*final chapter*

Gilligan, his mom and MaryAnn had their suitcases packed and were on the first flight back to Hawaii. Hours and hours later, they were at the dock. MaryAnn looked around. The Skipper was nowhere to be found.

"Where is he, Gilligan," MaryAnn asked anxiously.

"He said he should be here about now, didn't he?" Just then, the trio saw something in the distance coming closer to them. Gilligan recognized it right away. He cupped his hands over his mouth and shouted.

"Skipper, over here!" Skipper waved in reply. He eventually made it to the dock safely. Tying up his boat, he then started heading over to Gilligan. Instead, Gilligan ran to him, embracing him in a big hug, tears running down his face. Skipper looked at Gilligan,confused.

"You okay,little buddy? We weren't apart from each other that long." Gilligan shook his head.

"No,it's not that,Skipper. It's just, it's you, it's really you!" Skipper rolled his eyes.

"Of course it's me! Who else would I be besides the Skipper?" Just then, Skipper turned his eyes from Gilligan to his mom, pausing before he took of his hat. Gilligan went to his mom.

"Skipper, this is..."

"-Jenny? Is that really you?" Gilligan went to her side.

"This is my mother." Skipper paced back and forth.

"No,her last name wasn't Gilligan."Skipper answered immediately.

"But, my stepfather's name was." Gilligan went to the Skipper who was now sitting at the end of the dock.

"Gilligan, I told you a long time ago about her,why did you go out and find her,"Skipper whispered.

"Because, it's important to me."

"Why?" Gilligan was getting frustrated.

"Because...because you are my father," he blurted out. Skipper's head rose and turned to Gilligan and then his mom who nodded her head in reply. Just then, Skipper got a tear in his eye. He gave Gilligan a hug in return.

"It's you, it's you, it's really you!" MaryAnn was off I'm the distance,smiling at the happy reunion. Gilligan put out his hand for MaryAnn to take.

"So, MaryAnn, did you have a good time with my little buddy?"MaryAnn kissed Gilligan on the cheek.

"I wouldn't have had it any other way." Gilligan grabbed everyone's luggage and put it on board as Skipper started up the boat. As MaryAnn and Gilligan's mom sat down, the breeze was picking up. Gilligan took MaryAnn's hand and pulled her up, bringing her into a long, romantic kiss. Skipper laughed.

"I knew it all along." Just then, Gilligan's foot was right near a box of tools on the boat.

"Gilligan watch-"Skipper tried to warn them,but it was too late. Both MaryAnn and Gilligan landed in the water,soaked from head to toe.

"Man overboard," his mom joked as they watched them in the water,hoping that the moment would never end.