smily: We own squat.

Rini, deciding things were getting complicated enough with a new arrival every few minutes, had snuck upstairs to sit in Serena's room until the commotion over the Bloom's downstairs ended. Unfortunately it didn't end very soon from the feint muffling she heard. In fact, after awhile, it only got worse. Especially when the screaming started. She also felt power surges, but kept herself from running downstairs to see what was going on.

Absently she walked over to her pack and pulled out a folded up piece of paper from one of the pockets. It was from her mother and had instructions to follow in the event that trouble arose. Rini figured that this was indeed the trouble her mother was thinking and chose this moment to read it. Unfolding the paper (which turned out to be letter sized) she read the first line and sighed.

Rini, if what I think is happening downstairs then your uncles and aunt are showing up. IF so, then get your hiney back down stairs, Small Lady. This concerns you as well. This is after all, (shudder) when your uncles and your aunt find out about our secrets. Be truthful honey and don't let uncle Wufei kill Darien. Luv's!

Mommy.

Ps: Until the first objective is done do not read anything else on this note.

Rini shook her head and turned around to face the door, part of the letter dawning on her.

"kill Darien!?" She cried. Rini hurried down the stairs and stopped at the base just in time to hear the guy who had mistaken Sammy for a youma ask a question.

"Hey…where's Quatre's other niece…. The little pink haired girl?"

For some reason Ikuko fell over.

Trowa restrained Quatre while Ikuko stood up again, shaking her head. Quatre, worry for his sister mingled with the confusion of what Wufei had said reflected in his eyes as Trowa, his hands on the other's shoulders, made sure he remained sitting where he was.

"Ikuko…?" Quatre asked, not really in the mood to argue with Trowa.

"Quatre…things have gotten a little crazy. A few surprises seemed to pop up."

Quatre looked around the room at each of the occupants, the reason for each person coming to Jubaan playing through his mind. As sudden realization dawned on him, Quatre's eyes widened and he shook Trowa off him, standing up quickly with a mischievous smile coming to his face. Trowa raised an eyebrow and took a small step back warily.

"Waitaminute." He stated amusedly "I think I already know what's going on here."

"You…do?" Ikuko asked timidly.

"Once again Quat's powers of observation win over the general confusion of the populace." Duo stated feseciously, "The main reason Quat's the main man, am I right Fei?"

Before Wufei could answer Duo, or yell at him for calling him Fei again for that matter, Quatre had started laughing.

"You guys can't be serious!" Quatre cried, "Your pulling my leg, right? You got together and decided on this while I was at my meeting, right? Sort of an elaborate attempt to cheer me up?"

"If you mean about the reason we're all here…no." Duo stated, "It's as big a surprise to us as anything else."
"Oh my…." Quatre laughed, "The coincidence is just to uncanny!"

"Master Qautre…are feeling okay?"
"Oh, I'm just fine Rashid. At least…now I am anyway." He looked behind him at Trowa and started laughing again. The general thought of what this implied was just to much for him, especially because of-.

Quatre sobered up and looked over at Catherine. He wondered briefly if she still hated him, but managed to push that thought out of his mind as he turned his attention to Ikuko.

"Just so I know we are on the same level Ikuko…." Quatre trailed off, looking at her expectantly.

Ikuko took a deep breath and let it out slowly, praying that Quatre continued to stay calm.

"All right." She began, "Quatre…do you remember that boy I told you I had adopted?"
"Yeah?"

"It was Duo."

Quatre blinked, but didn't move.

"And…this will be quite a surprise for you, I know, but Wufei is actually Kenji's younger brother, thus the reason he is here. Oh, and I had a slight affair with with someone before I moved to Jubaan, a few years before you were born and it lasted until right about a half a year before you were born and it wasn't really something my foster parents wanted to tell daddy so they never mentioned it and moved me away to Jubaan and I lost track of them since they still lived at the circus and everything but they managed to find me anyway and so Catherine and Triton…what a surprise!…showed up on my doorstep and well…they are my long lost first children. Oh, and Hiiro turned out to be our dead sisters lost boy, for proof look at the locket around his neck. And Serena is Sailor Moon."

"That isn't the important fact right now." Darien shouted, irritation growing in him as the most important fact kept being ignored. "Serena has been kidnapped!" he blurted.

Everyone turned to stare, shocked, at Darien. At first, no one spoke a word. Quatre, still absorbing what Ikuko had said, only blinked as the information continued to process and filter through his still stressed and slightly amused mind. The shock of what Darien had said not quite clearing the previous amusement out just yet. He remained in his stunned position until Duo, in his usual tactless way, exploded in anger.

"Dude!" He cried "Your supposed to protect her! Not loose her!"

"What do you mean she's kidnapped!?" Wufei cried, "Why would someone want to kidnap Serena!?"

Ikuko fell backward, fainting from the shock. Trowa, the nearest to her, caught her before she fell while Hiiro just stared emotionlessly at everyone.

"And I should care why?"

Catherine crossed her arms and curled the top corner of her lip in disgust. "Isn't she your cousin?"

"Oh. Good point. I wish I had my gun."

Peregrine stared at Darien with wide eyes, as if his whole world had crashed down around him. Leaning against the wall, he felt as if he were to have a premature heart attack, and slid down chanting over and over the same mantra, slowly growing more and more hysterical with hectic laughter fringing his fright.

"I'm dead. They're going to kill me. He's going to kill me. Her. Of all people. Missing. I am so dead. So very dead."

But it was Kenji and Sammy's reaction that won the prize. They both jumped Darien in an attempt to kill him. Or at least Kenji was trying to kill him anyway. Sammy was either trying to get at Dairen too, or trying to get his father off Darien to help him.

Strangely the scouts found no reason to pry Kenji off Darien, and Darien found no reason to ask for assistance. Everyone stared at the struggle on the ground, transfixed, when the phone rang.

Trowa, who was still trying to wake Ikuko looked up to see a wide eyed Quatre (the shock finally setting in) numbly walk to the phone and barely answer it.

"Hello?" He asked, "Oh. She's right here."

Ikuko began to stir in Trowa's arms as Quatre walked over to them. Ikuko opened her eyes, saw the look on Quatre's face, and sighed in resignation as she realized it was true and her daughter had been kidnapped. Then the phone was before her as Quatre presented it to her. Taking the receiver she held it up to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Miss. Tsukino?" a polite and cheery voice asked

"Yes?"
"Oh, I am so happy to announce that the results of your pregnancy test have come in. It's positive, your going to be a mother!"

"I'm sorry, I never had a test done."

"This is Serena Tsukino, isn't it?"

"What!?" Ikuko screamed before she passed out again.

Quatre, still appearing stunned (not to mention being level headed enough not to add to the chaos), picked the receiver up and hung it on it's cradle. Trowa, Cathrine, and Hiiro, the only ones that even noticed Ikuko's cry, watch Quatre, bemused.

"Is…he okay?" Cathrine asked Hiiro so only he could hear.

"Knowing him?" Hiiro asked. Remembering the colony the young blond had blown up he answered her as truthfully as he could. "No clue."

Quatre walked back over to Ikuko and knelt down next to her. "Ikuko…this isn't really the time, okay?"

Ikuko sat up and looked at Quatre accusingly. "You know!" She cried. Quatre looked from tothe phone, frowned, then to her again and nodded. It was taking every fiber of his being to keep himself from reacting in a negative fashion right now. If anything he was the one that needed to remain calm the most.

Then the phone rang again. Ikuko stood up and grabbed the receiver. "What!?" She cried, this time catching the attention of the other occupants of the room.

"Mrs. Tsukino?"

"Yes?"

Oh, good. The results of your tests have come in and we have found no irregularities that you should worry about."

"Oh, that's some good news I guess." Ikuko murmured.

"But we do have some wonderful news for you!"

"Yes?" Ikuko asked, needing some. For some reason Quatre backed away form Ikuko to stand behind Trowa. Trowa, not really liking the thought of Quatre using him as a shield, wondered exactly what it was that he was hiding from, what it was he was sensing from his sister.

"Your going to be a mother! Isn't that great!?"

"Oh." Ikuko stated. She turned her head to see Quatre standing, none to obviously, behind Trowa, then turned back to the phone. "Thank you. Bye." She hung the phone up and her shoulders began trembling. Turning around everyone flinched from the cold look in her eyes, directed mostly at her younger brother who continued his calm exterior.

And then her eyes suddenly lit with a fire that melted the ice her stare left behind. Turning her head towards the trio on the ground she slowly and deliberately began to walk towards Darien, still beneath a startled Kenji with Sammy on his fathers back, his arms around the older man's neck. Nudging her husband with the toe of her foot she uttered one word.

"Move." Startled, Kenji and Sammy moved off of Darien. Ikuko then reached down, yanked Darien up by the collar of his shirt, and smacked him squarely across the face. Those in the room that knew the woman, were stunned by the action. Darien slowly turned his head back to the raging woman before him. Swallowing heavily, he sent a glare that made even Heero shudder towards Mina who grinned sheepishly. Perhaps she should just stop talking altogether then, eh?

By now, the occupants of the room were quite curious as to what was going on. Darien closed his eyes, and his shoulders sagged as if in defeat. He'd been aware, if only barley, that the phone had rung at least once. This could only be abotuone thing.

"It's positive, isn't it?" He asked. He sighed when Ikuko nodded her head once, sharply and curtly, in confirmation. Darien risked a glance towards the assembled family members in the room before turning back to Ikuko. "You know, this really is not how we planned on telling you guys if it was." Ikuko didn't smile at this remark.

"And how were you planning on telling us, Mr. Shields?

"Well, first of all," Darien began. "You and Kenji were sitting over there." Darien hesitantly pointed over to the couch. "And Sammy was sitting over in that chair over by the fire place. Duo was standing behind us, quietly encouraging us." Ikuko sent a glare at Duo who was looking wide eyed at Darien, realizing with that statement what he was talking about. "Mr. Winner," He gave Quatre the most respectful look he could come up with in his position, "As well as Wufei and the other assembled members of this conglomerate weren't here in our vision. Funny how fate tends to throw people for a loop, isn't it?"

Ikuko dropped Darien in exasperation and slowly turned to Kenji, massaging her temples. "Dear heart," She said tiredly, "You can't kill him. I forbid it. You aren't even allowed to attempt once you hear this current news."

"Umm…Ikuko, maybe you should lay down." Quatre stated from behind Trowa, the expressionless mask still on his face. "After all, this isn't exactly the best situation for you right now."

Ikuko sent a seething glare to her brother, more accusing then before. Quatre accepted the glare and shifted his weight. He understood how she felt, but he could not help the fact that he sensed an extra presence within her and the echo of an extra presence regarding Serena. It was not his place to mention anything until he was certain she already knew. And by the way her emmotions were fluctuating on the phone...it was obvious she had justfound out. "I stand by what I said."
"Oh, and your one to talk." She hissed at him, "If anything, Quatre, I'd have to say your way beyond rational right now yourself." Hearing this Trowa quickly turned around to face the shorter boy, a quick stab of fear shooting down his spine as a flash of memory came to him. His usually stoic demeanor hid the fear behind a composed facade, but Quatre could see straight through it and gave a small, comforting, yet sadly understanding, smile to calm him. After all, Quatre did understand the fear. He caused it.

"Ikuko, I have passed beyond any state of chaos you are currently thinking about." Quatre replied softly, "My experience has, in short, changed me."

Unable to contain himself any longer Duo exploded in a rush of anger and excitement, unsure which one was more appropriate as of now. "DUDE! I told the two of you to use protection, what happened!?"

Ikuko rounded on Duo, fear and anger spreading across her face. Kenji blinked in surprise and when the two seconds it took to sink in passed he attempted to jump Darien again, but Wufei, also in the same frame of mind as his brother, accidentally got in the way and the two ended up on the floor, trying to get at poor Darien before the other could.

And now it was Duo's turn to grin sheepishly as he not only had Ikuko facing him down, but a fright and anger endused Darien also.

And then any feeling of fear, anger, and chaos faded as a gentle warmth filtered through out the room. A sort of serene calmness. Everyone stopped what it was they were doing and looked around in confusion.

And then the sound of a body hitting the floor came to their ears followed shortly by several cries by various voices closest to the body.

"Quatre!"

Done. Hopefully, this kinda makes up for the absurdly long hiatus.