"Where's Park?"
Anu scoured the field.
Ella cupped her mouth.
"Parkieeeeeee..."
There was a hum above them.
They both looked up.
"Oh, there he is."
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"
Ella was pointing at Park.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"
"My little shooting star."
"Does he have a knack for making entrances?"
"GRETSAAAAAAA!!!"
"Ok maybe not."
"I SAID I WAS SOOORRRRY!!!"
"MMMMPHHH!!!"
Park fell with a thud on the sandy field. The rough particles scrubbed across his face.
He slowly rose up to his feet.
{Regeneration has been activated]
"Uh Park..."
Ella was pointing above him.
A huge shadow fell on him.
He slowly turned.
Wind picked up speed.
Ella and Anu closed their eyes.
...
-whoosh
There was a hum behind them.
"..."
"Mi...nd helpi...ng me guys."
They helped get Park on his feet.
"Finally, you're here."
{Ink is eyeing the creation in wonder]
"Care to tell us what that is?"
A creature stood before them. It had tentacles over its head.
There was a sniff.
It clasped its hands over its mouth. It gasped.
"WE'RE SORRY MR. PARK!!!"
"..."
"Uhm, "MR. PARK!!!" What's going on here?"
Park advanced towards the creature.
"..."
"Is that you guys?"
A mouth formed on its foot...
"Yeah, all of us."
...and another on its chest.
"Plus, a white guy we found here."
"He was veeerrrry welcoming."
"And what about the corpses?"
Anu followed up.
"They were yummy."
"I'm sorry, Yummy?" Anu growled.
Ella held Anu back.
"Easy there buddy."
"Yeah, and the worms too."
"..."
"Worms?"
Park's face turned pale.
"You know something Park?"
They were looking at him.
Guess the cat was out of the bag.
And there was a living lie detector to his right.
"I may know a thing or two about it."
"The figure said they were gummy worms."
"Mind telling us about these "gummy worms." "
Park readied himself.
"Ok."
The creature continued rambling on in the background.
"So, you remember the resource gate incident?"
"When we were in the gate, we were fighting a species we had never seen before."
"You fought in a resource gate?"
"Yep."
"But that's impossible."
"Well, the impossible became possible."
"Ok, go on."
"So, there we were almost at the brink of death when sheriff told us to eat the orbs."
"What orbs?"
"The white ones in the Elements 101 Class?"
They looked at him puzzled but motioned him to continue.
"And then what happened when you ate them?"
"I blacked out."
"And they lived happily ever after."
"The end."
Ella teased.
Anu was staring at her.
"What?"
"The kid blacked out."
"But..."
Park interjected.
"He called us beasts."
Ella gasped.
"Shiver me..."
Anu shot daggers at Ella.
She chuckled.
"Fine I'll TIMBERS stop."
Anu sighed.
"...and then there is now the recent incident."
"The one that caused this."
Anu pointed at his blindfold.
"Yeah, one of the attackers almost ate it."
"But he was stopped."
"Something about how dangerous it is."
"Anything else you could remember."
"He was wearing a black robe with a mask on."
"...he was wearing a black robe with a mask on."
The creature timed Park accurately.
"Hey the stories matched!!"
"Anyway, how do we go about this?"
"Hmm..."
"...no wonder they kept asking for milk in their sleep."
Ella's special.
...
Anyway...
"Who asked for milk in their sleep?"
"The resource incident survivors."
Ella continued.
"I remember one who actually groped Gretsa."
"Let's just say he was fighting for his life within seconds."
"Poor guy."
"Does it regress them?"
Park had an idea.
"COULD WE FIST BUMP?"
"I FEEL LIKE WE DIDNT MEET ON GOOD TERMS EARLIER."
"What are you doing?"
Park ignored them and moved closer to the creature.
Park outstretched his fists in greeting.
"COME ON BUDDY."
"OK MR. PARK."
The beast's fist approached Park's own.
Once they connected.
"Gotch..."
"Huh?"
{Error]
{Interrupt cannot be activated]
"What's it now Ink?"
{...]
{Interrupt has been amplified]
"Good boy."
A giant red stream coursed through the creature.
"AAAAAHHHH!!! IT HURRTSSS!!!"
Park was off the floor.
His fist still glued to the monster's own.
Then another connected.
{Interrupt skill has been deactivated]
"Hehe...Flying Bat."
The creature happily jumped in place amidst Park's silent flight.
-hum
...
Park fell face first into the sand.
"Sho phat failed."
"Huh?"
Park rolled over.
"So that failed."
"What's up with you Ink?"
{...]
{Don't destroy]
{Creation]
"You did that?"
{...]
{Look for a solution]
{Keep it in the library]
{Let it learn and grow]
Ella tried to peek into their conversation but could only hear Park. The rest was garbled up.
{Someone poking]
{But no problem]
{...]
{...]
"One is staring into space and the other is..."
Ella was caught squinting hard at Park's head as if she wanted to drill into it.
"Pooping."
"Don't be thinking something funny Anu."
"Maybe they were a good fit for each other."
"I swear Anu."
Then suddenly Park walked towards the creature.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"OK!! DEAL!!"
The creature vomited out Gerena.
Park wrapped him up with his lab coat and hopped back to where Ella and Anu were.
"So, what did you..."
Cracks formed on the beast's skin. They shielded their eyes from the glow.
When the light settled, the army emerged.
-whoosh
They were back in the library.
"Show's over?"
Gretsa stood by the doorway.
"Aww I wanted to see Park fly some more."
"Anyway..."
She tossed away the empty popcorn bucket.
She was going to toss away the film glasses...
"Nah. I'm keeping these ones."
Park spoke to the army.
"When Gerena wakes up, tell him what I told you."
"Don't worry he heard you."
"He's just sleeping for now."
"He REALLY wanted to ask you about the blank..."
Park spread his arms out and pushed Anu and Ella out of the library.
He spoke over the creatures.
"OK OUT WE GO GUYS!"
"BYE MR. PARK!!"
"YES BYEE!!"
Park closed the huge doors behind him.
"..."
"Wait..."
"Hmm?"
"My..."
"Hmm?"
Park quickly interjected.
"My co..."
"Hmm?"
"My corp..."
"Hmm?"
"My corps..."
"Hmm?"
Park was already starting to jog.
Then...
...a full-on sprint.
"PARK WHERE ARE THEYYY????"
Anu was right behind him.
"IM SORRY!!!"
"WHAT ARE YOU SORRY FORR!!??"
"COME LET'S TALK!!!"
They disappeared into the trees. A couple of birds got disturbed from their nests.
"I SAID I WAS SOOOORRRRYYYYYYYY!!!"
Park's voice trailed off as he went deeper into the trees.
It was now Ella and Gretsa left behind.
"So did you forgive him?"
-whack
"HIHI...IM FLYINGG TOO!!!"
"WHEEEEEEEEE!!!"
"..."
Gretsa heaved a sigh of relief.
"Ok now I've forgiven both of you."
She cracked her knuckles.
"I should be punching more often."
"Punching's fun."
"Lemme go and wait for my sandbag to come back."
Gretsa walked towards the hospital.
Day passed and Night fell.
"Jokes aside. You punched me real bad you know that?"
Ella approached Gretsa rubbing her cheek.
"Eh. Knew you would bounce back."
Gretsa was outside gazing at the stars.
"..."
"Still miss them Gretty?"
"..."
"Every time Ella."
She wiped a tear.
"Every time."
"Look who I found."
"AAAAAHHH!!"
-Whack
Anu dodged.
Something flew across the night sky.
"My little shooting star."
Sorry...
Someone flew.
"I otld oyu ot ptos..."
Anu stared at her silently.
"Punching Park is fun."
"Shut up."
"Now I feel bad I roughed him up."
"Heyyy guyyss!!"
"Nurse Gemma!!!"
Ella went in for a hug.
Gretsa went in for one as well.
She pulled Anu along.
It was a brief one then they pulled away.
"By the way, I just saw something flying."
"Oh yeah!"
"Well, more like someone."
"Someone?"
"Yeah, you just missed him."
"His name's Park..."
Gretsa sighed.
"Here we go again."
She spread her legs slightly apart holding an invisible gun to her chest.
Gemma gasped.
She then pointed the gun at her.
"Dr. Park."
"Bang!"
Gemma clutched at her chest and fell down on the grass.
"..."
They giggled.
"Clowns."
Then they burst out in a laughter.
Meanwhile...
Park enjoyed his flight silently...
...and the breathtaking view while he was at it.