Part 5: Birthday Celebration

**“Birthday Celebration”** is the fifth episode of season 1 of Windows 7’s Final Days.

## Plot

Vista asks 7 what could they do for his birthday 7 thinks he should see his cousins Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2, Blackcomb thinks it's a good idea but 8.1 points out that they live 20 minutes away from 7 so 7 suggest the bus. 7 also thanks the three they are back and Blackcomb is glad after 11 years which surprised 7 and he's curious to ask how were those and she says it's a long story. 7 says he needs a birthday cake, 8.1 thinks he and everyone else can do it in Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2's house.

They leave and wait at the bus stop Blackcomb and 7 don't mind waiting for a while and soon the bus arrives. Inside 7 wonders how did Vista, Vienna and Blackcomb get to earth, Vista says that he and the other two are compatible with Server 2008's end of support date and with the help of 98. While 8.1 and 10 play Minesweeper, 7 asks how's XP, Vista says he's protecting Bliss/Heaven with Longhorn. 7 also asks how's Blackcomb's afterlife, she says she's mostly alone because Longhorn spends more time with XP and Vienna didn't know that.

XP sees Tux modifying his voice box and Longhorn looks and they laugh but XP realised that Linux Mint died so he and Longhorn decides to play their startup sounds in earrape mode so they find him. In a field Linux Mint is raging about how 7 beat him while feeling sick, he plans to team up with Tux later, then the two show up and they prepare Linux Mint says they suck but he flies away due to the loud startup sounds.

At 8's house, he tells Threshold come and look at the laptop, she is shocked and 8 thinks they both can come to earth, Threshold says that 98 has some crazy tech so they go to 98's house. Walking for a while and they are at the front, 8 rings and 98 says he hasn't seen both of them since Vista and Vienna's wedding, Threshold and 8 want to go to earth to meet 8.1 and 10 so 98 sets things and the procedures begin.

They are both now in a vortex and they can't wait. In the bus they are in the countryside now, 10 wins Minesweeper and 8 loses and when everyone gets off, Vienna thinks the atmosphere is similar to Bliss/Heaven but it's not perfect. 10 knows where their cousins are so they walk for 10 minutes, they arrive and are amazed at the appearance of the house. Vista rings and Server 2008 R2 comes out and says hello to Vista and everyone else (which he calls the client versions).

Inside the pink sunset shines through and Vista asks where's Server 2008, Sever 2008 R2 says he's in the conservatory. Everyone meets Server 2008 and 7 and Blackcomb go to the kitchen to make a birthday cake. 7 hosts and Blackcomb is his guest. They bake and boom, 7 sees the sunset shining over the cake, Blackcomb thinks it looks like Bliss/Heaven. They show the cake and Vista is impressed, 7 and Blackcomb borrow everyone's money because of the idea of them going to a restaurant called out by 10.

They go out to find the bus stop but the houses are blocking the view so Blackcomb suggests a shortcut. Before the bus arrives, 7 asks if Blackcomb prefers going to a restaurant or a hotel, she says the latter and the bus is there. 7 wonders if there's buses in Bliss/Heaven, Blackcomb says no but she can't wait to get to the hotel. 7 checks the money they both have and they have 2 grand, he'll thank everyone massively Blackcomb also notes that it's his last birthday on earth, 7 says yes and he'll look forward to seeing Bliss/Heaven speaking of which, Blackcomb thinks it's great but she was alone most of the time and was friends with Longhorn before they were freed, Tux captured them when eating a burger in a restaurant a few days after they went to Bliss/Heaven and she still remembers it so she tells 7 everything.

It was raining with thunder at night and as Blackcomb leaves outside after eating the burger and wondering where Vienna was, we see the silhouette of Tux walking up to her and doesn't say anything at first so she tries to leave but Tux captures her and teleport. 7 says they are at the hotel so they get off the bus.

## Trivia

* Blackcomb's flashback is from the last scene of part 3 of Windows Vienna Dies but with extra dialogue of Blackcomb telling what happened.