What happens in the Departed Realm, Stays in the Departed Realm

Reunions

"This is bad." Harumi said
"You think I don't see that!" Lloyd shouted
"If your not going to do anything useful, just leave!" Harumi shouted
"Fine. I will! I bet the people outside care about me more than you!" Lloyd said as he went to go find an exit.
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"We're screwed." Morro said bluntly as they fell.
"Madeline?" Kiara whispered. Concern and fear was present in her voice.
Everyone turned to Madeline. She seemed as if she was concentrating really hard.
A large vortex opened up below them. Through the portal, came that ship that they found.
Using his wind, Morro slowed down their fall.
When they finally landed, onto the ship,  they took a deep breath.
"Morro are you ok?" James asked
"A little drained, but I should be fine." Morro said
"FSM, Maddie!" Kiara screamed running towards Madeline's body.
Madeline's face was unnatural paler than usual and she was unconscious. She felt lighter than usual.
"Morro?" James asked
Morro's face darkened. And he hesitated before speaking.
"Put her below deck for now. She's unconscious, we can't risk her health and make it worse than it already is." Morro said coldly.
James and Kiara could tell that despite Morro speaking in a cold and strict tone, he generally cares for Madeline. He just uses it to hide his grief.
"Harumi? You still there?" Kiara asked
Harumi took a few deep breathes before recollecting herself.
"I'm fine, I'm just a speechless as you guys, it's just, she's the first one of you guys that gave me a chance." Harumi said softly as tears ran down cheeks.
"James? Will she wake up?" Kiara asked.
"She will. Just give her time." James said as he walked away.
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"Stupid, Harumi. I can be useful! I'll show her!" Lloyd muttered to himself frustrated. He tripped but was caught by someone.
"Woah, Blondie, better watch where your going." a guy said looking down at him like a girl at a prom dancing with her man.
Behind him he noticed two other people. One girl, one guy.
"Damn, it Brad! Why do you take the spot light!" The other dude shouted
"Dude. Not now." Brad said
"Brad, I don't mean to interrupt your bromance with the Green Ninja, but—" the girl interrupted.
"Hush Sally. You wouldn't understand. You didn't spend half your life with him." the other dude said dramatically
"Gene...Stop being so dramatic." Sally said.
Lloyd racked his brain for where he recognized those names.
"Brad? Didn't you put fire ants in my bed?" Lloyd muttered
"He's remembering!" Gene shouted
"Yeah. One of the terrible things I did." Brad retorted
"It's better than nothing, flower-painting boy.Besides you've done worse." Gene said
"Like you're any better." Brad retorted
"I apologize for the behavior of these idiots. I'm Sally, a former student at Wu's Academy. And these idiots are your former classmates." Sally said looking back at Gene and Brad with a disappointed look.
"Hey! Excuse you, but I am very smart!" Brad and Gene exclaimed
"Why don't we go eat out?" Lloyd recommended
"As long as Brad pays its fine by me." Sally said nonchalantly.
"Why do I have to pay?" Brad complained
"Because you pulled a Morro, and we got caught in the crossfire!" Sally exclaimed
"I agree." Gene said as he nodded his head in agreement.
Gene paused and looked at Lloyd.
"Rapunzel, why don't you give us a tour?" Gene asked
Lloyd looked at Gene.
"Sure...how much money are you offering?" Lloyd asked
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Madeline walked around the void that was her mind.
She felt that she should be somewhere important. But at the same time, she couldn't help but relax.
"Cousin Madeleine." a voice echoed behind her.
Madeline turned around. She recognized the voice.
"Cousin Acronix? How are you here?" Madeline asked
"Space and Time are intertwined, cousin." Acronix said vaguely.
"But I heard you were stripped of your powers!" Madeline exclaimed
"Well, I'm here, but not here. It's complicated." Acronix said
"Where's Cousin Krux?" Madeline asked looking around for any sign of her other cousin.
"He's not happy with me. He says I'm too immature, and contribute very little, that fighting is the only thing I'm good at. " Acronix said
Acronix looked at his younger cousin who looked at him concerned.
"Kid, you didn't deserve to die. Make the most of what you have." Acronix said
"What do you mean?" Madeline asked
Madeline wondered what she could have forgotten. What could be happening beyond this peaceful place?
"Wake up!" Acronix said as he held both her hands in his.
"Why?" Madeline asked
"You have friends that need you! Friends that care about you! You need to help them!" Acronix shouted
Just then, Acronix disappeared.
—-
"Ow!" Madeline muttered hitting her head
Madeline awoke rapidly. She was anxious and confused.
She got up from the cot and looked around. The floorboard squeaking below her.
"Why is the floor moving?" Madeline asked
Madeline walked up to the deck slowly and hesitantly.
"Madeline!" Kiara shouted running toward her.
Morro turned his head taking notice of Madeline. Both of them quickly pulled Madeline into a hug.
"You scared me. Please, don't take a risk to without telling us." Morro said hugging his little sister figure.
"Thank the FSM, your awake!" Harumi shouted through the earpieces.
"Told you she would come back." James said as he leaned on a mast.
Frustrated, Kiara pulled James into the group hug.
"Guys? How long have I been out?" Madeline asked
"Long enough that we have almost arrived at our destination." Kiara said pointing to the ghost town in the far distance.
"Stay on guard, everyone. We don't know what will happen." Harumi warned through the earpiece.
So they looked ahead, and prepared for the upcoming battle.
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A/N: Damn, It's already 2022. How time flies.
So readers, what did you think about the reveal?
Lloyd needs friends in the Departed Realm, and I think the Darkley's kids are underrated characters. (Before you say Sally is technically a Wu's Academy student, most of us remember it as Darkley's because even though the building went by 3 different names, it was referred to Darkley's ____ prior to Wu's Academy. )
-"Pulling a Morro" means wandering off stupidly and getting yourself almost killed/killed
-Brad, Sally, and Gene will become reoccurring characters in Lloyd centric chapters.
-Spatial rifts and Time Vortexes are connected. If a Spatial Rift is created, a worm hole appears. Since Madeline can control Spatial Rifts, when she closes her end, the other end slowly fades away. Acronix came across one of these wormholes, but since the other end wasn't open, it spat him back into the Time Vortex. Since the Fabric of Space is thin within these wormholes, Madeline can hear/say anything within them. Because residual spatial energy existed in the wormhole and Time was flowing in Acronix managed to have a brief conversation. Since he can't control Time, he couldn't control how long the conversation was.