Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Kygo - Stranger Things ft. OneRepublic (Alan Walker Remix) *

"Haaa~ that's so beautiful!" Ainsley whispered with a smile as she got down the private jet. The team followed behind her with similar expressions.

"I've been told that Laurentides had some good scenery," Mike said, "but damn this is good!"

"True," Raven agreed with a smile. "Especially for us city folk, this is just so relaxing."

The group had just reached their trip destination. Laurentides was a small city in a neighbouring province to theirs. Unlike Torinto city, it wasn't as populated, nor as busy.

With Rachel's father paying for the full trip expenses, together with the fact that he had provided them with his waterfront cottage to stay in, they had nothing to do but to enjoy their time there.

"Alright guys," Erika said loudly, grabbing the group's attention, "just a quick refresher of what we've discussed yesterday; First we'll start with getting our lunch, or breakfast," she said looking towards the golden sun up in the sky.

"Then we'll wander around as a group to explore the area," she continued, "we can split after than if you want, but we'll have to be back at a predesignated area by sunset.

"Once we're all back together, we'll have dinner as a group in one of the restaurants myself and Ainsley agree upon, since we're your tour guides." Looking at the group to make sure no one had any objections, she smiled.

"As for the last activity of the night, we'll check out the Fall Harvest Festival." She said with an excited smile.

"Apparently, it's a festival that extends for a week or so, meaning we'll be able to enjoy a variety of activities for the rest of our stay. Any questions?" she asked.

"You don't get to ask any questions!" Ainsley said to Dan who was about to ask a question.

"Nope, you don't get one either," Erika said to Danny who lowered his head with a sigh.

'Hehe, they sure are tough on the duo.' Raven thought with a forced smile. Even though she knew why they didn't let them ask questions, she still felt bad for them.

'Even after what they said about... you know,' Tu said with a chuckle, remembering the recent encounter she had with the duo.

'Tu, you know, sometimes it's better for you to stay quiet right?' she said, 'now is a very good time to do so.'

Tu chuckled.

"Dan, Danny," Raven called out after making sure Tu had nothing else to say, "is any of your questions really important?"

""Uhm,"" they both nodded with serious faces.

'Well, this is concerning...' Erika thought to herself as the duo had never had anything serious to say, other than when they're playing soccer.

"Well, go ahead," Raven said to them.

"Ok, why is this guy with us?" Dan asked as Danny followed with a nod as well.

"Yes, I am pretty sure he's the captain of the team we defeated before the monsters attacked us." Danny added. "I thought this was only for us, the Black Knights!" he almost sounded too emotional.

Rachel and Remi have been hanging out with the team a lot recently, so naturally the duo had gotten used to them being around.

"Eh? Did we not discuss that yesterday?" Ainsley said while massaging her nose bridge. "Plus, the game was interrupted. We didn't actually win...*sigh*"

"I've already told you guys that Joey is my friend," Raven said with a serious face. "Dan and Danny, you have to understand that he's here with that identity as a friend, and not as the captain of the Vikings."

Joey only scratched the back of his head in embarrassment as he felt like a parasite to the group. He didn't belong.

"Hm, I trust you Drave- I'm sorry, I mean Raven," Dan stuttered. "But I'll keep an eye on him." he said with a thumbs up.

"Me too!" Danny added. "I feel like he's waiting for the right opportunity to steal our secret plans. But don't worry we have the situation under control!" He said proudly while pointing at himself and Dan.

*sigh*

'This is going to be a long~ day...' Erika said with a sigh. Looking at Ainsley, she smiled as she realised they both had the same thoughts.

"Secret plans?" Raven tilted her head while blinking her eyes rapidly. "Ok listen up," she said with a clap, out of habit.

"From now on, Dan and Danny will be our security team. They'll keep Joey company and make sure he's always being watched so he doesn't steal our national grade 'secret plans', is that clear?"

"Aye, Aye!" the team cheered, as Dan and Danny smiled happily. They appreciated their new role and felt like they have an important task they needed to excel at.

Obviously, the rest of the team did their best not to laugh. Thankfully, they were quite successful.

'Fufu, they're taking that seriously,' Ainsley thought while looking at Erika.

'Maybe it won't be a long and tiresome day after all,' Erika thought while looking back with a smile. 'Damn, I missed Drav- I mean Raven being with us. She makes everything so much easier!'

....

Having everything settled down, and with Dan and Danny being on a mission, which made them quieter than usual, the group lunch went very smoothly.

"That food was so~ good!" Remi said as the group nodded their heads.

"True," Mike said while patting his stomach, "I haven't had something this good for a while!"

"Agreed, can't wait to see what's for dinner," Erika said with a sigh. Even though she was slim and rather athletic, she was the one to eat the most. 'I already miss the taste of that delicious lunch!' she thought with a silent tear.

After some chatter between the team members, Ainsley called for attention.

"Alright," Ainsley called out to the group. "So what's going to happen now is that we'll roam around for a bit just to get the hang of where everything is, then we can split into smaller groups according to where you want to spend the majority of your time. Any questions?"

Seeing that no one had any questions, Ainsley smiled and started leading the group around.

"You and Ainsley are still as efficient as I remember," Raven said to Erika who was walking next to her. "I bet you two did so much research before we came here."

"Hehe, you noticed!" Erika seemed too happy she was getting some appreciation, together with Ainsley. "Although, we only had a short window to prepare. Rachel literally contacted us a day before the trip and was like: yo! get your sh*t together we're going on an adventure!" Erika joked as she did her fake 'Rachel impression'.

"Hehe, sorry about that," Rachel said with an apologetic smile. "I'm happy we were able to gather most of the team though, this is really fun so far." she said while stealing a glance at Raven who smiled at her. Turning red, Rachel looked away.

"You lot!" Ainsley yelled at the group as they were all chatting together. Even Dan and Danny seemed to be having a wholesome conversation with Joey. "I've been giving a speech about the scenery and native sights all this time but no one's listening? Why did I bother anyway? You don't deserve the time I spent researching this!"

"Whoops! Sorry please continue, I'll give you my undivided attention" Raven said with crossed fingers behind her back.

The group laughed but Ainsley didn't seem to notice and instead nodded happily.

"That's the spirit!" she said with her enthusiasm back to full throttle, "Let's go! Oh and by the way, I heard they sell some good sharp knives here, don't talk or tongues will be cut!" she said with a 'smile'.

The group swallowed loudly.