Viable Variable (Amphibia)

Chapter 2: A Box Of Broken Dreams

Richard,

Richard opened his eyes, he recognized this place "again? Really?"

You have to realize that the stone you have will channel a power in your heart. The power of loyalty, respect, and trust.

"What does that mean?" He looked around, he still didn't know who was talking to him, but the voice was more familiar than last time, the same voice, but now he recognized it "don't leave me in the dark literally." He sat on the stone he was on

What it means... is for you to find out on your own. Or as I would say; for you to find out, with your friends.

He looked around again "where are you? Who are you? Why give ME such a big responsibility?" He asked with much caution

I am but a simple—

He was shaken awake, the hands of whom were very soft "Rick wake up." Marcy had been shaking him

"Good morning MarMar." He sat up, Anne was gone Sasha was giggling to herself on the beanbag "what's going on? Did I sleep in?" Sasha looked at Marcy who had the reddest cheeks in existence "seriously... what?"

Sasha turned her phone around to show him, it was a picture of him and Marcy cuddling from the night before, his face started burning "Sasha!!" She started laughing "what? I'm not gonna send it to anyone." She smirked

"Sasha that's not funny!" Marcy scolded "please delete that! It was out of our control it didn't mean anything!" Sasha groaned "ugh, fine."

She showed them her phone and deleted the image

"Thank you!" Marcy sighed and collapsed onto the pillow they had shared the previous night "gaaaah!" Richard chuckled at her response "well I best be going, I've got a bunch of planning to do to make my first day at a new school the greatest it can be!"

He got up, grabbed his stuff and waved to Marcy as he left, Marcy waved back and blushed slightly, Sasha looked between them and smirked, once he fully left she turned to Marcy "you like that kid, don't you?" Marcy turned into a tomato again "n-no! No I d-do not!" Sasha smirked "sure thing Marce." She got up and packed her things away

"Sure..." she muttered as she left the room, Marcy grabbed the donut pillow and screamt into it "Sasha!!!"

—Timeskip: 2 months; 11:50, the science room—
—POV: Marcy—

She had been lucky enough to share all but one class with Richard, that was most efficient because she could tell him about the other students and what would set them off, the other class they didn't share he did with Anne, and she had a class with Sasha at the time, which wasn't the best considering how much Sasha teased Marcy during that class about Richard, and even worse, that very class was right before lunch

"Ok, now that I've got this assignment done..." she grabbed her journal, which was almost empty and started jutting down some dungeon ideas for Creatures and Caverns "heheheheh..." Sasha kept flicking little heart shaped eraser bits at Marcy with holes poked in them resembling a 'R+M', it peeved Marcy for the first few weeks but at this point she only hoped they didn't land on her pages and get stuck in the creases "Sasha, please." She said utterly annoyed