Pilot begin a course back to the children's command carrier with the co-ordinates Randi had given him. Chiana and Rygel were busy washing up the dishes from the large meal she had prepared and they had eaten. Everyone was stuffed. Chiana was most cross that Rygel decided to drink the water instead of washing the cups and plates in it. Later the crew meet by the hangar doors to wish Crais farewell.

"I will be flying Talyn to the nearest commerance planet for supplies and I don't know where we will head after that," said Captain Bilar Crais.

"We're so glad you came when you did" said Zhaan.

"Yer," added Critchon "Moya would have been as fried as a chicken"

Chiana pulled a puzzled expression.

"What's a cheeken?" she asked. John shook his head and let Chiana carry on wondering.

"I shall be leaving now. You take care of those children and make sure they get home safely"

"We will, Thank you Crais," replied Aeryn smiling.

A few mictots later Crias was aboard Talyn and soon flying off into the starry filled sky. The crew decided to get on with jobs and Randi joined D'Argo for a game of rock, paper, scissors, whilst Alexia joined Aeryn and talked about her childhood.

"Rock!" shouted Randi showing the rock sign with his hand.

"Paper!, I win" shouted D'Argo laughing. "Paper wraps rock"

"You won again, not fair but this game is fun," said Randi who couldn't wait for another game.

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Aeryn sat with Alexia in her quarters and talked about her childhood.

"I went to fly scrubrunners at 14 then prowler attack school at 16"

"That's very late" enquired Alexia.

"Yes, I know but my frelling feet wouldn't reach the peddles!"

"Ha!, Ha!, that's funny, Aeryn" laughed Alexia.

"So Alexia, what was your childhood like?"

"Horrible. I was picked on at school and people hated me"

"I don't hate you. I'll protect you"

"Thank you, Aeryn. I know you will"

"So you got tortured for committing a crime you didn't do?"

Suddenly Alexia arose from Aeryn's bed and ran to the corner.

"Don't send me back!, I don't want to be sent back!"

Aeryn went to Alexia's side and cradled her in her arms.

"Shhh. Its Okay. If you're worried about that woman then don't. I'll sort her out!" said Aeryn, hugging Alexia tighter. Aeryn felt like a Mother to the children and she felt it was her duty to keep them safe and protect them.

Alexia pushed away, got up and fled out in the door crying. Aeryn ran after her and stopped when she saw John holding Alexia, his arms around her so she couldn't escape.

"Let me go!" Alexia protested "You can't send me back. I'll be killed. I don't want to go back! Someone save me!"

"Alexia, you won't get killed. It's okay." Aeryn tried to say.

Alexia began to struggle from John's grip.

"Don't send me back!" she screamed as Zhaan entered the hallway.

"Aeryn, John. What's going on?"

Alexia carried on struggling.

Aeryn spoke "Alexia says she doesn't want to go back because she will be killed"

"Why will you be killed?" questioned Zhaan looking at Alexia.

Alexia began to cry again "They hate me there, the peacekeepers….ever since I……." She trailed off as she saw Randi standing in corridor his face full of fear.

Alexia struggled hard this time and managed to free herself from John's grip. With tears falling down her checks she fled shouting.

"No-one can protect me. I should be dead. Why did you save me. I should have been frelling dead!"

The crew looked on puzzled.

"Aeryn," asked John "I think you better go after her. See if you can find out where she went. There is something that child is definitely hiding from us. You're probably the only one she can trust"

"OK, John" said Aeryn running off to find Alexia.

The rest of the crew that were now assembled in the corridor all fixed their eyes on Randi. They hoped he had the answer to his sister's erratic behaviour.

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"Why is she acting like that?" asked D'Argo sitting next to Randi on a chair in the mess hall. Chiana had her arms hung loosely around D'Argo neck and was smiling at Randi.

"Um……err…..I have no idea. Probably due to the torture we have been through. She was hurt the most. She's weaker than me"

Chiana spoke "So you're….you're saying your sis is frelled?"

"Frelled. No she's probably just……..a little shaken up by the whole experience. She'll be OK"

D'Argo signed "I hope Aeryn can talk to Alexia more easily than I can with you. I swear that child is hiding something and I hope Aeryn finds out soon."

Randi gulped hard. He was hiding something too, he was helping Alexia hide it. Whether he would share it with anyone was a different matter.

Aeryn found Alexia in the corner of the cargo bay. She was shaking and had tears running down her check. Aeryn sat down next to her.

"Its OK. I'm here you can trust me." said Aeryn soothingly.

Alexia turned away and burred her head in her hands.

"I can't go back. They'll kill me!" she said rocking back and forth.

"Look what is happening to you. The crime you were accused of you said you didn't even commit. You were then tortured for no reason and now despite all that you fell

into caring hand. Who will protect you?"

"You won't though!" shouted Alexia "You won't protect me!"

"Of course I will. I've said many times that I will protect you and Randi. You can trust me."

Alexia brought her knees up to her chin and began rocking back and forward again trying to comfort herself. Aeryn tried to envelope her in her arms but Alexia pushed away and moved still crying to herself. Aeryn could see that Alexia was in some distress and thought the whole torture experience might have scarred her mentally and physically from some of the bruises still to be seen on her arms.

Alexia felt gut ridden she could see the concern in Aeryn's eyes. She knew that if she told Aeryn the truth, her whole life would be lost forever. She kept thinking of horrible deaths and dying. She thought about it and thought and then decided that Peacekeepers should not show emotion they should be strong and fight till the end.

"Aeryn?" she said looking at her and dying her wet eyes with her t-shirt sleeve.

"Yes, what is it? Have you come to tell me what the frell going on?!" Aeryn shouted then calmed down at the look for Alexia's frightened face.

"Yes…..the Mother of the child who sent me to be tortured, to be put in a cage, should have just killed me herself. It was all my fault I didn't want to…..I knew it was wrong but I did it……I…..I killed the child." Alexia stopped as the tears began to flood her face again. "He was,…..he tried to strangle me…..he hated me……I threw him into a river and he drowned. He can't swim…….I am sorry I lied. I should have been tortured. I should have been killed. I shouldn't be alive. I killed him just because he picked on me and tried to strangle me. I'm so sorry, Aeryn. Just pull out your pulse pistol and shoot me!"

"Why?" question Aeryn. Alexia looked surprised.

"I did bad" she said.

"Alexia. What you did was something that can't be changed ever. It was very noble of you to own up for what you did. You were very brave and I think you will make an excellent Peacekeeper one day." said Aeryn

"Aeryn, I killed someone. I killed a child, a boy aged 11!"

"When I was a Peacekeeper, Alexia I helped kill the first Pilot of this ship. What I did was terribly wrong, I know, but at the time it felt right. I felt part of the platoon and I enjoyed what I did. It served my Captain and what I did for him was the most important part of my assignment. Killing isn't a way to make people die quickly. Now I have become an Ex-Peacekeeper I think that killing shouldn't be allowed unless it's total necessary."

"Now I have committed murder I see that it is wrong but it scares me. What I did gave me nightmares every night I was in that cell on that Torture planet. It went over and over……." she stopped when she saw Randi enter the room. He was alone and looked angry.

"You frelling little girl!" he screamed rushing to Alexia's side and kicking her in the stomach. She immediately fell to the floor winded, trying to breathe. Aeryn leapt up and tried to stop him but he charged again and kicked Alexia in the head knocking her unconscious. This time Aeryn managed to grab Randi and hold his arms around his back.

"Get off me! She killed someone and now you're going to kill us!"

"No we're not. Alexia has owned up to what she did. Nearly everyone aboard this ship has killed someone. Its not good to kill someone but in Alexia's case she was showing self defence." Aeryn hit her comm. badge.

"D'Argo get down here, and Zhaan too!"

A few microts later Zhaan and D'Argo appeared together.

"What the frell happened here?" questioned D'Argo.

"Get off me!" shouted Randi again.

D'Argo looked at Randi before taking him into his arms.

"Lock him into a cell, make sure he doesn't touch Alexia" said Aeryn.

Zhaan was at Alexia's side. She was alive because she making groaning noises.

"I'll take Alexia back to the Medical bay.' she offered.

"I'll follow" said Aeryn "D'Argo when you have finished meet us in the medical bay'

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Randi was locked away with DRD's on guard by his quarters. DRD One-Eye had his eye fixed on the cell, making sure Randi had no means of escape. His one eye bleeped on and off. D'Argo strolled into Zhaan's medical bay to be greeted by Zhaan and Aeryn.

"How is she?" he asked, his eyes full of concern.

"She's exhausted. I have given her some painkillers and she should feel much better now"

"What I want to know is what's going on?" said D'Argo.

"I think we should meet in the mess hall with the others and tell them what happened" suggested Aeryn.

"Good idea," said D'Argo.

"Pilot," commed Zhaan "Please assign some DRD's to guard my medical bay."

"As you wish Zhaan" said Pilot from his den.

All the crew meet up in the mess hole.

"That tralk" shouted Chiana.

"That frelling bitch. A child that age killing people!" added Rygel.

"Shut up you two!" shouted John stopping their ranting and raving before it got out of hand.

John took hold of the situation.

"As Alexia has committed murder we will take them to the nearest command carrier and drop them off. I don't think it is wise heading for their home as people won't be happy to see them. Agreed"

"Agreed." Said everyone in unison

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Pilot had turned the ship around and was heading for the nearest command carrier where the children would go. Alexia had recovered from her fight with her brother and Moya's crew were once again happy. John and Aeryn sat under Pilots consol, Aeryn leaning against John's back. He looked down at her and they fell into a long lingering kiss.

"I love you John Critchon," she announced.

"I love you too, Aeryn. For ever and for always"

Moya sped off into the stars and the sound of Pilot hitting the consol buttons was all you could hear.

I am sorry this chapter took so long to be uploaded. My computer crashed so I had to re write this chapter all over again. I hoped you liked the finale part. If there is anyway in which I could improve this fanfic let me know. Thanks for reading my and I hope you enjoyed it. Look out for more of my work soon!