Carolina woke in the morning in her own bed and looked around at York who was curled around her and Allison. The baby was sleeping peacefully. Carolina was still dealing with post birth hormones and so started panicking when she couldn't see Geia. It's didn't matter that Geia would undoubtedly sleep in yorks old bed but just not seeing her sent Carolina crazy. She slipped out of bed picking up Allison and padded through the house. It was nice to be able to walk again with freedom. In the basement she found York's old bed untouched, on the first floor the sofa was empty and the rest of the rooms as well. Geia was gone.

"York!"

"Carolina! What's wrong?!" York came flying down the stairs to where carolina stood in the living room. Their yelling had woken Allison who started crying. Carolina quickly rocked her and murmured quickly. She quickly calmed but stayed awake. "What's wrong?" York whisper-shouted.

"Where's Geia?!" Carolina demanded in the same voice. York ran a hand through his hair anxiously.

"We ate dinner while you slept and then I thought she went to bed." Hoping she didn't kill him. Sarah had warned him there were still going to be some hormones going through Carolina particularly a sense of protectiveness for people. Instead Carolina started to cry. York wrapped his arms around her slightly disturbed but as her husband hugged her anyway.

"I am just worried. What if she gets lost? or can't find a safe place to sleep?"

"Carolina, she will be fine. It's not the first time she's been out. I bet she knows all of this town and all it's shelters better than we knew the mother of invention. I promise she will be fine tonight and tomorrow we will go out and look for her but it is two in the morning and Allison needs to eat." It was true Allison had started to fuss while they talked. Carolina took a deep breath her tears drying and York wiped them off her face. She looked down at their daughter and a small smile came to her face.

She sat in her favorite armchair and adjusted her night gown so Allison could nurse. York shifted slightly uncomfortable and sat down and they just looked at each other worried. Geia may have been in the house for only a few days but they had liked her. Carolina realized that she remind her of the team a bit. She missed the group. York was amazing but she had lived ten years in close quarters with many people. The quiet of the house had never fully felt right to her. Geia had brought a bit of that presence back to the house and Carolina knew York felt the same way. They were going to look for her tomorrow and they were going to bring her back. Carolina all ways looked out for her team.

Three days later

Nothing! Geia had fallen off the face of the planet. Nobody had seen her and Carolina and York were now very worried. They were back home York holding a sleeping Allison and Carolina kicking the life out of a training post they had installed in the basement when they moved in. "Where is she?" Carolina had only ever sounded this frustrated when Tex beat her at something.

"If I may?" Delta called from a holodeck on the other side of the room, Eta and Iota standing at his side.

"Yes Dee?" York asked

"Geia has lived on the street for five years it is possible this is not the town she has always stayed at. She may have gone to another town. I suggest giving her a week. Remember when you tossed coins to her. She was sometimes gone for several days once two weeks." York and Carolina looked at each other and Carolina sighed.

"I guess you are right Delta. We will wait but if she doesn't come back I will go looking for her."

"I will too." York nodded.

"I just wonder where she is."

Geia POV

I have a completely legitimate reason to go. An orbital ship appeared that night and seeing as last time a ship came, Carolina and York's squad blew up the fort and before that Insurrections I decided to go check it out. I watched as they picked through the rubble of their old fortress. Watching them from the comfort of a tree branch I listened to their conversation.

"We need to get this base back in working order and find it. Go in to town and ask around. We will deal with the locals later."

"Geia"

"Fucking shit!" I nearly slide off the tree before looking at the glowing green figure next to me. "What are you doing here? Never mind let me back up then we will talk more." I slip further into the forest far enough away the patrols won't see me. Then I look around seeing all three AI. "Okay explain. How did you find me?"

"I simply used the radio in the house and the broadcasting radio and-"

"I know how to triangulate a signal. Why though?"

"Carolina and York miss you." Eta said

"I like them but I don't take charity other than the occasional coin or meal."

"Then don't. Work for them in exchange you stay in the house."

"When did all of you get chatty. You all were curled up quiet when I showed up five days ago."

"You are not a threat to our agents, and you can be a strong ally." Delta said.

"What work were you thinking?" I asked getting back to the point of their appearance. I probably now hold weirdest job interview ever, of all time.

"Nothing hard York and Carolina's morals won't let them stand for it but if you baby sit Allison and keep the house neat they can't really object." I nod it's true York and Carolina would never let me do a proper job or pay rent.

"Fine I'll come back. But first what do you think of them?" Jerking my head back towards the destroyed base.

"As York and Carolina killed all the soldiers in the base and are assumed KIA they should not have any trouble if they don't draw attention to their selves." Delta had a logical solution to everything didn't he. We would have to hope they didn't think anything of two random people appearing one day. I start back to town slipping silently though the trees. "Something just occurred to me." Eta said as I neared town.

"Yes?"

"You could host one of us so Carolina doesn't have the strain."

"What makes you think I have an AI chip port. Or that Carolina would agree to it. You certainly know how Carolina thinks."

"But if one of us is with you we can all keep in contact incase the insurrectionist are more of a problem. And we know what you are, why do you think we were so quiet?"

"You lot are full of contingency plans aren't you." I pant as I climb up a slight mountain hooking my bare feet into the little crevices and pulling my self up. "Say you convinced them this was a good idea. How do you plan to explain me having a port."

"You don't trust them?"

"I have been with them for two days and I have trusted people less that I have known for years. So I've read their files, that does not convince me they would react well."

"As beings that have lived in their heads we can tell you they won't react badly and will watch out for you."

"Fine let's go then we have a lot of talking to do and I like York's cooking."

HI People!

So I was at the dentist and so got out of school early. So Geia is not all she seems and the AI are in on it. I hope to update before october but my schedule is going to get crazy real soon so there is that. Please review or favorite because it really makes my day and keeps me going. Maybe I will post the scene when York and Carolina talking about Allison's name which I edited out due to York and Carolina talking about their own names sooner in the story than originally written. Not a bad thing but it did mean that I cut out that little part. So four reviews and I will post it. That will not delay my spastic posting in anyway. I also feel that I should say that at the end of this story I will likely shift over to to my Fiction Press account which is under the same name. I would greatly appreciate it if people checked it out. Well have a good day and please review! I own nothing.

Olivecat