This is a part 3 of 'Replacement of Cub' and direct sequel to 'Cub Forever', it will explore the aftermath after Flippy's death. It will be the main focus on Cuddles and his son. The last chapter of the 'Replacement of Cub'. 'Replacement of Cub' and 'Cub Forever' taken place 10 years ago, but 10 years later, Cuddles is now 37 and his son 'Flips' who named him after Flippy, Flips is now 4 years old. Cuddles tries to recover for moments after the incident from 10 years ago.
1 Month
At Cuddles's place, Cuddles is brushing his own teeth and tries to forget the trauma and move on.
Cuddles's narration: "It's been 10 years after that tragic incident... I've just can't believe my best friend was gone because how a broken parent who had no child anymore. It's important to lose someone who you love but you can not just erase their identity and replace it with a new one. Sometimes it's hard to lose your kid, but it was never right. If you abuse a fellow friend to be in your child, then it's not right for you then you should get mental help. It's not worse then a pedophile groom your child or anyone's child, but that's how I believe."
Cuddles sitting on the couch watching TV while his son 'Flips' shows him his drawings. Cuddles hugged with a smile while Cuddles's wife 'Wendy' gives him a kiss.
"There's difference between misunderstood and abusive... You can not change what you did once you died, but we can pray for you. My best friend was a good soldier but turned into a grown adult toddler, it really upsets me. I should've just kept visiting him and might be his legal guardian once he was alive but those pills really destroyed his life to live."
Cuddles headpats his own son as he goes to the kitchen to get some coffee.
"If there's hope, there's still hope."
It cuts to Cuddles sleeping in his underwear on the bed while his wife Wendy is covered in blankets. Cuddles keeps having nightmares.
"I keep getting nightmares, what if I lose my own child and wife? What if I lose my own myself and everything? Will I abuse someone to become my own child? Or will I abuse myself to become mind-broken? Thank God, it will never happened. Just like my friend from 10 years ago, thank God I wasn't my friend's abuser's first victim instead of him.. I keep tried to forget every single day... And wake up in the next morning."
Month 2
It was nighttime, Cuddles falls asleep on the couch while his wife is at work.
"You either a father or an abuser... You can't be both. My friend Lumpy who is now 45 told me, sometimes we gotta forget but sometimes we don't. We don't wanna lose someone who we dearly love."
Cuddles quickly wakes up, he sees that his son is no longer with him. Cuddles starts to worry and panic as his heart raising until he finds his son sleeping in his own bed. Cuddles quickly calms down and fainted on the floor.
"Sometimes we worried to much..."
The Next Day
Cuddles goes to local bar drinking with his friend Lumpy. Cuddles is drinking apple juice because alcohol can slowly damage someone and killed them.
"We do worry what we drink, rather if you're an alcoholic or an abuser. Sometimes both... That's why we prefer juice drinks and soda instead of alcohol.. You might not know what it will do to you, you might start to see shit..."
The Next Day.
Cuddles goes to a therapy session to explain his problems and how he should deal with them.
"Getting therapy is a good decision...but it comes with a higher price.. usually most therapist charged you when they ask you anything and they do it for money.. I kept giving them money and it was worth it.. Free therapists don't exist.. But my therapist said 'Life is hard, but we gotta keep on live in and tried to experience fun with our lives' as she said. So I take her word on it."
4 Months Later.
Cuddles visits Flippy, Pop and Cub's graves at the cemetery one last time while he smiles as he gived flowers each of their gravestones while it's sunny.
"After four months, I can finally live happy with no trauma at all. Life can be cruel but.....in the afterlife, it's not... There's a lot of evil, misunderstood and mistakes in our lives. But what does it take it, well... You be the judge, what does it kill you, makes you stronger.."
Cuddles walks away from the cemetery happy.
As Flippy, Pop and Cub's ghosts watched as Flippy has now forgiving Pop for what he have did. Flippy's ghost gived Ghost Pop and Cub a small hug.
"Not everyone's a monster.. God knows the truth of who is and who is not."
The End.
End of Trilogy.
