First started on February 16th, 2015.
Published on February 17th, 2015.


Chapter 44/300
Hill Firefly
Bionis' Leg Arc (10/22)

"Lives on cliffs. Its numbers appear to correlate with shooting star rates."


Even when completing various side quests, Sharla was not ready to explain her side of the story to Shulk and Reyn. The refugees still felt a bit unease, making her worried. Shulk and Reyn did their best to help out the refugees.

Tonight, one refugee spoke that the Hill Fireflies would become active. The trio, plus Juju and a couple of Homs and Nopon, were staring at the cliff, meaning the evac ship was to their left. The group looked above to see a few shooting stars. Then they stared back at the cliff to see three Hill Fireflies illuminating the spot. Seeing this sight caused some of the refugees to relax. The light soothed their worries, but it was only temporarily.

"Wow..." Shulk said.

"Pretty neat. These fireflies are cool, huh, Sharla?" Reyn asked before looking at her, who had a somewhat nervous expression. "Sharla?"

"Oh... It's nothing," she said, much to Reyn's confusion. "I just need to sleep. Tomorrow morning, I tell you what happened to Colony 6." She walked away back to the cave, leaving Reyn perplexed.

"What's with her?" Reyn scratched his head. From Reyn's perspective, he tried to connect the dots with her and bugs. That thought was interrupted when his stomach growled. What's for dinner?

Juju was holding a child Nopon as the two watched the Hill Fireflies show. "Pretty light," the Nopon said. "They lovely!"

"Yeah," Juju said with a smile, stoking the Nopon's blue fur. Even though bugs were not his thing, he could still appreciate this sight.

"Me feel sleepy... Me want to be with Juju..." Juju looked down to see the Nopon snoring a bit. He chuckled quietly to see the Nopon being a fast sleeper. "Don't go away...Juju..."

Juju tensed after hearing that. After all, tomorrow would be the day he would made his decision against the Mechon in Colony 6. But he was so tempted to join up with Shulk and Reyn.