Boober wished Jessa had picked a less dangerous place to live in before Fraggle Rock. Half of his journey was spent hiding from whatever frightened him. His only solace at this point was the purple flame trail leading to where Jessa went. Inhaling deeply once again, Boober emerged from behind the rock and continued following the purple fire.
"I don't expect any of you to understand!"
Those words kept ringing in Boober's head. He may not know everything about Jessa, but it wouldn't hurt to talk with her, right?
"I hope she doesn't push me away," he hoped.
With each step Boober took, the purple flames behind him extinguished. It was at that moment he wondered if anyone or anything else could see the flames. Immediately, he began to panic.
"What if something eats Jessa before I get to her?"
Without realizing it, Boober began power walking and following that fire trail. He didn't dare call out her name out of fear that he would draw attention to himself. The last thing he needed was to be someone's dinner. On and on Boober went, hoping Jessa was nearby. But she had wandered far, worrying him even more.
"What if she's already dead?" he thought before realizing something. "But then how would I have this trail?"
Boober didn't waste any time pondering on it and kept walking. If Jessa was still alive, then there might not be much time before something did happen, and he wasn't going to let her pass on into the next world without at least making up. He didn't want Jessa to die thinking he hated her. Boober glanced at the Lucky Protection bracelet in his hands that still radiated purple flames from Jessa wearing it.
"I wonder if this absorbed her powers."
It had to be. There was no other way the bracelet would emit purple fire, much less regular fire. Aside from the bracelet, Boober had his Lucky Walking Stick and orange socks. If he was going to be in a place like this, he needed all the protection he could get. The purple flame trail kept going, and Boober followed. He needed to find Jessa soon.
Back in Fraggle Rock, Gobo was in his room writing a letter to Uncle Traveling Matt about Jessa, though didn't plan on sending it. At least, without her permission.
"Dear Uncle Matt,
I know it's been a while since you've last heard from me. Well, let's just say things got busy. We met this girl named Jessa, and as it turns out, she's my cousin and your niece. Her father, Lenny, along with his wife, passed away 6 years ago. Jessa has since avenged their death, but she secluded herself in the Terrible Tunnel for years to come. Anyway, we all invited her to Fraggle Rock after she killed a giant carnivorous plant that tried to eat me. Things were going well for a bit. She began a relationship with Boober and became Red and Mokey's roommate. But Jessa hid the fact that she is half shazzle. None of us knew about it until Jessa started water-bending to save Red after she nearly drowned. Jessa told us most of her life story but ran off back to the Terrible Tunnel afterward. Now, Boober is in there trying to find her. I never thought I would be writing his name and Terrible Tunnel in the same sentence. But he's in love with Jessa. I can tell she loves Boober as well. I'm not sure whether he'll return with Jessa in tow or come back empty-handed, but I hope she does come back. I would like for the two of you to meet.
Love, your nephew, Gobo."
Gobo put his pencil down and sighed as Wembley walked in.
"How long do you think Boober will be in there?" Wembley asked his best friend.
"At least until he finds Jessa."
Both of them exchanged worried looks before Wembley noticed the letter.
"Writing to your uncle?"
"Yeah," Gobo began. "I couldn't find a graceful enough way to tell him he has a niece. It was also hard to tell him that his brother is dead."
"I'm an only child and that makes me sad hearing about it."
"That being said, I'm not sure if I want to send this to him."
"Boober and Jessa will come back, won't they?"
"Only time will tell, Wembley. And to tell you the truth, I'm worried for both of them."
"Me too."
Gobo knew that his best friend wasn't simply agreeing with him just for the sake of it. These were his own words. Wembley worried for his friends just as everyone else did.
"Imagine if your uncle and Jessa met," he wondered out loud.
"That would be quite a scenario."
"What do you think they would say to each other?"
"I have no clue."
Wembley climbed up into his bed to lounge while they chatted.
"I'm not even sure if Uncle Matt is interested in meeting her. That's why I'm afraid to send him this letter."
Gobo glanced down at the letter in his hand before speaking again.
"Maybe I'll wait and see if Jessa comes back with Boober."
Gobo then put it away in a drawer facing Wembley.
"Are you up for Peapod Zooming in the meantime?"
"Gobo, I can't skate," Wembley replied.
"I'll teach you then. Come on."
Gobo grabbed his Peapod Zoomer and headed to the Great Hall, Wembley following him out.
Mokey had resumed the painting she started the day Jessa arrived in Fraggle Rock a second time while Red sat on her bed and rambled.
"I still can't wrap my head around why Jessa wouldn't tell us that she was half Shazzle."
Mokey hummed before dipping her brush into some paint.
"Red, you know how everyone has secrets they don't want to tell anyone, even those close to us?"
"Yeah?"
"Jessa was obviously ashamed to admit what she was. Maybe there was a reason for it."
"Such as?"
Mokey added color to a certain place in her painting before dipping again.
"Maybe it has to do with the fact that shazzles and fraggles don't like each other. Maybe Jessa was afraid we wouldn't like her."
"Boober already made that decision. I wonder if he found her yet."
"I hope he has. He loves her so much."
"Tell me about it."
"Jessa also needs to know that we like her regardless."
"Shazzle or not, she needs to get back here. Because I've come up with some cool stunts that involve her using her powers."
Mokey smiled, knowing this was her friends way of saying she accepted Jessa being half Shazzle and continued her painting.