Author's Note: To anyone still holding out, thank you.

"We should be getting about halfway to the Rift by now!" Yang shouted over the revving motorbike.

Kiku gave a sigh of relief. "Yes, this journey is halfway done. Thank goodness."

"Not that I haven't enjoyed your company, Kiku, but it's been fUCKING HELL WHAT THE-" She powerslid Bumblebee to a standstill, right at the edge of a massive canyon. "There was supposed to be a bridge here! What happened?!"

Kiku leaned over to look down into the canyon. "I assume it's down there now."

Yang sighed, aggravated. "It's a four day hike around this canyon, according to the map. Assuming we don't run into trouble, the quickest we can get to the rift now is three weeks."

"Th-Th… Three weeks. Okay, so we were given a month, how much has passed?"

"A bit less than a week…" She sighed again. "I-I can't just leave Bumblebee here."

"Can't we walk it with us?" he suggested. "It shouldn't be too rough of a terrain to the point where we don't have to do that."

"That's another thing, Kiku. She's almost run herself dry. Multiple consecutive days of driving with no refuel will do that."

"I see…" Kiku looked down with a grave expression. "We have reached quite a dilemma. I'd go so far as to call it a dead end."

Yang took out her Scroll, dialing a saved number. "Just a slight detour…" She brought it up to her ear. "Professor? I'm sorry to ask such a big favor of you, but for the sake of two universes, I've been forced to abandon my motorcycle. Can I ask to have it extracted and brought back to Beacon? …Yes. …Yes. …That's very generous, Sir. Thank you." She hung up and put it back.

"Well, we won't need to worry about the bike," she chirped, hopping off.

Kiku followed. "That's good. I'll carry the supplies for you."

"That's… very kind. Thank you."

He slowly nodded and smiled, beginning to pick up the bundled supplies. "So, I suppose you'll lead?"

"Well, I do have the map." She unfolded it. "Alright, looks like we're heading north." She started walking.

"Alright. Let's be off." He followed closely behind her.