Project R.A.R.E

Epilogue – Welcome to the Real World

With the alarms silenced and the lab systems down, the six girls stood in the main hallway, dust and sparks still drifting in the air. The building groaned around them—like it knew its time was up.

Willow turned to the group, her katana sheathed across her back. "That's it. No more experiments. No more R.A.R.E."

Coral pulled the data drive from her pocket and tucked it away. "Everything we need to expose them is in here. But we need to get out... fast."

"That guy's backup team is probably already on the way," Winter said, looking over her shoulder.

Daisy raised her hand. "What if we do something super dramatic like... teleport out of here into a parade or something?"

"Wither's glitching's too random for that," Willow said. "We'd probably land in a trash dump."

"Better than here," Wither grumbled, already stretching her neck like she was warming up.

She looked at the computer screen that Sakura had found earlier, still displaying a strange list of coordinates and notes.

With a small shrug, Wither cracked her knuckles. "Guess I'll roll the dice."

Coral stepped forward. "Wait—are you sure that's safe?"

"Absolutely not," Winter replied calmly, pulling Sakura closer as the youngest girl giggled.

Wither reached out, hand glowing faintly. "Alright, kiddos, hold hands. Group teleport incoming."

Everyone linked up, and Wither's power surged.

"3... 2..."

"Wait, I forgot my snack—" Daisy started, but it was too late.

Flash.

BANG!

The group landed with a loud crash... right into a fountain in the middle of a bustling city plaza.

People screamed. Pigeons scattered. A dog barked.

Willow pulled herself up first, dripping wet. "Why is it always water?"

"Hey, at least we didn't land in a trash dump," Coral muttered, wringing out her sleeves.

Daisy stood, blinking. "Was that a wedding we just interrupted?"

A bride was screaming somewhere in the background.

Winter calmly shook water out of her white hair. "We might wanna run."

Sakura just gave a tiny thumbs-up from the fountain, completely soaked but still smiling.

Wither groaned. "City life already sucks."

The girls took off down the street, laughter and chaos trailing behind them as the screen slowly faded to black.

End of Book One.