What a tragedy it is— but almost as if luck favors the two of them, the presence of the video store owner draws out the very cat the man was describing. Elated at its safety, the owner now takes the spotlight, holding the very happy kitty up high while the driver clutches their chest in relief.

Which is a good thing, because Maya totally definitely absolutely saw that! And sure, there's like a little tiny weenie baby chance that wasn't Kalim, but there's also a chance that that over there is one of her lil baby bros, running off into danger.

Oh, yeah, and even if he isn't? That's a magical hero. She's supposed to ignore that?!

Without a single consideration for the fact that doing so also puts her in danger, Maya starts chasing after where she thought she saw Nova Sunbeam.