Alright! The last chapter, for now, I'll probably start working on the others, but I'm definitely going to take a break for a bit. Enjoy!

(Chapter Four: Welcome back!)

Like a scene from a movie, the portal the two traveled through opened up and spat them out, leaving both Julia and Gabriele to have a rough landing. The bike threw them off as it skidded a couple of feet away; they rolled in different directions and then everything stopped.

It was quiet once more besides Julia breathing in and out due to having a near-death experience once again. The adrenaline was there but once they just laid on the cold flooring of tile for a while, it was all right again.

"Well, That was.. that happened." Gabriele spoke up, not wanting to move "I don't have any bones and yet- I feel like something is broken." He turned his head to look at the woman, she hadn't said a word not attempted to move "Are you alright, Julia?"

"Who's Julia..?" She mumbled

"Oh, heavens-!" Gabriele had gotten worried but immediately stopped fretting over her body to realize that she was holding back a laugh. "You little scoundrel!" He flicked her cheek, it's painful sting got her to sit up; but she still laughed.

"Ow!" She smiled "it was a joke!"

"A very poor one!" He yelled "this is serious! You could have lost your memories. again!"

"At least that proves you're really worried about me.." she still smiled, Julia then looked around, Her Motorbike still in one piece; scratched up, but there.

Standing up, Julia tried to make her way over to the bike but was met with vertigo and pain in her left eye. She hissed out, needing to crouch back down. Gabriele was instantly by her side.

"Are you all right?" He was unsure if he wanted to touch her; scared he'd make it worse

"Just a little drained, and my eye.." Julia's mentality noted that this happens when you use to much magic, especially her raw magic. "I'll be okay, I'm just glad I didn't lose you in the rift. It was worth it."

"Ah.. yes; thank you for that.. by the way.." Gabriele calmed down, looking at her. She sure has grown.. not personality-wise; she's still crazy. But her skill was rather interesting to behold.

"I'm also glad the strings didn't snap.." Julia looked at her hand "normally they'd snap if I attempted to carry anything over the weight of a soda can-"

"Ah." The doc kept looking at her

"Not saying your heavy or anything!" She waved her hand around frantically "I'm just saying you're tall, and there's a lot of fluff in there-!"

The two just stared at each other, a moment passed before Julia's blank stare cracked into a smile and started giggling. Not because of the awkward silence, but because Gabriele himself started chuckling. The two hugged each other and Gabriele just said,

"We're alive!"

Everything was checked out, in the back alley they had landed, Julia took inventory of her belongings. Her clothing, all seemed to change appearance, even the ones she wore now; the woman hadn't even noticed when they landed.

Her clothing was different than before; back then, she had worn a black suit jacket with grey lines, with a grey undershirt, and black suit pants as well. Now? Now, she was wearing the same grey undershirt, a black vest with grey thread trimmings, and the same black suit pants.

Her shoes had stairs the same as well, dark brown with light brown tips and heels.

"Ya know, I kinda like this new look," Julia said, "a lot easier to move around in!" She rolled her arms around and stretched.

"And the hat with the eye patch only adds mystery to it as well," Gabriele spoke up, handing her helmet to her.

She thanked him, taking another look at her things and making sure nothing was broken. Surprisingly, nothing was; scratched seemed to be the only variable outcome. Bike's green paint job scratched, the bag she had was scrapped... nothing she couldn't fix. She'll definitely need more fuel later...

All she needs to do now was rest for a bit. Julia was still drained from using her abilities; at least her eye stopped hurting. Removing her patch she took a look around with both eyes. The woman smiled, Mafia town was just how she remembered it.. maybe a little bit cleaner? Did they clean the place?

A couple of rocks rolled and the two immediately snapped to the sound's direction. She and Gabriele had the same though; where they being watched? Has a Mafia man found them yet?

She'd rather not be in any company right now. Putting her patch back on and acquired her hat, which sadly wasn't an infinite space holder anymore, on her head. If only she had found out sooner, she would have used the space a lot more.

"I'll go take a look around, Julia," The Doctor looked at her "remain here, I'll see if I can bring.. something edible.. for you to eat as well.." he then pointed at her "you still need to rest."

"I ain't complaining no more.." she agreed, plopping herself down on the tile "have fun not being seen."

And as he left, she was alone. Finally taking the time to look at the locket her cousin gave her, she opened it. It had a picture, like all lockets, but this one? It had a picture of all four of them. Little as they were, smiling at the camera with the three older cousins with their hands on her head.

Julia smiled sadly, she looked at her younger self, who was smiling lopsidedly with a missing tooth. It was a 'goodbye'. On the other side next to the picture had two words.

"Together always."

"Y-you're alive.." Julia's head snapped up at the sudden voice.

Mustache girl peeked from behind the wall, wide-eyed, "Melody said you died!" She then pointed.

Julia smiled "so she did talk to you after I left!" She waved her hand to gesture her over "come, come!"

At first, Mu was scared, and a little confused; she carefully made her way over to her and sat on the other side of the alleyway. The two had a staredown, nether look at each other with hostility though.

"How are you.." Mu spoke up

"Alive?" Julia huffed, but smiled still "that's easy, I never died!"

"But you just... Vanished!" She raised her arms, "nothing was left of you!"

"I was just returned to where I was anchored.." Julia mumbled, but then spoke up "but I'm back, and I don't plan on going back."

"Why?" The red hooded girl asked, curiosity in her eyes

"Because this place is my home now." Julia never broke her smile when she talked "this place was more of a home than where I was born and raised.." she looked at her locket again "sure, I left some people behind.. but they're still with me.."

Mu just looked at her, not sure what to say, but she didn't want to stop.. it's hard having a conversation when the only people in town hate your guts...

"But enough about me, what's your story? What's happened since I was gone?" Julia asked.

"Well.." Mu thought for while "when you left, Melody stayed for a bit longer to talk with me and the others.." she scratched her cheek "She managed to clear me from anything bad from the others.. but they still hate me a.. lot.."

"Sorry to hear that.." Julia gave her condolences with a nod.

"But.. it wasn't all too bad now; Cooking cat was one of the few people to accept my apology!" She gave a small smile "I've been helping her! And she feeds me... and lets me stay with her.."

She stood up proudly "I-! Know how to cook better than the Mafia now-!"

Julia chuckled, "Good on ya, Kid!"

Mu smiled brightly, but then wondered "..so.. why don't you hate me too..?" She looked at her in the eyes "after what happened, why are you nice to me? We didn't exactly hop on the foot after all.."

"Yeah, that noise stomp can still remember it..-" Mu cringed hearing this.. she remembered that- "But I understand why you were angry, don't get me wrong.."

"You did look like a different Mafia member.." the girl mumbled, "still do.. but you look way cooler than them!"

"And I can use magic!" Julia pointed out

"What!?" Mustache girl gaped at the taller woman "you can use magic!? Wait- yeah! I remember that!" She pointed out, remembering the fight "you can make these glowing walls, right?"

The two talked till the sun went down, Gabriele had returned and Mu hid behind Julia when he approached. He explained that there was a place they could go to stay for a while, but little did they knew it was cooking cats' place!

She had a nice house, a little separated from the Mafia that lived around; when they had found out it was her who was making the food taste good, they gave the cat her very own little place. When the three strolled up to her door in the dead of the night, Cc was absolutely and utterly stunned.

"Hey, mama cat; I'm home.." Julia smiled, looking at the motherly cat

Her reaction was as strong as a family member returning from the military, alive and well; Cc had covered her mouth to try and stop herself from crying out but she still cried.

"Welcome back..!"