Skye Prower

"Your partner is away with her partner, eh?" smirked Miles. ------------ "I'm not wanting this to lead to an execution," said Ziona.

"And I... I got these for you as well," said Skye, pointing towards the presents and blushing slightly. ------------ "Don't let Melody and Skye hear you say that," laughed Anna. "And especially not Mom!" ------------ Ziona smiled. "Hold that thought Glen. Alas we're on the job right now!"

Skye smiled. "I could be flippant and answer magic, but that would sum it up. A few little helpers and it's amazing what you can get done in a short time." ----------- "Maybe you could push him with your feet then," laughed Anna. ---------- "Always Glen, always."

"Well, do you like it?" asked Skye nervously. ------------ "Er, I think Spark may have already interrupted the moment," said Anna ------------ "Isn't that a good thing?" asked Ziona with a smile.

122 relaxes in the treehouse

120 takes a nap

118 reads the newspaper

"Well, I could give you a demonstration if you wanted," smiled Miles. "And I would have still called that a mistake, bug or no bug."

And 116 puts the kettle on.

And so does 114

Miles blink. "Seriously? Leaving me completely unsupervised?"

Miles nodded, then stood awkwardly for a while. "I... don't suppose you have chess-set or something?" he asked after a moment. "Something to pass the time until we hear whether..."

"I... th-thank you," replied Miles, unused to the words.

"I almost can't believe I'm going through with this," confessed Miles.

Miles shook his head. "I have enough magic to disorient you and exit the cell without being noticed. Yet I'm still here. I've given up the trump card of a possible rescue by my uncle. And there is no sense in me waiting, because once I'm in this program I'll be under surveillance and wearing a suppression collar."

"If you were a fool, I'd have escaped by now," Miles said.

Skye carefully led Tikal into the hut. When last she'd see it the two of them had still been working on it, and it had been unfinished. Over the night Skye had worked alone to complete it. The furniture was all in place, and the whole thing was fully decorated. Except for the bookcase that still needed to be filled, the hut was completely ready. A small enchanted fire burned and cracked in the hearth, and three beautifully wrapped presents sat on the table. "Okay, you can open your eyes now," said Skye. ------------ "I never said you were," replied Miles, turning back to Zamy. ----------- "That doesn't mean you should be harsh with him Daddy," said Anna. "Can't you help him?" ----------- "Don't sigh Glen, it makes you look older," joked Ziona.

Sure, we can ask them if they want to join.

"Just be careful your faith isn't misplaced," said Miles.

"You have a lot of faith in the people who let Nega seize so much power."

Chosen One gets first pick.

I d-don't want to k-know.

*faces tail* That wasn't v-very nice!

112 shakes her head and leaves them to it.

So the votes are in and its... a tie... [censored] :P Two votes for my idea, Two for Knux's, and Locke just wants to make stuff up as we go along. Well, as Chosen One is in favor of Knux's, and Shadow and Jest are happy with it, I'd say we go with Knux's plan then!