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“Grr! Grunt!” noises are heard from Rosie. She has her pink backpack, red shoes, and hiking gear as Rosie is climbing up The Watch. Chiron flies in to her assistance. “Finally! A trustee!” Rosie yells as she jumps on Chiron’s back. The two fly up to the top of the volcano, where Rosie calls, “The Watch.”

They land on the rim of The Watch. Rosie climbs down. She gives Chiron a sand timer and a piece of deltar. “Okay, now fly to the other side of The Watch.”
{deltar: a slime-like substance containing radioactive nebula }
Chiron flies to the other side and plants their feet firmly on the ground. Rosie picks up a stone and throws it in the volcano. “Tsssss!” is heard coming from below.

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“Chiron get ready!” Rosie screams.

Rosie grabs a third piece of deltar and throws it into the volcano. The deltar pieces Chiron and Rosie are holding begin to solidify and heat. 

“Ahh!” Chiron yells as they drop the piece of deltar onto the ground. It bounces and flops all the way to the edge of the volcano, almost dropping inside.

“Chiron! Save it!” Rosie yells.

Chiron grabs the piece of deltar before it falls inside of the volcano. The pieces begin to shine as voltage begins to circulate on the inside.

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“Okay, on the count of 4, we throw our pieces in the air!” Rosie yells.

“1!” Rosie shouts.

“2!” Chiron shouts back.

“3!” Rosie yells.

“Rosie, watch out!” Chiron yells as Sonya comes in swooping from above.

“Stop!” Sonya screams.

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“4!” Rosie yells as she tosses her piece of deltar in the air. Chiron follows suit.

The two pieces of deltar sync together igniting a current string across the volcano. The lava beneath begins to boil. Steam begins to rise faster and faster.

“She’s going to blow!” Sonya yells while grabbing Rosie.

Sonya and Chiron take off flying far and fast away from the volcano as the deltar voltage begins to absorb light encasing the island.

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The volcano explodes! *Boom! Boom! Boom!* The sound of a semi automatic shotgun is heard protruding in the distance as boulders fly from within. 

“Chiron! Dive!” Sonya yells as the two dive down to ground level for protection and safety. A boulder strikes Chiron on the way down, injuring their left wing. Chiron plummets to the ground, taking a hard hit.

Sonya chases down with Rosie on her back. Rosie jumps off and lands on Chiron. “Chiron! Wake up!”

“Chiron! Wake up!”

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“Chiron! Wake up!” Rosie continues screaming slapping Chiron in the face.

Romie, hearing the collision, walks over from out of the woods. “Oh my Rose! What happened?!” he asks.

“Can’t you see I’m busy saving lives!” Rosie responds.

“Romie, go east until you see a field of white and yellow lilies growing out of a pond. Take a satchel and fill it with water. Grab specifically 4 yellow lilies and bring them back to me! Now!”

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Romie runs through the field with the sharpest tunnel vision. He finds Lake Lile. A beautiful orange lake filled with white and yellow lilies. He runs inside the lake ankle deep and fetches a pale of water. 

While running back to Sonya, Romie forgets which color lilies to pick. Romie grabs a batch of white and yellow lilies and sprints back to the site. 

“Ahh!” *Smack!* Romie falls into the ground face first. 

Ortafa runs up to Romie. “Need a lift?” they say.

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Romie climbs on top of Ortafa. “Hey Chief! We’re going back to Sonya!”

“Great, where’s that?” Ortafa responds.

“That way!” Romie points straight ahead.

Ortafa takes off running. “Romie, hurry!” Sonya is heard speaking in Romie’s head. “Turn right, here!” Ortafa turn right!

“Weeeeee!!!!!! Wiiiiiiiii!!!!!” Ortafa screams as they curve right through the forest.

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“Sonya, how can I hear you?” Romie asks in his head.

No response. “Sonya!” Romie yells in his head. In the glimpse to his left, Romie sees Sonya, Chiron, and Rosie. “Ortafa! Over there!” Romie says aloud.

Ortafa makes a dart left and rushes over to the site. Romie gets off Ortafa’s back and walks towards Rosie. “Romie, over here!” Sonya says as Romie walks by. Romie continues to walk, completely ignoring Sonya.

“You want to save OUR friend; you realize I just did half the work,” Romie says to Rosie as he hands her the lilies.

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“Well you could have at least listened! The white lilies poisoned the yellow lilies! This batch is no good!” Rosie yells back in the most sharp attitude.

Romie’s eyes gaze open wide. His face begins to blush with embarrassment. Rosie lets out a chuckle.

“Just kidding. I just needed you to realize I can go there too!” Rosie says while continuing to chuckle.

“You got me there!” Romie says back. “Friends?”

“Friends.” Rosie responds.