2017 Reboot
Our heroes of Bellwood are whale watching, the warm sun tanning their skin and the crash of the waves sailing through each of their ears.
The redheaded genius has her binoculars in hand while Captain Grandpa Max navigated the seas. Ben, dawning a visor and shades has his nose in a book about recent whale sightings, giving Captain Max some trivia. The bouncing of the ship shaking the lookout's vision at the bow, thankful her seasick pills were in her system before the journey.
"Ya know Ben, I used to do this with my Grandpa. How cool how some things go full circle."
"Indeed." Ben replied closing his book "I'm gonna go check up on our stinky sea eyes flapping in the wind."
His swim shoes shuffled across the deck, maintaining his balance on the slightly rough seas.
"Any Belugas or Killer Whales?"
"None yet. Wanna look?"
Her companion retrieved the binoculars followed by a scolding for the lack of a life vest. Ben's excited eyes gazed out at sea for several moments, his breathing slightly uneven. Said breathing increased when a swift pair of hands slide the vest on him, making it extra tight.
"Can you still breathe?" She asked already knowing his answer as their ship reached smooth waters
The brunette breathed a sigh of relief, being offered a sea sickness pill, taking it. Despite ingesting it in the middle of the journey, he hoped the effects would kick in soon.
"Remember what I told you back on the S.S. Pettigrew, just focus on the horizon." The redhead's voice advised. "Yeah, but-" His words were apprehended by the tail of a Beluga in the distance.
Perching himself at the edge of the bow, his binoculars scanned the seas as excitement filled his body. Gwen retrieved another pair, scanning with him catching the tail again with a bright smile.
"There it is again!" She pointed
"I see! There's more!"
Captain Max kept the ship steady as he could despite the return of the turbulent sea.
Ben wouldn't admit the whole truth, but he rather enjoyed fun impromptu trips like these. Whale watching was something Ben wanted to experience for some time now. Gwen was getting as much enjoyment as he was, her eyes glowing with excitement. For the elephant on the ship, she did sympathize with her brunette confidant when it came to sea sickness, he always had it worse than her. Their moment of reflection was interrupted once more as a Beluga expelled air from its head. "Wooooooooah! That was amazing!" Ben cheered as the wind increased in speed. "I know," Gwen says, filming their journey thus far as she caught their landmark moment. Their ship became wobbly once more, making Ben stumble. Gwen gripped him tightly, still filming the turbulent waves. "I'm the king of the world! WOOOOOOOOOOO!" Ben cheered, spreading his arms as a crash of the waves dampened the pair. Laughs are heard from our sailors and the captain when another momentous sight appeared: A Killer Whale leaping alongside the vessel! Gwen caught it as it leapt up and disappeared below the waters. "That was so amazing!" She said. "It was monumental! Breathtaking!" Ben said as the backsplash drenched them once more.
A lone fish flopped on his shoulders, holding it in his hands. "Should I eat it?" He joked. "If you get poisoned, I'm not being your nurse." She smirked. "Yeah, you're right." Ben smiled tossing it overboard. "This is Admiral Gwen, and her first mate Ben," She smiled putting her soaked arm around his shoulder. "Aboard the S.S. Tennyson, navigating the high seas is our one and only Grandpa Max!" She said aiming her camera towards him, receiving a wave.
The vessel made its final voyage back to the docks, still full of energy.
"Can you believe how close we were to the Killer Whale!? What a sight!" Ben said
"Yeah! And, not to mention we got to re-enact that one scene. That was a thrill too, it was worth getting drenched." Gwen said as the trio departed to the Rustbucket for much needed showers.
Later that evening, our heroes are eating ice cream and downing sodas on the roof of their Summer abode, their now-clean, damp hair floating in the wind.
"Rocky Rod?" She flubbed, chuckling
"What's in that ice cream?" Ben cracked
"Road! Rocky Road?" She offered
"Blech. Mint Chip?"
"Gross." She smirked
"Kidding!" They both said swapping flavors
Gwen was scrolling through the photos, seeing the Beluga Whale video preview, watching in amazement.
"That Beluga got pretty close too." She smiled. "Oh yeah, that was just as cool. I hope we can do that again." Ben said with anticipation. Their eyes focused on the orange waves from the sunset as Gwen chuckled. "You just want to re-enact Titanic again." "Do not, dweeb." He smirked. "Tell that to Captain Max, he seemed to get a kick out of that." She said eating another scoop of Mint Chip.
"Hey Gwen?" Ben asked popping another soda open. "Can I tell you something? I don't know if you'd call this embarrassing or not though." He said taking a sip, receiving an amused look from Gwen. She will remember what he says next for further "dweeb antics" down the line, smirking. "Sure, doofus." He took another sip, leaning back slightly. "Your advice...for the sea sickness, it helped slightly. You said to look towards the horizon, focusing on what's in front of me." Ben said fixing his thick, brown locks. "Your point?" She asked. "Well..." He said turning to her. "You're my horizon, Gwen. Always there in front of me, being my guiding light and all. Pointing me in the right direction and stuff. Your wise, freakazoid-ish brain comes up with the greatest strategies. Whether we are fighting off aliens, winning rigged carnival games, or tutoring me." Ben said as his cheeks flustered.
Gwen wasn't completely taken aback by his compliment. Fighting aliens together was only part of their relationship. It was fun moments like those mentioned, and now this one that held them together. They have grown closer, and their minds wrapped around the fact that they are made for each other. As weird as that prospect is, they knew that love was always there between them. "Well first mate, I don't know how to respond to your flattery," She smiled, covering their faces with her Admiral cap. "So, I'll just do this." She said kissing him
"W-Wow, y-you-" Ben said blushing
"You know I've always been a pirate. A pirate after your heart, a truly priceless treasure."
Ben chuckled at her joke. "Whale watching, pirate jokes, what else?"
Gwen winked, taking his cheeks in her hands.
"You'll see." She said kissing him as Ben put his arms around her waist, the wind picking up once more