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"...Anything you say to me can be said to Xerneas," Diyem said simply, pressing into the Lifebringer's chest with a leathery pomf noise as his wings ruffled behind him. "Don't you have a mission to be preparing for?" "I don't see how being here will do anything for that mission," Xerneas said...

Cal fidgeted again. "I don't know. My name is Cal. I answer to Cal. And... I want to be fine with that. But there's this nagging feeling that..." Growing frustrated, she shook her head. "Forget it. I'm not good at this kind of thing, and this is supposed to be a moment where you figure yourself...

Cal seemed to be smiling, but it was a wavering one, still weighed down by too many thoughts. "Luz... the Luz I know is a world away from yours. So I guess it's not that much of a problem if you guys wind up sharing the same name. I have... the opposite problem." Cal looked down. "The one I'm...

"...I don't know..." Cal looked down. "To see if... the you that you're based on is alright. To see if... you'll be alright when you meet the flesh-and-blood Luz. And..." Cal swished her tail. "And if I'd work up the courage to see who I'm from."

"W-well, yeah, I..." Cal's embers flickered, like she was blinking. "I do... want to help out. I guess that's my choice... I guess I chose that..." She just didn't know if her choices were really something she was in control of. But was anybody? Or... "I wanted to see how she was doing... even...

"...What're you talking about?" Cal said, looking up. "You're, like... one of the bravest Shades. You're practically more of an inspiration than half the team! You know, the... flesh-and-blood team."

Cal seemed silent, contemplative. She didn't reply to any of that, but it was more than clear that it had all gotten through to her, more than any blow to her Core ever could. She nodded quietly, something else on her mind.

"He's..." Owen didn't have the words, either. "Um... Diyem? Xerneas?" No response from either. "Diyem... hey! Diyem?" Xerneas opened one eye, frowning. Diyem followed, groaning as he nestled up against Xerneas' chest. He blinked awake, then jolted upright. "Rrgh--what? Who dares--oh. You."...

Owen, very aware of those same risks, said, "I don't think those phantom things will try to attack us unless we're closer to the depths of the Tree. Right now I think we'll be okay... Let's try to be careful." Through the dense forestry, they made it to a clearing per Wishkeeper's guidance...

Cal fidgeted, unable to look at White directly. She seemed to become smaller and smaller. "...He told me the same thing," she said. "I don't... I don't get it. How can I choose who I am when all of the memories I've been given are... not my choice? A-am I even in control of what I like and don't...

Cal liked the Luz she knew better. This one was asking too many hard questions. Yet she felt compelled to answer them. Maybe it was better this way. "No," she said. "I'm... I don't know what I am. I'm parts of Dad--I mean, my host. I'm parts that he keeps inside. And I'm also memories of someone...

Owen led the search to find Diyem around the Tree after consulting with Bahamut on where he might have wandered. The Charizard stretched his wings and contemplated flying to do better scouting, but just then, Wishkeeper descended upon him. "...Okay, guys," Owen announced, "looks like we found...

Cal frowned, glancing at Buffet, but he only shook his head. This was for Cal to answer. "...I think she's cool," Cal replied. "She was born with a set of memories and that's all she had. And she's accepting that's who she is because she likes that, and now she's trying to find a way to make it...

Cal flinched, her embers shrinking. "I--" She hadn't expected to be addressed in that way. "I... don't know what a hero is," she said. "...I told my Dad once... that he was a hero, that we were all heroes because of what we were doing to save Cibus. But then he just... smiled. In that way that...

...You know... maybe we should all visit Diyem before we, uh, you know. Just to see how he's doing...

"He did, hm..." Pop listened thoughtfully, then sighed. "Perhaps having Red near him could be a good influence. They say that he'd a Legendary human all on his own,. one way or another. Perhaps there is some merit to that after all..." "Well. Thank you, Rocky. I'll await whenever I get a...

They tilted their heads at this, almost in unison, before looking at one another. "Well..." Shield nodded. "I don't see anything wrong with that while we recover." "Maybe we can see one of those Colosseum fights," Sword suggested. "Those always seemed pretty cool, y'know?" Shield grinned...

"Not... really." Shield shook his head. "I just remember... holding Sword as close as I could. And then there was a bright light from the Tree, and... I woke up here in Cibus." He slowly stood up, holding Sword, who was still having trouble levitating on her own. "That's all I can really say for...

Yeah I wanna see how Cepa takes-- There's nothing suspicious about those two, Owen said. I think you should, uh... take a break from spying on couples before you get caught.

You know, I'm starting to think you're into that sort of thing, Cal remarked. What is that, the second time it's happened? Hey hey Raven, you know, I heard that Balm and Cepa have been acting pretty suspicious lately.