Gipsy yawned as she dragged herself out of bed the next morning as she looked in the mirror in her room she noticed her hair was in a mess. She let out a sigh of annoyance as she grabbed her hair brush and started to comb it out. However that's when everyone was called down to the hanger bay.

Gipsy noticed that Tacit looked like he had just woken up as well, with his facial expression basically screamed "I don't want to talk to anyone right now". "What's going on?" Coyote asked.

"I don't know." Crimson responded and he looked up as Stacker and Herc motioned for silence.

"You're attention everyone." Herc started. "Now, I know you're wondering why you're all back here, I'm here to tell you that our last battle with the kaiju had not gone unnoticed by the United Nations."

Murmurs rippled through the crowd of J-tech, shatterdome shock troopers, and rangers while Sierra facepalmed.

"However as you know from the last few days of the war, we were given eight months to pack up and ship out. I'm here to tell you that those eight months have finally come." After Herc finished talking, cries of unison erupted and Herc raised a hand so he could continue.

"The UN however have decided to send an official over to view the shatterdome and see if it is necessary to keep open." Herc said.

"So what that mean?" Cherno called out.

"It means that in a few days we're going to have someone come and look at the shatterdome." Herc said. "Which means Cherno, you and the six other Jaegers will remain in Jaeger form for the whole duration."

"What?!" All the Jaegers but Tacit cried out.

"You can't be serious!" Gipsy protested.

"It's not fair!" Striker chimed in.

"It will only be for a day or two. After that you can go back to being whatever form you prefer." Herc said.

"How are you not reacting to this like we are?" Gipsy asked elbowing Tacit in the stomach lightly.

"Because I've remained in Jaeger form longer then most of you guys, and plus I stood still for a good while." Tacit answered with a shrug.

"Besides, I'm not particularly attached to this body." 

"That means no time with our pilots until the official leaves." Coyote said.

"I'm afraid so, however our 'Phoenixes' if you will. Stacker, Lauren, Tamsin, Chuck, Aria, Aleksis, Hu, Jin, Cheung, Sasha, Jeannie, Hayley, Vivian, and Yancy will need to hide as well." Herc said as Sierra looked at Aria who was holding hands with Lauren.

"The world thinks we're dead." Hu said. "It'd be a bad idea if they found out that we were alive at this moment."

"You won't have to worry about me much longer, marshal." Yancy said. "I'll be out of here soon."

"No." Gipsy growled out.

"Gips, I don't have a choice."

"Doesn't mean I'm going to like it." Gipsy growled.

"I have to find a way to make him stay." Gipsy thought to herself.

"So it's settled." Herc said. "Jaegers will head to their hanger bays and Phoenixes will stay out of sight, you're all dismissed."

Gipsy then lay on her bed looking up at the ceiling as she thought of a way to make Yancy stay and she finally got it.

The next day Gipsy walked to her hanger bay in her full Jaeger form as she watched Tacit stand in his hanger bay completely motionless and silent, he was almost like a statue, but of course, living.

This reminded her of when she was stationed in Anchorage with Brawler Yukon, Chrome Brutus, Sierra Vigilante, and Hunter Maverick. 

"This isn't fair." Gipsy grumbled as she walked into her hanger bay which was next to Tacit's.

"Tell me about it." Yancy chuckled patting her shoulder pad as he sat down on it. "We've got to stay out of sight and you've gotta stay still and pretend not to be sentient."

"Shouldn't be hard for some Jaeger I know." Gipsy answered.

"Now Gipsy I thought you liked Striker." Yancy reprimanded.

Gipsy screeched to a halt and nearly threw Yancy off her shoulder. 

"I do not!" Gipsy screeched and Yancy chuckled.

"Sure you don't." He said and Gipsy tried to grab him with her hand but her hand phased through his body. "Can't touch me remember?" Yancy said and Gipsy groaned in annoyance.

"You won't have that gift once you come back." 

Coyote then walked past Gipsy and entered his hanger bay which was in between Cherno's and Crimson's.

However, he didn't say anything to any of the others as he did so. Striker then entered the hanger in his Jaeger form and entered his hanger bay which was right next to Gipsy's. Gipsy noticed that he was uncharacteristically quiet.

Striker inside his hanger bay then let wires be hooked up to him, Gipsy was about to say something to him but that's when Newt burst in. "Are you all ready?" He asked breathlessly as if he had just ran for a while. "Because the official is here."

"WHAT?!" The Jaegers and Phoenixes demanded.

"I suggest that the pilots go hide." Newt added.

Gipsy put her servo to her shoulder and Yancy climbed into it.

"See you in a bit Gips." Yancy said as she lowered him to the floor.

"Bye Yancy." Gipsy said.

"Keep those boys out of trouble." He said.

Gipsy just nodded silently as Yancy walked away but she was mentally grinning to herself. He said to keep the boys out of trouble, but he didn't say anything about her getting into it.

"In the light of our current situation of the Kaiju returning, the UN is contemplating on funding the Jaeger program again." The official started. "I have heard that you have restored old Jaegers back to working order."

"We have." Herc said.

"And have you found suitable pilots that know enough not to get themselves killed for the Jaegers aside from Gipsy danger?"

"...Yes..." Herc growled, restraining himself from punching the scrawny man in front of him.

"I would like to see the Jaegers now." The official said.

"Come right this way." Herc said, gesturing for the official to follow him to the Jaeger hanger bays. They walked into the main room to see all seven Jaegers standing perfectly still in the hanger bays.

With Herc breathing a silent sigh of relief.

"It feels like we're being watched, marshal Hansen." The official noted. "I don't see any techs around... is there any security cameras?" 

"Of course." Herc answered but he knew that's not what was watching them. 

Tacit, Gipsy, and Striker were the closest, all three of them looking straight ahead. But with their visors made it impossible to know where they were truly looking. 

"And those three would be?" The Official asked, flippantly gesturing at the three jaegers.  

"Remodeled versions of Gipsy danger and Striker eureka, along with the original model of Tacit Icon."  Herc answered. 

"Hmmm." The official started looking up at Gipsy. "Looks a bit fragile don't you think?" 

The official turned towards Herc and it looked like both Tacit and Gipsy moved, but it was really only Gipsy who moved. Herc shot her a glare, but the mark three either didn't see or didn't care in the slightest. 

Gipsy twitched her long fingers as she waved her servos, dancing in place while Tacit did a similar dance to the song "never gonna give you up", how Tacit didn't get caught was beyond Herc's knowledge. 

Herc probably also guessed that had Tacit have the ability to play music he would've been blasting the song as he danced. Herc opened his mouth but shut it quickly as the official looked at him to turn back around. 

The two snapped back to their original positions like they never moved. "And the Striker remake... too bulky for battle I'd say." 

Herc pulled a face but masked it well as the official turned back towards him. 

Striker's fingers reached towards the official, twitching like he was going to snatch him. Gipsy grabbed his arm, trying to yank him back.

Gipsy yanked him back and smacked him lightly up the backside of his conn pod while Tacid facepalmed and shook his head. 

All three of them snapped back to their original positions as the official gazed at them. "Show me the others." He ordered. 

"Right this way." Herc said as he glared at the two mark III's and mark V and pointed at his eyes and then at them.

Gipsy and Striker waved at him cheekily and then snapped back to their original positions. 

"And this one?" The official asked. "...Marshal Hansen!"

Herc strode over next to the official and looked at Sierra Vigilante. "Sorry thought I saw something." He answered. "Anyway, this is Sierra Vigilante." 

"If I'm not mistaken, Sierra is the last Jaeger that is Canadian in origin to be built?" The official asked and Herc nodded. 

"Yes it is." Herc said and he swore he saw Sierra look down at the two of them. 

"It looks almost like the original." The official said as he walked off and towards Cherno alpha, Crimson typhoon, and Coyote tango. 

"Have you fixed the radiation issues of the old Mark ones?" The official asked. 

"Yes." Herc said as the official turned to face him. 

Crimson lifted his servos on all three of his arms and waggled his fingers like antlers, Herc almost bet that if the mark IV was in his human form he would've been sticking out his tongue at the official. 

Cherno joined in, but instead of following his fellow jaeger , he stuck his servos under his arms and started flapping his "Chicken wings". Coyote facepalmed and shook his helm. 

"Amateurs." The dark grey mark one sighed, but a bit too loudly.

The official jumped and turned around, and the three jaegers snapped back to their original positions. 

Coyote struck as soon as the official turned around to face Herc again. He raised his pede and brought it closer to the official. Resting it feet from the man. 

Cherno let out a silent bark of laughter, covering his conn pod swiftly with one of his hulking hands, like he was covering his mouth. He and Coyote then snapped back to attention as the official whirled around. 

"There is something strange going on here, marshal." The official started watching the three jaegers closely. 

"Why don't we take you to the mess hall to get something to eat?" Herc suggested. He then pushed the official in front of him and then turned back to face the jaegers as he left. 

the three plus Sierra and Tacit were snickering. 

"This going to be a long day." Herc muttered to himself as he then left the room.