Hasher's watch beeped, signaling that his mother's ship was approaching. It was a nice sixteenth birthday present she had given him, he admitted that.

He pushed himself to his feet, leaving his latest project behind as he hurried to the hanger.

He skidded to a stop, straightening himself beside Kolivan, who eyed him disapprovingly(as usual).

His mother - Acxa - 's shuttle landed, and the woman exited, her face Stoney. (As always.)

"Hot Air." She told Kolivan, ignoring her son.

Kolivan frowned, uncertain. "Are you sure?"

"Those are the words he gave me." Acxa rolled her eyes, sniffing. "Are you seriously going to keep me from my son?"

"Well…"

"Hasher, you have come of age." Acxa whirled on him, pursing her lips. "Do you want to stay with jerk-face Kolivan, or with me?"

"Well…" Hasher looked back and forth, an evil plot hatching in his mind. "Kolivan is taller…"

Acxa straightened, a hurt-puppy face on her expression.

"Naw, I'm joking. Kolivan, I'm going with my mother."

"Be packed by morning." Acxa ordered, stretching. "We're nestling here for the night."

"'We'?" Kolivan stiffened, glaring at the smaller woman. "Acxa, who did you bring?"

"The twins." Acxa huffed, shaking her head. "They're-"

"I'm here!" A black haired boy poked his head out from the door to the ship. "Guess what, Ms. Acxa?! Laura likes I Spy, and Tag, and Hide an' Go Seek, and-"

"Get in here!" A female hand grabbed the boy's hand and pulled him back into the ship.

Hasher, blinked, shocked. He had never seen tan skin before…

"Alright, Hash, go get ready. We'll meet back here at 0600 hours."

Kolivan, having no clue what army hours were, just blinked.

Hasher, however, saluted and sped to his room, laughing wildly.

He screeched to a halt in his room, not minding the mess, and shoved every bit of his devices and clothes into a bag with a single swoop of an arm. (Blades didn't need much stuff.)

His knife went in, too (though he hated it).

Then he was back in the hanger, gasping for breath. "I'm back!" He called.

Kolivan, Acxa, and (when did she get here?) Krolia were all talking and cut off to blink at him.

Both woman pointed at the ship, and he retreated in, letting the grown-ups talk.

He walked into the familiar ship when two humans stepped into the open from one of the rooms. Creepily enough, they both blinked simultaneously and waved.

"I'm Laura." The human girl said blankly.

"I'm Shon!" The human boy said happily.

"You're…twins?" Hasher confirmed, curious. They were very similar looking.

"Yeah!"

"Yep."

"Do you share like…a mental connection of something?"

Both shrugged.

"Huh. That's…interesting."

Both nodded.

"Hey!" Shon grabbed his hand and pulled him into the room. "Want to play Monopoly with us?"

"Uh…how do you play?" Hasher noticed that the twins hardly looked at each other. They were extremely awkward…

"Well, that's easy!" Shon giggled.

"It's really not." Laura responded, frowning.

"Well, then, we better get started." Hasher beamed, cracking his knuckles.