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"Hey!!! Breakfast's ready!!! Get your butts over here!!"Wisteria yelled at the top of her lungs which nearly shook the entirety of The Explorer. This made Taika and Hono fall off the bed. When they got up, the two flinched. "Wait! Why the heck am I here!?"Taika shouted. Just then, Aspelenie walked up to the two and began to explain things to the two males. "Morning! Hi, Taika! I'm Aspelenie and can we have your permission to live and explore Meta-Physia with us?"asked the snake with a bright smile. Taika sighed and took off his hood, revealing cat ears on his head which flicked a slight bit. Both the dragon and the snake gasped in shock and awe of the cute cat ears. "Alright, I'll stay,"said Taika. Aspelenie squealed in happiness and ran off with the other two following behind. 'I hope you haven't forgotten our deal, Hono.'Taika thought to himself.

Hono and Taika made their way to the dining table where there were pancakes on plates with Aspelenie eating one stack. Next to the snake was the witch who was writing something down on a piece of paper. "Whoa, Wisteria, did you make this?"Hono inquired, already sitting down to eat a stack of pancakes. "Yup. I did. By the way, when we're done, we need to head to the nearest markets. We need supplies." explained the witch. "Well, where are we going?"queried Aspelenie who was nearly done with her last pancake.

Wisteria smiled and began speaking, "We're heading off to the Endless Markets of Financia. We'll be there for a long time so eat up while you can!". The three people ate their food while Wisteria started to drive The Explorer. After a while, the three rested on the sofa and cushions. "Hey, Taika?"Hono nudged the cat-eared male who turned from the window to the dragon hybrid. "Yeah? What's up?"asked the male who seemed slightly confused. "What are the Endless Markets of Financia?" Hono inquired.

Taika paused for a moment or two then began speaking. "Well..A long time ago, the Endless Markets was a famous trading place for everyone to trade and buy food and other things. Which is why Financia, one of the richest kingdoms in Meta-Physia, bought it. And for a very long time, Financia used the Endless Markets only for their own people. But after a long period of time when the other kingdoms begged Financia to share the markets, they agreed,"explained Taika.

The three began to play games and have their own conversations for a few minutes before Hono felt a pain in his brain and fell off the sofa only to stumble onto the ground. Taika and Aspelenie, now alarmed, rushed to their friend's side. Wisteria immediately took notice and rushed to the three people.

"Hono!"

'Why's the dark apartment there?'thought Hono. Just then, Hono's eyes caught blue and red and he turned his head around to see three police cars and many officers all surrounding two unrecognizable objects that were covered by white cloth. One object seemed to be bigger and longer than the other which seemed to have a round shape.

'A crime scene? Where am I? Is this a dream?'Hono thought to himself.

He was then surrounded by a circle of yellow ducks walking around him. Hono, confused, tried to touch one of the ducks but they all paused and began to fly, slowing becoming eagles that were black in color but there were intricate designs that were golden. The eagles began shrieking as the crime scene fades away becoming pitch black.

"Gah!"Hono shouted after his eyes opened and staring back at him was Aspelenie and Taika. "Hono! You're awake again! Are you alright?"asked Aspelenie who had a face full of concern and worry. Hono looked around to see that he was still on the sofa. "Hono, are you okay?"asked Taika but in a more authoritative voice which made Aspelenie shudder a slight bit. "I'm...fine. Just exhausted."said the dragon with a sheepish smile. He didn't know why but he felt like something was forcing him to not tell his friends about these weird things. What's even more odd is that he barely knows Seishin, Wisteria and Taika and yet he feels like he's known them his entire life.