Remembering Family

Chapter 1

"Sophie?" Amy, or Natalie, said, staring wide eyed at me. Fitz glanced at me, as Keefe did the same. 

"I...uh....um...." I said, struggling to come up with a way to talk to her. She remembered. A warm hand took mine, and my cognate ring snapped to Fitz's, meaning it was his hand in mine. Natalie was still waiting for an answer. "Um...yeah." I said pathetically. 

"What...what happened?" She whispered. 

"Too many things happened." I muttered. Fitz's consciousness wrapped around my own, providing a sense of comfort and familiarity. 

"Whoa, Foster, that's some serious guilt." Keefe said, backing away from me. 

"What?" Natalie said, staring at Keefe. 

"I think it'd be best if we discussed this elsewhere." 

But what if Amy...Natalie is shocked by the lost cities?  I transmitted to Fitz.

Do we want to make her stay here any longer?  Fitz pointed out. 

"Will you guys stop talking in your heads and speak out loud?" Keefe exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. Amy's stare turned towards Fitz and I, before wandering to our hands. 

"Mysterium. We'll discuss this at Mysterium." I said firmly. That was the least extravagant place I could think of right now, and would be less overwhelming for Natalie. 

"Why Mysterium?" Keefe asked. 

"Because it's the least overwhelming." I muttered. 

"Why not Atlantis?" Fitz asked. I stared at Fitz and he chuckled. "Joking. It's quite the process to get there." 

"But Atlantis isn't real?"

"Well, Am-Natalie, that is about to go in the drain." I said. 

"To Mysterium we go." Alden said. 

"How?" 

"Light leaping." I said, a slight smile on my face. 

"Sophie, you leap with Natalie and Fitz." Sandor said.

"uh....how is this going to work?" She asked. 

"Well, take my hand." I started. She followed my request, gripping my hand. Fitz held up his crystal, and all three of us stepped into it, Natalie being pulled into the light. I wrapped my conscious around hers, keeping her body intact. We arrived smoothly, Sandor, Keefe and Alden appearing next to us. Natalie yelped, and scooted away from us. 

"Natalie, you're fine." I said, and she gave us wide, frightened eyes. 

I was worried about this. I transmitted to Fitz, and he simply looked at me and squeezed my hand. 

"Natalie..." I started. "Let's go to Dex's place." I said, not finished my sentence. I led the way to Slurps and Burps, entering the store and going to the back room. I could hear Dex messing with something.

"Dex?" I called out. 

"Sophie!" He said, scrambling out of his room. His eyes widened once he noticed who was behind me. 

"Think we could borrow your room for a bit? You're welcome to join us." I glanced at Alden, and he nodded. 

"You should bring the whole group over. To help explain." Alden said, and I nodded. Fitz hailed Biana, Tam and Linh. Within a minute, all of us were standing in the shop, and Natalie was still staring at us in shock. I tugged her into Dex's room, and shut the door. 

"Alright, tell me what you think is happening." I said to start off with.

"I...uh...I don't know." She murmured.