Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made. The situations come from my own twisted mind as do my original characters.

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AN: One more to go after this. After much pleading, I will continue the Allanverse in some form or another. Not sure what form it will take though.

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Quest - Chapter Thirty One

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“I could get used to this...” Zoe grinned as she lay back on her beach towel.

“Always did like it here at Ewa. Less crowded than Waikiki,” her husband agreed. Allan's eyes swept the skies, waiting for the next airliner full of tourists to appear on approach to the Honolulu airport. He had missed the majestic sight of a real aircraft plying the skies.

Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu was indeed paradise to Zoe's eyes. Warm breezes, palm trees and the pounding surf lulled her into a state of near bliss.

A squeal from the water focused the former soldier and cop's attention to where her daughter and son-in-law were trying to learn how to surf.

For once, Jeff Reynolds had figured out something faster than his genius wife. He was riding his long board with a measure of shaky confidence. The squeal was when Sara fell of her board once again.

Zoe looked to her left and smiled at where Clayton Cook and his fiance, Rebecca Tam lay, soaking up the sun. Clay and Becca's wedding was in three days and they had decided to take a break from the planning and preparations.

Another squeal from the surf drew Allan and Zoe's attention. Jayne Cobb had just tossed his wife into the water. River surfaced laughing while a nearby Simon simply shrugged his shoulders and continued swimming in the surf with Kaylee. The handsome Jesse Cobb was chatting up a group of girls nearby. Melissa Forbes had gone into Honolulu for some shopping earlier in the day. Luigi, Owen and Trudy were still back in Boston. Along with Allison and General Reed. They would arrive sometime tomorrow on a government transport aircraft, along with the other Earth dignitaries invited to