With Power, Comes Responsibility. With Friends, Comes Love
A/N: This is a story of what could have happened after S6 EP13: The Final Endgame. This story contains Doe (Dan/Zoe), Frella (Frank/Stella) and, the only non-canon one, Anom (Aneisha/Tom). It will have multiple chapters and each chapter will be a different point in life. For the disclaimer for this and my other stories, which aren't co-written, check my profile page.
-Heavy Extranium Reactor, Stoneham-
"Well, they can't have me" said Zoe
Dan smiled at this, and their hands intertwined, as they looked on at the burning carcass of the laboratory
2 HOURS LATER
-Secret MI9 Base, St Hearts School-
"Zoe?" called Dan.
The auburn haired girl walked into the room.
"Dan? Why are you still here? School ended an hour ago. Even Frank has left." She replied.
"I knew that. That's why I'm here. We can talk in privacy." Answered Dan
A few minutes later, both teens were sitting on either side of the table
"I have 2 things to say, Zoe. You must listen to them as one is a secret and one is a question. The secret is also partly the reason I'm here. You may be shocked by what I am about to tell you" Said Dan
"OK, I'm listening" confirmed Zoe
"Zoe, I-I'm not the person you think I am. You think you know me but you don't know my past, how I became an agent and why" started Dan
"You were captured by agents in an underpass because you were skilled at karate." Answered Zoe, thinking that was what he meant
"Not that. Zoe, I'm an MI9 orphan." Said Dan, this shocked Zoe greatly as she always thought Dan had a nice, caring, real, family. After all, he was kind and caring, witty and funny. She snapped out of her daze when Dan clicked his fingers in front of her face
"You OK?" He asked
"Yeah, just shocked." Replied Zoe
"I know, I told you it was shocking. My mum died when she had me and my dad was an agent. He was my only family as he had no brothers or sisters and his parents were dead. It was the same on my mum's side. Dad was amazing. He could cook, he could speak tons of languages and he taught me karate. He died last year in Syria. He was called out to help MI9 stop a SKUL renegade group turn the civil war into a world war. He was killed by an IED, on his first tour of duty. That's my past."
"So why are you here?" asked Zoe
"You know how every person related to the service that is in a safe house has a backup?"
"Yeah, Directive SH2" Answered Zoe
"Well, the safe house I was in was raided and this is my backup. Frank's approved it and I'll be staying here with you." Said Dan (A/N: In this story, Zoe stays in the HQ overnight and on weekends, unless on missions, in school, or with friends)
"Cool!" said Zoe, happy to have someone, let alone Dan, her crush, staying with her as it was always lonely down I HQ until Frank came and collected her for school
"I'll go get my bag now." Said Dan and he started to step towards the lift
"Dan! Wait!" shouted Zoe
"What?" replied Dan
"Didn't you have a question to ask me?" said Zoe
"I'll ask you it later." Said Dan and he stepped into the lift the door closing behind him
5 minutes later, Dan returned with a medium sized jet black cargo bag.
"That's all you have?" queried Zoe
"It's all I need." Replied Dan
"Anyway, Question?" Asked Zoe
"Hm, Oh, Yeah, The question, well" Dan rubbed the back of his head. "It's a tough one, to ask and answer." He said
"I'm definitely ready." Answered Zoe
Dan took a breath. He was obviously tired and stressed. He brought up all the courage he had and steeled himself for whatever may come.
"Zoe, I like you, and I mean REALLY like you. As in, there isn't a girl in the whole of the world whom I like more than you. So, the question is, Zoe, Will you go out with me?"
Zoe gasped at this. Ever since they first became friends, she always had a soft spot for Dan, it was one of her many good dreams to have him feel the same way about her as she did about him
"Yes" was all she could say she was so shocked.
"Really, great, you're brilliant, you know that?" replied Dan
Zoe was so shocked at this then she realised Dan was constantly complimenting her so she decided to stop his babbling, she lent forwards tilted her head slightly and kissed Dan straight in the lips. Dan was surprised by this at first but slowly melted into it. Her hands instinctively wrapped around his neck and his went to her waist. What felt like ages later, but had only been a few seconds, Zoe pulled away, beaming with joy. Dan looked at her, dazed at first, then he started grinning.
"Well, that was…" Dan said, struggling to find the word, 'Excellent, mind-blowing, amazing' those three and many more flew through Dan's head but he settled for one. "Different."
Zoe giggled at this, as Dan was lost for words.
"Anyway," she said. "Time for bed, as it's the last day of the term tomorrow and you wouldn't want to miss that, would you?" she said
The next day, in the school's first concert and throughout the day, Tom and Aneisha noticed that Dan and Zoe seemed closer, sitting next to each other in the hall and canteen. What they didn't notice, however, was their intertwined hands. They were to find out the truth after school had finished. As the final class for the day ended, the pencil communicators flashed, calling the young agents to the secret MI9 HQ. It turned out to be a dud, Frank saying it was just to test their reaction times. He left, leaving the four in the room. Then Aneisha asked the question
"So, are you two dating or something?" she asked "You seemed closer than usual today and me and Tom wondered if it might be because you are more than friends."
Instead of being embarrassed, Zoe and Dan just smiled
"You guessed it." Said Zoe
"I guess we don't do well with deception." Said Dan
Aneisha and Tom smiled as well. They had known that Dan and Zoe liked each other, ever since their first mission as a team of four. They congratulated them and Aneisha invited them round to hers.
A/N: See what happens when they got to Aneisha's house next chapter, which will be up soon. Also, coming soon is a co-op story between me and Fyrephoenix16 about when KORPS returns but with an ally and the 2 newer teams (current and Oscar, Rose and Carrie) must join to beat it. Watch out for Operation Ally and Uncover, Release date: Unknown currently. Anyway, keep on reading!
-ToAC