*Ta..tick*
"Let's go check for trails. Always seems somebody is taking them, but why? Who would go through so much trouble to stick their hands in my fire and pull out their things from burning? No matter where I place a new fire there always seems to be tracks; but where do they lead? Where do they even come from? Maybe it's...…well that's new.
Three different body markings. They are getting bolder I see; also more careless. Maybe I can catch them."
"Bye Darius. Hope to see you again in the new light."
"Wait, before you go take these pearl necklaces."
"But won't she remember?"
"These were her grandmothers. They were found locked in a small box amidst Braemos' second burning."
"Uhh…thanks. KODKOD, here girl."
"Sun's coming up. Hurry, for I fear something dreadful to happen if you don't."
"Dreadful? Your place is almost invisible to the naked eye. Hardly saw it myself from the outside, but I'll take your warning."
"Tracks go this way."
*Chirp, chirp. Chirp chirp*
"There's the Zapata welcoming suns rising. Going to be a…wait…..sun's Rising!!!! No, no, no. I'm going to lose the tracks when all the animals wake."
"Kodkod, do you think we're going to make it home in time, or should we have stayed with the Heartchilds?"
"Meoooooooowwww"
"You're right. Silly me, I have my own Heartchilds to live with. Hey, stop running off on me. I don't have four paws you know. I have two. TWO!!!!!!"
"Woo, what was that? Sounded like it came that way, but there's no tracks over…unless."
"KodKod, come back. Slow down. Please, I'm….*Huuuu…please, just wait up a...*Ooof*
"Ouch, my head. Who's there?"
"Ouch.
Watch where you're going next time. I could've...Braemos?"
"Darius? What are you doing out here?"
"Umm….nothing. This is a dream, Braemos. You're going to wake up sleeping peacefully in your bed and you're going to forget all of this ever happened. When you wake you're going to.....*Vroom*
"HEY, I'M GOING TO WHAT? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? GET BACK HERE THIS MINUTE."
"Faster, KodKod, faster. Oh, how I wish Ruby were here. RUBY, I need you!!! I NEED YOU!!!!"
"Huuu…Darius? Where are you? I'm coming."
*Zroom*
*Poof*
"GET BACK HERE, DARIUS!!!"
"Ruby, you came."
"Yeah, and so did he."
"Ruby, we need to leave, now. Get everybody out and call it. We can't wait any longer."
"I'm not leaving anyone behind, let alone my home. Braemos is going to have to walk over my cold dead body before he thinks he can grant the deed of the house."
"Ruby, he already has."
"Then I'll make him do it again. Come on."
*Zroom*