Anything That Can Go Wrong

Word Crimes, TMZ, and Parties in the CIA

AU: Crime Syndicate

This story is set after Wishing You All the Best

Featuring guest stars; Candace Flynn

Zack sighed in contentment as he closed his file and sat back in his chair. He smiled, signed his last paper, and stood, stretching his arms above his head, hearing his back pop.

"Finished the paperwork, Zack?" asked his boss, Miss Flynn-Johnson, knocking lightly on Zack's office door.

"Yes, Ma'am, I did. Tough case, but worth it," Zack smiled in reply.

"Good. No one fought harder for that little girl than you did and you helped put an abusive woman in jail. Take the weekend and rest. Isn't Milo going to be home later?" the ginger Alpha tilted her head.

"Yes, Ma'am, he'll be home from tour tonight. His plane touches down soon," Zack confirmed.

"I've wondered why Murphy's Law doesn't bother airplanes."

"I know! Milo was so scared the first time we rode, when his Dad had the seizure, he had a Panic attack on the plane. But Murphy's Law didn't bother him. At least, not until we were back on the ground."

Candace laughed, "Alright, Zack, get outta here, tell Amara and Aiden their Aunt says hello," she made a shooing motion with her hand and Zak grinned.

"See you Monday, Candace!" Zack called as he grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.

"Tuesday, Monday's Labor Day!"

"Okay!"

Zack left Flynn-Johnson Law and headed to his old Impala. He was very proud of his family and friends. After Middle School, the gang moved to High School and got closer, more like a Pack. Zack, despite having been there the shortest time, became the Pack Alpha, Melissa was naturally his second.

Their Pack was enough for a long time, until Melissa and Bradley had a falling out after Melissa's Dad was killed by a global crime syndicate, both running their separate ways and away from their Pack; Melissa out for revenge, Bradley looking for safety. It was five years before Melissa came back; now the leader of the crime syndicate that took her father from her. 

(Zack had to smile, especially when he found out she'd placed the entire Pack on the No Harm list. Melissa had always wanted to rule the world. Now she actually did.)

It was seven years before Bradley rejoined them, right down to the day he'd left. Bradley worked with money in the world's banks, running numbers over and over again, so he could work from home. 

(Zack always knew that Bradley would end up somewhere putting his intelligence to good use.)

Mort had been a football player for a long time before he'd pulled his shoulder from his socket and damaged the rotary cuff in the process. Then when he continued to play after they'd popped his shoulder back in, he ended up breaking his collar bone as well.

It took nearly a full year for Mort to completely heal.

(Zack and Milo had been right by his side as he relearned how to throw and catch footballs. He'd never play professionally again, but Mort loved playing, so they'd play small games when their schedules aligned right.)

Balthazar and Vinnie had eventually retired from their time-traveling jobs (after over a hundred years of service*), and come to stay in the 21st century, where their Pack was, where they would stay until their deaths.

(Zack was happy to say that they'd even adopted a little girl named Evelynn, who Milo (the godfather) was positively obsessed with.)

Amanda fell in love with a man named Cameron, who was also slightly OCD and they got married in the spring of 2026.