Her smirk widens and as she leaves, she pulls her phone out of her pocket. Within a few taps, Issy has sent a message to the Family Goals chat.

Family intervention. Be in the transfers training room in half an hour. No excuses. I have news.

One by one, her family stride into the training room with worried looks. Their faces worsened when the saw Issy serious and sadden expression. She couldn't help herself. Issy had the idea when she made her way from the Pit to the training room and she had grinned internally at the thought of their reactions. She was such an awful person sometimes…

Hector was the first one to arrive and he smirked at her. Issy rose an eyebrow and his face dropped into a concerned look when they heard incoming footsteps. Hugo and Josh walked into then. Hugo looked extremely anxious while Josh was trying and failing to smother his grin. The more people that arrived, the deeper her upset expression got. Questions were thrown at her but she shook her head and waited.

When Eric strode in, Issy bit her lip to keep her mask in place. His fists were clenched white as he scanned the room for her. When he finally spotted her, Eric was at her side in an instant.

"What is it?" Eric tried slipping his arms around her to draw her in closer. Issy grabbed his arms but didn't look at him. "What's wrong?" Eric's head ducked down to be level with hers and he tried catching her eyes with his own. "Issy?" Thankfully Josh came over and quite forcefully guided Eric to where he had stood with Hugo. There was a moment when Issy worried that Eric would lash out at Josh and shove him away but with a small nod from Issy, Eric left her side.

Issy looked around a few minutes after and noticed everyone was waiting. Her brothers were waiting close to Eric, who was standing tense and ready to act.

"I've asked for you all to be here today because I have something to tell you all..." Issy trails off and ducks her head slightly to hide her grin. "Some of you know already and I thank you for keeping it to yourselves." She glances to Josh and Hector, who nod their heads in response. Issy sighs. "I've been promoted to Squadron Captain." Her voice sounds like she's gonna start crying and so nobody realises what she's said before it all clicks at once.

"WHAT?" Several people roar and Issy starts laughing.

"I've been promoted to Squadron Captain."

Her brothers tackled her to the ground in excitement, babbling happily in her ear. Issy can't breathe but she somehow manages to carry on laughing. Hands are grabbing her and pulling her up from the ground.

Hector pulls her into a hug. "I would have told you but Cap – Clark wanted to keep it a secret."

Hands pulled at her again and Issy was pulled into a group hug by her friends from initiation.

"Captain now, Leader in a few years?" Luke asked.

Issy laughed and shook her head. "I think I'll stick to Captain for now."

People clapped her on the shoulder and pulled her into hugs congratulating her. All the while Issy was grinning. Issy bites her lip when she steps up to Eric and smiles sheepishly at him.

Eric shakes his head. His body had relaxed and his eyes had softened somewhat. "What am I going to do with you?" He sighed.

Issy shrugged. "Congratulate me?" She offered and he smirked before pulling her into a tight hug. Issy was pressed against him and his head dropped to her shoulder.

"You had me worried. I swear I was beat someone into making the decision of not breathing anymore." Issy snorted and his arms tightened. "Issy I'm serious."

"I'm sorry." Her patrol alarm starts going off again and they pull back. Issy glances down at her alarm. Announcement, Common room. Now. Issy looks back up to see Eric frowning down at her. "See you at dinner?"

"Yeah."

Issy smiles and presses her lips to his cheek before jogging out of the room with Hec.

xXx

The whole squad stands in the common room with Captain standing in front of them all. Issy realises that she probably should stop calling him captain now, since technically that her now, but habits die hard.

All of them have tears in their eyes. They know what's coming.

Captain stares at each of them, the whole squad standing in a line in front of him. "It pleases me to inform you all that Beta has accepted the role as captain and her training of the role will start immediately." He sighs after a moment. "Though, it saddens me to say that these are the last few hours that Sun's Pride will last before it goes into the Book of Squadrons under my name. It has been an honour to work alongside all of you and I wish you all luck."

With a watery grin, Bulldozer turns to Issy. "Should we start calling you Alpha now?"

Her squad laugh, sniffing slightly and Issy smiles back. "Beta is fine."

Rainbow cries silently but there's a smile on her face as she pulls everyone together into a group hug with Cap – Clark in the middle. They're a mess of tears, snort and emotions and for the last few hours of the day, they are the Sun's Pride.

xXx

Issy had sent a message out and received positive replies. She turned to the squad and grinned at them.

"I have an idea."

Red looked to Clark warily. "I don't like that grin."

"It's a good idea, I swear."

Clark laughs. "What is it?"

"Wanna play a game with the rest of my family?" Issy asks, the grin never leaving her face.

"What type of game?" Clark narrowed his eyes at her.

"Most of you know it already," Issy looked around before her gaze set on Clark. "But for those of you that don't, we call it Manic."