Saif was surprised and said, "You had a copy?" Ethon then clarifies, "Weeeell, I might have taken a few photos at one of ours on sleepovers." They both laugh again and Saif says, "Well bro, you could have just asked and I wouldn't have mind." Ethon then retorts, "Yeeeaaah, but you would have been way too suspicious of me and would have really looked into it and would have then found me out." Saif then says, "Touché. But by this you admit you were doing something you shouldn't." Ethon raises his hands up like a criminal caught by the police and then says jokingly "You caught me." They both just laugh together.
After they both finished laughing, they just sat there, relaxing, and listening to the wind and enjoying the scenery and each other's company. "I had to make it safe, Saif. I did it all to the point that now anyone can enter that place." Saif, feeling like his reality just flipped, says, "Anyone?! Safe!? That's impossible!" He continues and speaks more quickly and is even more confused now, "And if that was the case, then why haven't you asked the rest of us to help? And what did you mean when you said you needed to make it safe and there was unfinished work? And what the hell is even happening anymore." Saif is in a daze. "Nothing makes sense anymore."
Ethon, trying to help him understand, says, "Listen man, I know this is all overwhelming, but it has to be. You are trying to understand 2 years worth of events in just a few minutes. Just give it some time and you will find out everything soon enough. But the most important thing now is that you need to go inside and face it head on Saif." A cold sensation went down his spine at the mention of getting inside that place again. He can't believe that that notion is something he needs to consider now. He thought it all ended long ago. He just sat there, in silence and didn't utter a single word for a while. After a long time of thought, he says "I can't believe you are asking me to do this. And I can't believe the others went through with it, and now I am the last." Ethon got surprised and asked, "Wait, how did you know you were the last?" Saif just looks at him with a look that says 'do you really have to ask me that question?', which was answer enough for Ethon, as he knows if someone would figure that out with such a little amount of information, it would be him. Saif then jokes, "What I am most surprised about is how you got Levi back in there."
Ethon sighs heavily and puts a palm on his forehead and with a gloomy tone says, "Don't remind me. I don't think I will ever be able to forget how she screamed." Saif wasn't surprised by this, but was a bit disappointed in himself that he was about to joke around about this topic after hearing how truly serious it was, even slightly. Ethon continues, "It took so many world class 'world strongest men' just to get her near the door. It was only when the combined power of me and Isaac and Victoria got into play was when we were able to get her inside. She was one of the earliest ones brought inside, as I knew she would have needed the most amount of sessions to fully recover before I got you in the picture." Saif nods in approval. He feels a lot of pity towards Levi, but it had to be done. But something else that took a small amount of his attention is how Isaac and Victoria were the first, but he quickly stops himself from calculating those things and focuses on Levi and how she must have felt and says, "I feel so bad for her just from listening to it all. You sure had to have a strong heart to do that. Thankfully that at the end of the day, it worked you know, so it was all for the best." Ethon, trying now to brighten the mood, says, "Oh, you wouldn't know the things she said to us Saif. Like her vocabulary became so vast with words and detailed descriptions of how a lot of things will go up to places where the sun doesn't shine. Like the amount of detail was amazing at one point honestly." They both chuckle at that for just a bit, as it lightened up the mood slightly yes, but still.
Saif sighs while looking at the sky. He gets a look that he always had when he figured someone out fully and says, "And another thing; I know the reason why you made me the last one to be asked to enter." Ethon is taken off guard by the sudden nature of his words, but doesn't expect anything less from him and says, "Well, nothing slips under you. You know if you were asked before anyone else then no one would have seen how right this is." Saif argues, "But still man, I know for a fact that what Redacted is gaining has to be something really damn bad. That's why he is doing this. If he wasn't, then he wouldn't have bothered." He continues with an even more defeated and worried voice, "I just have a really bad feeling about all of this you know. A reeeaaaallllyyyy bad feeling about this. Plus, I don't like to think about you know what."
Ethon, like he has already prepared for this type of conversation for years says, "I know Saif. And yes, Redacted is gaining something from this, and it's bad. But, it's the lesser of two evils. Plus, I had to choose the path where we gain sanctity and ease of mind after everything we have been through. Just trust me okay." He continues, "I know I might not be you, and I might not be the best at dealing with these kinds of things like you, as after all, we all owe our lives to you." Saif then jokingly adds, "Well, you said it, not me." They both laugh at that, but after it Ethon continued, "I know this all sounds really bad, but just trust me okay. And at the end of the day, I know I couldn't do what I am doing alone, that's why I wanted you guys to be with me. I know now that there is no way we fail and let Redacted win. Not after what we survived." He then pleads, "Just trust me Saif, and help me with this."
Saif then quickly says, "Ay man, you know I blindly trust you. If it wasn't you who did this, I would have killed you for ever getting inside and opening that hell hole again. Plus, it's true that getting everyone on board before me did in fact give me more ease of mind about this." He sighs and continues, "Hey man, just tell me everything and how I can help. I got you, and you got me. Like always." Ethon smiles and then they both dap each other up and grip each other's hands tight. "Alright man, I will tell you everything, but right after you get in there and get your peace, as trust me, what I am going to tell you is a lot." Saif replies, "Alright, fair enough and not ominous and stress inducing at all." They both chuck and he continues, "*Sigh* Just tell me what I gotta do bro."
Ethon smiles and gets up, offering Saif a hand to help him get up, of which Saif takes. "Okay, what you need to do is just get inside and walk around for a bit and explore the levels and worlds. But just know, the process of healing takes time, so you won't heal fully the first time, but at least it will make you feel so much better. Even if it's just the first time." He pauses for a moment and then remembers, "Oh, and take this." He gives Saif a white and golden ticket, "On the entrance, give them this so that you and your family will have a premium VIP pass for everything, and you would even get any food and drinks you want for free. They will give you bracelets to put on your wrists, so don't take them off, okay." Saif takes a look at the ticket and says, "Oh, neat, thanks man." Ethon replies, "No problem man." After a moment of silence and slow realisations, Saif then screams, "MY FAMILY!!!"