"Truthfully, I am fine," she said. Her fleshless face smiled beyond its death's-head grin. "But it might be many days before I can return to Earth. I need rest." She flickered once more, but for now, she stayed put. "Meeko... am happy I met you. You give me hope. And you, Esperanza..."
"Yes," Esperanza agree. "In the Other Place... I will look for you."
"You will?" Her horns perked up. "Will meet again?"
"Yes! Want to know you more. Want... want to know if..." her nose twitched.
"Yes," Dulce agreed. "But I believe we received our answer."
She tilted her head. "We did?"
"Yes," Dulce said. "The Akail... Without knowledge, we gathered together and he, defeated. That tells me... We may not know if we are connected, and how. But... we do not need to know, yet. If we learn of each other, we will be able to do great things. We have power together. If we did not meet Meeko, would not know that." She looked at him again. "Thank you... for everything."
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((Almost done. I think when my guys have leveled up, I'll mark this as the end. Of this plot, anyway.))