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Zeke waved to her as she left him.

"See ya!" he called to her.

He then paused for a moment, and pondered the situation.

"...Gaea is actually here..." he mumbled to himself.

"Who would have thought." he went on, shaking his head slightly and going about his business.

Meanwhile, Sharp was in his office, thinking heavily about something.

"Hmmm." he mumbled.

"Could it possibly be...?" he pondered aloud, trailing off slightly.

Zeke just shrugged.

"Hm." he mumbled.

"Maybe you should." he said.

"I mean, if she had a real problem with it, odds are you wouldn't be telling ME right now." he reasoned.

"So I'd wager that she's fine with it." he told her further.

"Believe me, I don't think she'd be subtle if she was displeased with something."

"........woah." Zeke muttered.

"Gaea, herself?" he asked. "Are you sure?" he asked her.

Sierra nodded.

"Heard it myself." she confirmed.

"Wow." Zeke mumbled.

"That is... I never thought she'd come HERE." he said further.

"This is... a rare honour."

Zeke raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?" he asked.

"You did, did you?" he asked further.

"What?" he inquired.

"Is it related to how powerful she is? More powerful than a dryad has any right to be?" he then asked her.

"Because I KNOW she's not what she's putting herself out to be."

"....eh?" Zeke muttered.

"Luke?" he asked.

"Who's Luke?" he asked her.

"I mean... I can feel Terra up there, I've felt her mana since she got here, but... wow." he then mumbled.

"But what is she doing up there with this 'Luke'?" he inquired further.

As she continued on her way, she almost bumped right into Zeke.

"Woah!" he exclaimed.

"Careful, there." he said.

"What's up, Sierra?" he asked her. "You seem really distracted." he continued. "Weren't you going to go and spend some time on the roof?" he asked her further, before suddenly pausing.

"...does it have anything to do with the swelling of mana I feel from up there?"

"..." Luke was silent for a moment, before nodding.

"I... yeah." he said.

"Yeah. I'm ready." he told her.

"There anything I need to do beforehand?" he asked. "Anything special to prepare for this, or whatever?" he asked further, looking around for a moment, and then looking back to Terra.

"Just... yeah, tell me what I need to do."

Luke's eyes widened when he fully comprehended what she was saying to him.

"I..." he stammered.

"You're saying that... I'M compatible?" he asked. 'That I'M a vessel for your power?" he asked.

Terra just smiled, and nodded softly.

"Oh, wow..." Luke mumbled.

"I mean, having more mana than before is always good..." he then said, trailing off a bit and then looking at her.

"But to be honest, I'd like this to happen, because... well, as you've explained it, you need to do it for your own wellbeing." he went on. "And I want to help with that in any way possible."

"....all right..." Luke replied with a small sniff.

He then took a moment to gather himself and recompose himself, before sighing.

"Uh... right." he said.

"Right, you asked me up here." he told her.

"Why?" he asked.

"Was it just to tell me who you are?" he asked further.

Luke was almost in hysterics, before he suddenly stopped when she said what she did.

"I..." he stammered.

"I guess... that's true..." he said.

"But... but it's all right?" be then asked.

"You were obviously trying to keep your identity secret. And now I've blown that." he told her.

"Is that REALLY okay?"

"....." Luke was silent, before slapping his hands over his eyes.

"Idiot!" he exclaimed.

"Luke, you idiot! You had to open your mouth!" he said further.

He then collapsed to his knees, in a repentant position.

"Please forgive me." he begged.

"Mother Gaea, I'm sorry I revealed your secret!"

"...." Luke was silent for a moment, looking at her hand.

"...all right." he then said.

He took a deep breath, held it, exhaled it slowly, and then placed his hand upon hers. As soon as he did, he felt an overwhelming power surge through him. But not in the conventional sense.

He suddenly felt more full of life. He felt stronger. He felt healthier. He felt like he was filled with vitality... like he had been partially wilted his entire life... and was brought back to perfect health.

"I... woah..." he mumbled.

"This... this feeling. I've never felt so healthy before in my life." he told her quietly, before it clicked in his mind.

"You... you're..." he stammered.

"Mother Gaea!?" he exclaimed.

Ryker was given control of his body, and composed himself, before starting to cook the fish. As he did, he cleared his throat and made sure things went smoothly.

".....hey, Eke?" he said.

"Thanks." he said further.

"I can tell you're feeling better than before, and it makes me happy." he told him.

"So thanks for cheerin' up a little." he continued.

"Nobody likes seeing you sad."

"....woah." Luke mumbled.

"That was really cool." he said.

"You just... re-energised that bloom in a split-second." he commented. "FASTER than a split-second." he corrected himself.

"That is... I've never seen anything like that before." he went on.

"And this is tended to by a banshee? Huh... didn't expect to hear that." he continued, before pausing for a moment.

"...so... why do I feel some kind of connection to you?" he then asked her, seemingly out of the blue.

"I'm sure I don't know you. So why do I feel like I HAVE known you? For all my life?" he asked further.