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Author's note: Finally. Last chapter.

Chapter 6

They were back in California earlier than they thought they would. It was dark when they reached Anaheim, so there were no traffic jams to slow them down. When they finally pulled into the Pond, it was around midnight.

When Wildwing shut off the Migrator, he rested his head on the headrest of his seat. "Finally."

Every one except Mallory and Duke, who had fallen asleep again, got up and stretched.

"I'm so looking forward to that bed it's not even funny," groaned Nosedive.

Waterstar woke Duke up again. "We're back," she said.

"Good, I've been looking forward to a bed for days," He looked at Mallory. "Could you get Kolena for me? My hands are going to be a little bit full," he said as he picked up Mallory.

"Going to let her sleep?"

"She needs it. She's the one that had to go through all that pain to give me a baby girl." They walked out of the Migrator and into the Pond. Once they reached the Ready Room, Duke said, "Let's see, how are we going to do this?"

"Don't worry about Kolena. I'll find her a place to sleep."

"Thanks," said Duke, shifting the position of his arm so he could get a better grip on Mallory's shoulder.

"She heavy?" asked Waterstar.

"I've carried her before."

Waterstar started walking away. "Goodnight," she called to him.

"Night," he called back. Duke walked into the living room, then got an idea.

When Mallory woke up, she didn't open her eyes at first. She could hear a loud, deep breathy sound. She opened her right eye. She saw the TV and the sofa. When she opened her left eye, she saw a large "field" of maroon fabric. It was then she realized her head was resting on Duke's chest. He had one arm around her shoulders. She moved around just a little bit, trying not to wake up Duke while she got into a more comfortable position. When she moved her head a little, Duke started waking up. Mallory snuggled up closer to him. She looked up at him. He looked down at her. He hugged her shoulders closer and they cuddled.

"Where's Kolena?" asked Mallory, her smile fading.

"Waterstar found her a place to sleep. She'll be fine," assured Duke.

"Still," Mallory got up and Duke followed her. When they entered the kitchen, to their surprise, Tanya was the only one up.

"Morning," she said cheerily.

"Hey," said Mallory as she sat down next to her.

"Don't worry about Kolena. She's in my room, sharing the crib with Leea and Neo."

"Oh," Duke looked at Mallory as if to say, "I told you so."

-

That morning, Nosedive was the last one to wake up. He looked in the fridge, moved some stuff around, then asked Darkblood, who was sitting at the table, "Is there any soda left?"

"Nope," said Darkblood, putting down his coffee mug. "Emerald, Waterstar, Sunstar, and Veranda finished it off."

"Orange juice?"

"Grin, Spiritgem, and Soulgem."

"Milk?"

"Mallory and Duke finished off what was left of it."

"Coffee?"

Darkblood raised his mug. "Last cup," he took a sip. "That is, of course, if you really want some you could make another one,"

Nosedive's shoulders sagged. "I guess I'll go to the store to get some soda."

"Can't."

"Why not?"

"Store's closed, it's Sunday."

"It's Tuesday!"

Darkblood smiled, his cool-gray eyes showing amusement. "Just testin' ya, kid,"

Nosedive rolled his eyes. "Funny funny, ha ha," he said, voice dripping with sarcasm. Nosedive left the room. Darkblood got up and took his coffee cup with him into the living room. Duke and Mallory were sitting on the loveseat, Wildwing and Tanya were sitting on the other loveseat, Earthstar, Canard, Sunstar and Razorwing were all on one couch, Veranda was in cat form and snoozing on Razorwing's lap, Emerald was in her wheelchair next to Razorwing, Grin and Spiritgem were meditating quietly in a corner, Firestar, Darkfire, Waterstar, and Skystar were all on one couch, Kolena was being held by Duke, Leea and Neo were both being held by their parents, and Soulgem was sitting on the floor, watching a little bit of TV. Darkblood took a spot next to her and they watched the TV together. Waterstar said something to her sister then got up and walked to her room. A few seconds later, a commercial came on the TV. Suddenly, a high pitched, bone-chilling scream came from the hall that Waterstar had just entered that made everyone jump. All the sisters jumped up and ran towards the hall. Razorwing scooped up Veranda and ran too. Everyone that could get up did and ran.

Nobody knew what to expect. A few thoughts ran through, like a bomb exploded in her room and she was standing right next to it, or she had found something terrible in her bed. Everyone was partially relieved when they saw that she wasn't blown apart. Waterstar was on the floor in a dead faint.

-

When she woke up, she found herself in the infirmary, surrounded by Wildwing, Tanya, her sisters, Duke and Mallory.

"Waterstar, you're awake!" said Earthstar.

"Wha-what happened?"

"You screamed and we found you on the floor in a faint."

"Why did you scream?" asked Duke.

Waterstar's reply sent everyone cold chills. Her words gripped their hearts with terror. No one wanted to believe what she said.

"WHAT?" asked Duke, starting to tremble. Mallory held Kolena close. The room was thick with the smell of terror and fear. Tanya held both Leea and Neo tight as terror reflected in her eyes. The sisters nearly fainted themselves.

"It can't be," whispered Mallory. "It can't be!" The terror in the room increased three-fold to pure terror when Waterstar repeated what she saw.

"I saw Kar VonFeath in my room. Kar is back."

End

Author's note: Lame, lame, and more LAME. I'll go get the dynamite now.