(In a large cavern-like room, all the aeons are asleep. Just then, one of the aeons - Valefor - wakes up.)

Valefor: (spreading her wings) “Good morning, Spira!!” (she looks around her) “…seriously? Nobody else is waking up?” (she looks at Anima) “…even Anima? But she rarely even sleeps!”

(Valefor gets up and lets out an ear-splitting shriek, but nobody else wakes up - not even Anima.)

Valefor: “…this is getting strange.” (she looks towards the Magnus Sisters) “Sandy? Cindy? Mindy? You three alright?”

(The Magnus Sisters are fast asleep.)

Valefor: (flapping her wings and hovering over to the sleeping Magnus Sisters) “Wake up, you three! It’s time to rise and shine!”

(The Magnus Sisters remain motionless, undisturbed by Valefor’s attempts to wake them.)

Valefor: (furrowing her brow) “This can’t be right. Something must be affecting their slumber. Maybe a shriek will wake them up!”

(Valefor takes a deep breath and lets out an even louder shriek, shaking the entire cavern. However, the only Magnus Sister that shows a sign of waking up is Mindy - the youngest and most easily-frightened. But just moments after waking up, Mindy starts to feel sick.)

Mindy: (clutching her stomach) “Ugh… what’s happening? Why do I feel so nauseous?”

Valefor: (concerned) “Mindy, are you alright?”

Mindy: (weakly) “I… I don’t know. I feel really sick all of a sudden.”

Valefor: (hovering closer to Mindy) “Let me take a look.” (examining Mindy) “Hmm, your energy seems alright. Nothing out of the ordinary…”

Mindy: (still clutching her stomach) “But something feels off. It’s like there’s a heavy weight in my chest, and my head is spinning.”

Valefor: (worried) “I don’t sense any physical ailments, Mindy. Perhaps it’s something else.”

(All of a sudden, Mindy flies over to one of the other chambers in the cavern - that chamber being a bathroom-like chamber.)

Mindy: (rushing into the bathroom chamber) “I think I’m going to be sick!”

Valefor: (following Mindy) “Oh no, Mindy!”

(Mindy vomits violently, relieving some of the pressure she had been feeling. Valefor stays by her side, comforting her.)

Valefor: “Just let it out, Mindy. Take deep breaths.”

(Mindy continues to vomit for a few moments before finally stopping. She sits back, exhausted and shaken.)

Mindy: (weakly) “I’ve never felt like this before, Valefor. What could be causing it?”

Valefor: (pensive) “It’s hard to say. You should probably rest and see if you feel any better tomorrow.”

Mindy: (nodding weakly) “You’re right, Valefor. I’ll try to get some rest and hopefully I’ll feel better in the morning.”

(Valefor helps Mindy back to her sleeping spot and tucks her in with her wings.)

Valefor: “Just close your eyes and let your body relax, Mindy. I’ll stay by your side until you fall asleep.”

Mindy: (closing her eyes) “Thank you, Valefor.”

(Valefor stays by Mindy’s side, watching over her as she drifts off to sleep. As Mindy falls into a deep slumber, Valefor looks around the room, now filled with worry.)

Valefor: (whispering to herself) “What is happening to all of us? First, the aeons are sleeping like never before, and now Mindy’s suddenly falling ill. Something must be seriously wrong.”

(She floats up into the air, investigating the other aeons in the cavern. Each one remains undisturbed in their deep sleep. Eventually, Valefor herself falls asleep.)

(The next morning, however, Mindy is the first to wake up.)

Mindy: (stretching) “Huh? I’m awake? That’s strange, usually I’m the last one to wake up. But…I need to find out why I’m feeling so sick.”

(Mindy quickly makes her way to the bathroom chamber.)

(Mindy enters the bathroom chamber and finds herself face to face with a mirror. She examines her reflection, and her complexion looks the same as usual - apart from her belly.)

(Mindy lifts up her shirt and notices that her belly has bloated significantly overnight. She touches it gingerly, and feels normal.)

Mindy: (confused) “What in Spira…? Why is my belly so bloated? It doesn’t feel painful or anything, but it’s definitely not normal.”

(Mindy steps back from the mirror, pondering what could be causing her sudden bloating. She exits the bathroom chamber and heads towards the sleeping area, hoping to find Valefor or any other Aeon awake.)

(In the sleeping area, Mindy finds Valefor still fast asleep, along with the rest of the aeons. Mindy approaches Valefor and gently shakes her awake.)

Mindy: (softly) “Valefor, wake up. I need your help.”

(Valefor stirs and slowly opens her eyes, adjusting to the light in the cavern.)

Valefor: (yawning) “Mindy? What’s wrong?”

Mindy: (pointing to her belly) “Look at me, Valefor. My belly is bloated, and I still feel sick. I don’t know what’s happening.”

Valefor: (concerned) “That’s definitely unusual. Let me examine you.”

(Valefor hovers closer to Mindy and carefully places her wing on Mindy’s bloated belly, using her powers to sense any abnormalities.)

Valefor: (puzzled) “I can’t detect anything physically wrong with you, Mindy. It’s as if something else is causing this bloating and sickness.”

Mindy: (her voice trembling) “But what could it be? I’ve never experienced anything like this before.”

Valefor: “We need to gather the other aeons and figure out what’s going on. Mindy, can you wake up your older sisters and see if they’re experiencing anything similar?”