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Author's Note: Hello, it's me again. I'm going to do a collection of drabbles for the Mysterious Benedict Society characters. You know the drill, I don't own any of the characters, I'm not making any money from this, 'nough said. Let's begin. This is the first time I'm writing using present-tense. I hope you don't mind but if you do, I'll go back to writing in past-tense.

Newer Author's Note: Yeah, I'm editing this, hope you don't mind. =P

Kate looks at Milligan, covered in the dark, disgusting mud, holding his tranquilizer, smiling at her.

"Sorry it took me so long, Katie-Cat."

Dad? No, it can't be. Her father had abandoned her as a child and could be dead now, for all she knows. Milligan can't be her father, can he?

Kate takes a step forward, looking up at him. They have the same ocean blue eyes, same colored hair, even though his was covered in mud, and right at this moment, the same personality. His story about how he lost his memory fits in with her father's disappearance so well that she is finding it harder and harder to doubt what he was implying. Maybe he is telling the truth, maybe he is my...

"Dad?" Kate whispers, stepping within arms reach of him now. His smile widens.

"Yes, Kate?" She throws her arms around him in a tight hug, her legs wrapping around his waist, determined never to let him go. Milligan laughs and holds onto her, spinning her around. When he is done, he puts her down again, lifting her chin up with his hand.

The tears that Kate has been holding back ever since her father left begin to fall down her cheeks and she doesn't bother trying to hide them from him.

"Shh," Milligan says, wiping them away. "It's alright, Kate. We're together again, and I promise I won't leave you alone like that ever again." He bends down and kisses her on the forehead and pulls her close to him again in a loving embrace.

To this day, they have no idea how long they stood there before returning to the battle at hand but they don't care.

All they cared about was the fact that they were together again.

New Author's Note: Thank you, The-b00k-was-better, for your suggestions, they were very helpful for editing this. =)