And now for season 2
Though just like in the show, there will be several twists, and might not follow some of the movies exactly.
In New York City, a woman in business attire walked through the streets. She traveled by foot, then by subway, until arriving at her apartment. Inside, she noticed that it started raining and that she left the window open. As the woman tried to close the window, she drops her cell phone down the fire escape. Frustrated, she leaned on a desk, lowering her head against the window sill. She looked up to see a balloon fly into the window with the string tied to a postcard. The word 'Broken' was written on one side, while the other had a picture of the Pixfare Clock Tower.
On the main street of Pixfare, the purple smoke had dissipated. Laura Reed and Clark, who had been clinging to each other, finally broke apart, looking around.
"What's happening?" Laura Reed wondered.
"I'm not sure. Let's find out."
Holding hands, the two began walking down the street.
Michelle looked at Ellen with a tearful smile. "Mum!"
"Oh, darling." Ellen hugged Michelle and kissed her face repeatedly.
Peter came up running towards them. "Elinor! Merida!" He hugged them both, then grabbed Ellen and kissed her.
Brianna spotted the counterparts of the toys reuniting. "Woody?!" She cried when she spotted Jim.
"Bo?!" They ran over to each other and hugged.
"Oh, I can't believe it's you!"
"I never thought I'd see you again!"
"Bo Peep?" Larry and the others came over to them.
"Buzz!" She said excitedly and they hugged. "My old moving buddy!" Brianna then hugged everyone. "It's so good to see you all!"
They soon saw a teenage boy who had reunited with his mother and sister.
"Andy!" Jim cried as they came over to him.
Andy looked at the group skeptically, but then his face lit up. "Hey! Wow!" He cried and ran to them, excited. "Woody! Guys! I thought you all got thrown away."
"Well, we almost were." Larry started to explain, giving Andy's mom a look. "But then we went to daycare."
"You're not freaked out that we're alive?" Jim wondered.
"Nah. You guys have always been alive to me. Especially when I played with you."
They all shared an emotional group hug.
Ray was surrounded by the counterparts of the Radiator Springs cars. "It's great to see you, everybody."
"McQueen!" They all turned around and see Matt running towards them.
"Mater!" Ray smiled.
"McQueen!"
They greeted each other with an elaborate fist bump. "Mater, it's so good to see you."
"You too, buddy."
Sarah came over and took Ray's hand. He turned to face her.
"Sally!" He said, excited.
"McQueen and Sally parked beneath the tree," Matt interrupted. "K-i-s-s... uh... i-n-t!"
Ray half-smiled. "You haven't changed a bit, Mater."
Evelyn was planting a small garden in her backyard.
Walter soon appeared and approached her. "Ee-Eevah?"
"Wall-E?" She gasped, looking up at him. "Wall-E!" Evelyn stood up and scooped him up in her arms, spinning him around, laughing. She stopped spinning and rested her head on his shoulder.
He leaned his head against hers. They stared into each other's eyes. Their foreheads touched, and they kissed.
"Dad!" Alex cried, running up to Martin.
"Nemo!" He kneeled and gathered him in his arms. "Oh, son. I'll never let you out of my sight again."
"How can we breathe out here on land?"
"I guess because the curse turned us into humans."
"Oh. Hey, I still got my lucky fin." Alex showed him his little arm.
John and Robert looked at themselves, shocked.
"I don't believe it."
"Mike-"
"We're humans! In the human world!"
"There you are, Googley Bear!" Amelia came over, smiling at Robert.
"Schmoopsie-poo!" They ran up to each other and kissed.
The counterparts of the Emotions had mixed feelings about seeing each other again.
"Can't you believe it, guys?" Audrey excitedly to Freddy, Naida, Mindy, and Lewis. "We're actually outside of Riley's mind! Is it amazing?!"
"But where's Riley?" Freddy glanced around, nervously. "What if something happens to her?"
Then they turned around to see a girl who was reunited with her parents emotionally.
"Riley!" The emotions called as they came over the family.
"I can't believe we get to meet you in person!" Audrey said excitedly. "I'm Joy, this is Sadness, that's Anger, this is Disgust, and that Fear. We're your emotions!"
Riley looked at them, shocked. "You-you're my emotions? The voices in my head?"
"Well, yes." Mindy said shyly.
"Oh, thank you for saving our daughter from running away to Minnesota." Jill said to Mindy.
"It was Sadness that stopped her." Audrey corrected her. "Anger gave the idea," She glared at Lewis. "But then Sadness took it away."
"Yes, that running away idea was Anger's idea. And the console almost turned grey." Nadia glared at Lewis.
"Hey, I did it for us!" Lewis angrily shouted. "Hey, guys, calm down." Audrey settled Naida and Lewis down. "At least we're back together again." She said cheerfully.
"Yes, we are." Jill smiled, putting her arms around Riley's shoulders.
"I'm just glad we're back together." Bill said emotionally. "I missed my little monkey."
"I missed you too, Dad." Riley hugged him and then they started making monkey noises.
Audrey laughed, and then looked at the other emotions. "Come on, group hug for this family reunion. You too, Anger."
"Do I have to?" He whined. "You know I don't do hugs."
"¡Mamá, Papá!" Miguel ran towards his family, in tears.
Enrique and Luisa turned when they heard a voice. "Miguel!" They cried and ran to the boy.
"I missed you guys so much!" Miguel said.
"We missed you too, mijo." Luisa was also crying as the two hugged their son.
"¡Miguel!" The other adults came running to him.
"¡Abeulita! Everyone!" Miguel ran to hug them. "Tía Victoria? Tío Oscar? Tío Felipe? You guys are alive?"
"It must be from the curse." Oscar said, looking at his skin.
Soon, all his cousins ran over to them "¡Primo!"
"¡Abel! ¡Rosa!" Miguel hugged them both and then leaned down to hug Benny and Manny.
"Oh, Miguel. We missed you so much." Rosa said and looked at Victoria, Oscar, and Felipe.
"I missed you, too." Miguel replied. "I thought I'd never see you guys again."
"I wonder, how did you guys come to life?" Gloria asked as she and Berto came in.
"I have a feeling this has something to do with the Curse." Victoria suggested.
"At least all of our familia is back together again." Elena said.
"Hey, Mamá Imelda is here too." Miguel mentioned.
"She is?" Berto looked surprised. "Looks like we're family again."
"You're right." Luisa smiled. "We're all together now, that's what matters."
Then Miguel heard a dog's bark coming in the distance. "Hey, Dante!" Miguel cried, and the dog ran into his open arms. "Great to see ya, boy!" Dante licked on Miguel's face and he laughed.
As Clark and Laura Reed continued down the street, two kids came running up to them.
"Mom! Dad! Hey!" Violet cried.
"Kids!" Clark smiled.
Their enthused greetings run over each other.
"Oh, you're all right!"
"We were so worried about you."
"I thought I'd never see you again." They all shared a family hug.
"Does this mean the curse is broken?" Dash wondered.
"Yes, it does." Clark nodded.
"So what do we do now?" Violet asked.
"Now? Now we find Jack-Jack." Laura Reed replied, looking at Clark.
"So it's true." A voice came from behind them.
Laura Reed and Clark turned around were surprised to see Jack. She cupped his face and hugged him as she started to cry. "You found us." Clark joined in on the hug. Jack didn't return the gesture.
After a while, Clark pulled back. "You probably don't remember your brother and sister."
"Jack-Jack's a grown-up?" Dash stared at him, shocked.
"I have siblings?" Jack looked speechless. "I-I always thought I was an only child."
"It's ok." Laura Reed put a hand on his shoulder. "You were just a baby."
"Great to see you again, little brother." Dash playfully punched his arm.
"More like a big brother." added Violet.
Hilary soon came over to them. "Grandpa?" Laura Reed laughed.
"Yeah, kid. I guess so." Clark put an arm around Hilary and hugged her. "Meet your aunt and uncle." He gestured toward Dash and Violet.
"Hey, I've seen you guys at school. I knew you looked familiar. I tried to tell him, but he didn't believe me." Hilary pointed to Jack.
"We have a niece?!" Dash and Violet both said, looking even more shocked.
"He did it. He saved you." Hilary smiled.
"He saved all of us." added Laura Reed.
Jack looked at them, still speechless. "I... Well..."
"Uh, then why are we still here?" Bart asked as the toys approached the group.
"And what was that smoke?" Jim asked.
"Who did this?" Questioned Larry.
"And why?" Jessica wondered.
"And what was that smoke?" Rex repeated.
"Magic." Sister Julia replied, joining the group. "It's here. I can feel it."
"Magic? In Pixfare?" Hilary wondered.
"I say we go to the person responsible for bringing it - Syndrome." Declared Bart. The other toys nodded in agreement.
"No. Wait." Jack interrupted. "It wasn't Derek."
"Mi amor, you must tell me what happened to you." Ms. Cordwain looked at Hector almost pleadingly.
"One minute I was on the floor, beaten up, then the curse hit, and the next thing I know... I woke up here. I've been in a coma."
"For 28 years." He nodded. "All these years, you've been here." She sighed and put her head in her hands. "Ay, how could I have been so blind?"
"It's ok. It's not your fault." He put his arms around her. "You didn't know."
She looked up at him. "Come stay with me." She almost lost him once, and she wasn't going to let him go again.
"I would love to." He smiled.
The Parrs, the toys, and Julia walked down the main street.
"Is there anything that you wanna ask us?" Laura Reed asked Jack. "You must have questions."
"The only questions I have are for Ms. Wood. Why did she double-cross me, and what did she do to this town?"
"Uh... Shouldn't we talk about... it first?"
"What?"
"Us? Your life? Everything?"
"Can we do 'everything' maybe later, like, with a glass of wine... or several bottles."
"I know it's a lot to take in, for all of us." Clark chimed in.
"And we don't want to push, but we've waited for this moment for so long." Laura Reed added.
"Yeah, so have I!" Jack turned around and faced them. "I've thought about this moment my whole life. I've imagined who you might be. But of all the scenarios that I concocted, my parents being... I-I just need a little time. That's-that's all."
They suddenly heard a commotion in the distance. Many of the townspeople, including Dr. Whale, ran through the streets.
Felix came running toward the group. "There you are. Come with me. I need your help. Dr. Whale's whipped everyone into a frenzy. They're going to Derek's house. They're gonna kill him."
"Great. Let's watch." Bart smiled eagerly.
"No. No. We can't stoop to his level." Felix refused. "No matter who he is or what he's done, killing him is wrong."
"He's right." Hilary looked at Jack, pleading. "Please. He's still my dad."
Jack looked at Hilary and then at his parents. "We have to stop them."
"If Atta is right and magic is here, we could have our powers back. That also means Syndrome has his weapons again." Clark added. "They could be marching into a slaughter." He, Dash, Violet, and Laura Reed shared a glance, nodding. They took off running down the street, after the mob.
Ms. Cordwain and Hector soon arrived at her house. "Espera aqui. I'm gonna find you something to wear. You've spent enough time in these rags."
"Gracias."
Ms. Cordwain went upstairs while he waited.
The angry mob had reached Derek's house. Dr. Whale banged on the door. "Open up, or we're coming in!" He banged on the door again.
"Can I help you?" Derek casually answered the door.
"That smirk isn't gonna last forever, Syndrome. You took everything from us, and now-"
"What? Now you're gonna kill me?"
"Eventually, but first you need to suffer."
Derek stepped outside and pushed Dr. Whale off the step. "Listening to you has been enough suffering for all of us." He turned to address the crowd. "That's right. Did you want to see your superhero? Well, folks," Derek slowly raised his arms and enunciated. "Here... he... is!" Wearing his gauntlets, Derek extended his arms and pointed forward. The crowd ducked, expecting blasts, but nothing happened.
"He's powerless!" The crowd shouted.
"What?" Derek stared at his wrists, shocked.
"Get him! Don't let him get away!"
Dr. Whale and the crowd moved toward Derek. "Now..." He shoved him against the doorway column. "Where were we?" As he raised his hands toward Derek's throat, Jack came rushing through the crowd, with the rest of the group behind him.
"Let him go! Let him go! Let him go!" Jack grabbed Dr. Whale's arm, pulling him away.
"Why should I listen to you?"
"Because I'm still the Sheriff."
"Because he saved you, all of you." Clark added.
"And because no matter what Syndrome did, it doesn't justify this." Laura Reed stepped in.
"We're not murderers here." Jack glared at Dr. Whale.
"Well, we're not from this world."
"Yeah, well, you're in it now."
Clark put himself between Dr. Whale and Derek. "Okay, Whale, we're done."
Dr. Whale pushed back. "Back off. You're not my superhero."
Clark paused for a moment. "Who are you, Whale?"
"That's my business."
"Well, my business is making sure this town doesn't go to ruin. So whether or not I'm your superhero isn't the issue. We have a lot to figure out, and this isn't the way to do it."
Laura Reed moved next to Derek, holding her arms up to the crowd. "And Syndrome's death won't provide any answers. He needs to be locked up for his safety, and more importantly, for ours."
At the Sheriff's station, Jack and Laura Reed watched as Clark locked Derek in a cell.
"So, I'm a prisoner now?"
"If the curse is broken, why didn't we go back?" Clark asked.
"Because there's nothing to go back to. That world is gone."
"We should get to Wood." Laura Reed suggested.
Derek angrily watched them leave the station. He took a small bomb from his right-hand gauntlet and stuck it in the lock on the door, but it didn't explode.
"Weapons are different here, dearie." Ms. Wood soon entered the station.
"I noticed. I'm guessing this is all your doing."
"Most things are."
"Get to it, witch. What do you want? You here to finish the job?"
"No, no, no. You're safe from me."
"Oh, I feel so relieved." He said sarcastically.
"Ah-ha! There you are!" Ms. Cordwain stormed into the room, angrily glaring at Derek. She pulled off her boot and smacked him across the face with it. "That's for what you did to the love of my life!"
"He's alive?" He rubbed his face, slightly dazed.
"Don't you lie to me!" She pointed her boot in his face.
"I could have left him back there and let him fade away, but I didn't."
"Yes, you did much worse than that. You kept him barely alive so you could kill him when it suited you. A fate worse than death. Which, by the way, is exactly what I've got in store for you." She reached through the bars, grabbed his ear, and plucked a strand of hair from his head.
"Ow!" Derek pulled back and glared at her. "That's it? That was your big threat?"
"Oh, no. Just you wait."
In the woods, Ms. Cordwain looked to the sky, put two fingers to her mouth, and let out a piercing whistle. A giant, multicolored, winged jaguar landed in front of her. She held out the strand of hair. Pepita sniffed the hair's scent. Suddenly her head darted, narrowing in on the scent. She took to the air.
Clark and Laura Reed watched as Jack loaded Dash, Violet, and Hilary into Michelle's car.
"Keep her safe, guys." The car then drove off.
Clark looked at her as if he could tell what she was thinking. "Don't push it, Helen."
"I won't."
"You guys ready?" Jack approached them.
"We need to talk."
"I- Well, I don't- I just- I don't want to talk."
"But I do. Ok, Wood can wait. I can't. And you're my son, and... I want to talk to you. I know that we have talked, but we didn't know that we were talking, and we talked about things we probably shouldn't have even talked about- One-night stands and the like."
"One-night stands?" Clark looked shocked.
"Whale."
"Whale?"
"We were cursed. That's neither here nor there. The point is, we didn't know that we were mother and son, and now we do, and so... please, let's talk."
"Okay. What do you want to talk about?" Jack asked.
"We're together finally... and I can't help but think you're not happy about it."
"Oh, I am," Jack assured her. "But... see... here's the thing. No matter what the circumstances, for 28 years, I only knew one thing- that my parents sent me away."
"We did that to give you your best chance." Laura Reed explained.
"You did it for everyone because that's who you are- superheroes, and that's great and-and amazing, but it doesn't change the fact that for my entire life I've been alone."
Laura Reed had to admit he did have a point. "But if we hadn't sent you away, you would've been cursed, too."
"But we would've been together. Which curse is worse?" Jack paused for a moment. "Come on. Let's- let's go find Wood."
Clark and Laura Reed joined hands as they watched Jack walk away.
Jack, Clark, and Laura Reed arrived at Ms. Wood's store.
"What can I do for you?" She looked up from the piece she was carving.
"What you can do is tell us what you did." Jack demanded.
"I'm sorry. You're gonna have to be more specific."
"You know what we're talking about." Clark chided.
"You double-crossed Jack-Jack, you, uh, took your potion from him..." Laura Reed added.
"And did who knows what to this town."
"And worst of all, you risked Hilary's life." Jack seethed.
Ms. Wood looked slightly impressed. "Well, that's quite a litany of grievances, now isn't it?"
"Maybe I don't need answers. Maybe I just need to punch you in the face." Jack threatened.
Ms. Wood laughed. "Really, dearie?" She came from behind the counter. "Allow me to answer your questions with some of my own. All right? Did your dear girl Hilary, survive?"
"Yeah."
"Is the curse broken? And let's see, uh, Jack, how long have you been searching for your parents? It looks like you're reunited. Seems like rather a punch in the face, I deserve a thank-you."
"Twist my words all you want. What was the purple haze that you brought?"
"You know... magic."
"Why?" Laura Reed asked.
"Not telling."
The ground suddenly began to rumble, causing the store to shake. Car alarms wailed from outside.
"What was that?"
Clark and Laura Reed looked out the door window. Pepita was heard, roaring, and a strong wind blew through the street. Streetlights flickered and sparks flew.
"Jack-Jack, come on." Clark urged. "We need to go take care of this."
"We're not done."
"Oh, I know. You still owe me a favor."
Jack nodded and the three of them hurried out the door.
From the shoe shop window, Hector watched the commotion happening outside. He turned to face Ms. Cordwain. "Imelda, how did your alebrije get here?"
"I brought her here to take care of Syndrome."
"But this is the living world. She could kill him."
She scoffed. "That man deserves it after what he's done."
Shocked, he headed for the door. He paused with the door open, looking back at her, and then left, closing the door behind him.
Derek looked around as the station's lights flickered. "Hello? Who's there?"
Pepita suddenly appeared. She ripped off the door to Derek's cell with her claws. He screamed and stood against the wall.
Suddenly, Mr. Incredible appeared. "Hey!" He punched Pepita in the side. She sent him flying across the room. Elastigirl tried to enter the fray and Pepita moved a desk, making her stretch back against the wall. The creature then sent the desk toward Mr. Incredible, who narrowly avoided it, and then continued to attack Derek.
Jack tried shooting his laser vision but to no avail. He set himself aflame and extended the fire toward the creature. Pepita then flew out the window."
Jack-Jack, you..." Laura Reed stared at Jack, shocked while Clark came back into the room. "You still have your powers."
"Yeah." Jack went to help Derek stand up. "What was that thing?"
"One of those spirit creatures from the Land of the Dead. It'll be back. It doesn't stop until it pleases its master." Derek explained.
"Then we have a problem."
"No, we don't. Syndrome does." Clark retorted.
"What?"
"Bob!" Laura Reed gave him a look.
"You wanna let him die?" Jack chided.
"Why not? Then that thing goes away. Then we're safe."
"That's quite an example you're setting for your son there." Derek accused.
"No. You don't get to judge us." Clark angrily pointed at Derek.
"Let me ask you something. Where do you think that thing came from? Cordwain."
"I made a promise to Hilary. He's not dying." Jack reminded Clark. Derek looked shocked.
"What do you suggest?" Laura Reed asked.
"Send it back where it came from." Derek replied.
In the mayor's office at the town hall, Jack watched as Derek set a door against the wall.
"Did Hilary really ask you to protect me?"
"Yes." Jack recognized the door. "A door. You had one of those all along."
"What do you mean?"
"That's one of the monsters' doors."
"What monsters?"
Still dressed in their super suits, Clark and Laura Reed entered carrying brooms. "Torches for when it comes back. I know it's old-fashioned, but so am I."
"So... how does it work?" Jack wondered.
The group entered the main hall, carrying the door.
"This door leads to our world. All we have to do is send the creature in there." Derek instructed.
"Oh, yeah. Just that." Clark said sarcastically.
"I don't understand, I thought our land was gone." Laura Reed chimed in.
Jack began lighting the brooms with his fire powers.
"It is. But sending it to a place that no longer exists... Well, that's banishing it to oblivion." Derek began to attempt to power the door; the lights flickered and the growling was heard.
"Syndrome..." Jack started getting nervous.
"I'm trying."
They heard roaring, and the doors blew open. Pepita entered the main hall. Clark readied himself to fight it with a torch on one side of a railing; Derek continued to attempt to open the door with Jack and Laura Reed on the other side.
"Syndrome." Jack repeated.
"I know."
Clark battled the creature; Laura Reed poured alcohol along the railing. "Bob!"
Clark closed the gate of the railing and set it alight with his torch "Hurry!"
"It's not working!" Derek shouted.
Clark continued to slash at the creature with his torch.
Derek was getting frustrated trying to open the door. "It's not working!"
"What's the problem?" Jack asked.
"Power is different here."
"Now would be the time!" Clark shouted.
Jack let out a big scream and the light on top of the door lit up. He started laughing and the light glowed even brighter. The door swung open.
Clark was knocked back, and Pepita headed for Derek. Standing between it and the portal with Jack. "It's coming!"
"Syndrome!" Jack pushed him out of the way. Pepita flew into the door, but she grabbed Jack's ankle and pulled him in too.
"NO!" Clark and Laura Reed both shouted.
"I'm not losing him again!" Laura Reed cried.
"Neither am I." Clark rose to his feet.
Laura Reed stretched her arms to try and grab Jack, but ended up getting caught, and flew through the door with her arms overstretched. Clark tried to follow, but the door closed. He crashed into the door, crushing it.
Clark got up from the floor and stared at the door pieces. Derek stood shocked as he confronted him. "No. Where are they?!"
"I have no idea."
"Are they dead?"
"The curse - it destroyed all the lands."
"ARE THEY DEAD!?"
"I-I don't know."
"I should've killed you myself." Clark stepped closer, furious.
"Well, then what's stopping you?" Derek shoved him back, using zero-point energy to hold him in place just off the ground. "You think you're some heroic super? Please. You're just as weak as you've always been. I should've killed you when I could, and now... Now I can."
"Dad?!" Hilary soon entered the room with Michelle.
Derek turned his attention towards Hilary. "Hilary, what are you doing here?"
"What are you doing?"
Derek walked over to her. "It's okay. You're safe now."
The zero-point energy released Clark and he fell to the floor. Michelle rushed over to help him.
"Where's my dad? Where's-"
"They're gone. They went through a door. They're... Hilary, I'm sorry."
"No, you're not. You really are Syndrome. I don't want to see you again."
"No, don't say that. I love you."
"Then prove it. Get Jack and Laura Reed back, and until then, leave me and everyone alone."
"Where will you go?"
Clark stepped in. "With me." He walked out with Hilary, followed closely by Michelle, leaving Derek alone.
In the back of the shoe shop, Ms. Cordwain was absently working on an unfinished shoe when Hector entered.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"I, uh, went for a long walk."
"I thought you were mad at me."
"I... was worried."
"Well, Pepita's gone back. Syndrome's... still alive."
"So, uh, you didn't get what you wanted?"
"Well, that remains to be seen."
Hector noticed the photo of them leaning against the wall and picked it up. "You still have it. Our photo."
Ms. Cordwain stood up and touched the photo. "Shoes are my passion, but this... This is the only thing I truly cherish."
Hector looked sadly at the photo and stroked the image of Coco with his thumb. "I miss her so much."
"I do too."
He then perked up with an idea. "Wait, wait, wait. We're in the living world and the curse is broken. That means I can see her again! Just like I always hoped I would. I wonder if she misses me."
"She did. No matter how much I tried to make her forget you, she never did."
Hector smiled. "Even if I never got to see Coco in our world... I hope at least I'll see her here. Give her the biggest hug..."
"I think she'd love that." She smiled.
He then noticed something about the photo. "Why is my head missing?"
She looked down, guilty. "I tore it off when I was really mad. I was trying to forget you."
"Ay, that explains why I could never cross the bridge."
"You still want to stay?"
"Of course I do."
Soon, Hilary and Clark arrived at the apartment. Violet turned to them from her seat on the couch. "Hey. Where are Mom and Jack-Jack?"
"In some other world. They went through one of the monsters' doors."
"What?"
Hilary crossed the room and looked at a photo of Jack and Laura Reed sitting on the counter.
Clark came over to her. "Hilary?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't worry. Laura Reed and Jack-Jack - they're alive."
"How do you know?"
"I have faith. Kids, come here." Clark knelt in front of them as they gathered around. "I will find them. I'm a superhero. It's what I do."
Two shadows stared at an unconscious Jack and Laura Reed lying in a pile of rubble.
AN: I wanted to include how the more secondary characters would react to the curse breaking, and reuniting with their friends and family.
- Also, the toys still belong to Andy. They haven't been given to Bonnie yet.
- Thanks to my co-writer Varzate732 for helping write the Rivera family reunion scene