The D-Tribe: The Singing Tournament

Chapter 3: Paramount Theater

The Daniels were on the road again. Breakfast was eaten at the hotel and all their things were packed. Right now, conversations flowed freely as the Daniels family entertained themselves while on the road to Oakland.

Well, all except Rhea.

Rhea found herself with her left elbow laying on the side of the door. Her hand made contact with her left cheek and her eyes stared out the window. Her mind found itself digging into a deep thought. Images ran through her mind and she didn't even know how to explain it. Then, the last image caused a soft gasp to escape her mouth. This image happened to her last night in her sleep.

Flashback

A dream occurred in her.

Rhea was walking down the streets of Los Angeles. Her head turned to her surroundings. People running around with playful laughs and fun conversations. Seeing this sent a smile on her face. A smile spread across her face, revealing her teeth to the public. A light chuckle escaped her mouth.

Just then, Rhea's eyes landed on the skate park. This sent concern directly on her face. Robby had told her about his skateboarding skills. And how could he not amaze her when she learned that he balanced himself on one hand? An image of that time ran through her head. A mix of chuckle was set free from her mouth, followed by laughter. Her hand moved to cover her mouth as she did so. Her eyes closed and it was shaped like a convex.

Then, a single image of another fun time with Robby through videochat ran through her head. This time, they were chatting about the scene where Robby found out who stole Amanda's wallet at the beach party and how he and Daniel dealt with the culprits: Trey, Cruz and Derek. After that, it was updated that Miyagi-Do doesn't need any advertising. They just need to be patient and wait for the people who need them. That was before another Miyagi-Do student, Demetri, came in.

One image became multiple. All those times Rhea had with Robby sent a wide smile spreading across her face. Her eyes were finally opened, but they were narrowed into a shape of the convex. At the same time, her eyebrows also had the same convex shape.

Then, all of a sudden, in a blink of an eye, the sky dimmed into a dark, cloudy scene. No one. No one was present. Wind brushed across Rhea's hair. She could see a few leaves being pulled by the current of the windy air.

Rhea's eyebrows raised and her eyes widened a bit. Her mouth opened and a breath entered it. This sent a soft gasp escaping her mouth. She turned to the skate park once again.

It was all empty. No one was present either.

"What?"

That was the only thing she said, with a soft voice escaping her mouth. Her eyebrow raised in confusion as she said this.

One second later, a new, but familiar voice joined in.

"Rhea!"

Rhea turned to her left. A gasp of shock escaped her mouth. Her eyes widened. Right before her eyes was her dad. Ray Daniels.

"Dad!"

Rhea could see hands wrapping all over his body. These hands sprouted from the ground. And they seemed to be dragging him down with them, too.

"Rhea, help!" he said, reaching out his hand in her direction.

A gasp escaped Rhea's mouth once again before her feet rapidly pushed forward in her dad's direction. Rhea's knees landed beside him and her hands were occupied in pulling those hands away from his body.

"Don't worry, dad! I'll get you out!"

Once, Ray's upper body was unwrapped, Rhea's arms immediately wrapped around him. All her strength spread across her body as she attempted to pull him out of the hands' grasps and back on his feet. A grunt escaped her mouth and her eyes were tightly closed as she did so.