When Will the Dawn Break

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The sun shined into the Felman house, and to the Chief, it didn’t mean anything. It was still a nightmare…a nightmare she wanted so badly to wake up from. It had been two days since Ai and her pirates attacked Haligan Island and captured the Chief along with her husband, her dragon, and her men…to sell them into slavery…since Ai interrogated her…and had Brandt whipped right in front of her…to force her to talk…since she last saw her husband…before they were cruelly separated. Ai placed her in the Felman house…her own home…and she didn’t know where Brandt was…or Shadow…or the soldiers. The only times she left were to relieve herself, and even then she didn’t see him. 
She hated every minute of it, and she wanted nothing more than to break free from the chains that bound her to the floor…to wake up from this nightmare and to be in her husband’s arms and to see her three kids running down the stairs to greet them. She was chained next to the staircase with her manacled hands and the manacle around her neck. There was no room to move far or to stand up, and the only time she was allowed to use her hands were to relieve herself and to feed herself. 
She didn’t dare speak a word whenever Ai was around, and she didn’t have anyone in the house with her. She was completely alone, and she hoped and prayed with all her might that Lila and the Rebellion would come to end this nightmare.
Mar 18, 2021
There was the softest of sounds in the quiet, rather dark house.
Grey.
A pair of green eyes appeared in the shadows nearby, as Indigo had snuck silently into the house. He was almost perfectly camouflaged, as he was wearing his old clothes again. Besides the faintly glowing green eyes, he would have been practically impossible to spot.
The only other sign he gave to being there was there was simply the voice he made sure only she could hear. If there was anything good at stealth, it was a Night Fury.
I would ask how you’re doing, but just based on what I’ve seen, the answer would probably be ‘not so good.’
Mar 19, 2021
Grey perked at the voice echoing in her hand and sat up on her elbows from where she laid down looking around until she finally laid her eyes on a pair of green eyes on the shadows of the main floor.
“Indigo…” she whispered in astonishment. Then she quickly closed her mouth and looked around and and listened for any indication that one of the pirates heard something. When she was sure Ai wasn’t going to come in, she looked toward Indigo.
“What are you doing here?” she asked in her thoughts.
Mar 19, 2021
Just checking in on you. And perhaps together we can come up with a plan.
He replied calmly.
When I noticed we were under attack and you’d been captured, I got all the dragons off the island. We’re out of the way and safe. 
An ever so slightly amused tone slipped into his voice.
Looks like I’ll be out of the prison a while. At least until I can help you kick that intruders smug rear, anyway. I remember her from that little ship that passed the island with its own little raincloud. She sure is unbearable.
Mar 19, 2021
“You don’t know the half of it, I’m afraid,” Grey thought as she thought back to when Brandt was whipped…right in front of her on Ai’s orders…just to get her to talk…and how they were so cruelly separated–she placed in her own house and completely unsure as to where they took him.
Mar 19, 2021
I’m sorry about what she did to your husband. Very cruel. 
There was sympathy in his voice.
I’m ready to help you whenever you give an order, and the flock is with me. This is our home now too. We’ll fight for it, chief. 
Mar 19, 2021
Grey sighed as she looked down at her hands trapped in the manacles binding her to the floor. “I’m sorry, Indigo,” she said, “but…I can’t order any attack…”
Mar 19, 2021
Well, not with so many of your people held captive, for sure. The intruders would turn on you and them quickly. We’d need quite a plan, I think. 
There was a small thoughtful silence.
I noticed quite a few managed to escape. Including your children. I plan on working with them as well. We will take it back somehow. At the least, even if we don’t have an immediate solution, I can bring messages back and forth. The pirate doesn’t even know I’m here. 
Mar 19, 2021
“Yes, I ordered them to leave when the attack happened,” she said. “It’s our evacuation plan.” She was relieved to know that her children and her mother and the other civilians were safe on the other island. By now, the council probably would’ve informed Sven that he was now acting Chief. That was always the plan if she and Brandt weren’t available. She felt a mix of pride and utter fear at the thought of her children trying to go up against these pirates, but she couldn’t worry about that. Not now. 
“You can’t do anything until help comes, Indigo…if it comes. These guys outnumbered us, and you have no idea what their leader is capable of. If she was willing to whip Brandt just to get me to talk, there’s no telling what else she’ll do.” Then she remembered what Indigo said about messages. “However, if you can bring messages back and forth, that would be helpful. I only ask that you don’t come to the island. You can be spotted. The island next over is the evacuation point, that’s where you’ll find my son and daughters and my mother and everyone who’s escaped.”
Mar 19, 2021
Indigo was silent for a long moment, staring at her from the shadows. 
I hope and pray help comes soon. It hurts to see you like that. To see your people like this because of them. I know what that feels like. So make no mistake, we WILL stop them. If not today, eventually.
There was a pause.
I’ll take whatever message you need to them. Are you… sure you don’t want me to return here again? I made sure they didn’t spot me. Storm and I were completely hidden in the night, and it’ll be just as easy to communicate from the rooftop if need be. They’ve no idea of me. But if you’re certain, then I won’t return again.
Mar 19, 2021
Eventually…she was really beginning to hate that word, but then she stopped when she heard Indigo ask her if she really didn’t want him to come back to the island. She could hear the hurt in his voice, but…she thought back to Ai and her fellow pirate…Brandt’s screams as the whip cracked on his back…leaving him with scars for the rest of his life. 
“Will your abilities allow you to communicate through thoughts from the other island?” she asked.  
Mar 19, 2021
Not from that distance. I have to be at the edge of the village at the least. But I can talk to you from further away than this. Not as much as say, a demon, but I can be a ways away. Its more than possible.
He seemed to think a moment.
If that won’t work, I could even… well, I use it in emergencies, but this counts as one. I could mentally tag along with one of the dragons instead and be even less traceable. Also an option. Honestly, I just want to be as useful to the cause of punching that pirate as possible.
There was a grin behind that mask in the dark, perhaps a little of his old deviousness slipping out.
After all, she’s stealing my thunder. I’m supposed to be the scariest critter on this island, besides the Demons. If being the best messenger I can be for the next while is what it takes, I’m so down. And then I’ll hold, you punch.
A very, very soft yet audible chuckle.
…Sorry. Serious. Yes. Whatever is the better option.
Mar 19, 2021
Grey sighed. She didn’t know about the range of Indigo’s mind abilities, but hearing him say this and seeing the hurt…made her consider something else. She hated the idea already as she had already been stuck in the house for 2 whole days…completely alone, and it was nice to get to talk to a friendly face and Ai or the other pirates. 
“Then…how about this?” Grey said in her thoughts. “Come to the island…but stay on the edge of the village…and only come in here when you have something very important, nothing more. It’s not that I don’t want you to come. You and the Rebellion are our only hope, and we can’t afford to have you captured as well. Plus, I trust you to keep an eye on things with the refugees especially my kids.”
Mar 19, 2021
Indigo seemed to smile wider at this, though it was impossible to see.
Me being a hope to other people… what a change. I like it. You can count on me, Chief. I got your back. Indi’s with me too. What message should I bring to the others, then? I can be off right away with it. I have a feeling you’ll want to let them know of things as soon as possible.
Mar 19, 2021
Grey nodded. “Tell the kids and my mother that I’m okay,” she said. “I’m being held prisoner in the house. I think Brandt and the men are in the prison, but I’ll need you to find them just to be sure. I don’t know where Shadow is, so you’ll need to find her as well and make sure they know as well.” She sighed. “And…tell Sven to be careful…don’t give him the gory details, but…tell him that they are not to be messed with. There’s no telling what they’re capable of.”
Mar 19, 2021
You got it. I’ll pass that on.
One of the green eyes winked.
And hey. Try not to worry too much. We will stop them. Try to imagine a plasma blast going through the pirate’s face in the meantime. It’ll help. You’ll have your island back before you know it. They don’t know who they’re dealing with.
He didn’t make it clear whether he was referring to him or her.
They’ll feel wrath soon enough.
Mar 19, 2021
Grey nodded with a small smile. She understood where Indigo was coming from, and there was a part of her that believed with every fiber of her being that she would be able to get her island back and she and her husband and her dragon and everyone else would be freed. However, there was another part of her that wondered if that would forever remain a dream. 
“I hope you’re right,” she said. “Thank you, Indigo. Can you just check to see where Brandt and Shadow are? Please, I need to know.”
Mar 19, 2021
I’ll find them and come back to tell you where they are. 
Indigo promised. His voice couldn’t have been more encouraging.
Stay strong. You aren’t alone. And I suppose now I shall be on my way, unless you have anything else? Just making sure.
Mar 19, 2021
Grey nodded. As much as she wished she knew, knowing that she would get a straight answer later was enough for now. “Just one thing…tell the kids that I love them so much,” she said with a smile, “and…that I hope to see them real soon…and to not do anything until they have help and a solid plan.”
Mar 19, 2021
Consider that done, then. Don’t worry, I won’t forget. Not going to fail on my first real mission on team rebels, now am I?
He stood up in the shadows, and Grey could just make out his caped outline in the darkness if she squinted.
Phantom is on the case.
There was a soft sound of him moving to leave, and the window opening just enough for him to slip out. The green eyes peeked over the windowsill, meeting her gaze for a second.
See you soon, Grey.
Indigo disappeared into the night without a sound.