Goodbye, Linear Sequencing
{EDIT: Placed colour on speech and made some slight changes}
I ran towards the edge of the cloud, transitioned into a somersault and launched myself into the air. I was carried by the winds into the night and dropped on one of the lights.
The winds swirled around me happily, rushing across my scales and tickling my nose. They were just glad they could assist. They promised to still be there and urged me to call if I needed them.
: I know, I know. Stay safe. And keep an eye out for the giant.
The winds whistled softly as they flew to a safer distance.
I turned towards my target- a large safe that stood ominously in the distance. Within it were the winds of the north who had been captured by the evil Cloth. As I rushed forward, I heard the winds banging on the door for escape. I was furious; I knew how bad being placed in isolation felt.
Three was brought back to the van by a shove to his side.
COMMANDER: -AM I UNDERSTOOD?!
COMMANDER: Good. NOW GET OUT OF MY SIGHT, YOU FREAKS!
They all rushed out of the vehicles. Outside was an alleyway with no visible exits. Without hesitation, One led them up the stairs and onto the rooftop.
Three rubbed the spot where Four had hit him and looked around; it was the same rooftop they had been on when they had seen the fly mutant get away with the goods. He wished he could fly.
Suddenly, two fingers snapped in front of his face.
ONE: Three, did you hear anything the commander said?
He sighed and went back to thinking about reaching for the safe. He did this all the time, why did One have to always make a big deal.
ONE: Sigh. You know what, it's fine.
ONE: This gives me the chance to go over it again.
Three could only stare at the rare grin that had spread across One's face. He turned to the others- Four's fidgeting seemed a little more excited then anxious and Two was almost calm. It was then he realised- One was being too casual.
He whipped his head towards the van, except, there was no van. No guards surrounding the perimeter, no sniper on the other roof. He looked down and realised that he wasn't even wearing his comms system.
ONE: As you must have finally noticed, we are completely on our own!
THREE: So, they're not watching?
TWO: (No one is watching).
THREE: SQUEALS, YES! YES! YES!
ONE: Yes, it's good, but-
But Three wasn't listening. He was jumping and cackling and no one had come through to punish him. He grabbed One's hands and began to swing them both around.
He even began to spin them faster!
THREE, to the others: COME ON!
Soon, all four of them were spinning round in a circle. Four to his left, Two to his right, and One was opposite him. They were spinning and jumping and smiling and laughing and it was awesome! It felt so good. He didn't want it to end.
ONE, pulls away: Alright, alright. That's enough. We need to settle down.
ONE: No! Drop your smiles; we need to focus.
Three deflates. Why was it always like this?
FOUR: I mean, we can always play another time, right, One?
ONE: Well, I mean- (glances at Three) if we succeed, then we'd be given more freedom. So, definitely.
ONE: But only if! So you all need to do exactly as I say!
TWO, taps ground: (The collar).
ONE: Right. The collar. We need to keep moving. I don't want to have to explain why we were in one location for so long.
One starts heading towards the edge of the roof.
ONE: I think he headed that way, so let's just go in that direction for now. See if he dropped some tracks we can follow.
Two and Four are still holding his hand. Two doesn't hesitate to let go before stomping after One, probably angry at something he said. All that's left is Four.
FOUR: One doesn't- He's only trying to- You know what? Here.
FOUR: Now, don't cry, ok?
Three rolls his eyes. He wasn't weak; he didn't need him to say that anymore. He pushed Four away.
THREE, mockingly: Weren't you the crybaby?
Three went on ahead. He shouldn't have gotten so excited anyway. TCRI would never let them go, not really. Two and One were already on the next building, so he followed suit.
He pushed his bad feelings aside and let himself drift. He imagined himself releasing the north winds, feeling their joy as they flew him up and took him far, far away from here.
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-- I updated the AU and used 3rd person limited! (I'm so proud of myself). I wanted to explore Mikey since I'm not sure if he'll get much attention as I progress. It's not that I like the others more, but as has been described, Mikey is a dreamer and tends to miss out on important info because of it. So, I plan to write him as mostly silent and confused. I don't really have any outline for this, so I don't even know myself.
-- This one took me awhile tho and tired me out. (If I'm being fair I was doing other stuff today so I couldn't give it my full attention but still). Writing is hard and I don't even know if I quite like it but I think it's good. Tell me how you feel but while criticism is appreciated, I'm a sensitive gal who's just trying to enjoy herself. Nothing too harsh please.
-- Oh before I forget. I need help coming up with whump/comfort ideas or even silly ideas for the boys to have. It doesn't have to be descriptive or anything, I'm mostly using it for inspo. If I do end up using it, I will credit you. I will also credit everyone I got inspo from, so don't worry. (unless you don't want to be credited, in which case just say so and I'll keep whatever you sent between us).
