Chapter 173: Live Life (2/2)
”What rumours?!”
”Why the biggest discovery in history. Eternal life. You've earned yourself a victory today Alice but just know this. Sooner or later, the Garden will return whether you like it or not. And when that time comes, I will come for my sister and pry her from your cold dead hands. And with that, I bid you ado. Give Alton my regards.”
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”What witchcraft is this?!” Gale blustered watching Alice floating in the air alongside Alton who looked just as confused.
Zinnia stopped Gale's blabbering looking unsure. ”Could it possibly be?”
Alton felt a tear in his soul as his body jerked up, and the fairy-tale symbol appeared on his chest. The light glowed following the same symbol appearing with Alice. The entire area was distorted in a light completely countering the Garden's darkness. The cracks began to seal, and the dreadful sky-piercing anew. As the light faded, both Alton and Alice lay on the floor. Coughing Alton lifted his head up groaning. ”Never doing that again.”
”What did you do?” Iris muttered dazed.
”I… I have no idea? It was almost like I somehow knew to do that. A feeling came over me and then I saw Alice, so I reached out…”
Alice gasped out, jolting up in a frenzied look scaring the life out of Iris and Alton. The two sisters stared at each other in disbelief as Iris crawled over holding her hand out conflicted. ”Alice, is that you?”
”The Alice… I mean, I am here.”
Iris didn't need anything else to convince her as she jumped on Alice, holding tightly, refusing to ever let go as the waterworks began. ”I thought I lost you for good there! Don't ever do that to me again.”
Alice smiled, digging her head into Iris. ”I'm sorry for everything. I know how you felt, the jealousy. The feeling of being left behind. I promise you I'll never allow that to happen again.”
”Shut up you dummy.”
Alton sat on the ground, slouched over smirking as the others came over. ”Did we do it?”
”I think we just did.” Alton glanced at his hand as the fairy-tale sign faded, causing him to hum. ”Fairy-Tale, huh? What are the chances?”
”To think the bond of the Children of the Garden saved Victoria,” Scarlett muttered. ”V.I.R.A.L is going to have a field day with this.”
”It wasn't that. Not entirely. It was more than just our bond. The bond of family is something too… I guess it cannot be faltered in both life and death… Probably.”
”Maybe…” Scarlett whispered, looking conflicted.
Alton laid back taking a deep breath. ”I'm away for like three days, and the world is almost consumed by the Garden. You lot have a lot of explaining to do.”
”It's a long story.” Zinnia admitted. ”I wasn't quite sure we would make it out of that.”
”You doubt the great and mighty power of Team Rhapsody?! We overcome any odds, no matter what.”
Alton glared on shaking his head, whispering to himself. ”Not every time…”
”What do we do now?”
”Let V.I.R.A.L clean up the mess. They can handle the rest. With Hans taken care of, Frizzle Tooth will most likely disband as well. The dark replicas, the Garden all of it is over. For now.” Blossom insists standing on proudly. ”Even if it was just a little bit… I'm glad I could help stop the Garden.”
”You're alright Blossom, don't let the others get you down.” Zinnia insisted.
”From you, that means the world.”
Alton stood up stretching. ”If the handy work is done, I still have work to do. I came out my way to battle the Garden during my time off what's the chances?”
”What do you seriously have to do that's so important?” Emil questions.
Alton shrugs it off, giving a simple answer. ”Ahh, not much. Just tying up some loose ends. I'll be back before you know it. Don't go fighting any world-ending scenarios until I get back please.”
”We'll try out best.”
”What should we do about the twins?” Scarlett questioned.
Alton looked over his shoulder, smiling at the sisters still hugging each other like their lives depended on it. ”Those two are strong. And I think they finally realise how much they truly need each other. I think they will do just fine.”