Fate wasn't sure if it was cold outside because of the weather or if the temperature has something to simply do with the sinking feeling she had been stuck with since she went to sleep last night. Nothing was wrong for once in her life, but everything just felt… off to her. The slight breeze didn't help, it just made her more anxious as the day started and continued on ever so slowly.

No one else seemed effected like she was. They were all just as energetic as they were nearly every day and everyone was coming in, and going out, as they finished and took jobs continuously. Hell, it was almost the middle of the afternoon and no one seemed slightly off or bothered like she was. There was no reason to be… at least, she hoped that there wasn't.

It could've just been a feeling or perhaps a small tummy ache that was making her a little anxious. It could've been the fact that her injuries were finally settling and that she was slowly gaining consciousness of everything about her and around her again. It could've also been because she had just found out that Marcy had slain a bunch of vampires during the war, in which allowed her to gain some new abilities. Fate wasn't mad or anything, considering that Marcy was fine, but the fact that her youngest daughter had technically killed before she even turned a year old just kinda… felt messed up.

Unfortunately, she wasn't feeling slightly off because of any of those reasons. It was because Abygale had gotten into an argument with her earlier and ran off because of it. Fate believed that she was okay, after all, she could take care of herself, but that didn't stop her from worrying. Even though she and Abygale communicated through magic items, the little girl had yet to call her back after so many times that she had called her.

And here she was, trying once again to make contact with her surrogate daughter through a magic item line only they had.

"Hey, Abygale, it's me… again. Listen; call me back when you get this, okay? It's going to get dark soon, just… Come to the Guild, alright? We had a fight; let's talk about it… just… Call me back." Fate begged softly before putting the magic item aside as Krystal sat beside her, which usually didn't happen nowadays. Since she was outside, she didn't think anyone would sit beside her… yet, one of her best friends had found her.

"Are you having a bad day?" Krystal asked, gaining a small sigh and a nod from Fate.

"You could say that…" She replied before admitting to the situation. "Abygale and I are fighting." She paused for a moment before taking a deep breath and waving a hand. "It's just a bump! We'll get over it."

There were a couple moments of silence before Fate's little item started to make noise, which meant that Abygale was calling her back. She immediately picked it up, hoping to hear Abygale's voice.

"Hello?" She asked, expecting an answer. When she didn't hear one after a moment, she repeated herself. "… Hello?"

"… Mom…" Abygale's voice replied, very softly and weakly. Fate didn't think anything about it because things had been rough lately and the young girl had called her Mom before, but only at a desperate time.

"Hey, sweetheart, I'm here… but we really shou—" Fate cut herself off to listen more closely, hearing what sounded like Abygale whimpering in pain. It was simple at first, but it got worse and a little louder, which started to scare Fate a lot. "Abygale…?"

"… H-H-… Help… me…"

Fate immediately really scared and really worried, and she pulled her knees to her chest as her eyes started to cloud up from tears. What was wrong? Why did she sound like she was in pain, was she?

"A-Abygale, say that again…" Fate mumbled, remaining loud and clear enough for the younger girl. If she was in trouble, Fate wouldn't hesitate to go and help her, but she needed some information of her location and the state that she was in first. The younger girl, still making little gasps and whimpers of pain, tried to reply.

"I… I can't…!" She breathed out heavily through her whimpering.

"Abygale, talk to me, where are you?" Fate asked, trying not to cry although she was starting to fail in not doing so.

"… Don't know… I'm stuck… It hurts, Mom!" Abygale suddenly yelled, obviously in pain by now. She was screaming and gasping painfully over the line, and was crying because of it.

"Abygale, what happened…?"

Fate started crying, trying to listen to her surrogate daughter although her emotions were everywhere. Abygale was out there somewhere, injured and in pan, and the only connection she had was to her "Mother", who didn't know anything about the situation despite the basics.

"I… don't know… Mom… I'm scared!" Abygale cried, starting to sob.

"Alright, alright… Abygale, listen to me, you're gonna be fine. You're gonna be okay, but you gotta tell me where you are so I can come get you. Focus and tell e what you see, okay?" Fate asked, trying to keep her voice from shaking. Hell, her whole body was just absolutely shaking mercilessly.

"… It's dark… It hurts, Mom… Please…!" Abygale begged, letting out a small scream that made Fate let go of a sob, but she bit her lip and held onto the rest of them, making an affirmative sound to ask Abygale to keep going. There had to be more. "… It's… cold and… wet… Th-There are rocks…"

"Good! That's good, Abygale! I'm coming to get you, okay? Are you by that river you, Micah, Marcy and Ellena like to go to sometimes?" Fate asked, finally happy to have some information. However, her happiness was shattered when she didn't hear a reply from the other side. "… Abygale? … Abygale, talk to me!" There still wasn't an answer and Fate didn't know what to do. "Abygale!"

"Hey, hey…!" Krystal was suddenly there. Fate could see her and hear her, and she knew that tears were running down her face. "It's okay, Fate. I'm going to go get the others and we'll all search for Abygale together, okay?"

"I-I'm going ahead! I have to go! I have to get her!" Fate said, leaving no room for Krystal to argue… and she didn't. She nodded and helped her younger friend get to her feet before patting her on the back and running into the Guild to get the others.

Fate immediately summoned her wings and didn't hesitate to fly off in the direction that Abygale was in. She had to be there, she wouldn't have gone anywhere outside of Magnolia except for there and even then, that wasn't very far from the city. It didn't even take that long, especially with Fate flying as fast as she was. The moment she landed, dispelling her wings, she started to run, staying alert for anything and everything that she could possibly find.

"Abygale! Abygale!?" She called out before stopping, grinding her teeth together irritably. "Shit, she could be anywhere…"

She paused before getting an idea, pulling out her magic item again and once again, she was the one calling Abygale. She hoped and prayed that her plan would work; spending moments just listening silently for any little sound… and then she heard it. The small little sounds that Abygale's magic item made were going off and Fate followed them, only to be stopped by a small cavern…and a huge drop.

She didn't want to believe it and she hesitated before calling once more, praying to anyone who might be listening that she had just heard wrong. She hadn't… but she wasn't going to give up now. Another little tone went off in her back pocket, momentarily scaring her before she realized that it had just been Krystal's handiwork, slipping a magic item with a line connecting between them in her jean shorts.

Although Fate didn't really want to, she picked up anyways, immediately hearing Krystal's voice on the other side.

"Fate, did you find her?" Krystal asked from over the line, which made Fate let out a little whimper.

"… Yes… Sh-She's at the bottom of a cavern… I can't even see down there…" Fate replied before letting out a deep breath. "Oh my God… I think she fell…"

"Don't go down.You don't know what's down there." Krystal told her, but Fate just gave her a distressed sound.

"I can't wait that long, Krystal!"

"We're coming, Fate. Tell me where you are."

Fate took a deep breath, trying not to just break down right then and there.

"I-I can't really tell, but I'm near… near that river, just ask Micah and Marcy or Ellena, they'll know where to go. I-I can see the river, but I'm a little further… You'll find me, I know you will." She stated, the tone of her voice dropping into both a helpless one and one that was obviously telling that she was about to take a risk.

"Fate, you're going to exhaust your magic power! Don't go down there!" Krystal told her, sounding desperate to keep the younger girl safe unlike Abygale probably was… but Fate couldn't do what she wanted her to.

"I'm sorry… I just can't wait that long." She apologized.

Before Krystal could even say her name fully again, Fate hung up and waited for a moment, taking a deep breath. She had to do this.

"I'm coming, Abygale."