"So, have you told him absolutely anything? Like, anything at all?" Bishops eyes were wide with a mix of anger and confusion, "He needs to know his role in this world! Otherwise, this entire plan will go to shit!"

I sat there silently, shuffling my feet awkwardly. I wasn't sure what to say. I mean, I knew how important all of this was. I knew how important all of this actually was. Everything was crystal clear to me. But there was something that made it hard. I didn't understand what was wrong with me.

"Ismene, what is the problem? Not only am I concerned about the plan, but I am concerned about you. If there's anything you can tell me, please do so."

I looked back at the fire in the distance. Its warm glow rested upon Drew's back. Then, turning back to Bishop, I told him everything that I was going through: the moments that my eyes would meet with Drew's and I would be overcome by a strange sense of dizziness; the times that I found talking to Drew to be a difficult task; etc. Bishop moved his watchful eyes up and down me carefully. After a deep, willful breath, he told me nothing.

"I have absolutely no idea what could be causing that; however, it seems to be hindering your capabilities. If you cannot talk to him as directly as I'd like, try leading him there indirectly. Bring him to the mountain in the east," He pointed towards the would-be sunrise, "that will be the area of the first test; he should come to understand on his own, eventually. The entrance to this test will be inside of a cave at the tip of the peak. The cave should be easily found. Good luck to you."

Before I could even react, Bishop began to walk and fade away. In a short moment, he was gone from sight, his teal ethereal radiance disappearing from the damp pasture. I turned towards the mountain. It seemed familiar to me, but I wasn't certain that I had seen it before. Looking towards the sky, it was time to sleep. Sunrise would be in just a few short hours.

The continents drifted below me on a blue grid of ocean. The clouds tumbled through the atmosphere gracefully, churning with the grains of time. The deep abyss of the cosmos shone silently above me; they were an infinite plain of endless possibility. The chances of all of this happening the way it did are so slim, not even I am sure what they are. Perhaps the absolute percentage would be one in three-hundred million, perhaps smaller. The fact that I was created by humans and, by absolute chance, outlived them is a miracle in itself. But, this all begs the question: why would Ismene happen to fall in love with Drew?

This adds endless complications to the mix. She'll realize soon enough that he will have to go home. Once she does, there are only two reactions, and both depend. If she does not realize what love is before that time, he will still go home without incident. But, after a while, she's going to figure out what she did and blame me. On the flip side, if she does learn about it before hand, she won't let him go. That would permanently disrupt the balance of the universe. Well, actually, there are (very minute) chances of everything being unaffected by this. However, the risk is too great. But, I still cannot lead him. So, I will leave this matter to the cards of chance. Besides, I can intervene if the plan is in danger.

"Hey, Drew! Want to go to that mountain?" I heard Ismene's enthusiastic voice, waking me from my dreamscape. I rubbed my eyes and pulled myself up.

"What mountain are you rambling on about?" I muttered sleepily.

She pointed towards the daylight, "That Mountain."

Indeed there was a great mountain in the east. The shadow cast by its figure was tremendous, and probably went on for miles. I said, "Well, I have some friends that I really need to find. Now that I think about it, they are probably worried sick about me."

Ismene frowned at me, "Well, I'm sure they'll turn up, just fine. Why don't we survey the area from the top of the mountain?"

"Are you kidding me? It's too tall. We'd never see anything from up there."

She crossed her arms, "Well, fine. Since you know everything, I'm just going to waltz on over to it by myself!" She about-faced and began to move towards the mountain.

There was one rule my dad taught me, never let a girl be endangered. "Wait, wait. Fine, I'll go with you."

I stamped out the smoldering ashes with my shabby shoes and ran to catch up with Ismene.

"Thank you!" Astra yelled to the Pidgeotto as it flew off.

I said happily, "We wouldn't have gotten out of there had we never met him. We've been walking for how long now?"

"We're not walking, Blair; we're searching! We've still got to find Drew."

I pondered about him for a minute, "He's definitely not in the forest anymore. I know that for a fact. But, where could he be?"

She pointed towards a mountain on the horizon, "Perhaps there?"

"Are you sure?" I looked at her peculiarly, "Why would he go there?"

"This is Drew we're talking about. He's always going towards mountains. Why wouldn't he be there?"

I shrugged and we began our march towards the mountain.

EDT: Once again, another chapter written. This was was interesting, and I can't wait to write the next one! I have some sweet ideas brewing! Leave a review if you can, they always help! Also, if you have left them in the past, thank you very much! It's always reassuring to read (almost) any review! Have a good day, all of you!

One another note, I'm planning on writing an actual story sometime soon. It'll have to do with space and all that jazz. I think it's going to be awesome! Anyways, I'll get back to that later. See you all later and thanks for reading!