"You're safe with me."

          In an instant, a ray of pure white light overtakes the golden sun-colored atmosphere and engulfs the two dreamers together. There is nothing around them but white, white, white. Is this Heaven? Has Dreamfinder brought Rachel to Heaven at last? It'd be nice if it is, she thought, I could finally get a nice long peaceful rest. But if this is Heaven, why isn't Dreamfinder or Figment here to be with her? Come to think of it, where is everybody else? This could not possibly be Hell. It's much too bright to see and it's not as hot as one could imagine it to be.

          The whiteness slowly begins to show off some colors, but is blurry in the girl's vision. Her strength is returning fast, her vision is coming in clearer, and her blood is beginning to warm up all over again. She sees Dr. Channing still trying to choke her to her death, but Rachel sluggishly grabs on to Channing's arms, grips it tight, and gasps some air. To make her stronger, she and growls and raises her tone to a scream, pushing Dr. Channing off and kicking her with her strong leg into his gut. The professor is knocked down to the floor. It may be possible that Rachel may have kicked his appendix. The poor doctor is on the ground coughing, huffing and puffing like the Big Bad Wolf is having an asthma problem. Just barely had Rachel cheated death to win her life back. She looks over to the little spark in its capsule, cheering for her success in winning the fight for life. Seeing the opportunity to free this little spark once and for all, Rachel takes a large wrench from the table and starts to swing it at the capsule.

"MAMA! MAMA!" the little spark cheers happily, bouncing side to side I rhythm.

"Brace yourself!" Rachel said to the little spark.

          Taking heed of Rachel's warning, the spark crouches down to the capsule floor. That wrench looks menacing enough break anything six times bigger than it. Running through the blood in her veins, Rachel's muscles tense up for leverage and she swings the wrench at the capsule with great force! At the very touch of the two physical objects, the wrench breaks the glass and the glass shatters into hundred of tiny pieces. The floor is now covered and plagued with sharp bits of glass while there are still some flying through the air across a far distance towards the walls. Rachel throws down the wrench out of Dr. Channing's reach, and without thinking of the possibility that the spark's aura might harm her, which it doesn't, she collects the little spark into her arms and breaks off out of the lab.

"GUARDS! GUARDS!" Channing shouts at the top of his lungs while he is still breathing. "GET HER! GET THAT GIRL!"

          But by the time Dr. Channing has grabbed the attention of nearby security guards to help him up his feet, Rachel and the little spark are already off in their grand escape.

          Safely tucked into her arms, the little spark tries not to cry, for it would only let itself worry all the more for the escape to likely fail should Rachel trip or let herself give in and give up. In the midst of the sea of students who have already finished their classes, more security guards and pushing through to catch up. About five of those guards are riding up Rachel's tail to get her and the spark. This may be the first time Rachel has ever been in a police chase by foot or car. The feeling is incredibly exhilarating...but terrifying.

          As the students watch Rachel and the security guards run by, she crosses over, up the stairs to the second floor, and turns at every corner she could find that isn't being inhabited by a large quantity or students or police. The Academy-Scientifica-Lucidus is so big she can run just about anywhere with no problem. The effects of Dr. Channing choking her, however, has weakened her chances of running any faster with her blood still trying to pump up and provide for her more energy. As she continues to run all over the school, more and more security keep multiplying in attempts to grab the girl and be brought to the Chairman, or worse yet, back to Dr. Channing.

          Suddenly, an arm reaches out from a small creek in the wall and grabs Rachel by her shirt on her right shoulder. The police, not seeing it happen and not realizing the creek on the wall, chases past it and continues pursuing the girl and the spark elsewhere. Inside the darkness of the creek, they are safe; Rachel, the little spark, and...

"Runa!" Rachel exclaims.

"Hey, Rachel!" Runa smiles.

"What are you doing here?"

"I saw you being chased by security and I figured you might need some help. That is, if you're not guilty of what you must have done."

"Let's just say I am, but for a good reason. I was ran from Dr. Channing's lab and he was and has been holding this little guy right here captive for the past fifteen years!"

"Mama...My Mama..." the little spark coos in Rachel's arms.

"Oh my...gosh! Is that...is that a spark of imagination? A real spark of imagination?"

"You know of them?" Rachel inquires with shock.

"When I was a little girl, Fye would tell me stories of the rumors pertaining to little tiny sparks of imagination inhabiting the old Imagination Pavilion ride at Epcot Park. I've always dreamed they'd be real and now...here one is!"

"What if I told you that I was there when some of these were created?"

"Were you?!"

"Yes, and so was Dr. Channing! But it's hard to explain at the moment. Right now, I've got every security guard in the academy out to get me under Dr. Channing's orders and I've got to get this little spark out of here to safety! Set it free, if even."

"That's terrible of him to do such a thing!" says Runa angrily. "The poor thing must be scared to death!"

"Runa, you know the ins and outs of where is where in the academy!" Rachel realizes. "You can get us out of here!"

"But what about Dreamfinder and Figment?"

"I don't know. I may have to explain everything to them later when I either come back for them or they come and find me because they see me with this spark and explain it all to them right, the security guards will likely catch us and they'll in trouble. They'll be asked a bunch of questions they won't know the answer to but I will! And God knows the last thing I want is to put my friends' reputations and their lives at stake."

"Will you help me?" Rachel appeals.

"For this little fella, I will." Runa agrees with a smirk forming in her face.

"Good. We'd better get going before the guards come back with their dogs."

"We don't have dogs."

"Runa, every  bodily security system has a dog. You don't always see them unless something big comes up and they'll be needed to sniff out the perpetrator, and today is likely to be one of those times."

"I'll take your word for it." As Rachel starts to peek out of the creek for safety, Runa suddenly grabs onto her arms, pulls her back a little and says, "Rachel, by any chance you must know a girl named Yuna. Is she really...?"

"...Yes." Rachel solemnly replies.

"Can I...can I see her?"

"I'd love to, but I don't think now is the perfect time to have another reunion. Yuna and I may have to escape together with the little spark."

"Then can you tell that...that...that I want to see her again soon and catch up? I've never had a sister."

"I will. And I'll do my best to bring her back here if I can when this all calms down a bit."

"Thank you."

"Now let's get going! The sooner this spark is safe, the better."

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"CHANNING!" Dreamfinder yells.

          His loud, angry voice fills the halls alarming every student and staff he passes by. His anger for the harm of his friends is exceeding to greater levels for the worst. The closer he is getting to Dr. Channing and his lab, the angrier he is getting.

          He arrives at Dr. Channing's labs, doors opened, and storms inside. But Dreamfinder finds Dr. Channing being lifted up and arrested by a couple security guards who were originally just going to help him. He can't tell how, but it seems that one or some of the other guards have already given the message of Channing assaulting Fye. With all the security guards everywhere in the room, there is no way Dreamfinder can relief himself of his tension to Dr. Channing now.

"Unhand me!" Dr. Channing hollers. "It's the girl you should be arresting, not me!"

"Yeah, yeah, we get the memo, doc." said one of the guards, unconvincingly with his eyes rolling. "But that doesn't change the fact that you're under arrest for assaulting a coworker on property grounds. The Chairman is going to have a long talk with you."

"But I'm the real victim here! That girl has destroyed school property, she's stolen my spark, and now she's breaking out of the academy this minute. We got to catch her!"

          Overhearing the doctor's outbursts Dreamfinder looks over to the desk and, sure enough, there is a mess of broken glass and a large wrench everywhere and the little spark is nowhere in sight. Could Rachel really...no, she couldn't have, Dreamfinder thought. She wouldn't! Rachel would never do such a thing. Then again, she has been gone for a while. By now, she would have been finished going to the bathroom. Provided, of course, Rachel has been feeling very suspicious about Dr. Channing since they arrived. Perhaps there is more than one villain roaming around the academy; and while one of them is being arrested the other one is making a run for it out the academy! Of course, Dreamfinder would rather much turn the other but given the facts on this case, it may likely just be possible.

          After giving a horrible scowl to Dr. Channing from the distance, Dreamfinder runs back out of the lab in search of Rachel. Along the way, he sees a batch of more security guards running about chasing two girls and a small pale orangey-pink orb in one of their arms: Rachel and Runa! It's unbelievable! He sees the little spark tucked inside of Rachel's arms and barging through the student body like a football player and the ball on the field with Runa leading the way. His heart is now officially broken.

          Overwhelmed by the anger and heartbreak he is having and charging like a red mad bull, Dreamfinder embarks in chasing Rachel wherever she is going. Tears are starting to fill up his eyes, but Dreamfinder decides to save them until he catches up to her. Maybe what she has to say isn't as bad as he can imagine. Still it's no excuse to go out and "steal" something from school property, especially if it's private property. Yelling and physically abusing esteemed staff of the Academy Scientifica-Lucidus has been bad enough already, but stealing something important has gone way over the line. Enough is enough!

          Coming up in Dreamfinder's view is Figment, who has just left Fye's side alone in search of his friend to tell him the news. But Dreamfinder is far too focused in Rachel running away with the spark. He didn't even bother glancing at his own imaginary friend as he is passing by. This time today, he is that mad! He starts crying out Rachel's name with great anger and affliction, but it's only making him feel worse inside. He doesn't realize that Figment is flying right behind him and then up to his side.

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          They're almost arriving at the building's entrance, Rachel and Runa. By now, the entire school has been instructed to return to their classes in a serious lockdown until the problem has been solved. The entire academy is crawling with security guards planting themselves behind corners and blocking off most of the doors and archways. The only people who are remaining outside the classroom doors are Rachel and Runa with the little spark and Dreamfinder and Figment with the guards.

          Approaching the balcony of the second floor, Rachel and Runa are being blocked by a line of security guards arms with battering clubs and shields. It's like the academy has its own SWAT team! The stairs leading down to the first floor are blocked off and more guards along with Dreamfinder and Figment are forming up from second floor hallways. The girls are now trapped and the little spark is trembling like a tiny pebble bouncing on and off the ground by an earthquake. The little spark starts to cry in Rachel's arms and hearing it cry is making Rachel even more badly about the situation she was in. She had hoped that she would be able to pull this off quietly. But thanks to Dr. Channing's big fat mouth, this happens.

"Mama..." the spark whimpers.

"Nobody move! You're under arrest!" shouted one of the guards.

"Rachel!" Figment cries. "What are you doing?"

          But Rachel wouldn't say anything. She is much too terrified to speak seeing as how the entire academy is after her and there's no way out of here. It's impossible to escape now! Or is it?

"Rachel! Whatever you're doing, don't do it!" Dreamfinder cries as well. "Surrender yourself to security and we can all talk this out."

"I can't..." Rachel mutters under her breath. "...not here."

"Rachel..."

"We're giving you one last chance." shouted the security guard again. "Surrender yourself and that...whatever that is or we'll be forced to take action!"

          This may be it. This may be the last chance to surrender...to give up. Rachel's let this go on for long enough and chances are the ending to this little fiasco will not be pretty. There is not a single gap opening up between each of the guards around them. Runa is not looking so good either. This is the one time in her entire school career when she opposes academy regulations and gets stuck in the middle of a bombard.

          Rachel looks right behind her and notices the stairs and the entrance doors are completely packed with security guards. But there is no police filling up any space in the air. She turns her head back and looks over to the side of the surrounding where Dreamfinder and Figment are. A few minutes ago, while Dr. Channing was choking her still, she was thinking of Dreamfinder coming to save her from a terrible fate. Now, he's asking her to surrender to the academy and let go of the little spark she happens to care about so much. So much for a guardian angel. She sees a tear or two forming up in Dreamfinder's eyes; he's becoming really scared for her. Perhaps the most scared he's ever been for her in their entire relationship. Through this madness, their journeys through imagination may be coming to an end.

          Rachel looks down and faces the floor for a moment. Hanging below her is the blue dream-made necklace that Dreamfinder had made specifically for her. It begins to glow very faintly, signifying that Yuna is still inside, but is not ready to show herself yet. She knows what she has to do now. Inhaling deeply through nose and then exhaling, Rachel takes a long heavy sigh of defeat.

          But just as Rachel was about to say she is giving up, jerks her body toward the direction of the balcony and breaks out in another run. To the guards' reaction, they squeeze together on their side and start to charge at the girl and they catch Runa. Dreamfinder cries out to Rachel, horrified by the decision if resisting she has made. But Rachel ignores her friend's cry. All of sudden, wishing through her necklace's power, Rachel takes a giant leap clear over the guards' barrier in starts falling midair. Many of them try to catch her as she falls down, but none of them succeed. Shocked at Rachel's actions, Dreamfinder and Figment charge through the security guards and down the stairs to catch her. But not even they succeed either.

          Before Rachel could hit the ground, she starts imaging herself to fly again just as she had done before at the D23 expo and in Iyrilia. She boosts herself and shoots herself in the air like a cannon, avoiding any reach from her enemies and Dreamfinder and Figment.

          Ahead of her is a wall of one of the glass pyramids and right outside is the open air leading to her and the little spark's freedom. But there's still one problem: how to get out? Doubtfully, the door because if Rachel flies down to where the doors are, it's likely that she may get caught by the guards and get pulled back down. The only way out is through the glass! Tucking the little spark safely and deeply in her arms, Rachel curls up like a ball and crashes through the pyramid's glass wall, leaving a giant hole behind her. The guards are stunned. And Runa is stunned, but that is not stopping her from cheering her on at the last sight.

"GO, RACHEL! GO!" Runa shouts, as she is being strangled down to the ground by the guards.

          Dreamfinder and Figment are just about the only two people still running after Rachel and the spark. They exit past the police who guarded the academy doors and run outside, hoping to catch the magnificent flying Rachel back into their little group.

          Rachel lands back down onto the grassy ground, but continues running in full pursuit away from Dreamfinder, Figment and the Academy Scientifica-Lucidus carrying the little spark with her. Her eyes are drowning in tears. To think that she could do such a thing to the place where Dreamfinder had so dearly desired to show her as well as a piece of his history. And to make matter worse, she's running away from him for doing what she knew she would be partially ashamed to do. Choking up in her throat, she peers down at her necklace, radiantly glowing brightly blue, and makes a wish.

"I WISH TO GO TO THE SAFEST PLACE THE LITTLE SPARK AND I CAN BE!"

          In an instant, the necklace glows brighter and brighter than it has before, engulfing Rachel and the spark in its light as they run. Shocked to see it happen, the Dreamfinder and his Figment continue to chase after. They hear her screaming her wish and seeing that it's about to come true, they have to catch her before it's too late. Dreamfinder has gotten closer and closer to Rachel; close enough to reach his arms out and grab her! But the light has made Rachel's body completely transparent and untouchable. With the little spark curled up close to her heart, she disappears with the light blue-colored aura into the light and to the vast of nothingness.

          Dreamfinder and Figment stop running. There is no longer any girl that they know of with a tiny ball of light to be seen and that has upset Dreamfinder gravely. Falling to his knees, the Dreamfinder cries aloud calling Rachel's name knowing that she is not coming back and that he has just lost her! He screams and screams and screams his earth shattering shrill of a voice toward the forest, crying for the woman he just happened to love. His face, everywhere from his forehead to his ginger-brown mustache and beard, is drenched with sweat and tears. But realizing what she had just done that has caused her to run off like this, he stops his screaming, but continues sobs. Figment, the only companion he's got, floats over to Dreamfinder's side and pats him on the shoulder for comfort. It's apparent, however, that a shoulder pat is not going to help at all.

                                                      Rachel is gone.