"I think it is that way," said X's avatar, making a vague gesture.

"Eh, that's fine, I don't think we can steer the balloon anyway." Melody sighs. "I wonder where we're going?" She smiles and looks over the side of the balloon.

Hanging from the bottom of the balloon was what appeared to be a slightly smaller version of Melody. She looked up at her larger counterpart with wide eyes.

"Song?" Melody said. "What are you doing here?"

X's avatar peered over the side as well. "Another one?" he said, his tone somewhere between bemused and exasperated. "How many sisters do you have?"

"This is the last one- at least for now!" Melody reached out a hand and helped Song up. X's avatar nodded amiably to Song as she scampered into the basket. "It is nice to meet you, Song," he said.

"Nice to meet you, too!" she responded. She tilted her head curiously. "Why is your skin blue?"

"I do not know," said X's avatar truthfully. "I suppose X likes the color."

"Is it just me," interjected Melody, "or is the balloon dropping?"

X's avatar examined the situation and concluded that the balloon was indeed losing altitude. Was it because of Song? No, she must have been hanging from the basket since they had taken off. Well, whatever the reason, it was an easy enough fix. He called the winds to buoy the balloon up-

And nothing.

"My, my," said a voice. "Powers failing you, huh, X?"

X's avatar felt a chill run through him. That voice... the failure of his powers... that could only mean one thing.

"Y," he said as a slim figure dropped lightly onto the edge of the basket. "It has been a while."

"It has, hasn't it?" she replied with a smirk. "Fancy seeing you here."

X's avatar frantically tried to call up wind, but Y blew it away with a wave of her hand.  In the same motion, she reached down and grabbed Melody by the arm, wrenching her out of the basket.

"Sorry about this," she said. "You're coming with me."

With that, she backflipped off the edge of the basket and, with Melody in tow, flew off into the distance.