A/N: And here we are! The final chapter!

The next story I will be working on is Her Special Someone. It's about Pearl, of course, and what happens when her and her boyfriend of fourteen months, Sean Itall (featured in The Phantom Turnabout), breaks up, and how Luke will be there for her.

I introduced Sean because I needed a witness for that story, and a reason for him to be in Fey Manor. This was before my eyes were opened to the possibility of Luke/Pearl, but now that I want those two together, I need to get rid of Sean, since ALL of my stories happen in the same universe.

This will probably be done before I go back to school, since it will only be three, maybe for chapters long.

Well, here we go!

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Epilogue

Two Days Later

Luke sighed, watching as the village medic carefully wrapped his foot in cloth and plaster. After everything he did, the sprain had turned into a fracture. It was swollen twice its normal size and a deep shade of purple. Clark chuckled at his son's face, wrapping an arm around him.

"I still can't believe you parachuted off of a cliff, then ran all over southern California on a sprained ankle," Clark said, giving him a squeeze. Luke grinned. They were already past the 'yelling at him for doing something so stupid' phase, and on to the 'disbelief but proud' phase.

"It was nothing, you know. Most of the time was spent on the train," Luke said modestly. After all, a true gentleman never brags.

"Dr. Triton?" a voice asked from the entrance. Clark looked up at the man who stood in the doorway, Maya right next to him.

"Yes?" Clark asked, standing. The village nurse finished with Luke's ankle and handed him a set of crutches, helping him stand as well.

"I am Dr. Bryan Stone, the dean of Nodir University," he said, reaching out to shake Clark's hand. Clark accepted the gesture, curious.

"It's nice to meet you, Dr. Stone. What's this about?" he asked. The man smiled a warm, welcoming smile.

"I'd like to extend an offer to you. We are in need of an archeologist, and Dr. Kingson suggested you," he explained. Clark chuckled, remembering his friend.

"Really?" he asked. Dr. Stone nodded. "Well, I would need to talk to my wife about it, but I'm sure the answer will be yes," he said. Dr. Stone nodded again.

"We can iron out the details in my office at Nodir. There is one other thing, as well," he said, looking between Clark and Luke. "Luke, it came to our attention that it was you who solved most of the puzzles, not Volca," he said. Luke, surprised at being addressed, nodded.

"Um, y-yes sir?"

"Well, if you're interested in going into the archeology field, we'd like to extend an invitation into the Gifted Students Program for Archeology. It's for middle to high school students. We usually accept students on a reference base but… everything you did with the Maze Stones, and being apprenticed to the famed Professor Hershel Layton, well, I'd say that's reference enough," he said with a smile, pulling out a packet and handing it to Clark. "That's the information on the Program," he explained. Luke grinned as wide as he possible without splitting his face.

"Thank you, sir!" he said excitedly.

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A week later, Clark looked around the two bedroom apartment that the University supplied him, Luke, and Brenda. It was on the edge of campus and already furnished, and, better yet, the university had offered Clark Tenure.

Luke sat on his bed, looking around his room. It was blank, for now, but he a lot of pictures ready to hang up.

"So, my boy, what do you think?" Professor Layton asked, sitting next to Luke.

"Well, I don't know. I'm going to miss Kurain. And… I still miss you and London," Luke said, looking up at the man. Hershel smiled weakly, wrapping an arm around the boy.

"You'll still see Pearl and the rest of your friends at school, and if you kept the train pass, you'll be able to visit Kurain," Hershel said. Luke smiled weakly up at him.

"I know."

The two sat in silence for a while longer before Luke sighed.

"You're leaving tomorrow, aren't you?"

"Yes, Luke. After all, we are in the middle of the semester," Professor Layton replied. Luke hugged him.

"I hate saying good-bye twice," Luke said, his voice muffled by the professor's jacket.

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Pearl sat at her window in her room in Fey Manor, watching as the sun slowly sank below the mountain range. In her hands was a piece of paper that she was rolling between her fingers. It was the riddle Luke had written for her just a few weeks ago before everything started.

It felt like eons ago.

With everything that happened, she didn't have anytime to think about the answer.

"'What falls, but never breaks? What breaks, but never falls?'"

She sighed sadly, resting her chin on the window sill.

"I know he didn't go back to London, but did he really have to leave Kurain?" she asked the glass of her window softly, knowing that between the Gifted Students Program and the two hour ride back and forth between town and the village, it'd be harder to hang out as much. She sighed again, letting her forehead rest against the window pane.

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A/N: And here we are! The end! I'm kind of sad to see this one done, but the next one shall be started, probably tomorrow!