"Blaze!?" Leo exclaimed. "Is it really you?!'
"It is me. I didn't expect to see you here." Blaze made his way through the crowd to appear next to the genius of earth.
"Is it over?" Leo weakly asked. "Are the scary people really gone?"
Blaze stared at him, his brow furrowed in genuine concern. He stepped forward, putting a hand on Leo's shoulder.
"Leo, take a breath. It's okay. They've left. I know it was your first experience with something like this, and you're overwhelmed. But everything is over."
Leo let out a long sigh, almost collapsing against a nearby decorative pillar.
"Oh, thank the stars. My life flashed before my eyes when those strange beams of light fell from the sky. I thought I would never be able to return to earth."
Lightning, who was standing right behind Blaze, squinted at Leo. "Wait, why did you come out here? Wouldn't it be safer to stay inside?"
