"So we lost five years, we don't know where we are, and we can't teleport either? " If Anise was good at one thing, it was being snarky and not providing helpful input. Somewhere under the surface, it was clear that she was worried, too. Tear, Chiaki, Rukia, Natalia, and all the heroes plus the heroes in stasis? There was no way to track them all down, even after five years.

"I'm sure they're fine. Kalki's just a bag of hot air." Y'know, except the part where she possessed a hero and tried to kill them all. But Anise isn't anywhere near ready to admit how frightened she is.

Speaking of...was she imagining things? She looked over at her friends, puzzled, "Hey, do you guys hear that?"