Author's Note: Hey guys! This chapter is a little bit out of character, and its kind of fluff. I wrote it just to have a filler while i'm working on a really serious chapter that i want to make perfect. So read this one, and review it, but know that something MUCH better is on its way!

Disclaimer: I'm not Ally Carter, of course i could always kidnap her and steal her identity but i would never do that because she couldn't write anymore! So yea, in short i am NOT Ally Carter and therefore do not own the Gallagher Girls

We started to drive; my mother pressed the pedal with all her might, while the rest of us got seated for the long three hour drive from Wilmington to Roseville. I was seated next to Zach, trying to refrain from all contact until he and I could discuss what had happened on the boardwalk. Liz and Jonas were together, I never realized how cute they were. So short, so nerdy, so perfect. Bex and Grant were in the back seat having a moment, they were holding hands, oh no wait, if you looked closer you could see they were beginning to what be what I assumed was an hour long thumb war match. Macey, who was finally starting to feel like herself again, was sleeping in the back.

A List of Pros and Cons of Driving in a car for three to four hours with your unofficial boyfriend, his friends, your best friends, your mother and your aunt.

A list by Cameron Ann Morgan

Pro: Having not seen all of these people for a really long time gives you a chance to catch up

Con: everyone is really tired and kind of upset with you for running away from then

Pro: You're somewhat boy friend is there to accompany you on the ride

Con: You go to hold his hand when you remember that all of these people are here watching you, and you are kind of mad at him

Pro: You are super excited for your upcoming mission!

Con: You are super nervous for your upcoming mission!

About twenty minutes into the drive, we all became a little jumpy. So I decided to start a conversation. "So what has everyone been up to for the last month" I said as nonchalantly as possible.

"Well, Cameron I've been worried sick that you've been captured by the Circle and was searching frantically for you." My mother said, glaring at me from the mirror.

I blushed and said "Sorry mom, I really am. I love you so much"

Bex started "Well I went back to London for a few days until I heard you had bloody ran away!" She screamed. "But while in London I got to meet the real life James Bond, and he told me tons of classified stories about how he achieved his double OO status." Bex gleamed and almost burst at the sides not being able to tell us these tales.

Liz cut in "Before I had to start trailing you Cammie I was working on further improving security at Gallagher, I've found eight secret passages that needed to be secured and I've improved the way to get back into sub levels. Good luck trying to ever break in again." She said with a smile. "But I also spent a lot of time outside going fishing and just hanging out. Sometimes I'm happy that I'm not a spy 24 seven, it lets me have a kind of normal life." Liz said, sighing. How had I note noticed before that she was as red as a lobster, perhaps I was used to it considering she was red after every summer break.

I felt bad it seemed like my friends had stopped living their lives just to make sure I was still alive.

Grant cut off my thought with "Man I'm hungry. Miss Morgan can we go to McDonalds or something? I'm going to die if I don't get something in my system!"

"Grant last time I checked didn't you eat like everything in the cafeteria?" Abby said smiling. "Although Rach, I could go for some food myself"

My mother replied, "Give me about ten minutes okay guys, there is a McDonald's up the road."

With a cheer from the back of the car Jonas suggested we play "I Spy" of course none of us could get over the thought of a car full of spies playing I SPY but either way we agreed.

Liz went first "I spy with my little eye something that holds two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom surrounded by ultra polymers." She said giggling, of course she found her scientific humor hilarious, as did Jonas, while the rest of us who were on the field track of our careers felt really dumb.

About three minutes passed while Jonas practically burst his sides not saying the answer, however after a while Jonas just screamed… "ABBY'S WATER BOTTLE" and let out a sigh of relief.

"Oh my gosh Jonas you're right!" Liz squealed, and continued " I can not believe the rest of you guys could not figure that out" She and Jonas just kept laughing.

Then Grant screamed, "All right new rule, no scientific terms."

Zach yelled, "All right guys its my turn." He said with a smirk, "I spy with my little eye something incredibly beautiful, smart and spectacular"

Jonas said, "LIZ!" Liz blushed, not that you could tell what with her being a lobster and all.

"Nope" Zach replied

"BEXY, my beautiful British babe" Grant hollered. Bex wanted to half smack him half kiss him.

"Zach, don't you think it's a little inappropriate for you to be describing me that way?" Abby said turning around to look at us.

"For a bunch of geniuses you guys are awfully stupid, the answer was Cammie." I blushed furiously as Zach tried to give me a peck on the cheek; I quickly turned around not wanting him to kiss me with my mother in the car, who was also glaring at us through the rear view mirror. Although, I was quite flattered by what he said, maybe I could forgive his actions on the boardwalk.

I blushed and said "Thanks Zach" looking at him, and his beautiful emerald green eyes, and his gorgeous shaggy hair.

"Alright, enough, enough" my mother yelled, pulling into the McDonalds parking lot. Everyone agreed on cheeseburgers all around with fries so my mom and Abby went into order, while we spies in training stayed in the van.

"So, Zach" Grant said, "lets talk more about this mission, don't leave out anything" Grant said panting like a dog with eagerness.

"Grant there's not much else to talk about. I mean we will have to do some training and learn the Circle lingo, but other than that it is just your standard mission. Joe described the mission giving us five things to always remember.

Follow, as in follow Cammie and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid, and then follow the rest of the members of the team to get them ready, and follow the Circle to make sure they're not onto us.

Learn, as in learn everything there is to the Circle that we don't mess up

Infiltrate as in, once you've learned and followed you are ready to infiltrate the Circle of Cavan headquarters and become one of them.

Nest, as in get comfortable in the headquarters because Joe says that the mission could take anywhere from a year to a life time and we can't just leave in the middle without causing suspicion."

"Wait, that's…" I started but was cut off.

Zach countered, "wait until I'm done to ask any and all questions."

"Wait, where am i?" Macey said, groggily in the back of the van.

"Wait until I'm done." Zach said through gritted teeth

"Whatever" Macey said lying her head back down.

"Anyway the final step is

Keep Secrets, as in our true identities can be thrown away, all of our secrets hidden until we are out. Any questions comments and or concerns from the peanut gallery?" Zach said with a smirk.

"Yea, can we call this mission FLINK?" Grant said. "Because all of those steps spell flink and it would be a totally awesome."

"Yea sure why not" Zach said

"You know flink means a heard of twelve or more cows right?" Liz said looking at us.

"Okay, well Liz, if we happen across twelve or more cows on the mission, you can get a million dollars." Bex said.

"I'll hold you to that." Liz said entering a message into her laptop, probably something about a flink and a million dollars.

We all had a million more questions for Zach, some people wanted to actually see the journal but Zach said no, while others just wanted to establish awesome code names. Why? I have no idea considering me, Bex, Liz, and Macey, already have our standard awesome code names, and with all the sleuthing the boys do at Blackthorn, they probably have code names too.

As everyone was asking questions at a mile a minute, my mother walked in carrying a handful of hamburgers and Abby had the fries. My mouth began to water.

Once we were driving again we heard Liz shriek. "Oh my goodness I can not eat this I do not like synthetic cheese!"

"Liz if you don't like synthetic cheese why did you order a cheeseburger?" My mother questioned.

"I don't know." Liz said, with her little oopsy daisies smile. With that she gently removed the cheese then threw it out the window.

"Great job Liz!" Zach smirked sarcastically, I think too much time with us Gallagher Girls was driving him a little bit nuts. "Do you know how many people are following us? They could see the cheese fly out of the van, then run DNA on it and find us!" Zach was growing exhausted from our silliness.

"Sorry" Liz said staring down at her burger.

"99 bottles of milk on the wall, 99 bottles of milk you take one down pass it around. 98 bottles of milk on the wall 98…" Grant began to sing.

"Shut up now Grant or I will possibly rip your throat box out right now." We heard Macey growl from the back seat.

"SHE'S ALIVE" we heard Abby scream.

"Yes, and feeling quite hungry, so can I have one of those hamburgers that you are hoarding up there?" Macey said lunging toward the mountain of burgers.

"Be warned there is synthetic cheese on that thing" Liz said shaking her head.

"I'll take my chances but thanks anyway Liz" Macey said taking a huge bite out of her burger.

"So, Ms. McHenry, would you like to explain to us as to why we had to drag you out of a bar last night?" My mom said staring at Macey.

"Well it's a really funny story Ms. Morgan, but not one I feel one hundred percent comfortable talking about right now" Macey said tugging at her collar.

"Macey, you have about three seconds to tell me what happened or I'm chopping off all of your luscious locks" Bex said glaring at her, "while you were of drinking and exposing precious Gallagher secrets we could have been further prepping for this bloody incredible mission."

Macey glanced from Bex, to my mother, to me and then to Abby and finally to Liz. She took a deep breath and started "My mom and dad want to take me out of the academy." Macey said with a sigh. "Ever since my dad lost the vice presidency he wants to move, be an ambassador for the states in Switzerland or something. But I just can't leave Gallagher; I won't let them take me out. Gallagher is the first place that I've ever had real friends, and I've actually been able to apply myself to the material. Gallagher is my family not my fake politician father and my mummified mother. So when my dad told me he was going to take me out the day before I left to meet you guys, I did the only thing I knew how to do when things get bad. I hid from my problems, and since I look old enough I decided to hide in that bar. Who knew I had a low tolerance for bloody Maries and lemon drops." Macey said with a long sigh.

"Macey, don't worry you are not going anywhere. Your butt is staying at Gallagher with us. Besides until Liz perfects her Boy to English translator we need you." Bex said looking back and giving Macey a smile.

All the boys in the car erupted into laughter, when Bex and Macey gave them looks that could kill and they shut up.

"Ms. McHenry, I assure you that you will not be taken out of the Academy, if your father does move I'm sure we will be able to make arrangements for you in the States." My mother said giving Macey a reassuring look.

"Thank you very much Ms. Morgan and I'm very sorry for that scare I gave you guys." Macey said with full sincerity in her voice.

"Its alright, now let us discuss something far happier." Liz said with a little grin on her face, she never did like discussing such dreary topics.

"98 bottles of milk on the wall, 98 bottles of milk take one down pass it around 97 bottles of milk on the wall"

"Quiet Grant!" we all cheered in unison.

We drove in silence for a few minutes, my mind was racing a thousand thoughts per minute. Part of me was thrilled to see what this mission had in store. The adventure, the secrecy of it all, it made my blood rush, then I thought about all of the preparations we would have to take before the mission, one in particular. I looked over at Zach, I realized before we left for the mission he and I should probably discuss our feelings for each other that were inevitably there. As I gazed at him I noticed that he was thumbing through the files, I tried to peer over at what he was looking at but he quickly closed it and gave me a smirk. I then let my mind wander to other things, if Liz and Jonas were our lab team, and Zach, Grant, Bex and myself were in the field, where would that leave Macey? We certainly couldn't leave her out in the dust on what may possibly become known as the greatest case known to man, not that that many people would hear about it, but still. So I decided to ask,

"Hey Zach, what is Macey doing during the mission?" I said

Zach looked at me, then to Macey and said "I was hoping Macey could work with Fibs to get us all packed, the girl who went on a ski trip with only a carry on should know a thing or two about packing" Zach grinned, "we also need someone to develop disguises."

"I'm in" Macey said.

"Great" Zach said then looked at me as if he were going to speak, but decided better against it.

"97 bottles of milk on the wall, 97 bottles of milk, you take one down, pass it around 96 bottles of milk…"

"OH MY GOODNESS, Grant you better shut your mouth before I use the McDonalds trash and Abby's hair tie to create a device that will permanently shut your mouth" Jonas said lunging toward Grant.

"It's alright Jonas, that won't be necessary we're here." My mother sighed a huge sigh of relief.

As we pulled into the gates, I saw the place that I love to call home. The beautifully manicured grounds, the P&E barn, the lake with the secret cave entrance under it, I had forgotten how much I had missed it.

We pulled to the front of the school where Professor Buckingham was standing there awaiting our arrival. She ran out, gave me a huge hug and mumbled something about how worried she was in between sobs, I felt so loved that Professor Buckingham had missed me so much.

"Professor Buckingham its alright, I'm fine I'm back" I said reassuring her.

"Oh Cammie dear I'm not crying over you being gone, I knew you'd be alright."

"Patricia, what is wrong why did you need me back at the academy so quickly?" My mom asked quite concerned.

"It's Onyx he's missing I can't find him anywhere" Some of us began to giggle "this is no laughing matter children, my beloved feline friend is missing and I must find him"

"Patricia I was in a very serious meeting and you called me to tell me your cat is missing, last time I checked the mansion was huge, he could be anywhere." My mother said exasperated.

"Oh yes and our patient in the infirmary is awake, but the tragic thing is that Onyx is missing I must find him at once and I need all of you lovely spies in training to help me that was the true emergency" with that Professor Buckingham was off yelling "Onyx, Onyx" all up and down the path.

We all giggled at how neurotic Professor Buckingham was, and Liz ordered all of us to clean out our van. We turned around to clean out Liz's van before we said "hi" to Mr. Solomon, but Zach was already gone, presumably to see him before the rest of us could.

We all went around to the back of the van when we heard Grant say, "hey guys we don't have to worry about anyone finding us using Liz's cheese" Grant was laughing hysterically. We all looked and saw Liz's synthetic cheese plastered to the back of the van like a car decoration.

"Ugh who is going to clean that up?" Macey said laughing hysterically. With that we all headed inside.