A/N Hi there! I'm really excited to write this fanfiction. Enjoy!

P.S. This comes after Spy School British Invasion, so if you haven't read that, SPOILER ALERT!

I awoke somewhere over the French countryside. The thrumming motors of the helicopter made me feel like I was vibrating against Zoe's shoulder. Slightly tilting my head to the left, I realized that my head was now on Erica's shoulder. Again, she smelled like lilacs and gunpowder, although the lilac scent had slightly faded away. Probably because of all the sewers we crossed.

"Ah, Benjamin, you are awake!" came the pleasant voice of Catherine, who had somehow used up about a hundred napkins to clean up all of the frosting that had been coating her after the fight with Dane earlier. "We will reach Orion's chateau shortly."

I returned to face Erica, who was now resting against my shoulder. My fingers were tightly wrapped around Zoe's, which I assumed she had done while I was asleep. I slowly let go of her hand, accidentally jolting her awake. She snapped awake and stared at me. When she noticed my other hand laced around Erica's and my shoulder holding her head, she turned green with envy and huffed.

"Hi, Zoe," I weakly managed to get out. She stared an icy stare at me.

"What do you mean? I told you that I can't wait forever for you to make any sort of decision between us, Ben." Zoe's voice had sadness, as well as jealousy and anger.

"I...I...I can't... it's just..." I stammered nervously. I started sweating, not knowing what to do when Orion and Catherine came in from the pilot's cockpit.

"Children, we will be landing soon. Get ready!" she cheerfully said, then stared at me questioningly. "Is Erica still not awake?"

I shook my head. If there was anyone who was supposed to be awake, it was her. She was surprisingly snoring softly. The day's events had probably taken a lot out of her. She looked absolutely stunning even in her sleep. Unfortunately for me, Catherine, Orion and Zoe were staring at me stare at Erica. Catherine smiled pleasantly and motioned for me to wake her up. I nodded and slowly shook her. Her eyes slowly opened and she looked around. It took her a moment to realize that a) She was sleeping on my shoulder, b) Her fingers were laced around mine and c) Everyone was awkwardly staring at her. She immediately sat upright and flushed in embarrassment.

"We will land in Orion's chateau in a couple of minutes. Get ready!" Catherine repeated and headed back to the cockpit. Orion sat in his seat as well and gently shook Mike awake, who instantly awoke and yawned. He also took a couple of moments to realize that he was still on a mission. Next to them, Ms. E, who was bound and gagged, made a pained sound, indicating that she had gotten no sleep and wished to be free.

"Not today, Ms. E. You have to wait until tomorrow to get freed," Zoe said, stifling a yawn. "I'm heading straight to bed as soon as we land."

Alexander hale, who was currently flying the helicopter, descended the craft slowly until we skidded to a stop on the helipad. Everyone clambered out slowly and made way for Orion, who set about getting the doors open and getting rooms open. While on the helicopter, Orion had explained to us that even though he never came here, there was a full-time staff.

As Erica and I exited the helicopter, she beckoned for me to lean in closer. "Thanks, Ben. If it wasn't for you, then I wouldn't have gone through those rough times. I can actually see everything now."

"You're welcome, Erica," I replied, pleased that she had showed a tiny brief bit of emotional openness near me and thanked me. I smiled at her warmly, and to my surprise, she returned it with a grin. We headed toward the chateau and caught up to the others.

"Oh my god," Zoe and Mike both gasped at the same time. It indeed was a big place. Not as big as Wickham palace, though, but at least half the size. Orion claimed that there were 70 rooms in there. We entered the grand living room, but we were too exhausted to admire the huge chandelier that hung above us.

Orion immediately showed us to our bedrooms. Alexander and Catherine took a bedroom for themselves; Erica and Zoe shared a room; Mike and I shared a room while Ms. E slept in the storage closet. Orion took over the master bedroom and we immediately headed to the bathrooms so we could clean ourselves up properly, get dressed and meet again for dinner.

Luckily the chateau had about 20 bathrooms. I headed to one and stepped into the shower, cleaning up everything that had come in contact with me. I was overjoyed to rinse of the human waste that I had submerged in out of my hair. The shampoo and body wash also smelled incredible. Orion had clothes in all of our sizes in all the closets for some reason.

I stepped out of the shower and dressed myself up in nice shorts and a t-shirt. I combed my hair and exited the bedroom. Mike had also dressed similarly, although he had opted for a polo shirt. He looked suave and handsome as always. We headed downstairs, where Orion was waiting for us at the dining table. We smiled when he saw that the clothes fitted us perfectly.

"Dang, you guys look good!" he cheerfully said. He seemed oddly happy to have visitors around. Erica and Zoe arrived downstairs just as the chef placed steaming hot soup in front of us. Zoe wore a pair of slim fit jeans and a crop top. Erica had strangely opted for a plain skirt and a light purple tank top. She looked a normal teenager. She had somehow even found lilac perfume. I wasn't surprised when she sat next to me. Zoe sighed and sat on the other side of me. She clearly was still annoyed at me.

"Feel free to dig in!" Orion said, digging into his soup himself. Catherine and Alexander also came downstairs and sat in two chairs. Alexander had yet again somehow found a bespoke three-piece suit and a well-smelling perfume. He looked suave and debonair, as always. He and Catherine looked happy as they sat next to each other. I had heard them talking in their room. I figured that they were having plans of coming back together again.

"Where's Ms. E?" Mike asked curiously. Erica pointed to the cellar and continued to eat her food. We sat in awkward silence for a while, the only changes being the chef walking in and out of the dining room with dishes.

"So..." Orion began, breaking the ice, "you guys are awfully silent. What's up?"

"We need to find a way to get Ms. E to jail," Catherine said.

"But first we need to clear our names. For all we know, we are wanted criminals and we've gone rogue from the CIA," Erica added.

"You kids need to get back to school," Alexander put in. "We can't have you failing school."

"We can't possibly fail school," Zoe said. "We saved the world twice in a week and defeated SPYDER once and for all!"

"That may be true," Catherine said. "It has come to my knowledge that Cyrus is recovered and alright. He has issued a basic and a formal report to the director of the CIA. You all are cleared of your rogue charges and rule violations. Cyrus will also take care of clearing our names. You all need to get back to school as soon as you can."

"Ms. E can be locked in a special cell in Newgate prison while we work on clearing our names," Erica said. I nodded and got out of my seat. I was stuffed up with delicious soup, salad, turkey bake and other goodies.

I headed up the grand, curvy staircase and tried to figure out which bedroom was mine. I opened the door to a random one and gasped, astonished. The clothes on the bed indicated that it was Erica's and Zoe's, but what astonished me was that near Erica's side of the bed was a tiny, heart-shaped box. It was red and had my name etched on it in calligraphy. I took another step forward, eager to see what it was, but then heard Zoe's voice coming so I quickly closed the door and headed to my room. I sat on the bed, thinking what could possibly be inside that box.

"Ben, are you excited to go back to school?" Mike asked me. The tone of his voice sounded that he'd rather be on a mission. I nodded, thinking the opposite. I'd rather sit in a class, bored than risking my life out in the open.

"I think it would be nice to go back to school for a change," I said. Mike came in and sat on the bed next to me. He looked at me in the eye and asked me question that I would never be able to answer.

Will be posting next chapter soon!