"Memmosa! Get down from there! You're going to hurt yourself!"
A few years had passed since Memmosa was born. Four, to be exact. But the problem was, she was forced to grow by two years each year. Thank you Vector.
But Durbe and Amelia had been quick about teaching the girl all she needed to know. Of course, they had had some help from Amelia's family.
None of them could believe just how quickly Memmosa had learned to control her powers. She instantly mastered the power of her Crest, followed by learning how to use her Barian powers. Memmosa was constantly showing off her strengths, which was very cool to see.
But sometimes, it had consequences. Like right now, she was literally floating in the air. Nothing new there, especially not Durbe's little panic attack for the moment.
"C'mon Memmosa! Just come down from there!"
"Chill it dude. I'm just having a little fun!"
"I get that. But you could hurt yourself up there!"
"How? By running into air?"
"No, but if you're not careful, you could-"
"Durbe, please. Let her have some fun."
Memmosa was the first to look up. It took a little while, but Durbe soon did the same, watching as Amelia Arclight came walking into the room. The gray-haired Barian narrowed his eyes.
"But Amelia, she could hurt herself up there!"
"How? By running into air?"
"That's what I said!" Memmosa whined. She crossed her arms, adjusted her glasses a bit, then began to hang upside down in the air. Amelia giggled. She turned to Durbe, staring as he and Memmosa began to argue again. The pink-haired smacked her forehead and groaned.
Sometimes she wondered how stuff like this happened.
But then again, she didn't mind too much. Amelia was twenty years old now. She was pretty sure she could figure out how to fix the constant arguments between Memmosa and Durbe.
Memmosa gingerly flipped in a circle, then dropped from her spot in the air and landed upside down on the couch. She turned and looked at Durbe with her tongue out, then smirked. "See?" she said, crossing her arms again. "I didn't get hurt."
There was some silence for a little while. Finally, Durbe simply chuckled. "I suppose you didn't, did you?"
"Hey guys, look!"
Now they turned and looked at Amelia. The pink-haired woman was pointing outside, a happy grin on her face. Memmosa back flipped from her spot and landed on the floor cleanly, then walked over and tried to look out the window. "What's up mom?"
"Look! It's snowing outside!"
"SNOW!" Memmosa screamed. She bounced up and down, then vanished in a red flash. Durbe rolled his eyes and sat down on the couch. He watched as Amelia walked over to him, a small smile in her face.
In a matter of seconds, Memmosa returned. She was wearing a white coat, matching black gloves and boots, and a white pair of earmuffs. The pink-haired girl smiled as she vanished again, instantly appearing in the backyard.
Durbe smiled sweetly as Amelia sat beside him. "You do know she's just being a kid and playing with her powers, right?" she asked, looking the gray-haired Barian in the eye. He nodded.
"I'm aware. I just...don't want her to get hurt. If she is, then maybe Vector will take that as a opportunity to steal her away from us. And I just don't want that to happen."
"Well neither do I!" Amelia exclaimed. She kissed Durbe on the cheek, then leaned against him affectionately. "Listen. Memmosa is going back to school tomorrow. It's the last day of her winter break today. Tomorrow, she'll be at the second safest place on the Earth. She'll be fine."
"Yeah. And she's intelligent enough not to go with anyone without our permission, so I suppose there isn't too much danger to worry about."
"Exactly. That's the whole reason she's in Junior High right now instead of third grade. Her intelligence level is off the charts." Amelia chuckled and closed her emerald eyes. "Besides, she has friends that'll keep her in check if something is to go wrong."
"Yes...I suppose that's true." Durbe turned to Amelia and watched as she nodded. They simply leaned back, watching the TV and allowing Memmosa to do just whatever it was she was doing outside.
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"Whoo-hoo!"
Snow went flying in different directions as Memmosa sent herself down the tallest hill in the yard. She ramped off the rock, which was covered in ice, and managed to finally pull off a trick she'd been trying to do for the past year. The pink-haired girl back flipped while she was in the air, still holding onto the rope of the sled, then landed cleanly on the ground and continued to fly down the rest of the hill.
"Awesome!" Memmosa yelled, literally spinning past the trees that were in her way. "This year's Ski Queen Trophy is mine for sure!"
Another jump off of a rock, and Memmosa spun around in a circle while she was in the air this time. She landed with a thud on the ground, but somehow managed to keep going on down the hill anyway. The pinkette ducked to avoid being hit in the face with a low tree limb, then jumped the sled to miss the tree stump in the way. With a low chuckle of confidence, Memmosa zigzagged her way around multiple rocks and tree stumps.
Suddenly, Memmosa's eyes saw something in the distance. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it didn't move, so it appeared to be no threat. But when the girl looked at it again, she saw it move. Memmosa gasped. She pulled the sled clear off the hill, then tied it to a nearby tree and hopped off. Memmosa glared to see through the now blizzard-fast snow.
The figure looked like that of a young boy. In fact, Memmosa thought she actually recognized the figure. She squinted, then gasped when he fell over.
"Oh my god!" Memmosa went running, shielding her eyes from the ice that now penetrated the area. She stopped when she managed to get to the same spot as the boy, simply staring at him. Her smokey-gray eyes went wide instantly, for she knew exactly who this was.
Rei Shingetsu.
