Dawn of a New Age

Chapter Thirty Eight

Chapter Thirty Eight

"Matthew?" Argyn suddenly popped out of thin air, scaring the Storm Hawks. He perched on the centre of the table the Storm Hawks were seated around. "Have you made a decision yet?"

Canada took a breath still recovering from the scare. "Yes, I need to go back." He said slowly. "Would I be able to come back if I go?"

"Oh yes, the crystal is able to work as many times as you want! It can only move a few people at a time. The other problem is that to jump from here to there, it has to be a certain day in your world." Argyn said sitting cross-legged. "You can jump from there to here any day."

"You'd really need to keep track of times." Finn said with a small smirk. "Don't want to pop up in the middle of the night."

"If you end up here really early you should totally make some pancakes." Aerrow smiled kicking his feet up on the table. Canada cracked a smile.

"How does the crystal work?" Piper asked curiously watching Argyn closely.

"It's simple magic. The main user just imagines the place they want to be and it will transport them to that exact spot." The bird man explained.

"So what if you imagine some place that doesn't exist?" Stork asked speaking up for the first time.

"Every place you can imagine exists in one world or another. It would just take you there. Some worlds, like this Matthew's, can only be accessed on a certain day though." Argyn said with a shrug. "Now, where is this crystal? We're cutting it fairly close."

"I'll grab it." Piper said sadly rising from the table.

"You have all your stuff ready?" Argyn asked and Canada nodded motioning to the backpack that was slung over the chair next to him. "Good."

"Could you use it to teleport?" Junko suddenly burst out.

"No... Well maybe? I don't know." The bird man said raising an eyebrow. He stood up and hopped off the table as Piper came back into the room. "How long have you had this crystal?"

"Twoish years? Maybe more." The woman guessed handing the crystal over to Argyn. "It's been a while. Does it matter?"

"Not at all, just wondering." Argyn said handing the crystal over to Matthew. "Time to say goodbyes now, you need to get back very soon."

Junko immediately hug tackled Canada. "I'm going to miss you so much!" The other Storm Hawks joined in a big group hug. Even Stork joined them. "We're all going to miss you so much. You're family."

"I will miss you guys too." Matthew said furrowing his eyebrows with a frown. "We'll keep in contact. I'll be back." He said reassuringly. He knew for the Storm Hawks that it would be years before they'd see each other again. For Canada it would be less than a year.

"It's only goodbye for now, but not goodbye forever." Aerrow said as everyone pulled away. "We'll keep your room and skimmer the way you left them."

"If you need them, use them." Matthew said with a shrug.

"Shouldn't you tell your brother that you're coming back?" Stork asked crossing his arms.

"Nah, I'll do that later." Canada said biting his lip. "Maybe I'll just see if he notices."

"He'll be happy to see you." Argyn said. Matthew smirked at that rolling his eyes slightly.

"I'll call you guys as soon as I can." Matthew said as Argyn handed him the crystal.

"Cup your hands around the crystal." The bird man instructed. "Close your eyes and imagine where you want to go and when you open your eyes, you'll be there."

"Bye Mattie." The Storm Hawks said in almost unison as he closed his eyes. He smiled slightly imagining the log he had fallen asleep on so long ago. He sighed opening his eyes and taking in the sights and sounds of the familiar forest.

-❄"Stray."❄-

It took Canada a little while to settle back into normal life. He had to adjust to being on solid ground again and the technology. He was very happy to have maple syrup back. Kumajiro was happy to have the nation back as well, he didn't have to get and make his own food anymore. He had kept up the house and managed to get most of the bills payed on time.

Matthew was able to get to the store and get a new cell phone very quickly. He was sure happy to hear the Storm Hawks voices again. Knowing that they were still okay took a lot off his mind. It had been almost a week for them and the Cyclonians were still recovering from the loss of Dark Ace. Aerrow and the other Sky Knights kept pushing back against them taking the Atmos back terra by terra.

The Storm Hawks were excited to see photos of Matthew's world and land. All the technology was so fascinating to them. As he caught up on work around his country, he was able to snap some good photos for them. He enjoyed explaining the different sights and tech. He made plans to leave his world two or three months in advance to visit the Atmos a few years before the due day. He kept the crystal in a safe spot and made sure no one else knew where it was.

Life slowly got back to normal after Alfred had visited. His brother hug tackled him to the ground and wouldn't let him go for an almost ten minutes. Once the American finally let Matthew up they talked over coffee. England had figured out the spell he misspoke and would have been able to reverse it if they needed. They still didn't know why it had targeted Canada in the first place, but he was glad it did.

AN: Done! This fic was so long and I still had more I wanted to include. Maybe I'll do some one shots or something in the future. Over all, what did you think? Originally, I was going to have Alfred or Gil ending up there with him, but it would have probably been so much longer. I might do something with Shining Waves and this later. Like the Storm Hawks end up there somehow or Mattie and Gil fade and end up there, but idk. Have to see what happens, what you guys want and what I want to write!

Finished October 18th 2017.

Finished Editing October 26th 2017.

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