This is a short fanfiction (and some one-shots) that takes place during and after The 39 Clues: Unstoppable. The war is done. The world survives. They have not lost. But they have not won either. Ian, haunted by his sister's death, tries to build up a fake smile. But after a particularly nasty dream, he unintentionally lets it slip to Amy. And Amy, even though she has her own troubled thoughts, wants to help him. Will they be able to get through to each other, when both have raised up stone-hard barriers against the rest of the world? This is the story of a bunch of teenagers who had the fate of the world thrust upon their shoulders. It didn't matter that they were unwilling or unready. It was a do-or-die situation, so they jumped in head-first. The epilogue: no one got out of it unscathed.