Ross' POV

I'm worried... first Adam won't talk to or look at us... now he talks to himself and doesn't seem to notice us at all... it's worrying... I see him 'sitting' on a nearby tree branch talking to himself again... I feel someone holding my hand so I look and see Max holding my hand and staring at Adam. "I hope he'll be okay..." I whisper. Max nods and says "yeah... me too..." I sigh and hum a peaceful song to myself but Max hears. "What song is that?" I think to myself for a moment before answering "I don't know... I don't remember the name or how it goes but I'm able to hum it. I hum it whenever I'm stressed out, scared, worried, etc. to calm down..." "oh. Well, it sounds nice!" He smiles at me while he says that and I smile too.

Hopefully things start looking up and Adam gets better soon!

Heh... you wish...

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Red's POV

I lay on my storm cloud and stare at the other clouds in the sky. It's pretty up here... but that doesn't stop me from thinking bad thoughts. I mean... maybe if I hadn't have gone for help and just went myself I could've saved Jin! Maybe if I had ran off those sorcerers we would all be okay and Jin would be here! Maybe if I was faster I could've stopped Adam from going crazy and trying to attack Jess! Poor Jess... she's been really shaken up about that. Barney has been spending a lot of time with her and Ooshgoon. I... don't know how to feel right now. I'm jealous Barney is spending so much time with her instead of me, I'm happy he's getting to spend time with his brother, I'm sad about what has happened, I'm angry at those sorcerers, and I feel bad for Jess because she just lost her brother and was almost killed by her friend!

I just... I hope everything can go back to normal soon...

Sorry bud, don't think so.

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Barney's POV

I see Red on his storm cloud in the sky. He seems upset but I don't know what's wrong. Someone snaps their finger in front of my face and I turn around to face Jess and Ooshgoon, who I'm sitting next to. "Barney, are you okay? You keep zoning out..." Ooshgoon asks. Jess' purple eyes are grey and she's staring at the ground, she's been doing this ever since we got home to the forest. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just worried about everyone..." I look down at my feet for a couple seconds before continuing. "No one is acting like themselves... Jess and Red won't talk and are constantly in their own little worlds, Sky keeps talking to himself, Max is like... it's like he can't smile or be angry anymore and his powers aren't working, and then Ross... Ross mumbles to himself about "redstone", "traps", and "The Red sun" and every once in a while his eyes turn red and twitch a little bit. I want to help them but I don't know what to do! I feel useless!" Ooshgoon looks worried and sad but before he can say anything Jess hugs me. My eye widens in shock because she hasn't done anything but stare at the floor since we got back. That doesn't stop me from smiling and hugging her back though.

Maybe things are getting better! And maybe we can have some peace for a while!

Heh. Not for long.

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???'s POV

I walk through the dark hallways of this stupid place. Ugh... cobwebs and spiders everywhere... I sigh and keep walking, eventually making a left turn into the huge room with the huge table in the middle. I put the map down on the table, sit down in one of the seats, and- of course. The seat breaks. "Ugh! Why! This is so stupid!" I swear the gods hate me! I sit down in a different chair and look at the map. Specifically, the red circle around the forest on the map. "They have to be here somewhere... 'crazy' huh?... I'm not crazy! They're there somewhere! My brother is there! He's alive! I'll prove it to them! And then-" "Purple, what are you doing down here?" I heard my twin sister call. I freeze, quickly put the map in my pocket, and smile as my twin sister walks into the room.

"N-nothing Magenta!" "But why are you even here? This looks like some kind of villain hideout! But... you do you, I guess. Just be upstairs in 5 minutes for dinner. I'll give you 15 minutes in case you get lost on this maze-like place. Also, our younger siblings are fighting again. What should I-" I interrupt her with a sigh and answer. "Tell Blue there's nothing to cry about, force Yellow to sit down and calm down, and put Green and Pink in different rooms until they apologize or make a compromise or whatever it is they need." She nods, hugs me, then goes back upstairs. I put the map back on the table and this time put my invention on the table next to it. "Once I find them, I'll be able to capture them and prove I'm not crazy with this!" I hold up my machine. "No one will think I'm crazy! Not even Blue who has always thought I was crazy! Wait..." I put my invention back down on the table and face palm. "I really need to stop talking to myself... starting now."

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GUESS WHO'S BAAAAAAAAAAACK! :D

Anyways, I did a bad job on this chapter but I hope you like it anyways! Many many hints for things to come!