The computer, for now, appeared to be locked. Leon gave Herbert a pointed glare. "Don't even think of touching that," he said to the bear, before turning to Aerith. "These guys say Maleficent is looking for them. I don't think we have a reason to doubt she's also behind the recent happenings." Aerith nodded at this but didn't seem sure what to say. Leon continued regardless and turned now to Hiro. "Right now, I want to keep you guys off the streets. Cid wouldn't go out on his own if he didn't have a way to defend himself."
"So, wait." Billy couldn't even hide his confusion. "We're getting something mixed up, right?" he questioned.
Aerith shook her head, looking at a loss herself. "First of all, none of us here are familiar with a Thanos, as far as I know. If he's working with Maleficent, perhaps that is all we need to know about him for now. Second, while these hearts of light sound similar to the Princesses of Heart, judging by what you said, clearly they can't be the same. This is all very..."
Aerith faltered for a moment, prompting Arthur to speak. "Aerith and I were just discussing the matter of the Princesses of Heart. They are beings who possess hearts devoid of darkness."
"That does not sound like Jack Sparrow," Billy said.
"There's also the matter of them all being maidens," Arthur said, looking amused.
Tommy groaned. "So, are they related, or are they not?"
"I don't think it matters," Leon said, butting in. "You just went over that they're not the same, so you're not going to get a lead by comparing them." He shrugged. "Aerith, any clue what they're looking for?"
Aerith cleared her throat. "I think I have some idea," she said. She exchanged a glance with Arthur for a moment, who nodded back at her. "The Princesses of Heart serve as parts of a key to open... well, to open what I'll refer to as the heart of all worlds. However, when I refer to all worlds, I mean all worlds of this reality. Arthur here comes from another reality. Another... universe, you put it?" She waited for Arthur to nod. "Right, so perhaps then... all realities contain a heart. These lights Thanos and Maleficent seek may just be another reality's equivalent to this world's Princesses of Heart."
"That's... pretty heavy," Billy said. "Sort of makes sense, in theory..."
"I can't believe how boring this is," Tommy mumbled. He decided to linger around Emma, hanging just out of the corner of her gaze. He revealed an item he had been hiding, a certain gun she may have found familiar...
He was planning to draw this out and get a kick out of it, at least until Star started to mope about. She said something to Marco to make him leave her alone, but Tommy knew no kid who hid in the corner of a room was feeling all right. It just didn't sit right with him to let a young girl suffer alone.
"Seriously, what's wrong?" Tommy asked, appearing next to Star.
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When Tommy had approached her, Star looked up at him and tried her best to hide the fact that she had been crying by quickly wiping away her tears. Though it didn't help much, seeing as her face was a bright shade of red and her eyes were still watery.
"Huh? Oh, I'm just.... I'm...." Star said in as she attempted to find some sort of excuse. Unlike most girls her age, Star didn't really like talking about her feelings. At least, not when it came to stuff like this. She always tried to hide them in favor of seeming like a tough girl that fought monsters. Maybe she got it from her mother and her usual stoney-faced demeanor? She didn't know. And right now, she was only worried about one thing.
After a few moments of silence and sniffles, Star finally mustered up enough courage to explain why she was like this. "I just... what if I'm one of the Hearts of Light? I mean I am an actual princess." She paused and looked up at Marco, which only caused her to nearly burst in tears. "And-and what if that Thanos guy tries to hurt Marco to get to me?" Star then buried her face in her knees again, trying to shut herself off from the outside world. She already had almost lost him under similar circumstances once. She didn't want it to happen again.
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"Huh? Oh, I'm just.... I'm...." Star said in as she attempted to find some sort of excuse. Unlike most girls her age, Star didn't really like talking about her feelings. At least, not when it came to stuff like this. She always tried to hide them in favor of seeming like a tough girl that fought monsters. Maybe she got it from her mother and her usual stoney-faced demeanor? She didn't know. And right now, she was only worried about one thing.
After a few moments of silence and sniffles, Star finally mustered up enough courage to explain why she was like this. "I just... what if I'm one of the Hearts of Light? I mean I am an actual princess." She paused and looked up at Marco, which only caused her to nearly burst in tears. "And-and what if that Thanos guy tries to hurt Marco to get to me?" Star then buried her face in her knees again, trying to shut herself off from the outside world. She already had almost lost him under similar circumstances once. She didn't want it to happen again.
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