The remaining days in San-Francisco passed by and the four friends had already finished with prepping for their expedition to the Uganda. They had already cancelled their upcoming classes and already finished packing their luggage for the trip. Everything was in place just as the first day of their journey had finally arrived.

It was Tuesday sometime passed five O'clock; outside in the driveway of the house where Jack was carrying out his luggage as well as his sisters. He walked behind his jeep and set them in the back. It was earlier in the day when Jack had gotten a call from Hans; all the arrangements had been made. He had already hired some men for the expedition and the plane was already being prepped for flight. He said it would be ready by six O'clock that evening.

It was just then that Kristoff walk into sight from the left side of the vehicle, carrying with him his begs and backpack.

"Hey." He said as he dropped his bag off his shoulder.

"Got anymore room in there?"

"Yeah, come on." Jack said as he took one on his begs.

"Thanks." Kristoff said as he slid off his backpack.

Jack slid his bag right in through the open tailgate. Afterwards he pulled out his phone and turned on the screen, gazing down at the time at the very top. The current time it showed on his phone was 5:30.

"Tadashi better get here soon." He said before he slipped his phone back in his pocket.

"Jack relax." Kristoff insisted as he set his last beg in the back of the jeep.

"He said he'll be here soon."

"Our flights in half an hour." Jack said.

"If we're going to meet Hans at the air port. Hans might already be at the airport waiting for us."

At the very mention of Hans, Kristoff gave out a small groan of anguish. He leaned up against Jack's blue jeep. Jack turned to his friend and noticed his friends bothering expression written upon his face.

"You alright?" He asked curiously.

Kristoff sighed and shook his head.

"Not really, no." Kristoff answered, shaking his head.

"Look, could we talk?"

Jack shrugged and shook his head yes.

"Sure, what is it?"

There came another sigh from Kristoff and leaned off his jeep. He bowed his head forward to the ground and took hold of both his sides. For a few seconds he took his time to find the words to say. He understood that Hans was a vital help to their expedition. If it wasn't for him this whole thing wouldn't be possible. But he still felt that there was something off about him. He didn't know for certain but there were so many questions he had that follow along with it.

"Look." He said, finally taking his chance to talk.

"This Hans guy... I'm not so sure about him."

Jack stared toward his friend with a look of disbelief. He smirked and shook his head, knowing very well as to what this was about. The reason he had little trust in Hans. He always knew that Anna was always the one he looked to in a light other then friendship. A trait he's known since the sixth grade and beyond that time. He never did have the courage to ever ask her out, something he's suffered for many times as he's seen her go out with other men. Now it seems she's gone out with a man which unimaginable wealth. Something he may not be able to compete with.

"This is about him dating Anna?" Jack asked.

The very question caused Jack to push off from the jeep, rolling his eyes in utter annoyance.

"No!" Kristoff said shaking his head.

"It has nothing to do with that!"

"Then what is it?" Jack asked curiously.

"It's just strange." Kristoff explained.

"I mean why would Hans, a CEO of S.I.I want to help us?"

Jack only shrugged in response.

"Maybe they see the opportunities it provides for their company." Jack theorised, knowing that any company with a cure that may be the answer to known diseases.

"They pretty much discovered the cure for cancer because of us. Do you have any idea how much hope this would bring people?"

"Yeah but... something is off." Kristoff said.

"I mean, wasn't Hans's father a friend of Adgar?"

Jack nodded his head yes. He knew that to be certain, he, Adgar, McCoy and Callaghan were all colleges in the same school and knew each other for a long time.

"Yeah?" he said.

"So why didn't Adgar's research get handed off to him instead of McCoy? In fact, why didn't Adgar go to him for help on continuing his research? I mean he does have all the equipment and the top minds to help him."

The question did leave Jack speechless and above all confused. Kristoff did make a very valid point. Why didn't Adgar just go to Mr. Fortrume for help with his research? And why wasn't it given to him in the first place? Perhaps this was when he would finally take the chance that he had missed before. To help bring together a legacy for his long lost friend.

Just then there was a honking sound from the street. Jack was immediately snapped back into reality and looked around the right corner of his jeep. There he and Kristoff then saw a pick-up truck pulled off in front of his house.

"Looks like Tadashi's here." Jack said as he walked around and made his way down toward the old pick-up truck.

As he walked down to the truck, Tadashi got out from the side facing out to the street. His aunt opened the drivers side door and stept out of the truck, turning to the back to held her nephew.

"Aunt Cass, it's alright." He reassured her as he pulled his beg strap over his shoulder.

"I got it."

"It's about time you got here."

The two gazed back and saw Jack and Kristoff, walking up to them.

"Sorry, guys." Tadashi said.

"We had to wait for Hiro. He was right in the middle of testing his micobots."

The two looked toward the front of the truck, where Hiro was speaking out through the opened window. Around his head was the transmitter used to control the countless specks of robotics.

"Hey guys." he said waving to them.

Jack smirked and raised his hand back to him.

"Nice head band, Hiro." he said, pointing just above his head.

Hiro eyes rolled up and saw he still was wearing his transmitter.

"What!" He gasped as he took hold and pulled it off his head.

He looked leftward to his older brother, glaring to him for his ignorance of not noticing he still wore his transmitter. Tadashi in return only smirked and shrugged. He couldn't help but not tell him he forgot just for the thrill of it. The expression alone was more then satisfying for him to see.

"Well, it does look good on you bro." Tadashi said as he walked up beside Jack and Kristoff.

Hiro simply rolled his eyes and turned to look the other direction. Just at the back of the truck, Tadashi's Aunt Cass pull out another bag. She turned to the three, gripping his nephews bag tightly.

"Oh I'm so excited." She said.

"I'm so proud of you four."

"Thank you, Miss Hamada." Jack said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Right when you three get back, dinner party at my cafe to celebrate. I'll make my famous hot wings!"

The three friends looked to one another, smiling proudly. The dinner party she planned to have sounded very much like a very satisfying celebration when They were looking on coming back with a high hope of success and a new medicine to go along with it. However by mention of hot wings Kristoff felt very much hesitant by the how spicy they are.

"That... sounds great." Kristoff said, smiling very falsely.

Tadashi came up and took his beg.

"Thanks, Aunt Cass." he said as he came in and gave his aunt a hug.

"Your welcome." she said as she held on to him.

"Just make sure you come back safe."

Tadashi chuckled as he departed from her.

"Yeah, I will." The young Asian man reassured.

"Please remember to call me every day. Every day!"

"I promise." he said before turning away.

"Hey take your bags and put them in the back of my jeep." Jack said pointing to his blue jeep.

"I just have to get my camera and then we have to get going. Hans might already be there waiting for us."

"Thanks." Tadashi said as he began making his way up to the jeep.

Just as Jack and Tadashi walked away, Kristoff turned to Hiro.

"Hey Hiro." He said causing the young thirteen year old to turn to him.

"I don't suppose I can ask you a favour."

Jack walked in through the open door of his room and came up to his desk, where his Rebel camera was place along with its beg. He took his camera and set it through the opened hole at the top of his bag, after of which he placed the lid over top and zipped it up.

As he turned, he came to see Jenna lying on her bed, staring back at him with a small whimpering sound. It was the sound that she usually made whenever she was sad. That was often when he was going away on a trip or when he didn't come home. Sometimes she would wait in the front room in front of the door for him to come home. Something that she might be doing a lot due to this few week trip, all due to the love and loyalty she had for her master.

Jack walked up before her and kneeled down to his red furred husky.

"Hey it's okay, Jenna." He reassured, petting the top of her head.

"It's just a few weeks; I'll be back as soon as I can."

Jenna continued to whimper to him enjoying the last moment of his touch upon red fur. Jack of which showed a smile to Jenna, gazing in awe to her.

"You be girl for me, okay."He said.

"I'll see you when I get back

There then came a knocking on his door behind him. Jack and Jenna looked back to his opened bedroom door to see Anna standing just outside, dressed in a pair of short jeans and a button shirt over top of a light blue T-shirt.

"Hey, you ready?" Anna asked.

Jack pulled his beg over his shoulder.

"Yeah, let's go." he said.

The young white haired man walked out from his room. Yet it was then that Jenna came off her bed and followed Jack, barking at him. Jack looked back to her, seeing her pouting expression.

"Jenna." He said turning to her.

Jenna simply barked back at him. Anna of which could tell just what it was that she was upset about and what she might be asking for.

"I think she wants to come with us." Anna said, turning to him.

"What?" Jack said cocking his head to her.

"No, no way, she's not coming with us. It's way too dangerous for her."

"Jack, she'll be safe with us." Anna argued.

"Jenna is probably the most obedient dog in the world, and she always wants to stay by you."

"Anna, I don't want her to get hurt." Jack insisted.

"What if we get attacked by a wild animal, she'll be right in the middle of it."

"Jack, Hans has plenty of protection for us." Anna insisted.

"Also you know that Jenna's got a good sense of smell, she can sense anything coming a mile away. We can easily steer clear of any danger with her."

That was indeed true; Jenna did have a good sense of smell and hearing. But it was far from fully convincing Jack, who was still skeptical of the whole situation. While he would admit that it probably would come in handy in the place like the Uganda jungle. However he was still afraid as to what may happen to her if they do decide on going through with the situation.

He looked back at Jenna, who came up beside him. He cared for her with all the love he could give someone in the family, wanting her to be safe from any harm. Though he knew she always was a help to him in some cases and always looked to help when he needed it. Sometimes when trying to find something she would sniff it out and find it for him.

He sighed as he glanced away from her.

"Well..." Jack said, thinking it for a moment.

The promises she presented sounded well and he did want this go over well. What better way than having a part of Mother Nature on their side. As his mind became made up, he sighed and turned back to Jenna and Anna.

"Alright, she can come." He said.

Anna smiled happily at jack's decision and turned to Jenna.

"Come on, Jenna." Anna said.

"You're coming too!"

Jack moved aside from his dog.

"Go on, girl." He said, gesturing his head to the door.

Jenna complied with her master's command and walked around the bed and to the open doorway. Both Jack and Anna watched as she came passed Anna and out into the hallway. After of which he glanced back up at Anna.

"Do you think Hans will allow another passenger?" He asked.

"Oh, of course he will." Anna reassured, before turning made her way down the hall.

Jack walked out into the hall and pulled the door closed behind him. Afterwards he turned and followed Anna down the hallway, when they got down the stairway into the front room.

"You guys are leaving already?" Jill said.

Jack, Anna and Jenna turned toward the kitchen, where they saw their mother along with her two siblings.

"Yeah." Jack said.

"I told Hans we meet him at the airport at six."

Jill, Jamie and Riley each came up to the two. Just as the two looked upon the expression she had was a mixture. That of concern while also of joy for having such courage to go through with something like this. Before speaking to her first son and daughter she took a breath in and finally released with without a sound to be heard.

"Well, I hope you two find what you're looking for." Jill said.

Both Jack and Anna peered to one another. They were hoping just as much as their mother they would. The proof of it's existence was already proven to be true. However it was now a matter of finding just one of the few if they were out there to be found.

"We do too, mom." Jack said, turning to her.

"And we will."

Their mother smiled back to Jack. She was sure that they would make her proud. However still there was the exception of the danger the jungle presented. Her one hope was that they would come home safe and unharmed.

"Just... You four be safe." Jill said.

"And be sure to call us as soon as the plane lands."

Jack nodded his head to her, promising her to do the deed she wished from him.

"I got it, Mom." Jack reassured her.

Just after hearing his promise, Jill cam up and placed a soft kiss upon his cheek and followed by taking him inter her arms.

"I love you." She said.

"I love you, too mom." He said just before departing from her.

Just as she turned to Anna and gave her a hug, Jack gazed down to Jamie and Riley, both looking the same way as mom did. Jack kneeled down to his younger sister, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, Riley." He said to her.

"You be good while we're gone, alright?"

"Okay." she responded.

"And make sure you play hard on your upcoming games. I want to hear you make lots of goals."

Riley smiled back at her eldest brother.

"You bet, Jack." She said, nodding her head.

After of which, Jack turned to Jamie who stood at his left.

"Hey, Jamie." He said.

"You remember your promise?"

The browned haired boy nodded his head to his older brother. The promise being the only thing he thought of in these past few days.

"You look after the family." Jack said taking hold of his shoulder.

"Keep everyone safe, I'm counting on you."

"I will, Jack." He said out of his determination.

Hearing it and seeing it in his young brown eyes, he knew very well Jamie would make him proud.

"Make me proud, little bro." Jack said

It was then that he brought both his brother and sister in, pressing them both against his chest.

From the front door of the house, Jack, Anna and Jenna walked out on the front porch carrying his camera bag over his right shoulder.

"Wait, Jenna comes back!" Jill called from the house.

He turned back to the open door where he saw his mother along with his younger brother and sister watching from the doorway.

"Mom, it's alright." He said to her.

"She's coming with us this time."

"What?" Jill asked.

"Bye, Jack," Jamie said as he and Riley waved goodbye to him.

Jack smiled and waved back to them.

"Don't worry. Nothing bad is going to happen."

It was just then that he heard the honking of his jeep from the driveway. Jack shifted his gazed from his family toward his vehicle and saw Kristoff who reached in through the opened window of the driver's door and honked the horn.

"Jack, come on." He called.

"We're coming!" He said putting his hand up to them.

He looked back to his mother and siblings one last time.

"We'll be back as soon as we can."

It was then Jack turned and walked down the patio steps before he turned and walked toward his jeep. Jill, Jamie and Riley stood there in the open door way and watched the departure of the four friends. Each of them were filled with support to them and hoped that they would find what it was that they were looking for. However it was no without concern as they hoped for them to return safely.

Jack came up and opened the driver side door before he was stopped by Anna who tugged on his shoulder.

"Hey, wait guys." she said.

Jack turned to her along with Kristoff and Tadashi.

"What?" he asked.

"We should take a group photo before we go." Anna suggested as she pulled her phone out.

She turned back toward the house front door.

"Hey mom." she called.

"Can you help take a picture?"

Jill walked down the few patio steps and came up toward the four friends.

"Anna, we don't really have much time." Jack said.

"It's alright, Jack." Anna said.

"This won't even take a second."

Anna turned to her mother and after turning it to camera mode before handing it to her. Jill took a step back, holding her daughters phone by the top and bottom edges. She held it up toward the four friends.

"Come on, guys." Anna said, as she back away to her brothers side.

She wrapped her arm around his brothers and Kristoffs shoulder. Tadashi stood right beside Kristoff and put his arm around his shoulder. Jenna stood right in the middle of the four.

"Alright, Everyone." Jill said.

"Smile."

The four stood smiling toward the phone aiming it's camera lens toward them. Jill then pressed the middle white button, followed in suit was the sound of a picture being taken. As she gazed atop the screen, she smiled. Anna came up and peered around the corner at the picture they got.

"Alright." she said, as she took her phone back.

It was just then Jack felt a vibration in his pocket. He gazed down and reached in, pulling out his phone he gazed to the lit screen where he saw a text message from Hans.

"The planes ready. Wait for you at the airport."

"What is it?" Kristoff asked, looking to him

"Hans is at the airport." Jack said as he slides his phone back into his pocket.

"We gotta get going."

He gazed up to Anna.

"Anna, come on." he said, just before he turned back to his jeep.

His younger sister gazed up to her older brother.

"Oh, coming." She said.

She first turned to her mother and took back her phone.

"Thanks mom." She said, placing a kiss on her cheek.

Afterwards she turned and quickly ran around to the passenger seat. Jack turned to Kristoff behind him.

"Hey let Jenna in first."

"What?" Kristoff asked.

"We're taking her with us."

"We're taking Jenna?" Kristoff asked.

"Yes now let's go." He said as he got into the driver's side and pulled out his keys from his pocket.

Just as Anna got it and settled in her seat, Jack plugged in the jeep key and started the engine. He then turned to his younger sister who sat to his right, and his two friends who sat in the back with Jenna sitting between them. They each looked to him with the same thing in mind as he.

"This is it." Jack said.

"Moment we're all been waiting for."

"You think it's going to be worth it?" Kristoff asked.

Jack turned forward toward the windshield, shifting his jeep into drive.

"Let's find out." He said just before he drove forward into the street.

Jack turned to the side door mirror which showed his mother and two younger sibling waving goodbye to them. He gave a small brief sigh just as gave a smirk. He had high hopes of this journey. This was all going to lead up to a great start. When they got back, everything was going to be different and a new life waited just ahead of them.

(That concludes Adgars research. Next story entry in this series we are heading back into the jungle. The moment you've all be waiting for is well on it's way. However for a while, I'm just going to work on some of my other stories as well as another side story involving Bagheera. I look forward to getting started soon. Till then, please comment and review)