/The group was in the server room/
"Did you find Franz and Anthea yet?" asked Yumi
"I got a rumor that they were being held by someone" said Jeremie
"Who?" asked Miranda
"General John Mason of the United States Central Command" said Jeremie
/Everyone saw that Chase and Dylan looked infuriated/
"That bastard is still alive?!" asked Chase
"Is he supposed to be?" asked Aelita
"The record is that he was killed by an airstrike in the Hindu Kush" said Dylan
"That man killed your father" said Yumi
"And I want to kill him, so is he helping XANA?" asked Dylan
"I'd place a fifty, fifty, chance on it" said Jeremie
"Good, I want him dead for what he did" said Dylan
"I'm with Dil on this, the bastard has it coming" said Chase
"But he's a general in the United States!" said Miranda
"Doesn't mean anyone likes him" said Chase
"Especially us" said Dylan
"What about mom and dad?" asked Aelita
"We'll find them Aelita, I swear" said Jeremie
"Until then we should just stay calm and not make ourselves known" said Chase
"Why?" asked Odd
"He's a high ranking general in JSOC, he can find us a lot easier than Sergei could" said Chase
"So we just have to not let them find us?" asked Jennifer
"Sums it up" said Dylan
"Well this got a little harder hasn't it?" asked Alexandr
"Too right mate" said Rebecca
"Anybody hungry?" asked Odd
"What?! I- ugh, fine I guess I can eat" said Aelita annoyed
"I'll come with you" said Jeremie
"Why not?" said Chase
/The group walked to the elevator/
/\/\/\/\/\/|1 HOUR LATER|/\/\/\/\/\/
/Chase, Dylan, Odd, Aelita, Jeremie, and Rebecca were in the lunchroom/
"So how high ranking is Mason?" asked Rebecca
"High, probably so high that to see the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff he has to look down" said Dylan
"I still can't believe he's alive" said Chase
"Same here" said Dylan
"So he basically runs the US military?" asked Aelita
"Most of it, the commander in chief still has a good foothold" said Chase
"This is going to be hard" said Jeremie
"Yeah, we still have XANA to worry about" said Odd
"One problem at a time" said Rebecca
"Lets just try and work on both, we stop XANA attacks while we look for Mason" said Dylan
/Dylan made a pained look and put a hand on his leg/
"Are you okay?" asked Rebecca
"Just my leg, its nothing" said Dylan
"Those injuries still bothering you?" asked Chase
"Yeah, it almost always hurts" said Dylan
"You need to see Yolande?" asked Aelita
"I will if it gets worse" said Dylan
"Alright then" said Rebecca
/Chase went wide eyed and gasped/
"What is it?" asked Jeremie
/Chase pointed to two familiar faces walking in the cafeteria/
"Is that William?!" asked Aelita
"And Laura!" said Rebecca
"What the hell?" asked Chase
"Call everyone, we need to tell them this" said Jeremie
/Rebecca got out her phone as Chase and Dylan got up and walked to William and Laura/
"Chase? Dylan?" asked William
"Hello William, how was fucking Scotland?" asked Chase flatly
"Look I'm sorry that-" said William
"Save it William" said Dylan
/Chase and Dylan walked back to their lunchtable as the rest of the group ran in/
"Oh my god" said Yumi
"Laura and William are back?" asked Miranda
/They sat down with Jeremie and everyone else/
"Why are they back?" asked Alexandr
"Who knows" said Odd
"But didn't he go to Scotland?" asked Miranda
"For a long time" said Yumi
/William and Laura walked over/
"Can we talk?" asked William
"Why?" asked Ulrich
"Because I just want to clear the air" said William
"I don't even know what you're talking about" said Laura
"Don't even ask" warned Aelita
"So why are you here?" asked Jeremie
"Well I had a few Russians with automatic rifles barge into my goddamn house!" said William
/The group looked at him/
"Russians? When was this?" asked Chase
"Around three months ago" said William
"Not long before I killed Sergei" said Chase
"You killed him?!" asked William
"Who killed who?" asked Laura
"Laura just shut it" said Aelita
"So the FSB found you?" asked Alexandr
"Yeah, they killed my grandfather and I barely escaped with my life" said William
/The group looked at him with pity/
"Sorry for your loss" said Miranda
"Thanks, I guess" said William
"But why did you come back to Kadic?" asked Rebecca
"There wasn't anything left for me in Scotland" said William
"Fair enough, but you left when we needed you" said Ulrich
"I know that, and I'm sorry" said William
"Just let us talk for a little while and we'll get back to you" said Jennifer
"What about me?" asked Laura
"Oh yeah, she doesn't remember" said Odd
"Remember what?" asked Laura
"Don't ask" said Jennifer
/The group except for William and Laura got up and started walking to the Hermitage/
"So Laura and William are back" said Odd
"Looks like it" said Yumi
"What do we do about this?" asked Miranda
"Well Laura doesn't remember a thing about Lyoko" said Jeremie
"Thanks to you" said Aelita with a grin
/Jeremie grinned and they locked hands/
"And William?" asked Dylan
"I don't know, what do you guys think?" asked Jeremie
"Well maybe we should consider it" said Miranda
"Yeah, we could always use an extra gun" said Rebecca
"But what if he leaves again?" asked Yumi
"He won't, I saw the truth in his eyes" said Jennifer
/They walked inside where Chase was tackled by Riley/
"Oh man! What the hell have we been feeding him?!" asked Chase
/Riley barked and started licking Chase, causing him to laugh/
"Down boy!" said Chase
/Riley barked and stood next to Aelita as she helped up Chase/
"Wow he's getting big" said Miranda
"Yeah, isn't he around six months now?" asked Jeremie
"Yep" said Aelita
/She started petting him/
"Alright back to business, what do we do about William?" asked Jennifer
"What about Laura?" asked Odd
"Absolutely not, she tampered with the supercomputer" said Jeremie
"Yeah I siding with Einstein on that" said Chase
"Alright so no Laura" said Yumi
"And William?" asked Dylan
"I guess everyone deserves a second chance" said Ulrich
"And what do we do about General Mason?" asked Jeremie
"If he comes after us, then I'll go after him" said Dylan
"What do you mean 'go after him'?" asked Odd
"Find him, then do to him what he made Chase do to my dad" said Dylan
"Hoorah" said Chase
"You're thinking of killing him?" asked Aelita
"I've been thinking about killing him for five years sis" said Chase
"Alright, lets tell William that he gets another chance" said Rebecca
"I'll go" said Miranda
/Alexandr, Jeremie, Aelita, and Miranda got up and walked out of the Hermitage/
/William was getting a cup of coffee when he was the four of them walking towards him/
"William?" asked Miranda
"Hey guys" said William
"We talked" said Aelita
"Really? And?" asked a hopeful William
"We'll give you another chance" said Jeremie
"Thanks you guys, this means a lot" said William
"You're welcome" said Alexandr
"Just follow us back to the Hermitage and we'll fill you in on what has happened since you left" said Aelita
/William smiled and they all started walking back to the Hermitage/
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