The hospital was dead quiet, save for the constant beeping of the machines in the room.

"They're all behind bars, Kuro." Bao murmured, staring at the still form of his sister, "Doji, Ziggurat, Caspian, Alyssa... all behind bars. Put into a top secret prison with the key thrown away. Rago's dead... you, you did that. Carlos got away though."

More beeping answered Bao's words, and there wasn't a twitch from Kuro.

"Ziggurat got a deal though- he changed Gingka, Ryuto, and Sora back to normal, in exchange for twenty years with probation. He'll be old when he gets out, but Ryo has a standing order for whoever is director then to keep an eye on him." Bao sighed.

Nefertiti walked in.

"Hasn't been any change, has there?" Bao murmured.

"You've been here as long as I have." Nefertiti answered, "You know as well as I do that the answer to that is no."

Bao sighed, "I was hoping..."

"We all are." Nefertiti said, "But she's in a coma, and there's not a big chance that she'll wake up."

"Not a big chance? But... there is a chance?"

"... less than five percent."

Bao seemed to deflate, "Oh..."

Nefertiti smiled sadly, lowering her clipboard, "May I ask you something?"

"Sure." Bao shrugged.

"Did she say anything to you, before she... y'know... went comatose?" Nefertiti checked Kuro's pulse, making a quick note.

"She said I should take over Team Blackheart. I just don't know if I can do it." Bao sighed.

Nefertiti hummed, listening to Kuro's heartbeat.

"Well, you won't have to worry about me."

"... come again?"

"I'm quitting my job as a spy." Nefertiti said, "It's not where I do my best work. I prefer the hospital, where I know I'm helping people."

Bao stared, open mouthed.

"I already turned my papers in to Ryo. In all honesty, he didn't seem very surprised."

Bao continued to stare.

"I've also heard Jazz is in the process of getting a spot on Team Dame. Kai, I think, is going to Team Wild Fang." Nefertiti continued, "There's about to be a big shift in the spy world. All teams are changing, some people are leaving..."

Bao nodded, sighing, "Making room for the next generation of spies."

"Indeed."

"Knock, knock!" A voice said, and the two consious occupants of the room turned to the door, seeing the Cadelle siblings standing there.

"Chris, babe, aren't you supposed to be on a mission?" Nefertiti asked.

"Get in, grab the file, get out. Christina helped. Mission's done." Chris said, "Any change?"

"No." Bao sighed.

"Poor thing." Christina murmured, "I wonder if she can hear us."

"Doubtful. There's hardly any brain activity. Rago really did a number on her." Nefertiti said.

"Can we not talk about the bastard that's made my life hell?" Bao muttered, darkly.

"Of course." Christina said, "Sorry, we're not thinking." She cleared her throat, "You know, there's gonna be a get together tonight. A sort of... celebration. Excalibur's hosting, if you wanna come."

Bao shook his head, "No thanks. I'll stay here. Thanks for the offer though."

"Cheers! To another case solved and the world being a just bit more safer than before." Nero called as the group clinked their glasses together.

Safe, my foot, Jasmine thought, frowning and watching through the balcony doors, Carlos may be dead, but the Garcias are still at large. I give it... six months, before something happens.

She sighed, and turned away to look over the cityscape. She twisted her wrist, idly making the wine in her glass swish around.

"Usually, I'm the one who hates parties, or in the very least tries to find a dark corner."

Jasmine barely reacted to Dark Heart's appearance. She was getting used to it by now.

"I'm thinking. Much quieter out here anyways."

"Touche."

Jasmine snuck a sideways glance at Dark Heart; he always managed to clean up nicely for social events, despite hating them with a burning passion.

"Yami talking to you yet?" Jasmined asked.

"Still quiet." Dark Heart said, "Shockingly enough."

"You're complaining?"

"Not... particularly." Dark Heart said, slowly, "Just... getting used to it."

Jasmine nodded, taking a sip of her drink. She chuckled, "I'll give Julian the benefit of the doubt: he knows what drinks are good and bad."

"Probably a side effect for having a bartender younger brother."

"Probably." Jasmine chuckled a little.

Silence fell over the duo, suprisingly comfortable.

"So..."

"GAH!" Jasmine jumped as Yasmina appeared on her left.

"Have you two made up?"

Dark Heart stared at Jack and Damian appeared next to him.

"We're talking to each other, aren't we?" Dark Heart asked.

"You'll be doing enough of that when Jazz comes to your team- ow!"

Yasmina yelped as Jasmine smacked her, looking panicked.

"Nothing's solid, you idiot!" Jasmine hissed, "For all I know, I'll be on my own-"

"You think I'm that mean?" Dark Heart asked.

All four other people present blinked at him.

"Sure, you've been through your fair share of teams... who doesn't? People want to kill you? Who the hell doesn't want to kill someone, in our line of work?"

"... are you saying what I think you are?" Jasmine asked, slowly.

"You'll have to prove yourself... but you're back on Team Dame."

So many transfers... retirements... so many lives affected by one single man. Ryo sighed, gazing down at the papers on his desk.

Who's... in your case, thankfully dead, a voice whispered.

Ryo looked up, eyes narrowing at the image before him.

"Fenikkusu." Ryo muttered, "What do you want?"

Hello to you too, old friend. A dark smirk settled over the other's face, Why are you not happy to see me?

"Your appearance usually means something bad is coming... your 'rebirth' is always trouble."

Ah... I always forget you do have a brain in that head of yours... But you aren't far from the truth... Things are shifty on my side of the world... Yami is MIA, and you... you and you're spies... you've only endured the calm before the storm.

Ryo's head snapped up, "What?!"

Watch your anger, old friend... Fenikkusu mused, Wouldn't wanna lose yourself to the dark side... would you?

Fenikkusu flickered out of existence.

Ryo swallowed, trying to fight the rising dread he felt.

What was next to hit the spy world?

*rises from the dead* Soo... I'm alive... And finally got the last chapter posted! Whatcha think of that ending? Kinda bittersweet. And as for the first chapter of the sequel? Gimmie an hour, and I'll post it! I hope you all enjoyed this fic, because I'm excited for the sequel!

Tata for now!