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"Austin!" I gasped, squeezing Alvira to my chest. "Wh-what're you doing, back so fast?"

Pit glanced at Flameslinger and Austin as they left, but didn't follow. "Darnit, people! You have the attention span of a Monoeye!"

"A what?" Zap asked.


I just keep hold on Shadmé.

FS: I heard her crying and we ran over
A: (cries harder) I just want a friend, everyone hates me

"A Monoeye." Pit smiled cheekily. "They're floating eye monsters from my world. I swear that one moment they'll attack and the next they'll be flying away."

"That's not true!" I gasped as Austin continued to sob. I can't comfort two people at once! Flameslinger doesn't hate you, Pit doesn't hate you, I don't hate you!"

A: Thanks, I like you guys, but where I come from, just about everyone is mean to me, I get picked on for even getting the date wrong.

Zap Smiled. "Ooh, sounds fun and a liitle scary!"

I just pressed myself into Shadmé, the crowd's amound became too big...again...

FS: What's wrong, there's only three people here other than you and none of us want to hurt you

I hide behiend Shadmè's back.

A: No, it's ok, don't be afraid

"I-Its not y-you alone...." I say, shaking.

FS: What's the problem? Did someone hurt you

"N-No..."

"I'm sorry to hear that, Austin," I replied to his earlier comment about where he'd come from. "You'll be fine with us. I don't like making fun of people." I smiled at Alvira to let her know she'd be alright.

"Oh yeah!" Pit agreed. "I definitely love the thrill of battle. What about you? What did you fight from where you came from?"

I was slowly following behind Pit and Zap and was thinking about where Lok could be. I laughed a little at his question. "Well, I've never done anything too dangerous. The most dangerous thing I've done was playing a game where we stood up against a wall, while people threw volleyballs at us that we had to dodge." I said, bursting into laughter.

((That actually happened. ))

"Elves, Trolls... some idiot guy who thinks he's strong and calls himself "Kaos"... Even his mother was a bigger deal. Tss... And alot more!" Zap said.

I smile back at Shadmé, feeling a little more confort.

A: See, there's nothing to be afraid of, I'm Austin and this is FlameSlinger
FS: Didn't you say that before
A: It's in case she didn't hear it before

"Sigh.... I'm not the most confort around other people..." I say as I stand up.

A: That's fine, (holds out hand) I promise that I will never, ever cause you harm

I shakingly reach out for Austin's hand. "Thanks...I guess"

A: Thank you
FS: Nicely met ma'am
A: Now why are you scared of other people

"I-Its something..." I say as I walk to Empoleon and send him back.

"Glad you're alright, Alvira," I said. I came up and walked beside her, moving to where Pit and the others were.

Pit laughed with Nathan. "Sounds crazy!" He blinked as he realized we were approaching.

N: We return to Pit and the others
A: Hey guys
FS: Alvira, tell us about yourself

"N...No... I rather not..."
Zap sprints up to me and jumps in my arms.

FS: That's ok
A: woah, careful
FS: Zap, don't knock her over now

I smile at Zap but stay silent.
I walk a few steps, then look at Austing, Zap still in my hands. "I respect you for caring." I smile, but thrn turn my back to everyone and walk back to Pit.

"Okay!" I announced, glad most of the tension was negated. "Let's get going into the woods, now."
"Sounds good!" Pit replied. He flashed a quick look at Alvira that asked you alright?

I sigh. "I'm fine, thanks."

The angel nodded, and began following me again. I was taking a cloth out of the bag I'd brought and putting it in a tree to mark where we'd been.

"What are we looking for?" Zap asked.
"I do not have A clue...sigh." I look at my feet.

I ran and caught up to the others. "Have you guys seen Lok?" I asked them.

I shake my head. "No, sorry."

A: Sorry, we don't even know who that is
FS: Haven't seen anyone we don't know anyway

I turned to Nathan. "Oh, Lok? ...Crud. Hope he didn't run out here and get lost..." My eyes flicked to the forest. "We'll keep an eye out for him. The forest isn't too big. I'm sure we'll find him..."

I shrugged. "Yeah.....he'll show up eventually." I said, turning and walking with the others.

~

Lok sighed as he ran out of ideas. He thought of two ideas. Either summon a Titan to cut down every tree he saw until he reached the others, or use Hyperstride to jump onto the trees and run along on the top of the forest. The latter. "Hyperstride!" He yelled, jumping up the few Reese that were really close to him.

I moved forward, Pit by my side. "What all is in this forest?" he asked. I smiled slightly. "Hmm. I'm not sure. Maybe we should try to build a treehouse or something while we're out here, though! I mean, my parents would freak out if they saw you, I think, so a cool place would be interesting..." I blinked, realizing how silly that probably sounded.

A: I could go for a treehouse
FS: Could be fun

I shrugged, still thinking about where Lok could be. "A treeh-umph!" I yelled as something, or someone to be more precise, landed on me. "What the h-hey! It's Lok!" I yelled, as he rolled off of me and stood up brushing himself off and helping me up. "I finally found you guys!" He yelled. "Where have you been?" He asked. "In the forest....." I trailed off.

I look up. Stay calm, stay calm...
Zap looked at me. "Crow'd growing... Alvira's confidence is shrinking." He laughed. I look at Zap with teary eyes.

"Hi Lok!" Pit greeted cheerfully.

I scooted over next to Alvira so she'd feel safer, and continued to speak. "Alright, if you guys think it's a good idea…hmm. How would we make it?"

Pit gestured around. "Come on, Shadmé! Around you are an arsenal of friends with different powers. I'm sure we'll be able to put something together!"

Lok looked at Shadmé. "Yeah, and I bet I could use some of my titans to help." He said, looking through his pouch of amulets. "Just which one......" He noticed the two rings he wore. "Or....one of you two." He said.

Zap nods. "And I can send out Empoleon* I said, smiling towards Shadmè.

A: I don't have powers, but I have a lot of heart
FS: I could, actually, I don't know what I could do, I use fire

"And I can transport things! I'm tougher than I look!" Pit puffed up to prove his point, making me laugh. Although everyone's willingness to help was inspiring and touched my heart. "Alright. Thanks, everyone! The first thing is that we need to find a big, strong tree. Also, what'll we make the treehouse out of?" Pit immediately started searching around for a tree.

Lok looked around and came up with an idea. "Help us! Springer!" He said, summoning the cute little two-tailed Kitsune. "Go find a big tree." He told it, Springer nodding and running off.

A: Springer looks so cute
FS: We could build it out of some of the fallen trees

I just stood there, eyes closed as I suddenly run after springer. "He's running straight for the train-tracks not far away, the tree he found must've been after them, and I hear a train coming!" I yell.
Zap looks suprised. "Since wen does Alvira care? And since wen can she hear a train coming? I don't hear anything!" He sprints after me.

A: This is bad
FS: Austin, hop on
N: Austin gets on FlameSlinger's back as he starts running towards Springer

Lok freaks out then realized something. "Um....guys?!" He yelled, racing after them. "I can do this!" He said, holding Springer's amulet. "Springer! Return!" He yelled. A blue-ish aura went into the amulet. "There. Fixed." He said.

I stop and smile. "I should've known. At least we know what way we should go."