Voltron Next Generation
Chapter 11
Twin rivals
By Cindra
Notes: I put colons between conversations denoting silent thought between two characters.
' Is what I call the Heartlink or private communication between a two characters usually a couple. Or in rare cases parent to sibling. (This is usually the way that soul mates talk to each other when they don't want anyone to know what they are saying.)
( )Twin link can't be heard by anyone but the other twin…or only if someone is extremely strong in his or her mental abilities.
** or italics That represents thoughts of the characters
(The Past- The Planet Ziare)
Nightfall on Planet Ziare, fifteen-year-old Princess Cassandra was pouting in her bedroom after getting caught following Sheena on one of her missions. "I'm fifteen! I wish that everyone would stop treating me like a child!" She threw herself on her bed and burst into tears.
Two teens watched from the balcony window. 'That's your mother?' Jenna frowned at the girl throwing a temper tantrum on her bed.
Matt's face was red with embarrassment. 'Don't remind me, Jenn. I'm trying to forget.' He groaned.
'This is crazy, Matt! Let's go find, Sheena. How your mother turned out like she is back home is beyond my comprehension.' She hissed at him in frustration.
'She can help us, Jenna. I can't go to my Grandparents and say…Hello. I'm your grandson from the future and I need your help to find Rand, only he happens to be the older version of the one here now!?' Matt's patience was wearing thin.
Six-year-old Myria sat in the corner of the balcony adjoining her sister's room. "Hello, who are you?" She asked softly.
Matt and Jenna jumped in surprise when they heard a tiny voice ask them who they were.
'We forgot about Aunt Myria.' He sighed in frustration.
Jenna rolled her eyes at Matt and went over to where the little girl was hiding. "We're friends…what's your name?" She asked softly.
"I'm Myria. Are you in trouble?" She whispered.
Jenna shook her head and replied. "No, but we are here to help Sheena."
Myria's tiny face became almost deadly serious. "Shea's with bad a person." She frowned.
Matt was now paying full attention to the little girl. "What bad person?"
"He's Rand. I saw him talking to even scarier man who vanishes." Myria frowned.
'Bingo!' Jenna and Matt grinned at each other.
(Back to the present on Arus)
Andy fled to her parents and the safety of the castle. She didn't seem to care that it was in the middle of the night.
Alex was up for her late night snack and arched a delicate brow in her sister's direction. (So what are you doing here?) She yawned sleepily, as she munched on her chocolate cake.
(Alex, I'm not in the mood, so please just leave me alone.) Andy felt what little control that she had left on her temper slowly slip away.
(It's nearly dawn, Andromeda. Did you and Eric have a fight?) Alex ignored her warning and continued to verbally spar with her.
(Alexandra Danielle, I will only warn you one last time. Leave me alone!) She hissed at her sister, as she struggled to leash her temper.
(Oh, did I hit a nerve!) Alex laughed with glee.
(I warned you!) Andy reached over to push Alex's head into her chocolate fudge cake, making sure to rub her face in it so that her whole face got the full treatment. (Next time listen!) She stalked out of the room.
Alex gasped, as she wiped chocolate frosting from her face. "Andromeda! Get back here!" She screeched at the top of her lungs, bursting into tears.
Chris sleepwalked by Andy in the hallway. "What's wrong with, Lexi?"
Andy didn't even stop to talk. :She just became one with her latest craving.: She muttered darkly.
Chris took one look at Andy's dark expression and ran to see about his wife.
*What am I doing! Why can't I stop myself!?* She felt panic entering her mind and raced for her parents rooms. She didn't have to go far, because she ran straight into her father's arms.
"What's wrong, baby? Why aren't you at home with Eric and the twins?" He was surprised when she buried her face against his chest and burst into tears.
"Daddy, its happening! I can feel my anger becoming more than I can control!" She sobbed.
"You and I are going to have a long talk about Rand and where Matt and Jenna are." Keith picked her up and carried her into the library where they could talk.
:You don't understand! I lashed out at Aunt Sheena! I attacked Eric and I just pushed Alexandra's face in her chocolate cake when she wouldn't leave me alone!: Andy was almost hysterical.
:Calm down, baby, you aren't making any sense.: Keith frowned at his usually calm and stable daughter.
:Rand is changing time, Daddy! He's gone back to fix his first relationship with Aunt Sheena! If Matt and Jenna don't stop him, I'll become something awful!: Andy wailed.
"Andromeda Marie Edwards Lawson, snap out of it!" Keith slapped her across her face. :You are letting your thoughts get to you. Darian and I helped you conquer your darker side and so did Dad! All Sheena did was help train you to fight!: He snarled at her.
"I think I hurt Eric, Daddy." Andy sniffled.
"It's no wonder, after you psyched yourself into thinking that you couldn't control your darker side. You're a good guy, not a villain. Being evil isn't in your blood; otherwise you wouldn't be flying any of the cats." Keith left her long enough to wake Nate, who wanted to strangle him over the viewing screen, to go check on Eric and the twins. "Lilly had a nightmare and couldn't sleep, so your mother is reading her a story in our room." He picked her up and carried her out of the room.
(Zaire in the past)
Jenna and Matt found themselves face to face with Sheena.
"Shea! You spy on me!" Myr pouted.
"You are supposed to be in bed, young lady. Who are your friends?" Sheena glared at Matt and Jenn.
"We're friends…please don't kill us." Matt eyed her warily.
"Why shouldn't I?" Sheena lifted her weapon towards his throat.
"Because, we're here to help prevent you from making the biggest mistake of your life," Jenna hissed, easily disarming her with her Bo Staff.
"And who might you be?"
Jenna stood only a few inches shorter than her opponent and was not afraid. "Rand's worst nightmare," She smiled.
"How do you know Rand?" Sheena demanded an answer.
"Let's just say that he's in my blood and leave it at that." Jenna snarled.
"Explain!" Sheena grabbed hold of a fist full of Jenn's hair.
"Figure it out yourself!" Jenna flipped Sheena over her shoulder and the balcony.
Luckily, Matt caught her by the arm and pulled her back up.
'We're here to get Rand! Not kill Aunt Sheena!' Matt snarled at Jenna.
'Sorry! She was drooling at you and she grabbed my hair!' Jenna hissed.
"This is no time for jealousy. There are lives at stake here! What would Uncle Keith, Andy, and Eric think of your actions! They're all counting on us!" Matt forgot where he was.
'Matthew, let's not shout out names of people, one of whom is suppose to be dead.' Jenna hissed.
"Sorry about that I lost my temper. Are you okay?" He asked Sheena.
"What do you want with Rand?" She asked shakily still dazed by her near death experience.
"We're going to take him back where he belongs." He explained.
"I don't understand. He belongs here in King Oran's forces. He co-leads the team with me." Sheena was lost and had no clue why they were here and why Jenna had Rand's eyes.
Cassie had finally calmed down enough to hear the commotion coming from outside and went to investigate. "What is going on out here?" She snapped at them. Then her gaze settled on Matt, as the light from her room illuminated Matt's drop dead gorgeous form. "Who are you and please tell me that you are here to see me." She purred at him.
Matt's jaw hung open at the sound of his mother's voice. "Actually, I'm here to help Sheena." He eyed her warily.
"Then why are you on my balcony." She smiled seductively at the boy, who was now blushing from head to toe.
"Back off, your highness, he's mine!" Jenna stood between Cass and Matt.
"We aren't from your time and the Rand that we're after is his older version! He's here to make sure that his younger self doesn't lose Sheena." Matt tried to explain why they were there in their time.
"Who are you?" Sheena glared at Jenna.
"I am Rand's daughter and if he doesn't leave you, the entire future, my future will change drastically."
"You are his what?!" Sheena hissed. "That explains who you are. Now who are you?"
They all looked at Matt.
Matt shrugged his shoulders in defeat. "Who I am is not important, besides you wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try us." Cass and Sheena hissed.
"Okay, but don't say that I didn't warn you. Cassie is my mother and you're sort of like my Aunt." Matt glared at the two girls, who were now laughing at him.
"Yeah, right, and my older brother is alive and the hunk that Ally has a hopeless crush on, leading that new Voltron Force on Arus!" Cassie snickered.
"Actually…no, it would be too much of a shock." Matt sighed in defeat. "Let's go find Rand, it's obvious that we went to the wrong people for help."
Jenna was about to follow Matt when she found herself face to face with the younger version of Rand. "He said that you would be older, but you're my age." He growled.
(Present Day Arus)
Nate was still grumbling when he entered Eric and Andy's home. "What in the world?" He frowned at the sound of wailing children and ran to check on the girls. "Hey, sweeties, what's wrong?" He walked into the room and the girls ran into his arms.
"Want mommy!" Jessie wailed.
"Daddy gone!" Jazzy wailed.
"Eric!" Nate shouted.
Eric desperately tried to free himself, before Nate could see his situation, but it was too late. "Not one word, Nate, or you'll lose your teeth!"
Nate pulled out his holo-cam. "This was well worth the untimely interruption. Smile for the camera."
Eric was not amused.
"So are you and Andy into that now?" He inquired in his best media impression.
"No! Now cut me loose!" Eric glared murderously at him.
Nate knew when to listen to his friend and did as he was told. "She didn't…" He tried to keep a straight face, as he tossed Eric his robe.
"Where is she?!" Eric snarled at him before making his way to the shower.
"She's with her father and you'll never guess what happened to Lexi." He called into the bathroom. He had a twin in each arm.
Eric grabbed a towel and stalked out of the bathroom. He was surprised to see his three-year-old twins glaring at him. "Hey, don't blame me, angels. Your mother bolted and left me in a bind." He frowned at the girls.
"What did she do to Alex?" He asked Nate while he got dressed behind the dressing shade.
"Alex became one with her craving when Andy shoved her face down into her chocolate cake." Nate grinned when Eric collapsed on the bed roaring with laughter.
"She really must have been upset to do that to her poor defenseless and very pregnant sister or was Alex taunting her again?"
Nate set Jess and Jazz down on the bed, before he picked up a piece of, what was once the nightstand. "Was it good for you?" He arched a brow, as he surveyed the ransacked bedroom.
"Nate. You couldn't, not even in your wildest fantasies, go where we took each other." Eric growled, as he played with the twins.
Nate glared at his friend and continued to pile the broken furniture in a corner of the room. "So what came over the two of you?" He tried to get more information out of him.
"I wish I knew, Nate…one minute I was kissing her and the next thing I know she slams me against the wall…The rest is a blur after that." Eric grinned.
"You don't suppose that she's expecting do you?" Nate asked.
"Not that I'm aware of, but she sure could be now. Though, that could account for her actions last night and earlier this morning." Eric mused, as he carried the twins out of the room. "Come on, girls, we need to go get your mother."
"Mommy!" They chimed happily.
Andy sat in her parents room sipping her mug of hot cocoa. She felt like she was on trial with Alex, Allura, Keith, and Christophe all staring at her.
"What? Just chalk my actions up to temporary insanity." She shrugged her shoulders. "Besides, Alex, was asking for it. I told her to leave me alone three times, but she didn't listen to me."
"You didn't have to shove my face into that cake! It was very childish of you!"
"Childish! Alex, you were the one taunting me like a seven-year-old. I merely decided to shut you up."
"That's enough, girls!"
"Andromeda, can you tell me what's been upsetting you so much?" Allura asked softly.
"I lost control and it scared me." She whimpered. "I also sent two teenage rookies on their first solo mission and I'm afraid that they aren't going to survive."
"So you've been letting your feelings control your actions." Allura surmised.
"That isn't the worst of it, Momma. I attacked Eric, my control snapped completely…"
'So this is where you've been hiding.' Eric was standing in the doorway.
Andy jumped in surprise spilling cocoa all over her hand. "Ouch!" She winced, as the scalding liquid hit her hand.
"Come on, let's get water on that." Eric pulled her up to her feet and into the master bathroom, so that he could tend to her hand.
'I'm sorry, Eric. I don't know what came over me. I completely lost control and then I panicked for fear of hurting either you or the twins.' Andy was once again in tears.
'Is there something that you want to tell me?' Eric asked gently.
'Yes, I should have kept my nose out of the lair. That way Matt and Jenna would still be here.' She sniffled.
Eric realized that she had no idea that she was with child. 'Andy, if you hadn't interfered, Jenna wouldn't be here, and we would still be fighting. Are you feeling okay?' He rocked her in his arms.
Andy took a deep relaxing breath and concentrated on what he was trying to tell her, then frowned when she realized that he thought that she was expecting. "Eric, I can't be... This is neither the time nor the…" She stopped in mid-sentence as a new and wonderful sensation overtook her mind, as her son linked with her.
"Eric, can you feel that? This never happened with the girls?" Andy smiled and laid her hand over her belly. "I've been having mood swings, but how is that possible? Ashley checked me over and so did Max."
"You only hit your head. They didn't give you a full examination." Eric grinned.
"Daddy is gonna hoot I knew it!" Andy moaned.
"I don't care as long as you're okay." Eric kissed her.
'Are you okay? I was afraid that I'd killed you.' Andy whimpered.
'What a way to go!' Eric smiled down at her kissing her nose.
'I'm sorry that I left you tied up…I just felt terrified at what I'd done and fled to the safety of the castle.' She buried her face against his chest.
'No kidding…our room looks like we were attacked.' Eric swept her up in his arms. 'So what do you say that we go home and then tell them the news later?'
'I'd like that.' She yawned.
He carried his now sleeping wife, out of the bathroom passed their family, and out of the room.
Keith and Allura gave each other a knowing look. "She's expecting again.
(Zaire the past)
Jenna wasn't at all thrilled with what was happening to her. "I could say the same for you." She hissed.
"Where's your partner?" He stared down at the strikingly beautiful creature in his arms.
"Listen to me…I am not Andromeda! You've made a mistake." She tried to reason with him.
"Have I really?" He pulled her up against him, his face just inches from her own.
Jenna forced herself to remain calm. :This is not happening!: She wailed. She wasn't able to move, because he had a fist full of her hair in his hand, and his sword was pressing against her throat.
:Yes, little one, I am afraid it is.: Rand growled in her mind, as he ran his sword down the front of her flight-suit.
Matthew couldn't believe what was happening, but he managed to snap out of it and raise his phaser at Rand. "Cassie, get Myria inside and stay in your room." He ordered the younger version of his mother. * Eric and Andy always make this look so easy… * He thought to himself.
Sheena glared at her boyfriend and snarled. "He really is planning on attacking her isn't he?"
"Not if I can help it he isn't!" Matt snarled.
Two people were watching the situation unfold from where they stood. Neither realized that the other was there and didn't take their eyes off of the scene above them.
*Why the hell can't she act like a normal daughter and just stay out of my way!* He watched, as Matt stood there and did nothing. "That tears it, a coward like him does not deserve my daughter!" He snarled, as he began climbing the balcony.
Kari watched, as her daughter tried to keep control of the situation, while her beau fended off the two girls. *He's even a scoundrel at eighteen.* She grinned to herself, as she started up the other side of the balcony.
"You have got ten seconds to let her go!" Matt roared at him.
Rand glanced over at him and was not impressed at all. :Surely this infidel can't be your partner.: He was disappointed in her choice of men.
:That infidel happens to be a prince!: Jenna snarled.
Rand put his sword away, but didn't let go of her hair. :So far I'm not impressed.: He threw three throwing stars at Matt, easily disarming him.
Sheena deflected two of them with her sword, but one sliced into Matt's hand. "Have I been so blind?" She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"Great way to find out that your boyfriend is scum isn't it…He was the one who killed your best friend. Don't get me wrong, Sheena. The guy does care about you, but he's just not cut out to be good. Hell, he doesn't have a good bone in his entire body!" Matt snarled, clutching his injured hand.
Jenna punched Rand in the face. "That was not fair!"
Rand rubbed his sore jaw and retaliated by punching her back.
:I never said that I played fair.: He tossed her over his shoulder and prepared to leave the scene with his prize.
"What the hell are you doing?" Rand snarled at his younger self.
"What's it to ya, old timer." The younger Rand snarled.
Rand took Jenna from his younger self and snarled back. "You were about to assault my daughter!"
"Why is she on his team then?" the younger version sneered at him.
"Because she happens to be in love with her prince." Kari appeared next to her husband.
"Darling? What are you doing here?" He hissed at Kari, not noticing that his daughter was slowly waking up.
"I was looking for you! What are you doing here?!" She snarled.
"Who's the babe?" The younger version grinned at Kari.
"That babe is my wife!" Rand glared at him.
Matt used that moment to grab Kari by the arm and then placed his hand on his time retrieval key. 'Jenna, touch your key.'
Jenna was awake enough to activate her key.
Rand couldn't believe what she had done. "Why you, little brat," He snarled down at her as they vanished.
Matt hit his a second later and he and Kari vanished as well.
Eric sat in their lair with the twin's cuddle on his lap, while Andy and Hal tried to locate Matt and Jenna.
"You okay, love?" He winced when she slammed her fist into a console.
"Just fine, darling," She replied sweetly with venom in her voice.
'Don't hurt me, dearest. I'm holding the girls.' He sent in mock terror.
'Very funny, Lion. Oh, did I mention that Uncle Jeff just arrived at the castle?' She laughed when he looked ready to panic.
'What!'
"Hal, I need a visual of the Sit room now!" He ordered sharply.
"Yes, master!" Hal snarled at him. "Don't mind if I fry my circuits for, His Imminence!"
"Now, Hal, or I'll disconnect your artificial intelligence, thus making you dare I say it a computer." Eric glared at the face on the screen.
"On screen, Captain." Hal knew when to leave him alone.
"That's much better." Eric listened in on the conversation between Keith and Jeff.
"Eric! Do you mind?" She snarled at him.
"Find Matt and Jenna, before we're both in hot water." He growled.
"What do you think that I've been trying to do?"
"Work faster!" He hissed.
"Get out!"
"What?"
"I said get out of my lair! I mean now!"
"Calm down, angel." Eric reached over and patted her hand.
Andy was about to deck him, when a third voice entered the Lair courtesy of Hal.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I want the two of you front and center, I mean yesterday!" Jeff snarled from the screen.
"Hal!" Eric and Andy glared at their computer.
"Move it!" Jeff bellowed.
Eric and Andy each grabbed a twin and raced out of the room.
"Finally, blessed silence." Hal sighed in relief.
(Planet Triton)
Rand looked around at his home and smiled. "Home sweet home," He grinned down at Jenna.
"Yes, well, I'll be on my way now." Jenna tried to get free.
"Not so fast, Jenna, you are here to stay." Rand growled.
"I'm not going to join you and mother." She hissed.
"Then Matthew dies." Rand looked over at Kari, who was choking Matt.
:Mother, you can't do this!: She hissed.
'Jenn, don't worry about me! Get out of here!' Matt groaned.
"Father! I love him!" She cried out, as Matt fell to his knees.
"Join me!" He snarled.
:Please, Daddy! I'm just no good to you anymore. I really am a good guy.: She pleaded with him.
"Take him away. I will deal with him later!" Rand ordered two of his men. "You are my daughter, Jenna! You were meant to fill my shoes and you will, even if I have to kill Matt to do it!"
"No! You're wasting your time! I won't turn, Daddy!" She screamed at him.
"You will Jenna or Matthew dies!" He dragged her out of the room.
(Arus)
Eric and Andy were still going at it when they reached the castle.
"I had to find out!"
"Listen, Pal! That is my lair! My stuff! My Hal and I was using him first!"
"Your lair! Your stuff! Lady, we happen to be a team! What's yours is mine and what's mine is yours!" He picked her up off of the ground, so that they were glaring eye to eye with each other.
"Excuse me!" Jeff shouted over their bickering.
"What?!" They both turned to glare at him.
"Is that any way to talk to your Commander and Chief?" Jeff snarled.
"Go to hell, Uncle Jeff!" Andy snarled.
"What was that, Commander!?" Jeff roared.
"She meant to say go to hell, sir!" Eric smirked at him.
"How dare you order me around? I will not tolerate being pushed around by anyone! Especially, Galaxy Garrison's stuffed shirt newly appointed Grand Marshall!" Andy was every much acting like the heir to the throne.
"You are out of line, Andromeda Marie!" Jeff snarled.
"No! You are the one that is out of line, Uncle Jeff! We are Voltron! Not you or Daddy! Us! Eric, Me, Nate, Ariel, Matt, Jenna, Chris, and Alexandra and don't you ever forget that!" She was not at all happy with any of the Alliance and was not afraid to voice her opinion about it.
"Calm down, sweetheart. I think he gets the point." Eric pulled her back against him away from Jeff.
"Shut up, Eric Anthony, and don't you dare patronize me!" She snarled. "I am sick of Galaxy Garrison calling the shots..." Andy continued to rant until she fainted in Eric's arms.
Jeff and Keith, both instantly concerned for Andy, rushed over to her side.
"If you will all remain calm. I can explain why she fainted." Eric grinned, as he set her in her chair, and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Explain!" Jeff and Keith snarled.
"She's pregnant and that was just a major mood swing." Eric sat down in the other chair and reached over to pat Andy's hand.
"Tell us something that we didn't already know, like what the two of you were arguing about!" Keith glared at Eric.
"Oh nothing much…we were arguing about who got to use Hal first." Eric answered.
"Hal? Who the hell is Hal?" Keith frowned.
"He's just a state of the art artificial intelligence computer with and attitude." Eric yawned.
"Super computer? Since when does Andy have more advanced technology than me?!" Keith snarled.
"She just didn't want any of you to feel left out."
"I'm getting into that lair of yours, even if it kills me." Keith muttered.
"We doubled security, I wouldn't advise it."
"Tell him one more thing and I will strangle you." Andy hissed, opening her eyes to glare at him.
"Works every time," Eric chuckled.
"I will only say this once, Daddy. Voltron is yours and the lair is mine. Now if you will let me, I will show you where Matt and Jenna are." Andy got up to her feet and made it to the computer before the dizziness got to her again.
Allura had overheard most of the conversation and was ready to fuss over her child. "You should be resting, because you are still recovering from your head injury, and Ash should check you over to make sure that everything is okay."
"I'm fine, Mom. He will tell me when I need to rest." Andy patted her tummy.
"What is she talking about?" Allura felt Andy's forehead to see if she had a fever.
"She has a physical…no mental link with our son." Eric attempted to explain.
"She knows what her unborn son is thinking?" Cass frowned.
"Not possible." Allura agreed.
"Anything is possible when it comes to Dromi." Lance grinned.
Andy was getting tired of the discussion and proved her point by mentally snarling at them. :Do you mind! I am trying to work here!:
All eyes turned in her direction.
"That's better." She hissed and Hal appeared on the screen.
"Calm down, mistress! It's bad for you and the baby, not to mention that you're still recovering from the blow to your head." Hal scolded her, as he put Matt and Jenn's location on the screen.
"Not you too! I was hoping that you would be on my side." Andy sighed in defeat. "At least Midnight cares about me." Andy smiled down at the cat at her feet.
"I want that computer." Jeff growled.
"Sorry, but I'm not for sale!" Hal snarled.
"I want one!" Keith and Jeff brooded like little kids.
"Sorry, no can do, but be my guest knock yourself out making your own." Andy shut down Hal and went to go check on the girls.
(Planet Triton)
Jenna sat in a room in a deep meditation, as she blocked out what they were trying to program into her mind. :Andy taught me how to block out any brainwashing, so this isn't going to work.: Jenna hissed.
"She's learned a great deal since she left home." Kari smiled at Rand.
"She has, but that isn't going to help her in the end, and she will be ours once more." Rand growled.
"What's next, Daddy?" Jenna kicked open the door. "A physical challenge of skill?" She grinned at him.
"How about a bit of sibling rivalry," Rand suggested.
"Jacen! I get to hurt my twin! Yes!" She grinned.
"I'll have one of my men go and get him. He was torturing your prince."
"Matthew!" Jenn raced from the room and headed to where they were holding Matt.
"Hello baby sister…"Jace growled at her from the shadows. "Is Dad finally going to let you play by challenging me?"
"If you've hurt him, I will tear you in half!" She snarled at her brother and raced for Matt's holding cell.
Matt lay on the floor in agonizing pain.
She could see where he had been tortured from the open cuts on his torn uniform. "Oh Matthew! What did he do to you!?" She ran to his side and was relieved when she saw that he was still very much alive. "This is my fault!" She pulled him into her arms and kissed him. To her surprise he reached up, and pulled her on top of him, so that he could deepen the kiss.
'I love you, Jenna Michelle Edwards, even if this is one hell of a sixteenth birthday that I'm having.' He ended the kiss and let his head rest against her chest.
'I love you too, Matthew Alexander Anderson. I'll make it up to you I promise.' She hugged him to her.
Matt had to concentrate on what he wanted to say and not on the fact that he was now continently snuggled against her bosom. *Ah, this is heaven!* He thought. 'Jenn, if you don't kill him I will.' He growled.
'I'll be back, my love…' Jenna helped him to his feet and over to the cot in the corner of the cell and kissed him.
'I'll be waiting.' He collapsed onto the small cot.
Jenna left the room, disabling the locking device, so that she would know that he was safe. (Jacen Michael! You are dead! ) She snarled.
(I'm waiting in the arena, Baby Sister, so leave wimp boy alone, and come and get me!) Jace taunted.
Andy's spy entered the cell block and went to Matt's cell to check on him, but found that the lock was fused shut. The Captain of Khan's forces then made his report to his boss via their coded channel. "Matt's in rough shape... Jenna is in the mood to kill and is preparing for a death match against her twin brother…" Derek heard someone coming and knew that he had to cut this short.
"Nice work, Derek. Your usual payment will be in the agreed location." Andy ended the transmission and was very pleased to know that they were both very much alive.
Keith and Jeff stared at her in utter amazement.
"You never cease to amaze me." Jeff shook his head.
"You have your methods and I have mine." Andy leaned back in her chair and grinned wickedly at them.
"How much do you pay your spies?" Keith growled.
"I don't pay Derek any money…I merely reward him with what Khan denies him… in his case that would be chocolate." Andy smirked.
"She can't be serious." Jeff frowned.
"He's always had wealth, but Khan detests chocolate and won't allow it in any of his bases." She explained.
"Didn't I tell you that she was a genius? She knows how to find any guys weakness." Eric grinned.
"Of course I am, lion. It's so much easier dealing with men when you go for their weakness that way it counteracts dealing with the male ego." She winked at Eric, who gave her a nasty look.
"Watch it, Dromi, we may gang up on you." Nate hissed.
"You poor babies! Did I hut your feelings?" Andy teased them.
"I don't like you keeping company with our enemies men!" Keith and Allura frowned at their daughter.
"Honestly, Daddy, I saved his life and therefore it belongs to me, besides he was one of Grandpa's greatest spies who lost his way." She sighed in frustration.
"What she means is that they become her agents for life." Eric explained hastily. "She rarely rates them worthy enough for any special treatment. Isn't that right, Andy?" He turned to look at her, but she was gone. "Andromeda!"
"I'll give you two guesses as to where she went."
"They left, Keith." Lance growled.
"As usual, I end up taking to thin air." Keith rolled his eyes in frustration.
(Triton)
Jenna stopped by her old room and found that nothing has been changed; everything was exactly where she had left it. She walked into her dressing area and stopped in front of a locked cabinet. She unlocked it, and revealed her ceremonial Gi and weapons. She ran her fingers over the silk robes and pulled them out of their place of honor. She stripped off her V force uniform and dressed in the Gi, braided her hair and coiled it so that it would not get in the way while she was fighting her brother, and finished off her look by tying a silk bandanna like garment with a dragon emblem embroidered on it, around her head. "This ends tonight." She armed herself with her arsenal, and then meditated for a few minutes to clear her head, before leaving for the arena.
Jace sat in silent meditation in the center of the arena, and waited for his sister to arrive. He was also in a Ceremonial Gi identical to his twin's except his was black.
The room suddenly became dead silent when Jenna walked to the center of the arena.
Jace stood to his full height a good five inches taller than Jenna's five foot ten frame. "Are you ready to die?" He stared down into eyes identical to his own.
"Are you?" She arched a brow at him.
"What shall it be? Death by weapons or Death by hand to hand fighting?" He growled.
"You choose. It's your fate that we're deciding not mine."
"Very well," He drew his sword and grinned at her. "I know how you love sharp objects." He sneered.
Jenna drew her own sword and faced off with him. "Things change, Jacen!"
The two parried for close to three hours and were finding that no matter what weapon they used they always seemed to cancel each other out. The only unfortunate thing was they paid no attention to anyone else and many of Rand's men were dropping like flies due to flying weapons.
Jace threw his last throwing star at her, that she deflected with her sword, and another guard went down. "I tire of this, Jenna." He growled, as they squared off fighting hand to hand.
(This is ridiculous! We are obviously, much to my extreme displeasure and your incredible fortune, equals in battle. Neither of us can win this match!) She matched him move for move.
(I will not accept that, Jenna! One of us has to win!) He snarled.
(We're both canceling each other out, you moron!) Jenna kicked him.
(It's a matter of honor!) He hissed.
(The hell with honor! We're twins, so we can't kill each other!) She snarled at him.
(Twins yes! But complete opposites!) He continued to attack and she continued to match him move for move.
(Why do you follow Daddy like a lap dog?) She punched him in the jaw.
(Unlike you, I honor our family.) His punch grazed her cheek.
(Daddy only wants you to stand in his shadow! Look at the way he treats you! Like some sort of court jester or Lackey) She snarled.
(And Uncle Keith's family treats you differently!) He sneered.
(They respect me and I'm a part of a team. They listen to what I have to say and truly care about me.) She snarled.
(All they do is keep you on a long leash,) He muttered, as he fell to his knees.
(Are you talking about me or about yourself?) She also fell to her knees next to him.
The doors to the arena blew open and a sleep grenade was tossed into the center of the ring.
(It can't end like this!) He coughed, as the gas over came him. (Someone has to win!) He managed to crawl beside his twin.
Jenna stared him in the eyes before she blacked out (We both are winners, now that we know each other.) She whispered.
Eric looked at Andy and then at the two teens lying in the center of the arena. 'They're both still alive.' He growled.
'Something major just happened and we missed it!' Andy frowned.
"Come on, you two, we have to get Matt back home. They worked him over pretty bad."Nate walked in with Matt in his arms.
"Let's go home." Eric picked up Jenna and they left the arena.
(Arus)
Jenna could barely move a muscle, her head hurt, she knew that she was dying, and wanted to murder the person flashing the light in her eyes. "Let me die in peace." She moaned, her voice barely above a whisper.
Max chuckled, as he continued to check her vital signs. "I can honestly say that you're not dying. Although, I'm sure that you feel like you are. So who won and what does he look like?"
"No one… we canceled each other out…twins tend to do that to each other." She moaned, as she slowly opened her eyes to look up at Max.
"Matt was in pretty bad shape, so Ashley is with him and I'm with you.
Jenna was out of bed and trying to stand in seconds. "Matt! Needs me!" She gritted her teeth, as she ignored the pain shooting through her body.
"And where do you think you're going, young lady." Max scooped her up and set her back in bed. "If you don't lie still you could seriously damage your already strained muscles." Max went to give her a shot, but she jumped out of bed again.
"No! You don't understand! Matthew needs me!" She ignored the fact that her body was screaming for her to lie back down.
"That was not a suggestion, young lady, that was a direct order!" Matt stalked after her.
"Listen, Max! No one is going to prevent me from seeing Matthew!" She almost made it to the door, but her leg made her pay for her mistake, and she went down for the count grabbing her leg in agony.
"Why is it that teenagers never listen to anyone?" He sighed in defeat. "Now you really injured your leg." Max lectured her, as he gave her a sedative.
Ashley walked into the sunroom and collapsed in a chair. "Matt is quite a fighter. He lost a lot of blood and I treated his other injuries." Ash smiled at Matt's parents. "Relax, Cass, he's going to be just fine."
"Thank goodness and on his birthday no less." Cassie sighed in relief.
"How's his partner in crime?" Lance arched a brow at Cass.
"After what she just went through she probably wishes that she were dead. Max is still in there with her. He made the mistake of mentioning Matt to Jenn. She tried to run to his side and her body is making her pay for the abuse." Ashley sighed in defeat.
"What happened?" Andy frowned.
"She tore her calf muscle right off her bone, which means that she'll be on crutches for a few months." Ash sighed, knowing how Jenna was going to react to that news. "So, Dromi… Is there something that you want to tell me?" She pinned her with a look.
"Yes, but I didn't want to disturb your little getaway with Max."
"My office first thing tomorrow morning,"
"Yes, ma'am!" Andy grinned at her friend.
"Eric?" Ash growled.
"She'll be there, Ashley, even if I have to carry her there myself." Eric promised.
"That's better." Ash turned to look at Christophe. "Where's Alex?"
"Oh darling? My water just broke." Alex called to him from the doorway.
Chris's face went ghostly pale.
"Come on, Lexi. Let's get you settled in a room in the Med-wing. It's obvious that Chris is in the first stages of panic." Ash and the girls led her out of Sunroom.
"It's okay, Chris, just remember to breathe." Eric grinned at him.
Matt lay on a very comfortable hospital bed, he felt like he'd been through ten rounds and lost. "Jenna?" He groaned hoarsely. He glanced over at the pillow next to him and found that she was lying beside him.
"Matthew?" She whimpered in her sleep.
"Jenna? Did they hurt you?" Matt asked weakly.
"Must go to, Matthew…he needs me…" She mumbled in her sleep.
'I'm right here, Jenn, open your eyes.' Matt felt helpless.
Jenna blinked her eyes open and turned her head to see that Matt was only inches away from her. "You're alive." She managed a weak smile.
"And so are you. What happened?" He frowned.
"I was being stubborn and hurt myself." She frowned down at the cast on her leg.
"Who won?"
"No comment." Jenn sighed.
"Jenna, what happened between you and Jace?"
"No one won, Matt." She yawned.
"Well? Is he still breathing?"
"Yes."
"What do you mean by yes?"
"I mean yes!"
"Did you or did you not fight your brother before they rescued us?" He glared at her.
"Yes, I fought him and no I didn't kill him. He happens to be my twin, Matthew." She closed her eyes and ignored him.
"So, that never bothered you before." Matt muttered darkly.
"Drop it, Matthew Alexander Anderson." She snarled.
"No! Dammit, I won't drop it! Look at what he did to me? Do you think that I enjoy lying here in pain on my birthday? Now give me a straight answer!"
"Fine, Matthew, I'll tell you what happened! Jacen and I canceled each other out! He happens to be my equal, which isn't surprising considering that we happen to be twins! I was perfectly unharmed when they rescued us; until I remembered that you were hurt, so I tried to rush to your side and ended up screwing up my leg! Are you happy now, your highness!?"
Keith burst into their room along with Eric and Max.
"What on Arus is going on in here?" Keith snarled at them.
"Get me out of here and away from, the royal pain! He's acting like a whiny baby!" Jenna glared up at her Uncle.
Eric wanted some answers and wanted them now. "Explain, before I really get mad."
"He's mad because I didn't kill Jace!"
"Matthew Alexander! How could you expect her to kill her own brother?" Keith glared down at his nephew.
"She told me that she was going to kill him for hurting me." Matt growled.
"Matt! I couldn't touch him and he couldn't touch me." Jenna sighed in defeat. "He isn't like Daddy and Daddy can't control him anymore."
"So Jacen finally decided to grow up did he?"
"Something was happening, Uncle Keith. He was actually beginning to realize that Daddy has been using him like a pawn on a chessboard." Jenna frowned.
"If he's a match for you, then he's just as big of a threat as your father." Eric did not like what he was hearing.
Matt attempted to sit up, but Keith stopped him.
"Lie still, Matthew!" Jenna snapped at him.
"I suggest that the two or you both calm down or I will have to sedate you." Max growled.
"I want my own room! I don't want to be anywhere near him!"
"Okay, Jenn, you win. I'll get you settled in your room." Keith scooped her up into his arms and carried her out of the room.
Eric sat down on the bed and glared at Matt. "You're already in beyond hot water, so don't make it any worse."
"I lost my temper with Jenna and now she hates me! I blew it big time! Some birthday for me!"
"Jenna is nothing compared to Uncle Jeff's wrath." Eric arched a brow at him.
"Uncle Jeff? Is here in the castle?" Matt panicked.
"Yes he is and you, kiddo, are in serious hot water."
"Why me! First I get to see my mother, as a fifteen-year-old, and she proceeds to drool at me. Not only her, but eighteen-year-old Sheena too. Then Rand and Kari show up and I get to play pin cushion for Jace. Oh yeah, happy birthday to me!" He muttered darkly.
Max gave Matt a shot. "You need to sleep so that your body will heal."
Jeff walked into the room and went over to glare down at Matt. "Have you learned your lesson?"
"Yes, never trust a female to do anything that she says she's going to do."
"Matthew!"
"All right! Never take matters into my own hands and when I need help ask for it." He muttered back in his sleep.
Alex frowned at her sister who looked very pale. "Are you okay, Dromi?"
"I'm fine, Lexi." The truth was that she was feeling very nauseous.
"Don't humor me, Andromeda!" Alex snapped.
(Okay, Alex, you're right I'm not okay! I feel like I'm gonna lose my dinner!) She raced for the nearest bathroom.
"She didn't have morning sickness before."
"She wasn't carrying a boy either." Ariel grinned.
"My, my, you're actually enjoying this aren't you?" Alex gasped, as another contraction hit her.
"Yes and don't tell me that you don't find it amusing."
"Actually, no…because she plowed over Eric and Chris!" Alex hissed in pain, as she tried to focus on the beautiful view of the lake, but Ariel was blocking her view. "Move, Ariel!" She snarled.
"Sorry, Lexi." She patted her sister's hand.
"Ariel, quit helping me!"
"Easy, Lex, just focus and remember your breathing." Ariel tried to calm her.
"Okay, Ari. I'll take over now." Chris walked into the room.
"Chris! Thank god! Please get, Ariel, away from me!" She huffed, as another contraction rocked her body.
"Come on, love, Hunter needs you." Nate carried her out of the room.
"But my sister needs me!" Ariel cried in protest.
"She'll be fine, darling." Nate kissed her on the forehead.
Eric stood in front of the closed master bathroom door of Keith and Allura's quarters. Shadow was guarding the door and Andy's sister and Parents were watching him from the bed. Midnight was lying on his back and Lilly was scratching his tummy.
"Sweetheart, are you okay?" Eric knocked on the door.
Andy was miserable. "You made me sick..."
"Did something happen? Is it because Alex is in labor! Are you in pain! Answer me, dammit!" Eric began to panic and tried to kick the door open.
'Go away and let me die in peace...' She moaned.
Shadow gave him no warning and pounced on him.
"Get the hell off of me, cat! I am not hurting Andy! Dammit!" Eric winced, as Shadows claws dug into his shoulders. 'Andy, call off Shadow!' Eric yelped in pain when his claws dug into his flesh.
:Shadow, kill him!: Andy wheezed.
Keith and Allura were trying not to laugh at the entire situation.
'Andromeda Marie! I had help in creating who's making you sick!' He snarled, as he tried to wrestle the 250 pound panther off of him.
"Having fun, Eric?" Keith smothered his laughter.
"Shadow, your life as a living creature is over and you'll be a rug in five minutes!"
Andy unlocked the door and glared at her husband. "You leave my cat out of this, you big bully!" She croaked hoarsely. She looked pale, disheveled, and completely miserable.
"My poor baby!" Allura jumped off the bed and pulled Andy into her arms.
"Momma, he made me sick." She sniffled.
"Sorry, son, they love you until they get sick, and then you end up the bad guy." Keith muttered under his breath.
"Daddy, he did this to me! Make him pay!" She gave her father her best teary-eyed wounded look.
Keith fought her effect on his emotions. "No way, Andromeda. I'm staying out of this. You were in complete control at the time that this event occurred."
"Andromeda, you had better start acting your age, or so help me I'll make sure that your every move is watched, and you'll be stuck at home with the dome up at all times." Eric had clearly run out of patience with her.
"I'm sorry, Eric…" She reversed her look to a pout. "Don't you love me?"
"You're grounded, sweetheart, now munch on your crackers." He handed her the crackers that Lilly had raced to get from the kitchen. "As for you, cat…you've just had your last laugh." He snarled at the feline when he noticed that his heirloom jacket had claw marks on it.
"Eric, don't kill him." Andy whimpered.
"I never said that I was going to kill him. I am merely going to have him fixed." Eric growled at Shadow, who flattened his ears, and ran from the room in terror. :You can run, but I will find you.:He sent to the cat. "You and I are going home." He scooped Andy up in his arms and cradled her against his chest.
"Alex needs me, Eric." She wheezed, jumping out of his arms, and racing for the bathroom. 'I hate this…'
'Look on the bright side; at least you aren't in pain.' Eric shrugged his shoulders in defeat.
'Thanks a lot, I feel much better!' Andy threw a cold glass of water in Eric's face.
Alex and Chris were holding their newborn twins in their arms. "They're so tiny." She crooned down at the tiny bundle in her arms.
"So perfect…ten fingers and ten toes." Chris eyed his babies in awe.
"They both have silver hair like their Daddy." Alex grinned down at her daughter, who had a full head if downy white hair and adorable little elfin ears.
"With your eyes and your nose," Chris whispered down at his son, who also had downy white hair and elfin ears.
"So do the two of you have names picked out for your two little miracles?" Ashley smiled.
"Sabrina Danielle and Nicholas Aaron," Alex smiled at Chris.
The door to the room opened and Eric poked his head inside. "Well? Am I an Uncle again?" He smiled at them.
"You sure are, Eric. Come and see the twins." Alex yawned. "Where's Andromeda? Is she okay?"
"She isn't feeling up to her usual self." Eric sighed.
"What made her react like that?" Chris frowned.
"She's having a strange reaction to this pregnancy. It's as if she can feel the baby's moods and fears, which in turn makes her sick to her stomach." Eric tried to explain something that he was trying to understand himself.
"It's just a common occurrence in the first trimester of her pregnancy." Ashley frowned.
"Congratulations, guys. I'm going to tell Andy the news and then have a talk with Max about what's happening with Andy." Eric ignored Ashley's remark and left the room.
"Eric! Get back here!" Ashley stalked after him passing Keith and Ally in the hallway.
"Leave me alone, Ash." Eric ignored her, grinning at his in-laws. "Go see your Grandbabies, Mom and Dad."
"Alex had the twins!" Keith and Alley raced into the room.
"Hi Momma. Hi Daddy. Want to see your grandbabies?" Alex smiled.
"Oh Alex! They're so adorable!" Alley cooed at the twins.
"You did great, Princess. Now try and get some sleep." Keith kissed his child on the forehead.
Andy sat in a lotus position and tried to calm herself down. Her daughters were sound asleep on Eric's pillow and were flanked by Bella and Buttons. She felt someone enter the room and opened her eyes to see the ghost of her grandfather.
"What troubles you, my beautiful granddaughter?" He asked softly, as he sat down on the bed.
"I'm worried about the safety of my unborn son." She answered softly.
"Ah, yes, he's going to be a very special little boy." He smiled at her.
"Grandfather, don't say that! I'll be hunted down and they will try to take him away from me!" She burst into tears.
"You are a very strong young woman and just as special as the little ones that are lying on that pillow and the little one growing inside of you. He will share the same thing that makes you who you are and that is what makes him extremely special." Alfor frowned at her.
"Sometimes I wish that I were normal." She sighed in defeat.
"Never forget who you are! You are my Granddaughter and heir to the throne of Arus."
"And the main prize for every male in the universe!" She glared at him.
"And the most feared name along with your father and husband." He countered her remark.
"How do I explain what's happening to the others? They think that I'm losing it!"
Alfor smiled at her. "He is very special, Andromeda, and has a special mission to fulfill. He has also unlocked the rest of your sleeping mind and because of this you have now mastered your mind, spirit, heart, and your body. I will not let anyone harm you. I am proud of you and I love you very much…" He reached out and touched his transparent hand to her cheek.
"Farewell, Grandfather…I love you." She felt the tears streaming down her face. "And please keep us safe." She whispered.
"Farewell, little shadow, and worry not for everything will work out in the end... I promise." He vanished, after placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
Jessie and Jasmine were awake and staring wide eyed at their mother. "Who be?" They asked.
"So, you two, woke up did you?" She smiled at her daughters.
"Who be?" They asked again.
"That was my Grandpa." She explained.
"No be Grandada!" Jessie frowned.
"Yes, my Grandpa and your Great Grandpa." She smiled.
"Gate Grandada?" Jasmine repeated.
"Yes, Jazz, your Great Grandada" She chuckled.
"He gone?" Jess pouted.
"Yes, but he is never far away." Andy whispered.
"He angel?" Jazz asked.
"Yes, baby, he's the guardian angel of Arus." She smiled at her children.
"Ok." Jazz smiled.
"We go play now." Jess and Jazz jumped off the bed.
"Yes, my angels, you run along and play." Andy laughed.
Eric stuck his head into the room. "Feeling better, my love?" He asked softly.
"Yes, I had a nice talk with a very special visitor." She smiled.
"Who might that have been?" Eric sat down at the foot of their bed.
"Grandfather was here."
"Were you dreaming?" He smiled at her.
"Grandfather was in our room." Andy glared at him.
"It's okay, sweetie… I believe you." He crooned softly. "Now let's just lie here a while and rest." He crawled over next to her.
Andy jumped off the bed furious with her husband. "You are so impossible sometimes!" She stalked out of the room.
"Let's talk, Captain." A voice growled and Alfor appeared in front of him.
A half-hour later Eric entered their Dojo. Andy was currently fighting a simulated hologram of himself and he wasn't at all pleased about that. He went over to the console, grabbed his Bo staff, and took the place of the hologram.
Andromeda was caught off guard when she was put on the defensive by the hologram. "You can be such a jerk! I did see him!" She shouted at him, as her Bo staff was snapped in two by Eric's counter move. The force of his blow sent her stumbling backwards against the wall.
"I've had enough of this!" Eric growled, as he pinned her against the wall.
"Eric?!" She cried out in surprise when he clamped him mouth over her own.
"Damn, right, it's me." He growled against her mouth, as he pushed her Gi off of her shoulders, and ran his hands over her exposed skin.
"I'm mad at you." She gasped, as he continued to ravish her body.
"I know." He growled against her skin.
"I should make you sleep on the couch." She whimpered.
"I deserve that." He growled, as he lowered her down to the mat.
"You deserve worse." She up into his eyes. Her fingers pulled his shirt over his head. "Slow torture." She branded his chest with kisses, but found her mouth dueling with his own.
"Oh no, it's my turn to torture you." He growled against her throat.
"Where are the twins?" She gasped.
"Playing with the panthers," He growled against her skin.
"Here, Daddy," Jessie walked into the room with her bottle.
"Oh how cute! Jessie thinks that you're hungry." Andy giggled up at Eric, who had turned a nice shade of red.
"Thank you, Jess. Why aren't you playing with Jasmine?" He threw Andy her top and collapsed in agony on the mat.
"She likes cake," Jessie grinned.
"Cake? Jasmine likes cake?" Andy frowned at her child.
"Choco cake…" Jessie raced from the room.
"You baked a cake?" Eric arched a brow at her.
"For Lexi," Andy nodded.
"Is it poisoned?" Eric teased.
"Are you insinuating that I can't cook?" She hissed.
"I'm saying that you haven't stepped foot in that kitchen, since the last time you surprised me on my birthday."
"It was a small fire, Eric! Besides that you kept my mind off of what I was doing." She glared at him.
"Sure, blame it all on me!"
"Remember that night when you rescued me from Shaitan?" She purred.
"How could I forget. You were wearing that gold filmy harem outfit. Oh yes and the cat ate the dinner." He grinned at her.
"Oh shut up, Eric!" She stalked out of the room.
"Didn't Bella get sick?"
'You're really asking for it!' She warned. "Jasmine, look at you!" Andy burst out laughing. Her baby girl was covered in chocolate frosting and cake.
"Cake?" Jasmine offered her mother a fist full of cake.
"I think that you've had enough for the two of us." Andy picked her up in her arms.
"Daddy, cake." Jessie handed him a fist full.
Eric shook the cake from his hand. "Come on, angel, it's bath time." He scooped her up into his arms.
"Oh, I forgot to mention that Lexi had the twins…Sabrina Danielle and Nicholas Aaron." Eric gave her the news.
(Congrat's, Sis!) Andy sent to her sister. "That's wonderful news, Eric!"
(Thanks, Baby sister, I'll see you in the morning after you get some sleep. Then we will talk, okay?) Alex smiled.
(See you in the morning…) Andy smiled.
Next Chapter 12
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