The next morning.

  Everyone was awake, ready to go to the next Island. Kaya was still saying goodbye to Atlas and his parents.

  Kaya: here, I want you to have this.

  He gives him c6.

  Atlas: wow... are you sure?

  Kaya nodded her head.

  Kaya: I want us to stay in touch, and who knows, maybe we'll see each other again sometime?

  Atlas: I would like that...

  Theo: have a good trip, I hope to see you again.

  Lily: I'm glad to finally meet you.

  Kaya: same

  Kaya: well, I should go already...

  Lily: group hug?

  Kaya nodded and they hugged.

  Lily: We will miss you.

  Kaya: And I will miss you too.

  She goes to the ship and waves to them..

  Rho: where is Kaya?

  Kaya climbs aboard.

  Kaya: I'm here!

  Rho: Is everyone ready to go?

  Kaya and Rin nodded.

  Rikka: so it looks like that was it.

  Nuri: what are you talking about?

  Rikka: It looks like this is goodbye...

  Kaya: Why should it be goodbye?

  She looked at them.

  Kaya: I thought you were leaving with us.

  Rho: when was that a deal?

  Kaya: from the beginning.

  Rho: why don't I remember it?

  Rikka: well, if it's going to piss off the redhead, then maybe I could join you...

  Kaya: then it's decided!

  Rho wanted to say something, but Rin put his hand on her shoulder.

  Rin: just let it go.

  Rho: I really don't like children...

  Rin: you will survive.

  She sighs and gives up, Nigel smiles a bit.

  Ace: welcome to this crazy team.

  Rikka: thanks.

  Rin: everyone ready?

  Everyone nodded.

  Nigel starts steering the ship, Kaya waves Atlas and them.

  Rin: Where do we go next?

  Kaya: Remember how I told you that one day I will have to return this ship? Well that day is close.

  Nuri: We have to leave the ship? Oh man...

  Kaya: I know I know... but I really have to do it.

  Rho: ok, we understand.

  Ace comes out of the kitchen.

  Ace: I have a question? Did anyone touched my beer that I left in the fridge? It has a special look, it is completely black, with a green and white sign?

  Nuri: I think I drank it.

  Kaya: oh no...

  Ace angry.

  Ace: what!?

  Nuri: what's the problem, there's more beer.

  Ace tries to calm down.

  Ace: that's no ordinary beer and... it wasn't easy to find... are you aware of what you've done?!

  She looked at him with a death stare.

  Kaya: I advise you to run away...

  Nuri: Ace?

  She attacks him.

  Nuri: not again!

  He runs away.

  Nuri: why does this always happen when we're on a ship?!

  Ace: haven't you seen the message that says, don't touch!

  Nuri : I don't know what the big problem is, the beer didn't even taste that good!

  She gets even angrier.

  Ace: didn't even taste that good? It's the best beer in the world! Which is very hard to find today!

  She continues to attack him. At one point, Rin comes out and disturbs her a bit and she almost trips. He caught her from the side with one hand and prevented her from falling. She looked at him flustered.

  Rin: That was pretty clumsy of you.

  Ace straightens up.

  Ace: I could manage myself...

  Rin: you almost kissed the floor, and that's a thank you?

  Ace: I'm already annoyed enough with your brother, you don't want me to be even more angry with you, right?

  He laughs. Kaya also laughed.

  Kaya: I'm glad to see that everything is back to normal...

  Nuri is in pain.

  Nuri: I can't really agree with that...

  Everyone laughs but Rho remains serious and Nigel notices this but doesn't say anything.

  Kaya: since this will be our last trip with this ship I thought we could do something special because of that.

  Rho: what did you have in mind?

  Kaya: since this trip is supposed to last about 3 days, why don't we all do a specific activity that each of us wants to do together during those three days? For example, today we will do what Nuri wants, when we do his activity, then someone else will decide what do you say?

  Nuri: I'm in!

  Ace: why not, it could be fun.

  Nigel: how do we decide who picks first?

  Rikka: we could draw matches, whoever has the smallest loses...or whoever has the biggest? I can't remember how it goes...

  Rho: good idea, we will draw matches, the one who draws the biggest match, chooses first.

  The draw has started. Nuri draws first and doesn't draw the biggest match.

  Nuri: oh man...

  Rin draws next, he also fails. The others also draw.

  Kaya: and who has the biggest match?

  Rikka pointed.

  Rikka: looks like it's me.

  Rho: great...

  Kaya: and what are we doing today? Remember, we all have to fulfill her wish.

  Rikka thinks.

  Rikka: How about we play truth or dare?

  Rho: seriously?

  Rikka: what? I still don't know you guys very well, it could be nice to find out all your dirty secrets... or you are to afraid?

  Rho looked serious.

  Rho: I am not doing that.

  Kaya: good, then we are doing that!

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  Rikka: we just need a bottle for spinning.

  Nuri brings a bottle of beer, the same bottle that Ace almost killed him for.

  Nuri: we can take this.

  She looks at that bottle, feeling angry again. Kaya hit her own forehead.

  Ace: you really have a death wish....

  Nuri: ups....

  She looks at him, like she is about to kill him.

  Ace: I think you should run again....

  Nuri starts running, she chases him.

  Nuri: I am sorry! I didn't think clearly!

  Ace is attacking him.

  Nuri: Can anyone help here!

  Kaya: oh no, you got yourself into that.

  Nuri: Rin!!

  He is still running away.

  Rin: you deserved it.

  Kaya: okay you two, that's enough for now. You sit here. And you way over there...

  She separate the two of them.

  Ace: this is not over...

  Nuri looks scared. They sit in the circle.

  Kaya: Rikka? Will you start?

  Rikka spin the bottle, and it was pointing towards Rho and she had evil smile.

  Rikka: truth or dare?

  Rho: dare.

  Rikka: are you sure about that? Someone doesn't want to spill out the truth ha?

  Rho: just give me a dare.

  Rikka: okay, I dare you to say something nice about me.

  Rho: seriously?

  Rikka: yes.

  She waits.

  Rho: fine... you...

  Rikka: yes?

  She looked like she enjoyed this.

  Rho: for someone so reckless, you are... pretty brave.

  Rikka: I will pretend you didn't just call me reckless.

  Rho: take it or leave it.

  Rikka: fine, good enough, your turn.

  Rho spins the bottle and it turns to Ace. Rho looks at her.

  Ace: truth.

  Rho thinks.

  Rho: I never played this game before, I am not sure what to ask...

  Kaya: anything, you can ask anything.

  Ace: but still be careful what you ask.

  Kaya: don't be, that is the beauty of this game

  Rho thinks.

  Rho: I was always wondering, how did you get that scar?

  She looks at Ace, Ace has a scar on her right cheek, almost looks like shape of heart, and on the left side too, like one line from forehead, to eye, and cheek.

  Ace: oh, this one? Well, as most of you know, Eligor used to be my master....

  Rikka shocked. She wanted to say something but Rho covers her mouth.

  Ace: But he wasn't only my master... he was also a master to my best friend Aaron. We always fought each other, he was my rivel yet my best friend. But Eligor wanted only the strongest... so one day while me and Arron were training, Eligor said that we are not allowed to give up until one of us has a scar on our face. So we fought, but Arron couldn't do it, even if he was stronger... and I couldn’t do it eaither. So Eligor got mad, and he fought us, and gave us both a scar.

  Long silence. In that moment Rho grabbed her own hand. Nigel noticed. Ace talked about straight line scar.

  Ace: and this one…

  On her right side, that was in shape of heart.

  Ace: this one is a mystery, I have no idea how I got this one. I have it since I was a child…

  Rho: well, that scar, both of them, still makes you beautiful.

  Ace smiled.

  Ace: thanks...

  Rikka: well, that was a hell of a truth....

  Ace spins the bottle and it turns to Kaya.

  Ace: truth or dare?

  Kaya: truth.

  Ace: I always wanted to ask you, what happened with you and that Max guy that Nuri met on Cibus Island?

  Kaya laughs.

  Kaya: well I usually don't kiss and tell... but there was definitively some kissing.

  Nuri: you guys did what? How I don't know about that!?

  Kaya: like I said, I usually don't kiss and tell.

  Nuri: how far did you go...?

  Kaya: wait your turn, now is mine.

  She spins, it points to Rin.

  Kaya: so? What will it be?

  Rin: fine... dare.

  Kaya had an evil laugh.

  Ace: oh... she has something...

  Kaya: you bet I am. So Rin, I dare you to show everyone here a painting that you we been hiding from us...

  Ace: oh, finally!

  Rin: what painting?

  Kaya: don’t play dumb.

  Rin hesitate.

  Rin: fine... if you want to see it so badly, so be it.

  He goes to his room.

  Rikka: what painting?

  Kaya: well, when we were traveling, we went on some Island and separated. Rin drew this painting here, but he also made another one, so we took bets on what it was, but he never wanted to show it.

  Nigel: I still think it was something stupid, he just wanted to mess with you.

  Nuri: Oh that is impossible, mister Serious doesn't even know what a joke means.

  Kaya: No, it is a wolf for sure!

  Nuri: wolf? Yeah, nice try. I know my brother the best, and he drew a three!

  Rikka: and what you two think?

  Ace: I think he wrote some moral code book, or something like that...

  Rho: I forgot what I said.

  Kaya: you said mountain.

  Rho: oh yes.

  Kaya: here he comes.

  Rin is holding a painting.

  Rin: here you go.

  They looked at the painting confused. Nigel laughs.

  Nigel: I knew it!

  It was a painting of a box.

  Kaya: a box? You are kidding me!

  Rin looked serious.

  Rin: but I drew it so well, don't you think?

  Nuri: I guess I don't know my brother at all...

  She sighs.

  Kaya: I can't believe this...

  Ace: are you fucking kidding me?

  Nigel: pay up suckers.

  Nuri: oh man... now I wish that you never showed us that...

  He pays Nigel money. Rin laughed.

  Kaya: I am not buying it.

  She crosses her arm.

  Rin: well what can I tell you, this is it.

  Kaya: so you are telling me, after this beautiful picture over there... you drew that?

  Rin: what can I say, I love boxes.

  Rikka: you are weird...

  Rho stayed quiet, she didn't believe it either.

  Kaya: just spin the bottle.

  Bottle shows to Nigel. Nigel looks at him

  Nigel: truth

  Rin hesitated on what to ask, he looked at him and at Ace, but he decided not to ask them about their secret.

  Nigel is serious, and Rin is too. He sights.

  Rin: can we trust you?

  Nigel looked at him.

  Nigel: yes. You can.

  Rikka: seriously? What kind of question is that...

  They laughed a bit.

  Nigel: I guess it is my turn.

  It points to Nuri.

  Nuri: dare.

  Nigel: I dare you to do the plank and keep doing it until your next turn.

  Nuir: oh man... why...?

  Nigel: you choose dare, and you really should exercise more.

  Nuri: fine... I ll do it. But after I spin the bottle.

  It shows to Rikka.

  Rikka: truth.

  Nuri: why did you decide to join us?

  Rikka: I.... I joined you guys because...

  She sighs.

  Rikka: I never had a family, and I was always alone... but with you guys I am not. And I like being with all of you....

  Nuri smiles.

  Kaya: well we are happy to have you here.

  Rho: more or less.

  Rikka rolled her eyes, and spin the bottle.

  Nigel: Nuri, what are you waiting for?

  Nuri: oh, I almost forgot...

  He does a plank.

  Nuri: try to play faster okay?

  Rikka spins and it shows to Ace.

  Rikka: truth or dare?

  Ace: I am to lazy for a dare, so truth.

  Rikka: have you ever been in love?

  Ace almost spits her drink, everyone watches her.

  Ace: okay, I choose dare...

  Rikka: fine, then I dare you to tell us the truth.

  She smiled. Rho nodded proudly of Rikka for pulling that up.

  Ace: hey... that’s the same shit!

  Rikka: and?

  Rin looked at Ace, waiting for her to answer.

  Ace: I am not sure...

  Rikka: how so?

  Ace: there was someone in my life, and I don't know if that was love, but I won't find out anyway, so... that's the best answer I can give.

  Rikka: what happend to him?

  Kaya: lets just keep playing okay?

  She tried to change the subject.

  Rho: yes, Ace, you are spinning again.

  Rikka looked at them confused, Rin looked at Ace.

  Rikka: did I ask something wrong?

  Nuri: for god’s sake just spin that bottle!

  He is still in plank.

  Ace: I think I am going to wait a bit more.

  Nuri: that is just cruel!

  Rikka looked confused, but she didn’t say anything else. Rin looked like he was thinking. Ace spins the bottle, it shows on Rho. Rho hesitate.

  Rho: truth.

  Ace: what is the most childish thing you ever did?

  Rho thinks.

  Rikka: I get it, you hate kids, but you were a kid too, you must have done something.

  Rho thinks.

  Rho: I sneaked in the lab once as a kid, and I wanted to play with animals that I found in the lab, they were test subjects. I set them free, but for punishment I needed to take their place.

  She talked calmly. Like that was normal to say.

  Kaya: please say you meant, you needed to replace them with new ones...and not with you...

  Rho: as I said, I needed to take their place, but it wasn't really that bad, some pills were really good.

  Ace: I am so scared to ask you how old were you...

  She wanted to say but Nuri interrupted.

  Nuri: No, can't hear it! That would be harder than this right now... and this is really hard, can we move on!

  He was still in plank.

  Rikka: now everything has way more sense... she said awkward.

  Rho confused.

  Rho: what?

  Bottle spins. Rho looks at Nigel. Nigel smirks.

  Nigel: with you, I choose a dare.

  Rho thinks.

  Rho: I dare you to... join the Nuri.

  Nuri laughs.

  Nuri: Yes! Now you will see how it is like! You monster!!

  Nigel takes a plank position and in the same time spins bottle.

  Nuri: well it is always easy at the beginning...

  Bottle shows to Rho again.

  Nuri: oh come on!!

  Rho smirks a bit.

  Rho: dare.

  Nigel smiles.

  Nigel: I dare you... to tell every and each one of us, what you like and dislike about us.

  Rho was surprised.

  Nigel: honestly, okay?

  Rho is silent.

  Ace: what is wrong?

  Rho: If I say what I dislike about all of you, wouldn't that make me a bad friend?

  Kaya: what are you talking about? It will make you just an honest friend.

  Nuri: I hate Nigel right now! You see? It's that easy, now would you hury up so you can spin the bottle!!

  Ace: it's okay, we are just having fun...

  Nuri: yeah... so much fun...

  He is struggling, Rho nodded.

  Rho: okay then.

  Rho looks at Ace.

  Rho: I don't like your drinking, I think it is bad for you... but I am impressed how well you are handle it. And I like that about you.

  Ace nods and drinks her beer.

  Rho: Kaya, I like about you that it's so easy to talk to you, you don’t jugde. But... you are way positive person, and I dont know how you can be like that.

  Kaya laughed a bit.

  Rho: Rikka, I dislike about you the fact that you are still a child, and I like... you know what, I’ll come back at you later.

  Rikka: hey!

  Rho: Nuri... I like when you are serious, and I dislike when you are childish.

  Nuri: but I am always childish.

  Rho ignored him.

  Rho: Rin.

  Nuri: hey, don't just ignore me!

  Rho: Rin, same thing.

  Rin: I respect that.

  Nuri: okay, speed it up!

  Nigel: Someone is loosing his strength?

  Nuri: easy for you to say! You just started!

  Rho: Nigel, I like that in some weird way, you get me, but I hate your constant questions.

  Nigel laughs.

  Nigel: oh I know you love those too.

  Rho: and that type of jokes, dislike.

  Nuri: okay, you can spin the bottle now! Later we both can discuss how much we hate this guy…

  Rikka: wait, you forgot about me!

  Rho: I am sure I didn't.

  Rikka: you only said my flaw...

  Nuri: just spin!

  She spins..

  Rikka mad: this is not over.

  Nuri watches.

  Nuri: now you are done, finally I will be free and you will...

  Spins to Nigel.

  Nuri: What?! How is that possible?

  Nigel: it looks like you are staying here for a while.

  Nigel stands up and sit.

  Nuri: not fair!

  Ace: I think it is more than fair!

  Nuri: you are still mad?

  Ace: oh...

  They continue the game, they laughed, they done a lot of things, joggling, dancing, standing on one leg... Nuri was still in plank. Finally bottle spins to Nuri.

  Nuri: Finally!!!

  He lays down.

  Nuri: I am free....

  It was Aces turn.

  Ace: truth or dare?

  Nuri: I don't care, whatever you want just let me rest for a bit.

  Ace: dare?

  Nuri: whatever...

  Ace smiles.

  Rin: oh Nuri...

  Nuri: what?

  Ace: I dare you to do squats until your time is on again.

  Nuri: I can't even spin the bottle, how will I do that?

  Ace: what? You had enough of break, and I think it's a leg day for you, so start doing it!

  Nuri: oh man...

  He starts doing squats.

  Nuri: can someone spin the bottle for me?

  Ace spins, it lands to Kaya.

  Kaya: truth.

  Nuri: what is the thing with socks?

  Kaya always wears different socks.

  Kaya: what about them?

  Nuri: seriously?

  Nuri keeps doing squads.

  Kaya: I always wear different socks because I like it this way better. Beside, I didn't have much growing up, so you would wear what you have... And also... somehow, I always loose the second pair...

  Nuri: I guess that's why you didn't have much...

  Kaya throws a book at him, he falls. Kaya laughs.

  Kaya: that's why now I have everything I need.

  They kept playing and after some time they were done.

  Nuri lay on the floor.

  Nuri: finally...

  Kaya: what should we do next?

  Nuri: next? Just kill me now...

  Kaya: you are acting like you've been in war and not in truth or dare game...

  Nuri: this game kills faster...

  Rho: I will have to agree with Nuri here, I could use a break too.

  Kaya: are you sure? You are next in line to choose.

  Rho: then I choose some alone time for everyone.

  Kaya: wait, what? But you should choose something we can do together?

  Rho: but we can. Look at it like we will be alone together...

  Kaya: I don't think that...

  Ace interrupts.

  Ace: actually it could be fun. We are together most of the times.. why don't each of us choose one place at this ship that he or she can have some alone time.

  Rho: and no one will bother anyone for some time.

  Rin: for how long?

  Rho: as long as you can manage to be alone.

  Rin: I think I will manage. See you not soon.

  He walks away,

  Rho: and since I choose the activity, I choose also and a place for me. I am going to take a bath.

  She walks away.

  Nuri: I choose this floor...

  Everyone goes on a different side. Nuri stays laying down on the floor, fastly falls asleep on the floor... Kaya in the kitchen and Rikka went to the room. Rin on the ship, managing it, but Ace is on different side of the ship, meditating. Nigel in the room. Rho in the bath. Rin looked at Ace, and her scar, she didn’t look at him, she had her eyes closed as she was meditating. Rho was taking off her clothes, her body is full of scars.... almost her whole body. And she walks in the water, and lays down. She closed her eyes...

  Pictures of the past, her being tortured, locked up, beaten up, not eating or having a drink, torturers making cuts on her body…

  Rikka couldn’t sleep, she was throwing a small ball in the air as she was laying down in her bed. Rho leaned back more, and she opened her eyes. She was in a different place (inside her head).