Cancelled Retirement Plans

3 Years after the fall of the professor.

Lok's 18th birthday celebrated at Dante's house.

"Why am I the youngest" said Lok "I hate it". "You can't help it" laughed Sophie "It's just a fact". Dante and Zhalia came in, "Lok, Sophie…I have something to tell you two" Stuttered Dante "Well I'm…retiring" he said as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his shoulders. There was a seemingly long silence, then suddenly both Sophie and Lok burst out laughing. "You know Dante" there was a pause as Lok calmed down to speak "You nearly looked serious there". "Ye that was really convincing" said Sophie still in hysterics. Then they noticed, neither Dante nor Zhalia were laughing. "I'm being serious" said Dante in a very deep tone.

Both Lok and Sophie's smiles disappeared as they realised the seriousness of the situation, "But…You can't retire, you're the idol of nearly every seeker in the huntik foundation" said Lok "Plus it's on my birthday"! "I had to wait till you were 18, it is the age which the huntik foundation allows you to have your own team" said Dante, "But you can't lea-", "I'm retiring too" said Zhalia. "What!" said Lok "You too Zhalia". "Wait a minute" Sophie said under her breath, while Lok was still shouting and asking a few to many questions. "Why would they decide to leave at exactly the same time" still with Lok shouting in the background "Unless…That's it" Sophie exclaimed. Lok stopped asking Dante and Zhalia questions and instead said "That's what Sophie?". Sophie ignored Lok's question and went straight to Dante and Zhalia who she had noticed getting closer all the time "What are you going to do after you both have 'retired'?", "Well we were going to tell you but we were getting bombarded with to many questions" said Dante "We?" Lok and Sophie said in succession. "Um well yes" Zhalia said in a slightly embarrassed voice "we are a couple now and we've decided to settle down and have a family". Both of them were stunned, "I guess you better get packing then" said Sophie "I guess so" said Dante.

"Cya" said Lok as Dante and Zhalia were about to walk out the door, "You should come visit us someti-". "I'm sorry Dante but your retirement will have to wait" said Guggenheim who had just appeared on the large screen in the living room, "And why is that" asked Dante "Because I have a mission that requires an elite team of seekers like your team, and it will require ALL of you". "I knew you'd call at just the wrong time!" said Dante "You always time it perfectly"!