Lynn and Marina quickly got to the station, where the train sat. It hadn't been vandalized or anything, it was just really dirty from years of being decommissioned.

"Marina...we don't have any way to power the train. How on earth are you going to get this thing moving?" Lynn asked, Marina giving her a smug look.

"Oh, Lynn, never underestimate an Octarian engineer. I know how to fix these puppies as well as you know how to make delicious meals out of canned meat," Marina chuckled. "Now, if you'd just go and start washing off the backside, I'll work my magic on the front."

Lynn nodded, going to the back of the long train. She had to try and clean the entire train with nothing but a bucket of soapy water and a sponge, but if Marina could somehow manage to get it powered up, Lynn could manage to clean it.

Powering the train up is exactly what Marina did. First, Lynn had heard Marina scream "I'm in!" Then, the Salmonling jumped up in surprise as she heard the train engine! How the hell did Marina power the train up?! It was incredibly unrealistic, but then again, it was Marina.

"Do you think you can get it moving?" Lynn called, climbing on top of the train to get the top of it cleaned first.

"I just need to fiddle with the insides a little bit, but we should get her moving by lunchtime!" Marina cried excitedly, going to her massive toolbox. Lynn nodded, smiling as she started working her hardest to get the train cleaned while also snacking on her delicious macaroni salad.

"So...if we get this whole thing settled, the chief's gonna come and anoint you as a hero? That's so cool, Lynn! If anything, that should want you to work even harder, huh?" Marina asked excitedly as the two worked on the train. The Octoling was obviously very, very excited.

"Yeah, I guess… Though, I am afraid that he'll ask me to go back to the Islands with him. If I'm anointed as a hero, then there will be plenty of men that will want to take me as a wife. Since my marriage will only be considered legal if I marry another Salmonling, I'm sure that I'll be tempted to go back to the Islands and honor my parents...but the voice inside is just screaming at me to stay here, to keep the Sisterhood, to stay close to the one that I love," Lynn mumbled as she worked as hard as she could on cleaning the train. It honestly wasn't all that dirty, it was just incredibly dusty.

"Lynn, what time period do the Salmonlings live in? Honestly, I know it's your culture and everything, and I can respect that, but that's just silly. You've lived nearly your entire life in Inkopolis, away from the Islands. All of your friends except for me are Inklings, and even then, we Octolings aren't that much different than Inklings. Of course you'd naturally fall in love with an Inkling...and they're trying to take that away from you?" Marina asked, still continuing to mess around with the insides of the train.

"Not only that, but you seriously have reproduction pounded into your head, even though the voice inside is telling you that having children isn't your thing. I know Emperor calls himself the king and all, and I know that he's your king, but this isn't medieval times! You don't need to give him an heir, Lynn! I'm sure that an affectionate, loyal, yet independent girl like yourself would be more than enough! Even if you don't end up with Emperor, it's the same for any man. I know this is hard for you to fathom since from a young age you're told that you must be a mother, but...Lynn, you have to think about your own father! Look at what he did! He didn't want children, so he abandoned your pregnant, sick mother, who didn't plan on getting pregnant, either. Your mother chose to love you, but he didn't. He chose to mistreat you. He chose to hate both his child and the woman that mothered his child. I'm not saying that I understand, considering that my parents loved my siblings and me, but do you really want to be like him? Look at how bitter he was, Lynn. Do you want to be bitter?" Marina asked, going harder on the parts.

"Marina, I'm sorry, but I just can't go around and suddenly change my mind after having it pounded into my memory. The main purpose of any Salmonling's life, male or female, is to reproduce and keep the population growing. Who knows, my child could be the one to balance the population out. We're a very small population, you know," Lynn replied.

"Lynn! The Octarian population is small, too! We have about one male for every three females! Even then, we don't go around and tell people that they have to have kids to keep the population growing! My parents had five children because they wanted to, not because they had to. Whenever the Octarians are free, Inklings and Octolings will be able to marry, which will boost population growth even further! I know you don't have that privilege, but you need to stop worrying about being a mother. Inklings and Salmonlings can't breed, which is okay, since you didn't want children anyway. Just stop it there," Marina said in a motherly way, looking at Lynn sternly. Lynn nodded, going back to cleaning the train.

"Lynn, I'm sorry. I just hate seeing you get so down on yourself. You're part of the Sisterhood, and sisters gotta look out for each other. I just want you to know that whichever path you take in life, even if we don't see each other again, I'll always be your friend. Will I be sad if you go back to the Islands and lead a miserable life? Absolutely. I'd be a lot happier if you'd stay here with Pearlie and me, but I don't want to control you," Marina smiled after about a half hour of silence. She was making some nice progress on cleaning up the inside of the train, making sure that it was running smoothly. Lynn, being a fast worker, had finished cleaning the top of the train and was now working on the front.

"No, Marina, I'm the one that should be sorry. You were just trying to give me guidance and I snapped on you. I just want to bring honor to my parents, is all. If your mother were dying and she asked you to do something that you didn't want to do, would you do it for her?" Lynn asked. "You don't have to agree with me, Sis, I just want your honest opinion."

"Honestly, it depends on what the task would be. If it would be just a minor inconvenience, I'd do it. If it were something like your case, however, I dearly love Mama, but I wouldn't do it. I couldn't do it. If Mama truly loved me, which she does, and I'm sure yours did, too, she'd truly understand my reasoning and forgive me," Marina smiled, Lynn seeming downcast, as if she were going to cry.

"D-Do you think that my mother would have forgiven me if she were alive? I know that you didn't know her very well, but from what you saw of her, do you think she would have? Honestly, Marina, I don't know if I can go back to the Islands…" Lynn sniffled.

"If she cared anything about you, she would have forgiven you. I'm sure that she would have listened to your side of the story. She would have realized that what she wanted you to do was just not part of your life's plan! Lynn, don't worry. I do understand the importance of listening to your parents and everything, but it's your life, and they won't always be around for it. Honestly, they weren't around for it in the first place. What I'm trying to say is that while listening to your parents is important, making sure that you're content should be your top priority. All right?" Marina smiled, ruffling Lynn's hair.

"All right," Lynn replied, smiling.

"Besides, I'm pretty sure that you could wrap any boy in Inkopolis around your finger if you keep acting the way you are! What is there not to love?! You're loyal, you're kind, you're affectionate...and you're a great cook! I would have never gotten a taste of the Islands without ya! Pass the macaroni salad, Lynn!" Marina chuckled, her friend nodding.

"C'mon, Sis. If there's someone who can catch a mate, it's you. Your makeup is always perfect, you have a great sense of humor, and you always know how to cheer me up when I need it. I'll never be civilized. There's something wild inside of me that will never be tamed. I'm just a savage. A poison," Lynn shrugged as she passed her friend the delicious, peppery pasta. Marina looked like she was about to rush over and slap the shit out of her friend.

"What Pearl's dad said about you ten years ago doesn't apply. You can be wild without being a savage. No more moping," Marina said, Lynn just going back to cleaning the train.

That same morning, Yulia woke up, her fever pretty high. Chyna's death had just sparked something in her and she became incredibly ill. It was very early in the morning, so Julien was fast asleep, drooling all over her stomach. God...he was adorable. She had let Chyna down, but she wasn't going to let Julien down. He was her true companion, her best friend. Did she...love him? I mean, she loved all of her companions, but was there something about Julien that made her heart beat faster than usual? Something about him that made her feel like she was melting? Yes and yes. Maybe the was thinking too hard. After all, Yulia was notorious for being popular with the boys. It...it was probably just her body telling her to get some! Yeah! Just that!

Yulia may have been sick, but the rest of the family was absolutely ecstatic. Commander Briney and Commander Morgan were home! They hadn't been home in ages! Shelby didn't know it, but right now, she was the heroine of Octo Canyon. By dismissing the commanders and those training in the barracks, Shelby reunited so many families, not just her own! The night was full of celebration as people were able to finally embrace those that they had not seen in so long.

Whenever Mr. Briney and Mr. Morgan came home together and explained to their wives and children that they were dismissed, the first thought was obviously worry. Would Octavio send them back? What about money? Would they lose the house? However, as the men explained what Shelby had told them to do, all eyes were on Yulia. Somehow, this little, sickly Inkling would be able to deliver everyone and give them the freedom that they deserved. If Shelby, the leader's wife, had faith in her, then surely the rest of Octo Canyon could. The rest of the night was one of great happiness and joy, however, especially for young Julien and Giana, who were only able to see their fathers once in a blue moon. Yes, Chyna was dead. Yes, there was great grief on that part, but the joy was able to override it for most. Yulia was far too ill to celebrate, however, as the latter was not able to overcome the intense feelings of the former. She didn't know how long the family stayed up and celebrated, but they must have decided to go to bed pretty late, as she didn't feel Julien climb into bed with her for quite a long time.

Yulia tried to go back to sleep, but there was something in the back of her mind that wouldn't let her rest. She knew that the Octarians were tired of waiting. She knew that they wanted to move into Inkopolis and didn't blame them for that. Keep in mind that she had absolutely no idea of Pearl, Marina, and Lynn's plan for freedom. She just decided that she would have to deal with the consequences once the Octarians were freed. As much as she wanted to get started and try to figure out how the hell she was going to get an entire civilization into Inkopolis, there was something inside that was just telling her not to. It wasn't telling her to give up, it was just telling her that today wasn't the day.

'Maybe the voice is right,' Yulia thought to herself, 'maybe today isn't the day for freedom. After all, we don't even have a way to get the Octarians out of the canyon!' Yulia had some strange feeling that other people were trying to help her from above. She just didn't know what they were doing. Finally, she was able to go back to sleep.

Whenever she eventually did wake up, she saw that pretty much everyone was gathered around her bed. Julien, Giana, Marlene, Darlene, Mr. Briney, Mr. Morgan...but the Ida family was also there! Shelby, the children, and Mahi had decided to make their appearance! Myrtle also happened to be there.

"Hey, girlie. You look a little better," Marlene smiled, ruffling her hair. However, her eyes were only focused on one person. She quickly got up from the bed, rushing up and embracing Dennis. She wasn't crying, but she was pretty close. She buried her head into his jacket, holding him close to her. He didn't even have to apologize. She had already forgiven him.

"H-Hey, Yuls…" Dennis said, gently stroking her back as his other arm returned her embrace.

"I missed you…" The Inkling replied with a sniffle.

"Yuls, I wasn't even gone that long," Dennis chuckled.

"I didn't know! I thought I would never see you again!"

"Y-Yeah… Mama had to bail me out, but I'm here. I'll be with you until the very end. We all will."

The rest of the team nodded in agreement. Dennis then said that he wanted to talk to Yulia in private. The others left, but Julien stood beside the door, making sure that Dennis wasn't able to pound any more propaganda into Yulia's little head.

"First off, I want to apologize for what I did to my dad...and what I did to you. Spending time in prison, even if it wasn't a lot of time, made me learn that I was wrong. It made me realize how much I had hurt you...both of you," Dennis mumbled whenever the room was clear. He didn't expect Yulia to reply, as he knew that she would immediately forgive him.

"I also wanted to let you know that I've made up with my dad. We've both realized that our arguments were getting us nowhere. Last night, whenever he came to tell us goodnight, he...he said that he loved me, and I said that I loved him, too. He honestly hadn't told me that he loved me in such a long time. Whenever I was little, I always told my father that I loved him in a mechanical way; I said it without thinking. However, when I said it last night, I realized that I actually did love him. Despite what he did to me, despite what he did to you, I loved him. I-I knew that I had to tell you about it," Dennis said. Yulia smiled warmly, just like on Myrtle's painting, holding his large hands in her tiny ones.

"Dennis, that's great! I'm so proud of you. I knew that you could overcome your negative feelings. I'm sure that your siblings saw that. I'm sure that they're looking up to you more than they ever had," Yulia smiled.

"Not only that, but we're finally a family again! This was the first time in ages that we all sat down and ate dinner together. In the evening, we actually talked. Mama was smiling and laughing. Much like I had forgiven my father, Sellie finally decided to put her bitter feelings toward Marina aside. Not only did dad tell us that he loved us before bed, he and Mama kissed each other. They hadn't shown each other affection since Marina had gotten sick. Honestly, it made me realize how strong that they both are. For the past few years, their marriage had been strained. I'm pretty sure that at some points, it was hanging by a thread...but they managed to work it out. None of us expected them to stay together, but they did. It's thanks to you that we're all together, Yulia," Dennis said, suddenly planting a kiss on the girl's hand. Yulia didn't protest it. At all. Her heart started beating at a rapid pace.

"The next thing that I should probably tell you is that my father has finally decided to grow up and work with you. He realizes that his actions were childish. He won't exactly like working with you, but he realizes that freedom is more important to him than being glorified. Octo Canyon has recognized you as the hero, whether you like it or not. I know that you didn't want to be recognized like this, but you are...at least one of them," Dennis mumbled.

"It's great that Octavio has finally decided to put our differences aside. Even if he does never like me, the fact that we are neutral is enough to make me happy," Yulia grinned. "Of course I am only one of the heroes. I like to think that all of my companions that have helped me along the way, child or adult, dead or alive, are heroes. I could have never done it without you guys."

"Yuls, that's sweet of you, but that's not what I meant."

"Really? Then what did you mean?"

"I had a dream last night, and I think it was trying to tell me something."

Yulia looked intrigued. Maybe Dennis was having the same feeling that she was?

"The dream was more of a memory replaying in my head. It was from about two years ago, before Marina had gotten sick. It was back in Octo Canyon. There were real threats about the water levels rising, so Mama and dad were meeting with some of the commanders about finding a place to relocate in case the valley would flood. They told the kids to stay in the house, as they didn't want us worrying. We all sat in the boys' room, chatting. Man, this was before the younger three even matured. Sellie was only 12…

Anyway, there was one thing that Marina said that the dream kept repeating over and over. It was whenever she told us that if she would ever get to the surface, she'd come back for us. That line repeated itself until it was burned in the back of my head. I've never had that dream before. Marina has never been in one of my dreams. Yuls, I think she's doing something to try and help you," Dennis said, his eyes filled with confidence. He was having the same feeling!

"O-Of course! Callie's probably told her that I decided to stay and help the Octarians. She probably stepped right into action!" Yulia replied.

"Really the only thing she'd need to do is get the walls knocked down. The Inklings knew that Octo Valley was going to eventually flood, so they built the walls to make sure that whenever it did, we'd never get back to the surface! It just shows how much they hated us during the war," Dennis shrugged.

"That was during the war, not now. You've taught me that. I'm sure that they'll love you guys just as much as they love Marina," Yulia smiled, embracing Dennis yet again.

"Our quest is almost over. I can't believe that we're going to be free soon! If you would have never come here to rescue Callie, we wouldn't have even gotten this far. I don't think my parents would have ever made up. I wouldn't know the truth. None of us would have," Dennis buried his head into Yulia's shoulder.

"Whenever we do get to Inkopolis...promise me one thing, Dennis."

"What's that?"

"Promise me that you'll stick around? We'll still be friends?"

"Of course. I'll never leave you, Yulia."

"Neither will I."

With that, Myrtle burst through the door, wiping sweat from her forehead with a towel that looked like it had already been drenched. "All right, you two, I just got done makin' a real feast! You two are the skinniest people that I've ever met, so I'm lettin' ya get first dibs!" She cried, grabbing Yulia's arm with one hand and Dennis's with the other, yanking them out of Julien's room.

The train's condition was a little worse than Marina had thought it was, but she only had a few more parts to fiddle with. Lynn had just about finished cleaning the train up, so the few were just having a casual conversation. They had since made up from the previous argument.

"Hey...do you remember whenever Pearlie and I went on our first tour?" Marina asked with a smile, wiping her forehead. The two were absolutely filthy. They would definitely need to clean themselves up before going to the canyon.

"I remember, all right. They originally wanted Callie and Marie to take over Inkopolis News, but they happened to be on vacation that month. Out of ideas, they resorted to Pearl's brothers. I was working on a ping pong table whenever I saw the first segment. I almost choked on my drink," Lynn chuckled. "I recorded all of them on my phone."

"Of course you did, Lynn."

"I still remember when you brought me that fake swordfish back. I take better care of that thing than I do myself," Lynn chuckled, referring to the life-sized fiberglass swordfish that she had hanging in her house.

"I figured you would. Though, going back to Pearl and her family...I've just always wondered...why do you like Emperor so much? Don't get me wrong, I one hundred percent ship it, but you two are just so...different," Marina asked out of the blue, Lynn blushing.

"I know I've told you about why I first had a crush on him, but there's a bit more to the story. I told you that I liked Emperor as a way to handle my loneliness, and that's true, but I was actually still very young whenever I learned that I did actually love him…" Lynn gushed.

"Aww, Lynn! Tell me about it! You never really talk about when you were young...though I don't blame you.." Marina mumbled the last part under her breath.

"Well, on days that Papa would be especially angry, especially when he got rough with me, I would cry whenever I walked over to Pearl's house for my lessons. If I was crying or if I looked hurt, he would do anything that he could to make me smile. He would make me happy, even if it was just for a while...even if it was just while I was at the house. Even if he could be smug or snarky, he cared about me. He didn't want to see me sad. He did it for so many years, too… Papa started getting rough when I was around ten, and my lessons stopped whenever I was thirteen… That's three years," Lynn smiled, trying not to get teary eyed. Those three years were easily the worst years of her entire life, so she tended to not think about them.

"Lynn...you've told me about your father, but you never told me about that… That's so sad...but it's adorable!" Marina nearly squealed.

"At every chance I had, I wanted him to know that I appreciated what he was doing. Because I was starting to get good at wood carving, I used to make him gifts all the time. They weren't very big, just little carvings of fish, and I doubt he kept any of them, but I do know that he kept the bear thing that I made him," Lynn chuckled. By bear thing, she meant the replica of an old bearskin rug that she had made him for his fourteenth birthday. He absolutely adored it and had it in his room.

"Lynn, you should really tell him the truth after we get the Octarians situated. I can't stand seeing you stuck in the friend zone. I honestly think that if you would just tell him how you felt, he'd at at least give it a shot. You two are very different, but I think that you'd be able to set those differences aside," Marina encouraged, Lynn smiling nervously and shrugging.

"I-I dunno, Sis… I sweat pretty badly whenever he's even close to me. I think I'd end up messing up and grossing him out or something…" The Salmonling chuckled. "I like to think that we're destined to be together, but I don't know how to tell him. I honestly do feel like my soul is bound to his, but that would be weird if I said that. I just never know what to say!"

"Don't worry, I'll help you with that!" Marina replied.

"Thanks, Sis. I knew I could count on you," Lynn grinned as Marina had finally finished her work on the train. "So, how many people do you think she can hold?"

"I'd say about 1200-1800. There aren't a ton of people down in Octo Canyon, so I'm guessing that about three or four trips could get everyone to the surface. I'm sure that we could find housing for everyone, even if it is just temporary. There's so much vacant land in Inkopolis, anyway," replied optimistically.

"I'm sure that you'll be able to figure it out. Even if we can't get everyone situated right away, we have a ton of supporters. I'm sure that they'd be more than willing to help out. If I stick around, I'll give up my cabana if I have to. I'm sure that Pearl would let me stay with her…" Lynn smiled. Marina ignored the part where she said if I stick around.

"Well, I was hoping you'd move in with me. We both live by ourselves, and my apartment has a pull-out couch that you could sleep on. My place isn't beside the beach, but it's closer to the old Grizzco location, if you'd want to do anything with that. What were your plans, anyway?" Marina replied as the two slowly left the metro. As mentioned, they were going to clean off before they went down to Octo Canyon.

"Papa wanted me to sell it, but I wanted to turn it into a workshop. It has enough space for me to show off some examples of my work as well as a good place to store my tools. Working in my yard isn't enough, I wanted to have a building. Many people have asked me if they could request things for me to make or buy some of my items, so I think that having a little shop would give people more options! L-Like a small business of sorts! Maybe I'll take your offer. I-If things don't work out between Emperor and me, or even if they do, I just don't think I'm ready to live with him yet," the Salmonling chuckled nervously.

"I think opening a shop is a great idea! I can't see you overpricing things, that's for sure. I know a lot of people want to get their hands on your work. Especially Pearl. How long has she been bothering you about sculpting a bust of her?"

"It's been about seven or eight months, I believe. Whenever I open my shop, she's going to be my first customer," Lynn smiled, putting her arm around Marina as the two walked. It was hard to believe that not too long ago, they were fighting! It just shows that sisters don't always have to be related by blood.

Myrtle's "feast" that she had prepared was absolutely divine, and everyone had gotten their fill for once. It was obvious that everyone in the house was in a good mood, even if they weren't free yet. Little did they know that in a short while, they would be.

"So...what are you guys gonna do once we get to the promised land?" Yulia asked.

"I'm going to make things right with Octavio once and for all. We technically made up last night, but I feel as if I could do more for him. Whenever Sellie's ready to leave, we won't even be forty! If I'm going to grow old with him, I want to make sure that we're both happy while we do it. Not only that, but I want to see my sister again. I want to be there for her, like I was whenever we were kids. I still want her to be my little Cal-Cal…." Shelby smiled sadly, Macario grabbing onto her arm.

"I'll never leave you, Mama!" He cried.

"We'll see what you say in due time, Rio," his mother replied.

"What do you want to do, Grandma Mahi?" Giselle said, everyone turning to the elder.

"Well, I've honestly done everything that I want to do in life. I had a husband, I have a son and daughter-in-law, and I have beautiful grandchildren. Not only that, but I was the wife of the leader of the Octarians! Not every woman gets to have that privilege! I've influenced a lot of people and left my mark on them, and I hope that it was for the better. I want to watch my grandchildren grow up happy and free, develop loves of their own...and maybe even see some great-grandchildren! I understand that I'm an old woman and I won't be here forever, so I want to live the rest of my days in peace, without worrying when the next flood will happen. I want to keep being the good example that I hope I was in my days of ruling," Mahi smiled.

"Oh! Mahi! You still have years left in you! Though, I understand living a peaceful life. You've deserved peace ever since your husband died," Shelby replied, holding her mother-in-law's hand.

"I honestly just want to spend more time with Juno," Finnegan, who was sitting beside his grandmother, started. "It was exhausting having to sneak out of the house to get to see her. I still can't believe that dad hadn't found out! Mama, I owe you for keeping the secret so well hidden...so does Juno. I want to formally introduce her to all of you guys, too! It may be hard for dad, but I'm sure he'll learn to love her," Finnegan smiled. This surprised Yulia, who didn't think that Finnegan was a very romantic person. During the meal she had explained turf wars and Ranked Battles to all of the other kids, so she expected Finnegan to be the one who'd want to reach Rank X or splat as many people as possible. Still, she thought that it was adorable.

"I'm sure your father will understand," Yulia smiled. "If your Grandma Mahi was able to accept me and your dad getting married out of nowhere and having our first child at fifteen, it would be hypocrisy for him to scold you for having a little girlfriend at fifteen," Shelby joked, the old woman putting an arm around her.

"Hey, I was glad! I didn't think anyone would want him!" Mahi joked back. "Speaking of which, where is that son of mine? I thought that he decided to work with the Inkling."

"He said that he had some stuff to tear down before he started working toward freedom. He wants to try to salvage as much as his equipment as possible. I know that he wants to start getting back into music whenever he reaches the surface," Shelby replied. "Well, Rio, I think it's your turn!"

"I already said what I want to do, Mama. I want to stay at home with you. I was a hard child to raise, and I'd feel wrong just leaving you! I don't want to leave you alone with dad! I don't need to get married or have kids, I have siblings that can do that. I'm fine with being Uncle Rio! Don't worry, Mama! I'll get a job! I'll support you!" Macario cried. Shelby gently kissed his forehead.

"My sweet, precious boy...if you still feel like that whenever you are an adult, I won't stop you. Though, I'm sure that when you're an adult, you'll be ready to leave the nest. Besides, you were by no means my hardest child to raise" Shelby smiled, Macario shaking his head as he held his mother's hands tightly. Somewhere in Inkopolis, Marina sneezed.

"I'm going to get some powerful friends and start a League. I want to make my dad proud and reach Rank X, like Yulia was talking about last night," Dennis said. Of course. He was the one that wanted to engage in combat. "I'm a long way from fully maturing. I think that slowly making my way to the top would be a good way for me to get over my emotional problems. The Inklings seem very strong, and I want to show them that I'm strong, too," the Octoling boy smiled.

"I'm with Den on this one! I want to do turf wars! I want to experiment with different weapons, just like dad's commanders! Not only that, but I want to learn more about cars! We don't have them down here, but I've always been interested in them. I guess I want to be a mechanic or something…" Giselle muttered.

"I could see you being a mechanic, Sellie. You'd probably be the best one, too!" Macario said happily. "I think that you'll find a lot of friends and get really strong, Den!" Finnegan smiled.

"I don't know what I want to do, honestly," Marlene said. "I don't have a degree or anything, but I did get a lot of training in nursing down here. We won't exactly have the money to get me to school, but I think that I'd be able to make a decent amount running a home clinic or something."

"Oh, Mrs. Marlene! You're a very talented woman who knows what you're doing. I'm sure that if you told them your story, they'd understand completely!" Yulia smiled. "We're always in need of a good medical team."

"I-I just want to try to make some friends. Male friends. I've been stuck with a bunch of women my entire life! As much as I love the ladies and all, I need to have some guys in my life that I can talk to about the ladies! I-I just don't know how to talk to other guys, is all," Julien blushed.

"Don't worry, Julien! I'm great with guys. I'll introduce you to a few of my coworkers. I'm sure that they'd take you under their wing," Yulia said with a certain gleam in her eye.

"Lincoln and I were talking, and we don't really know what we're going to do, either," Mr. Morgan shrugged, speaking for both of the men. "Octavio probably won't need commanders, so we're out of a job. We don't really have any specific skills."

"Well," Yulia replied optimistically, "I'm sure that people would understand. One of my friends, Lynn, is a very generous person. Until you two get stable jobs, I'm sure that she'd financially support you the best that she could."

"You think she'd really do that?"

"Of course. She'd love to," the Inkling smiled.

"Don't worry, dad! I'll get a job to try and help the family out as much as I can!" Giana said boldly. "I may not like doing it, but I can clean people's houses! After all, I've done it for years!" It was true that Giana was the one who did most of the cleaning, and she did it pretty well. "Or I can get a job at that convenience store that Yulia was talking about before! The...the one that she wanted Chyna to work at!"

"Giana, as much as I appreciate your eagerness, you're fifteen. You're not going to be a child forever. If you want to work, I'm not going to stop you...I just don't want you working yourself too hard," Mr. Morgan replied, putting an arm around his daughter. "You're the only kid I have, y'know."

"I know, dad… I know. What are you going to do, mom?"

"Well, I was trained in a certain field, much like Marlene, except mine was pretty much useless down here. In an age of technology, I think going into computer repair is down my lane. Even if we just have to turn our new home into a family-run shop until I can get a good place, I'm fine with that. I could fix pretty much anything you could think of," Darlene said with her hands on her hips. She didn't want to brag or anything, but she was pretty darn good at what she did, even if it had no practical use in Octo Canyon. That only left one person, and anyone with common sense could figure out what she was going to do.

"You don't even have to tell us, Myrtle," Yulia chuckled. "I assure you that with your passion for cooking and your...bold personality, you could take over any restaurant in Inkopolis in a matter of weeks," the Inkling teased.

"You bet I'm startin' my own place! Back before the war, my great-grandmamma used to own a restaurant! She made her way to the city all the way from those Islands over yonder and never looked back! Teuila's Island Kick it was called! Great-grandmamma passed it to grandmamma...but of course, grandmamma lost it in the war. Imma pay respect to my great-grandmamma Teuila by bringin' it back! Before my mamma died, she passed down a copy of all of the recipes. I'm gonna make them exactly as she did! I'm not lettin' her legacy die!" The Octoling said triumphantly. Well, that proved two things about Myrtle. One is that she was at least the descendant of an Islander, which was something that Yulia had suspected ever since she met her. The second was that the love for cooking ran in the family.

"Myrtle, you're gonna be the richest woman in all of Inkopolis! You could start a chain if you wanted to! There wouldn't be any restaurant like yours!" Julien said excitedly.

"Nah, I don't want any of that stuff. All great-grandmamma Teuila wanted was a li'l place where she could cook for people and make 'em happy. She didn't do it to get rich, and I don't wanna do it to get rich, either. Food runs strong in my family, and I ain't about to break the tradition. I expect to see each and every one of you at my place when it opens, especially you two skinny thangs," Myrtle pointed at Yulia and Dennis as she said this.

"Well, Yuls, you've heard what we're going to do. What are your plans whenever you get back home?" Dennis asked.

"The first thing she's doing is quitting that no good job of hers and telling her boss of, even if Julien and I have to make her," Giana crossed her arms, her cousin nodding. "She's gonna work Ranked Battle waiting rooms like she was meant to!" Julien butted in.

"W-Well, yeah, I'm gonna do that," Yulia chuckled nervously, "but other than that, I don't have a lot in mind. I just want to spend a lot of time with my friends and let them know how important they are to me. Being down here has made me realize that anything could happen. In the blink of an eye, everything could change. I have people that I want to let know how much I love them. I have people that I need to apologize to…" Yulia smiled, chuckling nervously. With that, the discussions continued. No one knew of what was to come.

Lynn and Marina had both cleaned themselves up and put on some casual clothing, Pearl joining them. The Sisterhood had gathered, and they were on their way to the subway. Lynn had written to the chief and told him that it was okay to send Yulia's parents back. She wanted Yulia to be welcomed back into Inkopolis with open arms. She wanted conditions to be ideal.

"Aight, so what's the game plan, y'all?" Pearl asked as the three made their way to the metro. Lynn was oddly nervous about leaving Tavi in the cabana by himself. He was a very independent old man, so she didn't know why she was so afraid.

"Well, I'm going to drive the train up to the wall, and Lynn's going to make a hole big enough for you to fit through," Marina said, turning to Lynn, who held her sledgehammer in one hand and her oar in the other. "Afterward, Pearlie, you're going to go and get Yulia while Lynn knocks the rest of the wall down. When the wall's knocked down, I'll drive the train through. Lynn will go and find my Grandma Mahi, as my grandfather requested. As for me, once I get out of the train, I'm going to round up my siblings and try to convince them not to kill me. Once the four of us are back together, we'll go to my dad and explain the situation. I'm sure Yulia has somehow convinced him to work with her," Marina explained, seeming even more nervous than Lynn.

"If someone told me that one day, I'd be walking with two celebrities and going to free the Octarian race, I probably would have hurt myself laughing so hard…" Lynn mumbled nervously, the sledgehammer trembling in her hand.

"Yeah, Lynn. Now you actually have productive things to do instead of writing about my brother's butt in your diary. If he doesn't see you as worthy after he sees the chief dude crowning you as a hero, he's not worth it," Pearl teased. Lynn's face went red.

"My diary's written in the Island language, Pearl! How the hell did you kn...How did you translate it?!" Lynn asked. I'm not denying that she wrote about Emperor's butt…

"One of my dad's friends is from the Islands. I know all of your deep, dark secrets, Leimomi.." Pearl replied, putting her arm around the nervous, sweaty Salmonling. "Oh, how I wish that he would bring me into those strong arms of his. Oh, he's so tall, so handsome! He tries to tease me, to seduce me, and he does it so well! I I want him to lean over me, kiss my neck, and tell me to touch him...tell me to trust him..." The Inkling whispered into her ear.

"Sis! Control her!" Lynn cried, pointing at Pearl, who was laughing maniacally. "I tried to do that years ago. It just makes her stronger," Marina teased. Eventually, the three got to the train.

"Where are you two going to sit?" Marina asked, making her way to her position.

"I'm sitting in the back! If you have some kind of head-on collision, I'm not gonna be the one to die," Pearl said, making her way to the last car.

"I'm going to sit in the middle. That way I'll be safe from crashes from the front and back," Lynn said. Pearl must have decided that it was a good idea, as she quickly made her way beside the Salmonling. Marina just rolled her eyes.

"Nice to see how much faith my two best friends have in me," Marina said sarcastically, working on getting the train started up.

"You nervous about this?" Pearl asked Lynn, who was fiddling with the handle of her sledgehammer. Lynn was sweating pretty badly, but Pearl wasn't sure if it was from nerves or the mention of her brother.

"K-Kinda… I just don't know what people are gonna think of me, Pearl. I doubt any of the young people have seen a Salmonling before. If they have, they probably haven't seen an ugly one…" Lynn mumbled. If Marina would have heard her over the engine of the train, she probably would have left her seat to go and slap Lynn.

"C'mon, Lynn, the only time I've ever seen you and thought hot damn, she's hideous is whenever you were crying and blowing your nose on Emperor's old shirt," Pearl replied.

"Pearl, I had just buried my mother!"

"Exactly, Lynn."

Suddenly, the train jerked forward and came to a sudden stop, knocking both the Inkling and the Salmonling out of their seats.

"Sorry!" Marina cried sheepishly from her seat. She gave the two girls a few minutes to get themselves situated once more before heading off for good this time.

"Are you nervous, Pearl?" Lynn asked as Marina drove off. To get to Octo Canyon from Inkopolis was probably five minutes by train, but still, they didn't want the Octarians walking that distance.

"I wouldn't say I'm nervous, since Yuls paved the way for me. I just really want to see her again, is all. I hope she's doing all right. I hope she was able to make some friends. She has us, sure, but the kid's really lonely, y'know. It's not often that I care about people who aren't in my immediate family, but even I can make exceptions. My Li'l Yuls is one of 'em," Pearl said in a rather serious tone, which took Lynn off guard. She had expected Pearl to puff out her chest and say that she'd get in a fist fight with anyone who even dared to look at her funny.

"I'm sure that she misses you, too. I'm sorry, Pearl, I just didn't expect you to be so serious, is all," Lynn smiled sheepishly.

"Hey, it's all right. Usually I'm not serious like this. Though...while we're bein' serious and Rina can't hear us... I know that I make a lot of jokes about you and my brother, but I honestly wouldn't mind havin' you as a sister-in-law. There's not a lot of people that Emp actually likes, but you're one of 'em. All of that stuff that he did for you as a kid wasn't for nothin'," Pearl said, patting Lynn's back. "I think that you two could really make it happen. Just imagine me waking up at three in the morning, walk past Emp's room, and all I can hear is you two romping around and mak-"

"P-Pearl, that's enough! B-But...does he still have all of the stuff that I made him? I-I wouldn't care if he threw them away, considering that I wasn't very good at the time, but-"

"He still has all of them. He displays some of them on the back of his shelf, but he has them," Pearl smiled. Lynn's face lit up in excitement.

"Has...your dad ever said anything about me?"

"Honestly, Lynn, I dunno why you even worry about him anymore. He realizes that what he said was really rude, he just doesn't know you very well. After we get this whole Octarian thing situated and you're the apple of the chief's eye, you two really need to sit down and have an actual conversation. You can't be afraid of him forever...especially if you're going to be marrying his son and inheriting his real estate business," Pearl replied.

Within a few minutes, the two girls felt the train stop. Marina quickly came out, her hands on her hips triumphantly. "How's that driving for ya? I told you I could do it!"

"You knocked us over at the beginning, but other than that, you did pretty well," Pearl joked. Lynn, knowing what she had to do, grabbed her sledgehammer, giving Marina her oar to hold onto for safekeeping.

"C'mon, Lynn, you can do this. You've knocked down thicker walls than this. You can do anything if you put your mind into it. Pretend you're hitting your dad or something…" Marina said as Lynn got off the train, getting closer to the wall. She looked nervous to be knocking down yet another wall, but Pearl and Marina just needed to give her a little pep talk...that's it!

"No matter what he has done to me, I cannot hate him. I will not pretend that it is Papa. I will look at it as it truly is; a wall blocking an entire race from freedom. I-I've fought so hard for this freedom! I'm not going to let a stupid wall ruin all of our work!" Lynn cried. With that, she lifted her hammer above her head and swung.

Knocking the previous wall down had given Lynn a bit more muscle, and since this wall was noticeably thinner than the one blocking the entrance to Inkopolis, Lynn had knocked one of the stones out on her first swing.

"That...felt kinda nice," Lynn smiled, taking a much harder swing this time. It had knocked more of the stones out. There was still a ton of wall left, as Lynn had to destroy the wall blocking both the entrance and exit tunnels, but there was enough room for Pearl to slip through and find Yulia. As Pearl turned into her squid form, Lynn tossed her through the opening, where she landed less than gracefully, but that didn't matter. She was in.

The first thing that Pearl noticed was that there were several Octarians looking at her. She had expected them to be freaked out, but they looked...fine.

"Uhh...yo! I'm workin' with that blue kid that's been wreaking havoc around here! I know what you're thinking...how the hell did she just get through that wall?! Well, my buddy Lynn here is workin' on knockin' the wall down! We're here to save your butts!" Pearl yelled excitedly, Lynn waving to the Octarians through the rocks.

"You're with Yulia?" One of the Octarians asked, pronouncing her name slightly wrong, but Pearl understood what they meant. "Yeah, I'm here with her. Do any of you guys know where she's at? I really need to see her," Pearl replied.

"She's at the Briney house!" A young woman replied. "I saw her whenever I took my son for a checkup. I can take you there!"

"Aight, that would be great!" Pearl cried excitedly, following the young woman.

Back in the Briney household, Yulia was minding her own business. All of the companions had gone home. Yulia and the family were having a discussion about the best weapons to theoretically use during a turf war whenever she heard a knock on the door.

"Julien, do you mind getting that? I honestly don't know who it could be. I don't have any patients scheduled for today," Marlene mumbled, Julien getting up and answering the door.

"Yo, yo, yo, is Yulia here?" Was all Yulia heard before she recognized who it was.

"PEARL!" Yulia cried, Julien standing aside as Pearl rushed into the house. The two girls lunged at each other, embracing so hard that the entire house could hear their bodies slapping together.

"THIS is who she has a crush on?" Giana whispered into her cousin's ear.

"P-Pearl...how did you get here?" Yulia asked as Pearl covered her face in kisses, not letting go.

"Lynn busted the wall. Rina's in the train. Y'all are gonna be free!" Pearl said as she turned to the Octarians. The children looked absolutely shocked. The adults tried to hide their surprise, but still looked amazed.

"Wait...there's going to be a train coming to pick us up?" Julien asked, obviously amazed. "Someone broke down the wall?" Giana added.

"Well, she's in the process of doin' it, but yeah. We should get you guys into the city by the end of the day. Don't worry about gettin' kicked out, either. We've got that all settled with those schmancy-pants government folks," Pearl replied, Yulia tightening her grip on her.

"Oh, Pearl! You're amazing! You all are!" Yulia cried.

"I know, I know…" Pearl chuckled, eyeing up the leftover food. "Now, if ya don't mind, I'm starving."

Whenever Pearl had finished eating, she and Yulia had decided to go to the wall to check on Lynn's progress. Neither of them knew how to get to the wall by heart, but they weren't really in a hurry, as they figured that it would take Lynn a while to even get the first half of it destroyed. They walked, arm in arm, taking their sweet time.

"Well...how was your little expedition?" Pearl asked, chuckling. "It seems that the Octolings like you."

"It...it had its ups and downs. I was forced to fight a samurai where I almost lost my head and nearly got turned into calamari, got really sick, got slapped across the face by Marina's dad, and one of my companions died, but other than that, it was pretty okay," Yulia smiled, Pearl's eyes widening.

"YOU got stuck in a fight, Yuls?! What'd you do, seduce him? Flip your skirt up or something? 'O-Oh, Mr. Samurai, you're so strong! It's a shame that you don't put all of that strength to better use!'" Pearl teased, ruffling Yulia's hair.

"I wish it would have went that way. It would've hurt a lot less...though, if I hadn't been nearly shredded like cabbage, I wouldn't have met some of my closest friends and companions, so I guess it has its benefits," Yulia smiled. "What were you guys up to when I was gone? I hope that Marina isn't still mad at me. I was wrong to get so upset with her, I know she was just trying to protect me. Look what happened! I did the exact thing that she was expecting!" Yulia gushed, rubbing the back of her head nervously.

"Rina was fine with it, it was Lynn who was the nervous wreck. Though, to be fair, Lynn went through a lot while you were gone. She had a meltdown in front of Callie whenever she heard that you decided to stay," Pearl chuckled.

"Not to ignore Lynn's situation, but Callie kissed me, Pearl! It was honestly one of the best feelings that I've ever experienced in my life," Yulia gushed, Pearl chuckling and ruffling her hair.

"Looks like Li'l Yuls found herself another Sugar Mama," Pearl replied, Yulia blushing and smiling. "I-I guess," Yulia stuttered. "Anyway...what's happened to Lynn? Is she okay? Lynn isn't someone who usually has a meltdown."

"Well, she was goin' through a lot of stress. Do you remember that rumor of the old man in the woods that Lynn was obsessed with finding? Well, she found him and decided to take him in. Turns out that he was Marina's grandpa," Pearl explained.

"Wait...but...he was assassinated!" Yulia replied.

"That's what they thought. According to what he told us, he escaped just before his funeral. Anyway, Lynn was pretty concerned about him, and on top of that, she was working pretty hard on knocking down the wall. Then, in the middle of it, she met up with her mom."

"Really?" Yulia asked. Her mind went back to the woman that she had met whenever she was telling Scrap about her adventure. She was apparently telling the truth. "Why would that stress her out?"

"Well, her mom was dying and knew that she didn't have a lot of time left. Her mom suggested that Lynn make her coffin, so she did. It was around that time where I figured that I should join the team and help out with your plan. Whenever Lynn's mom was going to die, she told Lynn to go back to the Islands. This hit her pretty hard, since she wanted to make her mom proud...and then the next day, Grizzco closed. You're out of a job, Yuls," Pearl explained.

"Well, that's all right. I told my friends about what Mr. Grizz did to people, and they were going to make me quit. But...why did Grizzco close? It was doing so well! What's happened to Mr. Grizz?"

"Apparently it closed because Lynn's mom told the cops what Grizz was doing to y'all. He didn't want to go to court, so he closed up shop and gave it to Lynn. From what Lynn said, he wanted to reopen somewhere else."

"Well, at least I can work waiting rooms...but now Lynn's lost both of her parents. I was never abused, so I'll never know how she feels, but now she knows how I feel…" Yulia mumbled.

"Y-Yeah…" Pearl responded. She wanted Yulia to be surprised whenever her parents came back from the western Islands, so she didn't say anything to the blue Inkling.

Eventually, Pearl and Yulia reached the wall, where some of the Octolings were watching in awe as Lynn used her trusty hammer to knock down the rocks, which the Octolings helped move out of the way. Being unarmed, they didn't have any way to help her with the actual destruction, so they figured that they would at least try to help. Eventually, Lynn had cleared the entrance tunnel, so there was enough room for Marina to drive the train through.

"All right, everyone stand back! We're pullin' the train through!" Lynn cried as she backed all of the Octolings up. Once everyone was safely to the side, she gave Marina a thumbs-up, and within seconds, the train slowly creeped through the tunnel. Once it stopped, Marina excitedly jumped out, running toward Yulia and giving her a bear hug.

"Marina! I-It's so good to see you again!" Yulia smiled as Lynn wiped sweat from her forehead, the Octolings sitting her down and going to get her some water. "I just want to tell you that I'm sorry… You tried to warn me that I'd grow attached to the Octarians, but I refused to believe you...and look where we are now!"

"I can't be mad at you after what you've done for the Octarians! If you didn't come down here, Lynn and I would have never gotten through with our plan! I would have never found my grandpa!" Marina giggled, letting Yulia go as the Inkling then went over to Lynn, who was still trying to manage her sweating problem.

"You've been working very hard, Lynn. Pearl's told me what you've went through. I really appreciate it," Yulia smiled, not hugging the Salmonling, as she didn't want to get all sweaty. Eventually, the Octolings came back with a jug of water.

"Sis, I'm gonna turn into my Salmonid form. I want you to drop me into the jug," Lynn said, Marina nodding. With that, Lynn had disappeared, and a small, chubby Salmonid replaced her. She looked exactly like a Smallfry, except her hair was purple...and she didn't have teeth!

"Oh, look at how CUTE she is!" One of the Octolings gushed as the little group, all of whom had never seen a Salmonid before, gathered around her. Much to Marina's amusement, the little group passed her around, Lynn sighing as she accepted her fate. Whenever the Octolings finally handed Lynn to Marina, she playfully tickled Lynn's little face, causing the Smallfry to bite her finger. Since this form of Lynn didn't have any teeth, it didn't hurt. At all.

"All right, we've tortured her enough. We'll give her a few minutes to hydrate herself before we finish knocking the wall down," Marina said, plopping the tiny Salmonid into the jug. "She can swim?" One of the Octolings asked.

"Her species can swim very well! They can even breathe underwater!" Yulia replied, the little group, which had lived their lives pretty isolated, seemed very surprised. Suddenly, they heard a voice.

"All right, what are y'all doin' here?" Octavio asked, the group backing up and protecting Lynn's jug as the Octarian leader came into sight. Upon seeing Pearl and Yulia, he seemed confused, but whenever he saw Marina, he jumped. Marina jumped at the same time.

"Y-You…" Octavio said, crossing his arms, looking down at his oldest child.

"H-Hi, dad…" Marina stuttered, Pearl's eyes widening. "Yo, Rina! THAT'S your dad?" The Inkling asked, Octavio walking closer to her.

"How the hell did you-?" He asked, then turned to Yulia. "How the hell did she become friends with the likes of YOU?!"

Marina walked toward Octavio, but he backed away, almost as if he didn't want her to touch him. "Dad...what's wrong?" She asked.

"Go ahead, tell me off. Tell me off for how much I've wronged you. Tell me off for making you fake your own death. Your brother's already told me off for being a lousy-ass father, I think I can take it," Octavio said calmly. Yulia looked the most surprised out of all of them. Apparently talking with his family had softened Octavio up a bit. Dennis had shown him the truth. Yulia remembered Shelby talking about how whenever Marina was sick, Octavio had constantly scolded her and didn't have a huge reaction to her death.

Instead of yelling at Octavio, Marina ran up to him, hugging him as tightly as he could. "Dad...you're the reason I ran away, but it's not the reason that you think. I don't blame you for getting mad at me. Just...whenever you did that concert with the Squid Sisters, there was something inside of me that just changed! I realized that my calling wasn't down here, it was up in Inkopolis! I knew that if I tried hard enough, I could save you guys! I understand if you're mad at me," Marina said, still holding onto her dad. Yulia and Pearl held onto each other rather tightly, not knowing what Octavio was going to say.

"Your...your brother tried to murder me. If I can forgive him, I think I can forgive you for lacking common sense," Octavio mumbled, finally hugging Marina back. Yulia was surprised with how much Octavio had changed, even though it had only been a few days. If he hadn't changed, he probably would have sent Marina off...but he was forgiving her! Yulia was filled with a warm, loving sensation. Even if Octavio would never grow fond of her, he still cared for his family.

"I just came to see this train that everyone was screamin' about. I didn't know that you'd be behind it," Octavio said as the Octolings pulled Lynn out of the water, letting her turn back into her humanoid form. "S-Sir...we're all working together! While I was down here, these three were getting support from the Inklings!" Yulia cried happily, getting Octavio's attention.

"That's Marina, conquering governments," Octavio teased, letting Marina go as he looked at Lynn, raising a brow. "What the HELL are you?" He asked.

"I get that a lot," Lynn replied, shrugging. "Island native."

"Aight, whatever," Octavio said. "Anyway, I promised your mother that I wouldn't take long. Do you want me to tell them or do you wanna keep it a secret?"

"I'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't tell them. I want to surprise them," Marina replied with a smile.

"No problem."

"I...I love you, dad.." Marina smiled. Octavio didn't say anything, but he smiled, which Marina immediately knew was his way of saying that he loved her, too.

"I...I didn't expect him to react so calmly! I thought he would have flipped out on me or something!" Marina cried excitedly. Lynn, who looked flustered and almost sad, quickly went back to work on the wall, not really saying anything. "You must have really been able to change him, Yulia."

"It wasn't me who was able to change him. If you want to thank anyone, thank your mother and sister. I'm not scolding you, Marina, but your mother took your death very roughly. She spent two years mourning you. According to what your siblings told me, she ceased loving. Everyone thought that your parents were going to separate. Though, it's not your fault. It's no one's fault, I just don't think that your mother was prepared to lose a child. I think she was just traumatized after losing two babies…" Yulia smiled, putting a hand on Marina's shoulders.

"I should have known! Mama is a glass cannon! She's a very influential person and can change a lot of minds, but she's a pretty unstable person. Having to raise five kids at once really took its toll on her, but she never complained, no matter how tired she was. We always understood growing up that when Mama was sleeping, it was your time to shut up. We kept her working around the clock, and I think that we played a huge role in making her the way she was. I understand why she'd overreact so much and get so upset, even if it does make me really sad. But...how did she change my dad? How does Sellie play into this?"

"It was your sister's idea to bring me to your mother. Together, we were able to pull her out of this grief. She was the one who reunited your family. She learned that she could still live, even if you weren't in her life."

"Gosh… I feel so bad! As soon as she gets over me, I suddenly pop back into her life like nothing ever happened!"

"I'm sure she'd take you right back, though," Yulia smiled, dodging as one of the rocks nearly whacked her. Lynn was going haywire on this wall, obviously fueled by her emotions. There was just something about seeing fathers being positive and loving toward their children that sparked...anger in her. Well, it was less anger and more jealousy.

"Lynn, baby, calm down! We're not in a rush!" Marina cried.

"I know, Sis… There was just something about seeing you with your dad like that that just hit me. It just made me sad, is all. I just kinda wish that I had a better family life. I don't want to ruin your moment, though. Just ignore me," Lynn smiled, going a bit easier on the wall, as she didn't want to burn herself out again.

"Well, I think that I should break the news to my family. Yuls, do you know where they live? I-I've never been here before," Marina chuckled nervously. Luckily, Yulia knew how to get to the Ida household by now. Pearl had decided to stay with Lynn and try to help out as much as she could.