Title: First Love
Author: Me
Timeline: Part 1 is set 6 cycles/years after Terra Firma Follows actual plot up to Terra Firma, then goes AU. Parts 2,3 and 4 are all back-story.
Notes/Thoughts:
Disclaimers: David, Rockne, Brian and co are the real geniuses. I own nothing but the hands pressing the keys and the strange brain this came from.
John couldn't believe it he was finally getting a second chance to go home, only this time he'd be able to show his Dad, Sisters, Bobby and DK his new family.
He had left D'Argo, Rygel and the others aboard Moya at the other end of the newly created wormhole that he had hoped IASA wouldn't be able to track. He wanted this to be a private reunion just for his friends and family on Earth to get to know about the changes his life had taken since their last meeting all those cycles ago.
His son Jack had rushed to board the transport pod and it had taken a full 2 arns of struggle to finally get settled.
As he approached Earth he turned on the newly installed cloaking device yet, another freebie from one of the many races thankful to the saviour of the universe. John chuckled thinking about the reaction everyone down there will have if they knew what these amazing, exotic and in a lot of cases crazy aliens now thought of the inferior human.
As he landed and attempted to hind the pod the rest of his family quickly prepared for the journey to his fathers home.
They arrived he noticed Oliva's car parked on the street and DK's bike in the drive. He could see that there were only a few lights on in the house just enough to deter any burglars from breaking in but enough for John to know that no one was home.
In the darkness he searched the yard for the fake rock that contained the spare key to the house. After locating it he let himself in.
Looking around he could see the renovating down after his last trip here. His father obviously had seen fit to make a few design changes as well as getting the damage repaired. It took John a little time to get his bearings but he eventually found his old room, it was bigger then it had previously been maybe his father was hoping the next time he returned he'd need extra room for his new family.
He heard his Dad's car pull up and wanting this to be a surprise stayed in the kitchen until he heard the door open.
Stepping out of the shadows as Oliva turned the family room lights on the surprised reaction was just the one he was hoping for. Allowing them time to settled down and gather their thoughts before the next big surprise.
Gathering enough sense to make his brain, lips and voice just able to work together Jack still shocked managed to get out "S-Son, Is that really you"
"Yeah. Dad, I told you that I'd find a way back" John gasped a little overcome by emotion himself upon seeing the 3 people this side of the universe who meant the most to him.
"So Johnny bring anyone else with you, mmmmm" Oliva who could still remember giving John their mothers' ring hoping he and Aeryn had sorted things out.
John smiled asked them to have a seat and wait as he rushed back into the kitchen.
Oliva could see that John was talking to someone unable to see who due to a wall blocking her view and the distance between herself and John didn't allow the voices to travel. She could however see by the body language the John was trying to convince whoever this was to come over.
John returned standing in the doorway turned around and faced each of them in turn.
"Dad"
"DK"
"Livvy"
"I'd like you to meet my son Jack and his mother and my wife Chiana"
Jack, Oliva and DK turned to each other the surprise in their faces made seeing John look as normal as meeting each other as they did almost each week.
As John and Chiana sat in the 2-seater couch, he could see from the looks that they wanted to know what had happened but couldn't get the words out. "Well, guys I guess I've got a bit of explaining to do, eh?" John continued, "I guess you could say that this adventure actually started way back in 1985..."