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After they'd all gathered in the front hall again, they hugged Mrs. Cormaci and Vikas goodbye and did a check list of all their supplies. Having gathered enough food, clothing, flashlights, water, and other necessities, the group of eight was on their way.

As they began their journey, Lizzie pulled a copy of the prophecy out of her back pocket and re-read it.

Strive to find the wife

Of the Man who caused this strife.

"Is it about Solovet?" Lizzie wondered to herself out loud.

"Couldn't be; Vikas didn't cause this; sure, Solovet was involved, but she forced my father, Hamnet, to actually do the damage." Hazard said from over Lizzie's shoulder, where he had been re-reading the prophecy also.

"Wait, so, that means we're looking for …" Lizzie drifted off without finishing the sentence.

"That's right, Lizzie: my Mom." Hazard looked down at the cobblestones beneath his feet; they still had to make it out of Regalia. An unexpected feeling of hatred erupted within him. Hatred for his mother and his father. They both left him, first his mother so that she could find her way back to the surface, then his father who had been killed by the cutters while trying to help Gregor. Yes, Hazard did hate Gregor a little; he blamed him for his father's death. But Hazard had come on this mission anyway. He had come to find his mom.

Gregor walked in the front with Luxa next to him. Boots and Temp were behind them, next were Lizzie and Hazard, and gathering up the rear was Ripred. Nike was flying overhead.

"So…" It took Luxa a minute to find something to say, "Where are we going to start?"

"Well, the prophecy said that we had to find the survivor and the green helper first."

"We have the survivor,"

Gregor nodded, "Ripred."

"Yeah, but what about this green fellow? I mean, is he really green? Or does that even have anything at all to do with him physically? What if it is, like, a mental state? I just… Gregor, where do we start?"

Gregor rubbed his forehead in frustration. Luxa had just voiced his own worries; the ones that had plagued his thoughts since he had found the dagger Solovet had given him. Maybe it didn't matter in what order they followed the prophecy, just as long as they did it all. Ripred didn't even believe in the prophecies, so if Gregor followed his theory, he, Boots, Lizzie, and Mrs. Cormaci should just hightail it out of there. But Gregor couldn't leave Luxa again, especially after she had basically asked him to marry her. Plus, he really wanted the Underland to be peaceful. He had had countless adventures here, trying to save the people of Regalia and bring peace to them. All the people they lost during the Code Prophecy War and now he, the resurrected warrior, could bring peace once and for all.

Gregor took a deep breath before speaking again. " We're going to start with finding Hazard's mom; your aunt, in a way."

"Hazard!" Luxa called quickly. They were just on the outskirts of town now.

"Yes Luxa?" He said. He strode up to them after Luxa had called his name.

"We need to know anything about your mother, the last thing she said to you or your father, anything she was interested in, all the rest." Luxa said quickly. Then, noticing how harsh her words had come out, she spoke a few more, hoping to soften them. " I'm terribly sorry if this brings up any bad memories for you, but, it would really help."

Hazard waved off the extra words with a smile. "No, no, it's perfectly fine. My mom was a cartographer; she made and studied maps. The Uncharted Lands had always fascinated her. One night, I was very young but a committed these moments to memory; she was gathering supplies, making a pack as if she were going somewhere. I asked where and she replied 'Does it matter; we'll all be going there together.' And then she ruffled my hair and was about to continue packing when my father came out of his tent. 'That's where you're wrong Karmen.' They were about to get into a huge fight; the tension was practically visible. But then my mother turned and smiled at me. 'Time for bed' she said in a voice that was much too sweet. I scuttled into my tent, my eyes on her the whole time she tucked me in. She said 'Mommy loves you' and touched my nose before leaving the tent.

"I couldn't sleep though, not with the way they were yelling. My mother wanted to map the uncharted lands, my father wanted to stay as they were, together and a family. She wanted both of us to go with her and when my dad said no she said 'Then just Hazard' but he still refused. I must have drifted off at some point, or my young mind got distracted and wandered. It doesn't matter because I know my mother lost. He was unable to convince her to stay and she had been unable to convince him to go.

"She came in later that night and woke me up. There were tears on her cheeks and her eyes were red. 'Hazard,' she said," Hazard was actually using her voice for this one. He hadn't meant to switch, but it was a natural gift and it had been a subconscious choice as he drifted farther and farther into the memory, "'Mommy loves you, you know that?' I had nodded, my head cocked to the side, an eyebrow raised because I was curious as to why she had woke me up to tell me that she loved me a second time. 'Mommy has to go, but she'll come back some day, I promise. But, you'll never forget me, right?' 'Right' I had said back, nodding. I thought she was just going to get some water, sometimes it took days to get to a river and back. 'Good.' She said a few more tears slipping down her cheeks. She kissed my cheek and then stayed there for a second. When she pulled back, she had collected herself and smiled before touching my nose and whispering I love you. 'I love you.' I whispered back and then fell asleep. When I woke up, she was gone. I would wait for hours, sun up to sun down, at least until my father told me to go to bed." Hazard's eyes focused again and that far away look was gone. He smiled sadly and then waited expectantly for an answer.

"Wow… Hazard." Luxa was the first to speak, regret evident in her voice. Regret for making her younger cousin recite such a painful memory.

"Stop." He said quickly, venom in his voice. "I don't need pity and I don't need sympathy. It was her choice to go when she could have stayed. You got the information you needed and I don't want anything in return. Understand?"

"I-uh- sure." Luxa stuttered, shocked at his outburst.

"Good," He said from over his shoulder as he stalked backed to Lizzie's side.

"You okay?" Gregor asked.

"Yeah, fine." Luxa said quietly. She was still pondering Hazard's outburst. He was like her little brother and he had never yelled at her before.

"Okay, so we have our first destination." He turned around and yelled at the group. "Change of plans: we're going to the Uncharted lands."