Lia seemed to have fallen asleep, because the next thing she knew she was awake with Cid's truck stopped. She peered out past the tailgate and looked around. She blinked as she recognized the scenery. What the... How did I end up at Radiant Garden? She thought. Jumping out, she went to go find Cid, and possibly some answers.

The most obvious place to look would be of course, Merlin's house. She knocked on the door and cautiously opened it when no one answered.

"Hello?" she called quietly. "Is anyone there?"

Her heart gave out a painful 'twang' as memories of herself and Zeke spending time here floated into her mind. She tried not to give in to them; she knew if she did she would probably never find him.

"Err, Hullo!" someone answered. "I didn't hear you knocking." Merlin looked up from a book he had been reading at his desk.

"How did you know I was knocking, then?"

"Oh... well, fancy that. Hello again, Lia. Cid told me you had ran off, and I thought you would most surely go anywhere but back here..." he lowered his head to look at her past his spectacles.

Lia looked to the floor. "Sir, I apologize for that... I just felt so..." she couldn't bring herself to add on "lost without Zeke" without bringing on a fresh batch of tears.

Merlin placed a hand on her shoulder. "I understand. He is a great loss to you, but only through your perseverance will you gain him back!"

Lia nodded. "I just don't even know where to begin. He could be anywhere..." she sighed.

"Where does your heart tell you to go?"

The girl sat on a chair that Merlin had summoned and thought. "Does he have any of himself left in him?"

"It depends on how far into darkness he has fallen." he replied.

She went back to thinking again. Her heart wasn't telling her much. She wondered where her father was and what he might say. Her thoughts drifted to her mother as well...

Her mother! She could help her, she had the right connections... it was perfect.

"I know where to go. I need to find my mother."

Merlin pulled at his beard. "Hm... she hasn't been seen here in a long while... Perhaps Cid could help us locate her."

"Where is he?"

"Getting a delivery of Sea-Salt Ice Creams to take to Traverse Town. That Scrooge has cornered the market with the stuff."

Lia thanked Merlin for his help and stood to leave. "Be warned, dear. Your mother may not see the benefit of helping you. You might need to do something for her in return."

The girl nodded. She felt willing to do anything to get Zeke back. She went outside and headed towards Scrooge's Ice Cream Shop, where she spotted Cid carrying a large cardboard box.

"Well, there you are, stowaway!" Cid said upon spotting her. "You made up yer mind yet?"

"Yes," Lia replied. "We're going to find Maleficent."