The Love That Matters Forever

At the conference table, Fry, Leela, Bender, Amy, and Zoidberg were gathered around for their next mission. Nobody actually noticed Fry and Leela holding hands yet. Both of the couple didn't care. They were just happy that their date was going to arrive tomorrow.

"Yo, Fry. You get your hand stuck on Leela's hand again?" Bender asked.
"No." Fry said.

Fry wanted to say more, but he was too busy staring at Leela. Bender knew that this must be about their relationship.

"Oh... you and Leela hookin' up?" Bender asked again.
"Yep. Leela was sick last night, and to repay me, she spoke what I always wanted her to say." Fry replied.
"We're going on a date tomorrow at Elzar's." Leela added.
"Well, good for you, Leela." Amy said.
"You know, if you're lucky, you might be more than just mates, yourselves." Zoidberg said.

Fry blushed. But before he could say anything else, the Professor walked into the room.

"Good news, everyone! You'll be making a delivery to Epsilon 7. A planet with the ability to look into every living lifeform's future!" he said.

"What's the item?" Bender asked.
"Nothing special. Just this box of brown sugar." The Professor said as he held out a cart carrying a wooden box containing brown sugar.

"But the people who live on that planet despise anything brown. Why would they need that much?" Hermes said as he came in the room.

"It generates the planet's colors and ability to look through the future. Why else would they need it? For a rainy day? Gibberish, Hermes."

"As long as they don't take some sugar from their neighbors and cover them with mud." Zoidberg said.
"Er... maybe that would be reasonable." The Professor said. "Anyway, off you go."

He handed Bender the huge box and off they went in the Planet Express Ship. It didn't take long for Fry, Leela, and Bender to get to Epsilon 7. As they landed, the air was filled with purple, pink, and blue colors. There was no sign of people or any other lifeform on the planet.

"Hello? Package delivery!" Leela exclaimed.
"... Maybe they're not here." Fry said.

"Hey, look at this crap." Bender said as he pointed downward to the ground.

It was a small puddle of pink water. It was so clear, it showed the bottom, which was small substances known that looks like purple sand. It looked like it was a puddle of a small crater. But it was more fancier.

"Wow. It's beautiful." Leela said.
"Stupid aliens, dropping their waste in small craters." Bender mumbled.
"It's not waste, Bender. It's just the planet's water." Leela said.
"Whatever..." Bender said as he walked away.

But Fry and Leela stared into the small puddle, which showed their reflection.

"It's pretty." Fry said.
"Yeah. What do you think they use this for?" Leela asked.
"I dunno. Wanna touch it?"
"... I guess."

The two put their hands on the pink water. It felt like ordinary water, but they felt a thin, snake like wave under the water wrap around each of their hand. It felt ticklish, but it soothed their palms. But suddenly, it pulled them down, into the puddle. The puddle may be small, but it was pretty deep. Fry and Leela screamed as they sunk into the pink water.

"Huh? Fry? Leela?" Bender answered from behind.

The wave carried Fry and Leela deep into the water, at the pink water started to grow brighter by the minute. Fry and Leela held their breaths, struggling to be released from the wave. No hope. Fry and Leela stared at each other, preparing for the worst. They both reached out both their free hands, and held each other's hands. The wave moved faster and faster...

White spikes shone through Fry and Leela. They were in the center of the water. The wave finally let go of them. But they couldn't take much more of the held breaths. They released the final breath out of their mouths... nothing happened. It felt like they were breathing air. They were breathing underwater!

"I don't understand." Leela said.

They could speak! Something about this puddle seemed so mysterious that made Fry and Leela think, that there was something that they needed to find out.

"Me neither." Fry said.

The wave moved in front of Fry and Leela, and started spinning around like a whirlpool. The two watched closely. The wave finally revealed a dark fuchsia circle. Inside, was a moving picture, almost like TV screen. What Fry and Leela saw, was...

... them.

The real Fry and Leela couldn't believe it. But after all, this planet featured every lifeform's future. In the circle, Leela was wearing a white hospital dress, and Fry had his jacket off. Did something happen, they both wondered. In the screen, Fry wiped the sweat off of Leela's face with a Kleenex. Leela was breathing heavily, and holding Fry's hand. Both of them started smiling at each other, hugging each other.

"You did it, Leela. I'm so proud of you." The future Fry said.

The real Fry and Leela were confused. What did Leela do? Then, they saw a doctor handing Leela something wrapped up in a white blanket. That was the moment where they understood...

... It was their baby.

In the screen, Fry ran his fingers on top of his child's orange hair. The baby was just beautiful. Both the real Fry and Leela couldn't believe that something that adorable would be their baby.

"Oh, Leela. It's our baby girl." The future Fry said.
"She's so beautiful, Fry." The future Leela said.
"... Just like you." Fry said.

The future Fry and Leela gave each other a kiss. After that, Fry wrapped his left arm around Leela's shoulders, as Leela held the most beautiful thing in the world, that they will cherish everyday. The real Leela started to tear up. That was their child. The most beautiful thing she ever saw. She felt a warmth on her right shoulder. It was Fry's hand. He stared at her... smiling. He never saw anything so wonderful, either. The two wrapped their arms around each other, and thought about the baby. Their baby. The love of their lives.

"No matter what happens, Leela... I'll always be there for you, and our baby." Fry whispered in Leela's ear.
"... I love you so much, Fry. I don't know what I'd do without you..." Leela whispered back.

As they released the hug, they gave each other a kiss. Then, they stared back at the screen. The baby fell asleep right in her mother's arms, as they continue to look at their precious miracle.

"... Beautiful Lily..." Fry said.

Lily. What a beautiful name. The future Leela leaned in and kissed Lily's forehead. Fry raised his fingers to touch his baby's hand. Lily's fingers moved, and wrapped around Fry's finger as she continued to lay asleep. The real Fry and Leela continued to stare at their baby girl, knowing that when they touched the pink water, the wave could feel their future for their loved one. They both held hands, and the circle disappeared. The wave started to spin around them, as the water started to turn purple. Before they could witness what was going on, they leaned in to kiss each other, with their eyes closed. It lasted for a very long time. As their eyes rose up when they released the kiss, they were back on the Planet. Bender was standing right beside the puddle.

"Where the hell have you guys been?" Bender asked angrily.

Fry and Leela stared at each other, and Fry replied,

"Catching up on our future..."

"... Well, if you two are done falling in these poodles of puddles, we can get back to Earth." Bender said.
"What about the brown sugar?" Leela asked.
"It suddenly disenograted once you guys left. So, what did you see in there?"

Fry and Leela looked at each other, before they can reply at their friend's question. Fry wrapped his hand around Leela's hand. Bender wondered if this was something important. Or better yet, wonderful.

"... Our child, Lily Jane Fry." Fry said.

TO BE CONTINUED...