Chapter 1

It was almost closing time at Jungle Karma Pizza and for one annoyed worker at the pizza parlour that time just couldn't arrive soon enough. Casey quickly handed the freshly made pizza to Lily who disappeared out the kitchen door to deliver the pizza to the hungry customers. As she left the kitchen, Theo walked in through the door just as Lily walked out of it, they both angled themselves to allow for the other to fit through the door, as they passed each other neither of them could resist smiling at the other. Theo put the empty tray down on the table and Casey turned too face him.

"OK, Theo, what's next, how many more hungry people are out there to feed?"

"None, Lily just took the last order out," Theo quickly collapsed on the nearby stool, giving a deep sigh as he went down and added, "Thankfully, wow, this has been quite a day hasn't it?" Theo asked Casey while tilting his head back slightly to lean against the wall. Casey raised his eyebrow and looked over at Theo.

"What? What do you mean it's 'been'? What happened to Captain Clean in his never ending campaign against the filth and grime of evil!" Casey started to motion with his hands in grand gestures to emphasise his dramatic speech. Theo simply stared at Casey, muttering something under his breath and looking around at the state of the kitchen.

"I went down with my ship," Theo stated barely making the effort to reply to Casey, taking in a deep breath he added, "Besides, I've already fought my fair share of evil, I'll admit that this room disgusts me, but hey, it can disgust me later when I've got some energy to do something about it."

A grin appeared on Casey's face as he sat down opposite Theo near the fridge, "I thought you used your energy for other things in the evenings, Theo?" Just to make sure Theo understood what he meant he motioned towards the door, he turned his head and his grin disappeared, stood in the doorway looking very disgusted with Casey was Lily.

Lilly folded her arms across her chest and took in a deep breath, at that moment Theo gave an inaudible sigh and a glare at Casey that said 'you've done it now'. "Casey just because me and Theo sleep in the same room does not mean anything happens every night." Theo turned to look at Lily a slight look of annoyance on his face.

Theo started to say something when he was interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs. "errr.... Lily... lets not talk about things like that in the evening... or the kitchen.... or whenever I'm around, it really is more than I needed to know," RJ said as he came down the stairs with a slightly worried look on his face that was quickly replaced with a grin and a hearty laugh.

"RJ?" Casey asked quickly.

"Yes, Casey?"

"Why is it that when I come for a 'visit' I end up working here again?"

At that comment, Theo and Lily both started laughing and RJ just had a grin on his face, Lily picked up a stool and placed it beside Theo. Theo had perked up since Lily had walked back into the room and leaned his head forward to be on level with Lily, he felt her arm go round him the feeling relaxed him. He had learnt that in situations like this because he was shorter than her it was easier to not try and put his arm around her, unless they were on chairs and therefore usually the same height he just let her take the lead.

Lily bit her lip to stop herself from laughing at Casey's comment. As her arm went around Theo she remembered when she started to do that, when they had were first officially going out, and Theo didn't. The height problem hadn't helped either and had gotten them quite a few unnecessary comments from other people. Theo hadn't liked that and she almost laughed again as she remembered them running scared with a couple of bruises after he threw them out of wherever she and Theo had been at the time. Theo and Lily looked each other in the eyes for a brief second and they smiled, both of them had never been as happy as they were now they were together, six months it had been since the first date and the end of their ranger days. The couple's attention was then directed back to RJ and Casey as Casey asked again showing he was being serious not being funny.

"Well," RJ started to say uneasy, "it's the way it always has been, besides," RJ started to shift the topic and gestured with his hands in that 'Captain Jack' way that he did, "if you didn't still work here part time as I've put down in the books then you would have no money!" RJ had a smug smile on his face, he was confident that Casey had no argument for that, Casey's facial expression confirmed this thought, or so he thought.

"Well you have a point there, except that I live in the Academy with the other masters, I could live without money," Casey gave a grin waiting for RJ's reply.

"Fine then, I won't pay you any more," RJ slowly turned to go back upstairs, he was blocked by a rather worried looking Casey, RJ simply laughed, "I was joking, but that was way too easy,"

Casey smiled and sat back down knowing that once again RJ had beaten him, Casey didn't mind, in truth he missed all this, while he enjoyed the other masters company and Jarrod and Camille were both good friends of his now, the other masters were years older then he was and Jarrod and Camille had each other while Casey was alone, he sighed slightly, remembering life at JKP when it seemed like everyday him and his friends would do battle with some really odd looking creature of Dai Shi's. Casey laughed as he remembered all the good times they had, not just with the 3 here but with Fran and Dominic as well.

"Hey, RJ, have you heard anything from Dominic lately?" Casey asked and both Lily and Theo turned to RJ to hear the reply.

"No, Case, not since the last time, the postcard said they were doing fine... well apart from the fact Fran had managed to lose most of the stuff she took with her, but other than that they were ok and we might not hear from them for a couple of months till they get her replacement gear." Casey laughed as he remembered reading that postcard, guess they were having a fun time then as well. They all proceeded to laugh.

A ring of the bell meant that someone had walked in, Lily bounded up and gave Theo a pitiful look.

"Don't worry, hun, I'll see to this one, wouldn't want you to get too tired now would we?" before Theo could reply Lily was gone out the door.

Theo shook his head and turned to the other two, "Where does she find the energy?"

RJ simply replied, "She teaches dance, you float in mid air and meditate, you really should start training with me more often I think your stamina is losing its touch." Theo just laughed, this was a one off thing, he trained as hard as he ever did back when they were fighting evil. Suddenly all of his attention was focused on Lily through the glass window as he heard her frustrated voice.

"Sir," Lily said politely as possible, "We're just about to close anyway, if you really aren't here to order food then please leave."

The man stood his ground, "I simply want to talk to my brother. He'll know who I am if you would just get him." The man was also clearly becomiong frustrated with Lily.

Theo eyed him through the window in the door and got up, the man was quite tall, he seemed to have massive arm muscles and quite toned muscular legs, Theo couldn't really see more than that as the man wore a leather jacket that hid his physical fitness. Theo could see that there was a bit of fat on the cheeks but that might be from age as the man looked to be in his 30's, people seem to gain fat between there and their 40's.

Casey watched as Theo got up and walk toward to the door, Casey knew that if someone was bothering Lily that Theo wouldn't stand for that, over the past few months when he had gone out with them he had learned that Theo was very protective of Lily and no-one got the better of her. Casey suddenly took an interest as well, getting up he was followed by RJ who was looking at the man also, Casey suddenly hid back behind the door as he eyed the stranger, hoping that Theo would get rid of him.

"Look, sir," Theo said stepping in between him and Lily, much to her annoyance but Theo didn't care at that perticular moment in time, "She has asked you nicely to leave, it's been a long day and we are all tired, if she says your brother isn't here then he isn't, what's his name anyway? I didn't catch it."

"Casey Scott."

With that Lily, Theo and RJ all had confused looks on their faces. RJ turned to Casey to see that Casey was not looking happy and Casey gave him a pleading look, but it was too late as suddenly the man had a look of realisation and understanding.

"Although I have a feeling that Casey Rhodes if the name that will jog your memory?" The man didn't need an answer the looks on their faces gave away that they knew who he meant now.

"Um..." Theo started, "What is your name sir?"

"Mine is Jason Lee Scott, his is Casey Rhodes Scott."

Casey walked out the door, swallowing hard as he stepped through into view.