‘Do you seriously believe this to be a good idea?’ I ignored the question, too busy trying to scratch the unbearable itch inside the cast. After having explained my involvement in last night’s crazy event, I had gotten downstairs to serve myself some breakfast but woe is me as amidst my preparation I had gotten an itch that, slowly over time, grew unbearable to the point that I had considered smashing my arm against the wall to break the cast.

“Shut up, I think I'm onto something.” I said with a fork in hand. Before I could attempt to scratch the itch with a fork, a fiery feline tail wrapped around my wrist and stopped me. “Unhand me you vile cat, the itch must be vanquished!” I yelled a little too dramatically as I attempted to regain my arm but to no avail. The feline in question was my lifelong companion, Wisp, a fire elemental I had created as a kid with a fondness for felines. Wisp gave me a bemused stare, pulling her tail back with my wrist.

‘Drop it.’ Wisp looked at me with narrowed eyes. Her tail squeezed my wrist tightly, cutting off the blood from surging into my hand. ‘Drop it!’ Not wanting to lose my hand, I dropped the fork and my wrist was freed just seconds later. I laid on the floor with a groan, the unbearable itch making itself known once again.

“Gah!” I yelled in outrage, wanting nothing more for it to stop. Tried as I did, I couldn't scratch the itch even to save my life.

‘Oh don't be such a big baby.’ Wisp looked down at my covered arm before licking herself. I glared at the fiery feline before she sighed and walked up to my arm. She then blew into the cast, her burning embers caressing and soothing my skin. The unbearable itch that caused me so much suffering gone as it were never there. ‘There.’

“Ahh yeah.” I said, finally feeling relaxed. Eventually I stood up and made myself some breakfast, my stomach having been growling throughout my ordeal. Wisp watched me as I ate a bowl of cereal and while this isn't something new, it still annoyed me that she just sits there and looks at me. “Why are you just staring at me?” I finally asked the flaming feline.

‘Keeping a watchful eye on you will decrease the chances of you harming yourself.’ Was her response. She then proceeded to lick her leg some more in silence. I groaned at this before looking down at the empty bowl, seeing only the milk there. I soon stood up and placed the bowl in the sink before heading back upstairs to change and prepare for today.

After a brushing my teeth and, lazily, combing the mess that is my hair. Finally after having put on a tank top and a pair of simple jeans, I made my way downstairs and saw Skyler playing her game again. I greeted her but only received a half-assed hello as she focused more on her game. I rolled my eyes as I headed to my workshop out in the garage.

Opening the door and turning on the light of the garage, I was greeted with the comforting mess of my work area. Scraps and various parts littered the shelves, floor and even the workshop table itself with only enough space for my laptop. I sighed, seeing my laptop there ready for me to use but at my current state I wouldn't be able to get anything done. I simply grabbed the chair and straightened it up before sitting down.

‘And what do you plan on doing here?’ Wisp asked me, appearing through the door and gazing at the mess. With a bemused look her gaze landed on me as I stared blankly at my laptop.

“Something… anything…” I answered as the laptop booted up. It didn't take long for it to show my desktop, showing all the labeled folders and documents neatly organized around the desktop. One folder, labeled games, caught my attention and brought my mouse over to it before opening it. It wasn't a big folder, holding at least three games in it though the familiar capital V caught my eye and made me wonder. “I guess a simply game wouldn't hurt.” Wisp shook her head and sighed before carefully manoeuvring herself around the scattered junk around the floor before opening the garage door, to which I was immediately greeted with the breeze of the wind and the light of the sun. With a final decision in mind, I clicked the game and opened it to fullscreen. For the next few hours or so was spent with me focusing more on my game, feeling the sense of accomplishment with each battle one and feeling angry with each battle lost.

My focus, while known to be unbreakable, was suddenly taken away from the game upon hearing a panicked scream. Quickly turning to the source, I saw Lydia and Drake with panicked expressions. Before I could question the reason for such a thing, they ran into the garage and Drake rapidly pressed the button to shut the garage door. When it finally shut they sighed a brief of relief and it wasn't until I felt the twitch of my eye that I made myself known.

“What in the Sun's light are doing in my garage!?” I yelled at them angrily as I heard my tank units be obliterated by Aerial bombers. They were my best ones too…

“Isaac!?” Lydia turned to me, horrified at the sight of me. In her hands she held a pair of golden tickets… I wouldn't have noticed them if they weren't reflecting light to me. With a angered grunt, I raised my hand to block the light.

“Put those stupid reflective pieces of scrap away before I shred them to bits!” I yelled still angered over the loss. Though they didn't know the anger was not meant for them and while Wisp was watching this happen, she refused to utter a word.

Lydia pocketed the two tickets, though as she looked at me oddly as she did as if expecting me to fawn over them or something of the sorts. I quickly turned around to my game and noticed several Yak enemy troops surrounding my gold production city.

“Please don't send us back out there! You have no idea what kind of Tartarus we're going through over these stupid things!” Lydia said, almost begging. With a side glance, I shrugged not really seeing any negatives in doing so.

“Yeah yeah sure, just don't bother me… I'm busy doing something important.” I said as I commanded my troops for a final stand in the city, having a last ditch effort in hand.

“Thank-You-Thank You-Thank-You!” Lydia said, sounding as if I just gave her sanctuary. Lydia didn't bother to explain her predicament before running into the house and by the sound of it, locking herself in the hallway bathroom. Drake carefully manoeuvred through the scrapped junk around the floor before stopping at the sight of my game just in time to see the blinding white flash and a mushroom cloud forming.

“Is that…” Drake halted in his words at the sight of me nodding.

“Everything was going so well…” I said as my shoulders sagged. Drake walked up to me and stood to my side. I looked at him oddly before pulling out a large upside down bucket for him to sit on. For the next half hour we spent continuing the game with Drake being my advisor and diplomat while I was the one leading the charge of my armies and rallying up recruits. I was once again interrupted from my game by the sound of my doorbell ringing not once, not twice but five times in rapid succession. With agitated groan I stood up and paused the game before heading over to answer the door. Upon entering through the garage door, I was startled by the sound of my door being broken off its hinges.

“I know she's here.” Jacqueline’s voice was the first I heard before I took a deep breath and marched over to the front door, seeing it laying on the floor and the five supposed elements of harmony scouring through my home… well four them as Angelina was doing her best to put everything back to where it was. Rachael looked through the supply closet before speaking up.

“I'm telling you that ticket is as good as-” Unfortunately I was beyond angry at them for breaking into my home.

“What the actual fuck!?” I yelled, causing them to halt in their tracks. They all looked at me before looking at what they were doing. Rachael carefully shut the closet door, Jacqueline placed down the couch she held up, revealing a very spooked and silent Skyler. Sophia walked down the stairs with a few of my clothes in hand, some of them dirty I noticed before she noticed me and dropped them. Dianne popped her head out from the ceiling before falling down onto the coffee table below her and smashing it.

“I- uh… I didn't think you lived here, Isaac.” Jacqueline said with sheepish smile and a horrible lying tone. I rubbed the side of my head with my good hand.

“I have… such a headache.” I muttered under my breath before glaring at all of them. “Why did you break down my door, Why are you in my house and why shouldn't I report you all for breaking and entering!?” I asked/yelled at them.

“A ticket.” Dianne answered as she hopped to her feet with ease, not a single scratch or tear in her clothes. I looked at her then at the rest before sighing. It was then Lydia came down stairs with an open envelope in one hand and the two golden tickets in the other.

“I've made up my- Oh.” Lydia said noticing the damage and the mess. “Oh-oh dear. I'm so sorry, Isaac, I didn't know they'd do this.” She said in an apologetic tone. She was going to add more to her apology but stopped her with a raise of my hand.

“You owe me an explanation…” I said to her frowning again as I looked over to the others, more specifically at Jacqueline. “And you owe me a door.” I told her, gaining a quick nod from the farmer woman. Lydia began to explain the situation, mentioning how she got the tickets but only two. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together but that didn't make me less angry. After give them all a piece of my mind, I told Lydia that if she was going to do something with the ticket to do it now before I rip them to shreds.

When she finally put the tickets into the open envelope, she quickly added in a message to the princess detailing her stressful day before she sent it away, I was quick to kick them out of my house. When everyone was gone, I let out a sigh and placed the broken door next to the doorway.

“Are they gone?” Skyler asked regaining her composure, she was spooked badly by them kicking down the door.

“Yeah, long gone.” I told her with a frown. Skyler looked at me and then at the leaning door. “Look after the house for me, I'm getting this cast taken off before I go nuts.” I said to the young teen before heading out. Skyler moved the door in a way that it appeared closed and watched me go before heading back to no doubt continue her games.

Author's Note

VERY very sorry for wait. Had bad case of writers block so this one might be shit.