Disclaimer:I don't own Ares or Gregor. Though I really wish I did. :P
Ares?
Yes, Overlander.
Oh man, Ares...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you to go in so close, it's my fault...
No, Gregor. It was not our fault. Not yours, nor mine.
I...I...oh, Ares...I miss you, a lot.
I know. I miss you as well. But it's not so bad here. I found Thalia, and Tick, and all the others as well.
Thalia? How is she doing there?
She is happy, but she still crys for Hazard. She wants so much to go back to him...
I'll tell him...do you ever wish to come back?
Yes. But what life would I have? I would still be an outcast, without you there, even if I gained some respect from fighting.
You'd have Aurora. And Luxa. And some of the others too.
Oh, Gregor. I can't come back, and you know it.
I do...and it hurts to know as well.
I can give you one promise, though.
Just one?
One. I will always be with you, from now on.
Always?
Yes.
Okay...thanks.
Gregor sat up with a start, shaken from sleep by a sharp pain in his arm. He looked down to see that he'd accidentallyjabbed himself with a pencil, while clenching his fist reflexively.
Was it all really just a dream? An icy band encircled his heart.
Ares? he called, not expecting an answer.
I am here.
My first oneshot for the Underland Chronicles. This was bugging me for a while, so I decided to turn it into a oneshot. Hope you all like it.