Chapter 9: Picard
Talk talk talk......that's all they do in this chapter and other chapters......
A sudden snowstorm came up at the high peaks of the mountain. Snow was quickly pilling up. The snow was unbearable to walk in. The wind was extremely cold, not even the warmest fur or feather coat could stand up to this intense coldness.
" It's....too......cold." Sheba collapsed into the snow. Ivan helped her up. " Are you going to be okay?"
"My legs are...so..numb." Sheba dragged her legs with every ounce of energy she had left, "I won't be able to make it..."
" Yes you will! We'll come through this together!" A string of confidence raced through Ivan's body. But the cold soon began to take over. He began to feel very tired and after 5 minutes of struggling, he collapsed
"Ivan remember...don't give..up." The cold settled into Sheba. She said no more.
" I'm sorry for this...." Ivan said his last breath.
:O
Oh HO!................................what will happen!
do you know? Yes? No? Maybe? shucks.........
"What the hell?" Picard looked out his window to see a bright purple light outside about 75 ft away.
He put on his gloves, snow shoes and his heavy snow jacket and quickly dashed outside.
He ran towards the purple light. He found two bodies nearly buried under the snow. One of the bodies resembled an old friend.
"Sheba!?" Picard picked her up and Ivan also, " what is she doing out here in a place like this?" He carried the bodies back to his cabin.
Warmth returned into Sheba's body. She woke up to find a pair of golden eyes looking at her.
" Hey Sheba, you're awake. It's been awhile since I last saw you." Picard gave her some hot chocolate.
" Picard? I thought you we're living of the Lemurian coast." Sheba slowly drank her hot chocolate and placed it down.
" I still do, but I like to go up here during winter, especially when the desert disappeared.
She sipped more of the hot drink, " How's Ivan? Where is he?"
" Ivan... I remember him now. He's still sleeping and recovering nicely."
" Our psynergy spared us.. is that how you found us?"
Picard nodded, " I saw a bright flash so I went over to investigate. That's how I found you guys."
She got out of the bed she was in, " perhaps Ivan is able to get up?"
" I would give him a little more time to rest, he had it pretty rough out there."
" I understand."
" So have you heard from Jenna or Felix lately?" Picard asked.
" About 3 weeks ago, they said everything is doing fine in Vale. A lot has happen. I was captured by Babi again.
He keeps wanting to continue construction on the Babi lighthouse. When I refused, I was ambushed and taken away as hostage."
" What about Ivan?"
" Oh, yeah he just came and rescued me. He's taking me home again."
" At least you're not doing this alone," Picard added. " I'll join you guys if that's okay."
" Of course it's okay. You're my friend. Why would I turn down to you like that. The more the merrier." Sheba finished her hot coco
" Would you like more?"
"Oh hot coco? Yeah!"
" Huh? Where am I? IN A HOUSE!?"
" Hey you're awake!" Picard responded. " Remember me at the last battle?"
" Ah, the mercury adept of Felix's party, yes I do Picard." Ivan stood out of bed. " Didn't you say you lived near the ocean?"
" I do live there, this is my second house."
" But why here?"
" Mercury Adepts like snow, just like that beautiful friend of yours."
" Who Mia?" Ivan began drinking his hot coco away that Picard gave him, " you know she's already engaged."
" It's true, Jenna mentioned it in the last letters I received. She was quite upset."
" Engaged!?" Picard said in a low shocked voice, "to whom?"
" Isaac, you remember him right?" Ivan said, " the leader of my group."
" Oh, that guy?" "The one that Jenna liked?"
" Yes." Sheba brushed her hair away from her face." But don't worry Picard. There are plenty of good looking girls out there. You'll find one sooner or later."
" I still can't get over Alice." Picard hanged his head.
" Alice..." Sheba sat next to him, " was she the one you loved?"
" She was my love for the longest of times. That monster Babi. He took her away and her draught water. I looked everywhere for her.
Then I found out she was killed after weeks of searching. Babi is an evil man. Never trust him. He should be killed again for what he's done to everyone."
" Is that a picture of her over there?" Ivan pointed to the picture of the brown haired woman.
" It was the last painting I've made for her before she went missing."
" I'm so sorry Picard." Sheba placed her hand on his arm. " You did everything you could."
" It's all right, you were faithful and loyal to each others love, she must be very proud on you." Ivan put his hand on his shoulder.
" How long so you think this storm will last?" Sheba looked out the window sill. All she saw was the frost covering the window.
" Maybe about tomorrow, then I can lead you out of here through a shortcut."
" A short cut?"
" Yeah, it will save us a day of traveling."
" That's good. At least we save a day." Ivan looked at a strange object on the desk.
It looked like a pair of reading glasses, but slightly different. The lens were black as well as the rims.
" Picard, what kind of glasses are these? I haven't seen something like this before." Ivan picked up the shades to get a closer look.
" They're called sunglasses, but I prefer to call them shades." Picard replied. " You wear them to keep the sun out of your eyes."
" But were did you get something like this at?"
" I found them in a container on my doorstep the other day. I guess it was a present of some sort. I'm surprised they found my house out here."
" That's very odd," Sheba yawned and then fell into Picard's bed. " It's getting late and I'm still tired from the cold. May I..sl.."
" Go ahead and sleep in my bed, I'll be more than happy to sleep on the floor." Picard already knew her question and quickly answered it.
" What about me?" Ivan piped in. "Where do I sleep?"
" The couch is fine with you right?"
" Of course, no problem." Ivan went over to the couch and quickly fell asleep.
Talk talk talk......that's all they do in this chapter and other chapters......
A sudden snowstorm came up at the high peaks of the mountain. Snow was quickly pilling up. The snow was unbearable to walk in. The wind was extremely cold, not even the warmest fur or feather coat could stand up to this intense coldness.
" It's....too......cold." Sheba collapsed into the snow. Ivan helped her up. " Are you going to be okay?"
"My legs are...so..numb." Sheba dragged her legs with every ounce of energy she had left, "I won't be able to make it..."
" Yes you will! We'll come through this together!" A string of confidence raced through Ivan's body. But the cold soon began to take over. He began to feel very tired and after 5 minutes of struggling, he collapsed
"Ivan remember...don't give..up." The cold settled into Sheba. She said no more.
" I'm sorry for this...." Ivan said his last breath.
:O
Oh HO!................................what will happen!
do you know? Yes? No? Maybe? shucks.........
"What the hell?" Picard looked out his window to see a bright purple light outside about 75 ft away.
He put on his gloves, snow shoes and his heavy snow jacket and quickly dashed outside.
He ran towards the purple light. He found two bodies nearly buried under the snow. One of the bodies resembled an old friend.
"Sheba!?" Picard picked her up and Ivan also, " what is she doing out here in a place like this?" He carried the bodies back to his cabin.
Warmth returned into Sheba's body. She woke up to find a pair of golden eyes looking at her.
" Hey Sheba, you're awake. It's been awhile since I last saw you." Picard gave her some hot chocolate.
" Picard? I thought you we're living of the Lemurian coast." Sheba slowly drank her hot chocolate and placed it down.
" I still do, but I like to go up here during winter, especially when the desert disappeared.
She sipped more of the hot drink, " How's Ivan? Where is he?"
" Ivan... I remember him now. He's still sleeping and recovering nicely."
" Our psynergy spared us.. is that how you found us?"
Picard nodded, " I saw a bright flash so I went over to investigate. That's how I found you guys."
She got out of the bed she was in, " perhaps Ivan is able to get up?"
" I would give him a little more time to rest, he had it pretty rough out there."
" I understand."
" So have you heard from Jenna or Felix lately?" Picard asked.
" About 3 weeks ago, they said everything is doing fine in Vale. A lot has happen. I was captured by Babi again.
He keeps wanting to continue construction on the Babi lighthouse. When I refused, I was ambushed and taken away as hostage."
" What about Ivan?"
" Oh, yeah he just came and rescued me. He's taking me home again."
" At least you're not doing this alone," Picard added. " I'll join you guys if that's okay."
" Of course it's okay. You're my friend. Why would I turn down to you like that. The more the merrier." Sheba finished her hot coco
" Would you like more?"
"Oh hot coco? Yeah!"
" Huh? Where am I? IN A HOUSE!?"
" Hey you're awake!" Picard responded. " Remember me at the last battle?"
" Ah, the mercury adept of Felix's party, yes I do Picard." Ivan stood out of bed. " Didn't you say you lived near the ocean?"
" I do live there, this is my second house."
" But why here?"
" Mercury Adepts like snow, just like that beautiful friend of yours."
" Who Mia?" Ivan began drinking his hot coco away that Picard gave him, " you know she's already engaged."
" It's true, Jenna mentioned it in the last letters I received. She was quite upset."
" Engaged!?" Picard said in a low shocked voice, "to whom?"
" Isaac, you remember him right?" Ivan said, " the leader of my group."
" Oh, that guy?" "The one that Jenna liked?"
" Yes." Sheba brushed her hair away from her face." But don't worry Picard. There are plenty of good looking girls out there. You'll find one sooner or later."
" I still can't get over Alice." Picard hanged his head.
" Alice..." Sheba sat next to him, " was she the one you loved?"
" She was my love for the longest of times. That monster Babi. He took her away and her draught water. I looked everywhere for her.
Then I found out she was killed after weeks of searching. Babi is an evil man. Never trust him. He should be killed again for what he's done to everyone."
" Is that a picture of her over there?" Ivan pointed to the picture of the brown haired woman.
" It was the last painting I've made for her before she went missing."
" I'm so sorry Picard." Sheba placed her hand on his arm. " You did everything you could."
" It's all right, you were faithful and loyal to each others love, she must be very proud on you." Ivan put his hand on his shoulder.
" How long so you think this storm will last?" Sheba looked out the window sill. All she saw was the frost covering the window.
" Maybe about tomorrow, then I can lead you out of here through a shortcut."
" A short cut?"
" Yeah, it will save us a day of traveling."
" That's good. At least we save a day." Ivan looked at a strange object on the desk.
It looked like a pair of reading glasses, but slightly different. The lens were black as well as the rims.
" Picard, what kind of glasses are these? I haven't seen something like this before." Ivan picked up the shades to get a closer look.
" They're called sunglasses, but I prefer to call them shades." Picard replied. " You wear them to keep the sun out of your eyes."
" But were did you get something like this at?"
" I found them in a container on my doorstep the other day. I guess it was a present of some sort. I'm surprised they found my house out here."
" That's very odd," Sheba yawned and then fell into Picard's bed. " It's getting late and I'm still tired from the cold. May I..sl.."
" Go ahead and sleep in my bed, I'll be more than happy to sleep on the floor." Picard already knew her question and quickly answered it.
" What about me?" Ivan piped in. "Where do I sleep?"
" The couch is fine with you right?"
" Of course, no problem." Ivan went over to the couch and quickly fell asleep.