Cherry and Cathleen were soon brought back home, though Cherry had a strong look of guilt on her face since Drell was now dead because of her.
"Oh, man... What a mess I got myself into this time..." Cherry sulked.
To their surprise, Mary Ruth and Luna soon came out.
"You came back!" Cherry gasped to Luna.
Cathleen had tears in her eyes and gave her mom a hug.
"I've missed you too." Luna said.
"So why did you leave her and her father?" Cherry asked.
Luna looked at her.
"It's okay," Mary Ruth coaxed. "You can tell them."
"I was forced to..." Luna told Cherry and Cathleen.
"Why?" Cherry asked.
"It's very complicated, especially being born in the magical world like I was," Luna said to her. "I loved Patrick very much, we were so close, we were even going to get married once I found out I was pregnant with Cathleen."
"But...?" Cherry prompted.
"But... A dark force was preventing me from coming..." Luna said. "The Magical Council said they needed me, and I couldn't stay in the mortal realm. I didn't have much of a choice, so they told me that once Cathleen was born, I would have to leave, and I couldn't come back until the time was right to reunite with my child and beloved."
"Whoa. That's deep." Cherry remarked.
"But now, the cycle has been broken, and I can come home now..." Luna smiled softly. "It'll just be tough with my parents being wizards and that I fell in love with a Lycan."
"Well, I'm glad you can come home, but what're we gonna do about Drell?" Cherry asked.
"We're going to bring him back, and you're going to tell him what you did." Mary Ruth told her granddaughter.
"Oh, good," Cherry sighed in relief. "I thought I was gonna have to go tell Hilda and Zelda that Drell was dea-dadadada, I'm gonna WHAT?!"
"Cherry..." Mary Ruth sighed.
"But why, Grandma?!" Cherry asked.
"You sometimes have to face the consequences of your actions, besides, I'm sure he'll understand." Luna smiled softly.
"You don't know him like I do," Cherry replied. "He will probably take my powers away from me and fail me out of school!"
"You don't know unless you try." Luna said.
"Ugh... Why does the universe hate me?!" Cherry groaned a bit.
Drell was soon shown to be asleep, back to his natural skin tone as he was lying down in a bed, and his scars had been healed, and he was lightly snoring.
Cherry walked up to him, gulping a bit, and soon tried to shake him awake. "Hey... Wake up... Wake up..." she whispered, nervously.
Drell snorted before he soon woke up, yawning. "Hey... What happened...?"
Cherry let out a gulp to him. "I'm sorry! I killed you!"
"You killed me...?" Drell asked.
"Yes, I'm sorry!" Cherry cried out. "I really didn't mean to! Please don't turn me into a cat for a hundred years!"
"It's okay... It's okay..." Drell seemed to smile, patting her a bit to calm her down, showing he wasn't mad. "I thought that was just a dream."
"No, it wasn't, Viktor manipulated me," Cherry said. "I tried to fight it, but he was too strong."
"I know he was..." Drell said to her. "I can't blame you for that."
"You mean you're not mad?" Cherry asked.
"Well... I am a little pissed that I got killed, I mean, do you know how valuable my soul is in the Underworld?" Drell replied. "But nah... I'm not mad..." he then glared a bit. "Just don't do it again if you aren't possessed."
"I won't, I won't, I swear, I promise!" Cherry said to him. "I'm just glad you aren't dead."
"I take it that everything worked out in the end?" Drell guessed.
"Yeah, Cathleen fought Viktor with Selene's help," Cherry told him. "We won."
"And you just sat there like a bump on a log." Drell smirked.
"You're feeling better alright." Cherry deadpanned.
"I'm proud of you two," Drell soon said sincerely. "I'm glad that everything also worked out well in the end."
"It sure did." Cathleen said with a smile to her mother.
"Am I in trouble?" Cherry asked Drell.
"Nah," Drell replied. "Consider this a learning experience, and I think maybe you two weren't ready to meet Selene just yet."
"Well, I have to admit, I was a little scared." Cherry said to him.
"Hey, who wouldn't be?" Drell replied. "You'd have to be insane not to be scared by that like around Jurassic Park."
"I didn't go to that adventure." Cathleen piped up.
"You get what I mean." Drell grumbled.
"I guess." Cathleen said.
"I'm sorry for making you guys go through that," Drell replied. "I'll make it up to you later. I'm hungry though."
"You rest, I'll get you something," Cherry said. "I'm just glad that Cath gets to be with her mother again."
"Me too." Cathleen replied as she hugged her mother and Luna hugged her right back.
"How long will it take for him to get back on his feet?" Cherry asked her grandmother.
"Probably two or three days," Mary Ruth said. "Don't worry though. I've had to raise your aunt and mother, I can handle him. In the meantime, this would be a good chance to tutor you in magic."
"Sure thing." Cherry shrugged, but accepted it anyway.
"Come on, Cathleen; let's go home." Luna suggested.
"Oh... Okay... See you later, Cherry?" Cathleen asked.
"Text me later." Cherry told her.
And with that, Luna and Cathleen both teleported back home.
"Now then... I better get Drell a bubble bath to soothe him from his wounds." Mary Ruth said, walking off.
Cherry soon stuck her tongue out, feeling both disgusted and horrified from that.
Luna smiled as she came home with Cathleen, looking all around in wide wonder. "It's so good to be home."
"Cathleen?" Patrick's voice called out. "Is that you, honey?"
"Yeah, it's me, Dad," Cathleen said. "I got a surprise for you."
"Oh, a surprise for me?" Patrick smiled. "You want me to come out there?"
"Please!" Cathleen smiled back.
"All right, give me a few minutes." Patrick said.
Cathleen and Luna smiled to each other as Patrick was coming into the room.
"All right, baby, what is it?" Patrick soon asked.
Cathleen soon stood up and walked off from the couch, sitting beside it with her arms folded with a small smile.
"...Luna...?" Patrick gasped.
"Hey, there." Luna smiled to him.
Patrick went over to his lost love and looked at her. "Is that really you...?" he then asked softly.
"Yes, my little Alpha." Luna smiled.
"Guess it's been a while, huh?" Cathleen asked them.
"How did you find her?" Patrick asked his daughter. "WHERE did you find her? Just... How is this happening?"
"It's a long story, dear," Luna replied. "Just sit down and we'll talk about this."
"Do you mind if we have a little alone time?" Patrick asked his daughter.
"Ah, it's cool, you guys catch up, I'll see you later." Cathleen told her parents, going off to her room.
"Thank you," Luna smiled. "We'll do something fun altogether later, I promise."
Cathleen nodded and went back to her room so her parents could have some alone time. Patrick and Luna smiled to each other.
"So, what happened?" Patrick asked Luna.
"Oh, one of the greatest witches in history was able to free me so I could come back home to you and Cathleen," Luna said. "I really missed you both so much. It broke my heart when I had to leave."
"I know it did... My heart broke too..." Patrick nodded. "But luckily, I've had Karen to help me with taking care of Cathleen."
"I'm sure Karen does what she can," Luna said. "Also, seeing as Cathleen will be going to this Magic School with the girl Cherry, I think I need to help her out a little with what I can magic wise since you handle the wolf part, obviously."
"I guess I'm doing better than Hana, but then again, it's a challenge for her since Ookami is no longer in the picture." Patrick frowned softly.
"And she has Kryptonian powers too?" Luna asked.
"That's right; Karen's been helping her out with that," Patrick replied. "She is going to grow up into a strong young woman."
"That's right." Luna agreed to that.
And so, another adventure had come to an end as Cathleen smiled that her parents being reunited once again.
The End
