Matt had been chasing Bug for so long his feet were exhausted, but he knew what she wanted him to do. He could feel that weird thing inside him, deep down. It comforted him when he slept and helped fight off the nightmares. He needed to help it be less scared. That way, it could come out and meet Bug.


    Things got even weirder when Bug tried to help more. He felt it again. He was pretty sure Cal had said it was a mana spirit, and he could tell it was there. Just something seemed weird. Then suddenly, he could feel Bug in his head just a little, and in front of them was a weird starfish saying something was strange. He didn’t understand.


    “Test, can you all hear me in your heads?” Bug’s voice was in his head now. He tried thinking back.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    “Bug, I can hear you!” he thought at her.


    “I can, too!” The Starfish’s voice was next in his head.


    “Yeah, this really isn’t supposed to work this way. I’m not sure what it means. Well, if we’re stuck, we may as well go see what our new pal can do,” Bug said.


    “Oh yeah, magic! I forgot about that, Starry; what magic can we do now?!” Matt said, thinking the name felt right.


    “Uh, hmm, nope, I don’t know! Wait, is regrowing body parts magic? Pretty sure I can help you with that. Can you normally do that?” Starry answered.