"Mommy, look. There's Daddy. There's Daddy."
..Daddy, up here. Hi. Daddy, daddy, daddy."
"......Looks like your family did come after all, no thanks to Ruby."
"Ruby, did not tell my family to come. That's just what we do. Nothing can ever.....ever....ever....come between family. We leave no one behind."
"I bet a pair of 'Bars' could rift that family right apart."
"I'm not going to let that happen."
"WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! GO, DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"I LOVE YOU, HONEY!!!"
"You know, Theo. Most people here don't have a Support in the crowd. Once they found out you've done the crime, they feel you are not worth their time."
*Gulp*
".....I love you too."
"Don't say it. Mean it.
Now, hop on up there."
"It's okay, Theo. Rosa is not going to make you fall into a trust."
"Thanks, Cora."
"This first test is all about endurance and reaction. I want you to put your arms over your head and up onto that beam. You'll be doing your best to balance that ball up there. Don't….let it fall. At the same time, that Cannon over there will be shooting Stuffed Animals at you, trying to knock you over and lose focus. Think of them more as kids throwing there toys, and they accidentally hit you. How do you react? How do you defend? Do you stay calm, or do you let their childplay antics throw you off course?
Be the adult, Theo. Ready?"
"....In position."
"And....go."
*Babooof*
"Aaaagh.
..Benjamin, you stop throwing toys at once, you hear."
"Uhah.
Lower your tone, Theo.
Raising your coise at someone is the first sign that they have successfully been able to crawl under your skin.
Let's try again."
"You really think he can pass?"
"I know my Theo, and he does not give up. He has defeated every threat that came his way."
"Even himself?"
*Wack*
"Ouch.
What the hell was that fo…."
"Your feet were slipping off the block. I helped you realign."
*Babooof*
"DAD, LOOK OUT!!!!!!!"
"Huh?"
*...BOOOOOOOOOOO…FFFFFFF*
"No. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"
"........Sorry, Theo. Your ball.....has dropped.
Wipe your tears, and get up. There are always more Tests. Don't let this one get to you."
"Sorry, Dad.
I'll just...….I'll just sit back down and be quiet."
"You...did not....pass the first test."
"I know."
"Ready for the next one?"
"Hmmmmm...….Let's go."
"Ma, I was just trying to help."
"It's okay, Junior. We all could see that."
"Wanted to show that he was not alone. Help is only a call away, no matter what. No matter where. No matter when."
"Maybe we should just sit on the sidelines from now on and let someone else lead Theo out. I am sure that….."
"NO!!!!!"
"Huh? What, Ruby? Was it something I….."
"Theo is not counting on Rosa. Theo is counting on you, and you need to show him that he's right. Rosa doesn't know everything.
So what if you spoke up and accidentally tripped your father up, making him lose focus. We all make mistakes, but breaking the family code of support....should not be one of them.
As Rosa said, most of these people only have themselves to stay motivated. So stand up, and show her what a family motivation looks like. After all, isn't that what you are?
Whatever happens, if He pass, or if He fail; Rosa will not let you see him again, so make this one day count. You have one final shot before Rosa closes off everything for good.
So I ask.....'How do you want Theo to remember you?'"