Whoo! Finally updated! This chapter took me a little longer than I expected, but I got caught up in "Siblings: A Song of Family". But now, with that story done, I can focus on this one and I will also be posting other stories while working on this one. So updates will probably be a little slow, but they'll be coming! Don't worry.
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Chapter 2: Who are we?
Emma looked at the picture and she felt something. "These two…are our parents?" she asked hesitantly.
"Yes," Tetrax said to her. "The parents you know now are your adoptive parents, Shanny and Ryan."
"Adoptive?" asked Joe, looking a little upset. Tetrax rubbed his back comfortingly.
"Where are our parents then?" asked Emma.
Tetrax looked at her and he looked sad. "They died on a mission a long time ago and asked me to watch over you two," he said. "You both were just little then, barely a few years old."
"So, if they asked you to watch over us…?" Joseph asked questioningly.
"The Plumbers decided that it would be safer for you two to be with a human family on Earth, despite the fact you two are aliens," Tetrax answered.
"Aliens?" asked Emma.
The Petrosapien nodded and called up the files on their birth parents, James and Amy.
"Amy was a Big Chill alien and James was a Pyronite, or Heat Blast alien," he said. "You would think being opposites would not work out, but your parents loved each other very much."
Emma looked at the picture again and saw something. Her mother's stomach looked…rounded. She gently touched the picture.
"Is she…pregnant?" she asked, looking back at Tetrax.
"Yes," he said. "She was expecting you at the time and they were both thrilled when you were born and when Joseph was born as well."
It was silent as the former bounty hunter fell into deep thought. Then he sighed. "I remember when both of you were born," he said. "When your mother asked if I wanted to hold you, Emma, I had protested that I was a mercenary and didn't know how to handle a small infant. But she wouldn't take no for an answer and she made me hold you."
He then chuckled. "When I was holding you, you looked up at me and then fell asleep, to my surprise. Joe did the same thing when he was just born. It was after that when your parents decided to make me your uncle. I thought they were joking, but they had the papers drawn up and signed."
"But then, they died and we were sent to live with Shanny and Ryan," said Emma.
Tetrax nodded. "I wanted to take care of you, but Vilgax knew about you and I couldn't risk him finding you. Also, Kyber heard about you two and is interested in hunting you."
"Kyber?" Joe asked, his voice quiet and a little fearful when Tetrax said 'hunter'.
"Yes," he said. "So, I found Shanny and Ryan and they adopted you, swearing that they would raise you and protect you, but they knew if robots came into the yard that they had to get out of there fast and that I would come for you two."
Emma looked up at him. "Are they…okay?" she asked.
Tetrax looked at her. "I don't know, Emma," but I really hope they are."
Somewhere deep under the house, Shanny and Ryan were making sure everything was secured and that they had enough to live down there.
"Honey, do you think Emma and Joe are okay?" she asked her husband.
Ryan nodded firmly. "Don't worry, sweetheart. Tetrax knows what to do. We went over the plans long ago, remember?" he asked.
Shanny nodded. "I know," she said. "But a mother can worry, right? Even though they are half-alien."
Ryan nodded again. "I know," he said. "We'll figure this out, somehow and Tetrax will keep them safe. He may be only their uncle, but he's a protective one at that."
"Yes," she said. "I'll try not to worry so much."
But both knew that they would worry, because now with a hunter and a warlord after the children, the situation was not going to be an easy one to deal with and get out of.
I figured Tetrax needed to reveal to the kids that he was their uncle and that their adoptive parents had known the danger, but took the risk. Bit of a family moment, yes. There will be more of those, and don't worry, Shanny and Ryan will be reunited with the kids towards the end. Please review!
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