A week ago, a week before the wedding, a shallow knock was heard on Edna and Wilbur's door and both were elated to find Link on the other side. It was a little strange, as he wasn't accompanied by their daughter, but they were delighted to see him either way.

Link however, was beyond nervous. He shifted his feet along with his gaze between the two of them, hand in his pocket, pushing a certain box around. And after they invited him in with greetings and smiles and shut the door behind him he said, "I need to ask you something."

"Hey,"

Link spun his head around to see Tracy, beautiful as ever. He smiled and reached for her hand. "Hi baby," he whispered, "You look beautiful."

She laughed and leaned onto his arm, "Not too shabby yourself, Mr. Larkin."

"I'm excited," Link looked out past a few people on to the isle Penny was to walk down right after him and Tracy, "I'm glad we get to go together. Down there."

"It's special, right?" She sighed, "Penny looks great by the way. Like a bride."

"Well," he chuckled, taking a breath, "she is one. It's insane, I remember when I was little, learning and getting taller every day, but now, it's crazy! My friends are getting married. I'm grown, but inside, I feel like a little boy."

"Is your dad ready?" One of the planners asked.

Penny froze on the spot, her heart feeling like lead in her chest. He eyes widened, "My... My what?" She asked, though she knew exactly what he said.

"Your father," He said, a little harsher than before, "Is he ready to walk with you or not?"

Penny breathed heavily within seconds. She hadn't thought about that through all the excitement. Her dad was in prison. She was going to walk down that isle alone. A tear dripped down her cheek quickly and he panicked.

"Oh god, no no no!" He gasped, searching for a napkin, "Don't cry, Penny, your makeup!"

But that only make her more upset.

"Stop crying! Please!"

"What the hell's going on in here?" Corny burst into the room and took a fast notice of Penny's tears, "Pen!" He said, "Sweetie, what's wrong?"

"Mr. Collins!" She shook her head as the planner attempted to keep her mascara on her. "I'm okay!"

"If you were okay, you wouldn't be sobbing ten minutes before your wedding starts," he told her, "Did something happen? With Seaweed?"

"No," she whimpered, "Its just... I have no one! Not one person!"

"What do you mean?" She had plenty of people that came to see her.

"My mom, my dad," Penny whimpered, "do you see them anywhere? They're never here for me! They never wanted me!"

Corny was suddenly quiet, feeling for her deeply before he gave her a meek smile and his face softened. He said, "I get it. I was raised an accident. Unwanted. An obligation." He shook his head, trying hard to get those upsetting thoughts out of his mind. "But Penny, It's not like that for you. You're surrounded by your friends who love you so much. We will always be there for you, okay? Because you mean everything and we wouldn't give you up for the world."

She hugged him and stopped crying, his words having a greater effect on her than ever before, "Thank you, Mr. Collins."

He grinned and smoothed down her hair, "Call me Corny." He told her and turned to leave before she called out to him again.

"Corny wait!"

Corny turned and look back at her, confused.

"Will you do it?" She asked timidly, looking up at him through her lashes, "Walk me down the isle?" His eyes widened and she hurried to explain herself, "It's just, I may not have a real dad, but through the years, you've been the only one there for me. You took me in, like I was really, somehow, special." She struggled to keep her tears in and sniffed, "I don't know how you see me, or if you'd even want to, but I-"

"Penny, Penny, Penny, stop." Corny waved his arms frantically. He met eyes with her and put his hands on her shoulders, "I would love to walk you down the isle."

And so he did, and when Penny finally reached her fiancé she looked over into the crowd and saw a face there she never thought she would. There, in one of the back rows, sat Prudy Pingleton, smiling with tears down her face. Penny was beyond surprised and to be honest, a bit angry soon seeing her at first, but then she looked back to Seaweed who was watching her mother as well. He turned back to her and only squeezed her hand with a smile, and she thought if nothing else but him. They asked if there was any objections and Penny froze, not daring to look at her mom. A moment of dreadful silence passed and it seemed like everyone was thinking the same thing: "Dear god, don't let her say anything." And to everyone's surprise, she didn't. Not a word or sound.

Then came the vows. Seaweed was ecstatic. He couldn't believe his luck, marrying a beautiful, sweet girl, having a loving family, The best friends ever. He felt Link's hand press into the small of his back as he was expected to give his vows before letting go, telling him, "Its your time now." Without actually speaking.

"Penny," Seaweed breathed, "From the moment I saw you, I just knew it'd be you and me. And I know that sounds cliché, but it's true. My heart pounded really hard and I got seriously lightheaded." He paused, "I was completely sure that we'd be together."

The crowd awed and Tracy smiled, wondering if somehow her day could be as magical as this one. She looked over at Link, who was smiling right back at her. He winked, something she hadn't seen in quite a while and to be honest, almost forgot about. Love pulsed into her chest strongly as Seaweed continued.

"I don't have enough words to explain how much I love you. I want to spend every day with you. I don't care that you're white and I'm black. I wouldn't care if you were different to me in any other way either. You will always be you inside, and I promise you, I'll always be me. Forever."

Penny tried to hold back her tears. She blinked rapidly and began her own vow to him, "Seaweed. I love you. I love you so much, and I won't give up on you or myself. If we have a hard time, I'll believe that we'll get through it. I know we can. I'll love you until the day I die and beyond that. I'll treasure you and apologize after I make some stupid mistake, and forgive you if you make one. I won't leave your side. I'll be with you forever, take care of you, and be the best I can be, because we only have one life." She took a sniff and breath, "And I wanna spend the rest of mine with you."

The members of their wedding practically burst into tears as they gave there "I do's".

"By the power vested in me," the minister said, "by the church, and by the state of Maryland, I pronounce you, Penelope and Seaweed as wife and husband, wedded lawfully before god." He smiled, "You may kiss the bride."

Everyone at the ceremony erupted in cheered and cries of joy, tears spilt from more than just one, and Seaweed swooped down and softly pressed her mouth against Penny's, feeling all at once, complete.

"Penny," Prudy whispered softly at the end of the ceremony.

"Mom..." Penny, who was beside her new husband spun her head around, and Seaweed put his hand on her shoulder, ready to defend her if he must. "Why're you here?" Penny asked.

She chuckled, tears in her eyes as she met her daughter's cold gaze. "I'm so sorry," she said, "I know you don't want me talking to you of all people."

The girl shrugged, almost a nod, urging her to continue.

"And I know I've been a horrible mother to you, and horrible to Seaweed because of the color of his skin. I realize it now, you two love each other. You're truly in love and you're différence can't change that." Tears rolled down her cheeks and she struggled to wipe them away, "Every day, since you left, I've thought to myself, 'How could I have possibly done those horrible things to my baby? How could I live with myself? How could I fix it?' And the truth is, I'm sure you know, there's no way I can. There is something I can do though. Become better. I'm going to have a grandchild. I've always dreamed of this and it all seems so far away. So now I'm asking you as a mother yourself, Penny. You don't need to forgive me, heck, I can't see how I'd forgive me, but give me a chance. Please. I want to be part of your life again, I want to meet my grandchild, I want to be better more than I can tell! I'll support both of you through whatever comes your way. I'll-"

She was cut off when she felt her daughter's arms around her and heard a whisper, "Zach." The girl said.

Prudy's voice shaked, eyes wide, "What?"

Penny let go and looked at her, "His name's Zachary and he needs a grandmother."

Her mother was speechless.

"I don't forgive you." Penny told her, "I may never forgive you for what you did to me, but my child is not going to not have a grandma because of it. He needs you. And I need a mom."

"Uh, hi." Link cleared his throat into the microphone, straightening his tie a bit with a nervous glance at Tracy. The crowd silence them self as he began to speak. "For those of you who don't know," he grinned, "my name is Link and I'm the best man." He received cheers and smiles all around, which just about made his day, "Thank you!" He nodded, "Thank you guys for joining us. To be very honest with you, I'm slightly nervous making this speech right now, and it's not the speaking. You see, all day, people have been wishing me good luck and someone even gave me flowers. Well, when I say 'flowers,' I mean 'a wreath'..." People laughed and he pointed to his table where the actually wreath sat before explaining, "I'm serious it's right there! So up until now I've been wondering if I was going to get knives thrown at me or something! So I would appreciate it if you didn't do that. Um, I'm not really the best writer. Like, I can't write at all, but for these two, I couldn't stand by and not even try to make something of my nonexistent skills, so I tried writing my speech over and over and over again, but couldn't find the words to express how much I love these two together." Everyone chuckled and awe'd at his statement, making his cheeks go a bit pink, but nevertheless, he continued, "So here's what I want to say, straight of my mind about Seaweed and Penny. I've known them both for- what is it, three years now?" His blue eyes widened, "Jeez, I didn't even realize how long it's been. Anyway, these two had a connection that a lot of people now a days don't believe in, and that's love at first sight. Alright, call me cheesy, but it's true. My girlfriend'll tell you, 'When their eyes met, it was like fire.'" He said, making various hand gestures, and Tracy couldn't help but blush and giggle, "It's totally true though," he smiled, "I might make a lot of jokes and horrible puns, but when I say these two were made for each other, I mean it. Seaweed is like the brother I never had. We're kinda not the expected pair, but we get along and fight like we were raised together. Really though, You guys, Meeting you has made me a whole new person from who I used to be. I never knew about anything outside of my personal bubble, and you changed that, so thank you. Penny you look beautiful, and Seaweeds very lucky to have you."

"Thank you," Penny mouthed, smiling.

He nodded back, "So now I want to thank Tracy and the other bridesmaids for being absolutely awesome," He reached over to the edge of the stage where Tracy was nearby, and held her hand, "and I wanna thank the band for playing things I could never pull off. Penny, Seaweed," He turned back to them, "I hope you guys live in love and send you lots of it." The crowd cheered and he grinned, blushing, "Thank you everyone and goodnight!"