After the police cars drove away to the city jail with Mr. Big and Leslie in the back, the three of them were left in the average silence of downtown Fair City.
"Soo….what do we do now?" Becky asked in the awkward silence.
"Well, you have to go back home and confront your family, because you haven't seen them in a day or two and I'm sure they're worried sick about you. Me, on the other hand, well I'm probably just going to go home." Tobey explained.
"Well, I don't have to go home just yet…" Becky said innocently. Huggy and Tobey gave her a look that said otherwise.
"Oh, why do you have to be right?" Becky said with a sigh. "You win, I'll go home."
"Good. I'll see you later then," Tobey said, turning to leave for his own home. Before he could leave, Becky grabbed his arm. He turned to her to see an innocent look in her eyes.
"Not so fast," She said. "Come with me."
Tobey noticed her pleading eyes and smiled. He never thought she'd have a look in her eyes that said she needed him, but in that moment, that's definitely what he saw.
"Why, there's nothing else I'd rather be doing right now." He said. Becky smiled happily and flew the three of them over to her house.
Once they got to the Bottsford home, Becky slowly lowered the three of them to the ground and placed Tobey and Huggy beside her. She took slow steps towards the front door.
Inside the house, the Bottsfords were in the living room, talking about what they would do next to try and find Becky. Violet and Scoops had come over to help them find Becky.
"Look, there she is, in the front lawn!" Sally exclaimed, noticing them out of the corner of her eye. Once she spoke, they all immediately rushed outside to greet her.
Becky nervously watched as Sally, Tim and Tj, along with Violet and Scoops beside them, all stood crossing their arms impatiently. Becky twiddled her fingers anxiously and looked down to her feet.
"Look, I'm really sorry I didn't tell you guys sooner. It's complicated. I guess I was afraid you'd treat me differently if you knew about my secret identity. And that you could get in danger too often. I was just scared." Becky explained.
"Becky, you shouldn't be. We love you for you, not whatever superhuman abilities you may have. Sure, it would've been a surprise, but you should know you can tell us anything. You can trust us."
"Not to be picky, but they can't be superhuman powers if I'm not human," Becky corrected. "And that's the other thing. I guess I was afraid I'd be ostracized all over as being Wordgirl. I might have been afraid that I wouldn't fit in anymore, that suddenly I'd be Becky the alien girl, Becky the superhero. Not Becky the friend and family member she's always been. I'm really sorry I didn't trust you guys sooner." Becky explained.
"You told Tobey first." Tj grunted, keeping his arms crossed angrily.
"Now, Tj, you know he used mind control to weasel it out of me." Becky explained. "I realize now that I was being kinda stupid about all of this."
Tj rolled his eyes. He was just mad that his idol was his sister, but Becky knew he'd get over it.
"I promise I'll tell you guys everything I've been hiding about being Wordgirl. Every little white lie." Becky said.
"We'd love to start listening. No matter what you do or who you really are, you're first and foremost our daughter and we love you no matter what. I want you to know you can trust us with anything, anything at all. Now, come on inside and I'll whip up some snacks first," Sally said, inviting the six of them inside to sit down in the living room and listen to Becky's story.
As they all headed inside, Becky stopped when she noticed Tobey standing by the sidewalk where he'd been the whole time.
"You can come inside too, Tobey. You helped save the day, and even more than that, you brought me home to my family. You're a hero to them now too." Becky explained with a smile.
"Yes, don't be a stranger. You're welcome anytime." Sally added before she headed through the front door. Tobey approached Becky on the front steps of her house, waiting nervously for her to step inside first.
"Before we go inside, I-I wanted to thank you for being on my side through all of this. I really appreciated it…" Becky stated nervously.
"Oh, think nothing of it, it was the right thing to do. I've been warming up to the whole 'doing good' thing lately." Tobey responded.
"You know, when you're playing for the good guys, you're actually not half bad a person. I actually like the good Tobey better than the evil one." Becky said with a friendly smile.
"Well, you know, robots attacking the city was starting to be a rather childish way to get attention from people, I-I was really actually starting to go good on my own-" Tobey rambled, only to be interrupted by Becky placing her lips upon his. Tobey placed his warm hand on Becky's soft cheek as he kissed her gently. This was definitely not the way he'd imagined this moment happening when he was a kid. But he leaned in and kissed her anyways. And despite the moment being nothing he'd expected in his childhood, the feeling he pictured himself feeling was all the same. It was as if someone had taken his dream, improved on it, and made it a reality. And the best part was just knowing that she definitely had feelings for him.
As they parted, Tobey could see Becky sporting a smile.
"What was that for?" He asked.
"For being there for me through this whole ordeal. I really did appreciate it. I've never had a friend…well, a human friend, to be there for Wordgirl when she needs it. It's nice to have some more support on my side." She explained happily, grabbing his hand.
"Come on, I'm sure my family will love you once they get to know the Tobey I know."
So she led him inside to sit down with her and her family as she explained every lie to them from the start of Wordgirl up to the current moment. As she sat next to him, Becky secretly grabbed his hand in hers and Tobey watched as a smile formed on her cheeks. He couldn't help but do the same.
That's right, that was the last chapter! Another story bites the dust…*sigh* but anyways, review! I really hope you enjoyed the story :D