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If you return to the beginning, you cannot regret the past.
Virginia slowly opened her heavy eyes and blinked a couple of times against the falling moonbeams, beneath her; cool sand crept against her skin and face. She sat up and looked around, noting with a certain degree of relief that she was in Filgaia.
"Was it all a dream?" she asked groggily, slowly rising to her feet.
"No, it wasn't a dream, if it was, we all had the same one." came Jet's voice from her far left. She looked over and watched as the silver-haired drifter rose to his feet and dusted his rump off, fussily.
"Yes, I agree with Jet, it was definitely not a dream." responded Clive, walking up behind Virginia and putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Man, remind me never to drink cocoa on an empty stomach..." mourned Gallows playfully from her right. Virginia blew a strand of hair from her face and walked over to the young Baskar, who was still prone on the ground, looking up at the stars.
"You're such a bum." laughed the young woman, kicking Gallows lightly on the side. Gallows rolled over on his stomach, moaning that Virginia was abusing him and that he was going to get the Ark on her.
"Oh come on, Gallows, she didn't even kick you that hard! Now, if you want..." threatened Jet, pulling back his foot in preparation to kick Gallows.
Gallows rolled over and looked at Jet with a smile.
"If you kick me, man, I'll kick you back."
"Whatever." was Jet's customary response as Gallows rose quickly to his feet.
"So, what are we going to do now?" asked Virginia, looking at the other three drifters.
"I guess we go and claim what's ours." was Jet's response.
"Oh, and get something to eat while we claim our goods; I'm starved, not to mention thirsty." pointed out Gallows, looking at Virginia pleadingly.
"I want to visit Catherine and Kaitlyn." supplied the sniper with a warm smile.
"Okay, we'll do that, then. Let's go, everyone." replied Virginia, returning Clive's warm smile and then waving everyone forward.