Captured (A Mianite Fanfic)

Chapter 20: An Unexpected Goodbye

Wag's POV:

"She's gone."

Those two words replayed over and over again in my mind? Gone?! No, she can't be gone! The realms quintessence would have already flipped the world on its head already!

"D-Dead?!" Andor choked, horror glistening in his vivid turquoise eyes. Then, Martha held her hands up in front of her body, shaking slightly. 

"No! Not like, dead gone, but, uh... Missing. I know where she is." Martha explained, taking a deep breath in and out. My fear quickly washed away, leaving my mind wandering in every which way. The weight on my shoulders lifted slightly. 

"And where Ianite is..." Sonja started, but I finished it for her.

"Jordan is." Silence fell. Martha knew where Jordan and Ianite are. That's our next goal. It's vital that we find them and stop Mianite. 

"Well where are they?!" Tucker spat, completely losing his cool. Martha bit her lip, nearly drawing blood.

"Inertia." she whispered. The color instantaneously drained out of my face. Please, not the Inertia. Anything but the Inertia. Out of everyone here, Andor had the most concerned look on his face. There was no way he wanted to go back to the Inertia after losing his wings while there. He shook his head back and forth violently. 

"No," he breathed quietly. "No, don't make me go back there. Please don't. I can't stand it." Tears had begun to form in the corners of his wide eyes. Pity and grief washed over me. We couldn't make a poor boy like Andor go back to a place that changed him so much. Scarlet, though, looked confused at Andor's odd behavior. But she doesn't understand what Andor went through. Nobody does, not even me, and I'm a wizard.

Silently, Scarlet walked forwards and placed a hand on Andor's shoulder, causing his eyes to widen even more and his breathing to slow to a moderately steady rate. 

"Why do you not want to return to the Inertia?" she asked quietly, her pale green eyes colliding with Andor's striking turquoise ones. The former prince bit his lip. He didn't want to say a word, though he decided to anyways. 

"My father, the King, put me in there for being an Ianite follower," Andor choked out. "He... He tore off my wings. I stayed there for weeks, begging for an escape. Finally, these guys came," He motioned towards us. "And saved me. And I can't thank them enough for that. Without them, I'd probably have killed myself by now." No one said another word. It didn't feel right to do so. Scarlet's usually angered face turned into a soft smile.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. "You don't have to go if you don't want to. You can stay here with Tom." Quietly, Andor shut his eyes tight and nodded, refusing to even take a glance at any of us. 

"I'll stay. Go to Inertia. Find Jordan and Ianite. Message me if you need any help whatsoever." Andor breathed, not making eye contact with anyone in the room. He was much more emotional about this then he usually is. 

Sympathetically, and much to our surprise, Scarlet pulled the Prince in for a tight hug. But he didn't looked confused or taken aback. He accepted it, and Andor hugged Scarlet back. A sudden, happy vibe was sent throughout the room. Before I knew it, I saw small, clear tears forming in the small corners of Andors' eyes. He was crying, not giving a care that all of his close friends were watching him. But that's why we're friends. 

Finally, after what seemed like ages, the two of them broke apart. Andor's eyes were bright red, and the tear streaks were clearly visible on his face. Scarlet looked up towards us, a small, yet sad smile on her face. 

"Let's go. We can get to Inertia before nightfall if we hurry." Scarlet explained, not taking a second glance towards the crying prince. Slowly, I nodded.