An: Well my weekend did not go as planned. Two out of four brothers ended up sick; one was one of the birthday boys, so party canceled. Anybody want a TMNT cupcake? We have few and some cake left. On a happier note I'm going to a Comic-Con here in my state and I'm super excited! I'm meeting Karl Urban (Bones: Star Trek Reboot, Detective Kennex: Almost Human) and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond: Doctor Who)! I feel a little like I'm gloating but I can't help it, I'm excited.

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KikaKatTIOI: OMG that was the connection I was looking for! Thank you! I would love fan art for this. As long as I can use it for the cover of the story, draw away. I actually have one maybe two photos in this story that I would love to see as art, if it isn't too much to ask. Yeah my mom accepts that I'm a total fangirl. She let my 18th birthday be Call of Duty themed. I only get weird looks when I go total fangirl. My dad things I'm strange but is coming to terms with it.

Little Dark Sapphire: I know I think I went cute overload with him. He deserves all the hugs.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my thoughts. Mary belongs to KikaKatTIOI

Italics for thoughts

Mary had followed Tomar-Re into his home. The first room she saw was a living room. Kind of sparse, it had a short mahogany coffee table, a tan sofa and a dark blue chair that looked like a good place to read a book. There was also a fireplace one of the grey walls with some pictures on it. Tooey was coloring something on the coffee table. He jerked his head towards the door on the left. Mary walked through to find the kitchen.

"Nazli I need my ring," Tomar-Re said as Mary entered the kitchen," I should only be gone for a little while."

"That is what you said last time," Nazli said not looking up from the purple carrot like thing she was cutting on a white cutting board resting on a black counter top, " You can get you ring after dinner."

"Nazli…," Tomar-Re sighed.

Nazli whirled around. "You will get you ring back after dinner and not a second before," She said menacingly," Now how about you pass the time by seeing what is wrong with the sink in our bathroom." She turned back to her work. Tomar-Re shook his head in defeat and walked out leaving Mary alone.

Mary looked around the room, the kitchen had everything one would need to make food; stove, oven, sink, refrigerator and counter space. There was a large window off to the right with a table.

"Focus on the window and not the elephant in the room. You're staring at her wings again." It was kind of hard not to. With Nazli's back turned Mary was getting a perfect view of them.

The back of her dress was cut low to allow the wings to come out and spread. They were a mixture of skin and feathers. They sort of looked like black bat wings but had grey feathers along the edges. They would occasionally move as Nazli worked.

"You know it is rude to stare at someone," Nazli said breaking the silence.

Mary snapped out of her head. "Sorry," she said sheepishly," I just haven't seen any other Xudarians with their wings out."

"That is because I'm one of a few that shows my wings off."

"Why?"

"I enjoy having them out. They are sort of comfort to me. I love the way the wind catches them. Plus it makes me unique."

Mary nodded, and said," Hey how did you know I was staring?"

Nazli chuckled. "Doesn't your mother ever say she watches you with the eyes in the back of her head?" she asked.

Mary looked away for a second before answering. "My mother died when I was little," she said sadly.

Nazli dropped her knife on the cutting board. She turned around to face Mary; Nazli's face was full of sympathy. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up something painful," the look on her face as she spoke showed the truth in the words.

"Gosh she reminds me of my mom. She acts just like her. They would have been great friends."

"It's okay," Mary said with a small smile," Anyway, is there anything I can do to help?" She wanted to move on to something else. Nazli shot her one last sad smile before she turned back to her cutting board.

"I hate to say it," she said taking handfuls of the purple carrots and cropping them into the cooking pot on the stove," but I have just about finished with what needs to be done. However Tooey would love the company."

"Okay," Mary said as she turned around and walked back into the living room. Tooey hadn't moved from his drawing. "Whatcha doing?"

"Coloring a flower for Momma," He said. Mary walked closer to see that he had only drawn the navy stem so far. "Momma made these flowers for Betah. They were her favorite," he said selecting a dark red crayon to work on the flower.

"Betah? Where is she," Mary asked.

"Up there," He said pointing at the fireplace. Mary looked at the fireplace and noticed a decorative pot.

"Oh," Mary said," I'm sorry."

Tooey looked at her confused. "Her picture is behind the flower pot. She's staying at a friend's house tonight," he said.

Mary walked over to the fireplace and reached behind the flower pot to grab a simple black frame. Inside the frame was a picture. The picture was taken on the outside of the house. It showed Tomar-Re in GL uniform hold Tooey, who looked no older than two as could be told by the grey romper he was wearing, on his shoulders. Nazli, in a white dress, had her arm and around a little girl. The little girl, Betah, was standing on the rock wall so she would be taller. Betah was wearing dark blue shorts, a white shirt and black sandals. Her skin was a red color with just the hint of orange, her eyes were bright green and her head fin was navy blue. Everyone had a smile on their face.

"Is Betah your sister," Mary asked placing the picture back.

"No she is my cousin. Well sort of. Momma and Daddy adopted her when her parents… went away," Tooey said picking up a green crayon.

"What do you mean went away?"

"Momma said that Betah's Mommy and Daddy had to go away forever. They had a big job to do elsewhere and had to leave Betah with them."

"Oh," Mary said as she realized what Nazli had meant in what she had told Tooey. "He how long ago was that picture taken?"

"It was taken right after Daddy got back. He had to leave the next day. That time he was gone for six months," Tooey said gripping the crayon tighter.

"What do you mean that time?"

Tooey set his crayon down and looked towards the kitchen. "Can we talk somewhere else Momma doesn't like when I talk about Daddy's job." Mary nodded.

"Momma," Tooey called," Mary and I are going to play outside till dinner. "

"Okay sweetie," Nazli's voice came from the kitchen," Try and not to get dirty."

Tooey grabbed Mary's hand and dragged her outside. He led her to the right side of the house, taking her over to the little connecting hallway to the right branch of the house. He looked over at her and smiled. "Watch this," He said as he jogged over to a pile of wood. He scrambled up it till he was standing on top. He then climbed up the side of the sloped hallway. From there he stepped over a little window ledge to the roof of the right pod.

"You coming," he asked as climbed up higher.

Mary used her ring to fly up to the top where Tooey had sat down. "What in the world are we doing up here?" she asked.

"Betah and I come up here when we want to get away. You cheated by the way. You flew," he said," Momma doesn't mind us coming up here as long as we're careful. Underneath us are mine and Betah's room."

"How often do you come up here," Mary asked.

"Mostly when Momma is unhappy with Daddy," He said bring his knees up to his chest," She is only ever unhappy when he has to leave."

"How often does he have to leave?"

"All the time. He just got back from being gone for four months. Before that he had been gone for a year."

"Really?"

"Yeah, the last time he had to leave early just like now. He was supposed to be back for a whole month but had to leave when he went to the Center. Something to do with an Aunty Monty."

"Aunty Monty? What is that?"

"I don't know. Mr. Tekel came and said that this Aunty Monty was taking stars and Daddy had to go help put them back."

"Oh my gosh, he means Anti-Monitor. He is talking about when the whole corps gathered to take on Aya." Mary nodded. "I remember that," she said," I was there."

"Really!," Tooey said turning to look at her," Mr. Tekel sent me outside to tell Momma something private. When I came back in Momma wasn't happy. "

"Well it dangerous. So she was probably worried."

"Oh. Did your Mommy and Daddy worry about you?"

"My Dad was there and Mom… well she didn't have to worry"

" You know when I was younger I used to think that Daddy left because he didn't like me. Betah said I was silly."

"Your Dad loves you very much."

"How do you know?"

"I've seen the way he looks at you. Here let me show you something," Mary said a she held her ring up. She made a construct of a nest with two birds and a nest with baby bird in it. " You see these birds. There is a mommy bird, a daddy and a baby bird. Both of the parents love the baby very much. But sometimes they have to leave to go find food," One of the birds flew off," even though the parent is gone that doesn't mean that that parent loves the baby any less. It is the same with your dad. He goes away to keep you, your mom and Betah safe by stopping problems elsewhere." She made the constructs disappear. " Just because he is gone doesn't mean that he doesn't love you. There is nothing stronger than the love of a mom and dad for their child."

"Oh, okay," Tooey said nodding," Wait my friend Di'isha has two daddies and Betah's friend Zared-Ra has two mommas. What about them?"

"Just because someone has two moms or two dads doesn't mean that their parents don't love them the same as yours. Love is not defined by gender or who you chose as a partner. As long as you love someone it doesn't matter," Mary said with a smile. "I am turning into a Star Sapphire."

"Okay, but how can I help Momma not be so sad when Daddy leaves?," Tooey asked.

"How about you tell her every day that you love her and that you dad loves both of you?"

"Okay!" Tooey said happily," I'll go tell her right now." He stood up quickly and sort of jumped in place. He wasn't able to keep his balance when he landed and his feet flew out from underneath him. The world seemed to move in slow motion.

Tooey tumbled down the side of the roof towards the hallway. He bounced over the edge of the of the window and bounced hard on the hallway and up into the air. Mary shot a construct out to catch him but barely missed. He disappeared over the edge of the front of the house.

There was a loud thud .

Followed by a scream.

AN: Please don't hate me. *dodges tomato* I promise I will have the next chapter out soon, but not till next week. My weekend is kind of busy with the Comic-con and the makeup party both this weekend. On the bright side we have now seen all of Tomar-Re's family. Oh and if anyone has anything to say about what I had Mary say on homosexuality, well I nicely invite you STFU.

Anyway review and tell me what you think.