A/N: Special little ending I hope everyone likes!

Gilligan smiled a bit as he looked out of the window of the airplane that was finally taking him to Hawaii. From there he would go home via ferry that the Skipper drove to the island. During the year after their initial rescue he had gotten the idea to write his own merman book and gotten it published. He had been promoting it for the past several months, even landing on TV for interviews!

While he was gone the island had been bought by Mr Howell and turned into a resort. He would be the Skipper's first mate on the ferry.

"Excuse me? Mr Gilligan?"

He looked over and smiled at a small boy. "Hi there!"

The boy blushed with a smile as he held up the book he had written. "This is my favorite book! I love Urchin!"

He chuckled! "I'm glad to hear that! Would you like me to sign it?"

He nodded vigorously as he gave it to him and a pen.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Roy!"

Gilligan grinned as he wrote: "To Roy, Never give up your dreams! Gilligan." "That's the name of the Professor that was marooned with me on the island!"

"Really?" Roy asked tilting his head.

Gilligan nodded. "Yeah. he taught me a lot. I bet you're smart too!"

The boy blushed before nodding with a smile. "I love reading."

Gilligan smiled. "So do I. Books have a way of helping you through the worst of times."

Roy nodded. "Urchin helped me stand up to a bully. Johnny got punished. He brought a knife to school!'

The first mate winced! "You ok?"

"He chased me all the way to the principal's office!"

Gilligan nodded. "You are smart!"

Roy nodded. "Where did Urchin come from?"

Gilligan smiled softly. "He was a story told to me on a night I was very afraid by my big brother. It helped me face what I had to face the next few days. My father and friends wrote some others and made a book. It gets read a lot sometimes."

"So...the characters are from them?"

He nodded. Then smiled. "In a way Roy you're talking to Urchin right now."

He smiled brightly...then frowned. "Then...who's Romas?"

Gilligan swallowed. "A very bad man that is being punished."

Little Roy nodded. Thank you for signing my book Mr Gilligan."

He smiled. "You're welcome. Keep your head up. Things will get better."

Roy hugged him before returning to his seat.

Will smiled as he reached into his bag and pulled out a book made of bark full of mismatched pages. He opened it to the first page and ran a hand over the title page.

"Gilligan,

No matter what happens. No matter how hard things get. Not matter how angry we may get with you always know that we love you. Keep swimming Little Merman.

Professor, Ginger, Mary Ann, Skipper, and the Howells."

After they had given him this book he never forgot that. There were many stories he had received over the years but this one...this first one would always be his favorite.

When he landed and got his bag he went to get a cab...but grinned when he saw a limo waiting for him. He got in and made his way to to the Howell mansion that was on the Big Island of Hawaii.

He grinned as he was let out at the beautiful mansion and escorted through the house to a private beach where a luau was waiting.

There they were...his beloved family. All of them.

He smiled as his wife of five years...his "little fairy" went over and hugged him before they shared a kiss. He put his hand on her stomach. "How's biscuit doing?"

Mary Ann giggled. "Biscuit's fine! One more month and he or she will be here!"

He nodded with a grin. "I can't wait!"

She lead him over to the others where they talked and laughed together.

Gilligan smiled as he looked out to the ocean. He finally had his happily ever after!