Well well well, I can't post my comment at the end of the chapter, so at Ty's request, I'll post my comments here.

Wow. What can I say, this chapter was all I thought it was going to be and some more.

Marcel... how appropriate. Marty Lee breaks down, Marcel returns and Lucas is finally beginning to realise where he's put himself.

Pure genius as always Ty, raw and emotional, just how I like it.

I can't wait for the rest of the season, but at the same time, like most of the Nationers that are still around, I'm painfully aware that this season will be Stormfronts last. Still thats a while off yet.

A question for anyone willing to engage it. What do people think of the Josh/Brad budding relationship? Personally, I love where they are at right now, it's cute and very very meaningful, but I wanna know where everyone else is in regards to it. Answers, discussion, cue now.

p.s. (i dunno, i just forgot to include this, haha)

Looking back on what i said, maybe there really is a chance for Brad and Josh. I mean who's to limit what one person can feel for another? I didn't even like how Jacob judged what Brad's perception of love was. No can ever really define love, can they? Because you'd then be limiting the extent of what love means, right??

Thank you to everyone who left feedback here too.  I'm annoyed at the review system not working properly, but before I release the next chapter, I'll make sure it's working.  Anyway, I think you read an early draft of 5.01 that I posted incorrectly.  Brad isn't in that scene.  Dade really did lose a lot, but obviously it's too late now.  Storm's exit from Storm Front has left a void for many of the characters.  Marcel might not be Storm, but like BP said, he brings a sense of order with him wherever he goes.  And in case anyone doesn't realize, Marcel has a habit of being there for Lucas when he needs it.  Just before Marcel left for example, when he caught Lucas at the airport in Season 3, and at the end of Season 4.  For a pair who didn't really have a lot of love at the start, they ended up with a lot toward the end of SF.

I'm willing to engage Phoenix's question.  What do I think of Josh and Brad's budding relationship?  I worry.  Josh is clearly in love with Brad and really has been for quite a long time.  Brad does love Josh, but to what extent and in what way exactly?  I think Brad does need Josh quite a lot and if Josh pushed it, their relationship would become physical, but Josh is smarter and more honest than that.  What they have now is undefined but still powerful.  For me, on a purely romantic level, I'd love it if one guy / guy couple made it out of Storm Front alive, and wouldn't it be a trip if it was Josh and Brad?  By far, it would be one hell of a long gestation period lol, but they do have a lot of history.  Still, it's too early to tell either way.  As always, the only couple that seems to be worth betting money on is Mike and Sarah, and they've been gone for ages!  Josh holding back Brad from playing football is revealing a bit too much of how much he loves Brad though and may end up causing friction between them.  It's obviously sparked a fire in Brad to the point where he had to email someone other than Josh.  Hopefully I won't keep you guys waiting too long for the next installment.  Thank you for your feedback.

i don't wanna try and guess. I don't wanna keep my hopes up. Haha. Hint: Ty dude, where's Storm??!