Kuun sat in one of the guest cabins on board. When he looked out the window, he could see the moon disappear in the distance.
He decided to take a shower. Those were in short supply back had been ages since he felt this… human.
Corso looked down at the two babies in the crib. Sonny helped Callie get through the birth. They had the doctor on call all the way through to help him. Now, they had two healthy babies. A son, and a daughter.
He was a father again. And he was worried about the conditions they could have.
Then, their little daughter started to move.
"You're hungry, aren't you?" Corso said softly as he lifted the tiny baby.
Callie lifted her head slightly from the bed. Sonny sat beside her, handing her some soup.
"This should help." He said.
Callie chuckled.
"I think she's hungry." She said.
Sonny chuckled.
Corso carefully handed her over to Callie, who continued to breast feed her.
Corso stared at the baby.
"She's perfect." He said.
"That was when their son also started making sounds.
Sonny got up with a chuckle.
"I think he heard that." He said as the baby started crying loudly.
Corso shook his head, watching Sonny lift the small baby, and putting him to his chest.
"You get to eat in a second, don't worry." He promised.
Callie smiled. The two of them were naturals at handling the babies.
"We can't keep calling them the little ones, we need names." She said.
Sonny looked at Callie.
"Do you have any names?" He asked.
Callie sighed, looking at her two loving husbands, and then, the two lovely babies they had between them.
"I want you two to do it." She said.
Sonny nodded.
"You go first Corso. Whom do you want to name?" He asked softly.
Corso looked at the babies. So many memories came back, his first born, as a newborn, like this, and her premature end. He didn't want to name their daughter, it felt too close.
Corso sat down, and touched his son.
"If you all agree, I would name our son Marco." He said.
Callie and Sonny agreed.
"Hello Marco, you are such a blessing to our family." Callie whispered.
Sonny looked at their daughter. Callie let him lift her to gently burp.
"I would like to give her the name Adrienne." Sonny said.
Corso and Callie nodded.
Callie looked at her daughter.
"Hello Adrienne, you will be a force to be reckoned with" She said.
Both Corso and Sonny lied down to relax after this very eventful day. Sonny's transmitter went off.
Corso shook his head.
Sonny didn't much care, he pulled the duvet high and answered.
Arties face was a most welcome sight.
"Did everything go well?" He asked.
Artie nodded.
"Everything went according to plan, but I think your son has something to ask you," He said.
Sonny chuckled.
"The one with you?" He said with a smile.
That made Artie smile even wider as D'Jok popped into view.
"Does this mean Callie had the babies?" He asked.
Corso came into view next to Sonny.
"Yes, we have a healthy son and daughter. Callie, may I?" He asked.
Callie smiled and made sure D'Jok could see his two siblings.
"Say hello to Marco, your baby brother, and Adrienne, your Baby sister," She said.
D'Jok smiled. He had siblings.
"I'll be the best big brother you can have." He said.
Sonny smiled proudly.
After all the pirates had congratulated their boss and spouses with the new arrivals, Sonny noticed D'Jok seemed antsy.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
D'Jok nodded.
"I recorded something on the way back. I want to know what you think." He said.
Sonny frowned. There would be no sleep tonight anyway, so maybe he could get this solved.
"Show me what you got."
Ta'Nahk had his team work around the clock to repair the Weapon. Whoever broke it knew what they were doing. But who? Ta'Nahk called the servant he once used to target the Pirates. With the right equipment, they could target the one he figured might have done this.
The following morning was getting… intense. For the first time in forever, he spoke with his brother. After the call, Corso was rocking Adrienne to sleep while Sonny had Marco. Callie needed the rest. They had to get used to this. In a few days, Corso would meet Kuun again. Sonny promised D'Jok to inform Mei, so they could be at the docking area when The Black Manta arrived. As soon as Marco was asleep, Sonny carefully tucked him in. Soon enough, Adrienne was also asleep. Corso put her in the crib, before joining Sonny. They would not be able to sleep, so they decided to get on the job with the stolen computer components.
Sonny hooked up the gear to start the hacking.
Soon enough, he found something. Corso whistled as he saw it.
Sonny chuckled.
"This might just break everything wide open." Sonny said as he started to pull all the content up on a much larger screen. This weapon was even more dangerous then they figured at first.
Sonny frowned, as he saw files come up on both Bennett and Corso. Corso gasped.
"What do they need these for?" He asked.
Sonny nodded silently and opened them.
It showed his entire history. From his enlisting as a soldier to his disgrace, to the events that killed his first family.
Corso's fists balled up.
"Easy. Not like this can be changed." Sonny said softly.
Corso nodded.
"Bennett might be in danger. Can't tell you why." He said.
Sonny nodded.
"Can you still answer some questions?" He asked softly.
Corso nodded.
As they progressed through the files, Corso noticed how Sonny grew more and more tense. As he was on the last one, revealing the placing of the robot army the Andro Zygnans had built, Sonny got up, a look of pure horror on his face.
He opened his transmitter.
"Dame Simbai, we need an emergency meeting with the Flux Masters, I just found the enemy's plans for conquest."
Kuun looked forward to meeting his brother again. There was so much to talk about. As they excited the ship, a large group was present at the dock to greet them. Kuun wiped a tear from the crook of his eye. Corso walked towards him, with their baby son, Marco, in his arms. Next to him, stood a pretty, if tired lady and beside her, a tall blond man. Corso gently handed over Marco to his wife, as Sonny held Adrienne in his arms. Kuun smiled as he stretched out his arms to greet him.
"It's been too long. I thought you were dead." Corso said, as he pulled his brother into a warm embrace.
Kuun smirked.
"I was told you died on Ascaron." He said.
Corso chuckled.
"Some things never change." He joked.
Kuun nodded.
"We have a lot of catching up to do." He said.
Corso shook his head sadly.
"I wish we could. My team managed to disable the Weapon temporarily, by stealing the computer components that operate it. They're probably repairing it as we speak." He said. Kuun nodded. Sonny greeted his brother in law.
"I will do whatever I can to help. I'm a soldier, after all." He said.
"We'll fill you in once you get home." Corso promised.
"That works. I need to talk to my son, as well." Kuun said.
Sonny nodded.
"Making up for lost time won't be easy. I know." He confessed.
Kuun nodded.
"The sooner I get started, the better." He said.
D'Jok, who was with Mei and their daughter Iris, overheard Corso's comment. He looked to his father.
"Want to fill me in on what happened?" He asked.
Sonny looked around. This was sensitive material, and not suited for everyone's ears.
"I'll start talking in Ancient Shiloh now." Sonny finally said.
D'Jok nodded as he put Iris down.
"Go ahead." He said.
Once Sonny was done, his son nodded, though he looked very concerned.
The War room. Located in the center of the Genesis star, below the gigantic football pitch. Fully equipped with weapons to take out an attacking enemy. For more than 30 years, it has been inoperable, but remained kept functional, just in case. No one thought they would need it. The entire Flux Master group were dressed in ceremonial robes for this. Duke Maddox came, accompanied by his six top rank generals.
Corso stood with the group under his command.
The files were pulled up.
Armies of droids were strategically placed around the Galaxy. This had Solaris, and the Paladins worried.
"They could strike just about anywhere. And at the same time. How did they manage this without anyone noticing?" She asked.
Duke Maddox looked at her. Then, he looked at the Generals.
"Just who are these Andro Zygnans really? Does anyone know?" He asked.
Brim Balarius looked defeated.
"You have my statement Duke Maddox. I am their creation. For the longest time, I tried to keep the Galaxy safe, by letting them pull my strings. What happened to the Flux circle was aimed at me. Their revenge for me passing on information to Sonny's men." He said.
All eyes were now on Sonny.
"Are we sure no one else is watching?" Sonny asked.
Corso nodded.
"Who are we going to call?" He asked.
Sonny nodded.
"You know who." He said.
Brim Balarius and Duke Maddox, along with Dame Simbai looked confused.
As Corso established contact, Sonny punched in an identifying code assigned to him, and also used a palm print to gain access. Soon, five people appeared on screen.
"We know you're in urgent need of information Sonny. As our leader, that is your right. We will share what information we have on The Andro Zygnans." One of them said.
Sonny nodded and brought them up on the big screen.
"These are our best people. I hope this is seen as a sign of trust." Sonny said.
Brim Balarius looked at them.
"Who are you?" He finally asked.
One of them turned towards him.
"We are the Pirates Record Keepers. Better known as The Council of Elders."
I have mentioned them before, but not really said much about them. Let's make it clear, that won't happen here either. Some things are better left unsaid.
Will the Weapon be repaired before it's too late?
Which planet is the first target?
All these things will be revealed soon.
Thank you Paranoid Girl, for the hard work you do, not just betaing my story, but for the very active role you play in keeping this fandom open. I, as a fan of the series, and also writer, truly appreciate your effort and contribution.