When Nine wakes up again, first he sees Twelve, kneeling over him, concern painting his features. As he sits up, realizing for the first time in years he didn't have that nightmare, he spots Five's blinding white hair. Her eyes are focused on things other then him. Things that make his heart skip a beat once he sees them.

First there is One, with her bright, curly locks and cheerful smile. Then he notices Six sitting off to the side with Ten in his lap.

All the number children are there, appearing at the age they died.

"Nine!" He realized Twelve had been trying to get his attention the entire time, despite the last memory he had of him was his cold, corpse lying lifeless on the ground. "Who would of thought that a place like this would exist?"

"Aren't we dead?"

"Yep, that bullet didn't miss me."

"Then why are we here?" Nine tries to see what all the others see. With so many children there is obviously noise, but screams are followed by shushes from the older ones, who are on concentrated on something he can't see.

"Isn't it obvious?!" Twelve smiles a genuine smile. "Look at what she's doing!" Out of nowhere, Twelve grabs Nine's glasses and put them on for him. And then everything is crystal clear.

He sees what has enchanted everyone else. Lisa is standing behind a podium, trembling like a leaf in the wind. Still she stands tall and speaks with such fervor. When he concentrates hard, he can hear what she says. She's talking about them. She's making sure everyone knows about the real Nine and Twelve.

"Our Lisa is doing as we asked," Pride seems to radiate from Twelve as he puffs up his chest.

"She's making sure we're remembered," And Nine finally allows himself to grin.


A.N. And that's it for ZNT Anniversary week. This is one of my all time favorite series so I enjoyed revisiting it.