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Land of Colour Universe
Alex was feeling nervous, as he and Marty walked over to the table where Mallory and Linda were sitting. He never meant to hurt his sister's feelings. He was worried that she may end up being injured, as he figured that men often had a tendancy to be violent in that sport - and his sister wasn't exactly the strongest woman around.
"Hey, Mallory?" Alex asked, a bit nervously. "It's me, Alex. Why don't you come with us? Everything will be fine, and the family we're staying with are wonderful people!"
"Are you sure?" Mallory asked, nervously."'Do you know how we got here? I have to admit I'm scared. This is a nice place, don't get me wrong. Still, this isn't home."
"Hey, who are you men?" asked a pink woman, as she came to the table. "I must say, you two look so much alike. Are you twins? You both are very handsome!"
"Uh, no," replied Alex. "We're more like cousins. Mallory is my younger sister, and Linda is Marty's older sister. It might be hard to believe, but I'm actually three years older than Marty. Victoria and Todd Greenwood invited us to spend Christmas with their family, and they wanted Mallory and Linda to join us. So we should maybe get going pretty soon. Maybe we can come over to visit you folks later on tonight."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Alex and Marty!" the pink woman said, warmly. "My name's Rose Thomas - and these are my brothers, Robert and Jimmy. We met your sisters at the Christmas Dance, last night. They've told us a little bit about you."
"We'll see you a little later," Linda said, warmly. "You've all have been really great. I would like to thank you once again for letting us spend the night with you. Thank you for the breakfast. Have a Merry Christmas! Hope you all have a wonderful day!"
Linda and Mallory joined Marty and Alex, as the four of them headed outside of the restaurant. Alex was worried that Mallory would yell at him again. His sister did have a bit of a temper at times. He was very happy to see her here, nonetheless.
"Uh, Alex," Mallory said, quietly, "I'd like to apologize to you. I'm sorry for yelling at you last night. Maybe you're right, and wrestling isn't for me. I just thought I would try something a little different. I guess I really wanted to impress Ted."
Alex threw his arms around his sister, and he whispered, "It's all right, Mal. I wasn't meaning to sound discouraging. It's just that, well, you're my little sister - and I am sometimes worried about you. I know I sometimes give you a hard time about your intelligence, or tease you about your friends. I love you a lot, though."
"I love you, too, Alex," Mallory whispered. Then, as tears filled her eyes, she asked, "Oh, Alex, are we going to be stuck here forever? I know this is a nice place and all, but..." Mallory began to cry, as she continued, "but I'll sure miss my family, and my friends. We don't belong here, Alex! What happened? How did we end up here?"
"Everything'll be all right, Mallory," Alex said, soothingly, as he stroked Mallory's hair. "Todd and Victoria just sent us here for a nice vacation. They promised us that we'll be back home in time for Christmas. So please don't fret, Mallory. We'll be all right!"
"Are you sure about that, Alex?" Mallory asked, worriedly. "How do we know we can trust them? What if they sent us here, so that they can eat us for dinner? What if..."
"Just trust me, Mallory," Alex said, softly. "I have good judgement of character, and they strike me as trustworthy folks. I think you watch too many horror movies."
"Yeah, maybe I do," Mallory admitted, as she wiped her eyes. "Anyway, I must say it is really good to see you here. I guess I'll just try to relax, and enjoy our stay here."
"Atta girl," Alex said, as he flashed his sister a lopsided smile. "Well, let's join the rest of the family now. They have such adorable kids, even if they can be a little impatient at times. They are such sweeties!"
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Marty had some mixed feelings about seeing his sister here. Despite the arguents that they might have at times, he really did love his sister. Still, he was worried that she may yell at him some more about being buddies with her boyfriend. Marty could not understand why that was such a big deal to her. He was scared to face Linda.
"Hey, Marty," Linda said, nervously. "I'm so sorry about the fight we had last night. You're right! I was being very unreasonable, and I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I guess I was being pretty self-centred, wasn't I? I hope you aren't too mad at me."
"Naa, I'm not mad at you," Marty said, smiling a little. "I must say that my feelings were pretty hurt, but I forgive you. I mean, nobody's perfect. Linda, listen, I know you and I may fight from time to time - but I'll always love you. I mean, you have come through for me on a few occassions - and I do greatly appreciate it."
"Aw, that's sweet of you to say, Marty," gushed Linda, as she threw her arms around her brother. "It may not always seem that way - but I really love you, too, Marty. In fact, you really have encouraged me on many occassions. I mean, there have been times that I was down on myself - and you were there to encourage me. I think my life may have been very different, if it wasn't for you. I really do mean it, Marty!"
Marty bit back a smile at the irony of his sister's words. Instead, he gave his sister a tender squeeze and stroked her hair a bit. It was so nice to see his sister here, too.
"I don't know where we are, Marty," Linda continued, "or how we got here. Either way, though, I'm really happy to see you here. Do you think we'll ever make it back home again? This is such a lovely place, but I would miss my family and friends."
"Don't worry, Linda," Marty said, softly. "Todd and Victoria are very nice folks, and we were sent here to enjoy a nice vacation. They'll send us back home, eventually. The kids are all wonderful, too. I hope to have kids like that someday, myself. So why don't we join the rest of the family? You should see how nice their home is."
"It sounds wonderful, Marty!" gushed Linda. "Anyway, I'm so glad you're not mad at me about the fight we had yesterday. I feel so bad about it! That was so wrong!"
"Try not to sweat it, Linda," Marty said, as he gently squeezed Linda's shoulder. "We will let bygones be bygones! This is Christmas Day - and we should be cheerful!"