January 3rd
Slaver captured, Washington DC
"well Adriana any last words to your father" asks Dana holding a gun on Huey Soto so he doesn't run
"not anything I'd say in-front of my family, Sabi how about you" says Adriana
"am I allowed to hit him" asks Sabi as Dana nods
"yeah right, I'm a defenseless prisoner" says Huey
"defenseless prisoner, nah dad you're an autistic enslaver destined to be drowned in a Brazilian Lake once Brazil is stable after the first LEGITIMATE election in YEARS, my flying fists will be the last thing you ever see, Brazil is PARTYING, awaiting your death, finally allowed to be free after fifteen years of terror, if I thought they'd elect me I'd run, unfortunately the once proud Soto family has become the Soto Terrors because of you" says Sabi as she jump kicks her father to the ground
"well said Sabi" says Dana tightening Huey's chains and putting him back in the heavily armored prisoner truck with guns pointed at his head
"I wish that kick had killed him, my people say it's the least I deserve to make things right, both candidates have officially nominated me for ambassadorship, to represent Brazil to America, I agreed on the request that I be allowed one reversal policy proposal per year for five years to make right the fear our father burned into the minds of all Brazilians, or until Adriana is able to serve as Ambassador, Sister I don't know how to say this but you truly won the hearts of the whole world with your plea, today murals of you making that plea for freedom are being erected all across Brazil and even some surrounding countries in honor of your immense sacrifice, our father cast you down, you rose up as a true Brazilian, truly worthy of the place of honor you are being given" says Sabi hugging her sisters
"honestly Sabi, you have the heart to represent Brazil, all I wanted was Brazil to be free from his tyranny and clear slavery of autistics, I do not have the heart to fill your shoes like ever, quite honestly until today I was contemplating suicide, all I literally did was beg another country to help, I did absolutely Zero percent of the work to get Brazil free, quite frankly I'd be just as happy if Brazil forgot who I was, maybe I deserve to be the new great water lily legend for Brazil but it is not my right as the beggar for change to be given ANY power over Brazilians, I have NEVER earned that right and I do NOT deserve praise for being a coward Sabi, to deserve that praise I would have had to kill him, unfortunately as much as I hate him I could never be the one to pull the trigger, I despise violence that much Sabi, I am anything BUT a leader, I am incapable of representing Brazil in any fashion, artificial or otherwise, you know unless the next president becomes a sadistic asshat with no regard for human life, anyway its getting late and Beatriz and Felicia promised to make me dinner on the day they were free, which is today, so I'd like to fly home while you end the life of our family sadistic asshat with no regard for human life if you don't mind" says Adriana
"you got a hot CIA agent girlfriend waiting for you too if I remember correctly" says Dana
"stop making her an agent, she hates when you do that, she's just a normal girl with normal needs, that I happen to fill, it's pure coincidence that her father is the director of the agency" says Adriana getting into the plane with her sisters
"remember safe sex Adriana" jokes Sabi
"right like you think I could possibly be in control of what happens when we cuddle, she's quite the dominant girlfriend Sabi, what she says goes, I'm just happy to be included, though her lipstick is to die for, literally I'd take a bullet to save it, anyway we have go get going, safe travels and I hope Adria and you are accepted by the Venezuelan Ambassador that will be attending his funeral" says Adriana
"humma what now, Venezuelan what" asks Sabi blindsided as the jet door closes and Dana cackles
"oh she didn't mention that part huh" asks Dana shaking her head as the Jet taxies to the runway
"uhhh definitely not, they are KNOWN to HATE ME, they disapprove of me dating Adria, like they WILL KILL ME, why would Adriana do this" says Sabi
"I wish Adriana could take that responsibility but it wasn't her" says Dana
"so it has to do with CIA involvement then" asks Sabi
"nah we've done enough, think tall" says Dana
"Beatriz really, of all the stunts she could pull it had to be this one, UGH she is so utterly oblivious to how her actions affect others, THEY WILL KILL ME" says Sabi as Adria nuzzles her
"not in this case, in this case Venezuela is bowing to you, per Beatriz's request, which by the way she made the MOMENT she found out you were in fact alive and it was only just very recently approved, see they had to pass new laws to allow it, all of South America did actually, effective immediately you are the person in control of ALL LGBTQIA plus lives in all of South America not just Venezuela and Brazil, any legal, medical or emergency cases go through you, they're using Huey's money to fund this operation, the act is called the equality of power act in Brazil and is the last thing the Brazilian government passed before dissolving, it goes by other names in other South American countries but the process is the same, an LGBTQIA person identifies themselves to the government of their country and they are given the Sacred Lily Card or SL Card for short, as a result the governments of South America have ZERO say in their lives, a hospital will refer to you to confirm or deny them medical coverage, a court will defer to you to allow or disallow a court appointed judge, your only wall is you can't prevent an arrest or hospitalization or emergency, your job is to basically guide south America on how to treat LGBTQIA peoples, anyway the Ambassador will give You everything Beatriz believes you require, a badge, cape, a cool code name to those in the program oh and the embassy in LA" says Dana as they get in the vehicle to transport Huey to the plane
"great so she got me my dream of leader but she doesn't get what she's always wanted, that doesn't seem fair" says Sabi as Huey shakes his head
"what's that" asks Dana
"to be a superhero to girls like her, to be THE role model for Autism world wide, anyway we should keep quiet till he's in his plane cell and we've taken off" says Sabi
Back in Malibu
"you ok Cat" asks Robbie
"no it hurts, I shouldn't feel this much pain" cries Cat
"what's happening to her, her belly is way too big for how far along she is" says Zoey
"unless it's twins" says Tori gesturing to her own belly
"wouldn't we see that" asks Robbie as Cassandra walks in
"Lower her dose immediately" says Cassandra as Cat's pulse slows
"on what grounds, you are not a doctor" asks Hanna
"how about you will be responsible for her death and the deaths of her unborn children" says Cassandra forcibly restricting the flow of Cat's medicine cocktail as Cat's heart rate bounces back up dramatically
"is this some sort of known thing that I should have learned in medical school but wasn't taught" asks Hanna dumbfounded
"no this is pretty much restricted to the Valentine girls who get pregnant, we call it the heart-stop gene, in Cat's case her body is processing very little of her medicine cocktail, instead of absorbing it as it normally would pre-pregnancy, her body said 'hey you know what I'm carrying twins so I need to triple the medication I'm being given so there is enough to go around, it's a known issue that her parents and I had hoped Cat would be immune from given she is the only twin pregnancy survivor in the entire family going back fifty generations when the issue started after a gene mutation specific to females was introduced into our gene pool" says Cassandra
"but Cat isn't a twin, surely Valerie and Frank would have told me about that" says Tori
"in utero she absorbed her twin brother, way later than normal, as in they were both determined to be viable, Valerie was having odd contractions just like Cat just was just now, so the ultrasounds were being done every three days by this point as a precaution, then all of a sudden at eighteen weeks there were two babies in Valerie as normal, then as she edged closer to nineteen weeks she saw the impossible, what looked like Cat eating her twin brother, like he was literally disappearing before their eyes, that's why Valerie and Frank never told you Tori, because to this day they have a hard time believing what they were seeing was possible, they knew nobody would believe them, but they do use that scenario to explain Cat's obliviousness suddenly appearing and disappearing, almost as if by sheer will" says Cassandra
"I must say I'd not have believed a word of your story had severely reducing her med flow not actually have done something, so what should we do about this" says Hanna
"starve her body of it, small doses, a slow drop, her body is flooded with it at the moment causing inflammation blocking the view by ultrasound keep it low dose until her body needs more and do not let ANYONE adjust it if they see its not her prescription dose, her full dose will kill her and her babies in less than an hour" says Cassandra
"and this is common for all Valentine girls, even you" asks Zoey
"yes, Valentine boys have it too its just inactive, the gene activates in us girls, I had two swiss men, about a year younger than me, at the same time, I supported Cat poly lifestyle because it allows for redundancy, not all men understand that its not our fault, we often get blamed for miscarriages, more than any other family tree, polyamory helps, I'm certain that Lola was never likely a permanent girl in Cat's eyes, she would have replaced her with Robbie the first chance she got, though her power quad included Jade, Zoey is the better choice and she now knows that, this is a tough time for her, most valentine girls will forgo dating boys or men until they are certain they have found a good man who will stick with them through the trouble of pregnancy, this will be a big issue for her, she's almost at month five, which is a big warning date for pregnancies in the Valentine family, the saying goes if they make it to five months and are still pregnant then they will remain pregnant for the last four months, though Cat was a pre-mature birth baby, she was born exactly a month before she was due, expect her to give birth at around eight months, Robbie if you can't handle a sixty percent chance your Cat kids are still born or have serious developmental issues Cat needs to know right now" says Cassandra
"Cat has always been a good parent figure, even if it didn't always show, her immature personality actually helped kids trust her, she's been amazing with kids as long as I've known her, she knew I also wanted kids, I'd have avoided getting her pregnant as long as she wanted, it was Cat who said it was ok, not me, stillborn children will break my heart but it won't stop me from loving Cat for who she is, I'm in this quad to stay as long as I'm welcome, developmental conditions do not bother me, in my eyes they wouldn't be my kids without such development issues, I'm just worried that Cat is having twins, Tori IS having twins, I'm just worried I can't give them the attention they will need, four kids right off the bat is too much but I was dealt this hand so I must deal with it" says Robbie
"chances are Cat isn't actually having twins, her body has always been different, it never reacts to things the way people expect, ADHD meds literally had zero effect, even on the strongest meds in the world, she would still be exceptionally excitable and very hyper, these next months will seriously be the hardest for Cat, I beg you to show her your strength, she has been strong along for too long, it is time for you guys to show her that she is not alone in strength, this will define her confidence for the future, she relies too much on her family for support, as her brain damage from that container slowly begin to fade she will be a changed woman, know you guys will get married on her request in the near future" says Cassandra
"have you seen this new Cat" asks Hanna intrigued
"you all have, in small slivers, she's testing the waters, in her admission of her ability to create real people from words, in her summoning of Ana, in her very strong support of a free Brazil, Cat has been two sides of a coin for her entire life, one side people pleasing, that she shows her friends, the other a strong and confident girl who doesn't let others force her to do anything, to which she only shows close family like me or Ben, rarely her parents, she sees the brain damage as a gift from heaven, a chance to permanently flip the coin and show the world how confident she really is, and how she will not be pushed around" says Cassandra
"now that you mention it she has been different lately, we begged her to let us do things for her while she's pregnant, she put her foot down and told us a very Firm NO, that when she says hospital, our response is to be how fast, when the time came for her to need to be here and we asked how fast, then when we got here she clapped excitedly, it's a side of her I thought I'd never see" says Robbie
"she's learning to take control of her life, she's understanding that she doesn't need to be afraid, one thing that experiment taught her is that her extended family, minus me are cowards, she's becoming a leader and believe me the Valentine family will fall in line when she says jump, they will all answer how high" says Cassandra
"why, how could Cat possibly have such a firm grip on her family" asks Zoey
"because Cat's twice great uncle Alexandro Valentine was the silver tongue masters husband, nobody had a voice like his, his voice was commanding and firm, it actually is Quintin's older brother who he was married to, Cat is learning to be like her twice great uncle, it was his death that shattered the unity of the Valentine Clan, we are a family that quite literally needs a firm hand to lead, without it we quarrel with our own" says Cassandra
"that doesn't make sense" says Zoey
"think Roman empire or Mussolini, the early Valentine family started pre year seven hundred, we stayed small till the European wars, the big ones like World war one and two, the military minded Valentine's had the ear of Italian leadership, ever since the Valentine clan has required a firm hand to keep us in line, leader Alex as we called him, kept the blood hounds ala would be murderers in line, with his death those same blood hounds sought further fracturing of the family, ala American clan vs Sicilian clan vs pure Italian clan, my father is one such conspirator, he will fall in line with Cat's firm leadership" says Cassandra
"are we certain Cat even wants to lead" asks Tori
"recent DNA analysis of Cat's blood has shown striking similarities between Leader Alex and Cat, as in there is no blood difference, as far as my father is concerned she IS Alexandro, when my father saw the evidence his face drained of blood, as if he'd seen a ghost, he immediately started whimpering and believe me my father does NOT whimper, Cat has the power to control the family whether she chooses to wield it or not" says Cassandra
"is that really a safe thing to do… to control people with fear" asks Robbie
"if they were good people control through fear wouldn't work, they ruined Ben's good name every chance they got, they called Cat the stupid s*tty child every chance they got, they have everything to fear and nothing to gain, by Cat not announcing her control of the family she produces more fear than if she announces control of the family, by putting that pressure on people like my father, who is the worst offender when it comes to slander against Cat and Ben, she is hoping for either an apology or for guilt to make them turn themselves in, Ben's self esteem is so low he won't often leave the house and will make up fake stories about why he can't, their parents just go along with it to show their support for him…. I just got confirmation that Huey is dead, a new Brazilian government was formed ten minutes ago and they are ruled by the people and will aid America in stopping slave trades from ever gaining traction world wide from today onwards, anyway keep her medicine drip on low for the next few days or she will die" says Cassandra as she expertly adjusts the drip rate and leaves
"she's right guys, please stay here, I'm too afraid to sleep alone, crazy dreams" says Cat
"I'll go get a spare bed and get it prepared to be locked together with Cat's, in order to prevent incidents Tori you will be beside Cat, followed by Zoey 'behind' you and Robbie behind her" says Hanna as she leaves to go get the spare bed assigned to this room
"I don't think Robbie is that much of a threat" says Zoey
"that order was on my request, as an attempt to create a pre-birth connection between my kids and Tori's, we aren't making mistakes like David and Danielle's mother did, we will break that cycle, it is my belief that two babies can hear one another, Tor and I receive more kicks from our babies when we're around one another than we do apart, our voices soothe the kids better together than apart, once the kids are born we will get married, for whatever stupid reason I've always imagined getting married after having a kid, this is our one chance guys, anyway I need go sleep so Tori get up here" says Cat as Tori tries her best