Ash whirled around, struck to blissful awe by the joyous cacophony that rose around her. Pods all around her were sliding open, and with their breach in closure seemed to bring hundreds- thousands, even- of inhumans to existence. Her senses were absolutely overwhelmed, but she'd never been happier to be surrounded by a raucous crowd. Before she could react, a boy around her height suddenly grabbed her wrist and had tossed her onto his back. He sped off along the beach with an entourage of younger inhumans in giggling pursuit. As sand pummeled her in the face, Ash abruptly became aware that she was riding atop of a massive black wolf. With a careless yell of jubilation, she swung her wrist around in the air as he made for the surf. In an another instant blink, she was sliding off the shoulders of a beaming teenage boy. Flaunting a set of dimples, he turned around and gave her a stupid canine grin that could only come from one with wolf blood. He offered her his hand up, and she took it.
Ash. You should've known better.
Because now she was treading water at the edge of the ocean after having been neatly hurled over his shoulder. The wolfboy threw another cheeky smirk at her before disappearing into the mass of inhumans celebrating their forgotten freedom.
Dripping wet, but not caring at all, Ash slogged her way back to shore, only to have three little girls fling themselves at her as soon as her bare feet touched solid sand. She caught two in her arms and swung them, screaming in giddy hilarity, around in a wide circle before setting them back down.
She was hugged by at least thirty more beings, adults and youth alike, as she made her way to the back of the crowd. There was so much joy here; everytime she'd turn her head there'd be another tearful reunion pulling desperately at her heartstrings. Children and ancients alike were dancing around as though gravity didn't apply to them. Wingmen and aerial shapeshifters had taken to the sky and now to look up was to be greeted by a dazzling array of airborne aerobics.
This is why we came.
This was our real mission.
She threw her head back and let out a victorious bugle that rose above the massive celebration- one undoubtedly that would be remembered for the ages. "We're going HOME!!"
The Silence was no more.
With a warbling laugh, Ash shot off to find her three friends.