Sorry for the delay. I hope this chapter was worth the wait. :)

This is the last chapter for this story. :')

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Frodo looked out the window of his and Parker's room. He had mixed feelings about going out into the Wizardry community, thanks to Parker revealing his dragonoid self. Was it a good idea for them to be out in public? What if the crowds didn't take Parker's dragonoid form too well?

He looked back at the light red dragonoid, hoping against hope he wouldn't regret this. Who knew what would happen if they were found out?

"Okay. I'm ready," Parker said, finishing up in the bathroom. He stared at Frodo, cautious. "Hey, you okay?"

"I'm fine." Frodo said, concerned. "Are you sure about this? You know, we could fail here."

"We're heading to Diagon Alley. It can't get any stranger than that," Parker said, confused.

"Right," Frodo said, following the light red dragonoid out of their room.

Frodo turned the corner, making his way downstairs. As he followed Parker into one of the backrooms, Frodo caught the eyes of wizards and witches staring at them. Something was up. Frodo didn't know what they were suspicious about.

"Come. It's this way!" Parker said, pressing his hand against the brick wall.

Frodo closed the door, surprised to see a gateway open to them. All on its own. He looked on as Parker made his way out of the backroom, entering an alleyway where a bunch of wizard police cops advanced on him and Parker. Soon, the wizarding community circled around them.

Frodo was confused. Something was up indeed!

"Whoa, whoa! What did we do?" Frodo cried, confused.

"You know how to enter Diagon Alley?" One of the wizarding police cops asked Parker, suspicious.

"I thought we needed to press our hands against the wall. Is there some sort of a code?" Parker asked, cheekily.

"You're coming with us," a second wizarding cop said, using his wand to cast a spell on Parker's wrists. Parker was shackled, causing the chain to land in the wizarding cop's hand.

"What did I do?" Parker cried, stunned and confused. As the wizarding police cops took him away, Parker turned to Frodo, telling him, "You have to go! Save yourself! I'll be okay! This is nothing!" In a flash, Parker and the wizarding police cop dissipated, leaving Frodo alone and confused.

What was Frodo to do? He needed to save his friend, his ancestor, but how was he to do that? He didn't have magic. He sighed in despair, making his way over to the ice cream parlor to sit down and check his pockets. To his surprise, he pulled out gold coins, which bought him an ice cream sundae.

He sighed again. What was he to do without Parker around to guide him?

"Where did they take you?" was all Frodo could ask, now that the tables had turned against them.

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"Get in there!" the wizarding cop threw Parker into a dank, dark stone cell. The cell door was closed and locked, leaving Parker alone and without anyone to talk to.

Oh, what was he getting himself into? This was not how it was supposed to be! Frodo would be lost without him! Lost! And he did nothing.

Parker sat down, hardly knowing what to say or do. If only Eliza was here, then she would see what sort of mess he made this time.

He thought back to everything leading to this moment. First when he turned into Maranguan. Then when he was back to his old self and Eliza was dead. Then all his adventures throughout the First and Second Ages, which eventually led to the events in the Third Age, including the Chesapeake Manor that he witnessed.

Did it all led to this? This was not how it was supposed to be! There must be a way out… and he would find a way out, sooner or later.

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That's it for the first part in the Second Phase of my Epic Struggles Series, part of my Long Series. :)

Thanks goes to the following people who favorited, followed, and reviewed this fanfic: TrimusicaDrag00n90. Thanks everyone for taking time to read this fanfic until the end. :)

Sorry if this ended in a cliffhanger of sorts. But we'll get right back into the action in the next story for this Second Phase of my Epic Struggles Series. :)

I'll see everyone in the next story. Bye! :)

Aria Breuer