Gad Sylvanhart
Our Crazy Feelings
Next came but one thing: turmoil. While I'd been speaking, Spike had secretely called Adriane's father and started screaming at him, blocking out most of what I'd said. Frankly, I didn't appreciate this. While I was trying to get everyone back together, Spike was breaking us apart again. I frowned as I watched him finish. I wanted to tell him he was only making things worse, but I kept my mouth shut for now. Of course, I was not one to judge, after all, I had no idea what Spike might have been through. But I knew I would neer let my emotions get control of me like
that. I shook my head as I watched Adriane and Spike talk some more. I sighed. Suddenly, Adriane teleported away, and I started seeing things again. In my mind. Another vision. more of her father. That was it! I understood that it must have been difficult, but by my opinion Adriane had drawn too much attention to herself as it was. I sent a telepathic message to uxie quickly.
"Uxie, how do I stop Adriane from infiltrating my mind?" I asked. It took a moment, but a voice replied
"Just think about something else. Something good. Good always blocks out bad." she explained. I tried, thinking of some good times. I thought of the day when I graduated middle school, we'd had a party at my friend's house after. It was hilarious, although I won't go into details. Soon, Adriane's vision went away.
She came back, and said a few more words. I was glad she couldn't infiltrate my mind anymore, at least for now. I wanted to focus on saving the world now, and I was sure others would too. I watched their bickering some more. Until Adriane teleported away. Then, finally, someone spoke some
sense.
"Guys..! All this yelling and hate tossing is just making
us uncomfortable! I don't know about you guys, but my parents taught me that killing was wrong. Not stealing a candy bar wrong but
really wrong. I'm not going to try to kill
anyone, and I'm not going to help anyone who's trying to kill someone
either!" someone shouted, trying to silence everyone. It was Valorie. I saw she glanced at Spike on that last note. "...Our emotions are out of control. If our goal is vengeance then we're just sinking to their level..." she finished. She looked tense. I decided to step up once more.
"I completely agree!" I started. "We need to pull ourselves together, get organized. All this talk about killing and death, it's of no use! If we sit here bickering among ourselves, wondering what might happen, sit scared, nothing will change and
they will win." I said, trying to calm everyone down. All this talk was starting to get to me too, so I was glad someone had sided with me, trying to get all of them to calm down. "Whatever. What was that you were saying Gad?" Spike said, finally turning his attention to me. I nodded in his direction. "First things first, someone get Adriane back here." I said. "Next, let's all relax, take a seat over there," I said, pointing to the big table, "and discuss our plans and thoughts.
Calmly." I finished.