/The Next Day/
/Chase looked of the passenger window with interest as Jennifer drove their car, then he saw the Washington Monument from a distance/
"Guys? Do you see the Washington Monument?" asked Chase
/James and Wendy looked out of the window/
"Wow, its pretty tall" said James
"Yep, 555 feet high" said Chase
/Wendy and James leaned over to each other/
"Do you think daddy is alright?" whispered Wendy
"I don't know sis, but he seems different than he was when he left" whispered James
/The two teens looked at Chase with slight worry/
/\/\/\/\/\/With Dylan and Rebecca/\/\/\/\/\
/Dylan smiled as he saw Rebecca's expression while looking at the Washington monument/
"Wow, I didn't realize that the monument would be that tall!" said Rebecca
"Yep, I've seen it before" said Dylan
"You've already been to DC?" asked Rebecca
"A couple of times, with Chase and my dad" said Dylan
"Really? That must have been nice" said Rebecca
"Yeah, it was good times" said Dylan
/Rebecca sighed with happiness as they stopped their car in front of their hotel/
"What hotel are we at, anyway?" asked Rebecca
"Its one of the five star ones, the government is paying for it" said Dylan
"That's nice" said Rebecca
/Dylan got out of the Mustang as Rebecca grabbed Michael, Dylan noticed Ulrich and Alexandr walking to him/
"Nice place, isn't it?" asked Alexandr
"Yeah, not too shabby" said Dylan
"As long as its not the Watergate hotel, then I think we'll be fine" joked Ulrich
/Dylan, Ulrich, and Alexandr shared a laugh as the entire group walked into the hotel/
/\/\/\/\/\An Hour Later/\/\/\/\/
/Jeremie and Aelita lied down on their bed with exhaustion/
"I, am, tired," said Aelita
"Same here" said Jeremie
/Aelita rested her head on Jeremie's chest/
"At least your parents are still watching Kylie" said Aelita
"Yeah, I don't think we would have been able to keep up if she was running through the White House" said Jeremie
/Aelita chuckled/
"So, when does Chase go and get his medal?" asked Jeremie
"In a few days" said Aelita
"That's good" said Jeremie
/Aelita looked at Jeremie/
"I'm starting to get a little worried about him" said Aelita
"What do you mean?" asked Jeremie
"He seems more distant, and he almost never smiles like he used to" said Aelita
"Do you want me to talk to him?" asked Jeremie
"You'll do that?" asked Aelita
"Of course" said Jeremie
/Aelita smiled/
"Thanks Jeremie" said Aelita
"Its not a problem" said Jeremie
/Jeremie and Aelita smiled as they tightened their hold on one another/
/\/\/\/\/\With Chase/\/\/\/\/\/\
/Chase stared out of his hotel room's window/
"Nice view" said Chase
/Jennifer looked at Chase/
"Are you alright?" asked Jennifer
/Chase looked at Jennifer with surprise/
"Y- Yeah, I'm fine" said Chase
/Jennifer didn't believe him, but agreed nonetheless/
"Mom? When can we go and look around?" asked James
"Sometime later, we're all exhausted" said Jennifer
/Chase limped over to the door/
"Where are you going?" asked Jennifer
"Just for a walk, maybe clear my head a little" said Chase
/Chase walked out of the room before anyone could ask him anything/
/Jeremie was walking the halls when he saw Chase looking out of a window/
"Chase?" asked Jeremie
/No answer/
"Chase?" asked Jeremie
/No answer again, Jeremie walked over to Chase and tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to jump a little/
"Jer? Sheesh, you surprised me a little" said Chase
"Sorry about that, its just that everyone is getting a little worried about you" said Jeremie
"How so?" asked Chase
"Well you lost an entire squad, and your leg, so we just can't help not worrying" said Jeremie
/Chase sighed/
"I'm fine" said Chase
"You sure? I mean-" said Jeremie
"I said I'm fine!" snapped Chase
/Jeremie went wide eyed/
"I- I'm sorry" said Chase
/Chase walked away before Jeremie could ask a question/
"What the hell?" asked Jeremie to himself
/\/\/\/\In Ulrich and Yumi's room/\/\/\/\/\
/Yumi and Ulrich were looking out of the window as Jeremie walked in/
"Hey guys, can I talk to you for a second?" asked Jeremie
"Sure" said Ulrich
/Jeremie sat down next to Ulrich/
"Something's wrong with Chase" said Jeremie
"We noticed" said Yumi
"Yeah, I went to talk to him but then he snapped at me" said Jeremie
"Really? That doesn't sound like him" said Yumi
"I know" said Jeremie
"What about Wendy and James? Are they worrying?" asked Ulrich
"I think they are" said Jeremie
"Alright, what do we do about it?" asked Ulrich
"I'm thinking that we get Chase to come with you, me, and Odd, and we can go somewhere" said Jeremie
"What about Dylan? Is he coming?" asked Ulrich
"Yep" said Jeremie
/Ulrich and Yumi looked at each other, then they looked back at Jeremie/
"Sounds like a plan" said Ulrich
"Yeah, but we're gonna have to wait until after he gets the medal, so that way we have a reason to go out" said Jeremie
"Gotcha" said Ulrich
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