-1Chapter 31- A new leader
"Hey Holland, do you know where our dishes are?" asked Talho as they moved into their new home.
"Not sure. They're probably still in the moving van."
"Ok."
"Have you seen my reffing gear? Me and Dominic are turning the bar into a sports theme."
"It's already in the basement. All you have to do is unpack it."
"Ok, thanks. When are Anemone and Dominic coming in with their stuff?"
"Probably in a little bit. Matthieu, Gidget, Hilda, and Doggie are over at their place helping them move right now."
"Ok. Are you still alright with them living with us?"
"Of course. Since they're using the downstairs office as a nursery, we'll just move the office upstairs in one of the other spare rooms."
"Sounds like a plan to me. Where are Renton and Eureka? I thought they were helping too?"
"I wish. Axel wouldn't let them off, so they had to work. Eureka has to try to cover for Anemone today."
"Double duty eh?"
"Yeah unfortunately."
"I hope she can handle watching Felicity while doing that."
"I think Nadia has her for the day."
"Oh really? That's nice of her."
"Yeah it is."
"Man, this sofa weighs a ton!" said Matthieu. "What'd you do? Pack bricks in it?"
"Sorry Matthieu." Dominic chuckled. "Me and Anemone fell in love with that sofa when we first found it. It has a queen sleeper in it, which is why it's so heavy."
"Go figure." Doggie mumbled as he and Matthieu lugged it downstairs to their moving van.
"What else is there left?"
"Just your desk and a few odds and ends." Anemone replied from the kitchen. "Me and Gidget almost have the kitchen done."
"Ok. I'll go break the desk down now then."
"It's that big?!" Matthieu said from the doorway after loading the sofa.
"It's easy Matthieu. It's a large wall unit that breaks down into several smaller pieces."
"Oh, that works for me then. We should be done in no time."
"Wait Anemone! Let me carry that!" Dominic yelled as she went by carrying a box of dishes. "Those are heavy."
"Easy hon." Anemone giggled. "I may be pregnant but I'm not out of the loop yet."
"Hey, I still have to watch out for you and our kids."
"That may be, just don't try to alienate me."
"I'll try not to." he chuckled. Anemone just smiled and gave him a quick kiss before going back to work.
"You two are so adorable!" Gidget giggled from the kitchen. "You're just like me and Doggie!"
"Nah, we're more unique, but yeah, we are cute when we're together, even though Dominic hates to admit it."
"What men don't?"
"Yeah, you're right."
"Eureka, I have lunch for us!" said Renton as he walked into her office.
"Thanks hon."
"No problem. How are things going today?"
"Ok I guess. It's been hard trying to do my and Anemone's work at the same time, but I'm getting through it."
"That's good. Just do your best. Don't push yourself."
"I won't."
"Is it quiet not having Felicity around?"
"Yes it is. I hate knowing she's not behind me so I can keep an eye on her."
"It'll be alright. Nadia only has her at grandpas with sis."
"I know. How is your and Steve's day going?"
"Keeping busy but not bad. It's slowed down a bit though, so that helps."
"Yeah it does."
"I just wish we could've helped Holland and Talho with their new house. It kind of hurts that we couldn't."
"That's alright. We'll try to help tomorrow."
"That works. Hey Eureka, how about we go out for dinner after work to help you relax? We don't have to do anything special, just nice and simple."
"Sounds nice dear."
"Ok. We'll take the kids with us too. We'll go out as a family."
"That's a wonderful idea. Thank you."
"No problem. I had better get back to work then. See you after work."
"Ok love. Thank you again for lunch."
"No problem dear. I love you."
"I love you too Renton." Renton just replied with a warm smile and a gentle kiss before heading back to work for the day.
The next day as Holland and everyone else continued their housework, a sudden knock came to their door.
"Who could that be?"
"I'm not sure Talho. I'll go find out."
"Ok Holland." when he opened the door, a woman in military uniform was at the door. "Can I help you?"
"Are you captain Holland Novak of GekkoState?"
"Yes I am."
"We have orders from the NFA for you sir. You have to deploy in twenty four hours."
"What are our orders?"
"Tresor has come under heavy fire sir. They are safe at the moment, but need you there soon."
"I see. Alright, I'll go alert my new captain."
"Sir?"
"Well, I just got promoted to commander of the new base being built here, so I have to watch over that as well. My daughter, Eureka Thurston, is the new captain."
"I'm sorry sir."
"Don't worry about it, you didn't know. Thank you. I'll forward these to her right away."
"Roger that. Thank you commander. Have a nice day."
"You too."
"What's going on dad?" asked Anemone.
"Tresor has come under fire from the rebel forces. We just got orders from the NFA to move in and help protect it."
"But we just started moving in!"
"That's why we're not going."
"Say what?"
"This is what we've been training Eureka for."
"You mean…"
"Yes, it's time for her to take command of the Gekko for the first time."
"Are you sure Holland?" asked Talho.
"Yes I am. I believe she can do it."
"I sure hope so dear."
"Me too. Hey Dominic."
"Yes Holland?" he replied.
"This is where your training comes into play also."
"What do you mean?"
"You're heading out too, as second in command of the GekkoState."
"T-thank you Holland."
"What about me?" asked Anemone.
"You'll be staying here. I know you and Dominic just got back together, but we need you here and so does Axel at the shop."
"That's true." she replied sadly. "But alright. At least we won't be separated on bad terms."
"Good. You and your mother stay here. Dominic, you and me will go get Eureka and brief her."
"Yes sir!" he replied.
"EUREKA!" yelled Axel twenty minutes later.
"Yes grandpa!"
"Holland and Dominic are here to see you!"
"Alright! Send them up!"
"OK!" he replied. A few minutes later, Holland and Dominic walked into her office.
"Hey Eureka." said Holland.
"Hey dad. Hi Dominic. What are you doing here?"
"We've got a problem Eureka." said Dominic.
"What problem?"
"Tresor is in immediate danger. We just got orders to deploy within twenty four hours."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"We'll be taking over the Gekko for the first time Eureka as a test run to see if we're up for the job."
"We will?" she asked with a worried look on her face.
"Yes you will." Holland replied. "It'll probably only be for a week or two, but this will test your skills to the max. I have faith that you two can do this."
"Us two? You mean me and Dominic?"
"Yes. I appointed him to be your second in command."
"Oh, ok. Alright then, I'll pull the kids out of school and have them get their future assignments."
"Ok, good. Try to get to the ship right away. I'll head there now with Dominic and brief everyone before you leave."
"Ok. I'll get there as soon as I can."
"Alright. See you there."
Later on in the day, Renton, Eureka, and the kids along with Avriana arrived at the ship ready to go.
"MOM!" yelled Avriana as they boarded the Gekko.
"Hey sweetie!" Nadia replied as she hugged her daughter. "God I missed you. How was school?"
"It was awesome mom! Thanks for letting me go."
"You're welcome. Eureka, Renton, good to see you again."
"You too Nadia." Eureka replied. "Where is everyone else?"
"In the lounge waiting for you."
"Good. Go on ahead and tell everyone I'll be there shortly. We have to get settled in and get Felicity laid down for a nap."
"Ok. Come on Avriana."
"Ok mom!"
Shortly afterwards, Eureka and Renton arrived in the lounge amongst an antsy and patiently waiting crew.
"Hi everyone." said Eureka as they walked in. "I just have a few small things to say." everyone then faced forward to listen to Eureka. "Thank you. Now I know this is my first command of the GekkoState and I can't blame you if you're all scared and nervous about me doing this, for I know I am myself already. But I have faith that all of you can believe in me like I do you. I will try my best as captain here on the Gekko, but if you notice something wrong, please let me know. Now, we won't be heading out until tomorrow morning, so make sure you all get a good nights rest. We'll be leaving at o nine hundred, so be ready by then."
"Roger that!" everyone replied.
"Good. Dismissed."
The next morning, Holland and Talho met Eureka first thing that day before they took off for the first time.
"You guys all set then?" asked Holland.
"Yes we are dad. All systems are set and ready to go."
"Security checks?"
"Complete. Everything is secure."
"Weapons?"
"All set. Weapons are stocked and loaded. Safety locks are on also."
"Supplies and food?"
"All stocked."
"LFO's?"
"Loaded and secured."
"Water and fuel levels?"
"All full."
"Good. Sounds like you have everything covered. Just make sure you be careful out there."
"We will dad."
"You take care of yourself and the others ok?" said Talho as she hugged Eureka. "And come home soon."
"We will mom. I promise."
"Ok, you had better get going then. They're waiting for you."
"Alright. See you soon!"
"BYE!" yelled Talho as Eureka ran up the loading dock and into the ship. Soon after the dock closed, the Gekko slowly taxied to the runway, ignited it's boosters, and was quickly in the air headed towards Tresor. "Well, there she goes on her first mission."
"Yeah, that's our daughter. I'm proud of her for what's she's doing."
"So am I Holland. Now let's go home. We have another daughter who's waiting for us."
"Doggie, how long until we reach Tresor?" asked Eureka a short time later.
"About two days if we don't run into any resistance forces."
"Good. Hap, how are those Trapar counts looking?"
"A little low but good. We shouldn't have any problems."
"Good. Try to get us on the high altitude leylines so we can try to get there faster."
"Roger that."
"Woz, how's the radar?"
"I'm picking up a few federation patrol ships, but that's it so far. We're all clear."
"Roger that. Gidget, anything on communications?"
"Just local traffic. Nothing to report at this time."
"Ok then. I'll be in the dining hall if any of you need anything. I'll be in my room shortly afterwards. Dominic, you're in charge of the bridge for the time being."
"Roger that." he replied. As Eureka was getting ready to leave the bridge to get Felicity a bottle before she woke up, Maeter came running into the bridge.
"Maeter, what's wrong?"
"It's dad! He's not waking up!" Eureka's eyes froze in fear when she heard those words, almost thinking the worst had happened to her husband. Immediately her and Maeter rushed to Rentons side to check on the situation.
"RENTON!" Eureka yelled when she ran into their room. All she could hear was a slight groan out of him as he layed there in bed motionless. "Oh my god, he's got a high fever. Maeter, go get Nadia or Mischa now!"
"Ok mom!" she replied as she ran out of the room. Several minutes later, Nadia rushed into the room with Maeter right behind her. "Eureka, what's wrong?"
"I don't know Nadia. All I know is that he's got a high fever."
"Oh man, it is high. Maeter, go get me some washcloths and some cold water! We have to keep your fathers temperature down!"
"Ok!"
"What do you want me to do?" asked Eureka.
"Just stay with him and keep him comfortable. We'll figure out what's going on in a bit."
"Hey Hilda, what are you doing with Felicity?" asked Matthieu.
"I heard her crying in the nursery, so I thought I'd check on her."
"Where's Eureka?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure she's somewhere on the ship, so I'm not worried about it."
"Neither am I. I just hope she can handle running things."
"Hey, I have faith that she can do it."
"Man, what's that smell?"
"Looks like someone needs to be changed. Want to help?" The look on Matthieu's face went from calm to disgusted as he quickly turned and left Hilda's room. "Looks like he can't handle the pressure, eh Felicity?" Hilda giggled. Felicity just sat there and giggled in Hilda's lap as she played with her toys.
"Well, I got his temerature stabilized, but it's still quite high." said Nadia a little while later.
"What's going on with him?"
"From what I can tell Eureka, it's either a really severe cold or a severe case of the flu. I'll know more about that later. For now let him rest and I'll keep an eye on him for you."
"Thanks Nadia."
"Sure." she replied with a warm smile. "Now go check on your daughter. She's probably crying for you."
"Oh, hey Hilda." said Eureka as she walked into the dining hall.
"Hey Eureka."
"What are you doing with Felicity?"
"Oh, I heard her crying for you in the nursery, so I thought I'd take care of her for you."
"Oh, ok. Was she ok?"
"Yeah. She just needed a diaper change and to be fed. I took care of it for you."
"Thank you Hilda."
"Sure, anytime. Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"No you're not. I've known you long enough to know when something's wrong. What's up?" Eurekas eyes just filled with tears as she fell to her knees and began crying. She knew she had the pressure of being a first time captain on her shoulders, which was bad enough in her opinion, but now she had a severly sick husband to worry about. It had suddenly felt like too much to deal with at one time. "EUREKA!"
"I'm sorry Hilda. It's just with everything I've got going on now is getting to me. I don't know what to do anymore!"
"Well, you can start by telling me what's going on."
"Ok." Eureka replied softly as she and Hilda sat at one of tables. "Well, Renton got extremely sick all of a sudden and we don't know why or what it is yet."
"I see. Is Nadia or Mischa taking care of him?"
"Nadia is."
"That's good. I'm sure you and her can get him better in no time. And I'm guessing being a first time captain suddenly added to the pressure?"
"Yes it did."
"I guess that's understandable. But listen Eureka, I'll help you out whenever I can along with everyone else, even when it comes to watching Felicity so it'll take some of the pressure off. All you have to do is ask."
"Really?"
"Sure. Remember, we are a family here."
"Yeah, you're right. Thank you Hilda."
"You're welcome. Now come on, we have a research facility to protect."
"What's this note?" said Talho as they returned home.
"I'm not sure Talho. Open it up and read it."
Dear mom and dad,
Had to go to work. I have something really big coming up there that I have to take care of. If everything goes right, we'll be going out to dinner tonight on me. Wish me luck!
Love,
Anemone
"I wonder what's going on?" Holland asked after she read the note.
"I don't know. Should we go visit the garage and find out?"
"Maybe. I just don't want to ruin anything for her or get in her way."
"We won't. Come on."
"Anemone, telephone!"
"Thanks Digger! Don't disturb me for a bit ok?"
"You got it!"
"Thanks!" she replied as she picked up the telephone. "Garage Thurston, this is Anemone speaking. How can I help you?"
"Mrs.Sorrel, this is admiral Benson speaking."
"Hi admiral. I've been waiting for your call. Do you know what we're doing then?"
"Yes I do. We're accepting your contract, but under one condition."
"Ahh, ok. What's your proposal?"
"I'm sure you'll need a bigger garage to work in along with the men needed, and the federation is willing to take care of that if you move to the military base being built there."
"We can't do that sir. Since we also serve the public, we can't have civilians going in and out of the base. With the way things are going now with the war, it'd be too much of a security risk."
"Hmm, you do drive a hard bargain Mrs.Sorrel, which is why we had a backup plan. Are you familiar with Mr.Thurstons old shop site?"
"Yes I am sir. He's been having a hard time selling that property since you guys destroyed it."
"Ahh, well, yes, and we apologize for that. Anyways with his permission, we'd like to purchase that land, build a new site there, and let you supply the men and whoever you want to run it. How does that work for you?"
"Admiral, you got a deal. And since you're letting me pick out the staff, I'll cut the labor costs by half."
"Excellent. I'll be there tomorrow to sign the papers."
"Thank you sir. You won't regret it."
"I don't think we will either. Have a good day Mrs.Sorrel."
"You too admiral. Bye now." after Anemone hung up the phone, all you could hear was the loudest, happiest scream ever heard in Bellforest.
"Anemone, what's wrong?" yelled Axel as he ran into her office.
"I did it grandpa!"
"Did what?"
"I got the contract!"
"The military one?"
"Yep! Hurry up and go take the for sale sign off your old property."
"Why?"
"Because the military is buying it from you and is building us a new garage there at their expense."
"Congratulations dear. What about this shop?"
"I already have an idea for it. I'll be back in a bit! I have to go tell mom and dad!"
"What was that?" asked Talho as she, Stephen, and Holland were walking along.
"I'm not sure. It was definitely one heck of a scream."
"No doubt. I hope no one was hurt." as they contined to walk along hand in hand, Anemone came flying around the corner and nearly ran into them. "Whoa, slow down Anemone."
"Mom, dad, what are you doing here?"
"We were coming to visit you." said Holland. "Is everything ok?"
"Just great dad! Come on, I'll explain everything while we're out."
The next morning, the crew of the GekkoState was finally near the area of the Tresor facilities. Eureka and Nadia were checking on Rentons condition one more time before starting landing preparations. Hilda in the 808, Matthieu in the 606, and Maurice and Avriana in the Newhope were out scouting the area for rebel activity.
"How is he Nadia?"
"He'll be fine Eureka. Thanks to us for catching that bug early, it was easy to fight. His temperature went down considerably and he's finally awake and talking."
"Thank goodness."
"He'll have to stay in bed another day or two at the least. Hopefully he'll be up and around after that."
"Thank you Nadia for everything."
"Don't mention it. Now let's get ready to land this bird."
"GekkoState, this is Newhope. Currently there is no rebel activity in our sector to report."
"Copy that Maurice. Good job." Hap replied. "Hilda, Matthieu, what's your status?"
"808 reporting. My sector is clear. Nothing to report."
"606 checking in. Same here. Nothing to report."
"Roger that guys. We should be landing in twenty minutes. Come back and stick close by the ship."
"Roger!" they all replied.
"Hap, what's our status?" asked Eureka as she walked into the bridge.
"Everything's clear Eureka. We're good to go."
"Ok. How did the scouting missions go?"
"Just fine. Nothing seen or heard from the rebel forces."
"Good. Gidget, try hailing Tresor. Let them know of our location."
"Roger that." she replied.
"SIR!" yelled communications officer Jackson. "Unknow ship approaching Tresor!"
"Have you identified it?" asked Jurgens.
"Identifying now sir! Identification complete. It's the GekkoState!"
"Holland finally made it. Hail him please."
"Yes sir!" a few moments later, Jackson said "Ok, go ahead sir."
"Thank you. GekkoState, this is Federation battleship Super Izumo. Do you copy?"
"Izumo, this is GekkoState, go ahead." Eureka replied.
"Mrs.Thurston? Where's Holland?"
"In Bellforest sir. This is my command."
"I see. Are you aware of the situation?"
"Yes sir we are. Do we have any orders at all?"
"Not yet. For now we're on standby doing patrols. Rebel forces have been active to the south, east, and north. We have partial control of the west. A few minor conflicts have been reported, but nothing major yet."
"Understood. I have three of our LFO's out on patrol right now as we speak. We'll keep them out there as long as we can."
"Good. We'll do the same also. Izumo out."
"Gekko out."
For the next several days, the rebel forces once again ran into heavy opposition against the federation on all sides of their current campaign to finally slow down the NFA and gain an edge on them. As the rebels tried to make their advances towards tresor, they were constantly met up by a wall of ground and aerial troops and KLF's. This soon began to frustrate the rebel leaders, who then tried to flank to the west. That decision turned out to be the deadliest and biggest mistake ever, especially to five little brats known as the "Ageha Squad".
"Captain Jurgens! Several mobile ground units and KLF's have been captured and their occupants taken into custody!"
"Oh really? Who did we get?"
"Ten KLF pilots, a communications specialist, four captains, and five kids."
"Five kids?!"
"Yes sir. From reports, they were very uncontrollable though. Apparently it took a lot to get them into custody. They're in cuffs and shackles as we speak."
"Where are they now?"
"We have them locked up in a prisoner transport truck sir. Currently they're about twenty miles outside of Tresor."
"Have that truck stopped and all prisoners searched for tracking and spy devices. As clever as the rebels are, we don't want them getting any information on us or Tresor. Have four of our KLF units stay with them."
"Yes sir!"
"Good. I'll deal with those kids on my own. Jackson, get the Gekko online."
"Yes sir!"
"Leader, communication from the Izumo!" said Gidget.
"I said you can call me by my name Gidget. You don't have to call me that."
"Sorry Eureka." she giggled. "Force of habit."
"It's alright. Put the Izumo through."
"Ok!"
"Izumo, this is federation battleship GekkoState. Go ahead."
"Gekko, this is captain Jurgens. First of all, I want to congratulate you on a very successful mission. You did extremely well as a first time captain. Your parents would be proud."
"Thank you sir."
"You're welcome. On another note, we may have just captured the Ageha squad somehow."
"Really?"
"Yes Eureka. They were in the area for some reason. They just happened to have had really bad timing this time around."
"I see. Good job sir."
"No praise needed. Are you heading back to Bellforest then?"
"Not yet. We'll be here for a few days yet to rest and continue patrols for a bit. We'll be heading home afterwards."
"Roger that. Alright then, I have to get back to work filing the reports on this. We'll see you again soon."
"Copy that. Gekko out."
"Izumo out."
"Holland, look at this!" yelled Talho the next day.
"What's wrong?"
"Look at todays paper! Looks like they got Ageha somehow!"
"You're kidding!"
"No I'm not! Even our daughter made the front page."
"Wow, what for?"
"Her accomplishments as the new captain of the Gekko."
"Man, I'm not sure if I like the publicity of that. It may complicate things."
"You think so?"
"I don't know. I guess we'll find out as time goes on."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
"Anyways, are the thanksgiving preparations set?"
"Yep. All we have to do is get the shopping done."
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
"Hey Renton." said Eureka softly as she walked into their room to check on him. "How are you feeling?"
"Hey hon. I'm doing a lot better thanks to you and Nadia. Thank you."
"You're welcome dear. Anything for my husband, you know that."
"Thanks. Geez, it always seems like I'm the one who gets sick or into accidents. I almost feel bad for having you take care of me all the time."
"I don't mind. You did enough for me when I was pregnant with Felicity. Now it's my turn."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"That's good. When are we heading home then?"
"Soon. The crew has had a couple of days rest now. We'll probably take off tomorrow morning."
"Sounds fine to me. Good job on being captain of the ship. You did a wonderful job."
"Thank you dear. I couldn't have done it without everyones support."
"Well I'm still proud of you."
"Thank you sweetie. You hungry at all?"
"A little bit. My appetite hasn't quite returned yet."
"Ok. I'll go make some soup for you. Be back in a bit."
"Ok."
"Hey Holland!" said Talho a couple of days later. "Eureka just called on the radio! They'll be landing in thirty minutes!"
"Alright. Let's go get ready to go then. I just hope my ship is in one piece."
"Funny Holland."
"I thought it was." Talho just giggled, gave Holland a gentle kiss, and said "Come on. Let's go see our daughter."
"Anemone! Come on!" yelled Axel.
"For what?"
"Your sister is almost home! They'll be back in town in about thirty minutes."
"Alright! Coming!"
"Hey Renton, how are you doing?" asked Nadia.
"Oh, hey Nadia. I'm doing fine. Still not a hundred percent yet, but I'll get there."
"Good to hear. Can I check your temperature really quick?"
"Sure."
"Good, it's normal." she said a couple of minutes later. "It's now safe for you to move around."
"Thanks Nadia."
"Sure. Hey, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, go for it."
"Have you noticed anything different about Hap lately?"
"No, nothing out of the ordinary. Are you guys getting along ok?"
"Better than ever. But he's been acting a little, well, quirky lately."
"I'm sure it's nothing, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open for you."
"Thanks Renton. We should be home shortly, so we had better get ready."
"Alright."
"Wow, that was the best landing I've ever seen." said Hilda as she watched Maeter in the bridge. "Almost better than you Doggie."
"Very funny. Ok Maeter, guide it into the hangar carefully now."
"Ok, I will."
"Good job Maeter." said Eureka as she walked into the bridge.
"Thanks Momma!"
"You're welcome hon. Hap, are the final security checks complete?"
"Yes they are Eureka. All systems are set."
"Good. Ken-goh, are the safety locks for the weapons on?"
"Weapons check complete. Safety locks on and all weapons systems have been shut down."
"Roger. Gidget, have Jobs go ahead and shut down the engines. Everyone prepare to disembark."
"Roger that." they all replied.
"Nice landing Doggie." said Talho as everyone left the ship. "That was pretty smooth."
"That wasn't me."
"It wasn't?"
"Nope. That was your grandaughter here."
"Maeter?"
"Yep! It was me!" she replied proudly.
"Wow, we'll make a regular pilot out of you yet." Holland chuckled. "But anyways, come on everyone. Lunch is waiting."
"Lunch?" asked Eureka.
"Yep. It's thanksgiving and we have a big turkey in the oven."
"What's thanksgiving?"
"Well, it's a traditional holiday where you gather around your family and friends and give thanks for the things life has blessed you with around a huge meal."
"Sounds wonderful mom. Let's go."
"Everybody," said Holland later on as they all sat down to eat. "I want to thank you all for joining us here today. I also want to thank you for all the hard work you've done for us. So here's to you. Thanks." he said as he raised his glass.
"Here here!" everyone cheered.
"Also, I want to give thanks for having the best crew that anyone can ask for."
"Thank you dad." said Eureka. "I want to give thanks for the wonderful family I have been blessed with, here at home and on the Gekko."
"Same here!" Nadia replied.
"I want to give thanks to all the friends I have made in my life. Here's to you everyone!" said Hilda.
"Ditto!" Matthieu replied.
"I think we all feel the same way." Jobs replied. "I think there's just one more thing to say."
"And what's that?" asked Talho. Jobs raised his glass and said "Happy thanksgiving everyone!"
"Happy thanksgiving!" everyone cheered.