SEQUEL TO "YOU FALL, I FALL"
DO NOT LOOK AT CHAPTER COUNT, THERE ARE MIRCO CHAPTERS ON INDIVIDUAL PARTS
Have you ever wondered what the lives of the KOTLC characters' kids would be like?
This is the story of the second generation of KOTLC heroes and...
Favorite Song: "Everything Has Changed" by Taylor Swift (Lyrics underlined)
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Ten years ago...From the memory of Isaac Vacker
All I knew this morning when I woke Is I know something now, know something now I didn't before And all I've seen since 18 hours ago is green eyes and freckles and your smile Inthe back of my mind making me feel like...
I grew up tagging along behind the first waves. Celeste was the tech genius and enforcer of rules; Rosie was the second in command and the one you went to when you wanted your boo boos kissed; and Alex was the leader who called the shots and made sure everyone was on their best behavior.
Alex was my hero. Everyone listened to him, he came up with fun games, he helped settle arguments, and he always made sure we stuck together. That's why we kids, excluding Henry, Jasper, and Amy because they were too little, were all able to have one big sleepover at Hycinthia in the living room. We played board games together and ate finger food, and we all had a lot of fun, but bedtime came too soon.
The first waves were camped out towards the edge of the room on air mattresses, Rosie sandwiched between Alex and Celeste, and me and the second waves were piled up together on the couch. Iris and Theo were practically back to back and Iris's head was on Theo's shoulder while Theo's legs crossed over my legs and I was laying my head on his arm. This wasn't the first time we second waves ended up going to bed in weird piles like this, Mom liked to call us a "puppy pile", but even so, I couldn't sleep. It was really dark, we had all the lights off, and I didn't have my glow stars to keep me safe at night, because the light they gave off protected me from monsters under the bed. Eventually, after laying awake for what felt like hours, I slowly sat up and moved Theo's legs off of me, trying not to disturb him. I then crept over to the First Waves and tapped Alex's shoulder.
"Alex?" I asked quietly, eyes wide with fear of the darkness, "Are you awake?"
Alex yawned a little, "I am now, bud, what's up?"
"I can't sleep, I'm scared."
"You wanna join us?" he offered, and I nodded, crawling next to him as he made room for me on the air mattress. I clutched his arm.
"Hey, it's okay, nothing's gonna happen. When I grow up, I'm going to be a CFRO," Alex whispered quietly, "I'll be able to protect you from all the scary monsters, okay? Just be patient, I'll get there."
This was strange because before this, I'd always thought that Alex would never hurt a fly. He'd always said he was going to be an architect like his Grandpa Forkman.
"What about being an architect?" I asked quietly, and Alex smiled sadly in the glow of the nightlight.
"I saw a girl get robbed yesterday in Mysterium, and I couldn't do anything," admitted Alex, "I wanted to help, but I didn't have anything useful - I didn't know how. I don't want that to happen again. What if that girl was Rosie? What if that happened to you? What if it happened to one of our family and friends and I couldn't do anything to help them then?" He shook his head, "The world isn't a safe place right now, and architecture can wait."
