Welcome to chapter 2! This story may not have started out the best, but it's continuing. Now let's see where the new couple is going.

CHAPTER 2 – Thoughts Of The Future

(P staying in 3rd person) As soon as Bob was out cold, Diana ran to Sebastien. "Are you ok?" she asked him. She touched his shoulder, sending him reeling in pain. "Help!" she called. Everyone immediately ran over to her while also imprisoning Bob in a cage. "Can you move soldier?" the General asked Sebastien.

He shook his head, indicating he needed help and a few medical procedures. Diana didn't dare leave his side while everyone ran around looking for them. "Don't quit on me," Diana said, scared. "He's going to be alright Diana. You'll see," the General said, comforting her. She knew he was right, but was still afraid of losing Sebastien.

Everyone suddenly came back, carefully treating Sebastien's wounds the best they could until they got back to their base in San Francisco. Diana held his hand tight, deathly afraid of losing the friend she had all her life and whom she had gone through all the pain of losing their families with.

"Guys, I think I've found something that can help us get Sebastien to better medical care faster," one of the Otters said. "And what about taking that awful villain into custody?" Diana asked.

"Absolutely. It seems that Bob was going to keep a few things from human civilization around after it fell, including a helicopter," she said. "We need the chopper. General, please," Diana pleaded.

He saw with his years of experience that she was extremely afraid. It was how he was when another villain had gone after his own family. "Yes, I authorize us to wrap up our last mission to use the helicopter," the General said, honoring her request.

"And the lair?" Sebastien asked, despite his pain. "Sebastien, don't talk. Save your strength," Diana said to him. "There's a self-destruct button on the remote you got control of Diana," an Otter said. "We'll use that. As for the transformer that was destroyed, the humans will take care of that quickly," the General said.

Everyone carefully helped Diana carry Sebastien to the helicopter to safety, while also grabbing Bob to take him into custody. The monkeys had been controlled by the remote, but the General had freed them. After they were debriefed back at the HQ and the mind control removed, they would be allowed to go where they wanted.

Halfway in their chopper ride, Bob started to wake up. He tried to move, but was chained to his cage. "Now the tables have turned," Diana said proudly. "You can't keep me locked up in here forever," Bob said. "Well your mind will be wiped as soon as we land," the General said, standing right next to Diana.

"Hmpf. Well I may be out, but someone else will eventually take my place," Bob said. "Which is why we'll work closer with them to help them go on a lighter path," the General said. "There's always evil. You can't keep us down," Bob said. Suddenly, his eyes went into a blank stare and he was quiet.

"Was that it General?" Diana asked him. "Yes. Now I'll manage him, you just take care of Sebastien," the General said. "But I need to finish the mission," Diana said, knowing her orders. "How about this? I order you to take care of him," the General said. "Yes sir," she replied, saluting him.

The helicopter landed in Golden Gate Park. It was still early morning, so no one was out. The lawn opened up to reveal a hidden hangar of objects. Inside were planes, helicopters, cars, and much more. Now one more vehicle would be added and used for good instead of evil.

Diana and the majority of the other Otters carefully carried Sebastien to the medical ward, where he was immediately treated. "Now Sebastien, you'll have to remain here at the HQ a few days," the nurse said. "I understand," he said, not saying anything about his retirement just yet.

The nurse left to go to a different area leaving Sebastien and Diana alone. "Sebastien?" Diana asked him. "Yes?" he asked her. "Did you really mean what you said or was that just the heat of the moment?" Diana asked him, afraid of that possibility. "Come closer," he said, tired.

Diana was on her knees before the bed, wondering what he would do. Suddenly, Sebastien kissed Emily, making her heart soar. Their love was real. As soon as they could be discharged, they would lead a normal life of dates, marriage, and children.

The General walked in and they both saluted him. "At ease," he said, letting them relax. "You look good soldier," he said to Sebastien. "I've felt better though. That was a hard kick," he said. "The two of you were very smart on that mission," the General said to them. "Thank you sir," both Diana and Sebastien replied.

"Now I've been listening intently to everyone's discussions day after day and I think I know what you all want," the General said. Diana and Sebastien blushed, knowing they had probably been suspected of love for a while, even if they had only truly discovered each other the day before.

"Love is an admirable thing to want. Especially for you two. From tragedy to happiness," the General said. Both Diana and Sebastien remembered the hurt they had felt when the lost their respective parents, but got that back under control with knowing how they were now in love after fighting for worthy causes across the globe.

"Now, we're all getting up there, especially me. I've spoken to my compatriots and they think we've all done well, especially within the last decade. I've also spoken to everyone else about this and I suspect your reaction will be similar to theirs. I authorize you, starting once Sebastien is healed, to retire with full honors," the General finished.

"Thank you sir," both Sebastien and Diana said, saluting him. The General saluted them back and left. As soon as they thought he was out of earshot, both Sebastien and Diana kissed in happiness, so glad they had been allowed to retire. They were giddy with glee.

From his hiding spot just outside the door, the General had seen everything and was proud of his group for remaining together through it all. And he couldn't wait to return to his family as well.

A few minutes later, everyone came to check on Sebastien. "You ok there?" a male asked him. "Yeah, I'm gonna be ok. It's just gonna take a week or two to heal. Can't risk the humans wondering how I got injured," he said, making everyone chuckle.

"So who's in love?" Diana happily asked everyone. Everyone looked at whom they loved before sharing a kiss. "I'll miss all of you. You've all been like family to us, since you took us in," Sebastien said. "I guess we're all family to each other. We all need to try and stay in contact after we separate. Everyone have an email?" an Otter asked.

"Who knows if we'll even have Internet where we go. Or if it will still be around in a few years," another Otter said. * "Fair point. But if we can, let's try to meet here once a year," Diana offered. Everyone agreed and they all talked for several hours about everything, ranging from their early days of service to retiring tomorrow.

It was all very exciting, the future. Love would hopefully lead to marriage and children down the line. It was what everyone wanted after their years of loyal service. Peace and quiet. They would be keeping their ears open for any trouble, but would stay out of it unless needed.

Eventually, everyone decided to turn in. It was getting late and they would have a big day in the morning. They all said goodnight and separated, except for Diana and Sebastien. Diana pulled up a chair to remain near Sebastien, to make sure he was ok.

"Diana, just because I'm in an uncomfortable position doesn't mean you should be too. Go on to your bed, I'll be alright," he said. "But I want to," she said, slightly cooing. "It's your choice Diana. And I respect that," he said. "Thank you," Diana said happily, making them kiss. They were lost in each other's eyes before falling asleep.

(P to the afternoon) The place was abuzz with excitement. Everyone had just graduated and was now going to go their separate ways after celebrating. Everyone was dancing, so glad they were finished. "I'm sorry I can't dance with you," Sebastien apologized to Diana.

"Don't apologize. We'll have plenty of time to do that in the future, I'm sure," Diana said, hope in her voice. They kissed before chatting to everyone who came by. Eventually everyone sat down to dinner and had very good fish and oysters. They were all coming up with ideas on what to do and where to go.

A lot of couples were going to return to their old aquariums and others were going to join them. For those who had been born in the wild, the life of an aquarium Otter intrigued them. That included Sebastien and Diana. They had heard of many, but one stuck out in particular.

It wasn't very far from their current location, which meant it wouldn't be hard to move to. It was just about two hours south of San Francisco, which meant it would be easy to keep an eye on everything through all the tourists who passed through. Diana and Sebastien decided that as soon as Sebastien was healed, they would move there. ** Hopefully there, they thought, they would get married and raise a family of their very own.

How was this chapter? Good, right? I hope you will review it. I just have two notes today. Also, I just got an idea in the last few days for a new story that will be released after this one. I hope you'll enjoy it when it's released.

* I just couldn't resist. In 1994, the Internet was just starting to go mainstream. There wasn't much of anything yet.

** I know it's annoying, but I like being vague. It'll be resolved soon enough though!