG felt whenever she looked at the girl was indescribable, but she felt beyond grateful that fate was kind enough to bring them together.

Then the pair moved deeper into the woods.

"What are those?" Riley asked nervously when she noticed little glowing dots flying through the darkened air.

"Fireflies," JPG replied, reaching out to catch a few. She gestured for Riley to follow her lead. Riley looked uncertain and afraid, having been raised to fear the entire world, but when she saw that relaxed and reassuring smile on JPG's face, she nodded trustingly. JPG handed her a few of the glowing bugs and Riley gave a soft gasp of awe as they flickered on and off in the palm of her hand.

"Just like magic!" she gasped, wonder written on every line in her face.

"No, even better," JPG smiled. "Nature!" Although JPG had a healthy respect for magic, after all the trouble it had caused, she was starting to prefer the natural world over any sort of spell or potion.

Then, in the last few hours before sunrise, JPG pressed a button on her back. She was activating her trademark, namesake jetpacks.

"May I?" she asked, extending a hand to Riley as the jetpacks rumbled to life.

"I… I guess…" Riley smiled nervously at her, but she took JPG's hand, nonetheless.

"That's my girl," JPG gave her a confident smile before picking her up bridal style. Then she increased the thrust on her jetpacks.

"Woah!" Riley's voice and breath were swept away as she and JPG shot up into the night sky.

"Sure is something, isn't it?" the inventor smiled as they both stared down at the endless sea of nature spreading out in every direction.

There were emerald trees and shrubs. Bright, colorful flowers. Gorgeous, carefully-crafted sculptures. All sorts of little buildings that dotted the landscape. And through the darkness, JPG and Riley could see more fireflies circling the estate, and other little shadows moved and flickered across the grounds as well. Even though it was late at night, the world was still very much alive and moving. It was so magical. And the cool night air was nice and crisp. The entire mansion was in a state of tranquility and happiness. It was a very dreamy sight.

As JPG and Riley continued to soar through the night, they saw dark red flowers, and dandelions that were faded in the moonlight. There were more statues of marvelous intricacy, and several other fountains all flowing with gorgeous jets of water, pure and clean and clear. Stone paths spiraled throughout the forest, weaving in and out of the trees and buildings. Then, high above, shining in the sky, was the moon itself, illuminating their little journey. A more picturesque scene could not be found anywhere, JPG and Riley were both sure of it.

Then at last, the two turned their gazes away from the estate and back to one another. In a moment of perfect serenity, their very souls seemed to connect. Before they even realized what they were doing, they began to kiss. JPG's lips were rough, passionate and warm while Riley's were smooth, soft and delicate. The inventor and her damsel were lost in one another's lips and hearts as the beautiful serenity of nature surrounded them from above and below. The stars seemed to laugh as they twinkled. The smell of wildlife, and the flora and fauna of nature, was on the wind.

Riley may have been relatively new to the world, but the things she had seen so far were so beautiful and wonderful that it was hard for her to think that such a thing as "evil" could ever exist in a world so happy and flawless and peaceful. Everything seemed to work in such perfect harmony here. There was no more loss or pain or longing, no more sense of not belonging.

After spending centuries alone, on the brink of madness, with only six glass panels to keep her company, being in nature was the best gift she could've ever imagined. It was endless and boundless, no more confinements or chains at all. Just freedom. That was truly what nature meant to Riley, freedom. The freedom to do what she wanted, and be who she wanted. To Riley, nature symbolized everything she had never had before: life, happiness, hope... and even love. The only thing even better than nature was the girl she was lucky enough to enjoy it with: JPG.

And JPG felt the same way. Even though she was an inventor, she still had a healthy respect for nature. After all, that was where all of her materials came from. All the cogs and gears, all the tools and metal, all the electricity, it had to come from somewhere. And that somewhere was nature. After all, what was science except humanity's attempt to harness nature?

So, like Riley, JPG also felt a connection to nature. But even stronger than that was her connection to Riley. As much as she may have enjoyed her inventions, and as much as she may have enjoyed her flight over the mansion, by far the greatest part of it all was her co-pilot, Riley.

AN: An "Escape the Night" S2 sequel where JPG and Riley take over the mansion after the surviving YouTubers leave it.