Eto looked with admiration to the ship that was docked in front of him. The professor showed him the way to the castle hangar while Veronica took a trip to the town to get some supplies.

'It looks amazing!' Eto said and he couldn't take his eyes off of it.

The ship was a little bit larger than the cargo ship he and Veronica used to get here.

The main part was round with the cockpit in front. It stood on two legs and two wings were on the roof mirrored to the legs.

'Thanks' professor Hawk said with a grin of satisfaction.

'But it's not that much bigger than the cargo ship,' Eto said with disappointment after looking at how big it was.

'But it is better and faster!' the professor yelled at him.

Eto looked from the ship to the door. 'How long do you think Veronica is gonna need?'

Port Perdita came back to normal and this was the moment that Veronica felt like she needed more time to explore the town.

The houses were built simply like her hometown but many machine mechanics made sure it was more modern.

Lord Kelvin decided that when Eto and she would travel to Etoile, he gave them the opportunity to buy some supplies.

The townsfolk were sure to give them everything they needed for their journey after they had saved them but the lord insisted on using money for the people to rebuild their houses.

Professor Hawk also gave a list of things she needed to buy for him because she went to the town anyway. She didn’t mind. Veronica was happy to get out and have a breather after everything they went through.

After buying things like food, medical stuff, and like Veronica stated that they needed it, some pair of new clothes.

After she was done with their own list, she looked at the list from the professor.

He needed a lot of different food and spices, probably because his stock ran out at home.

When Veronica thought about the food he made that night, she would get hungry again, even though she just ate her breakfast.

Lord Kelvin provided them with everything they needed that morning. Ofcourse, Eto would eat for twenty but they all didn’t seem to mind. After all, they all know what he had done for Port Perdita.

'Excuse me,' Veronica said to a man in a tools shop.

A short hairy creature with three eyes and giant arms and hands looked at her with a sweet face.

'What is it darling?' he asked with a low voice. Veronica handed him the paper.

'I need to get some tools for the professor but I don't know exactly what everything is.'

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The creature started laughing.

'That Hawk. Always building something. Sometimes I don't get why he needs some stuff but then he makes things that are handy. He helped me with my shop,' he said and he pushed a big red button.

Veronica looked in the back and all his wares were sorted out and a huge machine started to twist and turn all the racks while the creature gathered the tools.

'There you go,' he said and Veronica asked how much she had to pay, already looking at the different coins she had been given.

'Oh no. This is for you and the professor. If you know how much he has helped the people of the town since he got here, I think we owe him more than that.'

Veronica remembered what the lord said and she told him that he wanted the people to accept the money. The creature started laughing.

'Still, I won't accept it. I can't,' he said slowly with a smile.

``Give my best to the professor,'' he said when Veronica thanked him and she left the shop.

Back in the castle while the professor was waiting, he was already making something with a little machine in his hand. Eto on the other hand had found a ridge in the room which he used to rest.

'I'm back,' Veronica said as she walked into the room.

She put the bags with stuff for the professor next to him and he thanked her while continuing his work.

She walked to Eto and showed him their stuff.

'We are ready to go,' she said with a smile.

'No travel bars?' he asked with concern and Veronica laughed. 'No travel bars' she answered.

Vieli and Odillia joined them when they reached the hanger and soon even lord Kelvin and a couple of guards entered.

Vieli en Odilia thanked them and Odilia hugged Veronica, asking them if they couldn’t stay.

Vieli grabbed his grandchild and explained that they had to go, leaving them to say goodbye to the rest.

'You sure about this?' the lord asked.

Veronica turned and wanted to tell them they needed to go but she saw that he didn't look at her. He was looking at the professor.

'Yes' he said while looking at lord Kelvin.

'It is time for me to go. While I had a great time here, and I tried to thank you enough for rescuing and helping me after I came here, it feels like this is the moment for me to leave.'

He showed his hand, wanting the lord to shake it. Instead, lord Kelvin grabbed him and put his arms around him, surprising the professor.

'You did more than enough, and you are always welcome here Hawk. In my eyes you are a Capgelu citizen and we will welcome you with open arms.'

Eto and Veronica saw how a little tear came from the professor's eye which he quickly rubbed away. When the lord let him go, he nodded and walked to Eto and Veronica.

'Guess you are stuck with me for now,' he said with a smile.

Veronica smiled back and Eto said with a grin 'why do you think we would let you go with us?'

The professor didn't respond as he thought.

'It is my ship for example,' he yelled at Eto and everybody laughed.

'Welcome to the team professor', Veronica said and he nodded with a smile.

'Now that we are gonna see each other more, it is best to drop the formalities. Just call me Hawk from now on.' He took his admiration pose again like he had done before.

'Alright Hawk,' Eto said and he patted his shoulder while walking past him. The professor immediately regretted it for not sounding fancy anymore.

They boarded the ship and Hawk walked beside Veronica.

'You still have it?' he asked and when Veronica knew what he meant, she felt sorry and slowly showed the Snapper. She handed it over but Hawk shook his head.

'Keep it, I think it is in better use in your hands,' he said and Veronica smiled, looking surprised at first but grateful. She thanked him while they boarded the ship.

She remembered when she used it to take pictures of the Capgelu bears and she also thought of all the pictures she took in town with the people while doing the shopping. She bet it would make some great memento for Hawk.