Chapter 1: The Exiles Return – Part 1

Tokyo Airport: 15:19.

Gate 12B was bedlam. People were rushing left right and centre from the terminal, some thankful to be back on solid ground; others just glad to be home or on their holiday. Two people who weren't in a rush were a pair of girls – both all with dark, waist length hair. They were talking earnestly about their trip, while at the same time searching the crowded airport for their friends. The girls were Rei and Alexia; back from their week-long expedition to visit Alexia's relatives in Italy.

"I knew you would love it," Alexia grinned. "Don't you think it's one of the most beautiful places in the world?" Rei nodded, but her eyes were distant.

"Yeah…I hope everything's okay at the temple…" she murmured nervously, causing Alexia to roll her pale blue eyes.

"I think you've said that at least once every day for the past week! It was meant to be a break, yet all you wanted to do was phone your grandfather!" her friend teased.

"Come on though, Alexia, you know what Grandpa and Chad can be like!" Rei complained, then sighed. "I honestly appreciate you persuading me to come with you though, Alexia, it was a fantastic trip."

"Hey, no problem, Rei," Alexia smiled. "I wanted you there. It's just a shame I was only allowed to invite one friend, I would've loved for all of you guys to have met my family…" suddenly there was a loud shriek. "Speaking of whom…" the pair spotted the source of the over-excited cry, Serena, just ahead. She was jumping up and down, waving. With her were Mina and, with an expression on her face plainly showing that she wished she were a million miles away from the bouncing Serena, Lita, who was also clinging onto a huge shoulder bag.

"Hey, guys!" Alexia greeted their friends joyfully, hugging them.

"Hey! How was it? Meet any nice Italian guys?" Lita inquired. Alexia looked at Rei and then giggled.

"Rei got a secret admirer!" she announced, causing the psychic girl to turn bright red.

"Ooooh, who was it?" Serena squealed, jumping round her. Rei looked thoroughly embarrassed, and shoved her away.

"It turned out to be Alexia's five year-old cousin Federico, okay?" she snapped. The other girls laughed.

"Hey, some others want to say hello," Lita said in hushed tones, and carefully unzipped the bag. Three familiar felines poked their heads out.

"Phew! It's so hot in here and I was getting squashed!" Estrella gasped, the small cat obviously was having trouble with the much larger pair. Alexia laughed and tickled her behind the ears.

"Poor thing, you'd think Luna and Artemis would be much more careful!" she teased.

"It is Artemis who is taking up the most room, actually," Luna remarked ostentatiously. "He needs to go on a diet."

"Hey, I do not!" the white cat complained loudly.

"Shhhh!" Mina put a hand over his mouth; Lita smiled.

"Look, let's get out of here," the orange kitten groaned as she ducked her head back in, allowing Lita to fasten the zipper again, remembering of course to leave a gap for air.

"So, anything else interesting to tell us?" Serena pressured as she walked between Alexia and Rei. The two girls looked at each other with a slight unease.

"Well, there was something…" Alexia murmured. "All the while we were there, we kept getting these strange feelings; like we were being watched all the time."

"Watched?" Mina tilted her head, concern in her eyes.

"Yeah, there was this strange presence - really dark," Rei shuddered. "It was like a shadow hanging over us everywhere we went."

"It really was terrible…the weather was really hot but at times I was shivering because the feelings made me feel so cold." Alexia added.

"That sounds pretty major," a muffled voice spoke from inside the bag. "We must be on our guard by the sound of things."

Alexia looked at the ground as she walked, a pensive look crossing her face. She was debating whether or not she should tell the others about something that had happened to her on the vacation; something that she hadn't even told Rei about, simply because she wasn't sure how she could describe it…

She shook her head. It wasn't really that important.

But, then again, there had most definitely been something oddly familiar about those dark eyes…

As they walked along in silence, not one of the Scouts noticed a girl pull her sunglasses down her nose slightly; revealing her sparkling brown eyes just for a brief moment…

A few days before…

Sailor Universe was back.

She grinned as she crouched in the shadows of the alleyway.

As she watched the narrow crack leading into the street she saw a slender girl with blue hair walk past.

With stealthy quickness Universe darted to the opening, her high-heels clicking slightly on the granite ground.

Looking around the wall Universe saw Amy walking down the street away from the alley.

Sailor Universe sneered.

Look at her! So happy and content. Walking home from school, carrying her books.

Who would have ever guessed that Amy was really Sailor Mercury?

And she had no idea that she was about to be re-united with somebody from her faraway past.

Licking her lips in anticipation Universe prepared to leap out of the alleyway.

Her mouth opened as she was about to call Amy's name, so that she would turn around and see her standing there.

But she never cried out.

Just as she was about to spring out of the alley, a voice spoke from behind her.

"Well now, what's this? A little estranged Sailor Scout? Surely not!"

Reeling in shock Sailor Universe spun around to face her unknown companion.

Someone was definitely standing in the shadows but she couldn't make out any details.

"I'm very sorry! Did I frighten you, little girl?"

"Who do you think you are?" Universe demanded keeping her guard.

"You'll see."

It was definitely a male voice.

"Tell me now!" She snarled.

"It might be wise for you to keep a civil tongue in your head. You don't want to upset me now, do you?"

"Oh yeah? Why are you so sure of that?" She laughed mockingly despite herself.

"Let me show you."

Universe gasped as a pair of burning red eyes glowed in the darkness.

"Mu?" She gasped. "No…you're not!" She added, remembering that the deceased emperor's eyes had been golden.

While she was off-guard her companion raised a finger and pointed at her.

Sailor Universe's eyes widened in terror as the finger became a rough claw!

A ball of energy formed at the tip.

"Here's the proof, Sailor Universe!"

With no warning the ball whizzed from the claw and struck her on the forehead.

Instantly her entire body was wracked with pain.

Universe collapsed to her knees and clutched her head as her stomach burst into flames.

She screamed in agony.

Universe's eyes filled with blue liquid and blue smoke rose from them.

Then she realised what was happening.

The essence of Mercury that she had taken from Sailor Mercury to reactivate her Planet Power months ago was being burnt away.

As she screamed again her power disappeared completely and her Sailor Suit vanished as she transformed back.

Merula heaved as the pain subsided.

As she gasped, nearly crying because of what she had just been through, the voice spoke again.

"And now…you need me. Let's not get off on the wrong foot, shall we?"

A large grin filled with yellow, razor-sharp teeth appeared below the shining eyes.

And far away as she unlocked her front door Amy had no idea what she had only just missed…

Now - Tokyo Airport…

She felt empty.

Drained of everything that had made her what she was.

Powerless.

It wasn't a pleasant feeling.

Merula watched the girls over her sunglasses.

The last couple of weeks had been quite interesting. Up until 5 days before she had been enjoying a tour of Europe with Alice, the English girl she had recruited as her travelling partner, of which their last stop had been Italy. Merula had been at a market by herself when she had spotted Sailor Mars, chatting not to any of her fellow Inner Scouts but to a girl with long, green hair, whom Merula could only see from the back. At first the purple-haired girl had been puzzled, for the only person she knew with hair like that was Sailor Pluto; but why would Mars be holidaying with her?

It was then that Merula had got the shock of her life…

The girl's back had stiffened slightly, and she had turned to look directly into Merula's brown eyes with her own ice blue ones…

Merula had almost cried out in shock.

Charon!

The rogue Sailor Scout of the Universe realised there and then that it was a sign, and so had regretfully informed Alice that she must return to Japan immediately. Alice had been a little upset, but had decided it was also time for her to return to her home in London…

Now.

Taking a long pull of cappuccino Merula watched the girls being re-united and she noticed that not all of them were present.

Where was Amy? Merula sat tight. Right now all she could do was watch and listen.

Mmm…interesting conversation…she thought. So, Estrella's alive as well as Charon…

Merula could not help it, a smile of relief briefly crossed her shadowed face and then after an instant was gone.

At least this way she could kill two birds with one stone.

Settling the score with her former team-mates and getting her powers back.

Although Merula would have much rather have faced the Scouts as Sailor Universe.

But then, why shouldn't she?

Merula smirked at the thought and finished off the last of her cappuccino as she thought about the plan that had been forming in her mind on the day she had lost her powers.

x x x x x

On the moon there is no day.

Night is eternal and the stars shine down for all time.

The moon is the most beautiful place in the universe. This was why he was glad to be here.

For the first time in a while he felt at peace and contented. Being on the moon had always made him happy for as long as he could remember. It was so beautiful and people were so peaceful. A welcome change from the violence and hate from the rest of the universe. It had been years ago when he had first come here and been struck by the sheer wonder of the Moon Kingdom. From that day on he would always come here at least once a year.

"Fargo?"

It was the voice of an angel. Sweet, warm, kind…almost melodious. He'd loved that voice right from the instant he'd first heard it. Fargo turned to face her; she stood bathed in the moonlight a short way off. Her beauty captivated him just as it had done on that night so long ago. Fargo stood frozen, hardly daring to believe that she was real.

"Amy?" He whispered as a tear traced down his face sparkling in the moonlight; Amy giggled. "I've missed you. I've missed you so much!" Fargo breathed.

"Come to me," ahe breathed. "I have been waiting for you. I thought that you would never come," at these words Fargo lost all control of himself and ran towards her, arms outstretched. But like all the happiness he had ever known it should have lasted longer than it did. The light began to fade into darkness. Shadows fell over the Moon Kingdom, reducing the former beauty of the moon into a black void of nothingness; Fargo gazed at it in horror. Then, a voice boomed throughout the void:

- The time of Renewal is at hand. The exile will soon be over. Soon I will enter this universe again. -

A deathly chill ran up his spine and convinced Fargo that the voice was evil.

"Who are you? How could you have done such a thing?" He screamed into oblivion. A chuckle of foul delight mocked him in reply.

- Do not say that you do not know what I am. I am the thing responsible for your fear. I am the shadow that lies in your heart in times of your bitterness. I am the thing that the evil in you fears. Do not say that you do not know me! -

Fargo's whole body was cold now.

"What are you?" Fargo whispered.

- I know you… -

"You don't know me!" he screamed. The voice laughed again, taking delight in his pain and anguish.

- You are wrong to deny something that knows you so well! Think about how worthless your life is! Think of how meaningless your existence is! The only thing you have ever done is to vow to protect the princess and even she is half-dead! -

Something snapped inside.

"You're lying! You're a liar!" Fargo roared.

- Is that so? Why don't you take a look? -

Spinning around Fargo was terrified to see Amy lying on her back. Her skin had become deathly white and her breathing was impossibly shallow. She looked up at him weakly. Fargo felt sick to his stomach as he saw tears in her gorgeous crystal blue eyes; the hurt in them tore at his soul.

"Fargo…you promised you would protect me…how could you? Fargo…" Amy whispered in a voice that was as quiet as death. The blackness washed over Amy's body, engulfing and absorbing her into the void.

"NOOO!!" Fargo screamed as he fell to his knees. "Don't leave me alone here! Please!" the voice cackled once more as he realised that he was now all alone in a universe of non-existence.

- You see now? You are worthless. You cannot even protect the one you love. You may as well be dead -

As the darkness closed in around him to devour his soul, Fargo looked around in terror and screamed.

Fargo woke from the dream with a jolt. He was lying in bed, in the room of his apartment, in the run-down part of the city. Wow, what a nightmare…he brushed his fringe of red hair out of his eyes and climbed out of bed. He was drenched with sweat and as he held his soaking head Fargo thought about the dream. Amy…Why her? After so long? It had been months ago when he had settled things with her, so why had he just dreamt about her? No sense worrying about it now, he thought. Throwing on his red shirt and faded jeans Fargo walked out of his room and into the kitchen. His room-mate, Erin, looked up from the kettle as Fargo arrived. The boy was slightly younger than Fargo himself, with unruly black hair that never stayed in place no matter what was done to it and eyes of the same colour. Fargo had considered him as a brother more or less since they first met.

"We've some mail," he announced, throwing a few envelopes to him. Sitting up on the worktop Fargo looked through the letters.

"There's one for you here," he added as he got to the bottom of the pile. One of the envelopes had a red stamp which read 'From the Housing Association'.

"Well, go on then. Let's hear what it says," Erin urged as he made himself a cup of coffee. Fargo tore open the envelope and opened a cupboard with his other hand; inside there was a pile of envelopes that were identical to the one from the Housing Association and he dropped the new one onto the top and closed the cupboard.

"You have been personally selected by our computer to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to send us a cheque for ten thousand yen!" Fargo gasped as he read the letter. Erin's eyes widened.

"Woooow!" He gasped in awe. "Go on!"

"No, that's all there is."

"Huh?" Erin stared blankly at him. "What do you mean that's all there is? How do they expect to get away with that? What's the name of the company?" a blue colour appeared between Fargo's eyes.

"Um…F. A. R. G. O. Cash Quick Enterprises," he muttered, sweatdropping. Luckily for him there was a knock at the front door just then. "Front door, Erin. Hurry along," Fargo said quickly. Erin got up and went out into the corridor. A second later he called back.

"Fargo! It's two people from the Housing Association!"

"What?!" Fargo leapt to his feet, his eyes so wide that they were nearly bigger than his head.

"They say they're here to discuss the rent!"

"Oh, cripes! Look, tell them I've died or gone away for the weekend or something!" Fargo cried desperately.

"Okay! I'm sorry, you guys, but he says that he's died and gone away for the weekend!"

"Oh, you moron…" Fargo growled as the two officials forced their way past Erin and into the living room. He was confronted by a man in a tie and blue suit and a woman with a short black skirt, who carried a clipboard.

"Good day," the man greeted him in a way that would have been more suitable coming from a vampire when asking for him to open his veins. "We have come from the Housing Association…"

"Great," Fargo replied unenthusiastically as he offered his hand to the man in a very unimpressed way. "How's it going down there?"

"Mr…Fargo?" the woman demanded, leafing through the clipboard.

"Yes," Fargo sweatdropped.

"And what is your first name, mister Fargo?" Fargo licked his lips.

"Um…Robert sounds good. Yeah, put Robert."

"I see. Are you a minor?"

"No way!" Fargo protested. "I'm a hitchhiker!"

"I see."

"What's your occupation?" the man cut in.

"I'm exploring my leisure potential."

"You're unemployed," the woman made a note of it on the clipboard. "Mr Fargo, it has been approximately eight months since you came to this apartment and in that time we have not seen any rent from you."

"Um…"

"Frankly, the Housing Association is beginning to doubt whether it will ever see any money from you. Also there are the various damages to the property to consider. In addition to this we also have with us a report from one of your neighbours which states that on the Thursday of last week there was a drunken ruckus caused by a pair of young men who managed to wake up everybody on this floor with their unruly carousing," the female official leafed her way through her file and fixed Fargo with a piercing stare. "I don't suppose that either of you know anything about that - do you?" she asked meaningfully.

"What a tool…" Fargo muttered beneath his breath as he glanced carelessly over at the kitchen counter and rolled his eyes in their sockets.

"I'm sorry?" the male official's ears were very sharp. "I'm afraid that I didn't quite catch that, sir,"

Fargo glanced back up at him quickly and licked his lips.

"…Oh I said, 'What a shame that such a pair of insensitive delinquents should spoil it for the rest of us'," he elaborated helpfully, picking his way through every word with the greatest care.

The man in the suit stared at Fargo suspiciously - he was fairly certain that there had not been that many words…

"Mr Fargo, would you care to tell us why you took it upon yourself to throw a suitcase through a closed window two months ago?" the woman cut in.

"Um…" Fargo hadn't meant to say 'um'. Actually it had been on the tip of his tongue to explain that the suitcase had actually been thrown by one the girls that he and Erin had invited round for the night. At the last moment he sensed that this wouldn't make things any better so he diverted the words into oblivion and shoved 'um' into place. "Well, there were so many holes in the windows I really didn't think anyone would notice," he muttered.

"I see," the woman's voice was frosty. "Mr Fargo, we have consulted the council and it has been decided that your lease on this apartment will be terminated unless you come up with the rent by tomorrow."

"Is that bad?" Fargo asked innocently.

"Yes. You have until ten o'clock tomorrow to come up with ten thousand yen," the man snapped.

"That's a lot!" Erin remarked.

"Yes, it is, isn't it? And it's obviously more than you have. If I were you, Mr Fargo, I'd start looking for alternative living arrangements. I could recommend a few alleyways for you, if you'd like," With that the two officials turned and stalked out of the apartment. Erin turned to look at Fargo interested to know how his host planned to deal with this new situation. There was a sweatdrop on the side of Fargo's head.

"What are you gonna do?" Erin asked.

"Don't worry, Erin. I have a plan!"

x x x x x

"Did any of your girlfriends before me ever tell you that you're a great kisser?" the girl laughed as she laid back and relaxed in the arms of her boyfriend. The guy who was holding her averted his eyes guardedly as he considered how he'd answer the question without revealing too much about his lifestyle. Bearing in mind the fact that he still hadn't come up with an excuse to leave her in a few minutes so that he'd be able to make the other date that he'd arranged for that day he swivelled his eyes and pretended to admire the lake as his brain did overtime.

"Maybe," He responded in what he hoped would sound like a secretive and mysterious voice.

Today the lake was tranquil and crystal clear, without even so much as a wave. The day was glorious and the surface of the water sparkled beautifully in the rays of sunlight that shone on it from the cloudless sky. The air was wonderfully fresh and clean in the local park but for some reason it also seemed to be strangely quiet and still that afternoon. No sound of any kind could be heard, as the squirrels that lived in the trees lay silent in their habitat and the birds that normally perched on the branches and even came down to the ground to eat the scraps of food left for them by members of the public were strangely absent that day. The public who had come to relax in the shade of the cool greenery and the nature watchers, who had left after finding no wildlife of any kind, had found the park in complete silence.

The reason for the almost menacing quiet that lay in the trees was that there was something badly wrong in the natural order of the world and that the creatures that lived in the park could feel it. Even the fish that swam in the lake could sense the approach of something alien to their world and cowered beneath the surface in fear of its arrival. The animals could almost taste the disruption of the natural order and all stayed out of sight as they hid in terror of it. As they lay in silence they all knew that any moment now something awe-inspiring was going to take place…

And, as the apprehensive fear reached its peak, their anxious expectation was finally fulfilled.

There was suddenly a low rumbling to be heard in the air and the pair, who sat beneath a tree wrapped in one another's arms, looked around; startled by it.

The ground was not shaking…what could be the source of the low, but ominous, sound in the air?

As the couple looked around anxiously, trying to find out where it was coming from, the rumbling abruptly broke into a high-pitched shriek and events picked up. The brown leaves that had fallen from their branches to lie in crackling dry heaps on the ground had been raked aside into tidy piles by the grizzled old park keeper Mr Baxter earlier that day. Now they were blown onto the grass and sent drifting across the clean paths as the still air was disrupted by a sudden gust of wind. The couple watched as the rustling leaves were blown into the air and they were even more greatly surprised when the felt their hair being dragged at by the wind that had developed from the gentle breeze into a stronger gale. The wind, that had so quickly taken hold of the calm air, was becoming ferocious as it ripped the leaves from the pathways and carried them around in its powerful pull. The girl noticed the way in which the leaves circled around in the air as they were carried by the roaring gale…it was as if a whirlwind had crossed over Crossroads! The lake was no longer so peaceful as it was distorted by waves and ripples.

"Here…get back!" the guy exclaimed as she pushed her back against the tree trunk, out of cover from the powerful wind that was now tearing through the park. The girl wondered what the heck was going on…

A resounding roar split the air, almost deafening her, and high in the sky there was a burst of intense violet light. As the girl blinked in confusion then covered her eyes hastily, her mind reeled at what had just happened.

Purple lightning?

The girl opened her eyes again but had no time to wonder about the phenomenon because it was then that something far more incredible and breathtaking took place. As the ear-splitting shriek became a reverberating, threatening growl once again the air high above the lake split apart, as though the sky had been ripped in half. As they watched in breathless amazement a large torrent of water thundered out of the hole in the ether and came crashing down into the lake below. The lake nearly overfilled and the grass by the edge of the water was drenched by the deluge. Out of the rapidly falling water plunged a large shadow that crashed into the lake and instantly disappeared beneath the surface, leaving only ripples behind it. As the baffled couple gazed at the part of the lake where the massive thing had dived in, the ferocious gust began to ease up until it eventually died away. As the air became still again the dead leaves floated down and landed on the surface of the lake. The hole that had split the air was gone.

An ominous silence reigned in the park but now that the incredible event was over the animals cowered in their hiding places in greater terror than before. Several bubbles floated to the surface of the water and the couple watched spellbound as a dark shape slowly appeared, rising just below the water. Beneath the surface a narrow eye opened and fixed the couple with a baleful stare as it glittered darkly. A large mound rose from the lake and water trickled down its sides as the otherworldly creature began to move towards the shore. All that could be seen of the beast was its broad snout and its terrifying black eyes as it swam towards the edge of the lake. As a low rumbling growl rolled across the lake the couple, who were no longer in the right frame of mind for kissing, decided that now would be a good time to see another part of the town and fled for their lives.

Something had been brought into their world from a place far away, beyond the stars of their galaxy.

Something huge, powerful and terrifying…

x x x x x

"We really shouldn't be doing this," Erin muttered as he and Fargo crouched in an alleyway twenty minutes after they had left the apartment.

"We have to do something," Fargo muttered back.

"But don't you think that mugging someone kinda tantamounts to stealing?"

"Quiet!" Fargo muttered as he heard footsteps. "Someone's coming! Let's do it!" with that he leapt out on the passer-by and was followed by Erin. Together between them they dragged the man to the ground and sat on him. As Fargo went for the man's pocket he saw his face and froze "It's…one of the officials we saw this morning," he said.

"I know," Erin nodded.

"Cripes…" Fargo and Erin muttered as they both sweatdropped.

x x x x x

"Cripes! There must be some way for me to get off this planet other than getting drunk!" Fargo growled, looking at the sky.

"You've been saying that for the last two hours…" Erin muttered next to him.

"Have I? Must be true, then,"

Fargo and Erin had spent the very last of their money on drink and had ended up wandering blindly through town, attracting disgusted looks from passers-by.

Eventually they had collapsed on the curb and sat there weakly.

"Hell…kicked out!" Fargo snarled bitterly. "Might as well join the frickin' peace core…"

"I can't believe I threw up in front of the head of the Housing Association…" Erin muttered as he shook his head slowly from side to side in disbelief.

Fargo sighed and put his hand consolingly on Erin's shoulder.

"Face it, Erin…you threw up on the head of the Housing Association!"

Erin lowered his head ashamedly.

"What were the charges again?" Fargo asked mildly.

"Let's see," Erin held up four fingers to tick the charges off one by one. "Failing to pay outstanding rent for eight months. Wanton damage of council property. Assault on the person of an official. And propositioning the head of the council,"

As he mentioned the last charge Erin glowered ferociously at Fargo, who sweatdropped.

"Well, it was a first offence!" Fargo chuckled hoarsely "I mean, talk about a high hand!"

"I think what settled it was when you slipped five yen to the head of the council and whispered 'please, please let me off! Go on, I'll give you a kiss! Tongues and everything!', Fargo."

"Well, why are you complaining? You always said that you wanted to live on the road!"

They were like this when a face from Fargo's past approached them.

Amy was on her way home and thinking that she heard a familiar voice she glanced down at the curb.

Then she stopped and gasped.

"Fargo? Is that you?!" she cried.

Fargo froze.

For a moment there was silence. Then he turned and looked up at her.

Their eyes met.

"Amy…" Fargo breathed, hardly daring to believe that this was real.

"Fargo. It's…been a long time, hasn't it?" Amy stammered.

"A few months," Fargo nodded. "How have you been? You look the same as ever, Amy."

"Me? Fine. What about you?"

"We got slung out of our home by a total despot!" Erin cut in before Fargo could speak.

Fargo glared murderously at Erin.

He hadn't wanted Amy to know about his current life-style.

"Really? What are you going to do?" she asked Fargo.

"Um…either start looking for cardboard boxes or hit the road, I think. One or the other,"

Amy shook her head.

After months of wondering where he was and if he was alright she was so happy to see Fargo that she could almost cry.

But she also felt awkward.

She and Fargo had once been a married couple, although Fargo had assured her that he was never going to hold her to this.

Amy just did not know how to act towards him.

She wanted to treat him as a friend but just wasn't sure how.

"Why don't you two spend the night at my place?" Amy asked eventually.

The offer was outstanding. The best he'd had in a while, but Fargo just couldn't.

Apart from the fact that he didn't want to impose on her he didn't want to feel like he was taking from Amy for nothing.

"That's okay," he muttered. "Thanks, anyway. You're a true friend."

"What?!" yelped Erin. "Hey listen…Amy, right? Don't listen to him! We'd be delighted, no, thrilled to spend the night at your place!"

"Um, thank you!"

Fargo growled…but he was stuck.

"Okay, but only for tonight," he said, rising to his feet along with Erin and following Amy.

And that was how Fargo and Erin came to live with Amy.