A/N: Here we go! Off to Never Land!

Enjoy!

JFK is a bustle of activity, even at this early hour. But the trio manning the outdoor counter for their airline gets their group checked-in, takes care of their bags, and even manages to entertain Austin and Liam (who have gone out to help their dad and uncle), the fastest, and quite possibly the best, Kate Beckett has ever seen anyone working at this airport do.

While the boys handle check-in, Kate continues a game of 'Phone Tag' with her father. Jim had texted her saying he was at the airport and was looking for them, and Kate had replied with where they were and had not gotten a response since.

"Let's go inside; keep the kids away from the street," Lanie finally suggests.

"Yeah, that sounds good," Kate nods. "Come on! Miyana! Liam!" She wrangles all of her kids, and follows her friend inside.

"But I wanted to stay with Daddy!" Liam whines, tugging on Kate's hand to get back to his father.

"I know. But Daddy and Tio are doing grown-up stuff and I don't want them to have to worry about to getting hurt or lost," Kate explains to her son. "Okay?"

"Okay," Liam grumbles, sitting on the row of chairs they claimed.

"You know what you can do for me that would be a big help?"

"What?"

"Can you help me look for Papa? He's around here somewhere, and I need help looking for him. Can you do that for me?"

"Okay," Liam nods, sitting up straighter.

"Alright, we're all set!" Castle announces, walking up to his family, tucking his sunglasses into his shirt, Javier right behind. "Where's your dad?"

"Right here." Jim's voice makes everyone turn.

"Dad!" Kate stands, crossing to her father for a hug. "Where were you? I've been calling you."

"I must have not heard my phone," Jim answers, pulling his cell phone out of his pocket, noticing the handful of missed called from his daughter, and one from Lanie who thought maybe someone else besides Kate calling would get the lawyer to answer. "I was walking outside looking for you guys and I saw Rick and Javier, so I knew I was in the right place."

By now, the kids had noticed their grandfather had arrived and were bombarding him with hugs.

"Well we're glad you found us," Kate smiles, scooping up her carryon bag. "Alright, Ready to go?"

The adults gather their gaggle of children and head down the hallway to the security check point. The line already long, even at this early hour.

"Mommy? I have to go to the bathroom."

"Me too!"

"I'm hungry! Can we have a snack?"

The group stops before they hit the line and move over to the wall to get out of the way.

"Yes," Castle answers simply. "We're all gonna try and go to the bathroom. And we'll get a snack after we get through security, okay?" The last part was pointed at a certain little boy, who continued to whine about being so hungry as his father and uncle led him and his twin into the boys' bathroom.

Because there were more of them, it took the girls longer in the bathroom and they came out to the boys, all five of them, standing along the wall, a foot up against it, arms crossed on their chests. Kate has to stop and snap a photo of them before they move and the moment is ruined.

"It took you long enough," Javi comments, pushing off the wall and scooping up his daughter.

"Yeah, we've been waiting for ever," Austin says.

"It wasn't that long," Kate insists, ruffling her son's hair.

"Yes it was, mommy," the boy insists.

"Well you know what?" Kate growls, throwing an arm around his neck and pulling him into her side as he laughs. "Come on."

With bathroom breaks had, and promises of snacks looming on the horizon, the family finally gets into the security line, and later rather than sooner they are up at the front. All their backpacks get put onto the conveyor belt, but thanks to a new TSA rule, the little kids didn't have to take their shoes off, which just expedited the process even more.

"Come on, sweetie," the woman manning their line says waving Miyana through the scanner. Being the independent child she is, Miyana confidently walks through and retrieves her backpack on the other end and stands with her grandfather who had gone through first. The process gets repeated ten more times until the entire group has cleared the security checkpoint.

"Can we get a snack now?" Liam asks, watching his dad check something on his cell phone.

Rick meets his son's eyes, the boy eager to get more food into his belly. He chuckles, pocketing his phone. "Yes, we can get a snack now."

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"Attention Southwest passengers! Flight 1547 to Orlando will now begin boarding. Anyone in rows one through twenty and families with small children can line up by the sign." The intercom clicked as it was placed back in its holder and after turning off the loud speaker, the gate agent approaches their group.

"Excuse me?"

All five adults look to her, confused and nervous as to what she wants.

"Does she need that to walk?"

They follow her gaze to the windows where the kids are watching the planes come and go, to where it lands on Finn and her walker.

"Yes she does," Kate nods. "Why?"

"Well we can't have her use it getting onto or off the plane; regulations won't allow it. She can either walk on her own or we can put her in a wheel chair."

"What do you mean 'regulation won't allow it'?" Rick starts, standing to his full six feet tall. "There was nothing on your website that said my daughter wasn't allowed to use a tool to help her to lead a normal life. What am I supposed to tell her now? 'sorry baby, you can't use your walker because some rule says it's inappropriate?"

He was mad; how dare they say that.

"I'm sorry sir," the agent shrinks back. "I don't make the rules, I just deliver the information." And a second later, she's gone.

"This is bull!" Esposito growls. "She is using that thing to walk, what makes them think she can get around without it?"

"I don't know," Kate agrees, shaking her head. "I guess we can let her use a wheel chair instead."

"No," Castle insists. "We're not letting someone who needs it more go without just for Nemo."

"You guys ready?" Kate calls, getting the kids' attention. They all scamper over, ready to continue on with their trip. "Here, Nemo put your back pack on." Kate helps the girl into her bag then carries her piggyback into the line after handing the folded up walker to Castle. Problem solved.

They get in line, her dad and Austin in front of them and she watches as Austin makes instant friends with the little boy in front of him, who can't be more than two year old, over the stranger's Power Ranger action figures. Jim has to physically push his grandson forward in line he gets so caught up in his game.

When she and Nemo get to the counter to have their tickets scanned, she gives the agent a look of try it, just try it, but all she does is scan their tickets and wish them a safe flight before waving them onto the tunnel. She hears Monica and Esposito behind her going on about seeing Mickey Mouse, but it gets drowned out as the white noise of the plane's engine gets louder.

She makes the flight attendant repeat where their seats are because it shocks her; she can't believe it! For the first time since she's known him, and probably for most of his adult life, Rick Castle did not get seats in First Class. They're back in coach like normal people; no special treatment. Because for this trip they are just a normal family going to Disney World; they are not Richard Castle, famous mystery writer, or a world known police detective from New York, they are just Rick and Kate: regular people.

Ten minutes later they are all settled, everyone is buckled in, ready for the plane to take off. Their seats are towards the middle of the plane, close to the families with smaller kids, and slightly away from the business men who just want to be left alone. Their group occupies two rows, twelve seats in total.

On the left, in the third row is Monica Esposito in her car seat by the window, Liam Castle in the middle and Javier on the aisle. Across from them is Kate on the aisle, Lanie in middle and Danielle at the window. In front of them is Castle on the end with Austin in the middle and Jim by the window, because the little boy wanted to sit by his dad and dad didn't want to be in the middle. And across from the boys is the only row without an adult in it. The three remaining little girls: Monica at the window in her car seat, Finn on the end, and Miyana sandwiched between her cousin and sister.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard! My name is Sophie and I will be one of your flight attendants today. Is there anyone here that this is their first flight?"

"Me!" Liam shouts, causing everyone around him to laugh, even the flight attendant.

"Well I'm glad you're here with us today! Our current flight time is two hours and forty three minutes, non-stop, so we should be arriving in Orlando just in time for lunch! There will be drinks served in-flight, and we will be coming around once we hit cruising altitude. Please fasten your seatbelts; we will be taking off soon. Enjoy your flight!"

They had already started taxying onto the runway by the end of the attendant's speech and the safety spiel, so it wasn't long before they began to gain speed in preparation for take-off.

"Watch out the window! You can see us go into the sky!" the parents tell their kids, looking over and around seats making sure each little body heard them.

As they started their ascent, there were plenty excited squeals and peals of laughter and exclamations, but for one little girl, it wasn't very fun.

"No! To go down! To go down, Papi! To go down!" Monica cried in her seat, stretching as far as the restraints would let her to get to the safety of her dad's arms.

"It's alright, Moni! It's alright!" Esposito said to his daughter, trying to calm her down as much as possible. He could only hold her hand without unbuckling her, so it would have to be enough. The scared little girl clung to her dad's hand with all her might, still crying about wanting 'to go down!'.

Finally, Monica had calmed down, and her freak out tired her out enough that she fell asleep pretty quickly after her tears had dried. The rest of the kids, thankfully were occupied with toys and coloring books and movies, and seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Two hours, and one accident involving a glass of juice and one Stitch-loving little girl, later the plane had landed at its destination.

"Welcome to Orlando, everyone!" the captain came over the speaker. "Local time is 11:34 and the weather is absolutely beautiful out there! 87 degrees, with seventy percent humidity; no need for coats today. Make sure you keep your seatbelts fastened until we've come to a complete stop and thanks once again for flying Southwest Airlines!

It was an ordeal getting out toe the plane trying to keep everyone together and making sure every kid was holding someone's hand. Kate had Finn on her back again, and was holding Danielle's hand, walking behind her dad and Austin and Letty, of all people. But somehow they all got onto the monorail headed across the airport to the bus that would be taking them to their hotel.