Ok! Did not mean to put up very short chapter! And it looks like I did it again.

Anyway. Here's another Christmas chapter for you guys!

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"Easy on my wrist James!" Piper cried as he pulled her down the hallway, the following morning. He pulled her into his room and closed the door behind them.

"We have to talk." He told her firmly.

She folds her arms. "James, I'm fine. I had a little melt down yesterday is all."

"A little?" He places his hands on his hips. "Pipes, both Edith and Madison said that you had a huge blow up yesterday! So we need to talk."

Piper unfolded her arms and placed a hand on her forehead. "I've just had a lot of things going on is all."

"Come on Piper!" Her brother through his arms into the air. "How many times have I told you to come to me when you need help!?"

"You're helping me plenty with Edith!"

"That's not enough it seems." James sighed. "We really need to talk though." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the device that Holt had gave him.

"What's that?" Piper asks, cocking her head to the side as she looked at it.

James took a heavy and shaky breath. "Shiro."-

"Don't mention that name!" She cut him off sharply as she grabbed her ears and shook her head rapidly. "You know you're not suppose to!" She cried.

James again sighed. It was true, it had gotten so bad that Shiro's name was not allowed to be spoken around her.

"Piper, listen to me!" He walks over to her and grabs her wrists, pulling her hands down. "He's alive!"

She blinks at her sudden tears. "What?" Tears are now sliding down her cheeks. "What are you talking about?"

James held up the disc. "Because Commander Holt is alive." He explained. "Commander Holt came back. He's currently at the Galaxy Garrison right now." He explained. "And he gave me this, he said it's from Shiro who wanted you too see this."

"But. But that broadcast they sent out." Her voice is thick with tears as her voice shook.

"They lied to cover something up." James looked at the disc.

Piper places her face in her hands as she plops down on James' bed. "You mean he didn't crash because of what I did?" Her voice is choked with sobs.

"No." He sat down next to his sister. "I know you blamed yourself for years after that damn broadcast. Pipes, we both know that Shiro is the best of the best pilot. No one is better then him!"

She broke down as she wrapped her arms around herself. "I walked away from him!" She sobs.

"You didn't know what was going to happen!" James insists as he places a hand on her back. "Nobody knew!" He wraps his arms around her. "Pipes, you have to stop feeling so guilty for what happened." He said gently as she now clung to his waist tightly.

"What am I suppose to say to Edith? How am I suppose to tell her, that her father is really alive?" Her voice hurt as her body shook with heavy sobs.

"You'll find the words eventually." He said as he gently rocked her.

Piper pulls away from him, wiping her tears as she sniffed. "What's on the disc?" She whispered, her voice hurt and rasped from crying so hard.

James shook his head. "I don't know." He holds it out to her, but she shook her head as she backed up a little.

"I don't know if I can watch it alone."

"I can watch it with you." He offers, making her nod.

"Please."

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It was now hours later. Colleen looked up from the book she was reading to see the door open to see her husband walking in. "Sam." She marks her book and closes it before she stands up.

Sam shook his head. "Pidge or Matt haven't answered any of my transmitters." He said with a heavy sigh. "What happened to Piper?" He asks as he walks over to Colleen.

"She refuses to come back." She explained. "She was pregnant when you three left for the Kerbros mission. That was one of the reasons why she didn't want Shiro to go." She turns to look out the window. "After the Garrison sent out that broadcast, Piper lost it. Made a huge scene and gave Sanda a nice shiner, and hurt her hand in the process."

"We have to bring her back here." Sam said with worry. "Earth is in danger."

"We can't force her to come back." Colleen replied. "Piper's life has been hell. She left the Garrison, she lost her home, she's had Child Protective Services called on her twice cause she trying so hard to raise her daughter without Shiro. Piper now rents a house in a rundown neighborhood. James moved out of his apartment to move in with Piper to help her take care of Edith, and there's still problems. Piper got mugged last month, was sent to the hospital and her purse was stolen." Colleen turns to look out the window again. "After the police was able to catch the guy, James caught him and beat the snot out of him, Kinkade and Commander Iverson had to stop James so he wouldn't kill the guy."

Sam shook his head sadly. "Poor girl."

His wife turns back to face him. "Is there really going to be an invasion?"

He nods. "Without a doubt." He said firmly.

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Piper sat on the couch in her living room. Staring at the now dark laptop screen. Tears slid down her cheeks as James sat next to her.

They had just finished watching the message from Shiro.

Piper lowerd her head down. "He's really alive." She sobbed.

"And he's coming back home." James added. "But Earth is in danger." He turns to her. "Pipes. I know you don't want to return to the Garrison, but."-

Piper pushed herself up as he trailed off. "I wanna help." Her voice shook, but her voice hard.

James nods. "Then we need to pack, and now."