Fore warning; this chapter maybe a problem for some readers, it contains abortion [sort of], slightly I have marked the few bits in bold, if your uncomfortable skip the section in bold; The plot will still be apparent.
When Galen returned home, he was greeted by Cye, the only one of the housemates still awake.
"Galen, we must speak."
"I didn't expect any less from you."
"You felt the ripple?"
"Of course I felt the damn ripple everyone fucking did."
"You know the cause?"
"No, enlighten me."
"Derron Ror-"
"He is dead don't bullshit me."
("Let me finish! Derron's son, he is on his way here."
"But Derron has no children?"
"This is a strange child I think he was matured in a cloning chamber."
"Why do you think this?"
"There is a gap between my younger brother who perished and Syen and Kayl."
"That doesn't mean a child was matured there!"
"I know your tired but let me finish, the boy has let me see glimpses of his past and of his parents, His mother's face is blurred every time, but his father is always bold in the vision he allows me. I think his mother is Juno."
"Your wrong! Juno has one son, my son."
"No you misunderstand me. Wasn't Juno once pregnant by Derron?"
"Yes."
"And when she.. 'got rid of it' who knew of it?"
"Vader, in secret."
"You think Vader wouldn't save a force sensitive child?"
"Cye this is insane, I was seven or eight, the idea you have is that Vader matured a foetus to do his bidding, if he had done so do you think he would have abandoned it so easily? Hell, Vader brought me back from death!"
"I think it is true. You have not felt his anger for his mother, his pride for his paternity, his love for Vader.."
"Just leave sleeping dogs where they lay Cye.")
"How can I? When this boy IS COMING HERE. Where my son rests his head? Where Cali rests her head, Where Syen and Kayl rest theirs? Where you do, where Juno does, where Kento does, where Leia does, where the guards you employ do?"
"Fair point Cye but for today I have deaf ears, present it tomorrow when I am unburdened by tiredness."
"We don't have the luxury of sweeping this aside Galen."
"We do if only for tonight Cye."
"Of course, this is your house, so we will play by your rules. For now."
The next day Cye had eyes only for his newborn son who he stared at for hours before Cali woke to Cye holding a sleeping baby Kallium in his arms. Cye was still troubled by the issues of the previous night but chose to let them lie until Galen woke at least. Cali got up and dressed ready to return to work as though she hadn't recently had a baby. Cye would have usually objected but heard a stray thought even though he had swore never to ease drop on Cali as she couldn't do the same to him and she saw it as an unfair advantage. Cye knew Cali was intending on going to her fathers office with Kallium to prove her point, even though Cye didn't know what her point was, he would allow her to do it- Just so Quentin Bernita would have squirm and feel uneasy.
The Mareks rose at six thirty five sharp as usual, Galen dressed in his uniform, ate and left without a word, almost like a ghost in a hurry. Juno dressed tended to Kento then prepared a large breakfast for herself and everyone else living in the house. The strange thing that always amused every stray or dissident that came to rest their head beneath the Mareks roof was the sense of family and the community that had been forged by a handful of rebels taking in a stray heavily pregnant Juno Eclipse all those years ago and when the original owners left the house fell to the Marek family to keep going, a few ex-imperials came to rest beside the rebels at the house yet no prejudices fell on either side to the rebels the ex-Imperials were just people that more than likely needed the money from the jobs they did. To the Imperial's the Rebels were people of good conscience that couldn't and wouldn't stand by and left the galaxy be enslaved. Though no prejudices were flung by the rebels to the Imperials or vice versa, many had prejudice against Cye or Galen or both. As their pasts were no secret to those who lodged with them, the men were open and honest about their Masters and what they once had been, yet the honesty Cye and Galen gave didn't help their case in the slightest.
Syen, Leia, Kayl and Padme were the last little family to awaken at seven thirty, they dressed quickly and were sitting at the table before the other Sericius Family.
As Syen and Leia continued to be intoxicated by each other they agreed to take on each others children as if their own, so neither child went without a parent, Kayl was more than happy to indulge this as when this happened it meant Kayl was no longer alone he now had a sister, whom he would protect with his very life if required. Padme of course being a baby still knew nothing of this agreement and already saw Syen as her father as that was the most logical thing for a baby to think.
The Rebels joined shortly after Cye, Cali and Kallium arrived at the breakfast table. The last to join the table of well wishing friendly faces [except Cye who was sporting his trademark indifferent face, yet Cali always say's that he is smiling on the inside which is all that counts.] were the Ex-Imperials who arrived and took their seats in silence. The Ex-Imperials all sat in silence, most of the four of them were barely eating as they stared with concern at the Rebels who were doing the same, Cye cleared his throat loudly and suddenly everyone became aware that he had realised something they didn't want him to know.
"So when was he going to tell me Juno."
"Tell you what Cye?" Juno answered hostilely
"That the man I have always thought of as a brother is moving against me and doesn't have the ball's to admit it." Cye replied in his usual voice with his indifferent face staring at Juno's panicked one.
"It is ok, I'm used to this. My friend, the traitor, to an empire he gave me openly." Cye said with a slight emotional twist to his monotone voice, yet no one could place what Cye was feeling and no one dared to guess.
"Cye.."
"Enough Juno, may I be excused?"
"Depends if your going to harm Galen." Juno said covering Kento's ears and failing to keep the boy still.
"I am being polite, May I be excused?"
"You will leave anyway I am guessing so go and if you intend on hurting Galen, do not come back." Juno threatened
"Juno! You can't throw us out please, forgive Cye he is just upset!" Cali shouted
"Quiet Cali, this is between her Husband and your boyfriend, not between you and her. If she requires me not to come back to the home she and Galen provided us then that is ok but mine and Galen's deal will be also."
"What deal?" Cali and Juno shouted in unison.
"The deal where you are not harmed by the empire and this.. hostel is allowed to stay without challenge from the empire."
"You dirty rott-" Juno began yet as she started to curse Cye she felt a sharp pain in her hand and realised that little Kento was no longer there.
