This book completes the trilogy about Chakona, its inhabitants, the interaction of the chakats with some humans, skunktaurs and other races, such as the renzar and the rakshanis. All framed within the universe created by  Goldfur It's been almost two years of continuous work and it's fair to mention such important people  sethtriggs  Marksan  Wolfbane115 and all the people from Tales de Chakona Discord for fans.
The drawings, as always belong to my talented friend  sethtriggs
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CHAPTER 6

Lorna and Esteban walked down the hall from the dining room of building 111, back to the monitoring room, having enjoyed the day's lunch.
"You know, I like the way food is prepared here less and less. Ever since we got here, I feel like the quality has dropped" Lorna complained.
"Hmmm... It's strange, the ingredients are still the same. Although I don't always eat food here. Sorah usually prepares us all our ration. Sometimes I think that the best ingredient of a food, is the love with which It was prepared. And Sorah does that every day for the family. And Doren has also become an expert in cooking delicious things heh heh heh" Esteban replied
"Awww... How lucky you are. At home mom or dad prefer packaged food. They rarely cook. It's me who does that more often. But I usually don't like the way I prepare food. Sometimes I end up throwing it away. I have no talent to cook" Lorna lamented.
"Hmmm... Maybe I can ask Sorah to prepare something extra for you."
"Are you serious?" Lorna said widening hir eyes.
"Yes, no problem"
"Okay, tell Sorah I'll pay her obviously. It won't be free."
"Heh heh heh. Don't worry, we'll see the details" The human replied
"Meeoow... That's why I love you so much my friend!" The chakat purred as shi took Esteban by the arm. At that moment, they both ran into Chakat Serenity, who was walking in the opposite direction chatting with hir colleagues. Esteban, seeing hym, declared.
"Shir Serenity!"
"Hi guys!"
"Shir Serenity, can we talk to you for a moment? It will be brief" added the boy.
"Eh, of course Esteban. And I've already told you not to call me Shir. Just Serenity"
"Heh heh. I'm sorry. It's just that you're our boss and well, it's a custom that I bring from Earth, treating superiors with respect"
"What happens is that Esteban is very shy" added Lorna smiling.
"Heh heh. Yes, I know. And that's fine. Call me whatever you want. I give up. By the way, I heard that you guys successfully set up the central control software. Congratulations."
"Thank you Serenity. It was a team effort. It took a while but we did it"
"Heh heh. I think you did it very quickly, despite the short time that you have been working here. Very good! I see that Valardiz was not wrong to put you three to work together. I hope that Gerak-Nee gets along well"
"Hmmm, he's a bit grumpy, but deep down I know he's a good boy" Lorna said wagging hir tail.
"Shir Serenity, this weekend, Lorna and I are hosting a volleyball game at Topazio Beach. Chakats vs Humans. And I'm short on players for my Human team. Do you think that Mr. Travis can participate?"
"What? Travis?... Heh heh... Well... Maybe to get hit by balls in his face heh heh" the chakat laughed. “But that sounds like a lot of fun!”
"Sorry to contradict you, but if Mr. Travis Archer was able to successfully face and dodge a guy like Brend, it means that he still has enough skill to participate in a simple game of volleyball" Esteban answered in a serious tone.
"Uh?.. Esteban. You're very skilled at arguing. Heh heh. That's a good point! And you know what? If my dear Travis participates, so will I! Lorna, are there any players missing from our team?" After those words, Esteban and Lorna shook hands.
"Yessss!"

***

At the airport, Regthar and Ulk were finishing their lunch and preparing to take on their daily security duties after handing out their respective passengers.
"Hey Regt. I guess you looked at that polar bear that was in your group. From afar I could smell her willingness to play heh heh"
"Ulk, if you want I can introduce her to you tomorrow at the tournament. Her name is Relia and she is staying at the Ensenada hotel, north of the city"
"Oh, I know that place... And wow... You really invited her to the tournament?... And you're not interested in her?"
"Ulk, I am a married renzar. I am no longer available for such things"
"Yes, what a pity that you died so young heh heh"
"Grrr... I'm not funny. Be careful Ulk. That girl came to Chakona to hunt a prey. It's not going to be that she takes you to Earth with her as a trophy Heh heh"
"Heh heh heh... We would have to see how wild this terrestrial predator is. For now, I'll settle for Cala's caresses and hugs. That female has enormous strength"
"It must be because she works in construction heh heh. Although I have never understood that relationship between you and Cala. Sometimes they are together, sometimes not"
"Well, we just practice free love. We're together, we enjoy each other, but no strings attached. I think we learned that from the chakats," Ulk stated.
"Hmmm, I'm still a proud Gromnian. But not free from temptations" Regthar declared.
"Heh heh heh... No living being with the capacity to love is free from temptation my friend, not even Sorah"
"Uh?"
"Heh heh... But don't worry. You know Sorah is sacred to me. She's off my radar."
"Yes, you better"
"But, I wonder, if I am out of hers"
"Heh heh heh. You're out Ulk, I guarantee it. Because every time I or someone else hits you on the mat, she doesn't move a muscle, she doesn't show any expression of concern for you, ha ha ha"
"Hey! That was cruel" Ulk replied hitting his partner's shoulder.
Ulk was a huge renzar, brindle coat with a light background and brown stripes. He had come to Chakona in his teens. While his parents returned to Grom, he decided to stay and make a life here. He studied at Dewclaw, but abandoned his career as a mechanical technician before graduating, which caused the break with his family. He worked for a long time as a driver of heavy machinery, until arriving at the spaceport as a transporter and head of security. His skill in fighting sports earned him a good reputation within the Amistad renzar community. He too in the circle of single females.
"Hey Regt. I can tell you're worried. Tell me, what happened to your group... Did you really like that girl and now you feel remorse huh?"
"Huh? Ulk, don't be an idiot! Of course not."
"And then why that face, friend"
Regthar turned his gaze to the wide windows of the spaceport casino, which overlooked the tarmac. With a deep sigh, the renzar declared:
"Esteban's real father is in Chakona. He came in that group of tourists. When I left him at his lodging, we had an unpleasant conversation. And I'm worried about Esteban"
"What!.. And what does that guy want?"
"I don't know. His presence made me so angry that I didn't want to listen to him"
"Grr... You hit him, right?"
"What! You're crazy! I'd be fired! Although, I confess that I didn't lack the desire to do so."
"Oh wow… I'm really sorry Regt. And what are you going to do about it? Will you tell Esteban?" Ulk asked curiously.
"I don't know... He will know anyway" Regt said with a shrug. Ulk, empathizing with his friend, put an arm on his shoulder and declared:
"Hey, Esteban's real father, it's you. Never forget that" and then got up from the table and went back to work.
"Don't just sit there Regt. Orested will scold us if we're late" He added.
"All right, all right!" Grunted the renzar before getting up as well.

***

Esteban and Lorna waited impatiently for departure time. They had planned to go to the passenger reception to receive Jhonny and Vera, who were about to arrive from Kat'turna, Chakona's largest moon. While fine-tuning the details of the weekend's match, Esteban declared:
"Lorna, I did as you asked…I called Chakat Blackspots and…Unbelievably shi is going to participate too!"
"Excellent! I told you so!" Lorna replied happily.
"Hmm... But we still have to get the sports equipment. The marking tapes, the Volleyball net, the posts and the ball" Added the chakat.
"It's true..." Esteban said thoughtfully. After a moment, he exclaimed:
"Got it! In the renzar sports arena, they surely have those things"
"Uh? Do the renzar also practice volleyball?" Lorna asked.
"Well, I have no idea. But I know that they keep all kinds of sporting equipment in that place. Tomorrow is the renzar tournament, where my father and Natany will compete. I will attend and ask Patriarch Dolkun."
"Great. Maybe we should all go to the tournament, with Jhonny and Vera" Lorna added smiling.
"Oh, that's right. The time of your arrival is approaching" Esteban exclaimed. "We better go"
"Okay" The chakat said as he prepared his things. Gerak-Nee, who was silently looking at his monitor, glanced sideways at them. Esteban, coming up behind his seat, declared.
"Hey, Gerak. Do you want to go to the renzar tournament with us tomorrow?"
"What do you say"?
"To the renzar tournament. It's a lot of fun, and maybe I can introduce you to some renzar girls, your size. You know."
"Grrr... I didn't come to Chakona looking for a mate. And if I did, I would never choose one of those Grom furballs" The rakshani replied seriously
"Okay. You're missing out" Esteban added in a mocking tone.
"Gerak-Nee. Don't forget that you are the referee of our match. Don't miss it" Lorna added in turn.
"Eh? I already told you that I will not be part of your nonsense" Said the rakshani, while accompanying his words with epithets in his native language. Lorna and Esteban left the room heading for the drop zone.
"He'll go, you'll see. A rakshani doesn't shy away from challenges" Lorna said as they headed down the hallway to the outside of the building.
Evening was closing in on Amistad again, and Chakastra was sloping back toward the ocean. Lorna and Esteban went down to the main runway of the port. A renzar guard asked for their identification before entering. Then, they continued to walk towards the receiving platform. The spaceship that was bringing his friends back had gone down a few minutes ago.

“Come on Esteban, let us hurry up. I know a more direct way to that terminal, outside the building,” Lorna said, as she galloped forward. Esteban could hardly keep up with him. Stepping outside, the human was exhausted and stopped in front of a medium-sized hangar. At the entrance, the wing of a ship that lay inside it peeked out. Esteban was curious and leaned out to see its better. The craft was shaped like an old supersonic plane, but the fuselage and shape details were totally different. The boy, strangely, perceived something familiar in that object. He looked around, noticing that Lorna had already disappeared from his sight.

“What the hell is this?” he thought. He walked over to the fuselage and touched it. It was not unlike the hard surface of other ships, but this object seemed to emit strange sounds on contact. He touched it again and new sounds were heard in the environment. Suddenly, and without knowing why, his mind traveled to the past, when for long hours, he and Vroeg listened to music sitting on the beach, with his old music player.

“Vroeg… Music” he thought to himself. Almost instinctively, the human pulled out his portable player, playing the songs Vroeg liked best. Instantly, from the ship, soft sounds began to be emitted, following the beat of the melody. Esteban smiled.

“What's going on here?” he said quietly.

“Esteban!”

“Ahhh… Shit Lorna! You almost scared me to death!" The human said when he was surprised by the chakat's voice.

“Hey, what are you doing here. Don't get left behind. Look at you, you are very good at getting into trouble!” Lorna answered in a daze.

"Okay, okay... I'm coming... Hey, have you seen a ship like this?"

"Uh?… Hmm… It looks like a Stariionae, but I don't think it's possible to have one here. The stariionae have been generally hostile to members of the Federation. They call us dung dwellers or something like that” Lorna replied upon seeing the object.

“Stariionae? You mean those living nanotech spaceships?

“Yes, but come on! It's getting late Esteban!" Lorna insisted, pulling the boy by the arm.

"Okay, let's go"

As they walked, Esteban commented.

"That ship produced very strange noises, even when we listened to music" Lorna, hearing him, looked at him out of the corner of her eye and replied.

"Esteban, did you start listening to music with a spaceship? That damned renzar must have hit you very hard on the head that time"

“Lorna!”

“If you don't want me to make fun of you, don't talk nonsense, and follow me. I'll take you on my back if you want, you walk very slowly."

"No, thanks. Besides, you are very small and your legs are very weak.

"Oh yeah?" You'll see in the volleyball match” laughed the chakat.

Continuing forward, they finally entered the building where the travelers from Kat'turna would arrive at the airport. There were more people in the corridors than outside, especially Chakats.

"Come, it's this way" said Lorna, following the signs of the place. At the end of a corridor, there was a disembarkation room where several people from the recently arrived transport checked their identity. Among them, Jhonny and Vera, who wore an impeccable white uniform.

"Hey friends!" Lorna exclaimed upon seeing them. Jhonny and Vera looked at each other and ran to greet them. They all merged into a tight hug.

“Oh Jhonny, what a joy to see you back. My dear Vera!” Lorna exclaimed with tears in her eyes.

“Oh guys! Esteban! It was supposed to be a surprise for you” Vera said hugging the human.

"Sorry guys, I tried to keep it a secret"

“Heh heh heh… Now I know you can't, Lorna… Esteban, brother. Nice to see you!" Jhonny exclaimed excitedly.

"Welcome home!" Esteban said, overflowing with joy.