Chapter two: To the Rescue
Nights floated restlessly in the golden bird cage Reala had put him in.
"I'm not a bird." He had said to Reala before he had left,
"Well when the master is finished with you you're going to wish you were!" Nights had laughed at Reala's ridiculous statement, and Reala just growled and left.
Nights looked to the guard sitting atop the cage on his hideous bird-like mount.
"So," Nights said, "Lovely weather we're having."
"Humph," the guard said, "Good weather is stormy weather."
Nights sighed, "Right, you like gloomy, I forgot." Nights massaged his left hand.
"What are you doing?" The guard asked
"What oh," Nights crossed his arms over his chest, "I do that when I'm nervous."
"You have a right to be," The guard said, "Reala was understating when he said the master was mad."
Nights shivered a bit.
"Nights!"
Nights looked down to see who had called his name, "Helen what are you doing here, it's dangerous."
"I wanted to help you, but I don't know if …" Helens hands glowed crimson.
"Is that a red Ideya," Nights asked excitedly, "That might just be enough to get rid of this cage can you climb up the chain?"
"I think so." Helen began to climb.
The guard laughed, "Do you really think a little girl can, climb the chain, and get through the electrocuted barrier, and even if she dose how is she supposed to get passed me?"
"You underestimate the power of the Ideya." Nights snapped.
"And you overestimated it."
Helen climbed up the chain and got into the cage.
"Here Helen," Nights held out his hand.
Helen touched it and Duelized with Nights.
"Oh yeah," The guard said anxiously, "I forgot you could do that."
Nights flew out of the cage and kicked the guard in the face, drew a loop around him and his hideous mount, and they disappeared in a flash of purple light.
"Where did they go?" Helen asked.
"Back to Nightmare," Nights looked to the horizon, Helen felt Nights slowly fall down a few inches.
"What's wrong?" Helen felt Nights' sadness.
"Oh its nothing," Nights' smile returned and he flew a little higher, "Lets go find Owl."
But owl found them.
"That was an amazing job you two well done, but there are still Nightopians trapped in similar cages."
Nights smiled, "Well then let's go free some Nightopians.
They spent the next hour or two fighting Nightmaren and freeing Nightopians. Finally Helen asked, "Is this all you do around here?"
Nights laughed, "Of course not, I can't wait to show you what I do for fun," Nights flew over and unlocked another cage, "That should be the last one, finally." Nights floated to the ground, separated from Helen, and flopped onto the flower covered ground.
Helen laughed as a thousand butterflies, shocked by Nights' sudden appearance, flew up and away.
"Come on; don't leave me alone down here."
Helen sat in the grass and pulled her knees up to her chest, "It's so beautiful here." She said looking to the horizon.
"Yes it is," Nights held himself up with his elbows, "you look a little glum, what's up?"
"I left my mom in our back yard to hang out with my friends."
"Your mom?" Nights rested his head on the ground and looked at the sky.
"Yes, don't you have a mother?"
Nights closed his eyes and shook his head.
"But every one needs a mother, to hold them, care for them when their sick, and read them stories before they go to bed-"
"My brother did that ounce," Nights cut in and then put his hand over his mouth like he had said something wrong.
"Your brother," Helen asked; glad to here Nights did have some family, "What's he like?"
"He's gone." Nights turned away from Helen and picked at some grass.
"Oh," Helen put her head on her knees, "I'm sorry."
Nights continued to pick at the grass and didn't say anything.
"So what do you like to do here?" Helen asked trying to get Nights into a good mood again.
"I like to collect stones." Nights said absentmindedly.
"What's fun around here?"
"Well there is that one game."
"What game?" Helen said with relief.
Nights got up, dusted himself off, and help Helen to her feet, "Come on I'll show you."
