Hours Later
Brian soon walked up. "Shadow, you got a minute?"
"Anything you need?"
"Listen, I want to thank you for all you guys have done for this city, and quite frankly, we can never thank you enough." He smiled. "It's just our everyday thing." Arnold shrugged with a smile. "If you ever need us, you know how to get us here."
"Thanks again. So long, guys." Brian smiled. Shadow smiled as well. "Alright, you take care of yourself." The two gave a brotherly hug. "Good luck in the rest of your career."
Shadow soon headed to the QR Jet. Rhonda was awaiting him with a smile.
"You did good, Arnold."
"We all did good. All this is a team effort. Let's head home." Olivia soon approached. "How's my little girl?" Arnold kissed her head. "Dad, I'm not a baby anymore!" She chuckled as they walked into the QR Jet.
Later in Hillwood
The two jets soon arrived at the lair, but Phoebe was nowhere to be found at the moment.
"Hey, where's Phoebe?" Spinelli asked as they all looked around. "There's a note on the monitor." Sapphire mentioned.
"Hey, you guys! Took y'all long enough." Phoebe came walking down the stairs with Swoops on her shoulder. "You all had fun down there." She smirked.
"Oh, trust me, we had A LOT of fun." Spinelli started as she smiled at Arnold. "Oh, definitely! I mean, as bad as that factory fire was, you have to admit, shit was badass!" Arnold replied.
"Oh, I believe you, I saw through the onboard of the QR Helicopter." Swoops flew over to Ariel.
"Did you miss me, boy? I sure missed you!" Swoops was on her forearm while she gave several kisses to his head.
"Alright, let's wrap it up and get some rest. We all earned after a wild day." Arnold told everyone. "That includes you too, Phoebe. Anything on the Militia?"
"Not much I can say, but I did hack into their network. I found their cloudburst project, but not much.
No blueprints and pure words."
"That won't be much help, and things may get worse. Every hour we spend without any information about the cloudburst, the worse-" The main monitors started buzzing like crazy.
"Impulse, what's the matter with you right now?"
"I'm sorry, Sir, but I picked up blueprints of the cloudburst project."
"Really?! Well, show us!"
The blueprints showed on the screen.
"Good God is that-"
"Project Cloudburst. Intended to flood the entire city in fear gas. No gas mask will help, only staying high above it, or below ground will save you." Phoebe mentioned.
"This is an extremely heavily armored tank with a 360-degree rotation to look anywhere. Tread wheels front and back for more movement, and able to crush anything in its path." Arnold started. Spinelli took over. "That cannon isn't for looks unless you find a way to disarm it. That thing disintegrates everything it blasts into PURE DUST."
"Can't find any weaknesses on these blueprints… Dammit! Alright, first thing in the morning, we'll be analyzing this and see if we can find answers."
Everyone only nodded.
Arnold sighed as he looked at the blueprints.
"Report." Haidra told one of her soldiers. "Status of the cloudburst is looking good. No delays and expected to be in operation soon enough, boss." The soldier replied while looking at the display tablet.
"Excellent… Soon, this city will know what it means to SUFFER." She sternly said as sparks flew from multiple welders.
"Don't worry, boss. This thing will for sure crush those vigilantes."
"I'll crush their souls…!" Haidra clenched her fist.
Back at The Lloyd-Shortman Mansion
"Our little girl sure has grown up." Arnold smiled as he ruffled Olivia's hair. "Oh, Dad!" She chuckled.
Arnold kissed her forehead. "You did amazing for your first time out. And I'm proud of you, honey." Arnold smiled. "Thanks, Dad." Olivia smiled as Rhonda walked over.
"How are my two favorite people doing?" She kissed Arnold. "Olivia, I can't express how proud we are of you. Despite seeing barely any action, apart from the chemical fire, you did amazing." Rhonda smiled and kissed Olivia's forehead.
"And Arnold, I'm so glad you're okay from that factory fire. Unfortunately, we can't say the same for Gerald, but at least we're all alive and well, no?"
"You got that right, honey." Arnold smiled and kissed her cheek. Phoebe soon came over to the living room.
"What are you guys doing here? Most of the others are already in their bedrooms." She asked. "Ever heard of a family moment?" Olivia smirked.
"Anyways, you guys, throughout the journey in Chicago, I couldn't help but notice that both Stephen and John had their nicknames engraved onto their coats, and well…" Phoebe started. "What's that?" Rhonda asked as she had a hand over Olivia.
"How about you guys have your nicknames engraved on your suits? I know it may not be suitable but I mean… I personally thought it looked good on their coats." Phoebe shrugged.
"Come to think of it, they did look pretty good… But I feel like we'll have to decide later on. Go get some rest, Pheebs, you deserve it." Arnold smiled. She only nodded and smiled. She soon headed upstairs.
"Well… With Gerald sidelined practically, someone will be having to step up…" Arnold started as he winked at Rhonda. She then caught his drift. "How about we give someone a chance to shine? Someone gifted, like maybe…" The two were looking at their daughter. Olivia noticed the two looking at her.
"Ar- Are you guys saying I should…?"
"Yes, sweetheart. We think you deserve a chance." Rhonda smiled.
"But what about school and all that? I'm only fifteen, nearing sixteen."
Arnold and Rhonda looked at each other, and back toward their daughter.
"Boy, I sometimes forget you even still have school to be fair." Arnold rubbed the back of his neck. "We'll sort this out in the morning, I honestly want to get some sleep."
"Your father's right, hun. Let's all get some rest and sort this out tomorrow."
Olivia only nodded as she soon started heading upstairs. Arnold and Rhonda soon headed upstairs toward their bedroom.
Later
"Aw, Arnold, stop!" Rhonda was giggling as Arnold tickled her while kissing her neck and cheek. "Arnold! Stop!" She kept giggling. "I love you, honey." Arnold gave her a long kiss on her cheek.
"Aww, I love you more." Rhonda turned around and kissed him on the lips. Arnold had a smile on his face but soon faded. "Arnold, what's wrong? Why the long face all of a sudden?" She asked.
"I sometimes wish we could've lived a normal life together with our little girl… Don't get me wrong, I love all the life we have, but sometimes I wish we could spend more time together, be the trillionaires we are, and especially spending time with our daughter." Arnold sighed. "Oh, sweetie…" Rhonda gave a comforting kiss. "I know your heart is the right place, but quite frankly, we both decided to sacrifice our own lives to save millions and well, we're completing our promise. We've expanded so much, we have so much ahead of us." The two sat up.
"I sometimes keep thinking back to our times in high school, and our wedding as well. We were both young and full of life, and we had such an amazing future together, and well, here we are. With a daughter and having sex whenever we have free time to ourselves." Rhonda giggled at that last part. "Look, I know your heart is in the right place, but I mean… What can we say, really." She put a hand on his shoulder. He sighed.
"Well… One thing I think back to is our high school times, our wedding, our times as kids, the birth of Olivia, and so much more." Arnold looked to his right. "Those were so many sweet memories." She smiled.
"I remember how beautiful you were in that wedding dress." Arnold smiled. "My mom knows what's best for me." She smiled.
"Remember that one day in high school where it was about sex ed, and remember what happened the night before?" Arnold chuckled. "I had my panties tied around your dick, we spat in each other's mouths and made out intensely, you absolutely wrecked my buttocks, I made your dick numb after you cummed like three times that night, and then after having sex, we slept close to each other. I remember how you held me in your arms." She kissed his cheek twice. Arnold was blushing.
"I didn't think you'd remember all that." Arnold looked at her. "You also remember all that?"
"I also remember that time we had a three-way with Phoebe." Arnold smirked. "That was a one-time thing!"
Arnold chuckled after. "Fond memories, hm?"
"I guess you could say that." She shrugged. "I certainly know I love how you do me when we have sex. I never thought in a million years how big you'd be. Or even less, the ways you always please me, not to mention the surprises you have slipping from your tongue." Rhonda bit her lip as she looked at Arnold.
Arnold held her chin. "A kiss my dear?" She nodded happily. Arnold soon started kissing her smooth, wet lips.
"I love you so much, Rhonda, words will never explain how much I truly love and appreciate you every day. I always pray we're together forever." Arnold smiled wholeheartedly ear to ear and kissed her forehead and nose.
"Those words reminded me of how romantic you were during our vows at our wedding…" Rhonda smiled ear to ear. "I love you so much, my darling sweetheart. I hope we always wake up next to each other and live to spend another day together, with me holding your hand, and your hand holding mine." She had the brightest and most wholehearted smile no one would ever see.
"This really does remind me of our vows. I love you, Rhonda." Arnold smiled and kissed her. "I love you too, Arnold." She gave another kiss on his lips.
"Goodnight, sweetheart." The two said together and gave each other a goodnight kiss on their lips.
Rhonda soon laid down on her side of the bed, and Arnold wrapped his arms around her waist after tucking them in. Arnold kissed her shoulder and rested his head on the softest pillows money can buy. Rhonda smiled and placed her hand on top of Arnold's hand before drifting off to sleep.
Beside their bed, a luxury nightstand was seen and had two framed photos. One was of their wedding of the two kissing, and the other picture was of Olivia's birth.
That Morning
"A- Ariel? What are you doing down here so early?" Arnold put on his hoodie.
Background music: Lions Roar by Speak, Brother
"Since the minute I woke up, I've been getting alerts of a growing fire in a recycling plant. It's grown to a four-alarm, bound to be a fifth to red alert." Ariel replied as she monitored the situation.
"Then what the hell are we waiting for? Let's get down there and help out the F.D. fight this monster!" Arnold gave an encouraging look. Olivia came down with Spinelli.
"Dad? What's going on?" Olivia rubbed her eye. "Spinelli, get everyone down here. We got another growing situation."
"You got it!"
Later
Within a few minutes, everyone was back in uniform, and most of them except Sapphire, had their airpacks strapped on.
"Guys, I'd like to offer a helping hand on the PRT." Phoebe said. "Wait, really?" Arnold and everyone else looked over.
"I'm a former doctor and surgeon, I can handle myself." She lightly smirked.
"Well, throw on some gear, and let's get over there!" Warren smiled as they started heading to the Hyperjet and QR Jet.
At The Recycling Plant
The UFRT and PRT took to the streets and arrived at the recycling plant. Several ladders were raised high in the air and sprayed at the raging flames.
Every firefighter and every fire truck in the city was there responding to the five-alarm fire. Along with many ambulances were also there on the scene, with the P.R.T. joining.
After the two jets landed, Shadow and the team made their appearance.
KA-BOOM
BOOM
CRASH
Everyone flinched and cowered as a massive fireball shot into the sky.
"Definitely not our normal shit here…" Spinelli gulped and strapped on her airpack.
"Here we go…" Travis said.
"Mom? Dad? What are you two doing here?" Arnold saw his parents, with uniforms similar to his. "About time you guys all arrived." Miles smirked.
"Ah, gentlemen, and ladies, welcome to the party." Stella started as a firefighter walking by pouring water on his head to cool himself.
"Firefighters have been battling this fire since last night, the alarm kept growing to now a full red alert, where we all come in. There have been multiple massive explosions here, many workers caught shrapnel and have burns, but most of them are headed to Silverstone Memorial, unfortunately, they're running short on ambulances here and some workers are slowly bleeding out."
"Count on us to do all we can do. And thankfully, we made all these expansions." Arnold looked behind to the UFRT and the P.R.T.. Warren adjusted the radio on his shoulder as Arnold stepped forward.
He was about to speak until a helitanker flew over and dropped water on the fire.
"It's this bad, huh? Alright, guys! We have a red alert here, we have injured workers and possibly injured firefighters, I want all hands on deck. Ariel, join the helitanker and drop water at this recycling plant!"
"Not a problem!"
"I want someone in charge of the Hyperjet and joining the Helitankers."
"I'll do it." Rhonda stepped forward. "Warren, Montgomery, Pheebs, you're all in charge of the P.R.T.."
"Travis should be with the UFRT, Warren and I can handle it." Phoebe replied. "Alright. I'm assigning Impulse to take control of the QR Jet to join our helitankers. Everyone knows their role on street level. And Sapphire? I think you'll be able to help out with the helitankers."
"I'm not a Lantern for nothing." She smirked at her ring.
"Alright, well let's move it! We still have more people inside!" Miles told them. They all went toward their assignments.
Phoebe and Warren wheeled over the stretcher and got one of the injured workers, who was penetrated by shrapnel. "Let's get to work." Warren gave a determined look as they headed back to the P.R.T. to perform surgery.
"Sure you can handle yourself?" Arnold looked at his daughter. "I was trained by the best. By you, Dad." She smiled.
"That's my big girl. Now let's go!" Arnold headed inside with his team and many firefighters. Olivia followed behind.
Travis immediately switched toward his firefighter gear and went to the UFRT to get the largest hose.
"I just wanted to find my shoe this morning!" He complained as he carried the hose line.
The QR Jet, QR Helicopter, and Hyperjet all took off to fill up with water and pour it on the fire. The helitanker came back and poured the water on the fire.
KABOOM
CRASH
BOOM
WHOOSH
Another massive fireball shot up into the sky.
We're back at it! I know I put ending in the previous chapter, but that was the ending toward the Chicago adventure. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and there'll be PLENTY more for this story! Stick around!