4 days later in Barcelona post show 1

"you really accept me" asks Naomi still in shock

"absolutely, you are my daughter, how could I NOT accept and love you" says Tori

"but you put Lucas and I up for adoption" says Naomi

"I was your age and I was raped Naomi, it nearly killed me letting you guys go but when you're thirteen the unwritten rules of the world have different plans, a thirteen year old shouldn't have to raise kids, the plan was to pick you guys up when I was old enough to raise you, that would have been a few years ago but Karen moved you guys to Madrid for safety meaning I had to wait till I could afford round trip plane tickets, also it wasn't adoption, your family is closet to my family, my dad trusted you and your family to take care of you ad Lucas until I was able, they were never legally your parents but they were your guys' protective guardian, keeping you and Lucas safe" says Tori

"then why did you pull me away suddenly and not take Lucas" asks Naomi

"he was abusive to you, that's what Karen said, caused you issues like your speech" says Tori

"he didn't cause my speech issues, yes him hitting me accelerated it but I've always had issues speaking" says Naomi

"but you're speaking fine now" says Allison

"it's a stress related thing, yesterday I was stressing out about meeting mom for the first time, I didn't know if she'd like me, if she'd accept me or let me hug her, today I'm calmer, I got to dance on stage to moms music, the crowd giggled and laughed" says Naomi

"yeah I've NEVER had my fans engaged like that, you're definitely going to be up on stage every show if you want to be, you have quite the talent Naomi" says Tori as Naomi snuggles her

"Hannah seemed different today, she seemed off" says Cat

"yeah, Lola isn't feeling the best, she threw up when they landed, the climate here is different than in Malibu I'll give you that, that and they rushed the flight once the aileron was replaced, they made it here by essentially speeding, I'm not sure I'd not be sick either, hers is a personal Jet, mine's the label's plane, Lola's luckily not in the hospital but she's sick nonetheless, Hannah cares deeply about her, Hannah's the type of person that would literally ditch a multi-million dollar show to make sure those she cares about are getting the care they need, the only reason she didn't ditch this one is because uncle is taking care of Lola, then we all fly to Venice after the concert again tomorrow and he will bring anyone by boat who has issues with flying as Lola might to Venice" says Tori as Sabrina barges on

"sorry to disturb you but Reiner said he just got word that there were armed people at the concert tonight, he has concerns about your safety" says Sabrína

"they aren't likely a threat in this case, if it were in America he would have a right to be scared, if the guns found were Walther PP style guns then Uncle sent them to protect us, you and Naomi specifically, if it's not that style gun then yes I will adjust to the threat" says Tori

"oh ok then we don't have anything to worry about, Reiner was just confused and nervous because they wouldn't identify themselves or say why they were there, though they did solute to your name literally EVERY time Reiner brought it up" says Sabrína

"they're trained to keep it a secret, the last time a royal protection detail told someone who they were protecting his sister was assassinated before she could ascend to the throne, literally hours before she was to be crowned Queen, as a result she set the training regime to have them NEVER reveal their job or post for fear they were posted to protect their charge from murder or out and out assassination" says Tori

"yikes, fair enough, Reiner won't let them out of his sight until someone confirms that they aren't planning to kill you or your fans though" says Sabrína as Tori rolls her eyes

"damn oversensitive, overcaring Reiner, get him in here, I'll call uncle Luis and confirm it" says Tori

"ok" says Sabrína as she goes to get Reiner

10 minutes later on the phone with King Luis

"you must understand sir that we provide protection for our artists, your protection isn't necessary" says Reiner

"Isabella and Annà Rebecca Gonzalez were like two peas in a pod Reiner, I lost Annà to anti-gay protesters, they hired a sniper, they killed her mere hours before she was going to be crowned Queen, Victoria and Sabrína are two of the LAST inheritors of the genes of that side of the family, Isabella is the last female of my generation, Annà never had time to have kids, while Isabella's children are in MY sphere of influence is it MY duty to keep them safe, I appreciate your commitment to Victoria's security but they're my family, I have to personally assure their safety, if Annà were still alive she'd never forgive me if I left my family's safety solely in someone else's care and something happened to them" says Luis

"I appreciate your loyalty to your family but I almost had them arrested because they refused to identify their purpose or who they worked for, my boss would absolutely KILL me if anything happened to Victoria or Cat or anyone close to her, that includes her fans sir, I can't have armed hidden people protecting your family, that risks the fans safety and the safety of your men if one of them called the cops" says Reiner

"I apologize for the secrecy, you should have been told but unfortunately Spain is in a bit of a political crisis right now, there was an attempted takeover of the government, Francisco Franco style last year, as a result the government is very touchy and almost shut itself down in fear, there's also an anti-royalty faction that has been attempting to end my life and that of my family, they don't care how slight the link is, if ANYONE has even the slightest connection to me or the other royal houses from the past they will be killed, my daughter by adoption almost lost her life last month" says Luis

"are they to follow us through Europe sir" asks Reiner

"more or less yeah, there's a faction in Italy called the 'Italian defenders', they vowed to lay down their lives to protect Catarina the moment they learned of Christian Valenti's evil deeds, as it stands the moment he gets released into Italian custody he's going to be under military authority, basically they're going to make it so he can't walk, they don't want him getting away from the consequences of his actions" says Luis

"is it safe to have Cat be in Italy, I heard he's being transferred from the states today" asks Reiner

"the Italian defenders protect the vulnerable, they also work for the Italian royal family, even if that title means very little these days, it is still a bloodline that needs to be protected" says Luis

"huh" says Cat confused about the supposed connection

"wait Catarina you didn't know you were part of the Italian Royal family" asks Luis

"no….. mom doesn't talk much about our Italian family, not since I was little, due to the evil forced upon me back then, PTSD has caused me to repress almost all memories from back then, though I'm certain there are memories I've repressed that did not need it, most of my childhood memories I'm unable to access, younger me was indiscriminately blocking any memories from that time unfortunately…. do they know who I am" says Cat suddenly intrigued by the possibility of uniting Spain and Italy

"absolutely they do, your mom likely didn't say anything to you because of the trauma you associate with Italy because of your evil uncle" says Luis

"I'm surprised, though I didn't expect you to be so well informed about Italian affairs, I assume you know about the tension between the Spanish and Italian governments lately" says Cat

"yeah, there was talk about war, over a single island, like seriously, it's been boiling for awhile, France has been mitigating it because the island belongs to them but a significant number of the western part of Italy believe Corsica legally and historically belongs to them, Spain sided with France so there have been squabbles and fears about the Spanish islands possibly being targeted, in response to the possibility of an attack the islands have been protected by the Spanish army causing increased tension" says Luis

"would Tori and I coming out as our respective royalty help or make things worse" asks Cat

"it would put a big fat target on your heads, especially with the tension right now, the royal families know, as of right now we're the only ones who need to know" says Luis

"do you trust me and Allison to treat Tori and her daughter right" asks Cat

"let's put it this way, if you girls don't treat them with respect then you don't deserve them in your lives" says Luis

"wait you knew about Naomi" asks Tori

"absolutely, I'm the one that told Karen to move here to keep Naomi safe, because of her intersex nature she wasn't safe in America, not as a toddler, as a teenager she is now safe to return as she has chosen how she presents" says Luis

"did you have any say in how she chose to present" asks Tori as Naomi cuddles her

"I did not push her in either direction but I said it would be unsafe for her to return to your care unless she made a choice, I said she should meditate on the matter and find out which she would rather be, a boy or a girl, she spent a week figuring everything out" says Luis

"mommy I want to cuddle, can they leave" asks Naomi

"yes, Uncle, please transfer command to Sabrina while we are in Europe, Reiner can't have my fans freaking out if someone finds armed people in the crowd" says Tori as Reiner leaves

"she's one of their charges to protect, I'd rather release command to Catarina Valentine or Allison West, they will not take commands from people they are charged with protecting" says Luis

"I'm not comfortable with that responsibility, I have enough problems of my own" says Cat

"I'm not comfortable either, co-parenting Naomi has gotten me quite occupied, besides that I'm not as smart as my sister Jadelyn, I'm not sure I'd be good to oversee the protection of anyone beyond Tori, Cat and Naomi, if you want ANYONE who is capable of overseeing an operation like that, I suggest Jade be flown in with Trina" says Allison

"I'm not exactly comfortable with the daughter of Holly overseeing this operation, Holly molded her into a force against you Victoria" says Luis

"that fell flat when the truth of the kidnapping of Sofi came to light, see Trina favored Sofi as opposed to me, Trina fell apart when Sofía was kidnapped, it was from that state that Holly molded Trina into what you see her as but it was never a stable molding, there were times where she would stop listening to Holly to calm me down, when Trina found out that Holly was behind the kidnapping she grabbed dad's gun and threatened to shoot Holly if she didn't agree to turn herself into the FBI, her loyalty to Sofía is stronger than her loyalty to Holly" says Tori

"would they be able to get here by tomorrow morning" asks Luis

"Tori, do you think they could" asks Allison as Naomi pulls at her shirt

"well they certainly aren't doing much of anything, Jade isn't being given any chance to get a job, Sofía has been very needy, it's been hard to readjust, especially away from me, she nearly fell apart when I left for the airport, I'll give them a call, I'll be right back Naomi" says Tori as she walks out to the hallway

"let me know what happens" says Luis as he hangs up and Tori calls Jade

"what's up Tori, Jades in the shower then she has to bathe Sofía, she fainted yesterday because of the heat and hasn't really gotten back on her feet stably yet" says Trina

"I need you guys on this tour, King Luis is moms brother, he has a security detail keeping us safe and Allison suggested Jade take over control while we're in Europe, Reiner doesn't like that they were in the crowd with guns" says Tori

"to be honest I wouldn't be comfortable with that either, I don't see Jade saying no if she's paid, the problem is we can't just leave Sofía here, she doesn't know your mom very well and she doesn't trust dad, something about cops treating her poorly on the streets, even after she was taken in by Albert" says Trina

"she'll obviously have to come with you and Jade, as for pay uncle Luis said he would absolutely pay someone to work security, because neither Ally nor Cat wanted to be in charge of the security detail when we arrived he had to oversee it himself, he's busy as it is" says Tori

"what's the pay and how do we get Sofía there safely" asks Trina

"Chocolate milk has always helped Sofía sleep, the pay would be a hundred dollars a day plus food plus a hotel room per stop on the tour" says Tori

"ugh I wish we'd known that sooner, Sofía doesn't sleep very long" says Trina

"it has to be a specific kind of chocolate milk, one percent if I remember correctly, ask Dad he'll remember, so is that a yes" says Tori

"more than likely, you should know Sofía like likes Robbie" says Trina

"does he like like her back" asks Tori

"I don't know, he's only been here a few times, rarely ever to see her, I'll invite him on the trip, anyway I should let you go, it's late there" says Trina as she hangs up and Tori heads back inside the hotel room to snuggle Naomi