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Lucas got out of bed when he heard Claus shouting, though he couldn't really catch all of it. Something about cute dragos being outside. Whatever it was, it was enough for him to wake up. He ran downstairs without thinking about getting dressed. He stopped to say good morning to his mom first.
"Good morning, Mr. Sleepyhead Lucas," she tells him, giving him a kiss. "Claus has been up for a while playing with the dragos."
He then moved to go outside but Hinawa stopped him again.
"Are you planning to play in your pajamas?" she asks. "Scoot upstairs and change your clothes."
He grinned a little sheepishly and headed back upstairs to change and brush his hair. Once he was back downstairs, he tackled his mother from behind in her chair.
"Owww! I surrender! I surrender!" she says, handing him a slice of buttered nut bread for breakfast.
Lucas took it, gave his mother a kiss on the cheek, and then ran outside to join Claus. He saw Grandpa Alec outside and decided to greet him with a good morning as well.
"Oh, you're up sleepyhead," Grandpa said affectionately. "Well, today's the day you head back home. I'm gonna miss you guys."
He gave Grandpa a nice tight hug and the assurance that they'll come visit again real soon.
Lucas spent a bit of time playing with the different animals nearby. He saw the pigs, the chickens, the cow, the nearby wild frogs, and even a big group of ants returning to their anthill. It was refreshing out here at Grandpa's. Milliways was nice and all but there's so much stuff there, all of these new things to wrap his head around. But he knew this place, these animals, and it felt so good to get back to it all.
He went over to where he heard Claus's shouts of delight as he charged over and over into the dragos. After a really good one, Claus came over to his brother, his hands on his knees as he bent over to catch his breath.
"Whew, I'm beat," he said. "I've been play-fighting with the dragos all morning. You should play, too, Lucas."
"Sure!" Lucas said, excited.
Claus moved out of the way and said, "Here, try ramming into a drago."
"Claus! Lucas still doesn't know how to ram into things yet." Grandpa Alec called as he came up.
Grandpa then took Lucas aside and taught him the special dashing technique he taught Claus. Then he called over Claus to give an example. Then it was Lucas's turn.
"You'll never succeed with such a sullen look on your face," Grandpa said as Lucas set his face into a battle glare. "That holds true for anything. Just relax!"
Lucas had to smile at that and then dashed with all of his might to ram into the drago.
"The harder you run into them, the more the dragos like it," Claus said.
All of a sudden, at their feet, a new voice popped up.
"Move it! Outta the way! Make way for the great Mole Cricket!"
The Mole Cricket moved all the way up to the mother drago and said, "I can't just sit idly by when I hear someone's play-fighting! I'm gonna wipe the floor with all of you! Get in my way and you're in for a world of pain!"
The Mole Cricket then launched itself at Claus and Lucas, who won the fight handily.
"I see you have more of a spine than I thought," the defeated Mole Cricket said. "If you'd like, I could train you personally sometime. Next time we meet, it'll be at the big Mole Cricket Hole Stadium! I look forward to seein' you there!...Bro."
And with that, the Mole Cricket left.
Hinawa came up a short time later.
"I stepped on a mole cricket," she said, turning in the direction she came from. "I hope it's all right..." Then she turned back to the boys and said, "Lunch is ready, everyone. I made you your favorite, boys. Omelets!"
Lucas and Claus both excitedly started running back, Claus going, "Ooh! Lunch, lunch! Omelets!!"
Hinawa turned to Grandpa Alec, who was lagging behind, and said, "You too, Dad."
Grandpa Alec then started to run, saying, "Hey! Wait for me! You saved me some omelets, too, I hope?!"
As they sat at the table for lunch, Claus turned to Hinawa.
"What's your favorite food, Mom?" he asked.
Mom, who had her mouth full, gestured to the meal on her plate.
"Oh? Omelets?" Claus said. "Then your favorite is the same as ours?"
She nodded.
"We make a good match!" he then said.
Lucas smiled as he ate, reaching for the pepper for his omelet. Claus is really funny sometimes.
"After we're done eating, we need to get ready to go home," Hinawa said when she was able to talk. "We have to go through the forest to get back, so we'll need to leave early."
"Don't be silly," Grandpa Alec said, returning after excusing himself from the table. "I bet the kids could make it there on their own, it's that safe. I bet even you could handle it, Lucas!" he said, laughing.
Lucas blushed a little at that, trying to focus on eating. He knew Grandpa loved him but that teasing is a little bothersome.
Hinawa then went outside to send a note by pigeon to Flint, letting him know they would be home soon. She was the only one who heard the odd noise and saw the odd shadow being cast on the ground as something new flew by overhead.
"Good morning, Mr. Sleepyhead Lucas," she tells him, giving him a kiss. "Claus has been up for a while playing with the dragos."
He then moved to go outside but Hinawa stopped him again.
"Are you planning to play in your pajamas?" she asks. "Scoot upstairs and change your clothes."
He grinned a little sheepishly and headed back upstairs to change and brush his hair. Once he was back downstairs, he tackled his mother from behind in her chair.
"Owww! I surrender! I surrender!" she says, handing him a slice of buttered nut bread for breakfast.
Lucas took it, gave his mother a kiss on the cheek, and then ran outside to join Claus. He saw Grandpa Alec outside and decided to greet him with a good morning as well.
"Oh, you're up sleepyhead," Grandpa said affectionately. "Well, today's the day you head back home. I'm gonna miss you guys."
He gave Grandpa a nice tight hug and the assurance that they'll come visit again real soon.
Lucas spent a bit of time playing with the different animals nearby. He saw the pigs, the chickens, the cow, the nearby wild frogs, and even a big group of ants returning to their anthill. It was refreshing out here at Grandpa's. Milliways was nice and all but there's so much stuff there, all of these new things to wrap his head around. But he knew this place, these animals, and it felt so good to get back to it all.
He went over to where he heard Claus's shouts of delight as he charged over and over into the dragos. After a really good one, Claus came over to his brother, his hands on his knees as he bent over to catch his breath.
"Whew, I'm beat," he said. "I've been play-fighting with the dragos all morning. You should play, too, Lucas."
"Sure!" Lucas said, excited.
Claus moved out of the way and said, "Here, try ramming into a drago."
"Claus! Lucas still doesn't know how to ram into things yet." Grandpa Alec called as he came up.
Grandpa then took Lucas aside and taught him the special dashing technique he taught Claus. Then he called over Claus to give an example. Then it was Lucas's turn.
"You'll never succeed with such a sullen look on your face," Grandpa said as Lucas set his face into a battle glare. "That holds true for anything. Just relax!"
Lucas had to smile at that and then dashed with all of his might to ram into the drago.
"The harder you run into them, the more the dragos like it," Claus said.
All of a sudden, at their feet, a new voice popped up.
"Move it! Outta the way! Make way for the great Mole Cricket!"
The Mole Cricket moved all the way up to the mother drago and said, "I can't just sit idly by when I hear someone's play-fighting! I'm gonna wipe the floor with all of you! Get in my way and you're in for a world of pain!"
The Mole Cricket then launched itself at Claus and Lucas, who won the fight handily.
"I see you have more of a spine than I thought," the defeated Mole Cricket said. "If you'd like, I could train you personally sometime. Next time we meet, it'll be at the big Mole Cricket Hole Stadium! I look forward to seein' you there!...Bro."
And with that, the Mole Cricket left.
Hinawa came up a short time later.
"I stepped on a mole cricket," she said, turning in the direction she came from. "I hope it's all right..." Then she turned back to the boys and said, "Lunch is ready, everyone. I made you your favorite, boys. Omelets!"
Lucas and Claus both excitedly started running back, Claus going, "Ooh! Lunch, lunch! Omelets!!"
Hinawa turned to Grandpa Alec, who was lagging behind, and said, "You too, Dad."
Grandpa Alec then started to run, saying, "Hey! Wait for me! You saved me some omelets, too, I hope?!"
As they sat at the table for lunch, Claus turned to Hinawa.
"What's your favorite food, Mom?" he asked.
Mom, who had her mouth full, gestured to the meal on her plate.
"Oh? Omelets?" Claus said. "Then your favorite is the same as ours?"
She nodded.
"We make a good match!" he then said.
Lucas smiled as he ate, reaching for the pepper for his omelet. Claus is really funny sometimes.
"After we're done eating, we need to get ready to go home," Hinawa said when she was able to talk. "We have to go through the forest to get back, so we'll need to leave early."
"Don't be silly," Grandpa Alec said, returning after excusing himself from the table. "I bet the kids could make it there on their own, it's that safe. I bet even you could handle it, Lucas!" he said, laughing.
Lucas blushed a little at that, trying to focus on eating. He knew Grandpa loved him but that teasing is a little bothersome.
Hinawa then went outside to send a note by pigeon to Flint, letting him know they would be home soon. She was the only one who heard the odd noise and saw the odd shadow being cast on the ground as something new flew by overhead.