Enchantment

Broken and Repaired

"We have to keep going," Jordan insisted, eyes searching the sky for sign of the black smoke that had been following them.

"How loco are you? We tired, hungry and I have to take a piss." Kyle stomped away in frustration.

Cherry sighed, "Seriously, Jordan, we can't fly forever."

"We need to get away. Far away." he argued.

"Yes but we also need to let our Creature Warriors rest." Vivian pets her Pegasus.

"What are you talking about? We can't move on until we get Mel back!" Ester shouted, silencing their arguments.

"Melody is visiting the nut house at the moment," Dmitri said, staring at the dirt.

"We need her." Aliyah choose her side.

"We do but she's totally M.I.A." Declan sat on a rock.

Reason pushed his way to the front, "How is she?"

Little wave, speak to me. Zayden softly pleas.

I couldn't. I stayed exactly where I was. Trapped in my own mind and covered with pain. I felt it. All of it. The death of my father, the deaths of my people. Their horror. Their final thoughts.

Zayden could feel what I did. Little wave, it is agony. You must over some it.

I can't. I can't. I am weak.

YOU ARE NOT WEAK! Little wave, do not think those negative thoughts. Wake up.

I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't....

Zayden heaved a punished-like sigh, "She's the same."

"We need to break her out of it." Ester said determinedly, "Tell us how, Zayden."

He shook our head, "The only one who can free Melody is Melody herself. Reality is hell for her."

Ester marched and placed both hands on our shoulders, staring into our eyes she said, "Melody Hope Saunders. You are in there, I know you are. Come out or I will tell everyone a secret about you."

Go for it. I thought dully.

"Proceed." Zayden said.

"Alright. On earth Melody had a Zac Efron poster in her room. Every time she left the house she would kiss the poster and say, 'till tonight Efron'." Ester smirked, crossing her arms.

"Awe. What a little girl Mel is." Cherry teased.

Kyle made kissing noises, "Oh, Efron. Can't blame you, Mel, he's a cutie." Kyle paused with a look of great expiration, "Come on, Melody. Flip me off, call me an idiot, curse in Spanish. Something."

Zayden shook our head, "Nothing,"

"Let me try." Ali said.

And so they took turns trying to wake me up. It hardly worked. No amount of teasing or bribing could stir me out of my stupor. Their efforts weren't completely wasted though. I felt a slight surge of humor, happy memories pop in my head.

"Melody," Reason whispered. He put his hand on our cheek and titles our head so Zayden and I could see only Reasons' dark, pierced face.

"Reason, keep in mind that I am in control and I am male." Zayden informs.

"You're in control of the body of my Belove who is distinctly female." Reason paused. He searches our eyes, as if trying to see past Zayden and straight to me. "Melody. Before we met I was numb. I didn't feel, I didn't care. You're helping me find Light, don't leave me now. Come back to me, Melody."