It was now evening that night for the eleven Warriors. Not long after the Warriors began discussing how they'll get food, Cosmos arrived at the living room they occupied.
"Are you feeling better, Cosmos?" Asked the Warrior of Light.
"Yes. My powers have returned to where they once were." Cosmos explained. Then, there came the grumbling of a stomach. Each of them looked around each other, to discover it to be Tidus. "Are you hungry dear one?"
"Ehh, kinda...Haven't ate since that last battle." Tidus explained.
"I don't mean to be a burden." Cecil said. "But I too am famished."
"It is okay, dear ones." Cosmos said. "Like I have told you, conjuring objects only takes up a tiny portion of my strength, which is soon replenished." She waved her hands to the table in the dining area, and food which all the Warriors liked were present.
"Thank you, Cosmos." Terra said in thanks.
"There is no gratitude necessary. Now please, feast in my honour." Cosmos said in happiness. Soon, the eleven Warriors and Cosmos were enjoying their meals. Tidus choking on his food constantly, the Warrior of Light, Cecil and Firion ate like gentlemen and Shantotto was eating and reading the library books simultaneously.
"So, have you arranged how to live your new lives?" Asked Cosmos, while eating what was around her.
"Yes." Terra said happily. "The child, Tidus, Zidane, Squall, and I will be going to the local school, to learn or teach." On the mention of his name, Squall said "no".
"Excellent." Cosmos said in harmony.
"I got myself a pizza delivery job." Cloud said.
"I anticipate how well this will become for you." Cosmos said.
"Ummm...Cosmos...?" Uttered the Onion Knight.
"What is the matter, dear?" Asked Cosmos.
"Will I be okay in school?" He asked. This rose the attention of Terra. "I'm kinda nervous."
"Hey, don't worry, little man!" Tidus said inspiringly.
"It's cool to get nervous with school." Zidane also said with inspiration.
"Don't worry, young one." Terra soothed. "If you do struggle in school, you can come to any one of us. Isn't that what a team is for?" The Onion Knight smiled.
"Right. Thank you everyone." The Onion Knight said with confidence.
"I think we're more than a team now." Firion added. "We're actually grown together as a family." The Warriors nodded in agreement, while Cosmos smiled at this.
"Your bonds have led you to name yourself family. I am proud of your radiance in this time." Cosmos said with happiness.
That night, the room-mates Cloud, the Onion Knight, Terra and Shantotto were preparing for bed, with Shantotto still reading, albeit different books, but on subjects irrelevant to their cause and still showed no signs of stopping. They were all dressed in pre-arranged bed-clothes, with Cloud wearing a grey vest and pair of blue shorts, Shantotto wearing a bright blue baby grow, being the only thing that fits her, and Terra wearing a pink nightdress. The Onion Knight was still changing, since the bathroom cue was now almost at the stairs. The beds the group had to sleep in were four seperate single beds, one occupying one wall each, with a wardrobe for storage in a small gap between the Onion Knight and Cloud's bed. The wallpaper was white with a pattern of Chocobos in a diagonal formation; Bartz was uneasy to part with such a nicely designed room over his with the same style, but with Moogle patterns.
"Are you sure you're still fine with me and the kid being here?" Asked Cloud to Terra. "I don't mind sleeping on the couch for a few nights."
"Oh, no, it's fine." Terra said. "Like I told you before, I trust the two of you very well."
"They are still men, nonetheless." Shantotto said, with her eyes still on the book.
"But still." Terra said. The door opened to their room, drawing their attention. Terra suddenly went red at the sight of the Onion Knight, out of his red armour and helmet, and dressed in plain orange pyjamas. Without the helmet and hair decorations, he almost looked like a mini-Cloud. "You...You look nice..."
"Please don't mention it." The young knight moaned. "I really don't want to wear such childish clothes."
"You are a child." Cloud said.
"That's besides the point!" Onion Knight replied.
"Mmmm...child?" Terra prepped.
"Yes, Terra?"
"What's your real name?" She asked. This got him thinking.
"I...I really don't know my name. I just call myself by my title, is that so bad?"
"It is, if you're going to school." Cloud said. "Are you going to write on your text books "Property of the Legendary Onion Knight"?"
"I...suppose not." The Onion Knight said with embarrassment. "So I have to think of a name for myself...Cloud Jr.?"
"Not on my watch." Cloud said with a slight hint of offense to the idea, but nonetheless made Terra laugh.
"Why not loser?" Asked Shantotto.
"That won't work either." Terra said. "Mostly because he isn't." The young nameless knight, just had to smile in warmth of Terra's protection.
"How about Luneth?" Asked Cloud. Everyone faced Cloud in consideration. "I just picture him using that name."
"I like it. It's got a nice ring to it, I guess." The Onion Knight said, then hoped into his bed. "Okay, call me Luneth, the Legendary Onion Knight!" Terra gave a smile to this.
"Fine, just get to bed, you group of losers!" Shantotto spat in her calm tone.
The world of the conflict, was growing more in Chaos' favour, but the minions were growing more anxious. Exdeath stood in his world in The Rift, having scoured it a thousand times over for his adversary, Bartz, but to no hope.
"This is growing tiresome!" Exdeath muttered. Suddenly, the enigmatic villain turned at the first sight of sound to see Garland.
"Greetings." Garland beckoned.
"Do you have a purpose for your visit?" Exdeath muttered.
"Yes. Surely you must have realised by now, Cosmos' allies are not to be found. Even after searching in our realms over a thousand times for each." Garland explained.
"And what of it? They must either be skilled in the arts of stealth or are not here at all." Exdeath guessed.
"Indeed. They are not in the world we have known." Garland explained. "The Goddess Cosmos has done something to make their presence evasive."
"Obliterate them from existence, no doubt."
"No. Chaos believes they have travelled inter-dimensionally to safety."
"Inter-dimensionally?" Exdeath said in astonishment. "Where to?"
"We do not know. Surely, you can use your powers of the Void to travel with the same methods, can you not?"
"I suppose. But it will take time and concentration. Please tell the others not to disturb me." Exdeath then jumped to the tall buildings above him and began concentrating.
"I'll see to it." Garland said, and vanished to spread the word.
It was now morning in the new world of Cosmos and her forces. The Goddess provided an asortment of foods relied for their breakfast. All the while, everyone was wearing their bed-clothes for the former night. The Warrior of Light, now out of his armour, wore a white wool dressing gown, Firion wore a small black vest and shorts, Cecil was wearing a blue t-shirt and black trousers, Bartz was fashioned with a small vest with chocobos embroidered in them and matching shorts, Squall, oddly, was wearing his traditional attire (Confusing the others if he wore it to bed), Zidane wore a set of pyjamas, the same style as "Luneth's" only blue, and Tidus was wearing a t-shirt and long trousers with a design of blitzballs. Even Cosmos wore a glowing white dressing gown, which made the Warriors slightly attracted to the Goddess even more.
"I just called the local High School this morning." Terra said to the group.
"After waking me up to show her how to use a phone." Cloud muttered.
"And luckily there's a position open as classroom teacher. I'll attend an interview today." Terra announced.
"Great news!" Cecil said in aspiration.
"I also took the liberty of calling the school too." Cloud said. "To get Tidus, Zidane, Squall and Luneth to classes. We'll have an interview at the same time."
"Luneth?" Asked Bartz.
"It's what we want to call the child, since he's nameless." Terra said.
"After all, I can't call myself Onion Knight during my lessons." Luneth said.
"Isn't it illegal to go by different names?" Asked Tidus, having acquired that information from the books he read.
"Not if you're nameless, I'd imagine." Firion said. "But I think we better start worrying about ourselves. While Terra, Squall, Cloud, Luneth, Zidane and Tidus are all working, we must acquire some means to provide a service."
"One of us can look after the house, and look after Cosmos." Bartz suggested.
"I believe I am able to stand on my feet without support." Cosmos said with a smile.
"Yeah, but what if you're powers grow overtaxing again?" Said Bartz.
"Well this place does look rather untidy." Cecil said, looking around. "Perhaps a maid will be beneficial." Bartz immediately choked on the food he was eating, since the phrase was aimed towards him.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Bartz hollered.
"I will stay too, to guard Cosmos." The Warrior of Light added.
"Trying to avoid work?" Zidane said cheesily.
"No, I must defend Cosmos from harm." The Warrior of Light replied. Cosmos smiled in warmth over this.
"Very well. You, Bartz and Cecil may stay." Cosmos said, literally having the final say.
"I might as well join you, Cloud." Firion said. "It will be suspicious if all four of the children belong to you." On hearing the world "children", Squall flinched in rage.
"Agreed." Cloud said.
"I will devote my time in the library." Shantotto announced. "Knowledge is power, as they say."
"Alright, we have our marching orders." Cloud said. "We best prepare if seven out of twelve of us need to attend school interviews."