A Long Awaited Explanation

As the gang finally make there way to their secret hangout spot, the reason they wanted to have a picnic at night was this...

Their spot illuminated with hundreds of Fireflies something they haven't seen in years.

Kel: MAN! I forgot how much I missed this Basil why didn't you ever take pictures

Basil: I tried once, it didn't come out good

Hero: did we bring jars? it would be fun try catching them

Mari: we have those Jam Jars we have to eat it all though

Aubrey: I'm practically starving so that will be easy

Kim: take it easy girl you don't want to fatten up in front of your man do you?

Sunny: (just smiles and thinks) 'I...I wish Mewo was here'

The gang set up the blanket and baskets for their feast, they have music, have swimsuits and towels to dip in the pond, and enough energy to keep it going. Eventually things calm down as they should and they are resting before heading back. Sunny and Basil Lay next to each other

Sunny: God I miss this just messing around with no care in the world forgetting responsibilities and just living

Basil: yeah honestly with everything that has happened it's pretty nice to just relax

Sunny: all with my best friend

Basil: yeah...your,,,best friend

Silence

Sunny: Basil

Basil: y-yes Sunny

Sunny: when did you learn how to tie a noose

Basil: (gets up shocked) why would you ask that!?

Sunny: It's a rather simple question that has a rather simple answer

Basil: There's nothing simple about it I don't even know why-

Basil stops to see the entire group is listening, definitely not approving of Sunny's words or actions but thanks to them have just realized the...quite frankly messed up implications of Basil's Familiarity at tieing a noose

Sunny: sorry to put you on the spot and you don't have to answer but our therapists who are obviously working together told us to work things out so here we are

Basil thought for a moment

Basil: w-w-well when my grandma was still alive sometimes we needed to...h-hang something and while she was hesitant at first she soon taught me how to tie ropes in many different ways not just nooses

Sunny: good lie, couldn't think of something that good for Mari?

Mari: Okay Sunny this time you've gone too far!

Basil: NO NO! no it's okay Mari

Mari No it's not Bas-

Basil: I can lie to everyone except my self right Sunny!? you tried for 8 years and it still didn't work!

Sunny: It almost did Basil

Basil: yeah it almost worked for me too

*INHALE, EXHALE*

Basil: Growing up I didn't have a lot of friends with the exception of Aubrey, but even then before we met you she at least had some friends while I was too shy to start a conversation. I felt like I was weighing her down

and soon I didn't think anyone would miss me (he starts to cry) s-s-so on the day I met all of you I-I-I made a-

Before Basil could finish Sunny hugged him

Sunny: shh, let it all out

The others would come for a hug as well as Basil wailed into the night

Treehouse

The group was finally about to leave Faraway until Sunny took a detour to his old House one more time

Mari: Sunny why are you-

Sunny: there's one more place to visit it'll be quick...pretty sure there's not much left.

The gang was confused since they were pretty sure they had visited every spot that meant anything to them and meet any other old friends they may have made here...then it clicked, and they soon arrived to the house

Hero: so how are we getting in? since reminder we can't just bust down the door again

Sunny: I only did that because I was dragging a coffin and emotionally unstable

Hero: oh so you DO admit it

Aubrey: piss off Hero

Mari: everyone shut up I REALLY don't want to remember that time

Sunny explains there's a secret passage from the backyard he and Mari found when they were kids to some times sneak out real quick without their parents noticing, Sunny shows them sinking into the foliage and everyone follows

As they go through said passage they find themselves in the Backyard and Sunny staring at the stump as if something's tHERe

Basil: S-Sunny? everything is okay right (slightly trembling)

Mari reassures Basil from behind with A kind lively smile

Mari: of course Basil Everything is going to be okay right Sunny

Sunny: (kicks the stump) tch stupid bitch always has to disappear before I get close

Sunny walks to the treehouse...asshole?

Kel: well that was...off putting, it all comes back to this stupid stump

Kim: I gave his comic a read through along with his animations and...guy has an over active imagination

Hero: that doesn't even explain the half of it.

The gang make there way to and up the tree house which despite the lack of upkeep it was still standing sturdy

Hero: wow...this place has seen better days...but it looks like everything is right were we left it

Kel: All our old stuff is here! Hey, look! Here's our playing cards. I was the best at card games, wasn't I guys?

Kim: really? want to play strip poker again?

Kel flusters at Kim's suggestion getting looks from Hero, Mari, and Basil as Aubrey rolls her eye's and see's a familiar face

Aubrey: Mr. Plantegg...oh your so dirty

Mari: Look at all these old books...Hero is this were all your cook books went?

Kel: Dah! I think I just stepped on a jack! Ah, man...such good times

Basil looks around remembering when they build this place mainly thanks to Hero and the other adults

Basil: Hmm...why did we have a toaster in here?

Kim: wait a toaster!?

Basil: y-yes?

Both Basil and Kim look at Sunny who gives a rather smug smirk, Sunny then proceeds to find...a picture in a zip lock bag he takes it out so see his friends...happy and flips it around to see a key with the message DON'T FORGET, IT'S IN THE TOYBOX Sunny takes the key.

Aubrey: Hey...Look...Sunny found a photo of us (everyone gathers round) We all look...so happy...

Basil: hey that's the last photo I'm missing!

Hero: Why was it here and in a bag?

Kel: who cares dude let's just take care of it until we can get the photo album

Kim: actually I snatched it from Basil since I wanted to see the locations in some of the photo's, so we can-

Mari: Hold on, Aubrey where's Sunny

the gang look around while Aubrey is stone faced soon they get out of the treehouse and into the backyard to see the door into the house open

as they go in they go to the only place he would go in this situation...the stairs

Once there they see an open box on the floor Mari immediately recognized it, it was the box he kept his old Violin in and to the side the storage room was open and at the top of the stairs was Sunny kneeling and saying something

You're caused so much suffering... yet you do nothing. And so you've earned nothing in return.

You friends will never forgive you. They'll abandon you like you did to them... and that's what you deserve.

You tell yourself that you don't want to burden others... But the truth is that you're selfish. You just don't want people to depend on you.

When do you think about others? How long are you going to let people take care of you? You say you care but you're a liar. You've never done anything for anyone else. You're useless... less than useless. You're sick.

People like you don't deserve to live.

Your friends are wrong about you. The person they love isn't you at all. You let them believe in a lie to protect yourself.

You're nothing but a liar... and when they see the truth... They'll hate you as much as you hate yourself.

If they know the truth, you'll never be able to regain their trust. No matter what you do, it will be hopeless. All you'll do is make things worse.

It would be better to just die.

Aubrey loved her, and you killed her.

Kel loved her, and you killed her.

Hero loved her, and you killed her.

Basil loved her, and you killed her.

You loved her, and you killed her.

She loved you, And you killed her.

I will NEVER succumb

You should just DIE

Sunny: "Is that all you got? You think some bad words, scary visuals, and overwhelming force is going to make me quit? Not this time, cause nothing is gonna make me lose faith in my friends. Nothing!"

Sunny: that's what I said to him my "other self" or maybe it was just me I played the song meant for the recital and I "won" at least for a little while and I told you all the "truth"

Sunny: for any of you wondering if I exaggerated details in the short game... it was actually worse so...so much worse yet standing here I'm starting to wonder...

Sunny: did I do the right thing? cause I shouldn't be a hypocrite after what I told Aubrey but I feel It would have been better if I had just killed myself in that crappy apartment no one would have even-

Before Sunny could finish Kel ran up the stairs and grabbed Sunny

Kel: DON'T EVEN DARE TO FINISH THAT SENTENCE SUNNY

Everyone is shocked to hear Kel scream that loud except Hero and Basil

Kel: *huff* from first time I saw you despite everything that changed I knew it was you Sunny because I care about you

Kel: You think you can just disappear and think that'll just FIX EVERYTHING!? BULLSHIT!

Kel: We would've been there for you, I would have done anything for you! GONE TO HELL AND BACK, ALL YOU WOULD'VE HAD TO DO WAS ASK!

Sunny:...k-kel

Everyone starts to tear up or just cry at this point

Kel: you may never get Hero to admit it but...we thought of you as our brother man, that means something to me (he says while sobbing)

Kel: please don't slip away from me...I can't do that again Sunny...I'm begging you

Sunny can't even say anything as he and Kel sit on the floor hugging each other but remembers the wishes his dream counter part made

Kel: Friends... Friends are supposed to be there for each other.

Kim and the others join in on the second group hug of the evening in this order

Aubrey: I hope you can find some peace... or you know... some happiness.

Basil: Maybe one day... things can go back to the way they were before.

Mari: You'll forgive yourself... Won't you.. Sunny?

Hero: Last time... We made the mistake of leaving each other when we needed each other the most.

This time... we'll stay together.


Notes:

"The thing about love is, you can give as much as you want. But in the end, all that truly matters is how much of that the person you're giving it to is willing to receive. And that's why it's much easier to feel hated than it does to feel loved."

a quote from a comment in a YouTube video about one of the most bittersweet endings in gaming that perfectly summarizes everything in this little side story

sorry if I was trying a bit too hard for tear jerks on this one