It felt like it took forever with all the hopping and jumping but the other rocky side came into view.
"We're nearly there!" Basil couldn't help but smile. They say crossing an ocean is hard in old ship, well they should try to cross this period! He looked up at the sky to see a thick, heavy storm cloud hang above the other side out at a distance. It didn't look like it was raining just very dark.
"We're so close! Let's not stop here!" Matt said jumping to the next top. Basil fallowed staying close by.
"Hey Basil, didn't you say one of the elements was Storm?" Matt questioned letting Basil catch up. He nodded,
"Yea, along with Sky, Ground, Thunder and Lighting. Do you think Thunder and Lighting are there too?" Basil asked.
"I hope so." Matt turned his head back to the ledge and large cloud. They stayed quite for the rest of the time focusing on jumping and landing in the right spots. With one last jump Basil's feet finally hit solid ground after what felt like forever. Never has he enjoyed a solid firmness than now.
"It feels so good to be back on solid ground again." Basil said stretching out his arms.
"Right with ya! My legs were getting sore from all that jumping." Matt shook out each leg. They looked to see the cloud was still a long way away. Basil release a tried breath surveying the trip ahead. I hope the others aren't as extreme as Wes! I can barely handle him. I don't know what I'd do if I had to deal with multiples of him. Taking in a breath he lifted up his foot and took the first step.
Johan watched JB scroll on his Elucidator with a lifeless look in his eyes. He kept murmuring things no one could catch.
"You know what? Forget Gary and Hodge! We're going right after their boss!" JB said suddenly looking up. He bent his head back down to the Elucidator and spoke,
"Can you tell us anything about him?" The blank wall change to show somebody sleeping in a bed in the middle of the night. It was zoomed in on the person sleeping. The image brighten a bit to reveal a kid about thirteen if he had to guess. He had a rusted blonde hair and he kept tossing and turning as if he was having a nightmare.
"Why is it showing us Basil?" JB asked no one in particular. Really that was Basil? Oh this must be back when he was still alive and at home. Something happened the screen that never happened before. It started acting like it wasn't sure on what it want to show next. The screen flickered and wavered with a purple filter slowly becoming thicker.
"What's going on?" Chip asked.
"I'm not sure. The Elucidator says it's not malfunctioning it doesn't know what's wrong." JB responded. The image became clear again to show Gary and Hodge trying to strike a deal with the boss sitting in a throne like chair.
"Oh I get it! This is – er was Basil's dream." Katherine sounded proud of herself for figuring that out on her own.
"But not a dream. Remember before he looked distressed, this must be his nightmare. We're seeing it through his eyes." Chip said. With the two conversation he missed on what they were trying to negotiations.
"Shut up!" The boss snapped. It was strange two see Gary and Hodge pull back from someone.
"If you want your profit and live to use it you better do everything I tell and I don't accept screw ups!" He spat like he was dealing with idiots. Gary and Hodge nodded as if their lives depended on it. The boss turned his head towards them like he knew they were watching. Johan felt his body go stiff in fear as he stared at his brown glaring eyes. He didn't realize he was holding his breath till the screen flicked off.
"We shouldn't have been able to see that. It's not possible to see other people dreams! So how were we able to?" JB stared at the blank wall.
"I wish Basil was here. I bet he could figure out what's going on." Katherine groaned.
"Well he's not! And we still don't know where to find the boss or anything about him!" JB spat taking everyone by surprise. Was JB blaming Basil for dying? No, that couldn't be right. Just a moment ago he was blaming himself for Basil's death.
"JB are you ok? You're acting strange." Katherine asked carefully. JB turned his body to scowl all of them.
"Yea I'm doing great!" He spat sarcastically. "Why wouldn't I be alright? I have one son dead, the other completely missing, time is breaking down and we can't find the dude responsible! So yea a dandy! Thanks for asking!" Johan stood their unsure of how to react. JB never behaved like that before. It was so out of character for him. Before anyone could say anything JB stormed off to a corner. The three of them looked at each other shocked and unsure.
Basil noticed how Matt was constantly playing with the ring on his finger.
"You know what I just realized? I never asked how you were doing." He prompted. Matt chuckled at the ground almost depressingly.
"I don't know. I never got a chance to think about. All of it happened so quickly. You hitting your head on the wall, remembering, you feeling time stop and start, the dream, us being swept out of time to be caught in a whirlpool of confusion…I don't know, I guess I'm amazed, frustrated, and scared all at once."