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[b]In the town of Yonder...[/b]

He was angry, not just at Hakuren, but at the Mayor, at the queen, and maybe even at Nowhere itself.

The way the place defied everything he knew about logic, science, physics just got underneath his skin. He wanted to go home as soon as possible, and Jasper with her glassy eyes and shivering frame looked like she wanted to go home too, but they were powerless. They couldn't go home, not until they collected every item on the list. "If you know this is real," Harper inhaled sharply before finally snapping, "then act like it! Some of us, some of us aren't suicidal like you and I...I can't be as brave as you!" He exploded before allowing Maritini to pull him away. It had been a long day and they were tired and cold and crabby. Maybe, tomorrow would be better.

Songbird took charge of the others, shoving them along grouchily, but Harper didn't feel upset or intimidated. He was extremely grateful that the bird was doing what he did and he was glad that the guides came when they did. Drowning would have been a horrible way to go and if they had died, they wouldn't have the chance to go home.

"Hey, Martini...thanks for everything and I don't know if asking is alright, but," he walked alongside the mermaid who floated on her little bubble. "What happened to the batches before us, why aren't there any other humans...did they go home?" In the pit of his stomach, he doubted that they did, but it was nice to hope.

Not too far ahead of him Dissonance dragged a soggy Leila and Hakuren along. "Hey, don't be so mean, Haku. She looks frightened already!" The white rabbit gave the boy's cheeks a hard pinch. Maybe that would teach him to behave. The white rabbit was still bouncy and happy, but it was more in an attempt to keep the mood light. She sensed that something was wrong, but wasn't the type to admit stuff like that, so she did what she did best and grinned.

"Oi Song!" She yelled, "Don't get lost in the fog, we'll be at the cabin." And with that said she hopped alongside Martini as they made their way to the cabin. As soon as they arrived Dissonance began ushering the humans towards the bathroom. There were only two bathrooms, one upstairs and the other one down. However, there were several showers separated by stalls. Harper stumbled into one and took a warm shower before he got changed. When he was done with everything he collapsed onto the couch beside the fireplace and closed his eyes.

"Tomorrow, we'll figure out exactly what happened. Sis, is probably going to talk to the mayor and maybe find Mado too." Dissonance grinned cheerily at everyone in the room. "We'll get to the bottom of this, so don't worry about anything you pasty-skinned humans." The word pasty-skinned had become one of endearment and Dissonance did care about them, despite her brash decisions and silly shenanigans. It had been two weeks after all and she had grown rather fond of them.

"Okay, get some sleep, humans. Tomorrow, we become detectives!"

One by one everyone began falling into a deep and fitful slumber. In the darkness of their minds in a realm between waking and sleep they saw her, a distorted reflection beneath the blackened waves. The blood red moon was reflected on the water's surface and peppermint stars shimmered in the construction paper night. There was the chanting of several citizens, torches and pitchforks that were raised high into the sky. A sad song and then a scream. The Nobodies dreamed about it too, but it was blurry and told in nothing more than fragments.

The dream came to pass and morning came.

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[b]On the road to Yonder...[/b]

Ace was very enthusiastic about Nowhere and it brought a smile to Cello's face. He had been a guide for as long as he could remember, but he never got tired of the amazement he saw in the human's faces. Most of them always talked about how fantastic Nowhere was, but despite that majority of them always wanted to go back. It didn't make any sense because if Nowhere was grand and far more magnificent than the human realm then why did they always want to leave? It always made him curious. 

If humans always wanted to go back then earth had to beautiful in one way or another. If it wasn't then they would have stayed without a fight, of that he was sure.

"Heh, I'm glad you like Nowhere so much." Cello stretched like a lazy tabby, the stars shimmered brightly in the sky and the town of Yonder became visible in the distance. "Man, I wish I could visit earth. I bet it's much prettier than you humans make it sound, I mean, you guys always want to go back..." before he could say more he was interrupted by Ace's question. "We'll be there real soon, kiddo. That's the town of Yonder." He pointed to small town in the distance. It was made up by clusters of wooden houses and looked so old in comparison to the city they had come from.

[b]“Used to? Is he one of the humans that went along on that mission with the star? I’m assuming he didn’t survive that encounter, hmm?”[/b] Leon's question reached him, but Cello didn't really know how to answer that one. It was a supposed to be sensitive topic.

"Well, you can say that. Nowhere can be dangerous too, well, I bet earth is the same way, yeah?" Cello grinned. "And sure, fair is fair. I'll ask you guys about your world and you can ask me about mine, I swear, I know this place real well." And with that they walked on.

[b]Timeskip...[/b]

After much walking the two found themselves in a small and cheap looking hotel called Spouter inn. The wooden floorboards creaked with each step, the food smelled stale and the corners had molds, cobwebs and the works. The nobody in charge was a large cockroach named Skeet, he had a long mustache and ice-blue eyes. His assistant was a rat named Tomlinson who seemed to know Cello. The two weren't on good terms, but Tomlinson was civilized because Cello and the humans were guests. 

"Sorry, we'll have to spend the night in this place." Cello mumbled. He was bundled up in a sleeping bag in front of the fireplace, not too far frome Ace and Leon. The place had run out of rooms, but it was the only one open so late at night. "G'night, kiddos." Cello rolled onto his side and closed his eyes. Like the other humans Ace's and Leon's dreams were also plagued by a distorted face that screamed from beneath the blackened waves.