Noble Heart Horse furrowed his brow as he frowned. "No Heart is attacking Gentle Heart through her dreams?" He asked for confirmation. Tenderheart and Bright Heart nodded, both of them looked extremely weary, neither one was used to all-nighters.

Bedtime had to rest in order to prepare himself for his usual activities that night. Gentle Heart was still in bed, now entering her fourth day without sleep, too weak to do much of anything without assistance. The other Cousins were attending to her.

"That's right." Tenderheart nodded. "Friend Bear and Secret Bear are already on their way to No Heart's Castle to investigate. Hopefully, they'll be able to tell us more about just what he's up to."

"Good thinking." Noble Heart paused. "How's Gentle Heart holding up?" He asked softly. True Heart laid her paw on his shoulder in a sign of support. Tenderheart swallowed and visibly tried to blink back tears. He wasn't the only one.

"She's…she's…" he sighed. "She's putting up a brave front. But she's exhausted, physically and emotionally exhausted. I don't think she can take much more of this. I'm afraid she's going to get sick from all this unless something's done soon."

"I see." Noble Heart said solemnly, the worry evident on his face. "Whose with her now?"

"Cheer Bear and Swift Heart. The other Cousins are helping too."

"That's good." True Heart sighed. "I hope Friend Bear and Secret Bear come back soon."

"The sooner they do, the sooner we can figure out how he's doing this and find a way to stop him." Bright Heart said, speaking up for the first time that meeting.

"Perhaps it'd be best if I go too." Noble Heart said, a determined—and angry—expression on his face as he stood.

"Noble Heart, no!" True Heart pleaded, pulling on his arm. "This isn't the time for that! We have to be here for the Family! For Gentle Heart!"

"For Gentle Heart." He repeated as he sat back down, sighing once more.

"Noble Heart! True Heart!" Tenderheart, Bright Heart, and the two founders of the Care Bear Family turned to the sound of Friend Bear's voice. She ran into the Hall, Secret Bear right on her heels.

"Friend Bear, you're back! What did you find?"

"A mirror! No Heart made an evil magic mirror!"

"Not another one!" Bright Heart moaned, thinking of Shrieky's magic mirror and, worse yet, Professor Cold Heart's mirror. It had reversed the personality of whoever looked into it. Brave Heart became a coward, Tenderheart became selfish and mean, Grumpy happy, etc. It embarrassed him to remember how incredibly dim that mirror had made him act. If the others hadn't been as badly afflicted, he'd have never heard the end of it.

Friend Bear nodded. She leaned over as Secret whispered something in her ear. "Secret Bear says he heard No Heart yelling at Beastly not to break it. No Heart said he'd be stuck in Gentle Heart's dreamt if the mirror broke while he was using it."

"So if we destroy the mirror while No Heart's not using it, we can prevent him from entering Gentle Heart's dreams?" True Heart asked.

"That would solve the problem." Noble Heart mused.

"I'm not so sure." Bright Heart said, regretting having to dash their hopes. "Destroying the mirror may stop No Heart, but this has been a traumatic experience for Gentle Heart. If she doesn't face No Heart herself and beat him, she may never be able to put this behind her."

"You mean, Gentle Heart has to face No Heart while he's in her dreams and beat him before we destroy the mirror?" Friend Bear asked, dumbfounded.

"I think so." Bright Heart answered. "It's impossible for me to be sure, but it seems to me that simply keeping No Heart out now doesn't fix what he's already done. Only Gentle Heart can do that, and she can only do that by besting No Heart in her dreams."

"Umm, Noble Heart? True Heart?" The six Care Bears turned to the door to see Swift Heart Rabbit poking her head inside. "Gentle Heart's been calling for you."

"We better go then," Noble Heart said, looking very old at that moment. With a nod to Tenderheart and Bright Heart, Noble Heart and True Heart followed Swift Heart out of the Hall of Hearts. Friend Bear and Secret Bear excused themselves shortly afterwards, wanting to catch up on sleep.

Left alone, Tenderheart turned to regard Bright Heart. The raccoon looked as if he'd just bitten into an apple and found a worm inside. "What's the matter Bright Heart?"

"I can't stand the idea of putting Gentle Heart through more of No Heart's nightmares." He ground out.

"But you just said-"

"I know, I know. And I'm right. But I still hate it. I hate being the one who figured it out. I hate being the one who has to put her through another night of misery."

"You're not doing anything of the kind. No Heart's the one whose hurting Gentle Heart."

"Doesn't matter much. Gentle Heart, she's the one who has to endure it. I get an idea and she suffers for it. It's just not fair."

"I don't think you're being fair to yourself. You're just being a glutton for guilt." Tenderheart said with a wry grin. "You're becoming Grumpy!" That startled a laugh out of the raccoon before he quickly smothered it. Tenderheart grew serious. "She'll be okay, Bright Heart. She's a lot stronger than No Heart thinks she is."

"I just wish there was some way we could help her…" He mused. Bright Heart raised his brow as an idea struck. "Maybe we can. Come on!" Grabbing Tenderheart's arm, Bright Heart all but dragged him out of the Hall of Hearts.

"Where are we going?" Tenderheart yelled.

"To my workshop!"