Well...here's the last chapter...sniff, sniff...oh it's so sad the adventure's over!

-A few hours later-

"That was a good sleep!" Paulo said as they all walked back into Alex and Lily's villa in Spain.

"I didn't know your government cared so much for you Alex." Amber said with a smile as she walked in after Paulo. Alex had made a few phone calls in Venice and in at least an hour the British government had sent a plane for them. "Alex?" Amber asked and looked around from the doorway. "Oh," Alex and Lily were stood by the car that contained a government official.

"Must be Alex's boss." Paulo said quietly as he went to Eva's room to put her into her bed. Everyone nodded; in the plane everyone had recounted their stories quickly before going to sleep. Amber looked out to Alex and Lily, wondering what was going to happen to them. She shook her head and walked into the house.

At the car Lily and Alex looked at their superior; a black man, ageing bur with such charisma and spirit they were sure he lied about his age, it was almost as if he wore a disguise. He worked everyday with Alex and had quickly had him promoted because he recognised the talent. But for some reason he was closer to Lily even though he only spoke to her everyday but hardly saw her. He was almost a father figure to her and over time he'd watched with growing anxiety as they'd fallen for each other.

"You know," Milton began, "I interviewed you two," as he sat in the car he looked at them both with genuine grief. "You were kids then; youngest and brightest of your field." He sighed "I knew you were trouble too!" He laughed and Alex and Lily smirked. "You know Lily you were so smart but in that sarcastic annoying way that pissed the hell out of Marx," Lily rolled her eyes; she hated Marx, both the sociologist and the guy she had to work with most of the time. "What was he said when you refused to answer the question-"

"He told me it would be wise to play ball."

"And you said-"

"You think I'm tall enough?" Alex smiled; he knew that everyone in his work place acted different at home so this was a side to Lily he'd never seen before.

"Bloody cheek!" Milton laughed and his old eyes, hidden by the darkness of his sunglasses, appraised Alex. "Shame things should end up this way-"

"Is it true," Alex asked; he didn't mean to be rude and interrupt but he needed to know, "that we can't stay together?" Alex put an arm around Lily and Milton nodded.

"God," Lily said and rubbed her eyes. "Milton-"

"Don't look at me like that Lily," the old man said, "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do." He looked away from them both. "You're still kids to me," he said suddenly, "you had Eva quite young-"

"I was 21."

"That's still young." Milton said and looked out onto the red flowers growing along the wall nearby. "But in this job you're forced to grow up." Milton pushed his sunglasses up his nose and looked to Alex. "Alex?" The blonde looked at him with that familiar, serious stare, "do you have nothing to say?" Alex thought for a moment.

"I'll hand in a letter of resignation." At this there were cries of protest from both Lily and Milton, but Lily was quite instantly as Milton was her superior.

"No you will not," he said strictly, "you're the bloody best we've got-"

"I'm sorry," Alex said, "but if it's the only way we can stay together then I'm going to have to." Milton shook his head.

"I take it back, you haven't matured at all," Alex and Lily smirked; even though Milton was angry it was their naivety and youth he admired them for. He could never be properly angry at them. "Lily?" He asked her opinion.

"I resign." She said stubbornly and Milton shook his head.

"This is ridiculous-"

"Not really," Lily said, "I want to spend more time with Eva anyway so I was planning on resigning." Milton gasped dramatically and Lily rolled her eyes with a smile. He looked at them both.

"Expect a phone call from me in three days." He said before telling his driver to take him to the airport. Lily and Alex took a step away from the car and saluted at him mockingly as he shut the door to the car and it reversed out of their driveway. They stood and watched the car as it drove off. Alex took Lily's hand.

"I guess I better make some tea." She said and Alex laughed; Lily had this strange technique of simply brushing important matters under the carpet by having tea and cake. What was even stranger is that it worked. Alex held her back as she tried to walk away. "What?"

"They can't break us." He reassured her and she giggled.

"Over the years I've been shot three times, broken my left arm and both my wrists, my legs have been burnt, I've almost choked to death and I can't feel anything in this thumb," she held her right hand up for him to see. "Nothing can break me." She said sternly, "you, on the other hand, might need some help." She walked away from him, Alex laughed and ran into the house after her.

"I'm going to have a shower." He said to her and as he walked to the bathroom Hex came out and he stopped. "Hey, man." Hex looked up at him with a faint smile, "you OK?" Of course Hex said:

"I'm fine." But no one ever is fine after a few hours are they? Alex nodded and patted Hex on the back as he walked into his and Amber's room. Alex went into the bathroom.

In the kitchen Lily had made tea and was thinking about what Milton had said; a phone call in three days. She knew the man well and even though he'd acted like he didn't care, he was the one person in the world who would try and help her. He had to; she couldn't quite imagine what life would be her family fell apart again. She almost dropped the kettle when Alex ran in with a shout.

"I love you!" He shouted at her and instead of being happy she was scared as he embraced her.

"I love you too!" She choked as he was almost strangling her.

"What's going on?" Li asked as everyone walked into the kitchen and raised an eyebrow at Alex's actions. He turned to them and held up a small white stick.

"We're having another baby!" He said happily.

"Oh, hell no," Lily said and everyone laughed as she pulled his hand down to see the stick; indeed the two blue plus signs were there. "That's not mine." She said, "it said negative-"

"Maybe it-"

"No Alex," she said, "it doesn't just change its mind." Alex's face saddened.

"What do you mean hell no?" he asked and she ignored him.

"So if it's not me," she said and looked up to Li who shook her head and then everyone looked over to Amber and Hex.

"I think I'm going to be sick." Amber said quickly and ran from the room. Hex stood in stunned silence as everyone congratulated him and hugged him. Only Alex and Lily were able to laugh at his predicament.

"Good luck mate," Alex said and patted his shoulder. "Maybe you should talk to Amber?" Alex suggested to Lily and she shook her head.

"What, and scare the hell out of her?" She smiled at Hex. "Congratulations; you're going to make a great dad." For the first time since holding his brother, Hex smiled. "You're going to make them both proud." Everyone nodded at him, Amber walked back in. "Come on," Lily said to her, "you're going to have to eat all this healthy rubbish because you've had a few rough days." She said and Amber nodded. Amber took a deep breath and looked to Hex.

"Oh my God." She said suddenly and Hex embraced her. "I'm going to be a mum," she said and Hex kissed her. "You're going to be a dad!" She cried and Hex had never seen her so happy that all his worries were gone. Sure he'd lost someone, someone he had hardly had time with to make it up to. But now it was almost as if he was given another chance; he'd lost a part of his family but slowly his own one was growing.

-That evening-

Li sat outside on the balcony to her room and she sighed as she saw a shadow slink across the stone floor towards her. Paulo put an arm around her and for once she didn't protest. She sighed as he held her hand and they both lowered their heads to listen to what the other had to say.

"I'm sorry." Paulo said quickly, "I know it's just two words, words that are difficult to put just how sorry you are into them. But if you asked me to prove how guilty I feel for leaving you like that by…" he though of a punishment or task, "asking for the moon. I'd give it." Li laughed.

"That's impossible." She said.

"I'd do it!" He said and sounded so sure of himself that she shook her head.

"I will forgive you," she said quickly, "if you forgive me?" She gasped for she had started to cry, Paulo wiped tears from her cheek.

"Deal."

-Three days later-

"Alright!" Lily shouted and both Alex and Eva, who were watching TV but practically falling asleep, jumped and turned to Lily who stood with her hands on her hips. "It's time." She said dramatically and Eva gasped with excitement as Alex picked her up and put her over his shoulder as he followed Lily to the kitchen. Everyone had left that morning, Alex and Lily had insisted they stayed for a few more days, and now it was just the three of them enjoying what time they had left together.

Alex and Eva took seats at the breakfast table and breathed in the sweet aroma that flooded the kitchen. Lily had her back to them for a moment and turned around with a plate of cookies in her hands. She placed it in front of them and stood back with an anxious look on her face. Eva and Alex took cookies at the same time and bit into them together. "So?" Lily asked after a moment and Alex looked up to her; she looked so worried that he just didn't have it in him to upset her.

"Awesome!" He said encouragingly and they both looked to Eva.

"Eww!" She said and spat out the cookie into her hand. Lily raised an eyebrow at Alex who shrugged as though he couldn't understand Eva's reaction. Lily shook her head and picked Eva up, took her to the sink and washed her hands.

"At least one of you is truthful." Lily muttered as she dried Eva's hands.

"Alright, bedtime." Alex said and took Eva from Lily after giving her an apologetic look. Lily stood for a moment at the sink as she watched them walk away. It had been three days. Tonight they were meant to get the phone call. It had been a stressful few days for everyone; Hex had phoned his mother the day Matt died and explained what had happened. Hex thought she'd hate him but it was quite the opposite; she was overwhelmed with happiness just to hear from him. Paulo and Li hadn't told anyone the full story but no one needed to know because it was clear from the moment they met all those years ago they really cared for each other. Lily had noticed something that Hex, Amber, Paulo and Li had done over the past day or so; they'd let go of the past. But with Alex and lily it seemed too difficult, too complicated- she jumped as the phone rang. Alex walked quickly to the kitchen and entered as Lily was removing her apron, he went to the table the phone was on and looked at her once more.

"You ready for this?" He asked and she nodded.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Alex pressed a button on the phone to put it to loudspeaker.

"Hello?" They heard Milton's voice on the other end of the line.

"Hey," they both said.

"I trust only Lily and Alex are on the other side?" He asked and they smiled.

"Yes," Alex confirmed, "and I trust there are only a good thirty people on your end?" Milton laughed.

"Indeed." He said before returning to is business-like tone. "I have spoken with the powers that needed to be contacted and a decision has been reached." Lily took Alex's hand and lowered her head as though waiting for something to hurt her. "They have requested that if you wish to stay in your positions then you must separate immediately. If you wish to stay together then you must resign from your posts." Neither knew what to say; they'd talked about resigning but Lily refused to let Alex leave work for many reasons. Firstly, if they both resigned they'd have no income which didn't help considering Eva would be starting in a private school in just a few years and because she knew he loved it. At first Alex had protested but he'd had to agree that for these reasons it was stupid to resign. Milton had paused as though waiting for the outcry but there was nothing; perhaps they had seriously thought about this. "I'm sorry kids," Milton said finally, "goodbye." Alex and Lily remained silent. Alex pressed the button to terminate the call.

"Well," Lily sighed, "I guess I'll leave-"

"Lily," Alex called after her as she walked to their room. He chased her down the corridor and closed the door to their bedroom quietly so Eva wouldn't wake up. He watched uncertainly as she walked to her cupboard and Alex raised an eyebrow as she took out an already packed bag.

"In case I had to get out of the house for you." She explained as she saw his look.

"Lily, where-"

"Please," she warned him, "don't ask me where I'm going…because I don't know." She stopped and rubbed her eyes, something she did when near tears but Alex hadn't seen her cry in a long while.

"Well you better tell me, because I'm coming with you." He said seriously.

"What?" She turned to him.

"Not the bravest thing to do; running away-"

"I'm not running away!"

"Then stay!" Alex shook his head at her as though he couldn't understand what she was doing. He went to her and brushed an unruly lock of hair from her neck, "stay with me." He said to her and leant in- their heads bumped as they jumped from the sound of the telephone ringing.

"Who would that be?" Lily asked quietly as they walked back into the kitchen. Alex picked up the phone-

"Alex?" It was Milton's voice. He mouthed the word Milton, to Lily who looked as surprised as Alex felt.

"Yes?" He said.

"I've got an idea…" Five minutes later Lily and Alex were smiling. Alex put down the phone and embraced her.

"So that means…?" Lily asked and Alex laughed.

"Life's good," Alex said to her and kissed her, "damn good." They laughed but stopped almost immediately as the phone rang. "They're never going to let us-"

"I recognise that number." Lily muttered as she picked up the phone. "Hello? Paulo, how are you? Yeah, we're fi…WHAT?!" Lily shouted ecstatically and Alex shushed her but she was too excited. "That's brilliant!" She cried, "definitely! Alex and I have some news too." And so, in the space of five minutes, Alex, Lily's, Paulo's, Li's, Hex and Amber's futures went from a realm of terrifying uncertainty to something that was a mixture of both their pasts and something new and exciting.

-1 year later-

"That's my baby!" Lily said with a smile and hit Alex's chest to get his attention.

"Yeah she's partly mine as well."

"Oh hush!" She said as she watched with pride as Eva sat in her pretty bridesmaid's dress on the steps of the hotel's garden. "Here's the brief by the way," she said and handed him a mobile phone. He went to messages and read the new message before deleting it. "Car's will pick you up from Heathrow at seven tomorrow morning-"

"But they're going on their honeymoon-"

"That's why the mission is set there." Lily said happily and Alex laughed.

"Ouch," he said, "that wasn't very nice of you-"

"It wasn't me!" She protested.

"Aunty Amber!" Eva called and got up from the step, ignoring the many protests from the camera man. She practically ran over to Hex who was walking with Amber across the grass and he picked her up so she could look at the little bundle in Amber's arms.

"Howdy strangers," Amber said to Lily and Alex who nodded to her and Hex.

"Hello, Matt." Lily said and peered into the blanket Amber was holding to see the three month old baby, comfortably asleep in his mother's arms.

"Is it your baby?" Eva asked Hex who nodded.

"Yep," Alex said, "definitely your child." He said to Lily who smirked.

"Any news?" Hex asked Lily quietly as Eva began talking at baby Matt hurriedly in a mixture of English, Spanish and baby talk.

"Yes," Lily said, "I'll be babysitting Matt for five days."

"While we go where?" Amber asked.

"Bahamas." Alex answered and it took a minute for Hex and Amber to say-

"Isn't that where-"

"Yeah, it is." Alex answered and they all started laughing. "We're all staying in this hotel tonight so it's straight from here to Heathrow in the morning.

"Where are the other two anyways?" Hex asked and his question was answered as Paulo and Li walked over to them.

"You know when someone invites you to their wedding it's nice to actually be a part of it." Li said with a smirk as Paulo kissed her neck.

"Yeah well if you two could keep your hands off each other for at least two minutes Lily could explain how we're crashing your honeymoon." Amber said and that got their attention as they looked at her with expressions of sheer terror.

"Lily!" Li squealed, "why would you do that-"

"Hey!" Lily said to them all. "When the world needs saving it doesn't wait until you're all ready to go-"

"Exactly!" A voice said and they all turned to see Milton walking across the grass to them. They all greeted him with that same, weary, arrogant, mocking and damned annoying salute Lily and Alex used to give. But he liked them all too much to care. "You should listen to Lily, she was twice the agent any of you are!" He said and she nodded at them before taking Matt from Amber and walked to Milton. Eva left Hex's embrace and walked to Milton's side, she looked up to him and took his hand. Milton, Eva, Lily and the sleeping baby stood opposite the group and smiled.

Alex, Li, Paulo, Hex and Amber were recruited just over a year ago to become what Milton referred to as "those annoyingly talented kids." They were the most advanced and specialist group the government had in the Ministry of Defence. Trained in all sorts of techniques; survival, "weapons etiquette" and saving the world.

Alpha Force was back.

THE END


Lol at the last line, it was so cheesy. But I wanted a nice- YAY- type of ending XD

Hope you all liked it!

Apologies for any mistakes and the general craziness of the whole fic!

Well this is the second AF fic I have completed! WOOHOO! PARTY!

Thanks for your reviews and support!

Valentine, QoH