W.B.B. Special: the Sister, Chapter five

**Chapter five** of *W.B.B. Special: the Sister*.

## Plot

It was nighttime over San Francisco, and the bears were asleep, along with their new housemates Bertha and Hera, though the former was caught in the throws of a nightmare. In it, she was reliving the loss of her family and the devastation of her home of China by a volcano, but this time, her new family was in it too, and it was too much. "No!" she gasps a bit loudly and wakes up, only to find she was in her temporary bed and Panda's room, and Panda himself was still alive, sleeping in his bed not noticing. Bertha was relieved, but also full of grief: that nightmare actually happened (minus the bears being there), but now she was worried she'll lose her new friends too. Silently she gets to her feet and walks out the room, having a bit of trouble with the door since doors were still new to her, but she figured it, however she wasn't quiet enough and Panda caught sight of her leaving, even though it was blurry. Confused he puts on the glasses he and Charlie had found in the sewer, and follows the pterosaur, finding she was heading outside.

Outside Bertha climbed up to the cave's roof and sat there looking at the stars and the lights of the city off in the distance. The stars weren't anything new, but the bright city was yet another reminder that the world she knew (and everything in it) was no more, but that was the least of her problems. "What are you doing up?" said Panda's voice, startling Bertha, "oh, did I wake you?" she asks, "a little" Panda answers and climbs up to join her, and Bertha saw the glasses, "what is that thing you have on your face?" she asks, "oh this? it's called glasses, you see some people like me have bad eyesight, so we wear these to see better" Panda explains even showing the glasses to her, "fascinating, can I try it?" she wonders, Panda chuckles, "knock yourself out" he obliges, and she puts the glasses on, "like this?" she gestures, "yeah that's about right" Panda affirms, "you said it makes you see better, I don't think it's working" Bertha complains as her vision gets blurred by the glasses, Panda chuckles, "that's because your eyesight is already good, ironically when anyone with good eyesight wears glasses, it backfires" Panda notes as Bertha gives the glasses back, "but seriously Bertha, why are you awake?" he asks putting the glasses aside, Bertha stays quiet for a second, "I had a bad dream" she admits, "oh, you wanna describe it?" Panda encourages, "it was based on a memory, you see, when I was a kid, I lived in that region known as China, and one day, a disaster struck" Bertha explains, Panda let out a silent gasp, "a volcano erupted, and me and my family fled, but the volcanic smoke and fire already caught up to us, and bombarded us with embers, I was able to endure it until I found cover, but my family...wasn't so lucky" Bertha continues getting emotional, Panda couldn't believe it: he knew something bad happened to her, but this wasn't what he expected, "oh Bertha" he coos, "but there's more, a part of the dream that was definitely a dream" Bertha warns and Panda was nervous, "after my family died, I saw you and your brothers, and your friends, being swallowed by wildfires started by the volcano" she finished, and Panda was starting to get emotional himself, "that's sad Bertha, but it was only dream, I'm still here after all" he assures, "yeah, and I'm glad, but what happened to my family, that was real" Bertha reveals, much to Panda's shock, "it was?" he gasps, "afraid so, I can remember it like it was yesterday, even though it's been eons" Bertha laments, and Panda puts his right paw on her shoulder, "I know how you feel Bertha, me and my brothers are in the same boat, you see, I was suddenly neglected by my mother and had to be cared for by humans, Grizz and Ice Bear were just as unlucky: the former doesn't know what happened to his family at all, but he is certain something bad happened to it, and the latter, he apparently lost his family to rouge humans, at least that's what he said" Panda reveals, "what do you mean by rouge humans?" Bertha asks, "not all humans in this world are good Bertha, there's one type called criminals, they do things most humans are appalled so much by that they forbid it being practiced at all, one of these practices is hunting animals for sport, and money" Panda answers, "you're kidding, I've seen a few animals kill for sport, but humans will kill for that too, and greed?" Bertha gasps, "unfortunately yes" Panda laments, but then suddenly smiles, "but it wasn't all bad for each of us: we eventually ran into each other and found out we have something in common, sure we were homeless and most humans and other animals weren't concerned about our predicament, but we got to see the world, and occasionally did good for others" he adds, "wow, I guess you weren't satisfied about staying in one place" Bertha notes, "actually quite the opposite, finding a home was our main priority, and we didn't settle here until we were adults, I have a feeling you were wandering around looking for a place to belong just like me and my brothers" Panda explains, "yeah I was, but after losing my family, I'm scared at losing you guys too" Bertha dreads, Panda hugs her, "we won't leave you Bertha, I promise" he vows and they both began feeling sleepy. Panda decided sleeping outside wouldn't be so bad, especially with Bertha by his side, she wasn't a coward, and he knew if trouble shows up he can rely on her, but right now she needed his help, and Panda made note to find a therapist tomorrow.

**Stay tuned for W.B.B. Special: the Sister, Chapter six**