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Iason went to work the next day and there was a hologram message sitting on his desk. He put it in the player and wasn't surprised to see Jupiter. "Iason Mink, I wanted to inform you that I am having every transport leaving Eos watched." Oh, so he guessed right. "And if you attempt to leave then you will both be killed. Please don't let me down, Iason; you know that you are my favorite of all the elite." She disappeared, leaving the Blondie in worse condition.

But he tried to get some work done; pushing everything from his mind so that he could pretend everything was fine. He wanted to prove that he could be useful even when he had a baby on the way, and getting distracted at work wouldn't help him at all.

Meanwhile, back at the penthouse, Riki was paranoid. He stayed in their room, afraid to leave for fear of being taken away. When he was little, some older people would tell him that if he wasn't good then elite were going to steal him away in the night. Though he knew that wasn't true, the childhood memories didn't help his anxiety.

The mongrel ventured out once to get Daryl to bring him food. The furniture went into the bedroom and made sure that he ate everything, even the vegetables which Riki detested. He had to make sure he was healthy for the baby, though.

When Iason got home, Riki could tell that he was stressed. "Another meeting?" The mongrel asked, a little relieved when the Blondie shook his head. "What's wrong then?"

Iason sat in his chair, allowing his pet to stand behind him and rub his shoulders gently. "I just got a message from Jupiter. If we try to escape we'll be caught and she'll kill us both." Riki paused for a second, but then he kept rubbing his shoulders, working the knots out as both of them thought.

"What can we do?" He asked fearfully.

The Blondie shook his head. "For once, I honestly don't know." His hand came up and rested on Riki's, his head turning up to look into his eyes. "I'm not giving you up. And I won't let you be killed. There has to be some way… I need to think more."

The mongrel nodded and leaned down to kiss Iason, though it was hard because of his belly. It was just a short, chaste kiss, but in the few seconds it conveyed all of their feelings.

The days went by. Iason receiving a message every day from Jupiter asking about the mongrel. The days turned into weeks, and Raoul visited the couple at their home a few times to see Riki and persuade Iason to just let him go. And then the weeks turned into months, Riki's belly getting larger and the mongrel himself getting chubbier.

Finally it was the week that the doctors said the baby would be born. The precise date wasn't for a few days yet, but the both of them had to be very careful. They'd both worked so hard to be sure that the little baby inside was perfectly healthy. Iason only wished that they could visit a doctor, but Jupiter wouldn't allow it.

Both master and pet were in the penthouse. Riki was laying on a couch, trying to get comfortable. Iason was sitting at his desk doing some work so that he would be able to come home early the next day. Iason lied to Jupiter and told her that the due date was a month ahead. Then he could wait until the baby was born and then they could escape. He bought some dye for his hair and was planning on turning it brown. Jupiter would be looking for a pregnant mongrel and a Blondie, not two mongrels and a baby.

There was soft music playing and every so often they would look at each other for a brief second, causing both of them to smile for a few minutes. Everything was calm and peaceful.

Until there was a loud banging at the door. Iason looked up and frowned, who knocked anymore? Usually his guests used the… dingdong oh, there they've found it. dingdongdingdongdindong Ugh, that was annoying, but apparently whoever needed to get in thought it was urgent.

Daryl hurried to open the door, muttering something under his breath that had Iason raising an eyebrow. Perhaps the furniture was taking after Riki too much. But he didn't have time to think on that any more because the second the door slid open, about then men in police uniforms burst inside.

One of the moved to Iason and said loudly, "Iason Mink you are hereby put under arrest for violating Jupiter's sacred laws. We have orders to take you and your pet into custody."

Riki tried to sit up, but then his arms were grabbed harshly and he was yanked out of the bed. The mongrel fell and bruised his knees, but the cops didn't care. They pulled him along, letting his feet drag on the ground.

The Blondie was angry that anyone would treat HIS Riki like that. He punched one of the policemen in the face and pushed another to the ground. One jumped on his back, and he grabbed their arm and pulled hard, flipping them over his shoulder. Iason was a good fighter and he could protect himself and his pet, but then he felt something press into the small of his back. There was a moment of searing pain and them he crumpled to the ground.

Then the Blondie was helpless to do anything as he watched Riki being dragged from the room. "IASON! IASON, HELP ME! IASON!!" He screamed, making tears come to Iason's eyes. Suddenly the mongrel bent over as if in pain. One of the cops made a joke about Riki wetting himself, but then both master and pet knew what was happening.

But there was nothing he could do as his pet, his lover, was taken from him. A few minutes later they picked Iason up and hauled his limp body to the elevators and then out to a police car where he would presumably be taken to Jupiter.

A while later the car stopped and Iason was yanked out of the backseat. The police officer pulled him harshly, laughing whenever he tripped or stumbled. The Blondie knew he was being taken to Jupiter's chambers. This time he had no time to prepare or think about excuses. And this time he wouldn't need any. All the Blondie wanted to do was kill her, but he knew that he would never have the chance now.

The door slid open and Iason was thrown in. The oh-so-kind cop was sure to stick his foot out so that Iason fell to his knees as the door slid shut behind him. It looked like he was bowing to her as usual, but this time his hands were cuffed behiind his back and he was angry, unable to meet her holographic eyes.

"Iason." The electronic voice started. "You've disappointed me. Did I not tell you that being with the mongrel would only mean trouble?"

Iason jumped up and screamed, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH HIM?" He was ready to kill and struggled against the cuffs to get his hands free.

"Come now." She continued. "You know what I've done. I told you this would happen. But since you are very loyal to me and I've only seen good behavior and hard work from you for months, I'll allow you a choice. Would you like to be mind wiped of this entire situation or would you like to keep your memories?"

He looked at the ground. Tears were welling up in his eyes. Riki was going to be killed, if he wasn't dead already. The mere thought tore at Iason and he couldn't even make up his mind about the mind procedure.

"Iason, I'm growing impatient." Jupiter said.

The Blondie slowly raised his eyes to look at her. This computer who had done nothing but made his life miserable once he found true happiness. Just because she couldn't control it meant that it couldn't live. She killed his lover. She killed his child. And Iason felt an uncontrollable rage.

"If I ever get alone in your computer room, then you should be worried. Because the first chance I get I am going to disarm you. And rip your computer apart wire by wire, chip by chip."

Jupiter was silent for a long while. Then her voice said loudly- he knew she was making an announcement to whoever was outside the door- "Iason Mink is sentanced to be mind wiped of the past four years." The police officers returned and took the Blondie down to the detention cells, and Iason screamed mongrel-like curses all the way.