Hello again! Now time for the second version of the ending! Enjoy!

Nineteen: Level Complete (Version 2)

"JUMANJI!"

There was an almost blinding flash, followed by stunned silence. The silence was broken by Vera's excited cry, she jumping into the air with a fist-pump. "We did it!" She jumped into Spencer's arms and they twirled around in a hug, their faces close. He set her back down and they both pulled away, a little awkwardly, but smiling.

"You know," she said. "It's actually a very nice view from up here - if you don't focus too much on how high up we are."

He chuckled. "Yeah, it is."

"I just thought of something."

"Hmm?"

"How are we going to get down from here?" Both laughed.

"You guys, we did it, we finished the game," Alex said once Vera and Spencer had made it down from the statue and joined the rest of the group.

Off to the side, while they celebrated their victory, Van Pelt was still being surrounded by the jaguars, who now pounced on him playfully.

"I'm going to go give that guy a piece of my mind-" Fridge stormed forward, but Vera grabbed his backpack to hold him back. "Whoa, easy there, Mate. We'll deal with him, don't you worry." She made her way over. When the jaguars saw her they scampered off into the trees, leaving a shaken Van Pelt - his eyes were no longer green, therefore he had no more power. She hauled him to his feet by the collar of his jacket and then promptly smacked him across the face.

"Oh I've been waiting to do that!" she declared, and then took some rope from Fridge's backpack to knot his hands together.

Beep beep!

Down a dirt road ahead, a Jeep was making its way towards them.

"It's Nigel!" Alex cried. The group rushed to meet the Jeep. Nigel emerged, looking impressed and proud.

"You did it friends!" he cried. "You lifted the curse! All of Jumanji thanks you! Though sadly, this is where we part." Vera shoved Van Pelt into the back seat of the Jeep before joining the field guide in bidding their friends farewell. This was it.

"Goodbye, Alex," Vera said, shaking his hand. "I'm sorry. Had I known that it had been so long, I would have helped you right away-"

"Hey, it's cool. I didn't realize it either," he assured her. "Thanks Vera."

"You taught me to persevere, and keep trying." They hugged. "See you later Seaplane. You're not so bad after all."

"Seaplane McDonough, let me shake your hand." Nigel extended his hand.

Alex turned to address the others one last time. "Thanks guys." Then he reached out to shake Nigel's hand, and vanished almost instantly.

Now Nigel turned to Fridge. "I shall miss you the most, Mouse-"

"Get me the hell out of here!" Fridge practically leapt forward, throwing off his backpack. He paused in reaching out to shake Nigel's hand to turn to Vera. "Hey, it was nice meeting you."

"You as well, Fridge." She tried out the nickname. "You taught me that size doesn't matter, doesn't measure your worth or strength, coming from a fellow small person." She pulled him into a hug too. Then he shook Nigel's hand and was sent off as well.

"Adieu, Professor Oberon." Nigel extended his hand to Bethany.

Beth turned to Vera. "Later girl. Good luck with the ex-boyfriend, but I know you've got this."

"Thank you Beth. You taught me the importance of loving me for who I am." They hugged. "I shall always remember your advice."

Bethany gave her hands a squeeze and gave one last smile before also shaking Nigel's hand and disappearing.

"Ruby Roundhouse-" Now it was Martha's turn.

"And you Martha, you taught me that a little confidence can go a long way. I might have to give that dance fighting a try."

Martha chuckled and hugged the smaller woman. "Thanks. Bye Vera."

"Goodbye."

Martha too shook Nigel's outstretched hand. Now it was only Spencer who remained.

Spencer turned to Vera. "So, I guess this is it, huh?"

"It would seem so."

"You gonna be okay?"

She chuckled a little. "Yeah, we'll be good. We'll figure something out..." There was a pause. "Okay, come here you." She held out her arms for a hug which he gladly returned.

"What going to happen to you? Now that the game's over?"

She considered this. "I don't know. We'll see, I suppose. It'll be an adventure." She looked a little nervous, but smiled through it.

Spencer looked at Nigel, waiting patiently to send him on his way, but then turned back to Vera. He surprised her by saying, "What if I were to stay? I-I like being like this - with you. We could go on more adventures. We could be like this, every day."

She appeared a little shocked by his suggestion, but then smiled warmly. "Go home Spencer, live your life. And you can be like this, every day. As you." She poked him in the chest. "And don't worry, you have lots of time to figure everything out. You've got your whole life to. And I know you will." She smiled. Then she rose up on her tip-toes and pressed a kiss to his cheek. He managed to catch the death-glare that Van Pelt was giving him from inside the Jeep.

"Goodbye Spencer. Thank you."

"Bye Vera. Thank you."

"Bye." She turned away. "And Spencer, one more word of advice: never stop living the adventure."

He nodded. "Hey Vera, do you think you'll ever reconcile with Bravestone?"

She considered this. "Perhaps." She smiled.

He smiled back. Then he turned back to the expectant field guild. "Nigel. I'm ready to go home." He gave an affirmative nod, preparing himself.

"Doctor Bravestone, it's been an honour." Nigel extended his hand. "Farewell my good man."

"See you later Bravestone," Spencer said softly. Then he reached out and took Nigel's hand.

Aww... So this was the original ending, before I became way too invested in Vera and Van Pelt's relationship ;) Which ending did you like better? Like I said, I couldn't decide, so I wrote both! :) That's the nice thing about fanfiction - anything can happen! Either way, I think Van Pelt gets a better ending than dissolving into a bunch of rats, haha! ;) Hope you enjoyed, thanks so much for reading - almost done (one more chapter!)