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Chapter 7

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"The Mad Groove, strange name for a restaurant, huh Wander?"

Wander just shrugged and went back to playing with his food. Sylvia sighed, Wander hadn't been his happy or talkative self for three days. Sure, once and a while he would, but he kept it just small talk. Just talk to him. Sylvia sighed again knowing where this wasn't going to end well.

"Bud, talk to me." Sylvia said.

"About what?" Wander asked.

"Like how you're feeling." Sylvia said.

"What's there to talk about? I've been having nightmares for three nights that you, Hater, and Peepers die when you try to rescue me from River again." Wander responded.

"What happens after we die in your nightmares?" Sylvia asked.

"I'm forced to be her k-kid." Wander answered. "A-And she was s-s-so mean! She wouldn't...she wouldn't..."

Sylvia pulled Wander across the table and into her arms once he started to cry. Sylvia gave everyone else a glare once she realized that everyone else was staring at them. Come judge my buddy and you'll end up in the castle for months. Sylvia threatened in her mind. A few minutes later, Wander stopped and looked at the zbornak.

"You ok?" Sylvia asked and Wander nodded his head.

Sylvia picked up her and Wander's plates and dumped the food in the trashcan. After putting the plates in a basket so they could be washed, Sylvia picked Wander up and placed him on her back. Sylvia walked out of The Mad Groove and shivered. She had forgotten that Yenneucury, the planet that The Mad Groove was on, had a very cold climate. Wander pulled out a orange coat for him and a blue wool blanket for Sylvia. Sylvia made sure she took her time as she walked through the snow and ice covered sidewalks. Wander looked up to the sky and gasped once he saw a all too familiar skull shaped ship pulling up to the area of the planet that Wander and Sylvia were at.

"Um Syl?" Sylvia looked at Wander to see Wander pointing up at the sky. "Look."

Sylvia looked up like Wander said and gasped just like Wander had done earlier. There was no way Hater had found them this quickly. Yenneucury was 30 planets east of Cholatune. But, here he was.

"Oh dear grop."