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After some delayed flights the Huntik team finally gets to Dante's house. There will be some surprises waiting for them, not all of them very pleasant for a certain female seeker... Hope you like it :)

Dante's house, Venice, Italy

3rd person's POV

"I can hardly believe were home." Lok said. They were standing at the door of Dante's house while he tried to find his keys.

"Six delayed flights! Can you believe it?" Sophie exclaimed.

"Dante, hurry up." Zhalia said, impatient.

"One sec." Dante answered.

When the door opened, the lights suddenly turned on by themselves. Their eyes widened with the surprise of finding a bunch of people standing in the hall, waiting for them. Santiago, LeBlanche, Montehue, Scarlett, Tersely, Clease, Lady S., Peter, Guggenheim and finally Metz.

"Welcome home!" they said.

"Metz? You're okay!" Dante exclaimed with surprise when he saw his mentor.

They hugged and Zhalia smiled widely, happy for Dante.

"I'm feeling better than ever." he said smiling widely. He then winked at Zhalia that gave him a questioning look. He just laughed softly.

"You came through wonderfully. History may very well remember you as the greatest seekers of your time." LeBlanche said proudly.

"I always knew you had it in you." Montehue laughed, punching Lok's shoulder a bit too violently.

"Lok was very impressive. He truly has become a seeker worthy of his father." Dante said to Guggenheim.

"That's right. Lok was the one who lead our mission against the Professor." Zhalia agreed. Dante smiled to her.

Lok sighed hearing that and started thinking: 'My father. I know he's still out there. Maybe there's a clue in what the Professor said. And maybe one day, I'll bring dad home.'

Sophie brought him back from his musings and lead him to the center of the group.

"I knew this boy had potential the moment I laid eyes on him." Cherit said following them.

"Hey, maybe Lok should be team leader from now on." Sophie said. Zhalia frowned hearing that. Dante noticed and laughed softly. She replied with a sharp glance.

"Sure, I'm a master seeker now. No matter what happens, I've got it covered." Lok exclaimed.

"Oh really? Because, you know, school starts on Monday." Sophie laughed.

"What? Summer vacation's over? Already? Oh!" he screamed.

Everyone laughed loudly and then started to chat happily. Sophie got some music on and some people started to dance. Dante kept talking to Metz for a long time until Scarlett found her golden opportunity and reached him.

"Hey, Dante! I wanna congratulate you for your massive victory!" she exclaimed.

"Well, it was a team effort, Scarlett. And this time I wasn't the leader. But thank you, anyway..." he answered politely.

Scarlett didn't seem to pay any attention to what he said and continued to talk.

"Don't you want to dance a bit, Dante? Have some fun?" she asked with a mischievous smile.

At that moment, Dante realized that Zhalia wasn't around anymore. He didn't say anything and started to look around searching for her.

"Dante?" Scarlett called, impatient.