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And now, to the chapter!

Back with the ground team, Darcy clutched Guy Jordan, desperately running away as the rest of the team besides Clyde chased after her.

"Hand over the talking rodent, Darcy!" Lana exclaimed.

"He's not a rodent!" Darcy snapped back. "And besides, he just wants to help!"

"Yeah, right, just like how Gemini and Divisu wanted to help us ten years ago!" Lola growled.

It was then that Clyde grabbed Darcy and exclaimed:

"That's enough!"

The group stopped in place, though it wasn't long before Lola spoke up:

"Did you know about this?!"

"Regardless of what I did or didn't know, is it really a reason to kill Guy Jordan?" Clyde asked, Darcy and the creature nodding in agreement. "You have a reason to be distrustful, but we need all the help we can get."

"And how do you know the help he can provide is help that we need?" Lisa said, folding her arms. "As far as we know, whatever he could provide could be redundant or irrelevant!"

It was then that Darcy couldn't help but ask, "Lisa, why do you distrust him?"

Lisa raised an eyebrow, but before she could ask anything, Darcy continued:

"I mean, you were Divisu ten years ago, at least from what I've heard. And considering Lincoln was apparently part of the deal too but wasn't evil, if there's anybody here who could give him a chance, it's you."

Lisa lowered her eyelids. "No, if somebody can give him a chance, it's Lincoln. You just say I'm the one 'cause he's not around to do it."

"She still has a point, though," Lana remarked. "You and Lincoln were part of the problem ten years ago; why not give him a chance to talk?"

"Lincoln and I weren't alone on that, and Tetherby wasn't the only one who helped us," Lisa explained, shooting a glare at Guy Jordan as she added, "Guy Jordan was also part of the group."

Darcy gasped... and was more or less the only one to look shocked. The rest were either confused or baffled.

"So, wait, there was a third member in your group all along?" Lola asked in disbelief. "Why are we only finding out about this now?!"

"I was very camera shy back then," Guy Jordan sheepishly answered. "So, I asked not to appear on any videos."

"Okay, cool, that totally explains the decade-long absence."

"Not entirely," Lisa sighed. "While yes, Guy Jordan's dislike of the spotlight was a reason he remained hidden for so long, it wasn't the only reason."

"And what's the other reason?" Darcy asked, tilting her head.

Darcy only got her answer when Lisa took everybody to the wreckage of her laboratory, which had remained a popular tourism spot, at least judging by the fact people were treating it like such, and not a memory of darker times.

Ignorance really was bliss.

"You'd think ten years would be more than enough time to let anybody pick up all this stuff," Clyde sighed in disappointment. "Instead, they turn it into a tourist spot."

"So, the wreckage of the flying laboratory is here, but people don't know about the Auras?" Darcy asked as she checked some of the wreckage. "How does that make sense?"

"Inconsistencies like that are things we can look answers to later," Lisa stated. "For now, we need to focus on one thing, and one thing only."

Lisa raised her finger, and pointed at a capsule labeled "Liberty", which was open.

"Right, I forgot that capsule was a thing," Lana said. "But what does it have to do with Guy Jordan?"

"That's where he was at for the last ten years."

Everybody turned to look at Lisa, understandably surprised and in disbelief, especially the twins.

"You're joking, right?"

"Yeah, the capsule's labeled "Liberty", why would it contain anything not named that?"

"In case you haven't noticed, my plan had a lot of holes that I was ignorant about," Lisa responded as she went to the capsule's side. "So, we did a lot of experiments, and one of them ended in Guy Jordan being transformed into what you see now. After that, he got so scared he ran away, and wound up trapped inside the capsule, where he lost consciousness for the next ten years."

"Okay, that's gonna be a little tough to process," Darcy remarked, clasping her hands together. "But now that we know why Guy Jordan can be trusted and how he became what he is, can we hear him out already?"

"Of course, but one question still stands-"

"I'd say it's more than one, really," Lola commented.

"What help can Guy Jordan provide?"

The white creature looked up to Darcy, who nodded with a reassuring smile. He then took a deep breath, and answered:

"I know the true nature of the Twilight Fox."

"...That's it?" Lana tilted her head. "We already know what it is; an object or concept that can seal the twilight cracks."

"It can seal the cracks, yes, but it's neither a concept or an object... It's a person."

Lisa's eyes widened. "A person? And what do you base this theory on?"

"I regained consciousness shortly before Clyde found me, and on the outside of the capsule, I could see an entity using some kind of claws to open twilight cracks everywhere."

"But I don't see any cracks here-"

"They closed them right after making them, genius. Sadly, I couldn't get a clear look at their face, but I can assure that the twilight fox is definitely a person."

Lisa hummed. "Anything else you know?"

Guy Jordan sadly shook his head. "That's all I got."

"B-But it's more than enough, right?" Darcy asked, twiddling her fingers. "Now that we know the Calculus Vulplus is a person, that narrows down the search!"

"Unless..." Clyde scratched his chin. "The person was right in front of us all along."

Everybody faced the man as he explained:

"This is just an idea I got... if the Twilight Fox is a person, and if I remember correctly, Lily did something strange at school... could Lily actually be the Twilight Fox?"

Lisa's eyes widened. "That would probably explain why Stella has such an interest with her."

"But it also means that while we're going in circles, Lily and the rest of our sisters are in danger!" Lola pointed out. "We have to go help them!"

"And how would we do that?" Lana asked. "Even if we called Stella, I don't think she'd just give us a way to get to where she is."

Darcy smiled. "Well, I may have an idea..."

Shortly after that, the group found themselves grabbing balloons summoned by Darcy, which lifted them easily.

"I legit can't believe this is happening," Lola remarked. "I mean, good job, Homandollar, but still."

"Thanks, and don't worry," Darcy scratched her cheek. "I understand my power is rather strange."

"At least we didn't have to use them like Guy Jordan," Lana said, looking at the creature sympathetically.

Guy Jordan had a string tied to his body, the creature sighing in defeat.

"I know this feels weird, Guy Jordan," Lisa said, grabbing a balloon like everybody else. "But don't fret, you'll only be stuck in this until we find Lily and the others. If we find them."

"Lisa, why are you holding a balloon?" Clyde asked. "You can fly normally."

"Here we come, Lily!" Darcy chirped, oblivious to the chatter.