"You're serious?" asked Dr. Beeman.
"Yes," Drew said.
"Wait, mom. That would mean you were married to Argost!" Said Zak cringing at the very thought of his mom and Argost together.
"Wait that story was told in the Roman kingdom. That would make you over 2500 years old," Said Professor Muzuki.
"Actually I turned 2825 on my last birthday," she corrected him. Their eyes widened in surprise
"This is insane! Dr. Saturday drop this facade." Said Epsilon.
"Grr gr gar grrr" said Fiskerton.
"You all want proof, here's your proof!" Drew grabbed Epsilon's laser from his hand and held it to her head.
"Drew!" screamed Doc, but she pulled the trigger.
"No!" They all screamed as Drew's lifeless body fell to the ground. She laid on her side, a large hole blown throw her skull.
"She's crazy!" yelled Miranda.
"Mom!" Zak cried, burying his face in his mother's side.
"Look at her head!" yelled Dr. Beeman. And sure enough her head was something to behold. The tissue was knitting itself back together and the gaping wound was soon gone, not even a scar from it. Literally a second after it finished healing Drew's eyes snapped open.
"Drew?" questioned Doc. She looked to Doc, and then to her crying son. She rubbed her son's back gently.
"Sorry, kiddo" she said ruffling his head.
"Mom!" Zak screeched with joy hugging his mom.
"Sorry to scare you like that, but I had to prove my story was true." she said glaring at the scientists around her.
"So everything you told us is true?" asked Doc.
"Yes," nodded Drew.
"So you were really married to Argost!" Zak cried.
"Yes," She answered, but not very proudly.
"That is so gross" said Zak. Drew tried to ignore the comment from her son.
"I believe we should move this conversation to the airship." she told them. They all nodded and walked awkwardly silent to the airship parked right outside of the volcano. They sat down in the living room at a circular table, and thankfully Epsilon and Francis had to leave at this time. And the silence was fine, until Miranda broke it one of the worst questions she could have ever asked Drew.
"Did you have some time of head injury at the time you married Argost?" Miranda laughed.
"He wasn't always like this." Drew snapped. They all looked shocked at her outburst.
"So you're defending Argost?" asked Professor Muzuki.
"No, well, yes." she said unsure of where she stood on the subject. "I'm just saying, it's not his fault he's like the way he is." Drew slowly stood up. "Like the story says, he went insane after all the unending years." she explained. "He was at a time, a long time ago. A good man, err Cryptid, with a good heart." She said as if trying to remember something she had lost.
"You really loved Argost," Miranda said. She didn't say it as a question but Drew answered her anyway.
"Yeah" Drew said. She subconsciously tugged on a necklace that had been concealed in her body suit. The silver chain necklace was around her neck and had a small silver ring on it. Drew subconsciously fiddled with the ring.
"What's that?" asked Doc. Drew looked down and realized she had started fiddling with the necklace.
"Wedding ring" she answered not taking her eyes off of the small silver band.
"Argost gave that to you?" asked Professor Muzuki. She nodded.
"You kept it all these years?" asked Doc. Drew faintly nodded her head.
"Can I see it" asked Doc. Drew hesitantly took off the necklace and laid in laid it in Doc's outstretched hand. He lifted the ring closely to his good eye and inspected it.
"There are a lot of symbols on here. And there's something engraved on the inside. Ego amare saecula et semper." he said struggling over the words.
"That's Latin" said Drew. "It translates to; I will love you forever and always." Drew told them. They all looked at Drew. Her head was up, she was standing next to a window and looking out it longingly.
"Mom," said Zak.
"Yes," Drew said looking over to her son.
"Do you still love Argost?" asked Zak. Drew opened her mouth to answer, but quickly closed it back up. She hung her head and then she sat down in a chair surrounding the table. They all watched her, waiting for her to say something. Drew lifted her head.
"Vasilis and I were together for over 800 years." she started.
"Who's Vasilis?" asked Doc.
"That's Argost's real name." she explained. "And as I was saying, we were together for over 800 years. We were soul mates, he knew me better than I knew myself." she said. 'Still does' Drew thought. "It took me, a few words to fall in love with him. But it will take me an eternity to forget him." She said. 'Which unfortunately I have' Drew thought to herself.
"So, you still love him?" asked Zak.
"Yes, but not as much as I once did." she said standing up abruptly. She grabbed her necklace from Doc, who had completely forgot he still had. She put it around her neck and started fiddling with it again. "And he meant what he wrote" she told them.
"What?" asked Miranda, confused.
"What Vasilis engraved on my ring? He meant it, still means it, that he will love me forever and always."
"Oh, come on, he's Argost!" yelled Miranda. "The only thing he loves is power and Cryptids!" she yelled. Miranda got up and walked over to Drew, and was about to rip the necklace from around her neck, when Drew grabbed her wrist. Drew gifted her with a glare that she usually only saved for her enemies.
"And me!" Drew hissed at Miranda. She released Miranda's wrist and stormed out of the room.