Back in LA, things had gone back to normal. Frank and Ray had both gone back to Jersey but they promised they would let Gerard know if there was any more activity with the zombies. Mikey had been staying with Gerard for the past few days. They were all sitting down to a nice dinner that Gerard's wife had made. In the middle of dinner, Mikey's phone began to ring. He looked at the caller ID and swore under his breath.

"Holy shit, no way," he muttered.

"Who's calling?" Gerard asked

"Someone who wouldn't be calling unless something was wrong. It's Sebastien," he replied as he stood up.

"Hello? Hi Seb, what's up? Really? What? Are you kidding me? Oh man. Gee, you're gonna want to hear this," Mikey said as he walked out of the room. Gerard followed him into the living room.

Mikey put his phone on speaker.

"Okay Seb, tell Gerard exactly what you told me."

"Hi Gerard. So anyway, this is going to sound crazy, but I think the Universe has managed to throw itself off balance again. Lately, I've been feeling really on edge and nervous and I usually only feel like that when something bad is going to happen," he started.

"I know what you mean. Mikey and I have felt the same way."

"I figured that might be a clue, you know? So I went and found Amelia again. You still remember her, right?"

"Yeah, the Waterbender who had the friend who got caught up with Beckett."

"Yeah. Anyway, she works at a hospital now and today I followed her because I knew something was going to happen, and something did. I'm pretty sure we're dealing with zombies. A lot of her patients had this black blood oozing from their wounds and they were really violent," he finished.

The two brothers exchanged glances.

"Well, Seb, you're in good company, because we had our own experience with zombies not too long ago. A few were trying to get into Frank's house back in Jersey. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Mikey asked

"I think it's time we get everyone together again. Looks like the world needs saving," Seb replied.

"Now wait a minute, Seb. I need to think this through," Gerard said.

Seb made a noise of discontent.

"Come on man, I have a family to think about now! I can't just run off to save the world without making sure they're safe first," Gerard protested.

"Gee, you could always send them to Budapest to stay with Lucian. We can do the same for Frank. Think about it. There would be no safer place for them to be. Lucian would do anything to help me out and he would make sure they they stay safe," Mikey interjected.

"I suppose. Seb, I'll need to talk it over with my wife and we'll need to talk it over with Frank and his family. I can let you know by tomorrow what my plans are. That's the best I can do right now," Gerard said.

"All right, that's fine. Also, if you get the chance, turn on the news. Chicago just declared a state of emergency and I can imagine the rest of the country isn't far behind."

"Will do. I'll call you back tomorrow."

"Okay, bye," Seb replied as he hung up.

Gerard looked at Mikey. "How am I going to be able to tell Lindsay?"

"Tell Lindsay what?" asked Gerard's wife, who walked in the room, her daughter in tow

Gerard took a deep breath and recounted everything that Sebastien had told him. Instead of saying anything, Lindsay instead crossed the room and hugged Gerard.

"Listen, I know that this is important to you and I know that you have to be the one who helps save the world. I'm willing to do whatever I can to help you, even if it means staying out of the way for a while. Hey kiddo, do you feel like going on a trip?" Lindsay asked her daughter as she led her out of the room

"Well, that was easier than I expected. I'll call Frank and Ray and let them know what's going on. You call Lucian and see if you can make this whole thing happen," Gerard said, pulling out his phone.

Mikey nodded and grabbed his phone and walked outside. He dialed the long distance number and waited for it to connect.

"Hey Nina, it's Mikey. Is Lucian available? Thanks. Hey Lucian, it's Mikey," he said once it had connected.

"Mikey, my boy, how are you? It's been a while," said the Lycan leader.

"Well, things were okay, but now they aren't. I don't know what it's like over in Europe, but over here in the States, we have a pandemic developing."

"A pandemic? What kind of pandemic?"

"This is going to sound ridiculous, but I'm pretty sure it's zombies."

"I see. And what do you need me to do?"

"Well you see, I'm one of the people who is in charge of fixing this problem along with my brother and several of my friends. My brother and one of my friends now have families to worry about and with the impending situation, they're going to have to leave their families behind. We want to ensure their safety, so I was hoping that I could send them to Budapest, to be guarded by you and the others."

Lucian was silent. Mikey Way was one of his most trusted Lycans and he had always managed to stay loyal to him. Lucian could tell that Mikey really cared about his friends as well.

"Of course I would be willing to take them in. I can arrange to meet you in a day's time. Where are you staying?"

Mikey breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm staying in Los Angeles with my brother. Thank you so much!"

"You're welcome, my boy. I'll see you then."

"Thank you again," Mikey said before hanging up.

He walked back in and found Gerard, who was clearing dishes from the table.

"It's all set. Lucian is willing to take care of everyone. They will go with him to Budapest until this whole thing blows over," Mikey said as he went to help Gerard.

"Awesome! Frank is cool with the idea too, so he'll be over some time later tonight. I'll call Seb back tomorrow."

"Sounds good," Mikey agreed.

Shortly after the brothers finished the dishes, Gerard went to help his wife and daughter pack, leaving Mikey alone with his thoughts. The fact that this was actually happening, that zombies were threatening to take over was both amazing and at the same time, ridiculous. Never in all of his 215 years did Mikey think that he would ever have to deal with zombies.

He didn't have long with his thoughts, before a knock came at the door. Mikey answered it and was met with the sight of Frank and his family. He eagerly welcomed them in. Shortly thereafter, Gerard and his family came back downstairs. As the children scampered off to play, the adults settled in to talk.

"So Mikey, can you explain more of what's going to happen to us?" asked Frank's wife, Jamia.

"Well, Lucian is one of 12 Lycan leaders throughout the world and it's him who I usually answer to. He's the one who helped me learn to control my transformations, things like that. I've known him for most of my life. Anyway, he lives in Budapest in a sort of compound. It's one of the safest places in the world and there's no one that I would feel better about putting you guys with. Since we need to go and correct the upset that the world is facing, we need to make sure that you are safe. Lucian should arrive some time tomorrow and take you back to Budapest," Mikey explained.

"So how long are we going to be there?" Lindsay asked

"I'm not sure. However long it takes us to get rid of the problem," Mikey shrugged.

After talking amongst themselves for a while, the kids were put to bed and everyone decided to retire to bed in anticipation of the long journey tomorrow.

The next day, around midday, there was a knock on the door. Mikey opened the door and on the other side stood Lucian. He embraced the older Lycan and let him inside.

Both Frank and Gerard's families stood there with their belongings.

"Hello. I am Lucian. You are the ones who will be coming with me?" he asked

"Yes, that's correct," Lindsay replied.

"Is everything ready to go?" Lucian asked

Everyone nodded.

"Let's be on our way, then. It's a long way back to Budapest."

Gerard scooped up his daughter and hugged both her and Lindsay.

"Now kiddo, you gotta make sure that you listen to Mommy, okay? This is only for a little while until me and Uncle Mikey go and fix some things," Gerard said, hugging them both tight.

"J, stay safe. Kids, listen to your mother. I'll see you guys soon. I love you guys," Frank said, hugging his children and kissing his wife.

"Lucian, thank you again for doing this. I really appreciate it," Mikey said.

"It's no problem, my boy. I would do anything for you. See to it that this problem gets fixed and call me once it's safe to bring them back," the elder Lycan replied.

Mikey nodded, and after a few more goodbyes, Lucian departed with Frank and Gerard's families in tow.

Though it hurt both Frank and Gerard to see them go, they knew it was for the best. Now they had to focus on the task at hand.

"Okay, so I'm going to call Sebastien and find out where they are and what's going on. Frank, you go back to Jersey and get Ray," Gerard said, pulling out his phone.

Frank nodded, and in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared.

Gerard dialed Seb's number and waited for him to pick up.

"Hey Seb, it's Gerard. Listen, I've taken care of my family situation, so now you can count us in. When do you want us to meet you in Chicago? All right, we'll see you later tonight, then."