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Owen sits still staring out into the maze watching for his best friend. God he missed Apo so much. He misses Rasbi a ton as well. Why did they both have to vanish? He wants his best friends back. He misses them so much. He hears a voice from behind him 'O..Owen?' Mohwee. 'Owen come on I know you can hear me.' Owen turns around slowly 'What's up Mohwee?' Graecie stands behind him. 'How long has it been since you slept?' he looks up, thinking. 'Uh I uh slept last night.' Graecie shakes her head. 'Do you even remember the last time you slept?' Mohwee spares her a glance. 'Owen you need to sleep.' he sways a little, everything fading just a little bit. He is standing at the edge of the top of the gate stumbling back a little, his foot just catching him slightly, almost missing.. He hears steps from behind him and a soft gasp just barely missing it. ‘Owen. You need to come down before you fall. The doors are about to close. ‘ It sounds like…Rasbi? His foot slips, yes the one that just caught him. He falls trying to catch himself when he hits the ground stumbling back just as the quiet rumble of the doors closing begins. His eyes shut as feels arms wrap around him from behind him?
Graecie yelps running below where he was just standing, as I stand frozen. Why am I frozen if it were me he would chase after me. He would help me no matter what and I am just standing here..why
I grabbed Owen just so he wouldn’t get crushed by the doors. Not that I should care. Graecie is staring at me like she’s just seen a ghost. ‘Escape. Go Graecie. Live because he won’t let you.’ and the doors shut. I heard her scream his name. I heard multiple footsteps asking Graecie questions about where Owen was and what was going on. It was time to go. I picked up Owen and began walking deeper into the maze. As he stirs I hold him closer. I whisper ‘I missed you.’ and his eyes open slightly, ‘I missed you too Apo...’ he whispers slowly.
Graecie is lost and she is shaking severely and her breath is short and Mohwee is still standing still. Frozen in place and suddenly he books it to the door banging his hand on it and yells ‘We told you OWEN! COME ON!! NO! SAY SOMETHING!!’ Graecie is staring at him ‘You could have done something…Why didn’t you move..Why did you stand there..IF IT WERE YOU! HE WOULD HAVE RAN AFTER YOU! NO THOUGHT ABOUT IT! NO HESITATION.’
Red is pacing. Back and forth waiting, hoping to see Apo walk through those vines. Before it’s pitch black out. He said he would be back. He said..He said…N..no he promised..
I place Owen down gently. Tying his hands and removing his weapons and gently shaking him awake. As his eyes slide open he finds he can’t move his hands, panicking instantly. ‘Owen you are fine. I am right here to protect you.’ His eyes slowly close as he tries to process what is going on. Where he is. ‘Apo..?’ I pull out a javelin. Well Owen’s javelin.
Red decides to leave to find them. Make sure he is safe. Owen didn’t attack him. He makes it about five steps when he sees them. Owen tied up and Apo held a javelin close to him. Well closer to Owen in a sense. It looked as though he was ready.. To kill him.
Graecie sits at the wall alone. The others left but she still feels a presence near. She thinks it's Mohwee sitting on top of the gate, waiting as she is.
Owen is staring at them when he sees a blur of red behind him. ‘Red?’ and Apo turns to look at him. ‘Hey Red come here.’ and he listens moving closer ‘Should I finally do it before he remembers?’ and Red nods softly ‘Remembers what?’ his voice cracks halfway through the word. He is hit with sudden pain and darkness moments later.
Graecie and Mohwee ran into the maze as soon as the doors opened, flicking their levers down and entering Mohwee ahead of Graecie seen him first a Javelin in his chest. Not pulling it out he picks him up the best he could. With a javelin through his chest. He begins to head towards the entrance of the glade. Running into Graecie not long after finding him. Thank god they got there first. Before whatever creature lives in there.
Oeca, Magic, Soup and Rasbi stand at the entrance waiting for them as it is getting dark. As they approach Oeca and Soup run in to help get them in before the doors close and Magic and Rasbi see Apo hiding behind the corner watching them.
Apo goes back to where he had stabbed Owen just to see Mohwee and Graecie there, Mohwee grabbing him and looking around finding Graecie, a look of fear on his face. Why does he feel for a murderer. They begin back to the glade and Apo gladly follows. Red was sleeping when he left and probably would be when he got back to the place they called their home.
Rasbi makes eye contact and then he is gone. Just like air.