Chapter Nineteen
"They're all gone. Whatever just happened, changed everything. Zylphia's our only home now," answered Rufus.
"How's the surface?" I asked.
Rufus looked on the surface map.
"Everything's normal," he said.
I sighed in relief.
"I'm more concerned about Josiah and Elijah," said Elvira.
I was concerned about them too.
"Oh no!" I yelled.
I ran into Elvira's room where we last saw Josiah and Elijah.
I looked everywhere in the room for them.
I couldn't find them anywhere in the cave.
I stood by the one window in the big room.
"Where are they?" I asked myself.
I was getting worried.
Then I heard a voice behind me.
"Melanie," said the voice.
I spun around to see someone standing in the entrance of the room.
I nearly cried when I saw who it was.
It wasn't Josiah or Elijah.
It was Josiah Elijah.
We walked towards each other.
He held my hand in his.
"So you saved the World from the ancient cave magic?" he asked.
I smiled and nodded.
"I haven't been normal in hundreds of years. Thank you Melanie," he said.
I smiled and a tear rolled down my cheek.
I was happy-crying.
I couldn't tell which person Josiah Elijah looked like more.
Then again, Josiah and Elijah looked exactly the same except for their eyes.
Which I haven't yet seen what color Josiah Elijah's eyes were.
"What color are your eyes?" I asked him.
He looked into my eyes.
Right now they were blue.
"Josiah?" I questioned.
"Nope. When I get pissed off my eyes will turn green, like Elijah," he said.
"I hope I don't see your eyes turn green," I said.
He smiled.
Together, we both walked out of the room to the main room where everyone else was.
We entered the main room and Elvira was the first to see us.
"Jos- No. You- You're Josiah Elijah," she said.
He nodded.
There was something about Josiah Elijah that made everyone become amazed.
Was it because he looked just like Josiah and Elijah equally? Or was it because it was impossible for something like this to happen?
No one really knew why.
"Will we see them again?" asked Rufus.
"No. Not separately. I am them both," said Josiah Elijah.
After a while of discussing Josiah Elijah's transformation, the illusions, and other past issues, we decided we should go to the surface one last time.
We traveled up the old elevator and exited the hotel.
The World was different. It didn't look so futuristic anymore.
It looked…normal!
"Where are we?" I questioned.
"Home," said a new voice.
That was when I saw my family right before me.
I saw my father, mother, sister, and brother.
My brother smiled awkwardly.
"I love you too," I said to him.
We all hugged and Mom started to cry.
"Where have you been?" she asked.
"Here with my friends," I answered.
"Meet Josiah Elijah, Rufus, Jeremiah, and Elvira," I said pointing to each of them when I said their name.
My family smiled.
I then realized that this wasn't at all real.
"We have to go," said Dad.
"Where? Can't we come too?" I asked.
"No," said my sister.
I was confused.
"You have a World to keep safe, forever Melanie. You have your family with you. You always have," said Mom.
Then I watched as the four of them faded away.
My brother waved good-bye.
I waved back.
I then broke down crying when they vanished completely.
The World around me and my friends became futuristic again.
The flying cars, the bright colors, everything was back.
People stopped and stared at us.
We were weird looking, but for some reason, they didn't question.
They knew it was us that saved the world.
Somehow they knew.
"I'm sorry, Melanie. I'm sorry about your family," said Josiah Elijah.
I hugged him.
"You're my family now," I said.
He smiled and hugged back.