Summary: I won't include a summary for this one, because spoilers

Stories That Must Be Read Before Reading This One-Shot: New Life and Teddy's Adulthood (absolutely crucial)

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The pain had been excruciating at first. As the claws ripped through her body, it had felt like fire. Then dying in her brother's arms. Making peace before she died.

Only she had never been able to make peace with the boy she loved. Or his mate. And that would stay with her forever.

Mayfair really did forgive Piper. The platypus hadn't really done anything wrong. Sure, her manner when Mayfair had found out about Teddy and Piper had been appalling. But Mayfair herself hadn't been much better.

The pain was gone. She sat up woozily and found herself in the middle of a field. There was green grass as far as the eye could see in all directions. Mayfair stood up shakily and checked herself for the wound that Jodie had given her. It was still there, but she felt no pain.

She was dead.

Mayfair began walking, feeling the plush grass on her feet. Then she began to run. She bounded on all fours, feeling wind on her face, never getting tired. She felt like she had enough energy to run forever.

Then she bumped into two platypuses who were standing together, holding hands.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" she said, skidding to a halt.

"No problem," smiled the female. "I'm India."

"I'm Ohio," said the male.

"Mayfair," said Mayfair. "Wait…you're Teddy's dad's friends. The ones who died saving Danville!"

Ohio and India nodded at the same time. "That's right," said Ohio. "We've really been dead for millennia on our Earth, but on yours I suppose it's only been about eight?"

"About eight," agreed Mayfair. "You were so selfless…"

"So were you, as we heard it," said India, gesturing to the wound on Mayfair's chest. "You saved your brother."

Mayfair looked away, ashamed. "After doing all those terrible things," she said quietly. "I betrayed my friends and my family and my agency…all because of the stupid love I had for some boy."

"That boy being Perry's son, Teddy," Ohio stated.

Mayfair nodded miserably. "Just because Teddy broke my heart, I betrayed everything I've ever known and almost got Hazel and a whole lot of other people killed."

"Hey." India put her fingers under Mayfair's chin and gently lifted the cat's head so that Mayfair was looking into India's eyes. "Sure you did a bad thing. But here, it's not what you did in life that counts, it's how you died. And you died saving your brother, just after you refused to kill Teddy's sister Hazel. That means something down here."

Mayfair nodded and pulled away. "Where is here?"

"It's not quite heaven and it's not quite hell," India replied. "It's almost like limbo. But you can make anything you want here."

"Anything?" asked Mayfair, immediately feeling guilty for the thought that had instantly come to her mind after hearing that.

"Anything. You just have to wait half an hour after being dead. You know, to make sure you're dead." Ohio grinned. "Cuz I hear you can bring a person back to life even after half an hour of dying."

Mayfair shrugged. "I suppose so. But then why are you two here in an empty field?"

"Our job is to greet anyone who arrives here," India replied. "Like you. Other people come to the field because they want to.

Just then, a red blur flew over Mayfair's head. "Heads up!"

"Like her," grinned Ohio.

The bird—which looked like a macaw—landed on the ground next to Mayfair. "You must be a new arrival."

Mayfair could not stop staring. "You're her…!"

"What?"

"Maggie the Macaw!" whispered Mayfair, her hands flying to cover her mouth. "Oh my God…m-my parents…they told me stories about you!"

"Your parents…?" Maggie seemed confused for a moment before her beak fell open. "Purple cat…I can't believe I didn't see it before! You must be Harry and Karen's daughter!"

Tears filled Mayfair's eyes as she nodded. "I can't believe I'm meeting you. Mom and Dad miss you a lot. So does Perry."

"Ah, Perry." Maggie smiled wistfully. "I've missed my team." Her face grew serious. "Heinz…what happened to Heinz after I died?"

"Monogram fired him." Mayfair recalled the story her parents had told her. "He was so anguished by your death. When he saw that he'd hit you, he fell off the roof and made no move to save himself. He thought he was going to join you in death."

Maggie sighed. "I do forgive Heinz. Sometimes people do stupid and crazy things…it was just terrible luck that this stupid and crazy thing ended in my death."

"What's everyone talking about?" asked a teal-coloured platypus, coming up to the group.

"Perry…?" whispered Mayfair, utterly confused.

But then she took a harder look at the teal platypus and saw that he looked older than Perry.

No way!

"This is Perry's father, Patrick," said Ohio, smiling. "He's been here longer than any of us."

"How's my family?" asked Patrick.

"Perry has a mate called Priya," Mayfair told him. "They have three kids together: Teddy, Hazel, and Quinn."

Patrick smiled. "I wish I could have lived to see that. And Pearl?"

"I haven't seen much of her but as far as I know she's okay," Mayfair replied. "She lives with Perry and Priya."

"That's good to hear."

Maggie and Patrick strolled off together to chat. Mayfair looked at Ohio and India. "Didn't you have a child in your dimension thing?"

"You mean Lily?" India nodded. "Yeah. We also had a boy who we called Teal to remind ourselves of Perry."

"Where are they?" asked Mayfair.

"They're living in their own worlds," Ohio replied. "We still see them, but…well…it's been a long time for them."

Mayfair nodded. "I guess it has."

She suddenly felt a slight electric shock, like something had zapped her. She shuddered.

"That'll be your ability to project anything you want," grinned India. "It feels like that. Try projecting anything."

Mayfair thought for a moment.

Then her mother, her father, and her brother appeared in front of her. She hugged them tightly and made them appear inside a large house that she conjured up out of thin air. They waved at her from outside the window.

Then four more figures appeared. Lennie the Chameleon, Nick the Egret, Piper the Platypus…

Teddy the Platypus.

Wiping away tears from her eyes, Mayfair choked out, "All I want is to spend the rest of my existence here with my family and my friends."

Ohio and India smiled like proud parents. "We thought you might."

Taking hands with Teddy and Piper, Mayfair walked towards her literal happily ever after.

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*cries* *stops crying* original idea though, amirite? Please tell me I'm right XD