Back at the house Dulcinea and Puss, with the help of Gabriel, helped build for Jose's birthday as the sun was rising and the beach was as bright as light with the beautiful sounds of its waves. The wind was blowing softly as the weather was perfect for a beautiful morning. At the other hand, outside the house and in the sands of the Puerto Rican house, came Puss in Boots, Jose Arroyo Rivera, and Dulcinea.

Puss and Jose were stretching the right leg of Dulcinea, who was crying in pain while screaming loud. They were helping with Dulcinea with her rehab on the leg she injured during her fight with Darth Dulcinea in their adventure to save Zootopia.

"Please, stop!" she yelled as her friends took a break. Jose and Puss looker sad as she walked away with her crunches, feeling upset about her injuries. Jose and Puss decide to follow her until she sits on a rock watching the seas off the beach.

"Everything okay, Dulcinea?" says Puss, while Dulcinea looks at him and Jose with such a sad and frustrating look on her face as her friends sit beside her.

"No, Puss," Dulcinea said, looking her head down in shame.

"Is it the rehab? You can tell us," says Jose while rubbing her shoulders to lift her spirits up to calm her. She takes a breather so she can gather and say her next words with confidence and trust.

"It's just that... I love that you two are helping me get better, but it's really hurting me more than what my evil sister did to me and if I have to keep doing this for three or four months, even before that if you two keep increasing my rehab's intensity, I do not want to heal my legs," Dulcinea said as Jose and Puss put on some sad looks towards her while she closes her eyes in disappointment with herself in her heart.

Puss takes out his sad look and puts on a smile on his whiskers and face like nothing negative is gonna get through his veins. He touches the saddened Dulcinea by her head as she softly gasps and looks at him, with Jose doing the same.

"It is alright, Dulcinea. We all have been. hurt many times before. Like the many of times, I was so stubborn that I got hurt everywhere, even some of my pain came from you, hehe," says Puss as Dulcinea puts a sudden unamused look on her face

"Puss, that's not funny," she says, putting her hands wrapped on her shoulders.

"The point I am making, Dulcinea, is that the many times I was very hurt and depleted with pain, you have always helped me get to my feet and reminded me that I was a symbol of hope for everyone back in San Lorenzo, and now right here. I know you are feeling like you cannot keep going, but I know deep inside your heart that you desperately want to get back to full strength again so you can help us. The reason you are denying our workouts is that you probably hold too much weight on your shoulders that you are afraid to fail. It is okay, my love. Everyone fails at times. It is what we learn from the failures that makes me and Jose, and now you, a true hero." Puss in Boots says

"Yes, Dulcinea. Puss is right. I want to tell you something I wanted to say, but I am afraid someone above or some spy is using their technology take everything I write with my hands and mouth and use it for their own purposes without giving me credit. No offense, just a dream I had," Jose said as Puss and Dulcinea raised their eyebrows because they have no idea what Jose was saying.

"Okay, here we go. Dulcinea, ever since I have known you, you have been the bravest and strongest cats I have ever known. I know why you don't want to keep going, and is because deep down, you are tired of carrying that burden you are holding. I mean, you risked your life by taking Thanos's sword stab for us, you sacrificed the chance to go back to San Lorenzo for saving my life, and you even risked your injury to rescue Puss and save Zootopia from your evil sister. Dulcinea, you are a better being than I could ever be. You remind me every time you always come to help us that I needed to not only be stronger but to be better as a friend and human being. Your words and wisdom have made us connect to you and bring out the best in all of us. You may see that is too much, but deep down you want to be as brave as us that you don't know how. Sometimes you need help from us to guide you to reach your goals, agree?"

Jose said while Puss was amazed by his honest words. Dulcinea's heart suddenly felt his words hit her soul as she was tearing up with full of enjoyment and happiness that she needed those words to be said out of their friends' total honesty. She then wipes her tears and stared at Jose and Puss in Boots with eagerness and determination on her mind.

"Thank you, guys. You're right, I do need help to get past this. I am also want to say I am happy that I am surrounded by the best friends in the whole world and believe me, this injury won't hold me back anymore. I will do whatever it takes to come back stronger, and wiser than ever. And when I do I would love to have that wrestling fight or sparring thing you were talking for a while, Jose."

"Really, Dulcinea?"

"Yep. And I know who I would love to face off against, so I can show how much I got better, hehe."

Dulcinea's words were full of determination and had a spark inside her heart that lifted her spirits up, with her fist clenched and showing to Jose and Puss her game face. She then sees Puss seriously, which Puss gasps in surprise as he knows who is she referring to with just looking at her smile and lovely eyes staring at him. He closes his eyes and puts his hat down. He then makes a smile on his face and looks into Dulcinea with the same face she is putting on.

"Well, then. I guess we need to make you work harder to rehab your right leg. You sure you want to do this, Dulcinea? I will not go so easy on you when the time comes," says Puss as if he was giving Dulcinea some chance to think this through, while Jose looks at them very nervous.

"Puss. I want to do it. I want to show you how much I grew these past few months, and maybe Jose can cheer for us all the way, hehe," Dulcinea responds, with more confidence than ever as Jose stand up and sees Puss and Dulcinea smiles and offered each other's paws.

"Then let us head back there, and heal you. Are you ready for this?" says Puss as Jose jumps in excitement. He kisses Dulcinea in the cheeks for good luck as she flushes and moves her feet and arms around like a lovely lady with lovely eyes.

"I do. Now give me your best workouts and I will give you two nothing but my best," says Dulcinea with such fierce behind her words. She kisses Puss by his lips as Puss was surprised and happy bt it he exclaims "woah" by her act of love and he grants her wish.

"Oh, I'm so excited I can't wait!" Jose says, jumping in excitement as his mind couldn't analyze the level of hype he is feeling about this dream match Puss and Dulcinea wants to do. Dulcinea grabs her crunches and the three friends walked by the sands and start working on her injured leg again, with this time, Dulcinea wouldn't let this opportunity be wasted. She works hard so that she can get back healthy and have her dream match with Puss, something the couple has never done before, and she would keep her work ethic for months to come. The help of Jose and Puss will surely take Dulcinea to new heights.

But on top of their temporary house, with the wind blowing and no suspicions from the three best friends, comes a strange, little, and unknown being, with his black hoodie on and looking at Jose, Puss in Boots, and Dulcinea. He smiles at how grateful these three are and talks with a childish but lovely voice that he sounded like he can't wait to meet them, like a guardian ready to protect its chosen one.

"See you real soon, aha."

The End