Author's Note: The final chapter to the Operation Overdrive Series. I can't believe it's over already. Like I said before, I had a raelly great time rewriting this season, and hopefully you guys will stay tuned for the next seasons. Look out for the sub-season following this called Earning the Leopard. I don't know when it'll be up seeing as I have to edit it and make a few adjustments but I hope it will be soon.

Now that this is over, I want to hear from all of you. Did you like it? Hate it? Was this way better than the original season, or would you rather see the TV version instead of this. Let me know any of your thoughts about characters, changes and more.

Thanks in advance. You guys are the best!

Rose stood up and offered the jewels to the mummy. He extended his hand, showing the pink Ranger he was holding a box. Rose took it and turned to the other before opening it.

"Nothing," Tyzonn frowned, scanning the box. "There's no jewel reading."

"Open the box!" Ronny insisted, practically diving for it.

"Don't open the box!" Dax yelled, holding her back.

"Give me that box," Will groaned, taking it and opening it. As soon as the lid came off, all seven trackers beeped loudly. Will reached in, pulling out a pink diamond.

"It's the pink emerald!" He smiled. "The fifth jewel!"

"The box must have been lined with some metal that didn't let our Trackers read the jewel signature!" Rose beamed.

Suddenly, the mummy blew up and the Rangers were sent sprawling on the floor as an army of Chillers ran into the room. The Ranger each grabbed the jewel of their colour before Flurious walked in, laughing as he held Karly in his arms. She didn't appear to be moving and a cut running down her front paw.

"You son of a dog," Kaylee growled, looking at her cat, then up at Flurious.

"Thank you Mr. Hartford, for without you I may never have found the jewels," Flurious smiled, stepping forward and tossing the cat aside. Kaylee dove to catch her poor kitten and cradled it close to her chest.

"GET THEM!" Flurious yelled, unleashing his army of chillers on the Rangers.

Ronny stood by the doors, and swung them open and closed to hit the chillers and block their shots. David stood behind her, kicking a few of the chillers away.

Mack was close to the fridge, and did much like Ronny, swinging the door open and closed. One of the chillers got their sword stuck in the door and Mack kicked him down.

Rose fought by throwing the chillers over the couch, though it didn't seem to do much damage. She then remembered a few days prior, when the others were pulling toys and more out from the cushions. She ducked under a Chiller's sword, then pushed herself up and over the couch before reaching under the cushions and pulled out a flame thrower.

"Whoa..." she laughed, turning it on and destroying her set of Chillers.

Will fought by the pool table, jumping all around it to avoid attacked, before grabbing a stick and poking the chillers.

Dax fought in the hallway behind Ronny and David, knocking Chillers into walls, while Tyzonn finished them off by covering them in mercury.

Kaylee stood face to face against her army of chillers. She held her cat in one hand, while the other was clenched tight.

"No one hurts my kitty and gets away with it!" she yelled, jumping into the air and knocking the first chiller down. She landed by the end tables and grabbed a lamp, smashing it over another's chiller's head.

"Kaylee!" Rose called, tossing the flame thrower to the older girl. Kaylee grinned happily, setting it to its highest setting and melting all the chillers in the area. She blew out the top as she watched them all disappear, except one.

MEOW! Karly hissed weakly, jumping down from Kaylee's arms and limping to the last chiller in the house. She only reached half way up his boot, but that didn't stop her from jumping up and clawing his leg.

The chiller tried to get the cat off his leg while Kaylee jumped up and kicked him in the head, knocking him into the wall. She picked up her cat and the two winked.

"Batman and Robin," she nodded, high-fiving the cat gently.

With his army destroyed, Flurious was desperate for anything. He grabbed Mack by the shoulder and held him prisoner as he caught the Ranger's attention.

"It's over!" he yelled, "Give me the jewels or I'll finish what I started!"

"Don't do it!" Mack told the team, "Keep fighting, I'm not important."

"You are to me," Hartford nodded.

Rose walked up to Flurious and handed him the Pink Emerald without a second thought. Mack looked at her, begging her to turn back and take the jewel with her, but she shook her head.

"I can't do that, Mack," she whispered. "I love you."

"Cute," Flurious growled, shoving Rose back and glaring at the others, "but I want all the jewels."

Ronny, Tyzonn and Will walked up to Flurious, each holding a jewel in their hands.

"DON'T!" Mack yelled, struggling to break free. "It's everything we fought for!"

"Sorry Mack, but your life is important to us too," Will said.

"I don't have a life!" Mack yelled, trying anything to get the Rangers to keep the jewels. "I'm not human! I don't matter!"

"We don't care if your human or not," Tyzonn whispered, "You're our friend."

"You're our brother," Dax added.

"No... I hate you all!" Mack as tears in his eyes as he said this. He couldn't watch the Rangers give up everything they worked so hard for. They were throwing away all that research... all the pain and suffering, just for him.

"You don't mean that," Ronny told him, handing Flurious her jewel, while the boys followed.

"Yes... I do..." Mack lowered his head, before Flurious let him go, pushing him into the others and running off with the crown and the jewels in hand.

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

Hartford was putting his office in order as Mack walked up to him.

"You worked so hard," he whispered, "why did you give away the jewels?"

"I did it for me," Hartford answered honestly, turning to look his son in the eye. "I couldn't make that sacrifice. No matter what else happens to us; if it could give me another day, another hour with you. I love you."

Mack had tears in his eyes as he ran over to his father and pulled him into a hug. There was no place else he would rather be at the moment, except maybe one. Hartford understood that and pulled away. He gently gripped Mack's shoulders and smiled.

"You've got a good catch there, son," he smiled. "Don't let her get away because of something you didn't mean."

"I love you too, dad," Mack nodded, smiling at his dad before running upstairs to Rose's room.

He found her sitting on her bed, looking out the window as she played with the book in her hands. He sat down next to her and pulled her on his lap.

"I'm sorry I hurt you," he told her.

Even if Rose knew Mack didn't mean the words he uttered when he was being held by Flurious, it still hurt that he used them.

"Mack, you mean more to me than anything," Rose cried, resting her head on his chest and listening to the machine pieces work inside him. They had never been so loud, but at the same time, Mack had never been so emotional.

"I know..." he whispered, stroking her back, "but because Flurious has the jewel, we're all in danger, not just me... you could get hurt."

"I don't care if I get hurt!" Rose yelled, "I can fight with you... die with you! I don't want to live if it's without you."

"Rosie the bold," he said, using her pirate name that she now loved so much, "I love you... I'm so sorry I hurt you."

"I love you too Mack."

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

"This is it?" David asked, finding Ronny on the front porch and taking her hand in his, "This is the final battle?"

"I guess so," Ronny nodded.

David let go of her hand and started pacing. When he reached one of the columns he screamed and punched it. Ronny ran to his side and grabbed his hand before he hurt himself.

"What the hell?" she asked him, putting his hand to her chest.

"I was so stupid!"

"What?"

"I fell in love!" David yelled. "It was a bonehead move and I knew it."

"What...?" Ronny felt the tears coming to her eyes, but she tried to push them back. She refused to believe David was regretting everything. "You... you think this is all stupid?"

"Yes!" he breathed, turning away from her.

"You son of a bitch," Ronny growled, pulling away from him and sitting on the chair; burying her head in her hands. David looked down at her and pulled her up and on his lap as he took her spot.

"It was a bonehead move, because now I might lose you," he told her, "and there's nothing I can do about it."

"You... what?"

"Ronny, you're about to fight Flurious... he's got all the cards, and you and the guys have none," he explained, hoping she would understand. "Odds are against you. You know I'll always believe in you, but... I'm risking too much. I have to prepare myself for disappointment."

"Um..."

"Nascar... if I let you go out there, I risk losing you... I can't let that happen, but I have too... I'm scared you might not come home! I'm scared you're gonna go out there and you're gonna get hurt... if that happens, I can't be there to help you like Mack can help Rose... I love you Ronny, and it would kill me if something were to happen to you. I knew this would happen when I agreed to join the team. I knew I would fall in love and I knew it would be hard come the final fight... but I let it happen anyways... I'm such an idiot!"

Ronny shook her head and pulled David into a kiss. She smiled up at him and held him close.

"You're not going to lose me," she assured him. "You know... I never lose my bets, right?"

"I still owe you fifty from the last one," David laughed.

"I bet you I'm going to come home," Ronny smiled. "I bet you I'm going to make it back, right here, just as we are now. Flurious is going down, and you'll never have to worry about losing me."

"I'll bet against that," David nodded, "but only because I want you to win this one. I'll give you a hundred dollars if you come home."

"I don't need money," Ronny said, getting up and taking his hand, "Just promise me you'll wait right here."

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

"Amra... we've come a long way together.... but I have to do this," Dax said, sitting on the windowsill beside the little toy car, "I promise you, I'll fight long and hard and I will come home for you!"

Dax looked down at the car, listening to the response in his head, before grabbing it and kissing the small hood.

"I love you, and when I come home, we'll never be apart," he promised.

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

"You are amazing, Rangers," Hartford began his speech to the team. Flurious may have had the crown and all five jewels, but the Rangers were still alive and still kicking, harder than before. They weren't about to go down without a fight. "I could not a chosen a better team. But what now?"

"Find Flurious!"

"And we kick his frozen ass!"

"We take back the crown!"

"And we save the world!"

"And then, we celebrate!"

MEOW! Karly cried, limping over to Spencer and caressing his leg. Spencer picked her up and tried giving her to Kaylee, but the Green Ranger pushed her away.

"Last time I gave Karly to you, I told you I was going to come back... and I did," Kaylee smiled. "I'm going to make the same promise now. Keep her safe for me, Spence."

"I will, Kayl whale," Spencer nodded. He had never felt this way before. Tears in his eyes, a smile on his face, worry in his heart... he was scared for the girl he had come to know and love as a daughter.

"Oh, screw butler etiquette!" he laughed, pulling her into a hug, "I love you Kaylee, please come home."

"You're the best Spencer, I love you too."

"I'm picking up a massive jewel signature," David said from the computers. "Flurious is on the move."

"Now team, I know I wasn't the best mentor, but you've all gotten this far... now do as I say, for once, and go kick some ass!" Hartford cheered, sending his Rangers off into battle.

He watched as Mack ran off, praying her would see that face once again.

David smiled as Ronny left. He held her lucky socks in his hand, refusing to let go until she came home.

Spencer let a tear escape as he watched Kaylee leave. Until her return, her was going to care for Karly, because at the moment, it was his only reminder of her.

He also felt something for Mack too. The boy was like the son he had never had. If Mack didn't walk through those doors, smiling because of the victory, Spencer was sure his life would lose all meaning.

"They'll be okay, right?" David asked the older men.

"Ronny bet she would come home... I know they'll all be just fine," Hartford nodded.

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

Flurious put all the jewels on the corona, giving it full power, before placing it on his head.

"Now, all the power in the universe will be mine!"

"Do you know how many monsters have said that before you?" Kaylee asked, leading her team into battle.

"Nice of you to show up to see the destruction," Flurious smiled, "But I have some bad news. You won't be here to see it."

Flurious lifted his staff in the air, creating a snow storm with the power to freeze the Rangers.

"OVERDRIVE ACCEL-"

The Rangers were frozen mid-morph, just like Flurious had intended. What he didn't expect was for the power to break though the ice.

Though the Rangers were no longer frozen, the rest of the world was.

"Goodbye San Angeles!" Flurious yelled at the top of his lungs. "Welcome to the new Ice Age!"

"Not while we're around!" Kaylee cried, "You guys ready for this?"

"Been waiting my whole life," Will nodded.

"Let's raise the stakes!" Flurious yelled, activating the power of the Corona Aurora. It glowed, changing Flurious into the ugliest being the Rangers had ever seen.

The Rangers pulled out their weapons and attacked. Flurious had the power to take them all down, fairly easily.

Fortunately, the Rangers all had a reason to win. Whether it be for love, family or little toy cars, they kept fighting.

Dax and Mack finally landed a powerful blow on the monster, but it only stalled him for a few seconds before he was back in the game with this as much power. He grabbed their weapons and held them down.

"C'mon Ty!" Will yelled, teaming up with the alien to help, but Flurious dodged their attempts. Dax decided to join in, making it a three on one. Flurious laughed, spinning around, with his arm sticking out, and knocking all four boys to the ground.

"Ronny, Rose, you know what to do!" Kaylee yelled, taking Rose and Ronny's hands. The Pink Ranger suddenly disappeared, as Ronny started spinning, bringing Kaylee up in the air, She let go of Kaylee's hand, and the green and pink Rangers went flying towards Flurious.

While in the air, Kaylee let go of Rose, but Flurious failed to see this thanks to Rose's invisibility. He knew Kaylee was going to teleport before she could land an attack, so he waited.

ZWOP!

"You are too predictable, green Ran-ARG!"

What he didn't account for was Rose. Because she was no longer holding on to Kaylee's she didn't teleport and managed as sneak attack on the monster with her Drive Geyser.

"You were saying," Kaylee smirked, tapping Flurious on the shoulder. He spun around and Kaylee nailed his face with her fist.

"Drive Claws!" Ronny yelled, running up to Flurious, with super speed and slashing it him with her claws.

"Drive Vortex!" Dax yelled, blasting Flurious with his Vortex.

"Drive Detector!"

"Drive Hammer!"

Tyzonn and will both brought their weapons down on the monster, before Mack came up from behind them.

"DRIVE LANCE!" he slashed as Flurious twice. The combined attack was enough to knock Flurious off his feet as he rolled to the ground.

"We did it!" Mack cheered, stepping forward. Kaylee put her hand up, stopping him.

"Wait... I've seen this happen before."

"Mere humans can never defeat me!" Flurious yelled, standing up, ready for more. "I have the Corona Aurora, and I am powerful!"

Energy waves rippled off of the monster, knocking rocks and debris all around. The energy, along with all the debris, hit the rangers at full force, knocking them out of their suits.

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

The only place protected from the frozen power of Flurious was underground, where Spencer, David and Andrew were watching the battle unfold.

"Ronny!" David yelled, waiting for the dust to clear to see if his girlfriend was okay.

"They'll be fine, David," Spencer assured the boy, but he wasn't sure he believed it himself.

"C'mon Rangers... you can pull through... I believe in you," Andrew whispered.

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

The rangers got to their feet, nursing their wounds as Flurious laughed.

"Like I said, Rangers; no human can ever defeat me!"

Mack took Rose's hand and squeezed it as he stepped forward.

"Maybe not a human, but I can!" he yelled.

"Mack..."

Mack turned to his girlfriend and took her other hand, looking in her eyes.

"Rose, you know I love you, and I would never do anything to hurt you."

"Mack, you're doing it right now..."

"I'll come back to you, I promise," he smiled, kissing her.

"How touching," Flurious frowned.

"Flurious, I'm not a human!" he yelled, grabbing his Tracker, "And I'm just fine with it."

The rangers watched as Mack ran the Tracker across his chest, morphing into the red Ranger.

"You fool!" Flurious laughed.

"It's just you and me," Mack yelled to the monster before him.

"You don't have the power to defeat me!"

"Red Sentinel Ranger, activate!" Mack called as the battlizer formed around him.

Rose had a heavy heart as she watched. She looked over to Kaylee, letting a tear fall. The leader smiled softly, pulling her into a hug. All they could do was watch.

"He'll be okay," she whispered, "He has to be..."

With the battlizer, Mack was able to match Flurious' powers, but he needed more. He needed to be more powerful if he wanted to take the monster down.

"Sentinel Ranger, sword mode!" he cried as two swords appeared in his hand. With the swords, he sent blast of energy at the monster, but Flurious deflected them effortlessly. It was going to take more than that.

"Full power!" Mack yelled, powering up the battlizer to its max as he charged towards the beast. He sliced Flurious in two, before an explosion went off behind him, right where Flurious was standing.

When the dust settled, Flurious was back to his old self. The crown was lying just out of his reach. He tried to grab it, but Mack grabbed him and picked him up. His suit was sparking from all the power it had used, but Mack wasn't done.

"What have you done?" Flurious yelled.

"Not enough!"

A glow came from Mack and the suit as he grabbed onto Flurious. A white light engulfed them, before Flurious exploded into little pieces.

The battlizer couldn't take it anymore and left Mack. The Red Ranger's suit disappeared as well, and Mack fell to the ground, unmoving.

"Mack!" Rose yelled, running to his side and flipping him over. She had to look away when she saw his skin had been ripped, exposing the machine parts inside him.

"Mack... buddy?" Dax asked, touching his friend's chest, but the android didn't respond.

"We might still be able to help him," Will nodded, picking up his friend, "C'mon guys!"

The boys and Ronny ran home. Rose slowly followed them, looking down.

"He promised he wouldn't do it..."

Kaylee pulled her friend into her arms.

"I know you don't wanna hear it, but he had too," she whispered.

"That doesn't make a difference! I told him no!"

"Rose," Kaylee laughed, "We're going to do everything we can to make sure he comes back."

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

Mack laid on the chair as David and Spencer ran some tests. The butler finally turned to the Rangers with a heavy heart.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, "we've lost him."

It was Will's turn to hold Rose as all the Rangers were hit hard by the news.

"No..." Ronny shook her head. Mack, her brother, he couldn't be dead. "You can fix him... you can build another one..."

"It won't be Mack," Hartford sighed. "It'll just be something that looks like Mack."

The Sentinel Knight appeared into the base, with the six retro Rangers (Bridge not included for he lived in the future) and Dustin by his side. He had been turned back to his true form, and he held the Corona in his hands.

"You have saved the Corona Aurora, and I have returned to my true form. I brought your friends here to celebrate."

"We don't feel much like celebrating," Dax frowned, shaking his head as he looked back to Mack.

"What happened?" Tommy asked, taking a look at the man in the chair. The spot where his skin was ripped exposed the machine inside him. "What..."

"He was an android... he was never alive," Rose cried, pulling away from Will and running for the door. Kelly caught her in her arms and held her as the Knight turned to the others.

"The Corona Aurora is powerful enough to destroy all life, but it is also powerful enough to restore it."

"You can bring Mack back to life?" Tyzonn asked hopefully.

"No," Hartford frowned. "Mack was never alive... he was a machine... I created him."

The retro Rangers all looked at each other, before turning to the Knight.

"Sentinel, we knew Mack... he fought with heart, and power," Tori spoke up.

"I know," the Sentinel nodded.

"Can't you do something for him?" Xander asked.

"I'm afraid I cannot," the Sentinel sighed, "I no longer possess such power. I cannot give life to machines."

"You gave us your power," Adam reminded the Knight. "What if we help?"

"You will lose your Ranger powers," the sentinel warned them all, "Are you willing to do so?"

"If it means saving Mack, I'm in," Kelly nodded, squeezing Rose.

"I'm in too," Tommy smiled.

"Count all of us in," Kira agreed for the rest of the team.

Tommy took the corona, each of the retro Rangers touch it, giving it their powers.

"Um, Sentinel dude," Dustin started, "I don't think it's enough juice."

He pointed to the jewels, and the Sentinel noted that they weren't glowing as brightly as they should.

"We still have out powers," Will said, holding his Tracker.

"Well, join us!" Adam laughed, pulling his successor into the group. All the other Overdrive rangers followed, giving up their Ranger powers for the crown.

When it was fully powered, the Sentinel placed the crown on Mack's head. At first, nothing happened, but after a few moments...

"What are you guys looking at?" Mack asked, seeing everyone in the room looking at him.

Rose ran over to him, nearly knocking Kelly down as she did. She jumped into Mack's arms and kissed him passionately.

David pulled Ronny into his arms as the former yellow Ranger explained everything.

"You're alive."

"Oh course I am," Mack smiled. "I can feel my heart racing at a mile a minute."

Rose pulled away as she looked up at Hartford. Did Mack just say what she thought he said?

"Wait a minute," Mack frowned, touching the spot on his chest where his heart was. "I can feel my heart... I HAVE A HEART!"

Mack jumped up as the Overdrive team tackled him with hugs. He grabbed Rose in his arms and put her hand on his chest.

"Rose, feel it! It's my heart!"

-----Operation-Overdrive-----

After a long night of partying, the Rangers were finally heading home. The retros were already gone, but not before Mack thanked them for all their help. On paper, they hadn't done much, but by giving up their power for him, they had given him something he always wanted: life.

They had also given him his first beer as a human.

Dustin stayed behind, but only because he and Kaylee had booked a hotel, and were finally going to take a little time off.

At the moment, all the Rangers, Dustin and David stood outside the Hartford home.

"Thank you Mr. Hartford, because of you, I learned that being smart was something to be proud of," Rose smiled as Mack held her close. "I'm going back to teaching... but at a local school."

"Any reason for that, miss I'm a super genius?" Kaylee teased.

"Same reason you're moving back to Blue Bay for a bit," Rose smirked.

"And back to the track for me," Ronny smiled, "I've still got the need for speed."

"And the winning gene is still strong," David laughed. "I now know how I can make money fast."

"How's that?" Andrew asked.

"By betting on her car," David smirked, hugging his girlfriend.

"I guess you'll be going with her," Spencer smiled, and David nodded.

A horn sounded in the distance, and Will turned and waved.

"Is that Andrea from the party?" Ronny asked.

"You know it," Will grinned. He leaned down and whispered to Kaylee, "I found my Ronny."

Kaylee high-fived him and laughed.

"Andrea and I are going to train a team of artefact recovery specialists to help with my work," Will smirked. "After all, there's no 'I' in team."

"Dax, I think I know what you want," Hartford smiled, "Starring role in a movie?"

"Yesterday's new, Mr. H," Dax laughed. "Now, I want to be a director!"

"I'm going to search the galaxy for Vella, I have a feeling she's out there somewhere."

"See, over there, that's my Tyzonn," Norg, Flurious' yeti smiled as he approached the Rangers, and blonde haired woman following him. "Is he your Tyzonn too?"

Tyzonn turned and recognized the woman right away.

"Vella!" he cried, picking her up and spinning her around, before kissing her deeply.

"Who's Vella?" Dustin asked.

"His fiancée," Kaylee smiled; happy everyone was getting their happy ending.

Hartford turned to Kaylee and offered his hand, "It was a pain to work with you, Kaylee Hanson, but it was an honour."

"Hey, I hate you as much as the next guy," Kaylee smiled, taking his hand, "but when it comes down to it, we got the jewels, save the world, and no one got hurt... too much."

"Life won't be the same without you," Hartford laughed. "So, what do you plan on doing now?"

"Cam's got a new mission for her," Dustin smiled, hugging his fiancée. "But before we head home, we're stopping for a week or so. We're going to take it slow."

Kaylee's hand flew to her mouth once more, as she ran inside the house, to the bathroom.

"You might wanna watch out for that," Ronny laughed, shaking her head, "she's been a little under the weather, lately."

"I'll keep a bucket by her bed," Dustin smiled.

Spencer cleared his throat as he handed a box to Mack. The former red Ranger's face turned red as he accepted it. He pulled Rose by the stairs of the mansion and smiled.

"Rosie, have I told you how much I love you?" he asked her.

"Every day," Rose smiled.

"What if I can tell you every day for the rest of your life?" Mack asked, getting down on one knee and opening the box, revealing a sparkling pink diamond ring. Rose gasped in shock as she looked down at it.

"Rose Ortiz, I know we're still young, and I know we still have a long way to go, but I'm willing to make this work. I've always loved you and I always will. Will you marry me?"

Rose nodded, seeing as words could not come out of her mouth. Mack gently placed the ring on her finger and smiled as he kissed her.

"Aw man!" Kaylee frowned from the door. "I missed it!"

"You'll get another chance," David laughed.

"Don't even think about it," Ronny frowned, hitting his arm. "You still have to meet my brothers before you promise to join my family."

David laughed, hugging her.

"I'm sure I'll love them."

"Dude, she's got five... and they're all older... way older..." Will laughed.

"What have I gotten myself into?" David frowned as he turned to the car.

"I guess I know what Mack's doing tonight!" Dax laughed, patting his friend on the back.

"Do you mind?" Hartford frowned. "That's my son you're talking about!"

"Yeah, Dax," Mack laughed, "Not in front of my dad!"

As the others began to leave, Kaylee walked up to Spencer. Dustin went over to the car to give her a little time with her father.

Spencer handed the cat over to Kaylee, who gratefully accepted it. She put Karly down then looked up at the older man.

"You know that's not why I'm here," Kaylee smiled.

"Miss Hanson, we don't say goodbye, we say see you later," Spencer smiled.

"And where I come from, fathers call their daughters by their first name," Kaylee grinned.

"You really consider me a father?" Spencer asked.

"Do you consider me a daughter?" Kaylee laughed.

"I guess, in some way, I do," Spencer nodded.

"You'll never be my real dad, you'll never take his spot, and I'll never forget him... but I'll always look at you, as the man who dared to break down those walls and be the person I needed. The man who served me breakfast every morning, cared for me when I was hurt. Laughed at my jokes, and made them when I was sad. You stood strong, even when I was weak, and you gave me the strength to fight for what I believe in, even when I was scared. I love you Spencer."

"Kaylee, you were like my daughter in so many ways. When you were around, it was like I was back home with her. Promise me you'll keep in touch?"

Kaylee nodded, pulling Spencer in a hug. Though she had to stand on the tip of her toes, it felt right, it felt natural. Hugging him was like hugging her father. It felt right to think of him in that way, even if she had her own father who loved her. But deep down, she was sure Mr. Hanson wouldn't mind if he had to share the spot with Spencer.

"You remind me so much of my dad," Kaylee whispered. "Smart, strong and quick as a whip with sarcastic yet funny comments... I'll be sure to keep in touch."

"I love you Kaylee Ann Hanson soon to be Brooks," Spencer said, kissing her cheek.

"I love you too Spencer Spenser."

"Hey, guys, for old time's sake?" Mack asked, calling the other back as he held his hand out. The others smiled, placing their hands on top.

Mack, Will, Dax, Ronny, Rose, Kaylee, Tyzonn, Andrew, Spencer and David. Total strangers at first, were now one big happy family. There was a bond between all of them that no one could ever break. They were all different, whether it be in height, size, speed, intelligence or personality, but they all fit together, just right.

"Operation Overdrive!" the nine yelled, throwing their hands in the air as Vella, Norg and Dustin smiled on.