Part XIII: Epilogue

As the escape pod burned through the Earth's atmosphere, Flaky wondered if her friends were worried about her. She knew that they would be very happy to see her again. She saw that she was getting closer to the ground. It got closer and closer and closer. Until, CRASH!!! It landed in the river where her favorite spot was. She climbed out of the escape pod and swam to shore. She then, climbed up the cliff and rested against the tree. She gazed up at the sky. She was home! She was home again! She never thought that being on this planet would feel so good to her! She looked up and took a deep breath of fresh air.

"I'm so glad to be home" she said to herself.

Suddenly, she heard a voice behind her.

"HEY!!! IT'S FLAKY!!! SHE'S ALIVE!!!" said the voice.

It was Cuddles! And everyone else was with him. They came rushing to her with glee.

"Flaky!" said Petunia "Thank goodness you're alive!"

"Yeah!!! We thought you were a goner!" said Toothy.

"Way to go, Flaky" said Mark "You saved us all!"

"Yeah! We were so worried, even Giggles was crying for you" said Cuddles.

"Th-that's not true!" said Giggles "I… I was worried about Cyber Star!"

"Sure you were…" said Sniffles "And you know that Flaky and Cyber Star are one in the same, right?"

"Yeah… but…" said Giggles "Well… we're happy you're alright"

"How about we take you home, Flaky?" said Mark.

"I'd love that!" said Flaky "Up there… I felt you guys. I felt you guys were with me. As if you came with me to help"

"Yep. We had faith in you, Flaky" said Mark "We knew you'd pull through for us. We all tried our best to support you. That's what we do, after all"

"Thank you, guys" said Flaky "Thank you all!"

Everyone smiled.

They all walked Flaky home so she could take a long deserved rest. It was a very happy day for everyone. Not only did Flaky save the world, but she also lived to tell about it.

The next day, Flaky went to see the doctor to see if he could treat her wounds from her battle. The doctor did so and said that she would be alright if she rested at home. So Flaky did so. She stayed at home to recover from her injuries. She didn't go outside for a while, but her friends made sure to check up on her as much as they could.

A few weeks passed by and Flaky felt a whole lot better. She decided to go out with her friends again. The only wound that remained however, was the burn on her shoulder. But it had healed much since she got it. She wore a bandage that wrapped around her torso and on her shoulder still, but she could move it without it hurting much.

Flaky was in her room when there was a knock on her door.

"I'm coming!" said Flaky.

She rushed downstairs and opened the door. Giggles, Cuddles, Petunia, Sniffles, Toothy and Mark were there to greet her.

"Hey, Flaky? You feeling better?" said Toothy.

"I sure am" said Flaky "I think I can go outside now"

"That's great, because they're opening a new store that was just built! Maybe we should go check it out!" said Cuddles.

"I'd love to!" said Flaky.

"Then, I guess we should get going!" said Toothy.

"Are you coming, Mark?" said Flaky.

"No, I've come to say good-bye" said Mark.

"Good-bye?" said Flaky.

"Yep. It's time for me to head back home. My work here is done" said Mark "But, I'll never forget this place. I'll never forget what you've done for me. I'll always remember it"

"I'll never forget you, either, Mark!" said Flaky.

Mark smiled.

"Good-bye, Mark" said Giggles "It was nice knowing you. I hope we can be friends with you, too"

"Yes. You all can!" said Mark "Well, I should be off!"

Mark started to walk away.

"Mark!" said Flaky. He stopped. "Please promise you'll come back to visit. Please?"

"Of course!" said Mark "I promise I'll come back to see you again"

Flaky smiled. Mark smiled back and he walked off.

"Gosh, what a nice guy…" said Toothy.

"Well, are you ready to go, Flaky?" said Cuddles.

"Yes! Of course!" said Flaky.

"Then let's go!" said Petunia.

The six of them walked off into town.

On top of Flaky's house, Alpha was floating above it, watching Flaky. Next to him was Beta.

"Heh… Flaky looks pretty happy now" said Alpha.

"I am sure she is" said Beta "What about you, Alpha? Are you happy?"

"Yeah… I guess"

"Well, now that the world is saved, I guess you'll be going off now"

"Heh… I don't know… I think I like this place enough to call it home"

"So you're staying?"

"You kidding?!? I'm pretty sure that if I stay with Flaky, I get a lot of excitement!"

"Well, I hope we see each other again. I can't choose your path for you, you must do that on your own"

"Yeah… I know…"

"I hope we're on good terms"

"Hey! Just because we're on the same side doesn't mean I like you!"

"I should expect no less. Well, I must be going now. Mark is my partner and I must stay with him, after all"

"Yeah… see ya…"

Beta floated off in Mark's direction. Alpha then flew down into Flaky's transer.

"You don't mind if I stick around, do you?" said Alpha.

"No, of course not, Alpha" said Flaky.

"Heh… good…" said Alpha "So… you ready to go?"

"I sure am!" said Flaky. She looked to the sky and smiled. "This new life may not be such a bad one after all…"

Flaky continued on with her new friends. Alpha remained with Flaky. And Flaky, as Cyber Star, continued to protect the world from all who wished to destroy it. Flaky looked forward to the future, and she was glad that she met Alpha. Because now, she understands that, while she can do things alone, she is much stronger if she has a few others to help her along the way. In other words, they lived happily ever after.

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