With their father here on Earth, there were a lot of unanswered questions that the boys had.

Why was he here?

How did he get here?

And how did he know that his children was here?

All those questions would be answered as they were busy getting to know Tidus Flashblade; father of Wildwing, Mandy and Nosedive. Granted all three kids were thrilled to see their father. Both Wildwing and Nosedive were more than excited to have their father here on earth with them. Mandy felt numb, she didn't know what to think. After everything that her father put her through from childhood to when she left Puckword, she wasn't too sure if she should forgive him and move on from it.

After the conference that night, Wildwing and Nosedive spent time with their father. They were itching to catch up with their dad, curious to know what happened and what's going to happen. Mandy on the other hand, went to bed early. The game, the conference and the pregnancy left her exhausted. Tidus wasn't worried as he'll catch up with her tomorrow after practice.

The boys spend quite a long time catching up, laughing, crying, getting past their grudges, etc. Tidus couldn't believe how much being on Earth has changed his boys. They were well arounded, caring and protective men. He was pretty impressed with Nosedive. He wasn't the young looking, immature drake with long hair. Dive would have his hair in a pony tail and he was dressed clean. He wasn't wearing any torn clothing whatsoever. Tidus wanted to know who to give credit to with this kind of change. He also noticed that Dive was in a very happy relationship with Mallory. He knew that he had a hard time finding a date growing up in the teen years but now he's excited that he landed a special girl. Knowing that he'll have to get to know her and ask questions.

"We really missed you dad. We didn't know weather you survived the invasion or not." Nosedive said.

"I missed you two as well." Tidus said. "It's surprising that we're all here on Earth and not on some other planet." Tidus said.

There was some a moment of silence as the three took a sip of their own individual drinks. After a few sips, Wildwing put his down and the other two followed suit a few moments later.

"How did you get here, dad?" Wildwing asked finally.

"I don't know how I got here, Wildwing. I was at home fixing the pipe in the sink when something purple swirled towards me and picked me up. Next thing I knew, I was here." Tidus explained in the best way possible. "I don't know where the purple swirly thing came from but it just happened."

"How long have you been here?" Wing asked.

"Six months. It was hard to get everything legal for me in order to get a job and live in the apartment but I'm here." Tidus said.

"We're just glad that you're okay." Wildwing said, giving his dad another hug.

"As am I son." Tidus said, returning his hug. "As am I."

When both men released their hug, both sat down. He wanted to let his sons know that he was proud of who they become and how much they knew that being here with them meant the world to him.

"So much has changed with you two, I feel like I am a stranger getting to know my own children. But I am very proud of what you two be come. Your mother would be proud of you as well." Tidus said, as he focused on Dive. "Especially you, Nosedive. You were her favorite you know. She couldn't stop wondering where you were or what happened to you. I had to reassure her that you were still alive even though I didn't know myself. But she would've been proud of you if she was here with us."

"I know, dad." Dive said, smiling. "I know."

~~~MDTAS: Changes~~~

A few hours later after spending time with his sons, Tidus wanted to get to know Mallory. He remembered that she had short red hair and the second shortest. She wasn't the one who was sporting a chunky frame. If his memory served him right, he remembered Dive telling him that she'll be either found in the gym or in living quarters, so he looked for her in both places. He found her in the living quarters, reading a magazine. He cleared his throat, grabbing her attention.

"Good evening, Mr. Flashblade." Mallory said as she put down her magazine.

"Good evening Mallory." Tidus as he sat in one of the chairs that was across from her.

The silence that they shared was awkward at first until Mallory spoke up. "So how are you feeling?" She said.

"I'm just very happy that I know that all three of my children are safe, sound and together." Tidus said. "There is no better feeling that I've my children are grown up to be what they want to be."

"Wildwing is a fantastic leader and a very good team member. He's always set his feelings aside or will drop anything to help one of us whenever there is a need." Mallory said. "As you can see, Nosedive has grown up to be a more mature man than he was when we first landed here."

"And I'm very proud of them both." Tidus said. He took a deep breath and sighed. "But I want to know about you."

Mallory talked and talked about herself, her family, her back ground. Tidus was very faciated by her. A strong military girl coming from a military back ground. Very firm and listens to orders. She doesn't back down in a fight and doesn't like backing down when she's against an opponet. She also had a soft side that no one usually see. She works out a lot. While he was listening to Mallory talk, Tidus thought about his daughter on what her life would've been like if she was the same as Mallory was. But she was like Mal in a way. Strong headed, doesn't back down to anything, listens to instructions and is very firm.

"What do you see in Nosedive, Mallory?" Tidus asked.

"I thought he was immature type of guy who would only target me in pranks and other things. I thought that I was an easy target or just does it to see how far he can push my buttons. I never knew that he did those things because he has feelings for me. He still jokes around from time to time but when he and I started to get serious, the pranks stopped. He didn't target anyone else. I just love how he makes me feel and he loves doing things that I enjoy and I do things that he enjoys. Even with all of the female fans that we have that want to either marry him or have his children, he comes home and holds me in his arms. I love that out of all the women that he would have chosen, he chose me. Even though I gave him a hard time in the past, but when I got to know him and spent time with him, I saw a side of him that no one else saw." She explained.

After hearing all of this from his future daughter in law, he was more proud of his youngest son that ever. He knew that Nosedive made a great choice as to who he was going to spend the rest of his life with. Even though it was a rocky friendship at first, but he was that that everything worked out for the best since they've gotten to know each other.

"I noticed that he doesn't dress up like a teen ager anymore." Tidus said.

"That he doesn't. He's immature sometimes but that's Dive for you." Mallory let out a small laugh. "The way that he's dressed now that was all his doing. I had nothing to do with it."

Tidus smiled as she continued.

"Mr. Flashblade..."

"Call me dad." Tidus insisted.

"I love your son. He's done a lot for me than no man has ever done for me. He makes me smile, he reminds me that we can relax every once in a while. I can't imangine my life with out him. No matter how hard I try seeing myself with other men... I just can't. He always comes back first in line."

Tidus smiled as he stood up and gave Mallory a welcoming hug. "Welcome to the family Mallory."