The Near Future V. Meeting - I Fight Dragons

Finally, as the summer draws to a close

The boy returns one last time to the spot

Where he first saved the girl

Having pushed himself to the breaking point

Having spent the entire summer searching

In vain for any trace of her, he has resolved

That it is finally time for him to move on

To give up his search once and for all

And to return to the real world

He sits on the hood of his car at sunset

His gaze lingering on the horizon

At first, it seems like his eyes are playing

Tricks on him, but he thinks he can just

Barely make out a figure approaching

In the distance.

As the figure continues

To draw nearer and grow in his vision

He leaps up, barely willing to believe his eyes

It’s her

The boy and the girl slowly approach one another

Until they are close enough to touch

The boy opens his mouth to speak but before he

Can say anything, the girl cuts him off

She explains that she is from another world

She came here with her grandfather on that

Fateful night, but they were ambushed

And her grandfather was taken prisoner

She was only able to escape because the boy came to her rescue

She knows where her grandfather is being held

But ever since that night she has been

Completely unable to access her powers

She hadn’t wanted to drag the boy any further into it

For his own safety.

But after a summer spent powerless

Searching in vain for a way to rescue her grandfather

She has run out of options.

She needs the boy’s help

Nodding, he agrees to help her

He takes her hands in his and as soon as they touch

The same symbol on both of their hands flare to life

With eerie blue light.

For some unknown reason, they

Are now able to access the powers that neither

Of them have been able to use these past months

Unable to explain why the powers have returned

They decide that if they are going to attempt a rescue

They had better move quickly