So Familiar a Gleam: Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

Time to leave!

There is not much of the city left, but the park is holding together as those anchoring help those who are not voidtreckers through back to where they belong. Monsters continue to attack and a little further out there is a battle of hearts and minds being fought with the mass of colours and chaos.

Eventually, after the bulk of citizens had been evacuated everyone with SCA's on would hear Jin-Roh's voice after a few frantic beeps, as Chiff aligned everyone's SCA's. "We are almost done here, if you are with anyone not tethered to a voidcraft get them to the evacuation point, as quickly as possible."

Anan pulls out of the anchoring point to call out to any defenders in the park. "Come on! Anyone who isn't a voidtrecker! It's time to go."

Luckily those off fighting the entity headed the message and made their way to the park as Jin Roh spoke again.

"Everyone else get ready. When we call it you need to leave. If you don't have your SCA on then get to someone who does."

As the last people rushed to the park Anan calls out again, through her SCA and outloud to the park. "You need to unanchor, before you can evacuate. Everyone be ready."

She goes in again though, because there are some last people, those from the large battle, getting through as another message was called.

"Almost there. Be ready. On my command..."

Anan unanchored again. "Quick everyone unanchor."

"NOW" Jin Roh's voice came through strong on their SCA's. Hopefully those with SCA's would grab those without.

There is some outside help as well, the train pulls anyone who is unconscious or still under the entity's control, forcibly evacuating them. This includes Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and Zagreus.

Luggage Carriage

There has been a mass evacuation before and that was crazy enough but since then the population of the train has almost doubled and now it is an extremely tight squeeze as everyone crashes into the luggage carriage at the same time.

The train jerks and rolls as they enter into the void at breakneck speed and again as they seem to slow, rather than speeding off though the void.

There's a crackling from their SCA's. "Voidtreckers? Voidtreckers come in!" Anan's voice. "Please tell me you made it..."

There's only a few moments of signal and soon they are flying though the void again, away from the strange non-world, the entity sealed for now. To new adventures, but first hopefully some time to recover from all that has happened.

Comments

[nell_of_soulwood]

"Oh. Well, what can't be cured, must be endured, I suppose."

She was quiet for a moment. "I'm just so tired. Helping people across that river or whatever it was. I think I could sleep for a year."

Nell managed another little smile for him. "You'un is very kind for stopping to check on me."

[myblueskies]

"Oh you are very brave to do that miss!" It had looked like it was very tricky! So no wonder she was so tired!

He smiled when she called him kind. "Do you want help getting to your room?"

[nell_of_soulwood]

"I couldn't let people suffer if I could help," Nell said simply. "Bein' tired seems an awful small price to pay."

She smiled again at the boy. "That would be another kindness, though maybe I'm best sleeping here till all these people clear out. I'm too tired to try and push my way out."

[myblueskies]

"It is always good to help people and you helped lots and lots of people!"

It was amazing how a whole city of people had gotten back home just like that! He looked around at the busy carriage.

"Okay, I can wait with you and wake you up when it's quieter!"

[nell_of_soulwood]

"You'un is awfully sweet," Nell said, feeling her eyes close again. "I'm Nell. What's your name."

[myblueskies]

"I'm Romeo!" He smiled at her, "It's nice to meet you miss Nell."

[nell_of_soulwood]

"Nice to meet you as well, Romeo." She let her head rest against the wall with a sigh. "Were you lost in all the illusions, too?"

[myblueskies]

"Yes miss." He sighed, "It was really strange! I thought I lived in that city. Did you get all muddled too?"

It was hard, when their brains got all scrambled like that!

[nell_of_soulwood]

"I did," Nell said with a sigh. "It was hard to give it up in a lot of ways. And then I wished that this place was part of the illusion too. But, it's not."

[myblueskies]

"No." He shook his head, "It's not. But I know what you mean, it was almost like a really real life there. I sort of liked it..."

Joss had been there, he had liked having Noctis as a brother. It had been a bit weird that mister Zetta was his dad, but he had liked the school and living in that city.

[nell_of_soulwood]

"I had a very nice life there," Nell admitted. "A kind father, a job I loved -strange as it may seem to me now - and potential friends."

She smiled at him. "I hope to have potential friends here as well."

[myblueskies]

"Is the kind father someone here on the train?" He tilted his head, "Because I bet he will still be kind even here even if he's not your dad!"

He smiled at her and nodded, "Everyone is really kind so I bet you got lots of friends!"

[nell_of_soulwood]

"I believe so," Nell said. "And I, well, I'm of two minds about meeting him, but mostly I think I'd like to."

She smiled at Romeo. "I haven't had friends in a very long time - except for the imaginary ones on that other world - so that just might be awful nice."

[myblueskies]

"I think it would be good, because I bet he is nice anyways!" And it would mean she had another friend, that was never a bad thing.

Especially if she hadn't had any in a long time.

"I can be your friend miss!"

[nell_of_soulwood]

"I think you already are, Romeo," Nell said with a warm smile. "I hope so at least. And I would like to be yours as well."

[myblueskies]

"Of course you can be my friend!" He grinned at her and then held out his hand. "I think it's quieter now! So I can help you get to your room."

The luggage carriage had emptied out quite a bit, as they'd been talking.

[nell_of_soulwood]

She took his hand with a smile. "Thank you, Romeo. I would appreciate the help. And I'm sure you're ready to get to your own room and rest."

Nell steadied herself for a moment against the suitcases, then started moving. "I'm most grateful for your waiting with me."

[myblueskies]

He was! He wanted to fall into bed and sleep for a whole week! Except that might get boring! But still he wanted to sleep for a long time. He's very tired.

"It's okay miss Nell! That's what friends do! You shouldn't have to wait alone."

[nell_of_soulwood]

"Then let's get us both to our rooms and some sleep," Nell said. "We will have plenty of time to continue or friendship once we've rested!"

[myblueskies]

"Yes!" He nodded, "Let's rest first and then I will see you when we are both more awake!"

They would have plenty of time to talk later, after they had slept for a long time!

[nell_of_soulwood]

[Nice thread. Good place to end?]

Yep thanks for the thread!

[myblueskies]