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Chapter Nine:

I woke up to the sensation of having no shirt on and stickers attached to my body.

"Brainwaves are perfectly normal," someone with a British accent said. "It looks like she's waking up."

I saw both of my moms, on either side of me. A dark-skinned woman was monitoring something on a computer next to my mom. She turned to me and smiled

"Hello," she said. "I'm Dr. Jones. I traveled with your mum when she had a different face, and gave you your first physical."

Martha began to remove the stickers attached to wires.

"I've been monitoring your vitals all night," she explained. "You gave everyone quite a scare."

My throat was dry.

"I was trying to save both my moms," I said.

"And you did," my mom the Doctor said. "Such a brave girl."

My mom didn't say anything.

"I'll let you get dressed," Jones said.

"I'll make tea," my mom the Doctor said.

"I hope they have Earl Grey," Jones said.

I got a sip of water, washed up, and put on fresh clothes. My mom then hugged me.

"I'm so sorry," she said. "I didn't mean for any of that to happen."

"I know," I said. "The aliens made you do it."

"But part of me wanted to pull that trigger without the help of the aliens. That's the part they latched on to. It turned into action."

"Are you that jealous of her?" I asked pulling away.

She wiped away a tear.

"I loved you the minute I saw you. I vowed to love you as my own. My beautiful daughter. Yet you had other thoughts in mind. Your eyes are filled with stars. Every time you go outside at night, I see it. Your eyes glow with longing. I knew I couldn't keep you forever. Oh god, Astra, I'm terrified of losing you, my most precious daughter."

I hugged her tightly.

"You are my mom," I said. "My mom the Doctor trusted you to raise me. I have never stopped loving you. You yell at me when I misbehave, you congratulate me when I do good, and love me no matter what. You're everything I could ask for in a mom. I love you and nothing will change that."

My mom kissed my head.

"I love you so much."

"Ditto," I said.

"Come on," she said. "We have a ton of company."

"What?"

"You'll see," she said.

I walked downstairs with her and my living room had never been fuller. It was mostly older women but there were a few guys and a couple younger women. They stopped chatting and looked at me.

"Hello Astralina," a woman with frizzy red hair said. "I'm your godmother, Aunt River."

My mom the Doctor appeared with Jones.

"No rushing her," she said. "It is not every day a kid finds out there is a brigade protecting her."

"What?" I said.

"We're the Astralina Brigade," an older woman with bright red hair said. "We formed after the BAU took you home. We've met on your birthday for the last twelve years to discuss how to protect you if something came up."

"I thought I was born in the States," I said.

"Doctor can you, do the mental recap thing, to save me from having to explain all the lies I've told her?" my mom said.

"Sure," my mom the Doctor said.

My mom the Doctor touched my head and I closed my eyes.

Um, wow.

All these people, along with my BAU family, fought an alien uprising in London while I was in the womb. My mom the Doctor gave birth to me with a figure I think she's purposely concealing, when everyone was abducted. They held a baby shower for me. These people loved me as much as my BAU family.

I stared at them.

"Thank you?" I said.

They laughed.

A woman of Pakistani descent was staring at me oddly. I dove in and read her mind.

…

They were racing across a moon-like surface as an array of guns slowly turned towards them. My father, dressed in nothing but a pair of skimpy black boxer shorts, whispered something into my mom the Doctor's ear while she was only wearing a thin short nightgown. He raced ahead and the weapons hit him. His body was lit up in gunfire as they raced to the TARDIS.

…

I turned to my mom. Rage filled me.

"My dad sacrificed himself!" I exploded. "Why didn't you tell me!?"

"I thought you were too young," she said.

"To know he died saving the lives of four people," I said. "Seriously!?"

"I'm sorry," she said quietly.

I ran out of the house before anyone could stop me.

Heading in the direction of the nearby park, I stewed. So many lies told to me. I loved her and my BAU family, but how would I ever trust them again?

"They meant well."

I turned to see my dad Spencer walking beside me in a suit with a purple shirt.

"Dad," I said slowly. "Where are you?"

"One of the guns that shot me was a Ballista Core Fire Fist," he said. "It sent me into a distant dimension."

"Can I free you?" I asked.

"You're not strong enough," he said. "But one day, you will be."

"How are you here?" I asked.

"I'm feeding off images from your memories created by my team and what you just saw. Please don't be too angry at them. They were only trying to explain a truly outrageous story in terms you could understand."

I sighed.

"I know," I said. "But can't I be mad? Can't I stomp my feet and run away like the kid I am?"

He smiled.

"I thought you wanted to be treated like an adult."

"Can't I have it both ways?"

"Oh Astralina. You're growing up too fast right now. You can be mad. But try to also look at it from their perspective."

"Okay," I said.

He started to fade.

"Will I see you again?" I called.

"I'm always with you," he with a smile. "I love you."

"I love you too, dad," I said.

I turned around and walked back home.

My mom the Doctor was waiting.

"Are you cooled off?" she asked.

"I think there is a way to save dad," I said.

"I've suspected as much for years," she said. "But I didn't want to pressure you. As much as you hate it, you're still a kid. I don't want to turn you into something you're not ready for."

"Even if I want it?"

"It doesn't mean it should happen," she said.

"I want my dad back," I said forcefully. "I'll do anything."

"I know," she said. "We've got a war to prepare for first. I need to prepare your agent family both physically and mentally. We'll focus on your father Spencer, later, okay?"

I nodded. I vowed to find a way to bring my dad Spencer back.