"WAAAAALL-EEEEEEE!"

Captain McCrea was sprinting as fast as he could through the village he lived in. His legs ached and his lungs burned, but he wouldn't dare slow down. He had to deliver this news as soon as possible. Whatever! It's good exercise!

"WALL-E! Wall-E, you'll never guess what happened! WALL-E!"

Meanwhile, WALL-E was holding his tape of Hello, Dolly!, honestly unsure of how to think of it now. On one hand, it was the tape that kept his developing mind busy while he worked, later to become a jewel in his relationship with EVE. But at the same time, those memories were becoming painful. He wanted to keep it, but he didn't know how much more heartache he could take-!

"WALL-E!"

"Oh!" WALL-E hit his head on the nearby shelf in surprise, which in turn knocked a sleeping M-O onto the floor, which pushed BRL-A over, which surprised PR-T so she stumbled backwards, basically creating a domino effect across WALL-E's truck until a snare drum fell off the shelf and hit WALL-E on the head again, putting a crack in his left camera lens.

WALL-E moaned, sliding down until he was lying on his back.

"Wall-E...whoa." McCrea laughed nervously, "What happened here?"

WALL-E growled angrily.

"Ok, I won't ask. Anyway, this is important!"

WALL-E pushed himself onto his treads, not noticing M-O making many annoyed beeps before wheeling away to find a new sleeping spot. The captain had a bright smile on his face, so WALL-E was hopeful that it was good news.

Was EVE-!?

"Eve is alive!"

Everyone perked up, especially WALL-E.

"Evah!"

"Well, come on! What are you waiting for!? Get to the repair ward!"

WALL-E zoomed off fast enough to sting any human's eyes, but he didn't even notice the crack across his lens as he raced as fast as he could, barely daring to hope that it was true.

Please...please...please...

EVE's system flickered to life slowly and painfully. Her head was pounding, and her anti-gravity felt sluggish and unresponsive. It felt like something in her was still grinding away, destroying her sanity, but she knew the opposite was actually happening. She also knew that the pain would stop if she gave up, but there was no way in the universe that she would. She saw the pain in WALL-E's eyes, and heard the pain in his voice. His desperate call was still echoing in her head;

"Eve!"

She had to wake up.

For him.

She didn't even think about that evil wheel. All her thoughts were hyper-focused on WALL-E. His worn metal body, his angular grey hands, his slanted curious eyes. She didn't see him as an old garbage robot. In her eyes, he was a hero. He was a knight in worn battle armor, yet he always showed mercy to all those who wronged him. He didn't deserve what happened to him, but he stayed strong and had courage. He believed in kindness.

And the thought of being the one who broke him was too much for her.

EVE lay in the slot in the repair ward, thinking about WALL-E while staring at the ceiling. She blinked every now and then, waiting patiently for her hero to arrive. She knew that once he got the news, he'd break down the walls trying to get to her. It was just a matter of how fast McCrea could deliver the message.

"Evah!?"

She turned in his direction and smiled. It was her. She still seemed weak, and she looked very tired, but she was alive.

WALL-E was frozen at first, staring in silent awe, but he couldn't hold back for long. He was at her side in less than a second, "Evah! Evah! Evah!"

EVE giggled (a sound that WALL-E lived for) while she stroked his optics, and he shivered at the touch. With her other hand, she took WALL-E's and squeezed it. It had strength behind it.

EVE ran her thumb over WALL-E's broken camera lens, "Thank...you..."

"Huh? Evah?"

EVE smiled sweetly at her sweetheart. Her hero.

WALL-E lay one worn hand on her cheek. His angel.

"Wall-E!"

M-O and McCrea had joined the rogue robots and were now in the repair ward with the two love birds. M-O was the one who had shouted WALL-E's name.

"Hey, you two!" McCrea grinned, "Eve is gonna have to stay here until she works up her strength again, but trust me, she's on the road to a full recovery!"

WALL-E sighed in relief, nuzzling EVE lovingly.

"Don't tell me you're gonna stay here until she's released!"

WALL-E nodded, his eyes still against EVE's screen.

He shrugged, "Well, I can't say I'm surprised."

WALL-E and EVE were now in peaceful bliss. They were back together, so they didn't notice when McCrea left with the other robots, or when they began to feel sleepy. All they cared about was being in each other's arms.

"Wall-E?"

WALL-E didn't realize that M-O was near his tread. He hadn't left with the others. He had stayed behind until they were gone.

"M-O?"

M-O reached behind his back and grabbed something from his blue backpack. It was WALL-E's tape of iHello, Dolly!/i M-O was apparently concerned with WALL-E discarding his prized possession like it was nothing.

What M-O was hoping was that WALL-E would take the tape back and never throw it away again. He wasn't expecting the 700-year-old robot to grab him and hug him affectionately, but that's what happened.

"Oh!"

"Thhhhaaaannnnk...yoooouuuu..." WALL-E sounded out.

M-O looked up to make eye contact. WALL-E was beaming.

"Uh-huh!" M-O replied excitedly.

"Wall-E!"

WALL-E spun around at the call. EVE had fallen behind. Her thrusters weren't fully operational quite yet, so she wasn't as fast as she normally was. WALL-E went back and took her hand, slowing to her pace so they could walk together. EVE had just been released from the repair ward, and she only had a few days left before she would make a full recovery. She felt heavy, but her heart was lighter than air. As for WALL-E, he would treat her like a princess until she was well again.

And after that, he would treat her like a queen.

Once they were inside WALL-E's truck, he shut the door and went to insert Hello, Dolly! into the player, stopping to apologize to Michael Crawford for trying to throw away his performance. Once the movie was over, WALL-E let EVE rock him to sleep on his shelf while she hummed It Only Takes A Moment.

She stooped to give him a goodnight kiss, Sweet dreams, Wall-E...

My hero...

THE END