Writing Inktober 2021

*Day Twenty-seven- Spark

(A/n Warning this one is long and gets serious.)  
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I was very surprised to see Natalie fly. Ever since that day at school, she has surprised me. I am very proud of her. It is also nice to see people so accepting and encouraging of what she can do. I hope that they are accepting me more too because of this.

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After everything calms down, Farley goes to do introductions. The trio from earlier meet: Sam, my best tech friend; Olivia, the twins' aunt; Marshall, one of the heads in the third highest level of the SSDOSV; Emilia, Farley's big sister; Jay, our Guider back home; and Adam, a friend of Keith. I am surprised that so many came, but I am glad we are so loved.

"So, without the helicopter, how are we going to get back?" Sam asks.

"We made the problem worse I believe." Emilia says.

"Well," Keith ponders, "I doubt calling anyone will help at this point. The trip must have killed the helicopter. Hmmm."

"Well," I say, "I have gone some thinking about this."

"Really?" a few voices ask.

"Then, by all means, go ahead." Marshall encourages.

"It is kinda hindsight 20/20 though." I sigh with a warning, "If we would have..... Back at the fortress, ah."

"The vehicles!" Kala facepalms.

"Yeah." I cringe.

"Right," Farley says, "there was probably something up there that could work."

"And now we can't get back up." Keith says with cringing regret.

"What if the flying girl, Natalie was it? What if she tries to teleport one of us up there and we get something to take us home?" Marshall proposes. He was the one who flies the helicopter normally.

"At that point couldn't she just fly one of us up?" Adam says.

I see Natalie has been watching us. I waved her over. She is a big part of this after all. John follows behind her.

"I don't know how I flew or if I could figure out how to do it again." Natalie warns us.

"Could you teleport one of us up there?" Emilia asks kindly.

At this point everyone has regathered and were listening in.

"Wait, could you teleport all of us home?" Keith asks eagerly.

"Well that would be easier." Jay agrees.

"And so far it seems the vehicles don't handle the distance well." the twins say in unison.

"Even if we do wait, the soldier might wake up soon and follow us." Kala reminds the group.

I see Natalie starting to look pressured and overwhelmed. The group keeps talking about the pros of Natalie doing this. More and more people are glancing at her. I watch as John comforts her and Agatha gives a concerned look. Agatha and I then meet each other's gazes. An understanding passes.

By this point so many people are talking it is making me anxious too. I go back over to my bag and grab the megaphone. I guess Makena was right, I do have every possible gadget ever needed. I turn it on and a screeching noise comes out. I hold it at arm's length with my eyes closed and face scrunched. After it passes I open my eyes. Well I guess I don't need to gather their attention anymore.

"Alright, I know I am no leader, and that there are many different points to this problem at hand, but we need to make a decision." I call to the group staring uncomfortably at me.