" The nose wheel is collapsing ."

Paige screamed , Walter took her in his arms and hugged her tightly . Happy kept looking out of the window .

" The Captain seems to be controlling the plane , by keeping it from skidding sideways . He is some pilot . The plane appears to be slowing down and is now being chased down by fire fighters and medical assistance

Paige was listening to Happy's commentary , her face showing a lot of anxiety and worry , turning towards Ricky she asked .

"Can we get down to the runway ?"

"Well it is against all protocol but in view of what you have all done , to hell with protocol ! AJ is there any vehicle available by the tower ?" Requested Ricky .

" Here are the keys for the blue SUV parked at the side of the tower . " Said AJ as he tossed the keys to Ricky .

Walter, Paige, Happy ,Toby and Ricky made their way down the tower and climbed into the SUV, with Ricky driving so that they could get down close to the edge of the runway , within a couple of minutes they arrived .

"We will need to wait here until the plane as shutdown , for your own safety ." Ricky told them .

A few minutes later they saw the exit doors opening and the safety shutes deployed . People began sliding down the shutes being helped by stewards by each of the doors and firemen helping them off and directing them to buses that had been sent to help return the passengers back to the terminals .

"I need to get over there and check on Ralph ." Almost screamed Paige .

"Ok lets all go over , follow me so no one tries to stop you ." Said Ricky .

"How will we know when Ralph gets off ?" Asked Paige .

"Someone should be checking the passenger list as people arrive at the buses , so i suggest we try there first ." Advised Ricky .

Walking quickly they made their way towards were the buses were parked . All of a sudden they heard "Mom ,dad ." Turning they saw Ralph running towards them . Ralph ran straight into his mothers arms , who hugged him tight as if she never wanted to ever let him go again . However Ralph had other ideas after a short hug , he managed to release himself from her arms and raced over to Walter to hug him .Paige stood watching with a big smile on her face .

Ricky Turned to Paige and with true admiration said ." So that's Ralph that has been doing all that work on the plane , he does not look old enough to be able to carry out that sort of work in the situation the plane was in ."

"He is a wonder but it is all down to Walter , when i first met Walter six years ago Ralph would not even speak to anyone but me , even then i could not hold a conversation with him . Plenty of doctors had written him off as mentality deficient and suggested he should be put in an institution . It took Walter only a few minutes to realize Ralph was in fact a genius . He has an I.Q. higher than Walter and computer knowledge equivalent if not better than Walter's , they are actually like two peas in a pod. He is in fact studying at Harvard at the moment . " Said an extremely proud Paige .

" I must go and shake his hand and thank him , he has help to save over 200 lives ,but also avoid a lot of damage to the plane and the airport it self ." He strolled over to Walter and Ralph and waited patiently until the two broke their hug , before approaching Ralph . " Young man , my name is Ricky Wallbridge the general manager of LAX airport , and i would like to shake your hand and give an enormous thank you for what you have done today ."

" Thank you sir, but it was a team effort so i cannot take all the thanks myself ." Paige was standing to one side with a smile of pride on her face . As Ralph finished speaking they heard some one shout out his name , looking around they saw a man in uniform approaching , Ralph looked around at him and spoke to his mom .

"That's the Captain."

"Hi Ralph glad i caught you before you board the bus ."

"Hello captain , come and meet my mom and dad ." The Captain came closer and Ralph introduced him to Walter and Paige , who shook his hand , the Captain then spoke .

"It is a honor to meet you , i feel i know Walter even though i only know his voice but it is a pleasure to shake your hand . Paige your actions on the plane from Hawaii was beyond brave , and i am sure if for your son , we would not be standing here now ."

"That is very kind of you Captain , but let me introduce Happy and Toby , on the flight from Hawaii they were both on a plane at Lax sitting in the wheel area directing me what to do . Today Happy who is a world class engineer the one who as been guiding Ralph though the whole job ."

"Then i am pleased to meet both of you ." The Captain shook everyone's hand again and made his excuses to leave and check in with the rest of his crew .

Ricky turned to Ralph to tell him to get his name checked off the list of passengers , so they could make their way back to the terminal building . They arrived back at the terminal Ricky made arrangements for Ralphs luggage to be bought up to his office and arranged drinks and snacks for them all , while they waited for Ralphs luggage . Once the luggage was bought up to the managers office , they said their goodbyes and began to make their way through the airport . Paige turned to Happy and Toby .

"We are going to Kovelsky's for something to eat would you like to join us , my treat ." Both Happy and Toby looked at Walter , as if to ask would that be ok, Walter gave a small nod of his head , at that both said yes with smiles on their faces .

Paige pulled onto Kovelsky's carpark followed by Happy's White pick-up . On entering they where shown to a booth , Ralph slid over to allow Paige and Walter to sit together . Happy and Toby sat on the bench opposite . After giving their food and drink orders , Paige spoke up .

" Happy , Toby my heartfelt thanks for what you have done today , You could have easily just said no , considering the way i treated you by leaving Centerpide ." Happy looked at Toby before speaking .

"Paige all of the problems are in the past and just history . To be quiet honest i am surprised you put up with Toby as long as you did , he was a complete jerk . There is no way we could refuse to come Ralph was in danger , and even though it as been over two years since we had spoken ,before last week , we still think of everyone as family , in fact if it had been Walter on the plane we would have reacted the same ."

Ralph had listened closely , and as Happy finished speaking he started to speak .

" Ever since everyone left dad and Scorpion i have been mad at all of you . Even more so at mom , Walter did phone me the first day he arrived back in the States and tore a strip off me , because of my treatment and attitude towards her . The way he put it , i felt i did deserve it which is why i booked the first flight i could take , around my college work . It just happened to be the one that had a fault , for a long time i did not think we would make it . The thoughts going though my head were i would never be able to apologize to mom in person , and i made a promise to myself if i survived ,not only would i apologize to mom , but to the rest of you as well . So first i am sorry for my attitude towards you , since you left Scorpion and secondly thank you for all the help to get the plane down safely ."

Paige had been listening with a look of pride and a little sadness on her face . Pride at the way Ralph as grown up to be , sadness that she with her insercuaties and jealousy had put him though so much pain . Happy looked at Toby who spoke to Ralph.

Ralph first thank you for your apology , but we would walk over hoi coals to help you and your mom , even Walter . Because we are still family , all be it a dysfunctional ,messed up , crazy bunch ."

Walter then turning to Ralph spoke . " I am so proud of you . You have grown up to be a fine young man , not just in statute but in E.Q.I wish at your age there had been someone to bring my E.Q. out , it was not until i met your mom i even realized what it really even meant . She has helped a great deal , but if i knew about it before i met her , i am sure our relationship , from employer , employee , to being friends and finally lovers , would certainly have been a lot smoother . With no breakups as happened a few times during the four years we were together in one respect or another . Then two years of utter misery for me and i pretty certain for your mom as well."

Paige leaned over and kissed Walter on his cheek at the same time saying ."Thank you ." Walter just smiled back .

Toby was watching closely as the discussions were going on eventually he turned to Walter . "Walt have you made up your mind what you intend doing now ."

"Well first job is to book two return tickets to Ireland and go and sort out my problems and finances over there . Paige would you phone Katherine and tell her we will meet with her when we return from Ireland , and you had better let Cabe and Allie know that Ralph is safe and back on terra firma . "

" Ok i will phone Cabe now before the food arrives , i should have remembered as soon as Ralph was safe , but in all the excitement i completly forgot ."

Paige phoned Cabe and gave him the good news about Ralph .As she was finishing the call the waitress arrived with the food . Most of the meal was eaten in silence just occasional chatter between each other .

Once the meal was finished and the bill paid they all left , the two cars going in their own directions .

Paige without taking her eyes of the road spoke to Walter ." You know i feel like rewarding Happy , and Toby as he was there , for what they have done today but i am sure she would not accept any money from me ."

Walter was silent for a moment before turning to Paige and speaking . " You would be correct in assuming Happy would not accept money ,but you could possibly buy her something ."

" What could i buy Happy she is not really a present sort of person ."

Ralph had been half dozing in the back of the car , but was alert enough to hear the conversation between his parents , he opened his eyes and leaned forward between the two front seats . "You could always buy her something like a Mig welder or even a small press so she could make her own individual brackets and other small items she was always complaining about the cost of them ."

"That may be a good idea Ralph but i am not quite sure if i would know what or where i would go to purchase something like that ."

Walter had been listening to the conversation and spoke up . "Well before you buy anything like that you would need to find out exactly what Happy needs to help her to work more efficiently in the garage "

"But that would involve asking her , again she would refuse to tell me ."

"Why don't you put that to one side for the time being , we could talk more about that when we go to Ireland . This week i would like to spend as much time as possible with Ralph and you of course ." Said a somber Walter .

"I understand that , but you seem a little sad at the moment ." Paige said a little anxious .'

"It's just today i was reminded just how well Scorpion worked as a team , something i don't think i will see again ." Replied Walter ." "It was really nice how everyone was able to pull together , without animosity or anger , but as Happy pointed out what ever has happened is history so now it is time to move on and start working on something that will soon become part of history as Scorpion as ."Paige told him as she reached over with one hand and gently squeezed his thigh .

" I am not sure if i want Scorpion to be just history . Scorpion was and still is the best thing that happened to me , because it meant you became part of my life even if at times it as been a very rocky relationship , the one thing i know for certain is that because of you i have become more human and been made to understand the true meaning of love and and the many forms love can take , some love consumes every part of my being , the sort you make feel . Then there is the love that i feel for Ralph , a different kind of all consuming love which i cannot even begin to explain . Then there is the third kind of love that i had for my sister , that again at the time she was alive i could never explain but it was a love that made me feel safe in a world i never really understood. . When you came into my life it was that the love i felt for Megan , and the love i felt for you amalgamated into one true love that at times actually scared me , but in a nice way . There is also the love i had for Scorpion at one time it felt as if it overpowered me ,that for a long time i put it before you which is why it took me so long to express my true feelings for you , which is why i was so angry with your relationship with Tim . I know i should have been in your life not him . I am sorry Paige i should not have said all this , but the actions of today have stirred something back up in me , i have been trying to hide since Scorpion broke up . I think i want to restart something like Scorpion again ."

" Walter my poor Walter i know today has been stressful and has stirred up a lot of memories , some pleasant , some unpleasant , but we can talk it out when we get home . For now just sit back and relax ." Said Paige in a calming voice .

"Yes dad we can talk when we get home and i would like to be involved in the conversation ." Spoke up Ralph from the back , both Walter and Paige suddenly realized that they had forgotten he was in the back seat .

The rest of the journey home was completed in relative silence . Once they arrived home Paige made coffee and all three went out onto the balcony . Ralph was first to speak "Did you mean what you said in the car ." After taking a seat Walter turned to Ralph and after taking a deep breath started speaking . "Well you know i always say i only state facts , i think this time it was only a half fact . I could never restart Scorpion the way it was , Sly is dead , Cabe would not be able to do the job he did before , and if i am honest i still do not know if i could really trust Happy and Toby not to walk out on me again. so i will have a lot to think about before i can really consider anything . Until we return from Ireland and we have a conversation with Katherine i do not really want to think about it , i just want to spend a special week with my son . Paige reached over and cupped his face to place a kiss on his mouth . Ralph just sat there with a smile on his face .

Paige stood up and said to Walter .

"I will go and phone Katherine now and inform her that Ralph is safe and that we would like to arrange a meeting with her when we return from Ireland ." With that she walked back into the house to make the call . Once she returned the evening passed quickly , for once Paige was having to take second place to Ralph as the two geniuses spent most of the night taking about Ralph's studies at Harvard . Paige sat there a look of contentment on her face , she had the two most important men back in her life and all seemed well .

Most of the rest of the week was spent walking along the beach and going out for meals . Walter and Paige kept their two appointments with Dr. Rizzo and made further progress in their relationship . Before both meetings they would drop Ralph off at Cabe's ,so Ralph could catch up with grandpa . Something that pleased Cabe , who by now was getting on well with the treatment , his whole demeanor changing every day , in fact he was being taken by Allie a short walk every day .

To soon Sunday came around and they were heading back to 's flight was at 2.00pm. back to Boston . Walter and Paige had a flight booked to Ireland which was due to depart at 4.00pm. So after waving Ralph off they made their way across the airport to were they would be departing from . At 4.00pm their aircraft took off smoothly and disappeared into the clouds , next stop Cork Ireland .

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This ends this part of the story . There is still a lot to explore but for the moment i will not be posting any more chapters at present . Consider it a season finale and the next posting will be for a new season . I should start posting a new story after Christmas

Happy Holidays , Merry Christmas