"Natysh, you do not have to keep coming here and babying us whenever we mess up. You should be home resting, like Kyle says. Isn't he worried about you?"
"Don't try to change the subject. Last time we met, you girls gave me your word. YOUR...…WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That you would remember who you are and know first and foremost that protecting comes first. Not here to play."
"We know, and...."
"You still don't care."
"Natysh, please. We know that…."
"Ruby, stop."
"But, Natysh. I can heal them. I can….."
"Your dog chewed them up and spit them out like chew toys. Using your powers to turn them back fullsize now would only worsen things. It would reveal patches you missed."
"You don't seem to understand how anything works, do you? None of you do.
And until all of you learn, I am hereby positions Dragons to cover the waterfront, so don't do anything sneakhy behind my back...Rain.
Or else you will be very...….very.....sorry."
"But I'm not....you can't...This is not…"
"Any of your concern. Happy Birthday, Jacklyn. I hope you had a wonderful party."
*Phueeeeeem*
Did she just...."
"Guess we should have gone to the gym afterall."
"Ruby, show Natysh what for. Go on. Heal these people. Show her your powers. What are you....what...why are you hesitating? Can't you do it?
"Life's dying all around us. There is nothing to grab a hold of. Too many chemicals in the air, I might accidentally flow it through them."
".....But there are Chemicals in Rosas Palace, and you were still able to…."
"Rain."
"She's hiding something. That's a lousy excuse. I know if she wanted to, she could rid all of them and create a clean airflow with one snap of her fingers. I'm gonna…."
"Stand here and do nothing of the sort. Do you want to lose her?"
"No...…but...I...…..I don't want to lose them either."
"Rain, wait."
"Ruby, stop right there. Why didn't you do anything? You know you had it in you. I know you had it in you."
"I froze, Rain. Happy."
"But I thought only Jacklyn could freeze? You're not intimidated by Natysh, are you? What happened between you two?"
"Best not to talk about it. Everytime her and I clash, she always comes out the victor."
"Have you ever taken the time to see from her side?"
"She's not the type of person you just take out camping with you. Actually, I don't think she's ever been camping."
"Then invite her. I am sure you have a lot to talk about. Knowing you, you know how to keep any conversation going. Well.....besides Jacklyn. She's like an instant replay. Not frozen, but not moving either. Almost as if stuck on repeat. She keeps going, and going, and….."
"Then why aren't you hanging out with her? Natysh, she....she doesn't crumble. Elwin was trained to be a Queen her whole life, but she's finally starting to waiver when all the lights come on. Jacklyn, she's flexible. Scarlett...could fit in any hole, and me...."
"You care too much. Everybody has a weakness, Ruby. We all know you are strong, but we'd be fools to expect your level of excellence every single minute of every single day."
"Natysh is no fool."
"That's why we are together. To prove them wrong. I need to help show my President that guns suck, and you need to prove to Natysh that..."
"I suck."
"Ruby, you don't suck."
"Everytime I face her, I get locked out. And now.....I locked all of you out, and I don't want to keep fighting with my friends in order to get back in."
"What did you say?"
"I don't want to keep fighting?"
"No. After that."
" 'With.....my...friends?'"
"Natysh is your friend? So, you don't fear her?"
"I didn't say that. I just said I don't not not…..fear her."
"You want help?"
"I...…..no. No. I don't need help. She can continue to sit up there, while I clean down here."
"Funny.. It seems you have reversed the roles."
"I didn't notice."
"Phuuaarrraaeeeettt.
I think your friends did."
"Come on, Ruby. Let's go home. We got our research."
"Yeah, a very broken research. They are trying to mix the….."
"Ruby, we'll talk later."
"About what I said earlier. I have no excuse for freezing. I am a big girl and am growing into my powers, but everytime I see Natysh, all I feel is resentment."
"We know."
"Like I am not good enough, nor will I ever be. And that always drops me and stops me in my tracks.
If she wasn't there, I probably could have saved them before they reached Sunscare. If…."
"Ruby, don't play that game. Please....not now."
"Sorry.
It's your Birthday, it's supposed to be a time of celebration and laughter. Nothing is to get us down."
"Agreed.
So, let's just go back to the Hotel, cool off; and then call it a night. What do you say? You can't win 'em all."
"I'd be happy just winning one."