REVAMPING MCTOPIA STORY

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I snapped awake.

What's the first thing I saw?

Ahri running around in little circles. Why was she doing this? I don't know. All I cared was that I RECOGNIZED HER!

"AHRI!" I leapt up and gave her a hug. Colli sat on the couch so I screamed and hugged her too. She asked me, "Do you remember my name?" And I giggled. "Of course. It's COLLI!" And I gave her another hug. I felt two people leap on my back and I collapsed. Turning my head, I saw it was Avi. And Purity, even though she was waaaaay too old to be leaping on my back. Heck, it looked like she and James were together.

"AVI! PURE!" I laughed. "I missed you all so much!"

Then there was Emma, still by the fire. I went over, Avi still on my back, and I flicked her rock hard skin. I shouldn't have done that. I crumbled to the floor, nursing my injured finger.

Everyone burst out laughing. Did everyone really have to see me flick Emma? Emma, too, was also cracking up.

"H-H-Hi Alice!" She managed through her tears of laughter.

I managed an injured wave.

I tried again, after my finger had stopped throbbing. I shook her shoulders instead. "EMMA!" And that worked fine enough.

I gave each of the boys a quick hug, but I saved the real hug for a certain bunny standing next to Emma, by the fire. I snuck up behind him. Thankfully he didn't notice. I crouched down and leapt up on his back, piggy-back style.

"AAAAGH!" He screamed, laughing. And that's when I realized he had put up his cool barriers for my friends. And I had just broken that barrier. He folded his hands with his arms under my legs, so he could give me a proper piggy back ride. Ahri and Colli were going to be all over him. Oh well. I didn't mind. As long as they didn't try anything. He was sort of like a prize trophy to me, I guess. Showing him off was a no-brainer.

"So I guess y'all met my boyfriend, Jack." Ahri and Colli gushed. "You guys are perfect together." I flicked one of his long gray bunny ears. He reached up and poked mine.

I turned to Avi.

"Avi. You don't have to be scared of me, you know."

Avi breathed.

"I'm not the bad Talon you know. Really. Peregrine is who you should fear."

She was bewildered.

"Peregrine has been framing me. She's the one you need to watch out for. She acts like me to cover up."

Quick pause for breath.

"And she's also my sister."

Then everything clicked in their heads. When there's good there must be evil. Jack patted my back.

Colli stepped up. "So...you're the good one?"

Jack and I nodded simultaneously.

"What should we call you...Talinella, Talon, or Alice?"

I sighed a happy sigh. "Whichever you want."

We all celebrated the return.