Elsewhere

"A power stone! I've heard of these. But I thought them to only be a legend." A man in a lab coat said. This man went by the name of Seymour Eiss. He invented several small things useful in daily life. But his dream invention was to create a toy that could interact with those around them and invent things that could bring joy to people around the world; crafted from the same joy and passion that his owner had when creating the doll. This doll's name was Pete. But, his owner was unable to crack the code of bringing Pete to life despite all of his concerted efforts to do so. After looking at the Power Stone for several more minutes, he set the Power Stone aside the toy box that Pete was in, leaving to take a break and get lunch.

5 minutes after Seymour left, the Power Stone started to glow. The energy from the stone began to surround the doll until the energy was no longer seen along with the Power Stone itself. The doll had come to life! He lept out of the box and looked at the box he was in and saw a name on it that read "Pete."

"Pete. My name is... Pete." The doll said. He looked around the room and saw several inventions. In one area of the room there were pictures and blueprints. Blueprints and pictures that all had him on it in some way, shape or form. From looking at these pictures, notes and blueprints, he was able to understand what his purpose was.

"I was created to fufill my creator's dream. His dream was for me to create things with the same passion that he used when he created me. And I can bring joy and surprise to people everywhere! I will fufill my creator's dream." Pete said, determined.

He was about to leave the room until a thought came to him. "He might be worried about where I am." He said. So, he takes a pen and writes a note, along with creating a toy of a man riding a horse.

The note reads:

Mr. Seymour Eiss, my creator,
Your dream of bringing me to life has come true! Now I can move on my own and build things for people around the world, bringing them surprise and joy! I wrote this note to assure you that I departed on my own. As further proof, I left something along with this note. Something that was made with the same care and passion that you had when you created me. I really do hope that on my journeys, I will be able to see you face-to-face, as I have only seen you through the pictures you've left in this room. But for now, I must go.

Words cannot express my gratitutde for the time and care that you put into creating me, Mr. Eiss,
Pete

The doll then invents a mniature plane before flying out of the window.

The doll flies over Falcon and Ayame, as she explains to Falcon what she saw.

"You sure Ayame?" Falcon asked, unsure of what to think about what his friend said.

"Yes! I'm sure!" Ayame yelled at Falcon to get her point across. She was frustrated that he didn't believe her when she said that the cowboy had a Power Stone.

"Okay! Okay! I believe you!" Falcon said, his ears ringing a little. "Well, if that guy has a Power Stone, and he knows Galuda, then that means he stole it from him." He said, his ears still ringing.

"Which is why we have to get it back!" Ayame said.

Falcon nods. "Exactly."

"But that's two Power Stones already. And if that's the case, then that means the other five are probably back too." Falcon said.

"Two?" Ayame said confused.

"Yeah." Falcon said before digging in his left pocket and revealing the red power stone in his hand. Ayame looked at the stone in awe. Mouth agape.

"My father found this while he was travelling again." He explained.

"So you and Galuda get to get your Power Stones back but I don't get mine. That doesn't seem fair." Ayame said, before huffing and folding her arms.

"I have an idea." Ayame said.

"What is it?" Falcon asked.

"We should share your Power Stone!" Ayame said, quickly turning from pouting not just a moment ago to being perky again.

"Sorry, but I don't think that's how that works." Falcon said.

"Come on Falcon! Don't be selfish! Share it with me!" Ayame said reaching for the stone.

"No!" Falcon said, denying her the stone, trying to keep it out of reach.

"We're friends right? Well friends share!" Ayame said, trying even harder to get the stone, putting one hand on Falcon's face, trying to push it away and get the stone.

"Yeah, we're friends but why can't you just wait for your stone? Besides, I don't even think you can do that." Falcon said, trying harder to deny her.

"We won't know unless we try!" Ayame said before making Falcon fall after knocking him off balance, causing him to drop the stone.

She picks up the stone. "Gotcha!"

"Okay. Power Stone, do your thing!" Ayame said, closing her eyes and waiting. "POWER CHANGE!" Ayame yelled out, holding the Power Stone in the air. But there was complete silence. Some of the people in the area even gave her funny looks before going back to what they were doing.

"Did I come at a bad time?" A voice familiar to Falcon and Ayame said.

Ayame opened her eyes and notice that she was still her normal self and fell down, embarrassed. She was now on top of Falcon, who was just getting up after recognizing the voice.

Ayame got up and her face was close to Falcon's. "Oh, hey Falcon." She said.

Falcon and Ayame were both blushing, but Falcon was trying to hide it and it quickly went away for him. "Would you please get off me?" Falcon said, now annoyed, trying to get her off.

"Ryoma. What are you doing here?" Falcon asked the samurai after standing up. Ayame got up right after.

"I was going to ask about your Power Stone, but it seems you two have answered that question for me already." Ryoma said.

"Well, at least we know we can't transform with each other's stones." Ayame said, sweat going down her face a little, still a little embarrassed.

"I'm guessing you have yours." Falcon said.

Ryoma nods and then shows it to him.

"I bet Rouge and the others have their stones too." Ayame said, annoyed that she's left out.

"Ayame must not have found her stone yet." Ryoma said.

"Yep." Falcon said.

"If Ayame hasn't foud her stone, maybe everyone else hasn't found theirs yet either." Ryoma said.

"Everyone except Galuda." Falcon said, a grim look on his face.

"What happened to him?" Ryoma asked, observing the look on Falcon's face.

"His power stone got stolen." Ayame said.

"I wasn't there but from what Ayame told me it was some guy that claimed to be the sheriff of Eagle Town." Falcon said.

"The sheriff? He's back?" Ryoma asked.

"It's not the same one. I don't know who he is, but he came here asking for how to get back to Eagle Town, claiming he was the sheriff there. My family and I captured him but that was when he used the stone to get free." Ayame said.

Ryoma rubs his chin. "If this guy is capable of stealing one power stone, he could steal another, especially now that he's using one. We've got to stop him." Ryoma said.

"My thoughts exactly. If we can get to Eagle Town, we'll find some answers for what happened to Galuda." Falcon said.

"I think the best we can do is split up. I'll go and check on the others. You guys go to Eagle town." Ryoma said.

Falcon and Ayame nod before simultaneously saying, "Right."

As the three ran off to complete their objectives, Falcon came to a realization.

"What's wrong?" Ayame asked.

Falcon quickly ran to confront Ryoma.

"You just want to split up so you can see Rouge alone!" Falcon said.

"What?" Ryoma asked.

"Admit it!" Falcon yelled.

Ryoma turns red. "That's not the reason!" The ronin yelled back.

"Oh yeah? Then why did your face turn red when I mentioned her?" Falcon yelled.

Ayame looks on at the two, annoyed that they were arguing about Rouge again.

"Why did you even mention her in the first place?" Ryoma yelled back.

"If Rouge isn't the reason you came up with that plan, then you won't have any problem with switching places with me!" Falcon said.

Ayame walked in between the two, steamed.

"Rouge is NOT the reason! I came up with the plan so we could cover more ground!" Ryoma yelled.

When the two kept going, she grabbed both of them by one of their ears at the same and held on to them for several seconds.

"Why'd you do that?" Ryoma said, grabbing on to his left ear.

"Yeah, what's the big idea?" Falcon asked, tending to his right ear.

"The big idea is that you two need to stop arguing like little kids and stick to the plan!" Ayame yelled.

"If this isn't about Rouge like both of you claim it to be, then neither of you will mind if I go to check on Rouge and the others, and you two go to Eagle Town. Besides, if that guy is trying to find his way back to Eagle Town with a Power Stone, it would make sense that the two with Power Stones beat him there and stop him. And the person without a power stone can go and check on the others. If he was asking for a way back there, it's a better chance that he's still trying to find a way back." Ayame explained.

Falcon and Ryoma nod in agreement.

"Well, what are you two waiting for? Galuda needs our help!" Ayame said.

"We'll take my plane. We can cover more ground that way." Falcon said to Ryoma. Ryoma nodded.

The three parted ways and went to complete their specific objectives.

As they got in the plane, Falcon asked Ryoma,"You never answered my question back there. Was that plan really not about you getting to see Rouge alone?"

"It wasn't. Honest!" Ryoma said.

"Why did you even bring up Rouge specifically in the first place?" Ryoma questioned.

"No reason." Falcon said before quickly trying to change the subject. Both of them turned red and tried to hide it from one another in regards to their feelings about Rouge. But Ryoma beat him to it, as he was trying to change the topic as well.

"Wait a second, I've never flown on a plane before." Ryoma said, adjusting the pair of aviator goggles that Falcon gave him. Which was true. This was his first time flying.

"Then you might want to hang on." Falcon said, putting the goggles on.

Apollus realized that Falcon was about to leave him behind and called after him. "Young Master! Wait for me!" But his plead went unheard, as Falcon and Ryoma couldn't hear him over the plane propellors.

As they got in the air, Ryoma was yelling. And this would continue for several minutes.