More like longest thoughts...

I apologize for this. This is tougher than Runaway/EOS. There may be even tougher ones?

So Kayo's secret has been revealed.

We were concerned about her since the time many earthquakes appeared in the Pacific. Well, sometimes. I remember the time we saved the people in the space hotel, and I was worried about her. She had her task almost complete. When I warned her that the hotel's about to crash, she hung up on me. She wasn't even out of the hotel. She was all alone in there and didn't update her status. Yeah, I know she'll be safe and she has the pod, but still. What if she didn't make it?

She turns her comms off during her missions, mostly when it involves sabotage. John never knew what's up. And then months later I heard Scott and Kayo arguing about her job. But she still follows her own plan. The argument was so complicated, I didn't get to hear the rest of it, the rest that are quite significant. But both of them had valid points.

We were all gathered in the lounge and she's about to say something, but we got interrupted.

We were all needed, and off we go. We had the same status as we arrived to our locations. No incoming disasters, no people calling for help, nothing. It's not much of a danger zone. It's too quiet.

Then each of us saw some sort of an explosive device. And Kayo reported that the Hood's in Tracy Island. We were being tricked. He wanted to have our island, and Kayo is taking him to our generator.

It was risky. The Hood's in control of our Thunderbirds. He locked us out, left us out... I was panicking inside, and hoping that Kayo would do something to bring our 'birds back, and fast.

And then it happened, exactly what I hoped for. She had a plan to stop him, and then she revealed that she actually took the Hood to our backup generator from Mateo Island.

And the most significant of all is when the Hood revealed his relation to Kayo, which got us shocked. So the Hood is her uncle? Yeah, she keeps a lot of secrets, but this big secret is gonna leave us with tons of questions.

Kayo's like our sister and we trust her, but now, since she revealed her secret, will we still trust her? She lived with us long enough and we know a lot about her, of course we still do. I can tell by her emotions that she's telling the truth. That she wouldn't work for him.

Our plan is to head back to the island to help her, even though she told us not to come back. She might need some help if things get worse.

It was successful. The Hood got arrested, and then, at the end, she explained everything.

John called that we were needed again, and off we go, this time it's for real. We rescued those who needed help. Scott was the first to arrive home. Then Kayo, Virgil and Gordon, and I was the last. Happens sometimes. It depends on the mission. The engineer was a bit stubborn and he was more concerned about the spaceship he created. Yeah, there are some people who are like that. Respond in a professional way.

I went back to my room and changed to something comfortable. I thought of Kayo again, after that big revelation. Feel like I want to come to her room and talk to her. That wouldn't hurt, right?

And so I did. I had a signature knock for her to know it was me.

"Alan?"

I entered to see what's up. She was sitting on her bed, all freshened up, holding a phone.

I closed the door. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

She wasn't looking at me. Well, if she doesn't want to reveal how she's feeling, I kept quiet and sat down beside her. She asked me if I'm okay.

"After being locked out of your ship?"

"I was afraid I might run out of air. Thanks for the save."

"And you boys saved me too. Thank you."

We exchanged small smiles, and then she looked down again, looking at the phone she's holding. It wasn't hers.

"What's in that phone?"

She opened it and showed me a photo of her and the Hood.

"You looked happy. Both of you."

"This was taken almost before he changed his ways completely."

She sighed and turned off the phone.

We went silent for a while.

"I'm just scared, that's all."

"That we won't trust you anymore now that we know your secret?"

She nodded.

"Hey, we believe in you, Kayo. I know it won't affect you entirely. The Hood is different. You chose what's good."

I gave her a hug. "You're still my big sister, no matter what."

Then I realized that she didn't react to that. I released from the hug.

"Sorry, forgot that you're not much into hugs."

"No, I need it."

She leaned in close to my chest and I rested my chin on the top of her head, rubbing her back. I heard her sniffle for a second. I hugged her a bit tighter.

"Thanks, Alan."

It must have been hard for her, you know. All this.

When I went to bed, this suddenly came to me:

People decide if they would follow their parents, or relative's footsteps. For those who don't, they do what they want to do, they do what's best for them. They stay being themselves, even if their predecessors have their reputation for being totally famous, or infamous, or something like that. Kayo stayed away from the bad side. And I think there's a good reason why Dad kept her secret.

Some follow as the successor of their parents, or relatives. They admire their work, and they want to help or be like them. For me, I've always loved Dad's work. Not only is he the reason why I want to be an astronaut. John took me to see the stars at night, we sometimes use his telescope, and stuff.

So, yeah. It's all up to them to decide what's good enough for them.

Oh, what a day. It's like we solved the biggest mystery we've ever had. But no matter who Kayo is and who she is related to, we still love her, and she does too.