The next day, Gatoris woke up and went to his kitchen. He was surprised when it was not the burned-out disaster area it had previously been. The tonberry crew must have worked through the night to fix it up. He also saw Usagi at the table, waiting for him. She asked him how much she owed for the kitchen. "...your first-born child..." he joked. Even though it was a joke, both Usagi and Rini slapped him for saying that. "Actually, you don't owe me anything. I was only joking about you having to pay! I'm gonna pay for it, and pay for something else..." he stated. Usagi knew what he was going to pay for: "...cooking classes." "Thanks, but no thanks." she replied. Gatoris just smiled. "If you insist, Usagi..." She then went back upstairs with Rini.

While Gatoris was drinking his morning coffee, Cory unexpectedly came in. She had finally come out of her unneeded guilt phase, it seemed. "Thank you for everything, Garret..." she began. Gatoris smiled back at his sister. "You would have done the same thing for me, Cory. Although you are my sister, you have always been more like a mother to me." Cory smiled back. "Thanks. I know it was hard being the child of a muse..." Gatoris' eyes grew to the size of large frying pans. Without saying a word, he grabbed his book of Cetra Mythology.

"...Akane?!?" Gatoris blurted out. His jaw dropped through the table and almost through the floor. Akane had been his sister since the beginning, as had Alma. Gatoris looked up another name.

Gatoris passed out at the sight and thought. How could he and Alma have forgotten Akane? Cory splashed some water on her brother, and he woke up. "Oiy... that was a trip. How could I forget Akane? How... wait a minute... How did you know our mother was a muse?" Gatoris was utterly confused. "She told me." Cory replied with a smile.

Suddenly, Minako ran past, screaming joyfully at the top of her lungs. She was saying something about finding her mother. Before Gatoris could stop her to ask what she was going on about, Lucretia walked into the room. "Hello, nephew..." she greeted him. He could see her long blonde hair blowing in the wind, so he closed the window. "...can I take a wild guess and say that Minako is your daughter?" Gatoris said in a deadpan tone. Lucretia shook her head. Gatoris did not faint. Surprisingly, all he did was stop Minako on her next lap around the castle and hug his cousin. Then it dawned on Gatoris: his aunt was the Queen of Venus. He added her to the list of royalty in his family. "We don't have a family tree, Lucretia..." Gatoris began, "we have a family web!" Everyone in the room laughed.

Not much happened for the rest of the day. As Gatoris went to say goodnight to Jessica, he noticed she wasn't in her room. The window was open, and she had left behind a note:

Gatoris fell to his knees and cried. He could not believe his daughter would do this. Although he was now fearful for her life, he knew that she would be alright. She had his heart, after all. He sighed, and went up to his room. Aerith was already asleep, so he rolled into bed.

He was surprised when he didn't dream about Jessica. Gatoris had instead a vision of an ancient church. By the architecture, it seemed to him to be somewhere in England or Scotland. He looked at his surroundings: no one was there, but the it seemed to be decorated for a wedding. An idea then ran through his head. Was this the church that he and Angelina were married in, and the same church that Jessica was born in? Gatoris then glanced up at the altar. A figure suddenly appeared there. He had his head bowed down, as if to cry. Gatoris went to approach this figure, and it turned to him. It said a name, and disappeared. The name echoed throughout the church: Cory. The ghost's face was slightly familiar to Gatoris. He remembered that Cory had left home about a week before the tragedy that clamed their father. She planned to be married to a man in Scotland. Gatoris remembered his first name was Brad, but the last name momentarily eluded him. The ghost had been dressed up as if he was ready to be married, but there was no bride in sight.

After a second or two if it mulling it in his head, Gatoris came up with the solution: this was to be Cory's wedding, but she must have died during it. Brad must have pledged to wait for her throughout eternity, and he was stuck in this church until Cory returned for him. Then, out of the blue, Brad's last name hit Gatoris: Mackenzie. "Brad Mackenzie... I am Garret Bradford. I wish to speak with you..." Gatoris called out. At that, Brad reappeared. "I think I can help you, Brad." Gatoris spoke. Brad's spirit began to smile. "I promise to bring Cory back. I want to know how all this happened, though." Brad shook his head, and wiped a tear. "It was Edwin..." he began. Gatoris mumbled under his breath. "He poisoned Cory. It was a slow-acting poison, so she did not feel sick until our wedding day. It was all sudden... The day before she was perfectly healthy, but the next day she needed help walking down the aisle. Halfway through the ceremony, she fell into my arms. I was then told of Edwin's dirty deeds. As she was dying in my arms, I vowed to wait for her spirit to return to this place, so we could be together forever..." Brad concluded. Gatoris wiped a tear from his eye. "Maybe the Bradford family did have a curse, and it was named Edwin..." Gatoris muttered. He then turned to Brad. "I swear... no matter how I have to do it, no matter what tries to stop me, I will reunite you with my sister..." "You are a true angel, Garret." Brad said as Gatoris woke up.

Gatoris walked into Cory's room. Her sleep seemed troubled. Was she reliving her ill-fated wedding over and over again?

Cory woke with a start. She screamed Brad's name at the top of her lungs. She then saw her brother at her door. "I can never fully repay you for the way you cared for me in the past, but I can try..." Gatoris said, his head down. Cory couldn't see where this was going. "What do you say to a trip to Glasgow, Scotland?" Gatoris asked her. Still confused from the dream, Cory wasn't able to put it together. "Why, Garret?" Gatoris smiled. "For your wedding, of course!" Cory's hazel eyes lit up at that, but for only a brief moment. "Brad is still dead..." she muttered. Gatoris just smiled. "I know, but I can fix that." Cory then hugged her brother. "We leave in the morning..." Gatoris said as he walked back to his room.

Gatoris crawled back into bed and cried. He still feared for Jessica. Although she was old enough to care for herself, he felt as if he had done something wrong to provoke this. Gatoris then took off his glasses and sat up. He slowly went through what could happen to her in his mind. The visions of the possibilities broke his heart. He vowed if Pikachu even breathed on his daughter, he would rip him into shreds. The anger caused Gatoris' wings to rip out of his back again. This sound woke up Aerith. She could sense her husband was extremely distraught by something. She then saw Jessica's note on the table. Aerith sighed and hugged Gatoris. "Gatoris... she'll be okay..." She pleaded for her husband to calm down. Gatoris turned to his wife. His pupils were beginning to fade... that was not a good sign... "She can care for herself. I'm sure she will be okay." Gatoris sighed. "I know, but just the possibility of that rat harming my daughter..." he said before he cried again. Aerith sighed. "I'm going with you to Glasgow tomorrow." Gatoris again sighed. "No. I can't let you leave Angelise alone..." he began. "...I'll take her with me. She'll be fine." Before Gatoris could sigh again or protest, Akane and Almathea entered. "Charon, we heard you carrying on down at the other end of the castle. We're going with you, too." Gatoris finally let that other sigh out. "You two are going to insist, so I can't stop you..." Everyone then hugged Gatoris. He then looked at the time. Since he wasn't obviously getting back to sleep, it was time to get ready.

It was a good thing that there was a direct portal to Scotland close to the castle. It would have taken the group weeks to make it to Glasgow otherwise. Although Brad had never mentioned what church he was at, Gatoris had remembered watching a show on haunted buildings in Scotland. One happened to be a church in Glasgow with a 'ghost groom', waiting for his bride. "And I thought the Discovery Channel was useless..." he quipped. As Gatoris walked to the church, he could have sworn he saw Jessica and a young girl at some corner café. He let that slide, thinking he was becoming paranoid. The group then found the church later on in the day. Gatoris, Aerith, Angelise, Cory, Akane, and Alma walked into the church. Gatoris was still unhappy with Jessica's decision, and it was grating at him. "I wish Jessica didn't go off on her own to kill Pikachu..." he mumbled. Aerith comforted Gatoris by saying, "She'll be ok, honey. She's very resourceful." Gatoris smiled and looked at his sisters. Cory already had her wedding dress on. A girl that was sleeping in one of the pews woke up suddenly. She sat up and inquired where her mother was. Aerith had noticed the little girl and sat down net to her. She smiled at Aerith and Angelise. Gatoris then noticed the girl. He walked over to where she and Aerith were, and spoke to her. "Why hello there. Are you lost? Can you tell me your name? Where's your parents?" The girl smiled and replied "No, Alisa Mae, my daddy's dead, and my mommy's going to kill Pikachu." Aerith looked at Alisa and asked, "What's your mommy's name?" Alisa giggled and said, "Your funny, grandma. I look just like my mommy!" Gatoris smiled and asked "Alisa, can you tell us your mommy's name?" Alisa looked at Gatoris and replied, "My mommy is Jessica. She's your daughter from... 2100 years ago, I think." Gatoris facefaulted. Aerith fainted. Akane, Cory, and Alma looked at each other. After regaining his composure, Gatoris began to chant a spell. At the beginning, Brad's spirit appeared at the altar. As Gatoris continued chanting, Brad's form began to solidify. Cory began to smile. When Gatoris finished, Brad was alive yet again. Cory started down the aisle for him, but Gatoris stopped her. "This church isn't safe..." he suddenly muttered. "...Edwin is here..." Cory's expression of happiness turned to fear.