Epilogue
One Month Later...
Pasadena sighed as she entered her room. It was a tough day at work, and all she wanted was a hot shower and some sleep. "I just want to fall down and let the dreams take me far away from here," she said to herself.
As mentioned, one month had passed since the bandicoot she loved so much asked her to stay with him. The next day after that Saturday, Pasadena called Von Clutch to tell him she was quitting. It would've been hard to find another job, but luckily fate had other plans for the possum. The cyborg who would've been her former boss begged her to keep her job and even allowed the possum to choose where the new MotorWorld would be located, as well as be the manager of that MotorWorld. Pasadena accepted the new terms and got her promotion. As for the new location, she began to wonder until she found her answer.
The racer remembered how Von Clutch just asked her where would the new one be located. Pasadena was in Crash's room at the time, and when she saw her love asleep on his bed, she knew exactly where to put the new MotorWorld. Now, whenever any member of the Bandicoot family wanted to go to the amusement park, all they had to do was drive 4 miles out to the beach, where the new MotorWorld Pier Park was located. Life seemed pretty good for the possum. She had a new job that came with pretty cool perks, she didn't really have to do much around the park since her job mainly consisted of just going around and see the business flow, and she had all the time in the world. Not to mention the love of her life was only 4 miles away, and either one of the two would visit the other.
The Bandicoot family came back from their vacation on the following day after Crash had asked Pasadena to stay. Aku Aku was suprised that Crash had kept the house clean while they were away. As for Coco, she won the Next Best Inventor, and was happy to see her big brother again. Crunch was very excited and showed the hero what he missed while they were away. Needless to say, Crash was glad to have his family back. His sister, brother, and friend were all very suprised to see Pasadena again. They welcomed their old friend, and the lovers decided to keep their relationship a secret until the time was right.
Life seemed all well. Until last week, Cortex had brought himself back on the grid, and the bandicoot left to fight his old nemesis. Crash felt a bit angered that Cortex seemed to just come out of nowhere, but the hero reassured himself that with the big head back, a new adventure awaited him. Pasadena remembered how Crash said that he would be gone for a couple of days, but he would be back. The possum remembered kissing her boyfriend, and watching him run off to his mission. She was going to have to get used to it, but she would. Pasadena loved the crazy bandicoot, and the infamous hero loved her back.
Back to the present, Pasadena threw her mail on her bed as she walked to her dresser and grabbed some clothes to wear after her shower. After her bath, the racer walked back to her bed where she checked her mail. A letter from Von Clutch explaining the responsibilites she had as the manager, bills on the park's management, and a postcard from her parents who were on vacation in Hawaii. The possum sighed. Even though everything in the past month seemed to go so well, she was still missing something. Pasadena turned her head toward her nightstand and grabbed a picture that laid there. She looked at the picture and smiled. The photo showed both her and Crash asleep at the bandicoot's favorite Wumpa tree. The hero held his love in her arms and they both looked peaceful. Pasadena laughed as she remembered the bandicoot chasing his friend Josh, who took the picture and shouted as he ran to their friends, "Take a look at this!"
The possum laughed some more when she remember that Crash had tackled Josh and taken the photo from the kangaroo. Crash had walked back over to Pasadena and said, "I want you to keep this. It may not be the best picture of us, but it is our first picture together, and I want you to hold on to it. I'll get a copy of it someday." She smiled and said, "Okay. Thanks. I love you." And of course, the hero knelt down and said, "I love you, too," and he kissed her. The picture wasn't just their first photo together, but also the first gift Crash had given to her.
"I wish you were here with me right now. But I know you have a purpose, and even though you may be gone sometimes, I still love you. I hope you'll be back soon," Pasadena whispered as she looked at the photo. As she set the photo back on the nighstand, she saw her phone vibrating. She picked it up and answered. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
"Crash? Are you back?"
"Yeah, I'm back. I can't wait to see you."
"I can't wait to see you too."
"Did you get my email?"
"What email?"
"Check your laptop. I left you a little something before I left. I love you, and I'll see you soon."
"I love you too, Crash. Can't wait."
Pasadena let out a sigh of relief. Her love was back, and he would see her soon. Remembering what Crash said, Pasadena grabbed her laptop and opened it up. She opened up the Internet, checked her email and saw that she had one message from the bandicoot. She opened it and clicked on the link that was left there. Her computer then opened up the video player, and the eager possum pressed play. The screen was black, but it faded away and she saw Crash standing over what appeared to be a video camera.
"Ok...I think it's on," he said to himself. He then backed up and looked into the video camera and said, "Now if the red dot is blinking...Ok, good! It's going." The hero walked back to the bed and sat down. He cleared his throat and said, "Ok, uhhhh...Pasadena, hi. Hehe, I wanted to give you this because I know I'm going away for a bit, but I'll be back soon. I want to give you this as a kind of present, and a few of my friends helped me make this as a dedication to you. Right, well, here it is. I love you, and I'll be back as fast as I can."
The video then faded to black, where a caption said, "This was recorded a few days ago. Hope you'll enjoy it." The video then faded out from black and the possum saw Crash at the Backstage along with his friends. The hero walked up to the mic and said, "I like to dedicate this one to someone very special to me. Here we go." Pasadena smiled as the band began to play and she heard Crash sing.
There's something I can't quite explain
I'm so in love with you
And you'll never take that away
And if I've said it a hundred times before
Expect a thousand more
You'll never take that away
Well expect me to be
Calling you to see
If you're okay when I'm not around
Asking if you love me
I love the way you make it sound
Calling you to see
Do I try too hard to make you smile?
To make us smile
Well I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping, are you dreaming?
If you're dreaming, are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me
I thought that the world had lost it's sway (It's so hard sometimes)
Then I fell in love with you (Then came you)
And you took that away (It's not so difficult.)
(The world is not so difficult)
You take away the old
Show me the new
And I feel like I can fly when I stand next to you
So while I'm on this phone
A hundred miles from home
I'll take the words you gave me and send them back to you
I only want to see
If you're okay when I'm not around
Asking if you love me
I love the way you make it sound
Calling you to see
Do I try too hard to make you smile?
To make us smile
And I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping, are you dreaming?
If you're dreaming, are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me
And I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping, are you dreaming?
If you're dreaming, are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me
And I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping, are you dreaming?
If you're dreaming, are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me
Whoa oh oh oh...
Pasadena cried tears of happiness as the video ended. The video faded to black as the song came to an end, and the captions popped up again, this time reading, "I hope you liked it. I love you, Pasadena. From Crash." She smiled and said, "Oh, Crash. I wish you were here right now."
"Wish granted."
Pasadena turned immediately to see Crash crawling in from her window. "What the-Crash? What are you doing here?" With a laugh as he came down, the hero responded, "I told I would see you soon. I missed you." Getting up from the bed, the possum walked over to the bandicoot and hugged him. "I missed you, too." Both held each other tightly as they shared an passionate kiss. "So, how's business," Crash had asked. "Pretty good, but everything isn't great unless you're around," Pasadena replied as she kissed her man's cheek. Smiling, the hero responded, "Yeah. Things aren't great when you aren't around either."
They shared another kiss, and Crash lifted the possum bridal style and laid her on the bed. He began to kiss her neck and said, "I've really missed you. Not a second went by without me thinking of you. Did you like the video I sent you?" In response, Pasadena left hickeys on Crash's neck as she said, "Yes, I did. I loved it. And I didn't stop thinking of you when you left. Crash?"
"Yes, my angel?"
"Show me how much you missed me."
"I plan to, Pas."
Next Morning...
Pasadena had woken up. As she yawned and rubbed her eyes, she began to look around for the bandicoot. He was nowhere in sight, and she sighed as she figured that he went home. "Crash...Are you here," she called in hopes the hero would respond. No response came, and the racer sighed again as she laid back down. Just before she could go back to sleep, she felt an arm wrapping around her waist. Before she could respond, she heard a familiar voice.
"I'm not going anywhere."
The possum smiled as she heard her lover's voice. "I thought you left." With another response, Crash said, "Nope. I'm staying here with my girl. Unless the world is asking for me or I'm at my house, I'll always be here when you wake up. I promise." Pasadena turned to face her lover and said, "I'm sorry for thinking that way." Nodding his head, the hero said, "It's okay for you to think that way. Sorry for not responding. I was sleeping." They both smiled as they leaned foward and kissed once more. "Come here," he said as he brought the possum on top of him. He wrapped his arms around her back once again, and she wrapped her arms around his neck once more.
"I love you, Pasadena."
"I love you too, Crash."
They kissed passionately once more before going back to sleep. And they slept with smiles on their faces, knowing that they would always be with each other.
The End
Author's Note: (Sighs) It brings me both great pleasure and sadness that this is the end. I hoped you guys enjoyed the story. Hell of a ride, right? 3 months and 50,000 words. Well, thanks for reading. Questions, comments, or concerns, leave them in the reviews or send me a PM message.
To the reviewers, thank you guys so much. The reviews were awesome, and your comments go appreciated. Your reviews helped me by giving me the motivation and encouragement to finish this story. Again, thank you. It really means a lot to me.
The song is "Calling You" by Blue October. Kinda fits the chapter.
Now, I'm gone. Goodbye and goodnight, and don't forget to check out my other stories. Bye!
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