And I'm back with another chapter. I know at the end of the last chapter that this next chapter would be epic and deserved it's own chapter, but as I was readying to begin writing, I realized that this filler chapter was necessary as so much happened in the last chapter of 9 Months that i needed to show the reactions of the Miscreants before they have their day out. That will happen next chapter.

With all that being said, this chapter is another of those instances where it practically writes itself. I'm really excited to write about their double date, but this chapter is needed so that what happens next makes more sense.

Anyway, this chapter doesn't really need any special warnings beyond some foul language; it's pretty straight forward.

So, enjoy the chapter and see me at the bottom.

The night before…

The Teen's Luxury suite

When the teens finally got settled into their suite, which was handicap accessible, they began to look at the in-room menu, wandering what they could order for dinner.

"I dunno, we've never ordered in room food service before, I'm not even sure how that works." Kyle said as he looked over the in room menu.

"Maybe we should ask Trent or one of the adults about it." Katsume suggested.

As if in answer to their question, there was a knock on the door. When Kyle answered it, they saw that it was Wes and Eric with a pizza party….no it was a pizza feast. There were 5 different kinds of pizzas, a big order of wings, two orders of breadsticks along with a huge assortment of dipping sauces and 5 kinds of sodas.

"Hey, guys.' Wes said as he set down the plastic bag filled with red solo cups and paper plates and a roll of paper towels. "We come bearing dinner."

In response Katsume's stomach growled. It was a very comical moment.

"How did you know we were hungry?" he asked. "We were just about to call you."

"It's not so much knowing you were hungry," Eric said. "It's more like we need to have a discussion; having good food to eat helps create a more relaxing atmosphere."

When everyone was settled into their feast, Kyle looked up at the men. "How bad is the news?"

"Never said it was bad news, it's more of an update on the situation in Angel Grove." Wes answered. "And we also wanted to discuss your plans for tomorrow. We're your security, we'd like to know what kind of plans you've made for day two of your vacation."

Katsume nodded. "I think we should get to the heavy stuff first. How screwed am I?"

Eric gave him a glance. "Trent made the right call when he got you guys clear of the city. The donut muncher was definitely in the city.

At Katsume's look of dread, Eric added. "You can breathe freely, Paladin. This is actually good news for us."

"How can this be good news? Did anyone get hurt?"

"Eric's right." Wes answered. "The crew is fine. They never even got close to the manor." After pausing a moment, the Silver Guardian continued. "We got a call from Diesel tonight-about an hour ago. It turns out, that the Donut Muncher showed up at a restaurant that is run by a few of his buddies from his days in the warrior league. That pig went after a waitress. Thankfully, nothing really bad happened, and the workers at this restaurant handle things in house and the pig was soon thrown out.

"The good news is that in doing what he did, we know what kind of guy he is."

"Other than being the bane of my existence?"

Wes nodded. "Before you go all brooding teenager on us, let me continue."

Katsume sighed and leaned back against the couch. Next to him, Elisa took his hand in hers and squeezed it gently in silent support.

A moment passed before Wes continued. "What he did showed us that he's an arrogant SOB that has no problem throwing his weight around. We also don't think he's aware that people are looking for him. his overconfidence is making him sloppy and that means that he's going to make a mistake soon enough. As soon as he screws up again, it's game over and he'll be one worried about dropping soap in the showers."

The visual in his head, made Katsume grin. "The sooner he's gone the better. I really want to put all this crap behind me."

Eric gave him a long look. "That's the plan."

A few moments of silence followed while everyone munched on their food.

Wes looked at the teenagers again as he sipped from his cup. "So, about those plans for tomorrow; What did you guys have in mind?"

"The zoo for sure." Kyle said. "I've seen a few videos online, I've always wanted to go."

Wes nodded. "That sounds like loads of fun. What about after that?"

Kyle looked at Autumn and then at Katsume and Elisa. "Well, Autumn and I want to go to the Japanese Tea Garden…as a double date with you guys. The place is gorgeous and we thought a few shots there would be a nice keepsake from our trip."

"And for your wedding portfolio?" Katsume asked. "You don't have to make up excuses just for us."

Autumn bit her lip. "Yeah, that too. We thought we should get it done before the rest of the crew gets here. Rook would be the odd one out and we don't want him to feel uncomfortable."

Eric took another sip from his cup to hide his smile. He loved seeing such sweet moments like this. It reminded him of his early days with his wife. Though he always put on a stoic mask when he was on the job, he did have a soft spot that only his close circle knew about.

"So, a double date it is." Wes finished. "Is there anything else you wanted to do?"

Kyle gave the guardians a long look. "Honestly, we didn't think that far ahead. You got any suggestions?"

Wes nodded. "Actually, I did."

When the teens looked at him expectantly, he continued. "If you really want to see the city, public transit is the way to go. There's a rail system close by that goes straight to the zoo and the gardens. That way you could see the city and avoid parking fees. I looked into transit earlier and the trains are all accessible."

Kyle looked at Elisa and at the others. "What to you guys think? Everyone here gets a say."

Elisa nodded. "Yeah, I've never used public transit. This should be fun!"

Kyle nodded and looked at Katsume. "Bro?"

"I'm there. I've only used transit a couple of times, but never a train."

Eric cocked his head sideways. Just how did you manage to get around the city? Did you walk everywhere?"

Katsume shrugged. "I had one of those razor scooters for a while, before it was stolen by another student from my old school. That's what got me arrested in the first place. That scooter was given to me by the Marines at Toys for Tots. It meant a lot to me and I couldn't bear the thought of not having it…so I threw a punch at the older student and I got my but kicked and then I got arrested for fighting and that only led to my current situation. Somehow, I ended up with the probation officer from Hell. After my probation time was up, I started volunteering at the Animal Shelter and a few volunteers were able to get me some bus vouchers and on the colder days, someone was able to give me a ride to and from the kid's shelter."

The day Conner and Kira found me, I was walking around trying to put up flyers so that Tris could find her forever home."

Eric and Wes looked each other. His record had mentioned that he got arrested for assault, but it didn't tell the full story. The report they'd found had to have been filed by one of the pig's cohorts. It made things out to be way more criminal then it needed to be. With Katsume, being a shelter kid, no one would give the police report a second glance.

In the morning, they'd have their wives do some extra digging to find out exactly which officer had written the report. Eric was willing to bet that it was one of the idiot cronies.

Katsume took a deep breath and then looked up at them with worried eyes. "Can we please just skip past this part and watch a movie or something?"

Trent's Room

Trent stood over his laptop, gripping the counter of the little kitchenette as he spoke to Diesel over the Skype.

"How are you feeling about all of this? " Diesel asked giving him a concerned look. "This is a lot to deal with."

"I feel vindicated…now I know I wasn't being paranoid."

Diesel nodded. "I agree with your decision. With the teens out of harm's way, the Police can focus on catching the donut muncher."

Trent smirked. "Are we all calling him the donut muncher now?"

Diesel smirked. "There are many other names I could use, but there are little ears around here. Kayla's already said her first cuss words in public, I don't need to give her anymore bad language to repeat."

Trent smirked at the screen. "That's a hell of a milestone. I wish I could have been there to see that. How are Dr. O and Kim handling it?"

David, who stood behind his father shook his head. "Kayla witnessed her mom do a grab and twist on a handsy stalker and your mentor knew nothing about it until now. You might want to give them a little bit of space while those two work things out. Knowing my brother, he's going to be in a mood for a couple more days before he gets over it."

Trent shook his head. "I'm no expert, but this soul fusion thing sounds pretty intense. I've already seen how it impacts Autumn and Kyle, I can't imagine how Kayla will handle things when she gets old enough."

David shook his head while giving his dad a side eye.

Thankfully, Trent didn't see that. Instead he blew a breath out and then sat down in the chair. As he ran a hand through his hair, Diesel spoke again.

"You're looking very stressed, Trent. I know this is a serious situation, but you should take time for yourself when you can; the last thing anyone needs is for you to collapse from exhaustion."

Trent shook his head. "I'm fine, I promise. All I care about is keeping him safe."

"That's all well and good, Son, but you need to breathe once in a while. Are you even sleeping at night?"

Trent nodded. "I get a few hours every night. I'm good."

"That's not what I'm talking about, Son." Diesel said. "You're doing a great job looking after those teenagers but you should take time to relax and unwind. Go get a massage, go for a walk, go to a movie. If you put all your focus on one thing, you could miss something important."

Trent sighed. "I hear you, but I just don't think I can risk losing focus. That donut muncher could slip right by me while I'm being distracted and go after Katsume. I promised him he'd be safe!"

"Don't try and shoulder all that responsibility on your own." David added looking really serious. "You're no good to your son if you're passed out in a hospital somewhere. You have four other ranger veterans to back you up."

Trent huffed as he realized there was no good answer to that; he knew he was cornered.

"Fine, I'll go take some time for myself. Is there anything else you want to add?"

"No, that should do it for now." Diesel finished looking unconvinced. "I have grandkids to spoil."

When the call ended, Trent rubbed his eyes and then looked towards the bathroom. This luxury hotel came with a luxury bathroom and in that bathroom was a jacuzzi.

There was nothing more he could this night. He may as well make use of that fancy hot tub.

Closing his laptop, he stripped his clothes off and headed for the bathroom.

Might as well get in some personal time while I still have a chance.

The Next Morning

In the grand suite

"Elisa? Are you awake?" Autumn called into the smaller room.

There were two rooms in the big suite. Autumn and Kyle took one and the other was for Elisa and her wheelchair.

The aforementioned teenager slowly sat up and looked at the girl in the doorway. "Autumn?"

"Good morning! You have a call from your your brother, Hayden.

"Really?" Elisa asked sleepily.

Autumn nodded. "Yeah, we're doing a Skype Call in the living room. Do you need help getting up?"

Elisa yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Yeah, would you mind getting my robe?"

After a few minutes of getting dressed in appropriate clothing, hobbled into the living area on her crutches. Wes looked up at her and then at the screen. "Here's sleeping beauty now."

After sitting in the chair that Wes pulled out for her, Elisa grinned at the sailor in front of her.

Hayden!" She exclaimed in excitement. "I didn't think I'd hear from you so soon!"

"With all the sudden excitement going on, I wanted to check on you. My CO let me have some down time to call you."

"Oh we're fine. But I don't know what I'm allowed to tell you. We're hiding out right now."

Hayden nodded. Yeah, I know about that since Wes and Eric filled me on the basics. What I care about right now is how you're doing with all this…" He trailed off gesturing in her direction. "What have you been doing with all that free time?"

"Well, I got to fly first class on the way out here and then we went to the mall yesterday." Here she stopped unsure if she should tell her brother about the rest of it.

Wes grinned at her. "Hey, I didn't say anything about your heroics. Not my story to tell."

"Heroics?" Hayden asked as he crossed his arms over his chest. "What's he talking about?"

Elisa bit her lip. "Well, Katsume and I were waiting for our turn at the wax hands shop when I heard a lot of noise in the mall. I saw a little girl being chased by a bigger guy that looked angry…so I took him out….with my wheelchair; he went flying. And then Katsume pinned him till Dr. O could take over."

Hayden looked at her in shock. "Wow, I didn't expect that. Is your wheelchair ok?"

"Yeah, it's still in good condition, though I can't say the same for the dude. He was pretty banged up."

"And the little girl?"

"I took her into the Build A Bear and kept her busy till the cops came."

"You shouldn't gloss over how awesome you were." Autumn commented. "You're a hero now."

"I agree with her." Hayden added "There's a bigger story there."

"Her name was Alyssa and there was an Amber alert out on her. That guy I took out was the guy who kidnapped her. I took her into Build- A- Bear and helped her make a furry friend." Elisa bit her lip and couldn't keep the grin from her face as she added, I told the little girl I was an elf in hiding and that Katsume was a knight of the realm. He stepped in and helped me keep up the illusion, fancy talk and all. It helped her calm down till the nice lady from the Special Victims Unit came to get her and take her back to headquarters.

When she finished she looked back at her brother who favored her with a proud look.

Atta girl. You make me so proud."

You're not upset?"

Hayden gave her a soft smile. "Not one bit. You saved a life and now that little girl is back home. I'd expect nothing less from my little sister."

She couldn't help but bask in his praise. When the moment was over, he took a deep breath.

"So, what did you buy?"

The hotel we're going to next has a big pool and I didn't think I'd need swimsuit so soon. I got a tankini and a one piece just in case my nerves get the better of me."

At this her big brother gave her a look of concern. "Are you having set backs from that asshole?"

"I was at first, but Miss Kimberly talked me down and I feel better about everything."

"Don't let what that asshole did steal your joy. I know why you're hiding out, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't take time to have fun. Don't spend all that time in doors."

"We're not. All of us are going to the zoo today and then later we're going to the Japanese Tea Garden so that Kyle and Autumn can get some couple pictures together. We're going to use the metro train to get around just like real tourists!"

Her brother grinned. "Sounds like fun." Then he paused. "Do you need any money for today?"

Elisa bit her lip again. "I still have my card. Katsume's been paying for the little things. Everything else is taken care of by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver. I haven't needed to pay for anything so far."

"He's really spoiling you, isn't he?"

Elisa grinned and spared a look at her boyfriend. "Yeah, he's been great."

Hayden chuckled at the besotted look on his sister's face. "I'll take that as a 'yes'. I hope you guys haven't forgotten the ground rules that we agreed to."

At this, Wes stepped into the view of the webcam. "He's been a perfect gentleman. She got the room and he spent the night on a cot in the living room. Eric and I are the chaperones for today's outing."

The sailor sighed in relief. "Thanks guys. That makes me feel better. I know you can't give me details on your itinerary for the next few weeks, but just promise me that she'll be safe."

Wes nodded. "That's in our job description. We're friends with Dr. O and his wife, but we're also the heads of The Silver Guardians. We're providing security pro bono. If that's not enough, both Kyle and Autumn are trained Martial Artists and so is Dr. Oliver. Once we get to our next destination, our wives will be joining us and they're also trained soldiers. They both served in the special forces before they joined the private sector."

Hayden blew out a slow breath. "Thank you, that makes me feel better." Then he looked at his sister. "I want a couple of pictures of you at that tea garden. There are not enough pictures of you as it is; don't forget to smile for the camera."

At that, Elisa smiled. "Okay."

Down in the Lobby

Trent sipped from his latte and sat back in his booth. It was a quiet morning for him after a very relaxing night. He'd spent at least an hour in the jacuzzi letting the jets work their magic. He'd not slept so well since he'd come to Angel grove…even before he'd agreed to be Katsume's benefactor, he'd been on edge. First it was a broken heart and stinging rejection that made him lose sleep at night and then it was worrying over Katsume's health and safety. But last night, he'd let him self relax and now he was up with the sun and ready to begin the day.

After taking another sip of his caffeinated beverage, he opened his laptop and signed onto the Hotel WiFi. The first site he went to was the MySpace profile for the Miscreants. As Bon Jovi's 'Dead or Alive' played he smiled. They'd picked the perfect theme song for their crew.

He spent a few moments looking at their snapshots, especially the ones with the six of them with their backs turned to the camera. Katsume had done a great job with their logo and the shot looked legendary.

He scrolled down some more and saw the slide show from the fashion show and smiled. The kids had done a phenomenal show and the snap shots looked amazing. The profile page looked solid, but he wondered what could happen if he were to help them get a website of their own with professional photos and even branding their group logo so no one else could steal their thunder.

All that was pretty easy to do and he would have to discuss it with the Miscreants themselves, but he could at least get started with copywriting their name and the logo.

As he scrolled down further to the comments section, his smile turned into a frown and then he looked absolutely livid as he saw the comment section. Someone had filmed the confrontation at the flea market and posted it to the section, he pulled out his headphones and plugged it into the jack. He played the video and swore softly when he saw that the clip only showed the first half when the bitch was spouting her accusations. There was no mention of Kimberly's part of the confrontation where she defended his son's honor.

He took off the headphones and went through a quick breathing exercise. This was fine, he could easily fix this issue with a call to the lawyer.

When he felt calmer, he opened his eyes and looked up to the concierge desk.

Well shit.

There with a rolling suitcase was Miss Gabriella Anderson. He'd spent enough time fantasizing about the lovely councilor to know that it was definitely her. When she turned around and their eyes met, Trent knew he was in trouble.

Double Shit.

When she walked over to him, he closed his lap top and schooled his features to look as confident and relaxed as he could.

How did she even find him?

"Mr. Fernandez, what are you doing so far from Angel Grove?"

"Miss Anderson, I could ask you the same question."

As Gabrielle opened her mouth to retort, a third voice joined their conversation.

"Miss Anderson. I had a feeling you'd show up."

The both of them looked up to see Kimberly Oliver standing a food away with her hands on her hips.

Trent exhaled softly and looked at Gabriella. "Miss Anderson, meet Kimberly Oliver."

So, that was an unexpected twist, wasn't it?

What do you think will happen next? Leave your thoughts in a review. I love getting them!