The sun rose over the horizon throwing a stunning shade of pale orange over the world, Chanda and I awoke early that way we could get away without question. We headed away from the cave towards where I saw or thought I saw her, upon arriving at the clearing I headed towards the area I searched the day before. I could sense a faint trace of power in that spot, Hope began to grow even more then before.
"Chanda come here, is it just me or is there a faint power trace here?" I questioned, Chanda came over and I could see Hope flaring in her gaze.
"I can sense it too maybe......" Chanda trailed, I knew how her sentence would end. We had little proof but it was enough to say what I saw wasn't my imagination, there were two options to what this was. Either she was alive and in hiding or, someone had used her image to trick us. I allowed myself to believe the first option, if she was alive I needed to find her.
"Chanda go back to the others but tell them everything, I'm going to search more if I don't find anything else by sunset I will return and act like nothing ever happened," I explained, she nodded and began to head back. I followed the fading traces, as I followed it the area around me grew strange and unfamiliar. I began to get edgy sometimes flinching away from a tree branch, finally the power trace came to a stop. I looked around not knowing where I was, I began to rethink my actions but I caught a glimpse of something moving to my left. I spun quickly and I swear I saw her face once more, I began to move faster following her.
"Marionette wait!" I called, I began to run trying to catch up. Finally I burst into a clearing, something about the clearing felt off. She was nowhere in sight, I began to turn confused. Suddenly I was thrown into a tree, I held my head as it tried to stand but I was pinned. I opened my eyes and I found I was looking into the calm familiar eyes once more, she backed up and I felt as though I could explode in joy. After a few moments her eyes changed from anger to sadness and relief, she shook her head unable to believe what she saw.
"S-Springtrap, what are you doing here!?" She gasped looking around, I knew she was scared but I couldn't loose her again.
"You're alive! Why don't you come back with me everyone will greet you!" I tried to persuade her, she shook her head and looked at me.
"I can't...... I'm a trap Springtrap......... I'm a walking trap........... you won't understand if I leave here dangerous things will be out to kill me like last time, go back to the others and tell them you never even saw me, I am not real anymore you can't tell them I even exist or everyone will be at danger!" Marionette pleaded, I felt sad but an idea hit my head.
"Only me and Chanda think you're even alive so what if we came to visit but only us and we tell everyone that what we thought we saw was a lie as golden told me not to tell anyone of my apparent "imaginations of you" but I told Chanda and only Chanda, please she needs to know you're alive puppet," I begged, marionette went silent thinking about it.
"Fine but only you and make sure you are never followed ok, now go," marionette ordered, I nodded and headed back. I was so happy to know she still lived, I made myself look disappointed but gave Chanda a look that told her to meet me outside. I sat outside and Chanda came out after me, she sat down and we lowered our voices to a whisper.
"Ok Chanda I found her but before you go all happy only we are to know of her existence, it's our secret to keep her safe, only we are allowed to visit her, we must make sure no one follows us though, the others must go on thinking she is long dead ok," I explained, she nodded understanding. Honestly I felt bad having to keep it a secret but at least I knew she was alive, without her I would probably have never seen an error to killing. As the sun was going down we went back inside, we made ourselves appear as our usual selves. Me my depressing boring self and Chanda, well her usual try to be cheery self. I could only just hide my excitement, she was alive and that's all that mattered now.
Short chapter yeah yeah but surprise! She lives but how and why is she hiding huh? What is she so worried about? Why is it she's so secretive? Find out later in my story >:)