Home Again
Lyndsey smiled as she approached the others. Day and Night got along so well with Soda and Fizz! Right now, they were having piggy-back races. It looked like Day and Soda were winning.
"I'll liquefy your legs!" shouted Fizz. Oops- it had gone a little too far.
"Well, I guess we better get going!" Lyndsey said, stepping in. Day and Night put down Soda and Fizz.
"Thanks for the race, guys!" Day said. She looked a little out of breath.
"Yeah, thanks!" Night said. She too, looked out of breath.
The twins giggled. "You're welcome!" they said.
"They're behaving quite well," Grundy said from Raven's shoulder. Everyone looked at him, startled. "What?" he asked. "HE remembered to pick me up on the way out." His voice sounded slightly hurt.
"Aww…I'm sorry, Grundy," Day said, leaning up on Raven, and giving Grundy a little kiss, which for him was a big kiss. He would have been quite flustered, had he not been sure that Day was just doing it to tantalize Raven.
"I'm sorry too," Night said, but she kept her distance. "We won't forget you again!"
"Promise!" the twins chimed in. Lyndsey smiled.
"Yeah! We promise." Then they all smiled.
"So…how are we going to get there?" Grundy asked.
"I think we may as well go the fast way," Day said. "We have a long day ahead of us."
"Yeah…we still have to go see the Good Magician, and deliver this," Night said, gesturing at the Brain Coral water. The water floated evenly between the two girls.
"Ok. Who goes first?" Grundy asked.
"I will," Lyndsey volunteered.
"Ok," Day said. Then she raised her arm, and…Lyndsey was gone.
"Me next, me next!" Soda was shouting, jumping up and down.
"No, me!" Fizz yelled.
Day looked thoughtful. "I think I can solve this," she said. "Hold hands." The twins did so, now looking confused. Day raised her arm, and concentrated on sending both of the twins. A moment later, they disappeared. Day smiled.
"Hey, I think your talent is growing!" Grundy commented. She blushed.
"Thank you."
"I guess Raven and I will go next," Grundy said, "since you're able to send more than one person at once." He smirked.
"Actually, I think I'll send you separately," Day said, looking concerned. "The twins were pretty small, and you're smaller, Grundy, but Raven…" she trailed off, looking up at him. He smiled.
"Ok, we'll go separately," Grundy broke in. "Put me down, please," he said to Raven. Raven lifted him off his shoulder and put him on the ground. A moment later, Grundy was gone.
"Take the Brain Coral," Day said to Night. Night opened her mouth to protest, thinking she would go second last, but a moment later she was gone. The Brain Coral was gone with her.
"Am I to be sent next?" Raven said, looking down at Day. He was smiling. She gave him an odd look.
"I'm going to teach you how to talk Mundane style," she said, grinning. Now he looked confused. "Say it like this- me next?" Raven gave Day a very strange look, but opened his mouth.
"…Me next?" he said slowly. Day smiled and clapped her hands. Then she kissed Raven squarely on the mouth. He was knocked back.
"Oops, I forgot about the lip bomb!" she said. "Sorry!" She ran to his side. Little hearts were floating around his head.
"I..uhh…" Raven stuttered.
Day laughed. "We'll work on it." Raven just looked dreamily up at her. "That's some powerful stuff," she said. Then she stood up and dusted herself off. "Well, here we go!" she said. A moment later Raven was gone. And then, so was she. When she opened her eyes, she was in the middle of a small village. Night was off to the side, chasing Soda and Fizz. Grundy was sitting on the ground, not far from where she was. She knelt down and picked him up.
"Where's Lyndsey?" she asked.
"Over there," Grundy said, pointing. Day looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw Lyndsey. She was talking to someone. It was a guy! "Hey, good for her!" Day said. Then she remembered Raven. "Oopsie." She walked over to him. He was still slightly zonked out. She took his hand.
"Just stick close to me," she said. He nodded dumbly.
"What'd you do to him?" Grundy asked.
"Lip Bomb." Grundy nodded. Enough said.
"Hey! Night!" Day called. Night looked up. So did the twins. "Think we should go find our parents now?" They came over, the Brain Coral water bobbing in the air behind Night.
"Sure," she said. The twins nodded. Apparently, whatever Night said, went.
"Let's go get Lyndsey, then," Day said. They all walked over to where Lyndsey was talking to an attractive boy. He was tall, but not as tall as Raven. Day guessed he was about 6 feet even. He was quite muscular, and had blonde hair. His eyes…were they blue? No, they were green. No wait, now they were brown! Day blinked, confused.
"Night, did you see his eyes? They keep changing colour!"
"I know!" Night said. "Ever strange!" Day nodded in agreement.
"Hi, I'm Day-" Day stopped mid-sentence, staring at the boy. She blinked. Her mouth dropped open. Night was having a similar experience.
"He's not THAT good looking, is he?" Grundy asked sarcastically. In reality, he really WAS that good looking, but that's not why Day and Night were staring.
"He looks so…" Day whispered.
"…familiar," Night finished, also whispering. The boy had not taken his eyes off of Lyndsey, until now. When he looked at the two, he looked confused.
"Do I know you?" he asked. "You look really familiar!"
"Um…I'm not sure," Day said lamely. "But you look familiar too!"
"Day, Night, this is Peep. His name means morning." Lyndsey was looking oddly from person to person.
"Morning…Day…Night…" Grundy murmured.
"You must be…" Day started.
"…my brother!" Day and Night exclaimed at the same time. Then they looked at each other.
"Could the stork mess up that badly?" Day asked.
"I think so," Night said.
"Umm…if you don't mind…what are you talking about?" Peep asked, looking confused.
"Well, we kinda look like twins, don't we?" Day asked. Peep nodded.
"We're not," Night said. "Well, not really. We got delivered to two different families."
"But everyone thinks the storks just messed up, and we really are sisters," Day said.
"And…we think you're our brother. I mean, that feeling we got when we saw you…like we know you…" Night said, trailing off. Peep was nodding.
"It sounds crazy, but I think I agree." Peep was looking as stunned as they were.
"Well, that was weird," Lyndsey said.
"I'm grateful, anyway," Peep said, smiling. "You brought me my new girlfriend!" Then he grinned at Lyndsey. She blushed.
"New girlfriend, eh? Looks like we might have a new sister, soon!" Day said, laughing. Everyone else joined in, too.
"So, what are you here for, anyway?" Peep asked, his arm around Lyndsey.
"We need to talk to our parents," Day said.
"Who are your parents?" Peep asked. "I probably know them."
"My mom and dad are Frita and Harper," Day said.
"Mine are Mangalo, and Sybille," Night said.
Peep looked stricken. "That's….really, really weird," he said. "And I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you this…but…Frita, your mom," he said to Day, "And Mangalo, your dad…well, they died." He looked almost sick to his stomach.
This took a moment to digest with the girls. "Dead?" Day squeaked. She fell against Raven, who put his arms around her. Night blinked back tears, and the two small twins clung to her.
"How?" Night asked.
"It was…well, it was about 10 years ago. A dragon raided the village…they both died…along with my parents. Sybille and Harper…they got married a few years later, and took over raising me." Lyndsey squeezed his hand, as this obviously wasn't easy for him, either.
"So, I guess we really are siblings, then," Day said, trying to smile. It didn't work well. There were big tears threatening to spill over her eyes. She went to Night, and hugged her. "Let's go see our mom and dad," she said, her eyes watery.
"Yeah…let's go," Night nodded, teary-eyed herself.
"I'll take you to them," Peep said, still holding on to Lyndsey. "They live right over here." He let them towards a cottage. As they approached, a man and a woman came out. It was the moment of truth. Day and Night were about to re-meet their parents.
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Lyndsey smiled as she approached the others. Day and Night got along so well with Soda and Fizz! Right now, they were having piggy-back races. It looked like Day and Soda were winning.
"I'll liquefy your legs!" shouted Fizz. Oops- it had gone a little too far.
"Well, I guess we better get going!" Lyndsey said, stepping in. Day and Night put down Soda and Fizz.
"Thanks for the race, guys!" Day said. She looked a little out of breath.
"Yeah, thanks!" Night said. She too, looked out of breath.
The twins giggled. "You're welcome!" they said.
"They're behaving quite well," Grundy said from Raven's shoulder. Everyone looked at him, startled. "What?" he asked. "HE remembered to pick me up on the way out." His voice sounded slightly hurt.
"Aww…I'm sorry, Grundy," Day said, leaning up on Raven, and giving Grundy a little kiss, which for him was a big kiss. He would have been quite flustered, had he not been sure that Day was just doing it to tantalize Raven.
"I'm sorry too," Night said, but she kept her distance. "We won't forget you again!"
"Promise!" the twins chimed in. Lyndsey smiled.
"Yeah! We promise." Then they all smiled.
"So…how are we going to get there?" Grundy asked.
"I think we may as well go the fast way," Day said. "We have a long day ahead of us."
"Yeah…we still have to go see the Good Magician, and deliver this," Night said, gesturing at the Brain Coral water. The water floated evenly between the two girls.
"Ok. Who goes first?" Grundy asked.
"I will," Lyndsey volunteered.
"Ok," Day said. Then she raised her arm, and…Lyndsey was gone.
"Me next, me next!" Soda was shouting, jumping up and down.
"No, me!" Fizz yelled.
Day looked thoughtful. "I think I can solve this," she said. "Hold hands." The twins did so, now looking confused. Day raised her arm, and concentrated on sending both of the twins. A moment later, they disappeared. Day smiled.
"Hey, I think your talent is growing!" Grundy commented. She blushed.
"Thank you."
"I guess Raven and I will go next," Grundy said, "since you're able to send more than one person at once." He smirked.
"Actually, I think I'll send you separately," Day said, looking concerned. "The twins were pretty small, and you're smaller, Grundy, but Raven…" she trailed off, looking up at him. He smiled.
"Ok, we'll go separately," Grundy broke in. "Put me down, please," he said to Raven. Raven lifted him off his shoulder and put him on the ground. A moment later, Grundy was gone.
"Take the Brain Coral," Day said to Night. Night opened her mouth to protest, thinking she would go second last, but a moment later she was gone. The Brain Coral was gone with her.
"Am I to be sent next?" Raven said, looking down at Day. He was smiling. She gave him an odd look.
"I'm going to teach you how to talk Mundane style," she said, grinning. Now he looked confused. "Say it like this- me next?" Raven gave Day a very strange look, but opened his mouth.
"…Me next?" he said slowly. Day smiled and clapped her hands. Then she kissed Raven squarely on the mouth. He was knocked back.
"Oops, I forgot about the lip bomb!" she said. "Sorry!" She ran to his side. Little hearts were floating around his head.
"I..uhh…" Raven stuttered.
Day laughed. "We'll work on it." Raven just looked dreamily up at her. "That's some powerful stuff," she said. Then she stood up and dusted herself off. "Well, here we go!" she said. A moment later Raven was gone. And then, so was she. When she opened her eyes, she was in the middle of a small village. Night was off to the side, chasing Soda and Fizz. Grundy was sitting on the ground, not far from where she was. She knelt down and picked him up.
"Where's Lyndsey?" she asked.
"Over there," Grundy said, pointing. Day looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw Lyndsey. She was talking to someone. It was a guy! "Hey, good for her!" Day said. Then she remembered Raven. "Oopsie." She walked over to him. He was still slightly zonked out. She took his hand.
"Just stick close to me," she said. He nodded dumbly.
"What'd you do to him?" Grundy asked.
"Lip Bomb." Grundy nodded. Enough said.
"Hey! Night!" Day called. Night looked up. So did the twins. "Think we should go find our parents now?" They came over, the Brain Coral water bobbing in the air behind Night.
"Sure," she said. The twins nodded. Apparently, whatever Night said, went.
"Let's go get Lyndsey, then," Day said. They all walked over to where Lyndsey was talking to an attractive boy. He was tall, but not as tall as Raven. Day guessed he was about 6 feet even. He was quite muscular, and had blonde hair. His eyes…were they blue? No, they were green. No wait, now they were brown! Day blinked, confused.
"Night, did you see his eyes? They keep changing colour!"
"I know!" Night said. "Ever strange!" Day nodded in agreement.
"Hi, I'm Day-" Day stopped mid-sentence, staring at the boy. She blinked. Her mouth dropped open. Night was having a similar experience.
"He's not THAT good looking, is he?" Grundy asked sarcastically. In reality, he really WAS that good looking, but that's not why Day and Night were staring.
"He looks so…" Day whispered.
"…familiar," Night finished, also whispering. The boy had not taken his eyes off of Lyndsey, until now. When he looked at the two, he looked confused.
"Do I know you?" he asked. "You look really familiar!"
"Um…I'm not sure," Day said lamely. "But you look familiar too!"
"Day, Night, this is Peep. His name means morning." Lyndsey was looking oddly from person to person.
"Morning…Day…Night…" Grundy murmured.
"You must be…" Day started.
"…my brother!" Day and Night exclaimed at the same time. Then they looked at each other.
"Could the stork mess up that badly?" Day asked.
"I think so," Night said.
"Umm…if you don't mind…what are you talking about?" Peep asked, looking confused.
"Well, we kinda look like twins, don't we?" Day asked. Peep nodded.
"We're not," Night said. "Well, not really. We got delivered to two different families."
"But everyone thinks the storks just messed up, and we really are sisters," Day said.
"And…we think you're our brother. I mean, that feeling we got when we saw you…like we know you…" Night said, trailing off. Peep was nodding.
"It sounds crazy, but I think I agree." Peep was looking as stunned as they were.
"Well, that was weird," Lyndsey said.
"I'm grateful, anyway," Peep said, smiling. "You brought me my new girlfriend!" Then he grinned at Lyndsey. She blushed.
"New girlfriend, eh? Looks like we might have a new sister, soon!" Day said, laughing. Everyone else joined in, too.
"So, what are you here for, anyway?" Peep asked, his arm around Lyndsey.
"We need to talk to our parents," Day said.
"Who are your parents?" Peep asked. "I probably know them."
"My mom and dad are Frita and Harper," Day said.
"Mine are Mangalo, and Sybille," Night said.
Peep looked stricken. "That's….really, really weird," he said. "And I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you this…but…Frita, your mom," he said to Day, "And Mangalo, your dad…well, they died." He looked almost sick to his stomach.
This took a moment to digest with the girls. "Dead?" Day squeaked. She fell against Raven, who put his arms around her. Night blinked back tears, and the two small twins clung to her.
"How?" Night asked.
"It was…well, it was about 10 years ago. A dragon raided the village…they both died…along with my parents. Sybille and Harper…they got married a few years later, and took over raising me." Lyndsey squeezed his hand, as this obviously wasn't easy for him, either.
"So, I guess we really are siblings, then," Day said, trying to smile. It didn't work well. There were big tears threatening to spill over her eyes. She went to Night, and hugged her. "Let's go see our mom and dad," she said, her eyes watery.
"Yeah…let's go," Night nodded, teary-eyed herself.
"I'll take you to them," Peep said, still holding on to Lyndsey. "They live right over here." He let them towards a cottage. As they approached, a man and a woman came out. It was the moment of truth. Day and Night were about to re-meet their parents.
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