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"We need you to help us find Fly," said Marca.

The 5 +anima looked at each other, obviously expecting a much different favor to be asked of them.

"Fly isn't at the research facility?" asked Cooro.

"No," replied Marca. "He flew off with Blanca and never returned, the same day that you ran off after the surgery. Come to think of it, Blanca disappeared too."

"Wait, did you say he FLEW away?" asked Husky. When Marca nodded, he turned to Cooro and said, "So it was FLY that used your anima!"

"So, if we help you find Fly, you'll never bother us again?" asked Soline.

"Exactly that," said Marca. "But we especially need to find Blanca. Too much work has gone into her that we couldn't not make an attempt to find her."

"Do you have a rough idea of where the two went?" asked Nana.

"According to eyewitnesses, he and Blanca were last seen flying over the village of Lilt. We would begin our search there." Marca paused, looked at the 5 with a sad face, and then went back to business. "So, what do you say? Will you help us? Or will you come peacefully to the facility?"

"What if we don't choose either of those options?" said Soline.

"You must choose one or the other. If not, then we will take you to the facility by force," said Marca in a cold tone, a tone that made even Cooro cringe.

" Do you honestly believe that we would-" started Husky, but Cooro cut him off.

"We'll do it," he said to Marca. "Besides," he said turning to face the others, "-I owe Fly a lot."

Soline and Nana nodded, Husky grumbled his half-hearted approval, and Senri just stared off into space like usual.

"All right, then," said Marca. To the men, she said, "Let them go."

The men released the +anima, and as they got to their feet, Marca stepped forward.

"We leave right after lunch."

Note from Max: This next part is a journal entry by Marca. Unless stated otherwise, all the chapters will end this way.

I convinced the +anima to come with me to Lilt. Cooro, along with the angel, bat, and bear +anima looked content with the idea. The fish +anima looked a little disagreeable. I will keep an eye on him. I hope that we are able to find Fly. He was a wonderful man to serve under (does that make him sound like an army captain?), and he was the only one who could perform the surgery. If I cannot find him, then maybe I can…convince…the angel +anima to do it

-Marca Brighton