"We're almost there!" Said Isabelle being in front of the other two girls .

Oak chuckled:" Oh man seems she's like a little kid in love."

She looked than at Sara she was now walking on her own, on her face was written nervousness and was lost in her toughts what is the reason that she discovered that what she was holding was a iluminary ruby.

A-after what I was so long for...so much can go wrong...

She felt tears dropping down her cheek.

But, who for...? For who am I even trying collecting them all? Going trough this all?

She stopped moving forward, what Oak noticed:" Sara? Are you ok?"

The person surely isn't me.

"Huh? Sara?" Isabelle noticed her leak too.

Why do I even bother? It's all too painful.

"Hey are you crying sweety?"

I barely can move on...I-I don't have anyone, now.

His face appeared as she looked up, the wolf was smiling, his eyes showing light and love. As it was before.

But now. I'm all alone.

In the place of Akros memory was now Isabelle:" Hey, are you alright honey? What happened?"

Why can't it finally end...

The cat looked up in her eyes, put a forced smile on:"Oh, I was just..."

It's torturing me, every. Single. Day.

Oak asked worried:" Did we done something wrong darling...?"

How...

Sara immediately disagreed:" What! No! I *shaking sight* , just feel so silly..."

...should...

"Oh? Why that?"

...I carry...

"I-I, Just had... I had a fight with Akro. And I think he's never forgiving me again, for what I have done." Sara formed her hands into feasts.

...on?

"He hates me, like everyone else now." The grey cat tried calming down.

Why did I even said that, I-I'm so childish! They're gonna think I'm a overgrown child...

Suddenly she felt a warm embrace. She noticed only after a few heartbeats,that Oak was hugging her:" I know how that feels, I had a fight with Tatsuo too before he..." She made a break, Sara hugged back slowly "But I know he has forgiven me. And I forgive him, even the hate was the last thing we had before being separated. I'm not bitter, H-he surely neither! It was a wonder seeing his beautyful eyes for at least one last time, I'm so grateful, that we had anything before getting appart."

Wow...she's...

The cat layed her eras back:""I-I'm sorry about that Oak..."

...so strong...

"No need to, It isn't your fault. But what I want to say, don't end up like us. I feel something is gonna go wrong and danger is near, risks and disenchantments. Peace and love is more important than grief and war, isn't it?" She turned her face to Saras.

...so much light...

"Y-yes. You're right..." Sara felt that she was smiling.

...It feels so, bright, and...warm.

Suddenly she felt a heavy body pushing the both girls:" AWWW- YOU BOTH MAKE ME CRY! LET ME GIVE YOU A HUG!" shrieked Isabelle excited.

"W-WOAH ISA! BE CAREFUL WITH THE BABY!" Shrieked Oak surprised.

"Ups sorry! But, I wanted to say. I'm glad having you both as friends!"

Me? Friend? N-no! I will hurt you!

Sara raised her head and pushed herself away, feeling suddenly weird again:" M-me? A friend? Why? We just m-met! I-mean-".

"Well, you seem like a nice person," started Isabelle" And I hope it isn't bad calling you like that! We got pretty good along and you are a very sweet person!" Finished the bear.

"I agree!" Smiled Oak.

Sara put a hand on her head, feeling that that weird feeling suddenly started magically disappearing:" Y-you think so?"

What's happening?! I-I feel so weird...I feel so sick.

"Of course! Now come! The more time we use here the more PROBABLY HE WON'T WAKE UP!" Shouted Isabelle at end and started running in the direction of the base.

Oak and Sara started laughing, "You heard her, let's head to the base. She may be right this time."

As the three girls arrived they were greeted by the white Labrador, a small brown bunny, a red panda and a new face Sara didn't met before.

"Do you have the ruby?" Asked Milton and went to the three arrived girls.

Oak nooded and gave the red panda the blue glowing ruby, that went immediately in the main meeting room, with others from the team following.

The new face that Sara never saw before went upon Oaks side
and supported her:" Long not seen, I see you'll have soon a sprout to
be cared of. Concrats to you and Tatsuo." Laughed he.

Oak smiled and showed in the direction of  the grey cat that observed the scene without a Single word:" Sara, this is Edmund Azuros older brother! He'sone of the very first founders of the team!"
He waved friendly and smiling. Sara waved back embarrassed,
he was as cute as amd active his younger brother.

Oh man he is tall! S-so fluffy!

Sara admired Edmund, he was a tall fluffy labrador, with curly fur like Azuro and green-yellow eyes that reminded her of a autumn leafs. His hair was a white like Azuros fur and his clothes were most brownish.

"Edmund, This is Sara! She's one from those from the prophecy
we talked about! As her siblings said, she is probably the leader!"

Sara looked back to Oak:" W-what do you mean..?" Oak looked in her eyes:" I'll tell you later" she went forward and past her "Let's go see if the ruby is working!" And she went in the direction of the main hall.

She left the Labrador and the cat back. "W-wanna go in the room?" Asked the grey cat, in her mind angry at herself stuttering and her high pitched voice.
"Sure! Ladys first." He made a polite gesture and letting the small cat go first.
"Oh thank you!" Smiled she sheepishly.

As they arrived Vanessa came to her immediately:" Here, hold this! I can't use it! Maybe you can? Everyone already tried it!" Sara almost let it fall by the surprised reach. She felt a cold feeling going trough her body, she felt power in her veins, and a longing to destroy everything around her. But she tried to hold it back.

I-it wants to take control of my mind and body!

She took a deep breath in and out:"Ok! Let's try then." Sara stepped forward, everyone went by side makimg her place in the crowded room to reach her brother.

And there he was, as she looked in his eyes they were grey and lost, no sign of life.

H-he isn't dead, is he?

But that couldn't be, it could be seen how his chest was lowering and lifting. She looked up,above his brother was a mirror, she saw her pupils again white. But her eye colour a mixture of red and blue

Please let this work! Please, please bring him back to consciousness.

She looked at the ruby and than in the room, being nervous
about what is gonna happen next. Everyone smiled her and encouraged her with words. Nico was in the same room, but didn't said anything and just nooded, in his eyes was understatement.

Sara nooded back respectfully. She looked back at her brother, took his hand, and placed the ruby in his hand. Immediately a light came from it, the hands of the two siblings started shining blue. Sara immediately let go of it feeling a uncomfortable feeling while holding it with her brother.

But her brother didn't, with him still not conscious. He lifted a bit and his veins started getting light blue. When a light came and blinded Sara what made her cover her eyes with her arm.

As she looked back at her brother, she saw her brother still laying down on the couch, not moving a inch.

B-but, I-it should have worked! H-he-

She reached for her brother, gently touching his hand. Immediately he jumped out and shouted more panicked than surprised. Sara also shouted and backed off by this surprise.

He started rubbing his head, his eyes looked more tired and his active ears hanging down.

"F-Fineas!!" Sara hugged her brother tight.
"W-WOA!" His brothers voice even sounded more exhausted than tought.
She felt more bodies pushing what meant more people hugged the little hedgehog.
She heard her little sister Vanessa shrieking from excitement:" YOU WOKE UP! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!"

The siblings let go of him, even Luisa didn't hugged him a relieved smile was on her face and went by his side pushing him:" Tought you stay asleep bro, sleepyhead."
The hedgehog looked amused in her direction:" Well at least you're ok, and this sleepyhead awake." As Sara looked around she saw the other members of the group also happy seeing the hedgehog finally awake from his state. They all greeted him. Sara looked back at her brother and stepped back letting space for others to reach him.

In the next moment Fineas started rubbing his head, his expression went from happiness to a painful face expression.

The grey cat went by his side knowing something wasn't right:" Hey, everything ok bro?"
He sighted and shook his head:" I tought I'll never wake up from that nightmare." He made a break and his ember eyes met her light blue icy eyes.
"I felt so weird for a moment, my head hurts." Suddenly a light lighted up and he shrieked and let the rubin fall from his hand.

A few seconds was silence.

"W-WHAT WAS THAT! I-IT HURTED!" started he shouting panicked and scared.

His older sister went by his side after she backed up surprised from his screams:" Hey, everything is alright! No need to stress out. Fin that's the luminary ruby! Y-you know? From the prophecy!" His brothers looked at her and than back at the ruby on the ground. His breath still didn't slowed down. Vanessa picked it up and gave it to Sara:" I don't feel anything. But if it's hurting you, than I'll keep it by me. When the time comes using it.-"

"Or maybe its a better idea giving it to me." Sara barely finished her sentence and a deep voice speaked next to her.
As she turned she saw it was Nico.
Sara backed up and hesitated responding him, with her being afraid of him.

Nico wasn't the nicest in the last time and even almost killed her.
"Ok look," started he " take this." He took out of his pocket a yellow shining stone reached to her hand, took it, and pressed the stone in her hand. "Whatever you do, don't give them to your siblings. They are very painful for your siblings, we don't know what it does woth them, but nothing good as we know till now. I trust you with this ok?" Finished the lynx and let her hand go.

Sara asked him surprised:" B-but why do you trust me with this? And why d-"

The lynx went one step closer to her what made her stop her sentence. After he saw she didn't continued he looked away from her:" Ok look, you've to do with the prophecy not me- and it's your fate not mine. And," He stopped there and looked back to her, he reached his hand to hers " I'm sorry, for giving you the fault. I was, so angry and so desperate. Tatsuo was one of my best friends. Me seeing him go so early from us made me so mournful- that it transformed to anger. I'm sorry for letting it out on you, y-you didn't deserved it." His ears hanged down, Sara knew he tought about the dragon. His eyes also starred the ground.

Sara didn't hesitated and took his hand:" I forgive you. You didn't also deserved to lose a friend. I know how hard a loss can be. Tatsuo surely isn't gone from us, even we can't see him he is still among us, watching us and leading us. He surly wouldn't want that his friends to mourn forever for him as I know him, he would want that you all continue like always. Like he is still by your side, part of the team." She looked in his eyes understanding. His eyes sparkled from tears holding back, he dried them:" Thank you, for understanding, Sara." He smiled while nodding "Welcome back."