Capital Galaxy: What The Wind Bought Along

Corl

We sat down at the dining table, where Sketch realised Denis stayed back in Alex's room.

"So, what did you guys talk about to Alex?" Mary asked, sipping a red wine like liquor. Dawn was sitting at the far end of the table while pierce and Mary sat beside her.

I guess we are sitting down for lunch together??? Welp i DID NOT SIGNED UP FOR THIS BUT O K A Y-

I'm not good with socializing with Alex's family, so I immediately chose the furthest -but-not-too-far-that-doesn't-make-it-look-awkward- sit and sat down. Pierce stared at me and knew what i was doing, cause he smirked secretly underneath his breath.

"Just our work and life, that's all," Sketch sat down beside me while Sub sat directly infront me.

"He's getting better each day," Mary noted." But that means he can resist my spells better now."

"Convincing him is hard. I felt hopeless trying to talk him out of it," Dawn sighed miserably. She was not in a good shade and had her head hung down. Pierce pated her back and whispered what looks like encouragement and kind words to her.

At that moment, Denis swung the door opened.

"What did yall both spoke about?" I immediately asked out of curiousity.

"Well, we need to talk about it," he sat down, hands crossed."It's a plan he made that I agreed with an exception that he takes all the sleep and rest he needs."

"What did he planned then?" Dawn asked, a little bit brighter now. She's probably relieved Alex will finally rest properly now.

"Well, it's about the journal..."

"Martin?"

"Yes, he wants to go to the place in his last entry in the journal."

"Where?" I blurted out. Why can't some things just stick in my head instead of blurting out?

"If i recall it was called 'Throng Wales'," Denis scratched his head.

"Not a shaby name for a planet," Sketch said.

"Well I would advice not to go to level 4 to 6, as most cases happens there," Dawn sighed." Please, all of you, take care of yourselves and Alex in this adventure."

"Well, Pierce and Mary can join us too if they want to..!" Sub brought up the offer.

"Well, I'm fine here," Mary refused the offer." Pierce can go; I'll stay here to take care of my mother and Capital Galaxy."

"Really?" Pierce looked at her in suprise. "I...can go..?"

"Yes, sure you can," Dawn smiled at him. The only adventure Pierce had in this new phrase of his life is that one time the portal went wrong; he must be trilled.

"Well, see yall tomorrow then," I stood up, so ready to leave and stop this awkward position i put myself into.
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"Had a nice rest yesterday?" Denis asked Alex when he joined us.

"Yes, a nice 10 hours and overslept 15 minutes," Alex said. He doesn't sound like he used to anymore, with such a calculative and a neutral, monotone voice. What happened to the old jumpy, over the top Alex?

"Extra rest doesn't do harm after all," Sketch said, who obviously overslept an hour or two before.

Pierce joined us last, and we were ready to go. I followed them at the back while we board the cool looking ship. It looks nicer than the first one we sat, probably because this baby here is for universe-wide travelling.

I sat down with the others to talk while Pierce and Alex puts the plan into autopilot before joining our conversation.

"So, a little briefing about where we are about to go?" Sub asked. "Cautions and all."

"Yes of course, a lil briefing," Alex sat down." Throng Wales is a planet where, because of the size of it, it has different levels on it. The lowest where farms and landing spots are, and the highest where the royalty family and associate stays."

"The planet is just the size of New york, really small, but it has skyscrapers higher than 3 Mt Everest piled up. The last entry in my father's journal was written when he was resting the night at the lowest level after a heist at level 5; we'll be looking over that two levels."

Alex literally sounded like Alexa just giving out infomation after you asked a question. The dead tone of his is scaring me, and Sketch too, judging by the way he listened to his sentences.

"Wait, what heist?" Sub asked. "Isn't your dad a good guy or something-"

"Well, the peoole he hung out wasn't...quite like him," Alex replied, hesitated. Well, 'thats why you don't go hanging out with the wrong people kids!' Said like my parents, uncle, aunt, that random grandma, when i was young.

Guess they were kinda right?

After everyone return back to talking to each other in individual groups, I decided to ask Alex if he's okay because...he kinda look and sound like he doesn't.

I walked towards where Alex is. Denis and Pierce were talking to him.

"Hey corl," Denis greeted when he saw me coming.

"Sup dingo," i greeted back." I wanna ask Alex about something."

"Sure, go ahead," he tried to smiled back, but the bitterness still can be seen written across his face.

"I know this sounds clichè, but are you okay?"

His smile immediately faded.

"Well..."

Denis pated him in the back,"He's trying his best."

Pierce suprise hug Alex:" We are all there for you bro! :)"

No he didn't said ':)' it just felt like he did smiled when he hugged.

Because Alex did smiled back as a thank you.

"Take care of yourself Alex, its okay if you're going through tough time," I gave him more courage."Look, we are here! In this freaking cool adventure to a different planet!!!!"

He and Denis laughed at my innocent nerd line. Hey this is freking cool okay don't judge me. You never even been outer space. 4 times. In one second. Beat it kid, I'm cooler ùwú.

The ship system beeped and a distance planet drew closer. You couldn't even see the ground of the planet because of all the skyscrapers blocking the view.

"We're here," Pierce said, looking out the window. "Throng Wales."