Summary: 'You're the only truth I know, you're the road back home.' After years apart, Andros and Ashley can finally start building their life together with their children. Sequel to Secrets Untold.
Star Fata: Yay! NO MORE MONSTERS!
Phantom Rogue: Andros might be WAY too nice about it… but I'm not :P Chyler's definitely a stupid twit!
PrettyDiva: Thanks. And let's… PARTY!
C.C.C.: Yep, I really, really killed them off. My plot is chancing so many times and since I didn't write random scenes, ideas get lost and changed. But I love the way it turned out. Oh yeah, Zhane's balls had to stop functioning. Nope, Jonth is a really good guy, but if you read back to Chyler's reasoning… Oh, you'll see.
Zeopurple: Oh yeah, there's definitely been a triumph for the KMS.
Anyabar1987: Not going to answer to that.
Megarider: Let's… PARTY! It's not over yet, you know. Oh yeah, Chyler's a real twit.
Blue-ranger-sky: Chapter 29 you'll finally know… Unfortunately that also means the story ends there.
DizneeDol: Oh yeah, I had to explain how they killed themselves, or else I think I'd be killed.
Titanium Ranger: Oh yeah, who doesn't love a sore Zhane?
Johnny: Yes, they'll finally are freed of her! And him of course. There was no way in hell Andros was going to become grandfather because of that little slime ball.
Tay: Nope, they're really, really dead. Here's the ball scene.
BellaCordelia: Something like that. Just read, you don't think I'd get away without explaining their deaths, now did you?
SweetSas: Yes, I so happily did that! Zhane and Karone knew about it… they just… forgot at that moment.
Slytherin-Angel44: Nope, not Voldie-Poo, but close enough to something evil. –starts running-
Tal: If you kill my monkeys I can't write anymore.
Alexandra KHAYMAN: -drools- Sorry, but it has to end somewhere. No WAY there's going to be another drag after this!
The-power-of-love: Thanks, here's more.
AA Lover: Yeah, now only four more chapters. Here's that explanation.
Living Truth
Chapter 25: Trouble Fading
"What are you doing here?" Maura's mother shrieked when Andros stepped into the room. "You are not wanted here!"
"Excuse me, but Cevil was still my son. I have every right to be here." Andros replied coolly, spotting Josh across the room. "And if you'll excuse me now, there's someone I need to talk to."
He quickly walked across the room towards Josh and his family, shooting a quick look over his shoulder at his father trying to calm down Maura's parents.
"What are you guys doing here?" He asked.
Josh indicated for Atalya to take the children a small distance away so they wouldn't overhear before answering Andros.
"Maura's shuttle had to evade ours and crashed doing so. We would have noticed her on the scanners sooner, but Tal was 'flying' the shuttle. She didn't call for us until it was too late." Josh explained.
"Tal flew the shuttle?" Andros asked, raising an eyebrow.
"That's what she thinks." Josh shrugs. "Of course it was on automatic pilot. It plotted an incoming route the moment we got in range and the ground flight control already checked: we never left that route. So that proves Tal didn't take it off either. She didn't even know it was on in the first place."
"So Maura's shuttle was unauthorized on the course it was flying?" Andros pushed on.
"Probably, ground control wasn't getting a heading from them, obviously they were flying manually and from what I've heard, Cevil must have been flying." Josh continued, lowering his voice significantly. "Maura's parents are going to try and blame us, but we've already been assured it's obviously their own fault."
Andros nodded and opened his mouth when the doors on the far side of the room opened and someone from hospital, judging by the uniform, walked in.
"Miraculously, Jari is fine apart from a few minor injuries." He announced, something akin to awe in his voice.
"Who's Jari?" Andros silently asked his father.
"The baby boy that got you your life back." Avidan replied.
"So we're allowed to take him home?" Maura's mother asked, though there was something strange in her voice.
"Dad, don't let them. Did you hear her voice? She doesn't like the kid at all, there must be a better home for him." Andros nearly demanded.
"If I might make a suggestion – perhaps it would be better for the boy to be placed with a younger family, preferably with children." Avidan quickly cut in, while asking Andros. "Got any suggestions?"
"If we didn't have our hands full I'd suggest us taking him in, but yeah." Andros apologized.
The hospital relations man thought about it before nodding thoughtfully.
"You've got a point, sir Avidan." He began carefully. "There's no telling if Jari will have a stable home with his grandparents until he's able to care for himself considering their age."
"He'd learn telekinesis naturally through play as well, instead of it being forced learning." Avidan added.
"But where do we place him until we can find a family for him?" The other asked.
"I believe Vino and Tinca are on the list of foster-parents and I'm sure Jonth would help out too." Avidan replied.
"I'll give them a call right away." The hospital employee nodded and left again.
"First you take away our daughter and two grandchildren and now you steal all we have left?" Maura's mother shrieked, snapping out her trace-like state.
"Just preventing your grandson to turn out like your daughter, a pretty and a dear on the outside, rotten and a mere gold-digger within." Avidan shrugged.
Maura's parents looked stunned and Avidan turned to Andros and Josh.
"There's nothing more we can do." He said shortly, beckoning for them. "Josh, you and your family are hereby houseguests, just in case someone disagrees with the facts."
Josh nodded gratefully and picked up Bea.
"Thanks, Avidan, we appreciate it." Josh replied.
The ball
"Okay, shoo. Go dance or something." Zhane told his children. "Don't you have dates to find?"
Elia quickly blended into the crowd to look for her date after giving both Andros and Ashley a quick peck on the cheek in greeting, suppressing mad giggles. Cero grinned and dragged Arima onto the dance floor, Kynin following, sniggering.
"What's up with your kids?" Andros asked, tearing his eyes away from the twins to look at Zhane.
"Aila accidentally landed her knee between his legs when he was playing with her. They seem to think it's funny that Zhane's extremely sensitive there right now." Karone replied, though she looked highly amused herself.
Too their surprise Ashley closed the distance between her and Zhane and gave him a tentative hug. Zhane carefully returned the hug, holding her just a little tighter when Ashley stayed completely relaxed in his arms. Bright smiles spread over their faces.
"You'll be just fine, Ash." Zhane told her softly, holding her close.
"You got fixed for Karone." Ashley replied in a whisper. "If that doesn't prove you love her and would never betray her, I don't know what will. I've got nothing to fear from you."
Zhane tried to swallow the sudden lump in his throat.
"I'll never betray your trust." Zhane promised, pulling back. "Now I believe a ball was meant for dancing?"
The other three laughed and Andros immediately offered his hand to Ashley. Ashley smiled and took it, letting Andros lead her onto the dance floor. She hadn't felt this comfortable in a long time, dancing pressed up to Andros, his arm securely wrapped around her waist and the twins and Zhane dancing close by.
"Have I ever told you 'I love you'?" She murmured softly.
"Only about a million times since we arrived on KO-35." Andros shrugged with a grin. "And a few trillion times before that."
"I love you." She replied without missing a beat.
"And I love you too." Andros smiled, placing a soft kiss on the top of her head.
Avidan watched his son and wife dance, looking for all the world as if there was nothing haunting them. He had spotted the hug she gave Zhane before too and he smiled. Maybe, just maybe, KO-35 could heal her broken and distrusting soul to the depths Andros's love couldn't reach.
A/N: Hope you liked it! The end is nearing! YAY! Review!