The Dragonfly Man Chronicles

Chapter 29: Revival

"What have you done? Atticus! Atticus, no!" Mindy screamed and sobbed on the ground. She felt like dying right there. Her head was now spinning. The room was spinning. She was spinning. Everything was spinning.

Her head was throbbing painfully. She just wanted to go home. She wanted to see her friends again. She wanted…she wanted Atticus to come back.

"…Mindy," Hassleberry kneeled down in front of her. His voice sounded different. It sounded deeper. He placed a hand upon her shoulder and smiled softly.

"…s-stay away from me!" Mind shrieked and backed up some. She didn't want to be near Hassleberry at all.

"Mindy, Atticus will return. Just wait," Hassleberry whispered to her.

"Who are you?" Mindy asked as she tried to stop herself from crying. She didn't understand what was happening at all. She was so terrified.

"I am Skier…and I am from the sky reality…" Hassleberry replied. "I am just inside Hassleberry for now. I came here to help all of you dragonfly people. I came here to help you all remember," Hassleberry explained.

Mindy stared into his eyes. She felt as if…he wasn't lying. She…believed him. "I believe you," Mindy whispered as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I know you do, Mindy," Hassleberry told her in that same deeper voice. He then took her hands and helped her to her feet. After that they began walking again.

After what seemed like days Hassleberry stopped in front of a door along with Mindy. There was blood coming from underneath the door. Mindy gasped at the sight and closed her eyes. Hassleberry grasped the doorknob and turned it. It opened easily and Mindy screamed at the sight.

Jim lay dead on the floor, a pool of blood around his body. Mindy kept screaming and she grabbed onto the doorframe with her hand to keep herself steady. She felt weak and her legs felt wobbly. She just couldn't believe it.

"Mindy, it is alright. This is also why I am here," Hassleberry gave her a nice smile before walking over to Jim's body. He then placed his hand over his wound and all the blood began sucking back up to where it came. Mindy was shocked and surprised by this.

"How…?" Mindy wiped her tears away with the back of her hands and stared. When all the blood was back into Jim's body and the wound was patched up…Jim's eyes began to open.

"…mmm…" Jim focused his gaze on Hassleberry and Mindy. "…what's going on?"

Mindy let out a cry of joy and ran over to them. She threw her arms around Jim in a tight hug. "You're alive!" She cried.

"…why wouldn't I be?" Jim questioned curiously and with worriment on his face. Mindy just shook her head and continued to hug him.

"You will all remember soon," Hassleberry said quietly.

To be continued…