"All asleep, Miss?"
".........We're good to go."
"I know how stressful it can be, and that you like your quiet.
What type of music?
*Tap…..tap*
"Ahhhh….I see. You got your headphones in. How about.....'Ambient...…. 'Songs of a slow steady storm.'
Looks promising.
*Click*
...…..Goodnight everybody.
Goodnight, Hi-C."
"......They're really gone."
"And they didn't even say goodbye."
"It's not goodbye, Darius. It's just....an I'll see you again."
"But I want to see them now."
"You still got us."
"So why aren't you staying with your parents for the night?"
"They let me stay with you."
"An apple and a tomato."
"You're not just an Apple, and a Tomato, to me.
....And I'm not just a friend to Ruby."
"She'll be back. Not like they are all gone forever.
You can't hold something, especially if it's not yours. She has wings....same as you."
"At least I didn't crush someone elses, and then vacation off like nothing happened."
"What?"
".....Nothing."
"So, shocked to be back in your old house?"
"Sniffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff*
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh.
Feels like I never left.
Well, besides all the Garden growing everywhere."
"Which we are not going to clean up."
"What did you say?"
"Uhhh…."
"We said we are not going to clean up. Why? This is our house, Darius. Even if you ask us to make it cleaner, we are the ones living here. You are just our guest."
"Yeah...….I am just your guest."
"Wait, where are you going? I can see your head spinning. What are you thinking?"
"......Which one of you would like to help with something real fast?"
"I don't know where this is going.......but I like it."
" ......…YOU......DID THIS."
"I don't know what you're….."
"YOU...….DID THIS. So why are you trying to run away? Their is nowhere to go. I will always remember.
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
*VINE THROUGH*
"Veaarroourrraaaap"
"Uppp….
Steady, girl. Steady. What's going on back there, Jacklyn. I feel like a bird just hit me and titled me sideways.
Jacklyn?"
" 'Now, as you can see, she likes to favor her left knee. She uses the weight of her inside calves to hook her defender, pushing her back and getting low. As she tries to power through with that outside arm, you should…..'
'Click'"
*Phueeeeem…..Phueeeeem*
"Get away!!!!!!! Get away!!!!!!!!"
"Ruby, calm down. It was just a nightmare."
"It…..it..."
"Was just a nightmare. Try to calm. Breathe......breathe..........that's good. Slow breathes now. In......…hold it....hold it.....hold it…..and out.
In.......hold it...hold it….hold it...…..and out. Better?"
"But I could hear her, Jacklyn. She was calling for me. Telling me to…."
"Ruby, Rainbow is dead. The Dragons killed her, remember? You had no part in that."
"But I....she...…..She just spoke to me. Lolli must be trying to send me another message from her. I have to turn back. I have to…."
"Ruby. Just stay still. Rainbow is gone, but I am here.
Scarlett is there......and Elwin is over there. See.......you're not dreaming. You're on a Jet......my jet. Going to Jacklyns game. The storm is over, and we are the clear."
"The clear?'
"Yes? Everything will be ok. Can you squeeze my hand and repeat those words back to me?"
"Huuu…phuuuuu….huuu…phuuuu…huuuuu…phuuuu."
"Come on. Squeeze. Just a little tighter. Like you want to…..OOoo.....that's a nice firm grip you got. Now, what do you say?"
"Everything will be ok. Everything will be ok. Everything...….will be......…ok."
"Good. Good. I am going to release my hand now, and you're going to pull away. Can I trust that you won't freak? If it does happen again, just remember the swords we gave to Darius and Natysh. Rainbow would never part with them unless something happened. And it did happen. Right?"
"Yes…..Yes it did."
"Good. I am sorry it did...but we can't change the past. Only look towards the future. That is what Rainbow would have wanted us to do."
*Gulp* You're right. I have to stay strong for Rainbow.....Cause that is what she would have wanted."
"You're absolutely right. You have no one to blame. She made her own choice, and now we can either honor her, or weap with her. What will you do?"
"Honor her."
"What was that?"
"......I am gonna honor her. And.....and...…carry on the legacy of what she wanted us to do. Pick up her sword and strap it myself."