Dynamo

(You could write about them all getting ready for bed, then I'll do a time jump to 2:00 and have Shigure sneak out of the house.)

(I know how that feels. I find that sometimes the only way to get over it is to think even harder about what you want to write.) Shigure kept close ...

Ivy nodded. "There's nothing else for me to show you, so yes." They made their way back through the tunnel and outside. "I don't like this," Skylar said. "We have ...

(Good night.) "There are many more members of Tsurikansen than those you've met so far," Ivy said. "And in order to get to Jirran, you'll have to go through them." ...

(Tsurikansen is how it's spelled.) "Nothing. Any person would know the best way to overcome these giants would be to fight together. That is, any sane person." Ivy sighed as ...

"There's no way to move it," Ivy said. "There's nothing we can do until it hatches." "Isn't it a little small?" Elise asked. "I thought you said the Tsurekin Lords ...

"Follow me," Ivy said. She led them down the length of the beach until they came to a small escarpment. She stopped in front of a large oddly shaped rock ...

"Are you going to tell them why you brought them here?" Kurt asked. "That's right, thanks for reminding me," Ivy said. "What, you mean this isn't just a vacation?" Skylar ...

Kurt came downstairs to join them a few minutes later. They all dug in, except for Akira who was rummaging around the kitchen pantries. " Nande, where do you keep ...

They spent most of the day outside on the beach.Skylar, Ceder, Shigure, and Ty finished the sand castle around the same time Sean and Becky finished burying Akira. They were ...

Skylar was a little surprised. "I think that's the first time I ever heard you laugh, or even saw you smile for that matter." Shigure sobered up and sat back ...

They splashed at each other for a while until they got tired and decided to go back onto the sand. The others had stopped playing frisbee and were doing other ...

"I do have a question, though," Kai said. "Why did you go with Elise to buy a new swimsuit. Don't you already have one?" Skylar sighed. "She pretty much forced ...

"I'm sorry to hear that, Skylar. It must have been hard for you, having your parents abandon you at such a young age. But I know what it's like to ...

"And I'm sure she'll let us know what that reason is when she's ready." Kai turned to face Skylar and said, "What about you?" "What do you mean?" Skylar asked. ...