After Deiara explained to Jess how not to leave Taro and Celena walking through a booby-trapped castle, they both walked in a forest with the young fox when suddenly a forest fire started from the other side. A loud screech was heard in the flames. Jess ran to find a bat stuck under a burning tree. The flames engulfed in one of the bat's wings. Jess struggled as she tried lifting the tree and dragging the bat to safety. The fox which liked Deiara transformed into a fire hose and washed the fire away.
"Are you okay?" Jess asked, then realized that this was a boy AND a bat at the same time. The boy/bat opened his eyes.
"Where am I?" He said in a raspy voice.
"Dude, you are at this forest when one of D.Kyuubi's dark flames burned you." Deiara explanied, examining 'her' fox. Jess wrapped the boy's wing with a bandage.
"So you work for Oogie, I assume?" Jess asked.
"How did you know?" The boy's black and red eyes widened.
"Two reasons...One, my friend Akane works for him as well and two, I can tell by your King of Spades." Jess pointed to one of the playing cards.
"Anyway because of the fire, you might not be flying for a while. My name is Jess and this is Deiara. Since that you are kinda stuck here, you could at least tell us your name and how you came into this world." Jess smiled. The boy hesitated, thinking whether the two girls were friend or foe. But seeing as Jess knows Oogie and she doesn't hold a grudge against him, the boy agreed.
"My name is Hybrid..."
