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It wasn't until three days later when Sora and Cynthia both woke up. Both had broken bones and cuts from their fights. Cynthia had a few more than Sora thanks to her having to fight both Daryl and Sakai, but overall the two knew they had gotten off easy during their fight with the ladder.

Currently the two were being taken care of by Maria who was wrapping their arms. Sora winced as he felt a slight pain in his arm from where she was wrapping.

"Multiple lacerations, two deep gashes, two avulsions, one to your femur, the other to your humerous, along with the cauterized point of intersection of the gashes." She said as she listed off the injuries Sora had sustained before looking at Cynthia.

"Bruising to the lower chest, multiple lacerations covering the body, with the addition of a fractured pelvis and three broken ribs." She said as looking at the two sternly, with a look of judgmental frustration.

She sighed before continuing. "On top of that you both have large cuts on the backs of your legs." She said finally before finishing off the report with a question for the both of them.

"Is this how you're going to end every fight?" Maria asked, looking at the two in bed.

Cynthia and Sora couldn't help but sigh. "It's not like we were trying to end up in bed for the next six months. It just happened. We fought and we won didn-OW!" She stopped as she felt a pain in her leg.

"Well winning doesn't help if you abuse your body beyond repair." She said with a stern tone.

Sora looked to the side avoiding eye contact with the girl. "Yes mom, it won't happen again."

Maria looked at him with narrowed eyes. "What was that?" Making Sora flinch back before nervously answering.

"N-nothing." He said as the three heard a knock on the door.
Maria smiled. "Oh that must be Sakai, he was worried about the both of you." She said as she opened the door to the room. It wasn't who she was expecting. It was Terra standing there, not Sakai.

Terra looked at the two. "Um..is it alright if I come in?" He asked the girl who smiled and nodded. "Of course, if you need me, I'll be in the other room looking after Sakai." She said as she left the room to go check on her older brother.
Terra looked at the two as they laid down in bed. "You both look terrible." He said bluntly making the two canine Zoan's frown.

"Course, I guess I should expect that, coming from the fight's like the ones you both had." He looked at the two. "Sorry I wasn't able to help you both out."
Cynthia shook her head as she heard this. "It's fine Terra, getting Cob out of danger was more than enough." Sora nodded. "Plus you gave us the opening we needed to get in there and keep Sakai and Daryl busy." He added with a grin, which did help Terra to feel a little better.

"Well glad I managed to get there before you two rushed in and ended up in trouble." He said, making the other two chuckle nervously.

Cynthia looked at Terra soon after. "By the way Terra, what happened to you when you arrived here? How did you end up on Banaro Island in the first place."

Terra blinked before nodding. "Right, I did say I would explain where I ended up after we got sent here."

Unbeknownst to the two of them, Sakai was listening in from just outside the door, having avoided Maria, still too ashamed to face her for now.
'Sent here? So did they somehow get split up?' He thought as he waited to hear what exactly happened to the three of them.

Terra looked at the two before starting. "Well truth be told, I don't remember much of what happened when I first arrived. The first thing I remember is waking up tied to a chair and with a sword at my throat.

Sakai sweatdropped as he realized he was talking about him.


Flashback: 2 months ago

Terra wasn't sure how he got into the position he was currently in, but what he did know is that he was utterly screwed if he didn't somehow explain how he got here.

Sakai looked down at the man tied to the chair. "Well, out with it. How did you end up on the beach?"
Terra blinked. "Beach? What are you talking about?" Making Sakai frown as he heard this.
"We found you washed up on the beach with just the clothes on your back. Thought you might be someone trying to sneak into our hideout, so we dragged you here."

Daryl frowned, that wasn't how he remembered it, he remembered Sakai seeing the man and feeling bad for him, so he had him bring the man to the hideout. Him being tied up was a safety precaution.

The look Sakai gave him though told him to drop it though, and so he did.

Terra frowned after hearing this, 'Damn, I don't even know what happened, or even where I am.' He thought as he moved his neck away from the sword at his throat.

Sakai looked at him intensely "Now talk, what are you doing here on Bancho Island? The whole reason we set up shop here was because you practically need an Eternal Log Pose to find this place, even being so close to Enies Lobby."

Suddenly it all made sense to Terra as he realized just where he was. A plan started to form in his mind. He looked at Sakai.

"I've never heard of this Island. I'm from the exploratory crew. We were on our way to Water 7 to get our ship repaired when a Sea King attacked." He said telling his story with false sadness.

"I'm afraid I'm the only one who made it." He said before he was suddenly gripped in a hug.

"WHAT A TRAGIC TALE! To think you would have to endure something like that while traveling this wondrous sea!"

Sakai watched as the one who was supposed to be helping to intimidate their captive quickly untied him and then before he could say anything his uncle spoke.

"Rest assured we will do everything to help you get back to where you need to go, and we will look out for you during your stay with us."

Sakai frowned before sheathing his sword, and approached the man, ready to introduce himself but still slightly untrusting.

End of Flashback


As Terra finished his tale the two injured Devil Fruit users had to compliment him for the story he came up with.
"Nice one, so I guess after that you stayed with them before traveling here on the same ship?" Sora asked to which Terra nodded.

"Right," He said sitting down in a chair in the room. "Man though…I still can't believe what happened."

Sakai frowned as he continued to listen.

Cynthia looked the smartest out of them all. "So I take it you also don't know how we're supposed to get home?" She asked sadly, to which Terra nodded.
"Yeah, as far as I can tell the bastard who brought us here, did so for a reason. Remember he said there were discrepancies we'd need to fix?"

Sora nodded, "Yeah, but still I can't believe we're here on the Grandline…" He said as he looked at his two friends. "It's sorta like a dream come true." He said before seeing Cynthia frown.

"Or a nightmare depending on what happens." She said before looking at Terra again, and tossing him the paper that Sora had seen a couple of months ago. Terra grabbed it and read it, his eyes turning wide. "But this means-"

Sora nodded "It means we're here sometime before Luffy forms the Straw Hats."

As Sakai listened he was starting to realize there was more to the trio than he first thought, he frowned as he decided to head back to his room. "I wonder where you three are actually from." He said as he laid in his bed he had been given since he had outgrown his old one.

Back with the trio of other worlders they were just wrapping up their own conversation.

Cynthia looked at her two friends and asked the question all of them wanted an answer to.
"So, what's the plan now?" Upon hearing this, Terra stood up from where he had been sitting and looked at the two.

"For now, you focus on healing up." He said with a grin. "Can't do anything until you two are back at full strength."
Sora and Cynthia looked at each other before nodding at their friend. "Alright, we'll try and get better as soon as possible." Cynthia said with a grin, making Terra smile as he soon headed towards the door.

"I'll make sure to check in with you guys, for now just get some rest." The two hounds nodded as they heard this, before laying back in bed and looking at the ceiling. Terra left the room, a frown forming across his face as he thought about something in particular.

'And while you're doing that, I need to find a way to get stronger to help you.' He said as he headed towards his room to think things through.

Not long after the man left, Maria re-entered the room, so she could continue treating their injuries. As she was changing the bandages on one of Sora's cuts, he decided to ask her a question.
"So how long until you think we'll be back on our feet?" He asked, dreading the worst.

To his surprise though the girl smiled, as she finished applying the bandage, and moved on to Cynthia.
"It shouldn't be more than two weeks, you both look like you're in very good health, and injuries like this usually take this long to heal."

Sora was going to question how exactly she knew that, before deciding against it. He looked at Maria with a grin. "Alright, and thank you for looking out for us Maria." He said as he laid back down, and watched as her grin changed to one of gentleness.

"You're welcome…Afterall, it's the least I could do since you brought Sakai back." She said, as she finished dressing Cynthia's wounds. She stood up from where she was sitting. "Now both of you, get some sleep, I'll bring dinner to you later tonight." She said as she quickly exited the room, shutting off the light as she exited.
Sora and Cynthia looked at the ceiling as thoughts raced through their heads. Why did they get sent to One Piece, why at this time, and what was the plan from here?
All of this and more rushed through their heads as they prepared to get some sleep.


A couple days later, Sora and Cynthia were still getting some rest in bed, while the town was on its way to being rebuilt. A Lot of damage had been done by the grunts that Sakai had brought with him, and unfortunately they were only now just getting to fixing things.
One of the grunts was currently cornered in an alley between two buildings, and was cowering. "Come on boss! What's with you!? You hired us for a job, and we did it to a t, I don't see what- AGH!"

Sakai cut his sentence off with a kick to the face, knocking the man unconscious and sending him backwards. He let out a sigh as he looked at the man.

"Huhhhh, at this rate we're gonna be looking for these creeps for the rest of the week." He said as he lifted the man up, and tossed him to a large built man. "Batou, can you take this one? I need to head over to the old town to see if there's any more stragglers."

Batou the first mate of Daryl's crew nodded, the large man silent, as he left with the man.
Sakai had only rarely seen the man speak, and it was only ever with Daryl himself.

"This last one makes 33 total, still got another 27 to go…" He thought aloud as he left the alley and started making his way to the side of town where the fight between himself and the two wolf Zoan's had ended.

As he walked past he saw people fixing up their homes, and treating the injured, making Sakai feel worse about what happened to these people.
"Damn it…" He cursed as he continued on his way. It took another ten minutes before the man made it to the Old Town. The state of the older side of town had continued to deteriorate and the fight with Sora and Cynthia hadn't done it any favors.

He watched as some kids we're playing with a worn down ball of some kind, and couldn't help but smile as he remembered fonderer days.

"Hey, it's you!"

Sakai had been ready to walk away before one of the kids came up to him. Sakai didn't recognize him at first. A scraggly looking boy with silver hair, he kicked the ball back to his friends before running over.

As the boy got closer Sakai started to remember where he had seen him from. "You're the kid that was with that woman." He said realizing where he knew him from.

The boy nodded, "Yeah, thanks again for helping us out." He said with a grin, making Sakai blush as he looked away. "Don't mention it kid."
He started to walk away before he felt another hand grab onto his.

Turning around, he saw the sight of the other girl who had been with the two. She had a simple dress, and short red hair. She smiled at the man and Sakai realized that he wouldn't be getting much else done today.


"Pass it here Sakai!" The young boy said as he called to the man who had joined them.
Sakai smirked and knocked the ball towards the boy who had called out to him. The boy in question weaved through the other kids, as he heard his sister cheer for him.

"Go Riku! You got this!"

The boy now named Riku, smirked a little as he dodged out of the way of a particularly big guy before kicking the ball between two posts.
Riku smiled, "Yes!" He said as he ran up to Sakai. "Thanks again Sakai! We were down a player so it was a big help you showed up."

Sakai chuckled. "Don't worry about it, although…don't you think it's a little unfair to the other team?"

Riku looked over at the other guys who were all looking depressed as they stared at the score.
32-14 is what it read making Riku smirk and look at the guys.

"Those guys deserve it, their always rubbing in the fact that they beat us, but that's only because their older. Soon i'll be able to run circles around them on my own!"

Sakai chuckled at that before he saw the other girl run over.
"That was great Riku! You were awesome!" She said with a grin, making Riku smile as he looked at her.

"Thanks Hikari, I really appreciate it." He said with a grin, before looking at the sky, which was starting to set.

Sakai saw it and sighed in relief, "Well it looks like I should get going on. You kids have fun, you hear!"

He turned to leave once again, before he was stopped as two pairs of hands grabbed his. With an eye twitch he turned and saw the kids grinning at him.
"You can't leave yet! We still need to introduce you to big sis!" He said as he pulled the man along with Hikari doing the same.

Sakai frowned, "I really need to get home, my little sis is probably worried about me." He said, before seeing the expression on the kids face suddenly tear up, suddenly making the man feel very guilty.

"H-hey, no need for that, I uh…" He paused for a moment and saw their expressions weren't changing, and sighed as he thought about it for a moment.

"Alright fine, I'll come meet her, but I can't stay long, I've got to get home."

Hearing this, the kids' tears instantly dried up as they cheered.
"Woohoo! Come on, follow us!" Riku said as he led the way, with Hikari following behind him.

Sakai suddenly realized something in particular he didn't realize about them.
"These little demons…" He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist as he realized he had been fooled by crocodile tears. Without any choice now though the man followed them to their home.


Soon the group of three made it to a building that the swordsman recognized. It was the same building he had met them at before.

"Sis, we're back!" Riku said as he entered the home. It had been fixed up pretty nicely, but it was still rather run down in his opinion. Working at a stove top, was a girl with short blue hair, she turned to the boy and girl who had just come home, before noticing the man who had saved them before.

"Oh, it's you." She said as she stepped away from the kitchen for a moment. Calling it a kitchen was generous but it seemed they were making it work.
Sakai smiled as the woman approached. "Hi again." He said nervously making the girl laugh a little.

"No need to be shy, you're more than welcome here." She said with a bright smile, making Sakai chuckle.

"Thank you for the hospitality." He said as he sat down in one of the chairs, and looked around. The man smiled as he was brought a cup of water.

"I'm Aqua, it's nice to see you again." She said with a grin, as she told the kids to get ready for dinner.
Sakai smiled and drank from the glass.

"So, what brings you here?" She asked as she continued getting dinner ready. Sakai looked at her and rubbed the back of his head. "To be honest, I was going to head home, but they insisted on me coming here to thank me for helping you all." He then looked away, almost grumbling.

"They tricked me with fake tears..Little devils." He said, making Aqua laugh as she heard him.

"That sounds like them, they're very good at it." She said, soon after the kids arrived back into the room, and they all sat down to eat. It was a modest meal, and Sakai didn't eat alot, as he noticed they didn't have much. He smiled, glad he had saved this small family, but he also realized he shouldn't have had to. If he hadn't hired those men, he wouldn't have had to save them.

As this thought entered his mind, Aqua looked at him and saw his troubled expression.

"What's wrong?" She asked as Sakai started to stand up and leave.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be here." He said as he went towards the door, but before he could reach it she had stopped him, and looked at him concerned. "Please wait, what do you mean by that?" She asked, causing Sakai to freeze as he thought about how best to answer that question.

He turned back to Aqua and spoke. "It's my fault you all had to go to the shelter in the first place."

Hearing this, Aqua frowned before she let go of his hand, to let him explain more.


"So you're saying that because you hired those men when you attacked the other day, you think it's your fault?"

Sakai looked down. "No, I know it's my fault, none of this would have happened if I hadn't come here…" He said to her with a certain sadness.

The kids had since left the room, so Aqua could speak to Sakai alone, which he was grateful for. He knew once he told his story, she would kick him out.

To his surprise though, Aqua spoke a few words he wasn't expecting. "I don't really think that matters." She said as she stared at the ceiling.
Sakai looked at her, confused by what she meant. "How would it not?"

Aqua smiled. "Well, first off, it's in the past and we can't exactly change what's been done." She said holding up one finger before raising a second. "And two, because you still saved us. You didn't have to, but you did." She said with a smile.

Sakai frowned and thought for a moment. "Even if I did save you, it doesn't change the fact I attacked this island, just so I could get revenge for something that didn't even happen."

Aqua smiled. "Well then, the first thing you can do to make it up to them, is to find a way to pay back the people who helped you." She said with a grin, making Sakai stare at her with surprise.

"Do that, and I'm sure the people here will one day forgive you. No one died as far as I know, and the ones who were injured are healing. Property can be fixed but once a life is lost, that's the end of it." She said with a frown, before turning back to him.

"You need to figure out what you can do to help people in the future. Will you use that strength you have to help people, or will you remain the villain you seem to think you are?" She finished with a smile.

Sakai looked to be lost in thought as he heard her say this. He then turned to her. "You're right…Thank you Aqua."

The woman smiled. "My pleasure, now I think it's late enough, and the kids aren't here to stop you this time."

Sakai laughed and looked at her. "Right, I'll head back, I really appreciate the advice." He said as he left the house. Aqua smiled as she watched him leave glad she could help the young man regain some peace of mind. As Sakai left he thought back to what he had overheard the trio talking about, and he came to a decision that he felt would be the right choice.

Arriving back at the house, Sakai went to Cob's room. Cob looked at him curiously and Sakai responded calmly. "Old man…we need to talk about something."


A week later

"A little to the left!" An older man yelled at Sora as he was helping to lift a piece of plywood for some workers. Sora moved that direction and looked at the man.

"Perfect, now just set it down." The man said, to which Sora did so, wiping the sweat from his brow afterwards. He looked over and saw that Cynthia was also helping by lifting things. Ever since the two had recovered 2 days ago, they had both agreed that they wanted to help fix the town more. With their new devil fruits, they could easily lift lumber and things for people who needed an extra hand.
Cynthia placed her piece down where she was asked to and looked at Sora. "This is nice actually, feels good to be helpful like this." She said with a grin. Sora nodded as he responded.

"Yep, was never this strong back home, so it's nice to be able to do some physical labor to chip in." He said with a smile. He then looked down at the sheath on his hip and pulled the sword out of it's sheath. Or what remained of it, the blade had been cut in half and after speaking with the blacksmith he had found out there wasn't anything he could do about it.

Cynthia looked at him. "So you gonna save up for another one?" She asked as she sat down next to him. Sora nodded at the question.

"Not much more I can do, there's no way to repair it." He said as he found himself lost in thought. He would remain that way for a few more minutes.

"Hard at work I see." Before a voice spoke from behind them, making the two jump as they saw Sakai standing there. "Geeze man, we didn't even hear you coming." Sora spoke, making the more experienced swordsman laugh.

"Sorry about that, I didn't mean to sneak up on ya like that." He said with a grin, before looking at the two. "If you guys are finished for now, would you be willing to come with me? I've got something to show you both."

Sora and Cynthia looked confused and Cynthia was the one to respond. "Sure, we just finished up, but what's up?"

Sakai frowned and said, "I'll explain when we get there, for now, just follow me." He said as he turned and walked away, forcing the two wolf Zoan's to follow him.

It took a few hours, but eventually, the three came to the outskirts of the town, and there they saw what appeared to be some structure built up against one of the many large rocks that could be found around the island.

Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a shrine of some kind, with a grave in front of it. Sora saw that there was writing on it.

Nagai Ruga
A fierce but kind soul.

Cynthia was the first one to realize what it was, as she saw the name. She didn't say anything though as she let Sakai speak first.

"My father…" He said slowly as he looked at the grave and kneeled down in front of it, placing a hand on the headstone.

Sora frowned as he saw this unsure if it was really okay for him to be here. Sakai stood up and saw this, and smiled. "It's fine, I wanted you both to see this." He said and waited for the two to relax before he continued.

Once they had he kneeled down and put his hand on the grave once more.

"It's been a long time dad…Sorry I haven't visited in a while…Things have been…well they've been rough since I learned that mom died." He said before smiling. "Turns out she's not though…which..which is something I thought I'd be happy about…but…I'm still not sure how I should feel about it…It's a strange feeling. I'm angry that she wouldn't tell me the truth, but i'm also glad knowing it was a lie. I guess in a word…I'm conflicted."
He paused for a moment before continuing.

"I've been through so much since I left home and started traveling with Uncle Daryl, and I don't think everyone will ever truly forgive me for what I did…I'd like to make it up to you and them…but I think I need to take a step back from everyone…I need to go and find mom, and ask her for myself…Maybe then i'll understand why she had to lie to me."

Sora and Cynthia watched this as Sakai stood up. "One day…I'll come back, and hopefully, mom will be with me…till then…keep watching over things here." He said as he finished speaking to his father.

He turned and looked at Sora and Cynthia. "I'm thankful to the both of you. I wouldn't have known about the truth if you both hadn't tried to stop me…Thank you again."
Cynthia smiled and spoke with a smile. "After I found out the truth from Daryl, there was no way I was gonna just leave you with that burden."

Sora also nodded as he spoke to him. "I'm sure you'll be able to find her one day…but what's your plan now? What will you do?"

Sakai smiled softly as he heard this, before another voice rang out.

"Before that Sora, we need to do something about that sword of yours."

Sora turned and saw Cob approaching the trio. "My sword? What about it." Sora asked confused by what that could have to do with what they were here for.

The older man looked at Sakai and tossed him a key. "He'll explain things to ya." Sakai looked at the key in his hand and fiddled with it for a few moments, before putting it in the lock of the door.

Sora and Cynthia were surprised by what they saw inside.

A blue sheath, with a gorgeous and intricate cloud inlay, wavy and colored a white. Within the sheath Sora could see the hand guard was covered with black silk, an indigo blue pommel. It rested inside untouched by the world around it. Sakai reached out and gently took the sword. He smiled at the familiar feeling of it, but shook his head and turned to Sora.

"This sword has been here ever since that day a decade ago. Mom wanted the sword to be here to watch over the grave." He said as looked down at it.

Sora looked at it and smiled. "That's really cool and all but what does this have to do with me or Cynthia." Cob laughed a little at that causing Sora to look at him. "It's got everything to do with the new owner. You're responsible for taking care of this blade now."

Sora stopped and turned to Cob. "What?! B-but it's not mine to take! I have no personal connection with the original owner, why should I take it?"

Cob frowned as he looked at the blade. "Because for one thing, I think he'd want it to go to someone with the guts to hold onto what's precious to them in times of hardship. You proved you could do that when you stood up to Sakai." He said, but Sora was still against it.

"It shouldn't go to me though! It's not my right to wield that sword. It should go to Sakai, it's his blade!"

Sakai shook his head at that. "It's not. I don't have the right to wield it after what I did." He said before holding out the sword to him.
"Listen…These blades together, are stronger than they are apart. That's why I want you to hold onto it. Even if I can't wield it, if I'm with someone who can then that means

they will be at their strongest." He then smiled. "Besides you said you needed a blade. I say it's the least I can do for almost killing you."

Sora was dumbfounded as he heard this, but Cynthia caught onto something he said.

"But wait…If you want it to go to someone who will be close to you, then why are you giving it to Sora?"

Sakai grinned and said. "I was hoping one of you would catch on." He said before becoming serious once more.

"Sora…Cynthia…You both gave me something back, that I never thought I'd get back. You gave me back the meaning of the word Family." He said as he handed Sora the sheathed blade.

He then took his own blade out of its sheath, and gripped it in his hand. He brought the sword to his chest and held his hand over his heart.

"From this day forth, I promise to do everything in my power to protect you both, and help you until you can find your way home." He said proudly, shocking Sora and Cynthia. "W-wait what do you mean?" Cynthia asked fearing the worst, but she was relieved when Sakai answered.

"I overheard you both mentioning how you aren't from this island. Until you both make it home to your island, I promise to be a sword at your side and help you along the way." He said with a grin. Sora and Cynthia were both conflicted as they heard this…There was no telling how long that would be considering they weren't even from this world…They had to decline him.

"Sakai…listen…I don't think you understand what that-" A feeling suddenly overcame Sora, an ache in the back of his head that wouldn't disappear."
He screamed and held his head, as a voice spoke to him.

"You will agree…"

That was all it said and soon the ache left him as Cynthia looked at her friend. "Sora!? Are you okay?" She asked worried about him.
She hadn't felt the pain in her head as she wasn't about to say it.

Sora on the other hand, looked at Sakai and frowned.. "Sakai…How about you just travel with us until you feel it's time to leave…there's no telling how long it would take to find our home…We're not even sure where it is."

Sakai looked at Sora, and realized he made a good point…it could take years to find their home, the world was huge and they had no leads.
He thought for a moment, and then shook his head. "No..I don't care how long it takes, I'll help you find a way home."

Hearing this Cynthia was about to argue, but Sora held her back and shook his head before answering.

"Alright…but I have one condition." He said as he held the sheathed blade.
Sakai frowned at that, "And that is?"

Sora sighed and gently unsheathed the blade. It was beautiful. Where Akai Kumo was red and black, Aoi Kumo was colored blue and white, the white looking almost like clouds in the blue sky that was the blade.

He turned to look at Sakai once more. "I want you to take this blade back when you think you have earned it. It's not mine to keep, but I'll take care of it while I have it."
Sakai looked at Sora and nodded with a serious expression on his face.

"It's a deal." He said holding his hand out, which Sora grabbed. Cynthia wasn't going to be left out though as she grabbed his hand too.

"HEY! DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME!" A voice said, as Terra came running over, and quickly putting his hand in the middle. Terra had tailed Cob on the way out of town, intent on asking him for a favor. He overheard everything from the time of Cob's arrival.

Sakai grinned at the man. "Don't think I wasn't talking about you either. I'm gonna help all three of you, or die trying."

Terra frowned as he heard this, but nodded.

The four held their hands over one another for a while, before releasing them.

Cob smiled as he saw this, and was about to turn to leave, before a voice yelled out.

"Wait!"

Cob turned and looked behind him, he saw that Terra was standing there, a look of determination on his face. He knew that look…it was the same look Sora had given him when he first asked.

"What is it boy?" Cob asked, wanting to hear the question for himself. Terra took a deep breath and spoke the words Cob knew he would ask.

"Can you train me?" He asked with honest intent, as Cob just smiled.
Oh yes…this next month would be very interesting indeed.

I know the ending might seem a little tacked on but I was always going to have Cob teach Terra as well.

The next chapter will be the last chapter of Banaro. Originally it wasn't even going to be a chapter, but then I thought…well with the things that the crew the 4 will be facing, I think it's going to be necessary for them to have more training.

I'm not sure how long the next chapter is going to be, so we'll just have to see.
Until next time!