Eliphas was happy to hear from Second right away, and was very willing to let her go to a different dimension if it meant she'd be free of those kids. But he was less than happy to see she was going to take Vector with her. He actually was noticeably enraged just by her bring him to Astral World.

"Did he really have to come?" Eliphas asked her while glaring at Vector.

Second crossed her arms. "He should have just as much say in this as me. Be happy that I agreed to this so fast too; I could have waited around for a few weeks, maybe even months."

"Fine," Eliphas said turning away from this. "Come along, I'll walk you through what you need to do." He lead Second and Vector to a portal and handed Second a large bracelet with a purple stone in the center of it.

"This is how you'll get to Standard," he said simply.

"It's that easy?"

He nodded. "You'll be placed on the outskirts of a city called Maiami. From there you can do what you want. And when you want to get back you go to a hidden area, press the button on that bracelet and you'll be brought back."

She looked at it. "Hm, alright, if it's as easy as that." She grabbed Vector's hand. "Send us there then, right now."

Vector looked at her shocked but then nodded. "I'm ready too."

"Fine, fine, if that's what you want." He showed them to the portal. "Step there and you'll be off."

They stood in the center and then a bright light engulfed them.


Just as Eliphas said, Second and Vector appeared in a city called Maiami, unharmed, much to Second's happiness.

It was a very big city, probably bigger than Heartland, if she was thinking right. It even had a large tower in the center of the city, thought it seemed to be for some type of school.

They walked around for a few hours and didn't find anything of worth.

"How about we have something to eat and rest for a little while?" Vector said.

She nodded. "Yeah, sure, whatever."

They got a table at a restaurant and sat down.

Second didn't talk much. Her eyes seemed to just wander around, like she trying to distract herself with the tiniest of things.

"You're not enjoying this, aren't you?"

"Why would I? I'm pretty much shopping for a place to drop the kids at," She said, looking down at her hands.

"Yeah, you're right there." He looked around at the restaurant they were in. There was a glass wall that to the east where it seemed like most of the cooking was being done, with the occasional flame being thrown against the glass. "You know, Michio would probably like this place," he said laughing a little.

"Yeah, he probably would. If only we could bring him here." She looked sad when she said that last part.

A lady came by and took their orders.

Second seemed to go really quiet and had her eyes closed.

"Don't tell me you passed out on me," he said under his breath.

She opened her eyes and shook her head. "No, I was testing the powers Eliphas gave me."

"Okay, and what did you do?"

"I looked into that lady's thoughts."

"What did you see?"

"She owns this place with her husband. She's been trying to have a kid for several years, but hasn't been lucky."

"Hm, interesting, what about her husband then?"

"Give me a minute." Second grew quiet again, but it seemed to last long than before.

"Having a hard time?"

She nodded, and opened her eyes. "He was hard to find, but I kind of looked at most of the people who were working here before I knew."

"I see. Well go on and tell me: what did you see?"

"He seems indifferent about his wife wanting a kid, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want a kid too. Also seems like if he had a kid he'd be happy to have extra help."

"Very interesting." Vector leaned down on the table. "Do you think Michio could make a good child for them?"

"Are you serious?" She gasped.

"Yes, I am. If you think about it, it might be good. He'll be at a place that he'd enjoy, with someone who'd be grateful to have him." She sighed. Vector had a point, but it still sounded difficult.

"Just...let me think about it," she said as they got their food, but instead of eating she just picked at her meal. "You're right," she said quietly. "But let's look a little bit more...please."

When it was nighttime they got a hotel room and made themselves comfortable.

"So we found a place for Michio, now just Mieru," Vector said, lying down.

"Please don't talk about that right now," Second said laying down next to him.

"You can't just pretend this isn't going to happen."

"I'm not pretending, just...thinking about it." She paused. "It's upsetting. I don't like feeling that."

He hugged her. "I know it is, but, you have to accept it."

She held onto him. "I just hope this invasion doesn't last long, just so I don't have to be without the kids for so long."

"I hope so too. For now, just rest."

"All right, good night." She kissed him and fell asleep.


When Second woke up she found Vector was missing. "Where is he?" she said, quickly getting her clothes on. As she finished he walked in with several papers in his hands.

"Oh good, you're up," he said, sitting down on the bed.

"Where exactly did you go?"

"I walked around for a hour or so seeing if I could find a place that would be good for Mieru."

"And?"

He held up a paper for what looked like a school.

"This place seems to be like...I want to say a school for witches." He laughed. "Well you know what I mean."

She took the paper and looked it over. "Unno Divination School, for those gifted in witchcraft and prophecy," she read aloud.

"It sounds perfect for her right? And it's a live-in school, so we don't have to worry about anything extra."

"You are right," she said quietly. "Let's at least look at it first before we make a decision."

"Of course dear," he said getting up. He extended a hand to her to pull her up with him. "Let's get going then."

They started walking there but Second kept talking. "I should still clear her memories; I can't have her running into Michio and having identity issues there. And I'll just have to make her forget what we looked like—just make her forget us—but know she had parents."

Vector put a hand on her shoulder. "Calm down, we have a little while. Let's take a look at the place first."

She nodded and took a deep breath. "All right, all right."

They walked into a building that looked almost like a haunted house and were greeted by a lady wearing a veil over her face.

"Welcome, do you have a meeting, or are you visiting?"

Vector stepped forward. "Well, we're visiting and this school looked like it might be a good place to send our daughter," he said calmly.

"Ah I see. Well has she displayed any talents; for example, foresight?"

"Well, when she was young she could always tell when one of us was about to get home, and she could see her—" He stopped for a minute thinking about how to word it. "Her dead grandfather."

"Oh, very interesting," the lady said. "I mean, I would have to see her and test her for myself, but it would be possible that she could be accepted."

"That's good to know." He looked at Second, "See, I told you this would be a good place."

"I guess you're right. Thank you for the help," she said to the lady."

"Of course. And feel free to walk around, visitors are always welcome. We also have services available if you wish to use them such as palm reading, fortune telling, and so on."

"Oh interesting." Vector smirked and grabbed Second's arm. "You want to get your fortune told dear? I mean, last time something like that happened to me Mieru almost found out I was a bloodthirsty prince," he said with a laugh.

She laughed nervously. "I guess we can, it will be interesting."

"Wonderful!"

Vector took her through the building and found a fortune teller's room. The room was dim, and the only light source was a few candles. A lady sat in the center of the room seated on the floor with a small table in front of her. Behind her was some drapes, that enclosed a small area around her table.

The lady looked at them and nodded. "Please sit." They sat down on some pillows and looked at her crystal ball.

"So do you wish to see something in particular? Or possibly a glance into your future?"

"Just...a glance please," Second said.

"If you wish," the lady said, gazing into the crystal. She was quiet for a few minutes, running her hands over the crystal in a way that reminded Vector of when Mieru first got her crystal apple.

"You will be making a tough decision soon, one that will lead to great sadness," the lady said.

"Yes yes, we're both well aware of that," Vector grumbled.

"Oh, I see." She continued: "I see fire, destruction, possibly a house fire? But it looks much grander than that."

Second fell quiet. "That's, that's good. Thank you." She said, getting up.

Vector stood up with her. "Wait, Second, are we really done?"

"Yes, I don't want to see anymore." She smiled at the lady. "I want to be...surprised when my fate comes."

"Oh, of course." The lady bowed. "I hope I helped in some way."

Second grabbed Vector and pulled him out of the room. "Eliphas was right: the children are safer here."

"You think so?"

"Yes, what she said. I can only guess what she's talking about." She covered her face. "We'll send them here."

"All right, if you say so."

She pressed the button on her bracelet and together they instantly transported back to Astral World.