"Well, that was a close one," Santa said.
"What?" Jon asked, not understanding.
"Your sister Zoe just wished for an older brother. For a moment, it seemed that the stone was going to grant it by returning you to your life. But I stopped it," Santa said, apparently proud of himself.
Jon wasn't. It seemed that he was this close to getting his life back, but then Santa intervened, taking away all his hope, again.
"So now she has an older brother named Ollie. Odd, though. Even though he's the oldest sibling, Zoe was still the one to inherit the wishing stone," Santa said.
Jon had to find a way to return home and get his stone back. Or at the very least send a message to Zoe, or maybe Karyn, for help. But if they no longer remembered him ... maybe there really was no hope after all.
