It excites me that you all are enjoying this story! I felt it was 'about time' I bring out a comedy rather than drama, romance, or sex. LOL. But boy do I miss it! Hehe. Just two more chapter to go. Tomorrow will be the last post... Thank you for the wonderful reviews. Let's keep the ball rolling...

Chapter 04. Volcano Project Goes Ka-Poot

"Travis? Shouldn't you and Uncle Spencer be working on your project?"

Travis was laying flat on his stomach on his bed resting his chin on his knuckles.

"Uncle Spencer gave me $20 to leave him alone."

Derek was confused and was about to go and have a talk with Reid, when to their surprise he stepped into the bedroom holding the volcano on a large piece of cardboard.

"Beholddddd." Reid said dramatically in an announcers voice. "I call her Volcanica."

Derek shook his head in amusement.

"Morgan you have to see this." Reid set the project down and reached into his pocket snatching out a black box that looked to be a remote.

After plugging in a few things and frantically pushing a few buttons, Reid began his presentation.

"1st smoke, and glowing lights signal the eruption."

The volcano began to smoke at the top and the lights from the town below that's surrounding the volcano turn on.

"Then this trigger mixes the vinegar and baking soda that forms the lava." He says excitedly.

"And then finally, BOOM!" He finishes with a boyish sound affect that quite frankly impressed Derek to know end because he didn't realize Spencer had it in him to even know what noises children made when playing make believe.

Derek clapped for his genius friend, that was more like a brother to him at heart. It was clear Reid was very proud of his work and honestly he did an awesome job. But it wasn't Travis's work, so he was going to have to break it to him..

"Reid, did Travis help you build this?"

"Ooo you see, about that, he's not very good with his hands." He finished the end in a whisper.

Derek pushed Spencer away gently so they would be out of earshot from his son.

"Pretty boy, this is Travis's project, not yours."

"But look at it. It's beautiful! There's no way he won't get an A."

"An A is not the point."

Reid looked at Derek as if he grew heads.

"Do you even remember school?"

Derek was inwardly amused but kept a straight face.

"Spence, last time Travis had a project I let him do it. All I did was give him the idea and tools. Yeah he might of only gotten a B- on it but I let him do it his way because it's his project. And he felt good about it."

"How is this any different then how your father treated you?" Derek added remembering their previous conversation.

Spencer was taken aback and almost stumbled on Derek's words. But he was right. He took a project from a child and made it his own.

"Wow. I'm turning into my father." He said out loud. "Soon I'll be calling everyone sport and wearing hair plugs."

Spencer picked up the remote and clicked the Tv off before he sat at the foot of Travis's bed.

"Hey sport."

He looked at Derek and silently freaked out while Derek urged him to continue.

"Ok sooo, maybe this volcano is a little advance. How about me and you make another one, together."

Travis smiles up at his uncle Spencer. "I'd like that."

Spencer stood back up ready to head back downstairs into the garage with his nephew.

"But instead of lava." Travis began. "Can we make it shoot out glitter?"

Derek and Spencer exchanged looks before Spencer drawled his attention back onto the boy.

"Uhh... sure. We'll call it, Volcano. The musical."

Derek laughed as he watched the duo walk out the room.

"Keelie I'm just saying." Aaliyah was in the middle saying as she and her sister returned from the mall with shopping bags on their arms. "That you should kiss as many boys as you can, because one day you'll wake up and boom! It's senior year and you're a mother."

Penelope was finishing up drying off the pots and pans that she just finished washing in the sink. She smiled at her daughter's, glad to see that they possibly had a great time.

"Did you ladies have fun?"

"We must do it again soon! Accompanied by you mommy dearest." Aaliyah said excitedly.

Before Penelope could reply, Aaliyah's cell began to ring.

"Oh, that's Dillon. He's on his way over with Niomi."

Penelope gushed at the thought of seeing her granddaughter. The little girl was a joy to have around. She shed new light on The Morgan family.

Aaliyah pulled Keelie in for another side hug, smashing their cheeks together. This time she finished their sisterly bond with a kiss on the cheek before she bounded away leaving a stunned Keelie who went to wipe her face.

Penelope wet a paper towel and held it out to her daughter. "Well if you were older, I'd offer you a drink." She joked. "Want me to make you some hot chocolate?"

"Thanks." Keelie took the napkin and wiped her face as she followed her mom to the barstool.

Before Penelope could make it to the cabinet though, Keelie grabbed onto her arm and spun her around bringing her in close to tell her a secret.

"Mom, I have to confess something. And if you tell anybody I'll deny it. And I'll never ever ever tell you anything again."

Penelope nodded, "Okay. What is it?"

Keelie took a calming breath. "I actually had a pretty good time with her." She clamped her hand over her mouth as if she leaked a secret.

Penelope blew air out of her mouth in disbelief before giggling a high pitch giggle and she too covered her mouth.

"Mom." Keelie whined.

Penelope patted her daughter on the hand. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." She smiled. "Besides, nobody would believe me if I told them."

Later on that night as Derek and Penelope lay beside each other in bed, Derek received a phone call.

"Morgan."

Penelope rolled her eyes in amusement that even after retirement her husband still answered the phone using his last name.

She heard her husband sigh and saw him run his hand over his bald head, indicating to her that whoever it was on the other line and whatever it was they were talking about was bringing down his mood.

"Alright, I'll tell her. Thanks for calling." He finished the call and set the phone down on the side table.

"Who was it?"

"Hotch."

"Is everything okay?"

"Not exactly."

He turned his head to see his wife once he was greeted with silence. She had a face that read "go on." So he did just that.

"Keelies high school has a zero tolerance for violence, soooo... she's being kicked out of school."

"What!"

Penelope threw the covers back and jumped up.

"What do you mean? Derek they can't do that! Can they?"

"That's what's Hotch just called to say."

After finally letting the BAU go, Aaron went on to be a vice principle of the high school. Recently he was promoted to principal.

"Well he's the principal. Doesn't he have say?" Penelope was searching for solutions.

"He said it's not his rule. If it were up to him, Kee would just be suspended."

"So he's no help."

"Bingo."

Penelope growled and began pacing the room.

"Sweetness-"

"That's completely unfair. She's one of their best students!"

"Babygi-"

"Sure she had a little lapse in judgment but that's not a reason to go and ruin her life!" His wife went on with her rambling.

"Penelope." Derek said finally getting her attention.

"Tomorrow we're going to go down to the school board and speak with the district. Aaron set up a meeting for us. We can fight this."

"Oh Derek." Penelope said in a sad tone as she flung herself into her husband's arms.

"It's gonna be okay goddess." He cooed as he rubbed her back to soothe her.

"I hope you're right my chocolate Adonis." She turned her head upright and gave him a kiss.

TO BE CONTINUED...