AN: Thank you to The time lord sent by Cyberlife on Quotev for helping me design Snowdrift's new holoform
Normal POV
Prince Philip's limo pulls up to the castle. After one of Philip's Body Guards opens the door, Tracy steps out and stands in the driveway. Her eyes light up brighter than a child's when it watches fireworks on the Fourth of July.
"Wow, it's so beautiful. It is almost the exact castle design I made when I was seven. It will be perfect if it has a stable and a huge flower garden." Tracy says
"The stables are in the far east, western corner of the grounds. The flower garden is to our left in about twenty feet." Prince Philip says.
Ivan quickly wraps his arm around Tracy's waist and pulls her back towards the group."Slow down; Herat's Gleam, I thought you like to see what the inside looks like,"
"The garden is going anywhere, so I guess I could see what it looks like on the inside," Tracy says.
Prince Philip's assistant shows the group around the castle while Prince Philip and May go to his office to go over the designs for the Decorations for the ball. An assistant, Aidan, gives everyone a tour of the castle. The first stop is the stables. The Marshal - the person in charge-Barnaby, walks up to them.
"Mr. Barnaby, can we go for a ride, please?" Nick asks.
"Of course, young one," Barnaby says.
"Thank you, . Ricia, can you come too?" Nick asks.
"Nick, I'm not saying I'm afraid of riding a horse. It's falling off. That's the problem," Tracy says.
"I can assure you, miss, that Sun Blossom and her sister Noble Blossom are the calmest horses here," Barnaby says.
"I'll be joining you as well," Ivan says as he walks over to another stall and pets a horse that looks like the one he rode.
"Ok," Tracy sighs.
Ricky's POV
I go up to the roof and find Arcee talking to a stack of rocks. She keeps mentioning the name CLiffjumper and telling him that she misses him. I walk up to her.
"Arcee, I'm sorry for your loss,"
"Thank you, but what are you doing up here?" Arcee asks.
"I'm starting to believe the while twin telepathy thing since I had this strong feeling that Tracy just got hit by a wave of grief," I reply as a lump forms in my throat.
Arcee activates her holoform, it walks over to me, and I turn away to avoid looking at her. I see her place a hand on my shoulder from the corner of my eye.
"Ricky, bottling up your feelings won't help anyone," Arcee says.
"I know, Arcee, but it seems like my grief hurts worse than Tracy's," I say, taking a few deep breaths to stop myself from crying.
"You did get to spend more time with her than she did," Arcee says.
"I know, but if mom and dad never split us up, she would still be alive," I snap, spinning back around with tears rolling down my cheeks.
Ratchet's POV
I picked up Matias from June's after he went there for dinner. As we drive to the base, I turn off the radio and notice that he hasn't said a word since I pulled out of the driveway.
"So, it seems a fast heartbreak recovery doesn't only apply to the women in your family since you're dating Nurse Darby," I say.
"June and I aren't dating. She has just been a big help getting me through this tough time, that's all," Matias says.
"Tracy and Ricky have gone through the grieving process quickly," I say.
"I don't think either of my children has allowed themselves to grieve. They've found other things to distract them from their pain," Matias says.
"What do you mean?"
"Patricia just used her moving to Amber beach to distract her from her feelings. Richard just hung out with his friends a lot." Matias replies.
"What about you?"
"I've just worked extra hours after the funeral," Matias says.
A few minutes later, we arrive at the base. After Matias gets out, I transform and go over to the computer. Snowdrift turns on her holoform, and it walks over to us. Her new one is a 5''7' girl in her late twenties with white hair in a long layered pixie bob with light grey eyes. She is wearing a blue v neck shirt with a silver sequin design down the middle and around the top part of the shoulder, blue jeans with embroidered blue roses going down the leg, and glittery blue converse.
"I like your new holoform, Snowdrift, but why did you change it?" Matias asks.
"Yes, I liked your old one," Ricky adds as he and Arcee walk in.
"I felt my old one's design looked too similar to Mrs. Rameriz, and I didn't want to confuse any of the jasper residents if I drove around town," Snowdrift says.
"I know Tracy would appreciate your choice as much as I do. Thank you, Snowdrift," Ricky says.
"You're welcome," Snowdrift says.
"So, where is Patricia?" Matias asks.
"She went to Zandar to take a mental health day," Ricky says.
