2 led the Stitchpunks back to the globe and took them to his workshop. They went over to the table where 1's limp body was and looked at the deceased elder. He lay there peacefully with his arms by his side, and his hand was as good as new. 9 knew that 2 put a lot of work into fixing the mangled hand, and while the new metal was a bit darker than how his hand originally looked, they still looked the same as they were before getting destroyed.

9 admired the work on 2's repairing, and he smiled when he remembered 5's words from when they first met; 'If 2 were here, he would've done a better job.' He never got to see any of 2's fixing skills on anyone except 5's eye, but now he saw the work he did on the leader who sent the elder out to do a scouting mission but really sent him out to die. 2 noticed his smile and asked him, "What do you think, lad?" 9 shook his head to snap out of his daydream and asked, "Huh?"

"I did the best I could to restore his hand the way it was before it was destroyed." 2 explained. 9 looked at him and smiled as he nodded, "I think you did an amazing job."

2 smiled back at him, then he said to everyone, "Now then, shall we get him ready to live again?" Everyone nodded in agreement and 2, 7, and 9 put 1 on a wooden board and carried him carefully towards the lift as the twins carried his things and brought their friends down to the bottom floor. Once the lift stopped, the Stitchpunks got off the lift and headed out of the globe. They made their way over to the Library entrance and passed the fountain. 9 was remembering when he and the Stitchpunks buried 2 in the fountain, and it felt like he and his friends were doing the same thing with 1.

He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't realize he stopped walking. 2 looked at him and asked, "Is there something wrong, lad? You seem to have lost your train of thought." 9 snapped back into reality and said, "It's nothing. I'm fine."

They continued walking until they reached the exit, and they walked into the gardens to prepare the revival of their fallen leader. They found a lone brick that was blown off the wall of the Library during the war and set their leader on top if it while the twins set his cape and staff beside his feet. Next, 2 opened 1's chest up by loosening the buckles on his chest and placed the wire in the elder's body, then connected the budded end with the Talisman.

9 took the Talisman from him and stood an inch or two away from the elder leader. He looked at the old man who once saw him as the enemy as he held the Talisman in his hands and ran his fingers over it. He felt a hand on his shoulder, and he turned his head to look at 2. He nodded assuring, "It's alright, lad." The elder gestured him to looked over and see 7 and the twins looking at him and nodding, showing that they trust him that he knows what he's doing and they're here for him.

9 started the sequence by pressing the metallic marking on the Talisman like he did with 2. Starting with the lower left marking, then the top marking, and finally the lower right marking. Suddenly, after a few seconds, the Talisman began to shake and glow, but 9 kept a tight grip on it and aimed it to the sky. In an instant, the three beams shot out once again and into the sky through the clouds.

7 and the twins watched in shock and awe as the beams glowed brighter with energy and the wire glowed green as some green essence entered 1's body. After a few seconds, the beams went back into the Talisman and it closed up again. 9 removed the wire from 1's chest and fastened his buckles to close him back up. He stood a few inches away from the brick and he and the other Stitchpunks waited to see if what he did worked. After a minute or two, 1 didn't move and 7 was getting worried. She said to 9, "Nothing's happening. Something must be wrong." 9 reassured her, "It's alright, just give it a little bit. I didn't understand the first time either."

They waited a little longer until finally, 1's hands and feet began to twitch and he let out a huge gasp for air. He began to try and lift himself up and 9 came over to support him. The old Stitchpunk groaned as he sat up on the brick, and he looked at 9 with one of his old stern looks. He worried that he was still angry at the young Stitchpunk, but much to his surprise, the old Stitchpunk gave him a small smile and said to him, "Hello again, boy."

9 smiled back at him, then he got off the brick so that 1 could get off and walk on his own. 1 winced as he moved his legs and the weight from them began to send a twinge of pain through his spine. 9 asked him with concern, "Are you okay?"

1 nodded with another wince, "I'm alright. My legs are just a bit hurt, that's all."

"Your legs got caught under something heavy." 9 said to him. He didn't want to tell him that he was caught under the Fabrication Machine out of fear it would scare the elder; he had seen enough of the evil Machine before he died. 9 added, "2 said you'd be limping for the next couple of days, but you'll be fine. He even fixed your hand." He gestured him to look at his once mangled hand, and 1 looked at is as he wiggled his fingers in admiration at 2's work.

He looked over at the old inventor and smiled at him, "Hello, old friend." 2 smiled back at him. Then 1 started to take a step forward and 9 stayed close to him in case he fell. He winced every time he limped, and after taking a step, he let out a gasp of pain and lost his footing. 9 caught him just before he fell to the ground. 1 looked up at 9 as he held him up and smiled in content at him, "Thank you, 9."

9 helped him stand up again, and he handed 1 his staff and cape. He said to 1 as he put the cape over him, "You might want to put this on." 1's eyes widened with joy as he smiled, "My cape! How did you find it?" 9 said to him, "I went back to our old home and found it in the rubble along with some other things that survived the fire. Consider it as a way of the both of us making amends and starting over again since we both got off on the wrong foot."

1 looked at his cape, and he said to 9, "Well, I think we did too. And it looks like I have to make amends with a few others." He looked over at 7 and the twins. The warrior was giving him a half smile and the twins were standing behind her nervously. Using his staff, he walked over to them and stood in front of 7.

They stared at each other for about a minute, and 7 said to him, "Welcome home 1."

"It's nice to see you again after all this time 7." 1 said to her. He looked over her shoulder, seeing the twins behind her, and said to them with a half smile, "And you too, 3 and 4." The twins looked at him with curious looks, seeing how nicer 1 has now become. They flinched a little when 1 reached over to them, but 7 stopped him and grabbed his wrists. She said to him with a frown of warning, "Don't touch them 1. I still don't trust you around them."

1 looked at her with a stern look and said to her, "Please 7. I'm not going to hurt them." 7 was hesitant to trust him. But after some thinking, she took a deep breath and said, "Alright, but just this once, alright?" She loosened her grip on his wrists and 1 reached over to the twins again, and much everyone's surprise, mostly 7, he pet the twins on their hooded heads. He said to the with a soft smile, "You two haven't changed a bit since."

9 couldn't help but smile at the moment between 1 and the twins. The man who once thought of him as the enemy had become a changed man.

He looked over at the horizon for a moment and noticed the sun was starting to set. He said to everyone, "Hey, guys. It's getting late. We should head back inside now." Everyone nodded in agreement and 9 and 7 guided everyone back to the Library while 2 and the twins helped 1 walk. As they walked, 2 punched 1 on the arm, making the leader glare at him.

"How dare you do that, you old fool?" 1 glared. 2 responded with a frown "That was for sending me on that wild goose chase. I knew all along you were trying to send me out to die, but I didn't say a word about it because I needed to find more essentials for my inventions anyway." 1 was surprised that he knew the truth about why he sent him to scout the same day he first found 9 when he first awoke.

1 just shrugged, "I deserve that."

"Oh, yes. But that was the silent treatment I just gave you." 2 warned him. "If you try sending me or one of us out to die, I won't be nice about it next time." He frowned at him for a bit, then he smiled at him, "But, it's good to see you, old friend."

"It's good to see you too." 1 smiled back at the elder who used to be his friend during the wars and before he grew overprotective. "And amazing work on my hand here." he added, showing his hand. 2 thanked him, and they all continued making their way back to the globe.

So what did you guys think? The leader of the Stitchpunks is back, and only 5, 6, and 8 are left to come back to life. Sorry I took so long on this chapter; I was busy with a lot of things, but I'm glad I managed to get this next chapter done.

9 belongs to Shane Acker and Tim Burton.