21st November 2013 Thursday

Day 325

40 days to go! Only 40! Less than 6 weeks to go. It'll be rounding up quickly, and since you guys won't be relying on a daily update, I will be on DeviantArt to talk (if anyone is interested).

Let's sum up the last of this month's plot. I hope you enjoyed it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Dex Hamilton

He was standing by himself once again. With a bored and upset expression, Max continued to rest himself against the wall as he waited for any sign that his parents were okay; that his family would ever be the same again.

"You should be allowed in any minute now, Max," Jane said in her attempt to comfort.

"Yeah, your dad is just checking on her," Dex spoke casually. There was a light chuckle only just heard through the wall of the hospital room, and the married leaders shared a smiling glance.

"You know what, why don't you go in now?" whispered Jane, spreading a big grin. "I think your parents are ready to see you."

He didn't need to be told twice; as soon as permission left the mother's lips, Max turned his back on the rest of the team and stretched up as high as he could go, activating the handle button that allowed the door to swing open.

The room looked eerily familiar; pasty white walls, a bed and two chairs. Jenny, his mother, was sitting up in her patient bed, having a casual conversation with the pilot sitting in the seat next to her. The couple ceased at the intrusion, glancing to the little boy hanging off the door handle as it remained ajar. A small smirk graced his lips, mimicked by his parents.

"So cute," Jenny murmured to Zap, within earshot of the toddler. This sentence slowed down the toddler. See, it was exactly what Jenny had said before when she didn't remember him, and after having brain surgery, who was to say she wouldn't remember him now? Either way, he had to know.

Max jogged up to his father, spread his wings and landed in his lap. Jenny smiled down at him, patting the blanket on her bed.

That was a good sign.

He crawled over, crossed his legs in his mother's lap and stared up at her in anticipation. Jenny pulled him up from under his shoulders, bringing her face close to his.

"You are so cute, just like what your dad would have looked like if he was ever a baby."

Max's eyes lit up. "Mom!" he shouted, swimming forward in the air to reach her. He wrapped his arms around her neck in a big hug.

"Oh I'm so sorry Bug," she apologized, patting his back in comforting circles. "I'm here now. I'm so sorry I was gone."

"You didn't remember me," he said, striking guilt into the clone. She tiled his little head up, before turning him to face the projector. It sprang to life again, showing a very happy couple celebrating their baby shower.

"I know I didn't remember you, but I'll spend every day reminding you just how much you mean to me," Zap pointed to the screen, whispering 'that's you in there' to the tot. "I've loved you since before I even knew you could exist, and it's the same for your dad…although he took some getting used to."

The pilot smirked, taking Max into his arms once again. The door echoed a soft knocking, and soon, the entire team were spilling into the room.

"Safe to enter?" Dex called, resembling his father's behaviour. Jenny cocked an eyebrow.

"Sure is Dex," she replied in a monotone voice. Once the crew had gathered around, Jenny cleared her throat.

"We both agreed that the accident was a contribution of each," she explained, gesturing between her husband and herself. "But we've also decided that, through the process of trying to learn everything again, we're going to just forget this ever happened."

She smirked as everyone, her entire family, smiled brightly at her.

"Looks like we've got our old engineer back," Dex spoke proudly, messing up the hair on his son's head.

Jenny pulled Max closer to her, allowing Zap's hand to fall around her shoulders. "You sure have."

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