Spells and Louds

Chapter 381: When we all find some peace.

(July 30, Sharp Residence.)

A day that is said to be sad. But no one else knows that unless you're Peter and Sam Sharp and this is a day where they both wish it never came, but time passes and it has to come anyway.

Peter and Sam are awake, but they're not eating breakfast at the house. The ones cooking are the Dazzles. Soon Aggie and Kick arrive. "Hey, where the heck is dad?" asked Aggie. "Normally he would be the one who cooks."

Aria sighs and Kick takes a seat, so Aria goes over and hands Aggie her plats of waffles. "Dad and Sam left early, they had something important to do. Something personal."

Aggie then realizes what day it was, but to be sure she checks on the calendar. "Oh, okay. I understand." She then eats quietly and sees Kick also a bit saddened for the day. "But, if they wanted I could've gone with them and maybe they can speak to Simon."

"As nice as that would be Aggie, I don't think they'd want that" said Sonata as she joins them on the table and the other dazzles soon join after and so do the Pokemon they have.

"Sonata's right, dad and Sam would rather just have a normal not speak to an actual ghost kind of thing. They have done it ever since" said Adagio. "Maybe next time they'll let you come with and everything will be okay."

Aggie smiles. "Okay, also where's mommy?"

"Backyard" replied Kick. "Saw her there earlier sitting in the middle of the lawn with dad's Rapidash and Sam's Pikachu. She seems upset too."

They can tell that Ember knows more about the truth behind the loss of Peter's wife and son and that she wishes to be there with them, but this is a long forgotten family kind of thing and they don't want anyone else to be part of it.

Ember sighs as she just sits there in the middle of the backyard grass drinking her coffee and with Rapidash and Pikachu with her. Then Ember recalls something she too doesn't want to come. 'When this month is over, it'll be one month till the day my life turned into something unholy. I wish I didn't have to face that day. But we all have to face our pasts eventually, mines seem to be the worst.'

Ember then gets up and she heads back into the house to start the day with the others and wait for Peter and Sam to come back home.

(Somewhere in the far outskirts of town.)

Peter and Sam are both inside of the truck Peter owns, both of them not speaking to each other but instead they both brought with them some nicely wrapped up gifts, gifts for someone special as well as a large box strapped at the back of the pick-up truck. Someone long lost and missed.

Peter looks to his daughter and he can see the face she has is one that is both depressed and stern.

Peter sighs. "This is it huh? This is the day we have been waiting for once again and yet it's also the day we both don't wanna go through, but we have to."

"Yeah, I know." Sam just looks out the window and remain silent, she puts on her headphones and listens to some music.

Peter sighs. 'Lord all mighty. Give us the strength to get through this day, I don't know what could happen to either of us if we do this, but faith has its ways of biting us in the ass and this is faith calling us, hard!'

They soon make it to their destination. The old Sharp farm, the once beloved home of Peter, Sam and they mom/wife and brother/son. The home they once stayed in and lived a happy life.

Peter parks the truck nearby and both of them get out and bring with them the nicely wrapped presents and a large box. Peter sees the owner of the place tip his hat to them, Peter and Sam nod and they proceed to walk towards the open field of flowers and grass.

They do spot some cows, horses, sheep, goats, a few chickens, and a black and brown dog guarding them. Even the dog knows what day it is and keeps his distance.

Sam and Peter continue walking and both of them are nervous, but Sam mostly. 'You can do this, you can do this, you can do this Sam! Come on, stand tall and stay strong Sam! Stay strong, for him!'

Peter can see how nervous she is and pulls her close. "It's okay darling, I know how you feel. Just hang in there and we can get through with this." Sam nods and they continue to walk. But each step makes them feel a bit heavy as if they refuse to continue to walk.

Not long, they make it to where they wanted to go. They spot two gravestones in front of them.

Right there, sitting right there in front of them are two gravestones, of the ones they lost long ago.

Here lies Miranda H. Sharp.

1983 – 2016.

Beloved mother and wife.

And on the one next to it is the tombstone of the one who bears the day's birthday.

Here lies Simon H. Sharp.

2005 – 2016.

Beloved son and brother.

Peter and Sam look onto the two tombstones and both of them are in deep sadness and feel like shedding some tears just to be there once again. Sam still recalls when her dad brought her back to the farm house for her 16th birthday, but she did her best not to see the graves otherwise she'd break down into a wallowing mess, and she knows her mother and brother would want her to enjoy that day.

Sam then goes to the tombstone of her little brother, well deceased little brother. She kneels down and looks onto it. "Hey there Simon, it's been so long huh little bro. kinda like the old times when we would hang out or jam. Even as a little chubby kid you would always wanna jam out with me and …. And help me out with any issues when we lived in the farm."

Sam then chuckles. "I remember when we first played in the mud and we both got into so much trouble, we weren't supposed to be playing with the pigs, and the times when we both learned how to feed the horse, milk the cows and get eggs from the chickens. Those were good times, and ….. And here we are now, no longer by ….. By each other's side."

Peter can tell Sam is starting to get upset.

Sam then sheds some tears. "I … I really miss you, I really do … Simon. I have never once, never did forget about ….. You." Sam then wipes away her tears only for more to come. "Oh S-Simon, I wish you were h-here to enjoy this l-life with me, with d-dad and … And the people who I made friends with."

"You would've been such a great friend to Lincoln, you both would've been such awesome pals and maybe …. Maybe things would've been ….. Been different."

Sam then wipes away her tears and stands firm. "But we have to go through with what we have, I hated that day when you and mom were gone. But I guess faith has a hard way into hurting us and making us feel so much pain. But we can always rely on those who can help us move on and find some closure." Sam looks to her dad and they both smile.

Sam then looks back to her brother's gravestone. "Simon, I know that one day we'll be together and when the day comes then we can be a family and maybe even with the new people in our lives." Sam then places a picture of Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Aggie, Kick and Ember and she makes sure it's close to her mom's grave as well.

"These are the people who I have sworn to protect and they are a nice and yet odd bunch, kinda like you. I wish you could meet them, and I hope your feeling happy wherever you are. We brought you some gifts."

Sam places down her small neatly wrapped gift. "Open it and listen to the songs, I don't know if you'll like me. But my girlfriend Luna and I made some of them and the others from our good family friends."

Sam then hugs the tombstone of her brother and she kisses its top. "I love you so much Simon, goodbye little bro and I will always keep you remembered in my heart. Always." She then looks to her mom's grave. "I hope you're watching over him mommy, I love you, so, so much."

Sam then gets up and she watches as her dad goes to the tombstone. "Hey there kiddo. Been a while hasn't it, not much has changed from me and this god damn curse I got and to be honest things have been less and more than great then we thought it would be."

Peter chuckles. "Oh Simon. Things are sure as unexpected for the rest of us. Our realms were nearly shattered, we got new weapons, new friends, some new enemies I think and a whole lot of stupid things going on."

Peter then kneels down and he looks onto the gravestone. "Simon, I ….i wanted ….. I wish I could've done somethin'. I-I really wish I could've … I could've saved you and your ma. I-I don't know what else I would do right now. Y-You're my boy, you're my boy! And ….. And I failed to ….. To be there for you." Peter wipes away some tears.

"God damn with this! All I ….. All I wanted was …. Was t-to watch you grow up. Go to school, meet friends, find love, graduate, go to college maybe and then live a good and I say dang good life! The life I never got! The life I could never have had!"

Sam knows her dad has it worse than her, she may have a sibling bond with Simon, but this is between father and son and that is a painful prospect to handle for someone like Peter Sharp.

Peter then stops crying and he places down the gift box. "This …. I know you wanted one, so I got you one and if you were here, you would freak out over the fact that what you love is real." He leaves it next to the gift of Sam. "I will never forget the boy who made me feel like I could be more."

He then gets up and he looks to his wife's tombstone. "Miranda, keep an eye on our boy. You're all he's got up there and I'm all that Sam has got down here." He then goes back to his son's gravestone and he hugs it with tears. "I love you son, so long my boy. Good bye Simon."

Sam then helps him back up and they get the large box and open it to reveal a chocolate and fudge cake and with the name Simon and the age, 12.

Peter uses his powers to light the candle, Sam places two party hats onto the two graves and they start to sing happy birthday to Simon. Sam uses her acoustic guitar to make it sound nice.

After singing, Sam and Peter grab two paper plates and they slice the cake. They leave two slices onto the two plats and put them in front of the two gravestone.

They then eat a slice of cake and they start talking to Simon and Miranda about what they have been doing and how chaotic things have been. From the songs they've made all the way to the troubles they have fought. It was almost like they were sharing some good moments with the ones they lost and they feel as if they are there with them and enjoying this lovely conversation.

(An Hour later.)

Peter and Sam clean up the mess and they look down onto the two gravestones. They go over and hug each one, say their goodbyes, placed down some flowers and candles and both walk back and look onto them.

"Good bye mom, good bye Simon. Till we meet on the next birthday" said Sam. "Or, when it's time for mom's birthday again."

"So long my love and my boy. I hope you like what I got for ya, I know how much you are a fan of the franchise" replied Peter. "Till we meet again on September."

They then stand side by side and take one last look onto the graves of their lost family members. "Let's go home Sam." Peter and Sam walk out of the area.

Peter closes and locks the door of the small fence area. They made sure that they're grave would be untouched so they made a white picket fence around the area.

"So long Simon" said Sam. She then follows her dad and they walk back to the truck. Unknown to them a childlike apparition watching them leave and with a smile on his face. This figure is 12 years old in appearance and looks onto what was left behind and reaches for them.

Peter and Sam then get back into the truck and Sam looks to her dad with tears, Peter also has tears and they both embrace each other. They know they will never see Simon again, but they have to keep living on. For them.

They break from the hug and Peter starts the engine. They both then drive away from the place. But just as they drive off, Sam notices something as they are about to drive by the graves. "Stop!"

She stomps on her dad's foot at the breaks and they stop to a screeching halt. Peter looks to her. "Okay, so how about next time you drive in your own truck and I drive in mine?"

"Dad look!" Sam and Peter look to the field and see this …. This boy.

A 12 year old kid, blonde hair, green shirt and blue jeans and he has the headphones and the iPod on him which was Sam's gift and he takes the toy of Optimus Prime from the box and he looks to them and waves.

Sam and Peter are both astonished, the figure then smiles and takes the plate of two slices of cake and with one last smile he fades from existence.

Peter and Sam are at a loss for words from this. "S-Simon?" Sam sheds some tears and smiles. "Simon, he …. He was there and … And he looks, looks so grown up."

Peter chuckles and wipes away his tears. "Well, now we know what happened to the last gifts and cake we left for him. You think your mom also does this?"

Sam wipes away her tears and she looks to her dad. "I think so." She then looks back to the grave of her brother and sees that the things they left behind are gone. "So long Simon, and a happy birthday little bro."

'You're big sister Sammy loves you, always. '

With all of the being seen, Peter and Sam then drive off back home to Royal Woods. They feel like they should tell the others what they saw, but they decided not to. Let Simon enjoy this day, the day of his birth.

But as all things seem to be calm, an angelic figure stands in front of the grave, Imperius.

"Faith has taken you from the family you have been given child. But as it seems, your time was not meant to be, the sands of time have stopped on your hourglass and even with or without the Guardian's permission I will bring you back Simon Sharp."

Imperius then summons his weapon from the sky and he wields it and he looks onto the grave.

"I assure you that you will not remain within the ethereal realm child. I will accomplish the task that the Fates have granted onto me, as what my brother would do." He then looks to the sky and he glows. "My ascension into this heaven has begun. Let the judgment of life commence!"

Imperius disappears into the sky and gets ready to speak to the Lord Almighty, to uphold a new purpose and to show reason to the great man who created heaven and earth.

(Karazhan.)

Gyro is busy meditating and also looking to the book Wrathion showed him days ago and is concerned. "This cannot be possible, I will have a lot to explain to the others about this. I just hope they're all okay with the new situation at hand, mostly to Lincoln and Luna."

He then closes the book and heads for the communicator to call in a meeting with the team, but then his eyes glow white for a brief second. "Whoa! What the fuck was that now?" He looks around and then he senses it again.

"The light has been awakened and creation itself has been sundered into a new." Gyro then activates his teleport spell. "I must consult with the Faiths." He then disappears.

Pyrrha walks in. "Gyro? Gyro?" She then goes elsewhere to look for her master.

(Star Killer Base.)

Hollow gazes onto the infinite cosmos and looks to the fleet high above. Then he stops and looks around to the stars. "Imperius, what the hell is that angel up to this time?"

Then he gets a call from his girlfriend Musa. "Well, my day got better, I wonder what else is going to happen to all of us soon." He then answers the phone and walks towards his TIE Reaper Advanced.

(Spellman Estate.)

Lincoln and Luna are both in their room and strumming away on their guitars. "Nice jam bro, at this point you and Jordan are gonna dominate the music club at Middle School" said Luna.

"Thanks, I wonder how my old pals are doing now" said Lincoln. "Would love to know what they're summer vacation is like."

Luna puts her axe down and ruffles his hair. "Patience bro, when they do come back you guys can have a lot to talk about, chances they'll be more interested in what you did all summer."

Lincoln also puts his axe down. "Yeah, your right. Would be nice to ask Clyde how he found his lady." Then they both stop and they're eyes glow for a brief second. "Whoa what? Luna, did you feel that?"

Luna and Lincoln get up and they look out the window. "Yeah, yeah I did." She then looks to her dad who is looking around and then he takes off on Deathwing's wings. "And it looks like pops also felt it too."

Lincoln and Luna just look to the sky. "Something happened and whatever it is might be coming, soon. We just gotta prepare."

"Don't have to tell me twice little bro" said Luna. She then pulls her brother close. "Lincoln, you do know what I have to do tomorrow, right?"

Lincoln looks away from the window and sighs and holds his sister's hands and accepts the hug. "Ruth, you intend to hunt her down and send her soul away right?"

Luna kisses his head. "I have to do it. She pushed us to a limit of pain, despair and anger, provoked so much into our memories of the past and I have marked her for death and no matter where she runs or hides I will find her and I will end her."

Lincoln sighs. "I know, and that's why I wanna be there to see it happen, please."

Luna knows he wishes to see her sent into damnation for what she provoked. Luna kisses his forehead. "Very well Lincoln, tomorrow we will both see her meet her demise and I won't be alone when this happens."

They both look out the window and speak in unison. "In the name of the Scourge and the Lich King."

Michelle is now in the room with a tray of brownies. "Is this a bad time?"

To be continued …

A/N: A sad happy birthday for the brother/son of Sam and Peter Sharp and it may seem he might get the chance to return to the world of the living, and come tomorrow the hunt for Ruth Willard will commence. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.

Date made: 7/10/20 – 7/11/20.