And immediately afterward.
A Big-Headed Doll with nothing but a head rushed through the Boundary Gate.
Rumble-
High overhead, following close behind the enormous ship, came the black Castle that had always stood above Dark Night City. Dollhouse's black robes billowed atop the towering Castle. She had actually moved the entire Castle through the Boundary Gate, along with the countless Dolls inside it.
"They're all here!! Our Dark Night City forces!! All of them!!"
Every Night Doctor trembled with excitement at that moment.
This was their Dark Night City!
All of Dark Night City's greatest fighting forces! And they were stronger than they had ever been!
They knew.
If they survived, they would witness history once again!
A black silhouette leaped from the towering Black Fortress. A Black Umbrella opened like a flower, and the Doll Girl in a Gothic Dress drifted down past countless Night Doctors, landing beside Lynn.
"Miss Doll?"
Lynn was surprised.
But before he could say anything else, the silver-haired Doll Girl had already let go of her Black Umbrella, spread her arms, and thrown herself at him, hugging his chest tightly.
"When I couldn't sense you anymore, I thought you were dead."
She lifted her head in Lynn's arms, her eyes red. The soul thread around her little finger connected to his finger.
For an instant, it felt as though they had returned to that false dream.
Warmth welled up in Lynn's heart.
"I'm fine. Can't you see? I'm doing great!"
Lynn gave her a broad grin.
Then he gave her a thumbs-up.
Black String Moon said nothing. She simply gazed at his face with reddened eyes, then hugged him hard and buried her face in his chest.
After the promise they had made following that dream.
She had long since come to regard Lynn