[No one]

"Is this where you two grew up?" Tommy asked. He took a look around the small cabin that looked exactly the same as it had the day they had left it behind. It hadn't changed at all during the years it had been empty. Grian and Techno shared a silent look. They knew it was Hyria's work. She hadn't let the house move on, and they really appreciated that.

"This is it. Mum's grave is on the backyard. It's surrounded by Lily of The Valleys. Those were her favourites." Grian pushed the living room curtain open. Tommy peeked behind his shoulder.

Outside stood a simple stone grave with Irene's symbol on it as she had grown to respect Lady Irene during her time in Ru'aun. Her name was engraved on it, and it was, indeed, surrounded by the said flowers. The forest rose high and dark behind it.

The garden surrounding it was filled with different flowers and greenery. It looked enchanting, just like the whole house. Grian loved it and how magical it looked. He remembered even sometimes seeing Hyria's little fairies flying between the flowers, making everything look even more magical.

"Clementine would have deserved something as beautiful as this.. But Mum said that she didn't need it.. She buried her body underneath a tree in our yard.. She didn't even put there a grave stone for her.." Tommy lowered his head. He could never forgive his mother for letting his sister get buried in such a pitiful way. She had deserved so much better.

"We can make something for her here," Grian whispered, wrapping his arm around Tommy. He knew how much Clementine had meant to him and therefore felt disgusted by his sister's disrespect towards her death.

"We have to leave before the sunrise, keep that in mind," Techno reminded as he stared at the grave outside. His hand had formed a fist that he had pressed against the window. The voices in his head were confused by his grief, they didn't know about his past.

"Then let's work quickly. There must be something we can get from the village." Grian turned towards the door. "Oh, Tommy, I have to warn you," he started, turning to look at the younger, "the village is known for its thieves. They're really talented, so be careful. If you have anything really valuable, you should leave it to wait here instead. This house is secure and no one will enter it while we're away."

Tommy nodded hesitatedly and let his backpack slip on the floor. He didn't have much on him, other than what was in the backpack. Techno glanced at the backpack and gave him an assuring nod about the placement. It was alright.

"Stay close to us and you should be fine," he said, letting his hand slip protectively around Tommy's shoulders to keep the younger boy close to him. He wasn't about to let anything hurt him, and neither was Grian.

[No one]

       The Main HQ was filled with chaos. Everyone was running around like chickens with their heads being cut off. There were shouts and swears flying from different directions as everyone was trying to get their shit together to go face Error once again.

Sherenidy was standing in the middle of it all. They were already prepared and now just waiting for the others to finish off whatever they were doing. She didn't know who was running in front of her, nor did she know who was speaking. She was still trapped in the darkness that she wasn't supposed to escape.

Someone slapped a hand on her shoulder. She didn't flinch and turned her head to see outlines, but no name popped into her head. She didn't know who they were.

"Mao," the voice inside her head told her. She trusted it. She had no other options than to trust it.

"Are you ready to leave?" he asked, but she couldn't quite understand. It sounded glitchy and distant to her, but she tried to make sense out of it.

"Yes. Let's go," she answered, smiling. She pretended that everything was as if it had been before. She didn't want to let anyone know about her condition. She wouldn't let them see her weakness. She had to stay strong, even if she was falling weak.

[No one]

     Alden stared at the reports in front of him. He frowned, not liking the numbers of deaths caused by Error and the dark Watcher in the fight they had just started. The numbers kept increasing. They had spread across three different public servers this time and the destruction was terrifying.

He knew that the amount of Watchers and admins The Council had wasn't exactly enough to keep Error and the dark Watchers under control for long. If the attacks increased, deaths would also increase and even The Council would lose many members. Alden didn't want that. He knew they had to come up with a plan that would make a change to the numbers, but he wasn't sure about what it would be yet.

It seemed like they would be needing another meeting soon to come up with something to solve the problem with. Otherwise they would be completely fucked.

[No one]

     Tommy was fascinated by the little village. It looked so lively, yet the atmosphere was filled with slight fear. There were markets and guards. There were shady-looking people with masks on. Tommy assumed those were thieves. He avoided looking at them.

Techno's arm was still steadily around him and Grian was right in front of them. Tommy knew he was safe. And he was a Watcher by himself as well. He saw everything happening around him. All the three of them did. Nothing went past their notice.

"Do you think that here is a person who's selling grave stones or something like that?" Techno inquired, leaning closer to Grian, but yet, his arm didn't slip from Tommy's shoulders.

"I do not know." Grian glanced around. "But I bet here's something useful," he said.

Tommy stopped.

Grian and Techno immediately snapped their eyes towards him, looking alarmed. They were ready to start stabbing if someone was about to hurt Tommy.

But Tommy was in no danger. He just had stopped something interesting: a disk. There was a disk on sale on one of the market stands. He liked the way it looked and sounded as it played in the small jukebox.

"What'd you see?" Techno asked, trying to follow Tommy's gaze to the right item.

"That disk looks sick, doesn't it?" Tommy's eyes had lit up. Techno raised and eyebrow and Grian chuckled.

"Well," Grian started, "It's not what we came here for, but I guess there's no harm in buying it for you," he decided. Tommy spun to look at him with sparkling eyes, asking if he really meant it, but Grian had already walked to discuss the price with the merchant.

"Here." Grian handed the disk to Tommy as he returned. "I put a protection spell around it to keep it from breaking or scratching. Just don't loose it," he said, smiling. Tommy was smiling bright. He looked as bright as the sun as he held the disk "cat" close to his chest. If it wasn't for the strong spell around it, it would have definitely been broken already.

Grian and Techno shared a satisfied look. It had definitely been worth it. They would do anything to make Tommy happy.

"Now let's hurry up, we only have a bit of time before we have to leave," Grian began to chivvy them forwards.

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       They found a stone that fit as Clementine's gravestone. It got placed right next to Ciliren's. It fit there perfectly and looked so peaceful among the flowers. A sad smile crept on Tommy's lips. He was glad to see that his twin sister had gotten the respectful grave she deserves – even if her body wasn't buried underneath it.

"..I wish Mum had given her something like this to begin with," Tommy whispered, trying to hold back the tears that were burning in his eyes. Grian wrapped his arms around him and Techno joined the suit.

"But now she has a beautiful grave next to her grandmother. Hyria will take care of it and it will always look as beutiful as it should be," Grian comforted him, sparing a glance towards the beutiful garden that was now the place of two graves.

"Can we go home now..?" Tommy asked quietly. He was getting tired and the sun would be rising in a few hours.

"Yes, we can." Grian smiled and pushed Tommy's hair back carefully.

"I'll carry him," Techno said as Tommy fell limp against him, having fallen asleep. He picked him up carefully. Grian smiled softly as he watched them.

"Let's go home now," he hummed before turning to look at the graves, "Bye Mum and Clem. We'll be back someday!"

And with that their adventure in Ru'aun was coming to an end. They only had to walk through Hyria's forest and they would be back in Phoenix Drop.

Grian knew he had to figure out how he would get Chet, Kasen and Upton, or maybe Xenex, to help him get his extra work done.

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[28.6.2022]

(Sorry it's a bit short. I was busy painting my wall.)

(It's Ozinelle's birthday today.)

(She's 23 in 2018.)

(5 facts:

1. She was originally a part of the Admin Council during the events of TFC, but got accepted to the real Council after that.

2. She's Quinn's older sister. They don't look alike, but that's because both of them took after one parent.

3. Unlike her sister, who was born in the End, she was born in Overworld and only spoke English before joining the Council.

4. Her hair is naturally black, but she has dyed a part of it green.

5. She lost her left leg in the huge battle in ANE.)