When Maryanne had come back to Town Hall, she hadn't known what to think. It only took her about half an hour. Because being in a position.. well.. where she was.. she had access to any place, any time. Maryanne opened the doors to Town Hall to see Gill frantically taking out and throwing files onto his desk. Maryanne stepped into this chaos so unlike Gill and looked around. With a long, impressed whistle, Maryanne raised her eyebrows.

"You've really gone insane, haven't you?" Maryanne questioned. Taking a look at the files she opened them and blinked. They were the profiles of every girl in mineral town, plus background checks, future plans, family ties...

"You haven't even heard the story." Gill said with an exasperated sigh, putting the last file on the desk.

Gill sighed as Maryanne sat and got comfortable. "Don't you dare fall asleep this time."

Gill drummed his fingers against the files and sighed. "Okay okay, where to start.."

Gill told Maryanne the whole story, how he'd finally realized that he was in jeopardy of being lonely his entire life and disappointing his past, present and future self if he did so.

"Okay okay," Maryanne said, "But why in the heck do you need me for all this?"

Gill smiled. "You know that time when you pointed out who Luna was, just by noticing the way she dressed and the way she stood?"

"Oh no, white kid, I'm a woman I'm not going to help you exploit-"

"Too bad, you're already here." Gill said. "Now help me. I need to find the kindest, sweetest girl. She needs to be passionate in whatever she does, and she can't be completely annoying." Gill sighed lightly. "She has to like cheesy and corny stuff, but she needs to be serious when it comes down to what matters the most. And most of all, she has to be willing to fall in love and have a family."

"Okay," Maryanne said, "Renee. Now, can we get out of here?" Maryanne questioned.

Gill gave a tired sigh. "Okay, she can't be ditzy and she can't be hung up on another guy."

"Ugh. You're so picky." Maryanne sighed. "You know, you can't just find the perfect girl and fall in love with her. You have to get to know every girl before even considering doing something so crazy."

Gill gave a devious smile. "What do you think I'm doing now?"

Maryanne looked at all of the files and tightened her lips. "This is going much too far. You must be incredibly desperate. It's too bad I already know the person for you. I'm warning you though, you won't be happy, and you definitely won't be as willing as you are to make a family now."

Gill frowned. "That's impossible, you haven't seen the facts, or the figures or anything!" Gill protested. "At least humor me, will you?"

Maryanne pondered for a moment and then sighed. "I'll give you the biggest hint you'll ever need."

Gill looked up to her expectantly. "A file is a resume on what seemed to look good at the time. A file stays the same, forever permanent. A person changes. They change ideas, looks, feelings.. They even change intellegence level. When were those files put in the system huh? When did you get all that information? People change, feelings change, files stay the same. If you don't want to spend your life alone than put down the damn papers and find a beating heart."

Gill didn't know what to say. Maryanne seemed flustered, and incredibly mad. "And I'll tell you one more thing. No matter how much you try, you can't change fate. The Goddess knows what you're doing and she frowns on you for not knowing. Do you not trust that she has given you everything you could want and need throughout the rest of your life? Do you think that she'd let you become lonely for the rest of your life? Do you even believe she's there? She's given you.. so many signs. She's given you answers that you refuse to listen to!"

"Maryanne-" Gill started.

"Quiet!" Maryanne said, "I'm not finished!"

"Think about what happened today, and the day before and the day before. I'm going to tell you this once, and only once. From the moment she got here, your thoughts, your actions, your whole life has revolved around her! If you don't want to be lonely, acknowledge what you already know."

And with that, Maryanne walked out of town hall and out of the chaos, disappearing completely. Her job had been fulfilled, so she never needed to come back again. Besides, it was against policy to get involved more that she needed to.

Maryanne pulled out her cell phone for the last time and dialed the number.

"Hello?" This time, a woman's voice rang clearly through the phone.

"Agent 18 here."

"Ah, I'm sorry. As you probably know, I'm not familiar with the code names, but Alan was put out pretty badly. Can I have the name please?"

"Oh, sure. It's Maryanne."

"Oh, oh yes! Maryanne, how are you? How is the job going?"

"Actually Ma'am, I've just given the ultimadum. I'm done."

"Oh joy! I'm glad. You know, out of all the sprites I created, I gave you one of the toughest jobs! Congratulations."

"Thank you.." Maryanne said, "So.. what now?"

"Well.." The woman said, "You'll be put in retirement, or on hiatus."

"Only hiatus?" Maryanne questioned.

"Yes! It does take energy to create such powerful little beings! And now that I know you're fully competent, I may have to recycle you."

"To whom!" Maryanne questioned.

The woman only laughed lightly before sighing. "Well.. usually.. when the previous person has another major life problem that I couldn't see coming, or possibly a child.."

Maryanne smiled lightly. "Alright. So, is it alright for me to come up now?"

"Oh, yes of course Maryanne. Come and rest. You'll need it after all those years of hard work."

Maryanne smiled and was about to hang up the phone, but then, a question popped into her head.

"Hey, HG?" Maryanne questioned, "Where exactly are you going with this story? I mean.." Maryanne cleared her throat, "I've been watching over him for years so I.."

The Harvest Goddess giggled on the other end of the line. "You can come up and watch with me.. from above."

The line went blank and Maryanne smiled up to the sky. "You better know what you're doing.."

Gill looked at all the files and sighed. Maryanne had been right. There was no way he was going to find anything remotely relevant in a piece of paper. But, what had she meant? Ever since she came here, he'd been thinking about her. He'd been influenced by her day by day. He couldn't even get her out of his thoughts..

For some reason Angela's face popped into his mind, and he sneered. "Hmph." Gill said, crossing his arms,"Why on earth would I think of her?"

"You've been thinking about her ever since she got here."

Gill remembered Angela stepping into the very room with her high voice and awful composure. Gill shook his head lightly, but started breathing a little heavily.

"Your thoughts have revolved around her."

Gill gritted his teeth, the grinding gears of his head bringing forth all the times he'd thought about her. Negatively of course, but he'd been thinking, only of her.

"Your actions have revolved around her."

All the times he'd played pranks and avoided her on purpose... the times he seized up at her smell, his defensiveness against the island..

But why? Why oh why! Why on earth did it have to be her! Why did she come here and change his life, change the order? Why did his subconscious mess with his head just to stay away from her! Why was he so defensive! He felt like everytime she came around, change came with her. He didn't want change! He wanted everything to stay the way it was! He didn't want to change.. he never wanted to change.

But he already had.

A sinking feeling made its way to the bottom of Gill's stomach and he felt as if he were going to be sick. No no no, this wasn't going to happen. But, he was no longer as solid as he had been before. He refused to let it happen. He had put his will, all of it, on becoming thee one, for someone. But, why did that someone have to be her! This was sick, oh so sick.

Gill tried to laugh it away, but it wouldn't go. She didn't belong, she had to go. But.. Gill had a feeling he'd been given an ultimate ultimadum.

"Learn to be happy with Angela..." Gill said, his stomach sinking, "Or be lonely the rest of my life."

All of his hopes and dreams had been shattered. He wanted anything but lonliness but.. he couldn't envision his future with her. She was too different. He didn't know her, he only knew where she came from, and how different she was acting now. He knew she was deep, and that she was passionate.. but that was the problem. With her, he couldn't forsee what would become of him. He was scared.

Gill fell off of the chair and onto his knees and prayed. "Please Goddess... please. Anyone but her, please! Give me someone predictable! Give me someone who'll love me and adapt to a normal, predictable lifestyle. Please, please please... give me somebody who doesn't hate me, somebody who doesn't have to leave..."

Gill didn't know what he was praying for anymore. But he could already hear the answer in his head, a clear, resounding, 'no'. The Goddess worked in mysterious ways.. she certainly did. But how, how, how? How was he supposed to deal with her of all people? She looked okay, and she was nice and all, but the guys were already all over her. He knew the odds were in his favor now but, how long would that last?

Gill bowed his head once more. "Please, I'd rather have Kathy. It's not too late to change around fate you know.. please?"

Gill raised his head and looked at all the files, taking them and putting them in order as he thought to himself.

'Why?' Gill questioned, 'Why me? All you give me are things to lose! I've lost my mother.. I've lost the only true friend I've ever had.. heck, I've already lost the game you put me in before I knew I was in it! If I learn she prayed to you about this I'm not going to be happy.'

Gill grabbed a hold of a folder but lost his grip, the contents spilling all over the floor. He picked it up and looked at the file. There it was, plain on the folder, his mother's name. Gill looked through the stuff lightly and read the descriptions until he found the most recent 'Future' section.

'I, Lola, have many dreams to fulfill. My future is unset, but I'm sure, completely sure, that the Goddess listens to my every wish.' Gill could hear his mother's voice loud and clearly in his head, her strong, yet sweet voice ringing, a pang of sadness coming to his heart. 'My little boy, Gill, is only turning five now. I'm giving him the best education that I can afford. He's such a smart young boy, but I fear, because he has no friends. I keep wondering why he isn't connecting with the other children his age, I just can't imagine why. He's as sweet as sugar, and then some. His heart is more loving and caring than my own. Everything I do is for him and my husband. My dear sweet husband, Hamilton, has his future all put ahead of him, but it's only to cheer me up, I know. I have, a rare disease in my organs that, unfortunately, is slowly deteriorating me from the inside. And although this is a slow process... I know that I only have a couple years left with Hamilton and my dear, sweet little Gill. That is why I spoil and teach him everything that he needs to know. He's so mature for his young age, and when I'm up in heaven, I'm sure he'll make me proud every step of the way. In the future, I'll be dead. But I'll live on, watching my husband and my son reconstruct their lives for the better. Even though I'm sad to leave, I'm happy, overjoyed to know that my son with provide me with grandchildren, and will spoil them twice as much; Once as a father and once as a Grandmother. And most of all, even when I'm gone, I'll never leave the hearts of my family. I will always love and cherish them, as they will love and cherish each other, and their new family. I'll love them through all of their decisions, all of their actions, and all of their thoughts. In the future, I will live only through Gill.. so naturally, I'll pray every day for that one special girl, for my one special little boy.'

Gill stared at the letter blankly for the moment. And when it was finally time to leave and he'd gotten everything organized, he took the piece of paper with him, holding the last piece of his mother that he'd ever have, for the rest of his life.