The Hood stood in front of all of them holding a gun, "well Kayo, I must say, you look beautiful, just like your mother did at her wedding."

Kayo quivered with anger, "how dare you mention her," she spat, "she would still be here if you had gone back for her."

"Why would I save her when I knew you would inherit her fortune? If only my brother hadn't disappeared, he would be here if Jeff was."

It was Scott's turn to flare up, "you are responsible for our father's disappearance, you left Zero X to crash with him!"

John frowned, "wait, there's something I don't understand in all of this. We erased your memory, how did you get to the island?"

The Hood smirked, "you can't break a memory that is too powerful to control, I regained the power and memories."

"What have you done with our grandma?" Alan narrowed his eyes.

"She's safe, I guess you could say she is taking some air. You give me what I want, and I will release her."

Penelope narrowed her eyes, "you're committing a crime by just setting foot on this island, you won't get away with this."

Virgil slipped his hand around Alexis' waist and she nodded, his fingers had brushed past the barrel of a gun, "what do you want then?"

"Well I want you dead and this island, but first I'd like to know who is responsible for killing Havoc. I didn't think International Rescue could be so malevolent," the group went quiet, "so, I'll increase the tension," he pressed a button and another boom echoed round the cliffs, "that's the sound of your underwater cave exploding, I suggest you tell me what I want to know or it'll be the backup generator. You see Kayo, I learned from my last mistake on Mateo Island, I have a bomb strapped to your main generator here."

Virgil gasped, "are you insane? That would blow half the island up."

"Exactly, Virgil," he sat down and smiled, "where shall we start? Thunderbird 1's hangar?"

"You want the island, why would you blow it up?" Scott growled.

"I don't want it looking like this. Ah, so before we start properly," he looked at Brains, "set the Thunderbirds on autopilot and get them out of here."

Alexis caught Scott's eye and winked, he cocked his head to the side slightly then spotted her twist the centre of her ring, he nodded at Brains, "do it Brains."

"But Scott, we're next to the pool," Brains chewed his lip looking out at the poolside.

"We're far enough away. Launch the birds."

"Thank you," The Hood smirked as the ground rumbled from all four main ships activating their engines, "once they're gone, we'll begin decorating."

The island roared with noise as the huge ships launched into the sky, Thunderbird 1's jets blew patio chairs in all directions and petals continued to fall long after she had left the island, Kayo fluffed her dress out with a sigh and Scott held her tightly.

"Who killed Havoc then?" The Hood continued, "I don't want to have to get violent when all of you are dressed so nicely. Was it you Virgil, for revenge maybe?"

Alexis clutched his hand, "no. Virgil wouldn't hurt anyone."

The Hood crossed his arms, "I remember you, we tortured him to get information and you cracked, and yet here you are, still in a relationship, there must be something very special about you for him to want."

Alexis narrowed her eyes and felt a small vibration in her ring telling her the GDF were on their way, "perhaps, but if you're accusing my boyfriend, then accuse me too."

John frowned and signed to Scott, "what is she doing?"

"Buying us time."

"Get off this island uncle, how dare you crash my wedding."

"Now now Tanusha, we don't want you to ruin that lovely dress, so handover the murderer and I'll be on my way."

Alexis kicked Virgil's foot gently and he yanked the gun out from under her dress in a move so fast, hardly anyone saw, "here!" She stood up and aimed the gun at The Hood as the others huddled behind her, Penelope stood on the other side of her with Parker.

"It was you!" The Hood shouted, "decorating time."

"No!" Kayo kicked her heels off and leapt forward hitting the detonator out of his hand "I don't think so, uncle."

Virgil stood up and smirked as he joined Alexis, "the GDF are on their way."

"How?" The Hood lay on the ground surrounded by the Tracys.

"Don't underestimate an assassin," Alexis clicked the safety off with a smile before pressing her stiletto into his arm to hold him still.

The still air was interrupted by the sound of buzzing and two fliers landed on Thunderbird 2's runway, it wasn't long before Captain Rigby ran up the steps followed by Colonel Casey.

"Alexis, no!"

Alexis shook her head but didn't keep her sights off the Hood, "I won't, but I won't let him hurt a Tracy, and that now includes Kayo," she turned to Colonel Casey, "get them out of here."

Colonel Casey cuffed him, "you'll be away for life, Fuse has been arrested for conspiring against us and you. Well done Alexis, how did you know to be armed?"

"I didn't want to be, it's a wedding not a TV drama, but I'm almost always armed in one way or another."

Gordon stood up, "oh gosh, Grandma! John, Alan, with me now."

"FAB," John followed then paused, "is she strapped to an explosive?"

The Hood smirked as he looked back, "un-cuff me and I'll disable them. I always forget how smart you are, John."

John snarled, "just do it."

Scott handed him the device as Alexis held the gun against his side, "try anything, and you get a bullet through your gut. Virgil survived it, but Alexis' aim is more precise."

The Hood turned off the bombs, "you drive a hard bargain Scott, Kayo is very lucky isn't she?"

Colonel Casey stood back and watched as Rigby led The Hood away with two guards, "I'm sorry the mind erase didn't work, he tricked Fuse too and he was the one who let him out."

Scott shook his head, "as long as he's locked up for good. I think we'll just tighten security."

"My congratulations to you," she added as she looked at Kayo in her wedding dress, "your fathers would be so proud of you."

"Colonel, would you let my father know for me please?"

"Of course Kayo," she smiled then frowned suddenly as two gun shots sounded from below the cliff, "what on earth?"

Alexis pulled her dress off revealing a black tank top and shorts as well as a flat harness, "Parker, with me!" She left the heels on the ground and ran.

"Alexis, no!" Virgil cried as she ran down the garden path disappearing into the trees leading to Thunderbird 2's runway.

Gordon cut the ropes around Grandma as John and Alan removed the wires, "are you OK?"

"I'm fine son, there was no violence as such, he told me to be quiet and tied me up."

John frowned, "that sounds violent to me. I'm activating the birds to come back to us."

Alan smirked, "not sure what help my ship is going to be for you."

"Or mine for that matter," Gordon helped Grandma to her feet then hugged her tightly.

"What's going on down there?" Grandma asked as she ruffled Alan's hair as he got into the hug.

"The Hood has been arrested, it'll all be back to normal now. Let's go to the back entrance and get you safe."

Alexis stared horrified at the dead bodies of the two guards, "but who?" A shot was fired at her feet and Parker dragged her back, she looked up at the flier, "Rigby!?"

"You never did find out who the rat was did you? How else would the Hood find the island if he didn't have someone to lead him directly to it!"

Alexis fired up at the flier as it took off, her bullets bouncing off the hull, "dammit, they're out of range."

"H'you're mistaken miss, they're circling round."

Alexis gasped, "they're preparing to fire, we have to go back!" she took off at a sprint back to the house just as the birds were coming into land, her shouts went unheard, "move, now!"

Virgil spotted her and read her lips, "get inside now!" He pushed Scott and Kayo inside the house to the snug as the first missile flew into the kitchen blowing the wall out, "shit. Where are the others?"

Scott held Kayo close, "according to their trackers, the other side of the island. I'm activating the defense system and they'll go to hide."

Alexis watched the other flier take off then looked to the house which was on fire, sprinklers were activated and then she saw something wonderful, Thunderbirds 1 and 2 turned their backs on the house and fired missiles of their own, she ran up to the house and found Virgil "you're firing on a GDF plane?"

Virgil hugged her tightly, "what other choice do we have?" He watched with pride as his ship fired demolition missiles at the flier.

"Is Sally safe?"

Scott nodded, "she and our brothers are in the bunker, it's fire proof."

Brains coughed, "let's try the foam system, otherwise we r-really will have to build a new house."

"Who fired at us?" Kayo asked as she held a cloth against her bleeding wrist.

"Wayne Rigby, my own boss."

Kayo glared angrily out at the sky, "that bastard."

There was a bang as The Hood's flier fell out of the sky and Virgil called off the birds' attack on the GDF plane, as the smoke cleared the damage was revealed, Alexis screamed as her eyes lay on her harp, the strings were broken and it was lying on its side, before she could keep them back, tears were streaming down her face and Virgil wrapped his arms around her as they sat in the foam.

"We'll look for survivors, but that was a kill shot," Colonel Casey's hologram materialised on the remains of the kitchen table, "will you need clean up assistance?"

Scott stood up, "yes, auntie, we will, but not until tomorrow ."

Lady Penelope rested her hand on Parker's shoulder as she looked round at the almost destroyed wedding arena, "what a mess."

"Penny!" Gordon yelled as he sprinted down the steps and threw his arms around her kissing her over and over again, "are you OK? He asked before kissing her cheeks.

"I'm fine, your house is another matter entirely, you're going to need a new kitchen," Penelope smiled as she hugged him breathing in his cologne.

Max swept up debris as Grandma stared at the lounge, only relieved that it wasn't damaged too badly minus dust and rubble.

"If Jeff could see this," she shook her head as John tidied up the desk.

"Dad wouldn't have let this happen in the first place. This is Alexis' fault."

"No it isn't," Virgil glared at him angrily from where he stood at the edge of the lounge, "she trusted the GDF and Rigby, like we all did."

Kayo stood at the end of the tattered aisle and then down at her dress, the netting was stained with blood from her wrist and her hair was covered in dust, she felt Scott's hands wrap around her stomach and his chin lowered onto her shoulder, "it's wrecked, everything is wrecked."

"We'll tidy up properly tomorrow, it's getting too dark to do anything now."

Kayo turned to look up at him, her cheeks mirrored his, tracked with tear lines down scratched faces, "at least we got to have our wedding before this happened."

Scott stroked her face, "we should get to bed."

"I won't be able to sleep."

"I know, but we can't hang out here all night, come on."

Minus the smell of smoke and dust, the island was normal that night, but everyone knew that the sight which would meet them the next morning would be unbearable to witness. The sun rose and everyone was up early, the arguments of the night before were forgotten as focus was only on one thing; sorting out the house.

"Brains, how fast can we get the kitchen back to good?" Grandma asked.

"I will have the robots start on it now. Uh leave them t-to it," Brains smiled reassuringly, "how are Scott and Kayo?"

Grandma looked down to the garden where the boys were, "very upset, tidying that area is breaking their hearts."

"Sorry about the piano Virgil," Scott's expression saddened, "what are you going to do about it?"

"I have no idea, whatever happens, the fine will be huge. I mean how many customers can say, oh, sorry about the piano, this criminal fired a missile into it? I'm screwed Scott."

Alexis pushed the harp to the edge of the lawn, "I think I can get this fixed, but harp strings are costly. I'm so sorry this happened, I am such an idiot for trusting Wayne, he's always been rather suspicious."

Kayo shrugged, "I trusted him too, he did stop the Chaos Crew from firing on Thunderbird 2 when Gordon was injured."

Gordon pulled the piano stool up, "good thing this is a rental, imagine it was your piano Virgil?"

"That's not the point, the rental price was 500 dollars for the day, the repair is going to be in the thousands," he looked at the broken lid, "maybe I could fix it."

"You've never fixed a piano in your life," John frowned, "we'll chip in Virgil, don't worry."

"Yeah it's the least we can do, you played for our wedding," Scott smiled ignoring Alan raising his hand in objection, "you can spare some cash Alan."

"But, I don't have any savings."

"Don't be selfish," Scott scolded, "we're Tracys and we look out for each other."

Virgil smiled graciously, "thanks, and Lexi, we'll help you too."

"Oh no guys, that's too much money."

"Money isn't a problem," Gordon grinned, "trust us."

Kayo turned back to sweeping up debris and petals, "what a day, it started off so good and ended so badly."

"We would be clearing up the next day anyway," Scott kissed her cheek, "how is your hand?"

"Just scratched, it'll be alright," she looked at the bruise across her knuckles on her right hand, "how much cleaning is left?"

"Just bin it all," Scott sighed, "there's nothing worth keeping really. Not even the glasses survived. How we're to get ready for Christmas now, I don't know, it doesn't feel right."

"We'll just have to try," Virgil smiled as he scooped debris into a pile, "it's just under three weeks away, that's enough time to get ready. Right, I'm going to take this piano back, I may be some time."

"Want me to come?" Alexis asked.

"I wouldn't say no," Virgil smiled as he took her hand, "see you later guys."

"Bye Virgil, by the time you get back, the house will be back to normal," Gordon cried cheerfully.

"I hope so."

Scott walked up to the kitchen, "how is it all going?"

Brains smiled, "this will b-be as good as new soon, we just have to sort the lounge out now."

"Goodie," Scott rolled his eyes, "what's the worst damage there?"

"Just furniture."

"Oh, that's not too bad," he trailed off, "oh, the cave," he ran back out to his brothers and grabbed Gordon, "don't complain, just launch Thunderbird 4."

"If the cave is damaged, I can't."

Scott face palmed, "and Virgil has taken Thunderbird 2."

Kayo grinned, "leave this to me. Get 4 into module 4 and I'll launch Shadow, get the module onto the runway."

"FAB."

"I'm going to need technical support on this, where's Brains?"

"In the lounge, do not use your chute Gordon, I'm not sure if it was damaged by the missile or not."

"FAB Scott, I'll use the stairs," Gordon ran up the steps then stopped, "Lady Penelope, want to go on a mission?"

"I'd like that."

"Looks like it's just you and me Alan," John smiled, "come and help me with the lounge."

"Fine."

A GDF flier landed and Colonel Casey walked up to the lounge, she smiled at John and Alan then ordered her clean up crew to help out in the kitchen.

"How is it going? There seems to be a lack of Tracy on this island."

"Gordon and Kayo are fixing the cave underwater, Scott I assume is assisting and Virgil has gone to the mainland with Alexis to return what's left of the piano."

Casey laughed, "leaving you with the fun job."

"I'd rather be here than trying to sound innocent in returning a piano that was fine two days ago and now looks like it was used as a detonator," John shrugged.

"The lounge doesn't look too bad."

"Scott activated the defense protocol, and that closes the windows across the lounge, there's a few cracks in the glass but we can replace those, at least our piano isn't damaged."

Colonel Casey smiled at him, "just tell me what needs doing?"

"Well we need the wedding area cleared up, but don't touch the harp or Alexis will go mad."

"Noted," Casey smirked and led her team outside.

Gordon shook his head at the cave entrance, "I'm just glad he didn't blow up the second door. Scott, could you guide me?"

"You've got it," Scott swam out of Thunderbird 4 and looked back at his brother, "you need to burn on the hinges, you know how it works better than I do."

"FAB. Watch and learn, Penny."

Kayo rolled her eyes from where she was hovering in Shadow above the water, "oh brother."

On the mainland, Virgil was having a tougher time returning the piano, the renters had given him several glares and looks of confusion.

"Why would International Rescue need a piano sonny?"

Virgil sighed, "I'm a pianist sir, our base ran into trouble with a natural disaster and sadly the piano didn't survive."

"But these look like bullet holes."

"Boulder holes, the island is unstable," Virgil scuffed his boot across the ground.

Alexis held Virgil's gloved hand tightly, "how much will this cost?"

"This is some serious damage, you're looking at $7000 or more, but we'll send you the bill."

"Don't send it to IR please, send it to my personal email."

The man nodded still frowning, "you've got it, write it here," he handed Virgil a card as he watched the broken piano get wheeled away from under Thunderbird 2's nose shadow, "thanks for returning it in time."

Virgil handed the card back, "I'm so sorry, I've been dreading bringing it back."

"Hmm, you'll receive the bill in two to three days. Have a good day."

Virgil sighed as the owner walked back inside the workshop, "let's go home Alexis."

"Yeah," Alexis took his hand in hers again and they hopped up onto the platform, "I hope clean up is going well."

"They shouldn't be having to clean up at all, they were supposed to have a great wedding," Virgil fired the VTOL jets much rougher than usual, "at least we'll never be bothered by those two criminals again."

"They did survive unfortunately," Alexis clipped the seat belt across her lap.

"Yeah, I wish it had been the alternative, he was willing to kill us."

"Which one?" Alexis raised an eyebrow.

"Both of them. Rigby almost shot you, and I can't forgive that," Virgil's fingers tightened on the wheel as he looked ahead, "the Hood was willing to kill my brothers and sister, it's time he got punished."

"Virgil, don't wish death on anyone please, that's not the man I fell in love with," she got up and wrapped her arms around him, he sighed hitting the autopilot and pushed his chair back to pull her onto his lap, "I hate being an assassin, your job is to save lives."

Virgil cuddled her close, "thanks, Lexi."

"Virg, concentrate on flying," She chuckled as he nuzzled her neck with soft kisses.

"She can fly by herself," he muttered into her shoulder breathing in her perfume with a smile.

"$7000 huh? You're really going to make your family chip in for that?"

Virgil took back control as Alexis got comfortable in his lap and he wrapped his arms around her stomach, "they said they would so we'll just have to surprise them."

"I'll chip in too."

"Honey no."

"Virgil, those men coming to the island was my fault, it's the least I can do."

"It's not your fault, and stop saying it is. We don't blame you for any of this happening," he kissed the back of her head, "you looked fabulous in that dress yesterday."

"You can't go wrong with a red gown," Alexis smiled as she looked down at her black jeans, "one day to wear dresses and the next day back in jeans."

"I'm in a second uniform, I can't wait to get into my casuals."

"Don't you have them on the ship?"

Virgil shook his head, "all I have under this uniform is a pair of shorts."

Alexis looked back at him smugly, "your boxers?"

"Perhaps," Virgil chuckled, "I don't want to clean when we get home, I want you."

"How long until we land?"

"Five minutes, you better take your seat, Lexi, just for safety."

"FAB," she kissed him then slid across to the co-pilot seat, "I hope the lounge is clear."

"Piano?" he smiled at her then took Thunderbird 2 into a dive for landing.

"If we're allowed to not work."

"Ha! Try getting past Grandma."

The runway came into view and had been swept of debris, Alexis looked down towards the ocean and spotted Shadow below picking up module 4.

"Kayo might need some help."

"Ah you're right. Thunderbird 2 to Shadow?"

"Ah, good timing Virgil."

"Want me to take the strain?"

"That would be great, it's just Gordon."

"Hey!" An angry reply sounded on the com.

Virgil laughed, "release the module Kayo and I'll come and get it. Tell Penelope and Scott to hold on, I just like to annoy the fish."

"FAB."

Virgil watched the module splash gently onto the ocean's surface and he lowered Thunderbird 2 down before firing the grabs to bring it back up into the main body of the ship, it wasn't long before they were heading back to the runway and passengers entered the cockpit.

"Hey love birds," Scott smiled as he entered with Kayo.

"You're one to talk, Mr Tracy," Virgil smirked back before pushing the rudders down as the wheels hit the tarmac.

"It's a bird of love actually," Gordon grinned across to Penelope who simply winked at him.

"Did you get the cave fixed?" Virgil asked as the door hangar door rose behind them and he lowered the module onto the conveyor to send Thunderbird 4 back into her watery hangar, "it sounded like it was beyond repair."

"Don't worry your spiky head about it Virgil, we got it fixed. The underwater robots are attaching the main doors now, we just had to get down there to meld the hinges and mechanics."

"Good."

"What's the price damage of the piano?" Kayo asked standing up to leave.

"You're not going to like it, it's a big number," Virgil stood up and opened the main door, "$7000."

Scott whistled as he climbed the steps to the main corridor, "ouch, it's alright, we'll all chip in Virgil."

"Thank you, he was so annoyed, he didn't believe my story. See you in the lounge," he smiled at the group and went to his room with Alexis to get changed.

Thanks to the GDF the lounge and garden were tidied up from debris and destruction, the kitchen was still being fixed but the family had somewhere to relax, Grandma handed Casey a coffee made from the machine in Jeff's study, Virgil sat at the piano with Alexis.

"Thank you for helping us Colonel, the house looks great."

"It's not a problem at all, I will do anything for this family, always have done and always will."

Scott wrapped his arms around Kayo, "will they come after us again?"

"No, and I'll make certain of that, all three of them are being sent to the most secure prison ever made, Darthex."

"The last secure prison failed, how is this one different?" Kayo asked as she tapped her ring finger on Scott's knee.

"This one is guarded by the government."

"Not the world council I hope?" Lady Penelope frowned and Parker nodded.

"No, not them," Casey smiled, "I promise."

Virgil smirked from where he was sat the piano, "good."

Colonel Casey stood up, "well unless you need us for anything more, we'll be on our way."

"Thank you Casey, for everything today," Scott stood up, "keep us updated about the arrests."

"I will."

The GDF flier took off and Grandma looked around at her family sitting all together, Scott and Kayo were cuddled up together on the couch, John was in holo-from from Thunderbird 5, Penelope and Gordon were holding hands sitting on a lounger together and Virgil and Alexis were playing a duet together at the piano.

"I know this has been a tough couple of days, but I couldn't be prouder of the way you handled the attack," Grandma smiled broadly, "your father would be proud too."

Scott sighed, "I wonder what he would've done."

Brains walked into the room, "everything is fixed downstairs, and I am pleased to announce that the T-drive en-engine has a month to go b-before it is ready to go."

"We can get Dad in a month?" Virgil stopped playing.

"That's the aim V-Virgil."

"Who's up for ordering Chinese tonight?" Grandma smiled at the sudden grins in the room, "I'll take that as a yes."

—-

Epilogue

It was Christmas Day, the house was repaired and Scott had taken a short honeymoon with Kayo the week after their wedding, now everyone was back together including Alexis who had been allowed to spend the holiday with the Tracys instead of being at home. The lounge was glittering with tinsel and snowflakes catching the winter sunshine and currently presents were being handed out in batches to each other.

"Alexis, I got this for you," Virgil handed her a small box then sat back on the piano stool.

Alexis sat up on his knee and opened the box, she gasped and Scott looked around at them, "thank you so much, it's beautiful."

Virgil slipped the ring onto her finger, "you're welcome."

Alexis chuckled, "it's not an engagement ring is it? My parents would stop me from seeing you."

"It's a promise ring, and just a token of my love."

Scott smiled as he leant his elbow on the piano, "that's pretty significant Virgil?"

"It's a promise that I will love you for as long as I live," Virgil kissed Alexis' cheek as she blushed.

"I promise Virgil," Alexis sighed as she settled back against him.

"How about a carol, Virgil?" Alan looked up at them.

"After dinner, it's been cooking all morning, and Grandma wants us to change for that."

"Let's get going then," Gordon stood up, "meet up in an hour."

Alan helped Grandma set the table and Lady Penelope walked in to offer help, food was laid out and candles flickered on the sticks.

"This looks and smells lovely," Penelope smiled as she took off her cardigan and placed it on the back of her chair, she looked down at the place cards, "Gordon on one side and Parker on the other, good body guarding."

Alan smiled, "it wasn't deliberate, we did it randomly first but none of the couples were together, John was next to Kayo and I knew that would upset him."

"Time to call everyone," Grandma rang a bell through the com system, "oh, I hope that made people jump."

"And I hope no-one is wearing a ball gown, I feel underdressed," Penelope sat down at the table in her golden floor length dress, "I'll see what Alexis is wearing."

Virgil walked in with Alexis who was wearing an emerald floor length dress over a pair of platform open toed shoes, "I think I'm overdressed."

"Absolutely not sweetheart," Virgil squeezed her waist and they sat down, "the married couple are beside us. Who did the seating plan?"

"Grandma and myself," Alan grinned, "is it wrong?"

"Where is John sitting?" Virgil pulled his chair in.

"Next to me," Alan smirked, "and opposite them."

"Hey hey party people!" Gordon walked in flapping his suit tails dramatically, "have I missed anything?"

"No, you're not the last one here."

"Oh," Gordon looked down in disappointment, "I suppose the couple will steal the show won't they?"

Scott and Kayo were the last ones at the table, her hair was pinned in up a bun leaving strands to dangle beside her cheeks and her body was hidden in a dark blue dress matching Scott's eyes and topped off with a pair of blue strapped platform heels, she kissed Scott's cheek ignoring the gaping faces at the table and sat down at the table.

"Eyes up here you lot," Scott rolled his eyes as he tucked his feet around Kayo's and looked across at John, "wow, the food looks amazing."

"A toast," Lady Penelope raised her champagne glass, "busy year but we've finished with a wedding, we've defeated The Hood again and taken down the Chaos Crew. The Tracys have a new friend, Alexis, and thanks to Brains fixing the T-drive engine," she nodded at him, "soon we'll be able to bring Jeff home. Merry Christmas everyone."

Later that evening, Virgil sat down on the piano stool and pulled his suit jacket up so he wasn't sitting on it, he wrapped an arm around Alexis' waist bringing his hand to the keys and looked up at his brothers and the others standing around the piano, it was crowded but he couldn't think of a better way to play the piano on that day, "everyone ready?"

"Yeah Virg!"

Virgil began to play 'We Wish you a merry Christmas', and smiled as everyone joined in singing, Alexis began to play with him and she sat forward tucking her legs under the bench and smirked at him as she saw him raise his eyebrows. Scott leant on the ledge beside Kayo who was holding his arm as they sang together and they looked at each other lovingly, Penelope and Gordon were at the end of the instrument lit up by Christmas lights shimmering on the piano lid.

"Good tidings we bring, to you and your kin, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!" Virgil ended the piece on a long outro of chords and eventually released the pedal heavily making Alexis laugh as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Awesome!" Alan cheered as he hopped down off of the desk, "we need another one."

"Fine, but Scott can play this time."

Scott glared at him as he moved to the stool, "I'll get you back for this, but it does relax me sometimes," he ran his fingers up and down the keyboard, "which carol?"

Penelope cleared her throat, "how about White Christmas? I know you guys rarely get snow but it's a lovely song."

Scott nodded, "alright then," he pressed down on the keys then looked round for the group to sing, "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, just like the ones I used to know..." He smiled as Kayo wrapped her arms around him, ".... Sleigh bells in the snow…" the music became more passionate and he looked towards Alan and John who were sitting on the desk, he bowed his head and brought the song to an end, "that's enough romantics."

John smiled, "I wonder what next year will be like?"

Scott stood up from the piano stool, "we'll get dad back for sure, and hopefully less criminals."

"You've got that right," Kayo nodded as she sat down on the sofa smoothing her dress down her legs, "it would be nice to take Shadow out on rescues instead of dog fights."

"I thought you loved doing that?" Alan frowned.

"Of course I do, it's just I want to help the team."

Scott walked down into the ring, "you've always been part of the team. Now, let's' have a relaxing Christmas evening."