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“Waterstar! Stop being so gloomy,” I said to myself. Dark glanced over at me, but he was used to my random outbursts by now.
“You need to focus Water, the next floor, well, I can’t see any light below,” Dark said, looking me in the eye as he interrupted my mental berating.
“Gotcha… I have some rope in my pack, want to tie it around our waists so we won’t get separated?” My mind was still a little clouded as I said this
“Dude you’re a genius! I had completely spaced about your bag!”
I gave Dark another small smile, knowing he was only being so upbeat cause of my state. Why Fire’s absence was hitting me so hard, I don’t know. It just felt strange not having one of my comrades with me, like I had betrayed him or something.
It took a little time to sort out all the stuff in my bag, and of course the rope was in the bottom. Dark tied it around my waist for me after I tried twice and failed. My hands were shaking and I was too jittery to stay still.
After finishing the third knot on his end, Dark turned to me. “You sure you want to do this?” he asked me for the fifth time.
“Of course! I just have excess energy.” My voice was more strained than I would have wanted.
Darkstar nodded his head and pursed his lips. “I’ll go first; when the rope starts pulling against you, follow me, got it? It’s a ladder, so I would greatly appreciate it if you don’t step on my head.” He tacked the last sentence on to try and make me smile. I’m not sure if it worked or if I was laughing at his stupidity.
“Let’s go,” I said, and with those two words, I sealed the fate of humanity.
FIRESTAR
“Arctic please!” I shouted at the commander, throwing formality to the wind. “Let me send a rescue mission for them, or better yet, let me go after them!”
“Firestar, I’ve already told you no.” His words were laced with calmness. I felt the probing tendril of emotion that came from the commander but I wasn’t in the mood for being manipulated. As soon as the emotion came within a foot of me, I incinerated it with my own power. I could tell that Arctic knew what I was doing, and eventually his effort slackened.
“Waterstar knowingly disobeyed a direct order, and then she influenced Darkstar to follow her example. Yes, I am normally flexible with rule breaking, but this is too extreme, they have been exiled and that’s that.”
It was the third time Arctic had said that in the past ten minutes. I was about to leave when something occurred to me. “So they’re rebels of a rebellion?”
“In a way, yes.” A faint smile shadowed Arctic’s lips, contrasting greatly with the dark circles under his eyes. I wondered if he really meant the exiled part, or if he was just saying that to keep me sitting in my room like a little good boy.
I left the office and headed to my room. Last night, or well, technically this morning, was the worst one of my life. I had never spent a night without them since I was six. We had always been a team… and we always will be. So instead of going to my empty room, I headed toward the mechanics department, a plan already forming itself in my mind. I would find them no matter what Arctic said, because that's what rebels do.
Chapter 5: Devil’s Son
DARKSTAR
I was starting to get worried about Water. Her feet dragged down the hallway and for once she was silent. “Water, are you alright? If you want we can still go back up the ladder? I shouldn’t have suggested that we come down here,” I
“Waterstar! Stop being so gloomy,” I said to myself. Dark glanced over at me, but he was used to my random outbursts by now.
“You need to focus Water, the next floor, well, I can’t see any light below,” Dark said, looking me in the eye as he interrupted my mental berating.
“Gotcha… I have some rope in my pack, want to tie it around our waists so we won’t get separated?” My mind was still a little clouded as I said this
“Dude you’re a genius! I had completely spaced about your bag!”
I gave Dark another small smile, knowing he was only being so upbeat cause of my state. Why Fire’s absence was hitting me so hard, I don’t know. It just felt strange not having one of my comrades with me, like I had betrayed him or something.
It took a little time to sort out all the stuff in my bag, and of course the rope was in the bottom. Dark tied it around my waist for me after I tried twice and failed. My hands were shaking and I was too jittery to stay still.
After finishing the third knot on his end, Dark turned to me. “You sure you want to do this?” he asked me for the fifth time.
“Of course! I just have excess energy.” My voice was more strained than I would have wanted.
Darkstar nodded his head and pursed his lips. “I’ll go first; when the rope starts pulling against you, follow me, got it? It’s a ladder, so I would greatly appreciate it if you don’t step on my head.” He tacked the last sentence on to try and make me smile. I’m not sure if it worked or if I was laughing at his stupidity.
“Let’s go,” I said, and with those two words, I sealed the fate of humanity.
FIRESTAR
“Arctic please!” I shouted at the commander, throwing formality to the wind. “Let me send a rescue mission for them, or better yet, let me go after them!”
“Firestar, I’ve already told you no.” His words were laced with calmness. I felt the probing tendril of emotion that came from the commander but I wasn’t in the mood for being manipulated. As soon as the emotion came within a foot of me, I incinerated it with my own power. I could tell that Arctic knew what I was doing, and eventually his effort slackened.
“Waterstar knowingly disobeyed a direct order, and then she influenced Darkstar to follow her example. Yes, I am normally flexible with rule breaking, but this is too extreme, they have been exiled and that’s that.”
It was the third time Arctic had said that in the past ten minutes. I was about to leave when something occurred to me. “So they’re rebels of a rebellion?”
“In a way, yes.” A faint smile shadowed Arctic’s lips, contrasting greatly with the dark circles under his eyes. I wondered if he really meant the exiled part, or if he was just saying that to keep me sitting in my room like a little good boy.
I left the office and headed to my room. Last night, or well, technically this morning, was the worst one of my life. I had never spent a night without them since I was six. We had always been a team… and we always will be. So instead of going to my empty room, I headed toward the mechanics department, a plan already forming itself in my mind. I would find them no matter what Arctic said, because that's what rebels do.
Chapter 5: Devil’s Son
DARKSTAR
I was starting to get worried about Water. Her feet dragged down the hallway and for once she was silent. “Water, are you alright? If you want we can still go back up the ladder? I shouldn’t have suggested that we come down here,” I
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