"Your getting better at that. Barely took you a few minutes to open the portal." Reaper stated, Blessed nodded absently even though no one could see it. Habit, you'd think working in a call centre for years would have cured you of reacting to things.

But then hours working would have been boring.

"Alright, I'll do this location. I'll send you all to others so we can divide and conquer. I'm hoping we can also find somewhere to get everyone passports quickly, but if we can't we can try to find somewhere back home. Reaper it's best you be invisible and float above. We need to be as low profile as we can. Well, as much as random people carrying so much gold can be." Aster tells them.

"What about me?" Blessed asks.

"Hang out in my hoodie under my hair, your small enough that no one will notice you there. And even if they do, they'll think your a toy if you stay still." Aster replied, Blessed nodded trying not to stress... well stress more.

"Are you sure you don't want me to open the portals? I don't want you to push yourself." Reaper says.

"I'll be fine. Need the practice, and I'm not tired yet. I'll send Grandpa and Abuelita first. Can you open an image to the next location Mom?" Aster asked there mother.

"Sure, but how will we get in contact with you once we're there? Your leaving your phone off." She asks.

"There now you all have my number. Best part is, I don't use normal means of having connection, so as long as I'm in this reality it will work for you contacting me, and it can't be traced." Aster told them, the sounds of phones going off.

Blessed really missed there own phone, even if it was just a cheapy phone needed for work.

"What if you leave the reality? How would we contact you?" Asters Dad asked.

"You would possibly need a multiverse phone for that, but I'm not sure. Should Aster be outside this reality, you may need one that can function between them. I myself only have a normal multiverse phone." Reaper explains.

"Honestly, it's not necessary right now since I don't plan on leaving this reality anytime soon despite the current climate. And no, don't give me that look Reaper. This is my home and I'm not abandoning it when all hell is breaking loose. I may pick my battles, but this is one I'm DETERMINED to win. Simply running away is not an option." Aster stated.

"What are you talking about winning a battle? The whole point of this is for you to be able to go on the run. If this Reaper fellow can get you somewhere safe, why wouldn't you go? I get you want to help your friends, but it's not responsibility to save them or anyone else! Your not capable of-" Aster mother started to say.

"SHUT UP. I KNOW YOU DON'T SEE ME AS AN ADULT, BUT I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR PERCEPTION OF ME COMPARED TO THE REALITY. I AM AN ADULT, CAPABLE OF MAKING ADULT DECISIONS AND WILL FACE ANY CONSEQUENCES THAT OCCUR. DO YOU THINK I'M STUPID? I KNOW IT WILL BE DANGEROUS AS FUNK. BUT ITS DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS IN MY SITUATION AS WELL. YOU WANT ME TO TURN TAILS AND RUN LIKE A COWARD, WHEN THAT IS THE WORST POSSIBLE THING I CAN DO. EVENTUALLY THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRACK MAGIC OR EVEN PICK IT UP ON SATELLITES AND THEN NO ONE WILL BE SAFE. WE'RE ONLY NEW ASSETS AND TEST SUBJECTS TO THEM TO BE EXPLOITED. IF YOU REMEMBER EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT ABOUT HUMAN HISTORY YOU WOULD KNOW WE WILL LIKELY BE ENSLAVED AND KILLED WITHOUT REMORSE. HUMANITY ALWAYS FEARS WHAT IS DIFFERENT OR DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZED, BUT I'M A WHOLE NEW SPECIES NOW. THAT'S AS NEW AND DIFFERENT AS A PERSON CAN GET. SO I WILL HELP WHOEVER I CAN, HOWEVER I CAN, AND WHENEVER I CAN; BECAUSE THE CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST ALL OF US AFFECTED BY THE REBIRTH EVENT." Aster said in a cold echoey voice.

Blessed didn't know how to help here, they.. were not a person big on fights other then in video games and they usually played farming games. Goodbye her almost 100 percent stardew game. Aster was upset and they understood it, they had to stare at the outburst, everything was screwy and they knew the future wasn't looking to bright with what was going on.

Blessed missed there family, a face they could not go back to nor the joy of seeing there loving husband as they got home from work. They stressed, they cried but Aster was much younger then them even if there body didn't match and sometimes you needed to yell.

If the yelling made you feel better, depending on that moment and the emotions it could help.

Blessed understood the urge to scream.

"Umm, you got a little something running down your face." Reaper pointed out.

Aster reached up to there face, finding leaking corrption and too a few deep breaths and returned to human form.

"Doodle..." Asters Dad says trailing off.

"Come on, we need to get this done before the pawn shops close. We can probably hit a few stores for supplies if we hurry." Aster said ignoring the concern, likely for there mental stability.

"We'll talk more about this later. But just know, your right and I'm sorry." Aster's mom said, Aster acknowledged there mom with a nod.

A few minutes later, parents and grandparents were through portals.

"You know you didn't do anything wrong, right? It's clear you needed to get that off your chest and I get the feeling your mother wouldn't have gotten the message if you pussy-footed it." Reaper told Aster.

"Your mother seems to care alot about you. She probably didn't want to acknowledge just how much danger you were in. Plus, you don't come across as someone who simply sits on the sidelines. You would likely get involves in whatever is going on even if you didn't have an OC." Blessed told Aster, a good mother worried and didn't want there child in danger.

"Your both right, I just don't like getting my parents upset. I have a tendency to do it anyways, but normally it's not intentional. I just wanted her to let me make my own choices. I'm not the same little kid that was oblivious to the world and always getting into trouble. I'm 24, and I need to be able to act like it without them constantly trying to control what I do. I get their trying to protect me, but their endangering me not letting me do so." Aster said, all children grew up after all.

"Well you've definitely made your point. Let's just go inside and keep preparing for what's to come. I won't be leaving you all alone to deal with everything, so you can atleast take comfort in that." Reaper replied.

"Thanks Reaps." Aster said fondly.

"No problem." Reaper says as they floated above.

Blessed gets comfortable in Aster's hood as Aster pilled out more gold feeling strangely like a kitten. Why.. just why did they make Blessed so darn small.

Oh wait.. the cuteness and the cooing and awing at the main stories epilogue.

Darn you past self, i bet i was imsomnic right then also... my best ideas came when insomnic.

Aster ready moved forward, Blessed carefully kept out of view.

A cold blast of air hit them as Aster entered the shop, the subtle pitch of an air conditioner came to there sensitive hearing and the almost invisible whirl of a fan meaning the AC likely wasn't that good all the time. Just barely from there spot, they could make out antiques and a few thinsg they were pretty sure were fake.

But yeah it was Vegas, had to expect fraud.

Aster cleared there throat, trying to get someones attention and shifting a bit Blessed could see a sleeping human.

Moments later Aster hit a bell.

*Ding*

"The fuck!" The gentleman says waking up and falling out of their chair, Blessed looked around and twitched. Of course the guy got to swear, but as soon as they tried a Fresh would appear.

Rude.

"You ok?" Aster asked the man.

"I'm fine kid, just didn't expect to wake up so suddenly." He grumbled.

"Sorry about that. I didn't expect you to fall down when I rang the bell." Aster apologized.

"I usually don't sleep on the job, but it's been quiet with everything that's been going on. Everyone's been keeping their head down with whatever the hell is going on with this 'Reborn Event'. That's not even getting into what's been going on with the current turf war. You're lucky you didn't get shot in the streets coming here with how bad it is. Though you don't seem local, so you probably don't need to worry about it." The man told aster.

"Well I should probably try to keep this quick so I can get home then. I want to trade some gold for cash if possible." Aster said.

"Not a problem kid. I'm guessing that's what's in these bags." He comments picking one up and opening it.

"Yup, had it for a while and thought this would be as good a time as any to trade it in. Could use the cash. Maybe if I get enough I might take that trip I wanted and finally send my parents on a cruise. They could use the vacation," Aster told him.

"You could definitely take more than just one cruise. Could probably live on a cruise ship for a while with this much. I'll have to double check it, but this gold looks pretty pure. Where'd you find it all? I don't recognize the markings on these coins." He asks Aster after a whistle, as he looked over the coins.

"Would you believe me if I told you I got it from underground?" Aster replied.

"People have found shit in much weirder places. How much are you looking to get for it all?" He asked.

"I'm willing to work with what you think is a fair price. I'm pretty sure the gold is worth quite a bit, but I know you also need to make a profit. What do you think just one coin is worth?" Aster asked.

The gentleman take one coin and places it on an electric scale by the register. He then does a few more tests, before humming to himself. "Could probably do $500 a coin easy. These things are solid gold and very pure. Do you plan on selling it all? Not sure if I have enough money in the shop for it." He tells me honestly.

"I plan on doing all of it, but if you don't have enough maybe I can look around for something I'm interested in here if that's ok. You wouldn't happen to have a matching pair of wedding rings would you? Something a bit on the more simple side but maybe with sapphires? If not maybe you can recommend somewhere you think would take payments in gold," Aster asked, Blessed grins at that. Reaper was getting hitched.

"Well I don't really have anything like you want, but I definitely know a place you can get something and quickly. You got a special someone you plan on proposing to huh? It's not very common for the lady to do the work, but I can appreciate one who knows what they want." He says smiling.

"You could say this was an eternity in the making." Aster giggled, Reaper chucked invisibly above.

"Alrighty, well I'll try to make this quick, so you can be on your way. I'll give you a card to the place for the rings. If your lucky they'll already have something you'll like if not you may have to wait anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to have it taken care of." The clerk told Aster, who nodded. Then began the process of coin checking to prevent fraud, and getting cash ready.

"You want this in a bag or a case? It will cost extra if you want a case." He asked.

"Let's go with a bag. Probably more discreet anyways." Aster replied. Wait... bag, there sixth sense always a bit to easy to set off starting going. Oh no, let it be her imagination.

Blessed bad luck was suppose to stick to lottery tickets.

"Thanks, I really appreciate the help." Aster said taking the cash.

"No problem kiddo. You be safe out there. I don't-" He said before a ding was heard from the door.

Reaper shifted above and Blessed soul seemed to shiver, her anti-luck for lottery better not have gotten worse. Urgh.. what a horrible feeling. They started taking calming breaths, they really couldn't see much and it could all just something poking inside the store.

They shifted nervously.

Footsteps were heard.

Click

Of course it was a gun.