Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26879954-20160611025416/@comment-33008190-20160625040651

Ash sighed, tired and ready to fade away in peace.

But he still had one more step to do.

His whiskers twitched as he meowed, "Puff, please come here, young squirrel."

The ragged, puffy-eyed (pun NOT intended), down in the dumps squirrel dragged himself over sadly.

He was not the same.

At all.

The skin revealed his bones, losing all that weight from crying and not eating had ruined him. His fur was matted and dirty, and his eyes were wild and horrified.

Most of all, he looked...

Lonely. Alone in this world, trapped away from his only friend. It broke him over and over until he could take no more, and the strings that held him as a pudgy, jumpy little rascal of a squirrel were gone. Snapped. Just like his mind.

It was time for Ash to return him to normal.

"I know you miss Winter, and it's been taking a toll on you. I can't redo the time you spent alone here, but I can give you a fresh new future. Puff, do you want to see your friend again?"

It took all the strength in that now-little body to nod his head.

"Well then come with me. We're going to get you back to your buddy. This process of reincarnation is tricky, and you will look different and have new memories and be younger. But, after all I have seen in this world, you and winterkit have defied all rules with the connection youhave. Somehow, not even us Starclan know, you two have so much in common, and believe in each other so much that your connection will stay With you through every life time. It's rare, but I know you cherish it. Now, let us get you home."

And Ouff knew exactly why they were together, joined forever.

"RA CHA skew me ta JS ka mu ri me ta chi skir pa LO ma ger js RA hum ba bum ha chi chi li skour wed qo me Cuban kakso jw ma squeak squa la."

Translation: ''Winterkit grew up without parents. He always felt alone and unwanted, which caused him to be a little sassy turd. But ever since I met him, he felt like he actually meant something to someone, and that we truly were best friends. It was different to him, but he loved me because of it. Our connection is deeper than any others.''

(Who can imagine a squirrel saying that? :P)

Ash nodded, amazed, and took a deep breath, readying to let go of Puff.

"Goodbye my dear friend, and I hope you spend all your good time with Winterkit in that world."

The reincarnation had worked.