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Title: Childhood Woes

Fandom: Earth Final Conflict

Status: Have you looked at the chapter number?

Summary: Liam finds himself in even more trouble than usual.

Note: This fandom is pretty much dead unfortunately. No doubt due to the final season, if you can call it that. I personally think the writer was on crack or something. Anyway, this story is AU after Dark Matter, during which they stupidly made the main character completely human. Coughs. But don't get me started. In my story, Liam is his loveable one third Kimera self.

Preview

He should have known things were going far too well. Both the Talon's and their distant cousins had left the Earth, leaving its inhabitants in peace. The Resistance had been disbanded. All parties on both sides of the conflict had been anonymously pardoned. In short, life was as close to perfect as it could possibly be. Liam was safer now than he had ever been.

Which, the former companion protector reflected sourly, is no doubt how I got myself into this situation in the first place. Just hours ago the rapid aging that had brought him to physical maturity had abruptly reversed itself. Oh, he still looked older than he actually was. Something Liam was absurdly grateful for. However that didn't quite make up for the fact he now looked twelve, at best.

It had just been bad luck that it had happened while he was out and about. And even worse luck that he had run into a well meaning social worker. Though fortunately one with morals. One quick check against his DNA and he was off to Sandoval's.

At least his baggy clothes had passed without comment, that being the current style. Liam took a moment to thank any and all higher powers he had always preferred his clothes formfitting. Otherwise they would have been beyond loose.

Then they were there. The young hybrid suppressing a surge of panic mixed with excitement. Still, he would have bolted if not for the woman's death grip on his arm. Swallowing hard, Liam pasted a sheepish smile on his face as the door swung open. "Hey Dad."

One thing Liam and Sandoval share in this situation is the desire to not have other people involved. Fortunately the FBI Agent is quick on the uptake. Something he and his unknown son share.