Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-47.144.239.92-20190927210232/@comment-43957690-20191022172253

Chapter 17:

Keefe's POV

'''Keefe was antsy. He felt jittery, and excited, in a way that it all his time running off on dangerous adventures, he'd never felt before. Something deep inside him said 'this is it'.'''

'''So as he waited outside the gleaming gates of everglen, he couldn't stop himself from pacing, back and forth. The others were supposed to be here any minute, and then they'd split into two groups, one group for each crystal. Who was in each group was to be determined, but Keefe already knew who he was going with, and had cooked up the best agument he could think of to prove why.'''

'''"Kid, calm down, you're gonna give me a migrane." Ro drawled from her hiding spot up in a nearby tree.'''

'''Keefe turned to face her. "You know I can see your foot hanging down."'''

'''"Shut up. No one else will." she told him. "And for the LOVE, stop it with the pacing!"'''

'''Keefe ignored her, as a beam of light concentrated before him. The particles inside it swirled into place, forming the shape of an elf. Dex stepped out from the beam, without his bodygaurd. '''

'''"Are we the only ones here?" he asked, looking around.'''

"Yup."

'''The strawberry blonde glanced at his wrist. "Everyone's late." he said disprovongly.'''

'''Dex looked up. "Oh, hey, Ro."'''

'''Keefe couldn't stop himself from smiling just a little bit, especially when Ro didn't say anything, but retreated further into her tree, pouting. '''

'''Another beam of light shimmered into existance, just a few feet away from where Keefe and Dex now stood, waiting. Marella stepped out of the beam, looking stony faced and determined and maybe just a little bit intimidating. '''

'''"Hey, guys." She said.'''

'''Keefe tipped a salute as Dex walked over to her and began talking. The paln was than if they all werent at the meeting place within ten minutes, those who were would asssume something was wrong, and light leap back home emmediatly. '''

'''If Sophie, Lihn, Fitz and Biana weren't at the gates within four minutes, they'd have to abandon the mission. Luckily, Biana and Fitz stepped out from the gates. '''

'''"Sorry we're late." Biana told him. "We had to cause a... diversion." '''

'''Keefe raised his eyebrows. "Oh really? What'd you do?"'''

'''Fitz smiled. "The giant aquarium in my dad's office... let's just say the glass chipped."'''

'''Keefe put a hand on his chest, looking appaled. "And you didn't invite me?!"'''

Another beam of light shimmered into veiw, and Lihn stepped out.

'''"Waiting on Foster." Keefe whispered to himself.'''

'''"As usual." Fitz added.'''

'''They waited in silence, Keefe counting the seconds off. If Sophie wsn't here within two minutes...'''

'''She'd be there. Keefe had faith in that. When had Foster ever failed him? His beliefes were proved true when Sophie fell from the sky. She managed to catch herself with telikenesis, but Keefe held out his arms, ready to catch her anyway.'''

'''She was panting a bit. "We're all here." she stammered, ans she lowered herself to the ground.'''

'''"Now we are." Keefe told her.'''