Space.

AJ was in space.

Or, was in space, he’s currently landing the ship they were on. Having to drill on an asteroid headed for earth to wipe out everything wasn’t exactly the easiest job in the world.

They originally thought AJ and Bear were dead, but they somehow survived the first spaceships crash and used the second Armadillo to lead themselves to the others. Which genuinely was a miracle for team freedom since their Armadillo blew.

Oh, and your father was dead.

He sacrificed himself since the bomb had a critical error which meant someone had to stay behind to set it off, which so happened to be your dad. AJ had planned for it to be him, but at the last second your dad, Harry Stamper.

“Oh baby I’m so sorry—“

AJ speaks softly as he runs up to you, pulling you into a tight hug, the ring on your finger sparkling as you let him embrace you.

He was your fiancée, asking you to marry him before he left for space. Fuck, he didn’t know if he was even going to survive, but he knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with you.