Ishani slept quietly, unaware of the figures approaching her. She nuzzled her pillow a little before she felt someone's lips brush against her head. "Good morning…" She heard her husband whisper.

Ishani smiled, opening her eyes, seeing Dusty come into view. "Good morning my love…"

She noted he had a tray in his arms a bit of mischief in his eyes. "... What's going on?"

"Happy Mother's Day." He grinned as both Jett and Chandra ran in.

"Good morning Mommy!" They chirped jumping up to give her hugs.

Ishani laughed hugging her children, kissing both their heads. "Oh my darlings, good morning!"

"We made breakfast!"

"Yeah! Daddy was showin' us how to do stuff too!" Jett grinned. "I made the pancakes!"

"And I made the eggs!" Chandra giggled.

"I supervised… They did good." Dusty winked as the kids moved away as he set the tray in his wife's lap.

Ishani smiled giving them a grateful look. "Oh my loves… Thank you…"

"Happy Mother's Day!"

"And it's just the start!"


It was quiet.

Far too quiet.

At least in the hangar she was staying in. Dottie scratched her head looking around. It wouldn't surprise her if her husband was in his workshop but the twins weren't always early to rise. "Where on Machina could they be…?"

"Lookin' for someone?"

Dottie turned to see Drip leaning on the doorway. "... Yeah… My kids…" She narrowed her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. "... Did you take them pranking again?"

"Whoa, whoa!" He held up a hand. "Easy there Mother Dot. I'm merely a messenger that the two demon kids wanted you to come to Maru's workshop-"

Dottie ran past him, shouting her thanks. "HEY!"

She skidded to a halt seeing Maru and the twins. "See?" Maru looked to his children. "I told you, you should've told her where you were going."

"But it was a surprise." Sheena pouted.

"Yeah!" Axel chimed in.

"A… Surprise?"

"... You forgot what day is it?" Maru chuckled raising an eyebrow.

"N-No!" Dottie crossed her arms. "I did not! Of course not!" Oh who am I kidding? I was so tired last night I could barely remember anything past tucking the kids in…

"Okay then…" He grinned going to her and kissing her quickly. "...Kids… Hit it."

"HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!" The twins yelled hugging her before pulling her to the work table. "We made ya stuff!"

"Well part bought part made. Daddy said only the best for you." Axel grinned before showing her a large box of chocolates. "Uncle Windlifter helped us buy that!"

"And look!" Sheena pointed to another thing.

Dottie gasped a bit… The thing was… A set of tools, all hand crafted it looked like. She picked up a wrench, it was still warm like it had just been poured that day. "But… How…?"

Maru came over with a hopeful look. "You like them?"

"Oh I love them… C'mere!" Dottie pulled her husband and children into her arms laughing. "Oh thank you, thank you!"

Best. Mother's day. Yet.


"Oh gosh I'm gonna start crying if he doesn't stop! Andy please!"

Andy sighed as he took his son from his wife's arms, the nine month old's crying getting louder if that was at all possible. "He hates us both right now Maya…"

Maya sighed shaking her head. "He's so stubborn…. Just like you…"

"He's just fussy…. C'mon, maybe Sal or your mom know a trick… Your mom raised you after all-OW!"

Blair went quiet eyes wide after seeing his mother smack Andy upside the head… Before he giggled clapping.

Andy cringed. "Yep… He's YOUR kid."

"Good boy Blair." Maya cooed kissing her son's head before they kept going, seeing the younger Mc'Queen children running around a large picnic table chasing after Max Shiftwell. They could see Lightning and Mater looking at a portable grill and talking.

Sally spotted them first waving. "Hey you two just in time!"

Gabriella smiled warmly seeing her daughter and son in law. "Look at you Maya you're just glowing…"

"Glowing with sleepiness? He's been fussy all night… Some first Mother's Day…" Maya sighed taking a seat beside her mother and sister in law. She waved to her brother as he nodded in her direction.

"Auntie Maya Auntie Maya!"

"... Oh no."

She practically fell out of her seat when both her niece and nephew hugged her. "Hey you two!" She laughed. "Look at you two."

Abigail grinned. "Yep. We got a little bigger."

"Abby did I'm still little!" Logan pouted.

"Oh I know that feeling…" Maya glanced over to Lightning with a broad smirk. "Remember that big bro?"

"Oh hush!"

Gabriella sighed wistfully. "I remember… Oh where have the years gone? …. And Andrew you have ten seconds to hand me my grandbaby."

Andy handed Blair to her quickly. "I know the drill."

Blair blinked looking up at his grandmother before he whimpered.

Gabriella hummed softly. "Shh…. Shh…. I got you…"

"He's been fussy all day. He'll be calm one second crying the next…" Maya sighed looking at her son. "He hates us sometimes…"

"No he doesn't… Babies fuss all the time…" Gabriella laid Blair carefully over her shoulder, rubbing his back rocking him a bit.

Within seconds… Blair was passed right out snoring quietly as he was moved back into her arms.

Maya's eyes were wide as Sally covered her mouth to keep from laughing. "How'd you do that…!?"

"It's the grandma drug." Sally laughed quietly. "She did the same darn thing when Abigail and Logan were babies and one two… Out."

"Just how us grandmas work." Gabriella grinned. "And what a day to show you it too…"

"Yeah…. Three moms…"

"Four."

They jumped a little looking to see Holly walking over before she picked up her son. "Apologies, had to take care of something." She smiled sheepishly.

Mater smiled giving his wife a side hug kissing her head. "Glad to have you here now… Just in time."

"Yeah lunch is done… And Maya, Mom isn't the only one who wants one on one time with that kid of yours. Be prepared to share him with Uncle Lightning."

"Oh dear gosh you're gonna initiate him to the dork army." She smirked.

"I'm your dork." He reminded. "And I'm also cooking so be nice."

"I love you bro~"

Sally smiled as her children cuddled up to their mother. "Best Mother's Day yet…"

"I think so too." Gabriella smiled softly glancing down at her youngest grandchild. "I think so too…"

The best one yet…. And I hope from here to Propwash everyone's having a good day…

I love my family…