Chapter 3

Disclaimer: And here we go folks! Apologies on the delay as work has kept me busy and a bit exhausted.


Almost a month had passed since the return of John Crichton to Earth, bringing along with him the proof that Aliens really do exist and that Humanity isn't alone in the Universe. In the time they'd been there, the Japanese Government had chosen to grant the crew of Moya, along with Pilot and Moya herself honorary citizenship and diplomatic immunity so that other Governments couldn't try anything unpleasant. This hadn't pleased the American Government much as they weren't liking the fact one of their own wasn't being more co-operative. Or the fact he had freely given technology that allowed for one to understand his Alien friends and other races in the Universe much more easier. An interesting side effect of this technology also meant that it worked on other languages spoken on Earth as well as the Emperor would find out during a discussion with the Chinese leadership at one point.

The crew of Moya would even get to visit several countries that were willing enough to be open minded and not sell them down the river to America or another country that wasn't so accepting of them as part of a good will tour. And with the issues John was having with the American Government, this had made any attempts so far to be re-united with his family far more difficult then he would have liked. Not to mention the strain it had placed between himself and his father. Japan had even threatened war if America didn't back down from their attempts to be heavy handed and with the backing of several other countries, the American Government wasn't quite willing to test their luck and had reluctantly backed down for the time being. Japanese Scientists, along with Scientists from several other countries, were even studying the area where Zhaan had been part of the Earth to see if there was any sort of side effects.

Though so far, the only side effect of her time within the Earth seemed to be that area being more blue then green. Her medical knowledge, along with the medical knowledge Jool, and that Moya possessed in her data banks was even slowly beginning to create a revolution in the medical field. Jool, with some assistance from Aeryn, was even looking into any potential connections that their peoples may have with John's considering the near identical looks in terms of species. America, along with a few other countries, weren't necessarily pleased by the fact they were so far being left out of the medical revolution but hadn't created too much of a fuss. Of course it probably helped that the Moya crew weren't sharing much in the way of advanced knowledge other then the translator microbes and the medical. As John thought it was best to wait until everybody was more willing to sit down at the table and be reasonable enough to get something going in the way of the spirit of co-operation and all that.

Now this didn't necessarily keep Aeryn and D'Argo from sharing a few of their peoples' military tactics, or Rygel from discussing the subject of leadership and all that it entailed with the Japanese Emperor and a few others. Chiana however, was kept a close eye on as possible and often unallowed to leave Moya so as to prevent her from causing an issue or two with her ways. This had caused more then one argument to spark up between her and D'Argo as well for that matter since she thought he was just being a jealous frellnik. Zhaan had also sparked the interest of quite a few individuals due to the religion of her people and that she practiced. Going so far as to learn from her and create a new religion around it and there was some worry this would cause issues but so far things seemed calm in that area. Of course John didn't think it would last that long knowing their luck but he largely kept that view to himself as so far, any stories told to the public, had kept away from certain nasty subjects.

But John knew it was only a matter of time before the Governments of the world were told so to at least be aware of the threat. Even if they aren't necessarily able to do much against a more superior force. And as for Stark, he was largely kept out of the spotlight so as not to spook anyone with his eccentricities and a certain talent where death and his partially covered face was concerned. Which this was pretty easy to do considering how focused he was on Zhaan. Which was something she didn't seem to mind at all that much if John was reading the situation right! "Alright, why am I here when I could be sleepin' in? Or watchin' what passes for Saturday Mornin' Cartoons at the moment?" Spoke up Crichton curiously as he looked around at the mostly empty airstrip of a military base with D'Argo to keep him company.

"All I know is that Zhaan asked me to bring you here." Rumbled the Luxan Warrior with his arms crossed.

Who wouldn't mind a little extra sleep himself for that matter! John looked at his big friend in a curious manner. "Right. Probably wants to discuss the best way to get tax breaks for that new religion she managed to create here without even really tryin'."

D'Argo chose not to respond to that as he figured whatever his friend was talking about was just another 'Crichtonism' of his. Their attention was suddenly snatched up by the arrival of one of Moya's transport pods as it managed to appear out of thin air "Whoa! What the Hell!?"

"It appears the stealth device we acquired from T'Raltixx was outfitted for the transport's use." Muttered D'Argo as he wondered just why that was as it is.

"That's gonna get folks in an uproar if they find out!"

A growl of agreement came from the Luxan as the transport landed a short distance from them, their curiousity over what was going on rising even more as the doors opened and Aeryn stepped down the ladder. Oddly enough, she seemed rather pleased with herself but over what, Crichton hadn't a clue! Next came Rygel and he too seemed oddly pleased. "Alright, what's goin' on?" Asked John of his two friends.

"Let us just say that after a bit of excellent negotiation on my part, I've managed to arrange a little gift for you, Crichton. You can of course, re-pay me at a later time." Declared Rygel in a smug manner that had the formerly lost Astronaut staring at him and even Aeryn in a suspicious manner.

"JOHNNIE!" Came a voice the man wasn't expecting and soon found himself being hugged by two people.

"Hello, son." Came another voice that had John looking at the source in shock.

"Dad!?"


Author's Notes: Good way to leave it at a cliffhanger I think. Hope that was worth the wait!