Chapter VI

Cassie

"Is he going to be all right?" Cassie asked as Malachai looked Sebastian over. "Skotos wasn't kidding when he said he took a 'nasty fall'. Unless we can get help soon, I'm afraid that..." Malachai's voice trailed off as Miranda got up from her chair at the other side of the room and stormed out, looking both sad, angry, and guilty.

I wonder why Miranda feels so guilty about this. I know that it's terrible and everything to have him probably terminally hurt, but it wasn't her fault.

"Is there anything that you can do now, Malachai? Until we can get more professional help?" her Dad asked, sounding as he had when Malachai was turned into stone. "I can get him awake, but it will hurt him a lot. It will take a while to get to the healer, or anyone else for that matter, in the Land of Imagination from where we left." he answered, and Alan sighed.

"I think that he will want that though," he added, making both Alan and Cassie to look up at him in surprise. "The only reason that him, me, or even this ship are back in your world is that he wanted to see Miranda. I'm not going to guarantee anything, but he will be able to talk to her, even if he dies for it. As I said, he probably will want that than to just dying in his sleep and never seeing her again."

Alan sat down in his chair next to Sebastian's bed, his hands clasped and covering his mouth, staying quiet while Cassie looked around Sebastian's room. His room had a similar set up to the room that she and Miranda had stayed in during their last voyage, only there was only one bed and closet, both on the right side of the room.

That's funny. Cassie thought. Miranda's bed was on the right side. Walking to the foot of the bed, Cassie saw a dirty nameplate screwed onto the bed. It read 'Miranda.' So this is our old room, and he really still is in love with her. I guess that he hasn't met the dark haired girl yet. I wonder if they were actually in love like Miranda and Sebastian are now, or if it's something else...

"I've made my decision." Alan said, making Cassie jump and bang her knee on the corner of the bed. Ow!

"Malachai," he said, taking a deep breath. "go ahead and wake him up. I think you're right, that he probably would want this."

"Okay sir. Do you want me to fire up the Wonderlab first?"

"No, you do that after you wake him up."

Malachai then turned to Cassie, his expression unreadable. "Would you go get Miranda? In this particular circumstance of our version of 'first aid', I need to be here constantly for it to work. And I think that both Miranda and Sebastian want to see each other, so..." Cassie then realized that Malachai was trying to hide the sadness and worry from surfacing on his face. Cassie took his hand gently and saw that it was shaking.

"I'll go get her now. It'll work out, don't worry." she said, almost in a whisper. Malachai looked up, slightly surprised, and gave a feeble attempt at a smile. Cassie smiled weakly back then scampered off to the deck to get her sister.