"Hey, glad you guys came back," Thomas says. "Aricka, we need to talk."

My heart dropped.

They were going to send me back. I run and hug Roman, and cry,

"NO DON'T SEND ME BACK! THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR! PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK!" Roman hugged me just as tightly, whispering something I couldn't make out. (.)

"Hey-no-we're not sending you back, kiddo." Patton puts his hand on my shoulder. "We're not going to do that. We need to tell you something else."

Roman lets me sit on his lap, and I wipe a few tears away. Thomas continues. "You know about the Sanders Sides, right?" I nod.

"Morality, Logic, Anxiety, and Princey. Princey and Anxiety are my favorite." I hear a giggle, and ask, "Why, Thomas?"

"You're sitting on Princey's lap," Patton says. I jump, then relax.

"That's it? You guys are real? YOU MADE ME THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEND ME BACK AND you just told me this?" I ask, grinning. "This is the coolest thing EVER! I knew you were real! I just knew it!" We were all laughing now. "Holy cow this is AWESOME!"

"So-do you want to see the Mind Palace?" Roman asks. (They each have rooms outside of the Mind Palace, as well as in it.) I nod. "Who do you want to take you?" I look around.

"Logan," I answer. "Logan and Virgil." the two look surprised at first, but Virgil nods, and Logan answers,

"Sure." I slip of Roman's lap, and walk over to Virgil, and take his hand.

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The next thing I know, we're in the Mind Palace. "Wow," I exclaim, and walk around, turning in circles. I trip and fall back into Roman's arms.

"Careful, Princess," he says. I blush and nod. ()

"Thanks."