Slowly, Hikaru drew herself to her feet. "No way! Am.. am I still dreaming?". The problem was that this didn't feel like a dream. It could be another one of Nova's tricks but this didn't fit her normal battleground of choice either. So, just what was going on?

Before she had much time to gather her thoughts on her predicament a familiar voice cut through the silence.

"Clef?!" She turned toward the sound of his voice, and blinked a couple of times to make doubly sure that he was actually there. At least she wasn't the slightest bit troubled by the tone of his voice. "It really is you, isn't it?!" A smile crossed her features, erasing some of her earlier concern. She hurried over to close the gap between them. "If you're here, then we must be...". In Cephiro? She trailed off without completing the thought. It just didn't feel or look like it belonged in that world. "... Where is this place?"