Moments

This week's hiatus (as the episodes are now apparently 2 weeks apart) has inspired me to write more than ever so I decided to write another chapter of Moments and also check out another ongoing fanfic that I am writing called 'Before they were One' because I have really big hopes for that one and my fingers are going crazy when I write it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Scorpion or any of its characters. I'm just a massive fan that likes to write!

/MOMENTS

Ralph hurriedly forced his phone into his coat pocket. This action lead him to discover a forgotten sweet that he never ate (due to his hatred sweets because of their high amount of chemicals that Sylvester once taught him). However, his mind quickly made use of the unwanted, sticky sweet which he unwrapped and threw on the floor next to his construction work that he was doing to the car. He then ripped out a large handful of cables, stuffed them into the compartment under his seat and bended the plastic at precisely the right angle so that he would be able to cover the whole hole, that he made as instructed by Happy in order to interfere with the performance of his father's brand new Audi, and to hide the fact that he touched that spot in the first place. His time was just about finished when he noticed the man approaching the door.

"Hey buddy. What were you doing all that time hiding down there for?"

Drew's face suddenly changed expressions from a kind father on a day out with his son, to a suspicious stranger. Ralph noticed that miniscule expression thanks to Toby's books of human psychoanalysis and now truly knew that whatever Walter and his mum were so afraid of, it was serious.

"Oh I found a sweet in my pocket and I wanted to eat it but it fell on the floor somewhere and I couldn't find it" he replied with an innocent expression on his timid face.

"Well look for it Ralph! This is a new car and you can't just be throwing around sweets in here" something about this response seemed peculiar to Ralph. Why would he be so worried about the car so much? Maybe it wasn't his. Whatever it was Ralph no longer felt safe near the man and wanted the team to help him as soon as possible. That was when the idea hit him.

"Here! I found it dad" said the mini genius as he held up the revolting sweet that had already got the chance to gather up millions of hairs off of the floor. "Can you throw it away for me?"

Drew let out a disgusted sigh. He needed the kid to be on his side and by no mean contact his mother so he agreed and escaped the car whilst holding the candy at arm's length.

Ralph wasted no time and as soon as he saw Drew half sprinting towards the rubbish bin, he dialled Walter's phone number. Once the man in question picked up Ralph cut to the chance and told them to turn off their speaker so that they could hear him but so he could not hear them. They didn't question his genius mind and instantly the car fell silent once again. The boy placed his phone in his pocket that was closest to the driver's seat, aimed the speaker to that same place and waited for Drew to return.

/MOMENTS

"We need to do something. NOW!"

Paige wasn't able to contain herself any longer. Her son was locked in a car with a man that she felt she barely knew anymore and was going god knows where. Her screams were halted by Walter as her grabbed her furiously and embraced her tired body. His warmth and comforting words of "We will figure this out" calmed her nerves slightly as she reassured herself that if these geniuses couldn't help her son, then no one could. That was when Happy came up with an idea.

"Well we know that we can't send police after them because Drew will defiantly know that Ralph told us and that could end badly, same if Paige and Walter go. What if I and Toby go? We haven't had a lot of interactions with Drew and we could whip up a few disguises that could make it harder for him to recognise us."

"Hang on… Am I hearing this correctly? You… Miss Quinn the avoider of all embarrassment and the hater of me since I slept through our date. You are willing to put on a wig and ride in the same car as me? Wow!" implied Toby with a large smirk formed partly from this fact and partly from the expression on his exes face, that he saw in the corner of his eye, when he mentioned "date".

"Don't push it! I'm doing it for Ralph. Definitely not for you."

Paige thanked the mechanic as Walter begun to form a plan and once Cabe had arrived, instructed him to run to a nearby costume shop. Cabe returned fairly quickly with bag loads which made Happy frown instantly. 'It's for Ralph'. 'It's for Ralph' was all that she kept repeating whilst trying to maintain calm as Paige applied heavy amounts of make up to cover her distinctive facial features and then fixed on a blonde wig.

/MOMENTS

"Hey don't worry man. At least you know that you tried and her last memories would have been with you, all happy" said Ray whilst patting Sylvester on the back.

The doctor's prediction was quickly coming closer and closer. Sylvester was still holding Megan's hand firmer than ever. He didn't really know why Ray was there and why he didn't leave yet but he didn't care. He just wanted to take control of the time continuum and rewind to the good moments like their spontaneous wedding or their first Christmas together in the garage. The good memories came flooding back as his genius mind took him wherever he wanted. A jovial tear dripped from his fatigued eye as he remembered them dancing in the hospital or him reading his favourite edition of Super Fun Guy to her as she laughed at his made-up voices for each character. He believed that she will be ok and once the cases is finished, which he had been constantly updated on due to Paige, Walter will be able to finish his research and find a cure for her ghastly MS. Positivity was his only hope, and he was going to stick to that.

/MOMENTS

"Don't…say…anything!"

Happy emerged from the dark corner of the garage. Toby barely recognised her and nearly fell of his chair as he saw her raven hair covered up by gold locks and her jeans replaced with a scarlet pencil skirt to match her thick layer of lipstick. She was about to go over to the laughing shrink in a sweater, striped scarf and glasses, and punch him harder than she did to Walter when he asked her to once but Cabe stopped her.

"Calm down both of you. You've got a kid to save and yet you still choose to bicker as usual. Get your acts together and move your asses. I hired a car that won't get you easily noticed so put the ear coms in and move!"

Cabe's sharp words unexpectedly silenced Toby and made Happy follow his orders. Ralph was defiantly their weakness. There was nothing that they wouldn't do for family. The Halloween ready couple headed out. Paige was crossing every finger imaginable. She needed them to succeed. Her son was running out of time because wherever he was heading, danger may be waiting at every corner.

/MOMENTS

"Ok. Happy. They appear to have stopped at a nearby shopping mall. Ralph knows of our plan from the vibrating Morse code that Toby came up so hurry up. Once you get to the parking lot, find the car and be ready to follow them" explained Walter in a slightly nervous tone in his speech.

"Come on Walt you've already explained that to us about five times. Everything's going to be fine just get back to Paige and we'll focus on the case" Toby replied as he pushed the com device closer to his ear.

He understood why Walter was being so paranoid. He finally found himself a family, even though he didn't want to admit that, but it was still true and it didn't take a genius to know that. That was the reason that Walter constantly looked out for Ralph and in dangerous situations offered his life for Paige. The genius shrink saw that in his every move and hoped that one day he would be fortunate enough to have a family of his own to protect and care for. That was the exact thought that rushed through his mind as he turned to look at the Asian sitting beside him. Toby knew that he had feelings for her. It was just a matter of time before he would make those feelings detectable to the naked eye.

He sat quietly admiring her beauty, even with the piles of makeup curtesy of Paige, as their car was being parked directly behind the row in front where Drew's car already stood.

"Here! That's his car. Where are they anyway?" questioned Happy as the couple begun searching for her answer until the Harvard student detected the people in question.

"They are heading this way. We are way too close. He will notice us and definitely think that we are suspicious and we could endanger Ralph even more and…and" Toby's panic was stopped by something that he would not have expected in a million years. What lead her have that sort of impulse was unknown to him but even though he knew that this was done for Ralph's benefit, something inside of him refused to think that this was the only reason for it.

Ok I am going to leave you hanging with that and see what you guys think it is : - ) Also I know I am repeating myself but please tell me if you want Megan to die in my story or not because her time is really running out now.