Ellie and Chuck were in a conference.
"It looks like your Chair is a success Sis!" Chuck said.
"What do you mean your? It is our project! I just interpret the results. It is your AI which makes this software work!" Ellie retorted.
"Yeah about that I need to do a few tweaks to the code before duplicating the chair. I noticed a few glitches on Greg's scan." Chuck said.
"Do you need to be here in Chicago to do that?" Ellie asked since she was really looking forward to Florida after the trip to NY.
Chuck laughed. "Have you not realized that location means nothing any more. I could do this code upgrade here or in CA or on a flight 35000 ft in the air."
"I know that but testing would need the chair and a test subject right?" Ellie retorted.
"Yeah I suppose you are right. So I guess I need to work on it here" Chuck said.
"Ok Charles we need to get back to the group. Remember do not code too late. I have the only key to the lab!" Ellie said pointing the large group of people who were going to be having dinner at her place. Ellie hoped Devon was up to the challenge.
Ellie left Chuck to his coding and addressed the restless group.
"Chuck will be coding for awhile in the mean time why not have the van come by then pick us all up and head to my place Dinner should be ready soon." Ellie said.
Stephen was poking around the chair looking at the interface.
"Aces Charles Aces!" He said admiring the way the chair worked.
"Dad, I built the chair" Ellie said.
"Really I thought I detected your brother's technology" Stephen said surprised at his eldest.
"Yes his tech is here but I put it together and he made the software to run it. It is good for diagnosing almost any brain disease" Ellie said.
"Well Eleanor to paraphrase my Son in Law, Awesome" Stephen smirked.
"Thanks Dad. It was your tech this is built upon" Ellie said.
"Yeah I can see that but you both have expanded it in ways I would not have imagined" Stephen said.
"Coming from you the master builder thanks for the compliment" Ellie said.
"I am so proud of you Eleanor!" Stephen said as he hugged is eldest.
The van finally appeared it was raining heavily so the streets were a bit slippery and perhaps there was snow or sleet in the forecast!
"I will be so glad to get away from the snow!" Ellie said.
Rick just nodded his head while Holly wanted to see snow again she had so much fun playing with it in Switzerland.
"You might get your wish little one" Kate said.
"I kind of doubt it" said Sarah. "Chicago while it is close to springtime snow this late in the season is rare"
The van pulled in front of the house and everyone piled out. Even Dr. House was able to exit the van unaided.
Devon, Honey and Woody greeted everyone warmly. The house was very warm and inviting. There was even a fire in the fireplace. The table was set and the dinner was placed. After the dinner was over the girls went up stairs to Claire's room while the old folks sat around the living room.
"I do not think we have met I am Honey and this is Woody and we are your son in law parents" Honey said to Stephen.
"No we have not met but I am pleased to make your acquaintance" Stephen said.
"So it is you Honey would I need to compliment for such a fine repast?" Rick asked.
"No that was all Devon. I guess he learned how to cook" Honey said.
"Yeah it is not as Awesome as Ellie's cooking but it does alright" Devon said.
"Oh my husband is being modest! Babe it was great just as good as I would have done!" Ellie gushed.
"Oh I am Rick Ellie's cousin I wish to talk you both Honey and Woody about an opportunity for teaching medicine at my new medical center. I will be opening in the fall in my new hometown of Palm Glade Florida. You both would need to relocate but we have a generous housing allowance and a salary commiserate to your vast knowledge. I would love to have you both or either. Ellie and Devon have accepted my offer and now I extend it to you also. You do not need to give me an answer right away but anytime up to the opening day would be fine. Just think about it would you? Rick said.
Woody spoke first. "I thank you for the opportunity we will discuss it and give you our answer soon!"
"What my husband is saying we are retired and we want to be close to family. Since Ellie and Devon are moving we will make our decision pretty quickly" Honey said.
"Wonderful I await your decision." Rick said then he started making noises to get Holly and return to the hotel.
Stephen and Mary along with Rick and Kate plus Greg and Holly got into the van and headed to the hotel.
Ellie was worried her Brother did not make it for dinner. Ellie called him but Morgan picked up!
"Morgan what are you doing picking up Chuck's private calls?" Ellie demanded.
"Hey the phone rang here at CI. I just answered it. Chuck must be in the zone again!" Morgan said.
"Great I will have to venture out and drag him from the lab!" Ellie said.
"That is not a good Idea Ellie. You could not break his concentration with a howitzer. You just need to let him come out of it by himself. It is like a super long flash when he zones like this" Morgan said.
"What how come I never heard of this before? How long has this been going on?" Ellie demanded.
"What? Chuck in the zone? Well he has been doing it all his life. Well as long as I known him and that was in the second grade!" Morgan said. "I am surprised you never witnessed him doing it."
"Yeah I think I will need to place him in the chair and witness this phenomenon myself." Ellie said.
"Er Ellie Chuck really does not like the chair!" Morgan said.
"Why? Morgan does it hurt him?" Ellie said.
"No it is too restrictive. So he dislikes sitting in it." Morgan said.
"Ok Morgan good to know well I guess I will wait for his phone call I hope it is not too late" Ellie said.
"Yeah that is a good idea Ellie bye from Ca" Morgan said as he hung up.
Ellie wondered what else she did not know about her brother.
"Babe, are you coming to bed?" Devon whispered in her ear.
"Yeah just worried about my Brother Devon" Ellie said.
"He will be alright he is Chuck! Remember super spy!" Devon said.
"I am sure Sarah is worried about him too?" Ellie said.
"Nope Sarah is asleep in their bedroom. So it is not concerning her one bit either so it should not you either" Devon said as he coaxed his pregnant wife up the stairs.
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Back at the hotel Mary was getting undressed and Stephen was sitting on the couch. It has been almost 20 years since she saw that expression on his face.
"Ok Stephen I know that look it was the same look you had when you dreamed up the intersect. So out with it! I know you want to discuss it" Mary said as she brushed her hair out of sleep.
"Well where are we going to live?" Stephen asked.
Mary was surprised she certainly was not expecting that. "I guess I could resign and we could move anywhere. We still have your cabin in Ca it has yet to be destroyed."
"Yeah I suppose so but then I want to be near the kids. It has been a long time since I was able to discuss any thing with them. Plus there is grandkids which will need training too if Holly is any indication what a Child of the Intersect can do. But it confuses me. Kate was only uploaded with the skill set not the data acquisition set but Holly shows both sets in Ellie's scans. I know Rick has never been uploaded or has he? The records are too sketchy in those early days. There were so many failures that I hated every time a new volunteer came forward. It was the major reason I left. That and the Ring which is thankfully no more." He said.
"It was Fulcrum first Stephen" Mary chided him on his faulty memories.
"Yeah you are right being alone on the run all those years was hard. But it's exciting too. I am happy Ellie was able to treat Greg! He really did not deserve the damage he received at the hands of those bad guys!" Stephen said.
"So what do you want to do? Right now I still have the CIA apt in DC. We could live there for awhile but I would still have to go out on missions. I did promise to be at the wedding for Annie and Auggie. Annie is so much like her cousin! Same attitude. It amazes me how the CIA runs in families" Mary said.
"You know what I would like to do? Mary?" Stephen asked.
"What Stephen?" Mary used to anticipate her husband every idea but lately she was not so in tune.
"I would like to renew our vows!" Stephen said proudly.
Mary was stunned she did not even consider that in all her thoughts
"Well what do you think?" Stephen asked. "Would you marry me all over again?"
Mary had tears of joy "Yes Stephen I would love to marry you all over again."
"So Florida?" Stephen asked.
"Florida!" Mary said as they kissed and snuggled together.
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Rick and Kate were snuggling in the next door hotel room.
"So Rick our time is almost up. You still have to be recert once we come back home" Kate said.
"Yeah I know it has been a fun Honey moon has it not?" Rick asked his bride.
"Well Fun is one word to describe it. Certainly not normal!" Kate said.
Well when has anything approximating normal been around us? Rick asked as he kissed his bride.
At that point Kate felt a fluttering! No it is too early right she thought.
Yeah only one month and getting those same sensations that she got with Holly at 3 months.
"Rick I felt something from Baby A or maybe Baby B. I am not sure but I heard twins mature faster but 2 months faster?" Kate asked.
"I do not know Kate your children are a totally new species of Humans. You are the mother to a special type of Human. I think that is something special" Rick said.
"I guess but I do not feel that special right now" Kate said.
"No you're Extraordinary!" Rick said kissing his wife and soon they were doing to dance of life. Finally exhausted they fell asleep.
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The next morning Ellie called and wanted them to meet her at the lab. Their flight to Florida was sometime that afternoon but with the Charter flight of Murder Ink's plane it could be rescheduled Patterson didn't need to be in Las Vegas until 3 days so there was no need to keep to any schedule.
After eating and getting the entire group together they traipsed into the lab about 9 o' clock.
"Oh good you are all here" Ellie said. Chuck was looking none the worst for wear after coding all night.
"Ok Chuck you are up first! We need to see how much you improved the diagnosing abilities" Ellie said.
Chuck dutifully got into the chair. Ellie remembering Morgan's warning said "Chuck this will not take long I just need a baseline and you are the number one guinea pig today."
"Oh Yay! Lucky me!" Chuck dead panned.
"Oh Hush You!" Ellie admonished. Chuck not wanting to be on the bad side of his sister shut up immediately this brightened her disposition immensely.
Chuck did the tasks Ellie stated and then he was done next up was Rick. Rick was surprised he was placed in the chair.
Ellie was surprised Rick showed signs of being given an upload too!
Stephen came over to Rick and showed him a card to see if he could flash. But there was no response. However, in the chair there was clearly an activation taking place but it stopped short of a full flash. That puzzled both Ellie and Stephen.
"No it can not be!" Stephen said.
"What dad?" Ellie said.
"Rick was uploaded with the 0.0!" Stephen said.
"How was that possible? I thought I was the only one" Chuck said.
"I do not know" Stephen said. But only way to find out we need to test all of the family! Stephen said. "I think we have stumbled on to another of the Admiral's plots!"
"Well that explains Holly now!" Stephen said brightly.
"Yes it does" Ellie agreed. "So what now?"
"We head to Florida!" Stephen said. "But before I go I need to announce that we are going to stay with Cousin Rick. We are going to renew our vows!"
"Oh that is fantastic!" Ellie squealed hugging both her mother and father.
"Mom you need to tell when this is planned" Ellie said.
"I do not know ask your father he planned this" Mary said.
"Well I am not certain probably when your mother resigns or get assigned to the Florida branch" Stephen said.
"I will talk with Diane I'm sure we can arrange a transfer" Mary said.
"Ok well that is settled we need to catch a flight!" Rick said.
"Fine Rick let's go Family!" Stephen said.
Ellie and Devon plus Clair then add Chuck and Sarah were waving to the departing family members.
"Things were going to be getting interesting soon" Chuck said to all who could hear him.
All nodded in agreement as the plane took to the sky. Chuck was thinking this will not be the last he will see of this branch of the family.