HURT

"Can you answer it?"

"..........Sorry, Jacklyn, I know where they are."

"Uhhhhh...….thanks, but I'll take those pictures and search for them myself."

"Vending machine on your way out."

".........Remind me again how there is order on this Island when everyone is....."

"Stupid?"

"I would've used a nicer word, but yea."

"That's the joy of it. Pizza sprinkles think too hard."

"Do you know where I can crash?"

"Hotels just ahead. How long are you staying?"

"If you're looking for me to help you out, thus abandoning the search for my friends, I...…..I can't answer that, sorry."

"Ok Bird that feathers."

"......I think I'm gonna have a headache."

"You wanna sit down?"

"Maybe it's best if I….go on alone. I'll call you when I need you."

"Bye."

"Uh.....yea, bye."

"...........Moving out?"

"Names Jacklyn."

"216 is your key. Here's your room up the left down the stairs."

"Thanks

...Huuuuuu…..whooooooooooooooooo.

Hopefully all the furniture is still........of course it's all rearranged. 

This bed doesn't go there. That TV goes here. This lamp goes there. The Desk goes here. The AC goes.....and...….there. Now this will be my only place that is....normal.

 I need a rest."

*FLOP*

".......You rest right there, Ariel. We will scout ahead. 

COASTERS, with me. We move out.

Don't worry, Ariel….when we come back you will eat the biggest Seafood known to mankind....I mean.....I..."

"It's ok, Darius. Whatever you find, I will eat."

"That's the spirit. Now.....now…"

"DARIUS!!!"

"I gotta go. You may get your wish of food sooner than you think.

COMING."

"...........Hurry up, Evelyn."

"Is it always this fast?"

"Are you always this slow?"

"..........I......I will pretend I didn't hear that. 

Where are we even going, Jade?"

"Streetmatch. Winner gets to be the new Leader."

"Of what? I thought the Info Center was the leader."

"Shh, they are, but we still need a face.

WHOOOT, WHOOT. Knock em dead."

"Shouldn't there be like a voting system, and not a street brawl?"

"This is their streetball. Sheltered vs runner. No responsibilities…also means no consequences."

"But being a leader always comes with consequences of people not liking you."

"As I said, they don't always think the best. Good intentions...…"

"But not a good delivery. I know."

"There you are Jade. I was worried you wouldn't show. Who's she?"

"Hi, I...…"

"She's...a Runner. Yea. I picked her up half way into town. Grew up a Princess, spoiled sick…..ran after her friends to help her get out, but sadly..."

"Didn't run fast enough?"

"Didn't run fast enough. Her friends got away and now she's lost."

"Lost your friend and your home in one day?"

".......Kind of."

"That's why you hold hands. May be eww, but it prevents things like this."

"Pst, he's a Sheltered. Still has a sense of responsibility and knows what is right although his…."

"Delivery is off? Seems to be a recurring trend."

"Have you had any sisters?"

"Nope."

"Guess that's why you find it ew."

"I do not."

"I saw you. You were about to hug him and not shake his hands. Your hands were clenched into a fist as to not get any of hsi sweat on you. Your eyes were closed and…."

"Ok, ok. As a Princess I was taught to be neat and tidy.

It's not that I think other people are gross, it's just...…."

"They're gross."

"Again...….delivery, Jade. 

Speaking the truth isn't always the best."

"Now you're getting the whole good intentions but bad delivery vibe of this town. Starting to fit in already."

"Am not. I can still take on Eeewey...gooey. Watch. I just.....have to find someone in this crowd who wants to shake my hand and won't....."

"Be too slimy to touch?"

"Will you just.....

*BOOOOOM*

"What was that? Did you feel it?"

"EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone run!!"

"AAAAAAGHHHHH!!!!!"

"Wait, maybe it was just a….."

"Tremmer?"

"Uhoh, that's not normal. Does that look like the Road is caving to you?"

"Think it's hungry?"

"I don't know but I won't let it eat.

WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!! WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!! GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT'S PULLING YOU IN!!!!

…They can't hear me, I need to get closer."

"AAAAAGHHHH."

"I got you, I won't let you…"

"AAAAAGhhhh!!!"

"Nooooooooooooooo."

"I got you,"

"Girl, don't jump into the…"

*Phwooooo*

…Gotcha.

Now hang onto my bike, I'll crawl you out."

"EVELYN!!!!!!!

EVELYN!!!!!!

E…VE.....there you are.

What happened to your no touch rule?"

"I...hey, the tremors stopped."

"And the Road closed."

"That was no earthquake."

"Then what?"

"Here you go, you're free.

Come with me, Jade, and I'll tell you."

"But Evelyn, you…"

"Over here."

"What's got you stomped? If it wasn't an earthquake, what was it? What did you see in the hole when the road caved in."

"It wasn't a cave in. It was...............….a Rift."

"That's impossible. If Dragons wanted to come to our Earth they would just walk through the front door, not the back."

"That's just the thing. What I saw…..was Lava. Barely singed my shoes but I'm good.

I don't think the Dragons are causing these rifts on purpose."

"Then how?"

"..........................................I think they're dying!!!!!!!!!!!!"