CCS does not belong to me.
I don't know why I still bother with the disclamier when I already have one in the very beginning summary...
Well, I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed in this chapter, it doesn't have exactly long paragraphs of emotion, but it does have you realize that things have to end sooner or later, n what we have learned from our journey.
It's the shortest of all the chapters, only four pages, and Jewel Quest has ended at 207 pages. No, I won't give you a teaser of Black Magic in the bottom. I decided to lay off the intense reading and give you a break. Ta da!

Goodbye For All
I woke to the spray of mist on my face. There was a fire lit, and people were cooking. I groped blindly around me. Flowers. Wiping my face, I sat up.
"About time." Doughboy grumbled.
We were still in the meadow, and Nakita was lying next to Vash, still sleeping, but Snowy was all right. They were roasting something on the grill, and Clay the Elder had a bag of something big and white.
"Last time, a very long time ago, a dwarf went to get a pack of these. He called them marshmallows." Clay the Elder said. "And now, he's returned, so we can eat them!"
"Roasting marshmallows by the fireside." Vash said, pulling on his red jacket. I looked towards the west. The road seemed to go on.
"How are Uri and Genesis connected?" I asked. "I mean, how do you get there?"
"I suppose for right now, they have boats, but eventually, they will have to buy bridges." Clay the Elder said, laughing. "Such good life, like we were used to."
"We ought to get going." Vash said. "Of course, we thank you dearly for all you've done for us."
"So soon?" Clay the Elder said. "Well, perhaps it's not soon, and I know your friends miss their homes dearly, but this is your home, Vash. And please stay until the meat is ready."
"Of course." Vash said. "We'll stay a little longer. But Clay, you do realize that we appreciate everything you've done for us, and even though I have you here, and Mr. Clay, that Kelli and I couldn't possibly be comfortable here."
"Yes." Mr. Clay chuckled. "We keep forgetting that you are only kids, and you need a social life. We've been here, in the Underground, with the dwarfs too long they have become our people, but that isn't the way it should be with you guys. Go back to your kinds, but please visit." That was the longest time I've ever heard Mr. Clay speak.
"We owe this victory to you guys as much as you say it is owed to us." Rene said, reaching for a marshmallow as Clay the Elder held them out. "Thank you ever so much." Mr. Clay and Clay the Elder smiled.
"So has the time difference been changed?" I asked. "I mean, do the times in the Third Dimension and the Fifth ever end up the same?"
"I don't suppose so." Clay the Elder said. "Don't worry, dears, it's not that long."
"We've been here for around a week and a half." I said. "And it's only been half an hour in our world."
"But our years are longer." Clay the Elder said.
"Still, are you guys going to be, well, long gone by the time we come back to visit, say, the next time the gate opens?" Snowy asked. "You're only human."
"The gate opens every week in the Third Dimension, which is half a year here." Mr. Clay said. "Do not worry. Even if we aren't here, our souls are, and so are our beliefs."
"Have faith in yourself, as we have faith in you." Clay the Elder said.
"I might not ever see you again." Kelli said, giving him a hug. "I'm sorry about that."
"So am I." Clay the Elder said.
"You've taught us so much, from when we were little, to now, and I can't possibly express how grateful I am." Kelli said. Clay the Elder smiled, then, briskly walked over to cut the meat, to hide his tears.
"What about the workers? Aren't they our kind too?" Doughboy asked.
"There's a lot more of your kind out there." Clay the Elder said. "Along with more not your kind. Lots of planets with your kind float on by, and more even with nymphs, oreads, dryads, and gorgons." He passed out the meat. "But they have adjusted to their own lifestyle, and even though they are like you in so many ways, they are different in even more. No, leave them as be."
"All right." Vash said. We ate in silence (well, not really silence, since the chewing patter of Doughboy's mouth has always stayed in my mind). Nakita woke up and joined us. Kero, though disappointed that there was no desert, ate quite well.
At last, we were ready to go.
"It is time to say goodbye." Vash said. So we turned around.
"Thank you for all that you have given us." Rene said One by one, we all said something to them. At last, we were in front of a hole.
"This is the first place where we set foot on Uri." Nakita said softly.
"And I made the mistake of choosing the wrong side." Kelli said, giggling. A breeze went through our hair and circled around us, heaving a sigh.
"So much has passed." Rene said softly. We entered the tunnel, and suddenly, I felt a surge of power. We were moving again.
"Bye!" I called.
"Farewell!" Snowy yelled.
"Goodbye!" Nakita called.
"And thank you!" Rene yelled.
"For everything!" Vash called.
"We love you!" Kelli called.
"Oh yeah!" Doughboy said. We all started to laugh, and were sucked through the tunnel.
Once again, we were still in the Fourth Dimension.
"This brings back so many memories." I said,
"Yeah, as if we're going back in time!" Nakita said, as we flew after Anora, leading the way.
"Yee ha!" Kero yelled. Suppi closed his eyes, hanging on to Kero's tail, while Kero hung on to my shoulder.
"The door!" Doughboy yelled, and suddenly, we were blinded by light. We were falling, but with joy. Once on the ground, we found ourselves landed on our sleeping bags, which we had placed right underneath the door to the Fourth Dimension.
"All right!" Doughboy said.
"We're home." Kanari yelled.
"It's all right." I said to Kelli and Vash. "I know you miss Uri."
"We do, but at least we're here, and it's not really so bad." Kelli said, with a smile. "And we've got our friends, at least." She smiled at us. "Yes, friendship, what counts above all."
* * *
"So the whole adventure only took half an hour." Doughboy said. "And that, was that."
It was at least a month after, and a ton of things had happened. Our report cards were in the mail, the school awards all handed out, the competitions all done and forgotten about and with. And now, school was out. Well, with one more day, that is.
"I just love Fridays!" Kanari squealed. "And guess where I'm going this summer."
"Norway!" Nakita said, giggling. Doughboy stuffed half a hamburger in his mouth, then spat it out. Dabbing his mouth with a napkin, he exclaimed,
"You're going to Norway?"
"Nakita too!" Kanari said gleefully.
"WHAT?" Doughboy asked.
"Kanari's going to be back with her parents and I'm going to visit my grandmother, Mrs. Gliverd." Nakita said. "We leave in twelve days."
"Oh no." Snowy said.
"I'm really going to miss you." Vash put in.
"We all are." I said. "Come back soon."
"We'll bring you all some souvenirs." Kanari said.
The endless chatter about the summer continued.
What I regret most is how our adventure ended. I'd like to think there was more joy in it. Sure, we had fun in Uri, and it was like a summer vacation already, but you'd think it'd be dangerous. You see, we ARE ordinary kids with extraordinary powers, and what can you expect from it all? We risked our lives to bring justice to a place, and to make everyone see what life is. [The scene in the lunch room is gradually fading, with a transverse scene to Yuki, Rene, and Snowy at Rene's house, pouring over magazines, to Doughboy and Vash bickering over something, and Vash insulting Doughboy about him being so obese while Doughboy yells at Vash for being stupid and "pickled brained" (which he isn't) to Nakita and Kanari on the airplane, giggling and finding their seats, with a posed Cherry in Nakita's arms, with the bells in her hair and a sun broach on Kanari's shirt, to Kero and Suppi laughing and playing with each other, and it ends with a sudden stillness, as the scene switches back a little in time to the airport, where Kanari and Nakita are leaving, a certain replay in Yuki's mind]
"We're really going to miss you." Snowy called. "Email us!"
"I don't think my grandmother has a computer, but Kanari and I live in the same town!" Nakita called, walking up the ramp. "Bye!"
"Say bye to all the pets for us (with pets, she meant the magical animals, but with the simple word pets, no one was ever suspicious) and we'll be back." Kanari yelled. "We love you!"
"For ever and ever." Nakita said as they disappeared.
"Goodbye!"
We watched the planed on the runway and rise towards the skies.
"And the towering dome from above." Vash replied.
"We certainly have gone through a lot, haven't we?" Rene asked.
"A lot for sure." Snowy said.
"And we've changed too." Rene said.
"I believe for the better." I said. "After all, we were taught on this trip to Uri and on this journey for the quest of jewels, to
Live Life With Joy,
and to
Die With Hope."

[and with the last words, the screen dims and the story of the Jewel Quest is complete]
The Premier of Black Magic will be posted either on Thursday, May 24th, or Friday, May 25th...keep watching and stay posted!