Epilogue

Once safely back on Hope Island, Kim could fully reflect on what she had learned. According to the tape from the future they had seen aboard Blight's ship, she would live longer than she had anticipated. Longer by how much, no one knew. But she was ready to find out. Especially if the man she loved would be there beside her.

Cap, now back to full strength again, looked at her. They were walking on the beach. He could guess at what his girlfriend was thinking about. "How do you feel about possibly being stuck with me longer than you expected?" the superhero wanted to know.

He was sure it was a lot to take in that you would live longer than you expected. The couple hadn't really talked about the differences between them before but it was a simple fact that the superhero would have outlived her in normal circumstances. Not anymore, apparently, thanks to the unexpected side-effect his blood had had. Cap hadn't even wanted to think much about having inevitably to lose his girlfriend to old age and was glad that he would get to spend a number of years more with her. How many more, that remained to be seen.

"Good question," Kim admitted. She smiled at him and fondled his cheek. "It will take some time to get used to but I do look forward to a long life if you're there to share it with me." She didn't think of it as being stuck with him but knowing it had been a bit of a joke, she didn't comment on it.

Cap stopped walking and took her face between his hands, smiling affectionately. Even after all this time, the superhero still thanked whatever higher power that had brought the woman to him, be it fate or otherwise. "I'm not going anywhere, my impossible girl." He leaned down and kissed her.

She hadn't really needed to hear that to know it was true and pressed up against her boyfriend, enjoying the kiss. Her insecurities were long gone.

He had begun calling her his "impossible girl" during and after their first night of passion. It had taken her some time to really figure out the significance of his nickname for her but once she had, she didn't mind it at all. There was so much meaning behind it. Not just what she had thought at first.

Both were silent for a while as they resumed walking down the beach. "How did you find out that you could possibly be… you know?" the superhero asked finally. He was unwilling to say the word until it was confirmed she was with child. Cap realized he was eager to find out if they really were going to have a baby. More eager than he even dared to admit.

Neither of them had known how big the chances were of them ever being able to have a baby. But the superhero was half human so if there was even the smallest of chances of that happening, the couple had decided that it was better to wait until they were both ready to be parents. Until then Kim had been on the pill because the couple wouldn't forgo intimacy because of that. It had taken Cap just a tad longer to get used to the idea than Kim, since he had never even thought about becoming a father. He simply hadn't needed to until his girlfriend had brought it up after their passions had gotten the better of them.

Once the couple had been ready to take that step, they had decided that it would happen if it was meant to.

"MAL told me, for whatever reason," Kim replied. Why the computer had done it was a mystery.

That was a surprise to hear. "Really? Did he say anything to Blight?" Cap wanted to know.

The brunette had had a front seat to everything the two had said and she shook her head. "Nor will he if what Linka told us about the virus she gave him is correct."

This was the first he heard about the virus. Not for the first time Cap was glad there was someone who knew computers in the Planeteers. "Good."

"Honey, could we talk about this after we know for sure?" Kim said when the superhero was clearly about to ask something else. Even though her blood sample was a reliable source, Kim didn't want to jump the gun until someone trustworthy gave her the news. She had made an appointment with her doctor for the next day for a pregnancy test while her boyfriend had been recharging. They would tell the news to the Planeteers once it was confirmed.

"Of course," he said. "Sorry, love." He could've tried to find out himself, if he had known what to look for. Even if he had been able to feel it he wouldn't probably have known that he had the first time around. It would be like a shot in the dark.

The next morning Kim took the Eco-Copter and left for the mainland. After she had had to shoo Buddy, who would've wanted to go with her, out, that is. The dog's fur had gone gray in places, most notably the muzzle, but he was still acting like a young dog sometimes. The biggest clue that he was getting old was that he slept a lot.

As always, Cap was the one who managed to get the dog under control.

"I'll be back as soon as I can," the brunette told Cap, giving him a kiss. The Eco-Copter lifted off and headed for the mainland.

"Who would've thought I'd get to experience something like this," the eco-hero said to Buddy. Ever since he had met Kim his life had undergone a total change.

The dog looked up at him and tilted his head.

Despite trying not to, he found himself thinking which he would rather want the baby to be, a boy or a girl, coming to the conclusion that it didn't matter. Whichever the child ended up being, both he and his girlfriend would cherish this gift they had been given.

Knowing it would take hours for his girlfriend to get back Cap chose to go recharge. But not before he had told the Planeteers to call him once Kim came back. She would have news he wanted to hear.

"Nothing serious, is it?" Gi asked.

The eco-hero assured the Water Planeteer everything was alright and told the five that he and Kim would tell them what this was about once the brunette was back. With that, Cap left.

When Kim returned the Planeteers did as the superhero had requested and called him. The couple shared a warm kiss. The woman understood why he had done what he had, knowing full well how boredom would affect him. Not to mention having to wait for news that were important.

"So what's the verdict?" Cap wanted to know.

"Well, honey," Kim told him. "It's official. You're going to be a father."

A/N: And that's it for this one. Don't know if I'm going to publish what comes next. But I will write it. Will it join the other stuff I haven't published remains to be seen.