Discontinued Version of Running from Eden

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Chaos filled the blue atmosphere. Sky children were honking and running and flying around in panic as the old man tried to calm them all down.

"Naomi, please! We have to get out of here!" Skylar cried as she tried to grab Naomi's arm. Naomi just kept her eyes ahead, feeling nothing but pure regret. Thankfully, she could see sky kids diving down to safety.

"NAOMI!" The old man barked. Naomi shot her eyes over to him as he stared angrily. "You started this mess, and you're going to finish it! Round up all of the sky children and take them to the meditation shrine that leads them home!" He pointed towards the entrance.

Naomi sniffed and finally sat up, using her hands to keep her upright. She still felt dizzy, so she grabbed the side of her head and groaned.

"Naomi, we-"

"Skylar, shut up and help the old man with the sky kids!" Naomi interrupted, clearly annoyed. Skylar's face turned offended, but she knew she needed to help. She turned and ran off, hollering at the children.

Naomi's head ached from all the screaming, all the fear that clouded the air. It felt as if she was suffocating. She finally got up, wobbling along the way. The amount of sky kids had tripled due to the ones arriving from above.

Naomi hopped in the air and shrugged her shoulders and her staff slid effortlessly off of her back. She leaned her hand back and grabbed it and pulled it in front if her. She flung her staff around and fireworks shot out, landing before booming loudly.

"HEY!" Naomi bellowed. The fireworks and her screaming ceased down the running. All eyes landed on her. She held her breath before continuing. "EVACUATE VAULT! WE'RE ALL GOING HOME! I REPEAT, EVACUATE VAULT AND HEAD TOWARDS THE MEDITATION STATUE NEAR THE ENTRANCE!"

Naomi flung her hand out towards the direction the kids were supposed to go and a green light followed her hand. Sky children immediately flew and ran and hopped their way over.

"Old man!" Naomi called to the old teacher as she ran over to him. "You know the children are going to be separated. One home reality can only hold so many children."

The old man stayed silent, for he knew this would be a problem. He shook his head.

"My children are smart enough to know not to leave home. I'll send Victoria to-"

"I'll go!" Skylar flung herself into the air and zoomed her way over. She skid into a landing and pushed some kids off of the meditation portal.

"ATTENTION! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE HOME ONCE YOU GET THERE! OCCUPY YOURSELF SOME HOW, AND TRY TO STOP OTHERS FROM LEAVING HOME TOO! IF YOU LEAVE HOME YOU WILL GET PUNISHED!"

Surprisingly, all the sky kids shivered in fear. At least the vault kids listen. Group by group, they all meditated to arrive home. Skylar closed her eyes and warped back over to Naomi. She quickly parted from Naomi's side once she warped.

"Thank you, Skylar," The old man hummed happily. Naomi huffed.

"Now what? Vincent said he was the only one who could contact the spirits. We're doomed!" Naomi reminded them.

"Vincent spent all his time teaching his sky children the ways of the spirits in the Hidden Library."

"And yet none of them can do it?" Skylar remarked.

"No. They're still students, Skylar."

"Who else can teach them? Will they ever learn?" Naomi frowned. The old teacher stayed silent once again as he pondered.

"Once you defeat the wave of darkness, I'm sure there will be a way for every child to learn to summon the spirits."

"But I have to learn now. How is that gonna work when the students who have presumably been learning for a while can't do it themselves?" Naomi complained.

"We'll just have to see. Try venturing into the Library. Me and Skylar will open the doors for you while you go."

"By myself?" Naomi purses her lips.

"We can't be distracting you. I know you've gone through there many times."

"Yeah, but never completely alone. And never to study. What if-"

"Just stop and go already before Vault get completely destroyed!" Skylar grumbles, tired of Naomi's excuses. Naomi clenches her jaw before turning on her heel and hurdling forward.