I originally wanted to do flashbacks for this story but I realized as the gang is talking to Ted that this story doesn't need flashbacks for these parts of the story because we have already seen those scenes on the show. So, I'm not going to flashback to the moments that we have already seen on the series and instead the story will continue in the present day of 2030 with flashbacks to the more important parts of the in between years from 2013 to 2030. Those years are most important to be more explained in detail because those are the lost years of the story.

What I'm doing is, I'm going to show just what the gang was up to between these years in flashback moments. However, the story at the moment is in the current day, I won't start doing flashbacks for a few chapters because it's not important to use those right now. In the next few chapters, the gang will be talking to Ted one-on-one to get him to snap out of the state he's in right now but the flashbacks don't come into play until later. Starting with this chapter and going four more chapters, the gang starts to talk to Ted and the chapters are much longer. I might throw in a flashback from time to time in these chapters but for now there aren't going to be any.

I am enjoying writing this story because it's the most complicated story I've ever written so I hope you all like what I'm doing with this story. Enjoy!

While, Robin was in the living room talking to Ted about all the old times they shared together. Barney, Marshall, and Lily were all still in the kitchen sitting around the dining table in there eating and talking about what's going on in the other room. It has been complete silence in the kitchen since Barney last talked, Lily and Marshall tried their best to comfort him as best they could when he began to have a mini breakdown with tears falling rapidly down his face. They had never seen him like this before, he's completely distraught over what's happening and neither Marshall or Lily knew how to comfort him, because usually he's the life of the party, to them they never saw Barney so withdrawn and quiet with so much built up emotions that have been eating him up for all these years.

He knows, since he met Ted that he's never once called him his best friend. He's never seemed to care about him or like him enough to call him his best friend. But, over the years he started to not care about him calling him his best friend because he doesn't need him to be his best friend, let alone a friend to him. His, real best friend is the woman right now in the other room talking about their past together. About, the times they shared together but his best friend is the woman he married twice. Who can honestly say they married the only person in the world they consider their best friend, not only once but twice in a lifetime. So, that's why Barney stopped wanting Ted to call him his best friend but he's married to the only person he wants to call his best friend.

So, Barney sits in the kitchen a waits to see what happens within the next hour between his wife and the guy he truly did think was his best friend at one time in his life. What is going to happen next? His life has been so wonderful and such a blessing in the last 10 years and he is truly happy being with his best friend, living a life he once was stupid enough to let go of. His happiness now, is something he never thought would be possible after the divorce or before it. He's hoping that Robin will get through to Ted so neither him or Marshall and Lily will need to do their part of this meeting. He hopes that Robin will trigger some kind of reaction from Ted so they don't have to face a really deeply depressed and vulnerable Ted.

"I'm really worried, you guys I don't think this will work he's clearly really gone. He's not Ted Mosby anymore, he's just really fragile and sad even though he seems happy." Barney, had finally started talking after about 20 minutes of silence. They all were in deep thoughts for a while trying to figure out what to do with this really sad situation. "Did you see him clinging onto Robin earlier?, he's even wearing his wedding ring, the ring he married Tracy with."

"I know, let's hope Robin can get through to him somehow. He will listen to her, out of the four of us he will listen and talk to her because it's easy for him to talk to her knowing that she's his wife." That last part angered Barney more and Lily noticed him balling up his fist with his face turning a bit red at the mention of Robin being Ted's wife. It makes him want to throw something or throw up maybe both, at this point he's just completely done and wants to get back to normal, he just wants his wife back where she belongs.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to get you more upset." Lily says gently putting her hand on top of Barney's that was resting on the table in front of them giving him a look of 'I didn't mean to say that' Barney looks up at her with more tears in his eyes through the anger he's been holding back for along time.

He can't blow up at her, he can't freak out and get angry and yell, shout, scream all the frustration and anger out because Robin won't be happy if he has a meltdown and starts saying things that will likely anger a very confused Ted. She warned him earlier not to do anything that might get Ted angry because he is really not in a good state of mind right now.

"Alright. Let's talk about something else." Marshall had been completely quiet this entire time in the kitchen and he was also quite emotional, crying over his best friend and how he's in such a bad state of mind and looks really fragile. He thinks Ted needs professional help, he thinks this meeting won't work and he will be stuck in this mind set of his.

"So, how is Bri?" Marshall asks Barney trying to change the subject.

"She..." He pauses through his tears and smiles brightly at the mention of his daughter who's just getting more bigger and smarter by the day. "She's, awesome." He response as he looks up at Marshall with a bright smile and for the first time tonight or really in a long time. He is finally smiling.

As, Barney shows Marshall and Lily newer photos of his daughter Robin is in the living room with Ted talking about the old days and is around the time when it was close to Marshall and Lily's wedding.

"Aw, she's so cute." Lily says, she knows how much Barney and Robin struggled to get pregnant. Although, nobody knew about their daughter or the fact that they were trying to get pregnant until two years ago. Marshall and Lily, however did know that Barney and Robin were back together much sooner than two years ago. They found that out six years earlier the day of Tracy's funeral.

"Ted, I know you felt bad about the fact that we broke up but after that… You became my best friend. And, I wouldn't trade that for anything. I know we both had a hard time after we broke up but the years after that were some of my favorite memories." Robin, is currently wrapping up her part of this meeting. She had told Ted, or more likely re-told Ted all the stories in the first two years of knowing him and the gang. And, now she is talking about the events that led up to their initial breakup and the aftermath of the breakup.

"I know, but I truly thought I could move on but I just couldn't. I tried, really hard to get over it, to get over you but every time I tried I just couldn't truly move on." Of course, Robin knew that Ted never got truly over her, after all he confessed his feelings for her on her wedding weekend and that's when things got more complicated and she started to really think about things. But, those things were stupid to begin with, she was just scared and had some doubts about Barney and his commitment to her and their relationship that she started to get confused and worried about the future and about Barney himself more than the Ted of what happened that weekend that started her reflection and emotions to get the better of her, or worst of her whatever you'd like to think.

Robin, was just freaking out and a total mess before her wedding ceremony but that is over now. She doesn't have any concerns about Barney's commitment to her or his love for her or her love and commitment to him and their family. Their daughter, means the world to her and it was such a tough pregnancy and a lot of emotions dealing with her struggle to have their daughter. But, she wouldn't change anything about that time in her life because it had brought her and Barney more closer together if that's even possible. And, now they have a beautiful five year old who is the light of their lives and neither would change all the ups and downs of their relationship because neither want to change them. They, truly are happy and in love and that love kept getting deeper as the years went by and over and over again, they found each other. They went through a lot to be where they are today in the year of 2030.

"I did love you then, but I did move on from that time and I found something better, something that makes me completed and happy." Ted looks at her like 'I don't make you happy' and she looks at him sadly shaking her head.

"No, that's not what I meant. You did make me happy, I just found a better happiness along the way and it was mostly because I met you. If I never met you, I wouldn't have found such a great friend or group of friends like our little gang. I would not know where my life would be at now. But, you and the gang showed me that you cared about me and you did show me how to love, not only myself but someone else. And, for that I am grateful for." Robin, knows that this time in Ted's life was the second most hardest time in his lifetime as she had known him. But, she also knows that if they didn't breakup, she would have never found her true love, her soul mate and for that she's truly grateful to Ted that he was so obsessed with her at the beginning when they met because she wouldn't be where she is today, happy, with the family she once didn't think she wanted or was capable of having.

"I'm glad I met you too, Robin." And, they look at each other for a moment and remember the good times they shared before both of their lives had change completely after this time.

"Anyway, when I came back from Argentina I was finally at peace. I finally did move on from you and our breakup. But, I wouldn't change anything about that time we shared together because you did truly taught me how to love someone and how that love needed to be equal. I know, I tried to use our backup plan as something to lean on because you were always there for me and I did need you there, as a friend because you made me grow and find myself through out the time we've known each other. But, don't ever think that I didn't love you, I did love you, then I did but I realized that our friendship was more important to me than any kind of other relationship we might have had. So, I leaned on you quite a bit, more than I should have but I wouldn't know anything better than having you in my life no matter what had happened in it." She's crying, clearly emotional over her time with Ted that it took a few minutes for her to calm down and get back to talking/explaining to Ted why she and the others are here in this home wanting to talk to him.

"And, your friendship was everything to me too." Ted, says smiling still confused on why Robin is talking to him about the old times they shared together. He still doesn't understand why she and the others are here to talk to him but he is listening and responding a way that helps this situation.

"That's, why we are here Ted. We came to talk, to remember the old times we shared together as friends both in the old days and the more newer days." Robin, wiped her eyes and face before getting up from the couch.

"Let me go talk to the gang I be right back." She announced, walking off towards the kitchen with a sad look on her face and a slow pace in her walk.

"Hey, guys. Sorry, it took so long it was more complicated and emotional than I thought it would be. He's still really confused and lost about what I'm trying to tell him." Robin, noticed everyone's somber mood as she walked into the kitchen and she really doesn't blame them for looking so sad and quiet.

"Oh, that's okay. We are here for you, and for Ted." Lily says getting up to hug Robin who looks like she's been crying for a while. She looks at her sad, realizing that nothing has yet triggered a memory from Ted which now worries all four friends more than they wanted this meeting to go.

"I tried, I talked about the first two years when I first met you and him but all that did was trigger more emotions and confusion than I wanted from him." Robin, explains sitting down next to Barney who put a loving concerned arm around her back letting her head rest briefly on his shoulder. For, a minute she just closes her eyes in the embrace of her loves arms trying to figure out a way to get Ted back to the normal person she knows is in him somewhere.

"I know, I'm sorry your conversation didn't work. Maybe, Marshall can try to get through to him more since he's known Ted the longest." Barney looks at Marshall who shrugs then says.

"I guess, I can try that was the plan right?" They all responded with a 'yeah' and a shake of their heads.

"I did say I would be right back so I will go with you Marshall." Robin says, giving a quick kiss on Barney's lips then leaves the kitchen with Marshall to go back in the living room to talk to Ted.

"Maybe, he will get some reaction out of Ted?" Barney, says to Lily looking more concerned with this situation and more sadder than he was earlier.

"I don't know, if nothing happened yet it might not." Lily answers, looking sadly at her friend who's now playing with his phone to find a way to distract himself from this awful situation they are witnessing.

Marshall and Robin go back to Ted in the living room and sits down where she say before when she talked to Ted. They wanted for Marshall to talk to Ted, hoping that something he says would start to trigger some memories for him of the last 14 years.

"Hey, Ted. Marshall wants to talk to you in private for a few minutes. I hope that's alright?" Ted nods his head and Marshall sits down in the spot that Robin gets up from.

"I will be in the kitchen if you guys need me." Robin announces, walking off with a nod at Marshall and a light but still sad looking frown/smile on her face.

Robin walks off and back into the kitchen taking a seat back next to Barney where she sat a little while ago before going back to the living room.

"I'm really sorry, babe. This is more serious than I thought but hopefully he will come around." Barney says in a whispered tone, Robin looks at him sadly and nods her head.

"I hope so." Robin says, sadly resting her head on Barney's shoulder again trying to not let the tears that are struggling to escape from her eyes come down.