"...Mom! Dad! Please, no!"
"C-Cedric! Listen to me...focus!"
"...no!"
"Listen! H-Hide! Find somewhere to hide!"
"P-Please, no! I can't lose you!!"
"Son, this is not the time for you to be stubborn! Listen to me! Dad's got this okay, buddy? I need you to hide until the monsters are gone! I promise I'll find you once this is over! For now, find somewhere to hide."
"Dad..."
"You're good at that right? Cough! Y-you always win against your buddies whenever you play, so you must be really good at it! Now's the ultimate test to that, you hear me, boy!?"
"Mn!!"
"Good. Now, run and hide. If we're lucky, we'll each other soon, okay? Go! Quick!"
"...if there's another life...let's be bros, again..."
Gasps!
Cedric's eyes flew wide open as he was startled awake. The familiar ceiling of his prison room greeted him, allowing him to re-organize his thoughts up to speed.
