"Where's Jewels?"
"She's...."
"No time for explanation. Come on, Darius."
"What's the rush, Jacklyn?"
"Time."
".....Time?"
"WE HEAD OUT IN THREE."
"Thanks, Jade."
"Jacklyn, why are we hurrying?"
"You want to be stuck here with chocolate cake, no s'mores delux, and no flowers? You can't even smell the beautiful outdoors. Class is letting out any minute and Stephanie will release the mirror to jump home. We need to be close by when it jumps."
"And how do you know the school is there?"
"I don't, but it's clear that Ben hasn't turned anyone into Hyenas, so maybe we did."
"Huh?"
"Every time we jump...…they jump. They get more agitated. That's why the Guardian always warns us to stay indoors when we go. The terrain outside keeps changing and he can't promise anything outside of our four walls. The sooner we get back, the sooner things will calm down."
"Jacklyn, we can't just leave. That's not what Rainbows do. We help, not abandon."
"Did you not just hear what I said? The sooner we leave, the less agitated the Hyenas will become, and overtime things will go back to normal. Think of it as a son to a father. We can do everything in our power to help our parents, but the best thing we can do....is leave. It lightens the load more ways than you can count. If we stay, we'll have to ask for additional measures to help us help you. By leaving, no more measures need to be added. Only taken away."
"What are you two talking about over there?"
"We.....nothing. Just the best strategy to hit the Elephants head on."
"Glad you're excited. To free our homeland and take back what is ours, we must do anything that is necessary for survival."
"Anything?"
"......Anything."
"How's it coming, Ben?"
"Your photos from your Catscan are truly remarkable. I can see all the hills from here, but…..I'd expect nothing less. You were always top of the class."
"We are here to help you. Not you us."
"Then why are you leaving?"
"We're not leaving."
"Anything you can do, I can do better."
"We….were...just..going to rescue Stephanie. Use the portal to take our…..I mean…..your….Stephanie, and then travel back."
"You aren't going to use it to travel home and then immediately break the Mirror?"
"Why would I do that?"
"You said so yourself. Everytime you come here, you agitate and tetraform the world outside of you. Would you really risk bringing my Stephanie back?"
".........I promised I would."
"And if you don't make it back in time for your Icedance with your fam, is that my fault?"
"...It's mine.
I have already been told something bad will happen once I see them again. Will I slip? Will I fall? Will I break something that can't be mended? Or...…..will I lose something I hold dear?"
"As I said. You have your own risks.
Never make a promise you can't keep."
".........My mind is already made up."