Jehan ran out of his quarters at top speed- Charlee had told him to tell the others about her awakening, and if anyone could do that, Jehan could. With excess enthusiasm, too.

"Move, move, move!" Jehan shouted, ducking around various ensigns. "I can do that, I can do that! Move, move, move!"

Suddenly, he found himself skidding to a stop in front of Courfeyrac. "Whoa, buddy, what's-"

"Eponine! Epo- Charlee, I mean! She goes by Charlee now! She's awake! She's alive!"

Courfeyrac paused. And paused. And stared at Jehan like he just said that flying pigs lived on Mars. Which could be perfectly true, given the fact that this was, indeed, the future.

"She's alive, she's alive, she is so alive!" Courfeyrac sang to the heavens, bursting onto the bridge and towing Jehan behind him. "Charlee's cryotube opened, and the doctors cried!"

Christophe raised an eyebrow, turning around in his captain's chair. "What-"

"She's alive, she's alive, she is death defied!"

"Courfeyrac-"

"She's alive! So alive!"

"Courfeyrac!" Christophe stood, arms folding. "Who's alive?"

"Eponine Charlee Thenardier has been released from her cryotube!"

Christophe's eyes widened. "Plot a course for Earth. We're picking up an old friend."

"Aye, captain." Jehan saluted with a grin, plopping down into his seat and setting a course. "Ready and waiting."

"Punch it."

While waiting for her ride, Charlee and Joe had decided to go out for a nice lunch on the town. They made their way over to Joe's Pub, which was awkwardly familiar to Charlee, though she didn't know why.

Luckily, Jane no longer worked there, so she couldn't freak out over the supposedly dead girl stalking abroad.

Joe walked right up to one of the waiters. "Hey, my name's Joe! Do I get a discount?"

"No, sir. Right this way."

Charlee dragged a pouting Joe off to their table, shoving him into a booth and sitting across from him. "So explain this superhuman business."

Joe folded his hands on the table dramatically, leaning forward and whispering to her. "Well, I'm superior to other humans, obviously. I have super strength, speed, senses, everything. I'm better at living."

"Mhmm, sure," Charlee mused, skimming over the menu. "Get me a burger, dude. I'm hungry."

Before Joe had the chance to reply, shouts of "CHARLEE!" and "You're alive!" and "It's so good to see you!" burst through the doors of Joe's Pub and made their way over to their table.

Courfeyrac was the first to haul her out of her chair and envelop her in a bone crushing hug. "CharleeCharleeCharleeCharleeCharlee-"

"Dude, calm down," she mumbled, gasping for air.

"Me and Jehan are here to escort you to the USS Enterprise," Courfeyrac exclaimed proudly as he released her and allowed Jehan to tackle her into a hug.

Charlee froze, eyes bulging in excitement. "You guys snatched up the Enterprise? Good work, Trekkie!"

Off to the side, Joe was unamused as hell. "Hello, yes, I am Charlee's guardian while she recovers from being released from her cryogenic pod-"

"His name's Joe Enjolras, it's Christophe's fake dad," Charlee interrupted. "Joe, these are my friends. Meaning they're safe."

Joe mumbled to himself for a minute, not amused by the appearance of Starfleet workers, given the fact that he had plans for the Federation that would put things into perspective, but he allowed Charlee to be escorted away and beamed up.

He could only hope she didn't mind much when the future came rolling around.

A/N: So glad everyone is still reading! I know it's probably confusing given that this is literally a bunch of our inside jokes, but we hope to explain them more fully as the story goes on.

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