Because they've all been stopped, Risp.

"So..." Xion says, moving one of his pieces across the board. "How much did you steal from me?"

"Mostly small things, like potions and such." Diesel responds, moving his piece. "But I found a small cache of those small things that you called a 'telepipe.' Seeing them as useful technology, I swiped three of them. Two of them sold, but then I got a bad rep for selling something that is useless."

"Useless?" Xion almost drops his piece in the middle of the board.

"Nobody knew how to work them. And when they figured out how to activate them, they just made pretty streams of light. Nobody knew how to walk through the planes to Gran Da Val with them..." Diesel moves his piece. "Not even me. Mate." Xion looks at the board, stunned. A few hypothetical moves of pieces, but to no avail. "Dumb luck?" Diesel says with a stupid grin on his face. Xion nods silently. The computer screen flashes, and says one word: COMPLETE.

"Ah. Our skills have been updated fully." Xion says. Xion moves his hand in a small motion and rips a portal. Xion has a large grin on his face. Diesel moves his hand in the same way, and also rips a portal. "We are one in the same, Diesel. You are no longer my apprentice." Diesel smiles. Xion presses a few strokes of keys, and Diesel yawns behind him.

"Anywhere I can crash for the night, Xion?" Diesel asks.

"Yeah. Down that hallway, fourth door on the right." Xion says, pointing. Diesel heads down the hallway, and Xion continues to watch over Tangent with his planar cameras.