Hello everyone…who is still reading this. I think there are three at the moment that I know of. Anyway, that's ok. I've been gone for so long, and there are no words that can express how thankful I am for all the reviews and support. I hope that you enjoy this next chapter!


Star Wars had just ended when suddenly the door burst open, causing Cale and Jaina to jump from the couch in surprise. Two officers from Genesis Security ran in, grabbing Cale's arms. Cale momentarily struggled before the guards forced his arms behind his back and handcuffed him. Rocket, Tia and Aarch all walked in after the two security guards.
"What's going on here?" Jaina demanded. She looked at Cale, who had ceased struggling and now hung his head in defeat, a bitter expression on his face. She turned to her Coach, scowling. "Well?" She said firmly, her eyes fiery.
Rocket looked uncomfortable to have her glaring at him. Where the heck did she get such a temper? Sure, D'Jok was stubborn and Mei was known to occasionally throw a temper tantrum, particularly when she was experiencing a fashion crisis or something equally stupid, but neither of them were ever this scary.
"Cale's being taken in for questioning," Tia said gravely, looking pitifully at both of the teens, "Aidan claims that Cale attacked him."
Cale looked up, his eyes wide. "What? That's stupid! I didn't…"
Jaina glared at the guards as they dragged Cale out of the room. "There's no way he did anything to Aidan! He was with me the whole time!" she shouted after them.
Rocket and Tia looked at each other, surprised, both looking confused and doubtful. Rocket turned to Jaina and opened his mouth, about to question her, when -
"He did," one of the officers said confidently, "and we have proof too."
"What sort of proof?" Snapped Jaina, refusing to believe them. Cale smiled weakly, thankful that Jaina believed him. She saw and, smiled slightly at him in return.
"A witness came forward."
"That doesn't prove anything," scoffed Jaina, "who was this witness, anyway?"
"Artegor," the guard replied, before dragging a stunned Cale out of the room. Artegor…why? Artegor had been like a father to him. Had he been betrayed…? Why?


Jaina stared helplessly as Cale was taken away by the two officers, feeling utterly pathetic. Once they were gone, she turned to Rocket, Tia, and Aarch. "Thanks for nothing," she muttered angrily, storming out of the room. Rocket sighed and rubbed his forehead. Smiling sadly, Tia put a comforting arm around Rocket's waist and gave her husband a reassuring hug.
"I don't know what to do…what to think," Rocket sighed.
"I'm sure that security will get to the bottom of this," Aarch said, "There's not much we can do at this point."
Tia resisted the urge to glare at her former coach - he wasn't helping much.


Jaina slammed the door as she entered Aidan's recovery room. In her anger, she forgot to lock the door, even though she had meant too in order to avoid Tia returning – and dragging her out of the ward kicking and screaming.
"You liar!" She shouted at Aidan, who turned to peer at her as she yelled at him, a slightly bewildered expression on his face. "I don't know who the hell did this to you, but it sure as heck was not Cale! Why did you lie?"
Aidan turned away, gazing up at the ceiling. "I would appreciate it if you left, I have a terrible headache," he said in a weak, quiet voice. Jaina glared at him, stamping a foot on the ground in frustration. "I will not leave! I am never leaving! Not until you tell the truth! Cale is in trouble because of you! Now give me answers!"
"You see…I have this horrible sound in my brain…it's like…it's like…a telephone…ringing…and ringing and ringing again and again and again. It's awfully annoying…so difficult to…sleep."
Jaina's mouth dropped open, and a look of horrified confusion appeared on her face. "What the hell? Are you even listening to me? Tia must have you on morphine or something."
Suddenly, Jaina heard the door click open. She whirled around to see a person she didn't know, but instantly recognised, standing in the doorway.
"Sinedd?"
The man looked at her briefly, before looking at Aidan. He walked into the room, closing the door behind him, and locking it. Aidan's eyes widened, Sinedd smirked. "I do wonder why he lied about his attacker, perhaps he was ordered to. Petty revenge on Bleylock's part, I'd guess. That's probably why Artegor pretended to have witnessed it, as well. More and more orders," Sinedd mused, not really talking to anyone directly, but intending both the other occupants of the room to hear, and understand.
"So he was lying," Jaina said, grinning evilly. "But…I didn't really get anything else that you just said."
Sinedd looked at her, a look of amused annoyance across his features. "I used to work for Bleylock, but I, defected, I guess you could say. And now my son is suffering for it, not that they'll probably do anything to him that I haven't already."
Sinedd growled, annoyed. "I've been working for Bleylock since I was a teenager," he explained, "kind of roped into it by Artegor, who also works for him. When Cale, a baby at the time, was dumped on my doorstep one day, I gave him over to Bleylock. Back then, I didn't care about him. I can blame your father…it's because of him that I actually wish I had been a father, but it's a little late for that now."
A look of sadness appeared in Jaina's eyes. Sinedd pressed his lips together and shoved his hands in his pockets. "My father? So he's-" Jaina asked quietly.
"I'll get to that later. I attacked Aidan," Sinedd continued, "You may be shocked to hear this, but Aidan is actually a cybernetic organism."
"A what?" Gasped Jaina, her eyes darting to Aidan, who shifted uncomfortably
"As a child, Aidan's parents were scientists, studying the flux, who were killed by Bleylock. Their lab blew up, Aidan was the only survivor, although he was seriously injured. Instead of killing him, Bleylock remade him. Aidan has emotions, although they are limited. He experiences simpler emotions, like that of an animal."
Jaina gazed in surprise at Aidan. Not only was she shocked to hear this new revelation, but she was also somewhat uncomfortable with the way Sinedd was describing him. An animal..?
"His brain was reconstructed, so it's part computer. He's programmed to follow orders. At first, he was sent here to make sure that the Snow Kids didn't get involved in Bleylock's plans, but recently he had orders to kill you, and your brothers – that's why I attacked him. Your father wanted me to protect you three, if I could.
"My father…D'jok…"
"He found out about you three, and I was able to confirm to him that he actually was your father. He escaped from Bleylock's prison only two months ago. He'd been there for over fifteen years."
It took a few moments for Jaina to process everything that Sinedd had just revealed to her; her father was alive, Cale was innocent, Aidan was half robot. She smiled to herself, relieved and slightly amused. After a few moments, though, her smile fell.
"Sinedd, where's Cale? If this was Bleylock's plan…but he was taken away by Genesis Security…?"
"I'd imagine Bleylock has a few tricks up his sleeve."
"We have to rescue Cale!" Sinedd looked doubtful. She had no idea what Bleylock was like.
"Please," Jaina begged, looking as determined as possible, "He's your son."
Sinedd sighed – she was right. "Ok, let's go."


Absolutely determined to finish this story for you guys, I sat down at my computer before I began this chapter and wrote an entire plot outline from this point until the end…so unless I die, there should be no reason for me not to finish this, which is good for you guys. I feel really motivated to continue right now, which is all thanks to you lovely people who read and review this story! Based on my outline, I'm aiming for there to be between 20-25 chapters. It's a little rough, so I can't be sure at the moment, but that's an estimate right now.