Finn placed the last golden burble on the lush tree in front of them.
"So why do you guys celebrate Skymas so much? I just need to clarify" Lypix frowned.
"Come on Lypix! Its Skymas, you must like the presents at least, or the food!" Finn called.
"Finn I grew up on scraps from kitchens in Atmosia, what do you think my Skymases were like?" she replied, raising her eyebrows.
"You did? You must have always been so hungry…" Junko trailed off, thinking what he would do if he was without food.
"Yeah… I'm going to go to my room to get some work done, I really can't stand Skymas." She answered, marching out the room past Piper.
"What's her problem?" Piper asked.
"She 'hates' Skymas" Finn replied.
"No wonder, with all these silly hats" Stork groaned, flicking the bell on the red hat he was wearing.
"Maybe we should surprise her somehow?" Aerrow suggested.
"Good idea! I'll go fetch her" Finn smiled.
He bonded down the halls until he got close to the room her and Piper shared, he wanted to sneak up on her.
He was about to jump into the room when he heard voices, peering in he could see over Lypix's shoulder, she was holding a small hand held screen with people he didn't recognise on it.
"Look what the dark fairy's brought you!" a woman with jet black hair smiled looking down at a little blonde girl.
"Mummy! It's just what I always wanted! I thought I'd have to wait till I was fourteen to get one of these!" this received a knowing look from the mother to the father who was probably holding the camera.
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It switched to another scene of bedraggled children sitting around a fire, looking very cold.
"At least we're together, last Skymas we had our families, and now we don't. lets just thank the creator we're still alive" a brave young girl, with a voice similar to Lypix's shouted out, it ran through Finn's mind how much she had grown in that year.
"We can't live this way Lypix! How much longer are we going to have to starve?" a tall boy shouted out, Finn recognised Midnight standing up amongst his followers.
"But... But we need to stick together or we'll all scatter" she prompted hopefully.
"Did your mother tell you that? Was that before or after she gave out everyone's death warrant?!" Midnight hissed causing Lypix to recoil, at this two girls and another boy stood up in front of her.
"What's your problem Midnight?" one of the other girls asked.
"My problem is that…"
"Finn, how long have you been stood there?" Lypix sighed, turning the monitor away.
"Umm, not long" he replied trying to sound light and cheerful but failing miserably.
"Finn… just don't tell anyone else about this, I don't want to ruin your Skymases" she pleaded quietly, and he walked away slowly feeling slightly ashamed.
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"So?" Aerrow asked as Finn slumped into a chair.
"Oh, um never mind" he shrugged off, deep in his own thoughts.
"What's wrong Finn?" Piper asked, climbing down from the step-ladder.
"Its Lypix isn't it?" Stork told rather than asked.
Finn, never one to keep his mouth shut long blurted it out. "Lypix hates Skymas, because everyone is dead or has left her" he clapped his hand to his mouth, was he really so bad at keeping secrets?
Everyone gasped, no one expected him to be as direct as that.
"But we're still here" Junko pointed out.
"But we're not exactly family or even the same species" Piper replied.
"Never stopped me before" Stork mumbled quietly.
"Maybe we should revive Skymas for her!" Aerrow stood up with new determination.
"How exactly?" Stork asked slightly amused.
"Well let's make the Condor as much like her home!" he suggested.
"Oh that's right, lets suddenly make everywhere underground and have hundreds of thousands of booby traps" Stork replied sarcastically.
"Yes, that's a great idea!" Piper answered, completely ignoring Storks comment.
"But how do we do it?" Finn joined in.
"We could invite Eci and Nonte for a start" Junko pointed out.
"What about an illusion crystal for a Krysita scene?" Piper chimed in.
"Some great ideas! Lets keep them rolling" Aerrow replied, trying to motivate them.
"It's a bad idea I tell you" Stork replied, sadly absorbed in his own thoughts.
Stork hated Skymas like Lypix did, he had no family and never was around his own species, he smiled slightly, maybe he should take a small comfort in the fact Lypix was as isolated from her kin as he was from his.
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"I'm going out" Lypix replied sulkily, she was determined to not show how she felt, although she had considered the fact Finn would have already told them.
They nodded in agreement and the minute Lypix had flown off, the Condor became a bee hive of activity.
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Lypix flew on, she wore no warm clothing deliberately, she wanted to feel the cold penetrate her heart which felt just as cold. How had it got to this? Did her mother not realise how lonely she would feel, on her own against the world? Then again Lypix was coming up to being fifteen and she too could see flashes of things to be. Lypix smiled, she was getting the sight as well, a useful tool against Cyclonis.
Lypix landed on Krysita and stood for a small while watching the dark clouds of the night sky float across the world, momentarily covering up bright beacons of hope. Lypix remembered when she had used to do this and wish for adventure, she looked down and laughed sadly, be careful what you wish for.
Lypix strolled towards a small tunnel she sometimes used, she was in no hurry as the very air seemed to breathe a sad type of magic which made Lypix cry quietly, how many times would she have to keep remembering them?
She found it almost too painful to inhale the necessary oxygen to keep her alive. She fell to the floor weeping and cried until she blacked out from the mental pain.
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My friend Jess calls me morbid but god! Lypix just can't be happy!
I think this will be quite a small story but it's only a Christmas special so hey!