It was almost a year ago.

When the world turned temporarily bitter, and Rex Dangervest was brought back into existence.

Emmet and Lucy are finally married, and have been for some time.

Rex on the other hand, had friends, but was still alone. He remembered his feelings for Lucy, and how he had to gave everything up to exist alongside his past self. He didn't mind it as much as he used to. He just wished, someone loved him too.

"Rex!"

Rex turned, a happy Emmet running up to him.

"Hey, Kid. What's up?" Rex gave off a smile, presenting a wave of his hand.

"Rex! Oh my gosh! Oh wait...I was happy...now I'm panicking!"

Emmet's mood changed as fast as a lightning strike.

"What happened? It'll relieve some pressure if you tell me."

Emmet took a deep breath, "So uh...Lucy's...Lucy's pregnant."

Rex froze for a moment, "W-what?"

"Lucy's pregnant! Rex, I don't know how to be a father!" Emmet panicked.

Rex pat Emmet's back, "Hey, Kid. You'll be just fine. Isn't a kid something you've always wanted?"

"Yeah, but...didn't think it would happen so fast." Emmet sighed.

"You'll do great. I know you will. You're gonna be a better dad then I could ever hope to be." Rex smirked.

Emmet smiled back, "Thank you, Rex. I feel some relief knowing you believe in me. Now we just...wait it out I guess. How long does it take to have a baby?"

Rex crossed his arms, "Well...It depends if the hands upstairs get bored of it or not...so I'd say between seven to nine months. Which is still good."

"I still don't quite understand that part of our world...at least...not like you, Rex. But thanks for letting me know." Emmet gave a confident look, "I'm going to support Lucy the whole way through! So uh...you think Lucy will let me name our kid 'Awesome'?"

Rex laughed, "You think my future wife will let me name our kid 'Radical'?"

"Guessing that's a big no." Emmet frowned, "Oh well, I'm sure we'll think of something along the way."

Emmet perked up, "Oh, Lucy wants to have a baby shower. You're the first to get the invite."

"I'll be there, Emmet. Keep that chin up until then, you got a full life ahead of you."

"Thanks, Rex." Emmet turned, "And another thing, Unikitty could use your strength. She's decorating her new castle."

"Oh, the queen finally got one ready for her?"

Emmet nodded, "It's looking great!"

"Let her know, I'll meet her there." Rex replied.

"I will! See ya later, Rex!"

Emmet happily skipped out of The Rexcelsior.

Rex's smile faded.

"Lucy...already married...and having a baby." Rex looked down.

He could have been doing that right now, if his first voyage to the Systar System went as planned. He shrugged it off.

Nothing to worry about, especially not with his new life.

Still, he wished for something like it.

Rex didn't want to admit it to himself, be he hated having no one.

Absolutely hated it.

For some reason though, he just couldn't find the right woman. A lot of girls liked Rex, A LOT, but it was all one sided on their part. He wouldn't just date anyone. She had to special, and love him unconditionally.

Rex was snapped out of his thoughts, when a raptor sounded. Rubbing against Rex's cheek.

"Yeah, of course I'm fine, Cobra. It's just…still so much to take in, even after months have passed." Rex shifted his gaze, "I better go help Unikitty."

At Unikitty's new castle,

Unikitty hopped happily, putting a big vase with flowers in the corner of the room.

"Thanks again for helping me, Rex. The whole thing is so beautiful."

"It did take a bit of effort to get those drapes to the ceiling, but I'm glad I could help. Looks just about your style Unikitty." Rex smiled.

"Um hmm, just one more thing...there's a box of extra glitter in the storage room upstairs. I'll need that to go over paint. It's in a purple box. Can you please get that for me?" Unikitty asked sweetly.

"Yeah, sure." Rex returned, a smile, before heading upstairs.

Puppycorn, who was at the opposite side of the room, turned to look at unikitty.

"Your friend is in there, right? Why didn't you ask her?"

Unikitty smiled, "I have this really strong feeling that Rex should officially meet her. I feel like a connection is waiting to happen. It's a strange feeling, but my heart knows it's right."

Rex opened the door to the storage room, specks of dust could be seen caught in the sunlight peeking through the windows.

Rex looked around, "Purple box…"

The storage room was actually big, and had the space for a pool if it wanted.

Rex perked around the corner, a lamp light illuminated, but there beside it was a shelf, and on that shelf, a purple colored box labeled 'glitter'.

Rex knew he had found the one, walking up to it. He reached the shelf, picking up the box.

On the other side of the shelf, was a girl.

Both her and Rex froze as they made eye contact.

It was her. Unikitty's friend.

Rex knew of her, but never got the chance to meet her properly.

She had long hair, dark brown fading into a pink color as it reached her knees. Her pink dress framed her beautifully. She was short, even with the heels to help her, she stood just under Rex's shoulders.

"U-uh…" Rex smiled, "Don't mind me, I'm just getting something for Unikitty."

The girl smiled at Rex, "You're Mr. Emmet's friend, aren't you?"

"Oh, yes. I'm Rex, Rex Dangervest." Rex smirked, saying his name with confidence, "I'm a galaxy defending, archeologist, cowboy, and raptor trainer."

The girl in front of him chuckled, "Seems busy. I'm Marie. I was once a princess of Stardust Islands."

"A princess, well, you are beautiful like one." Rex gave the compliment.

"T-thank you, Mr. Dangervest." Marie blushed, with a smile.

"Please, just call me Rex, Princess."

Marie still smiled, "O-Okay, thank you, Rex. I was just up here to help with sorting...but I'm glad I ran into you. It was nice to finally meet you."

"You too. Take care, Princess."

"Please, just call me Marie." She chuckled.

"Marie it is. See ya."

Rex smiled, before he walked out of the room.

Marie held a hand over her heart, why was it beating so fast.

"He was...kinda cute…" she admitted, looking forward.

Rex case back downstairs, placing the box of glitter in front of Unikitty.

Unikitty jumped with joy, "So?"

"...So?" Rex questioned.

"What did you think of Marie?" Unikitty asked, "Isn't she pretty?"

Rex blushed slightly, "W-what? Oh...I see you're trying to play Cupid here, huh? Look, I don't think I want a girlfriend right now."

"Rex! Come on! I've seen how lonely you are...you don't think there's a small chance that you'd be cute together?" Unikitty beamed, sparkles in her eyes.

Rex shook his head, "I'm fine. Thanks anyway."

Unikitty frowned, "Oh...okay then. P-Puppycorn, get the paint, little bro."

Unikitty went into another room, she sunk into the floor with every step as her sorrow weighed her down.

Puppycorn hopped over to Rex.

"Mr. Rex, how old are you?"

"Me? I'm thirty two."

Puppycorn smiled, "Dad was about your age when he gave up on love. Then all of a sudden, like magic, he found mom. They were perfect for each other. I feel like you're giving up...but if you have the feeling within you, the follow your heart."

Puppycorn hopped after his sister.

Rex glanced upstairs, his cheeks tinted pink as he thought about the princess he met in that storage room.

He shook his head.

"No, Rex. Your heart is too hardened for that. Just grow up...and grow up alone." He told himself.

It was the end of the day, Rex was back at The Rexcelsior.

Alone.

Like usual.

His raptors were having their own game night, so he was left alone with his thoughts.

No matter how hard he tried to get rid of the thought, Marie plagued his mind.

She was just so pretty, and sweet, and proper.

Rex liked her.

Rex shook his head once again, "Stop it, Rex. You like her, yes...but...it just isn't you. You don't need a partner."

His monitor sounded, him getting a video call.

Rex walked over to it, answering the call, after checking who it was from.

He smiled, "Caylus, my man, how are ya?"

Caylus gave a worried look, "I'm...fine, Rex. But there's something I need to tell you...but try not to panic, im working on fixing it."

Rex's smile fell, "What's up?"

"Well, um...there's a problem with your time glitch. I originally didn't make it to last forever, so I need to find a way to give it more power. It's just...the more time that passes the more...you're not supposed to be here, so um...it might be trying to correct time by…" Caylus paused.

Rex felt as if something was off, he looked down, his hand turning see through. He panicked, bringing it up to his chest, as it turned back to normal.

"Yeah...that's a pretty good example of what's going on." Caylus conformed.

"Caylus-!"

"Rex, don't worry. You'll be just fine, I promise. I'll find away to fix this...please try not to panic, okay? That will occasionally happen until I can piece everything together. Just sit tight, and trust me."

Rex took a deep breath, calming himself.

"Okay. Thank you, Caylus."

"No problem, I'm doing what I can to save a friend from vanishing. Goodnight, Rex."

The call ended.

Rex looked down at his hand.

Caylus said it wouldn't happen, but Rex didn't doubt he would end up disappearing again.

Rex was a good friend now, but he had no real purpose.

Maybe...it wouldn't be so bad…

Rex sighed, laying down on his bed.

He looked up at the ceiling in thought, he would have to tell Emmet and Lucy about this tomorrow, even if they're already way over their heads with the baby.

He turned on his side.

The thoughts about Marie formed again.

If there was a chance he was going to end up vanishing, should be stay quiet...or live up to the time he has left?

Rex closed his eyes, suddenly completely exhausted.

I guess your own body trying to vanish on you could have an effect.

Rex dozed off before he was even aware of how tired he was.