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Chapter 3 - Right of Yubroarus

Jane and Lance walked into the island home. It was nearly noon and the sun shone brightly. Jane carried baby Arles in her arms. Lance had his arm back in the sling.

Lewis was standing at the bar, speaking to Rose and Jackie Tyler who both sat on the other side. Rose held baby Samuel in her arms while the adult Sam stood next to Lewis, sipping a cup of coffee. As soon as Lewis saw them walk into the room, he quickly sat his tea down and rushed over to meet them.

"And my little boy!" He smiled as Jane put Arles' in his arms.

Arles waved his arms around and coo'ed at Lewis.

Lewis brought his son up to lips and kissed his face. "Oh, your Papa missed you so much. You've grown!"

Lance smiled, "He has already had three bottles this morning. The tall ones."

Lewis smiled proudly at his son. "Growing so strong."

Jane held out her finger for Arles to grab. "He has been more awake and playful than I've ever seen him. But, he did sleep through the night."

Lewis looked surprised, "Completely? Really?"

Lance nodded. "Yes. A full seven hours. Longest I've ever heard of a Quauthin sleeping."

"Who wasn't recovering from a fight." Sam agreed as walked over and looked at the baby. "This is Arles?"

Lewis smiled proudly, "This is him."

Sam smiled, "Wow. He's so tiny."

"He was a quarter of this size when he was born." Lance told Samuel.

"Yes. I've heard the stories." He smiled at Arles. "And, hello there."

Arles laughed loudly at Samuel. Then baby Samuel started laughing in Rose's arms.

Jane covered her mouth. "I've never heard him laugh before. That's adorable."

Lewis smiled proudly, "It's his first one."

Samuel held his hands out and Lewis laid Arles in his arms. Everytime Samuel would laugh, both babies would laugh with him.

Jackie Tyler sipped her tea and smiled. "That's my little ray of sunshine just there."

Lance put his hand on Jane's back and they joined everyone in the kitchen.

Genie voice was heard overhead. "Hi Lance!"

Lance looked up to see young Genie lying in the invisible nets, high in the ceiling of the sitting room. She had a book in her hand and apparently was reading.

"How is she up there?" Jane asked.

Lance grinned, "It's a net. Genie, show Jane the net. She thinks you are floating."

Genie bounced her hand on the net and the red lasers appeared beneath her.

Jane smiled. "I still think you are floating. Supergirl."

Genie giggled, rolled over on her back, and started to read her book again.

"So, she's well?" Lance asked Rose.

Rose smiled, "Completely fine."

"She had a good night's rest and woke up playing." Jackie told them.

Sam laid Arles in a cot and looked back up at Genie. "But, don't play too much."

"Doctor Sam." Genie groaned. "I'm a kid!"

"That fact hasn't escaped me." Sam laughed.

Both of the babies laughed again.

Lance handed Jane a cup of coffee. "And for you."

She thanked him, "Okay, that's odd with the babies laughing every time he does."

Samuel stood beside of Rose. "Put little Sam in the cot with Arles."

"Yeah?" Rose asked.

"I remember you telling me that's how we slept most of the time. It's good for Arles."

Lance nodded and sipped his tea. "Makes sense."

Jackie Tyler sipped her tea as Rose lay baby Sam next to Arles in the cot. "Well, I'm happy that my Genie is feeling better."

Genie laughed, "It's because Doctor Sam is a good Doctor."

Sam rose his eyebrows at Rose as she sat back at the bar. "May I please make a recording of this?"

Rose rolled her eyes. "Behave yourself."

Sam chuckled, "So, Lance. How is the shoulder?"

Jane smiled back at Lance. "He was moving his fingers this morning."

"Really? That's great news!" Samuel smiled. "Take off the sling and let me look at it."

Jackie smiled at Jane. "So, you're living here now? Is that what I heard?"

Jane wasn't sure what to say.

Lance and Samuel were busy removing the sling.

"Yes, Jackie. She's staying with me."

Rose smiled. "I think it's lovely. Lance needs someone to keep him out of trouble."

Jackie sipped her tea, "Yes. I've heard you've done went and got yourself arrested again just this morning."

Samuel laughed.

Both of the babies laughed loudly from the cot.

Jane asked in surprise, "Arrested?"

Lance shook his head. "Technically, yes. But, it wasn't me."

Lewis teased, "You might need to look at some movies to get a refresher course. If you're doing so wrong that you need to be arrested, well….I'm sorry, Jane."

Lance rolled his eyes and said something in Quauthin to his brother.

Lewis laughed hysterically.

Jane grinned. "I assure you, that's not a problem with Lance."

Sam shook his head and groaned. "Oh, please talk about something else. Anything. I beg you."

Lance laughed.

Jane asked. "So, how is it that you can get arrested?"

"Lartius. He was arrested. So, he just tells them it's me."

Sam picked up Lance's arm and laid it on Lewis' shoulder. Lewis looked surprised and then continued to drink his tea. "I'm a table this morning?"

Sam grinned at Lewis' complaining as ran his hands across Lance's back and shoulder. "I need it at this angle so I can reconnect the-"

"You could speak Beaheu'el to me and I'd understand more of what you're about to say."

Sam nodded his head. "I actually know some of that."

Lewis looked back at Lance. "Does that surprise you?"

"It will if it's more than the swear words. That's all I know." Lance told his brother.

Lewis laughed. "That's all I know, too."

Jane sipped her coffee. "That's the first thing you learn with any new language."

Jackie smiled, "That's true. Good to know things are the same in that respect."

Rose sipped her tea. "Can you speak every language, like your Dad?"

Sam shook his head and continued to work. "No ma'am. And I'm sorry, but I've been told not to talk about him to you."

Rose shook her head in disapproval. "So, he's been talking to you about me?"

"We spoke about Genie. And I'm not getting involved. I am very sorry, because I know I've already said too much."

Lewis rolled his eyes. "This is a thing the kids all are telling us, without telling us. When they are fighting-"

"We're not fighting." Rose insisted.

"It's called a discussion." Sam told them as he continued to work. "Or a disagreement if it needs a stronger title."

"Disagreement then." Rose insisted.

Lewis shook his head. "Yes. There is apparently a rule that we're not to talk about it."

"Shhhh!" Sam insisted. "We've already said too much."

Jackie rose her eyebrows. "I think all of you are mad as a box of cats."

Lewis grinned at Lance's grey t-shirt that he wore, "How did you get your shirt on today?"

"Jane helped. It didn't hurt as much."

Jane shook her head. "Hang on. You said Lartius? That's the king, right?"

Lewis laughed under his breath. "Oh yes. And his wife is not happy about it."

"Although, he's still celebrating." Lance grinned.

Lewis laughed, "Yes, he is. All of them are."

Jackie asked, "My Tony involved in this?"

"Ummm." Lance looked at Lewis.

"That means yes." Jackie shook her head. "Men. They are the same no matter where they are from."

Samuel continued to run his hands across Lance's shoulder, arm and back.

Young Tony Tyler ran into the room holding a football. "And there is Lance."

Lance rose his eyebrows at the small boy. "And there is Tony. What are you doing with that football, young man?"

"I just came from the tank. I was running some drills."

Lance smiled. "Drills, huh?"

"Yes. You need to get off the injured list so you can come and play."

Lewis sipped his tea. Lance's hand still lay on his shoulder as Samuel worked. "Lance is going on holiday as soon as the Doctor says it's alright."

"You are?" Rose asked.

Jackie smiled. "You should! I don't think any of you take enough time for yourselves."

"Where will you go?" young Tony asked.

"Caihiri." Lance smiled.

"Oh!" Samuel groaned. "That is a beautiful place. One of my favorites of yours."

Lance looked back towards Sam. "Yeah?"

"Absolutely." Sam insisted as he continued to hold his hands to Lance's shoulder.

Rose shook her head. "I've never heard of it."

Jackie huffed, "Sounds like a seafood dish if you ask me."

Lance, Lewis and Samuel laughed. Then the babies laughed, too.

Tony walked over and looked up at Samuel. "And who are you?"

Samuel smiled at him. "My name is Sam. Who are you?"

"I'm Tony. What are you doing to Lance?"

Sam didn't look away from his work. "I'm a Doctor. I'm repairing his shoulder."

Tony rose his eyebrow and shook his head. "John is a Doctor. I think you're just strange."

Sam mumbled, "Somethings never change."

Jane stood next to Lance, still sipping her coffee.

Tony groaned. "How are you repairing his shoulder? You look like you are just touching it."

"It's complex." Sam told him.

"That's what grown-ups tell children when they want them to stop asking questions. Is that what you are doing?" Tony asked.

Sam shook his head. "No."

Lance looked at Tony. "Are you supposed to have a ball in here? Didn't John say no ball in the house?"

Tony held it up. "No, that's Dad's rules for his house."

Rose pointed at her brother. "Maybe we should make it a rule for this house. I don't want you to hit one of the babies."

Tony exclaimed. "It's always about the stupid babies!"

In his anger, he threw the football as hard as he could towards Jane. Lance stepped in front of her and using both hands, caught it.

Samuel put his hands on his hips and grinned.

Everyone else looked shocked that Lance was able to move his arm.

Lance hadn't noticed. He held the ball in his injured hand and pointed at Tony. "You need to learn to control your temper, Tony Tyler! It's going to get you in to a lot of trouble one day."

Tony put his hands on his hips and before he had an opportunity to say anything back to him, Jackie Tyler already had him by the ear. "And you owe this man an apology! You'll give it to him now!"

"Awww! But-"

"I didn't ask to hear about your butt!" Jackie insisted. She pointed at Lance. "What in the world did you think you were going to accomplish by throwing a football at him?"

Lance shook his head. "Jackie…" He knelt down and took Tony's hands in his own. "Tony. I know this is difficult for you to even understand."

"I'm not thick!" Tony shouted.

Jackie smacked him on the back of the head. "Don't you dare speak to Lance like that!"

"Awww. MUM!"

"I know you're not thick. That's why I'm going talk to you, as I would Legate. You are very clever. Now, I know you were the only child here for a long time."

"What's that got to do with anything?"

Rose laughed under her breath. She knew her Mum was about to come unglued at Tony's behavior.

Lance looked up at Jackie. "May I have a moment with him?"

Jackie threw her hands up. "It might be the best. Otherwise, you all are going to have to be called into court as witnesses."

Rose covered her mouth and laughed silently.

Lance continued to kneel in front of Tony. "Alright. I'm not shouting at you, and so I don't want you to shout at me. Take a deep breath and calm yourself. We'll do it together."

Tony took a deep breath with Lance and seemed to relax a bit.

"It's alright to be cross."

"It's always about the babies, Lance." Tony told him quietly.

"I know. You have to be quiet. Careful. They take up a lot of your sister and mum's time."

"And John's. Where is he? I never see him anymore."

"And you're angry about that?"

Tony didn't say anything and looked at the ground.

"It's okay to be angry about that. John is gone a lot."

"And now there is a new Doctor here! What the hell is this about?"

Lance rose his eyebrows at Tony. "I'm right here, you have my full attention, and there's no reason to shout. And certainly, no reason to swear in front of the ladies. You are a gentleman, and that's considered rude. You can swear at me as much as you will ever want. But, I insist, you never swear around any ladies."

Tony seemed disarmed for a moment.

Lance reminded him. "You were saying something about John."

"Even when he's here, he doesn't think about me!"

"It's okay to be angry about that."

"Why?"

"John is a busy man. And I know you don't want to hear that, but he really is. And all of these feelings are right to have. But, you can't let them….swallow you up. You can't feel like this all of the time. You cannot continue to let this anger control you. Today, it's throwing a ball. Years from now, it could be much worse. People's lives could depend on what you decide to do in that instant. You are so much more clever than that. And gaining control over your temper is a very hard thing to do. This is the reason you practice. You are old enough to do this now. Begin today. Begin this moment. It's a very hard thing to learn. Believe me, I know. But, I will help you. All of the Quauhtin will."

"You don't have a temper."

"Oh, but I used to. I learned to control it."

"How?"

"Everyone has to figure that out for themselves. What works for me, probably won't work for you."

Tony had calmed down. Lance still hadn't realized he could use both of his arms. His full attention was towards Tony in that moment. Everyone in the kitchen was watching and listening to what he told the young man.

Lance turned and pointed at Samuel. "This is Sam. He's a good friend of mine, and of your Mum and Dad's. He's not here to replace anyone. I can see why that might seem that way."

"John's always gone."

"I know. It would make sense to have another Doctor here. But, that's not what's happened. I promise you."

"Then why is he here?"

"I'm nothing but honest with you, Tony. Because I respect you. I can't tell you why he's here. John has asked me not to. But, I will tell you that he's a friend, and there's not any reason to be cross with him, or John, about it."

Tony sighed. "I'm really sorry, Lance."

Lance pointed up at Jane. "You didn't throw the ball at me."

Tony looked up at Jane. "I'm very sorry, Jane."

Jane smiled at him. "I'm alright."

"But, she might not have been." Lance told him. "So, this is what I'm going to tell you. In our family, we have something you should know about. You will find, throughout your life that you need to ask for help. The times you need it the worst, will the hardest times to ask."

"Why?"

"Because you're certain you're going to get into trouble. Maybe, you've made a mistake. Maybe you did something you thought would be the right thing, but it turned out badly. In those cases, you can come to any of us. Well, myself, Lewis, Legate, Poltious, and say, 'Yubroarus tuo'clite taglars meo'yama.' That means, 'I need help.' When you call upon that Ancient Right, the person you ask for help, cannot shout, or punish you. You know you have done something, or was about to do something, that you need help with. None of us walk through life alone. Don't think you have to. You have help. So many who love you. Don't think for a second that you don't."

"I can't remember what to say."

"Not now. But, you will. For now, just ask one of us, 'I need some help.' And we'll know what it means. Alright?"

Tony nodded his head. "Alright. Lance?"

"Yes, Tony."

"I need some help."

"How can I help you?"

"Can you ring John and let me speak to him?"

Lance grinned and nodded his head. "It would be my pleasure. And it might save your life from your Mum."

Jackie sat back at the bar. "Boy, if that's not the damn truth."

Lance took Tony's hand and walked into the sitting room with him. They sat on the sofa together and using Lance's phone, they rang the Doctor.

Jackie groaned, "I'm so sorry, Jane. He's….ugh."

Jane shook her head. "It's really alright. He's young-"

"But, Lance is right." Lewis insisted. "He has to start this now. Otherwise, it's only going to get worse."

Samuel picked back up his coffee. "I never knew he was like this."

"Legate was like this." Lewis told them. "Lance had that same talk with him, many times."

"Legate doesn't have a temper, now." Rose told them.

"That's true. He seems so calm." Jane agreed.

"It wasn't always that way. He was about that age too when we introduced the Ancient Rights to him. I think it's a good idea for Tony. I wish I had thought of it."

Jackie shook her head. "Well, I'm grateful. He's been in a right state lately. I don't think my blood pressure has ever been so high."

Rose smiled back at her Mum. "I'm the good child out of us."

"Oh, I wouldn't go that far." Jackie insisted and returned to her tea.

Jane looked at Lewis, "What are these Ancient Rights?"

Lewis sipped his tea. "Well, it contains a lot of things. But, the one Lance is referring to is the Right of Yubroarus. Of help. It's something within our family. Old, Quauhtin families."

Jane remembered, "That morning when the children showed up at my flat, Arles said something that sounded like that."

Sam grinned, "Yubroarus tuo'clite taglars meo'yama. Oh yes, he did. We were in deep trouble, and we knew it."

Rose smiled, "How old of a tradition is this?"

"Very old. No one is sure where it began." Lewis told them.

"I bet Lartius has used it a few times." Rose teased.

"Lartius has almost broken it. In fact, Martiea, the Queen, doesn't even allow him to use it any longer." Lewis grinned.

They all laughed with Lewis.

Samuel looked at Jane. "So, going to Caihiri?"

Jane sipped her coffee and smiled. "Yes. I can't even believe I've agreed to it. Another planet? I must be mad."

Sam smiled and sat on top of the cabinet. "It's a beautiful place. Take your camera. You'll be extremely busy with photos there. Lots of….yellows and blues. The sunsets are amazing."

"Gosh, I haven't even thought about it. Rose, I'm sorry. I should have asked if you need me-"

Rose smiled. "It's completely alright. Go, have a great time. Although, I think we probably all need to go shopping."

Lewis rose his eyebrow at Rose. "Shopping? For what?"

"She's going on holiday. She needs something to wear." Rose insisted.

Jackie nodded her head. "And a laptop it sounds like."

Lance and Tony got off of the sofa. Lance picked Tony up and watched as he climbed into the nets with Genie. Then he joined the rest in the kitchen.

Jane handed him his tea. "And you have two good arms."

He looked surprised at both of his hands, "You're right! I do!"

Lewis laughed. "Gosh." Then he mumbled something to Lance in Quauthin.

Lance playfully smacked his brother in the chest. "I'll show you a head injury."

Lewis doubled over laughing. "I should have put money on that. Damn! What an opportunity I have missed."

Lance looked back at Jane and shook his head.

"Your brother loves you." Jane laughed.

Sam put his coffee cup in the sink. "Well, I probably need to get back to New York. I'm anxious to see what is going on there."

Jackie smiled. "Come by the house tonight for dinner."

"You're cooking?" Sam groaned.

Jackie threateningly rose her eyebrow at him. "Stop being like John. I'll smack that right out of you."

Sam laughed at her. "Thank you, but we have plans tonight. I'll see you soon, though."

Rose smiled, "We're going shopping. Do any of you need anything?"

"Nah. We're sorted. Thanks." Sam smiled at his Mum.

Rose's phone rang. She took the call and walked away from the kitchen.

Sam pointed at Lance. "You, can go to Caihiri as soon as you would like. Just work on your fine motor skills for me. Picking up small things. Maybe use a light ball if you have one."

Lance nodded as he sipped his tea. "Fine motor skills. Okay."

"Writing. Drawing. Anything like that. Be creative."

"I just need to find a ship someone will let me borrow." Lance told him.

"Just ask Dad to borrow one of the smaller ones on the Asclepius." Sam suggested. "Caihiri isn't that far."

"That's true." Lance sipped his tea. "He says it's fine."

Jane smiled at Lance. "That's so strange."

Lance took Jane's hand in his and smiled at her.

Lewis looked up at Rose on the phone. "She on with John?"

Lance shook his head, "He says he's not on the phone with anyone, so no."

"Gosh. I've never seen her so cross at him." Jackie insisted. "What did he even do? Sam, I know you know."

Sam threw his hands up. "I'm out of that. And I recommend you lot remain out of it, as well."

Lewis grinned, "Voice of experience here, son?"

Samuel tapped the display that appeared on his arm. "Years of experience. Mum and Dad are absolutely the definition of disguising. I promise you that this entire thing, is really not that big of a deal. Dad has always had the rule with all of us children, that it is simply none of our business when they are cross with one another. And having said that, I've already said too much. It's not my place to say anything."

Samuel popped away.

Jackie shook her head. "Well, he's as helpful as a toothache."

Lewis sat his cup in the sink. "Clearly, it's none of our business. Which is what John's telling me when I ask him about it now."

Lance shook his head. "I'm actually good, not knowing."

Rose walked back in the kitchen. "Alright, shopping. I could do with some retail therapy. Where did Sam go?"

"It's none of our business." Lewis teased.

Rose rolled her eyes. "You are being weird."

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