"Oh, you don't have to worry, Ruby. I am never....ever...forgetting this."
*Shing…..ding…..ding...….ding, ding, ding, ding, ding*
"Awww, come on."
"Nobody panic. I am sure it's just a breaker. The lights will be on momentarily, I promise."
*Shing…..ding…..ding...….ding, ding, ding, ding, ding…ding*
"Aaaah, Ruby you're back. Almost scared us for a sec, but you…"
"Where's your mom?"
"That's not the only thing that is missing."
"Did she just tuck a necklace in her shirt?"
"Oh no."
"Hey….wait….Jacklyn, where are you going? Don't you want to stay and…."
"I have to be going. I'll see you all when I see you next. Promise."
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
"Kid inspection hall."
"You mean Hallway Monitors?"
"Ummm…yeah. That."
"Come in. Welcome to my room."
"We're just going around making sure every room is set up to par, and that we can truly visualize ourselves immersing into them."
"Because it won't be long and we'll be walking these halls alongside a bunch of other happy excited children. So...we want to take first look before…."
"The rush of shuffling feet?"
"Exactly."
"Just make sure we don't need to keep an eye on you."
"Don't worry. We will be fine. We got you...Jacklyn...….Ewin.....Rainbow.....Darius...the Heartchilds.....and Ruby."
"You sure about that?"
"Why wouldn't we be? She can't be too busy for us...….can she?"
*Knock, Knock*
"Come in. Come…"
"Sorry, can't talk right now."
*Pat…pat…pat….pat*
"Jacklyn, wait a second. Before you go upstairs to your room, why are you in such a hurry? Has something happened? Did you…."
"It's just a friend, Ma. You wouldn't understand."
"You want to talk about it? Are you on your way to her party?"
"No."
"Huh?"
"Can we....can we go meet her?"
"She's been taken."
"How do you know?"
"One minute she was there, and the next she was gone."
"How do you…."
"Haven't you told the police? Reported her missing or…..I am sure they could…"
"They can't help with this. It'll just cause an uproar."
"So what are you going to do?"
"I....I.....I don't know."
"I bet you do, but you're not telling us."
"Whatever it is, we can't let you go alone."
'But….."
"No butts. That is why I am calling someone to help you."
"Mom, I told you…"
"I don't want to hear it.
*Beep…beep…beep….bap….beepp...beeeeeeeeep*
Ummm…Hi. Is this the right number?"
"Can I help you?"
"Is your sister there? I heard she was close with….."
"Give me a sec."
*Click*
"Thanks."
"Mom, whoever you just called; I can handle this. Now can I just go to my room and…"
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
"That must be her."
"Who'd you call?"
"I heard she was called the Protector of the Many Lands, so whatever you need I know she can find whoever it is you have lost.
I give you....."
"Rainbow?"
"Jacklyn?"
"You two know each other?"
"We uhhh…..we...…can I talk to you outside a minute?"