(Sheepishly) Hello, it's me again, heh. I am so sorry. I've been busy with my other fics and life. But I'm determined to finish this.

"Goodbye, Father. See you this evening!" Benny waved and left.

M-O chuckled. "Yes. This evening." The cleaner-bot rolled back inside the house, where he met his wife, D-FIB.

Both robots had visibly aged over the years. Their metal was scratched and tarnished with dark spots that wouldn't come off. They needed to charge more often, as their energy depleted faster. They were more prone to injuries.

They had also seen a lot. Most of the humans they'd gotten to know were gone, either moved away or dead, including the Captain. The same went for the robots. Nowadays, the only original members of their group of friends who were still around were WALL-E, EVE, VN-GO, and L-T. The rest had gone off on their own adventures, but still visited occasionally.

But they gladly welcomed each new generation. Benny, M-O and D-FIB's son, had inspired a new line of child-bots, ones who were capable of changing and learning. Humans and bots alike went crazy over them, including WALL-E and EVE. They had one named Kitty, who was good friends with Benny.

M-O's wheel rolled over fresh, green, grass, with budding flowers, the first signs of spring. The city had been mostly restored, with a few areas where the damage was irreversable. But everyone decided to keep them around as reminders of what would happen if they got careless again.

The two robots reached their destinations. After the cleanup was finally done, some robots had left to help with other areas. Those who stayed decided to get jobs suiting their strengths. M-O worked at a cleaning company, obviously, and, it took a lot of convincing, but D-FIB decided to finally get her defibrillators fixed, seeing as she didn't need the malfunction anymore, and it was time to let go of the past. So, she worked at a hospital.

Benny, as McCrea had hoped, was a translator. As she had looked up to him all her life, Kitty worked with him. In fact, many of the child-bots had taken up the job, as they also considered him a role model.

The day went on normally, and by evening, M-O, D-FIB, and Benny met up as planned. But they weren't the only ones. WALL-E, EVE, Kitty, most of the other robots, and a lot of humans were around as well. That was because today was very special.

"As you all know, twenty-five years ago, the Axiom returned to Earth. While I wasn't there to witness it, from all your stories, I feel as if I was there all the same. Now, let's get this party started! Woo!"

Benny jumped up and down, then rushed to his parents. "You were great!" D-FIB congratulated.

The little robot smiled shyly. "Aww, shucks, Mom."

M-O patted him on the head. "Now go play with your friends."

"Alright!" Benny went away.

M-O and D-FIB went to talk to their friends. VAQ-M, PR-T, BRL-A, and HAN-S had all made it to the occasion. "Twenty-five years, can you believe it?" VN-GO stated. "I feel as if it were only yesterday WALL-E entered our lives."

L-T nodded. "I know, right? And look what's happened to us since then."

The two distinct robot couples looked at each other lovingly, then at the area their children were playing.

VAQ-M sucked up some confetti, then blew it on everyone, making them laugh. "It's nice to see you all accept my defect instead of shunning me for it."

"You haven't been shunned for a long time." PR-T reminded him.

"So what? It doesn't stop me from being grateful."

BRL-A stepped up. "I see what you mean."

The robots continued talking, catching up. When they were done, they went their own separate ways. M-O decided he needed a break from all the partying, so he went to an empty area. He simply sat there, the stars reflecting off his screen, a familiar feeling of dread creeping into his system.

He didn't know when he started feeling it. All he knew that he felt it, and it was bad. It wasn't news that he was slowing down. He knew that he didn't have an unlimited lifespan. Not even Buy n' Large could make things last forever, as resilient as their products were.

But his age somehow wasn't the problem, he knew that. It was something worse, much, much, worse. It was going to consume him. It was going to tear him away from D-FIB, Benny, and all his friends.

M-O hadn't told anyone this, not wanting to worry them. But he knew that if he kept his mouth shut, the truth would find some way to reveal itself.

Oh, if only he hadn't thought that at the moment.

First, he completely freezed up, then began to shake uncontrollably. He tried to call for help, but his voice box refused to comply. Finally, his system did an emergency shutdown, making his body topple over.

D-FIB then just happened to glide over to the area. When she saw her unconscious husband on the ground, at first she thought he had fallen asleep. No, M-O wouldn't do that in here of all places. She then grew real worried.

"M-O?" She poked him with her paddle. He didn't respond.

"M-O!" She panicked, scooping him up in her arms. She flew around, looking for Benny. When she spotted him, she went up to him.

"Oh, hi - Father?!" Benny's green eyes were wide with fear and concern. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know - I found him like this - I-I'm taking him to the Repair Ward! Would you tell our friends where we're going? After that, you can come."

"Okay."

D-FIB sped off in the direction of the Axiom, determined to make M-O well again.

Uh oh...

I think that now the robots have been on Earth for a while, it allows them to age, unlike on the Axiom where they were always kept in pristine condition. And while they can get repairs to fix their aging problems, they can only do so much before finally collapsing.

I do not apologize for the feels you may get later in the story...

This is the last story in what I call "The Destiny Trilogy". If you are confused, go read the two earlier stories that take place before this one.

CocoDisney out!