

Sonic's return and Bernie's escape had happened extremely close to each other, as her arm was still bleeding. Bernie later appeared to Sonic, happy that she had been able to find him. According to Sonic, this action would cause the deaths of millions at Zielo's hands. Bernadette attempts to attack him, crying for vengeance for her husband, before running to the side of the island and jumping off. When Zielo pursues her, she is slashed across the left arm without the dark god moving. She obtained it with "surprisingly little difficulty" despite how heavily it was guarded, and correctly presumes that it won't take Zielo long to find out it's gone. Several years later, Bernadette is seen fleeing from Zielo with the Energy Controller that would later be shown as a stolen fragment of Silver's soul.

Bernadette attended Jules' funeral alongside her young son, wearing a black funeral outfit. When Jules died, Bernadette was left in tears. When they found Zielo and Sonic, Bernadette went to comfort her son while Jules confronted the dark god. When the two hedgehogs heard their son's scream, they fled outside to find him. Bernie was resolute in finding Sonic before leaving, despite Jules' attempt at reason concerning the collapsing residence. As shown in a flashback during Issue 5 - Encounters, when Sonic was six Bernadette and Jules' residence was set aflame by Zielo. Not much is known of Bernie's life before Zielo's attack.
