Pollyanna had no words yet so many questions. Her face was emotionless, yet she felt like she wanted to cry and scream out all her confusion. Her hands shook-no- her entire being , not knowing what to do, tried to comfort her.
To heal her from the giant Information Explosion. She was from the past. Distant past. "How far?" She muttered. Doctor Andonauts made a noise of confusion.
Her eyebrows furrowed and she yelled "How far in the future am I!" She didn't care if she frighten the and even Lucas. The blonde backed away from the fuming teenager.
Knowing that he can't lie anymore, says. "I have no idea, but i know it's far away."
"10 years?" she tried.
The Dr. shook his head. "Add many zeroes"
That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Her anger dissipated and tears took hold. She crumbled to her knees and cried into her hands in an attempt to hide her face.
Her parents, her actual parents, would've died by natural cause a long time ago.
She hasn't felt so helpless, so pathetic in so long. Only her first day in the "future" rivaled it. 10 years ago she lost everything, according to what she understood. But one simple gesture reminded her of what she earned 6 years ago. A family. She felt a pair of arms around her. Her next move even shocked her.
She began to cry into Lucas' shoulder. She couldn't count how many times this was inverted. She was his shoulder to cry on. Never the other way around.
Lucas, shocked by her movement, held her close like she does for him. There was a brief silence once she calmed down but was still being hugged.
Kumatora broke this with-"Don't we have a needle to pull?" The two "Siblings" shot up and Lucas said. "It's on the mountains."
Pollyanna, still sorta in shock, grabs Lucas' hand and they run out of the valley towards the mountains.
At the base they all pulled out their own ways of climbing it. Duster climbed with Wall staple, he was admittedly, very graceful.
Needing her second arm, Pollyanna couldn't carry Lucas and Kumatora, so Kumatora followed the trail of Staples Duster left. Lucas, was scared to do that, it being very complex. "How about we try this?" Pollyanna dug in one of the bags and pulled out the spare rope.
After a bit of recalling on Pollyanna's part they tied a secure knot around themselves."Ready?" She asked her claw ready to lasso. Lucas gave an exaggerated confident nod. She takes his word and throws it and begins the ascend. About halfway through she called down, now feeling...deadweight..
"Lucas? Are you-" She allowed herself to peek down when she heard a moan. He was red, and no longer hanging onto the wall. No! He needs rest. She spots a cave in the mountain.
She calls the Others over and they begin to make their way over to the kids, who are already in the cave. Lucas was about to fall asleep. At first, Pollyanna was going to let him.
Don't let him fall asleep, he'll freeze!
Her eye's widen at his comment. She wasn't ready to call him dad, yet. She tapped him on the cheek. "Hey please don't fall asleep, okay." He nods but leans against her. "No! Lucas stay awake, I know you're tired but please!"
She didn't want to have to slap him to get him awake. What an unorthodox way to get someone awake. She shook him by the shoulders like Ness did in the field. The other's come to them.
"Guys help me keep him up!" Kumatora nods in understanding and stands the child up and slaps him."HEY!" Pollyanna scolds. It did seem to brighten the child a little. Pollyanna grabs him and leads him deeper into the cave, needing a warm place to rest. "I could carry him again." Duster offers. "He'll fall asleep and freeze to death. It's too cold out here."
The 13 year old mutters "Shoulda brought coats.." She hated doing this. He needed rest but he didn't need to freeze. She tapped the sluggish child on the nose.
"Please don't do that." He doesn't reply. "Buddy? Hey can you say something? Talking can keep you up." Duster says. Lucas falls forward out cold. "Perfect!" Pollyanna says.
She shakes him, but his head lolls to the side. Duster picks him up and they begin to run down the cave. He'll be okay. Don't Worry.
She ignored the voice and kept her eyes on Lucas, wearing her overprotective face that compared to Hinawa flawlessly. Having her as a "Mother" longer than her real mother she got alot of things from her instead.
I'm so sorry! I tried to stop you! But you were stubborn!
I get my stubbornness from Flint!
She was so busy talking to her mom in her head that she failed to notice the cave exit.
She turned her head and felt a tug at her hair. Thank the Dark Dragon she had a rope to pull on. "BE CAREFUL!" Kumatora roared at her.
This startled the thief,making him unceremoniously drop the fragile child. Pollyanna, still teetering over the exit, grabbed Lucas by the arm. Causing both children to tumble into the snow.
Pollyanna, shot up shouting "Cold! coldcoldcold!" like an unsuspecting child jumping into a cold pool. She immediately snapped out of it and looked at her little brother. "Oh no!" He was still beat red and shivering but had a small tint of blue.
She took him up bridal style and began to trudge through the snow and ignored Duster and Kumatora shouting for her to wait up as they were, safely this time, coming down to them. Why are we wearing shorts?!
She shouted in her mind as snow got onto her leg and in her boot. Better her than him though. She didn't want a toeless Lucas on her hands. She cuddles the boy close.
She wasn't feeling perfect either. She begins to think as many warm thoughts as she could.
Um. Boney when he was a puppy, Hot springs, Volcanoes, Mashed Potatoes, Green Tea, Cuddling by a campfire.'
The warm thoughts actually calmed her down. She looked at Lucas and then ahead of her. "Oh thank the Dark Dragon." She saw a Magypsy house.
She picked up her pace and slammed into the door."Ah…" She breathed. The house smelled of pine tree and had the warmth of a close by fire. She laid Lucas next to it and sat by it herself.
"I saw you coming. Poor thing. In such a hurry you didn't dress right?" A calm voice asked behind them. "Hello sorry for intruding. It was-"
"Freezing?"The magypsy guessed. She guessed correct. Pollyanna rubbed her hands together and tried to warm the only organic one she had and DIDN'T want to lose.
Duster and Kumatora burst in as well. The magypsy said something about how she was brewing tea in the other room and would go get it. 'Sorry I ran ahead. He was all-" She frantically gestured towards the sleeping child. The two looked at each other and nodded.
Kumatora walked to the Magypsies bed and grabbed the blanket and blanketed Lucas up. "There. All warm." She said sitting next to the child. Duster handed her a blanket as well. "You are wearing shorts. You should blanket up too."
She gratefully accepted the blanket and wrapped herself up. "I'm a butterfly." She giggled. "Here." The group all accepted the tea and Kumatora helped the child drink some to warm him up. "Aww." Duster cooed. Kumatora shot him a death glare. He went back to his tea. Lucas woke up and Pollyanna began to ask him a few maternal questions. "How do you feel?" She asks. He buried himself a bit more into the blanket.
"Cold." He stated simply. "I know." She scooted the hot mug a bit closer to him and told him to drink up. "It's the magypsy. She made extra."
He nodded and drank the mug gingerly. In about Half an hour. Lucas and gang walk outside to the needle where they saw the Masked Man!
The rest of the gang stood back as the Man unsheathed his sword and shot at Lucas. The Franklin Badge shot the lighting back! The Masked Man let out a cry of pain. It fell upon deaf ears. All but Pollyanna. Her eyes widen.
Oh my light dragon! It's a match! What do i do? What do i say?! The Masked Man stood up and held up his hand. A pigship comes at his command and swoops him up.
Pollyanna puts on her best "We won" face. "Let's pull that needle!" Kumatora says. "WAIT!" The magypsy comes outside. "Kumi! Come here!" They all walk over to the magypsy. Kumatora steps closer though.
"I want to teach you a move similar to Lucas's PK Love. Use it only in emergencies." Her gloved hand sparkles and she whips Kumatora over the head. She falls backwards."Whoa!" Duster lunges forward to catch her.
Long Chapter is lengthy! I know the know one didn't teach her anything but (DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CARE,NO!)