A/N: Last chapter… Let me know what you think. I really hope you enjoy it. Thank you for reading.
The weight that had crushed me into the ground was suddenly gone as I glanced up and saw a sight I shall never forget.
The woman who had followed Bex and I was being tackled by another, someone quicker, someone who seemed to be fighting for her life. And that was when I realized that that person wasn't fighting for her life; my mother was fighting for mine.
I was too caught up in the sight of my mother struggling with this woman to notice that Bex was no longer by my side. Instead she was taking on a man in black. And beside her my teachers from Gallagher were also fighting. And my aunt Abby.
It hit me like my mother's tackle when I realized that the helicopter hadn't been filled with more bad guys but actually good guys. Wonderful guys.
It seems that the reason Zach and Pap had to go silent was because the men were moving. They had been moving toward us, toward Bex and me. At the same time a woman had been moving in on us from the other side. We had been essentially trapped, but like always, my mom had been there. And behind her had been the people I have grown to love as family.
At that instant I felt someone beside me, and before they could lay a hand I had them on their back, unconscious in one swift move. Good, I haven't completely lost my touch.
I glanced up and saw that my mom had won the upper hand and was now pinning the woman to the ground. All around me men in black were falling to the ground; Zach and Solomon being two of the strongest forces on our team. The men in black must have been so surprised by the sight of the people who had come to my rescue that they let Mr. Solomon and Gram slip behind. Well that was a mistake. My grandpa was off to the side with my grandma making sure she was alright when a man in black came up and tried to, well whatever he thought about doing was erased from his memory when Pap moved faster than I have ever seen and proceeded to twist that guy into a shape that would take him at least a month to untangle himself from.
At that moment, all around me, there was what seemed like a sea of people. They were standing, rising from the ground. These people had fought a battle. These people had won a battle. The men in black were on the ground, not moving. The woman in black was tied up, and my mom was standing tall. That was all it took for me to close the distance between us and fall into her arms, grateful, feeling safe for the first time in a really long time.
TWO WEEKS LATER
"Thank you so much! I am going to miss you guys so much!" As soon as the men in black had been hauled off, my mom and I headed to D.C. to give our full reports of the whole incident. As it turned out, my mom had been stepping out of the helicopter when she saw Bex and I gallop into the woods and she had seen the woman in black follow us. So that was all it took for her to cross the river and come to my rescue. After the briefings in Washington, my mom flew me back out to my grandparent's in Nebraska. And with me she had sent not only Bex, but Macey and Liz.
"We are going to miss you too! But we will be back in school soon, and you know then you will have to tell this story over and over and over again, and we will be happy to help you do that." Liz smiled as she picked up her bags and stepped toward the waiting car. "And if you need anything, you know I have been practicing my moves, and I have been getting pretty good at that one thing your mom taught us-" Liz had been walking backwards and she failed to see the rock behind her foot until it had wedged itself under her shoe and she of course was about to fall when someone was there to catch her.
"Easy there, Liz. Don't want to hurt yourself." Zach helped her to her feet and smirked at the blush that had spread all over her friends face.
"Um, thank you, Zach. Um, I'm, um sorry about that. Well, anyway, Cammie, I'll see you when we start school. You too Bex." And with that she was inside the car.
"Nice catch, Goode." Macey walked up beside us. "Cam, you should watch where you put rocks around here, wouldn't want someone getting hurt." She smiled. This whole thing had taken its toll on her as well. But now, the shadow was gone from behind her eyes and a burden was lifted from her shoulders. She leaned in and gave me a hug, "I'll see you at school Cam. Bex, you better take care of her." She smiled and pulled Bex into a hug, then turned and got into the same car as Liz. They looked out the back window and waved as the car pulled out of the drive.
Zach came and stood beside me, one arm around my shoulders.
"Well, now maybe we can have that relaxing summer break. NO men in black." Bex smirked as she turned toward the house. "But then, when you are a spy, relaxing has a whole new meaning."
--THE END--
A/N: Well, thank you for reading my story. I really hope you liked it, and let me know what you think!!
