Signals

Disclaimer: If I owned BHH, it would have ended with Victor being bad muhhahahaha, VJ, MC, and Lucas being alone, 'cause I don't like him, as you'll soon find out. no offense to Lucas fans But, I may change my mind... So, as it is, don't own 'em.

Summary: Five years after Conclusions, the Science Club bumps into each other again. They were wrong about Victor...

9

"Marshall, this is for you," Josie heard Corrine say through the door. "Corrine, don't!" She cried, lunging in and grabbing her friend's hand, just like she had done so many years ago. Well, nine years ago, anyway. "JOSIE, let GO!" Corrine screamed. She, her mind clouded with rage and sadness, yanked on Josie's hand. Corrine was now half in, and half our of the wormhole.

"Josie!" Came Vaughn's voice.

Josie turned her head and found Vaughn and Lucas running over. Vaughn wrapped his arms around Josie's waist(AN: hey, only to help her, ya'll!), and pulled. Lucas grabbed her hand(AN: it woulda been gross if he grabbed the guy's waist!), and helped.

But it was no use.

Josie2, the janitor, and Tyler ran in to see Lucas's foot disappearing down the wormhole. The whole Science Club was gone. They had been too late.

Josie2, after standing there for a moment, walked over calmly to the desk and grabbed a clipboard. She then began to furiously whack Tyler over the head with it. Repeatedly( AN: sorry, always wanted to do this, or make Josie do it, and since the clone was the best i could get...).

"Ow," Tyler whimpered, shrinking. "Listen-"

"NO!" Josie thundered, pulling her hood down so that he could see her full face. "You listen! It's all your fault! Now, my counterpart is gone, and so is the man I love-"

But she stopped herself at this moment. "What did I just say?" She wondered aloud. But yes, it was true. She did love Lucas.

Tyler and the janitor, being totally inept with females, just stared.

"Alright," Josie2 said briskly, trying to hide her blush(and failling miserably). "We need to find the Ones. There still may be time to save them. And stop Marshall from becoming what he is, now. From obeying Victor." She glared at Tyler. "It's good thing we caught this spy."

Tyler bowed his head. It had been quite embarrassing to be captured by this girl who looked twenty-three, but was really... Nine years old.

The janitor smiled. He had trained Josie2, and she was so good( despite her tendency to break the rules), that she became his partner during the Science Club's junior year.

"So, what shall we do?" He asked her, even though he already knew the answer.

Josie2 smirked. "What we always do. Break the rules."

Josie had done something that she had never done before in the wormhole. She had passed out.

As she awoke, she felt something hard against her face. Something warm.

Trying to figure out what she was on(AN: and i promise, that was ALL she was trying to do!), Josie ran her palms against the thing, for she was too tired to open her eyes.

What she found was a rock hard wall of abs.

"Aah!" Josie cried, more out of embarrassment than anything. She opened her eyes to find Vaughn's still unconcious Vaughn.

At first, Josie began to freak out, but then, she remembered. Oh yeah, I passed out. I must have landed on Vaughn.

She scrambled off him(hey, not like she wanted to), and began to wake him.

Slowly, Vaughn's eyelids fluttered, and he woke up.

"Josie," He moaned, rubbing his head, "Where are we?"

For the first time, Josie looked around. They were in an endless stretch of mist. There was no one around but them. Oh wait, Lucas and Corrine lay a few feet away.

"You guys, wake up!" Josie exclaimed as she shook them.

After Corrine and Lucas were awake, the gang began to look about. That's when they heard it.

"You came!"

A familar voice. A voice that they had thought was gone forever. And a figure walked out of the mist.

"Z!" Josie cried, running into his hug.

Corrine hobbled ovr as fast as she could, and Vaughn and Lucas gave him guy-hugs.

"What happened?" Josie asked.

"I'll tell you," Z assured her, "But first, someone wants to see Corrine very badly."

"Marshall!" Corrine yelped, running forward to the man standing behind Z.

"I'm sorry," Marshall whispered.

"Don't worry," She smiled, and then... They kissed.

It was no chaste kiss either. It was long and hard.

"Uh," Josie said after a moment, "This is awkward, so..."

The couple broke apart, smiling.

That's when she came. Sarah Pearson.

"Mom," Vaughn gasped, "But... You're back home!"
Sarah walked up and gave him a hug.
"My son," She sighed, "That... Creature isn't me. She's my evil clone."

Vaughn shook his head. All this time, his mother was still lost.

"Where are we?" Lucas asked.

"In the Fourth Dimension," Sarah said, "And we're stuck here, unless..." She looked nervous. "Wait, Josie, remember? I sent that pendant back to you. Yes, I was the one to send the hologram. Josie, do you still have it?"

Josie shook her head. "No. I think it was stol-"

"Looking for this?"

Josie slowly turned.

There stood Victor Pearson, the pendant in hand.

"Hand it over," Josie snarled.

Victor laughed. "And get stuck here when you people leave me behind? No thank you, Miss Trent."

"Dad," Vaughn said, stepping forward, "We wouldn't leave you behind." He gave everyone a glare, jsut to make sure they didn't protest. Reluctanty, they nodded. That pendant-in other words, Victor's trust-was their only ticket out of there.

A flicker of pity flashed over Victor's face as he looked at his wife and son. "Sarah, Vaughn. I do not wish to leave you two here. If you join me-"

"No!" Vaughn shouted, "That's not what I'm going to do."

"Me neither," Sarah whispered.

"Dad," Vaughn mumured, "Don't you get it? These are my friends. I can't just leave them here." As he said this, everyone was aware that his gaze was resting on Josie.

Everyone but Josie, that is.

She still refused to think of the kiss as anything.

"So," Josie said, "I'd like an explanation, please."

Victor stared. "Like I'd tell you what happened. And I could still take Sarah, and the other people who know the story, away from you."

"If you won't tell them, we will." Came a voice.

The Josie2, the janitor, and Tyler stood behind Victor. Josie2 and the janitor seemed determined. Tyler just looked ashamed.

"What the..." Josie trailed. Her clone walked up, Tyler trailing as if he was bond to her.

"We will tell the story," The janitor looked forcefully at Victor. The man shrugged. "I can just get rid of them."

"During the Pearadyne lab 'accident'," Josie2 began, "Sarah was trying to alert the other observers. The whole thing about 'this being her only chance', was just a trick to distract her husband. He was hiding something as well. The reason Victor wanted Sarah to go with him was so that she would not succeed at whatever she was doing."

"Which," Sarah took hold of the conversation. "Was interfered. After seeing Corrine, I tried going into the future. But by some way, Victor intercepted my trip, and sent me to the Fourth Dimension, where I have been ever since. Still, the explosion by the force of my travel brought Victor's plans to a halt."

"Later on," Z continued, "Victor found out something important, and decided to send me here, faking my death."
"But... Why? What was your goal? Why get rid of Z?" Josie asked, staring at Victor.

"My goal was similar to Avenir's," Victor smiled, "Control over time. That would make me an overlord, supreme ruler of... Everything. I had to play good guy in the whole Avenir thing, but... Well, things were neccesary. Then, I found out..."
"That you were the Ones," The janitor said, "The Ones propheciesed to defeat him. So, Victor figured that he either had to kill you or have you working for him." At this, he shot a look at Marshall.

"Zachary overheard Victor's plans, so he put him here," Tyler muttered, "And employed Wheeler-"
"WHAT!" Everyone yelled, staring at Marshall.

He groaned. "Look," He sighed, "Three years ago, Victor convinced me to work for him. I couldn't get out of it."

"You where SPYING on us!" Josie shouted.

"Marshall," Lucas looked hurt at the thought of his best friend betraying them. "How could you?"

Vaughn simply shook his head in disappointment.

"Look," Corrine whispered, "His mistake has been fixed. Marshall is already free. Let's just forget it(AN: now, that is what i did to prove the CM love. anyone else would have whacked him over the head with a clipboard. love the sound of that!)."

"Touching," Victor growled.

"One thing I'm not so sure about," Corrine said, looking at Tyler, "How's he good?"

"He isn't Josie2 snarled, "He's a prisoner, a spy."

"How-" Lucas began, but Corrine cut him off.

"The way I know he's bad is beacause he nearly killed me, but it resulted in a broken ankle." Marshall stared for a moment, then lunged. Luckily, Lucas and Vaughn(mainly Vaughn) held him back.

As Marshall cursed Tyler, Josie asked, "What's the pendant, anyway?"

"Thekey to the Fourth Dimension," Sarah said, "The key to time."

"Yes," Victor grinned, walking toward Josie, "And now, I get to do something I've been waiting for a long time." His hands went toward Josie's neck...

And Vaughn's fist went to his face.

As Victor lay unconcious, Josie turned to Vaughn.

"OK let's walk away for a moment," Corrine said quickly, dragging the others a few good... Well, I'm not sure, but so far away that they couldn't hear anything.

"Vaughn," Josie sighed, "Why did you punch him? I mean, he was gonna kill me, but one of the others would have, but he's your dad."

"Josie," Vaughn whispered, stepping closer, "How many times do I have to tell you? I'd do anything for you;I love you."

Josie looked up. "Vaughn," She murmured, "Now, I can't see how I stood being away from you so long. I love you, too."

And this time, when Vaughn kissed her, Josie really didn't care about Aaron at all.

This time, it became a French. Quite quickly, in fact.

Josie ran her hands through his hair, enjoying every moment of it.

Finally, they broke apart, panting, foreheads leaning against eachother. "What about Aaron?" Vaughn asked.

Josie smiled.

"Aaron who?"

Still grinning, Josie grabbed the pendant from a still out cold Victor. "You guys can come over, now!"

As the others walked over, Josie noticed two things:
One: Josie2 looked veeeery flustered.

Two: Lucas looked just as flustered.

"So, we weren't the only ones making certain confessions?" Vaughn grinned. The two just blushed. "There's your answer," Josie smirked. Vaughn picked his father up, and Josie squeezed the pendant. A portal opened, and they traveled through.

Josie walked outside(they had just gotten back), Vaughn at her side.

"Josie!" A whiny voice came. Aaron.
"Want me to kill him?" Vaughn whispered in Josie's ear.

She shook her head. "I'll take care of it."

Josie walked up to Aaron. The man began to soundly kiss her, and she pulled away and slapped him. "Guess what?" Josie shouted, pulling off her ring, "Here ya go!" Aaron just stared at it. "NO!" He cried, then began to kiss her all over again. Once again, Josie slapped him, and Vaughn walked up. "Now, can I kill him?" "Oh yeah."

That day, Aaron Jonson went to the hospital. Covered in bruises. He claimed to have amnesia. Either that, or he was too afraid to tell.

The Science Club was trying to think of a new name for the school. Victor was behind bars, and Sarah(who had aged considerably since going through), had given the school to Vaughn.

Finally, Vaughn turned to Josie. "Actually, Joze, I'd like to name it after you."

She blushed, for this was in front of everyone, including Z and Sarah.

"Really? The Josie Trent Academy?"

"No," Vaughn smiled, "The Josie Pearson Academy."

Josie gasped as Vaughn got down on one knee, the most gorgeous ring that she had ever seen in his hand.

"Josie, will you marry me?"

For a moment, there was silence. Then...

"YES! YES!"

Three months later, there was a wedding. Vaughn Pearson and Josie Trent. A while after, Marshall Wheeler and Corrine Baxter. Then, Lucas Randall and Josie's identical 'cousin' Jolie.

"Oh Vaughn, isn't she gorgeous?" A tired Josie whispered, looking at her new daughter.

"Yes. Lydia. What a pretty name."

"You know, her life's gonna be pretty weird. Her dad owning the school."

Vaughn looked at his beautiful wife.

"And knowing us, it'll only get weirder."

THAT WAS IT! DONE! THANX, REVIEWERS! DO NOT FEAR! I AM GOING TO WRITE MORE IN BHH! MAYBE A SEQUEL ABOUT LYDIA! BUT PROBABLY, LOOK FOR A STORY CALLED, 'PROM NIGHT' OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! BUH-BYE! TILL NEXT TIME!