As Seth slowly came to the first thing he realized was that he was on a soft bed, the second thing was that he was sore all over -particularly on his head-, and lastly, that the people around him were talking way too loudly.

"Is he going to be allright?"

"This is Seth we're talking about Kara, he's got a hard head."

"Adam! This really isn't funny!"

"What are you yelling at me for Mel? Erik was the one who dropped him off his
stormer!"

"I told you it was an accident! He slipped!"

"QUIET!"

The defenders spun around to see Seth sitting up in his bed with an angry look on his face, "How do you guys expect me too sleep if you're yelling your heads off at each other right next to my bed?" They all looked down at their feet as he continued, "Where am I?"

"We took you to the Nexus," Kara explained, jumping onto the foot of the bed, "Kali tricked you into drinking poison so we thought it would be a good idea to take you here since it cured me when I was sick."

Seth nodded, "Good thinking. Thanks." He tried to stand up only to have Adam push him back down. "And just where do you think you're going?" Adam asked.

"We're leaving. I mean the Nexus must have cured me by now so we should get going." Seth stood up again, "Now let's go."

"I'm afraid that you wont be going anywhere for a while my child." Everyone spun around to look at the Nexus Keeper, Namoor as he entered the room, "What do you mean?" Namoor motioned for everyone to follow him, "Come with me."

"I don't understand Namoor. Last time, the Nexus cured Kara. She was better within minutes."

Namoor placed Alnar's stone on it's base before answering Seth, "I'm afraid that the Nexus's healing powers are limited to the common poisons and battle injuries. The poison Kali gave you was from the rare Yinto spider, I have never seen it's poison used before in my life time and the Nexus cannot cure it."

Seth was silent for a moment, "So I'm dying? But I don't feel like I'm dying. Are you sure I'm not cured?"

Mel nodded, "Namoor told us that the even though the Nexus cannot cure you it can stop the poison from spreading."

Seth looked at her blankly.

"In other words, your safe as long as you stay in the Nexus."

That Seth inderstood, "I can't stay in the Nexus! We have to find the pure stones and save the Realm! I don't think the Megalith will stop trying to escape just because I got sick! I can't give up my mission!"

"You will not have to give up your mission Seth." It was Alnar who had spoken, "While you were unconscious I spoke with Namoor, Adam and the other defenders, we spy a kind of hope to save you but even I am not sure if it will work."

"What is it?" Seth asked.

Alnar sighed as he brough up a picture of a woman with black hair, brown eyes and a 'sum' sigil marking on her forehead, "There was once a friend of your parents named Milla who could cure any illness or injury mearly by placing her hand over the wound. I was hoping that we could bring her here to save you but namoor tells me that she was destroyed by the Order of Infinis a few years ago."

"Oh ya, she could help me. If she wasn't dead," Seth stated bluntly, earning him an elbow in the ribs from Mel.

Alnar ignored his comment, "However it seems that her daughter, Reya, inherited her healing ability. Your friend Adam tells me that he knows Milla's daughter personally and that she deffinetly has some sort of healing gift."

"So in other words you're going to stay here in the Nexus relaxing while we go and find the healer girl." Erik explained.

Seth nodded, "Okay. Sounds good." He looked up at Alnar, "We do know where she is right?"

Adam stepped forward, "That's where I come in. I'm pretty sure that I know where Reya should be this time of year but I can't take all you guys with me."

"What? Why not?"

Adam shrugged, "Thing is, she's probably at the thieves headquarters right now and if I take Di Gata Defenders even near there you'll be captured and given to the Rougon who will sell you the Order of Infinis and I'll be imprisoned for taking a side. I'm risking my life for you as it is so I'm waiting for a thank you Seth."

"The last time I was nice to you I ended up getting poisoned so you'd better keep on waiting," Seth retaliated glaring at him.

Alnar's hologram stepped between them, "That is enough! Adam, Kara, you should leave as soon as possible."

"Hold it!" Erik yelled, "Where is Kara going, why is she going and why didn't anyone tell me she was going?"

Kara rolled her eyes, "I'm going with Adam to find Reya. I'm only 12 years old, therefor I can go with Adam and people will think I'm his apprentice. No one will ask difficult questions or think I'm a defender because I'm so young. Nobody told you because you'd freak out."

Erik nodded and they ran past him before he could change his mind, "Hey Adam," Adam stopped and turned around, "take care of her okay?"

Adam nodded and gave him a thumbs up, "Don't worry about Kara. I'll take care of her. You just make sure Seth doesn't do anything stupid... like try and follow us."

"Be careful Adam," Mel said to herself as he dissappeared from view with Kara, "Come back to me."