Yeah That sounds nice " Catch mumbled, a nice warm bed sound amazing, he then remembered the hole " yeah.." he sighed, he didn't have much of a choice, and if anything Weaver could pull him though but he didn't even think of that.

Anna did a thumbs up in the air // on it captain Boreas sir! Safe travels!// she followed along after the boys but did looked back towards the bathtub, she was a little surprised to see two yellow glowing eyes peaking over the edge " just sit tight Mal, Captain Boreas will be here before you know it!"

A huff came from the black wolf as his yellow eyes sunk back down into the darkness of his pit

Anna then focuses on her friend// Glory, you still there? Were heading out now// she informed, she wasn't sure if she should start asking questions yet or wait a bit, they did have quite a bit of traveling though the tunnels alone

Morning Glory stayed somewhat quiet as Penelope comes in with more food, at this point she was listening in on everyone's conversations more, though she was rather curious when Penelope whispers to the mystery man. She then said good bye to Crystal--making sure to say that they will see Crimson again at some point, she's sure he'll wake up at some point, so hopefully the human girl would feel at least even the smallest bit better too. Lastly, she gave Penelope her word that she would stay and watch over the red king, and now after all is said and done, she's sitting back on the bed by the stranger's side. //I'm still here! I've been listening to all of you, I hope you all will be careful out there, and that includes you too, Captain. I'll still be here too, I just have to keep an eye on, um... the new mysterious stranger... person,// she says telepathically in the group call, then more privately tries to speak to Rihanna specifically, asking, //The only thing I'm concerned about with you guys coming here is Weaver, what with him being a Nightmare... I don't know if they'd let him in, or if they did, how this place would affect him, I don't know...//

Weaver offers to go through the tunnel first so he can pull Catch through--at first he offers to his his ribbon for that, but then he corrects himself and says chain.

The red king didn't mind anyone talk to him, in a way that seem to calm him, to just sit and think, to him that all he could do....

Rihanna took note of the directions and any landmarks they should come across, she then wish Captain Boreas luck as well, but when her friend spoke more to her privately the Tiger Fairfin got quite as she watch the two boys help each other though the hole // yeah, that a good point... Weaver in control right now but that doesn't mean everyone going to believe us and as far as what could happen to him there... how is the others doing with their corruption is it hunting them our helping?//

//Crimson threw up a bunch of nasty, corrupted magic-like stuff, or something, whatever it was, it was evil... And it burst into flames shortly after it was exposed to the air here,// Glory answers with a frown, //I don't know fully how this place is treating anyone else, I haven't heard anything about Eira... but Weaver's body is the most corrupted out of everyone's; if Crimson's puke exploded just being out in the air, what would this place to do something that's pure corruption, through and through, like a Nightmare?// She breathes out a little sigh and curls up next to Crimson, then continues, //... He doesn't really have a choice though, since Catch is keeping him from losing himself to Eater again... Even if he did, though, I know how Weaver is, he'd come here anyway, whether I like it or not, because he'd want to help Catch and everyone else... I've been wanting to talk to him for a bit now, but I didn't want to distract him since it sounds like things have been crazy over there. How are both the boys now? It sounds like your partner has it bad...//

//Alright. Careful with your calls out there. Far too many unknowns about this situation.// Boreas quickly advised. Although he'd never heard of any in-depth studies on Fairfin call safety, they needed utmost caution.
Everything else he knew had already been turned on its head, after all.

"They'll be heading here once Glory gives them directions." Boreas informed his niece, who was once again very glad to hear this. "Thanks for letting me know, Uncle Boreas.
...You'd /better/ get back okay, too. We need to talk more... But... You already said that."

"That I did. Get some rest, Fi." Boreas gave his niece a final wave, finally heading out of the room. He gave the doctors a goodbye, and hurried out the door. He remembered the way Penelope had shown him to get there, so he backtracked to get to the door.

...Meanwhile, Fiona laid there in bed, holding her diary now. Her mind was still racing all over, despite her also being sleepy.

Boreas hurried through the halls, nearing the lobby when he heard Glory's message. //Thanks for the update. Try and rest easy if you can, too. We all need as much as we can get.//

Before the Captain left the lobby, he pulled out the earpiece Jason had given him and popped it into his ear. He gave it a quick test, "Yo, anyone still on this line?"
He did receive a reply from Jason, so the Elemental reported his own small update for him. Then, after that, he set off again.

He had one more stop on his list, but this one was on the way out. As Boreas left the lobby and stepped outside, he very quickly spotted Sparky and Terra under that same tree.
...He had told them earlier that he would check on them, and now was as good a time as any.

Fiona had now opened up her diary and was reading through the first pages. The very first couple were collages of mini notes written by her family--encouragement, reminders of good habits and morals they had always followed... Reading some of them reminded her of back when she was a kid. Back when the thought of becoming a Shadow Hunter was the biggest dream of her life. Her family had helped her prepare herself the best she could ask for.

...It just seemed like things had gone from awesome, to bad, to absolutely horrible in the course of nearly eight years.
She didn't like to think about it... But she wondered what her family would think. Boreas seemed... Okay. Really, he seemed more focused on helping her. She wanted to incessantly tell herself to do better, over and over, and throw herself back into action so she could also help her friends and make things awesome again... But even she was starting to get that wasn't the way to do it, which was still frustrating.

However, then she arrived at the next page. It was a story dedicated to the Silver Moons. In fact, the next four pages held different stories and songs dedicated to them. Stories of imagination, reality, balance, change, and hope.

She had forgotten about these.

// oh... yeah that doesn't sound like that be good for someone like Weaver....// this was troubling for Rihanna, she continue to follow the brothers as they help each other along// I just don't know... Weaver isn't evil though, Eater is... that doesn't change the fact of his body been corrupted... I just don't know what it do to him Glory... I like to think it actually help him, maybe give him more of a Fighting Chance against Eater but I just don't know... we should tell Weaver and Catch though // Anna flew along to spare the boys any extra weight // Weaver hanging in there, he helping Cat... honestly he not doing to great...I knew things were different with him because of his silver blood but... something just not right about it, it like he a different person full of hate...thankfully Weaver got him calm down, as for Weaver I can tell he needs rest, they both do but I won't be surprised if Weaver passes out if given the chance...//

The red king was lost in his thoughts, he had much to think about, so much to dwell on but something caught his attention, his eye drifted over to the tiny Bellezza that had laid up against him, she didn't say anything but he could since she was speaking...

The red king looked back down at his hands as if that could help keep her conversation private, hearing people talk without them knowing was normal for him but he couldn't help it before and they didn't even know he existed but like this things seem different.

//Yeah, we should...// Glory simply replied to Rihanna's first comments, then she breathes out a small sigh. //That sounds awful for poor Catch... but that sounds about right for Weaver, he's always been so bad about pushing himself to do more and more... Catch still has a Nightmare inside of him, doesn't he? I wouldn't be surprised if that's got something to do with him being so full of hate. I hope both of our boys can get some help here, they need it so bad...//

After saying that to Rihanna privately, she then focuses back on the group call. //... Catch, Weaver? There's something else we need to go over...//

As they approach the crater where the black hole spell was, Weaver hears his partner, and briefly stops. //Yeah? What's up?// he asks.

Anna had guess Cataclysm had something to do with her brother to, but they all would have to talk about that later just like everything else.
As the boys got closer to the black hole, the link was getting fuzzy again " Uh, Weaver I think we should try to figure out some other way around, that thing such magic and is some kind of nasty element, last time I wasn't even able to get though when we crossed, we probably lose our connection if we get to close again... besides I don't think getting close to that thing is healthy... and I don't think you our Catch should have other round of it. "Anna spoke her concerns.

She then focuses on Glory message and replied // go ahead Glory//
the Dreamer prince looked up as if that were Glory voice was coming from " yeah?.." he thinks outloud instead of keeping it telepathically

Fiona read through each of the pages, feeling a twinge of guilt as the realization sank in...
Despite having wanted to fight for good and be the best Shadow Hunter she could be, she had been completely distracted from the Silver Moons--/the/ good that she was supposed to be fighting for in the first place. She'd neglected them.

...Yeah, she felt awful about that... But after a few moments, she tried willing herself to a different thought process.
//What have I been doing? How do you fix something like this...?//

She wasn't sure right then. The Elemental had never thought she'd lose connection with the Silver Moons... She looked back into her diary for advice. What was there /was/ helpful, but it still wasn't exactly what she was looking for.
As she searched through other pages, one that was a little more loose stuck out of the side farther than the others... When she flipped to it, she found that it was the picture she'd drawn of the Keyhunters.

Weaver stops when Anna mentions about the black hole, and he can't help but agree. "... Yeah, I'll make myself keep going as long as I can, but thinking about it, I don't know if I can hold on to Catch and climb across the edge of the crater again... Good call," he says, then looks around a bit for another possible exit.

//The place where we are now, I don't know how it's going to affect you, Weaver... With you being a Nightmare, just being here might hurt you, if not worse...// Glory quietly explains, trying to focus a little more to make sure the call remains stable.

Weaver bites his lip and sighs. //... Thanks for letting me know, I don't think I really have much choice in the matter, but I'll keep that in mind when we get closer,// he replies.

Catch was getting all confused, Anna seem to be concerned about somethings nasty and Glory was talking about somethings that could hurt Weaver, his face scrunched up as he trying to remember what was going on " ...what...what..." he mumbled raising your hand and shook his pointer finger as he try to put two and two together "... are we.. we talking... about that thing...uh..that thing... uhhh it that
evil thing were you...you did that thing to get over there.. no what.. over here, that right.. we were over there but, what, that right " Catch turned his head so he could look his brother in the eyes, making sure he could by lifting the brim of Weaver hat, the Dreamer prince then gave his vast in sight at this time " what, Weaver, Weaver, you know what you did? You turned into a big DOG "

Rihanna gave a sad sigh, both boys were barely clinging onto consciousness " yes Cat he did, and you know Weaver has a great wolf form, it just looks a bit different now... " she try to explain but keep it simple, Catch wasn't in any condition to make sense of things and she didn't want to overload him with more in fear he could pass out. Anna then focuses on the other conversation // hmmm. That something I been thinking about to...this place sounds like it could do some good for everyone but yeah... well have to think of something for Weaver...// she paused // Glory, would anyone there be able to help?//

Fiona stared at her doodles for a couple of minutes. She didn't draw people in her diary unless they were special to her in some way... Though, she hadn't really had a chance to work on this particular picture for a long while. This had slipped her mind, too.
She knew she couldn't forget the Silver Moons, and she couldn't forget her friends either. Even those who she didn't know so well yet.
...At that moment though, all she could really think about what who was there with them, and who was missing or gone. //What do I do about it...?//

The Elemental glanced at her scratchy depictions of Crystal, (she hadn't added Crimson yet), Catch, Weaver, and especially Terra.
Though, she also found herself focusing on the little balls of color that were the Fairfin. //Boreas... Before he left, he got a call from Weaver. But...
...Glory's here...

Can... Can you call people without having the Fairfin with you? Wait--you can, can't you...?//

The red king stayed quiet, he could tell that the tiny Bellezza was in the middle of something important, so he turned his eye to his surroundings, everything was blurred of colors... now that things were calm again and was left to his own thoughts the red king could process what he was experiencing, his vision had been been clear before and blurred, but this blur was different, he felt something in his face and something on his face, though he didn't quite comprehend that what it was...

The red king turned his gaze to his hands and he slowly rotated them as he examined them, his eye followed up his arm to the IVs and then he followed them, he wondered what was it purpose, it seem to be dripping some kind of liquid, but what? He guessed it really didn't matter, the red king just took note that he should be careful, he wasn't sure how the tube was attached exactly... his eye was just bugging him, which made him contemplate what to do next, he glace up to observe the Doctor and Nurses, he seen one of the Nurses rub her face, he remembered seeing thing done before but could he?

The red king stared at his hands, he wiggled his fingers, he could move them so he slowly rises a shaky hand toward his face, however as the dark figure of his hand approached the red king stopped, having something actually come at him was unsettling...

"Y-yeah... I sure did," Weaver replies, staring blankly at Catch for a moment, his brother's extreme exhaustion more and more beginning to weigh on him. Afterwards he tries to focus just enough to find them another way out...

//I can see about talking to someone here, I'm sure there must be someone who can do something,// Morning Glory replies, //I suppose I'll let you guys go for now, though. Anna, take good care of our boys!//

Indeed, Terra and Sparky are still under the same tree, the only difference now is Sparky is back to looking like a perfectly normal ghost Fairfin. He gives him another smile when he sees him come out, and he calls out, "Hello, Captain!"

Boreas approached the two of them, "Yo! You're looking back to your old self now." He assumed whatever had happened must've worn off by this time.
The icy Elemental crouched by Terra so they'd all be more around eye-level...
"Can't stay for long, but I'm an Elemental of my word. For one, I delivered your message, Sparky. Even more than that, Fi informed me on a lot of what's happened."

Sparky blinks once when Boreas mentions his "old self," as he didn't realize what had happened to him, but he doesn't ask about that now. "Thanks Captain! Sounds like you're still keeping busy though?" he asks.

Terradream doesn't even look up at Boreas, he just continues staring down at his lap, not even really at Sparky either...

"Mmhm," Boreas nodded, then kept his voice low, "Have to find and look after an injured Nightmare King."
Then his tone returned to normal, "Catch and Weaver are making their way here as well."

Terra's posture seems to sink when Malice is mentioned. //... I was supposed to find him and get samples from him... I don't even have the bag anymore...// he thinks, but still doesn't say anything.

Sparky gives a slight glance to his partner as he notices his posture shift, but he keeps up his smile at Boreas. "Well it'll be nice to see Catch and Weaver again. Is Malice's spell still active out there? You got something for it if it is?" he asks.

Boreas took note of Terra's posture as well, not knowing what particularly about the mention of babysitting Malice would cause a reaction like that...
Though the Captain also knew with the state the ghost was in, just about any topic could cause that.

"I'll need something for it, I'm sure. Not certain on how long those cookies last, but I imagine I'm not well protected at this point.
...Don't see that bag of yours anywhere around, though."

Terra finally starts to mumble something after that. "... I... I left it behind when I saw... When I saw /them/..."

Sparky turns his head to look up at his partner, now looking more concerned. He remembers seeing the abomination of a creature that was coming after Crimson, but other than the birds, there wasn't anything else, was there? "... Them?" he quietly asks his partner.

"The... There was the... The /thing/ that wanted Crimson," Terra quietly continues, shuddering at the remembrance of the Seeker in his mind, his eyes slowly growing wider, "It was trying to drag him away, but I grabbed him... Th-then I saw the four... st-statues...? I-it was so fast, but they were alive, they looked at me, I was surrounded, I-I think they wanted to eat me... O-or was that Crimson? I... I was holding on to him, something grabbed me, I just held on, but my hands and my arms hurt, and they disappeared--was he eating me...?" He holds his shaking hands in front of himself now as he stares at them and says, "But they're back, they suddenly came back and they don't hurt anymore, just l-like my ribbon, they came back, and they're fine, I'm /fine,/ I--"

"Woooah, woah woah woah woah," Sparky interrupts Terra, waving his arms above his head to get his partner's attention, "Slow down Terra, you're going too fast."

Boreas finally looked to Terra when he started speaking. He intently listened to what the Dreamer ghost had to say... Noting the fact that even Sparky seemed to not completely know what he was talking about. He remembered his niece's words about something else that had happened during that time.
The Captain's brow visibly furrowed as Terra described the statues and how he had felt during the obviously horrible struggle that had occurred.

...At least, until he started becoming excessively frantic.
"Eaaaasy there, Terra. Easy..." Boreas attempted to work with Sparky, motioning to direct the Dreamer's attention to the Fairfin as well, "You need to take this one step at a time."

With Boreas and Sparky both quickly trying to calm him down, Terra stops talking, and after a moment, it seems to work. He drops his hands down and cups them around Sparky, pulling him into a loose hug, and his expression goes back to more of what it was before: a defeated, hopeless, and rather dead look. "... I... I was saying, about the bag... I left it, on the... Al... Altar...? The street? Wh-wherever I was... S-so it's too dangerous to go get it... The statue creatures probably have it now, o-or that... Thing...
... Not that it matters anyway... They'll find us here, and then th-this place will be overrun too, and everyone will be turned into a monster, or die..."

Somehow, Terra manages to look even more depressed than even I expected. "... I was supposed to find Malice... The bag had medical equipment to get samples from Malice... And so many other things from Osiris... But then the city was under attack, and I left it... I left all of that... probably expensive equipment, or life-saving things behind... I wasted it..."

Sparky doesn't say anything immediately this time, as he's rubbing up against Terra's fingers now to try and comfort him, and occasionally headbutting his hand.

After Terra had finished, Boreas stayed quiet as well, allowing him some time to cool down. The Captain needed that time to think, anyways.
He didn't yet know how being a ghost would've affected Terra's experience. Certainly, some dark creatures could cause hallucinations, but even that was stretching it here. What he, and the rest of that group had gone through was something that /needed/ to be discussed.

Then there was the bag, and the massive depression that came with it. Boreas considered his options...

"...I'll look for it." He stated simply.

Terra seems to be back now to not reacting at all, and doesn't say anything.

Sparky makes a sighing sound, but briefly pulls his face out of Terra's thumb to look up at Boreas. "Good luck, Captain. Oh, if you need something for protection, maybe you could take this bowtie?" he asks, taking the gem of the bowtie down from his neck. The bowtie then disappears, simply returning back to a gem. "I think all you have to do is put it up to your neck and it'll form, at least that's what it did for us. I don't know how well it'll protect you from Malice's spell, if it will at all, but you can try?" he suggests, holding the gem out for the Captain to take it, so he himself doesn't have to get out of Terra's hands.

"Hm." Was all that came from Boreas upon watching Sparky remove the bowtie. "That would be very beneficial--thanks." He nodded, carefully taking the tiny jewel from him.
"Whether I find the bag or not, we'll have to get another form of protection for you at some point." He rather cautiously brought the jewel up to his neck, forming a now blue, much larger bowtie around his neck.

Then he looked to Terra. Although the ghost hadn't said anything, Boreas had something to say to both him and Sparky.
"Let me leave you with some things to think about.

I don't believe I have to tell you what you have and are experiencing now is some of the highest-level warfare--for you, it seems there's even more.
I want to discuss this further, but I have a job to fulfill.
And this place happens to be a temple of the Silver Moons." He took things one step at a time, hoping not to cause any other big reactions from Terra.

"That's fine," Sparky said in response with a smile on his face, seeing the magic bowtie do its thing. He then nods his head in agreement with what the Captain says next.

"... It doesn't matter..." Terra mutters.

Sparky frowns again and looks back to his partner. "That's not true, I'm sure everyone here would be willing to help you if we could just go inside... Everyone else is already getting help. Fiona's in there, I'm sure she's already on the road to recovery... Right, Captain?" he asks, glancing up at Boreas for a confirmation.

"Mmhm. Was frantic for a while, but she calmed down after we talked. She's resting now." Boreas nodded.

"Yeah!" Sparky then continues, smiling sadly up at his partner again, "See? Even Fiona's getting some help in there, she's able to get some rest. Can we please go in there too, Terra...?"

But Terra still doesn't say anything, or react...

Boreas let out the faintest of sighs, watching Terra's ghost remain unmoving. He was realizing his first thought may have been wrong about the Dreamer--at least, partially. Time was an important factor in recovery from depressions like this, but he now believed the most crucial part of this case was where, and with whom that time was spent.

He was going to be honest and blunt about it.
"Terradream. You're in a dangerous place right now. You're drowning yourself.
You need to go inside and talk. You're going to have to talk about it eventually either way."

With Boreas also encouraging his partner to go inside, Sparky watches Terra hopefully...

After another moment, the ghostly Dreamer gives a slight nod of his head, and slowly mumbles, "... I'll... I'll go inside... Soon..."

"Good.
I know you'll hold him to that." Boreas said to Sparky.
"I have to get moving, so I'll leave you to it."
The Captain then stood up and went to start his journey to Malice.

"Alright Captain, hopefully the next time we meet, things'll be better. Maybe we can talk over some raisin cookies!" Sparky says, giving a nod and a small salute to the Captain before he turns.

Despite Terra not saying anything at first, there's obviously something still on his mind, as shortly after the Captain turns to leave, he speaks up again, and asks... "... Boreas...? ...
... When Fiona turns Rogue... W-would you... be able to k-... kill her...?"

Boreas gave Sparky a nod before he began to leave... However, he stopped when Terra said his name.
The Captain glanced back over his shoulder, briefly remaining silent.
"...I'd do what I have to." He answered, "Everything I've known has been turned on its head. We have a Nightmare with a Dreamer's soul... And I'm off to help the King of Nightmares himself.
In terms of Fiona... We'll have to wait and see what happens."

Terradream doesn't look up at Boreas, but he does mumble. "... I... I don't think I'd be able... to do th-that for her..."

Even Sparky feels some of the weight of Terra's sorrow now as he looks up at him, seeing the glimmer of light in the corner of his eyes. "... Aww, dude..." he quietly says, grabbing one of Terra's fingers and trying to make eye contact with him, "It's not going to come to that. I know you think it will, but it won't. Fiona's already getting help... How about we go in there and check up on her? You can see for yourself how she's doing?"

Terra looks at Sparky briefly, then tries to looking him in the eye. "... Seeing me w-won't help her any--"

"Then she doesn't have to see you. You can go invisible. We'll just go in there, maybe I'll say hi and ask questions on your behalf, and you won't have to worry about 'messing anything up.' What do you think about that?" Sparky interrupts.

Terra remains quiet.

"... We don't have to move fast, but we should get moving, just like Captain Boreas... At least start by getting in there. Please, Terra?"

Boreas watched and listened to the two ghosts for one more moment. He thought he had said enough, so he eventually turned again and headed for the outskirts of the park.

He had many of his own thoughts on the conversations that had just happened to keep him company for the time being.

(*Rocket launches novels*)

( wHooooooo! How you doing? )

@LillyLightstar the spam is unreal

(I'm doing good! I'm excited to RP again X3 Hopefully Galaxy will feel up to joining us today!

How're you doing, Shadow? :3 )

(Halloooooo!

This cover is so pretty! You did a wonderful job with Crystal, Shadow!

And I'm glad to hear you're doing good Lilly! I'm doing pretty good too, and I am also excited--and pretty much I second you with everything as well. X"D)

( that a good!!
Thank you!! I always enjoy drawing Crystal x3

I been a little busy working on my commissions but I'm having fun with them ^-^

I hope Galaxy is doing well and be up to hop in or stop by to! X3

That great Fluffy!! :D
I'm working on replys!

(Hi Fluffy, good to see you! ^-^

It is really nice to see a cool picture of Crystal again~

I'm working on something myself, and I gotta say, her hair is so hard to do for some reason *cries*)

(Glad you've been having fun, Shadow!

I hope Galaxy's doing well, too! :>

...I feel that, Lilly. Her and Terra's hair both have stumped me many times before. X'D
You can doo eet, though!)

" I like, I like dogs... like, I want like a, a dog... like, I, I wish I could like shift to a dog like you, you did, yeahhhhh that be cool..." the Dreamer prince sounds just as let down as he looked, Catch then though back to when he was able to shift into other things and how fun that use to be, those fond memories spur a bit of life back into the exhausted Prince, he made a face as he try to focus on shifting but much like all the time before he only felt a tingly sensation but nothing else, no lights or glow, no feelings of a soothing warmth, no different form, he was just a man with a tail... " Ughhh! Why can't you shift to other forms?! " Catch tossed his free hand forward in frustration " its always humans or am I an elf? " He looked to Weaver if he knows the question that had been discussed many times.

// Alright. Let me know whenever you if you find anything out! I'll be keeping an eye on the boys // Anna replied// you look after everyone else! and I'll do my best to get the boys there, oh! beds, they be needing beds, I wouldn't be surprised if they pass out as soon as were someplace safe//

The red king was frozen, the blurred from of a hand coming at him was frightening, though anything coming towards him would have been...

He found himself leaning backwards away from his hand, not even putting a thought into him moving or that he did, he just didn't want the thing coming towards him...

Fiona now debated with herself on whether or not it was a good idea to call Catch and Weaver... Or well, Eater. She didn't have full context on what had happened with them, but she much preferred to think of Weaver and not Eater. Especially after they learned about him today. That was another thing to think about.

Still, she wanted to make sure they made it back safely. And the last time she'd talked to them was that morning...
But maybe she should still call Glory first. The Elemental wanted to know how she was doing, too.

//...Glory? Hellooo, Gloryy?// Fiona started trying to focus really hard. So hard, everyone in the room would've been able to plainly see that she was doing... Something.
//Are you doing ok? Boreas told me about Catch and Weaver, and Weaver calling, and I was wondering if I could talk with them, too.// She rambled her thoughts out, whether Glory was actually receiving her message or not. Perhaps she thought if she tried hard enough, she could will it into happening.

"U-uh..." Weaver mumbles as he listens to Catch's ramblings, "It's more of an elf form, remember... We can't shift when we get older," he tries to explain.

//I will!// Glory had simply said as her call ended with Anna, and then almost as soon as she let that go, she heard Fiona's voice. //Oh! Fiona, hello,// she calls back, coming through loud and clear in Fiona's mind, //Yes I'm doing ok! I'm actually doing a lot better now than before. I just got through talking with Anna, Catch, Weaver, and Captain Boreas for a little bit too. You'd like to talk to them, too...?// She stops to think about that for a moment. //It sounds like Catch is having it hard, and Weaver's pushing himself to keep them both going... Can you wait a little while, so maybe they won't be too overwhelmed?// She asks.

Fiona blinked, hearing Glory's voice in her head. //You sound a lot better.// The Elemental noted, seemingly being unable to keep many of her thoughts to herself during this mental conversation. Though, she went quiet when the Fairfin explained to her why she shouldn't try talking to them right away, which of course, Fiona responded to very earnestly, //Oh, no--no overwhelming people, overwhelming is bad, especially for them right now. I don't wanna do that! I wanna help, so I'll wait. A little while, or however long.//
...Glory would likely also be able to hear that Fiona's mental tone was a bit... Off.

Rihanna had been keep up headed of the boys to light the way and be a lookout, much to her thankfulness there hadn't been much to see in the dark just rodents and bugs stirring here and there. Letting out a disappointed sigh Dreamcatcher shuffle along with his brother " some days I miss being a fawn... " he mumbled and Then followed up with a sneeze.

" bless you "The Tigger Fairfin glace over her shoulder when Glory ended the call, truthfully she worried about if Weaver and Catch could make it to the place, they were moving at a slow pace and both were showing just how exhausted they were " just hung in there guys, we got to make it out of this tunnel and figure out how to get you to that place "

The shape that was before him feel chilling familiar, the trembling in his hand intensified the longer he stared at it until he couldn't hold it up any longer, when his hand fell the red king gasped, letting out a breath he had didn't realize he been holding... the red king just melted against the bed, he didn't want to try moving anymore, he didn't feel like he could, he just laid there staring out across the room, there was so much to dwell on, so much to process, sense, emotions, his own thoughts...

"Bless you," Weaver also says, looking up at Rihanna afterwards. "We're hanging in there, we will..." he says, then pauses. "... Hey, Catch... do you think you'll make it if we try to go back and find Danny first...?"

//Ok, thank you,// Morning Glory says in return, but she can't help but notice Fiona's tone. //How're you doing? Are you alright?//

" thank you " the Dreamer replied as he wiped his nose with his sleeve, he counted down the path, it took a moment for him to even process what Weaver asked " huh? Oh, yeah... I can keep going, I told that guy I help him "

Anna didn't really think it was a good idea in many ways but they did give their word, so she was busy going over the mental map in her mind and what would be the quickest and efficient way, and if there be anything else that could help them out... // I wonder how those vehicles work?...//

Before completely leaving the park, Boreas had tried tuning his earpiece to a different channel to see if he could get a hold of any other Vanguard out in the field.
Once he did, he requested that they keep an eye out for the bag as well. He also shared with them who else in the group was accounted for at that time... But that was all the information he was willing to share over the radio.

Since then, the Captain had once again put on his disguise ring and set off deeper into the abandoned city. Subway tunnels would likely sprawl all around the city, so either way he would eventually find where Anna's directions would come in. He could use the area affected by Malice's spell to pinpoint that as well.
...It was much quieter now that the cause of the chaos had left.

//I'm...// Fiona had to stop herself for a moment, //I'm worried about everybody, and trying to think, and tired... But I don't wanna sleep, even though that's what I'm supposed to do.// The Elemental closed her eyes as she 'spoke,' though her expression kept changing, too.

"Alright, I'll hold you to it, literally," Weaver lightly teases.

They continue shambling along and maybe eventually at some point get closer to an exit.

~

Morning Glory makes a sad smile as she listens to Fiona. //I know I've heard that before... Do try to get some rest if you can, I know it's gotta be hard, but... You'll be able to help everyone out even better if you're better rested,// she softly advises.

Terra remains sitting for a good while after Boreas has left, but eventually he forces himself to get up.

Sparky situates himself nicely in Terra's crossed arms, looking up at his partner with a faint smile.

"... What... are we going to do when we get in there...?" Terra mutters.

"Well," Sparky replies, "We could check on Fiona. We could ask someone to get you some help. Oh, Glory's in there too, maybe we could even ask her how Purity's doing?"

Terra stands there a while longer, thinking, and then he slowly starts making his way towards the entrance of the recycling center.