Chapter sixty-nine: One promise to another

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"I know" Alex said, "I put on the coat"

Cheyenne and Dylan gave each other a look, it was the look of 'let's talk but not say anything' look.

"Should we tell him?" Dylan's read, then it changed, " I mean her?"
Cheyenne have one back.

"Not now" hers read, "And keep calling him, him" she finished.
They looked back at Alex.

"Do you have powers now?" Cheyenne asked, that reminded Alex.

"I guess so, but I want to see first" he said, he smiled, "I made a promise of my own"
Cheyenne gave him a puzzled look.

"To who?" She asked. Alex sighed before saying.

"Just...Don't call me crazy ok?"
The two nodded and Alex said:

"I made a promise to a stone girl that I would free her" he said.
Cheyenne smiled kindly at him.

"You are always the one to keep your word you know"
He smiled, a familiar yet strange thing now that he had changed.

"What are we waiting for?!" Dylan said, "We have a person to save!"
With a laugh from Cheyenne, the four descended down the stairs back to the elevator. And down to rescue the girl.

However, as they lowered down to the depths of The Maw, Cheyenne and Dylan couldn't keep their secret any longer.

"Alex" Cheyenne started.

"Yeah?" He replied.

"Uhhh....did you know..." Dylan said, not wanting to break the news to him, that was Cheyenne's job.

"You're a...girl" she finished, letting Alex take in the news. Then he said,

"What?!" Shock filling him, "I am?!"

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