Special thanks to Myra the Sark, JinjaGirl25, Cheetha Suno, Glowblade998 and Kryst for reviewing.

I'm fairly sure most of you wanna kill me for making you wait so long... yeah, sorry about that.

Cheetha Suno, you're kidding me right? You have the same problem as I did! I'm not a computer geek, so I'm not sure how to explain it very well. See, FanFiction wouldn't let me log in after I made an account and I banged my head against the wall for the next month trying to figure it out. In the end, I went to the 'Forget your password?' thingy at the end of the page. It'll give you a bizarre password, but try to log in with it, I'm pretty sure it'll work! On a side note, I still have trouble logging in sometimes, if it doesn't let you in the first time, try again! If it doesn't let you in after the third try, don't get your hopes up.

Reunited

They still couldn't believe it, even if a week had passed since then. Team Core-Tech still couldn't believe they had finally found Jeredy Suno. It seemed they had spent so much time just searching for him that they had grown used to that life-style, always being on the move or the lamb. It felt strange to stay in one place, and it felt even stranger to have a sixth person in their midst. Especially since that person was not only a world-famous scientist, but the father of one of they're teammates. And it seemed the entire team viewed him as something similar. And Jeredy had his own views on the children in his charge.

Chase, his beloved son, had grown, he had matured into a true leader, a good man. But he was still his little boy and he acted like it too. They spent a lot of time together, his teammates know he needs to catch up with his father.

Jinja and Bren, who had known Jeredy since early childhood, easily set back into their roles - acting as if he was they're uncle, just like before.

Even Dax seemed to be warming up to the man, seeing him as some sort of role model - even though he usually didn't take the advise, he made sure to listen to it, should it come in handy in the future.

Jeredy himself, liked this makeshift family his son had made. He enjoyed Jinja's cooking as it got better with the aid of an actual cookbook. Bren had an extraordinary talent in hacking and computers in general and Jeredy found himself teaching the teen in three o'clock in the morning as the boy insisted to help him in his lab. And he would never pass up a chat with Dax, the kid was smart and brave, though he needed to watch his mouth, though Jeredy had grown fond of the childish nicknames Dax had for all of them. But, there was something bothering Jeredy, or more precisely, a particular white-haired monk.

Unlike the others, Beyal hadn't jumped at the though of having a father figure. He seemed happy for his friends, of that Jeredy was certain. But ever since his son had shared with him that the boy had grown distant in the past few weeks worried Jeredy. Why? He wasn't sure. In a way, he had started seeing Chase's friends as his own kids. Each special in their own little way.

A month passed on like this, each of them finding that their bond with another had grown stronger over that time. Jeredy continued his research, and everyone else did their best to help, Chase especially. They didn't go out much, that is until Beyal suggested they send smaller groups out for food after one of Bren's and Dax's eating competitions from which the refrigeration was left completely empty. So, in short, things went pretty smoothly and for the first time in many months team Core-Tech could somewhat relax. They still kept night guard though, since Jeredy didn't have a scanner and no one was crazy enough(yes, not even one-eyed Jack) to go looking for them in the scorching heat of the day.

Today, Chase had decided that the best way to drag his father out of the lab was to challenge him with a chess game. Bren the Brainy, who spent almost as much of his time in the lab as the scientist he was helping(and spent almost as many nights sleeping in it), came to watch as well. But, in the end, he somehow ended up playing chess against Dax.

Jinja had stared at the sight of her teammates in deep concentration and not jumping around like hyperactive monkey for once, until common sense reminded her that no one was cooking lunch. So she had departed to the kitchen, but not before snapping a few pictures for proof that her boys could behave themselves.

All the while, Beyal was reading a book Jeredy had lent him, it was fairly interesting, but Beyal's mind was on other things. He couldn't take his eyes of the playing board as the fingers of his friends moved the wooden pieces to different positions. Dax caught his stare.

"Hey Monkfish, you wanna play?" he asked suddenly, startling Bren out of his thoughts. The question drew Chase's and Jeredy's attention as well.

Beyal sat up from the couch he had been laying on, making his way towards Bren and Dax curiously "What kind of game is it?"

"You meant ya' never played chess before?" Dax asked, eyebrows raising in surprise.

"I'm surprised you know what chess is Dax, let alone play it!" they heard Jinja shout from the kitchen.

"There's a lot ya' don't know about me!" Dax yelled back.

Bren smirked, adjusting his glasses "Back to the game Love Bird." he said teasingly, snickering as he did.

Dax sent him a mild glare but overall ignored the comment, focusing instead on Beyal. The boy was still standing over his shoulder, eyeing the wooden figures curiously "Okay come here," the black boy said, patting the ground next to it "I'll teach you."

Bren raised an eyebrow and Jinja poked her head through the kitchen arc "Like you wanted to teach him how to get girls?" Jinja said skeptically, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Hey, he'll need that lesson later on." Dax argued, cheeks tinged pink slightly.

"You need that lesson as well." she shot back, and seeing Dax's cheeks turn scarlet, she knew she won.

After the games had been finished, they all settled around the kitchen table for lunch.

"Were running short on food." Jinja announced as she set Chase's and her own plate on the table, before going to the stove to bring the rest.

Bren gave her a bemused look "That's weird, we bought some four days ago."

"Yeah, and yesterday Dax had a midnight snack." she said while filling another bowl with the vegetable soup she had just made.

Dax's eyes widened and he almost fell backwards, since he usually balanced on the last two legs of the chair when sitting "How do you know it was me!?" he asked a little louder than he intended.

Jinja smirked "Because you have a souse stain on your shirt." she said, pointing at the neck of his orange shirt. She turned away with a victorious glint in her eyes as Dax cheeks turned pink once again "Now, whose turn is it to go into time?"

There was silence in the room as they all racked their brains, trying to remember who's turn was it.

"Um, mine I guess..." Chase murmured, obviously disappointing. He had wanted to spend as much time as he could with his father. He hadn't seen him in so long, and though irrational, he feared Charlemagne or some other loony might drop out of the sky and kidnap him if Jeredy was left alone. Irrational, but still, Chase preferred to stay with his father even though he knew his friends wouldn't let anything happen to him. They were family too, after all.

Beyal, sensing his friends disappointing and easily figuring out his train of thought, cleared his throat "Then it's settled, Jinja, Bren, Dax and I will go to the market while Chase helps his father tomorrow." he announced.

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