⌜ no guts, no cory ⌟

"I'm going to miss you while we're gone." Eric says as he takes Letty's hands in his own. "But at least I have a picture of our family to put in the foxhole over my bed."

"I don't know what I'm going to do here without you." The brunette says as she looks up at him.

"Just promise me that you'll take good care of our son." He says, and she smiles.

"Of course."

Mr. Feeny then walks up onto the stage, and the girls there stop singing. "Uh, before you ship out, I want to wish our boys courage, perseverance, and a safe trip home." He says, and everyone claps. "Oh, and during the lull in the fighting, I'd like a thousand word essay on What I Did During My Summer In Europe."

"And, boys, remember, please and thank you." Mrs. Matthews says as she walks in carrying her grandson on her hip. "Just because you're at war doesn't mean you can't be polite."

"I give the orders now, Amy." Her husband says as Letty takes her son from his grandmother and then walks back over to her own husband. "Alright, everybody! Let's load the busses and head to Europe!" Mr. Matthews calls as he puts on his hat. Everyone stands there as his wife stares up at him. "Please!" He adds, and only then do the other men start moving. "Thank you!"

"I guess this is goodbye." Eric says as he looks back at Letty and their son.

"Only until you get back." She says, and he offers a small smile. "Promise me that you'll come home to us."

"I would never leave my girl and our son without someone to take care of you." He leans down and kisses her, wrapping his arms around her and the one-year-old. "I love you both so much."

"We'll see you soon." She says as he kisses his son's forehead.

"Promise me that you'll write?"

"Only everyday." She tells him, and he smiles before heading up to the bus with the other soldiers.

—

"Scarlett." Jack walks over to the brunette outside of the Matthews' home, and she turns to face him with her son resting on her hip. "There's something I have to tell you. It's the last thing Eric and I talked about before the announcement that the war was over, and he had to run out of the foxhole to try and save Cory."

"Any word, Mrs. Matthews?" Topanga asks as she runs into the yard with Shawn following right behind her; the two gain everyone's attention. "I'm all busted up inside."

"Any minute now, I just know they'll be walking through that door." The older woman says as she points toward the house.

"They won't be able to open it, Amy." Her husband tells her as he pulls on the knob. She's riveted it shut again, as she's been so anxious since the soldiers came back without Eric and Cory.

"Well, I guess I've put this off long enough. Topanga, I need to ask you something." Shawn says as he pulls her a few steps away from the others.

"What's on your mind?" She asks, and he drops down to one knee.

"Will you marry me?" He asks her, and everyone gasps just before she then slaps him across his face. "I probably should have mentioned it was Cory's last wish." He tells her, and the others all nod in understanding.

"If it's what Cory wanted." Topanga nods, and he stands to pull a ring from his pocket.

"He couldn't wait to put this ring on your finger."

"It's swell."

"If you blow into it, it makes a siren sound." He tells her, and she does just that. "You're not happy."

"You're not Cory."

"I suppose the Matthews men thought a lot alike." Jack says, and everyone looks at him as he turns to face Letty. "Eric told me that he promised you he'd never let you and Eric Jr. be without someone to take care of you, and he asked that I do in the event that he didn't make it home."

"Eric wanted you and I to marry like Shawn and Topanga?" Letty asks, and he nods. "Well, I suppose if it's what he wanted for our son..." She looks down at the little brunette boy in her arms.

"Well, I guess we should make plans." Shawn says, turning his attention back to Topanga, and then she runs off. "Hey, if I had things my way, Cory would walk in the day after the honeymoon and have the whole thing annulled." He tells the others and then quickly leaves.

—

"Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, any word yet?" Topanga asks as she walks over to them in her wedding dress.

"No." He shakes his head. "We have to face it. Cory and Eric are—"

"No." His wife quickly cuts him off as she looks at Topanga. "I know my boys are still alive, and Cory loves this girl. There, I said it."

"Are you sure that you want to go through with this?" Jack asks as he looks at Letty. "Our wedding isn't for another week, you can still change your mind."

"What about you?" The brunette asks. "Are you sure you want to spend your life taking care of your best friend's family?"

"You're my family too, Scarlett." He tells her, and she offers him a sad smile before looking down at her son on her hip.

"It's time." Mr. Feeny gets their attention, and everyone looks up to watch Shawn and Topanga's wedding. "Well, Shawn marrying Topanga... This is weird. On the other hand, who would have thought, as principal, that I could perform marriages?" He shrugs.

"Wait, I-I object." Topanga raises her hand and then turns around. "Mrs. Matthews, Scarlett, I can't do this, and neither can you." She looks at the older girl. "Cory's alive, I can feel it. And I know that his brother's with him. When you love somebody, you just know."

"I know how you feel, but I don't know what we can do." Letty tells her. "What do you want to do? Go to Europe and look for them ourselves?"

"If that's what we have to do." The younger girl nods.

Letty looks to her mother-in-law. "Will you take care of Eric Jr. until we return?"

"Of course, dear." The older woman nods before taking the toddler from her.

"Let's go, Topanga." The brunette holds her hand out toward her, and then they both turn for the door just as it bursts open.

"That's very sweet, but there's no need to go to Europe." Cory says as he and his older brother quickly make their way inside.

"There's my girl." Eric smiles, and his wife rushes over and wraps her arms around his neck.

"Oh, Eric, I knew you'd come home." She says as she looks up at him. "You're the only man in the world for me." She tells him, and he leans down to press his lips against hers.