Surprise! You're a Dad

Farscape AU for Terra Firma

Disclaimer: I don't own Farscape

Summary: John Crichton returns to Earth but finds a surprise there waiting for him.

Author's Notes: Please Read and Review. The events in-between Terra Firma and Bad Timing are unchanged.

Epilogue

After the devastation of Katratzi

The Scarren stryker sped towards the wormhole at maximum speed.

Onboard the Scarren Commander paced pensively. a great deal of responsibility lay on the successful completion of his mission.

His Emperor was directly in contact with him at all times, as was his lover War Minister Ackna.

The navigator dropped the stryker into normal space.

The Scarren Commander scanned the area and updated the Emperor Staleek, "Emperor we have arrived at the wormhole. There are no other ships present here."

"Proceed to Earth! Reinforcements will follow," commanded Staleek.

The stryker flew steadily towards the wormhole and entered it. the journey through it was turbulent and swift. The pilot fought with the controls trying to keep it steady and not run into the walls of the transdimensional tunnel.

They quickly reached the end of the tunnel. They existed into normal space and scanned the area.

They were not alone.

A Peacekeeper Command Carrier with a fully deployed escort of prowlers and marauders stood between the stryker and it's objective.

Almost immediately the stryker comm unit came alive with a transmission from the Command Carrier, "This is Captain Miclor Braca of the Peacekeeper Interplanetary Services, Earth is under the protection of the Peacekeepers. Any hostile acts taken against Earth will be considered an act of War. Leave immediately!"

The Scarren Commander could now discern Crichton's Leviathan hiding behind the Command Carrier.

The Scarren Commander waited Staleek's response to this message, "Emperor…"

"I heard. Withdraw. This isn't over!" Staleek angrily promised.

The Scarren stryker hastily withdrew through the wormhole.

Onboard Moya, John sat in Command watching events play out in front of him.

Watching his deal with the devil play out.

The cadaverous son of a bitch.

When John had first heard Scorpius's offer of Peacekeeper protection, he'd rejected it outright, but John thought about more.

He realized that they would be able to protect Earth, not just from Scarrens but from all other threats, either coming through the wormhole or from nearby systems.

His son would be safe.

The child Aeryn is pregnant with would be safe.

She'd stuck with him even with this decision.

His family would be safe on Earth…

But the price…

John shrugged; it just his soul.

And he would have to live with the consequences for the rest of his life.

Scorpius walked onto Command and stood next to John, "You see John, now Earth is safe." He smiled and placed his hand on John's shoulder.

The End…

Author's Notes: Didn't see that coming, now did you? Please Read and Review.