Chapter 6: The Last Day

Agent BM: Yes it is


As the rest of the retreat went on, both couples grew closer, and enjoyed the activities. At that moment, they were all down at the beach relaxing.'

"You know this retreat was a good idea." said Rancis, as he sipped a drink.

"Yeah, good idea Honey." Vanellope complimented.

"Thank you, Vanellope." Honey replied proudly.

"I can't believe today's our last day here." Zeke mentioned.

"Me neither. So what's the last activity?" Rancis asked.

"The last activity is a romantic dinner, at a nice restaurant."

"That sounds nice. Wait are we paying for it?" Vanellope wanted to know.

"Actually, we're only paying for half." Honey informed.

"Sounds good to me." Zeke said.


That evening, the couples dressed in their simple yet nice clothes. They went to a nice steakhouse and got a nice table. As they looked the menus, soft music played in the background. While looking at the menu, Zeke glanced over at Honey.

She looked very pretty in her nice red dress.

"See anything you like, Z?" "Do I ever." he whispered.

"What was that?"

"Oh, I was just looking at the salmon. It looks tasty."

Honey noticed the small blush on Zeke's face, and smiled a little.

"What about you, Rancis?" Vanellope wondered.

"I'm thinking about having the filet mignon." he replied.

Vanellope smiled, and thought that Rancis looked good in his suit. After ordering their food, they happily talked.

"So what are you two gonna do to maintain your relationship?" asked Vanellope.

"Well, I'm going to cut down on how much I got out of the game, and be more cautious and fully think things through before I rush into certain situations." said Honey.

"And I'm going to try and be more understanding of Honey's reasons and needs for adventure. And respect her reasons for doing them." Zeke informed.

"What about you guys?"

"We're going to try and be better parents first and foremost. What happened with Lucy was regrettable, and we don't want her going through that again." said Rancis.

"We can start by being more active in what our kids are doing when ruling." Vanellope added.

"Maybe we can build up Kevin's confidence being a ruler. As our fortune slowly grows back we want to take the kids on a vacation this summer, let them enjoy being kids."

"Not sure where but someplace fun, someplace where Lucy will be happy, and she won't have the feeling of wanting to die. Maybe a theme park or something."

"That's good." replied Honey.

"Honey, this retreat was a great idea." Zeke complimented.

Honey smiled, it felt good to be appreciated and complimented.

"So tomorrow we head back home. It'll be nice to see the kids again." Rancis told.

"And you know, I have an idea." Vanellope piped up.

"What's that?" asked Zeke.

"How would you guys like to make a little detour and see a nice sight in the morning?" she offered.

That sounded good to the Shaws, so they agreed.


The next morning, they checked out very early, so early it was still dark. They packed up the ship, and flew up to space. Honey steered the ship to Lucy 1, and landed in the landing bay. The four then changed into space suits, and went outside.

Zeke and Honey followed out in their spacesuits not long after, slowly climbing the walls of Lucy 1.

"Must say, this feels weird and dangerous." said Honey.

"You mean you're scared?" Zeke asked. "No, never."

The two continued their climb, meeting Rancis and Vanellope close to the top. The two were looking through a window into Lucy's bedroom, where she was peacefully sleeping.

"Things will get better for us Lucy, I know they will." Rancis told.

"We're almost there, just need to climb a little higher." informed Vanellope.

The four walked around the windows until reaching a ladder, which put them above Lucy's bedroom and the bridge. After finding a good spot, they all sat down to face the earth. It was a beautiful yet dark ball in space as the sun hadn't risen yet over the planet.

"Never tire of this view." awed Honey.

"It's one reason Lucy chooses to spend her time up here rather than in her real home." said Vanellope.

"It's a beautiful sight." Zeke observed.

"So would you guys like to stay? We're gonna have pancakes later." offered Rancis.

"No thanks." told Zeke.

"Yeah, we have to get back to our kids." added Honey.

The Shaws said goodbye to the Fluggerbutters, and went back to their ship. In the launch bay, they got out of their spacesuits, and went to the ship. Just as Honey was about to get in the driver's seat, but Zeke stopped her.

"I'll fly us home." he told her.

"Thanks, Z." Honey replied.

They both got in the ship, and headed back to Earth feeling closer than ever.

The End