The boys eat and wait for the adults to join them.
Colin and the other adults arrive.
They drink a bottle of healing water and sleep.
Helia starts a fire.
The steam knocks everyone right out. June was invited today.
~~~
In the morning after Breakfast the girls see women from the camp in the hotel asking to talk to Bella in private.
~~~
"What can I do for you?" Bella asks
"My husband and I are trying for a baby but nothing is working. I need your help." The woman says.
Bella smiles, "We have something, join us every morning after breakfast, if you don't I'm not responsible for what happens."
The women leave and tell the other women who send word around the camp to meet every morning after breakfast.
Angela talks to Kyle telling him her pains are gone, and the morning sickness is back.
"I'm glad you stayed there. We have a problem of miscarriages here." Kyle says.
Angela shares the secret.
Kyle nods, "Thanks. I'll have the women work together."
"Okay." She hangs up and sits next to Este who was in the steam room for the first time, "Are you feeling alright?"
"I had the worst runs in my life while everyone else was snoozing. No, I'm not alright." Este responds.
Angela nods, "I had something similar on my second day." She says.
"Really? Did it happen again?" Este asks.
"Yes, for me its good if I throw up. I think my baby wasn't going to make it." Angela says.
Este gives her a hug, "Please make it baby. Don't make your mom sad and leave her."
Angela hugs her back, "That's exactly how I feel."
~~~
Kyle tells the women what Murasaki is doing to help the women in their camps.
"A healing log, a bottle of healing water, a winter fruit, but more powerful is this golden fruit with healing essence. Drink the healing water, finish the bottle. Lay on something soft and light a flame with the fruit on the log, all women in the room must be naked." Kyle reads out the instructions in a monotone.
The women divide themselves in groups and drink water until the last person is done. They lay on the sponges naked and someone starts a fire.
The room instantly fills with smoke and the women fall asleep. Some wake up while others do not.
After a week long ritual some women have their pregnancy symptoms back but keep quiet afraid of telling someone who may have lost a baby.
They don't know who was pregnant before who, and stories of women sabotaging someone else's pregnancy because they had a miscarriage is enough to scare them to silence.
~~~
At Murasaki the hotel is full of women back again.
Sarah starts the fire and this time she isn't immediately knocked out.
"Finally I can feel my body isn't as heavy any more." Mira says.
Julia is still evaporating black mist.
"Woah, how long will this happen?" Dodge asks Mira.
"1 more week."
Luna is still sleeping.
"What's wrong with her?" Rin asks.
"Maybe she's pregnant." Sarah says.
"No, my brother would never do that. Maybe it's nothing wrong. It's something good, have you noticed how much stronger her power is? She wished for so much food accidentally it was enough to send over to Camp Royal." Mira says.
Charlie turns over.
"Is this safe for Charlene?" Dodge asks worried.
"Safe for children and adults. Diane asked we bring children at least once a week." Sarah responds.
"Talked to your mom since you moved here?" Rin asks.
"I wouldn't still be here. No." Sarah says crossing her arms annoyed she's here.
"You and Rex?" Dodge asks.
"Not happening here." She responds referring to all the people in the room.
Sarah takes a second bottle of water to fall asleep faster and it works.
The others do the same.
Charlene wakes up and sees the sleeping Diane. She runs to the bathroom having the runs.
Este wakes up having the same reaction at least this time she's not alone.
The two girls look at each other after exiting the toilets and laugh.
Este stretches out her hand, "I'm Este, I'm 12, what's your name?"
"Charlene. I'm 11."
"I like puzzles." Este says energetically.
Ava wakes up having a stomach cramp. She drinks more water to make her feel better. She falls asleep again.
Charlene and Este sleep again after all 3 were looking at each other awkwardly for being the only ones who are awake.
Julia wakes up in her sleep seeing electricity in her palms, "My power is coming back." She feels a lot of it gathering in her stomach and it's an uncomfortable feeling. It's foreign and feels wrong. She looks around afraid to bother the others.
She stands up feeling wetness come out of her vagina. She stands up thinking it's her period but instead it's yellow pus.
She hops into the shower since it smells really bad. She has heard of this happening to women before, it's a vaginal detox discharge. Other women in the camp had the same thing happen to them after they started using healing essence products.
This is only supposed to happen to pregnant women, but she thinks it's because she has so much black toxin in her system, now that her healing is back it's helping cleanse her body.
~~~
Kevin runs the errands around the city delivering supplies and checking on everyone to see how winter is affecting them.
Brandon is talking about Camp runaways on the comms.
"I'm sorry but if you want to run to another camp no one will let you in. The red liars are sending in reinforcements. No more outfits to tell them apart. Stark has wild rain they will trick people pretending to need help. Don't let them in." Brandon says answering a question.
Kai is bored out of his mind since Akali joined her mother today.
~~~
Akali wakes up having the runs too.
"We should help her." Este stands up helping Akali.
Charlene joins in and they laugh at each other.
Ava wakes up joining the club but she feels relieved after going once.
Angela's baby starts reacting to the healing essence. Angela wakes up feeling like she's being suffocated. She can feel the baby moving.
She drinks more water waking up thirsty.
Luna wakes up feeling thirsty as well. She drinks the water and helps Akali and the two girls. Akali feels better quickly and goes back to sleep. The other two not so much.
"Why does my stomach always do this?" Este asks.
"All children get the runs, I think for you, it was some serious illness you didn't know about. Charlene is looking better now. I'd be happy if I was you." Luna says drinking more water very thirsty. She falls asleep and feels a pain in her body that she doesn't understand why she is in so much pain. She throws up black gunk and doesn't stop until the others wake up.
Luna goes straight to bed and Toya lays beside her in the time vault.
~~~
Aira reads a book in the original language after grasping it. He's been reading up on a lot of books here.
Thomas and his wife found old Nanites and were experimenting with them.
"Aira! I said food is ready, you cannot be reading that book still. Go eat and take a bath I won't bother you after." Gail says shaking her head at Aira.
"Alright." He says walking slowly towards his food.
The blizzard is stronger now.
Gail looks out the window and they walkway Aira made is no longer visible.
She receives a call from a friend at Murasaki about a healing steam room with a golden fruit. It works wonders for everyone.
"Oh, that's great. I'll see you guys when I come back. Any word about winter ending?"
"More like word winter is extending it's stay, according to a calendar it's supposed to last 3 months, but haven't you noticed how the days are longer and night too, literally 5 hours have been added to day and night, in Total 10 hours. I don't know what is happening but I know it's Murasaki's doing."
Gail laughs, "Colin? What did he do?"
"Not him, those suspicious teens. The boys especially. They are unavailable at night time hours, guess how long they disappear in the evening?"
"5 hours?" Gail rolls her eyes.
"Yes. It's no coincidence I tell you. When Aira comes back I wouldn't be surprised if it doubled in strength."
"Well, we can appreciate the extra time. I'll join you ladies when I come back. Are you sure winter is showing no signs of seizing?" Gail asks looking through the glass door.
"Nope. I should go, it's time to meet up." The woman hangs up.
Gail opens the book and shows Thomas the Golden Fruit, "Guess who has this?"
"Please don't say those kids at home." Thomas closes the book.
"Exactly those kids, they add healing essence to it and it's a potent healing fruit. Just like in the book. Call the boys and ask." Gail says.
Aira here's about home, "Can we go back for just a week? Please." He asks already packing his bag.
Thomas looks at the red cheeked baby, "Fine, we need more supplies." He says calling Jake who answers within minutes, "We need a portal back home we'll be spending a week there."
Jake doesn't waste time bringing them home.
Gail makes it in time to join the ladies in the steam room. She came with her baby.
Luna gives them a place to sit next to her, "Came on the right day, today it's bring the kids day. Here, baby needs a bottle of this. You must finish this, he doesn't have too." She passes on the healing water.
Gail drinks her water fast healing water tastes awful to her.
Luna finishes at the same time.
They nurse babies while the slow drinkers take their time.
Diane is sitting in a towel in her corner of the room, "I will not fall asleep today, my scales have been falling off lately, I don't want new ones. I love my soft dragon skin."
Dodge bites her lip wanting to ask Diane a question but she can't.
"Do Dragon scales grow back harder after shedding?" Sarah being Sarah just asks.
"Yes, I have been shedding buckets. My husband is very happy about it. I'm not." Diane says.
"Dragons don't exist Sarah." Sharon's mother says.
"I think you need to read more books like your son." Sarah replies.
"Goodness, that Sharon has been spoiling me with cooking and cleaning my house. I think something is not right." Mystic says
"You think something is not right when your son takes care of you?"
"Oh no honey, not my Sharon. Typical behaviour for him is sleeping like a baby all day. Eating when he's awake. Not looking so, grown like he lifts mountains or something, have you seen those boys lately?" Sharon's mother says.
Everyone laughs.
Aira wearing a wig walks in and sits at the very back. Until Este screams.
"It's a boy." Este says.
"Aira." Everyone says.
"But I want to take a steam bath. It made the others taller." Aira says completely oblivious to the concept of naked women.
"Oh let the innocent thing stay." Diane says.
"You can stay." Luna says.
Aira drinks the healing water like it's nothing asking for a sponge. Luna taps room on hers.
Sarah starts the steam session and Aira falls asleep instantly. A strong wind blows outside.
~~~
"Tempest is awaking. Winter will only get colder from here." Alpha says.
Leo shudders, "I don't remember it being this cold." He says.
"Why is Aira not back?" Chronos asks.
"His plan probably worked." Sharon says eating dried fruit wearing knew clothes, skinny and taller now.
Helia is already training.
"Dude you look like your training." Toya says.
"I look in pain, frustrating, never ending, and difficult?" Sharon asks offended.
Toya spanks him, "You look badass. I didn't know all that fat was your giant power trying to make room. Your mom must be asking questions."
Sharon sighs, "It's my dad Who's asking questions. It can be annoying. Like, I'm not allowed to lose weight overnight. Technically it wasn't overnight. Time flows different at Helias place, more like it doesn't flow. It's like a time vault actually. 5 hours here is 5 days in there."
"I hate Alpha's place. It's so hot Luna yells at me everyday about getting sun burn in a blizzard. Can you imagine how my body feels going from extreme cold to extreme heat daily? That steam session makes it so much better." Lycan says shirtless on his couch.
"Wait, that little ... Luna told him to stay. She coddles him too much." Toya says crossing his arms.
"How's your dad adjusting to Moose?" Rex asks
"Don't call her that Alpha hates it. That's his wife" Lycan says.
"But she said call me Moose." Rex defends himself.
"Her name is Muse. Not Moose." Alpha says.
"I know that, but she said Call Me Moose." Rex says.
"Her name is Muse. You will call her by her Name!" Alpha growls.
Rex crosses his arms, "But She said Call Me Moose!" He repeats himself.
Alpha glares at Rex, "I will eat you human."
"But it's what she wants." Rex rephrases his statement.
Alpha now understands him, "She knows I hate that name. Don't call her Moose."
"Why? What happened?"
"Her sisters used to make fun of her for being small. They called her Moose for being stubborn and refusing to give up. They knew they were chosen as guardians already. I hated them for it. I still do, she worked really hard for her position." Alpha says sitting down.
"She's cute at that size, must come with a super powerful ability." Sharon says.
"Yes, she trained it day and night. She's not chosen for her physical strength like the rest of us. You get it." Alpha says so happy.
"Clearly power comes in a small package." He complains about the weight loss.
Alpha laughs, "They're just worried you did some extreme dieting to lose weight. Explain that you didn't. It's your power no longer working in reverse."
Sharon nods, "Sure. I'll try that."
"Good."
"What's a moose?" Avalon asks.
"Doesn't exist here. It's what we hunt for food where I'm from." Alpha explains.
"Oh, those sister's were calling her prey, let me guess. She made matters worse by not eating Moose?" Avalon says rolling his eyes.
Alpha nods, "How'd you know?"
"Called my sister a pig one time. Just Once, I was so mad. She hasn't eaten pork since." Avalon sighs.
"What did she do?"
"I was planning on running away and she told Leigh. I was so pissed off. She had no idea how badly I wanted to end her life. Leigh pampered her for weeks and suddenly just dropped her after I realised I can't rely on Ava any more. She was such tattle tale back then. Made my life a living hell." Avalon lays down tired.
"Probably wanted attention." Toya says.
"You'd know." Avalon ends it there.
"Oh, I know."