The group of Federal Agents were in their hotel rooms, packing. Michelle had already finished with hers and was helping Cody deal with his clothes.

"Man, things can't go any more wrong!" he cried as he placed his chin in his hand.

"Why? What could possibly be wrong?" Michelle wondered in an innocent voice, a smile on her face.

"As if you don't know. When we first arrived here in San Fransisco, we learn that Frank is supposed to help save the world. As it turns out, he receives some very serious injuries, then dies and comes back to life before we know it," complained Cody as he placed a shirt into the luggage.

"Come on, now, that was a few days ago. Besides, are you upset now that he had a chance to come back to life and you probably won't?" Michelle asked him, a smile on her face and laughter written in her voice.

Cody gave her an 'I don't believe you' look. Michelle quickly put on an innocent look and Cody wondered why. He turned around to see Frank standing behind him.

"Michelle, is Cody giving you trouble?" wondered Frank.

"No, he isn't Frank. Actually, it's more like I'm giving him trouble," Michelle replied, a sneaky smile on her face.

She helped Cody finish with what he was doing before heading towards the door. She turned around and faced the two men, an even sneakier grin on her face.

"Just before I forget Cody, there is something that I should tell you," she told him.

"Uh oh. What is it Shelly?" wondered Cody, sounding a bit cautious.

"When we get back to Chicago, you have a old debt to pay up," Michelle replied.

She giggled before she scurried out of the room. Frank looked at Cody with an odd look. The computer genius held out his good arm and his jaw dropped in surprise.

"What is she talking about Cody?" Frank asked him finally.

"She... she... that little rat!" cried Cody, not believing what he just heard.

"Who's a little rat and why?" wondered Jake, who happened to walk into the room at that moment.

"Something about Michelle and an old debt he has to pay," Frank replied.

He was still waiting for an answer from Cody and Jake's interest perked up. He finally sighed and dropped his arm.

"Over a year ago, Michelle and I made a little bet and as it turns out, she recently won it," he sighed.

Frank's eyes widened in surprise.

"Bet? You were betting with my daughter Cody? She's only a teenager!" Frank told him.

"It was her idea, not mine," mumbled Cody. "She had to go and rub it in my face even before we got home."

"Of course, I should expect something like this from her," muttered Frank.

Frank gave a smile, hearing what the man had said and Cody never saw him do it. Jake did though and he inwardly gave himself a smile.

"Come on, let's get ready and go home. I think we all need a vacation after all this," Frank told them before heading out the door with his luggage.

00000

Nick walked into a room to meet up with Rae, who smiled at him.

"How're you feeling?" she asked him.

"Alright. I'll live, even after what happened. Patrick and Sarah will as well. I'm very happy of that. I'm also very glad that they weren't that badly injured, even though she received a mild concussion and both of them were shot," Nick replied.

Rae watched him look down the hallway before trying to get his attention.

"Nick?" she questioningly said.

"Yes?" he said.

"We're all glad you're alive. You're one of a kind," was all she told them before walking out of the room and down the hall away from him.

Nick was a bit surprised by this but he gave a smile as he walked in the opposite direction. He soon came across Sarah and Patrick, who were sitting in a room. It appeared as if they were waiting for him. He looked between the two of them.

"What do you two want?" wondered Nick.

The two looked at each other before Patrick decided to speak.

"We already got what we wanted Nick. You," was all the young man said.

Nick smiled at the comment.

"Come on. My job's done for the day. Let's go home and do something as a family," he quietly told them. "We deserve it right about now."

The brother and sister smiled as each other before standing up and got themselves ready for the trip home as Nick got ready himself.

00000

Frank was reading a magazine on the airplane to pass the time on the trip back to Chicago. He glanced to the seat next to him to see Michelle sound asleep. He smiled as he placed a hand on her arm.

"I may not show it but I am happy to be around to see you graduate, among other things. We well go to Egypt someday and we will have to go on a vacation after this," Frank whispered to himself.

He glanced around at the rest of his team. They weren't paying any attention to him and he was inwardly happy. He saw that Cody was trying to make himself comfortable. His shoulder was still bothering him and he was still a bit upset about it. Frank gave a small smile at that though he knew thar Michelle was serious when she said she would help them with the computer work until Cody was better. He also thought that she would be very versatile if she were to become part of the same branch of the law as he was. With her already good computer skills, he remembered that she was alright with a gun and her great first aid skill came to mind. Her many skills replayed in his mind as he also thought about her role as a leader in the school.

"I think you're going to turn into me when you grow older," he whispered.

00000

Nick opened the door and the trio walked into the room. Patrick plopped down onto the couch, his head now laying over the back of it. Sarah walked inside and placed her package onto the floor. They had decided to do some shopping along the way.

"I don't blame you Pat. It's been a very long few days," Nick sighed as he threw his jacket over the back of a chair.

Sarah nodded in agreement as she landed in another chair across the room as Nick sat in the one where he placed his jacket.

"Want do you two want to do?" wondered Sarah in a quiet voice.

"Right now at this moment? Rest. A lot of much needed rest before we do anything else," Nick requested in a quiet voice as well. "I don't think I can handle something like this again."

The three of them looked at each other with a knowing smile that everything was going to be alright now.

"We're home and we're safe and sound," whispered Nick before falling asleep right where he was.

The brother and sister gazed over at him through partially opened eyes before they also fell asleep right where they were.

Frank walked into his apartment, Michelle right behind him. He looked around, almost missing the place. Michelle walked up to him and placed a hand gently on his arm.

"Are you alright?" she asked him.

"What do you mean?" he wondered.

"What I mean is, you recently died and were resurrected. What I mean is, are you feeling alright after all that?" she repeated.

"Yes, I'm fine. I get to be with you again and for that, I'm grateful," he told her as he put his arm around her.

Michelle smiled at that as Frank sat down onto the couch. She sat down next to him and placed her head on his chest. Her eyes were now half-closed as he rubbed her arm.

"Looks like I will be able to see you get into the law enforcement after all," he whispered into her ear.

"Yes, you will," she quietly said.

"Though I have one question for you," he told her.

"What is it?" she wondered in a quiet voice.

"What did you bet with Cody?" he asked her. "Tell me."

Her eyes widened but he didn't see it. She became slightly nervous as she looked at him as he looked down at her.

"You really want to know?" she wondered.

"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't," Frank told her.

"Alright, just please don't get mad at me," she said with a small sigh.

"Can't promise that now," he put in.

Michelle rolled her eyes at that and hesitated for a moment. She waited so long that Frank wondered what was wrong.

"Mika..." he started.

"I bet a hundred dollars with him that someone would come after me within three years," she blurted out.

"What? When was this made?" Frank wondered.

"Last year, after I was taken and you were attacked and left for dead. Cody and Alex were in my hospital room after you five found me and he said he was hoping that no one else came after because I was half-Japanese or whatever. Then I asked him how much he wanted to bet on that and he agreed to it!" she quickly explained.

'I have to let Cody know that he shouldn't be doing that. Especially with my daughter,' Frank thought to himself.

"Frank?" Michelle questioningly said.

"Yes?" he replied.

"Just to let you know, I had made a very tiny fortune in betting against my classmates at school. They will say something, I say how much they want to bet and I always won. Haven't lost a bet yet," Michelle told him, feeling mighty proud of herself. "Except for this one, I haven't done any for some time. Plan to stop now."

Frank laughed as Michelle put a hand up to her chin.

"Have any of the money left?" Frank wondered.

"What? Oh. Yeah, I do actually. Got about 50 dollars left from it. I made a lot of bets and some were kind of high," Michelle replied before she laughed herself. "Highest ever I think was 25 dollars."

Soon, the laughter died down and she yawned. She closed her eyes and fell asleep right where she was beside Frank. He looked at her and decided to stay right where he was for the moment. After a few minutes had passed, when he knew she was asleep, he gently picked her up and took her into his bedroom and placed her onto the bed. He stared at her for a moment before pulling the covers over her.

"Sleep well," he told her. "We both need it."

TBC...