Chapter 11: Terraforming
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	Terra sat on top of the less damaged buildings in Thamasa with a
blanket covering her. She was sore, her wounds still hurt, and she was
tired. But that didn't matter really. She didn't even notice. Her mind
was too busy reeling from the day's events. Mostly centering around one.
	She had morphed!
	Not just some elemental trickery morph, either. An actual one.
She still had the ability to do so. She just needed magic. A steady,
accessible supply of magic. Maybe the reason she could morph before was
because Shade was almost pure magic. Like an esper. Maybe she should seek
out an elemental to help her -
	"Penny for your thoughts?" she heard Celes behind her say. She
turned around and watched as Celes carefully tread down the roof to the
edge Terra was at.
	"How'd you get up here?" Terra asked.
	"Same as you. The people who live here rather like coming to the
roof so they had a stairway built over there."
	"Hmm.. Wish I had known. I thought that they had made the chimney
with those bricks sticking out so that you could easily climb up." Celes
couldn't help but laugh. "At least they never use it." Terra said, feeling
sheepish.
	"Hahahaha.. Okay.. >COUGH< What have you been doing up here?"
	"Thinking. Celes, you say that orb shard is magical?"
	"Yes. If you would like, I could cut it in half and give it to
you." Celes said, taking it off from around her neck.
	"Hmm. No. It seems to me that that is merely a magical item, and a
finite one at that. I'm not sure if I want to rely on it. Should it ever
run out of magic while I'm flying.." Terra said. Celes nodded and put it
back on.
	"So what are you going to do about it?" She asked,
	"I don't know if I want to do anything. I just got re-used to life
without my magic and metamorphosis ability. I suppose I could seek out
some form of magic."
	"Hmm.. If you do, tell Rydia. She said that once you regain your
ability you qualify as a call monster and she could summon you." Celes
smiled.
	"Hmm... I don't really think so."
	"So... seen Edward recently?" Celes said.
	"No. We haven't really had the chance to talk or anything for a
while."
	"Ah. Uhm, getting back to your morphing, what do you think you're
going to do about magic?" Celes asked.
	"I was thinking of seeking out one of these... elementals... and
obtaining its power."
	"How?"
	"Well, from what I've heard, there are eight elementals. There is
Gnome of Earth, Luna of Moon, Dryad of Plants, Shade of Darkness," She
shuddered involuntarily. "Lumina of Light, Undine of Ice and Water,
Salamando of Fire, and Sylphid of Air."
	"How did you find all this stuff out?"
	"How do you think? I spent three weeks basically doing nothing in
Figaro, and we stayed in Kohlingen long enough to talk to a lot of people.
I learn these things from rumors. Rumors travel faster than the truth, but
sometimes the truth hitches a ride."
	"Hmm.."
	"Anyway, Luna is too unfocused to be suitable for me, Shade is
right out, Gnome is okay but I don't think we quite connect. Dryad seems
ideal, except for the fact that these four are, supposedly, being used by
Sascha and Akfek. Salamando, Undine, and Sylphid seem suitable, I just
don't feel they'd be right. So, the two ideal Elementals are Lumina and
Dryad. Which means my best bet is with Lumina. Unfortunately, Lumina is
with Strago, Relm, and some weird thing with huge feet and I have no idea
where they are. Supposedly of course." 'But there's the possibility Lumina
might come to you. It did before, if it really was Lumina that came to
your aid.' She thought.
	"Interesting. I guess you've got your work cut out for you."
	"Indeed. You know what annoys me the most about this whole
deal, though? The fact that I was, basically, the first person with magic
in this magic revival, I was born with it naturally, and now everyone BUT
me has magic. I mean, Mog was flying around with my complete Esper half!
How fair is that?"
	"Hmm.. Life is never fair."
	"Yeah. Things could be worse, I suppose. I could have been raised
in the Esper world, kidnapped by Gestahl, and ended up being one of the
Espers that gave themselves to us. Plus, I still have hope. Just as long
as there's this." Terra said, sweeping her hand toward the horizon. There
was a beautiful sunset in progress. Neither of them spoke after that. They
just sat and watched the sunset.