Later, Starfire was fast asleep and both boys were staring at each other from opposite ends of the cave.
Bass stared, unmoving, at ProtoMan, who in turn stared right back.
"So."
"So what, bishie boy?"
"So do you want to know why we're way out here, trapped in a cave because we were looking for you?"
Bass shrugged. "Go ahead. Try me."
With a sight, ProtoMan leaned back. "All right, but this is gonna sound crazy. Well, after the first incident with WWW, Star knew you were around and set off to find you. I didn't know why, but I helped anyways. After the Gospel incident, I asked her why. Turns out, you two are related. Brother and sister actually. But she wanted to find you and see if you were really the same as when you left her."
With a snort, Bass closed his eyes. "Us, related? You've got to be kidding. I don't even know that girl!"
"That's just why she had to come with." ProtoMan stated, looking directly at Bass. "Star claims that she can make you remember with just one word!"
Glancing at the sleeping orange Navi, Bass thought hard. "Now that I think about it, I've had some pretty random images popping up in my brain."
Snapping to attention, ProtoMan found himself intrigued. "Like what sort of images?"
Bass shook his head. "I don't know. It doesn't make any sense."
With a shake of his head, ProtoMan leaned back, folding his arms beneath his head. After sitting like this for a little while he began to sing softly. "Time to see the world, time to kiss a girl, time to cross that wild meridian, time to take a chance, time to learn a Cajun dance, kid you're gonna see the morning sun, on the Pascagoula run…"
In spite of himself, Bass found that he was intrigued by this Navi's song. "Where'd you learn that?"
Closing his eyes, ProtoMan shrugged. "Star taught it to me. Once upon a time you might have known it too." He gave a yawn. "I'm gonna hit the sack. See ya in the morning."
As easy breathing filled the cave, Bass was left all alone with his thoughts.
