"Green girl?" said Aidan's godfather in surprise.

"Yeah, and she's already told me, thanks to the suit I'm guessing through telepathy, that my reaction out there was the least of my problems."

Ralph looked at Aidan in shock and walked over to her. "Aidan… are you sure," he said.

"Yeah, I'm sure. When I looked over to where she had been standing, it wasn't a human… it was a green girl."

The older man looked at Aidan, then lifted one of her eyelids. "Ralph, what are you doing?" she said, very gently swatting away his hand using two fingers.

"Making sure you don't have a concussion."

Aidan shook her head, dumbfounded at what he was implying. "Ralph, I don't have a concussion, I know what I saw…"

Ralph continued, unfazed by her comments. "Did you hit your head during that scenario with Tony?"

"No."

The man wasn't convinced. "OK, so we can rule out you having a delayed reaction to being hit over the head. So, what else would make you hallucinate that Kevin's fiance is a green girl?"

Aidan glowered. "Ralph, I didn't hallucinate earlier - not from a blow to the head or anything. I don't know what the hell happened, but I do know what I saw. She's a green girl."

"OK, let's say you're right, where's her ship? Why would she want to have Kevin as her husband?" said Ralph, raising his voice slightly.

"I don't know, but you said that the ship has come to a place other than Palmdale you know," said Aidan, also raising her voice. "Why won't you believe me? You know there's such a thing as green guys."

"Yes, but they're good people."

"Then why did she try to knock me out?"

"Ade, they wouldn't intentionally try to knock you out in front of company."

Aidan lowered her voice whispering harshly in frustration "That doesn't mean to say they can't have evil ones…"

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As Ralph and Aidan argued about what she saw, the other three sat in the living room.

Nicol frowned at what she was hearing, even though she was chuckling at how well her plan was working. "What are they arguing about? Who are these green guys?"

Pam frowned, wondering why they were arguing about the aliens especially in front of company. "Well, both Aidan and Ralph are fans of 'Doctor Who.'"

"'Doctor Who?'"

Kevin continued. "Yeah, it's a TV show made by the BBC that has a time-traveler known as the Doctor travel around in the TARDIS."

"Yeah, and there's an evil group called the Daleks, but that's where Aidan and Ralph usually have their arguments." Pam explained to the women that she still saw as human. "Ralph says that the Daleks are green guys - what they are inside these machines, and have been like that all the time, but Aidan argues about them actually being human and then turning into the mutated creatures that needed the casings."

Nicol frowned, still confused. Kevin, realizing they needed an out before either Ralph or Aidan revealed the suit, stepped in. "Yeah, but sometimes they can get a bit heated in debates. I'll go tell them to cool off for a bit," he said and headed toward the kitchen.

He turned the corner and sure enough, Ralph and Aidan were still arguing about the green guys. After trying to get their attention, Kevin finally gave a sharp whistle, stopping his father and stepsister in mid topic. "What the hell's wrong with you guys?" he said with a fierce whisper. "Don't you know Nicol's in there."

"Sorry Kevin, it seems Aidan here has a concussion and won't admit it," said Ralph.

"Ralph, I know what I saw… I'm telling the truth," she said.

Kevin's confused. "OK, what's going on then?"

"Aidan insists that your fiance is a green girl, and an evil one at that."

"Green girl?"

"Well, that's what we call the guys who gave Ralph, then me the suit," said Aidan. "When I shook Nicol's hand, I saw the star in her pendant glow gold and then I felt a buzz in my head. Then, it was funny, but it seemed as though she wasn't there…"

"Must've been you starting to grey out," said Kevin, who was growing concerned himself.

"For the last time, I didn't grey out. I was conscious of what you guys were doing, just couldn't move," she said, glaring at the two. Seeing she had their attention, she continued. "Anyway, there was a second buzzing, and a louder, different sound, afterward, then it faded and I heard you guys trying to get me to respond to you because I was supposedly unresponsive."

Ralph sighing, gently put a hand on her shoulder. "Aidan, I don't know what happened, but whatever it was is affecting your mind. Nicol's a great girl, and she was just as concerned about you when you zoned out on us."

Aidan looked at Ralph, and noticed he had a new watch. The dial on his watch briefly glowed a soft gold color. Noticing the glow and the slightly dull look in both Ralph and Kevin's eyes, Aidan figured out what the buzzing in her head was. The alien had some sort of mind control over the group, but it hadn't affected her.

While she guessed the suit protected her, she also realized that since Kevin, Ralph and guessed Pam didn't have the suit, that nothing she said was going to convince them.

The young woman sighed and toyed with her pendant. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I remember now that I went through a cloud of knock out gas as I tried to stop the human smugglers," she said, running her other hand through her hair. "And, it must be more that I'm also embarrassed for nearly passing out on your fiancé Kevin. In fact, more that I think about it, I'm still a little tired."

Kevin nodded and put a hand on her shoulder. "It's all right Ade, she understands that you also have a side effect of your head injury way back when," he said.

Ralph nodded and looked at his goddaughter, who seemed to still be a bit dazed. "Listen sweetheart, why don't you lie down for a bit and rest? That way you can make sure that the suit removes the rest of the knock out gas out of your system and you don't completely go out on us."

Aidan nodded. "OK, I'll do that," she said and the three headed toward the living room.

After watching Aidan continue to her bedroom, Pam looked at Ralph, frowning. "Hun, is everything all right?" she asked. "Is Aidan OK?"

"Yeah. She said she's still dizzy though and decided to go lie down," said Ralph.

"What about the green guy argument and 'Doctor Who,'" said Nicol, feigning concern, but smiling that at least Aidan had been affected some.

"Oh, well… that's all settled," he said quietly still worried. "Now, why don't you tell us about your plans for the wedding."

"Well, we were thinking about having the wedding the week after next," said Kevin. Seeing his parents' reaction, he continued. "Nicol and I have been making preparations for some time now, and just need to do a few other minor things before it's all set."

"What minor things?" said Pam, remembering everything that happened planning her wedding. Of course, she didn't expect Ralph and Bill to be kidnapped the day before the wedding. "I mean, if there's a lot of guests, it's anything but minor.

"No Pam, it's going to be a small wedding. We wanted it to be intimate, just you, Dad, Aidan, Tony and a couple of others."

"Oh, that makes more sense."

Nicol put her hand up, continuing. "And, most of the minor things are mostly things such as dresses and the like. I wanted Aidan to go shopping with me for our gowns and other items."

Pam nodded. "Sure, that sounds like fun. Why don't you two set up a time and we all can go together."

"I'd like that. Do you think it's all right for me to go to her room right now?"

Ralph shrugged. "You can, but you might want to knock first. Aidan has had a long day, and what happened earlier made her a bit tired."

Nicol nodded and after Ralph motioned to where Aidan's room was, went over to the bedroom. She knocked on the door. "Who is it?" said Aidan inside.

"It's Nicol. I was wondering if I could come in and chat?"

There was a pause, as though Aidan was considering the situation. "All right, you can come in," said Aidan, slightly guarded.

Nicol opened the door and went inside, closing the door. Aidan sat on the bed, clearly alert and staring at the woman. "Hello… Nicol. You decide to go with a name that rhymes with gecko to hint at your slightly reptilian appearance?" said Aidan sarcastically.

The other woman chuckled and put a hand on her watch. Sure enough, the woman turned into a green girl wearing a black suit. "I was hoping you'd say that. It gets tiresome to look like that you know. Now I see why you humans spend so much time preening," she said. Seeing Aidan open her mouth as though to call to the others, put a hand up. "Don't bother, they still see me as Nicol."

"Who are you?… Well, outside of what I do know?"

"Well, my name's not Nicol, it's Jazer," said the green girl walking around the room looking at various items. "And, I've come for your suit."

"The suit? You've got one… though it's black," Aidan pointed out watching Nicol.

"Well, the powers are different, but you're the only thing standing in my way of getting what I want," Nicol replied glancing over her shoulder at Aidan.

"What do you want with my suit?"

"It's easy, once I have that, you can't interfere with my plan," said Jazer as she stopped in front of a shelf holding various pictures of the Hinkley family.

"Why not just come after me, and leave my family out of this."

Nicol Jazer picked up one of the pictures that had the whole family in it from the shelf. She looked at as if to think about the answer then looked over at Aidan.

"It's simple actually Aidan, my dear, your family is - besides that suit - your protection and strength, get rid of them or in this case turn them against you and you are left without any protection." She shrugged slightly looking down at the picture. "And I couldn't just kill them. A sudden reduction in the Hinkley clan would raise suspicion in the others of my kind, even if you Earthlings where fooled into believing it was an accident.

Aidan felt the sinking feeling in her stomach grow to fear and anger as she was starting to understand the plans of this creature. Walking over to Nicol, Aidan snatched the picture from her hand. "Your not going to get it so you might as well stay away from my family," she harshly stated to make it very clear to this green girl that under any circumstances Aidan was not going to allow her to go through with her plans.

"Don't worry Aidan I will get the suit," Nicol laughed at the action then walked around Aidan to sit on the bed before continuing. "You hide the suit well Aidan, I didn't realize you'd have the suit on when I tried to control you…."

"So that's why everyone thought I nearly went out," said Aidan, getting very annoyed and frustrated with how at home Nicol was making herself.

"Yes, the suit will keep you from being controlled," said Nicol. "But, as you've already noticed, I already have your family."

The young woman paled. "So that's why you wanted Pam, Ralph, Kevin and Tony here too," she said, then remembered what she saw in the kitchen. "You must be the one who gave Ralph the watch."

Nicol chuckled. "It was perfect timing. Ralph has a birthday, so give him a watch to keep his control in check."

"'Keep his control in check?' What do you mean?" said Aidan, confused.

The green girl laughed derisively. "And they gave you the suit, huh? Your godfather had the suit prior to you, which is a blessing and a curse for me as well. When the suit transferred to you, Ralph was given one more - and permanent - power: The ability to withstand mind control for the most part," she said, smiling.

Aidan paused, thinking. "So that's why Ralph was able to fight being brainwashed for so long," she said softly, remembering when Ralph was conditioned to kidnap Aidan. The hypnotist at the agency mentioned that Ralph said under hypnosis that the doctor involved in the plot had to wait for him as he tried to fight off the drug.

"Yes, but most of the techniques used on Earth don't do much good anyway as far as trying to steal the suit secrets. Thing is, there is a way around it… using our own technology. And of course using our Technology makes it easier as it can counter act that gift, or curse which ever you prefer my dear."

"So as long as he wears the watch, you have him," she said, then growled. "I will get them out of this mess."

"I'd like to see you try." Nicol laughed as she touched her watch again, changing back to her disguised form. "By this time next week, I will have the suit, and you can say goodbye to your precious family and this little rock you call home."

Nicol grabbed her watch again and changed back to her disguised form. Seeing her start to walk out the door, Aidan considered trying to tackle the woman. She realized though that this would probably only get her into more trouble with her family, and she didn't need that. Aidan leaned back on her bed and sighed, trying to work out scenarios to stop this wedding. It was the one time that she ever wanted someone to be as left at the altar, especially because this time if there's a marriage, it'd be the end of the world… literally.