Gwyn took multiple tests on Iris, ensuring that everything was alright. Emel stood next to her, watching the doctor do her job while worrying for her friend's well-being. After a long hour, Gwyn put her tools down and let out a sigh of relief as she stood up from her chair to stretch.

"You're reacting well to the meds. I wouldn't be surprised if you're fully healed in less than a year."

"Really? That's wonderful news..." Iris said with a weak voice "I wish Silv was here to see that..."

Emel stayed silent due to her hesitation before putting her arm on her friend's shoulders with a smile.

"We don't need Silv, she was the meanie all along... We have each other now, okay? I'll introduce you to all my friends."

Iris nodded and smiled back at Emel the best she could before turning toward Gwyn.

"When will I be able to leave?"

"You're leaving today, a spaceship is not suited for your recovery. Your body needs fresh air so you should go to Emel's world. I'll give you just enough meds to last six months, then we'll check up on your health again. Emely will provide you a phone to contact me if you need to."

Emel looked at Iris with a bright smile, which seemed to make her friend feel better as well.

"Did you hear Iris!? We'll go home!"

"Yes... I'm glad to know that I'm able to leave. Still, I wonder if I'm in a good enough state..."

"You are." Gwyn said while putting on a jacket "You experienced a lot of traumatic events, it for sure doesn't help, but being in a whole new peaceful world will be good for you. Also, it gives me more free time if I don't need to keep you around."

Iris let out a chuckle before making a slight bow from her wheelchair.

"Thanks doctor, I'll forever be grateful to you."

Gwyn smiled, glad she was able to help. She took everything she needed and prepared herself to go, but was interrupted by Yada entering the room without even knocking. The former leader didn't even wear her uniform; instead, she was wearing casual clothes that barely covered anything.

"Gwyn, antidepressant."

The woman pointed at a bottle of pills on the table with a concerned expression on her face.

"Leader, you know that you're supposed to only take-"

"I'm not a leader, don't call me like that. I just lost my bottle."

Yada left the room as she entered. Gwyn couldn't help but worry for her friend, if she wasn't so busy, she would have checked on her to see if she was doing fine. Instead, she had to go to Emely's lab along with her two patients. Once she finished, Gwyn promised herself to help her old friend.

The small group arrived in Emely's lab, where she was working with Ina on something. Gwyn approached them with curiosity, trying to not startle them. The doctor was surprised to see them working on a knife and couldn't help but question them.

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"Are you making a knife?"

Emely and Ina both turned toward Gwyn with surprise, the engineer in particular was more than annoyed.

"There's a sign in front of the door, it's in ten languages and it's as big as the door. So why didn't you knock!?"

"Didn't feel like it." Gwyn said with a smile, annoying Emely even more.

"You were less annoying when you were depressed..."

"You preferred me like that?"

"Of course not... You being better is all that matters. I suppose you're here for the phone? I'll get it."

Emely searched in her drawers for the phone while Ina looked at the two girls waiting near the door with curiosity.

"Are they going back to Emel's world?"

"Yes, they should be fine to go."

"Thank God, I don't want to be jumped scared by a girl that looks exactly like me in the middle of the night." Emely took the phone and handed it to Gwyn, looking at Emel from the corner of her eyes "Still, I hope they'll be alright. Are you sure they're ready to go back?"

"Yes, they can always call me if they need to. This ship is not good for them, neither mentally or physically."

"You're right." Said Ina "Maybe we should color the ship in different tones sometimes, just for a change of pace."

"Color the ship? Have you seen how huge is this place? Just cleaning my lab takes hours..."

"Emely's right, but I agree with Ina. White and black aren't good colors for mental health, we spend most of our time here so some changes might be nice. Especially for Polyetta, she doesn't seem good."

"Yeah, what's up with her?" Emely asked, visibly annoyed just by the thought of her former leader "A few weeks ago we stopped her from destroying the world, and now she comes every hour to ask me when time travel will be possible."

"I think she had enough with all her responsibilities. She even refused to have a session with me, it's a first... I wonder what's her plan once everything is over, she'll probably find a place to live and convince Neige to follow her."

Emely and Ina both looked a bit sad suddenly, realizing how close the end was. The moment Emely finishes her time anchor, they won't have any more missions as members of the Kronos.

"I wonder what Silva wants to do after the end... I'll follow her no matter what, I know I'll be happy with her."

"I'm sure your love can bloom anywhere." Ina said with a smile "But... Will we all split up? I was hoping we could still stay together."

"We should have a conversation about it once everything is over." Gwyn said while looking at the two girls, waiting with impatience to get to Emel's world "Emely, when you finish with your time thingy, don't tell everyone yet. We should all spend time together one last time before that."

"Of course! It's not like I'll finish soon anyway, a month will pass before I'm over."

Gwyn nodded and turned around to her two patients, ready to leave.

"Sorry for the wait, we can go now."

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Emel's world was a big city, just like any other. Gwyn closed her eyes, feeling the wind she hadn't felt in ages. It was a new beginning for her, a new way to spend the rest of her life with her friends. All she could hope was that they would all end up together, in a world as lively as this one. A girl suddenly screamed, breaking the moment of bliss the doctor was having with herself. The girl had short light pink hair and took Emel in her arms, who answered by doing the same.

"Emel! I thought you were dead!"

"It's okay Rose... I'm here now..."

The two girls stayed like that for a moment until Emel broke free and pointed at Gwyn and Iris to her friend.

"Let me introduce you to my new friends! This one's Iris, we spent a lot of time together! And this one is..."

"I'm just a doctor." Gwyn said, looking at the other girl with concern "Iris's state is not that stable, I hope you won't go yelling like that around her."

"I'm sorry! It's just... It's been more than a month since she disappeared without leaving a trace, we were getting worried for Emel."

Emel sniffed, trying her best to keep the tears in her eyes from leaving.

"I'm so sorry... I never should have trusted Silv. I don't know why I even let that happen."

"Silv? It looks like a lot happened since last time. Let's go home, you and your friends can stay too, at least to drink something."

Gwyn shook her head and took her notebook out of her pocket, trying to look busy.

"I'm afraid I cannot, I'll have to leave. We'll probably see each other again, I'll come back to monitor Iris and Emel to a lesser extent."

"I see, thanks for helping my friend. I really owe you a lot."

"I'm just doing my job."

Gwyn smiled softly and waved at the three friends going together. Iris shyly waved while Emel did with energy. All Gwyn could do now was hope that everyone would be safe, away from any trouble. For the first time, she was confident there could be a life after her mistake, a life beyond Polyetta's perfect world.