"But still."

"What do you want to know?"

"Anything useful would be good. ...I originally asked because I wanted a cheat, so we wouldn't have to wait."

"I need something to look for, searching the whole future for a cheat would take as long as waiting for it. And with the portals closed I can't really see anything that involves other worlds."

"Alright."

"I'm sorry."

And Sadde finally gets the hang of flying!

Thomas puts an arm around Fernando.

"How long until he finds out?"

"Several hours. Do you want to follow him?"

"I want all the moments where he is still happy. Fernando is going to want all the misery, skip that."

...

So they fly after Sadde.

And Fernando watches. He is not only interested in the misery.

Sadde whoops in the air a few times, but mostly just flies straight to Washington.

They watch. It's odd, they spent so little time with Sadde and yet...

When he gets there he zips around, looking for the super exclusive spa. Eventually he finds it, observes it for a while, gets impatient and talks to the surprised clerk. He's informed they're in Europe, thanks the person, and starts flying back to the portal.

Well, time for them to brace themselves.

Sadde notices his mates' distress and the flickering of the portal from miles off. Several emotions fight for dominance in his face, but the one that wins is determination. He accelerates as much as he can, going incredibly fast—

—and they're back in Elsewhere as the portal closes for the last time.

Yup. Thomas looks away. He remembers all too well what happens next, the running around, the trying every possible solution. Calling their grandparents and asking for favors. Calling their parents and delivering the absurd news.

"Do you wish to follow Kaede and Felix?"

"Please. I am not a masochist like Fernando."

"What I am doing is not masochism. I find having the information preferable, not enjoyable."

So he rewinds time again to the point when they went through the portal to Galatea.

And they watch quietly.