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May 29, 2017 12:20PM
After he hung out with his family for a few hours, he went downstairs to check on tomb. When he got down there, he found her laying on her back and staring up at the ceiling looking bored. He knocked on the frame of her door and stepped in, laying down next to her. She glanced at him and leaned into his body, cuddling up against him. They lay like that for a few minutes and then he said, " hey, come upstairs for a bit. My family wants to hang out with you some more, in fact I think they're bored of me." Laughing as he said it. She gave a smile and he gave her a squeeze, happy to be with her. "Cmon, lets go baby." He said, ignoring her protests and helping her up from the bed.
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Chase noticed an awkward silence approaching but he was able to head it off by suggesting a topic. "So, um, mom. You know I can do something special, changing what I'm made of to anything I'm touching." He said, demonstrating, changing to the metal he kept in his sock and back, "and on the island, all the kids have powers, so I'm not alone. That's where I met Tomb. She kinda runs the place there and is the one in charge. She can do something pretty cool. She's a shape shifter." He said watching as his parents widened their eyes and gave her an interested look. "That is so cool! Wow, it must be so amazing!" Said his mom, smiling. His dad added, "that is intriguing, there are a whole lot of good things you could use that for." He said, as he always saw the best in people.
His dad replied first saying, "well, I am a high school teacher, English mostly. I run a book club, in fact, that's how I met sally. I do 11th grade literature and language mostly." Tomb seemed interested enough by this but before she could ask any questions, his mom jumped in. "I happen to be a CMO, chief marketing officer, for a very successful law firm downtown. I run all of the marketing projects and advertising, making sure people hear about us." She said with a smile. It was a job she'd always wanted and had worked very hard for. Tomb looked interested still, which chase was happy about. Some people thought his parents jobs were boring, but he was glad to see that Tomb didn't think them especially bland.
What had chase wanted to do? Well for a little bit he had wanted to go into the army, as his gift would make him somewhat of a super soldier. But then he'd discovered psychology. He had taken a course in his high school and had been incredibly interested by all of the social experiments, theories and views on human behavior and interactions. It had completely fascinated him and he'd become inthralled in his textbook, reading late into the night on how and why people think the way they do. "Well, I always thought it would be pretty cool to be a forensic or clinical psychologist. Learning about human behavior and actions is just something that interests me greatly." He replied thoughtfully, smiling at the thought of one day doing that.
Chases mom smiled and replied, "of course my dear. In fact, we can go to a place called snuffles right now. They have amazing burgers, fries, and shakes. You haven't lived until you've had it!" Snuffies! Chase had totally forgotten about the 50's style diner. He loved their vanilla milkshakes and their burgers were the best he'd ever had. "I almost forgot about that place! Oh man, it's been ages since I've been there, yeah let's go! Oh man, you are gonna love these burgers Tomb!" He said, looking excited. He had good memories of the restaurant, hanging out with friends there, eating there after track meets and cross country races, and family nights out. He smiled in nostalgia as all of the good memories came back.
Chase nodded at her and they went in and sat down. They were seated and soon a waiter came over and took their order. "I'll have a burger, fries and a vanilla milkshake and she would like the same." The waiter nodded and then moved on to take the orders of the rest of his family. Just as he was about to say something to Tomb, a high pitched voice called out, "chase! Is that you?" Chase froze, and turned around. A girl from a group of people who had just entered was walking towards him with a smile. At first he didn't recognize her, but then he put a name to the face. It was Claire, a friend from high school who he'd been in the same friend group with. It seemed as if she'd gotten some new friends though because he couldn't recognize anyone else from the group. "Oh, uh... hi Claire, how's it been?" He asked awkwardly. Clair was about 5' 1" and had blonde hair and blue eyes. He knew her from seeing her around his friends a few times and she'd been in his English class once.
Claire glanced past chase at Tomb and seemed startled for a bit but regained herself and said, "hi, I'm Claire." Tomb gave a small smile and gripped his arm. Chase was still trying to figure out what to make of his old acquaintance when she interrupted his thoughts. "It's good to see you, I thought you might've run off, that's what everyone was saying anyway. Oh, my friends and I are headed to a movie later and you can join if you'd like." She said. Chase was taken off guard by the offer but quickly responded, "I'm sorry but I can't, I planned on spending the night with my family. I'll have it take a rain check, my apologies." She shrugged and said "alright, I'll see you around." As she walked off, he turned back to his family and said, "huh, that was weird. I never really knew her as mor than an acquaintance."
Chase just gave Tomb a snort of laughter when she said Claire had a schoolgirl crush on him. Quite unlikely he thought, besides, it wouldn't even matter as he was tombs and hopefully she knew it. He smiled when she commented how cool it was. That's when an idea struck him. "Hey mom, do you have a few quarters?" He asked. She smiled knowingly and handed him some. He took tombs hand and led her to the back of the diner to a renovated juke box. She smiled and just shook her head. he put in a quarter in and selected a song called 'No one like you' by the Scorpions. It started playing and he listened contentedly. He handed a quarter to tomb and said, "here, you pick one, there's gotta be at least one on here that you know."
((Brownie points for the song. That's a good one!))Chase smiled as she said those three magical words he always loved hearing from her. He also liked her leaning against him as they swayed to the music, listening to the upbeat lyrics. Chase noticed the food arriving at their table and nudged Tomb who looked over and saw it, she squealed with delight and dragged him after her headed towards their table. They sat down as the food was being placed on the table and he saw tombs eyes grow wide as a classical American cheese burger with fries and a milkshake was placed in front of her. He loved the childlike expression of wonder that crept over tombs face as she gazed at the food in front of her. "Well, are ya going to eat it or just stare at it like it's a Rembrandt? It tastes even better than it looks, promise." He said, picking up his own burger and taking a delicious bite. It was as good as he remembered it, which made him happy.
((Hey, quality not quantity. ;-) and I listen to a lot of music so, haha, yeah.))He they ate their food, savoring every last bite, sip and taste the meal had to offer. "Mars needs to go to culinary school somewhere. The only thing he can make right is the fish and chips from what I hear. Nothing like this." Chase exclaimed, relishing in the amazing flavors that were now taking command of his mouth. But he end of the meal he was quite full. His dad picked up the check and they all got up to leave. On the way out, Claire waved at them and chase gave a nod back and they were off. The car ride back was full of laughter and chatter about the food and old memories. His mom told Tomb about the time chase had dumped the milkshake on top of his head and also about the time he'd made a big ketchup smily face on the table at a booth. Chase could only blush and look embarrassed when his mom told the stories.
((That's awesome! More brownie points for your musical knowledge! I'm a sucker for classic rock and oldies.))Chase leaned against tomb as she traced his leg and then moved to fiddling with his hair. Chase was happy that the first day had gone well and ecstatic at how obvious it was how much they liked Tomb. When they got home, everyone was completely wiped out and tired. His parents and sister retired to their upstairs bedrooms while chase and Tomb went down to their rooms. They went to their separate rooms to change and then met back in the main room. Chase flipped on the tv and then flopped onto the couch. Tomb sat next to min and he automatically wrapped his arms around her. It was almost a habit to do so now. "Hey, my family likes you babe. I told you all that worrying was for nothing." He said, giving her a reassuring squeeze.
Chase was surprised by tombs words and as she said them realized this had probably been bothering her for a while. "Baby, I'm going back no matter what. I've got friends at the island now, I've got a life there, I've got you. Maybe someday I'll come back and go to college and study psychology, but not now. And when that day does come, you will be right there next to me ok? I can't leave you, in fact, I won't leave you. I understand what you are saying but I'm going back and, no offense, but you can't stop me. I will not let you leave without me. I love you too much baby and i am not loosing you to go study. No way, you're mine and I'm going wherever you go." He said, making it clear that he would not be separated from her.
"Tomb, it's not like I'm going to stay here for the rest of my life. I was always gonna go off somewhere to do something and I can't think of anything better to go off and do. Especially if it's with you. I love you too much to leave you baby so I'm going with you. You're mine and I intend to keep it that way, no matter what Ok?" He said, still keeping her wrapped in a tight hug. He saw a tear escape her eye and he wiped it away with his thumb. He knew she had never really had an ideal family, and to see him like this was probably painful for her. He understood why she wanted him to stay, but he also knew he couldn't, not unless she was staying with him. He held her as a few more tears escaped her eyes and he rubbed her back, tracing big hearts with his finger.
He nuzzled her gently as she wrapped herself around him and kissed him all over his face and neck. She was whimpering softly as he comforted her and when she told him not to give up everything he thought a moment. "In order to give up everything, I'd have to lose you baby. You are my everything." He said lovingly. It was true, he had come to a point where he didn't know what he would do if he lost her. The hole left in his heart if he lost her would be too big to fix, to wide to patch up, to deep to fill in. He sat there, holding her as she cried into his neck. It was true he was giving up a lot, but in his mind, he was gaining more then he was loosing. He loved her so much, this he knew, so he was going to go with it.
He heard her suggestion to go to bed, but he really didn't want to leave her. He shifted so he was laying on his back on the couch and tomb was on top of him. He gave her a sly smile and flicked on the tv. "Oops, I accidentally fell asleep on the couch while we were watching a movie. My bad." He said, his sly smile widening. She whacked his arm and gave him a look, but he just pulled her close on top of him and locked his arms around her. "And would you look at that? I accidentally trapped you on top of me." At this she rolled her eyes but she snuggled in close to him, resting her head just under his chin. He sighed contentedly as they lay there watching these two guys put myths to the test and either confirm or bust them on tv. He liked the show and so they watched, enjoying the closeness of each other.
((Sure, lets skip over it until they're leaving for camp.))
Chase said good bye to his parents once more as a government vehicle waited outside to take him away again. This time though, chase wasn't so sad as he knew where he was going and what would happen. His parents cried of course, but he knew they understood why he had to go back. His sister cried as well but was comforted when he told her that he would be back some day. He smiled and waved as he was driven off, watching his family get smaller and smaller in the distance. He knew he'd see them again, he just didn't know when. He knew Tomb felt bad about him leaving so he said, "were having you over for next thanksgiving ok? Itll be fun!" She smiled at this and he gave her a kiss.
As they shot down a deserted stretch of Midwest highway, he leaned against tomb and let his thoughts wander. His mind turned towards camp as he started wondering about what they would find when they got back. Captain would be awake by now and all heaved up. He wondered how sailor was taking the rejection from him and he wondered how everyone was treating sailor. He thought a lot as they drove south towards the boarder. Alana was tanner and her hair lighter than when she'd left so she must've gotten a lot of sun where she'd gone. He glanced at Tomb who looked to be dozing off a bit and wondered what was running through her mind as they started their journey back towards camp.
"Nice to see your alive sleeping beauty, it's been about five hours." He teased, pressing a kiss onto her forehead. She had fallen asleep as they had crossed Minnesota's border into Iowa and had woken only after they'd crossed into Missouri. "We've stopped for gas twice and apparently we are driving straight through the night. We're stopping at a Mc Donald's up ahead so I hope you're hungry. Oh, also, apparently things back at camp are going fine for now, at least that's what Jefferson here told me." He added, still gazing out the window as they passed another car. Jefferson really had a lead foot and was pressing 80 on almost every road they'd been on so far. Benefits of being a government agent I guess.
Chase just laughed at alana and Jefferson as they bickered in the front seat of the car. He drew his knife, which he hadn't done in a really long time as he'd been on the mainland for a while. He examined the blade and hilt, blowing some dust off of it. He had reattached it to his leg about an hour into the ride as he'd been bored with nothing to do. The sight of his knife was odd after such a long time of not using it, but it was also comforting in a way. He sheathed it and turned his attention back to Tomb who was taking in the surroundings around her. Missouri was pretty bland if you asked chase, but it was still a step up from Iowa which seemed to be almost entirely farmland.
Chase gave an amused smile when Tomb hopped back in the car with her book and a wallet. As they peeled out chase said, "you shoulda grabbed me one too babe." She smiled and held up her prize. It was a book with what looked like a stone city on the cover with a title that read, "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins. "Let me look at the summary" he said as she handed it to him. It looked like a really good book and he was kinda jealous he hadn't thought to grab one himself. "I'm gonna read over your shoulder, it looks really good!" He said, not letting her tell him differently. She smirked at him and then settled in his lap so he could hold her and see over her shoulder to read.
((Chase and tomb just strapped into an emotional roller coaster.))Chase very much enjoyed the book they were reading, in fact as they had nothing else to do, they read through it all by the time they reached about mid Texas. "Oh my god! Ares and Gregor are bonds now! That's awesome. But wait! he thinks he's not coming back! Tomb grab the next one! That was soooooooo good!" He exclaimed when they reached the last page of the first book. He actually loved the book. It actually made him get emotional at the deaths, especially ticks. He didn't know why but he was pretty fond of those dutiful cockroaches. As Tomb grabbed the next book, he gave her some kisses on her head and face. He didn't know how far he'd make it into the book because it was extremely late and he didn't know how much longer he could stay awake.
((*Sobs along with you*))Chase was holding back a fit of laughter as Jefferson looked at a map. "Oh, uh, it seems as if I have made a wrong turn. Oh dear." He said, looking extremely embarrassed. Alana looked pissed off by the fact that she had to spend even more time in the car. Chase hadn't thought to say something as he had decided when Jefferson said New Mexico he'd probably messed up and meant Mexico City or something like that. But Alana seemed to know the plan and was fuming at the mistake. "Woah there Alana, chill out, he just probably got confused. I mean, he's been driving for what? Four days straight? There's no way he isn't tired as hell and running on fumes. He probably just confused himself." Chase said, feeling bad for the tongue lashing Alana had given him.
"Alana, cut it out!"yelled chase as the fight quieted down. Alana was not in a good mood and that was obvious to chase. "First off, Alana, there is no way in hell or heaven that I am letting you drive a car that I'm in. Second you are fourteen and probably can't even see over the steering wheel. I'm gonna drive, Jefferson is gonna take a nap and Tomb will whack anyone who complains with her spear." He said sternly, glaring at Alana. She didn't look happy about it but she backed down. Jefferson sighed in defeat, as there was no way anyone was letting him drive anymore, and hopped out of the car. Chase got out too and switched with Jefferson. "Alana, go back to doing your puzzles ok?" He said as he pulled onto the road, glancing at the map.
((Totally feel ya. Gosh that series really messed with my heart!))
Chase was well rested so he drove for a long while. They stopped for gas to refuel a few times and once to eat, but other than that they just kept on going. Of course, Jefferson slept through all of it and they were almost in New Mexico by the time he woke up. "Oi, Jefferson, it's been about eight hours, wake up." He called back. "We just crossed into New Mexico and I need to know where we're headed." Jefferson told him to pull over so he could take back the wheel. At first chase protested, but then he decided it was for the best as he just wanted to get where they were going. They'd been in the car for almost three days now and he wanted to just get out of it. He pulled over and took his seat next to tomb again, giving her hand a squeeze as he did so.
((All the deaths got me the first time through!))
((I had a dream somewhat underland related. It was fun! YES CAPTURE THE FLAG FTW!!))Chase smiled at that. Capture the flag would be very fun, especially with everyone having powers and special abilities. That would definitely make things a little more interesting. "I think that's a great idea love. I call being on your team though." He said jokingly. She smiled and they kept driving. They finally came to what looked like a larger city. Just then Jefferson spoke up, "welcome to Santa Fe, New Mexico amigos. We're getting Neus here and then we are flying the rest of the way to the island. There is a private jet at the airport here waiting for you all. Neus will meet us at our gate in the airport." Chase liked the sound of that. No more car? A private jet? Sounded real good to him. He'd always though it would be cool to fly a private jet.
((Oh no! My dream was about being shrunk an the having to sword fight rats with a sewing needle. Hey, I've been to Sante Fe once before!))Chase was pulled out of the car after Tomb who looked absolutely smitten with this nice little downtown area. He could tell she really liked it and was happy to see Tomb enjoying herself. They walked off through what looked to be a farmers market, looking at all the cool stuff they had to offers. One booth sold polished rocks, another sold arrow heads, one booth had blankets for sale and one stall was even selling incubated chicken eggs that would presumably hatch in a week! It was all incredible and he loved every second of it. He understood why she liked the city with its charming style and intriguing city life. "I really like Sante Fe, there's something about it that I just can't describe. It's nice." Commented chase as they walked around.
((That is a bright side I guess!))Chase smiled at what she said. It made him happy knowing that she was starting to see something of a brighter future. As they strolled back to the car, chase turned his attention to the people around him. They were all very tan and relaxed, happy expressions on their faces. This was definitely a place he would like to stay a while. Apparently Neus had arrived at the airport and they needed to go there now. They got there in a short amount of time and when they went to security, they went by without even getting scanned. This was due to to Jefferson behind him flashing his badge at people as he headed them to a private gate. When they got there, the first thing he heard was, "oooohhhhhh my, Alana. You look like you've been kissed by the sun girl." Ugh Neus. They all sighed a greeting to him, all of them getting hit on in one way or another.
Have thought the private jet was awesome. There weren't couches and recliners and some real fancy stuff. He wondered what the in flight snack would be, maybe a lobster? When Tomb motioned for him to sit next to her, he happily obliged and popped down next to her on the couch. She opened up the book to the page they had left off at and they started to read. Chase was really intrigued when they got to the part where gregor had hit the total on the blood balls and of course him and Tomb smiled when one of Luxa's cousins, stellovet, was completely flabbergasted by his unexpected skills. They read for a very long time and chase started to wonder how long they would be flying.
When they got off the plane, chase immediately looked for other campers, he really wanted to know how things were going back here. Nike and Argente were the fist to meet them as they walked towards camp. They both looked ok to chase so that was a good sign. When they greeted them, they both acted fine and so finally, chase asked the question, "how is everything?" The moment of silence before the response was tense but luckily, not long. "Everything's fine. Sailor hasn't talked to many people, but everything seems alright for now. Nothing big went down while you guys were away so, welcome back." Nike said. Both him and Tomb let out a sigh of relief at these words .
Chase was surprised to see captain out and about, loose around the camp. That's when he saw the ability blocker secured onto him. Another person ran out after him, trying to talk to him. He wasn't sure who it wa- oh my god. Is that sailor? She looked totally different with colored clothing, Grey eyes and blonde hair. He'd never ever thought he'd see sailor looking like that, never. It was so odd it took him a full minute to comprehend what he was seeing. He glanced at Tomb who looked as mystified as he was. Meanwhile, captain was screaming, "Can't you see I don't want you anymore! You betrayed me to the enemy and now look at me! Everything we tried to build, you tore down! I hate you!" He was almost hysterical, his eyes wild.
Chase just smiled. Oh that cute little girl really had done it this time. She had gotten sailor, yes , the sailor, to wear colorful clothes and dye her hair blonde. Next he looked over captain who still looked royally ticked off but otherwise ok. "Well would you look at that. How are you doing captain?" Chase asked, some amusement in his voice. "Shut up you scrap of tin! I hate this place and I hate all of you! I am going to kill you one day!" Captain yelled, still looking not completely sane. "Sailors right, you are such a girl." He said, earning a string of profanities from captain. He smirked at him and then shot a glance at Tomb who was suppressing a smile, pursing her lips to hide it.
"He looks about as ready to give up as I am ready to join the rivals." He replied, following her back to their house. It was a little dusty, but seemed to still be in good shape. Sailor hadn't totally destroyed anything which was good. "Is your sister planning to stay with us or does she want her own house? It's fine if she wants to stay, I'm just curious." He asked, sitting down on the couch. It was incredibly comfortable after all the traveling they had been doing. It felt so nice to just sit down and relax on a surface that didn't have the sensation of moving. He promised himself that it would be a long time before he got back in any kind of car or plane. Road trips were not as fun as you'd think.
Chase sat back, sinking into the couch cushions. "I think it could be a good thing. Get a little more regulation around here. I mean it's not like he'll be able to keep anyone in line or anything, but it might add some more organization to how we do things around here." He could tell this answer definitely did not satisfy Tomb, so he quickly added, "don't worry, everyone will still treat you like the leader love. Everyone knows that you know this camp and how to run it best. Don't be worried ok? He isn't going to take over. He couldn't even keep his spot in the drivers seat." He said with a laugh, hoping to draw some laughter out of her. He could tell she was nervous about it and she wasn't a fan of the idea, but Chase figured that it couldn't hurt so why not?
Chase smiled at the mention of the capture the flag game. "Yeah, lets get together the camp and go over it with them. We have to get teams and set boundaries! Oh this is gonna be awesome! I think I saw a few banners in the armory. I'll grab two and then tell people to meet in the mess hall. He strapped on his dagger and ran off. He made it to the armory and grabbed two banners, draping them over his shoulder. He was about to leave until he noticed a small knife sitting on the table to his left. He shrugged and picked it up, deciding he would probably need it at some point. It had proved to be useful in his spar with Tomb so why not? He ran off with his stuff, grabbing spare campers as he headed back to the mess hall.
The teams panned out pretty even, as mars and argente got Nike, Alana, a hydro kinetic and some others while Tomb and chase got Neus, sailor and captain, a pyrokinetic, and Rain. Rain had insisted on playing so Tomb had let her, as long as she promised not to get hurt. They decided on the boundaries, making it about a 200yard wide and 200yard long p square of Forrest with a creek that ran through the middle marking the mid boundary. The teams were given an hour to scout their own territory, strategize and prepare for the upcoming match. The rules were that you could use your power as long as no one died. They expected a few injuries, but nothing too serious as it was just a game.
They had all gotten into their positions and were ready to play when rain reported back saying, "fwying knives guading fwag tingy." Alana. This would be fun. A loud bang signaled the start of the game and everybody was off. Tomb lead them to the left in an attempt to flank Alana and take her by surprise, but that would be especially hard if she were invisible. Still, they moved onward, not making a sound. The enemy had hidden the flag in the back corner of their territory so they did a lot of walking. When they finally saw the flag Tomb brought everyone to a stop and told them to fan out around the objective. They encircled the clearing at which the banner was placed examining it for any defender, they couldn't see anyone of course, but it was impossible to tell for sure.
Chase saw the look Tomb gave him and a silent communication went between them. She needed him to distract Alana while she got the flag. Chase changed to metal and charged into the clearing towards the spot where he'd seen Alana silhouetted. He needed to make her visible somehow or else he stood no chance. As he ran, he kicked up a pile of sandy dirt and watched as it fell, looking for a spot where it didn't hit the ground. To his left he saw just that and lunged, tackling the invisible girl. He landed on her and a wrestling match ensued. Alana was so thin and wiry that he found it tough to keep a hold on her but he kept trying as they rolled around on the ground. That's when the knives started slashing at his back. At first they weren't doing much, but one of the knives was a special treat from Alana and was carving up his back.
Alana had been blasted off him by the sonic boom but RP that didn't much help chase. He returned to flesh and bone, with no injuries but his ears were ringing and his body felt rattled to the core by the harsh blast that had ensued. He took a while to recover his wits, hoping that maybe Tomb had grabbed the flag and won it for them. He stood up and almost fell over as his vision seemed to be vibrating still as he looked around. Chase blinked a few times and managed to stop the tremors in his vision. He gave a dirty look at the girl who'd let out the sonic blast and then started stumbling back to his own territory. He went around the long way in case and enemy was trying to sneak back with their flag, but instead he ran into sailor and captain.
Chase stayed rooted to his spot despite sailor telling him to leave. He stood there looking at the couple and gave a surly glance at captain. Just earlier captain had been screaming at sailor but now he was all mushy gushy lover boy? It made no sense and chase was suspicious. But off in the distance he heard the sound of battle and he remembered his team. But he didn't want to leave those two alone, especially with captain acting the way he was. He could almost detect the mischief and evil coming from him. "Sailor, what the heck are you doing? You're on our team! We could use some assistance." He said trying to get back to the fight but at the same time separating captain and sailor.
Chase realized he was going to have to do something quick. "Fine stay here with you're little girl sailor." He said, in hopes of provoking captain so sailor could see his true side again. Captains face fell into a state of fury when chase taunted him and said through gritted teeth, "what did you just say?" Chase knew he had I'm. It had almost been too easy. "I was just telling sailor to enjoy her time with her little girl. I mean, I thought that's what everyone was calling you after yesterday's hissy fit." He said, letting a bored drawl into his voice. Captain was absolutely furious now. He charged at chase but sailor grabbed him, pleading with him to let it go. "You would just let him insult me, wouldn't you!" He yelled back at sailor. Chase felt bad for aggravating captain and ruining whatever happiness sailor had been experiencing but he would not let her fall back into captains games.
Chase was stung by her words but he'd expected it. "I can't stand to watch you go right back to how you were. Being controlled by that sicko and being abused. That's what I'm trying to keep you out of sailor. Look, if captain was a real stand up guy, a real good person, then ya know what? Have fun! Go off, make out, go on dates, do whatever. In fact, if captain actually was improving, you both could have a nice life here. But he's just trying to trick you back under his control sailor. Look at him and tell me it's not true." He said, knowing all to well the glint that was in captains eye. Chase didn't know if he'd ever be good, but he sure as heck wasn't right now. He looked as evil as when he'd gotten here.
Chase just shook his head and ran off to the battle, though it seemed to be winding down. He burst into the clearing and what he saw was quite the scene. There was a gryphon on top of Nike, growling at her, a hydro kinetic fighting a pyro kinetic, Neus was making things disappear at random causing people to run into invisible things. The gryphon jumped off Nike and touched down next to chases flag, but it changed form. Standing there, out of breath was tomb with their banner. A loud bang sounded as the game had been won. "You can turn into a gryphon! Are you kidding me! That's insane!" He called as Tomb spun to face him. I knew he'd kinda left his team out to dry but they had handled just fine.
Every one was in a good mood and it was fun to see. Nobody had really gotten injured which was a good thing, but chase was watching sailor and captain intently. "I was just taking the long way so I could see if anyone was trying to sneak our flag across." He said, but then to Tomb he added in a low whisper, "I need to talk to you later though." She nodded but they were instantly caught up in high fives and hugs from their teammates. Somebody suggested that they all have celebratory dinner in the mess hall and everyone liked that idea, so off they went to the mess hall. They rearranged the tables so they were all or one big long one and then ordered food. Everyone's spirits were high.
Chase was in good spirits along with the rest of the camp and was having a good time talking with everyone. When Tomb nudged him and pointed out Jefferson talking to nari, he frowned but told her that if it was important they would hear about it eventually. When mars started taking orders, chase ordered his usual fish and chips, hungry from the days events. Man! He hadn't had fish and chips in so long, it was killing him! Tomb ordered and assorted variety of citrus and sugar which chase still found odd, but he'd learned not to question it. Rain was now zooming around the table in humming bird form doing nothing in particular except for flying around sporadically. That was rain for ya.
Chase placed an arm around tomb as she leaned into him and gave her a reassuring squeeze. He watched on as Alana drew on Neus's face and laughed at the product. It looked all wonky, probably due to Neus not being able to sit still for longer than two seconds. But that's not all he was watching, he also noticed Alana smiling and a little twinkle in Neus's eye as she laughed and complained. Chase turned to tomb and said, "so how much longer before Neus and Alana start dating. I give it by the end of the night if things keep carrying on like they are." They had been developing what looked like some kind of relationship over the past few weeks and it seemed like only a matter of time before it turned romantic.
Chase smiled at the two. It was pretty cute, even it it was Alana and Neus, as they were both very... interesting people. Chase had a flashback to when he was sitting in the tree, playing truth or dare with Tomb a long time ago. Even though he hadn't necessarily been flirting, Neus and Alana reminded him somewhat of them a little. It was nice to see. He was so deep in thought he almost didn't notice the small tapping on his shoulder. He turned and found that rain was now staring up at him with big pleading eyes and she said, "I wike candy, and captain take all candy and make sailor cwy" chase was almost out of his seat immediately. He knew he shouldn't have let the two out of his sight. As he asked Rain to show him, tomb was right there next to him having heard the whole thing.
