Disclaimer: I don't anything or anyone except for Abby Peterson.
Abby just stood there in shock "you're dead" she said after a second.
"Nice to see you to" joked her father.
"This is no time to joke" cried Abby "listen to me I'm arguing with a dead man" she said looking at him. Then she looked around it was just like in her dream except there was no blond woman.
"I'm not dead" he said pulling her into a hug, Abby hugged him hard with all her might and try to keep the tears from spilling out of her eyes.
"How did you, where, what?" she asked trying to piece together a question.
"Slow down" said her father "one question at a time" he said tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"You died I saw you" she said looking at him. "I didn't die I came here, and you probably never really saw me did you?" he asked.
Abby tried to remember the funeral "no" she finally said "I just saw a casket" she said.
"Exactly, I really did have cancer, but then I came here and I was cured" he said simply.
"Why, you never had anything to do with Pearadyne" said Abby.
"Actually I did" he said quietly.
"Why am I not surprised" she Abby with a sigh.
"You know how your mom and I went to Blake Holsey when we were in high school?" he asked Abby nodded.
"Well so did Sarah Pearson, even though she was a couple grades ahead. When I was a freshman she tutored me in science and she's got the one who got me really interested in being a vet. So when I graduated Sarah Pearson offered me a practical scholarship in exchange for working at the lab." he said
"You were there the day of the explosion, weren't you?" she asked.
"Yes that was my last day actually" he said that he took a breath and continued. "I heard Sarah and Victor arguing before I left and heard Sarah say about going into the wormhole, and when they building exploded and I was told she was dead. I knew she went through the wormhole, and I knew she was probably stuck somewhere" he said sadly.
"I still don't get why you're here" said Abby.
"Well when I was sick, Sarah came to me in a dream" he said.
"Just like you came to me" said Abby.
"Yes, and she told me to come, so I did" he said simply.
"Why?" asked Abby who was now confused again.
"It's your destiny to help shut the wormhole and it's my destiny to be here to help you" he said laying his hands on her shoulders.
"If I'm supposed to help close the wormhole then who's really supposed to close it?" asked Abby.
"My son and Josie Trent" said a voice from behind them. Abby knew who it was even before she turned around.
"Sarah Pearson" she said facing the woman.
"Hello Abby" said the woman standing in front of her.
"I'm going to need some major therapy after this" said Abby. "So how am I supposed to help close the wormhole and fulfill me supposed destiny?" asked Abby who was now looking back and forth between her father and Sarah Pearson.
"By bringing them this" said Sarah stuck out her hand revealingly the floating chi ball.
"What are they supposed to do with it, and how did you get that?" asked Abby starring at the ball.
"They'll know what to do and it's not important, all that is important is that you bring it to them" said Sarah simply.
"Okay" said Abby slowly "why did I have to come here to get the ball" she asked again.
"The wormhole wouldn't close otherwise" answered Sarah.
Abby just nodded then asked the question she was dreading. "What will happen to you?" she asked looking between her father and Sarah Pearson again.
"We'll be trapped here, but that's the way it has to be" answered her father sadly.
"Then I won't do it I can't lose you again" she said as tears blurred her vision.
"You have to" said her father firmly as he put his hands on her shoulders again "if you don't then this wormhole will eventually hurt everyone including you mother and her babies, but as soon as it's closed your mother will wake up and Victor Pearson will be able to find closure" he finished giving her shoulders a reassuring squeeze.
"How did you know about mom?" she asked wiping some of the tears away.
"I watch over both of you, the two people I love most in the world" he said Abby could see there were tears in his eyes.
"How do you think she meet Ted?" he asked with a laugh wiping his own tears away.
"You did that?" asked Abby shocked.
"Yes" her father answered "your mom deserves to be happy and you deserve father figure since I can't be with you" he said sadly.
Abby just nodded "but you'll always be my dad not matter what" she answered crying.
"You'll always be my Abbigail Grace no matter what" he answered giving her one last hug.
"Here" he said "you should have this" handing her an old friendship bracelet.
Abby laughed "I made this for you when I was five, I can't believe you kept this" she said sliding it onto her own wrist.
"I kept everything you ever gave me" said her father as he leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.
"You have to go now" he said sadly.
"I know, I love you dad" she said crying.
"I love you to Abbigail Grace and don't forget I'll always be watching over you and I'll always be here" he said pointing to his heart. Abby nodded and with one last look she turned toward Sarah, she could see tears in her eyes.
"Please give this to Vaughn for me" she whispered dropping a pendant in Abby's hand "and please tell him that I know he's okay and that I'll always be watching over him too" she said crying.
"I will" she promised Sarah nodded and smiled "here" said Sarah handing her the chi ball. Abby carefully took it she turned to look at her father and Sarah Pearson one last time before turning around and going back through.
Abby felt herself being thrown into the Z' office, she clutched the pendent in one hand and the chi ball in the other. She saw that the wormhole was still open, yet it wasn't sucking anyone in.
"Here" she cried handing Josie and Vaughn the ball "you're the ones who are supposed to close it" she said.
"How!" cried Josie.
"I don't know" answered Abby "only you two do" she answered moving back. Josie and Vaughn looked at each other a second before moving toward the wormhole. In one hand they held the chi ball in the other they held hand they stood over the vortex, then there was a bright flash of light and everyone was thrown backwards.
Abby reluctantly opened her eyes. The whole room was a mess there were papers everywhere and all the pictures were off the wall. She looked over and the wormhole was finally closed.
Josie who was holding the chi ball and dropped it and it rolled to exactly where the wormhole used to be "we did it" she whispered.
"Is everyone all right" asked Z standing up one by one they all answered yes.
"What happened?" asked Marshall pulling papers off himself and Corrine.
"The wormhole's closed once and for all" said Abby staring were the wormhole used to be; amazingly it was the only spot in the room that was clean except for the chi ball.
"How did it happen?" asked Lucas from beside her.
"I brought the chi ball and Josie and Vaughn where the key to shutting down the wormhole" answered Abby.
"How did you get the ball?" asked Josie finally speaking.
Abby sighed "my father and um Vaughn's mother gave it to me" she said quietly starring at the floor.
"My mother" answered Vaughn shocked "are you sure?" he asked again hopefully.
"Yes" said Abby walking over to him and dropping the pendent in his hand "she said she knows you're all right and that she'll always be watching over you" she said quietly.
"Thank you" said Vaughn quietly starring at the pendent. Josie took Vaughn's' other hand and squeezed it they looked at each other smile.
"Wait a minute!" cried Marshall "what do you mean your father?" he asked looking as confused as ever.
"Maybe I should start from the beginning" she said with a sigh. Then she told everyone exactly what happened. When she was done everyone was quiet lost in their own thoughts.
"We finally did it" said Corrine after a minute "it's finally closed" she said happily.
"Yeah" said Abby simply. Just then the door swung open and Principal Durst came rushing in
"Miss Peterson your mother just woke up and she's going to be fin- WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE?" she cried looking at the ransacked office.
"Well um" said Professor Z fidgeting with glasses which Abby noticed were very crocked and bent from the fall.
"The air conditioner" said Abby quickly.
"Excuse me" said principal Durst looking at her.
"It came on way too high blew everything around" Abby said with a shrug. After a second she realized what Durst had just said"wait my mom's awake! I gotta go."
She ran happily into the hall and almost ran into Madison who looked scared to death "Oh Madison" she cried pulling her into a hug. Madison' face drained and she let out a whimper of fear, Abby let her go and ran up to her room to call her mom.
"Air conditioner" asked Durst skeptically.
"Yeah" everyone answered "Just-just clean up this mess" she yelled before leaving the office.
Abby ran as fast as she could to her room she quickly dialed Ted's cell phone.
"Hi baby" said a very tired voice.
"Hi mom" said Abby who was so happy she was crying again "how did you know it was me?" she asked wiping her eyes.
"I just knew, don't worry me and the babies are going to be fine" said her mom.
"I'm so glad" she said still crying "I'll let you go and get some rest" said Abby who could tell her mom was tired.
"I'll talk to you later Abby, I love you" said her mom, Abby could tell she was crying as well.
"I love you mom bye" she said then hung up. She fingered her father's friendship bracelet "I love you too" she whispered.
"Ugh were is it" said Abby in annoyed tone from under her bed.
It was a month since the wormhole closed. She was now getting ready to go home in a couple of days and was trying to find her suitcase under her bed. Her hand came in contact with a shoe with an exasperated sigh she threw against the wall behind her.
"Hey you trying to kill me" said a voice.
"Sorry" she said with a laugh as she turned towards her boyfriend. "Josie starting to wear off on me I'm leaving in two days and I'm not even ready, and I think there's something living under my bed" she said with a shudder.
At the mention of her leaving Lucas looked sad. "Don't worry" she said as she got up and gave him a kiss.
"Would you at least close the door, honestly" said Marshall as he walked by with a box. Abby picked up the shoe and threw it at him both her and Lucas heard a muffled "ow" they both laughed.
"You want to go for a walk?" asked Lucas "absolutely" said Abby taking his hand.
They walked out back and sat on a bench. They sat in silence for a while.
"How are the babies" Lucas finally asked.
"There good, there due in two months from today" she said smiling she couldn't wait to have to new lives in the house. "They finally decided on names Faith Elizabeth and for the boy Elliot after Ted's father and Benjamin after my father" said Abby with tears in her eyes. She still really missed her father, but she knew he was safe and watching out for her.
"You thinking about your dad" asked Lucas as though he read her mind.
"Yeah, I miss him and even though I can't see him he can see me." Lucas just smiled and put his arm around her.
The next day was the last science club meeting of the year. "I can't believe its June already" said Vaughn.
"I still can't believe we closed the worm hole" said Josie.
"I know" said Corrine "I'm going to miss you guys" she said trying not cry.
"Corrine" said Josie annoyed "will be back in three months!" she said rolling her eyes.
"I know but Abby won't be back until the second semester." she said wiping her eyes.
Abby just patted her on the back; she had decided to go to the high school near her home for the first semester so she could spend time with her little brother and sister. "Does she always get this emotional at the end of every year?" asked Abby who was getting a little concerned.
"Yeah" answered Marshall "usually she cries even harder" he said.
"Hey" she cried smacking him "ow what's it with girls and hitting" he said rubbing his arm where he was hit. Abby just rolled her eyes.
"And I get three months without dealing with teenage hormones" said Z jokingly.
"You know you're going to miss us" said Josie.
"Maybe just a little" he said. Everyone just laughed.
"Miss Peterson I have a surprise for you" said Principal Durst opening the door.
"A good one" asked Abby slowly.
"Of course" said Principal Durst with a matter of fact tone. She followed Durst out front and gasped.
"Hi Abby" said her mom smiling at her, Abby ran to her mom and carefully gave her a hug. She let go and looked at her mom, her stomach was round and huge she had a few scars on her face and she had to walk with a cane, but to Abby her mom never looked better.
"Where's Ted and Tommy?" she asked looking around.
"They'll be here tomorrow, I thought you and me could spend some time together, after you introduce to your friends especially Lucas" she said putting her arm around her daughter, Abby blushed.
Late that night Abby was laying in her bed thinking. She remembered her first night here, she had to laugh. That night she was home sick and wanted to go home and she thought that Lucas would always hate her. How wrong she had been.
She introduced her mom to all her friends and Professor Z, she could tell her mom liked everyone (especially Lucas) and that they liked her. Abby wasn't surprised her mom had that way of lighting up a room, and she was very easy to like. Abby lay there a while longer until sleep overtook her.
The next morning came too soon. Abby was dreading and excited about going home. She would miss everyone so much, but she was looking forward to seeing her old friends at home and the arrival of her brother and sister.
Finally the time came to say good-bye to everyone she hugged each of her friends good-bye, she noticed Vaughn was wearing the pendent.
"Thank you" he said "you welcome" she said smiling at him. Then she moved toward Lucas, they had already said their good-byes in private earlier.
"Bye" she whispered hugging him tightly she felt tears spilling out of her eyes.
"Bye" he said hugging her back.
"I'll e-mail and call" she said letting go "me too" he said with a small smile.
She smiled at all of her friends and went towards the car. She owed them so much; they helped her heal and showed her how it was okay to love even though she had lost so much before. She looked down at her wrist at the bracelet, and a tear fell onto it, but it was a happy tear. She knew in no time she'd be back with her friends and boyfriend, and her home away from home. Abby took a deep breath and got into the car.
THE END