Joan
*Dado appears in an empty, cold, bright Pocket Dimension. He sits down and buries his face in his knees.*

"Esuna," *He mutters.* "Cure."

```
HP: 2130 -1771 -3808
AP: 175 -195 -175
MP: 155 -175 -115 -95
Mirage Form lv3
Guardian's Light 2/5
Attack Haste 3/5
Light Boost 3/7
Magic Upgrade 2/5
Mickey Summon Gem
Dark Ring

Esuna
Cure
```

*No other words deserve to be spoken. He's at half strength, Fiora's missing, Xion's only half-trustworthy, Nilus probably needs training, Gursht __definitely__ needs training, Cav might back out after hearing how shit the situation is, and everyone's gonna hate him for bringing Eve along.*

*In the meantime, he has to get back to full strength, defeat Pira, seal the Door to Darkness, fix his mistake in Agrabah, help Nilus seal his Keyhole, find Brad and Sir Icidro in the Realm of Darkness, find Fiora, save Ika, defeat Xigellivr and save Master Mod... And now deal with this "Princess of Darkness".*

*It's all his fault. It's all his responsibility. He has to fix it.*

*Dado sits in silence. The worst part about this is he can't even wallow in misery properly. He's never done this before, so he has no idea if it'll work. He has to stay ready to fight Sapphire if it comes to that.*

*He takes deep breaths.*

```
HP: 3808
AP: 175

Mirage Form lv3
Guardian's Light 3/5
Pocket Dimension 2/3
Attack Haste 4/5
Light Boost 4/7
Magic Upgrade 3/5
Mickey Summon Gem
Dark Ring

Break Time: +5% Mag for 3 Turns
```

*Dado takes a deep breath. It's time to come out.*

"Okay. Okay, I'm gonna let go, and she won't be there. And if she is..."

*He sighs.*

"If she's still there, Thina, call for backup. Cid, Leon, Tifa, Yuffie, Cloud, Aerith... Whoever's available, really."

*He winces.* "...Fuck it. I'm dead either way. Call Xion, too."
Linda
*"Will do as soon as I get reception."*
Joan
"Thanks. We've got this." *He stances up, then lets the Pocket Dimension fade.*