After this point, it was a straight path.
So PewPew walked.
Tiny steps.
Little ears bouncing with each step.
His fur was still messy from the wind, his tiny shoes slightly crooked, but he did not stop walking.
At the end of the hallway, two people were standing and talking.
Angela and her sister, Angel.
They were in the middle of a conversation when Angel suddenly paused and looked down the hallway.
"…Isn't that your little guy?" Angel said.
Angela turned.
She saw a small, round, messy fluff ball speed-wobbling down the hallway, legs pumping as fast as they could.
Angela immediately stepped forward to meet him halfway.
But before she could take more than one step,
PewPew had already reached her.
He ran straight into her leg and snuggled against her.
"Pew pew."
He had found Mama.
Angela froze mid-step.
She looked down slowly.
"…PewPew?"
He looked up at her and lifted his tiny paws.
"Mama."
Angela bent down and scooped him up.
She checked him quickly out of habit, adjusting his tiny shoes and brushing some dust from his fur.
"You got lost again, didn't you?" she said.
PewPew lowered his ears.
"Sorry, Mama."
Angela sighed.
She wasn't angry. She was just tired.
But she put on a small smile so he wouldn't worry.
She ruffled his messy fur a bit before looking at him seriously.
"I told you to explore the facility so this wouldn't happen," she said.
PewPew held onto her clothes.
"Sorry, Mama."
Angela looked at him for a moment, then gently patted his back.
"…You still found me," she said.
PewPew nodded and pressed his face into her shoulder.
"Love Mama."
Angela's expression softened, and she held him a little closer.
Behind them, Angel finally spoke.
"Ahem."
Angela glanced back.
Angel crossed her arms and looked at PewPew.
"I feel very left out," she said.
"Where's my hug?"
PewPew lifted his head,
Looked at her,
Then reached one tiny paw out toward her.
"Hi, Auntie."
Angel immediately clutched her chest.
"Okay, that's it. I'm stealing him. He's mine now."
Angela turned slightly away.
"Absolutely not."
And PewPew, safely in Angela's arms, made a small happy sound.
"Pew, PewPew!"
[Yeah, PewPew's only Mama's baby!]