When Nathan, Midna, and Eevee exited the portal, they found themselves surrounded by several tables, chares, and people, most just chatting, on the top of a building. The sun was starting to set which left for a beautiful view. There were a couple people eating and drinking which made Nathan believe that they were on the top floor balcony of a restaurant or something. Midna looked around the place until she saw a girl sitting in a chair near the edge of the balcony. She had black hair that was put up in a ponytail and her left hand was covered by an arm cannon. Nathan guessed that it was probably Maia. Midna moved closer towards the girl. Nathan, Eevee in hand, followed. When they got close enough to the girl, before Midna could say anything to her, she spoke first.

"Where have you been," she asked in a way that made it sound as if she was trying to be cool or something.

"Oh, nowhere much," Midna said. "Just hanging out with a new friend."

"If you want me to meet them, I'm not interested."

"Oh, I have a feeling that you'll be interested in this one."

"Even if I would be, I'm not following you."

"You don't have to follow me this time. They're right here with me." Maia lifted her head and turned towards them. She fixed her eyes on Nate but with no clear expression as to whether she was interested or not. "This is Nathan, or you can just call him Nate." Nate set Eevee down and held out his hand for Maia to shake.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," he said.

Maia didn't take the hand. Instead, she just stared at it. She looked at Nate up and down and then noticed the bracelet on his hand. Her eyes widened. She looked around the place. There were still quite a few people on the balcony with them. She turned to Midna.

"Can you give us like ten minutes," Maia asked.

"Take as long as you need," Midna said with a smirk. Maia sighed and rolled her eyes as she grabbed Nathan's wrist.

"Follow me," she said as she pulled Nathan away. Nathan, not really having a choice now, followed Maia. He looked back to Midna and Eevee for a second before continuing to follow Maia down some stairs. They walked through a room full of people, down a hallway, and turned into a closet that was filled with cleaning supplies. Without shutting the door, Maia pushed Nate against the wall, startling him a little.

"Who are you and where did you get this stone from," Maia said in a rather angry sounding voice lifting Nate's wrist up. Nate, a little terrified, wasn't sure what to say. He tried to say something but couldn't get it out. "Answer my question!"

"U-uh… I-I just… found it."

"You just 'found it?' I've been searching for this thing for years and you just manage to somehow enter this universe and, by luck, just 'find it?'"

"Well, I didn't find it in this universe…"

Maia, shocked by Nate's answer, let go of his wrist and stepped back. "What?"

"I found it back on Earth. I was just riding my bike one day and there it was on the side of the road."

"Back… on Earth?"

"Uh… yeah."

Nathan wasn't exactly sure what all this girl knew about the stone, but he was sure that if anyone had answers about the stone, it was her. Before Nathan could ask a single question, however, he could hear Maia mutter something silently to herself.

"How did he manage to get back?"

"Excuse me?"

Maia looked up at Nathan, just now realizing that she had said what she did aloud. She didn't know what to say now. Before either of them could think of anything to say, a Pianta turned into the closet they were in.

"Oh. Excuse me," the Pianta said. "I just need to..." The Pianta started reaching for a mop and a bucket on the far end of the closet. Both Maia and Nathan reached for the items, touching hands as they did. The instant their skin touched, they both pulled away. Nathan put his hand behind his back and turned to face the floor. Maia sighed as she continued to grab the mop and bucket and hand it to the Pianta, not saying a word.

"Thank you," the Pianta said in return. The Pianta left leaving Nathan and Maia back in the awkward situation they were in. Not wanting it to stay this awkward, Nate decided to say something.

"So, how long have you been in this world?" Maia looked up at Nate. "You and I aren't from this universe (or any Nintendo universe), so how did you get here?"

Maia put a hand behind her back. "I'd rather not talk about that right now." After a short pause, she continued. "How about you? How did you enter this world?"

"I… I'm not sure. Me and my best friend, Jacob, were just driving along when, suddenly, we found ourselves in the middle of a field. Since we didn't know how to get back home we made do with what we had."

"I see," was all Maia said in response. "Well, if you want to survive in this world, you're going to have to go through the same training I went through, otherwise, without a brawler by your side, you're as good as dead." Nathan looked at the ground, knowing what Maia said was true, but not wanting to go through with it. Maia cracked a fake smile. "Don't worry, it won't be too difficult." Maia started exiting the closet but collided with someone on her way out. Backing up and shaking her head, she looked to see that it was Midna with a smile that made it seem as if she got away with murder. Eevee was with her.

"Midna," Maia said in shock. "When did… How long have you…" Midna just continued to float there with that smile still plastered on her face. Maia turned red. "It's not what you think, now get that stupid grin off your face!"

Nathan wanted to laugh but didn't want Maia fuming at him either, so he stayed quiet. When everyone was serious once again, the group went to a hotel and rented two rooms; one for Maia and Midna and one for Nathan and Eevee. In the girls' room, Maia was brushing her teeth and Midna was laying on the bed.

"There's still nothing going on between us, Midna," Maia said, spitting out some toothpaste.

"Say what you want," Midna said. "I've seen you hang out with enough boys to know that he's your type."

"I do not have a type," Maia shouted walking out of the bathroom. "Alex wouldn't have allowed it anyway."

"I think Alex would like him. He actually reminds me a lot of him."

"I will admit, there is something 'interesting' about him," Maia said, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "I'm not sure what it is but whatever it is I don't like."

"How can you not like him? You just met him. Just give him some time, you may find that you like him."

"Don't get any ideas," Maia said turning her head. "But no matter what, we need to protect that stone. If it falls into the wrong hands then you-know-who could return."