Searching for the information on what kind of gemstones Paige could be wearing, they traveled across the museum. Sahara knew there was something deeply wrong about the gemstone because she sensed magic from it, but she was not sure what kind. Sahara, thinking that it would be good to keep up appearances, decided to actually go to the Relic room, as not only would that likely provide the information she was looking for, but it would also reduce suspicion because that is where she said she wanted to go and see the exhibits. Timmy followed closely behind as they entered the dark room. There were hundreds of glass cases holding objects important to different heroes. Something caused Sahara to stop in her tracks, though it was a white dress in one glass case. It was her mother's next to it was an astronaut suit, it was sleek and futuristic. Timmy decided to stop next to her.
"So is this your mother's hero suit?" Timmy asked.
"Yes, both of them are actually," Sahara responded.
Timmy noticed how uncomfortable she was, and in a sense, it was depressing because Timmy could see that Sahara was literally seeing her reflection in the glass as if she was wearing the suit.
"Are you okay. Are there expectations surrounding your mother that you're uncomfortable with?" Timmy asked the question because it was clear from seeing her reflection in the dress that she was very uncomfortable.
"She and my aunt just have very high expectations of me. It's hard, especially because both my dad and my mom are considered legacy heroes. They are two of the 15 internationally recognized members of the Hero Hall of Fame. I never even really knew my dad. I was four when he passed, but I constantly hear how his sacrifice was so important to the world. Especially from my mother." Sahara said mournfully.
"Well, you're not alone; I am constantly in both of my sisters' shadows. It feels especially weird because we have different fathers. There is only one sibling that I share both parents with, and she despised me so much that she poisoned me. I constantly asked what I did wrong to make Anya hate me, but deep down, I know it's not my fault. Just says how it's not your fault that your father is gone. He made a lot of sacrifices for other people, but you don't have to sacrifice yourself for something that you do not believe in. The only expectations you should be living by are your own, or at least that's what Ashionna says." Timmy said.
"Thank you! I didn't even know I needed to hear that." Sahara said.
Timmy then noticed something interesting about the dress: there was a single opal in the shape of a hexagon on the dress, which contrasted with its feathery design.
"Hey, I don't want to alarm you, but isn't the gemstone on your mother's outfit similar to the one that Paige was wearing?" Timmy said.
"Wait, now that you mention it, it is!" Sahara said in shock.
She went back through all of her memories, and she realized her father also had a gemstone like that, at least from the pictures she's been shown by her mother and Aunt, one that was purple. She did not even realize her mom had a white gemstone on her outfit. Unfortunately, currently, she couldn't test to see if it was the same kind of gemstone because the outfit they were looking at was just a replica.
"I think you're on to something, but since there aren't any originals likely in this building, I cannot tell if it is the same. I also have never actually seen my mother in her hero outfit before, so I wouldn't have ever been close enough to that gemstone to be able to tell if it has magic or not, same with my father's staff. In fact, I actually don't know what happened to his staff now that I'm thinking about it." Sahara said.
Both Timmy and Sahara made eye contact as they both realized what this could mean, whatever conspiracy that Paige was likely engaged in, both of Sahara's parents were likely involved in. There were too many things wrong with Paige, so they had suspicions, but they had no way to verify them. All they could really do was go and look at the rest of the exhibits in the museum to try and come up with some conclusion.

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