Marie woke up sometime later, back in her bedroom. Spirit sat by her bedside with a warm smile. She sat up, letting out a pleasant mew.

"It's good to see you're okay..."
She nodded "It was only a scare... that's all..."

The Klonian then noticed "Umm... Where's..."

"Sora's in his room... He just lost his best friend, so it's best to let him be, for now."

Marie scowled, her hatred of Ansem growing "So that's how he survived... Tricking another into becoming his pawn."

Spirit comforted her "We'll stop Ansem, and save Riku. It may be weak, but a part of him still exists within that madman."

She agreed and leapt out of her bed, glomping Spirit tightly, resting her head beneath his. "You're so sweet. With you around, I'll always feel safe."

She nodded, smiling "It's glad to see that you look on the bright side as well... never give up hope!"
He chuckled, but then noticed her falling silent. She looked up to Spirit, he sensed distress in her heart.
"When I saw you cry... I had a vision of the past..." she said softly "That's when I realized that my memories weren't erased, just really hard to remember... the vision I saw..." her voice became quieter "My mother dieing before my eyes to that assassin... the persecutions of long ago... so many vague memories... but if they could become clear... maybe there will be ones of Zeetan... how he could be stopped... not only that.."
Her voice died down completely at that point and Spirit's cat ears perked. He stroked her long ear as a comfort, so soft and floppy. She forced out the last words "I want to know my past, no matter how painful... there's a place where we can go... the Maze of Memories..."
"Maze?"
"On Lunatea... my big brother should be there too... he knows that world like the back of his hand... and he could help us as well..."

Spirit laid a hand on her shoulder "If the memories get too intense, I'm here for you." Marie just smiled and kissed him. The shock of the moment caused Spirit to trip over himself, landing face first on the floor.

"Spirit, are you okay!" she exclaimed and helped him up.

"Yeah... I'll be fine..." he answered, trying to compose himself.

"Aww... You're so cute when you're shy"

Spirit's face was red from embarrassment, but he managed to force a slight smile "I just remembered, there's something I wanted to give you." he reached into one of his vest pockets and pulled out a small jewel, glistening in a multitude of different colors.

"It's a rare jewel from Zarconia. I picked it up before leaving, and I've been polishing and cleaning it ever since."

Marie looked back and forth between him and the jewel, her eyes starting to water "Spirit... I... Don't know what to say..."

He placed it in her open hand, closing it gently into a fist. A wonderful feeling of joy filled her heart. She couldn't hold it back anymore, and gave him a hug, making sure not to squeeze him, kissing his cheek. She then stepped back, giving him some time to catch his breath, his face entirely pink. The diety used her magic to create some string-like material, wrapping itself around the jewel. The string grew, the ends connecting themselves around her neck as a necklace.
"I'll treasure it always..."

"So, we're going to the maze now?" Spirit asked.

"Yeah, but I think we should go alone. Lunatea isn't all that dangerous... And it'll give us some time together..." Marie then petted him, causing Spirit to purr uncontrollably "I don't know how I ever mistook you for a Feina; you're too cute to be one." Marie then stopped stroking his fur with great effort, and energized a portal. Spirit snapped out of his blissful state and hopped through, his love following after. They appeared on a snowy mountain, overlooking a great castle of some sort.

"This..." she raised her arms towards the sky, gesturing toward the valley, the mountains and it's snowy peaks "is the mountains of Mira Mira..."
She then deviously grinned at Spirit, tackling him to the ground as he fell backwards in the snow. She nuzzled her kitten nose against his whiskers, causing him to smile and purr, but then he shivered.
"Gee, even with fur this place is cold..." he said. Marie offered a hand to him, helping him up.
"It's okay, we can warm up inside the maze..." she pointed to the giant building on another plateau, as he wondered.
"How are we going to get there?"
"Flying, silly" she said, taking his hand, causing both bodies to become suspended in midair "I love these telekinetic powers..."

She carried Spirit over the vast chasm, landing safely near the building "This is it... This is where I'll find out the truth..." Marie took a few deep breaths, preparing for what she might see. "Remember, no matter what we see, I'll still love you." Spirit said, now appearing less shy about his feelings for her. She nodded happily, before glomping him once more. Spirit shivered from the cold, but managed to laugh out of happiness.

"Let's go inside now... I don't want you to catch a cold." Marie helped Spirit up again, hugging him for warmth. Just then, he let out a series of coughs "Are you okay?" a look of concern spread across her face.

"I'm just not used to weather like this... Zarconia is almost always at a tropical climate."

"Ah, I have spent many hours in the mountains snow boarding with Klonoa... so I am used to it..."
Taking his hand, she lead him inside to the bizarre world of memories. Broken glass on the ceiling, upside-down hallways, twisting paintings, flying books, vases on walls, Spirit couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his mind boggled at all the sights. Marie chuckled.

"This place was weird for me during my first visit too..."
She then pointed to some mirrors "At times, they'll reflect distant memories... but it is said that some that are intense can shatter the mirror..." she paused "Shattering the mirror is like shattering fragile emotions, joy, happiness..." she looked to Spirit uncertainly "But with you around, how could I be sad?"

Spirit smiled at Marie, then followed her down the strange hallways. The whole building seemed to be in its own dimension, devoid of rational physics. As they walked through the maze, something caught Spirit's eye. He spotted a mirror, reflecting his future. Upon sight of it, he immediately blushed and fainted.

"Huh! Spirit, what happened!" she exclaimed, trying to wake him. Marie then gazed upon the same sheet of glass but only saw her reflection. Though Spirit never revealed it, what he saw was of his family. Well... His new family.

"Spirit, Spirit?" he heard, as vision blurred back into view, seeing his love looking down at him, kneeling by his body "You okay?"
He rubbed his head, unsure of how to respond, other than a simple nod. She offered a hand and helped him up, tilting her head in confusion."C'mon, we gotta hurry There must be a mirror somewhere..."
She walked up to one, reflecting them both, but soon replaced by darkness, two silhouettes before them. A smaller version of Marie, wearing a golden collar and a tattered giant sweat shirt knelt down by another Klonian, pure white in color with green eyes. He stared at the sky, eyes dilating as his breathing quickened, a dark aura infecting him. Spirit recognized this as the darkness disease.

"Marie..." the boy in her vision spoke, his voice weakened greatly from the fever "I don't think I'm going to survive.."
She shook her head "But you will, Alex... you're tough! You'll live..."
"No..." he became weaker by the moment, closing his eyes in a great deal of pain "My end is nearing.. Marie..."
"Alex..." she comforted him "Don't give up hope..."
He smiled, eyes closing "Marie..." with his last breath, he uttered "I... love you..."
His eyes closed, and the breathing stopped and her eyes widened.
"Alex?" she nudged his body, limp and unmoving "Alex..."
Her eyes began to water, and the vision soon ended as the mirror shattered before the two, the glass falling to the floor. Marie clenched her fist, staring at the dark void before her.

"Why... Why did you have to die..." Marie sobbed. She slowly turned to Spirit, but his back was turned. She soon noticed tears dripping to the floor, and realized what it was.

"Spirit... I..." Marie staggered, not knowing how to comfort him. "I loved Alex, but you're all that matters to me now... You're like him in a lot of ways, yet there are things about you that make me love you even more."

Spirit glanced back at Marie, eyes still tearing.

"If I had to choose between you and Alex, I'd go for you every time."

He shook his head. "It's not that... The thing is... I remember it, too..."

Her breathing quickened, she found herself becoming nervous "You're... Alex?"
He shook his head "No... I am myself... but what if there was a bit of Alex in me?"
She scratched her chin, thinking "Maybe... but..." she didn't know what to think for once, but instead turned to him.
"Maybe more memories... we should look for, that one was painful... so let's hope the other ones will be better..."
She walked to another mirror, this time seeing an even younger version of herself, almost a baby, standing before a limp body covered in blood. Leie stood, staring down at his blood stained hand and another body before him, the one of Kiza. He turned to Marie, a look of concern in his face as he picked her up gently.
"Daddy..." her voice was so soft and gentle "What happened to Mommy? Is she waking back up?"
He shook his head, a silent tear falling down.
"Come on... let's go, Marie..."
"What about Mommy?"
He didn't answer, his face changed slightly as he hugged her tighter. She was all he had left, and he intended to protect her with his life. He walked off, not wanting his surrogate daughter to become scarred at the sight.

Soon, the vision faded away, showing a new one to them both. Another young version of Marie stood before her father, a gash across his chest, stained in black. She knelt by his body, slowly dying as she begged "Daddy, don't leave me..." her eyes streamed with tears and he smiled, lifting up an arm to pat her."I'd never leave you..." he said with a cough "Even in death, I'm in your heart... just promise to stay strong..."
She nodded her head "Don't worry, I'll heal you!"
She held out her hands over his body, surrounded by the healing aura, until the spell backfired, sending a surge of pain through the young one's body, nearly knocking her out. He turned his head to her, frowning "Save your strength, young one, you'll need it to run from the mob..."
"No" she said "I'm not leaving you!"
"You will!" his voice changed, sounding harsh to scare her off "As your father, I command you to run away!"
"Dadd-"
"RUN!"
It shocked her, scared her, she found herself confused and unsure of what to do. Leie started to cough some more, slowly dieing, his tone changing once again "Marie... there's no saving me... soon I'll meet my end... but you must save yourself..."
"Daddy..."
"You've been a good daughter, and the last thing I want to see is for you to get caught..." he said "You must be willing to go on, to make it through to the end, and see the world without persecutions..."
She began to understand, and gave him one last gentle hug, and he returned the embrace with his last bit of strength. Soon his grip loosened, and his body fell limp. She stood and reluctantly turned away. Tears in her eyes, she did the only thing she knew to do; run.
The vision immediately ended with the mirror shattering again as Marie fell to her knees, crying on the floor. The Klonian clutched her head with tear-streamed eyes "No, no more! They're too painful!"

Spirit knelt down by her, placing his hand on her shoulder. Marie turned and embraced him, crying heavily into his shoulder.

"Why is everyone I love taken from me!" she sobbed. Spirit just held her, trying to comfort her in some way.

"Marie, I'll always be here... I won't ever leave you..." She looked up at him, their blue eyes meeting. In that moment, their passion for one another seemed stronger than ever. They both leaned forward, closing their eyes. Before either realized what had happened, they kissed Marie couldn't hold back any emotions, and an energy flowed around the two. An aura with many shades of blue swirled around the two. Marie looked up at the spiraling vortex of beauty, blushing, Spirit looking up as well, but didn't know what to expect. The energy melded together, making an orb that slowly descended into Marie's open arms. She looked down at it, pulsing softly as it emitted a warmth, despite its glassy exterior. Spirit soon found himself stricken with curiosity, and asked her "What's that?"
"Oh, oh..." she wiped away a tear and intensely blushed, her entire face turning pink as she forced a grin "It's erm... nothing..."

"Well, it's pretty, whatever it is." Marie forced an uneasy smile, somewhat relieved that he had no clue what it was.

"Umm... It's... Like a... Symbol, of how much we love eachother..." she quaked from anxiety as she said this, making Spirit wonder. He then placed his hand on the orb, causing it to glow brighter.

"It's warm... I don't know why, but it feels like it's saying something."

Marie started to panic. "Why would it do that! It's just an orb!"

He chuckled "I know, but still..." Spirit stroked the orb gently, almost like he knew what was inside. Marie smiled at this, thinking "He's going to be a great father..."