Year 4: What do you fear?
Rezo held the small camera out to his grandson, and asked clearly, "What are you afraid of, Zelgadis?"
Zelgadis pouted up at his grandfather. "I'm afraid of the dark. There are monsters there. Did you know they live under my bed? Daddy says they don't, but they do. I hear them crawling around down there in the dark."
Year 8: What do you fear?
Rezo smiled as he passed his grandson an updated model of the camera. Pressing down on the ruby buttons, he softly implored, "What are you afraid of, Zelgadis?"
Zelgadis thought about it for a moment. "I'm afraid of Jenny down the street. The stupid girl keeps trying to kiss me!"
Year 12: What do you fear?
Rezo listened proudly to Zelgadis' breathing before staring up the camera. "What are you afraid of, Zelgadis?"
The boy ran a hand through his dark hair. "This is a really dumb tradition Gramps. But if it helps with science... What am I afraid of? Ha! Nothing!"
Year 16: What do you fear?
Rezo ran a finger gently over the rock skin of his grandson. "What do you fear, Zelgadis?"
Zelgadis glared at his nemesis through half open eyes. "I'm afraid that one day I'll try on your shoes, and they'll fit. Screw you, old man. I don't want to play this game anymore." With that he stood and left, taking the camera with him.
Year 20: What do you fear?
Zelgadis stared into the camera, pretending that there weren't tears in his eyes. "I guess I gotta start this year. So, what do you fear Zelgadis?" Losing the battle, he wiped the tears of his face. "I'm afraid of everything. I'm afraid of being alone, I'm afraid of being with people. I'm afraid of my friends, my enemies, my power, and my weaknesses... I'm plagued by nightmares of the past, I'm terrified of the future, and I don't understand today. I'm afraid of anger, of sadness, of love. I'm afraid of myself..."