Klaus awoke the next morning to find light streaming through the windows into the Hector's old bedroom of the hot air mobile where he, sunny, and Violet were sleeping. He looked over at the blurred numbers on the clock as he fumbled for his glasses. He put them on the the bright red numbers 10:24 blinked before his eyes. He rolled over and stood up, walking towards the sitting room where he expected to find his two siblings and two friends. He entered the room to find a head of dark hair, draped softly over the back a chair. She slowly looked over her shoulder and smiled up towards him.

"Hi Klaus," Isadora said gently, "Did you sleep well?"

"Honestly, I haven't slept well for years, ever since my parents death."

"Well, we have that in common," She assured him. She ran her eyes over Klaus. "Duncan and I hardly recognized you, violet, and Sunny when we found you yesterday," she said quietly. "You're…not the same. You're older, and you and Violet seem thin, not just physically, it seems like your worn thin, from stress. And in you eyes, I see tragedy and sadness cutting in. Are you…okay?"

"We're okay," Klaus promised her with a small but honest smile. "I can't deny that we've suffered. But we're going to be okay now that we've found you. I mean you and Duncan" he added lamely.

"Okay." Isadora stood up and wrapped her arms around Klaus's waist. She leant in towards him and whispered "I missed you" into his ear before releasing him. He felt goose bumps rise on his back where her arms had touched him.

You mean so much to me

You came and set me free

Klaus squeezed her hand lightly in response. He loved her couplets. Sweet and short.

Just then, Violet and Sunny walked in.

"Morning," Violet's voice rang out, "have you two been up long?" They sharply broke their eye contact.

"No, not long"

"What brekkie?" Sunny asked, meaning something like " What would you guys say to having some breakfast?"

"We'd love that Sunny" Isadora replied.

Just then, Duncan walked in. He paused to yawn and stretch his arms into the air. "Hey sleepy head" Isadora said, laughing, "Sunny is going to cook us some breakfast."

"Sounds good"

All five friends pitched in to help make a breakfast of assorted frozen foods. As they sat down to eat, Violet blurted out the question that each one of them had been pondering.

"Okay guys, I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering how we're going to land this aircraft which wasn't built to ever be landed. I mean, how long can we live off freezer foods?"

"It's already been about a year" Duncan replied. What I would do for some fresh fruit…

"Amazing. Well I am going to have to start working on an invention. But first, lets eat!"