Beastfire: Heddo! How are you all doin'? Here's chappie 6! Remember last chappie with the triplets? Well, it was…really really cute.

Chapter 6- A Conspiracy Put Into Action

"Mommy," a small voice whispered.

Ivy opened her eyes to see Seamus staring at her.

"Yeah, Seamus?"

Then it hit her.

"Waitaminute! You're only a few hours old and you're already TALKING? Frus! Wake up!"

She shook him into consciousness.

"What?"

"Seamus can already talk!"

"Are you hallucinating?"

"No! I heard him! He said 'mommy'!"

"Seamus, can you really talk?"

"Are you my daddy?" the baby asked.

Frus stared at the child in shock.

"Holy- he CAN talk!"

"What about me?" asked little Dylan.

"Dylan can talk too!"

"Me too!" baby Tyr giggled.

Ivy and Frus looked at each other and shouted one thing in unison.

"OUR KIDS ARE BRILLIANT!"

They picked up their sons and headed for the main room. There, the Monkey Team was basically bored. When they sped in, the monkeys and Chiro looked at them. They kept screaming that their kids were brilliant. Nova was trying to ask what they meant, but they obviously either didn't hear her, or assumed that their statement was very self-explanatory, for they continued to yell about their kids. Finally, Nova clamped a hand over each of their mouths.

"Now, when I remove my hands, I want you to tell me how your kids are smart."

She removed both of her hands and Ivy excitedly went into a rapidfire explanation. Nova quickly put one hand right back over Ivy's mouth.

"I meant calmly."

When she removed her hands again, Frus decided to explain.

"Well, the boys were just born a few hours ago, right?"

"Yeah…"

"They can already talk."

"ALREADY?"

"Yes," all 3 boys said at once.

Gibson decided to give them a test. He asked them questions about math and science. They had no idea what he was talking about. Sprx fell over laughing.

"Oh yeah, Ivy! They're real geniuses!"

Tyr and Dylan both summoned some metal spikes and Seamus conjured a fireball. All aimed their elemental projectiles at the crimson primate. Needless to say, their parents were way beyond thrilled.

"They've inherited our powers too!" exclaimed Ivy, grabbing onto Frus happily and bouncing up and down.

Frus had a big grin on his face. It would have instilled pride in any father.

"They've also inherited their mother's talkative demeanor," said Gibson. "As well as her temper and lack of mathematical skills. In fact, the only advanced thing they can do is talk."

"We're not some, uh…not smart dumb peoples!" the triplets said in unison.

"My, what a convincing argument," came Gibson's sarcastic response.

All 5 glared at him. They decided, next, to walk around the city to pass some time. Little did they know what was waiting for them…

"Mommy, what's that?" asked Tyr, pointing to what looked like a tail sticking out of an alley.

"I don't know," she replied curiously.

"Let's go look!" Dylan exclaimed.

He and his brothers urged their parents over to the alley. When they got there, a hissing sound was heard. Ivy, who was carrying Seamus, held him tightly, ready to bolt if her fears were confirmed. Sure enough, a large snake emerged, but the mutant was too scared to run. Frus handed Tyr and Dylan to her.

"Stay with your mother, boys!" he said, summoning some metal to make a sword, as he'd assumed that he wouldn't need his sword Gaia with him for a walk. He looked at the snake. "So, Naithair, what brings you to Shuggazoom? Wait. Don't tell me…you're here to terrorize innocent women and children, right?"

"Just one," Naithair grinned. "And it's not just me."

He was soon joined by Mandarin, Bloodstone, and Lorena. Tony, however, was nowhere in sight. Frus advanced on the snake, ready to strike. Naithair just yawned.

"Do you really think that'll faze me? I've long since overcome that fear," he chuckled.

Frus charged to attack, but Lorena dove in front of him, pushing him back. Naithair, Bloodstone, and Mandarin went after Ivy and the triplets. Though Ivy had mostly recovered, she wasn't in much of a condition to fight. She didn't notice the monkeys, as she was a bit preoccupied with the snake.

"Let me hold one," a voice said menacingly, as Mandarin ripped Tyr from his mother's arms.

At the same time, an equally menacing voice, that of Bloodstone, said, "Allow me."

He grabbed onto Dylan and tore him away from her, too. Ivy brought herself back to reality, clutched Seamus, and got ready to defend both herself and her son as well as retrieve the other two. She figured that their father could handle himself. However, Naithair had other ideas as he reached his tail toward Ivy and Seamus. Her fear returned tenfold and she screamed as loudly as ever, not letting go of her third son. Both were grabbed by the snake and he coiled around them. The mutant was way too freaked to retaliate.

Before Naithair could leave with them, he ended up having one taken right out of his grasp. Ivy, opening her eyes (since she'd squeezed them shut to avoid looking at the snake) was about to thank her savior, when her eyes widened in horror. There, holding her in his crushing grip, was Tony Sangretti.

"Oh, (bleep)," she cursed.

"How's my little girl?" he asked evilly.

"How did- what- why-"

"I suppose that would leave out who, where, and when."

"Oh, that was so funny I forgot to hurl."

"I see that you still don't respect authority."

"You call what you dish out 'authority'? I call it-"

She was cut off by a perfectly placed punch to the flame. Ivy was only half-conscious after that, though she would've felt better off fully unconscious. The last thing she saw, other than Mandarin, Bloodstone, and Naithair making off with the triplets, was Lorena shooting Frus with a laser. He'd put up a really great fight, but had failed to defeat her. Maybe he should, from now on, bring Gaia everywhere…But, those were the last images she saw before being put in the glove compartment in Tony's car.

Beastfire: That's chapter 6! Next time, we see how they all are doing and find out the revenge plan.

Ivy: (starts swearing in Italian)

Frus: (starts swearing in Tserofese)

Beastfire: Do you two want your children to pick up that kind of language?

Ivy: Hey, we didn't want to meet up with those guys, either!

Frus: I got shot! I can't believe I got shot! (looks at Beastfire) Then again…maybe I can…

Beastfire: But, Frus, you get to meet Lorena!

Frus: Why would I want to?

Ivy: Dude, Don Tony there is WAY worse!

Frus: You mean your father?

Ivy: He is NOT my dad!

Beastfire: Keep tellin' yourself that, Ivy. Please review!