D: Still don't own ToS, just my worlds and characters.

Also, I know that I am confusing everyone. I keep getting e-mails and reviews about it. PLEASE, I am trying the best I can to explain things clearly. Just please be patient. After I finish the fiction, I'll add a special bonus chapter featuring a fake interview between me and interviewers, but THIS IS IMPORTANT! When the fiction is done, if you have any questions, PLEASE E-MAIL me them, as soon as you can, and I will answer your questions in the bonus chapter, okay? So until then, please just be patient. Thank you.

Chapter 5: Good News

Lloyd walked through the back door of his house. Seeing his family, friends and Kai, he decided this to be the appropriate moment.

Now that all eyes were glued on him, Lloyd spoke.

"Remember that we were told Regal was killed?"

Presea walked in at that point. "There is someone present who will answer your questions."

Regal walked in too, and smiled at the shocked faces, and simply said, "Hello."

Everybody rushed at Regal, gasping and laughing out of joy.

"I see that I have been missed," Regal spoke, putting a smiling Suzu on his shoulder. (By the way, his shackles had been removed years ago ;; Forgot to mention that….)

"Why were you supposedly dead?" That was the question of many.

"I will explain-"he spoke again, cut off by the sound of the front door slamming against the wall.

Within seconds, Raine and Genis were in the room with everyone else.

"Where is the boy Genis told me of?" She asked.

"He's in the guest room. His name is Kai. He's still recovering from his wounds, so be gentle with him," Colette replied, gesturing to the upstairs hallway.

Raine went in that direction, preparing to heal his wounds in any way she could, Colette following her.

"Now, as I was saying… I was sitting at my desk at the company, doing paperwork, and I heard a noise. I stood up to see what made that noise. Seeing nothing, I turned to sit down. Sitting on my desk cross-legged, was a blond-haired young man in an auburn cloak, a long katana in hand.

"He stared at me with dull eyes, I raised my hand slightly, and he thrust his blade at my side. The blade failed miserably to reach my vital organs, due to my Lezareno body armor. I played dead so he would quit poking me.

"As I fell to the ground, he put his katana where my exsphere used to be. He pressed the flat of the blade against my forearm, and I felt a warm light on the arm. He disappeared in an orb of cerulean light," Regal finished his tale.

"He disappeared in a…blue…light?" Genis asked, curious. The fake Marble had vanished in a blue light as well. And she had asked for his exsphere….

"Is there something the matter, Genis?" Regal inquired in response.

At this point, all eyes were on Genis. He eagerly explained what had happened to him at the ruined ranch.

"You saw Marble?" Sheena asked aloud.

"Why would the old Gramma show up again? You sure you haven't been looking at the sun, twerp?" Zelos asked in his usual tone of annoyance. This was followed by a slap from Sheena.

"HAVE ANY OF YOU BEEN LISTENING! IT WASN'T MARBLE!-" Genis yelled before he was cut off by Lloyd.

"It wasn't Marble, it was some kind of Hawk-Exebula, right?"

Genis sighed, "Yes, Lloyd. I just wish I knew exactly what it was and why it wanted the exspheres…."

"Merely mulling over the topic won't change anything. We need to take matters into our own hands, Genis," Presea spoke to her husband in her usual monotone.

Raine and Colette entered the room at the moment.

"How's Kai?" Lloyd asked Colette.

"He made a full recovery, Lloyd! Raine is amazing!" Colette squealed.

Sighs of relief were exhausted as Raine spoke in response, "He's still resting, but he should be up and walking around by tomorrow. He needs plenty of rest and water."

While the heroes of Syltheallant were muddling over the situation, more sinister plans in another world were being hatched at the same exact time.

Sorry that this chapter really sucked. Things will get better, I promise.