Legend of the Seven Lights

B-16. Whereabouts of the Few

This chapter is short and is mostly a setup. But next time is when the real action begins.

Chapter B-16: Whereabouts of the Few

Reykjavík, Iceland

Egroeg and AlyakAm waited for a chance to steal the spare S.C.A.M.P.E.R. in the Uno House. When Sector V went on a mission to Dressrosa, the siblings seized the chance. It took them a while to find Iceland's location in the Posiverse; it was in the opposite direction it usually would've been. They saw a treehouse growing from a house they recognized as their own.

"I wonder if our parallels are home." Egroeg asked tonelessly as they stepped off the ship, which they parked in the front yard.

"We can determine that by our Positive mother's reaction if we knock." AlyakAm replied.

With that, the younger sister knocked on the house's front door. A woman who looked like their Positive mother, Misty King, answered. "George, MaKayla! Welcome back from space!" She grinned.

"I guess they aren't home." Egroeg said.

"Who's not home, George?"

"Greetings, Mother." AlyakAm spoke with a higher tone, in attempt to sound like how she perceived her Positive to sound. "Is Father—I mean, Mr. King—I mean... yes, Father, is he home?"

"N...No, he's still at the Great Clock." Misty replied, confused by her daughter's behavior. "He should be back by tomorrow..."

"That is well." Egroeg said. "We will go up to our rooms, and change clothes, and brush our teeth, and look over Kids Next Door files. You do not need to come check on us, because we will be down for dinner."

The two kids with their blank expressions entered the house as Misty watched them. She couldn't shake the feeling that they sounded too much like robots today.

Egroeg and AlyakAm passed their Positives' rooms and entered their parents' room. AlyakAm searched the closet, moving the couple's clothes aside to find nothing unordinary. She picked up a book leaned against the closet's corner. It was a copy of the Avalaran fairytale, Fairy Sisters... there was a white tape under the title, but AlyakAm couldn't pick it off. "Meh." She put the book back in the closet, not thinking it was relevant.

Egroeg searched the nightstand drawers. There was a crayon drawing of Jagar and Yuki, smiling and holding hands. There was a drawing of a six-fingered hand. There was a drawing of a smiling green skull with green eyes. Egroeg decided to search under the bed. He pulled out a heavy book and read its title. "AlyakAm, look at this." His sister walked over and looked at the book on the floor. Its cover depicted a body of green mist, with a hooded head on its top and bottom. Ghosts of my Family, by Alexander Pines. (Illustrations by Trevor Wickens.)

They turned the book over and read the description on the back. For as long as I can remember, I was haunted by green ghosts. My father claimed that he too was haunted, and that his father was haunted... So I sought to learn the truth behind these spirits which I have called Shimmers. My colleague, Trevor Wickens, and I travel to find a way to delve into the hidden confines of the human mind and discover the meaning of dreams.

"We should look up the online reviews and see if it's any good." AlyakAm said.

Egroeg opened the book—there was a paper taped inside the back cover. See also: Diary of Stanford Pines. ...No, I am not an egotist.

They searched the room, but found no trace of any supposed diary. "AlyakAm... do you suppose our Positive father keeps things in the basement, too?"