The next week seemed to take forever to get to. It was hard to tell who was more excited, Mike or June. Jody was no doubt very thrilled to meet this one called Mike and was willing to introduce herself as part of the welcoming committee, Roger was excited and thought maybe he could hook up with Mike, from June's descriptions, she sounded kind of hot to him, and Ophelia said she was thrilled, but sounded uncaring as always. Her optimism was always drained and dark like her personality.

"Ready to pick up your friend?" Michael asked his daughter.

"You bet, Dad," June smiled, very excited about this. "I hope she likes Orchid Bay."

"I'm sure she will... Come along now."

June smiled as she went to the car.

"Dinner should be ready by the time you all get back." Barbara told her husband and daughter as she waved them off from the front door.

"Come on, June, let's get to the airport." Michael got his hands on the car's steering wheel, ready to take June to meet Mike for the first time in eight years.

"Yeah, Dad." June smiled.

Michael drove the car out of the Lee residence and to the airport. This was so exciting for June, but she was hoping not too much would change since she last saw Mike. She would do her best not to judge Mike's new conditions and hoped her Orchid Bay friends would be accepting of Mike as well. Even if Ophelia thought it was unusual for Mike to be a girl with a name like that, thinking her parents must have wanted a boy. June insisted it was a nickname and decided not to tell Mike's true first name as it was despicable to the girls. June took out a book and looked through it with a smile.

"Whatcha got there, June?" Michael asked, he caught a glimpse of the girl with the book in the back-seat.

"Oh, this is a book I wanna give Mike," June explained with a smile. "I thought I'd show her some things about Orchid Bay..."

"Sounds lovely, I hope she enjoys it."

"Me too, Dad... Me too..."

June was actually lying. She didn't mean to lie to her father, but she kind of had to right now. The book was actually about the monsters and magical creatures of Orchid Bay. Despite the fact of the magical barrier and Te Xuan Ze business being a family secret, she was given permission to tell one mortal and she chose it to be Mike since they were so close. Almost like sisters.

Michael pulled up his car to the airport and walked out with June. This was very exciting as June was anxious to see Mike Mazinsky for the first time since they were little kids. She just hoped this would all be worth it, she was happy and nervous. Her stomach had metaphorical fluttering butterflies in it as she couldn't wait any longer and at the same time, she wanted it to last.

"Is that her, kiddo?" Michael asked as June was looking around.

June looked ahead. She looked at the childhood photo she had of Mike which was her red fedora with a red short-sleeved top, a red skirt, red boots with white laces, short ginger hair and she was holding a yellow teddy bear. She then saw the real girl with a smile as she had pigtails, a gold earring on one ear, a red zipped up hooded jacket, a red skirt, white long socks, and red and white sneakers.

"Mike!" June beamed, running to her.

"June!" Mike called back, running to her.

And then the two shared a warm, friendly hug. They then broke apart and smiled to each other.

"Where are your other friends?" Mike asked.

"Oh, they had to do other things," June replied with a smile. "When you come to school with me, you can meet them."

"Oh, okay," Mike smiled, then looked up at the man with her. "Oh, you must be June's dad."

"That I am," Michael nodded, shaking her hand. "Michael Lee."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lee," Mike said with a smile. "Also thank you for having me come into your home."

"So polite you are, Mike," Michael smiled in admiration. "Mrs. Lee is making steaks. I hope you aren't a vegetarian."

"Dad..." June rolled her eyes, she had suggested the steaks for dinner in the first place since Mike told her about foods she would like to eat during her time away from home.

Michael chuckled as he led Mike and June back to his car.

"That'll be fine, Mr. Lee," Mike said, smiling. "I'm pretty hungry after that five hours on the plane."

"Dang..." June murmured.

"Well, hopefully some good home-cooking will do you just fine." Michael chuckled as he helped Mike into the car with her bags.

Mike smiled as she sat alongside June on the way back to the Lee house. This seemed really fun already. Just another exciting adventure awaiting them.

"So, Mike, you think you'll enjoy San Francisco?" Michael asked.

"I hope I do," Mike answered as she stared out the window to see the new sights and sounds that Orchid Bay had to offer for her. "I've seen it on TV all the time, but I never really experienced it for myself."

"I could say the same thing about New York," June chuckled. "Maybe next time I'll visit you in Manhattan."

Mike looked back to her with a smile. "I'd like that."

Michael smiled at the girls as he kept driving them home.

After meeting and greeting, Barbara served dinner to everyone. Mike also met June's little brother she never got to meet who was named Ray-Ray she learned and she got to actually see Dennis, their older brother. Unlike Ray-Ray and June though, he couldn't see through the magical barrier.

"After dinner, Mike, I'll show you my room," June said as they were finishing up their meal. "That is... If you'd like."

Mike finished her glass of milk, then looked back at her friend. "Of course, I'd love that."

June smiled.

"So, Mike, I got a question for ya." Ray-Ray said to the city girl.

"Shoot, kid, what's up?" Mike looked at him.

"If you're a girl, why's your name Mike?"

"It's my nickname."

"Oh... What's your real name then?"

Mike narrowed her eyes. "I really don't wanna talk about it."

"Aw, come on, I won't tell!" Ray-Ray urged her to tell him.

"Ray-Ray, Mike said no, if she doesn't want to tell us, that's her business." Barbara told her youngest child strictly.

"Yes, Mom..." Ray-Ray mumbled, his stomach turned when his mother called him out like that. "Sorry, Mike..."

After dinner, the girls went to June's bedroom. June took out the book she wanted to show Mike and Mike took it back, happily skimming through it.

"So, you face all these magical creatures all the time?" Mike asked.

"Against my will," June sighed. "And it's hard that I can't tell my friends... Not even Mom and Dad know."'

"Your parents don't know?" Mike sounded surprised.

"Ah-Mah couldn't tell Dad since the Te Xuan Ze label skipped a generation," June explained. "So, not even knows about me or her helping the magic world... Sometimes I wish I could tell them though."

"Yeah, keeping a big secret is touch," Mike gave an understanding nod. "Sometimes you just wanna tell 'em, but if you do, it'll rip them to shreds."

"Exactly!"

Mike decided to change the subject. "So, when do I go to school with you?"

"After tomorrow," June gave a nod. "I can't wait for you to meet the others. I think you'll really like them."

"I hope so too." Mike smiled back.