Needle and Thread

The Deathly Hallows

Sorry again about the late update! I'm out of names for chapters again, so if you could comment a suggestion, it would be very helpful!
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It was his dream and it was her dream. In it, they stood in a garden of roses, and the roses were blue and the sky was red. They walked through an archway, then walked through it again, then walked through it again, then walked through it again. They decided to stop walking through the arch and turned around, but they were facing the same arch. No matter where they turned, it was still the same, and they wanted to GET OUT---

Benny gasped and woke up. The book slid silently off his chest. He felt as though he'd just walked a mile down a Florida highway.

He looked around, relieved to see that he was still in the medical section of the library in the TARDIS.

Someone was calling his name. "I'm over here!" He called back. His voice cracked a little.

"Are you okay?" Winter asked as he approached. "It's been hours."

"Yeah, I'm fine," Benny answered. "I just had this crazy dream. I think it's Lyra's dream, too."

"Is she okay?" Winter asked quietly, looking around.

"She's fine. I just... jeez. She's really angry. She wants to get out."

Winter nodded. "All right. Gimme a minute to find the others. We've all been looking for you."

Once everybody had been rounded up, Benny told them the news.

They weren't exactly happy.

"Are you sure you remember it right?" Andesine asked. "I mean, I know Lyra's dumb, but shouldn't she have sensed that you were there?"

"I'm the Philosopher, not the Telegram," Benny replied. "I just spectate. And she's not dumb."

"Oh, she definitely is," Andesine replied. "But whatever. We've got bigger things to deal with."

"Dude, Lyra's not dumb," Roxy said.

"Let's not argue," Ananda said. "I do not believe that Lyra would want--"

"You don't know Lyra," Roxy snapped.

"Yeah, but she's right," Winter said quietly. "Guys, I don't know what's been up, but we've been arguing a lot about some really stupid things."

"Well golly gee, you think so?" Andesine said.

"That's not helping," Winter replied. "You know, maybe instead of sitting around talking about strategy, we should just roll up and bust some heads. At least we'll be doing something."

"No way," Benny said. "We'll die instantly. We need a plan."

"Do you have one?" Winter asked.

Benny shook his head. "My power's off. I don't... I can't see. I don't know why."

"Okay, then I say we leave... where are we, anyways?"

"My spawn point," Benny said. "Where I arrived. And our when is a few hours ago. So the Boss can't bust in on us for a little bit."

"Great, we can wait around bickering before we die," Andesine said.

"You could try being more optimistic once in a while," Winter snapped.

"He's not exactly lying, though..." Benny muttered.

"Oh, come on," Roxy interjected, "You can't even see, Ben. We'll live."

"I'd like to see your clever plan, then," Andesine said.

"It's called Plan Beat Up The Boss And Free Lyra," Roxy replied.

"Yeah? Got anything that'll help you beat up a seventy-foot monster that used to be a pirate captain, but now has monstrous spikes running up her back and a ridiculous amount of powers, including mind control, as well as armies of baddies at her command because I'm sure the Big Boss isn't just going to sit around while everyone else who hates the Players toils around on their planets.... do you?"

"Yeah, shisno, it's called go in and bust some fricking heads."

"Oh, wow, sounds like a great plan. Benny, do you have a plan that's not complete schist, or do I have to do everything around here?"

"Don't drag me into this, dude..."

This whole time, Ananda had been trying to get a word in edgewise. Finally, she just shouted. "ENOUGH!"

Everyone went silent.

"Here is what we are doing. You will do as I say, and you will NOT argue! Benny!" Benny flinched slightly as the faunus turned towards him. "You will pilot the TARDIS to the garden you saw, and pick up Lyra. Do not tell me it is impossible, you have not even tried yet. Roxy. I want you to try and think of as many spells as you can that you can use. You and Winter will put together an arsenal that we can use against the Boss. And Andesine, you will accompany Benny. If you two fight, I swear I shall pull out your horns, grind them up, and make Benny eat them. I will help with the arsenal."

Everybody stood there for a second, some open mouthed. Andesine had put his hands up to cover his horns.

"Go!" Ananda exclaimed. Like a rusty cog newly oiled, they sprang into action. Benny stepped into the TARDIS and turned on the Intention Drive. It was probably the most useful right now.

"That was... weird," Andesine said. "She never struck me as the take-charge type."

Benny didn't reply.

Andesine looked at him. "I take it that talking is not really your thing."

"Not with you," Benny muttered. "Now please be quiet and let me concentrate."

Andesine shrugged and vanished into the depths of the TARDIS, calling "Lemme know when we get there. Or, y'know, fail completely."

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Roxy shook her head. "I can't," She said quietly.

"What do you mean?" Ananda asked. "You could teleport when you were Trickster--"

"Yeah, well. That was Trickster Mode." Roxy looked at them uncomfortably. "After my planet, I didn't really ever feel like doing spells anymore. And even though I accepted the Sibyls of Infinity, and the power, I just know that I shouldn't use it frivolously." She looked at the blank faces of the others. "I won't know what I can do until I do it," she said with a sigh.

"Well, that'll put a damper on our arsenal," Winter remarked as he pulled swords, pikes, maces, books, and all other manner of weapons out of thin air.

"Hey," Roxy snapped.

"It does not matter," Ananda interjected. "You can summon a weapon, right?"

Roxy's staff appeared in her hands. "Yes."

"May I see it?" Roxy nodded and handed it over. "This is quite amazing," she said. "With your speed and strength, you will be formidable even without your spells." Ananda smiled. "Do not worry. In any case, we will need help cataloguing Winter's weapons. There are a lot of them."

Winter looked sheepish. He summoned one last sword to add to the pile. "Well, might as well get to work."