Back? # **Chapter Twenty-Four: We All Will Be Together** *The Magispace, 8:45 PM* *Music: Winter Wonderland / Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Idina Menzel* Burgundy was beginning to worry. No, scratch that—she was terrified. Although the Magispace’s climate spells maintained a comfortable atmosphere, the storm outside the barrier raged on. Not only that, but Nuro and the others were running out of time — the final song before intermission was about to begin, and they were due to take the stage soon after. Still, she sang through the rising panic, contorting her nervous grimace into a poised stage smile and praying it was enough to mask her inner dread. Meanwhile, at the entrance to the grounds, Fileran paced wildly, flattening the freshly fallen powder into a bumpy path. The moment he caught sight of his brother’s indigo braids, he surged forward and seized Nuro’s wrist, dragging him forward and ushering the other travellers along. “Took you all long enough! Come on!” He cried as the crowd stumbled back to avoid a head-on collision — Fileran was not going to stop. As Burgundy sang, the crowd parted before her eyes. A spotlight swung down into the audience, catching her attention. Her voice cracked in surprise, and her notes gained audible enthusiasm. Beelining towards the stage, festively dressed and unharmed, were Nuro, Mercury, Astral, and Pyx! “YEAH!” The song reached its crescendo, and Nuro made his way up the steps, sweeping Burgundy into his arms and planting a kiss on her cheek — which was swiftly returned with a passionate hug. The rest of the travellers joined him just in time to close the concert’s first half with a bow. And that was when it all went to hell.