Chapter 3

When Marcus and Didme came down after reuniting after centuries for three days! I began to explain in better detail what I was offering. They listened closely and Didme was all for it, just to be able to eat and sleep again! Marcus was interested just as much he just was afraid of what Aro will try to do to them. After some quiet discussion between the two they agreed to join us, both as traditional vamps and dragons but also when we leave, they want to come also. He even suggested Jane and Alec to come, since we had met, and I changed him like I did to Jane. They have looked to me as a brother, plus Aro has been getting on their nerves a lot over the last couple of hundred years.

We did the usual we waited for Marcus to call them or text them to call when they are alone. It was forty-five minutes later when they were able to call, after Marcus told them what I was offering? They wanted to go also! They had made so many enemies over the centuries, mostly because Aro used them as his main deterrent and execution force.

So, I summon them from where they were out looking for Marcus, we gave them potions to change them into traditional vampires. Then came the other potions, Marcus needed to look 18 again he looked terrible! After all potions were done, we began everyone on meditating. By everyone that includes the Bennett ladies, Jeremy, the entire Mikaelson family. We must deal with Dalia, she should be here soon.

After everyone had their dragon form, we began to explain how we step out of time to train for up to a year. I had to make several copies of rings and pendants, then go over what everything does and what is loaded in each one. I also told them I would give them their own trunk mansion after we finished with training all fifteen people. It went great! We had a few laughs Jasper was showing some of his moves, Bella and I would show some self-defense moves. We even showed some of our martial arts training we had been able to get in the last year at three days a week.

Once we were done and everyone that wanted a trunk got one with a full vault of galleons, they gave them to me for they wouldn't be able to melt them down. I know we tried! I even used a high-powered laser in one of our labs, and it still wouldn't melt or burn thru it! So, each trunk had approximately 350,000 galleons times that by 15 or so. I will be rich when we get there, when we get there that is!

Everyone said they wanted to meet up every weekend to train to get better, plus with Jane and Alec now with their mates are going with us? They want to be the best they can be, so they all are enrolling in college with us. It's a good thing summer break is almost here! We need a break! Sue and Charlie are in heaven with all us kids running around, then all of us guys go fishing or hunting on weekends. We get in on some of the big games on tv, but I would rather spend my time with Bella.

When college summer break rolled around finally, we all decided to take three weeks and go to Disney world! Most of the vampires had never been to the parks and found them noisy and to crowded. But they had fun anyway! The only ones that didn't want anything to do with us was Elena, Damon, and Stefan. It was fine with me! I couldn't stand to put up with Damon for very long and Elena was a big whiney baby. Though when we got back, she was miffed she wasn't invited! But they did ask her to join us! She said three weeks was too long to be around several of our group. Other than that, the drama has been kept to a bare minimum, thank god for small mercies!

When Marcus, Didme, Jane, Eric her mate, Alec, and Alice his mate isn't out traveling around they stay with us. They only stay gone a week at a time most of the time, but I try to keep an eye out for Aro!

We are five weeks into our summer break when Bella finally goes into her heat cycle, I have to say dragon sex on a whole new level! After about four days of nonstop sex. She laid our first clutch, the book said three to five is average. But we don't do average she laid eight eggs, so I do my part in our dragon hut and wrap myself around them and Bella. And two weeks I am starving! Bella drags a cow in for me and the little ones to share, when I eat two cows with a little help from Bella and the kids, we clean up the mess. Then we introduce them to their cousins from Leah. Sue and Charlie are ready for their own clutch. It must have been something with the time of the year because several others went thru their heat cycle. So, we ended up with a yard full of dragonlings, it's easy to tell which belong to their parents. And on average they all had three to five dragonlings, Jasper and Monica had six. For some reason our kids play better with each other than the other of the group.

"Well, we called this meeting to let you all know we will not be travelling to the next realm for at least seven years. That is how long it will take for our kids to transform to their human form. If you are wondering how old, they will be? The book stated that they will be at thirteen to fifteen in age, and it will take them thirty years to reach the age of 18. After that the aging comes almost to a stop it's that slow."

"How long between heat cycles? I ask because we could have kids running out of our ears soon." Sheila asked concerned.

"The book was vague on that, but what I got from it was every forty to fifty years. So, I wouldn't worry about it, the kids won't be interested in a mate for at least that long. So, by the time you hit another cycle they might have found their mate about that time?"

"Really? What about how kids like to have sex and experiment before they reach adulthood?" leave it to Charlie to ask about sex then blush!

"They may if they find someone to accept a no strings attached relationship, or as they say a friend with benefits." Bella said also now she is blushing! Hm I wouldn't mind taking her upstairs and ravage her. Ow Jasper just smacked me in the back of my head!

"Tone that shit down Alex, or we might end up with a massive orgy like that one time!" Jasper whispered, it just made me grin. Thus, it caused him to roll his eyes at me, Bella heard the entire thing and was giggling.

"So, we won't get pregnant with our normal sex every day?" Jane asked, and several people was very interested in my answer.

"Nope, it's the best birth control ever! So, if you are wasting money on any you can stop. If you were on something you noticed, you still laid a clutch? Well nothing can stop it or, so I have read."

"Cool! Sex without worry, that is even better."

"But you can still get a normal girl pregnant, so we will need to drill this into our kids heads when they get older." Bella informed them

We had a massive cookout when we were done with our little meeting. I bought one of those grills you tow behind a vehicle, like the ones they use for big events. It's about the size of a double bed, and you cook on either side. And we go thru a ton of meat every month, some like to cook over charcoal and some like gas. This grill is set up with both, one on each side. We are having a movie night tonight and today we have practice with magic. A few want to use the firing range also. Jasper and I are always wrestling, and others join in, sometimes I can win even!

The Cullen family show up about once every three months, they didn't want to be part of anything to do with dragons. Well, Emmett did but Rose put her foot down! She said he wasn't mature enough! Well duh! He must put up with all of you party poopers.

When we begin our second year of college, we have several new people to join us, all six from Volterra then the few Mikaelson's that wanted to give it a try and cause a little mischief. Henrik is a senior with Seth and Jeremy, we managed to get him up to speed over the summer. Jasper is enjoying the challenge of keeping up with me in class, normally he is at the top. But now he must try to stay up there with me, he says I cheat because I aint normal! I just say he doesn't have room to talk. We should have a quiet year, hopefully.

Over the next couple of years, it has remained quiet, and several that are coming with us are taking science and tech classes with us. Henrik, Seth, and Jeremy are always hanging out with Jasper and me. If we aren't helping them study, we are in the shop building new gadgets, some we may turn in for extra credit. Kol comes to hang out with us and we go cause a little mayhem! But away from home, we don't need the sheriff to get crabby with us. The kids might decide to eat her!

It's been four long years in college when we all finally graduated most everyone said, "its official we hate school!" I of course have several companies trying to get me to sign on, I am thinking about furthering my education. When I mention this, everyone thought I was nuts! I just mention we might need some of the higher math and science skills. They all just groan and agree so we signed up for at least another year, at least we don't have to worry about the stupid core classes!

Every break we have gone somewhere for a vacation, Renee has made it her mission to annoy all of us! She found out about our dragonlings and made such a fuss about how cute they were. The kids run and hide when she comes over, of course we can't run off and leave them. So, we made a trunk kennel. It has plenty of room for them to play, and we go in to visit them when we get back to the hotel. And if we are close to a big enough wooded area? We turn them loose to hunt with us!

I hate the Gemini coven! They show up trying to drain magic from anyone who has any, well unlucky for them? I knew they were coming, and we prepared for them. One of the techniques to pull power from the universe when you are focused enough? We used that to push too much magic into them and burned them out! Now they are just normal everyday humans, that know about the supernatural world. And they will not leave us alone! They want me to help them get their magic back only better, I take it Damon had run his stupid mouth!

I did offer to help them, but they will not be a siphon like before, now they will have their own magic. The deal was we never see them ever again! I also found out Damon has been running his mouth about things he shouldn't! So, me and a few others are going to pay him a visit! We walk into his boarding house and I stick his ass to the ceiling!

"Hello Damon! We hear you are running your mouth off about certain things that you shouldn't! Why is it that?" I growl out

"Oh, sorry but you are just too easy to bring up with so many living under one roof! And you don't invite me over!"

"If certain organizations get wind of us? I will turn you human find a cold one have him change you! Then repeat the process!"

"Like who maybe I will give them a call!" Damon is pissing me off! "and I thought you didn't have a cure for vampirism? And no, I don't think I want to know what three days of having your body dropped into lava feels like. Fine I will keep my trap shut! But you're always having so much fun without me!" oh great now he is whining!

"I will tell you one thing. If the government comes snooping? You will be a chew toy before you die!" Jasper isn't any better inclined to believe this worthless dumbass! He must have felt him lying thru his teeth.

So, I use him to rearrange his house! I send him thru walls destroy the bar, while using him as the wrecking ball! The others are chuckling at him, when I am done, I stick him to the ceiling again and we leave. About that time Stefan comes home and raises an eyebrow, I shrug.

"He needs to learn how to keep his mouth shut, and he will stay stuck until I feel like letting him down." The others are laughing as we leave.

It was three weeks and I had to go let Damon down! The sheriff came and asked if I would! It was a not a request but a polite demand. So, he is smirking when I walk in, I slam him thru the floor to the basement. And I stuck him to the floor!

"There, he is no longer stuck to the ceiling, you can inform the sheriff of that fact later." I smirk as he tried to get up, then I walk out

Its two weeks later the sheriff stops me in a road block. Well, Bella, and she starts giving us crap about nothing we are responsible for! There are two police cruisers in the way, so I force them to the ground and flatten the cars and roll them up like a rug! Then we leave them naked in the middle of the road!

A week later she politely asked me to release Damon, so we go, and I release him. Now he is floating around the room, I grin and go to leave. She stops me! And says I owe her for the two cruisers.

"How do I owe you for two cars? I wasn't driving them or didn't run into them. I seem to recall you harassing us for no reason sheriff, and we have it on tape. Try again." I glare, and she steps back

"What is it between you two? Why are you picking a fight with Damon?"

"Sorry? But he started it by running his mouth, I am just proving to him to keep his trap shut. This is nothing compared to what I could unleash on his arrogant ass! You don't seem to know this about him, but he will stab you in the back if it suits him."

"I would listen to Alex sheriff, my brother brought this on himself. And he just got you to drag yourself in the middle." Stefan adds

"I see, well then Damon I suggest you find another patsy to get you out of hot water. I see what he can do, and I bet it isn't even a fraction of what he can do! You will not have any issues with me Alex, though could you do something about the two cars?" she asked nicely

I snap my fingers and two perfectly restored police cruisers appear in the driveway, she nods and walks over to call her guys to come collect said cars. Her parting words were, "see what I mean Damon!"

"So, what is it to be Damon? I could bring the roof down on your head, but Stefan still lives here." That made Stefan chuckle

"What are you laughing at you traitor? Fine I will stay out of your business and you will stay out of mine! I give you my word."

I release him, and he tries to attack me Jasper has him thru the wall before he can blink.

"My brother just gave you a chance. And what do you do? You try to attack him! Stefan? Will you miss this pain in the ass?" Jasper was in major mode, this is the second time I have witnessed it.

"I will let you make this call Jasper, he has always been this way. Insufferable ass that he is, but you did give him two chances and he showed his true colors."

"I will give ya one more chance, but you try anything else? I rip you apart! No one messes with my family." He whispered then snapped his neck then broke all his arms and legs, then tossed him back in the hole.

"Thank you, he is still my brother. But I am even getting tired of him."

That was the last we seen or heard from Damon, he left town. One pain in the ass down and another takes his place! Now the Volturi have gotten wind of where their three former members are. I see them coming this weekend, oh joy! At least we can kill these ass hats! When he does show up, he has five guards along with the other king Caius. They are shocked to see two younger Marcus and Didme standing next to us with Alec now aged to 21 with Jane and their mates. To top it all off they are all traditional vampires, or they might appear human to them? Who knows what is running around in that pea brain of his?

"Marcus it's good to see you are well, we couldn't hardly believe the informant that told us where to find you. And here you found Didme? How is this even possible?"

"I can't say we are glad to see you Aro. After all you were the one to kill me! Your own sister!" Didme looks ready to tear him apart.

"Yes, I am sorry about that. But you see you were going to take Marcus away and I couldn't have that. Now you all come along, we will get you changed back, and we will forget about this little vacation you took."

"I think not Aro. We aren't going back to that dank hole you call a castle. I am more interested in who your informant was." Marcus asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Now brother you know you can't really leave us your family. What could you possibly see in these people anyway? It also occurs to me that they know our secret and you know the laws on that? Change or die. Now what will it be? I would like to know who is so powerful to change you back to human and bring back my dead sister."

"You waste time with mindless prattle Aro! Let's just be done with this as they are human anyway!" Caius is a blow hard I see.

"It won't do you any good, let me ask you this. How would you like to go thru the change all over again? Because if you don't leave? You might get lucky and do that or die which is also fine. Oh, I am Alex by the way, and the one to bring your sister back from the other side."

"Well, you would make for a powerful vampire Alex. Get him Jane and Alec, and you will both be forgiven." He was eyeing me and Bella

"I don't think so Aro, we have had enough of you and that hole you call a castle. We are happy right where we are, the world has changed. And if you don't change with it? It can turn ugly really quick." Jane was seething and wanted to turn loose on him, I give her a nod.

"I see, well it's the hard way, I guess. Get them and save all you can."

I snap my fingers and they can't move. Jane cuts loose on their prone ass making them all scream, which they don't notice us pouring potion down their throats until it's too late. After several minutes they are all human again! We crack up laughing when they drop to the ground when I released them.

"I did warn you to leave, now as to if you live past this, we will have to see what you say here on out."

"You turned us human again? How is this possible? You owe us your allegiance and we protect the secret!"

"Aro, if we go by your rules then you have to be turned or be killed. Which shall it be? I myself am leaning to your death, what about you Didme? Shall we get revenge on your brother?" Marcus had a glint in his eyes as he said this. She only smiled and blurred over and smacked her brother breaking his jaw.

"Ow that looked like that hurt Aro, care to rephrase that? You see they are not human either, they are traditional vampires. They are faster and stronger than you were. Well, I guess now also. So, you have a choice! Walk away and never threaten us again, or you die a slow and painful death." Caius glowered at me I just grin and flip him off! I don't think he knew what the gesture meant.

"Fine! We shall go and leave you be. But we will be watching you."

"No Caius you won't! For one very important reason, we no longer are under your jurisdiction in the supernatural world. We fall under the witch and warlock category now." Marcus said grinning

We watch as they had to carry an unconscious Aro out and they have to walk a long way because they ran here. A couple followed to make sure they weren't planning anything. Well, and maybe torture them some! We have a quiet year after that, we enjoy it too. The kids are now six years old and within the next year they will change into their human self. It's a good thing! They are about the size of a horse or some are bigger. We spend as much time with them that we can, we teleport them with us to the ranch once a month to torment Peter! Charlotte is always happy to see us, we must buy extra cattle every couple of months now.

We have had a meeting with this last year of school we are all done with we asked. Who would be making the trip? So, it looks like it will be Marcus, Didme, Jasper, Monica, Jane, Eric, Alec, Alice, Bella, myself, and all our kids. A few wanted to come but the unknown was the deciding factor.

"Well, when we do leave everyone can keep using the house here. I will be buying up supplies to sell for credits or what have you. When I am done what is left will be for you family to use to keep the place in top form. You will after all live a very long time."

"Just how much did you manage to make playing the stock market? And what are you going to buy?" Charlie asked

"Well, Alex got the liquid assets to over a billion in the last six years. That was with the already several hundred million he started off with. But we will be buying rare metals and some gems to sell dad, why?"

"I was just curious on how you my kids would get by. Do you think we will ever see you again?" Charlie asked holding Sue tight.

"Sure, we can always come back. I just need to figure out how to pick where I want to go, and when. Dad made it look so easy. So, I won't know how easy until we actually try and travel."

"You didn't answer us on what you're going to buy. Maybe we could help you out in that department. We have been around for a thousand years, well a few of us has." Nik cringed at the look his siblings gave him

"Sure, platinum, gold, silver, titanium, and I thought about some fine wines maybe some stogies. You know hard to get here might be useless there, or not. Like gold and silver coins could be a big sell, where ingots would hard to sell without bringing attention to ourselves. We will also be taking several different forms of cash, we may end up on earth like this one. Or, we could be in the future, or a completely different universe." They all nod.

Nik and Elijah came over and we started planning to buy in small quantities until we are ready to leave. They even had some good ideas for other metals to buy like tungsten. The rest of the day we just tossed ideas around about some of the different worlds that we could see. Then we watched sliders and we had to wonder just how accurate that show could be. The same world with different outcomes, they could be small or monumental. Then there is the fact that some could be nothing like our universe.

The day finally came when our kids began to transform into their human selves, we had naked teens running around everywhere! We didn't know what sizes to buy ahead of time, so we bought a variety. Once we had our kids cornered, we discover they were doing it on purpose. They know everything that their parents know. I feel sorry for the kids with vampire parents, the crap they must have got from them. They informed us that just because we have gone streaking and skinny dipping didn't mean they couldn't enjoy freedom also!

Our kids are a little smartass and a genius mixed in, they take to magic like they were born to it. And on the science and so on? They got all my knowledge and my dad's. I got lucky and had six boys and two girls, Jasper has three girls and three boys. Once we get all, and I do mean all kids cornered and clothed we took them shopping. We had to go in groups, eight teenagers will not fit in one vehicle. So, we took two I had the boys and Bella had the girls. Somehow this will come back to bite me in the ass I just know it!

It took us a couple of months to rein in the kids, it wasn't like they were misbehaving. Nope, they all asked questions about stuff…constantly. This is also when Jasper and I was finishing our final project for school, I combine my fuel less generator with our new antigravity engine. We were tempted to install it into a car, but we figure it would to be tempting for someone to steal. Plus, how do you explain a flying car? That would get us on the wrong radar quickly! I don't want to be in the government's cross hairs… ever! If we aren't already that is, you know like those that have the special Kool-Aid? That kind of cult or following doesn't end well.

I know we said we were done with college, but we couldn't sit around and do nothing. That is why we are presenting our last invention to our teacher, and we must make it clear we are not handing it over. It would only disappear… along with us most likely. We again were at the top of the class, and on several others shit list. Oh well we will not be seeing them anymore.

Now that we are all done with college! We are taking the kids to Disney World. Well, at least this time they will get to go and not hide in our room in the trunk. Then we will all just travel for weeks at a time then go home for a time, then go see something else. The kids are really interested in the movies and games of where we might go. They inherited my reading everything by touch, so books don't go over too well. We plan to leave in a year or less we haven't really nailed down a time yet. But we keep our mansion stocked and the surplus trunk has stuff going in it every week.

When it was decided time to go? We had a big beach party on isle Esme, the first thing all the kids did was shuck their clothes off and streak out to the beach. We just shrug and join them, well Bella and I would have but she jumped me. We didn't leave our room for three days!

We spent a month with everyone on the island, this was the first time all the kids were together for more than a couple of hours. But we all had a blast! We went and picked up my last shipment and packed it in the surplus trunk. Jasper, Marcus, Jane, and Alec all have their own surplus trunk in case we get separated or they need to buy something. So, when we teleported back to the island, we were going to leave the next day. So, we all took advantage of the beach and wonderful coral reef. Oh, and we got to munch on a few sharks before we had to leave, they were tasty. The next day we took an hour to say good bye, Charlie was tempted to tag along to keep us kids out of trouble!

I then concentrated like I did for time travel and opened a portal to another realm I was the last to go thru so I could hold it open. When I stumbled thru, yeah, I know what an entrance! I look around to get my bearings, oh crap! Right realm wrong universe! We ended up on Atlantis and we are submerged! I hope we have enough power to hold until we can get her back up to full strength! So, I walk up to the command platform and mentally connect with Atlantis and raise the command pedestal. Okay, here goes nothing, it's a good thing we have kept our mental training going the last nine years.

"Atlantis, I Alexander Bright take control of the city ship Atlantis. Do you comply?"

"Greetings Alexander, command confirmed high counselor. Will there be any more additions at this time?"

"No not yet Atlantis, can you tell me if a woman from earth is in a cryogenic chamber? And what are our power reserves currently at? Also, we will need access to the information download and how much we can all take."

"Correct, there is a Dr. Weir in a cryogenic chamber. According to her records you are thirty years before her arrival the first time. Power reserves are at 18% it will not last much longer if you explore the ship for very long. The chair interface is down the hallway and to the left, I will be able to scan each individual at each time."

"Is there a planet near that will have adequate raw material we will need to get you up to full power and maybe update also? If so, is there mining drones and a gate on that planet?"

"There is one, but it doesn't have a breathable atmosphere, there are drones but no gate. Why may I ask do you want to use a gate? The raw material there will be enough to build new solar collectors and drones. The collectors take thirty days to charge one module."

"Okay, I will shrink a gate take a puddle jumper to the next planet, then setup the drones to send the material thru the gate when they have enough for each load. We need to begin downloads; can you show me which planet I am going to after I get my download?"

"Certainly, high counselor. I will show you in the chair; it will be easier for you to access the information from there. I must say they never once thought of sending material thru a gate, they always used ships. Sir your DNA has you at 95% Alteran and your brain usage is able to take everything I would cut back on the history to relevant facts."

"Good, I also will cut out any art and music stuff like that."

"Confirmed, I will slow the download down, it will take twenty minutes to the couple of minutes they usually did. Just relax and let it and don't focus on anything just yet. Wait till after the download is finished before you try to focus on any one thing sir. Beginning now."

The download wasn't uncomfortable but the urge to stop and focus on one thing was tough to keep down. When it was done, I used the interface to see what my flight path would be. It would be quicker to teleport there wearing a suit. So, I do just that I get the location pictured in my mind and get a spare stargate shrink it then grab a shield and put it over my suit and teleport over and set up the stargate. Then I must use my power to bring the drones to full power and set them to send shipments thru the gate. I then set up a signal for them to send telling us it is them, so we can put down the shield. I tweak the drones to be more productive and get us material faster.

Once I was done, I teleported back to the command deck and began setting up the shield and recording what the signal will be coming from the drones when they send a shipment thru. Then I begin to meditate on everything I just learned, with perfect recall it was easy to know what I needed to do to the drones. I then look at the collectors and I tweak them to fill three in less than two weeks. When the first shipment came thru, I got up and order triple nanites and began building the new collectors. It would only be a couple of hours before they would have three done and in orbit of the star. I then went back to meditating for a couple more hours, when there was another shipment coming in, I noticed everyone was meditating around me. I set this load to upgrading the module hub, how they could expect this ship to survive off three is beyond me.

"Atlantis? Set the nanite swarm to reconfigure the power nodes to increase module capacity from three to fifteen. Then once those are done, we will work on your shield and cloak issue. Have the collectors been launched?"

"Yes, counselor there are three in orbit of the star, three more are just finishing. I must ask, how did you come up with adding so many modules? And what did you have in mind for the shield and cloak issue?"

"I thought we could run a modulation thru the simulator to see what you think if it could work? I looked at your power drop issue when you launch and concluded it to be not enough power. Let's face it three wasn't enough even I could see that. So, this way you get five in three different locations, so that way all the power isn't in one area. And please call me Alex, I didn't realize you could talk to the crew."

"I could but the last high counselor was an old fart! He didn't let me voice any questions or offer my input on anything. I am curious how did you know about me anyway? And how did you come to be here? I didn't read any active wormhole, just a strange energy reading then there you all were."

I then explain what and where we are from and what could have happened had we not come and interfered. I even got out our copies of the show that we had on our hard drive. She then began a new file from our earth on everything from music, movies, video games, and books. I even had all my college material put on and we could compare how far off we were. That night we kept ten people up per shift, to make sure things ran smoothly. If they didn't have anywhere to send the material, they were to send it to the hoppers.

The next day a few of us tackled the shield issue and come up with a good modulation that would work. Then I had help figuring out on some secondary weapons plasma cannons and ion cannons. We then set everything up in three. Redundant power and shield emitters, even I know you don't put all your money on one horse. We began looking at the wormhole drive and star drive. We decided to add step out of time and out of phase along with dimension drive once we figured out how to copy what I did when we arrived.

We couldn't do anything until the first modules were beamed on board, we had enough with the first batch to get us to full power. Then we ran sensor sweeps and sent the nanite plague to the sun along with the energy vampire entity. Now we can set the swarms to really go thru each system on the entire ship. The first thing we did was went and expanded the hoppers like our trunks. The entire two weeks the kids and Jasper have been working on a new ship design, from what we could see? The aurora class battleship was nothing to sneeze at, but still it looked like you stuck pieces here and there. We also decided we hate the puddle jumper! They are only good for up to six people for a limited amount of time, and if you were caught in a fight? You were screwed!

"So, Jasper are we in agreement on this new ship design? We can setup two docks to building them. But we must do something about the puddle jumper, we all agree they suck!"

"I say we go for it once Atlantis is back to 100%, we begin building the new class of battleship. Then, we tackle the puddle jumper, why what do you have planned brother?"

"I have been tossing around a few ideas, and I agree we wait until we are at full strength then begin building those new ships. What about that defense grid they tossed aside? I think we could tweak it and make it work, we could add step out of phase, so they take an entire planet out of phase to protect them. Plus, we need to start building our little social satellites to spy on the snakes in the milky way."

"Why did I let you talk me into being a counselor again? Oh right! Who can say no to you? But seriously I don't mind helping out and its nice to be back in a command type role."

"Yeah, I thank you for that Jasper, we will need your tactical mind soon if we tangle with the snakes and these space vampires. How soon will we be at 100%?"

"I think sometime tomorrow, it isn't easy adding new weapons to where they won't be in the way. Plus, we must run all new power conduit to each cannon. Then, add the triple backup generators for each. I am glad you got that particle physics down, I had to scratch my head more than once in that class!"

Once the word was given, we watched as the docks came to life and began building our bigger and sleek new battleships. I began putting together a plan for a shuttle, that would incorporate magic. It would be a fourth the size of the alpha class but shrink to puddle jumper size. The next big thing was it would shrink down to the size of a football and we could carry it around with us. It could be run on a crew of ten but would hold a thousand in an emergency. But they wouldn't have to stay on there. How you ask? It has a gate room just like its big sister, so we could beam people up and send them thru the gate to Atlantis!

It took me a couple of weeks to work out the steps to make it shrink and enlarge again, then there was the issue of the feather lite charms for when it was the size of a football. They needed to activate then and deactivate when shuttle size, maybe? It could help it move faster with it not weighing anything! Hm time to do some calculations with help from Atlantis and my kids.

I must keep conjuring up blood bags for our vampire family, we aren't stupid enough to walk thru the gate and announce, "we are here!" so with my own dock I began to build the new shuttle the kids came down to help so did Jasper. Though he thought I was building a scout vessel for the size it was. I would go expand certain areas when they were complete, like the hoppers and most rooms. The bridge or command deck was our added piece of brilliant. The aurora has windows and lots of them, so what happens if one gets blown out? Yeah, I don't want to find out either! So instead it's like a dome observatory where the entire space around the ship is shown. Kind of like a space bubble, but it can also be used as a monitor screen. You can even zoom in on stuff where a window you couldn't, you can even look behind you without moving!

With just a week to go on the alpha class my shuttle was finished! I shrunk her then picked her up and carried her to the jumper bay. I set her up and enlarged her to shuttle size, it wasn't quite torpedo shaped. But it was more of a wedge? Think of a piece of cake cut into a wedge, now cut off the point about a third. Now round it off on the edges and elongate it by what was cut off. It will slide right thru a stargate without having to worry about those pop out engines.

"Come on guys I want to show you our newest member, she is a real beauty. I haven't named her yet either, I was never good at coming up with a name."

"I have to say I was surprised to see this here, when did you have time to build this? I thought you was spending all your time on that new…shuttle? This looks familiar, is this that same shuttle? Alex show me I got to see this to believe it." Jasper was almost jumping with the excitement I was pushing out!

"Yes, this is the same ship! She can shrink on command to the size of a football. And you see the full-size version of her on the dock, so what shall we call her?"

"How about Alice? We went down the rabbit hole with this one brother. Or something like firecracker she packs a lot of firepower in such a tiny ship?"

"I see dad isn't the only one bad at picking names! Why not name her after your favorite ship? But the defiant class works for her, she defies all logic." Carlie my brightest daughter said while grinning.

"Well, I don't know if I should name her Normandy, what do you guys think? Or should we go with Alice? I like Alice. It fits with the defies all logic when she went down the rabbit hole. Let's ask her, shall we?"

"I like Alice also, save Normandy for one of my alpha sister ships. We are ready to launch when you are ready Alex, Atlantis said she is jealous I have a brand-new command deck."

"Well, I don't know if we could update the old one. But we could add a secondary one to be setup just like this one. What do you guys think?"

"I think one issue at a time Alex, let's see how baby bird flies shall we? So, who gets to sit in the chair?" Jasper asked you could tell he wanted to so bad, so I motion for him to take her out.

We clear the shield and then out of the water, it's not long before we are in space. We check to see if the shield modulation works like it's supposed to, and it does! We go to the next system over and scan the system to check to see who was home. We run across what appear to be bunkers? They aren't even to capacity, they are under a time stasis field and they could clearly hold eighty thousand. But have twenty between the three, I guess the space vampires had them before they could enter the bunkers.

"Well, shall we do a rescue mission? Beam them up and gate them to Atlantis? We still have a week to go before the alphas are ready to be tested. It's a good thing we got hydroponics up and going as soon as we had full power."

"I say we go for it Alex, you stay up here while I go down with three kids and work from one bunker then move to the next."

"Jasper, double check around the entrance for motion alarms just in case someone is monitoring them. And be careful kids, we are strangers here and they might still be upset to have lost everyone."

It took us three hours to finish pulling any tech we could. They were amazed with our new ship design. I had a few to remain on board that knew about where other bunkers might be located. We spent the rest of the week rescuing people and ripping tech from the bunkers. It was going on two weeks when they informed us that was all bunkers. Well bunkers for people anyway, we did find several science bunkers, but we didn't go near them yet. We dialed Atlantis and went thru a space gate and scared the crap out of everyone in the command deck. We watch them as they watch us rise to the jumper bay by tractor beam. Once we had everyone out, I commanded her to shrink then I tried that copy spell and made twenty-five copies of her. Then I made a copy of her until we had one hundred football sized shuttles sitting around the jumper bay. I then pick Alice up and sent her into my pendant, the guys standing around us were shocked beyond belief. I had the kids pick up the rest and put them in a safe place, until we need to put a few on the new alphas.

"I must say your grasp on manipulating zero-point energy is beyond anything we have been able to do. What else can you make copies of?"

"Most everything, except I haven't tried it on people. And I don't intend on trying any time soon. If you will excuse me, I have a wife I need to go see. Jasper if you could have everyone meet in the auditorium in let's go with three hours. That should put us on time for dinner, right?"

"Sure, brother three hours is enough time to say hello to my wife also!" we walk away chuckling.

For three hours Bella and I had sex without stopping until we had to go to our meeting. We met Jasper and Monica just outside our bedroom door, we all chuckle as we walk together to the auditorium. We walk up on stage and it got quiet, I look around for someone that is in charge.

"So, who is in charge around here? It got awfully quiet suddenly, is he here now?" my kids crackup and say it's you! Ya goof! "Oh, sorry I was just joking, now by my count we found almost 300,000 survivors? Am I correct in my count anyone?"

"Yes, we had someone take a censes as they came thru the gate. Are you our new high counselor?"

"Good question, I just took over when we arrived here and got Atlantis back up to power and upgraded her a little. But if you feel someone here is better suited? Please, I will step down gladly but before that we have two new battleships that needs a crew, if any among you are experienced and would like to work on them let someone know."

"I think I speak for everyone here when I say you are better at this than anyone in previous years. So, I would say you are stuck as high counselor. I am Gray leader of what is left of the Furling, what are your plans? Many here would like to get some payback and avenge our lost families." Wow he is tall and vaguely familiar, but where?

"Sorry, I was lost in thought for a second. Right, first we need to go thru and clean up any left behind tech in the Milky Way galaxy. It has also caused some issues or will be. We will retrieve the Dekara device and bring it back here and dial all the stargates and fire the device. Then we will have several ships by this point, and we will all spread out and check every corner for any space vampires. I know of at least two ships with your people in cryochambers, also one in dark space travelling at nearly light speed for the last 10,000 years. Now what we find in the other galaxy is questionable, but I know of at least one race has been abusing your left behind tech. we won't be able to pick up everything on the first pass, but I would like to see if perhaps there are more survivors stranded in ships. Any questions?"

There were several questions about how powerful we were and if they were okay following me. It was unanimous I was stuck as high counselor, for now anyway. They all began to understand just how much leaving tech laying around was a bad idea. For the most part they thought my plan was brilliant, I hate to see what their bad counselor would say. There were many to volunteer to crew the two new ships, after seeing the shuttle they wanted to see a full-time battleship.

It was a few days later that we were ready to launch, I wanted our hoppers to be full and all drone banks full. The alphas even have expanded hoppers, also many other areas are expanded to give it plenty of room. My kids were excited to get to work on the command deck of each ship, well yeah of course they helped design them, so they could answer many questions. Not all are my kids but they all like to work with me and I them. Gray has become my shadow with a couple of others I would say are body guards. Oh well I like him he is cool! Oh crap! Now I know where I have seen someone like him before. Harry Potter as the goblins, no wonder they were all greedy and cranky! They were bound! Gray notices my turn in emotions and doesn't say anything for several minutes. Then he asked, "what was on my mind?"

"Sorry, but I think I know what may have happened to your people in another realm. You will need to see this for yourself to get what I mean, and I am not positive how it happened."

"When do I need to see this evidence? Because we have yet to launch and don't plan on leaving until we have everything "squared away" as you put it."

"Now is good, and you could get word out to the others and we could all watch it all as one. That way we may be able to answer some of your questions, maybe."

He agreed and sent word for everyone to meet in the auditorium. We setup a screen or holo projector to watch the Harry Potter movies. At first, they were quiet since the goblins only made a brief appearance, but later in the movies when they learned about the goblin wars? There were lots of questions that we couldn't answer.

"I noticed that you have reservations Alex. Care to explain?"

"Uh, sure, I know only what you know so far. But I was wondering about this other realm, this realm not as many made it to earth for some reason. But on the other realm? A great many made it to earth. I am wondering if they didn't come up with the bunker plans or they left earlier?"

"I see your point about how little changes can alter different realities. So, if there are no survivors here in that realm then we might not be there either? You were right if we think about this very much it gives me a headache."

"Yes, see therefore I needed you to see this and for you to ask questions. We don't know everything, but we are always asking questions of how, what, where, and why did something happen."

"If say someone had ended the wraith before they got started? Then we would have lived our lives until earth sent their team here. I see what you mean by a little change can make a big difference in the long run."

Everyone just looked puzzled until then and they slowly nodded. We answered several other questions on possible outcomes, if anything it had more convinced to travel with us to the next realm.