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Assistant looked out a window with earbuds in to fill his hearing with music from a small handheld device. He looked sadly out the window of his home as he turned his gaze up to the sky, memories coming to his mind as he listened to the lyrics of the song.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuhtXh8Ugu
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Waking up at the start of the end of the world, but it’s feeling just like every other morning before. Now I wonder what my life is going to mean if it’s gone. The cars are moving like a half a mile an hour and I started staring at the passengers who’re waving goodbye. Can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW4Pfx7bXD
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~ A silent movie played in his mind of the day he had woken and met Conductor, boarding the train and stayed, in turn this allowed him to wake up in the different dimensions. The events of the battles and people they met came to view of their smiling faces, their lips moving to thank them both for their help. He then saw the day he came back home, seeing Peridot waving out the window at him and hearing the whisper of his name coming off Conductor’s lips into his ear. ~495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGXSLJOjwL
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A small twinge of discomfort came to his chest when the last line was sung. He found himself mouthing those words quietly as he thought about Conductor and questioning why he had told him he was stronger than he thought. He also felt unsure what made him so special for the assistant job as compared to someone else. His chest held a bit of a sharp pain as he moved away from the window, his eyes now downcast.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL0mJfaK06
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I believe the world is burning to the ground. Oh well, I guess we’re gonna find out, let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come. Well I believe it all is coming to an end. Oh well, I guess, we’re gonna pretend, let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1wdaFzQZa
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~ Scenes of the sadness, pain and ruin left to people by the Black Dragon came to his mind, seeing the people in fear and suffering flashed by of those he had met. He saw Conductor and himself looking into the winter dimension with the spirit, of him not listening and being pushed by Conductor. Then he saw them learning more from Cecilie about what happened with the spirit and to the town. This slipped into him seeing Conductor’s smiling face in the engine room, and then of him early on yelling at Conductor while the Engine Master was on the wing of the train. ~495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBucgCg5rIL
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The teen in blue was coming down the steps of a grand staircase, his eyes still down as he listened to the music. He didn’t very much acknowledge the servants as he passed a couple that were cleaning the banisters. He inhaled a deep breath as he reached the bottom and proceeded to another room, slowly exhaling.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcj0m4evbet
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I think it turned ten o’clock but I don’t really know. And I can’t remember caring for an hour or so, started crying and I couldn’t stop myself. I started running but there’s nowhere to run to. I sat down on the street, took a look at myself, said where you going man, you know the world is headed for hell. Say your goodbyes if you’ve got someone you can say goodbye to.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tIORVx9FX
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~ As the next lyrics came, they brought forth the scene of him waiting on Conductor to come out of the main office which flowed into scenes of them walking together down pathways and roadways. He saw soon after the scene where he was running to and from Conductor, himself then running up and hugging Conductor tightly as tears fell from his eyes with the soft goodbyes. The scene swayed to him racing up and catching Conductor in the winter dimension, and then him going up and catching Conductor in the dimension of the wolf spirit. The last scene he saw was Conductor’s goodbye and the train taking off. ~495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsz737qeyNV
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A tear came to his eye and slipped down his cheek as his legs carried him on his way, taking him to an entryway before starting to exit the building into the bright sunlight.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoTcCfFMLW
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I believe the world is burning to the ground. Oh well, I guess we’re gonna find out. Let’s see how far we’ve come, let’s see how far we’ve come. Well I believe, it all, is coming to an end. Oh well, I guess, we’re gonna pretend. Let’s see how far we’ve come, let’s see how far we’ve come.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg28qbGygA
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~ Scenes flickered by of the first town he had seen with the tiger cub and the old frog woman. Recalling the blows he took from her cane brought him to touch his head before seeing when he followed Tigro to the waterfall. This flashed over to him yelling at Conductor and the teen in white with that crooked smile on his face. ~495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaUxaVziUH
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Assistant found himself standing out in the backyard with his head tilting back to allow for his saddened eyes to gaze at the clear beautiful sky.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7l40rfaPs
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It’s gone. Gone baby it’s all gone. There is no one on the corner and there’s no one at home. It was cool, cool. It was just all cool, now it’s over for me and it’s over for you. Well it’s gone. Gone baby it’s all gone. There is no one on the corner and there’s no one at home. Well it was cool, cool. It was just all cool, now it’s over for me and it’s over for you.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsIwnaqxLB
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~ The scene and feelings crept back up from the day at the water spirit after it had been freed from the Black Dragon’s curse. Seeing the area so empty brought his chest to hurt as did seeing Conductor unmoving as he got him out of the snow, thanks to Vapours help. Tears falling as he hugged Conductor and pleading for him to come back to him, this lead the scene, as Conductor hugged Assistant back, of Assistant witnessing Conductor leaping off a few hundred foot cliff with a giant phoenix right behind him. It flashed next to the scene of Conductor protecting him from Cerberus and of them, with the others, facing down the robed followers of the guard dog. This flashed over to him remembering how lonely his home was due to others being so busy before he left and after his return. ~495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkuaXqFSiI
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He felt another tear slip down his cheek as he turned around quickly and dashed away from the mansion, heading towards the tree line of the mansion grounds. 495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq7f63uyIH
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I believe the world is burning to the ground. Oh well, I guess we’re gonna find out, let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come. Well I believe it all is coming to an end. Oh well, I guess we’re gonna pretend. Let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuPwkaymdR
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Assistant ran while looking up at the sky as he stumbled and pulled the pass out of his pocket. “Conductor!!” he screamed loudly into the bright sky.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr0MZkVuaV
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Well I believe it all is coming to an end. Oh well, I guess we’re gonna pretend. Let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCTbjrswhW
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Nothing showed which brought his heart to fall but sliding to a stop with determination in his eyes, he put his inactive pass on, lifted his hands to either side of his mouth, and took a deep breath. “CONDUCTOR!” he called before taking another breath, “I NEED YOU!”495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7orUCbuJ4
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Let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come. Let’s see how far we’ve come.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkZ20QZoda
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A glimmer came on the distance in the blue floating ocean as Assistant lowered his hands. He slowly smiled as it drew closer and he took a step then another forwards before he was moving into a run to meet the quickly nearing train.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpEn8z2k1U
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The train came closer and showed with the side door open, Conductor standing there with his messy brown hair blowing in the wind and that iconic grin on his face. He held out a gloved hand to Assistant as they neared closer to the ground.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkENIk7GGQ
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Assistant reached up then quickly yelped as his hand was claimed by Conductor and his body quickly lifted into the air. Just as soon as that came he found himself lifted up and pulled inside to stand on solid flooring. “You called?” Conductor questioned with his smugness.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXqCJ83Tht
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“Dufus,” Assistant insulted with his own smile on his face as he pulled one earbud out with his free hand.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1IhLkG5tR
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“I missed you.”495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKa6ilBZsIi
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“I’m surprised your train isn’t in pieces with how reckless you can be.” Assistant retorted so to not directly admit he missed Conductor as well. 495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96ajSqPKMi
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This brought Conductor to huff then Assistant was pulled into a hug by his boss, his pass lighting up as it reactivated. “Welcome back, Assistant.”495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2bI1dMzpD
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Assistant sighed while hugging Conductor tightly, burying his face into the white trench coat some. “It’s good to be back.” There was a pause before he continued, his face tilting down some to hide a very faint blush and his smile. “Thanks for coming.” The boy in blue said softly as the song came to an end in his one ear.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr9ja1tMsF
