He smiled as the others congratulated him. He couldn't contain his tears as Crawford pulled him into a hug. He had caught up. Him and Crepe would be partners once more.

Crawford asked him to give Wendy a package since he had forgotten to get her one after the incident at the castle. Ice agreed and headed out after getting a proper farewell from the others.

He met Wendy at the entrance of Vien Forest with her Staraptor. She looked well for her recovery. He smiled at her.

"Hey Wendy..." She smiled at him as her Staraptor twitched slightly. "How are you two doing?"

"Staraptor's a little nervous, but he'll get there. This isn't the first time he's been hit. C'mon." Ice nodded as he touched Staraptor's soft feathers. It hummed lightly as it stretched its wings out. They got on and took off.

"Oh yeah... Crawford asked me to get this to you." She smiled.

"Thanks." She took it as they landed. "Take care. I have to go to the desert." He got off and waved to her.

He then went inside and met with the chairperson. She thanked him for all of his hard work and gave him his new styler. She then took him upstairs to meet the others. He was greeted by Admiral; who pulled him into a weak hug, Seafoam, Linda, and Marcus; who waved to him from their stations, and Wendy; who greeted him from her voicemails. Crepe wasn't there, which didn't really surprise the blue haired boy. Erma hummed.

"The last members you would have to meet with are Dijon and Sven. They are still recovering from what happened, but they should be able to be seen. You know where they were placed, right?" He nodded as he went to where Sven was. The taller male opened his eyes and met Ice's blue ones. He paused faintly as he stared.

"I-ice?" Ice smiled as he lightly grasped Sven's hand.

"Hey Sven..." Sven gulped as he studied him.

"You..." His words left him as he tried to solve what happened. Ice smiled.

"I know... I'm still a little behind as well. But it's good to see you."

All Sven could do was nod as the words entered his ears. Ice sighed slightly as he touched Sven's head. Sleep overcame him as he slowly nodded off. Ice smiled before standing up and going to Dijon. The redhead was still asleep as Ice touched his hand. His eyes fluttered open as a weak, yet playful smile crossed his face.

"Ice... how are you...?" Ice smiled at that. Yeah... it was easy to tell that the painkillers were messing him up. But then again, he was the one that took the majority of the damage.

"I'm doing good. I see you're doing better?" Dijon nodded softly.

"Yeah..." A big smile appeared on the redhead's face. "The doctors said that if I do good in the next couple of tests and treatments I might be able to get back up." Ice hummed. He knew Dijon's head was in the clouds, but that wasn't a bad thought.

"Keep praying buddy. We need you for later. Why don't you rest and I'll go talk to the others?" Dijon nodded as the playful smile returned. "Alright. Good night Dijon." He pulled the blanket up and rubbed Dijon head, softly getting him to fall asleep. It took a couple of minutes, but eventually he was softly snoring as he slept.

Ice sighed before heading to go upstairs to the others. He ran into someone as he approached the stairs. They collided and went down. Ice gulped.

"I'm so sorry. Are you-" He stopped at the sight of the person.

"Ice...?" His eyes met Isaac's as silence came between them.

"I-isaac?" He whispered. Isaac smiled before pulling him into a hug.

"It is you!" Ice smiled as he completed the hug.

"I didn't think you remembered me... everyone else doesn't..." Isaac shuddered.

"I know... but I couldn't forget you. Something told me not to. I'm so glad I listened." Ice trembled as he felt tears run down his cheek.

"I..." No other words could come out as they pulled away. Isaac wiped Ice's face and smiled.

"It's ok. We're together once more. I missed you..." Ice smiled as their foreheads touched.

"I missed you too. I'm sorry for disappearing."

"It's not your fault. It's whoever took you away. C'mon." The blonde helped him up as they went to the stairs. "Oh... and Ice?"

"Yeah-" He was cut off by Isaac's lips on his. His face heated up as he pulled away.

"I think you forgot something before you vanished. There you go." Ice covered his face, getting a soft chuckle from the blonde.

"I-i-i-isaac-c...."

Isaac smiled as he grabbed Ice's hand and pulled him up the stairs. Ice was able to pull himself together as they went up to the others. A soft conversation came from the Top Rangers and Operators until Erma questioned Crepe's missing presence. That's when the panic hit.

No one had seen him. He hadn't visited Sven or Dijon in a while. Wendy hadn't seen him since they talked to him after the mission. Admiral hadn't talked to him since he fixed up her arms. His styler and other communication gear was turned off, putting him off the grid. Seafoam gulped.

"While it's normal for Crepe to vanish like this, he doesn't go for this long. Where is he..." Ice frowned as she tried to reach out to him. Erma sighed before turning to him and Admiral.

"Why don't you two go out to patrol? It'll give you two a chance to bond and you can look for Crepe if you can. Wendy will join you when she can. Got it?" They nodded as they went out. Seafoam called from her chair.

"And Admiral? No tearing your arms up! We don't have Crepe here to help if you do!" Admiral nodded as they went out.