Timelines Are Not Meant To Be Joined Together (SAMTBK Vol. 5)

Act 8: Paranoid

(I'll make the act card later.)

Claire's P.O.V.

"Are you sure you didn't just leave the door open?" Larry asked me as the three of us (Larry, me, and Edric) were having lunch outside.

"It wasn't the door that made me realize someone was in my room this morning, Larry. It was the fact that the rug I placed in the middle of the room was shifted an inch, like someone was jumping up and down on one foot and slipped or something."

"That's a very specific image," Edric remarked.

"You never know what could happen, Edric. But no matter. I will find out what happened... and who went into my room that early in the morning."

I then got up and left to begin my investigation.

Ahsoka's P.O.V.

"Have you noticed how strange Claire's been acting lately?" I asked Destiny over a milkshake in the kitchen.

"Claire's been acting strange? I bet it's nothing compared to how strange Maxwell's been acting."

"What do you mean?"

"He asked me to teach him how to read."

". . . You're joking, right?"

She shook her head.

"He asked me to teach him stuff... that I'm not even sure he knew that I knew.But what I wonder is why he'd ask me when he could've gotten better lessons from literally ANYONE else."

"It's because they're both paranoid," Piper spoke up. "We need to keep quiet about these if we don't want to get in trouble. I fear what's going on between the two has everything to do with how they're acting now."

"Morning," Sere started as she walked into the room. "Ooh! Milkshake!"

"Help yourself," the three of us said in sync.

Aera's P.O.V.

"Look, what I'm trying to say is..." How do I put this into words...? "I'm... s...s...sorry... for all those fights we've had over all these years... I guess I just want to be a better person or something, as normally I would just shrug this kind of thing off without another thought... but I just can't help but feel regret. Even though we fight too often, I just feel so close in spirit to you... like I can just say my mind... that's probably why I fight with you... but uh... just know you can talk to me whenever... just as long as you're ready to put the past behind us." I waited a few moments before speaking up again. "How was that?"

My only true friend, a Komodo Dragon, shook its head.

"I'll just never be able to make it right... Everyone's going to hate me..." He glared at me. "Sorry. Almost everyone. I still can't believe you decided to stick around. You know it means a lot to me... but I just don't feel complete... not without true human friends..." Komo turned his head over to the group home. "I guess you're right... I live with them. Maybe not everyone hates me..."

Max's P.O.V.

"Uh... Claire? Destiny, Serenity, and Jersey are waiting for you. They want to play Just Dance and want you to be their fourth player."

"Oh... okay. I guess I could take a bit of a break from my investigation..."

Investigation?!?!

She's on to me...

I have to do this fast.

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What is Max talking about?

Claire, Max, and Aera are going crazy.

Aera in a different way though...

Also, KOMODO DRAGON!!!

What do you think of the relation between Aera and her newly-introduced friend is?

Smart Komodo Dragon.

Also, Destiny, Piper, and Ahsoka are all conspiracy theorists.

Larry and Edric are too innocent.

Enough rambling.

I have to go.

Bye!