"Then....."
"What were they looking for?"
"Uhhhh…."
"They were just cleaning up their mess at the School. Making sure nothing got left behind and fell into the wrong hands."
"Uhuh?
And...they weren't perhaps looking for anything else?"
"Ruby?"
"Dragons use storms as trackers to pick up things a lot easier. So...I ask again…....what….were they looking for?"
"Uhhhh."
"Well, my girlfriend and I…"
"I'm not your girlfriend."
"......Stephanie…. came across what she believed was the last powder mixture of your heart, used to create the Wish mix."
"Believed?"
"No. I am certain. Headmaster wouldn't just leave that stuff out in the hands of strangers. He always kept his valuables closest to him, that I am sure of."
"So, you found it; tossed it, and ran before the Dragons could get their hands on it?"
"We tossed it, but…."
"I didn't want to hurt you by pouring it on any of your roots for fear it might trace back to you. So…."
"She poured it in the water instead."
"Okay?"
"Thing is…..as we were walking away…..it started to glow."
"Meaning?"
"The Powder only glows when it hits a living object….or reflects off a mirror.
I have a Mirror, so..."
"You killed a Mermaid?"
"No. No. My girlfriend didn't kill a Mermaid. Maybe she…
*Push*
Maybe the Mermaid tur....turn...turned into something.
We don't know because she could have wished for anything."
"Have you ever tried this Powder on yourself before?"
"No."
"Tell the truth."
".....Headmaster hinted that it was too dangerous in its raw form so that is why it has to be locked up in Trinquits. More powerful outside, but also more deadly.....and not in a good way either."
"Changing the subject, what brings you out here?"
"Dustyn, can I talk with Stephanie?"
"Of course."
"....Alone."
"..............Of course."
"Thank you."
"Ruby, I didn't do anything wrong. Natysh is the one who brought me here after she dispersed from Rainbow. She wanted me to inherit the School, but I wanted no memory of it."
"You did the right thing, Stephanie."
"Then why does it feel like I didn't? Are people worried about me for not coming home? I was just...…Oh no...…what about Iris. Is she…."
"She cried a little during the first hour, but she's good now.
I have a feeling Iris is not the only one crying?"
"Let's just say thanks to her and Natysh; Rainbow no longer likes us."
"Likes us, likes us...or Likes Us…..Likes Us!!!!!!!!!!"
"The Latter. Since she can't touch a dragon, she wants none of us to touch a Dragon. In fact, she doesn't even want us to get our powers from them."
"We get our powers from Dragons? Where do they…."
"Stephanie, focus. Have you seen anyone out here besides you two?"
"We heard a couple trees snap."
"And some animal screeches, but I thought they were just waking up.....like us.
You know more about how animals act than us."
"Dustyn, it doesn't matter if you are a human, or an animal. When you hear a scream that sounds curling...chances are…..it is."
"....We'll show you."
"Then lead the way. Hopefully we are not too late."