Author's Note: Hello all my readers & welcome to another chapter of this here story! Now, I would appologize for not posting a new chapter in a long while, but in defense, school just started two weeks ago & I've had not time at all to work on this chapter- that & I was in this month-long funk that made me not want to do anything that had to do with this story. Maybe I'm just losing my motivation? I have no idea to be true, either that or I've been too absorbed by Skyrim (I restarted my game recently since I forgot how to play after years of not playing it, then got addicted) too much to think of anything else... I don't know which is more. Anywho, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Stuff I own: My OCs, Meldalvyna's house in the woods, & plot idea... Stuff I don't own: All Jak and Daxter & Spyro characters, the places these characters originally live in, & the music used in any & all chapters they appear in.

Jak's POV

Rushing from the doors of the Freedom League & into the back of the air-tran, pulling Meldalvyna with me into the warm vehicle & out of the cold air. Agitatingly slow, the back hatch sluggishly rises as the transport zoomer lifts off as Meldalvyna & I huddle together on one of the metal benches.

"Hey Carl, hey Luke," Meldalvyna greets the two pilots with a little shiver in her voice as she slowly pulls away from me as the warmth returns to her body, pulling down her hood in the process.

"Hey Mel," Luke returns, a happy tone to his voice as he glances back for a second, a smile on his face- from what I could see of it anyhow- confirming the sound to his voice.

"How was patrol today?" Carl asks, glancing back towards us for a second once Luke returns his attention to driving the air-tran.

"Boring as usual, well, besides one interesting thing that happened. I wonder when Torn's gonna have me start what he had Jak here recruit me for..." Meldalvyna answers, drifting off into her thoughts towards the end, a thoughtful frown- though not in any way angry- on her face.

"What happened?" Luke asks, this time keeping his attention towards the front of the transport zoomer. Meldalvyna jumps a little, Luke's question having distracted her from her thoughts.

"Well, the short of it is that I met my human half-sister & her family, & she & her mother want to meet my family," Meldalvyna replies quickly, shaking off the question like it was nothing.

"You have a human half-sister?!" Luke shouts out in surprise, the zoomer swerving a little as Luke whips around, ripping off his helmet, a disbelieving look on his face as he stares down Meldalvyna.

"Yes, I do, & that's all I'm going to say about it if you two are going to act like that," Meldalvyna growls out, her wings & tail flinging upwards into angry arcs, a slight snarl on her face, scolding the pilot for his outburst, "seriously, calm down, you could have hurt someone!"

Luke jumps a little, realization spreading in his eyes as an embarassed blush spreads across his face, immediately turning back around & regaining the control of his side of the air-tran. Meldalvyna relaxes from her tense position, leaning against me as she exhales a sigh.

"Hey Meldalvyna, if you don't mind me asking, what DID Torn originally have Jak get you into the Freedom League for?" Carl asks gently, not wanting to annoy Meldalvyna like Luke had just seconds ago.

"Well, Jak told me that Torn originally wanted me to train the new recruits in hand-to-hand combat, but before that I guess I need to get some time in with the League first," Meldalvyna replies with a smile on her face as she looks at the back of Carl's head, a pleasant tone to her voice.

"Really? Wow... but how did he know to recruit you to teach the rookies to fight?" Carl questions with an interested & curious tone to his voice, glancing back at us for a split second.

"Well, Daxter had taken a video of me- & later Jak- fighting a large group of Metalheads on one of the times we were still first seeing eachother & showed it to Torn- the times we spent sitting across from eachother, not dating each other- without my knowing of it until Jak actually told me that Torn wanted me in the Freedom League," Meldalvyna explains in a single breath, answering Carl's question as quickly as possible, taking a deep- yet silent- breath at the end.

"So he saw a video of you & Jak fighting a group of Metalheads together, & had to have you join... you must be one hell of a fighter," Luke comments with a laugh, finally coming out of his puny period of silence.

"You bet she is... I'm scared for the rookies now that I think about it. They're going to have one hard-ass time trying to keep up with her. But remember Mel, you can't teach them all of your moves," I say, tired of just sitting out of the conversation as I was.

"Well duh, I know they don't have wings or a tail, I'm just going to teach them what I learned from my bipedal friends back on the dracon side of the UniPortal," Meldalvyna says with a smirk & an equally smug tone.

"So she learned how to fight on two legs from her friends, & on four legs from her parents or teachers," Dark comments quietly in the back of my mind, an almost curious, laughing tone to his voice.

"Well of course. Now that I think about it, it's likely that the history of dracon society made the young have to learn how to fight at a young age, considerring what Cynder told us about her & Spyro's young life," Light adds to Dark's statement, thinking about all of what Meldalvyna's family has told us & what we're heard from Meldalyvna herself.

"Has- uh, Hunter, I think it was- taught you anything, in fighting anyway?" Carl asks as I feel the transport zoomer begin to slow down, meaning we are about to land at Meldalvyna's & my drop-off point.

"Yeah. Well, he mostly taught me some short-bladed weapon techniques, as well as some archery, but that's about it for specific things," Meldalvyna answers with a smile as the vehicle begins to descend.

"Archery? So you can use a bow... Maybe you can teach the rookies some basic survival skills also," Luke suggests just as we land, the rear door already beginning to open.

"I'll think about it, it sounds like a good idea," Meldalvyna says with a smile as she stands, looking out the door towards her house as the hatch slowly lowers to the ground.

"Alright, see you all tomorrow... Hopefully Hunter gets back before schedule, am I right?" Carl calls out as we exit the air-tran, a happy yet anxious tone to his voice, making it obvious that he was worried about the upcoming plans that may or may not fall into work as well.

"Right! See you later," I call in return as we start to walk towards Meldalvyna's house, a smile on my face as we leave, though in my mind I am now starting to worry about the forthcoming events as well. Entering the house just behind Meldalvyna, the smell of cooking food hits my nose, signaling that Spyro, Cynder, & Sparx have gotten back from their separate trips hunting.

"Meldalvyna, Jak! You're back from work just on time!" Spyro calls happily, walking out from around the corner of the kitchen that hides the oven with a smile as Meldalvyna & I make our way to the red couch that only Meldalvyna- & now I- sit on.

"It's time to eat already? Well anyways, I have some news for you & mom during dinner, something that I learned today," Meldalvyna says as she stands back up- just having sat down on the couch- & walks toward the stairs with me following, I figuring the reason being to change into something comfier.

"Oh, okay... Tell Mr. Torn that Cynder & I say thank you for the devices he gave us tomorrow, will you?" Spyro asks as Meldalvyna begins to go up the stairs, making her stop in her tracks, though not without a smile on her face, I almost running straight into her.

"Of course! I'll also teach you how to use the comm. units after dinner," Meldalvyna says as she again begins her climb up the stairs, this time not looking like she is going to stop. Following her up the stairs, she & I get to the top of the stairs & are about to walk into our separate rooms when both she & I hear Sparx's room door open. Turning around, I barely have enough time to get out of the way as Sparx flies past straight towards Meldalvyna.

"Hey Uncle Sparx! What's with the rush?" Meldalyvna asks with an amused laugh as the dragonfly comes to a near immediate halt just infront of her.

"What, I can't be happy to see my double step niece & her boyfriend? Anyhow, how come I didn't get one of them thingies that you got your mom & Spyro?" Sparx asks, a pitiful & exaggerated frown on his face as he changes the subject.

"I don't know why, that'd be a question to ask Torn the next time he comes here," Meldalvyna answers with a smug smirk on her face as she continues past Sparx & into her room, closing the door behind her. Turning to me, Sparx looks to me for an answer, to which I can only shrug, giving him the same answer as I too walk towards my borrowed room, leaving the dragonfly alone in the hall. Quickly stripping myself of my work clothes into something a bit more comfy. Walking back out of the room about a minute later, I almost walk into Meldalvyna as she exits her room. Opening my mouth to apologize, I stop dead in my tracks when I see what she is wearing.

"What?" Meldalvyna asks with a smile on her face, looking at me with a single raised eyebrow as I look her over. I can't help but smile as the memory of our first meeting comes to mind as I look over the familiar metal outfit Meldalvyna has on.

"Nothing... You look good, it's been a while since I've seen you in that outfit," I answer, noticing the intricate dark swirls & other designs set into the bright silver metal piece on her chest. Meldalvyna clears her throat, making me realize exactly where I was staring, my face reddening as I begin to apologize profusely while we walk down stairs to freshen up before dinner.

Meldalvyna's POV

Laughing at Jak's slowly reddening & embarassed expression while apologizing to me for staring at my chest for so long (though I did know he was looking at the designs, I just decided to give him a hard time) as we walk down stairs, I catch sight of my mother fiddling with one of the communicators at the dinner table as Jak & I pass behind her & into the hall that contains the bathroom, door to the basement/freezer, parent's bedroom, & guest bedroom. Smiling as Jak & I enter the bathroom together to wash our hands & faces, Jak quirks his eyebrow at me in the mirror at seeing the expression on my face.

"I saw my mom playing with a comm. at the table. I hope they- especially Cynder- take the news about Carolyn & her family lightly," I say softly as I wash my hands, rubbing the bar of soap against the palms of my hands before handing it over to Jak.

"I'm sure it will be okay. Cynder might be a little surprised at first, but knowing Spyro, he'll not only convince her that it's okay, but will probably want to meet your human relatives," Jak says with a smile as he too scrubs his hands with the bar of soap, I watching deep in thought & uncertainty as the soap suds up on his hands, only to be rinsed away a few seconds later, I mindlessly following suit.

"I sure hope he will, I don't want to let Sollana & Carolyn down," I think to myself as I lean over the sink to wet my face, Jak holding my hair out of the running water's reach. Taking the soap in one hand & wetting the bar of light clenser with the other, I rub the soap between my hands before handing it to Jak & slathering the suds over the scales that make up the skin of my face. Rinsing my face quickly so I don't end up getting soap in my eyes, I blindly search for the small towel I use to dry my hands & face, Jak kindly handing it to me. Drying off my face & opening my eyes to see Jak watching me with a ghost of a grin on his face in the mirror.

"What's that look for... were you just checking out my ass?" I say with a teasing smirk, whipping around to face him & pointing at him accusingly, trying to appear at least slightly serious.

"No," Jak replies with a laugh, his grin now a devilish smirk, "& so what if I was?"

Feeling his arm wrap around my side, I smirk as I lean into the embrace, wrapping my tail around one of his legs, that signature smirk of his growing even more. Jak leans forward & plants a passionate kiss, which I return for a second or two before I have to forcefully keep my claws sheathed so I don't accidentaly tear up Jak's arm. After a few seconds, Jak suddenly pulls away, a forced smile on his face while his scent screams annoyance. I look at him with a quirked eyebrow, silently asking him what's wrong while secretely hoping it isn't my fault.

"It's getting harder to hold them back," Jak explains quickly with a grunt, a small frown appearing on his face as he leans over the sink, turns on the water, & splashes his face.

"So it wasn't my fault, well it was a little. His Eco alters try to butt-in all the time... I wonder what would have happened if Jak hadn't stopped himself when he had," I think to myself curiously as Jak grabs the soap & begins rubbing the bar between his hands before putting it back & scrubs the suds onto his face. Once he rinses his face, I return his help from earlier & hand him the towel I had used about a minute ago.

"Hold them back from what, may I ask?" I question quietly, jumping a little when I catch a strange, one-eyed look from Jak as he dries his face & hands that clearly stated he doesn't want to talk about it.

"From taking control all of a sudden & doing... things," Jak answers, his last word barely above a whisper, a small frown flashing across his features for less than a second before becoming a forced smile, "we should probably get out there, don't want to keep them waiting for two long."

"That & they'll get suspicious of what we could be doing in here," I add, deciding to not give the answer Jak had given me any more questioning- though I could guess what it could be- & leave it as it stands, or at least until later. Jak nods, & I open the door, walking out into the hallway as Jak closes the room behind us, following me into the kitchen, grabbing our plates from my stepfather before sitting down at the table & beginning to eat, the meal going in near silence.

"So, you told Spyro you had a few things to tell us?" Cynder asks once all the plates are cleared from the table, eyeing Jak, a comm. unit sitting just within her reach on the table, & me all at the same time.

"Well, today at work Jak & I met up with one of Jak's old friends. His name's Vin, & he tested me to see how much of me is dracon & how much of me is human. Well, turns out I'm just over half dracon. Other than that, it turns out that I have a human half-sister, & she has a husband, & a daughter," I answer in one breath, not really wanting to talk about the subject at hand right now. My mother, stepfather, & double stepuncle all flinch a little & their eyes widen as the information sets in, the room becoming eerily silent.

"Human family? Did you meet them?" Spyro asks, a slightly worried gleam in his eyes, but a curious smile reigning over his bright purple muzzle. Jak & I look at each other & between the three others at the table.

"Yes, actually. We met my half-sister, her daughter, her husband, & her mother. My half-sister's name is Carolyn, her daughter's is Orianna, her husband's is Aindreas, & her mother's is Sollana. They- as well as Jak & I- were wondering if you two would like to meet them," I reply slowly, watching my mother's & stepfather's expressions closely, only slightly watching Sparx's expression.

"Also, Carolyn & Sollana loved the old stories of dracons, which they thought were fairytales until today. The dracon stories were Sollana's favorite, & she was a mythology major & teacher when she was younger. She really wants to meet you, & she- & Carolyn- want to learn about dracon history," Jak adds after a few seconds of uncomfortable silence. Spyro & Cynder look between each other, considerring our case, trying to decide what to do.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I think we should meet them," Sparx says from his seat, shrugging his little dragonfly shoulders, looking at each of us separately, giving his opinion on the situation. My mom & stepdad glance at everyone at once, then only between themselves, discussing it with their eyes & body language. Sampling the air, I try to figure out what they feel about my newly discovered human family through their scents but can't pick out theirs from everyone elses.

"We should at least meet them & if they're as interested in our history as Jak says, we might as well let them in on it," Spyro says finally with a hopeful smile on his face towards all of us, though most likely aimed at Cynder.

"Okay, that's two... please, let her say yes," I think to myself hopefully, watching my mother's facial expression closely for any change for the negative, still trying & failing to separate her scent from the soup of everyone elses in the air.

"Alright, we will meet them," Cynder says finally, confirming my human family's visit & settling the issue for the rest of the family, "when is the earliest that they can make arrangements to meet with us?"

"I'll contact them tomorrow & ask," I answer in return with a happy, relieved smile on my face, "but for now, I think I should teach you how to use your comm. units."

With a sudden burst of eagerness, my mother & stepfather reach out & snatch a comm. unit from the table, holding the extra-large versions of the devices between their paws, sitting on their hind legs, pressing their tails against the ground to keep themselves upright. Jak chuckles a little at their readiness to master the machines in their clasped in their claws, & I can't help chuckling right along with him. With an amused smile, I stand from my seat & walk around the table so that I am between my parents.

"Hey Mel, you're forgetting something," Jak says, pulling his communicator out of his pack, a smug smirk on his face once I realize that I had left my comm. upstairs in my room. Letting out an annoyed groan, I rush up the stairs to retrieve the comm. unit from my room before rushing back down stairs. Passing by Jak, I smack him lightly with my wing as I walk by, he laughing at me in a way that said 'hey, what's that for'?

"That's for letting me forget the thing upstairs," I say with an evil grin, responding to the questioning, yet amused, laugh Jak had given me. Shaking his head at me, Jak stands from his seat & follows me to the position I had been before he had reminded me of my missing communication device.

"Okay, so here we go I guess. See this button here? This turns on the comm., & you need to hold it down until the light comes on. To turn it off, you hold the button down until the screen goes black," I say, beginning my lesson on communicators, pointing out the small button on the side of the device to my parents, showing the little trigger to each parent one at a time. From there, I show each one how to control the comm. unit, & then how to navigate its many menues, Jak helping me by showing how to do what I was doing to the opposite parent.

"This isn't too hard, all it is is reading & knowing what is in each catagory... where are the contacts, & how do I go back to the main menu again?" I hear Spyro ask Jak as I show Cynder how to put my communicator's number into her comm. unit. Out of the corner of my eye, I watch Jak point out the different on-screen buttons to my stepfather & can't help the smile from sliding onto my face.

"I have a feeling things are going to turn out just fine... He's so good with everything, it won't matter what trouble we get into here," I think to myself with a pleasant smile.

Author's Note: Well, there we go, chapter 56 is said & done! I hope you all liked it, & I know it was a bit of a boring chapter, but hey, at least it's here, right? Anyhow, my earlier schedule for chapter posting will obviously have to change from its "2-times-a-month" to something new due to school being back in session. I'm in a AP Literature class for Pete's sake, I have enough writing to do every day as it is! Hopefully, I will get the next chapter out sometime next month, since school is being such a large hinderance to my schedule. Anyway, here you all go, chapter 56, I hope you all enjoyed, this is tigerdj98 signing off until chapter 57 comes out, hopefully soon!