Roden remained silent as he drove through the city streets, even his thoughts were unnaturally silent, save for the voices on his head.

"Big bro?" Zerlinda asked carefully.

He remained silent, only turning his head slightly to the right.

"Don't let him get to you Roden, he'll never get out of that prison alive, and his son will be easier to deal with." Zanny stated in a calming voice to try and calm his brothers nerves, but failed as Roden stayed quiet.

"You're being unnaturally silent, and not in your usual badass way."

"She's right, at least say something."

Roden looked down for a moment before speaking darkly. "They should have given him the death penalty..."

"Well...at least you said something..."

"After what he did to me...after what he did to you! He should...he..." Roden gripped the steering wheel as he struggled to keep his anger in check. "He..."

"Shhhhhhhhhh, it's ok Roden, it's ok. Just breath slowly and relax."

He did as was instructed, slowed his breathing and relaxing his grip on the wheel before sighing. "Sorry...I just..."

"We know, we know. It's alright, no need to apologise."

Roden shook his hand and rubbed his face tiredly. "Ugh...I really need a coffee right now. Good thing we're almost to the coffee place."

Meanwhile

"Alright, one black coffee, one pumpkin spice latte and one tea please." Mise said as the lady at the register of the Starbucks took their order.

"Don't forget my cookie!" Vinyl shouted from her seat.

"Oh yes, one of the giant cookies as well please." After paying the fee and waiting for the drinks to be prepared, Mise carried the trios order to their table by the window, Octavia with her back to the door. "Alright, here you are."

"Gimme cookie!" Vinyl whinned like a little girl as she reached for the treat that was just out of her reach.

"Ok ok, give me a second to put down the drinks first! Honestly you're like a little kid at times, especially when it comes to treats." Mise just tossed the cookie into Vinyls hands who began to immediately devour the huge treat while savouring the taste of the chocolate chips.

"Thank God it's not too busy in here, usually around this time the place is filled to the brim with people." Octavia said relieved as she took the black coffee while Mise took the tea, Vinyl snatching the pumpkin spice latte before anyone else could take it from her, having had other women try to steal the latte on several occasions, causing her to go into a sort of defence mode, rapidly darting her head from side to side as she took sips of the drink.

"Yeah, I wonder why it isn't as full as it normally is. There isn't anything going on in town today is there?" Mise asked as he sat down beside his girlfriend.

"Not that I know of, maybe it's just a slow day. While it is unusual for a coffee shop in a major city, it's not an unwelcome change of pace." Octavia sighed happily as she took a sip of her drink. As soon as the peace and quiet settled with her, she began to relax, and she began to think about something she hadn't thought about for awhile. She thought about how Roden was doing.

She figured he was probably living it up in his parents mansion with his brother and sister, maybe practicing something with his father and mother as the trained him to know the world for what it truly was. Her smile faded into a frown as she began to feel regret and a sense of longing, wishing she had done more to try and stay in contact with her adoptive brother.

"Tavi? Are you alright? You're frowning and your coffee is about to spill." Mise asked as he reached forward and took the cup to her slipping hands.

"Huh? Oh...yeah...I'm fine. Just reminicing something from my past is all." As she said this, Roden walked in the door, not seeing the trio as he was too focused on getting something to drink, and Octavia not being able to see him, although Vinyl and Mise spotted him before he came in.

"It's obviously something, any time something is going on with you girls you always just say 'it's nothing' now come on, you can tell us what's the matter." Mise countered while bringing up a point that was all too true.

"Yeah, come on Tavi, what's on your mind? We're not going anywhere and you can trust us." Vinyl added as she kicked a woman that attempted to sneak up on her away and taking a sip of her latte.

Looking unsure at first, she knew that if she was going to share anything about her old friend with anyone it was them. "Alright."

Both sat up straight and waited patiently for her to begin.

"When I was little, I had this friend, whom I considered a brother. We spent all of our time together, bonding and playing like kids would. But we'd also talk about things, things children wouldn't normally talk about in a serious manner. Eventually I had to leave him behind as my family moved out of the city he lived in and came to Canterlot City. We didn't have any phones or anything to keep in touch with, so it was then and there where we parted ways. I gave him a scarf I had knitted and said goodbye. I know I should probably be over it by now, but there's one thing that's always bothered me about it."

"And what is it?" Mise asked while looking at her withe concern.

"The night before I left, we started talking about dreams. Hopes for the future and all, but when I asked him if he had a dream...he said he didn't. He didn't have any hopes, no goals, no desires. He just...didn't have a dream. And I just keep wondering if he's found one or ever will find one. I can't imagine not having something to live for later in life." She hugged herself slightly as she could only imagine what Roden would have to do in order to find something to live for and to strive towards.

"What was his name?" Vinyl asked as she readied a tissue in case Octavia needed one.

"His name was Roden Godswell." She said simply, almost tearing up, realising just how much she missed her old friend. Vinyl and Mise looked to each other in shock before smiling knowingly. "W-What are you two smiling about?" Octavia asked in annoyance and a little hurt.

"Tavi, turn around." Mise said simply while relaxing I'm his chair.

Octavia looked to him confused before turning around in her seat, her eyes going wide as she saw who was just about to walk out of the building. "Roden?" She gasped softly.

Roden stopped as he was about to reach for the handle, having picked up the soft mention of his name in a familiar voice. "Octavia?" All three asked suprised.

Roden turned and his eyes met those of his old friend. The two just stood there, frozen in shock and happiness with a hint of disbelief.

Author's Notes:

Cliffhanger, nothing new from me