-MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE HOUSE-

Professor Bomba stepped onto his front porch, half in a daze. His life's work, all of his theories—they'd all been true, all along! And his daughter! One of them! Oh the things she'd be able to tell him when she finally got back..

Professor Bomba opened his door and stuck one foot inside, and then turned to call for his ancient, yet spunky old pug. "Ozzy! C'mere Ozzy, let's go," he called. He expected Ozzy to come bursting through the bushes any second now.

Professor Bomba's brow furrowed and he removed his foot from the inside of his house to stand on his porch, staring into the tall green grass. "Ozzy? Where are you buddy, come on," he called again.

Yet still, Ozzy didn't come. A sinking began in Professor Bomba's heart. He made his way off the porch, and began to peer into the grass, and when he saw an indent in the grass, his heart stopped. A tawny little pug, with white age streaks in his fur, was lying motionless in the grass. "Oh Ozzy.." he murmured to himself. He lumbered towards the dog and dropped to his knees. He put his hands on Ozzy, but the ancient pug was not breathing. "I guess the excitement was just too much for your old heart, huh," the Professor whispered. A tear dripped down his long nose. Ozzy was nearly as old as Mary Katherine, and Ozzy had always been by his side.

Professor Bomba gathered Ozzy up in his arms, returned to the house to get a shovel, and trekked into the woods again. He decided to bury his beloved pet under the shade of a large oak tree. Professor Bomba sat against the trunk for a while and kept his hand on the mound of brown dirt beside him. "You were a very good dog, Ozzy. Our family was very blessed to have you," the Professor spoke the final words at Ozzy's grave. Professor Bomba stared mournfully at the brown dirt, and thought that maybe soon he'd plant a flower there.

Then the Professor turned away and began to walk back up to the house, when he heard slithering behind him. He turned his head out of curiosity, and shouted in surprise at what he saw; grass covering the mound, and blooming in the center; a single white camellia lily. The lily was bouncing up and down, and Professor Bomba could make out a little figure. It had to be one of them! One of the little people who lived in the advanced society! The Professor scrambled down to his hands and knees and got as close as he could to the little person. She was a gorgeous woman with chocolate skin, dressed in white.. but there was something off about her, like she was made of light.

"Professor!" Queen Tara shouted. "Professor, can you hear me!?"

"Just barely," the Professor answered. "How do you know my name?"

"Your daughter MK has made a great decision! She has decided to stay behind and raise our new Queen!"

Another drop in the Professor's heart. MK had left him.. forever? "But she promised she would be back.."

"Professor! Don't worry! I am here to give you an offer! MK has done a tremendous service to our world, and I need to repay her for it!" Queen Tara had her hands cupped around her mouth to make the sound louder. "My offer is for you to become one of us! A part of the new kingdom, to be with MK as she grows! I am growing weaker, Professor, and I can only stay a few moments longer! I need you to decide!"

This blew the Professor's mind. But if he shrunk, he wouldn't be able to prove to the world that he was right all along..and if he didn't shrink.. the chances of him ever seeing his daughter again were very slim. Even though the Professor's mind was in a tizzy, he answered unhesitantly, "I'll do it! I'll become one of you! Take me to Mary Katherine!"

Queen Tara smiled lovingly. "There's a good man," she said, but the words were lost on the Professor, seeing as how she didn't shout. The world began to spin, and it picked Professor Bomba off the ground. Faster and faster, until it was all a blur and the Professor couldn't see a thing except for green, all around him. When the world finally stopped spinning, he was in front of Moonhaven, the gorgeous stone palace that he'd been at the night before. The Professor stared at his hands in front of him. They looked completely normal. It wasn't until he looked around him that he realized that he was two inches tall! Professor Bomba shrieked with laughter and jumped up and down. He was two inches tall! He could be a part of the society he had studied for so long! The Professor ran towards the entrance of Moonhaven, and when he reached the doorway, he saw.. "MK!" he shouted.

Mary Katherine turned in complete and total surprise at the sound of her father's voice. When she saw him, her own height, she burst into tears and ran towards him. "Dad!" she exclaimed, and they collided in a hug to end all hugs. Mary Katherine gripped the Professor's shirt and cried. "Dad, I wasn't sure if I would ever see you again," she sobbed. "I'm so sorry I tried to leave."

Professor Bomba stroked his daughter's hair. "Now, Mary Katherine, everything's okay. I've been granted a lifetime in this world, by a beautiful woman in a white dress."

At this, MK laughed and let go of her father just a bit. "Dad, so much has changed.. I have so much to show you, you're going to adore it here.." she trailed off. "But there is someone of the utmost importance that I think you should meet right away," MK grinned. "Her name is Alisia."