Waves of Sadness

Lyra was frozen, knowing any moment she was going to die… she thought about all her dreams… her hopes…. Her family, all in one brief moment… the sprite came closer…

Sprx threw himself in front of Lyra.

The sprite hit him full on in the chest, he collapsed.

A blast of smoke appeared, and Manti vanished. Gibson pulled Sprx into med bay. Nova, tears flowing down her face, was hugging her children in despair. Everyone waited anxiously, to find out whether Sprx had survived. Everyone was crying, even Antauri and Otto. Antauri was shaking his head slowly. I cannot believe my father is a killer… he said, after all these years I've known him… Mckayla hugged him. They waited for what seemed like hours. Otto went into med bay, wanting to help Gibson anyway he could. Nova wanted to be with Sprx, but Gibson told her they needed room to work.

The door to med bay opened slowly. Otto stepped out, and without saying anything or even looking at the team, he walked away. He left the room silently, leaving the rest staring after him. Gibson came out of med bay. The whole team looked up, daring to hope that Sprx had somehow pulled through. Gibson looked up at them… and slowly shook his head. He went up to Nova, and placed in her hand Sprx's wedding ring, and a half a gold locket. It was the locket Sprx had given her the night the quints were born. They both wore half, and the two pieces fit together. Nova clenched her hand. I want to see him, she said finally. Gibson nodded. Nova went into med bay, and to Sprx's side. He seemed only to be sleeping, and she started to sob uncontrollably. She laid her head on his chest. Please Sprx… she begged. Please come back to me. I need you here, I can't live without you, the babies need you, and we're a family. God Sprx why did you have to leave…I loved you more than anything in the world, and you weren't just the person I loved, you were my best friend. I still love you, I will always love you. Every time I look at Lyra… or Ember, or Rose and Galaxy and Fantasia, I will see you in their eyes. I will make sure they remember their dad; I will never let them forget what a brave, loving, loyal father you were to them. She rose, and left the room. All five quints were wailing, and Gibson went up to Nova. The last thing he said… was to tell you he would always be with you and the quints, Gibson told her. Nova looked up at him; his eyes were glazed with tears.

We have to plan a funeral, said Gibson later that evening. No one answered. It just seemed too final to even think about a funeral. But it had to be done. Gibson sent messages to everyone the team knew, to tell them to come. It would be on the beach, they decided, because Nova said it was Sprx's favorite place.

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