It roared before her. Callie shielded her eyes from the intense brightness and heat. She was at Devil's Cave, the place filled with nightmares she had no memory of. Something was drawing her towards the Cave. She needed to go in there if she liked it or not. It had to be done!
Callie moved hesitantly to the fire. It seemed to burn higher and hotter the closer she came. She stepped back in fright, cringing at the feeling of her skin throbbing. But, she didn't run away. Not this time. Something in there needed her.
All the sudden, Callie raced into the flames. The blaze engulfed her, and ultimate darkness fell upon her sight as if a door shut away the flames. Callie hung to her knees, breathing heavy. No pain she felt. She'd made it finally into the dreaded Cave. She stood, reaching out for anything solid to grasp. There was nothing. She decided to inch along straight ahead hoping to encounter anything besides the dense blackness.
She'd only gone a few steps when a small glow appeared in a distance. "Hello?" Callie called, but no one answered. She walked forward to the glow, but the more she approached, the farther it became. "Please, can you help me!" Callie became desperate, and broke into a run - following the glow to who-knew-where. It felt like hours she'd ran, pointlessness began to creep in her mind.
Her running was not in vain. A gleaming light flashed in front of her, stopping Callie in her tracks. She started to shield her eyes, but found the light elegant instead of harmful to her sight. It shone brilliantly before her, and melted into shape. The light around the figure faded and disappeared to reveal HER.
"Mama..." Callie murmured. "...your dead."
"You know where I am, but I'm also in your memory. You have to find the need to carry on."
"But how?"
"They need you..."
With that, the scene fused to another entrance to the Cave. This time it was peaceful, opening to a woodsy area. She walked out, and was greeted by an excited yelp.
"Callie, you made it!" Pie Eater said, running to her with Bumlets and Specs.
"You're here!" she yelled back.
"We knew you could do it!" Bumlets said.
They all embraced...
***
"Together forever" Callie mumbled in her sleep. The comforting warmth of the evening sun shone through her window. She woke, her mind still on the dream and her accomplishments in it. But after looking around, she found her room empty. "Where are they?" She rushed through her old beach house, but coming up fruitless.
She stepped onto her back porch. The waves were crashing upon the shore. The beach was vacant though...as lonely as she felt. "They're not here. It was all a deceiving dream. Dutchy..." she heaved miserably. Tears pricked her eyes, threatening to burst. She pulled her knees to her chest, and lowered her head.
" It's all right, Callie. You'll see." The voice was so close in her memory, yet so far from her. "Callie. Callie?" A hand touched her shoulder.
"Grandma, there's nothing you can do for me. Please leave me alone."
"I can't do that."
Callie snapped her head up. Standing around her were four guys. Her guys. For several seconds, Callie stayed still from shock and maybe disbelief that they were just mirages in her tear-blurted sight. But, Dutchy knelt down and ran a hand over her hair.
"We're all here and will never leave you again."
A smile wider than the Mississippi cross Callie's face. She pulled Dutchy into a tight hug.
"Awww...aren't they cute?" Pie Eater remarked, innocently.
Callie looked at them, and waved her hand. "C'mere, you three are welcome too!"
The other three sat on the step with her and Dutchy. They hugged, talked, and just sat there enjoying one another's company long into the drafty night. That was the beginning of the new life for all of them.
***
Yep, it is done! BUT, for those who are enjoying this fic, I am continuing it in a series of story chapters!
Callie moved hesitantly to the fire. It seemed to burn higher and hotter the closer she came. She stepped back in fright, cringing at the feeling of her skin throbbing. But, she didn't run away. Not this time. Something in there needed her.
All the sudden, Callie raced into the flames. The blaze engulfed her, and ultimate darkness fell upon her sight as if a door shut away the flames. Callie hung to her knees, breathing heavy. No pain she felt. She'd made it finally into the dreaded Cave. She stood, reaching out for anything solid to grasp. There was nothing. She decided to inch along straight ahead hoping to encounter anything besides the dense blackness.
She'd only gone a few steps when a small glow appeared in a distance. "Hello?" Callie called, but no one answered. She walked forward to the glow, but the more she approached, the farther it became. "Please, can you help me!" Callie became desperate, and broke into a run - following the glow to who-knew-where. It felt like hours she'd ran, pointlessness began to creep in her mind.
Her running was not in vain. A gleaming light flashed in front of her, stopping Callie in her tracks. She started to shield her eyes, but found the light elegant instead of harmful to her sight. It shone brilliantly before her, and melted into shape. The light around the figure faded and disappeared to reveal HER.
"Mama..." Callie murmured. "...your dead."
"You know where I am, but I'm also in your memory. You have to find the need to carry on."
"But how?"
"They need you..."
With that, the scene fused to another entrance to the Cave. This time it was peaceful, opening to a woodsy area. She walked out, and was greeted by an excited yelp.
"Callie, you made it!" Pie Eater said, running to her with Bumlets and Specs.
"You're here!" she yelled back.
"We knew you could do it!" Bumlets said.
They all embraced...
***
"Together forever" Callie mumbled in her sleep. The comforting warmth of the evening sun shone through her window. She woke, her mind still on the dream and her accomplishments in it. But after looking around, she found her room empty. "Where are they?" She rushed through her old beach house, but coming up fruitless.
She stepped onto her back porch. The waves were crashing upon the shore. The beach was vacant though...as lonely as she felt. "They're not here. It was all a deceiving dream. Dutchy..." she heaved miserably. Tears pricked her eyes, threatening to burst. She pulled her knees to her chest, and lowered her head.
" It's all right, Callie. You'll see." The voice was so close in her memory, yet so far from her. "Callie. Callie?" A hand touched her shoulder.
"Grandma, there's nothing you can do for me. Please leave me alone."
"I can't do that."
Callie snapped her head up. Standing around her were four guys. Her guys. For several seconds, Callie stayed still from shock and maybe disbelief that they were just mirages in her tear-blurted sight. But, Dutchy knelt down and ran a hand over her hair.
"We're all here and will never leave you again."
A smile wider than the Mississippi cross Callie's face. She pulled Dutchy into a tight hug.
"Awww...aren't they cute?" Pie Eater remarked, innocently.
Callie looked at them, and waved her hand. "C'mere, you three are welcome too!"
The other three sat on the step with her and Dutchy. They hugged, talked, and just sat there enjoying one another's company long into the drafty night. That was the beginning of the new life for all of them.
***
Yep, it is done! BUT, for those who are enjoying this fic, I am continuing it in a series of story chapters!