"Move out!"

Taylor and the rest of her crew headed out of the meeting and back to the hanger. It had been nearly two months since she and her fellow pilots departed from their homes on the west coast and over to Virginia. It had been a month since they had been overseas…

They weren't allowed to disclose their location to anyone, and that made Taylor miss home and Eric even more. When she had awoken the morning she left him, she found herself in her bed in her husband's arms. He had somehow managed to get her back home without waking her.

It had been the best night of her life, and she held onto that memory every time she went on a new mission. Though they weren't legally married yet, she was his wife in every sense of the word.

"Lieutenant!" Taylor snapped back to attention as one of her crew handed her the latest readouts of where they were heading.

"Suit up and move out," she ordered. The pilot followed orders and she climbed into her plane. As soon as she was set, she glanced at her wedding ring and prayed to the powers that be that she would make it back safe to see Eric again…

In Silver Hills, Eric sat with Mr. Collins and raised an eyebrow. "You're telling me that the person Andros recommended isn't human?" he asked.

"She's from a very unique planet from what Wes has told me," Mr. Collins replied. "Something about her having feline qualities as well as human ones."

"Dad?" Wes said as he entered the office. "They're here."

"They?" Eric asked as he followed the two Collins men down the hall to a meeting room.

"Yes. Ms. Manx brought her associate, Anubis Cruger," Wes said.

"Is he half cat too?" Eric asked as they entered. Eric stopped dead in his tracks. In front of him was a mountain of a man… only that the man had the face of a dog and was blue.

Mr. Collins, too, was a bit in shock. The two new creatures approached him.

"Alan Collins… it's a pleasure to meet you," the smaller of the two said. She resembled a cat, but seemed more human than the other new person. "I'm Dr. Kat Manx, and this is Anubis Cruger." Mr. Collins shook their hands and he introduced Eric to them both.

"Andros spoke highly of you," Cruger said as he shook Eric's hand. "Said we could learn a lot from each other."

Eric smirked. He knew he'd like this guy. "What are your plans?" he asked as they all sat.

For the next hour or so, both Kat and Anubis spoke of the technology they could offer the Guardians in order to keep the peace on Earth, as well as in the universe.

"We've also spoken with your President and several other world leaders in regards to a sort of… migratory option for others like us in the universe," Kat said. "There are several other planets that have already gone through this process and all parties involved are flourishing."

"Interesting," Mr. Collins said. "So, somewhere in the near future, you're saying that aliens and humans will live together here on Earth?"

"Precisely. And humans will be given the option to relocate as well," Cruger put in. "All in all, it's a sort of sharing experience. We all can learn from each other if we work together."

"It will take time, but it will succeed. I'm sure of it," Kat said as they finished their small presentation.

Wes and Eric were stunned. This all seemed too good to be true. With new beings on Earth, the world may have some hope for peace after all. That thought brought Eric's mind back to his wife, as everything nowadays did.

She was on a peacekeeping mission right now and he just had a feeling that something was wrong with her. Wes and everyone else that saw him noted the ring on his hand, but didn't ask any questions. Whatever he and Taylor decided to do was between them; making them talk about it would only end in a fight.

"Everything sounds wonderful," Mr. Collins said as he stood. "I want to start work immediately. Eric will be working with you while Wes makes the transitions with the guardians and surrounding law enforcement. If you need anything at all, please don't hesitate to ask."

"Wasn't there another person overseeing the operations?" Cruger asked.

"To help with the training and regulations?" Kat added on.

Eric stood and Wes knew it hurt him to say it. "There is… Taylor Earhardt. She's currently overseas with the Air Force. She should be back soon," he said. Cruger and Kat knew then that this Taylor woman held a special place in Eric's heart, and they dared not ask any more.

"We'll be anxious for her safe return," Cruger said. Eric nodded his thanks, and he and Wes showed them out.

They watched them drive away and both of them sighed. "That was interesting," Wes said as they walked back to their offices.

"He's a dog," Eric said bluntly.

"Wow, you're one to point out the obvious aren't you."

"Shut it Wes."

"Easy over there. He's a genius. And Kat knows more than you or I ever will. Andros spoke very highly of the both of them."

"Where is he anyway?"

"Ashley's pregnant again and he didn't want to leave her."

Eric shut his mouth. The topic of children was something he didn't want to talk about right now. When he thought about that, he thought about Taylor, and the feeling of unease came back.

Wes saw him space out and was about to ask what was going on when his phone rang. Eric saw his face drain of color for a minute before he jumped out of his seat and made a beeline for the door. Eric ran after him.

"Wes? What's going on?" he asked nervously.

"It's Jen… something up with Alec," he said as he got on his motorcycle and headed towards the hospital. Eric's stomach fell. The newest member of the Collins family had had some breathing problems when he was born… something wasn't right.

He ran back in to tell Mr. Collins what was happening when the man he was searching for stopped him. Eric could tell by the expression his face that something else had happened.

"Eric, we need to talk," he said carefully.

"Alan, Jen took Alec to the hospital and Wes just left," Eric got out. The older man's face dropped a little more and the news he had was even harder to say now.

"Eric, there's something that's just come through and I think you should sit down," he said. Eric's eyes lit up… Taylor. "Eric, a call came in for you but I took it… there's been an attack and Taylor…"