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Chapter 34. The Beyond.

All were gathered in a park on the outskirts, in the western part of the city. They stayed there at the request of the four sisters who wished to exchange views with their friends on the steps to follow, but the warriors seemed reluctant to speak. Only Mamoru turned to Petz, making an aside with her.

- The power of Usagi since she achieved the Grail and evolved into the Eternal phase is much greater than when she fought against you. The others have also improved a lot and have become super eternal warriors. Moreover, if you have destroyed that Great Sage the few remaining sectarians will be disoriented. But even so, we cannot lower our guard. Not even a moment. We must leave, certain difficulties have arisen. But do not worry, we will train and we will return if the time of the battle arrives.

Petz nodded thoughtfully, agreeing immediately.

- Yes, we must do our best to defend this beautiful planet. We are indebted to him, Earth welcomed us despite the fact that in the past we tried by all means to destroy her. And that we will never forget. Thanks for all friends. Stay calm and attend to your own concerns.

Mamoru smiled and walked away. He called his fellow sailors with a gesture and these after saying goodbye to their friends followed. The other three were visibly surprised but before leaving, Usagi told them.

-Talk to your sister Petz, she will explain.

Then the warriors disappeared carrying Mamoru with their sailor teleport. After seeing them leave all the sisters turned to the mentioned. This one spoke to them by transmitting the words of Tuxedo and it was Karaberasu who took the word with a serious gesture.

- I do not know, but there's something that will not let me be quiet, it's a feeling.

-What is it about? - asked her older sister. - I do not think we should worry too much about a group of worshipers, they are just normal humans.

- And now they will be disorganized, it is time to finish with what is left of that damn sect. - Added Cooan. -

- Yes, we have the initiative now. For once we will not be the target of their attacks, they will be the victims of ours – Beruche added -

- It is precisely about that, you will see. I have the feeling that the Great Sage has not been destroyed. - Kalie confessed, not without warning. -

- That cannot be, you saw it yourself and participated in eliminating him. We tore him to pieces, and then we buried him in the rubble, - Petz stated sharply, almost looking offended by such a statement. -

- You may be right. Perhaps I am little paranoid, leave it. -Her sister asked her, then she walked away thoughtful. Since this time she did not want to argue. -

But unfortunately for the girls, Karaberasu's feelings were not wrong. In a new headquarters, a regenerated Great Sage was indoctrinating his fanatic acolytes.

- Loyal servants of the Master, chaos and confusion must reign throughout the city, make sure that this happens. In this way we distract the Justicieras and prepare the ground for the great coming of our Lord.- And added pointing one of his flaccid sleeves to one of the nearest acolytes wrapped in another gray cap that veiled their features. - Fantoui, I'm leaving you to direct the attacks on the city!"

- It is an honor. I will not disappoint you, sir. - He thanked him with a bow of his cap. -

-I hope so, for your own sake - said the Sage, who disappeared. -

In Japan all were gathered, as usual in the Hikawa Shrine. It was Makoto who commented.

-At least they have made it. They have destroyed that Sage. The others are only human, they can with them without difficulty.

-Yes, thank goodness it's all over. - Minako sighed.-

Her companions nodded hopefully, but it was Usagi who, with a hint of regret, fought back.

-No, it's not over.-  What is more ... now the greatest trials will come for all.

-What? -Rei said, unable to believe that. -Are you telling us that after all that has happened, they still have to suffer more?

-Girls listen, - Mamoru said, sounding conciliatory. - I was forced to tell Petz that we had problems here. The truth is that at least we will have some time to prepare ourselves. And this time I told her some truth. We will train and when we return will be definitive.

- Yes my friends - Usagi added in a more upbeat tone. - Next time will be the final battle. And there we can help them without restrictions!

-Will they be all right until then? - Ami wanted to know with great concern. -

-That will depend on them, but they are strong, brave, and determined. I am convinced that it will be capable to go through whatever the challenge they have to face. - Mamoru replied. -

-Further. When we meet again we will go with reinforcements. I can assure you! - Usagi added.-

The others looked more relieved by those words, this time it seemed that they would be free of ties to help their friends. They were already willing to return, but that, as their rulers told them, that would require time. So they prepared to  train as best they could for when the time came. Usagi and Mamoru looked at each other with an unmistakable gesture of complicity. When they said goodbye to each other, they walked slowly along the streets of the city, commenting on that.

-I don’t know. Judging from what has been revealed to us, things will get much worse. But there is a place for hope. - She declared. -

-Yes. We will not be alone.- Mamoru agreed.- However, we will have to prepare ourselves. And quickly. Time passes very quickly ... In addition, we have that other matter.

-It's true,- said her girlfriend. - But I've been told we'll still have time for that. - We must go step by step.

-We will have to make more difficult decisions.-  He lamented.-

-That's our mission. - Usagi sighed and rifled with resignation. - But that's how it must be ...

And they both continued on their way to Usagi´s house. While all these things happened on Earth. Roy was suspended in the middle of a space where he floated effortlessly. With a clarity that almost blinded him and plunged into great confusion, but without fear or worry. The pain had disappeared and he felt relaxed and even happy, approaching inexorably towards that great light that attracted him irremissibly.

-Is it like that, being dead?- he thought in wonder. - I do not think it's an unpleasant feeling. And that light is very beautiful and warm, I wonder what will be?

And in that light he thought he saw a great ethereal figure waiting for him, opening his arms wide, and his majesty and the power of goodness that radiated, that Roy wished with all his being to rush into those arms. He was smiling, almost crying with happiness, he was like a lost child who returns home and wanted to do it at that moment and stay there forever. But then he heard a powerful voice, he did not know where it came from, from the outside or from his own head. Although it was not of that being. Nevertheless, it answered his question by condemning in a grave tone full of resounding wisdom and great solemnity.

- That which you see before you, is Eternity. The place where all those who leave the mortal world go. However, you still do not cross.

- But, it's such a wonderful feeling! - Roy groaned mentally. - I want to go there. To merge into the interior of all that beauty. I've never been so eager to go anywhere, I feel like my own parents call me from there.

- That's because the Light of the Creator Himself is in that place, with all those who have ever crossed, but He has not yet decided to call you. You have many things to do in the world you come from.

- But. Am I not dead? - inquired the boy extremely bewildered, so much that even used his voice. -

- You are. - It was the unanswerable answer. -

- Well, I do not think this is so bad.  -He could smile incredulously, letting himself be rocked by a sweet breeze that seemed to float over the waters of a sea in absolute tranquility. No, that was endless times better. - Then what am I to do? - He wanted to know once he wanted to ask. -

- Just retreat from the threshold of the Eternal Path. - Replied that voice adding with kindness. - I will help you, for I know that it is very difficult for one who has just been conscious of his immortal soul.

And the boy noticed as some kind of invisible hand pulled him away from that wonderful feeling of fullness and became sad. Although the effect of this was fleeting and he was now floating in a white space that stretched indeterminately without being able to cover anything else with the view. At that moment the voice said solemnly.

-Welcome Roy!  We had been waiting for you for a long time. Your arrival was announced.

-Who are you? - He asked, looking in all directions. - Where am I?

He palpated his body and realized that, in addition to the absence of pain, he had no signs of the last combat he had fought against Nagashel. Despite the certainty that the demon had hurt him very seriously. Meanwhile the voice answered.

- I am the one who has guided your steps from the day you were born. I have appeared sometimes in your dreams.

-So this is Heaven? - Roy asked in astonishment. -

- As I told you. You are in a place where we all go and from where we return.- He listened by answer -

- So I've been a good guy, not bad! - the boy smiled in disbelief. - Well the place is not bad, I cannot say that I dislike, I actually feel better than ever.

-Now you must follow me, - the voice asked. - You must see what happened so you can understand why about many things. It will not be pleasant to you, but it is necessary for you to know it.

-Okay. - Roy agreed that he was quite disoriented, as if he was a child learning to walk, so he asked. - But where should I go ? I do not even know how to move. I do not have any reference point.

-Do not worry about it,- his mysterious companion said. –

And without being noticed, the boy was transported instantly. Now he was in a place he could not remember. Around him had formed a planetary landscape with strange trees and plants. After a few moments he heard shouts of creatures he did not recognize. He could see from the height beings with a blue-colored humanoid look running and hiding in panic. Roy came down and tried to communicate with them in vain, they gave the impression of not seeing or hearing him.

-What's going on here? - He thought astonished - Why do they ignore me this way? I want to help them.

- They cannot see or hear you - confirmed another voice, which was not the one he had heard before - because they are only shadows of things that were and cannot be changed.

-Can you read my mind?

- Everything here is possible, - his interlocutor answered, adding with that air of mystery so deep - but, continue watching.

Lightning struck the sky. Roy looked up and saw two figures approached and to his unpleasant surprise he realized that one of them was ...

-Damn Valnak! I thought I have killed you. How could you be here? - He snapped with a bolt of lightning at the demon, but that energy pierced him like if the demon was a ghost. -

The boy then remembered the words of that mysterious voice.

-They are only shadows of the past,- he said thoughtfully. - I cannot do anything to change it.

Then he looked at the second of the silhouettes that also bombarded these defenseless creatures with lightning. Along with Valnak, he laughed sadistically. A helmet covered his head, but when he spoke his voice was familiar to the boy.

- Ha, ha, ha, ha.-That figure laughed - Eh Valnak! You already had a lot of fun, now leave me a while.

Before them, and in an attitude of supplication appeared what Roy interpreted as an old man and a boy. The old man was begging desperately for Valnak and the masked man.

-Please! , Do not punish us more, I will give you what you are looking for. - He opened a bag that he carried with him and extracted a Yalmutud stone that he offered to Valnak. -

-A stone of invocation! - Exclaimed the masked man with enthusiasm. -

- Very good, old man. You have made a wise decision, - the demon smiled with a satisfied air. - I like you to be reasonable. Do not you think Armageddon?

Roy jumped back at the name. The masked man raised his helmet and the incredulous boy could recognize his own face, but deformed by the most cruel cruelty, he was paralyzed by the horror.

-Thank you, - Armageddon said gently stroking the frightened child's head as he addressed his colleague. - This has saved us a lot of time, right mate? - He smiled nodding and his companion added with joy. - Now that we have accomplished our task, we can have more fun!

And without warning he held the child by the neck and threw it into the air disintegrating with a lightning. The old man tried to beg for mercy but was destroyed by Valnak in the same way.

-No, you damn! - Roy howled, trying to hit them. –

But helplessly they passed through their bodies, and neither of them noticed at all in their presence. They both laughed with demonic laughter, and the boy wished with all his might that this was over, but the vision was not yet over. Valnak addressed his companion, once they had swept the surroundings and there was no survivor.

- Now, my friend, we must go back to the base. Let us surrender the stone to our superiors.

- If and as soon as we do we have other orders because this world is already sentenced by us .- Armageddon explained. - Now we have to go to a planet called Earth. News has come that the group we sent there has failed. After the defeat of the demon Metalia. On this occasion they have been that Sage and his stupid puppets of the Black Moon. There is even a group of traitors who have gone to the other side.

-He means Bertie and her sisters, - thought Roy, dumbfounded. -

-Yes, I remember we were in their home world. A pretty boring boulder. When do we have to leave? - Valnak asked. -

- Me right now. I have to infiltrate this planet and adapt to its customs. I own this mortal who has the body and potential of  a saiyajin, he will make me invincible once I develop it. But now I cannot, I must travel back in time and reincarnate. If something fails and does not achieve it within the timeframe, I count on you, my friend, to rekindle me.

-Take it for granted! - Valnak assured him with real passion. - It's a promise I make to you! I'll go for you!

- I know. You will never leave me alone. - Armageddon whispered with strange softness. -

After these words his companion smiled taking Valnak's face in his hands and at that precise moment when both faces were approaching the demons faded into nothingness. Roy floated again, lost in the luminous void. He was very upset and wanted to know what they meant by saiyajin. The voice then spoke again.

- Do not blame yourself for what happened, you should know this to take a true conscience of your mission.

Other images appeared before the boy, but very different. He was, as a child, growing up quickly but almost imperceptibly at the same time. Already adult and dressed in white armor and a sword was heading towards what looked like a battle. He was followed by a large troop leading up against a legion of monstrous beings, but Roy could not see the result. Although he remembered those images by his dreams.

-Who I am? - He asked aloud to qualify - I mean who I really am. Where do I come from?

- From a world far away, far beyond this time and this dimension .- Responded his invisible fellow, - a magical and beautiful world that was pure and wonderful once. But it was destroyed by the creatures of darkness, like so many peaceful and beautiful worlds. Just as happened to the kingdom of the Moon warriors. You were one of the princes who fought against evil.

-I want to know more! - Roy asked urgently. - Please tell me more!

- No, not yet boy, first you must fulfill your mission. Then you will remember everything, I will help you to do it. - Answered the voice that added in a more cordial. - Now you must come with me, it's time you met me. But first there are two people who want to talk to you.

The young man was transported again, this time to a different place ... now he was surrounded by a place that was very familiar. There he recognized the house of his parents and they both watched him. With his father, John wrapping an arm around her mother's shoulders, Marsha. The boy could not but babble between excited and surprised.

-Mom, Dad!

-My son! The woman smiled warmly. - At last you have met us. My precious boy with light green eyes.

His son was crying now excited and wanted to approach them, for a moment he hesitated. Although now he must be in the same place as his parents. Finally he did not want to and could not resist anymore and hugged them. That was something impossible to describe, it was a spiritual embrace, as if their three souls were touching.

-I love you so much! I missed you so much! - He could say between sobs. -

-We wanted to wait for you, my son,- his father could say, stroking the boy's face to unveil him. - We must go now to Eternity. But you must not accompany us, at least not yet.

-They allowed us to stay here until we could see you one more time. - Added his mother. -

-I'm sorry I was not a better son - The boy could say, embarrassed to confess. - I did things unworthy of you.

-No sweetie. - His mother whispered lovingly. - You were not to blame for that. You were possessed by evil but you knew how to free yourself and fought for good and the love you had for your friends. We are very proud of you! We love you more than anything. Never forget.

But Roy shook his head and replied with embarrassed regret.

-I do not mean Armageddon. I mean the year after your death. I did not behave as you taught me. I was a scoundrel and did not study what I should. They were about to expel me. I am so sorry. - He lamented. -

-Son, - his father answered in a loving but firm tone. - It is true that your actions were not as decorous as they should have been. But you were lost and depressed after our losing. You were very young. Do not worry about it and listen to us. We told you that you had to study at the Golden, and that was because your destiny was waiting for you there. You had to meet your friends and the love of your life. Of this things and the previous ones that has been revealed to us here and also allowed us to see a glimpse of what the future may be. Your future. And you are called to be a fighter for the sake of good. Do not forget, son. You have great powers, of which you have so far discovered only a few ...

That phrase reminded the boy of a scene from his favorite movie. His father smiled now warmly, he had said it with all his heart. Though the boy shook his head.

-But now I'm dead, Dad. - replied the boy with a tinge of pain, more when added. - It's too late. What can I do now?

-You will, sweetheart, - his mother said, kissing him on the cheek to assure him. - You will save many with your courage and strength. You will inspire others. That has to be your mission. And a distant day, when you have carried it out and passed the witness to those who will come after you, you will be able to join us.

-You must work hard now. – John smiled tenderly at the boy, reminding him with longing. - Like when you were little and you tried to make your first baskets.

- Yes - he smiled too, carried away by the nostalgia of those years. When his father made him a small basket of basketball and taught him to play in the garden, having Roy about four years old.- - Dad mom. I give you my word. I will do whatever it takes to help people, if I can still do it.

-You'll be sweetheart. - Marsha said that after caressing the face of his son who lovingly held her hand with his next to his cheek, then she said goodbye in a low voice. - We should go now. We must move on.

-We'll see each other again, Robert, - his father said with love as well, to declare. - We were always very proud of you and I know we always will be. We have been able to see that future in that you will become a great person and you will want and take care of your own family as much as we loved you and we take care of you.

-Thanks to both of you. - The boy could say that to his surprise had the vision blurred by the tears, it was strange, he did not think that a spirit could cry. - I'll take you with me wherever you go ...

His parents slowly separated from him, behind him a great light appeared and both gradually moved away until it merged with her. The last thing Roy could hear was the words of his mother, who, conveying great affection, whispered.

-My dear boy, see you soon. Be happy always.

Soon the boy was transported again, but now he only wanted to be able to fulfill that promise he had made to his parents, so he waited patiently to see what his next destination would be ...

On Earth, a month had passed. The course came to an end, the girls and Tom graduated. Finally! They were teachers! Roy was granted his graduate posthumously. Beruche went up to pick it up and she could not contain the emotion.

-Roy, my love. This is for you, honey. - She thought without being able to suppress the tears. -

After graduation and mutual congratulations the students left. Roy's friends and teammates fondly said goodbye to Beruche, Tom, and Cooan, and finally there were only three of them, Melanie and Malcolm, who directed a last, nostalgic look at their sites.

- It seems like it's over. - Melanie sighed. -

-Yes. We finally got what we wanted. Although our friend stayed on the road. - Roberts added regretfully. -

The former chief of cheerleaders reproached those words with the look and the boy himself cursed his mouth, but Bertie far from bothering or depressed, smiled at them.

-Roy will always be here among us and we will see him in every joke and every laugh of the children and boys and girls we teach.

Cooan agreed on this by laying her hands on her sister's shoulders and also Melanie, Malcolm and Tom nodded. It was the latter who asked the former boss of the Cheerleaders.

-What are you going to do now?

-I'm not sure. - For now I will go far, far away. My father promised me a long trip when I got my degree, and then, I suppose I'll move in search of a job. At the moment Malcolm and I are going on vacation together.

-If your father promises not to take the rifle!- Her boyfriend added cheerfully. -

That comment made Melanie and Tom laugh. For their part Beruche and Cooan looked at each other without understanding, it must be a matter between them, and his friend explained it now loaded with nostalgia.

- It was a joke we spent on Roy last year. Melanie's father. Or that was what we made him believe. He came here armed with a rifle to give him his due for abusing the moral caste of his daughter.

- You should have seen his face! - Melanie smiled fleetingly, unable to counteract the sad gleam of her gaze as she remembered his companion and former boyfriend. - How he ran!

There was a widespread sigh and Cooan took the floor to leave that topic.

-And you, Malcolm, what will you do?

The giant tugged his chin and snorted. Once he took his girlfriend by the waist with one of his strong arms, he answered.

- For now I will go with Melanie on vacation and on the way back I will try my luck on a professional Football team. I have some good offers. And what about you three? - He wanted to know with sincere interest. -

- We're not sure. For my part, I want to stay here and establish myself as a kindergarten teacher. I really like children. - Cooan grinned, leaning one of her hands on Tom's chair. -

-I'll probably go back to my Kansas home for a few days and see. - The boy did not want to confess that he did not see anything clear about his future, because despite the good wishes of his late friend, he hesitated to tie Connie to his life, although at the moment it would be better to say nothing. Just affirmed - I missed my parents and my brother Daniel ... they will come to take me home.

That's how it went. They had been present among the public when they delivered the diplomas but prudently wanted to wait for their son to say goodbye to his friends.

-I'll join them at once. I do not want them to wait too long ... - commented the boy .-

-And you? Have you thought about what  are you going to do, Bertie? Melanie wanted to know in a friendly tone.

And the glances converged now on the respondent who returned them one by one and smiled shyly to reply.

- I have not the slightest idea. Maybe I'll do an special course to teach in high school, maybe I will look for work, or maybe I'll go home in Tokyo, away from the memories.

No one said anything until a few moments of silence passed. Then it was Melanie who hugged both girls and then kissed Tom on the cheek, declaring.

- Whatever it is I wish you could be happy and hopefully we will see each other again. And above all, thank you for your courage. Malcolm and I know that this university and this country and even the world owe you a lot.

Her boyfriend did the same hugging the girls and shaking hands with Tom to say goodbye with an excited.

- Take care my friends and good luck to all. I hope to see you again very soon.

Tom, Cooan, and Beruche nodded, wishing them the same. Melanie and Malcolm disappeared caught by their waist. There they stood for a moment without speaking. The three ready to leave. Moreover, as Tom said his parents and his brother Daniel were waiting outside. The sisters of Beruche and Cooan did the same. But the two of them were reluctant to leave, it was as if they had the impression that once they left, they would never return. Therefore, and although Tom walked away to the exit the two still stayed a few more instants in his already old class. Bertie sat down, and there, in the now empty classroom, she imagined Roy throwing paper balls when the shift teacher was on his back. Surely that crazy boy would say some nonsense provoking the general laugh and the indignation of her. She smiled and her eyes fogged, but she had promised not to cry anymore. Cooan understood her sister well and said nothing, just sat beside her sharing the moment, also absent in her own memories and thinking about her deceased friend and her future with Tom. He was walking out the door of the classroom when he saw that his parents were chatting with one of his teachers.

-I'd love to meet you. Your son is a really exceptional person. - The man named James Harding was said to be a dark-haired man of medium stature, some forty years old, a gentle gesture of soft features and had taught them psychology of learning. - I would like to offer him a job here. He and two of his companions.

-That will have to be decided by my son. - Mr. Rodney replied that when he arrived, he said. - Tom, your teacher wants to propose you something.

-Well, you will say, sir.- The boy asked with visible interest.-

-If your parents agree, you'll have to delay your return home ...

-If our son is happy here, for us there will be no problem, - said Sarah giving an affectionate hand to Tom that he took.

Harding smiled nodding with deference. Then he told his former student ...

-Would you like to start exercising now, Mr. Rodney?

-But ... do you refer to? ... -He was able to respond totally taken by surprise.-

- To give class. -The professor confirmed to him.-

The boy's parents looked at each other proudly. It could not be otherwise. Even the younger brother allowed himself to intervene with youthful tint ...

-I would not even think about it ...

That made Tom smile. He nodded. At the bottom of his heart he did not want to go home. He would not know what he could do there. He was still learning to live in that wheelchair and he had enough. And above all he wanted to feel useful. In addition, after the loss of Roy he knew that they had a destiny marked. It would not be honorable to flee to Kansas hoping that those monsters would not reach him there. Moreover, he preferred to stay away from his family as long as they were safe.

-I'll be delighted. And I will help you to convince my companions.

-Well said! - His brother celebrated enthusiastically, making everyone smile.-

-Daniel, you must not interfere in conversations that do not concern you, - his father rebuked when he regained his sobriety. -

-I'm sorry, Dad. Just one more thing.- He allowed himself to added.- Perhaps it would be a good idea for me to study here as well.

-Don't think we make job offers to all the students.- An smiling Harding warned him.-

-It's not that, sir, I've seen a lot of pretty girls. Maybe it would be good idea to study  all for that teacher stuff.-The lad said with the nerve of youth.-

His older brother laughed uncontrollably, as did the teacher. Sarah blushed slightly and Will simply nodded gently. At last the father of both boys declared.

-You'd better go with your teacher, Thomas. – You can have as much time as you need, son. We will go back to Kansas if you do not need us.

-Thank you, Dad,- the excited boy said quoting him. - As you've always said, I'd like to be on my own earning things on my own right and showing you what I can do.

-You do not have to prove anything to us, sweetheart. - His mother smiled at him with pride. - Just do what makes you happier.

And after these words his parents and his brother hugged him saying goodbye to him. Then the boy returned accompanied by his teacher. The proposal that he was commenting along the way was really attractive. And so he wanted to share it by drawing the attention of his friends with a recovered enthusiasm.

- Girls, we have to go ahead for Roy !, We should dedicate our efforts to make this world a little better. That is what he would have wanted and we will not let him down.

- No, of course. We will always carry him in the heart. - Cooan replied with a slight and nostalgic smile. -

-It's so hard for me to think he's not here, he was so excited about being a teacher. He would have been a great teacher, I'm sure of it. - Beruche stated emotionally, looking at Roy's diploma and pressing it gently against her chest. -

Mr. Harding approached them slowly, not wanting to disturb that intimate moment, and said gently.

- I'm very sorry for your loss. Roy was a great boy, but as his companion says life should go on and I am sure that what I am going to tell you will cheer you up. His friend - he pointed to Tom - already knows and has accepted.

- What is it, Tommy? - Cooan asked with a puzzled look. -

-Now he will tell you, -The boy replied, almost amused at the curious look on both of them. - Be patient.

And without further ado the professor went on to expose the nature of their offer.

- I have two vacant teaching posts in an elementary school and, in view of their curriculums, you are the most indicated. His friend has accepted a position of teacher in the same school for disabled students, he wants to transmit the children their spirit of improvement and he will surely succeed. - He paused taking a resigned air to add sounding to apology. - The salary is not much yet. But surely, in a short time, they will be able to increase it. - He added with more optimism, finishing his argument with other advantages. - They will also gain valuable experience for the future. What do you think?

Harding seemed to wait for the answer with visible interest. Just like Tom. He valued the two girls well, they had been among his best pupils, and he was convinced that they would do a wonderful job. But they looked at each other and seemed to be  asking  each other. Until Beruche replied.

-It's not about the money, - she objected, her voice slightly unsafe. - I just do not know if I'll be ready yet.

-Bertie, you must be strong! - Cooan encouraged her more determinedly. - Remember Petz when she lost Sapphire. She went ahead and supported us very much to come here to realize our dream, just like Karaberasu has done.

Her sister was silent for some agonizing moments, and many memories of her past experiences passed through her mind. It was clear, she wanted an opportunity and there she had it.

- Yes, I will be strong, as our sister were. - Beruche said looking at the teacher to answer - I accept.

- Me too. - Cooan agreed that she was willing to hear that response from her sister to feel really free to say yes. And she immediately offered other good reasons for embarking on the adventure. -Besides, it will be wonderful if we are all in the same school. Working with the children, united the three.

- And that being able to work at the end of the degree is difficult, we are lucky. Not many have that opportunity. - Tom quit to finish the wheel of good vibrations, after which he addressed his teacher with a recognized tone. - Thank you, sir, we will not let you down, you'll see.

-You're welcome, and I'm sure I'll be very proud of you all. - Harding said. -

The professor shook hands and congratulated them all. After that he provided them with the address. For the area in which it was located they could verify that it would be a pleasant place, in a residential environment. And after a few seconds to assimilate their new condition of teachers, his now colleague smiled adding.

- Today is Friday, take the weekend in order to rest and go on Monday to meet the children.

- I'm impatient to meet them, our first students without being practical! - declared Beruche more animated. - I like how it sounds.

-We will educate them and take care of them as best as we can, you can count on it, sir - Cooan promised him with equal joy. -

- Good luck to everyone and see you on Monday. - The professor smiled saying goodbye. -

- We have to tell the girls and Tommy's parents. - Cooan stated visibly pleased. -

- Yeah, let's just get over it - Bertie agreed with a faint smile. -

-Let's go girls! - Tom encouraged them. - We have to celebrate! I'll tell my parents and Dany that they can go back to Kansas whenever they want.

-We'll tell Kalie and Petz. - Cooan said equally contentedly. -

Bertie nodded. She was able to smile now. That was what she needed, a goal, a dream to fulfill, hers and Roy's. And with the hope renewed the three left the classroom trying to leave behind the bad memories. But the evil of the Sect did not rest, that is something that they would soon discover.

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