Azule darts through the mall and makes a sharp turn, skidding while doing so and leaves Cobalt and Reice behind; he shuffles through pockets of people-thinking about the people he's about to see. Violet, Sally, and Fuchsia are in his mind as he has a beaming smile grow on his face as he continues to think about how they must be waiting on them. He spots the target location for the meetup: a spicy restaurant! He notices four girls sitting at a table near the window, That's them! He thought excitingly, increasing his speed. He barges through the door and spots the trio. Yesterday evening, everyone was too tired to meet up and hangout. In fact, when Azule and Cobalt arrived at their dorm-Reice was already fast asleep. So, this early morning, everyone decided in the group chat to go and meet up at a restaurant at the mall.

"Violet! Sally! Fuchsia!" he cried jumping into their arms and laughing; the girls were shocked by his sudden appearance and dropped their utensils quickly as their overjoyed captained flew into their arms. "I missed you both!" he said with elation; Tangie began laughing hysterically.

"You never change!" Tangie declared, sipping her milkshake in hopes to contain her laughter; the others were also thinking the same, but with a little less amusement; Cobalt and Reice arrived a moment later, seeing everyone inside staring at them with curiosity-wondering if they were with the crazy boy who just walked in.

"He was excited since last night…" Cobalt shrugged his shoulders and hands with a sigh.

Sally laughed, "We missed you too Azule, but could you please let us eat? We haven't had breakfast nd we were pretty tired yesterday."

"My apologies…" getting up and going over to sit with Tangie and Fuchsia; The boys grabbed a seat and they all proceeded.

Azule glanced around at his team with overwhelming joy, and they all smiled back when they saw his bright expression. Sally looked at him condescendingly, "What's gotten into you? You've been cheerful ever since you got back…do we look that pretty to you now?"

Azule innocently denied it, shaking his head-and breaking Sally's pride right on the spot. "I'm just really happy to see you all after that long time away…"

"But it was only for about a week or so…" Reice said.

Azule nodded, "Even so, it was long enough for you all to be so tired after whatever you did over there…say what did you all do over in Beacon Hills for you to come back so tired? Did you bring back any souvenirs? Tell me everything that happened!" Azule was buzzing eagerly with questions, but Reice and Violet preferred not to talk about it.

"It's better if we talk about it another time…" Violet said avoiding eye contact with Azule; red flags immediately went off in Azule's mind, he knew that was something uncharacteristic of Violet to do now-since she'd grown such a close relationship with everyone in the group-especially him. He stared at the table, his smile fading as he saw her reflection in the table, and then he glanced over at Reices reflection.

Both have changed…something doesn't feel right…he thought, smiling again-trying to remove any doubts or thoughts in his head.

"Sally…!"-he enthusiastically called, leaning forward- "You met Hatsunika Miku!? How is she?"

Sally giggles, "She's a wonderful person; Right now, she's over on the east coast doing some musical projects-she said she'll come to visit later this month. She's eager to meet everyone and explore the city."-she stares at her smiling reflection- "thanks to her…I found my true calling…I've firmly decided on what I want to do with my future."

"Well, what do you want to do?" Azule asked, maintain the same positive attitude.

"Music. I want to become a producer and produce music that will brighten anyone's day. But, I feel that in order for me to expand my skills, I'll need to get a job in that field-like being a mixer or DJ; Should I get the job, I might have to start dedicating more time to music than to the team since it will be very difficult…"-she looks down at her hands slightly avoiding the gazes from her beloved teammates- "I'm sorry if I'm being selfish…but I really believe that music is my calling for the future. But, I still do want to participate with you guys."

They all stare in awe at her ambitious goal, to which slightly worries Sally since this goal was very personal to her, but so was the feelings of her team. Azule stared at the table, recalling the many dreams that his team aspired to achieve. "A photographer, a cop, and now a musician…that's awesome! You've got our support."

"R-really?" Sally didn't expect the unanimous agreement from her team on her decision; she thought they might be hesitant since it could hinder the progression of the team's success towards the future competition.

"Sure, it's always good to pursue what you love." Tangie agreed.

"Thanks…I'll make sure not to disappoint you."

Reice was slightly skeptical, "So where would you work? Aren't the best places in your field for grown-ups?"

"You're right…"-she closed her eyes-"Luckily Miku got me a hook-up with some friends of hers, so sometime this week I'll be swinging by there to get my interview."

A lightbulb went off in Azule's head and he slammed his fist in his hand, "Turf Wars! We've got to start practicing for the Second Rank Wars."

Fuchsia nodded, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to get all the rust out…"

"The second rank wars…we'll definitely have different results!" Sally declared; everyone at the table knew very well that if Azule hadn't been absent last season that they'd probably be competing in the Preliminaries by now. "When should we start?"

"Later this week, we'll be at the Inkopolis plaza and work on buffing our ranks."

Somewhere nearby Sky's apartment was a building with the door pulled up and a light shining out from the inside; Sky was inside working on her car intently, over to the side there were two other vehicles that resembled a motorcycle and another car. The car's hood was popped up and next to the powerful vehicle she had all the tools uniformly placed in a tool cart; sounds of tools clacking are audible as Sky's playing around with the engine- wearing a dirty white shirt and some black gym shorts with yellow boots. She bent over in the car reaching down deep for something when she hears her phone ringing next to her on the cart-halting her actions and going to answer it.

"Sky here…"

"Good day to you Sky; It is I-Dr. Sinclair…"

Sky was stunned for a moment, "D-doctor!? Why are you calling me of all people? Aren't you Azule's doctor?"

"Of course, but I chose to contact you because you are written down as his guardian…also because I have some news to share with you regarding your brother…"

Sky grabbed a towel and wiped off the grease on her face, "I'm listening…"

"As you know, your brother has a rare heart condition…and as it stands he is predicted to die very soon if no cure can be found…" the doctor said in monotone.

Sky's expression saddened as she looked at the floor, "I'm aware. I remember when you notified us about it a while back."

"Well, I'm here to say that I have some news that could make the situation better…about a month ago from today, I gave Azule some pills that I'd been working on that would help regulate the symptoms of his condition. There would be some hard side effects, but overall, they would serve as a good substitute until I could find a cure. The pills would help extend Azule's lifespan if he's taken them. I'm currently working to find a cure and I'm actually close to being complete…but the last thing I need to finally finish this cure is blood…"

"Blood…?"

"Mhm-blood. But I don't need Azule's blood, I need someone else's blood that is close to his relation. I'll explain it later of course…"

"O-oh…well, I'll help in any way I can!"

"Thank you, that is all I wanted to share."

"W-when should I come in?"

"Around next week…maybe Thursday?"

"Okay! But I have one quick question…"

Dr. Sinclair stared around for a moment, "Sure, what is your question?"

"Why are you going so far to help my little brother?"-Dr. Sinclair felt astonished for not finding the answer right away-leaving Sky in silence for a minute- "Uh…Doctor?"

Dr. Sinclair's green eyes sharpened after she began thinking about her past, "My reason why I'm helping you so much, huh? It's because your little brother inspired me…in a way, after seeing him battle a coma and learn that the reason he was there in the first place was to protect his friends…learning that he had amnesia and still found a way to regain it…I can't help but feel that he was a gift sent to me by the gods of science…someone to help reform my life for the better…"

Sky understood loud and clear that what Dr. Sinclair was hinting about talking was something a little deeper than to just be shared on the phone. She wrapped up the conversation quickly so that it wouldn't go any deeper until they met in person. Dr. Sinclair hangs up the phone, and stares at it; she's alone in her office at the hospital surrounded by dim lights and dead silence. She leans back into the chair and looks up at the shadows in the ceiling, recalling her past and she got to where she is. Dr. Sinclair was one of the biggest names in the medical field, performing tons of miraculous surgeries that no other doctor or scientist could even imagine. She had skill, intellect, arrogance, and resolve-never giving up on any of her patients no matter how difficult it might be. She began her practices at a very early age and completed her studies far before anyone else in her classes, and then moved on to her profession as a doctor, completing multiple fields of training to become established in all of the major branches of the medical tree. Throughout her career, there was one thing that always seemed to be a nagging trait of Dr. Sinclair, and that was that she'd overstep boundaries and do too much than what is necessary.

She leans forward and folds her hands-resting her chin on top, "It was when that happened that everything changed…"

One day, Dr. Sinclair performed surgery on a young boy-around Azule's age. It was a major event because Dr. Sinclair was nearing her 500th surgery, and this one would be open heart surgery. Dr. Sinclair had never done surgery on a child before-so this one was very notable by many for several reasons. Some doctors that still had doubts wanted to see if this would be the day that she screwed up.

"I-I failed that day… I made one simple mistake and ended up killing the poor child…"

It was her first failure, and it was in a surgical room with thousands of people watching her. Immediately after, many of her sponsors withdrew and she was even fired from her job at the hospital since the hospital felt that there was 'no point in having someone who has no perks' in their building; Dr. Sinclair was forced to only do private practice, but even then, she didn't get too many patients because she was blacklisted by the medical community. But then one day she decided to get back into the hospital environment, only to be rejected by nearly every hospital in the country, until she arrived at the one she's at now.

"This place believed in me when no one else would…the people here don't treat me like some outcast, but as a friend…and that boy…has given me reason to go to limits I've never reached before!"

Dr. Sinclair got out her seat and opened the blinds-letting in sunlight. She smiles as she sees the view of the city in the distance, and then she proceeds to put on her lab coat and exits the room.

"Let the season of winter be prosperous!"

A girl wearing a red coat and huge glasses exits the train-proceeding through the busy train station and arriving at the entrance, looking up at the tall skyline in the distance. She's holding a piece of paper in her hands with directions written on them, and both the paper and her tentacles dance with the blowing wind. She smiles at the pretty display of royal and sky blue lights on some of the buidings and mutters two familiar names, "Azule…Sky…I'm finally here to see you!"-walking off into a taxi and driving off.