undying power [amphibia]

chapter 7 (back home)

When we finally got back from the long trip, it was really early in the morning. The sun wasn't even up yet.

I jumped off Joe and ran inside to Sasha's room. I pushed aside the curtain and saw Grime asleep on Sasha's bed, holding her in his arms. (PLATONIC) I smiled.

He looked really peaceful, but I knew I had to wake him up. I walked over to the bed and shook Grime, which woke him up in a panic.

"Who's there?!" He said.

"Heyyy," I replied softly.

"Anne! You're back! Did you succeed?"

"Yes. They should come here soon." There was silence for a minute. "Did she ever wake up?"
He shook his head.

"I can tell she's fading."

"Then we need to hurry."

After I said that, everyone else came into the room. I could tell everyone was tired. "Anne, can we do this later? We're all tired," Sprig said. "We don't have time. Who knows how much longer she has," I replied. I paused for a second. Sprig looked disappointed. "You guys can go to sleep if you want. But we need Olivia." " Thanks," Sprig said, as he hugged me.

Pretty soon, the only people in the room were me, Grime, Olivia, and Sasha. Olivia walked over to Sasha and rolled her on her stomach to look at her back. There was a giant scar on it from where the laser hit. Olivia then proceeded to pull out some bandages and placed them over the scar, which was still bleeding. She then put rolled Sasha back in the original position she was in.

She then pulled out a random towel and put it on her forehead. Olivia then looked at the rest of her body, looking for more bruises. Luckily there were none. "She's going to be ok," she said. I sighed. "She's not in the best condition, but she should wake up soon. It will be easier to treat her when she does, but there's nothing we can do right now so go and get some rest, ok?"

Grime nodded at her and walked off to his room. I stayed behind.

"Olivia, can I talk to you for a sec?" I asked.

"Of course, darling."

"I feel so bad about everything. Toad Tower and even in Newtopia. I hate that me and Sasha always end up getting in fights, and someone always gets hurt. I feel like maybe it's something I did that made Marcy feel like she had to get us trapped here. I know it's not completely my fault, but I can't help but blame myself."

"You're a wonderful person, Anne. You don't have to feel guilty about it. Even though everything seems to be falling apart right now, but it'll be ok in the end."

I couldn't find the words to say. So I just pulled Olivia into a hug. "thank you so much," is all I could manage to get out.