[Chapter Twenty-two] rebuilt and reformed

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With a crash of lightning, Thwok was freed from his stone prison. He covered his eyes from the light that suddenly violated his eyes. Once he looked around, he was suddenly tackled.
"Im sorry! You have every right to be mad at me. I was awful to you, but i don'g expect you for forgiveness." Wubbox apologized. Thwok stood in shock and confusing, looking over to his siblings. Poewk did the closest thing to a shrug to reply. Thwok didn't know what to do.
"Im not mad at you." He said.

"Your not? You didn't forget anything, did you??" He pulled away, suddenly becoming panicked.

"No no no, i just- i don't know where this is come from, why you suddenly felt the need to apologize."

"I treated you all horribly, i thought you would have blamed me for you being trapped."

"No! Why would i blame you for something you clearly had no involvement in?"

"I- i don't know. I just don't want you to be mad at me for never apologizing."

"That happened a very long time ago, it's not something to keep a grudge on."
Wubbox hugged him again. After a moment, he let go.
"I'll be back, i need to get something." He said, standing back up to walk to the building. Thwok watched him walk away, then looking at the others. He waked over. "What was that?"

"Don't know. He acted like that for all of us. Well, maybe not Brump, but he's reasonable." Poewk replyed.

"Yup." Brump confirmed.

"So, do you guys know what happened?"

"Wubbox said that it was from Galvana's orb after it cracked, but he refuses to believe thats really what happened." Dwumrohl told him.

"He think it's because of his love life, and that she hates how he is gay, and wanted to take away everyone he loved except herself." Brump added.

"Wait- hold on- what?"

"Oh yeah, uh he's dating a boy."

"Since when?"

"He didn't specify, but before us for sure."
Thwok felt confused, but now, it seemed obvious. Everything about his dad seemed as if he did like boys. But with who?
"Uh- change the subject please." Poewk looked to Brump. Instead of replying, Brump sat down, and didn't do anything. They all followed his example, and sat without speaking. What was there to do anyways? The silence had become quite friendly, being the most comfort they could get in their stone casings. Despite being bored, it was nice to be around his siblings again.
Then, the door to Wubbox's building opened, and he walked out with a small spiral notebook. He sat down near them.
"Alright, i know you all were in stone for a long time, but i think it's time i teach you all about the recent changes that have happened. Thank your uncle Plant for teaching me this in simple terms." The five looked at each other, then back at Wubbox.
"Alright, if you have any questions at any point, just ask." He opened the notebook. "So, lets start with currency. Right now, we have coins, diamonds, and shards to pay for items. Example : eggs can be bought of the market for coins or diamonds, and even some monsters eat shards. Why? I don't know, but they do."

"Where do you get these currency?" Poewk asked, tilting his head.

"Well, the advanced fire islands produce the coins, we mine the diamonds in mineshafts, and the shards are found along the pocket dimension. Thats where Magical Sanctum and Ethereal Island is now, they went there to survive the Great Dying, which happened after you turned to stone... Now, lets move to the new order of the islands. Im sure you noticed theres no cloud leading to the other islands, thats because during the Great Dying, the islands fell and shifted to their own corners of the planet. Example, the fire islands are at their own place, the magical islands are in another, and the core five are in their own place. We are in our own corner, no other planets around us, and you can tell by the sky and harsh clouds. Fun fact, from waking Brump, i've found that you guys need constant energy to survive, and food does not provide that kind of energy, but electricity does. Thats why the island is always sparking."

"But how did Magical Sanctum and Ethereal Island get to a "pocket dimension" somewhere?" Brump asked.

"We don't know, as no one survived to tell us how. But, maybe by chance, one survived and could tell us. Though they can get here through the portal near plant island, Many of them do no remember. All they know is that "one day i just woke up here, i don't remember anything." Thats what Flouress said."

"So, it just kinda appeared there?"

"Thats all we can assume. Finally, i think i should tell you things that will be happening from now on, ok? I know you four have seen Kayna before, but i don't want you getting close to the ship. It's strange, but it will be essential. Next, you will not be getting to go to other islands until all of the Wublins are back. This is just a safety concern, because we need to have accurate accountability for all of you at all times. Finally, i can assume Brump has already told you four about my personal life," he looked at Brump with a slight glare, and Brump smiled in response, "But yes, i am dating a man. And no, you will not meet him for a very long time, but yes, he does know you exist."

"Can we know his name?"

"Not until you meet him. But, that concludes that. Now, i'll be in my office, if you need anything, i'll be there. The door is always unlocked." He closed the book, stood up and walked off.
"I guess a lot has changed." Dwumrohl spoke.

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