One day, Lea arrived at the secret meeting place. "Kevin?" She called. "Kevin?" She repeated, a little louder.
"Not so loud, you wanna attract a group of Null Guardians?" Kevin asked.
"Sorry, I was just coming to see if…" Lea paused.
"What is it?" Kevin asked. "I still look like a mutant freak?"
"I don't know what you mean, but here." A mirror appeared in Lea's hand and she showed Kevin his reflection.
He was back in his human form again. A little injured, but otherwise totally normal. "I'm back to normal."
"I see." Lea said. "It looks like you are."
"It was thanks to your help, but we're still stuck in this place." He pointed out.
"I believe the time to escape will come soon. We just have to be patient." Lea looked around. "It could be dangerous for a human to be seen around here. I'll come with to make sure none of the other aliens hurt you." Kevin followed, a little surprised.
Lea put her hand to her chest and collapsed. "Lea, are you okay?"
"It's my power. I can feel it fading." Lea told him. "If I don't find a way to prevent this, I can never return home."
"I know you can do it." Kevin told her. "It's like how you believed in me."
"I wasn't the one who believed in you." Lea said. "It was all those people back in your world who did."
They made it to the cave safely. Lea rested for a while. Kevin stared at her, thinking about what she said. He realized that even though some people thought of him as a freak or monster, the few who didn't were the ones who accepted him.
Lea woke up. "Is something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing." Kevin told her. "I was just thinking about what you said. You may be right."
"I can feel that you want to make it up to those that you've mistreated." Lea said.
"But even so, my power's dangerous." Kevin pointed out. "I don't think I can use it to really help people."
"Maybe there is something you can do." Lea said. She sat up. "I'll meet you at that spot tomorrow." She left. As he stared after her, he noticed that something was different.
"Lea…" He said, but she was too far away to hear. However, she did feel a spike in her power level. She wondered if it was because of their friendship.