The four adventurers arrived in Clik well ahead of their own schedule. Upon learning that the ship wouldn't leave for some time, they decided to split up and spend some time in the city. Ashton and Celine separated from Gabriel and Rena to do a little shopping. Gabriel and Rena sat down on a bench in the town center.
"What do you think will happen when we get to El?" Rena looked up at Gabriel, turning slightly on the bench to see him better.
"I don't know. I don't have a good feeling about it though." Gabriel looked down at Rena.
"Why won't you listen to me! This city will be destroyed!" A voice sounded through the city center.
Gabriel's eyes flickered over to the disruption. He frowned when his eyes met that of the speakers.
"Gabriel?" Rena looked toward the commotion, then followed Gabriel's gaze. "Do you know her?"
Gabriel shook his head slowly. "I don't think so." He wasn't prepared when the strange woman walked in his direction, an arm outstretched and a finger pointed in his direction.
"He will bring the destruction. He will bring the death. He's already done great damage to this planet." The woman approached a stunned Gabriel and leaned down. "Hello, Gabriel. You'll be home soon." She pulled back and turned to face the crowd. "Throw him out of the city and maybe it will be saved."
Gabriel just watched with a shocked expression. Rena shook herself out of it first. "What are you talking about?"
Several bystanders scoffed at the woman. "She's insane." "She's on something." "Whatever she's been smoking, I'd like to try some."
Rena stood up and took Gabriel's hand. She pulled him up and led him away. She barely noticed that he kept his eyes on the woman as he was being dragged from the center. She did not notice that the woman was smiling at Gabriel the entire time.
Once they were out of the center, Gabriel shook himself out of the shock. "She knew me."
Rena stopped walking and looked up at Gabriel. "What?"
"She knew me. She knew my name. She knows who I am." Gabriel glanced back toward the center. "I almost want to go back and talk to her, but I'm afraid of what I might learn. She said that I was the one causing this. What if she's right?"
Rena shook her head. "Gabriel, she's trying to separate us through our own fears. You don't remember who you are, I know that, but she may know that too. The other one you fought against did the same thing. They may be together in this." She smiled up at him. "Besides, no matter who you were in the past, you aren't that person now. If she is right, why do you have to continue as you were?" She took his hand and began walking again.
"You have a point, but where are you taking me?" Gabriel didn't resist as Rena led him through town.
"To the inn so we can rest a bit. You look tired and I'm beat." Rena looked over her shoulder at Gabriel's half smile.
The two arrived at the inn, only to bump into Celine. "Oh, Celine. Do you know where Ashton is? We didn't run into him on the way here." Gabriel had pulled Celine aside while Rena signed the register.
Celine shrugged. "Probably out barrel shopping? Are we ready to go? Should I go fetch him?"
Gabriel shook his head. "No. I was just going to suggest that perhaps we all rest some. Once we get to El, things could be fairly nasty and we may not get to rest much."
Celine nodded. "Good point. I'll tell Ashton if I see him."
Gabriel smiled as Rena joined them. "Good. We'll see you later."
Celine smirked as the two walked off together. She called out after them. "Have a nice time… err… rest, I mean."
Rena turned around and stuck her tongue out at Celine. Gabriel chuckled and responded. "Oh, I'm sure we will."
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"I'll kill her."
"Calm down, Lucifer."
"Berle, you want to smash things, right?"
"Well, yeah."
"Go smash Gabriel around a bit, just don't kill him."
"You can't be serious."
"Very."
"What if he remembers who he is?"
"Then you'll be the one in trouble. Not me."
"Gee. Thanks."
"What do you think will happen when we get to El?" Rena looked up at Gabriel, turning slightly on the bench to see him better.
"I don't know. I don't have a good feeling about it though." Gabriel looked down at Rena.
"Why won't you listen to me! This city will be destroyed!" A voice sounded through the city center.
Gabriel's eyes flickered over to the disruption. He frowned when his eyes met that of the speakers.
"Gabriel?" Rena looked toward the commotion, then followed Gabriel's gaze. "Do you know her?"
Gabriel shook his head slowly. "I don't think so." He wasn't prepared when the strange woman walked in his direction, an arm outstretched and a finger pointed in his direction.
"He will bring the destruction. He will bring the death. He's already done great damage to this planet." The woman approached a stunned Gabriel and leaned down. "Hello, Gabriel. You'll be home soon." She pulled back and turned to face the crowd. "Throw him out of the city and maybe it will be saved."
Gabriel just watched with a shocked expression. Rena shook herself out of it first. "What are you talking about?"
Several bystanders scoffed at the woman. "She's insane." "She's on something." "Whatever she's been smoking, I'd like to try some."
Rena stood up and took Gabriel's hand. She pulled him up and led him away. She barely noticed that he kept his eyes on the woman as he was being dragged from the center. She did not notice that the woman was smiling at Gabriel the entire time.
Once they were out of the center, Gabriel shook himself out of the shock. "She knew me."
Rena stopped walking and looked up at Gabriel. "What?"
"She knew me. She knew my name. She knows who I am." Gabriel glanced back toward the center. "I almost want to go back and talk to her, but I'm afraid of what I might learn. She said that I was the one causing this. What if she's right?"
Rena shook her head. "Gabriel, she's trying to separate us through our own fears. You don't remember who you are, I know that, but she may know that too. The other one you fought against did the same thing. They may be together in this." She smiled up at him. "Besides, no matter who you were in the past, you aren't that person now. If she is right, why do you have to continue as you were?" She took his hand and began walking again.
"You have a point, but where are you taking me?" Gabriel didn't resist as Rena led him through town.
"To the inn so we can rest a bit. You look tired and I'm beat." Rena looked over her shoulder at Gabriel's half smile.
The two arrived at the inn, only to bump into Celine. "Oh, Celine. Do you know where Ashton is? We didn't run into him on the way here." Gabriel had pulled Celine aside while Rena signed the register.
Celine shrugged. "Probably out barrel shopping? Are we ready to go? Should I go fetch him?"
Gabriel shook his head. "No. I was just going to suggest that perhaps we all rest some. Once we get to El, things could be fairly nasty and we may not get to rest much."
Celine nodded. "Good point. I'll tell Ashton if I see him."
Gabriel smiled as Rena joined them. "Good. We'll see you later."
Celine smirked as the two walked off together. She called out after them. "Have a nice time… err… rest, I mean."
Rena turned around and stuck her tongue out at Celine. Gabriel chuckled and responded. "Oh, I'm sure we will."
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"I'll kill her."
"Calm down, Lucifer."
"Berle, you want to smash things, right?"
"Well, yeah."
"Go smash Gabriel around a bit, just don't kill him."
"You can't be serious."
"Very."
"What if he remembers who he is?"
"Then you'll be the one in trouble. Not me."
"Gee. Thanks."
