Chapter 1: Jason

It felt good, having the cool breeze blow in my face, the air smelling like sweet roses, it's just all so much.

Noel, Holly, and I were riding up above the clouds on top of a Shakespearian reindeer and a griffin who's excitedly flying up and down who's probably going to crash soon.

Noel and Holly, having been in a dark, gloomy place for more than a year, were looking around in wonder at the fluffy clouds and the blue sky.

"Pretty cool, right?" I ask Noel, who's dreamily petting Lightning while we were flying. She and Lightning truly hit it off and were always together.

"It's-it's beautiful," Noel says, breathless, "And this sweet wittle cutie of a griffin is with me, too." To show her point, she snuggled Lightning in her arms, cooing. Lightning cooed back.

I grinned. So far, there aren't any problems, and I hope it stays that way.