"I had two brothers, Gregory and Garret, and a sister, Garina. My brothers, who are basically insignificant to anyone except our family for their lack of contribution to society, never dated or got married but instead died during the 'Plague of Arkland,' which was a virus sent out by some unknown group, only named so because it came from the direction of the village of Arkland. But again, they don't really matter that much to this story.
"My sister was the second youngest, the order being Gregory, me, Garina, then Garret. She was the last to die of us. That order was my brothers, me, and then her. Anyways, out of all of us, she was the only one to be married and have a legitimate child. I-" Garianna was cut off by Gary suddenly.
"Wait, wait, wait, you mean someone didn't have a legitimate child?" He asked, crossing his arms.
"Uh, well, yes. I had a child, but I never was married. My child, who was a boy, led the family line to create Gariwald, several generations later. When Gariwald was nearly 22, I had just recently figured out the potion for reincarnating myself-"
"How did you do that if you were dead?" Jet Pack Guy interrupted.
"It doesn't matter! Will you guys stop cutting me off?" Garianna frowned, crossing her legs.
"Sorry."
"As I was saying… I had reincarnated myself and found Gariwald, who was the scientist on the island at that moment in time. After finding out we were related, he asked if he could perform some tests on my being to see what it was made of. After many extremely long testing sessions, he made a conclusion. He said that I was a ghost. I, after working so hard to create the potion to revive myself, was very offended. I was no mere ghost; I was a creation of science and magic! Not some petty ectoplasmic goo. We got into an argument where… inappropriate words were said. I left, he left, and we haven't talked since… well, until today, that is. Are you happy now?" Garianna finished, standing up.
Gary looked confused, while Jet Pack Guy stretched his arms out and stood up as well.
"That was… interesting, to say the least, Miss G. But Gary, I gotta go. Boss is probably gonna skin me like a Mullet for taking such a long break. See ya, dude." Guy said, waving before taking out his phone and teleporting away.
The school bell rang, which startled Gary, who jumped. He had completely forgotten they were in the school. Garianna quickly grabbed her wand and tapped her palm, a couple of red sparks flying from it before she waved the wand over the cauldron, the rest of the liquid disappearing instantly. She put her wand and her hat in her cloak, flipping the cauldron upside down.
"I still don't understand. Why were you so offended? It's stupid!" Gary exclaimed, throwing his arms over his head.
Garianna turned, glaring angrily at Gary. "Something that may seem stupid to you, Gary, could mean a whole lot to someone else! Think about things before you say them, young man," she growled, poking his chest with a strong finger.
As Garianna stormed out, Gary stood there dumbfounded. He had hit a dead end. Perhaps it was time to find Gariwald…
As Gary stormed through the Plaza, not so much angrily as much as he was in a hurry, he slammed into someone. He fell flat on his butt, hearing papers fly everywhere as a female voice yelped upon impact.
"God, watch it!" She yelled, scurrying to pick up her papers. She picked them all up and looked at him, glaring angrily. "Really, G, you have got to slow down." She went around him, shaking her head in exasperation.
"Agent seems to be a little on edge…" he remarked, carrying on to the Forest. There, he saw Gariwald floating through the trees, inspecting them thoroughly.
"Are the trees not appealing to you?" Gary asked, looking up.
"Eh? Oh, no, they're just fine. I just like looking at them." Gariwald replied, floating down to him.
"That's an odd hobby. Make sure you aren't wrecking anything."
"Be quiet, young man. Is there a reason you've come to where I am?"
"Actually… yes. I talked to Garianna about that argument you two had. I was wondering if I could have your side of the story as well." Gary stood there awkwardly, wondering if he would get yelled at again.
Gariwald was quiet for a while. Then he replied, "Whatever she told you is most likely true. I would be telling you the same thing."
"So that's a polite way of saying you're not going to tell me?"
"Pretty much."
Gary sighed. "May I at least have an explanation as to why you won't tell me?"
"Simply because I don't want to. You've been told the story once. Why do you care, anyways, Gary? I'm sure you have much more important things to attend to." Gariwald retorted, crossing his transparent arms.
"You know she nearly got herself killed making herself completely human, right?" Gary mentioned, a last resort as Gariwald floated away.
He stopped in mid-air. "She what?"
Gary nodded, "She's on the island somewhere, a real human. But she almost blew up the school, and herself with it."
Gariwald was silent for a minute before he took off, floating almost straight through Gary who jumped out of the way quickly.
His problem might just be solved.
