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Here's chapter 11.

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Friends Come in All Sorts

Chapter 11: Journey's End

"Lucky!" Eva was relieved as she went to check on Lucky when Akela brought him up from the river.

"Are you alright?" Alan came over, worried for his cousin and friend.

"I think so," Lucky said as he rubbed his head. "What happened?"

"It doesn't matter, Lucky," Akela spoke. "It's over. You're safe now."

"Yeah. Thanks to Rook and Akela," Sasha happily said as Rook blushed in embarrassment.

"It was nothing," Rook admitted.

"I'm glad we're all okay. Now let's go home, everyone." Eva happily suggested which everyone agreed on that idea as they headed for home. Lucky then came towards Akela and hugged him.

"Thanks for everything," Lucky thanked in gratitude as Akela smiled, returning the warm embrace.

"Anything for my family."

"I was wondering: would you carry me on you back? All this adventure has tired me out," Lucky asked his foster parent.

Akela smiled since he couldn't refuse such an offer. "Sure. Hop on." Akela pulled Lucky up on his back while he walked.

Alan saw the touching moment and smiled softly. "I'm surprised that they are close despite being different species."

"That's because it takes the heart of a loving person to be a great parent or family member," Eva explained to him. "We don't care what they look like, as long as they love and care for us. That is what's important."

"Like Rachel, Kari, and even Faron?" Alan asked her.

"Of course. Faron is special and I'm sure he'll be a great dad someday." Eva smiled as she picked River up who licked her face. "Just as I'm sure that there is always room for one more member in this family, even pets."

Alan smiled. He agreed to her words, yet he still pondered on a thought that came to mind. "Do you think that everyone will like aliens just as much as I do now?"

"I hope so. The world is changing now. Who knows? Maybe humans and aliens will live peacefully in the future someday," Sasha hoped as everyone agreed.

"Until then, we'll just keep on hoping and cherish the present with all our families," Eva surely said.

-Jockling Mansion-

When morning came, the group finally returned home after walking all through the night. They had reached the gate of the mansion.

"We're home!" Suri cheered as they are finally back home where they belong.

"Yeah," Eva softly said as she sighed. "I just hope Thowra and the others are still..." She didn't bother to finish her sentence but the others understood how she felt.

Rook Blonko placed his hand on her shoulder. "Come on, Eva. We should hurry."

She agreed as they went through the entrance towards the mansion. Tina, who was outside playing with Nova and Kopa, saw them coming and happily called out to Rachel. "Rachel! Amy! Kari! They're back!"

-Med room, Jocklin Mansion-

Kari, Amy, and Rachel were checking on Thowra, Faron, Whampire, and the other sick aliens as they watched with worry.

"Kari."

Kari heard a soft voice and realized who it was. "Eva?" She turned back and saw Eva by the doorway with Alan, Lucky, Rook, Sasha, and Suri.

"We found the Star Flowers, Kari and Rachel," Eva said as she opened her backpack to reveal the bunch of flowers they've collected from the forest. Kari, relieved that they are okay, went to her siblings and hugged them tight while Rachel happily hugged her sister.

"Oh, Eva!" Kari cried as Eva hugged her too. "You're all safe. Please, don't ever scare us like that again!"

"We were all so worried and afraid!" Rachel said as she then hugged Rook who happily returned it.

"I'm sorry, sis. I didn't mean to be gone so long, but I had to try to help my family, no matter the risks," Eva sadly said. "People do crazy things for love, you know that. Are you mad?"

"Right now, I am more happy than mad," Kari chuckled, embracing her sister again.

"Is... Thowra and the others okay?" Eva asked worriedly.

Rachel turned her heads at the sick aliens with pity. "They're so weak. They are holding out on their own but barely."

"Don't worry, Rachel," Suri said. "The Star Flowers will make them well again. Azmuth said so."

"I hope he was right," Kari said as she looked at her friends. "And I hope it's not too late."

Eva nodded. "Come on. Let's hurry."

Suri, Rachel, Kari and Eva helped each other under Suri's instructions from Azmuth as they made the antidote. By cutting the white petals of the Star Flower and brewing them, they managed to finish making the cure.

Eva gave the medicine to Thowra, while Sasha gave it to Thowra, Alan to Faron, Amy to Snare-Oh, and Kari and Rachel gave the rest to the others as well. Thowra and the aliens ate the medicine completely while Rachel watched along with the others.

Eva stared at Thowra, but he didn't move a muscle. "Nothing's happening," she sadly said.

"It might take some time, Eva. We'll get some food and let them rest," Kari softly said. "They ate the flowers as much as they could. Now all we could do now is wait."

"You go. I'll stay," Rachel insisted on staying in order to check on all the others and be with Eva, Sasha, Alan, Lucky, and the dogs. Then Kari, Rook, Sally, Suri, Akela, and Amy left the room to get something to eat.

Eva held Thowra's hand in sadness until she started to cry. Alan rolled his chair next to her for comfort. "You did all you could, Eva."

"Yeah, but it wasn't enough," Eva cried. Rachel softly came to her.

"Why don't you tell them about your trip? I'm sure they can hear you."

Eva sniffed as she dried her tears. "Okay, I'll try." She then sat beside Faron and Thowra while Lucky sat next to her. "Thowra, Faron. It's me, Eva and Lucky and Alan are with me too. Thanks to our friends, both old and new, we've managed to succeed in getting the flowers for you. I also met an Orishan named Noah who helped me when I was alone."

"We also found and brought home a new friend too," Lucky said as he picked up River. "He's a silver Akita puppy and his name is River. If you get better, we can keep him and we can all play together. I bet you would like that."

Alan crept closer to Faron and softly spoke to him. "Faron, it's me Alan. If you could hear me, I want you to know that I finally accepted the aliens as my friends and part of my family. I hope that you feel better because I would like to get to know you better too. You know, out of all the aliens here, I always liked you best."

Rachel listened to their story and realized how much they have grown, especially Alan.

Without knowing, Eva suddenly felt a soft hand touch on her cheek. She gasped and saw Thowra awake from his rest. "I was hoping to wake up and see your face again."

Eva smiled with joy as happy tears fell from her face. "You're okay!" She then hugged him as he accepted it. Lucky cheered while Alan and Rachel smiled in relief.

Alan suddenly felt his hand wrapped by a tendril and turned to see Faron waking up and looking up to him. "Well hello, Alan."

"Hello yourself, Faron," Alan happily answered, relieved to see him well.

"Did you really mean what you said a minute ago?" Faron asked.

"Of course I did. I was afraid that I was going to lose another family member," Alan explained as he shed a couple of tears. "I lost my parents, but I'm glad I didn't lose you."

Then miraculously, all the other aliens were starting to wake up. Lucky cheered while Sasha hugged Whampire who was surprised by the sudden force.

"Their fevers' broken!" Sasha said to Rachel after checking their foreheads.

"How are you all feeling?" Rachel asked Thowra.

"Much better now. I think that Eva's white flowers are working," the silver Vladat answered.

"Does that mean my sisters and I won't be leaving the mansion after all?" Lucky hopefully asked the Vladat.

"That's right," Thowra nodded in agreement. This made Lucky ran out the door to tell everyone who were waiting outside the news.

Lucky found them on the kitchen as Rook saw the young Splixson coming in. "Lucky?"

"THEY'RE ALRIGHT! THOWRA AND THE OTHERS ARE GONNA BE ALRIGHT!" Lucky happily announced.

Everyone cheered as they celebrated their achievement while the others came upstairs to check on them. But none of them were as happy as Eva. She managed to save not only her friends, but her loved one as well as she enjoyed the tender moment with him as well as sharing a kiss.

"It looks like those Star Flowers worked after all," Kari said to Lucky as they watched their happy sister.

"I guess, but maybe what really made our friends and family better was something even stronger than the flowers," Lucky said as he smiled.

Mission accomplished! The aliens were saved and the family was back together! Just one more chapter to go!

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