Gen X

Chapter 4

Prince Arislan

By Cindra

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This chapter goes with chapter Two of Alpha Omega you might want to read that first. Then read this.

Notes: I put colons between conversations denoting silent thought between two characters.

' Is what I call the Heartlink or private communication between a two characters usually a couple. Or in rare cases parent to sibling. (This is usually the way that soul mates talk to each other when they don't want anyone to know what they are saying.)

( )Twin link can't be heard by anyone but the other twin…or only if someone is extremely strong in his or her mental abilities.

or italics That represents thoughts of the characters

Now on with the story

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Eric could feel every muscle in his body screaming for rest, as he stumbled into Keith's royal chambers. "Can I hide in here for a while?" He asked, as he collapsed onto the huge leather couch in the corner of Keith's office.

Keith arched a brow in question at his son-in-laws current condition. "Wanna talk about it?" He tried not to grin.

Eric blushed crimson. "I just need to hide from her for a while! Is that a crime?" He groaned in frustration.

"Her? Eric are you hiding from my daughter?" Keith was laughing so hard that he practically fell backwards in his chair.

Eric was not in the mood and didn't think that this was a bit funny. "She won't leave me alone Dad!! Instead of craving food…She craves me 24hours a day!! I am lucky if I get two hours of sleep anymore!"

Keith became even more amused. "Really Eric…I don't see the problem…Most men would kill to be in your shoes."

Eric buried his face into one of the throw pillows and groaned. "I am a Major in the Galaxy Alliance! How can I protect Arus if I'm unable to move!"

"Did you talk to Jeff about this?" Keith tried to control his laughter.

"He was laughing even harder then you are now!" Eric muttered darkly. "This isn't funny DAD! I also have to raise my kids while I'm dead on my feet, because Dromi naps most of the day!"

"Could what happened a few weeks ago be the reason that she's not leaving you alone?" Keith wasn't laughing now.

"You mean meeting Batman and Robin?" Eric frowned. "Not that I'm aware of."

"She won't even sit in her new toy and Patrick even revamped it for her." Keith got up and stared out at his view of the lake and Blacky.

"Are you saying that Andy is subconsciously feeling guilty and that's why she keeps…" Eric chose to close his eyes and try and relax instead of completing what he wanted to say.

"That's the only thing that makes since." Keith looked over at Eric who was now asleep. Keith shook his head at the exhausted father-to-be and left his office, so that Eric could sleep. He was just locking the door when Andy walked up to him.

"Daddy? Have you seen Eric?"

"No sweetheart, but I will tell him that you are looking for him." He gave her a hug.

"Thanks Daddy." Andy went off to search somewhere else.

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Jenna eyed Cassie, as she held up a beautiful wedding gown. It was a Selena original straight from Crystal Tokyo. "It's beautiful Cassie!" She exclaimed excitedly.

Cassie grinned at her soon to be daughter-in-law "Matthew will absolutely die when he sees you coming down the aisle in this."

Jenna ran her fingers over the delicate satin of the gown. "He and Jace should be back anytime now from their trip to Dreul."

Cassie smiled at her baby girl. She was so much in love and so hopelessly lost without Jacen Michael. "Christy? Will you please snap out of it? They will be back any day now."

Christy walked over to look at herself in the mirror. "I know that Mom and I love my maid of honor dress. I just miss Jacen Michael!" She threw herself down on Jenna's bed.

"Christy they've only been gone for less than a month." Jenna rolled her eyes at her friend. "Don't look now Christy, but I think the boys are home." She spotted Neo from her bedroom window and raced out onto the balcony to get a better view. She was so happy to see that they were home that she didn't care that she was standing on the balcony dressed only in her silk robe.

"Jenna Michelle Edwards! Get in here you aren't dressed!" Cassie pulled her back into her room.

Christy was happily waving at Neo and showing off her emerald green gown.

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Jace eyed his princess, as she waved at them from the castle. "I like Christy's dress."

Matt's eyes were glued to Jenna, who was only dressed in a robe. "They must be trying on the dresses for the wedding." He felt and urgent need to see Jenna and made a mad dash for Neo's lair.

"I think that someone wants to see his bride." Neo chuckled.

"Calm down Matt! We wanna get back to them in one piece!" Jace took control of Neo and landed safely inside his forest lair. "I think you're right Neo."

Matt bolted out of his seat and raced for the transport. "I need to see Jenna now!"

Jace chased after him. "We have to report to Uncle Keith and Eric first and quit reminding me that you can't wait to attack my twin sister." He took his seat after barely managing to dive into the transport.

"Like you don't wanna see my sister anymore than I want to see yours." He snarled.

Jace glared at Matt. "I haven't slept with Christina! I don't see a comparison here!!" He hadn't noticed that Keith and Lance were waiting for them in the command center.

"Going somewhere?" Lance frowned at the two young men.

"Move DAD!" Matt snarled. "I really don't wanna hurt you!" He meant every word.

Jace eyed his Uncle's expression. "He's obsessed Uncle Keith. I wouldn't even attempt to stop him if I were you." Jace tried to hold Matt back and was flung full force at Keith. "See what I mean! I think that I just pulled something in my back." He winced in pain. "Congratulations Matt! I can't move now!!"

Matt eyed his best friend. "Sorry buddy, but you will understand once you and Christina finally have each other."

Lance glared at his son, "Matthew Alexander that is enough!!"

Matt easily bested his father and raced from the room. "Sorry Dad but I have to see Jenna!"

Keith helped Jace up to his feet. "What brought this on?" He frowned.

Jace shrugged his shoulders wincing as pain shot up his spine. "She was standing out on the balcony in her robe and Matt went mental."

Lance rolled his eyes at Keith and Jace. "I'm getting to old if my son can plow me over without breaking a sweat." He groaned.

Keith shook his head at Lance. "You asked for it Lance. I can recall a certain time when…well let's just say that your jealousy over my baby girls almost caused you to ruin your relationship with Cass."

Lance glared at Keith. "Me? What about you're comparing your whole life to some stupid crazy dream!"

"Crazy Dream!!" Keith growled.

Jace eyed the two adults who were snarling at each other about old times. "I'll leave you two alone." He bolted as fast as he could out of the control room. Is everyone going insane today?!

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Matt ran passed Andy on his way to Jenna's quarters. "Wow Andy! You can't seem to do anything the normal way can you." He stopped dead in his tracks and eyed her large belly.

Andy frowned at him. "Hello Matthew. Men have suffered for remarks like that." She snarled.

Matt grinned at his cousin. "Yeah, but you love me too much to hurt me, besides I have an important date with Jenna." He kissed her on the cheek and then went on his way.

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Nate watched his wife, as she munched on her fifth pickle of the day. "Eric seems wasted lately…I wonder if something is seriously wrong."

Ariel grinned over at her husband. "Let's see I've been craving pickles, Alex has been craving sweets, and Dromi seems to be craving Eric, as well as the usual foods that go along with a pregnancy."

Nate's mouth went dry, as he stared at Ariel. "Isn't that unusual?" He asked hoarsely.

Ariel paused from her snack. "Nathan this is my sister that we're discussing. She doesn't do anything normal."

Nate wiggled his eyebrows playfully at his wife. "I have a sudden craving of my own." He scooped her up into his arms.

Ariel giggled at him. "Well then I think that we should act on this craving at once…while Hunter is at school."

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Andy found that she was back in front of the door to Keith's office. "Eric?" She called softly.

Eric rolled onto his back and began to snore really loudly.

Andy heard the sound of his familiar snoring and tried to open the door. It really didn't matter that her father had locked it she could pick any electronic lock with her eyes closed. "That's much better." She smiled when the door slid open. "Lion are you in here?" She tiptoed into the office and spied Eric's sleeping form on her father's couch.

Eric moved around in his sleep, rolled off the couch onto the floor, and still did not wake up.

Andy began to realize how much sleep that she'd been depriving her poor husband. "Oh Eric! What have I done to you!" She whimpered reaching down to touch the red spot on his forehead. He had hit his head on a table when he had rolled onto the floor.

Eric opened his eyes wincing in pain, because his head was throbbing. "Andy? Are you okay?" He looked up into her very emotional amber eyes.

"I'm sorry Eric." She sniffled, as tears fell down her cheeks, and rained onto his face.

Eric eyed her with concern and managed to lever himself up into a sitting position. "Is it the baby? Are you in pain? For Arus sake answer me Andromeda!! Why are you crying?"

Andy had decided to curl up in her father's chair and had turned, so that the back of it was facing the window. "You have to hide from me…(sniffle)…just to catch up on your sleep and all because of my STUPID cravings and ME!" She buried her face in her hands.

Eric closed his eyes and prayed for the strength to help him through this new phase of his wife's pregnancy. "Oh sweetie, I don't hold this against you. Although, I would like to sleep sometime during the night and a certain vital part of me would like to see a lot less ice packs. I love you and our baby. Lack of sleep has made my mind act really crazy." Eric used his voice to soothe her frazzled emotions.

Andy uncurled herself from her chair and flew into his arms. "I love you so much." She sniffled. "Oh!" She gasped in surprise when the baby decided to honor them with his first kick. "The baby kicked me…"

Eric placed his hands on her belly. "Hello in there?" He spoke to her belly. "Are we bothering you?"

The baby kicked Andy again. "I would say that we woke him up." Andy sighed, as her son continued to move around.

"We're just guessing that it's a boy...Ash hasn't really verified that because he or she is never in the right position when she does the digital scans of he or she's progress." Eric glanced up into her eyes.

Andy rolled her eyes at him. "Let me see…you aren't surviving on crackers and he's begun to set his own pace." She rubbed her belly. "Ariel and Alex are as far along as I am, but can I have a normal pregnancy! Look at me I look at least six months pregnant and I should be only four if that!!"

Eric eyed her worriedly. "Andy calm down or you will end up getting sick."

Andy glared at him. "You know what is worse than being fat!!" She snarled. "Eating pickles!! I detest them and with ice cream to!"

Eric knew that this was a major mood swing, but was too tired to run and hide. "I love pickles." He frowned.

"I know that Eric! That is way I am positive that EJ is just like his Daddy!!" Andy felt sick to her stomach and bolted for her father's private bathroom.

Eric rolled his eyes and said yet another silent prayer. "Please let me live through this without killing her."

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Matt finally reached his destination, only to find that his baby sister was standing in his way. "Move Christy." He growled.

Christy glared at her older brother. "And if I don't?" She challenged him with her eyes.

Matt was running out of patience. "Listen baby sister. I have been gone for almost three weeks and I really want to see Jenn now move!" He snarled at her.

Christina refused to budge. "Where is Jacen Michael?" She narrowed her eyes at him.

"In the control room with Dad and Uncle Keith. I hope that I didn't hurt him too badly." Matt frowned.

"Hurt him!? You hurt him?"

Matt scooped her up and set her down away from Jenna's door. "He's fine Christy…now be a good little sister and go see for yourself."

Christy ran down the corridor to go find her man. "If you've hurt him too badly I will make you pay Big Brother!"

"Like that really scares me." Matt muttered under his breath before he entered Jenn's quarters.

"Matthew Alexander Anderson it is customary for a gentleman to knock before entering a ladies quarters!" Cassie glared at her son.

Matt ignored his mothers glare. "Leave."

Cassie became even more furious. "I will not and do not use that tone with me young man!!"

Jenna had finally finished dressing in the bathroom and came out to see what was going on. "Is something wrong Cassie? Why are you…" Her eyes grew wide with excitement and joy. "Matt! I was just about to go and find you."

Matt stalked up to her and tossed her up over his shoulder. "It was nice to see you mother, but Jenn and I have plans." He carried Jenn out of her room.

Jenn was surprised at his actions. "Matthew where are we going? I can walk you know. Why are you so upset?"

"Somewhere private…This is faster…and I saw you in nothing but a sheer robe standing on your balcony." He answered cryptically.

"Christy saw Neo and I wanted to see if you were back…"

Matt stalked into his quarters and set her down on the couch. "Don't move." He growled down at her and then proceeded to blockade the two of them in his room.

Jenn eyed her future husband with wary eyes. "Matt? What are you doing?"

Matt looked her over, as if she were his first real meal in a very long time. "Making sure that no one disturbs us." He knelt down in front of her.

Jenna had never seen him like this before. "Matt…um...isn't blockading us in your quarters a little bit drastic?" She gulped nervously, as he reached out to finger the front zipper of her red jumpsuit.

"No." He began to slowly unzip her outfit.

Jenna felt his hand graze her bare skin and jumped into his arms. "I missed you so much! Did you miss me?" She whimpered.

Matt pulled her away long enough to take off his T-shirt. "Terribly." He growled and then kissed her with an unquenchable hunger.

Jenna dove her fingers into his thick wavy dark brown hair and kissed him back.

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Jace was almost to his quarters. "I can't wait to just collapse on my bed." He groaned.

Christy spotted her man and raced to see him. "Jacen!"

Jace looked up in time to see Christy tackle him to the floor. "Thanks sweetheart I needed that." He winced in pain.

Christy rained kisses all over his face. "Did my brother hurt you?" She asked him between kisses.

Jace felt the sudden need to take this into the privacy of his quarters. "Let's discuss this in private." He winced, as his back screamed at him for pulling them both up to their feet. He covered it nicely by kissing her senseless, as he pulled her into his quarters.

Christy kissed him back until they were safely inside his rooms. "I missed you terribly."

Jacen wanted to make love to her so badly that his body was screaming in agony, but his back was telling him that what he wanted wasn't possible. "Christina we have to slow down." He groaned between kisses when her hands began to wander down his back.

"Don't you want me?" She purred into his ear.

"Yes more than anything in the universe, but we can't do this right now…" He groaned in agony when her hands grazed the welts across his back.

Christy pulled away from him. "You don't want me!!" She wailed at him in a hurt angry voice. Her eyes filled with not angry tears. "You never want me!"

Jace's eyes widened at her in horror. "I do want you! I want you more than anything! It's just that Matt lost it and threw me into the console and I hurt my back! Tackling me to the floor made it even worse!!!" He tried to explain to her while dodging a few deadly throwing stars.

"I HATE YOU!!! I THOUGHT THAT YOU LOVED ME!!! YOU WERE JUST HUMORING ME!!! THIS IS ALL SOME GAME TO YOU!!!" She screamed at him and ran from the room in tears.

"WAIT!! PRINCESS!! I'M TELLING THE TRUTH I SWEAR IT!!" He chased after her until he found himself facing Lance and Keith. "Not now!!! I…ah forget it!! Just give me a gun, so that I can give your daughter proof that I am in no condition to…I am so dead…" He groaned when he saw the way that Lance was looking at him.

"Don't worry son…we'll get you to Max and Ashley." Lance helped him down the corridor.

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(Planet Arcane)

Prince Arislan was growing more furious by the day and Devon's daughter Diana was driving him crazy. "Well? Have you news for me?" He narrowed his eyes at his latest spy.

"Yes sire, Princess Jenna is marrying Prince Matthew of Zaire in a week's time." The spy answered.

"She's mine!!! I will not allow for this to take place!!!" He began strangling him.

"Really Arislan, it's so hard to find competent slaves these days, so why kill them." Diana frowned at him in distaste.

"Must you always shadow my every move!?" He snarled at her.

"Why her? She's only going to cramp your style with all of her goodness!" She glared at him.

"She's mine!! I own her!!"

"Get a grip will you! She loves someone else!!" She shouted. "What is with you!!? I'm stunning! Men beg to have me! Hell I could have any rich and powerful man in the three universes!!" She fumed at him after all she was wearing one of her sheer gowns that clung to her every curve that left nothing to the imagination. Her long strawberry blonde hair fell in waves down her back. Her features were flawless as was her sun kissed complexion. Her unusual turquoise blue eyes were her most talked about feature around the royal court and she was above average in height an inch under six feet tall. "I love seeing people squirm and detest goodness of any kind."

Arislan glared daggers at her. "What you are is a pest! You have been a thorn in my side ever since you could crawl!! You annoy me like a little sister and always have!" He finally noticed what she was wearing and roared his disapproval at her. "Put a robe on!! You are a crowned princess not a harem girl!! So act like it for a change!!"

"Who is your precious prize marrying anyway?" She caught the robe that Arislan had thrown at her and slipped it on.

"A prince named Matthew Alexander Anderson." He snarled.

"My father's ex-obsessions son is marrying Jenna?" Diana grinned evilly. "No wonder, he's like the catch of the entire galaxy! Your are so right Arislan and I intend to start acting like a proper princess right now." She blew him a kiss and left his room.

"Why doesn't that make me feel any better?" Arislan snarled in frustration.

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(Arus)

Michael eyed the new nursery that had been built onto his home in anger. "I don't want baby." He frowned when he spotted some of old familiar toys of his sitting on one of the colorful shelves. "My toys! I no share with baby!" He used his magic to get his toys, only his anger caused him to make all of the toys fall to the plush carpeted floor.

Lilly was baby sitting her nephew and came running to see what was going on. "Michael Keith Lawson! What are you doing in here?" She was not at all happy at what he had just done.

Michael glared up at his Aunt. "MY TOYS!! NOT BABIES!! I NO SHARE!! MINE!!!" He shouted and ran passed her.

"Freeze right there mister!!" Lilly ordered him. "I mean it Michael!"

"Michael glared furiously up at her. "My toys Aunt Lilly!!"

"You're a big boy now Michael. Those are baby toys that you don't even play with anymore." Lilly tried to reason with him.

"I'M MOMMA'S BABY NOT NEW BABY!!" He shouted angrily.

"No you are Andy's big boy remember?" Lilly was beginning to get a migraine.

"I NO WANT BABY BROTHER!!" He ran out of her sight.

"Oh Mikey…" Lilly groaned. "Why do you have to start acting your age now?" She chased after him. So much for my date with Shawn tonight.

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Eric and Andy had sprung the twins from school, so that they could spend the afternoon with them.

"That's gross Mommy! How can you eat that?" Jess wrinkled her tiny nose in distaste.

"Let's just say that it's an acquired taste that comes over me every once and a while." Andy tried to explain.

"Mommy? Does it hurt when the baby kicks you like that?" Jaz eyed her mom after feeling the baby move.

"No sweetie…it just tickles most of the time." She patted her belly fondly.

Jasmine and Jessie looked at each other before dropping the question that they'd been dying to ask. "How did you and Daddy make the baby?" They asked in unison.

Eric spit out the water that he'd been drinking and Andy dropped her pickle onto the grass.

"Well girls you see a baby is created when two people love each other so much that they are blessed with a baby." Andy tried to explain.

"Love is what makes a baby? I love you and Daddy and I don't have a baby." Jessie frowned.

Eric coughed to keep from laughing at Andy's expression of sheer panic. "No Jessie that isn't possible until you're all grown up and married to your own prince charming." Andy glared at her husband.

"Boys are gross Mommy! I hate boys." Jasmine frowned.

Eric was now rolling around on the grass laughing that was until Andy punched him hard in the stomach. "Thank you darling I needed that." He gasped for air.

Andy glared at him before giving her girls a very seriously look. "I think that your father wants to explain this to you himself."

Eric instantly stopped laughing and glared back at her. "Thanks a lot love."

"Don't mention it darling." She grinned.

"Well Daddy? We're waiting." Jessica frowned.

Eric cleared his throat and tried to explain. "There is a little itty bitty egg inside your Mommy and every month she goes through this cycle. Now most of the time the cycle ends and she…that is her body expels the egg and the cycle begins all over again. Sometimes however a wonderful thing happens and the tiny egg is fertilized by these tiny little micro sized tadpoles…"

Andy burst into laughter when Jasmine eyed her father and said. "Come on Jess lets go ask Aunt Ash and Uncle Max they'll tell us the truth." And their daughters left the park and walked over towards the huge medical complex.

Eric eyed his wife's highly amused expression before he carefully pounced on top of her. "So you thought that this was funny did you."

Andy could barely control her laughter. "Yes I did." She gasped when he began to tickle her.

"I like this a lot better than you punching me in the stomach don't you." He pulled her to him for a kiss.

"Sorry darling, but we were both at fault." She smiled up at him. "Shall we go get the girls and then head home to check on our very unhappy little lion?" She let him help her to her feet.

Eric closed his eyes and frowned. "That's putting it mildly. Let's get the girls and then go have a talk with our son."

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Max scanned Jace's back with a small device. "Well Jace besides a nasty welt across your back and a few pulled muscles…nothing is seriously wrong." He fitted a brace across Jace's lower back. "I've corrected the muscle damage, but try not to abuse your back by doing anything too strenuous."

"How can I Max? Christy hates me for saying no because of this!" He snarled.

Max grinned at him. "Well if you hadn't said no to her… you would have been in traction."

"I would have enjoyed every second of agony…I was too tired to ignore the pain." He almost felt like crying.

"Relax Jace she'll realize that she misunderstood the situation." Max tried to reassure him.

Keith walked over to his nephew. "I have the perfect solution, Jacen. Christina has finally completed her studies at the academy and is now ready to join the team as an officer in the Galaxy Garrison forces and you Lt. Commander Edwards out rank her."

Jace grinned at his uncle. "That means that no matter how she feels about me she has to listen to me..."

"That's precisely what it means and she begins her training with you in Ty tomorrow morning." Keith grinned.

"I owe you big for this." Jace left Max's office.

"That you do kiddo." Keith chuckled.

Max reentered his office with two little girls under each arm. "Look at who I found."

Keith gave his granddaughters a regal glare. "Aren't you two supposed to be in school?"

Jessie and Jasmine hastily gave him an excuse. "Mommy and Daddy took us out of school to spend time with us." They chorused in unison.

"Oh really?" He frowned. "Then where are your parents?"

"In the park." Jessica frowned.

"We were having a picnic…" Jasmine tried to explain.

"When we asked Mommy a question…." Jess continued.

"About how the baby got into Momma's tummy." Jasmine finished her sister's sentence and Keith and Max started coughing for no apparent reason.

"How the baby got into your Momma?" Keith echoed their words.

"Yes Grandpa please pay attention." Jessie scolded him.

"Sorry sweetie, please continue." Keith chuckled.

"Yes we're all ears." Max smiled.

"Mommy started to explain to us, but we couldn't see how love made the baby." Jasmine continued.

"Mommy got mad at Daddy for laughing at her and told him to explain it to us." Jessie frowned.

"So he tried a different way…" Jasmine frowned.

"About a tiny egg inside Mommy and about little tadpoles." Jessie rolled her eyes.

"They don't know about it anymore than we do." Jasmine sighed.

"So we came to ask Uncle Max because he's a doctor." Jessie smiled.

"Or Aunt Ashley cuz she's a doctor and a Mommy." Jasmine added.

"Listen girls I know that you really want to know every detail about how babies are made, but the bare truth will have to wait until you're…" He gave Keith a desperate look.

"You need to be Lilly's age…all that you need to know is that your unborn baby brother or sister was created from a love so strong that it needed to expand. So far it has created the two of you and MK" Keith explained to them, just as Andy and Eric arrived to get the twins.

"Thanks grandpa now we understand part of it." They hugged him and raced over to their parents.

"Thanks Daddy." Andy blew a kiss at her father.

"Anytime angel, now go and see what's wrong with MK before he takes out his anger on Lilly." Keith smiled at her.

"That's where we're going Daddy…We just had to get the twins." Andy rolled her eyes at him.

"Afterwards you are to take a nap. Is that clear Andromeda?" Max frowned at her.

"Don't worry Max I'll make sure that she gets her nap." Eric dragged her out of the office before she could tear Max in half.

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Matt and Jenn lay sated and content in each others arms.

"Feel better now?" Jenna yawned.

"Much." He gave her a nice long kiss.

Jenna stretched out and founded that her back was aching. "Matt? Did you hurt my brother today in order to get to me?"

Matt rolled onto his side and frowned at her. "Why do you ask?"

"Well for one thing my back aches and I haven't done anything to cause it and secondly you were way out of control for a while." Jenna saw the look of guilt in Matt's face.

"I guess plowing over Dad, Uncle Keith, and shoving Jace out of my way was very wrong of me." He shrugged. "I was a man with his mind on seeing his future wife."

"Careful Matthew next time the three of them might hit back." She warned.

"I'll apologize tomorrow, but right now I want to play some more." He pulled her against him and kissed her senseless.

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Eric and Andy found Lilly lying on the couch with a cold compress on her head. "Your son is a spoiled rotten little brat who needs a very big spanking." She opened her eyes to glare at them.

Eric gave Andy a look and went in search of their son. "I'll handle MK you stay here and look after Lilly."

Michael was very upset and his room was a disaster area. "I no want a baby brother!" He fumed.

Eric eyed the room in silent fury. "Explain to me why you decided to destroy your room?" He growled down at his little boy.

"MY ROOM TO HURT!" MK shouted at his father.

"Then you can clean up your room." He growled.

"NO I WON'T!" MK glared at him.

Before Eric could say anything Andy came stalking into the room. "Michael Keith Edwards Lawson, you had no right to do that to the nursery! Nor do you trash your own room out of petty jealousy!" She was furious with him.

"I NO WANT BABY BROTHER!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Listen little lion there are some things in life that you can't change and this is one of them." Eric tried to keep his temper in check.

"Why give my toys to baby?" He glared at his parents.

"Because they are special toys and are family heirlooms that are past down from generation to generation. They were once your sisters and then were given to you. Do you understand now?" Andy asked him softly.

Michael walked over to his mother and put his head against her belly as if to listen to the baby. "I'm sorry baby brother. I no understand, but do now. I protect you I promise." He told the baby softly and the little life kicked Andy in response.

Eric and Andy's eyes met and any thought of punishing their little boy vanished. "Let's clean this room up together, but your still going to be punished young man." Eric informed his son.

"Yes Daddy." MK nodded and began to clean up his room.

"And no using your magic." Andy frowned at him.

"It'll take me forever!" He wailed in protest.

"You're lucky that you didn't get a well deserved spanking." Eric glared at his son.

"You never spank." MK glared at his father.

"I've never had a reason until now." He knew that his little boy was testing him for a weakness. "If you wanna play games little man then don't play with a master." He reached down and picked MK up in his arms.

"Daddy," He whimpered looking up at him. "You no hurt me." He began to suck his thumb.

Eric went over to the rocker in the corner of MK's room and sat down. "I hate to do this son, but you asked for it by trying to get away with what you did today. Your Aunt never wants to watch you again because of your tantrum. We were going to let you off easy, only you decided to push me a little too far." Eric laid MK across his knee and spanked him four times.

Michael refused to cry, because he knew that he was getting what he deserved. "Sorry Daddy…I won't bad any more." He yawned, as he curled up against his father's chest for a nap.

"I'd say that our little monster is full of surprises. One minute he's acting his age and the next he acts ten years older." Andy cheated a little and fixed her sons room in a matter of minutes. "All done Eric, so why don't you tuck him in and then we'll go and relax ourselves." Andy headed for their room.

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(Outside of Arus's dome)

Diana had a plan. She was going to grab Jenna and Matt when they went on patrol in the morning. "Then we shall see what Arislan does with his prized mare."

Zora frowned at the princess. "The Galaxy Alliance's new headquarters are on Arus this is an insane idea."

"We won't be caught now do as you are told." Diana snapped.

"Just because my brother won't give you the time of day does not mean that I will allow you to get us all killed." Arianna informed her friend.

"Did I ask you if I cared Aria? I know what I'm doing. I may be a princess, but I am in command of this fleet and that is all that matters." Di glared at her.

"Wrong, I command this fleet. I only let you give orders, because I made a deal with my brother to keep you out of his hair." Aria grinned at her friend.

"He did what?!! I will tear him apart for that!!" She snarled.

"I will believe that when I see it." Arianna laughed.

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(Arus later that evening)

Christina lay on her bed and stared up at the ceiling of her room. "This isn't happening to me. It's bad enough that Jace doesn't want me, but now he's my commanding officer. How am I going to face him?" She moaned. "He still thinks of me as a child, who doesn't know her own feelings for him."

Cassie knocked on her door. "Honey, can we talk for a little while?" She called softly.

"Sure Mom it's open." Christy answered.

Cassie entered the room. "Did you and Jace have a fight?"

"Momma did Daddy ever not want you to…um touch him?" Christina blushed crimson, as she asked her mother the question.

"Well…um…have you and Jacen acted on your feelings for each other?" Cassie asked softly.

"No Mom and that's why the two of us are fighting. He and I were so close, but he made up an excuse about hurting his back." She pouted.

Cassie arched a brow at her daughter. "Sweetheart he was injured when your brother threw him against a console. Keith and your father took him to the medical center. Max treated him a few hours ago. I'd say that you really jumped to some major conclusions. You can't expect him to understand, let alone forgive you for thinking that he was lying to you." Cassie hated to see her baby so miserable. "Honey this is your room and it always will be, but you have new quarters at the castle now, and that is where you belong."

"BUT MOM I CAN'T FACE HIM! HE MUST THINK THAT I'M A CHILD AFTER THE TANTRUM THAT THREW!" She wailed.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but you are a member of the team now, and that means that you have to start behaving like the young adult that you are. Seeing as Jace is your superior officer you don't have much of a choice." Lance stood in the doorway and Jacen was standing next to him.

"Lt. Anderson why aren't you in your assigned quarters?" Jace glared at her.

"I wanted to see my mother about a personal matter." She answered quietly not believing that he was acting so coldly towards her now. Not to mention that he was in uniform and not in his usual casual jeans and T-shirt.

"You are to begin your training at 0500 tomorrow morning and were supposed to be in your quarters an hour ago. This isn't a good start Lt. Anderson, especially if you want to continue to be on the team." Jace's voice was as cold as ice.

Christina felt like bawling her eyes out because Jace was being so cold towards her. "I was just saying good night and was going back to the castle."

"I will personally make sure that you get there, after all what are superior officers for." He motioned for her to come with him. "Goodnight your highness's I promise that I will take excellent care of your baby girl." He smiled at Cassie and Lance nodded at him in response.

"Bye sweetie, have fun." They called to their poor daughter.

"That's what you think. I feel like I'm going in front of a firing squad." She muttered softly after getting into the car.

"Did you say something?" Jacen frowned at her after he got behind the wheel and headed for the castle.

"No Lt. Commander you must be hearing things." She forced herself to smile at him.

Jace drove the car in silence until he parked in the deserted underground garage of the massive Castle fortress. He got out of the car waited for her to get out, before pulling her to him for a nice long kiss. "I love you even if you do like to run away when things don't go your way." He smiled down at her.

Christina blinked up at him in surprise, as he led her into the castle, and towards the private wing. "You love me, but…I mean the way you acted at my parent's house. You were so cold towards me."

"I was upset, but that happens sometimes in a relationship. It doesn't change the way I feel for you." He stopped them at the door to his quarters. "Would you mind if we just slept in the same bed and held each other this time? I promise that when we do love each other that I will be…" He was interrupted by her kiss.

"I love you and we won't do anything until you're fully healed." She whispered against his lips.

He pulled her into his room. "Well I didn't say that we couldn't kiss." He grinned. "I can't live without kissing you."

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Lilly lay on the couch in the sunroom and stared up at the stars. "Peace and quiet." She sighed happily now that her headache was finally going away.

She had missed her first date with Shawn and he'd come to see why he'd been stood up. "Where were you four hours ago? I waited for you and you never showed up!' Shawn stalked over to where she was resting.

Lilly sat straight up in surprise. "Shawn! Don't sneak up on me like that!" She stared wide-eyed at the furious teenage boy. "I was baby-sitting MK. He behaved terribly and triggered one of my headaches." She whispered softly.

Shawn frowned at her. "Michael threw a tantrum and you lived to tell about it?"

"Shawn Alexander McCloud! Are you calling me a liar?" Lilly narrowed her eyes at him. "How was I supposed to tell you? We aren't even supposed to date yet."

Shawn saw the hurt in her azure blue eyes. "I was worried." He sat down next to her.

"Shawn I'm fine. Please leave before Daddy comes in here to check on me." She stammered nervously.

Shawn smiled at her. "Lilly am I making you nervous?"

Lilly worried her lower lip with her front teeth. "Whatever made you say a thing like that?"

"You're trembling." He growled softly. "Are you cold?" He took her hand in his own.

"Shawn…" She was so nervous that she could hardly speak.

He bent his head towards her own and kissed her for the second time in their new relationship and this kiss made her see fireworks. 'Good night my beautiful flower…I will see you at class in the morning.' He broke off the kiss then vanished from the room.

"Oh wow!" She sighed, as she fell back against the pillows on the couch.

Just in time for her father to come searching for her. "Hey princess its time for you to get a good nights sleep. You do have classes tomorrow." He looked down at his baby girl.

Lilly was still on cloud nine. "Yes Daddy." She sighed dreamily and got up off of the couch.

"Lilly? Are you okay?" Keith asked worriedly.

"I'm wonderful Daddy." She sighed.

"If I didn't know any better I would say that my baby girl is…" Keith mused. "No she's almost fourteen, but Liam did hear voices in here a while ago." Keith was still in deep thought when Andy walked up to him.

"Lilly forgot her homework at my place, so I decided to bring it to her myself, and see how her head was feeling." Andy frowned at her father.

"Yes her homework that was nice of you." He answered absently.

"Daddy are you okay?" Andy asked worriedly.

"I'm fine sweetie. How are you and my newest grandbaby doing?" He smiled down at her.

"We're fine…everyone at home is asleep while junior parties all night long." She yawned.

"That's my girl you can handle this after all you're a pro." He hugged her. "Say goodnight to your sister and then go home and get some sleep."

"I will Daddy." She hugged him back.

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Shawn arrived home way passed his curfew. "Hi Dad." He didn't even notice his father's furious face. "Life is awesome."

Darian frowned at his son. "You are two hours past your curfew. Would you care to explain why?" He growled.

All Shawn could manage was. "I could really get addicted to this."

"Addicted to what son?" Darian asked.

"To kissing Lilly." He smiled.

"I'm not ready for this yet." Darian groaned, as he guided his son up to his room.

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Lilly collapsed onto her bed and squealed in delight. "He kissed me."

Andy knocked over and over again, but Lilly didn't answer. "Lilly are you okay?"

"I'm wonderful…" She answered happily.

"Is my baby sister suffering from her first real kiss?" Andy walked into her room and sat down next to her.

"Shawn's an absolute dream hunk." She sighed.

"Wasn't he mad at you for breaking your date?" Andy looked down at her.

"I guess he was at first, but then he was soooo understanding. He braved sneaking into the castle to see me because he was worried about me." She was still on cloud nine.

Andy got up and got her sister's nightgown and set it on her bed. "It's bed time for you baby sister…" Andy grinned as her sister picked up the nightgown and danced with it into the bathroom.

"Yes! And I'm going to dream of Shawn!" She called out to her sister from the bathroom.

"I know you will baby sister…sweet dreams." Andy called into the bathroom before she left Lilly's room.

"There you are." Eric and Shadow met her in the hallway. "Next time leave me a note or wake me up okay."

Andy blinked up at him in surprise. "I didn't want to wake you and all that you had to do was use our link." Andy reminded him.

"That would have woken up MK and I didn't want to scare him." Eric scooped her up into his arms and carried her down the hallway.

"So you left the kids alone, so that you could come and get me?" Andy frowned at him.

"I left Rora watching the kids, besides their all asleep, and the dome is up. Not to mention that the Bella and her kids are prowling around the grounds." Eric cuddled her even closer to him. "I don't like not knowing where you are."

"Lilly left her homework at our place, besides I wanted to check on her…" Andy yawned sleepily as Eric set her into the car.

"Is she okay?" Eric asked softly.

"She's fine…she and Shawn had a date today and she missed it, so he came to check on her and…" Andy's voice trailed off as she drifted off to sleep.

"And what angel?" Eric glanced over at his sleeping wife and sighed. "I guess it can wait till tomorrow."

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(Later the next morning)

Keith had decided that if he couldn't sleep then no one else was going to either. He had stayed up all night worrying about Lilly and Allura had finally told him to either come to bed or go somewhere else to pace. "So everyone wants to be lazy this morning do they…" He muttered when several wake up calls were ignored.

Eric yawned, as he joined Keith for the morning briefing in the Castle Situation room. "Morning Dad why are you up so early?" He poured himself some coffee and walked over to take his seat.

"I couldn't sleep last night." He yawned tiredly.

"Problems?" Eric arched a brow at him.

"Nothing major son…just watching Lilly enter her teenage years." He sighed in frustration.

So that's what Dromi was referring to last night. Shawn must have kissed Lilly.

"So are Shawn and Lilly going from friendship stage one to relationship stage two?" Eric inquired as he sipped his coffee.

"Yes! Now drop the subject!"

"Take it easy Dad. Their in the first stages of love. Nothing major will happen for a few years and we both know that Lilly and Shawn are very responsible kids." Eric winced at the way Keith was glaring at him and tried to calm his frazzled nerves with a few carefully chosen words.

"I just wasn't ready for this yet." Keith sighed in defeat.

"Where is everyone?" Eric decided to change the subject.

"Let's see Jen and Matt should be joining us any minute now. Jace and Christy were next on my list to give a wake up call, so far no response from either of their quarters. Lastly, Nate is home sick with sympathetic pregnancy syndrome." Keith looked up as Matt and Jenna walked into the room. "Nice of you to join us this morning."

Matt and Jenna glared at him. "Very funny Uncle Keith…getting us out of bed by threat of gun point was low even for you!" He snarled.

"Next time wake up on time!" Keith glared back.

"Where are Christina and my brother?" Jenna yawned sleepily.

"There was no answer from Christina's room, so where do you think they are." Keith's voice was laced with sarcasm.

"MY BABY SISTER!!!" Matt roared in fury and ran out of the room.

"Matt!! Get back here!" Eric jumped to his feet and raced after him.

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Christina awoke in Jacen's arms. Jace was still asleep and had his arm thrown protectively across her middle. "What a way to wake up." She sighed happily.

Jace slowly stirred from his slumber unconsciously pulling her even closer to him for a long good morning kiss. "Hi gorgeous did you sleep well." He growled between kisses.

Christina stretched against him like a content feline. "Yes, but next time lets not sleep." She kissed him back.

Jace reined kisses down her throat. "I promise you that as soon as my back is healed we will continue this and we won't be sleeping."

"That doesn't mean that we can't kiss." She purred.

Matt didn't even knock he just barged into the room and glared furiously at them. "I KNEW IT!!"

Jace and Christy glared at him.

"THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS BIG BROTHER!!"

"DAMN RIGHT IT ISN'T!! I LOVE CHRISTINA AND YOU LOVE MY TWIN SISTER! I DIDN'T BARGE INTO YOUR ROOM WHILE YOU WERE HAVING YOUR WAY WITH MY SISTER!! NOW GET THE BLOODY HELL OUT OF MY QUARTERS!!" Jace roared in fury, as he threw back the covers on his bed.

"Nothing happened?" Matt saw that Jacen was wearing Pajama bottoms and that his sister was wearing his pajama top.

"You hurt my back so of course nothing happened between us." He lounged back against the pillows and cuddled Christy in his arms.

"Don't look so shocked kid. It is possible to actually sleep with the woman that you love and not make love to her." Eric smirked at his cousin-in-law.

Matt took a deep breath and apologized. "I'm way out of line and I'm sorry that I overreacted. You love Christy as much as I love Jenn and it's just gonna take me a while to get used to the two of you like this."

Jenna glared at Matt. "MATTHEW ALEXANDER ANDERSON YOU ARE OUT OF LINE AND HAVE NO BUSINESS IN MY BROTHERS ROOM!! NOW GET OUT!!"

Jace felt a little sorry for his friend. "I would have done the same thing to you, but I know that we would've pounded each other, and then Jenna would've hurt me for causing her to feel my pain." Jace got up to his feet wincing in pain, as his back let him know that he was still injured.

"Jacen! Christy! You are late for your morning patrol, so get dressed! Matt! Jenna! Patrol now!" Keith ordered them.

Matt and Jenn raced from the room.

"Shawn kissed Lilly last night and dad isn't handling it very well." Eric explained as he pushed Keith out of Jace's room leaving the two of them alone.

Jace and Christy looked at each other and shook their heads.

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Diana set up a trap for the four young officers. It was a ship sending out a fake distress call. "They won't have any choice but to investigate." She grinned.

"This is almost too easy…" Arianna rolled her eyes at Diana.

"Did you know that Jace is on Arus?" Di arched a brow at Arianna.

"My Jace is on Arus?" Aria frowned at her. "Why would he want to be on this planet?"

"Arislan didn't tell you?" Di's brows shot up in surprise. "You've been back home for a month and he's never told you?"

"Enough with the bull shit, Di! Tell me what happened to Jace!" Aria snarled at her.

"Jace was doing a job for his father and fell head over heels in love with a Princess Christina and joined up with his twin on Arus. He seems to really like being a good guy. He flies one of the cats and is an officer in the Galaxy Garrison." Di loved to torture people and couldn't resist rubbing it in to Arianna.

Arianna wasn't taking the news very well. "HE BELONGS TO ME DIANA!!" She seethed in outrage. "KHAN AND HIS FATHER HAD SUCH WONDERFULLY EVIL PLANS FOR HIM!! HOW COULD HE THROW THEM AWAY FOR A STUCK UP PRINCESS?" Arianna stalked off the bridge of her ship.

We shall see if that little powder puff of a princess is going to get my Jace!

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(Hours later)

"Jace you need to breathe in order to continue living and Christy is doing fine for her first time flying me." Ty tried to snap Jace out of his terrified state.

Jace eyed the view of the Arusian Mountains and how close they were getting to them. "Angel, please pull up the ship." He ordered, as calmly as he could, and ignored his cat's comment.

"Jacen Michael will you please try and relax. You're making me very nervous. I scored very high marks in the simulator." She glared at him.

"This isn't the simulator darling. Ty happens to be the real thing. Now please indulge me and pull up on the controls." He growled softly keeping his tone firm but gentle.

"You asked for it my friend." Ty sighed in defeat, as Christy pulled him into a ninety-degree climb.

Jace had forgotten to put on his safety harness and had been thrown all the way to the back of Ty's cockpit.

"Well you did tell me to pull up." She leveled off the cat and Jace fell to his knees.

"She does have a point kid. You did tell her to pull up." Ty chuckled.

"This isn't funny, Ty." Jace crawled to his seat and buckled himself in. "That was not what I meant and you know it." He snarled at her through gritted teeth and then took back control of Ty.

"But you still love me anyway." She pouted, as she blinked over at him with her innocent amber eyes.

Jace rolled his eyes and sighed in defeat. "Yes Christina Elizabeth I still love you. In fact the G's that I just pulled corrected whatever was wrong with my back."

"I hate to break up this little kiss and make up fest before it even starts, but I am receiving orders from Eric and he wants the two of you to join Matt and Jenna to investigate a distress call." Ty stopped them from their potential make out session.

"Why me!" Jace snarled in frustration, but did as ordered, and went to rendezvous with Neo.

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(Ten minutes later)

Jenna eyed the ship in distress and frowned. "I don't get it…these readings can't be right…run them again Neo."

"So far I see nothing that could have caused that gaping hole in the center of that vessel and I detect no damage to the rest of that ship." Neo growled.

Matt eyed Jenna. "Our scans can't be that off."

"My scans are never off and that ship is not what it seems." Neo acted hurt.

Jace and Christy arrived in Ty. "Is there any response so far as to why their in distress? That's if anyone is still alive in there." He saw the huge hole in the side of the vessel.

"None so far and the ship shows no other sign of damage." Matt answered back.

"Let's go investigate and see what we can find out." Jace's voice rang out loud and clear at the castle of lions where Keith and Eric were monitoring the situation.

Eric's face appeared on the monitor in both cats. "That's exactly what I want the four of you to do, but use extreme caution. Treat this as if your very lives are on the line."

"Yes sir we copy that and we are on our way." Jenna accepted their orders.

"You heard the boss let's go see what someone is trying to hide." Jace headed into the gaping hole on the side of the ship and Matt was right behind him.

Arianna cloaked the derelict and sent an energy charge into the two cats. The four of them cried out in agony and then collapsed in their seats.

All Eric and Keith could hear were the sounds of their agonizing cries of pain. "MATT!!! JENN!!! CHRISTY!!! JACE!!" Eric slammed his fist down onto the console.

"EINSTEIN WHERE ARE THEY?!" Keith shouted.

"Their gone your highness. I show no signs of them or that ship." E reported. "They cloaked the second that the cats entered the disabled ship."

"Why them?! They're just kids!" Eric snarled in frustration and was pacing the Sit Room. "This isn't Rand or Khan's style. We're dealing with someone new."

"Any clue why anyone would want the kids? Rand and Khan I can understand, but who else would want to take them like this?" Keith popped two aspirin and downed them with some juice.

"Someone with enough power to add cloaking devices to their fleet and those were outlawed over a decade ago!" He snarled.

"Universal Law does not apply to this situation. This was a well-planned trap. They knew exactly what they were doing." Keith began pacing beside Eric.

"Jace could have enemies that we don't know about. Jenna has Prince Arislan and his vow that she will be his. Matt's only main enemy was Jace and he's a good guy now. Christy was just caught because she was with them…I mean this is her first day on the team." Eric racked his brain, as he tried to think of who had taken the kids.

"Prince Arislan is still on his home world." E informed them.

"E run a check on every planet that has space abilities and find out how many planets still have cloaked ships in any of their fleets." Keith ordered E.

"This is going to take a while…" E sighed. "I will contact you when I have compiled the list. Please make sure that no one else uses me for anything…I will be using all of my energy to do this."

"Don't worry E this room is going to be off limits to everyone until you are finished." Eric and Keith left the Situation room to go use Hal.

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Andy was test flying her newest toy. "Are you and Hunter enjoying the ride?" She asked the two small boys strapped in the back seat.

"This is great Aunt Dromi!" Hunter exclaimed happily.

"This is fun Mommy." MK echoed his cousin's remarks.

Andy spotted her father and Eric leaving the castle and decided to do a flyby right above them. "Hold on guys we're going to say hello to Daddy and Eric."

'DAMN IT TO HELL ANDROMEDA THAT WAS NOT FUNNY!!!' Eric roared, as he and Keith were flung into the lake.

"BOY MOMMY! Daddy and Grandpa looked really angry when they hit the water." MK frowned.

"Are they supposed to yell like that?" Hunter frowned in confusion.

Andy bit her lip to try and stop from laughing at the two waterlogged men, who were motioning for her to land on the lawn. "No Hunter they aren't." Andy flipped on the Nightwing's outside speakers. "Sorry about that my fault!" She was now hovering above the two very furious men.

Eric glared up at his amused wife and motioned for her to land. 'LAND ANDROMEDA!!! I MEAN NOW!!' He roared in her head, as well as up at the Wing.

Michael knew that his father was beyond furious with his mother. "Daddy didn't like your funny momma."

"No Aunt Dromi…You're in big trouble with Grandpa too." Hunter echoed.

Andy knew when to obey her husband and landed on the castle lawn. "Okay guys lets go into the castle for some milk and cookies." She hurriedly unstrapped herself, then the boys, climbed from the cockpit, and into the arms of her very wet and furious husband.

"Going somewhere love?" He glared down at her.

Andy knew that her stunt had landed her in hot water and chose to use her sudden emotional mood swings as a foil to get her out of trouble. 'I'm sorry Lion…I didn't mean any harm.' She whimpered and blinked up at him with eyes pooled with tears. "I'm sorry Eric…" She sniffed out loud.

Eric narrowed his eyes down at her even more. 'Oh don't even try that with me angel. You forget who you're trying to fool. I can read you like an open book. You knew damn well what you were doing.'

Keith wasn't pleased with her either. "Why are you flying that?" He pointed to the Nightwing. "When you are grounded from flying all aircraft?!"

Andy looked over at her father and gave him a dirty look. "I will fly what I wish, whenever I wish to, and to hell with you or Eric grounding me. I am still perfectly fit to fly and this little one loves it." She pointed down at her rounded belly.

"Is that so? Then explain this reckless behavior? You call taking our son and nephew for a joyride when your suppose to be at home resting responsible!?" Eric was beyond furious with her.

"I was merely doing a flyby and you and Daddy got spooked and dove off the bridge into the water." Andy was calm and serene, as she looked into his eyes.

"You flew twenty feet above our heads! The inertia threw us into the lake!!" Eric was trying to keep his temper, but was fighting a losing battle.

"MATT, JENNA, JACEN, AND CHRISTINA WERE ALL KIDNAPPED A FEW MINUTES AGO!!! WE DO NOT NEED TO DROWN BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SIT STILL FOR FIVE MINUTES!!!" Keith roared at her.

Andy burst into tears. "I'M SORRY!! I DIDN'T KNOW!!" She wailed.

Eric relaxed completely, as he rocked her in his arms. "It's okay baby this isn't one of our better days and your flyby was very ill timed."

"Take her home will you…" Keith sighed. "I'll watch the little monsters for a while. Maybe it will help clear my head." Keith pulled the two little boys out of the Wing and headed towards the castle.

Eric settled a now snoozing Andy into the back seat of the Nightwing and took off towards their home.

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Arislan watched, as his men finally accessed the cats. There were several men lying lifeless on the floor of the hanger after being electrocuted by the cat's security system. "Have they finally found away inside those cats yet?!" He snarled at one of his techs.

Grant frowned at his cousin. "Yes, Arislan. The robot cats have finally been drained of their energy and we will have our prisoners out in minutes."

Diana glared at Arislan. "Jenna is yours, but Matthew is mine." She watched, as the prisoners were carried out of the cats.

Arislan walked over to an unconscious Jenna when they carried her out of Neo. "If you have damaged my bride Diana I will not be pleased." He growled softly.

Matt was brought out next. "Relax Arislan no harm was permanently done to her. I can see why she prefers this one instead of you." Matt was awake and in binds. "He seems to be intelligent as well as handsome."

Jacen and Christina's Cheetah was now being boarded and Arianna was now standing at her brothers side.

"I will not allow you to harm the little one." Arislan snarled at his sister, as Christina was carried out of the cat. She looked very delicate and fragile and was the mirror image of her mother.

"She's only a child!" Arianna glared at her competition. "Jacen gave up everything for her!"

Arislan watched, as Jacen was carried out of the ship. He too was in binds, only he was not glaring at them. He only had eyes for the unconscious creature that lay in the other stretcher. :YOU HARM HER AND I WILL MAKE YOU BEG TO DIE!: Jacen glared murderously at Arislan.

Arislan narrowed his eyes at Jace. "So you've finally surpassed your father's skill. Watch him and do not remove his binds." He ordered his men.

Arianna watched them as they took Jace away. "He's mine big brother."

"He's dangerous Arianna, so leave him alone." Arislan warned his younger sister.

"He's mine big brother and I will do what I please with him." She snarled. "Worry about your bride and stay out of my life." Arianna stalked out of the hanger.

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(Arus)

Keith decided to fill Jeff in on the situation and was surprised at the reaction that he got when he finally was connected to Jeff's office.

"WHAT NOW OR DO I EVEN WANT TO KNOW!?" He all but roared at Keith.

Keith glared back at his little brother's furious and highly stressed out image on the screen. "I take it that you're having problems of your own on Earth."

Jeff eyed his big brother with wary tired eyes. "Alliance City is in flames. Two of the embassies were targeted. Haz and Merla's and your embassy were destroyed…I don't know how else to say this big brother, but Koran and Nanny are both dead."

"SOMEONE HAS ZEROED OUT BOTH HAZ AND I'S EMBASSY'S!? KORAN AND NANNY ARE BOTH DEAD!? WHERE ARE THE KIDS!?" Keith had this feeling in his gut that he was going to lose one or both of his sons. "ANSWER ME DAMN IT!! WHERE ARE THEY!?" Keith roared.

Jeff's had never seen Keith come this unglued this fast in a very long time. "WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK BIG BROTHER! THEIR OUT DOING THEIR JOB!"

Keith shook off the feeling of dread and forced himself to calm down. "I can't send you any help because Matt, Jenn, Jace, and Christy were all kidnapped after falling into a trap. Ariel is four months pregnant, so Nate is suffering from sympathetic morning sickness. Andy is also four months pregnant, but as usual she can't do anything normal, and looks like she's only weeks away from giving birth. Alex and Chris are on Dreul and yes she is also expecting." Keith filled him in.

"All three? What the guys do plan it?" Jeff couldn't help but grin in amusement. "Wasn't Kane and Fawns announcement enough for you guys?" He chuckled when Keith glared at him. "Tell Ally that I'm sorry about Nanny and Koran…Koran will be sorely missed and so will Nanny." Jeff became serious once more.

"Thank you little brother. I only pray that no one else dies, because someone has decided to hold a grudge against all of us." Keith still couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen to the boys.

"Relax big brother. Everyone here knows the risks and won't try anything stupid." Jeff tried to reassure him. "Keep me informed about what's going on with our three missing kids and try and relax." Were his final words before he ended the call.

Keith was about to go find Allura when she came racing into his office. "HURRY KEITH! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH EINSTEIN!" She cried.

Keith ran from the room. "E WAS OFF LIMITS! WHO TOUCHED HIM!!?"

Allura knew that something was terribly wrong. "He always tells Hunter and Michael stories and they got worried…" She tried to explain.

The two boys were crying as they pointed to E's blank screen.

"Grandpa! E's hurt!" Hunter whimpered.

"I sorry Grandpa…I just wanted a story." MK sniffled.

Keith felt like bursting into tears himself. "First the kids vanish, then Koran and Nanny, and now Einstein, because I forgot to security code the door!"

Allura picked up Hunter. "Keith tell me what's happened?" She could see the tears shining in his eyes and knew that something horrible had happened.

Keith picked up Michael. "These two need a nap and then we'll talk." Was all that he could manage to say as they walked out of the room.

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Andy eyed the main monitor in the lair, as she used Hal to help save E. "Easy Einstein I've got you." Her forehead was beaded with sweat, as she concentrated on saving her artificial friend.

Eric paced the lair. "Are you positive that our son did this to E?"

Andy wasn't going to answer Eric until E was safe and sound with Hal. "Yes, but all that he and Hunter wanted was a story and when E didn't answer they got worried and pushed some buttons that's what overloaded his system."

Rora walked over to the screen and touched the glass. "Einstein? Its Rora…Are you okay?"

"I've been better, but thanks for your concern." E's image slowly appeared next to Hal's.

Andy sighed in relief. "You'll be fine E, but I want you to stay here in the lair until you are fully yourself again. You are never to do this again and that is final!" She glared at him.

"Yes mistress." He sighed. "Although, this really isn't the young master's fault. I was so into finding the kids that I forgot about their storytime."

Hal interrupted E's confession to inform them what was happening on Earth. "Mistress your Uncle Koran and Nanny were killed in terrorists bombing at Arus's embassy…King Hazar's embassy was also targeted as were major locations in the city. Team Alpha Omega and Voltron one are currently hunting down the Mars Terrorists group that is claiming responsibility for setting Alliance City on fire."

Andy's eyes grew wide when Hal began to play the live feed from GNN. It was an aerial shot of her little brother and Nichelle investigating what was left of the Wayne Science Space Center. "Eric…I don't like this…why so many locations at one time?"

And I thought that we had problems! Eric thought, as he watched the footage. "Did you just say that Koran and Nanny were killed?!" Eric watched, as Andy clutched at the armrests of her chair. 'Oh baby I am so sorry.'

"Yes they are two of the fatalities." Hal answered solemnly.

"Who else was targeted in these bombings?" Andy whimpered.

"Haz and Merla's embassy was also targeted." Eric read the readout on the screen.

Andy went deadly quiet and her teeth clenched when she was hit by one of her Real dreams. Something horrible was going to happen to one of her little brothers and she was helpless to try and stop it. She curled up in her chair and cried.

Eric knelt down in front of her. "Don't cry sweetheart. I know that it hurts to lose Koran and Nanny like we have, but there was nothing that we could have done. Now as for the kids I'll find them." He growled softly.

Andy stopped her crying and whimpered. "It's not them Eric! I know that Uncle Koran and Nanny are gone now…Arislan has Jen and the others on Arcane. E downloaded that before he crashed and some legal agreement that was made between Rand and Arislan's family's when Jenna was just a baby that binds her to Arislan…" Andy tried to will her Real dream away, but it was still free in her mind. "I'm upset because something horrible is going to happen to my brothers and I can't do anything to stop it nor can I save my friends! I'm helpless here and I hate it!!" She tears continued to fall down her cheeks.

Eric swept her up into his arms and carried her out of the lair. "It's okay angel you're not having a good day." He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Why can't they just leave us alone?" Andy sobbed.

"I don't know baby." He willed her mind to go to sleep. "But no matter what happens we will get through this together."

"I love you lion…hold me for a while." She was almost asleep.

"I'll keep you safe…you just nap in my arms for a while." He settled the two of them on their bed and cradled her sleeping form in his arms.

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(Arcane)

Matt glared at Diana. "Why me?" He snarled at her.

"Why not?" Diana smiled at him.

"You want Arislan, so why go after me when I love Jenna?" Matt tried to free himself from his binds.

"Because he is obsessed with Jenna! I also find every inch of you very appealing." Her eyes roved over his flight suit covered form.

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Jenna awoke in a very comfortable, but extremely king-size bed. Her cyber armor was off and she was clad only her skintight body suit. Her head felt like it was gonna come off and her whole body ached.

"Where am I?" She moaned, as she looked around at her luxurious surroundings, and sat up in the bed. She glanced down at her hand and saw that her engagement ring was gone and had been replaced by a fiery red ruby. She crawled out of bed and stared at the most beautiful wedding gown that she had ever seen an ivory creation of silk, satin, lace, and jewels. She also saw that not far from the gown were crowned jewels sitting on a velvet pillow. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" She frowned.

Arislan walked out of another part of the vast suite dressed in a black silk robe and matching silk pants. His raven black hair was still damp from his shower. He was about six four and extremely handsome. He had left the front of his robe unbelted, which revealed bronze skin and a flat washboard chest. "So you're awake." He growled softly.

Jenna forced herself to remain calm. Arislan was an extremely handsome male. It was almost a waste considering that he was scum. "Where are my friends? Why am I here?" She glared at him.

"They are alive for the moment. Their fate lies in your hands. Marry me and I will let your prince and his sister live. My sister has plans for your twin." His icy blue eyes stared down into her sapphire colored ones.

"Either way you can't afford to let them go." Jenna took a step backwards.

Arislan continued to move even closer. "Princess Christina is welcome to leave. I had no intention of keeping her. Your Matthew Alexander seems to have caught the eye of Princess Diana and she has this annoying trait of always getting what she wants." He was only inches away from her now. "Ah, that leaves your twin brother Jacen Michael. It seems that he and my baby sister Arianna had a short, but hot affair about four years ago. So hot that my baby sister ran. Jace got on with his life and a few months later saw Christina, forgetting his place, and destiny to fit into her world." He was now almost nose to nose with her.

"Why me? You don't know me! How could you love me?" Jenna knew that she was in way over her head.

Arislan reached behind Jenna's head and undid the bun on the top of her head, sending her silky black hair tumbling just bellow her shoulder blades. "You were raised by your grandfather to someday rule by my side. In fact he and my father made an official announcement betrothing you to me when you were a few months old. So in the eyes of universal law, my beautiful Jenna you can't marry Matthew, because you are already promised to me."

Jenna knew when someone was lying to her and Arislan was definitely speaking the truth. She frowned at Arislan. "Are you saying that my cousin wants Matthew!?" Jenna shoved, as hard as she could, but Arislan wasn't budging. "You still haven't answered my question Arislan." She gazed defiantly up into his icy blue eyes. "Is it lust or love that makes you want me? I love Matthew with all that I am! I would die for him in a second! He is and always will be my life! My one and only star crossed love!"

"Enough of this!!" Arislan had more than enough and gave her a less than gentle kiss. "You are going to be marry me! When you and I become one your Matthew will be nothing, but a dull memory!" He glared down into her eyes after finally breaking off the kiss.

"NEVER!!!" Jenna spat at him. "I WILL NEVER MARRY YOU!! MATT AND I ARE ALREADY LOVERS AND ONLY HE WILL EVER HAVE THIS BODY!!!" She slapped him hard across his face.

Arislan's eyes widened in fury and he slapped her back sending her flying onto the bed. "YOU WILL HAVE NO CHOICE!!" He snarled down at her. "YOU AND I WILL MARRY IN THE MORNING!!" He left her to think about his final words and stalked out of the room.

Jenna curled up in a ball on the bed and cried.

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Arianna eyed the man that had been chained to her bed. "Hello lover it's been a long time." She joined him on her bed.

Jace glared up at her. "So Arianna I see that you finally came back home."

Aria ran her hands up his chest. "I was given an opportunity that was too good to pass up. I was five years older than you and realized that other duties were more important than what the two of us had." She gave him a long and searching kiss.

Jace braced himself for some of his old emotions for her to return, but he felt nothing. "What we had was nothing Aria. I'd been taught what they intended for me to learn and they sent you away because you had become attached to your student. They used you it's as simple as that." He snarled at her after she finally broke off the kiss.

"You were the heir to Khan's empire and you gave it up to bed the daughter of your Uncle Devon's enemy?" She glared down at him.

Jace blinked up at her in confusion there it was again the insinuation that Tasian had been his grandfather. "Devon isn't my Uncle! Who told you that load of BS?" He snarled.

"Your father and your Uncle Shaitan disowned their family in order to join Khan's empire. They wanted to taste blood and kill people themselves. They became bored with having others do the killing for them. As for them not telling you and Jenna the truth, well, I doubt that they would brag about Devon being their brother." Arianna filled him in.

Jace became even more furious. He used his growing fury to break free of his bindings and sprang to his feet and the binds on his legs snapped. "I always felt like I wasn't good enough for someone as delicate as Christina and she always calls me her prince charming with an attitude. Its funny Arianna being a prince doesn't feel any different. All that I feel is shame at being related to Devon's bloodline." He glared murderously at Arianna.

Arianna glared back at him. "The little princess refuses to let you have her. The old Jace would have taken her long ago." She taunted him.

"When you left me… I declared my independence from my father and Khan. Oh I worked for them on my terms for a very high fee and loved every moment of it. I finally had the freedom to do as I pleased and had no one telling me what I could and could not do." He narrowed his eyes at the woman that was standing before him as if he was pondering whether to kill her or let her live.

"I was on a job to return my twin sister and Andromeda to Khan and my parents…" His expression became almost thoughtful as he remembered how he and Christy had met.

"When a young teenage girl came up to me and asked me for her ball back. Realizing that the girl was a princess…I decided to ignore the feelings that just seeing her were causing me and went back to work. The thing was that she kept turning up wherever I was and was unafraid of me. I had every intention of never seeing her again, but fate kept pushing the two of us together and for the first time in my whole life. I was able to be happy. I was given a choice to see how the other side lived and found that I loved it as much as my twin. I grew into the man that is standing before you. I am an officer in the GG and the pilot of Ty one of the cats that form Voltron. You see Arianna I happen to like being a good guy. I like having friends that don't stab me in the back or leave me for dead!" He punched Arianna in the face, tied the now unconscious woman up, and then left to find the others. Hang on baby I'm coming.

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Christina paced her rooms in frustration. "I hate being cooped up and this feels like someone has set me in some sort of gilded cage." She muttered to herself.

"Unhappy your highness? Are your quarters not to your liking?" Arislan made himself known.

"They are fine if you consider a gilded cage a fitting room." She snapped at him in her best regal tone. "Where is Jacen Michael?"

"So the beautiful princess wants her prince does she…" Arislan chuckled. "Sorry to have to tell you this, but he and my sister are making up for lost time."

"You're lying!" Christy glared at him. "He loves me!"

"He wants you princess and once he has you the spell that you seem to have over him will be broken!" He glared down at her.

"Wrong! Jacen Michael can fly one of the cats of Voltron and that alone proves that he has a pure heart and there is nothing that any of you can do to change that! We are all members of the Galaxy Garrison and they will not tolerate these actions against us!" Her amber eyes glared up at him.

"No one knows where you are. Galaxy Garrison is busy fighting to keep Alliance City from burning to the ground. You see a few colleges of mine decided to set the city on fire with a few well placed bombs." He smiled down at her. "I doubt that Prince Eric and Prince Nathan will try and rescue you themselves, seeing as most of the main members of the team are all expecting. Your Uncle Keith and your father are too rusty, no little one, you are totally at my mercy. So continue to behave and nothing will happen to you." He lifted her chin up with his finger, so that she was looking up into his eyes. "Do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal clear Prince Arislan. I only have one thing to say to you…" She surprised him when her knee came up and nailed him in the groin. She waited until he stumbled backwards to follow that move with a swift kick to that same region of his body, and then followed that with a few punches to his perfect face. "Never underestimate a woman!" She snarled down at the man who was rolling on the plush carpeting in total agony.

She stripped off her dress until all that she wore was her black body suit and then ditched her spiked-heeled shoes. "Especially us little ones." With that said she left the room.

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Jenna used the diamond necklace to cut the glass window of her rooms. "I've had enough of this and there's no way that I'm marrying that man." She let the piece of glass fall silently on the pillows that she had piled on the floor. She then placed all of the crowned jewels in the red velvet sack that she had found while exploring her elegant prison. "These belong to me and that was my grandmothers dress…I remember seeing that in my grandfather's palace. How could you do this to me grandfather…" She hated to think that all she had been was a pawn in her grandfathers ultimate chess play to make his empire strong again. "Sorry old man, but your plan failed. I'm going to marry Matt." She went in search of Matt and the others.

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Matt glared at Diana when she attempted to unzip the front of his flight suit. "Don't even think of it Diana! This body is Jenna's!" He tried to free himself from his bindings.

Diana ignored him and ran her hands up his now exposed skin. "Arislan is keeping Princess Jenna occupied, after all she is his bride to be." She pulled the zipper of his flight suit down even lower.

"PRINCESS?! BRIDE TO BE!!!? OVER MY DEAD BODY!! JENNA IS MINE!!!" He roared at Diana.

"Don't waste your energy handsome. You won't be able to free yourself and you are going to need all of that energy for me." She purred down at him.

Matt felt sick to his stomach as she continued to try and have her way with him. "In your dreams lady! My body only wants Jenna!" He continued to free himself.

"How can you say that you haven't even seen my body?" Diana got up off of the bed and let her robe fall to the floor at her feet.

Matt narrowed his eyes at her. "Sorry princess, but just because your considered beautiful doesn't mean that it will have any effect on me. Jenna owns this body. I'm worthless to you or any female. I think the only reason that you want me is because you can't have Arislan."

Diana put her robe back on. "He doesn't want me. I am nothing to him!" She sank into a nearby chair utterly humiliated. "He only sees me as a pest."

Matt finally broke free of his binds and got out of the bed. "You aren't his sister Diana; use all of that energy towards him. Show him how you feel and maybe then he'll leave Jenna alone." Matt vanished from the room.

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(The Narnia)

Eric, Nate, Keith, and Lance were on their way to rescue the kids.

"We're going to remain hidden on the dark side of their moon until we know the situation." Keith informed the others.

"He has the kids Keith! We can't just sit here and wait for them to signal us! If Andy's information is correct Arislan can force Jenna to marry him!" Lance snarled in frustration.

Eric glared at Lance. "Listen Uncle Lance! None of us knew that Devon and Rand were brothers, so we didn't know that Arislan was telling the truth!"

"We can't go in there with force, besides all of them are highly trained, and know how to handle themselves in almost any situation." Nate was still munching on his crackers.

Lance narrowed his eyes at Nate. "Matthew, Jenna, and Jacen are all highly trained! My baby girl is a rookie!"

"She may be a rookie, but she can more than take care of herself. She's just as lethal as the others. The only difference is that she doesn't like to flaunt it." Eric corrected Lance.

Keith ignored the three of them and focused on finding the kids. "Rora scan the planet and find our four missing kids."

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Jace skulked around the palace and found himself entranced with a female clad in palace guard's uniform. "How about you and I finding a nice quiet place, so that we can succumb to our wildest fantasies." He growled into her ear.

Christy whirled around and launched herself into his arms. "Jacen! You're okay!" She happily kissed him.

Jacen scooped her up into his arms and carried her into an empty room. "Did he hurt you?" He carefully set her down into one of the chairs.

"No, but he'll be singing soprano for hours." She frowned at him. "Did you and his sister catch up on old times?"

Jace pulled her away from him, so that she was looking up at him. "Relax love if it wasn't for Arianna we might have met under different circumstances. You are my life now and no one will ever change that." He sealed his words with a kiss.

"I still want to rip her hair out." She pouted up at him.

"How did you escape Arislan? What was that about Arislan singing soprano?" He looked down into her eyes.

Christy grinned up at him. "I nailed him in the groin twice and then punched him across the face three times. They dressed me in this gown complete with spiked heeled shoes, so he wasn't in any shape to chase after me."

Jace's eyes widened. "Oh angel, we have to get you out of here, because he's not gonna be happy when he's able to move again."

"I wasn't thinking about my actions! I had to get you away from that woman!" She pouted.

"It's okay love your with me now and I won't let anything happen to you…now lets go find the others." Jace kissed her on the nose and they both vanished from the room.

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Arislan was beyond furious with Christy. "I'll kill her for doing that to me!" He stalked into his rooms only to find that Jenna was missing. "HOW THE HELL DID SHE ESCAPE!!!" He stalked out of his rooms and glared at the guard that had been posted outside of the wing.

"I haven't left my post sire!" He gulped.

"I should have posted a guard inside my private wing!" He snarled.

"Sire! Prince Jacen and Prince Matthew have both escaped." Grant gave him more bad news.

"Search the palace and bring the two princess's to me!" Arislan let the doors to his suite slide shut in their faces.

"Arislan! You and I are going to talk!" Diana stalked into the room.

"What now!? Can't you see that I am busy!!"

"Arislan I'm not your kid sister! Nor am I a pest! I am however a crowned princess and a woman who knows who she wants!" She stalked up to him and glared up into his eyes.

"Is there a point to this Di or are you having another one of your tantrums?" Arislan glared impatiently down at her.

"THIS POINT IS THAT YOU WANT SOMEONE WHO WILL NEVER LOVE YOU AND ALL BECAUSE OF A STUPID AGREEMENT! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CAN'T SEE THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO TRULY LOVES, RESPECTS, AND UNDERSTANDS YOU!!" Hot angry tears streamed down her cheeks, as she continued to scream at him.

Arislan stared down into her eyes. "Why did you bring Jenna to me?"

Di answered him with the truth. "You wanted her and I hate to see you unhappy…unless I cause it."

"And the prince? Why him?" He frowned.

"Jenna and Matthew come as a package deal. Their almost inseparable! I only wanted Matt because I know that I could never have you!" with that said she went to leave the room.

Arislan stopped her by pulling into his arms and kissing her. "You love me?" He wasn't used to the emotion or feelings that were suddenly overpowering his senses.

Diana blinked up at him with her unusual eyes. "Yes I love you. I have always loved you and always will no matter who you decide to marry." She whispered softly.

"You were always tagging along wherever I went. I've never even allowed myself to see you as anything, but an annoying kid sister." He kissed her again. "I've never felt anything like this in my life and I know that I want to do more than just kiss you." Arislan crushed his mouth down against her willing one.

Diana kissed him back and let her hands up his chest. "So do I Arislan much…" She pushed his robe off of his shoulders and then raked her nails down his back. "More…"

Arislan swept her up into his arms and carried her over to his bed.

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Jenna had taken out any guard that got in her way. "Come on Matthew where are you?" She almost covered the entire palace and still there were no signs of the others. She glared at a palace guard, as he continued to leer at her. "Here goes another one." She sighed in frustration and went to take out her emotions on the guard.

Matt eyed her warily, because she was giving him the death glare. He barely had time to block her move and countered her attack by bending her arm behind her back. "I'd like to be alive to enjoy our honeymoon." He growled into her ear before releasing her.

Jenna leapt into his arms and clung to him. "Oh Matt! I just wanna go home..." She sobbed against his chest.

Matt was instantly furious with Arislan. "The cats are just around this corridor. Jace and Christy are waiting for us." He was carrying her in his arms.

Jace ran up to the two of them. "Is Jenn okay?" He saw that his sister was crying.

"I don't know Jace…the sooner we get her home that happier I will feel." Matt and Jace entered the hanger and then Neo.

Jace and Christy got into Ty and fired up his engines. "Let's go home."

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The Narnia was now in full view and the two cats flew into the hanger bay. "Rora I want you to locate the highest mountain peak and when you have it within range I want you to fire at it. We are going to leave them something to remember us by and then I want you to head us for home." Keith gave Rora her orders and then went to join the others in the hanger bay.

"Matt!! Christy!! Jacen!! Jenna!! Are you kids okay?" Lance shouted the second that he entered the hanger bay.

Eric was already entering Neo and smiled at Matt. "Long time no see."

Matt sighed in relief. "Am I glad to see you."

Eric looked over at Jenna, who was sound asleep in the co-pilots chair. "Is she okay?" He asked worriedly.

"As far as I can tell she's fine…she has that bruise on her cheek and that's it." Matt got up to pick up his sleeping princess.

"I'll take her Matt." Eric picked Jenna up and the two of them left Neo.

Lance and Nate were checking on the other two. "Daddy!!" Christy beamed at her father and launched herself into his arms.

Lance hugged her to him before making sure that she was okay. "Did they hurt you?" He asked worriedly.

"Relax sir, she's fine, in fact she took down Arislan all by herself." Jacen grinned.

"See Daddy…I can take care of myself." Christy winked at him.

"I would say that she passed her first day on the force with flying colors." Nate grinned at the two of them.

Jace eyed what Nate was munching on and frowned. "What's with the crackers?"

Nate narrowed his eyes at him. "If you laugh you die."

Lance chuckled at Nate's expression. "Nate is sharing in Ariel's pregnancy."

Jace ran from the ship and began to laugh until tears streamed down his face. "I can't help it Nate! You look so funny munching on those crackers!!" He gasped for air, as his laughter finally began to subside.

Eric grinned at Nate's furious expression. "Payback is sweet." Jenna was still asleep in his arms.

Matt had noticed that she had been clutching a fairly large red velvet sack in her arms and was finally able to see what was inside. "WOW!!" He pulled out a crown, tiara, and then the matching jewels. "She robbed him blind!"

"Those were our grandparents crowned jewels, so I guess that Jenn didn't want him to have them."Jace supplied the four confused men with an answer.

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Matt headed for his quarters in the ship and went to take a shower.

Lance followed him into his room. "Are you okay son?"

"I know exactly how Andy feels." Matt muttered under his breath.

"What do you mean by that?" Lance frowned at his son.

"Being someone's obsession and winding up in an awkward situation." He snarled bitterly.

"Are you saying that some female attacked you?" Lance eyed Matt in disbelief.

"Tried dad…Princess Diana tried to have her way with me…I talked her out of it." Matt snarled. "Now would you please get out of here so that I can take my shower in peace!"

Keith walked in with Jenna in his arms. "Is Matt okay?" He whispered softly, as not to wake up his niece.

Lance pulled back the covers on the bed. "He's fine just tired and angry about this entire situation."

Keith set Jenna onto the bed and covered her up. "This wasn't just about Jenn?" Keith frowned at Lance.

Lance sighed in frustration. "Not really I have a feeling that the only person that wasn't meant to be with them was Christy. Arislan wanted Jenn, Di wanted Matt, and Arianna wanted Jace."

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(Arus)

Myria noticed that two of her students hadn't shown up for their afternoon classes. "LJ have you seen Lilly or Shawn today?"

LJ shook his head and looked over at Kitty. "Why would they tell us anything we're just kids?"

Kitty echoed LJ's words. "Their too big to hang around us anymore."

Sara knew where they were. "He's acting seriously weird and Daddy grounded him for breaking his curfew last night."

Myria arched a brow at her. "Why was Shawn late last night?"

"He went to see Lilly last night. He was very mad at her for standing him up." She reported.

"I see…so they were going on a date were they…" Myria walked over to a monitor to call Andromeda.

MK answered the call. "Hi Auntie Myria." He smiled at her.

"Hi MK is your Mommy busy?" She smiled at her nephew.

"MOMMY!!!!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. "AUNTIE MYRIA WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!"

Andy reached down and picked him up in her arms. "You know better than to scream for me like that in the house." She scolded him. "Sorry Aunt Myr, is something wrong?"

"Shawn and Lilly aren't in class…they seem to be missing." She informed her niece.

"Daddy and Momma will ground her for life if she skipped class and Uncle Darian will be beyond furious with Shawn." Andy frowned at her Aunt. "I'll find her Aunt Myr…just remember that those two are falling in love and think of Uncle Patrick."

Myr frowned at her. "I never skipped school."

"Only because Uncle Patrick wouldn't have liked it if you had. I know that you have to tell mom, but give me a little while to find them first." She pleaded with her aunt just as a screen came on in another room. "Shit! Daddy and Eric are gonna be here is 45 minutes!" She cried out in panic.

"Oh well you tried…You have until my brother arrives and then I have to tell them." With that said she ended the call.

"Momma you no swear that's bad." MK frowned.

"I know that son and I'm sorry that I swore, but your Aunt Lilly and Uncle Shawn are in major trouble right now." She entered the lair. "Hal? E? Can you locate my baby sister and Shawn?"

"Mistress have you checked outside by the waterfall?" E frowned.

"No I haven't…why did you ask?" Andy frowned.

"They are currently swimming by the waterfall." Hal explained.

"IN MY WATERFALL!? Daddy will never believe that I had nothing to do with this now!" She wailed in frustration.

"Mistress please calm down getting upset like this is not good for you or the baby." E eyed her worriedly.

"BELLA!! SHADOW!! Go bring them to me!" She ordered her cats.

"Lilly and Shawn not pose to play?" MK frowned.

"No they are supposed to be in school." She informed her son. :I suggest that the two of you dry off and follow the cats into the house!!: Andy snarled at them in their minds.

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Keith greeted Allura with a nice long kiss. "Miss me?" He smiled at her.

Allura just let him hold her. "I've needed you to hold me."

Lance pulled Cassie into his arms and kissed her.

Nate did the same the moment he saw that Ariel and Hunter were also waiting for him.

Eric looked around for Andy and MK, but found that she wasn't there to greet him. "That's strange she knew when we were arriving." He frowned.

"Something wrong son?" Keith walked over to Eric.

"Andy isn't here with MK. I wonder where she is." He growled.

"She's probably taking a nap." Ariel yawned.

"Let's go home Hunter your momma needs a nap." Nate scooped up Ariel and Hunter and headed for their car.

"If she were napping I'd feel relaxed and all that I'm getting from her in fury towards Shawn and Lilly…" Eric was at a loss as to why his love was mad at Lilly or Shawn. "Aren't they in class?"

Keith and Allura looked at each other and frowned. "They had better be or else."

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Andy glared at the two kids sitting in her living room. "Well?" She snapped at them. "Why aren't the two of you in class and I had better like the answer or you two are toast!"

"We didn't have any tests today, so we decided to take the afternoon off." Shawn answered.

"Way wrong answer! I will not take the heat for this Lillian Allura Edwards!! So start talking!" She glared at her sister.

Lilly knew that her sister was about to blow. "No matter what or how it looks…the fact remains that you have harbored us all day. It really doesn't matter if you knew about us or not." Lilly glared back at her.

"This isn't fair!! I'm actually innocent and no matter what I say or do I will still look guilty!" Andy snarled at them.

"Plus, I have a very interesting holo disk of some of your most embarrassing moments courtesy of our brothers." Lilly thought that she was going to win this little battle, but she was very wrong.

"Listen to me baby sister! If you don't cut the attitude and fast I will make sure that Daddy grounds you until you're eighteen and Uncle Darian will do the same with Shawn!" Andy had heard more than enough from her sister.

"It's too late for that he's grounded for life and on the first ticket to Earth and his grandmother!" Darian snarled as he appeared next to Andy.

Shawn turned white as a sheet when he heard his fathers' voice. "We were only joking." He all but whimpered when Eric and Lilly's parents walked into the room.

"LILLIAN ALLURA EDWARDS YOU ARE GROUNDED UNTIL I SAY OTHERWISE!" Keith roared at her.

"But Daddy!!" Lilly wailed in protest.

"No, buts young lady and don't even try and blame this on your sister! Andy never even tried to attempt something like this for fear of facing our wrath!!" Allura was furious with her child.

"I also want that holo disk that the twins gave you to blackmail your sister. Who might I add has always taken your side no matter what the situation was. I am ashamed if you!" Keith had never been so disappointed with her in his entire life.

"I'm sorry daddy." She whimpered.

"You will be when we finish deciding on how else to punish you!" Allura snapped.

I'm sorry Dromi…" Lilly tried to talk to her sister but Andy had turned her back on her.

Eric glared at the two of them. "I think you should leave and think about if skipping class was worth it! Worth the punishment and most importantly worth causing your very pregnant older sister undo stress!" Andy had bolted for the bathroom.

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(Castle of Lions)

Keith decided to check in with Jeff after dealing with Lilly and finally sending her to her room. He was devastated by the time that he had ended the call. His son was dead and so was Hazar's daughter. He couldn't deal with hearing that news and didn't even notice when Allura stopped him on his way to their wing.

"Keith! Something has happened to our son!" She threw herself into his arms.

"I know Allura…" His voice broke, as he tried to tell her the news that was killing him inside.

"Do you know what happened?" She looked up into his eyes and then feel to her knees in agony as she realized that one of her babies was now gone. "NO!!!!" She screamed in agony.

"I'm sorry Allura…Jeff just told me…he and Nichelle are gone…" He picked her up into his arms and carried her into their quarters.

"Momma!!" Lilly raced into the room. "What's happened why is Momma crying?!"

"Your brother died today…Tony and Shell was both killed in the line of duty…" Keith growled hoarsely.

"No!!! Not Tony! Not Shell! Its not fair!!" Lilly ran over to cling to her parents.

"I know that baby, but there was nothing that they could do to save them…Drew is on his way to rescue Fawn and Felicia, but Jeff said that he was handling it as well as could be expected…" Keith held them both in his arms.

Ariel and Andy raced into the room.

"Is it true!?" Ariel still couldn't believe what Nate had told her.

"I'm afraid so…" Allura sniffled.

"Not Tony!" Andy cried out before she fainted.

Eric raced into the room, as did Nate who was just in time to catch them when they fainted in shock from the news that their brother was gone.

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Next Chapter Five

I hope that you liked it…and I'm glad that you seem to be enjoying the new Spin Off series to the story.

Next…

Is Andria having a change of heart?

Guess who's come to Arus for a little R&R…-

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DISCLAIMER I in no way own any of the original characters in this story and Voltron is the property of World Events Productions, ltd. (So nobody sue me okay ;) The new characters on the other hand are mine and under no circumstances are they to be used without my permission.