The forest was very thick, and it was pretty hard to see through all the trees. The only thing that lit the darkness was a small group of fireflies, resting on a tree.

"We're getting nowhere," said TT.

"I know, but we can't stop looking for the other chaoses, cuz, I mean, we basically have no chance of getting to the Mountain of the Great Spirits without them."

"I know, but we don't even know whether we're going back to where we were, or just going in circles. We need some sort of light source."

I glanced up at the fire flies resting on the tree.

"What about them?" I said.

"Fireflies? It would take a lot of them to make this place even barely visible."

"I know it's not much, but at least we have light." I reached up at the tree, being careful enough to not scare the group away. Quickly, I grabbed a fire fly by its wings, but careful enough not to tear them off.

"Just one?" asked TT, souding frustrated.

"Only because you're not getting any."

"Right," he said.

We gathered a couple of fireflies, but we needed a way to keep them from flying away. With my chi blade, I cut a stem of a flower into strips of fiber and tied the flies on my fingers. It seemed pretty crude, but it held.

Even with our new winged lanterns, the forest was dark. We could see a feet in front of us, but barely. Suddenly, I heard a crackle in the distance. It was the kind of crackle a fire makes. Fire.......

"It could be Joe, y'know," TT said, as if he sensed what I was thinking.

"Yeah, but it could be another camp for the demons. We have no other way to find out though, so we might as well- " I was cut off by the sound of quick-paced foot steps approaching. They weren't heavy like the demons. They were light and swift, like that of a human. Joe!

"Guys?! Anyone here?" he yelled from the trees.

"Joe! We're over here!" I cried.

"Wanna elaborate that? Cuz over here is anywhere in this forest." His voice sounded further away, as if we was moving away from them.

"You're going the wrong way!" TT shouted.

"OK, how about now?" he sounded closer.

"Just stay where you are! We'll find you!" I shouted.

"We? Did you find any of the others?"

"No, but TT came along with us secretly!"

There was silence for a moment, but then I heard, "Okay!"

"Just keep shouting! We'll follow you're voice!" shouted TT back.

As Joe shouted words, we followed the source of his voice. We were sure we were close at one point, but we were actually a little far. It took us a while to find him, especially since the fireflies' lights began to dim.

"You guys anywhere near?" he shouted. His voice sounded loud and clear, like he was right next to us.

"I think so!" I shouted, reaching my arms out in front of me, hoping to bumb into him. I felt myself hit something soft like silk.

"Could you hurry up? I think something's touching my chest!"

It was him!

"We're right here."

I felt him jump at the sound of my voice being so near. "What happened? Where are the others?"

"You guys got seperated on the way into the spirit world," said TT. "We've been looking for the rest of you for hours."

"But you only found me," he said with sadness in his voice. He was clearly worried about the others. According to some of the people at the Village, he and the other chaoses acted like they were brothers. They were practically family.

"We'll find 'em," I said confidently. "I promise."