Chapter 15 Earth Bound. Connor has found his family, his mother and all is well. You know it won't stay that way. Duh, tragedy awaits. LOL!
The maid knocks on Giles' door and ask for Tara. Both Giles and Tara sit up on the bed and look at each other.
"How did she know you were here?" ask Giles.
"I don't know," replies Tara grabbing her clothes. "I guess cause we are kind of married."
"Mam, her highness needs to see you right away," says the maid.
"I'm coming." Tara kisses Giles on the lips and heads over to the door. "Now I know."
"Dawn," they both say.
Tara arrives at Dawn's room and sees all of her maids exit her room. Dawn pulls her over to where Connor and Darla are.
"Tara this is Connor's mother," says Dawn. "His birth mother."
"Oh, my. It's wonderful to meet you," says Tara as she shakes her hand. Both of them get visions.
"She gets visions Tara," says Dawn. "Just like you."
"Really," says Tara. "That means that Connor has…"
"Yeah, I just found out," says Connor. "It's kind of weird."
"Um, Tara why don't you take Darla to one of the guest rooms," says Dawn. "And pass the news around that we are celebrating Connor's mother return, Connor's birthday and mine's."
"Alright, I'll tell Giles," replies Tara as she and Darla exit the room.
"Dawn I think this is way too much," says Connor turning to Dawn. "I mean I appreciate it a lot, but…" Dawn puts her finger on Connor's mouth.
"It's no trouble. Besides I'm a spoiled brat and I get whatever I want whether you like it or not." Dawn smiles.
"That you are." Connor smiles and kisses Dawn on the lips.
In the guest room, Tara lets Darla enter first. Darla looks around and sees that it's like three master bedrooms in one.
"This must be the smallest room in the palace," jokes Darla as she walks around.
"No there are smaller," replies Tara. Darla looks back at Tara and walks over to her.
"You have a secret," says Darla. "And you don't want anyone to know."
"So do you," says Tara in a serious tone.
"Can we keep them within ourselves. It always seems that I'm always holding secrets. This one is very important to me. He was raise well but bad things will always come. He must never know."
"You secret is safe with me. I promise. I hope that mine is too."
"Her father, her real father, is he a good man."
"Yes."
Music and decorations covered the entire palace. The party started as the guest of honor enter the main room of the palace. Dawn, Connor and Darla enter the room. Darla sees Tara with Giles close to her side. She walks over to the two.
"You must be Mr. Giles," says Darla as she shakes his hand. Tara didn't like that Darla shook his hand. She knew history of other seers who used their power for bad stuff and as confuse as she was about Connor, the same goes for his mother. Both, in Tara's mind have dark past and are much too involved in something not of the good.
"Happy birthday Dawn," says Riley and Faith who walk up to her and give her a small gift wrap box. Riley then pulls out from his jacket something long wrap in a towel and hands it to Connor. He unwraps it and sees that it's a genuine sword.
"We had especially made for you," says Angel as he walks over to them. "Was going to give it to you when you fully became a Jedi, you deserve now any way."
"Thanks," says Connor amaze at how beautiful the sword is.
"Hey, don't you two take all the credit," says Spike as he walks over to the group. "After all he is my apprentice."
"Guys no need to fight over me," says Connor with smirk. They all laugh.
A while later, Darla walks over to the group surrounding Connor and Dawn. Connor sees her and invites her in.
"Hey, guys," says Connor. "This is my mother."
"Whoa, she's beautiful," says Angel without thinking. Cordelia is right next time and punches him in the gut.
"Thank you," says Darla. "I want to thank you all for letting Connor be part of your organization."
"He's a great study," says Angel.
"Not better than me," says Dawn with a smirk.
"One day I will," says Connor.
On the other side of the room, Tara and Giles stare at Darla as she talks to Connor's friends. Giles looks at Tara and notices something.
"She has a dark past doesn't she?" ask Giles.
"How did you know?"
"I could it in your eyes."
"I saw the same darkness when I touched Connor."
"Should we be worry?"
"I don't know. She seems sweet and very happy to have her son back in her life."
"I guess I know how she feels. Never getting to be with ones child."
"You've always been with Dawn."
"But not as a father."
"Someday you'll have to tell her."
"I dread that day."
"I'll be there." Tara grabs his hand tight. "By your side." Giles pulls her hand up and kisses it.
Across the land a spaceship lands on a water front. People from the land near by see the enormous ship and fear it. Some stay and watch as the it's great doors open and out comes an army of strange creatures.
"Honey, why don't you go play with your pets," says the a man to a dark haired woman in black.
"Thank you daddy," says the woman. "I'll have fun."
"Yes, I know you always do." The man walks over to the people who are staring at the ship. "Excuse me. Do you know where the Queen's palace is?"
"East down that way," replies one man.
"Thank you sir," replies the man of the ship. He then tosses him a coin. The other man catches it and sees that it's pure gold. "Come along Drusilla." The woman, Drusilla tells her hideous pets to follow her back into the ship. The ships door closes and it rises back into the sky going east as the man told him.
Later that night as the party finish off, Dawn and Connor head outside to look at the stars. Connor takes her hand into his. They see a shooting star and Dawn puts her head on Connor's shoulder. He then wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her closer.
"Did you make a wish?" ask Dawn.
"Yeah, how about you?"
"Yes. Was you're wish was that you would like to know if your father is still alive?"
"Hey, how did you know? I thought I was suppose to be the seer."
"Can you see my future?"
"I only see fragments. I guess I'm not very good at this."
"Maybe you need to concentrate." Dawn pulls away and grabs both his hands with hers. "Try it." Connor begins to concentrate.
"What are you doing?" says Darla as she sees the two. Connor releases Dawn's hands and looks at his mother.
"Um we were just trying to see if Connor can use his abilities," says Dawn.
"You can't force it," says Darla. "Especially if you're a beginner. It's too dangerous. Don't try it again. Please Connor."
"I won't. I promise," says Connor.
"Kitten there you are," says Lorne coming over to them. "I've been looking everywhere for you."
"Lorne I didn't know you were coming," says Dawn as she hugs Lorne.
"I wouldn't miss your birthday."
"I'm glad you're here." Dawn turns to look at where Connor and Darla are but they are gone.