"Um...not...not really, those complications were...uh" (clears throat) "they were such that there was no one determined central cause and the fallout was such that the federal government who had been asked to help for reasons that I can't get into pulled rank and authority and got court orders to seal the case except for the situations I have already stated, and very, very few people have the access code to the case, being that I was one of the officers involved I naturally have access and like I said so does the FBI if they're going to train any profilers"
"Kerenai, just answer me one thing about the case that I absolutely need to know, was professional help available to everyone once it was over?"
"Yes, and I did see a therapist regularly for about six months after the case was finished, you would too if you knew the case and the whole way PTSD tends to work"
"And you're bad enough regarding that condition that anything that can make it worse is a bad thing"
"Fortunately I have never been triggered by this case but it was a huge risk that's for sure"
"Got it, so the case is now classified again?"
"Yes, you guys don't have the necessary clearance for said case and be glad for that because that case can give one nightmares"
"You?"
"No, but there were other officers who have had a decent night's sleep disturbed because of that case one officer even went so far as..." (shakes her head) "well it wasn't good in any case and I'll leave things at that"
"Fine, by the way you're back earlier than normal"
"My boss went into the hospital because of seizures, I made the decision to end things early that day"
"Do you know anything else?"
"No, I haven't been called yet, but hopefully I will hear something soon, though I do wonder why I haven't heard anything after three days, but in either case things are going smoothly I get status updates at least once a day"
"Agreed, in the meantime I have something for you that should be right up your ally"
"What is it?"
"Computer forensics, we just got a few computers in relation to a different case but...they're locked solid, you have passwords and other tricks that the normal IT department doesn't as such hopefully you can break through the security and get us what we need and anything else in there that might be useful"
"Right, let the person in charge of the investigation know to give me a few days, I may be good but I'm not as good as the Cybertronians, and then there's the fact that quite frankly I am going to be busy with the conference as well"
"Understood, you and I will work out a schedule then"
"Right, oh and you're going to have to send a runner, I get the feeling no cell phones should be around those computers, don't ask me why but I do"
"Do those that are involved in the conference know that?"
"Considering you just gave me this assignment no, but I will inform them later today, right now I need time to get things together so as to do your assignment for me"
"Got it"
"And Captain, should the phone call regarding my other boss come in let me know I've been way too worried about her to fully concentrate on my job, though you haven't noticed it"
"Understood, I'll let the person in charge of the investigation know you're on the way to help"
"Right, also let them know about my cell phone rules"
"Will do, do you have everything you need at work or at home?"
"Home, too dangerous to keep the items I need at work, way too dangerous"
"Experience?"
"Yes, a very unpleasant experience at that"
"Got it, this will be your sole assignment besides the conference until you have what's needed"
"Understood"
Five days later and Allison not only had everything the lead officer needed from the computer but she had found out that her other boss had been unconscious during those three days after the seizure because once in the hospital it was originally supposed to be for observation and some tests but she had a bad reaction to a medication and thus the medics decided to keep her sedated for a few days
"Thanks for telling me now at least, we're back to normal routines starting tomorrow by the way...hey it's not my fault the case took so long, the situation was not normal and it took every known skill I had and then some...right will do...okay...bye"
And so the next day things went back to normal, but finally the day of the conference came, which also signified just how much closer it was to Allison's retirement
"So, conference"
"Yep conference"
"What's this conference about anyways?"
"Just police procedures and better communication between countries, it's a bit complicated admittedly but this conference is important, for more reasons than you would think"
"Weren't you the contact point for the foreign dignitaries?"
"Yes, and it's a good thing I'm fluent in Russian or there would have been trouble"
"How much trouble?"
"You don't want to know, trust me you really don't want to know how much trouble we would have been in had I not been completely fluent in Russian"
"Understood, so are you hear because of your work on the conference or for some other reason"
"Primarily because of my work on the conference, but there is one other reason that I can't explain that I'm here right now"
"Can you enjoy yourself at any formal function?"
"Yes, and this is one of those times, it's just...not as usual because of my training, I don't allow myself to relax and enjoy things" (thinks) "only a few more months and I'll officially be retired from the police, and three months after that Tonto and I will retire from the military, once that happens all that's left is for John and Dan to leave their jobs and then all of us have our deaths faked within a few months after the final retirement and then we'll officially join the EDC, though our training will be longer than most so as to protect everyone from the fact that the four of us no longer age, to not bring up any suspicions about us being who we truly are in our new identities"
Allison then actually enjoys the work of the team including her and actually enjoys the conference and also does what she needed to do which was mingle with officers to get updated on certain EDC locations and police procedures in those countries, not to mention the fact that she had made a few friends during her international journey several years ago and it was nice to catch up on the few that were still alive
"I'm surprised you haven't retired yet"
"Will in a couple of months though, was supposed to a couple of years ago but things forced my hand in regards to me staying for as long as I have"
"You sound different when talking about your job"
"I'm tired, so very tired in regards to this job, it's been getting harder and harder to handle what happens in police work because I've been doing this for so long, because I'm not just a police officer but also in the Army Reserve which makes things worse"
"You need to rest from all the death and destruction"
"Exactly"
"Still I'm surprised that you didn't retire after that invasion that started in Texas"
"I had to help rebuild the state, and then there were other factors which again forced my hand into staying longer than originally intended, but soon, soon I will retire from both jobs and enjoy it"
"So, how long is the conference anyways?"
"Another three days, as such I am not doing normal work load so that I can fully participate in said conference"
"So...how bad are things going to get?"
"Well I will always be ready for action, but I will also allow myself to relax at least slightly"
"You deserve it"
"Yes, but still I wish...well it doesn't matter really"
Suddenly someone came up and gave Allison a message in Morse code for the simple reason that while the message wasn't necessarily classified to the highest level there was still some security needed and cell phones were not trusted on this matter, the unusual thing is that the person stayed while she read the message
Message
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*Mission Black Adder fail. Need conference immediately. Possible deployment immediately, tell Tonto. POTUS recognition codes in doubt Kerenai, use best judgment. Also inform Cybertronian family about possible signal coming from Aleutian Island Kodiak, no idea what to make of it. signed SECDEF*
End message
She turns to the person waiting and speaks in a low voice where only that person would hear her
"Thanks for passing on the message, return message is 'message received, will report within twenty-four hours, have to deal with something in Texas first' is that understood?"
All she gets is a nod of acknowledgment and the person leaving but that was all that was needed in all honesty. Once that was done she quietly informed the correct people that she might be called up for immediate Reserve duty and then sought out Tonto and told him about the message, she also used that opportunity to pass out her cases to officers and Texas Rangers that were also working on the same cases and as such were already completely read in on the case
