AND: This is the last chapter of Nature's Way. Next up in what I'm deeming the Elysian series is Those Left Behind. Enjoy this chapter and again thank my parents for letting me use their computer while they're at work. My new computer should be up soon.

Chapter 21 "To Earth"

Two months had passed since Eva reclaimed her mother's throne. Elysian was once again peaceful and unified. Those who followed Waterfist were hunted. They had banned together and were surviving in one the forests. They were a small threat to the new Queen.

The new Queen who was increasingly homesick.

"You miss Earth," Emma said from the Eva's right. They, along with Eiki, were in the garden, taking a break from the strenuous activities of undoing all of the wrong that Waterfist had caused. Eva had the hardest job of learning all of Elysian's customs. She really hated learning the ritual dances and such. At least she didn't have any trouble with the languages, her mother had been a master of them and the information had been transferred through the link.

"Yes, I do miss Earth. I miss my father and all of the others," Eva said.

"The others?" Eiki said from Eva's other side. Eki had become Eva's new handmaiden who acted more like a secretary. Emma was lucky enough to become head cook for the palace, and man was she busy.

"Yeah, my friends. You remember me talking about Rick and the others, right?" Eva said and smiled. Emma and Eiki both nodded and groaned when they saw two messenger birds drop form the sky in front of them. Eva let out a small giggle. The two girls took the messages from the birds and ran off after giving their queen a goodbye. Eva sighed and looked up at the sky.

She was lonely. The Naurasians had returned to their planet to spread the news about the new queen. Ahn and Aikka were both gone, but had left her with some wonderful gifts. Ahn had given her a necklace that she had never removed. It showed that she was protected by Ahn's clan. Prince Aikka had left her with something more, his heart. He had told her, in front of Ahn and Canaan, that he would come back to her whether his father allowed him to or not.

But still, that had been a little over a month ago, and she was slowly becoming bored and extremely stress. Spring had been one of the first to notice it, unknown to the young queen. Spring had planned to take her to Earth, so she could see her family once again. The only snag was when the Royal Army's general could take her. The day had finally arrived and the general was looking for the queen.

"Your Highness," Spring said from behind the daydreaming queen. Eva spun around, her cuspis coming into her hands in a fluid motion. Spring just grinned as Eva growled at her and put her weapon away.

"I have a present for you," Spring said and held out a small necklace with a large crystal teardrop dangling from it.

Eva carefully took it from her outstretched hand. "Thank you, but what is it"

Spring laughed at Eva's confused face. "It's an Eternium Gem. We've used them for their teleportation abilities for years. After all, have you seen any ships capable of interstellar flight? We use these to get around. You just have to concentrate on what planet you want to go to."

Eva stared at the gem, then turned her attention to Spring. An unasked question in her eyes got a nod. Eva let out a cheerful yell and hugged the general. That night, after setting up things with her advisors and informing them about what she was doing, Eva hugged the gem close to her body and focused on Earth.

It was an odd feeling, being turned into light and moving at super fast speeds across the universe. She landed with a light oomph and looked around. She was in a cemetery, a very familiar cemetery. Looking around she saw a figure she could recognize anywhere.

"Dad," she said softly.