Claire, her niece and nephews were now sitting in the giant hanger that had been turned into a medical station for the other survivors. Maya had fallen asleep, her head resting on Claire's right shoulder. Gray had his head laying in Claire's lap while Zach was leaning against her left side. Owen was around, checking in on the other park guests. Claire looked around, observing everyone one when she spotted two familiar faces in the crowds.
"Oh goodness, it's your parents. It's your parents." she says, arousing the kids.
Gray sat up and ran to their parents, while Zach woke Maya. The two of them followed their younger brother to their mom and dad, while Claire walked behind them.
"Oh baby," Mrs. Mitchell muttered before embracing Gray.
Mr. Mitchell brought Zach in for a hug. Then the brothers switched places with each other before both adults embraced Maya. Karen then hugged her sister while Maya looked around for Owen. Feeling eyes on him, Owen looked back at her. Then Maya looked away as she looked at her family. Scott then looked at his oldest child before looking past her at Owen before turning to his wife.
"She's going to be leaving us." he tells her, gesturing to Maya.
Karen looked at her husband before looking at her daughter, who was goofing around with her brothers, and then, to the man that had caught her daughter's attention.
"He's a good man. He saved all of us." Claire told her sister.
Karen looked over at Claire, who gave her a slight smile, then over to her daughter.
"Maya," she called her daughter's name.
Maya looked away from her brothers to look at their mother, curious as to what she was going to say.
"Go to him." Karen tells her.
Maya looked at her mother in surprise before looking at her father, who only nodded his head in agreement. Then, she looked over at her brothers. She gave them a sad smile before pulling them both into a hug.
"Who's going to protect us now?" Gray asks her.
Maya let out a sad chuckle.
"Well, obviously Zach will. But, don't worry…you're family, and I always protect my family and will be there for them when they need me most." she tells him.
"I'm going to miss you," Zach tells her.
Maya gave her brother a smile before hugging him again.
"I'll never be too far from you. From either of you," she tells him before looking down at Gray.
Gray hugged her again, squeezing her tight and Zach gave her another hug too. The siblings embraced each other before the boys pulled back from their sister.
"Now remember, whenever you're feeling sad and miss me…just stick your head out the window and listen for the howl of the lone wolf reminding her family that she's still out there. And when the moon is full, lay under the stars." she tells them.
Zach and Gray nod their heads before watching their sister part with them. She gave them one last tearful smile before she turned around and made her way to Owen. He met her in the middle of the hanger that was clear of people, a path having been made to in and out of the hanger. She looked up at him and gave him a small smile.
"So, what now?" she asks him.
Owen looks up, past her at her family before looking back down at her.
"We should stick together, for survival." he tells her.
She nods, "Sounds good to me." she agrees.
Owen takes her left hand into his right hand, looking down at their laced fingers before looking up at her face.
"And maybe you can tell me your story." he says.
Maya looks at him for a moment, taking him in before slowly nodding her head.
"Yeah, I think I can do that." she tells him.
Owen nods before turning and walking out of the hanger with Maya at his side. Now, they were going to start the next chapter of their lives, together.