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We see a moth fluttering through the air. With grey wings, a black line, and some white spots. As it goes past houses, dodging birds, and slipping through fences we end up by the Grammar household. Except we pass the back house and go to the main one. The moth sneaks into a window and passes Ros and Niles, up the stairs and into a room with the lights on bright. The moth lands on the window frame out of the view of the people in the room. The moth is looking down at three kids? Teens? It isn’t too sure. But as it looks down at them we see Milton Berle, Britannica Blue, and Timmy Trout.
The three are sitting on the floor, Milton leaning on his bed frame with BB and Timmy hovering over him looking and investigating his eye sockets. Even after all this time they are still interested in them.
“I still can’t believe this happened,” Timmy exclaims, “wasn’t it Francis’s fault why would they go after you?”
“It-uh-it wasn’t his fault, they wanted to threaten Kel- uh Aunt Kelsey. Get her to win that fight or something” Milton stammers out.
Timmy reaches up to poke at the eye socket, BB stopping him before they could make contact with it shaking her head.
“And are you sure Kelsey or Trudy or even Blake can’t help with it?” BB questioned letting go of Timmy’s hand.
“I um haven’t asked,” he says “I assumed if they could it would have happened already so I didn’t ask.”
Milton looking down, messing with his fingers even though he can’t see, he still doesn’t want to look them in the eye. While doing that he can feel the presence of one of them move away and then the other. Hearing the steps on the floor immediately, they seem to be pacing around.
“I just don’t believe it, we have to look into it.” BB says, “There’s just no way there isn’t a way to help you Milton, maybe we can go back to the libra-”
The pacing stops when the three hear a knock on Milton’s bedroom door.
“Milton, honey! Aunt Kelsey just got back and is asking to speak with you dear,” Ros his mother tells him through the door, “do you want help coming down the stairs?”
“Uh we can help him Ma’am!” Timmy yells back.
The three hear footsteps leaving the door after Ros just gives a hum to acknowledge what they said. Milton then jumps a bit randomly, feeling hands on his arm. He hears BB mumble a sorry before getting up off the floor with her help. He can feel BB start leading him out the room with Timmy mumbling behind him. Milton is still nervous to go down stairs seeing as he literally can’t see where he is going. If BB or Timmy are over they normally help him, and if they aren’t his mom or dad will help. Though he won’t tell the others, he may or may not have fallen down the stairs a couple times.
“Alright your mom said Kelsey wanted you right?” BB asks and Milton nods back confirming, “Alright so we’ll head over there but we are gonna go through the front door. I don't wanna walk by your parents again.” Timmy agreed behind her.
As they step outside Milton can feel the sun on his face, he misses the sky, the sun, the grass. He just misses seeing. He really does hope BB and Timmy can help him figure out how to get his sight back. The three just keep walking till they make it to the back house knocking on the door. Milton can hear shuffling on the inside, and some whispering.
“I think more than just Aunt Kelsey is in there.” Milton whispers to the other two. They both mumble back okay and he can feel both Timmy and BB let go of his arms.
The door flies open and the three can feel the gust of air from the door hit them. And there stands Kelsey frantic and past her BB and Timmy can see Blake, Francis, and Trudy.
“Oh BB Timmy come in come in,” Kelsey says frantically and then Milton can hear the door shut. Moments later he hears it open back up, “sorry Milton come in.”
As Milton is ushered in by Kelsey he can feel a hand on his and Timmy grumpling saying how they could forget him and that was rude, and other stuff that Milton starts to tune out. Timmy led Milton to a seat on the couch right in the middle with BB and Timmy on the other side of him.
“So,” Timmy starts, “what the hell do you need? Mrs. Berle said you needed to talk to Milton and you just left him outside.”
Kelsey’s eyes landed on the three of them on the couch, “Yes yes sorry don’t blame an old lady for her forgetful mind. We were doing research in Tucker's old office and we found out that there are more places that the bison’s had a hide out in.” Kelsey explains, “So Timmy, BB we need your help to check them out an-”
“Hold it!” Timmy cuts her off “Now what about Milton?”
“I was getting there Timmy,” Kelsey looks over at Milton, “Milton when we get there you need to stay out and keep an ear out for people coming. We need you as a distraction”
“Absolutely not,” BB starts “there is no way we are gonna leave Milton up there. He can’t even see! Why would he be the one to look out?”
Kelsey sighs before starting back up, “BB it’s because we don’t know whats down there and just like you said he can’t see why we should take him down there when it could be more trouble bringing him in.”
“But it could be more trouble leaving him out there!” She argued back, “What happens if he gets taken again? Or this time instead of his eyes it’s an arm or a leg?”
BB stands pushing off the couch with one hand and Milton with the other. She starts walking up to Kelsey to argue more but she stops mid way and starts pacing back and forth. Her hands moving up and down as she starts playing with her fingers. That goes on for what seems like hours but could have just been a couple minutes, she finally stops standing in front of Kelsey but making sure to look at the others behind her.
“We will not be joining you.” BB says, “Me, Timmy, and Milton are going to go to the library. We want to find a book.”
“Now BB what book are you looking for?” Trudy chimes in, “Could it possibly be in the area we are going to?”
Timmy shoots up off the couch, “No Mom, it won't be there! And we don't want any help since you haven't even offered any thus far.”
“But Timmy, what are you talking about baby?” Trudy asks, looking shocked that he said that.
BB butts in, “Oh come on you should know what we are talking about! Milton’s been blind for almost a year now and not once did any of you concern yourself with it. You never looked into seeing if there was a spell to get his visions back did you?” BB starts pacing again.
The adults and Francis are shocked at BB’s outburst, Kelsey even looks a bit guilty.
“Uh BB, child it’s not that easy, we aren’t even sure that’s how it works.” Blake cuts in from the back of the room sitting at the edge of Kelsey’s bed.
“Exactly! You don’t know you never even looked into it did you?” Timmy shouts, “Kelsey don’t you have that magic book or something there has to be a spell that we can use, just let us see it please!”
Kelsey sighs and sits at the table where Francis and Trudy are sitting. She rests her head in her hands and looks up, looking past Timmy and BB right at Milton.
“I-I can’t I’m so sorry kids,” Kelsey gets up and walks to her front door to open it, “I need you kids to go please.”
BB storms out the house with a loud groan. While Timmy turns and grabs Milton’s hand and drags him out. Milton stops at the front door and tries to look towards where he can sense Kelsey.
“Aunt Kelsey,” Milton starts, “if you still need help with that place you were gonna look into I’m willing to help.” He turns and starts walking again Timmy understanding starts leading him again.
And without an answer the three hear Kelsey’s door shut and the lock clicks.