The Wandering Knight
Zhalia's POV
"What do you mean Lok is gone?" Dante frowned.
"He just left." Sophie shrugged.
"Let's call him." He took out his phone and dialed Lok. We couldn't hear his phone in the house but he didn't pick up either wherever he was.
"He can't have gone far, let's go look for him." Dante got his coat. We never found him. Sophie took it really hard. We all were upset. Where could Lok have gone?
5 years later
We defeated the second Red Comet. Everyone was tired and hurt. I leaned on Dante. I think my leg was sprained. We watched as Lok summoned a portal.
"Lok, wait! Please!" Sophie ran after her kinda boyfriend.
He turned and watched her. He was scruffier than I remembered him. His eyes were dulled, "I can't."
"Why not?" Sophie cried.
"I'm not done yet." He stepped into the portal.
At Mrs. Lambert's: After the battle
"You saw Lok?!" His mom shouted.
"Yes, but-" Sophie hesitated.
"You lost him." She sighed.
"Sophie tried to get him to stay, but he said he wasn't done yet." I told her.
"With what?" She asked.
"He didn't say." I looked away.
"I think I might know." Dante piped up.
Dante's house: 5 more years later
"Guys, I found my dad!" Lok smiled at us. Mr. Lambert said hello and continued eating the freezer meal.
Sophie smacked him, "Don't ever leave us in the dark again!"
"My Holotome couldn't call Earth." Lok rubbed his sore spot.
"What about the portals?" I asked.
"I can't get them to open where I want them. I was stuck in Huntik for a little bit." He smiled uneasily.
"Why didn't you leave a note?" Sophie sniffed.
"A portal took me. Like Darkvoid, but it wasn't all evil." He said honestly.
"We missed you." Sophie hugged him.
"I did too." Lok hugged her back.
"Group hug?" Dante looked at me.
"Group hug." I hugged the two 26 year olds. Dante got them from the other side.
"Hey, Zhalia, I got your… Lok?!" Den walked in.
We ended the hug, "Hi, Den."
"We're never letting out of our sight again." Den tackled him.
"You got that right." I smiled and punched Lok's arm.
"It's not my fault." Lok whined.
"We don't care." Dante smiled.
"Thank you for looking after my son." Mr. Lambert finished his meal and turned to Dante.
"It was the least I could do. Nice to finally meet you." They shook hands.
"We better call Mom." Lok said.
"Yeah." His father agreed.
She scolded them both for disappearing and then asked when they would come home. Lok wanted to go home as soon as possible. I'm sure his dad did too, but I think he was too happy to hear his wife's voice to answer. We flew to Ireland and reunited the family. There were lots of tears and hugs.
Lok stayed with his family for a while before coming back to Venice. Lok was trying to get used to fact that Dante and I were married, but soon he was dating Sophie again. I teased him whenever I could. Lok didn't mind too much. He loved us. Dante took the team on outings more and we had fun. It was a bit surprising when Lok proposed to Sophie on her birthday. She said yes. They had a nice spring wedding.
Zhalia's POV End