Disclaimer: Maura: You did NOT just do that!

Marieke: Yes I did… can't you read?

Maura: MINE!

Marieke: Never!

Summary: The return of Andros's parents changes all future plans of Andros and Ashley. It's doubtful they'll ever see each other again. But there's a secret Ashley's carrying around just dying to come out.

Phantom Rogue: This happy chapter! You know… I can make sense of that sentence… and my brains are malfunctioning because of the heat. This soon enough an update for you?

Arwennicole: It was such a relief writing Ashley being happy with her babies and loving Andros again. I can tell you now already… you can't figure that out. The scene is far from set up for that. They've got 16 years to cross before getting at that point.

Tal: Told ya and you'll laugh, I swear, when you get to the end of this chapter. HEY! Those babies are Andros's too!

Lady Kimiko: Yeah, well, I couldn't have those babies born while Ashley hated Andros. The kiddies need a father, even though he's on KO-35 and won't be around for a long time. They do need to now about him and if they are to love him… Ashley can't go around telling them how bad a man he is.

SweetSas: Ask Bea is she wants to share. She's the one actually dating a Josh… and no, I remembered only when she pointed it out to me. I wanna kill Maura! But I can't.

Slytherin-Angel44: That's what I need to get the twin through 16 years of their lives. THEN I can start working on getting Andros and Ashley back together.

Star Fata: Yeah well, everyone is guessing what happened and they all just happen to guess right. Yes, their meeting will be FAR after the two chapters you won't like. And… there's actually a chapter that will make you hate Maura even more than that.

DizneeDol: Yeah, it was about time she got her love back.

Jenny: There! I updated! Go put up your what-if or I'll use my writing powers to make you even harder breakfast… like waffles :D. I'm so proud of myself for deciding what you should have for breakfast… but it didn't sound the least like how I made them! Or… Ashley in that case. And you ARE crazy, very, very crazy. About PR and Chris.

The-power-of-love: Glad you liked it and thanks.

Jessica01: Thanks.

Dana Mitchell-Carter Grayson: That's okay, really. Yeah, Maura is getting worse. WE ALL NEED TO HATE HER!

Zeopurple: Josh is really sweet. He's like a brother to Ash and looks out for her like one. So naturally, he looks out for the babies too. And Ashley loving Andros is in their best interest.

C.C.C.: Good look with those exams. No… Ashley will not be going to KO-35 any time soon. She's still scared of her children being taken away from her. And, she's not even aware Karone is pregnant.

Mz. Daydream: Hope those kiddies didn't give you too much trouble. So… what Josh would you rather want? This one, yours of yours combined with this one ;)

Mita427: Couldn't have her hate Andros if I want them back together in the end.

Secrets Untold

Chapter 9: Forever Linked

"Hey Andros, you've been acting weirder today than you've been acting since you've gotten betrothed. Fancy a drink?" Zhane said, knocking on the open door as he stuck his head into Andros's office.

"Sure, I could actually use one. Just let me finish this, okay?" Andros replied wearily.

"Need help?" Zhane offered, stepping into the office completely.

"No, actually… I think… Yeah, I'm all done. Let's head out before someone sticks a fork in me."

"Andros…" Zhane sighed, shaking his head. "That isn't half as funny when you say it."

Andros just shrugged his shoulder and telekinetically called on his jacket. Without a word the two walked out of the office and building into the nearest café. A minute later they sat down at a table with both a steaming glass of poisonous green, sparkling liquid.

"Man, I can't even remember the last time I drank this." Zhane grinned, sipping the drink.

"Onyx juice special? I can - the last time I was on Onyx." Andros mused, tasting the liquor.

"And when was that? Before or after you got the girl?" Zhane laughed.

"When I was won Zordon's key cards in a card game." Andros replied casually, causing Zhane to laugh even harder.

"If I remember the stories correctly, that was even before you met Justin. I know for a fact it hasn't been that long for me."

"How can you be so sure, you said you couldn't remember just seconds ago?" Andros challenged.

"Blank spots in my memory." Zhane replied without missing a beat.

Andros laughed and shook his head, raising his glass.

"You're memory is one big blank spot, but I'll drink to it anyway."

Zhane nudged his glass to Andros's and they broth drained them entirely a minute later. Without a thought Zhane quickly ordered seconds. After many different drinks with high alcohol levels and hours, the projected clock on the wall announced 3 a.m. and the café's closing time.

Andros and Zhane stumbled back onto the streets, laughing loud as they learned against each other for support.

"The guyssss taught m-m-me thissss rrrrrrreally crazzzzzzzzzy sssssssonnnn'." Zhane slurred, giggling in a high-pitched voice.

"You can actually learn?" Andros replied with a distant double tongue.

Zhane slung a totally uncoordinated fist in Andros's direction, missing his target by miles, before he started singing.

"One hundred bottlessss of beer on the wall, one hundred bottlessss of beer. You take one down, pa'sss it around. One hundred bottlessss of beer on the wall. One hundred bottlessss of beer on the wall, one hundred bottlessss of beer. You take one down, passss it around. One hundred bottlessss of beer on the wall. One hundred bottlessss of beer on the wall, one hundred bottlessss of beer. You take one down, passss it around. One hundred bottlessss of beer on the wall."

Surprisingly they found their way back to Zhane's house and got in too.

"Crasssssh on the couch." Zhane slurred. "Too drunk to go home."

Andros didn't need to be told twice and immediately and quite literally crashed on the couch while Zhane started stumbling up the stairs to nuzzled against Karone and have her curl up in his arms, hopefully not becoming comatose from the alcoholic drafts coming from his mouth.

Meanwhile on Earth

"One last big push, Miss Hammond." The doctor encouraged.

Ashley screamed out in pain, sweat shining all over her face and hair sticking to her forehead. She squeezed her eyes shut and pushed with all her might. Then the cries of a baby filled the room and she collapsed back into the pillows, panting heavily, a relieved smile on her face.

"And we've got a healthy baby girl." The doctor announced. "She's a bit smaller than her brother, but that's perfectly normal with twins."

"How about we clean her up and you can hold her brother?" The nurse suggested, accepting the bundle from the doctor.

Ashley nodded, tiredly, pushing herself up a little before accepting her son from the nurse.

"Hey little one." She murmured softly, stroking his cheek.

The baby boy yawned and settled into her arms, dozing happily.

"We should make their birth certificate. What are their names?" The doctor asked, holding a clipboard and a pen.

"Christopher Lee Hammond and Chyler Lynn Hammond." Ashley whispered, not taking her eyes of her son. (A/N: Sorry, inside joke.)

"And the name of the father?" The doctor asked after having written the two names down.

"Andros." Ashley sighed, biting back her tears, though the doctor would just suspect that they were tears of joy.

"Last name?" The doctor inquired.

"No… just Andros."

"Okay." The doctor replied confused, but wrote it down anyway. "Oh and the young gentleman outside is asking if he can come in."

"Give me half an hour?" Ashley requested, looking up for a moment.

The doctor nodded and left the room. The nurse walked back to her bed holding a gently whimpering Chyler. Ashley shifted Chris in her arms and accepted her baby girl on the other. Silently the nurse put two hospital cribs next to her bed.

"I'll be right back with two hospital bracelets so we won't mix them up with the other babies." The nurse told her kindly, likely just to give her a moment alone.

Ashley nodded and stared down at her children again. A soft giggle escaped her lips when she noticed the little mops of hair on both their head were lightly streaked brown and blonde. It would be hard to mix the kids up with any other, but whatever made the hospital feel good.

"You two are my little miracles." She whispered to the dozing infants. "Don't you ever forget that. I'll teach you everything you'll need to know from Earth and everything I can from KO-35. That's where your daddy is from. He can't be here right now and might not be able to for some time, but I promise you, he'd love you more than anything if he knew you. You'll grow strong with the guidance of the Power and… maybe someday…"

Chyler made a blind little grab into the air, before settling back down to sleep. With some effort Ashley placed both babies in their own cribs. Then she nuzzled back into her own pillows and dozed off, not waking when Josh came in to check on her.

"Congratulations, Ash." Josh whispered, brushing some of the hairs out of her face. "You'll make a great mom."

A/N: Kiddies here! Hope you liked it. Review.