*Clair we need to talk once Ryoma and Koyama come here*

The two were called and then Masaki let everyone know what was going on

*I just received a phone call and we finally know who attacked the police station a few days ago. Ryoma and Junko are going to be going undercover in the group while Koyama will be the main contact point*

*Once a week, I need the two of you to make contact once a week, I know that you might be late by a couple of days but even though most will think it's a regular report it's mainly so that I know you two are still alive*

*We can live with that, and it makes sense, it might not be both of us Clair you do understand that right?*

*I know, but one person can speak for both at need right?*

*Correct*

*Then if need be that's what's going to happen*

*Very well, we're all agreed then*

Unfortunately only two weeks into the mission contact was lost

*What does that mean?*

*It means something has probably happened and they are now going to be declared missing and presumed dead until we have proof otherwise*

*I see...I think I will just go and do my homework at your place for now Masaki*

Masaki knew instantly that Clair would need an emergency therapy session, hopefully before the claustrophobia session took place. No one knew how long it would take to confirm that Ryoma and Junko were dead or not but he was preparing for a long time of Clair having a set back

First month

Clair had the emergency session and they dealt with the basics of what Clair was feeling. Afterwords they continued the claustrophobia training with her finally able to handle a room the size of the classroom, now then it was still an empty room but they were making true progress and hoped that Clair would able to go back to school sooner than originally planed. They also held a private memorial at the EDC base due to the fact that Clair pushed herself hard enough to manage to stay at the base long enough for her family to pay their respects to the two officers who helped after the initial period of adjustment Clair had to go through, even if it turned out the two were alive they held the memorial just in case their bodies were found and they didn't have time when the discovery was made

Second month

Clair continued claustrophobia practice and revealed she had pushed herself too far too soon and suffered a mild set back forcing them to go back to the room size before shortly after her progress, part of the problem of getting any progress was the fact that she was in an accident after a museum trip for school which set her therapy back two weeks while the therapist was making sure that she was dealing with the aftermath of the crash correctly and also physically healing well like she was supposed to. Clair also started truly training to do any basic job in either the military or police once she turned eighteen (the Japanese and American government both knew why she was so far behind in school and would have her as a reserve until she either finished or passed her GED which they were going to have her take twice a year once the second school year started, per her request soon after she got a handle on the tutoring lessons) and even perfected a few new moves for her unique style of self defense, though Masaki did have to restrict her slightly after seeing the aftermath of her pushing herself too far after a training session one day

*You will listen or I will tell your actual family and you will have to deal with them*

*Fine I will obey, but don't think I will be too happy if the moves are needed and I can't properly do them*

*I know but I doubt your family would want to hear of you pushing yourself so far that you seriously injured yourself so soon after recovering from the crash*

*Fine don't think this is over though*

*Oh I know it isn't, but for now you need rest*

*Fine, has there been any word about...*

*None*

*I understand*

Third month

Clair finally managed to do car rides without panicking but they soon discovered that Clair still could not go to regular school due to the fact that she was still having issues with lot's of people in one small location, and while they figured that eventually they could get her to the point of attending regular classes she would always be slightly uncomfortable, but actual class attendance would be good in their minds. Clair also had to talk Bikel and Walter out of doing undercover work themselves by pointing out that not only would they be discovered way too quickly but also letting them know that she really couldn't take any more loss at the moment having recently discovered that she had lost some of her real family recently. Masaki and her had talked about her moving back in with her EDC family now that she could handle being on base and around them but everyone involved soon agreed that it was best that Clair remain in the care of Masaki as a defense measure against EDC enemies, plus while Clair could be on base and around her family she was still occasionally fighting off panic attacks if she was suddenly with a group of new people and with transfers happening often in the EDC they didn't want her to have a panic attack in a place she could consider safe

*So basically I still can't live with my family*

Masaki doesn't answer in Japanese though due to the fact that Clair had continued working on having the whole group fluent in English and as such Masaki decided to finally prove that except for a few things he was now fluent in English

"Yes, but you guys are now authorized to visit the base regularly so that you have more personal contact with your real family than just letters"

"Okay I will agree to that, Bikel, Walter do I need to keep the two of you separate and off base from now on?"

"No, why?"

"Because of how you acted around my family when we just visited them that's why"

"It's not exactly what you think"

"Oh really Bikel?"

"Yes, what you saw was actually unique practice that we agreed on during one of your nights at the neighbors and we contacted your family beforehand and they agreed to the training since it would help those newer on base to learn how to react to unexpected surprises from either them or other visitors"

"Fine it was training and I don't need to take measures, however don't you think you should have warned me about the training?"

"Sorry Clair we didn't think to warn you since your reactions were unexpected due to the fact you can normally tell when training is going on"

"Okay that makes sense, but unless there's surprise training for me as well tell me about training you're going to be doing at EDC bases that involve you acting like that"

"Very well"

Fourth month

Clair finally finished claustrophobia training and went back to life before she was forced to join the terrorists minus actually attending classes because it had been decided by everyone to wait until spring started before trying to see if she could handle classrooms once more. Instead a new problem arose, something everyone but the therapist didn't think would happen due to early intervention. Clair discovered she had PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The main symptom she had was a bad nights sleep several nights in a row, but it would also turn out that she would always be triggered by loud sudden noises that sounded like explosions (the only time she wasn't triggered was at known fireworks shows and the EDC base where there was constant explosives practice and the risk of attacks, and that was only due to fair warning ahead of time because of location and being told about events beforehand) and also didn't appreciate people suddenly touching her, especially at night. Winspector also finally found out that Clair had a good reason to not use her stronger attacks with her abilities consecutively even at extreme need due to the fact that while at the EDC base for time away from the police station there was an attack and Winspector was forced to get involved in order to defend themselves

"Thanks Clair we definitely needed that last attack"

"But it cost me a lot"

"What do you mean Clair?"

Clair doesn't answer though instead they hear coughing and just as they turn around they see Clair collapse. Two hours later the battle was over and Clair was in the infirmary hooked up to an IV once more and they knew it was the high energy drip that she was on like the first time they had met her

*Masaki, what happened?*

*She used several powerful attacks in succession and just when we thought she could take a break she was forced to do one last attack due to the enemy and then passed out after telling us that move cost her somehow*

*There's something not many people know about Clair's powers that were explained to her when she was about nine years old and had started noticing things when she used her more powerful attacks close together. It turns out that not only does her abilities physically exhaust her but she also gets sick if she overextends herself since it uses her very immune system and basically life force. Her powers have a safety feature that forces her to go unconscious before she really puts herself in trouble to kill her with her powers but like the day she saved you guys she can last long enough to let you know if she needs help or to accept thanks before passing out depending on several factors like a sudden burst of power all at once*

*We understand*

Fortunately Clair quickly recovered and then two weeks later they received a shock they weren't expecting. Due to the fact that it had been four months they assumed that Ryoma and Junko were dead by now, as it was they thought they had been given a lead within the first month of their disappearance only to find out it was a false lead. What they didn't know was that Ryoma and Junko were alive and now deep within the group that had attacked the police which forced them undercover in the first place, and the two also had very solid reasons not to make contact for four very long months. One of which was because they had been discovered only two weeks into the mission and had to make the group think they were dead too, they had given themselves a week to heal and then with new identities they went back into the group and got to the inner circle this time. Part of why they had been discovered the first time was the identities that they were using were solid undercover identities, if you weren't talking about a terrorist group trying to take down police around the world because the group could hack into normal police files. However the second time around the two had secretly gone to the EDC and the EDC had given them their new identities and also promised not to tell the truth to the rest of Winspector, or Clair in order to keep them safe in case the group ever found out where Masaki lived and Clair was there at the time. They knew that just like they had forgiven Clair for what she had done Clair would forgive them since it was done in the name of safety, they just weren't sure if Masaki would be in a forgiving mood also. What no one knew was that Clair was hiding something about her powers, something that was huge and minor at the same time depending on several factors, though everyone would find that out the hard way via an attack on the EDC base since they had asked Winspector for some help and the group that attacked the police decided to be idiots and attack the EDC base this time since that was where Winspector was. Before the attack though Winspector arrived at base and things were calm and Clair finally had a chance to ask the question she had been wanting to ask since she had been told they were heading to the EDC base

OK so those who have read my stories have noticed that the main character has special abilities and those abilities have expanded and gotten more complex the more I write the abilities out. Clair has reached a point no other character has reached, the point will be explained in story by the way, now then if I continue to write these types of stories where the main character has powers I don't know if anyone will ever reach the same state Clair has since each story has seen the abilities evolve slightly differently depending on which direction the story is going at the time. However no matter what this is essentially where I have been going this whole time, even without realizing it since my stories write themselves (yes that is me admitting to why the stories sometimes seem to have no sense in parts only for the reasons behind actions to be explained later, it's not my fault the story wants to go that ways, for fellow writers I am sure the same thing has happened to you a time or two as well so you know what I am vaguely talking about, since I am sure it doesn't happen constantly with you as it does with me)

"So why are we here Masaki-san?"

"Easy, your family asked us to be here for some special weapons training and some help on some minor issues that have recently shown up"

"And I am here and not getting tutoring right now like I should because...why?"

"Your teacher feels that it might be a good idea for you to visit the base with us and ask questions about living and working here not knowing the truth about you seeing as how you have requested to take the GED tests twice a year once the first year of tutoring is finished, they figure you might as well figure out now if it's something your interested in or not since you will technically be old enough to join in a few months from now"

"Okay that makes sense then and I understand where they are coming from, but still I do have one more question, before I make any major decisions can we start seeing about if I am truly ready to live on my own yet? I know that legally I will not be allowed to rent a place for several more months, but maybe with your permission I can start staying at the hotel near your job for a few weeks at a time"

"That is something we might want to start looking into, especially since the school you might join will already be informed of your situation before you rejoin school in person"

"Yeah, we still need to finish working on that little aspect in case I get an office job"

"True enough, but honestly we might have reached the limit and you will always be slightly uncomfortable around a bunch of people in an enclosed space"

"True, but we won't know until I actually go back to school"

"We'll see once the new school year has started, it's been decided that it's too late in the year for transfers right now"

"Fine you and the school win that argument, but you had better keep your word about me rejoining school come fall"

"Don't worry I will, by the way I noticed you had a bad night last night"

"Yeah think I might have PTSD, don't fully know that yet though"

"Might have to see the therapist again for confirmation"

"No kidding"

Clair suddenly went past the group but with good reason, she had seen Rodimus from a distance and since she hadn't seen him in a long time she wanted to greet some of her family that she missed, despite regular correspondence with them. Afterwords Winspector had some weapons training and then learned that what the EDC needed help with was regarding making a few new policies in regards to when they would get involved in police matters. They were already automatically involved if it was proven that Quintessons or other alien species were involved somehow, but the EDC was also starting to think about helping during regular patrols when they knew special events were being planned and as such spread the police force thinner than it normally was, and also being part of security at regular events too, but they needed to run that idea past Winspector first to see if it was a good idea or would just make things even more complicated in the future and to just forget about it now

"It should work, but I think you should also talk with the government before actually going through with this and make absolutely sure you have their permission to help us out when we need it"

"That makes sense...what was that?"

Suddenly the group heard explosions and then an EDC officer came running in with a very important report. Back when the police station was first attacked Winspector informed the EDC about the attacks, and later about how it was a terrorist group that had attacked them, though not the group that Clair had been with for seven years since that group had already been taken care of, they also told them when Ryoma and Junko were lost to them which is why the memorial had taken place when it had. When Winspector had told the EDC about the group the EDC immediately put the group on their alert list so that all officers would recognize the group to report an attack if needed, and now it was needed

"It's the group that Ryoma and Junko tried to go undercover in Prime, they're attacking the base"

"Then they're about to find out what a big mistake that was for them to make"

"Masaki-san, think you can join in?"

"Try and stop us"

"Rodimus, I'm going to be part of the first wave"

"Clair..."

"Sorry, but there's a reason I need to be out there from the start"

"Fine, be careful"

"I know and I will be"

"Clair, wait..."

Clair turns to Masaki and smiles

"Don't worry Masaki-san, I know what I am doing, and if something happens to the rest of Winspector I promise I won't get completely lost in grief, I already knew back when you first took guardianship of me that losing you guys was a possibility. The only reason Ryoma and Junko dying affected me so much was because of the fact that quite frankly I was expecting them to die doing normal duties, not while on a sudden undercover mission since I knew from the start that them going undercover was rare to never having happened before"

Clair then goes outside and closes her eyes, those around her knew she was concentrating on her abilities, getting the focus needed to go full out for as long as she needed, what they didn't know was that she was also thinking about what she was about to reveal

(Thinks) "I wonder, am I truly ready for this, am I ready to reveal my full abilities in regards to my powers?"

Clair thinks back to her last meditation session, Clair had been meditating as a means to help her with her emotions since therapy had started all those months ago and the meditating also helped her in regards to her powers, getting them more refined and under her control. During meditation though she had reached a state of enlightenment that very few of the species that actually had her powers reached. Clair had discovered that after a time everyone reached the state where they no longer had to verbalize the use of powers to activate them, just movement depending on the action needed, but very few reached a realization of not only why they had the abilities in the first place but what they were truly for, when one reached that state of realization they no longer needed motion signals for the abilities, all they had to do was think what they wanted and it happened. Now depending on what was wanted there was still body movement that was needed but it wasn't a trigger for the powers. Clair then opened her eyes determined

(Thinks) "I am ready"

If anyone had looked at Clair closely they would have noticed a slight physical change that indicated she was channeling her special powers, her eyes had gone from the brown they normally were to a hazel color. It would always be the only indication that Clair had reached the ultimate state of her abilities, the state where her abilities were truly instinctive. Now she could still get dangerously tired if she consecutively used her more powerful attacks, but the drain took longer now and her smaller attacks could be used without any noticeable affect, no matter how long she used them now the smaller attacks would never affect her energy again

"Kerenai mind shooting yet?"

"No problem"

Clair uses the gun she was handed and then just looks at a part of the ground and sudden a crack in the ground shows up putting some of the enemy in the ground, as well as several pieces of equipment. Everyone paused in their fighting to look at Clair who didn't say or do anything, but suddenly she had a sword in her hand and wasn't being affected by enemy bullets

"How...how is she doing that?, I thought she needed to verbalize what she wanted along with movement"

"Remember how we were told she only needed movement shortly after we found out the truth about what she did almost eight years ago now?"

"Oh yeah, but as far as I know she didn't even make any of the normal motions to mentally activate the abilities"

"I think...I think she's controlling everything by instinct, and if that's the case I don't think she even needs movement now to control her powers"

"This could get very interesting in the future then if that's the case"

"No kidding"

Clair suddenly stopped use of her powers for one reason and one reason only, she noticed that she wasn't really affecting the group at all except to slow them down by making holes in the ground. At that realization she stopped channeling her powers which meant her eyes returned to their normal brown color and she ran towards the group going into melee fighting, which was actually turning out to be the most effective method

"Okay, everyone stop shooting and join Kerenai in hand to hand combat"

Clair took down two opponents, who were promptly arrested when she went up against her third, and this time she was actually having to fight because it was almost as if her opponent knew her, and then she heard something she thought she would never hear again

*White Swan, Clair, White Swan*

Clair's eyes went wide and she instantly stopped fighting her opponent, because White Swan was a code phrase that was to be used only in an emergency by one person and one person only, and that person was currently considered dead. Way back when Clair was first free from the terrorist group and regaining her strength, she wanted to go straight back into the training she had always done, but Winspector was hesitant for very good reason. As such Clair develop code phrases for each member of the group if she was fighting them and it seemed like she was in the past more than in the present whenever she was fighting them, when it was decided that Ryoma and Junko would go undercover Clair insisted that if in the course of the assignment she was forced to fight one of them, all the two would have to do is say the code phrase and she would instantly either back off, or make the fight look good to keep their cover intact. It was basically her way of being able to identify them no matter what they looked like at the time of reunion

*Ryoma?*

*Yes, Junko is alive too by the way, explanations will have to wait until we're sure everyone is either dead or arrested, as such you need to take me down so that I can be put into custody*

*Fine*

Clair quickly knocks Ryoma out and an EDC officer nearby handcuffs him. Two minutes later Clair was yet again fighting an opponent who seemed to know her which meant that she knew instantly that it was Junko, and she was quickly given proof of that as well

*Cherry Blossom*

Clair simply nods and then knocks Junko out, and about ten minutes after Junko was knocked out the entire group was either dead or in custody. As soon as that was confirmed Clair made sure that Ryoma and Junko were separated from the rest of the terrorists"Clair, why did you separate those two?"

"Because there's more going on in regards to them then you think, for now just trust me on this okay Rodimus?"

"Fine, but only because of the fact that we raised you until you were ten"

"I know, by the way the two I separated need to talk to Winspector once they wake up...erm if they don't have a concussion that is"

"Clair..."

"Easy I already alerted the officers about the possibility of concussions, but unfortunately they can't do much right now"

"Okay you win on that point, as long as there was indeed fair warning you aren't in any trouble"

"Though I do have to ask, did you possibly have to give them a concussion?"

"Yes, yes I did all things considered"

"Fine, they will be checked out immediately once they wake up...actually everyone you fought will be checked out in case you hit harder than you thought you had"

Two hours later saw Clair checking on the two prisoners she had separated and everyone could tell that she was actually concerned about the fact that they had yet to wake up, which meant that something important or major was going on with those two and they didn't know what it was

"Clair, as far as we can tell they're fine"

Suddenly the male member of the two groaned and woke up, quickly followed by the female member. The two sat up with their eyes still closed and a hand to their head, fortunately when the two finally opened their eyes they seemed okay, but the EDC officers still wanted to make sure

"You two have a mandatory check in with the medics first before any questions are asked or answered"

*So you haven't told them anything?*

*No, I figured it best you explain things yourselves, especially considering who you two really are*

*That makes sense, group still here?*

*Yes, oh and just so you know, I can be on base, I can be around people, but Masaki is still my guardian for reasons that will be explained after you two explain yourselves*

*Understood*

The two are then taken to the medics and medically cleared of any problems

*Now then that doesn't mean issues won't pop up later, you two got hit pretty hard by Clair, but for now I can give you medical clearance for anything from being interrogated, which the two of you will be to working at any job you are asked to work at as punishment*

*Good, we're going to need the medical clearance for work immediately for reasons we can't exactly explain right now*

*Actually doctor, can you come with so that you can let everyone else know these two are medically cleared, you'll find out why soon enough how important the medical clearance is*

The doctor goes with them to the conference room Clair had insisted on and Winspector, plus a few other EDC officers were already in the room

"Alright Clair what's going on?"

"First off, English or Japanese?"

*Japanese, we can speak and understand English as well as the EDC officers and Winspector can, for reasons that will be revealed soon enough, but for now I think it best we use Japanese*

*Very well then, how do you two want to do this?*

*Very easily, yet at the same time very complicated, Kagawa Ryoma and Fujino Junko reporting in after after almost four months of being under deep cover and believed dead*

Masaki and the rest of the Winspector team just stared at the two and then finally Masaki found his voice

*Ryoma...Junko, is it really you?*

*If you want the doctor can do blood tests to confirm it, however, there are also EDC officers that are hopefully on base that can confirm it's us and help explain what is going on*

Masaki goes for the blood test and a few hours later it's confirmed it really is the two of them. Once that happens Masaki demands explanations and for the next three hours Ryoma and Junko explain why they made everyone believe they were dead for almost four months and the information they got for their assignment. The EDC officers involved in hiding the truth from Clair were very relieved that she seemed to understand why they hadn't told her the truth and didn't hold it against them not realizing that their assumption about the fact that since she had done the exact same thing to them almost eight years earlier to protect them was correct, she assumed that they had done the same thing to her and Winspector for the exact same reason and as such she had no right to be angry at them