Hey guys! I'm back with a new chapter and I think it was about time to close the story with Nikki.

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Chapter 7: Life works in mysterious ways

WHERE WERE WE?

OH, RIGHT!

So, the laptop Riley was working on started to send alert sounds and this was probably the only thing they had to help them find Nikki.

"I got him," Riley exclaimed.

"You got who?" Bozer asked.

"Kendrick or Chudacov or whatever. I run a facial recognition program and it found a match. This is live-feed," she explained.

"Where is he?" Matty asked.

"He is here, in LA. He just passed Carl Nielsen Youth Path, east of Westchester."

"You said this is live. Can you follow him?" Mac asked Riley.

"I can do better than that. I can analyze his path and try to determine his destination," she said and brought up a map showing the route Kendrick was following.

"It doesn't look like he is taking a direct route," Mac acknowledged.

"Yeah, son of a bitch is using evasive tactics. Like anyone can hide from my baby girl," Jack announced like a proud father. Riley smiled at that, and so did everyone else.

"So, I looked at the footage to see if I can find from where he was coming from and I caught him in Northeastern Inglewood," Riley said. "Now, if he started off there his general trajectory leads to…"

"LAX." Mac finished his words.

"Exactly," Riley gave him a smile.

"Okay I'm notifying LAPD. Mac and Jack get ready to leave." Matty informed them.

"Wait, he can't be that stupid right?" Riley wondered.

"Yeah, the moment he walks in there he'll be trapped. There are cameras everywhere and the cops will get him in no time," Bozer added.

"Well, I guess he has no idea we're on to him. I mean if Mac hadn't found that laptop in Nikki's place, we wouldn't know they were working together. Let's not forget we didn't even know if he was alive after what happened in Lake Como," Jack concluded.

"Or that's exactly what he wants us to believe," Mac said.

"What are you thinking Mac?" Riley asked him.

"Maybe he knows we have the laptop and maybe he wants us to put all our attention on him so the rest of his people can execute their plan," he explained.

"You think Kendrick is some kind of decoy?" Matty asked.

"Yes, I mean look, he doesn't have anything on him. No bag, not even a jacket. Something where he could hide the virus. Unless he has injected himself with it then Kendrick doesn't have the virus," Mac said.

"Now that you mention it, how long does it take for that virus to kill someone?"

"We have no idea Bozer," Matty answered. "Our people were gonna start their research on it soon but we lost our chance."

"I can help you find the answer to that," Riley announced. She was searching Nikki's files the whole time and she finally found something about the bioweapon. "According to this the subjects started to have symptoms like fever, runny noses, sore throat about a day after they got infected…"

"Great so this is like the flu," Jack said.

"I hope it was Jack, but it progresses way faster and if I'm reading this right then in maximum two days all the subjects were dead," Mac explained.

"Hey guys? Guess who else is heading towards LAX?" Riley said after seeing that the program she was running got another hit.

"So, Nikki is now a brunette?" Jack asked.

"I'm pretty sure that's a wig, Jack. And not a very good one," Bozer joked.

"So, both our main suspects are heading to the same location without taking any serious precautions?" Matty wondered. "Once again you're right Mac. The airport is not where the virus is being released, but since there are no other leads to follow, we need to get them and make them talk."

"We all know that's not going to happen. These people are highly trained spies. They're not just gonna open their mouths and start spitting out information we need," Jack said.

"I've already started looking for the others from their passport pictures. I just hope we get a hit before it's too late," Riley announced.

"We need to do something. We can't just wait," Mac said running his hands through his hair. "If we go catch Nikki and Kendrick we might lose our chance of finding the people that have the virus and if we don't catch them then we'll probably lose them forever."

"We are at a dead end," Bozer realized.

"Maybe not..." Riley exclaimed while looking through more files.

"What did you find Riley?" Matty asked.

"So, I have flight plans for about a dozen flights departing from Ontario International Airport today," she began.

"That's in the exact opposite direction from LAX," Jack said.

"That explains why Kendrick and Nikki are there. They want us to follow them there while their people are in Ontario doing whatever they are supposed to do," Bozer observed.

"Yeah, but why flight plans? If they are unleashing the virus at the airport, then why do they need the flight plans?" Jack asked.

"Because the airport isn't the target," Riley realized and stood up to face them. "The planes are or better the passengers," she said.

"How…?" Bozer wondered.

"Mac was right. Kendrick and now Nikki don't carry anything in which they could hide the virus, unless…"

"…they are the virus," Mac interrupted. "Riley you're brilliant," he exclaimed and wrapped his arms around her. After lifting her up he quickly realized what he had done and let her go saying, "Sorry, I got excited."

"You never get excited like that when I say something smart," Jack complained and teased them at the same time.

"Shut up Jack," Mac murmured.

"That's because you never say anything smart Jack," Matty gave Jack a taste of his own medicine.

"You guys, I hate to break it to you, but I don't think Nikki would inject herself with the virus. She may be a lot of things but suicidal isn't one of them," Bozer added.

"No Bozer, not Nikki. Neither Kendrick," Mac replied.

"I'm not following," Jack said.

"The people who are planning to board on those flights in Ontario International Airport are," Riley explained. "Mac, how long do you think it would take for them to be able to transmit the virus?" she asked.

"Well, if it takes about a day for the symptoms to show, then, I'd say about 12 hours and that is if we're lucky."

"Let me see if I got this right," Matty began, "You think that the rest of the spies from the passports we found, have injected themselves with the bioweapon and are going to board on those flights, transmitting the virus to the rest of the passengers while they are in the air?"

"Yes, we do," Riley answered. "All the flights are going to different American States, none of them are leaving the country, so when you think about it, it's a hell of a plan," she concluded.

"Yeah, I mean if they have timed it right and they board before they get in the transmission period, they won't risk infecting any passenger that is heading to Europe or Asia or any other place outside the US. So, the virus will only transmit inside our country and I guess they thought we would stop everyone from getting out as soon as we knew there was a possible epidemic," Mac continued.

"If you're right, then we have under 4 hours to find the infected spies posing as passengers before they can infect others," Bozer said.

"Then let's not waste anymore time. I'll send a team to LAX to find Nikki and Kendrick and you are all going to the Ontario International Airport to find the Russians," Matty ordered.

"Who is all? You better not mean Riley too. I'm not putting her in any more danger."

"Riley is a civilian but if she wants to come then I won't stop her Jack. We need all the help we can get and she could do a lot more if she accesses the control room in the airport," Matty answered.

"Yeah, I'm coming. If I run the facial recognition program from there, we have a lot more chances to identify these guys from their passport pictures. I'm already looking for them through the traffic cams but it's easier if I access the airport cameras," Riley was trying to convince Jack even though she was going whether he liked it or not. "And before you say anything, yes I can hack in the airport's system from here but If I get to the control room, I can do a lot more, a lot faster," she finished.

"But you…"

"I'm coming Jack. There's nothing you can do or say to stop me. And now let's not waste any more time. Shall we?"

Jack knew there was no point in arguing with Riley and the best thing he could do was make sure she would be safe, so he just let out a "Fine," and they all got ready to move.

Riley told her mother she would accompany the others in order to help them with something important, something that would help them return home but of course she didn't share all the details. She only told her that Jack would keep her safe.

ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Once they got to the airport Riley headed straight to the control room and started looking for the spies through the cameras. Mac, Jack and Bozer waited for the flights to start boarding.

"Hey guys? We need backup. We won't be able to check all 12 flights in time," Bozer said through comms.

"Bozer is right. We can't be in 4 places at once," Jack agreed.

"Wow, Jack I can't believe you just did the math and answered that correctly," Riley teased him through comms.

"You see, baby girl? Where is my hug now Mac?" Jack wan't gonna let this go.

"Congrats, Jack. You know what the quotient of 12 divided by 3 is. How long did it take you to calculate something so difficult?" Mac asked.

"Wait, the quo-what now? I just thought that since it's 12 flights and there's 3 of us because Riley has to stay in the control room, we need to check 4 flights each," Jack sound confused.

"Oh come on, Mac. You're gonna break him. Don't use big words like that, you know he can't handle them," Bozer laughed.

"You're right Boze. I guess a simple division is way too complicated for him."

Mac, Riley and Bozer all started laughing.

"You can laugh all you want. The problem still remains," Jack said trying to sound offended.

"Yeah okay. That's true we should call Matty and ask for backup," Bozer said.

"There's no time. Most of the flights have already started boarding," Mac told them.

"Then what are we going to do? If we start searching some of the flights, they might made us and they will try to escape," Jack acknowledged.

"I have an idea!" both Mac and Riley said simultaneously.

"Of course, you do," Jack and Bozer said next.

No one spoke for a few seconds until Bozer broke the silence.

"Care to share your ideas with us?"

"Right, uh-Riley would you like to go first?" Mac offered.

"Really Mac? Now it's not the time to be a gentleman. Time is running out here," Jack said.

"Relax Jack," Riley told him. "Okay, I thought maybe we could let all the passengers board and right before takeoff I could hack the planes and stop them from leaving. This way we'll have plenty of time for backup to get here and catch these guys," she explained. "What's your plan Mac?" she asked him.

"Well I-I actually was gonna ask if you could do that because I'm planning to make a device to jam any signal including our comms so they won't be able to communicate with each other as soon as you hack the planes," Mac answered her question.

"You guys are really in sync. I love this plan. Let's do this." Bozer exclaimed causing Mac and Riley to blush and they both thought they were luck they were all in different positions and they couldn't see each other.

"Okay, I'm gonna call Matty to let her in on the plan so she can send backup because after Riley hacks the planes and I activate the device I'll make, no signals well be able to get through," Mac informed them.

"Great! Mac, Bozer, I'll meet you outside near the airway. All planes are departing around the same time so the only thing we can do is trust that Riley can stop them from taking off and wait for backup to arrive," Jack said.

Mac called Matty and she immediately sent the backup they needed and a hazmat response team to the airport. She also informed them that they managed to get Kendrick but unfortunately Nikki escaped. She must have left LAX long before the Phoenix agents arrived because they couldn't find any sign of her in the camera footage. Mac made the device and waited for Riley to make her move so he would activate it.

"I'm ready guys. Once I hit enter Mac must activate the device. I'll come and find you outside," Riley told them.

"Okay Riley. See you in a bit. Be careful," Jack told her.

"Here goes everything," Riley took a breath and pushed the button.

Mac opened his jammer right after that and now they were all on their own. When they saw the planes stop, they knew Riley's hack was a success and the TAC team got there right on time to help them get the infected spies. They had their photos from the passports so it wasn't hard to track them down. They tried to resist but there wasn't much they could do. Luckily, they hadn't entered the transmission period yet so they quarantined them before they could infect anyone else.

As soon as everyone was secured Mac turned his jammer off and met with Jack and Bozer.

"Where's Riley?" he asked them.

"She should be here by now. She said she would meet with us here," Bozer answered.

"Hey Riley, baby. Where you at?" Jack asked her through comms since now they were back on.

No answer. No answer at all. They had now started to get worried.

"Comms should be working again right?" Jack asked looking at Mac.

"Yeah, I deactivated the jammer," he answered. "Riley, where are you. Is everything okay?"

Still no answer.

"No, no, no, no, no," Jack began. "This can't be happening."

"Jack relax. I'm sure she is fine. Maybe she just forgot to turn her comms back on," Bozer tried to reassure him.

"I don't know Bozer. I don't like this silence. I'm gonna go look for her," Mac was very worried too and you could see it all over his face.

Mac started heading inside when a familiar voice made him stop.

"Look who I found?"

"Nikki?" Mac, Jack and Bozer asked.

"No need to go look for her. I found her for you Mac," Nikki said. She had Riley with her and she was ready to inject her with what they could all imagine to be the deadly virus they were trying to stop from getting out.

"You know I thought I would never see you again but then you had to outsmart us and ruin another of our plans," Nikki told them.

"Let her go Nikki. Riley isn't a part of this. It's not her you want. Take me instead," Mac bargained.

"She's not a part of this? Oh, Mac you are all a part of this. Your whole country is a part of this. I don't care whether on not she knows more than she should. She has to die like every other American has to die."

"If you hurt her…" Jack took a step forward.

"I'm okay Jack," Riley tried to reassure him.

"If I hurt her what Jack?" Nikki began, "If I hurt her what? Don't take another step otherwise your little girl over here will become patient 13 in this upcoming epidemic. And if you want her unharmed at least until she gets infected from someone else, you will let my friends go," she concluded.

"You can't be serious. There's no way we are letting them go. We won't start an epidemic or should I say a global pandemic because there's no way this virus will only spread in the US," Bozer exclaimed. "Aren't you worried about your beloved country? You can't believe that this virus won't cross our borders."

"Everything I did and do is for my country so trust me when I say my people will be safe. I won't say it again. Let them go or Riley will join them."

"Everything you did? Like when you killed Reese? The man that saved your live countless times. Or when you hired Murdoc to kill me?" Mac was really trying to stay calm.

"Oh, you know about Reese. Well, I couldn't let him live. He was gonna expose me. Like I couldn't let you live Mac. You kept ruining our plans."

"Who are you? How could you betray us all like we mean nothing to you?" he asked her.

"Please Mac. Just because we worked together doesn't mean you ever were something more to me than the means to get what I wanted. I'm sure you would put your country first too. Now I really don't like to repeat myself," Nikki said and Mac's phone rang.

"Is that Matty? Pick it up. I'd like to say hi. After all, if it weren't for her I would never make it this far," Nikki knew how to get on their nerves.

"Matty we have a prob…." Mac began but Matty cut him off. She told him something and Mac's face completely changed.

"Put her on speaker. I want to hear what she's saying," Nikki demanded.

"As you wish," Mac complied. "Before I do though you might want to get ready about what you're going to hear. Hey Matty, you're now on speaker and Nikki is also listening. Would you mind repeating what you just told me?"

"Wait, Nikki is there? You got her?" Matty asked.

"I'm sorry Matty but looks like I got them. Well, I got the one thing that can paralyze both Mac and Jack and I'm sure Bozer too since he is too good to let Riley get hurt."

"Matty just tell us what you found out from Kendrick," Mac insisted.

"Right. Well, our suspicions were true. Kendrick isn't working for the Russian government, not anymore at least. After the illegals program was dismantled, he went rogue and decided to continue the program with his own rules. We found proof on the flash drive he had with him," Matty explained.

"You think I will buy a cheap trick like this one? You're so full of yourselves. Let my people go or I'm gonna empty the content of the syringe into Riley."

"You didn't know, did you? Exactly like I was expecting. He's been filling your head with all this crap. That all this is for the good of your country. That if you kill us all, your people's future will be better somehow. Guess what? He is messing with you. He doesn't have official orders. He isn't working for your government," Mac hoped that if Nikki realized all this wasn't what her government wanted then she would stop threatening Riley.

"I don't believe you. You would say anything to save her. It can't be true," Nikki seemed lost.

"Okay Mac. I'm sending you a video. Show it to Nikki," Matty ordered.

Mac did exactly that. The video showed Kendrick from the interrogation room. He was admitting that this whole operation was his and that he wasn't working for the Russian government. There wasn't point in denying it since they had his flash drive which was full of proof.

"No that's not. How? Why? He said this was all for our country," Nikki finally let Riley go. She was mumbling.

Jack run to Riley and wrapped his arms around her. Some DXS agents handcuffed Nikki and gave the syringe to Mac.

"It's over Nikki," Mac told her.

"How does it feel now that you know you did all of this for nothing?" Jack asked.

"It can't be easy. You invested your whole life into this and now you find out it was all a lie," Riley said.

"I can't believe you're defending her," Jack exclaimed.

"I'm not. But think about it. She's been practically brainwashed. Yes, she made a lot of mistakes but if this Kendrick guy hadn't planted all these ideas into her head then I don't know, maybe she would have turned out to be very different," she elaborated.

"As much as I hate to admit it, Riley is right, Nikki is a victim here too. She must have been a kid when Kendrick first recruited her. She's been living a lie her whole life," Mac realized.

"That doesn't justify all the things she did," Bozer said.

"No, it doesn't. All I'm saying is that this must be very hard. What happens now Matty?" Mac asked.

"Well, Nikki and Kendrick are going away for a long time. As for their friends, I'm afraid we can't do anything for them. They are all infected and they'll be dead in about 36 hours," she told them.

"No, they won't," Nikki said and they all turned to face her. "There's a cure. They are all like me. Kendrick tricked us all. They don't deserve to die. I know you'll put us in a cell somewhere but I can't let them die. That flash drive you found on Kendrick has all the information you need to find the cure," she concluded and the agents took her away.

"If Nikki is telling the truth…" Jack began.

"I'm on it," Matty said through the phone. "Our techs are already looking for the place Kendrick is keeping the cure. I'm sure we'll find it soon enough. Get back to safe house," she instructed them.

SAFE HOUSE

2 HOURS LATER

"You did an amazing job. All of you. We found the cure while you were on the road. Our people are on their way to extract it." Matty said as soon as they arrived.

Diane hugged Riley and asked if they could go home now.

"I'm sorry Diane. I can't let you go yet. Murdoc is still out there and he knows where you live so we will have to move you to a new location for a while. Not just you. We might have caught Nikki and the rest of the Russians but DXS is still compromised. We will move to a new location too. DXS doesn't exist anymore," she explained.

"Who's Murdoc?" Diane asked.

'That's right. She doesn't know,' Matty thought.

"Mom, I'll explain everything later I promise. Matty is right we can't go home for a while and we'll have to quit our jobs too. We can't go back there. I just want you to trust me. We're going to be fine. I promise," Riley tried to calm her down.

"This is all your fault Jack. You've been lying to me since the day I met you. You put Riley in danger," she began.

"Mom, stop it. This isn't Jack's fault. I knew about all this and in fact he wanted to tell you the truth but I asked him not too. I didn't want you to worry all the time."

"But baby why? You should have told me."

"I know. I thought this way it would be better. I'm sorry. Can we talk about this later?"

"Okay, yeah! But this time I want to know everything. You hear me Jack? Everything," Diane said.

"I promise you Diane they will tell you everything they are allowed to say," Matty reassured her. "Now you should know that no one is going home until Murdoc is behind bars so for now you will move in a safe house that trust me when I say that looks a lot more like a home than this place," Matty informed them.

"Wait you mean that Mac and I can't go home either?" Bozer asked.

"If I remember correctly, Murdoc first broke into Mac's house, so obviously no, Bozer. This is your new address. Go get settled in and I will come by later. There are some things I need to deal with," Matty told them.

"We're all moving in the same place?" Jack asked.

"Yes Dalton. That's the best I can do for now."

Mac didn't seem to mind that at all. This way he would see Riley every day.

IN THEIR NEW HOUSE

Their new temporary home was an isolated house just outside of LA. They arrived at the house and Bozer and Jack quickly run to choose a bedroom. Jack was supposed to stay with Diane if she wasn't mad at him for all of this. Mac and Riley laughed at the way Bozer and Jack were acting. Diane said she would be staying with Riley but you could see she just wanted to irritate Jack. His face dropped when he heard that. She didn't say anything else and just announced that she was going in the kitchen to cook them dinner.

"It's been a long day. I'm sure you are all starving," she said.

"I'll come and help," Bozer offered. He never missed a chance to show off his cooking skills. "I'll just call Leanna real quick to fill her in and I'll be right back."

Jack followed Diane to the kitchen and tried his best to get her to talk to him but she seemed to enjoy torturing him this way. Mac laughed when he saw that. His eyes searched for Riley. She had gone out on the balcony to get some air.

"Hey," he said and Riley turned her head around and repeated, "Hey."

"How are you feeling?" Mac asked.

"I should be asking you the same thing. You just lost another partner."

"Well, you lost your home, your job, your life as you knew it." he smirked.

"You lost your home, your job and your life as you knew it too," Riley told him.

"Is this a competition? And I didn't exactly lose my job. I still have the same job. Matty will just find us a new cover," Mac said.

"Oh, so you still have your job. Then I guess I lose. I get to answer the question first," she joked. "Can I be honest?"

"Of course," he told her.

"I know it's been a terrible day but I feel good. I helped you dismantle a terrorist organization and save millions of people. Not to mention we probably stopped World War 3 from happening. Somehow the rest doesn't really matter," she admitted and let out a sigh of relief.

Mac didn't say anything. He just stared at her with a big smile on his face.

"What? What is it? You said I could be honest," she was surprised by his reaction.

"No, it's-I mean yeah of course. I just. I really admire you. If someone else was in your place, they would be going crazy right now," Mac told her.

"Thank you. I admire you too. What you learned today was enough to break you but you rose from the ashes and you are moving on stronger than before," she said. Mac gave her a sad smile and then his face drop. He looked like he was replaying everything that happened in his head therefore she decided to change the subject.

"So, how do you feel about our new living situation?" Riley asked.

"Oh, it's funny that you asked that. I was planning for us to go out on a few dates first before we move in together but I guess life works in mysterious ways," the words slipped out of his mouth.

Riley was stunned. She couldn't believe her ears. She couldn't believe how much she liked what she heard either. You could see Mac was about to say something but Bozer came out and told them to come inside because Matty had come to talk to them. Bozer sure didn't miss Mac's flushed cheeks and made a mental note to ask him about it later.

They walked into the living room where the others were waiting. Riley sat on the couch next to Diane and Mac stood next to Bozer behind the couch.

"Great, now that we are all here and there's no reason to keep this from Diane and Riley anymore, I'm pleased to announce that I have found a new facility where our organization will be sheltered," Matty began.

"That's awesome! Where is it?" Bozer asked.

"Let's just say it's somewhere in LA for now," Matty teased him and when she saw he was ready to speak again she continued, "Yes Bozer. There will be a new lab, a new war room, a new everything. But most importantly we'll need a new name and guess what? You get to pick it."

"A new name? Now that's something I can help you with," Jack immediately stood up.

"No Jack! We're not calling the new DXS, Yippee-Ki-Yay Foundation," Mac said and Jack sat back down like someone had just grounded him.

Jack tried to speak again and Riley cut him off, "I hate to disappoint you Jack, but I'm sure no one wants to name a secret government organization after your favorite film series or anything that has to do with Die Hard in general."

"Well, how do you know? Plus, you don't get to choose. You don't work for this secret government organization," Jack told her and he certainly looked offended.

"Maybe Riley doesn't work with us but we all agree with her," Bozer defended her.

"Okay I was gonna mention this later but since we started this conversation," Matty said, "Riley how would you like to take Mac up on his offer?" the boss lady asked and both Mac and Riley froze.

'How does she know about that?' Riley wondered and looked at Mac.

'Matty really knows everything,' Mac acknowledged thinking the same Riley did, that Matty somehow heard what they were discussing on the balcony. Was she really trying to set them up in front of everyone?

"I think this is a great opportunity for you and you will be a perfect addition to the team," Matty continued.

"Wait, what offer are we talking about exactly?" Mac asked.

"The job offer. The one you made Riley. Well, it was more like a suggestion but I think it's a great idea," Matty clarified.

"Ooh, that offer," Mac and Riley both said simultaneously.

"Why what other offer did you make her?" Bozer asked and Mac and Riley tried to avoid his question.

"I didn't. I just forgot about this one. Matty is right. We do need a new field analyst," Mac said.

"I-I don't know what to say. I really liked helping you guys out today and I did have to quit my old job," Riley began.

"Then it's settled. You'll be our new field analyst," Jack exclaimed.

"Wait a second. Is this gonna be dangerous?" Diane asked.

"I can't lie to you Diane. Yes, this is a dangerous job but Riley is more than qualified to do this and if she accepts, I assure you she will have the best training she can get and Mac, Jack and Bozer will always have her back," Matty explained.

"And do you really want this baby?" Diane asked her daughter.

"Yes mom. I do. I think I finally found something I love," Riley answered.

"Well, we both know I can't stop you. If this is what you want then you should do it. I'm gonna be worried sick about you, both of you," she turned to face Jack and then looked back at Riley, "but if it makes you happy then I'm happy for you," she said with tears in her eyes and wrapped her arms around her only daughter.

"I know I might not be able to tell you everything about what I do but I'll make you proud mom." Riley told her.

Diane broke the hug and looked her in the eyes, "Oh, baby! I'm already proud of you," she said and they both started laughing with tears in their eyes.

"Okay, now. That's enough. You're gonna make us all cry," Jack said with watery eyes.

"You're gonna take care of her for me Jack." Diane told him.

"I always do and always will, baby" he replied and gave her a hug.

"Great, now that we found our new field analyst, how about we find our new name too?" Matty suggested.

"I'll go grab us all some beers while you're doing that. I have to check on the food too," Diane said and headed to the kitchen.

"Phoenix," Mac blurted.

"What was that Mac?" Bozer asked.

"Our new name, Phoenix," he repeated.

"Come on bro. We don't wanna name our new super crew after a bird," Jack teased him.

"Not just any bird. In ancient mythology the Phoenix rose from the ashes stronger than it ever was. That's us," he explained.

"I like it," Bozer said.

"Me too," Matty agreed.

"I don't know. I still think we should find something that has to do with Die hard."

"Stop it Dalton. It's never gonna happen," Matty said.

"Well, Riley gave me the idea actually," Mac admitted and gave her smirk.

"She did?" he turned to face her, "You did? When?" Jack asked.

"I-I just told Mac something about rising from the ashes," Riley said.

"Yeah and that gave me the idea," Mac smiled.

"Well, if it was Riley's idea then I guess it's a good name," Jack announced.

"Seriously Jack? You're unbelievable," Bozer told him.

"That's an understatement," Diane said when she heard Bozer while she was coming back from the kitchen and left the beers to the table. "So, you found a name or what?"

"We did," Matty said, grabbed a beer and the rest followed.

"To the Phoenix foundation," Matty raised her beer.

"To the Phoenix Foundation," they all repeated after her and clinked their bottles.

And that's how the Phoenix Foundation was born and their adventures were far from over. Mac and Riley sure had an awkward conversation to finish.

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