It was safe to say that Dominic Cobb wasn't going to do another job – ever. He finally had his life back on track, spending most of his time with his children and enjoying his fortune from the previous job. Cobb finally got the life that he wanted. He was at peace with his new girlfriend, two years after his last and probably most dangerous job. Well, that until he got the news that instantly made him change his mind about living in the ordinary ways.

"She did what?" he bellowed as Miles stood in front of him sharing the not so pleasant information with him.

"You know that she was always careless… She just went a bit too far this time and well, Saito offered her a job." The elderly man explained as he tried to stay as calm as possible. "You know that she always looked up to you and Mal. She always wanted to be like you all-"

"But she eventually became more than us, I know Miles." interrupted Cobb as he thought about his sister-in-law. He sighed and thought for a second. "How big of a mess is she in?"

"Well, she either accepts Saito's offer or she has to run until they catch her."

The extractor closed his eyes for a few seconds, breathing in and out a couple of times. Miles' youngest daughter always meant a lot to him, she was like his sister. Though after his wife's death the two of them became distant and eventually Mal's sister decided to leave Cobb's team and work on her own. She was always one of the best in the team.

Cobb looked at his mentor and asked the first thing that popped into his mind. "Has she gotten any better?"

Miles smiled as he answered. "She's better than even, Dom."

"I have to make a few calls."

Dominic knew that he had to help the woman now, but he wasn't sure how the others on the team would react to another job. And from what he heard, this is going to be their most dangerous project yet – especially if it involved their former associate, Mr. Saito.

About a week later the entire team was back at the headquarters in Paris. Neither of them knew what the new job was, Cobb only told them that he needed their help and that they would be working with Saito again.

Arthur and Ariadne arrived separately, surprising the rest of team. They quickly managed to explain that their relationship was strictly business and friendly, nothing more than that. Plus, Ariadne told everyone that she recently met a guy from the university and they have been dating for the past few months.

Eames arrived a little bit late and it seemed like he hasn't changed in the past two years. Actually, he looked like he has just gotten out of bed with his hair and clothes messy and out of place. Eames was just his usual self.

Just like him, Arthur hasn't changed a lot either. He wore a black three piece suit and his dark hair was the same, precisely slicked back and his face well shaved. Arthur was glad to be back working with the team, but he was a bit concerned since Cobb missed to provide him with the tiniest bit of information on this extraction. Or at least he hoped that it would be an extraction.

It was only the three of them until Cobb arrived with Saito about half an hour late. He looked worried and frustrated more than anything after Saito left rather quickly. It was obvious that the job Saito decided to offer them is a lot more than complicated. After a small talk between them Cobb thought that it was time to tell the team about the plan.

"I know that our previous job was supposed to be the last one and I wouldn't be asking for your help if this one wouldn't be an important case. This is most likely going to be dangerous, far more than our last inception." Dominic said as he stood in front of his teammates.

Ariadne seemed shocked by his last words. "Wait, another inception?"

"Neither of you has to do it. It's your choice, you can stay and do it or you can leave, no hard feelings." The extractor said looking at them. "Yusuf is in, he's arriving tomorrow."

"How many levels are we talking about, Dom?" asked Eames seriously, knowing the dangers of the inception.

"Three, just like last time. The task is almost the same. Our mark is a powerful business man from Cairo and we have to make him break up his empire in the oil business and also to give up on trying to get someone killed because of an unsuccessful extraction."

"Why do I have a feeling that we're trying the help the extractor?" Eames asked, smirking as he looked at his friend.

"Because we are. I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for saving her." Dom said shortly, not wanting to talk more about the subject. But Ariadne wasn't about to let it go just yet.

"Her?" she asked looking at Cobb surprised. "Who is she?"

Cobb remained silent, gaining the attention and the glare of the point man who could only think of one woman when it came to their business, especially if Cobb wanted to help her. He sighed loudly and held his head in his hands.

"Please tell me that it's not her, Cobb."

Just before he could answer, they heard the door of the apartment open and saw a tall, black haired woman hurried towards them dressed in high heels, skinny jeans, a cream colored blouse and a brown leather jacket. For a mere second Ariadne gasped as she noticed the resemblance between the woman and someone she hasn't seen for the last two years.

The woman was quick to put away what seemed like keys to her pocket and looked up only to have four pair of eyes staring at her, but she was only staring back at one dark pair of eyes as she stood there frozen. She didn't expect to see them so soon.

"Melody." Arthur whispered like he had seen a ghost.