Maya began to cry as she remembered that day. "Mia..." Maya spoke through her tears, "Why'd you have to go so soon? This wasn't fair, just why did you have to die?" She buried her head in her hands as she continued to cry. Suddenly, she felt someone's arms around her. "Mia…?" Maya said as she looked up.

"No, it's only me Mystic Maya," Pearl said as she let go of Maya.

"Oh, hey Pearly," Maya said, shocked to see her, "Wait, were you following me?"

"I'm sorry! It's just that you looked nervous and I was worried about you..." Pearl said looking down at the ground, "I wanted to remain hidden, but when I saw you start crying I wanted to help you feel better so I tried channeling Mystic Mia again but when it didn't work I just thought giving you a hug would."

Maya stood up and tried to compose herself, "Wait, you couldn't channel Mia?"

"No, and I don't know why," Pearl said as she bit her nail.

"Listen," Maya said as she wiped tears from her eyes, "Don't worry about it, I think it's just that Mia doesn't want to be channeled, and also it's been awhile since she... passed, and well, your training isn't complete yet."

"But why wouldn't Mystic Mia want to be channeled?" Pearl asked.

"Because, Pearly," Maya answered, "she wants me to be strong without her okay."

"Okay."

"Now then," Maya said as she picked up Pearl and put her over her shoulders, "why don't I take you back home, and after I go do something else, we'll go get some burgers, alright?"

"Sounds great, Mystic Maya!" Pearl said cheerfully.

Maya gave a quick look back at Mia's grave when she thought she saw Mia for a split second. Maya just smiled and muttered, "I'll be back to visit whenever I can, okay sis?" After a second with no answer she just muttered, "Love you, sis."