"This is the life, isn't it Courtney?"

"It is, MW. It really is."

We find ourselves at a beach along the Pacific Ocean. In the city of White Rock, our hero Galaxy invited many of his friends from TD... and a couple of others from elsewhere. Galaxy was busy at a barbecue, wearing his usual stuff, as he smiled apon his friends, looking around at the gang. To his left, Milky Way wore a purple tie dye t-shirt with purple shorts and sandals, with his girlfriend Courtney resting her head in his lap, reading a book. The umbrella's shade had relaxed the punching bag completely, and his face was completely relaxed. Nearby the couple, Rapunzel and Eugene in a sandcastle building contest with the other duos of Janna and Tom, Pascal and Maximus, and Heather and Alejandro. Playing in the water were Star, Marco, Gwen, Trent, Cody, Leshawna and Sierra. Relaxing at the gazebo Galaxy was at were Andromeda, Comet, Quasar, Ennard, Heckapoo, Driver, Charlie and Vaggie all sitting at a table chatting. Galaxy sighed happily as he returned to his cooking.

"How's the food coming, Galaxy?"

Galaxy rolled his eyes and looked to his right, Black Hole staring at him expectantly.

"Not for a long while, BH", Galaxy answered, "Where's Izzy? weren't you playing with her and the rest of Team E-Scope?"

"Yeah, but they took a drive around town,and I didn't feel like it."

"So you decided to come and pester me?"

"Yep!"

Galaxy groaned, pulled out a dog toy, and tossed it away. Black Hole immediately gave chase and began to tussle with the thing like it was a fresh thing of meat. He chuckled and went back to the barbecue, the sounds of the conversation behind him and the fun around him made his smile grow.


The day continued without a hitch, the only thing that was truely of note was Izzy and Black Hole going crazy with modified water guns. Everyone was left soaked, except those at the table. Galaxy, who was also dry, just laughed at all the others. Tom was glaring at the two maniacs, both of them in a playful fight, and sat next to Janna, Star and Marco at their spot at the table. Galaxy was setting another table up with all the food, from hot dogs, chicken, steak, salads, many different sodas and other drinks, garlic bread, and desserts. The whole gang began to take what food was there, sit at there places at the table. Happy conversations followed, from Heather being asked on her strategies, Star and Rapunzel discussing their past adventures while Eugene and Marco bonded over their interests, and Galaxy cuddled close to Heckapoo. But two weren't there, and it was our resident Punching Bag and CIT. The two of them were walking along the beach, the water periodically swallowing their feet, all while the sunset basked them in the pink, oranges, and purples of the sunset before them.

"Who would have guessed this is where things could've gone when we first locked eyes on that island", Milky Way told Courtney, "It just doesn't feel real..."

"How come?" Courtney asked.

"Well, I never thought I'd be lucky to find my special someone. After Galaxy and Heckapoo became a couple, I thought I had a chance. But after the other adventures we went on, I thought it never would."

Courtney looked at him with a slight frown. "Well, I guess that makes me wonder, why me? What about me made you fall in love?"

Milky Way sighed. "You felt like the part of me I was missing. I was only known as the clumsy, injury-prone goofball. You were that more serious side I was missing."

Courtney stopped in place and grabbed hold of MW's hand, making him face her. Courtney dug her feet into the sand, the cool water passing between her toes. "I could say the same to about you", she said.

"What?"

"Before we met, I was head strong, bossy, and a bit of a control freak. I had friends, but I drove a lot of them away because of how I couldn't just relax. But when we met, that changed. And... it made me feel... full..."

MW's smile grew more and more as she told him how she felt. He leaned in closer, their faces centimeters apart. "You mean that?" He whispered.

Courtney smiled back. "Yes, yes I do."

They closed the distance between them with a passionate kiss.