“Hey. Hey! Oh, please wake up…” Gem heard a woman’s voice speaking. Then, a man’s, “Just leave her, she’s probably dead anyway.” “fWhip!” the woman shouted at him. fWhip? Gem felt slightly better knowing her mildly annoying pillager friend was there. But who was the other speaker? She opened her eyes slowly. The woman had red hair, green eyes and a concerned look in her eyes. Her expression switched to relief when she saw she was awake. Gem looked past her at fWhip. He looked different. He was wearing an outfit Gem had never seen before. He was wearing a red scarf, a black coat and goggles. He had a bemused look on his face. “Hey, you’re okay now, it’s going to be okay. My name is Gem and this is my brother fWhip. We can help you.” the woman said in a soothing voice. Gem’s mouth dropped open and she felt faint. She put a hand to her forehead and looked away. “Are you okay?...” fWhip stood above his sister looking down at Gem. She laughed nervously. “So let's be clear, your name is Gem, right?” “That’s right.” “And fWhip is your… brother?” “Yes.” Then, the feelings of faintness overtook her and she collapsed. When she woke up again, Vaishi was crouching down next to her. It was good to see a familiar face. She laughed nervously and said “Oops.” Gem was worried now. “Oops? Oops! For what?!” she said frantically.
