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CHAPTER 9
Anya wandered into the kitchen the next morning, she pulled her chair out and sat in-between her two brothers ruffling Damas' hair as she sat down and giggling at the face he pulled. Keira sat across from her with her coffee and smiled "So how was your date sweetheart?" she asked Anya.
"It was going great until someone interrupted it" she said shooting Taj a dirty look.
Taj frowned "Don't blame me, I was sent to pick you up"
"Where's daddy?" Anya asked
Lexa looked up from her bowl of cereal and smiled sadly "He's gone to get the baddies" she said
"What?" Anya said confused looking at her mother.
Keira smiled "He's just gone to sort out some trouble in the desert that's all"
"Isn't that what the wastelander army is for?" she said
Keira nodded "And your father is the commander of that army, its his job" she got up and walked around the table to her eldest daughter kissing her on the forehead "Don't worry about your father angel, he's the best warrior out there"
Taj nodded "Do you need me to watch the kids mama?" he asked
"Just take them down the beach please, I've loads to do in the garage" she smiled patting his shoulder "Thank you my baby boy...come on you two let's get you ready for the beach" she called to Damas and Lexa, they cheered and jumped off the chairs they'd been sat on and ran out the room after her.
Anya snorted and rolled her eyes, Taj looked at her and grinned "What?" he asked
"Do you need me to watch the kids Mama" she imitated "I know you've arranged to meet Marissa on the beach today" she giggled
Taj laughed "And you thought I was dumb" he snorted.
Anya rolled her eyes again and went back to her breakfast.
Anya stretched her legs out on the beach towel and leaned back on her elbows watching her twin brother, little brother and little sister playing at the water's edge. She laughed as the two younger children charged towards her twin and pushed him to the ground. She tilted her head up towards the sun and closed her eyes.
Taj lay in the sand, Damas sat on his legs while Lexa sat on his chest "Ha ha Taj, we have you pinned" Lexa cheered.
"Thats unfair, its two against one" he laughed as he reached up and started to tickle his baby sister causing her to roll off him laughing.
Taj looked up and spotted Marissa walking towards him with two smaller boys, he smiled at Lexa and Damas "I'm just gonna go talk to my friend, go sit with Anya for five minutes okay" he said.
Damas looked up "No Taj, don't talk to them boys" he said
"I'm not, just the girl" he chuckled getting up and jogging over to Marissa "Hey" he breathed as he got to her.
She smiled "You managed a break out then?" she joked.
Taj nodded "Was easier than I thought, I thought my dad might have wanted me to get some training in the desert but he was called out" he said reaching out and placing his hand on her hip, drawing her towards him "So what did you do last night?" he whispered.
Marissa shrugged "I went to teen night but it was pretty boring, I saw Lucie with Mason"
"Lets not talk about her" Taj breathed before pressing his lips to hers.
Anya's eyes shot open as she heard a yell and a growl, she looked over to her brother and sister and saw Lexa on the sand crying while Damas had dark eco crackling around him, two older boys stood looking at them.
Anya jumped up and ran to them grabbing Damas' hand "No Damas, don't let them hurt you" she closed her eyes and let the warm glow of light eco leave her and cool the dark eco that crackled over Damas' body, she opened her eyes and looked at her little brother as the dark eco began to fade "What happened, where's Taj?" she said looking around and spotting him with Marissa "Taj, get over here" she yelled, she looked back at her brother and sister "What happened?" she asked again picking Lexa up off the ground and soothing the sobs that came out of her.
Damas pointed at the two boy stood looking at them smirking "Them, them boys, they pushed Lexa" he snapped angrily.
Anya smiled and looked down at Lexa "Did they hurt you Lex?" she asked
Lexa nodded "My knee" she said
Anya looked down and saw a cut on her knee "It's only a graze, a bit of green eco and you'll be just fine" she looked up and frowned as Taj arrived at them "Where the hell where you?" she snapped.
"I was talking to Marissa" he said innocently "What happened?" he asked crouching down and looking at Damas.
Damas looked at the two older boys angrily "Them are the boys, they said we're freaks, and Lexa said we're not freaks, we are Prince Damas and Princess Lexa Mar of Spargus and Haven City..." he looked at Lexa "And then they got angry and pushed her over" Damas finished.
Taj stood up and pulled his communicator out he punched in a number and waited for an answer "Hey dad, are you done in the desert?...can you come to the beach...okay see ya soon" he hung up and walked over to Marissa and the two boys.
Marissa smiled "Everything okay, the boys said your sister fell" she said
Taj frowned "No Lexa didn't fall, she was pushed, and these two little brats have been picking on my little brother and sister and I will not have it" he snapped as Anya arrived next to carrying Lexa and holding Damas' hand.
"They haven't been picking on them" Marissa said.
Taj looked down at his brother "Damas what did these two say to you?" he asked
"They said we we're freaks" Damas repeated
Marissa shook her head "Boys, you shouldn' t have said that, you should apologize" she said "Even if they are freaks" she whispered making the boys chuckle
"What did you say?" Anya yelled putting Lexa down "You said we we're freaks"
Marissa shook her head "I didn't why would I go out with Taj if I thought he was a freak" she smiled
"What's going on Anya, Marissa doesn't think that" Taj said
Marissa smirked at Anya "Yeah"
"You called us freaks!" Anya shouted, before jumping at Marissa.
Jak jogged along the beach, suddenly he saw a flash of black and purple and knew exactly what had happened, he sped up and with in seconds he was stood looking down at his eldest son sat on his eldest daughter pinning her arms to the ground both in dark form. He scanned the area quickly and saw Damas and Lexa stood looking frightened. He gave them a reassuring smile before grabbing Taj and pulling him off his sister, he quickly used his other hand to grab Anya and pull her up "What the hell is going on, Taj, Anya Mar change back now"
Dark Anya pointed towards where Marissa stood with the two boys looking shocked and scarred "Her, it was her, and them brats" she growled.
"I don't care who it was, change back now!" Jak yelled again.
He watched as Taj quickly changed back to normal and slumped down to his knees, freeing one of Jaks arms so he could grip Anya harder as she squirmed to free herself from his grip. He pulled her to his chest and held her tight "Let it out angel, let it go" he soothed letting some of his own light eco out and letting it flow into her, she slowly calmed down and slumped in his arms.
Jak sat her down next to Taj and watched as Taj wrapped an arm around her. He walked over to his two youngest children but stopped before reaching them and looked at Marissa "You three better take a seat, I want to know whats happened" he snapped before scooping Damas and Lexa up and marching back over and sitting down in front of them "Now what the hell happened to make my two eldest children turn dark?" he asked firmly.
Anya looked up tiredly "I'm sorry daddy, I didn't mean to get so mad" she said
"What made you so mad?" he asked
Anya looked at Damas and Lexa "Are they okay?" she asked
"Anya just tell me what happened" Jak said
She took a deep breath and looked down "Them two boys are the ones that have been picking on Damas and Lexa, and they pushed her over"
Jak looked down at Lexa sat on his knee "You okay baby girl?" he asked
"Yes daddy, but I grazed my knee" Lexa smiled lifting her knee to show Jak.
Jak smiled and kissed the top of her head "Mama will sort that out with some green eco" he looked back at Anya and Taj "That doesn't explain what made you both turn dark" he said
Taj looked up "Anya heard Marissa say something and she just flipped, I had to turn dark other wise I wouldn't have been able to stop her"
"Well what did Marissa say?" Jak asked looking at Marissa and raising an eyebrow
Marissa looked at him "I didn't say anything, I just told the boys to apologize"
"You liar!" Anya spat "You told the boys they should apologize and then you whispered 'even if they are freaks' that's what you said"
Taj looked at Marissa "You said that?" he asked
"Taj if you didn't hear me say that then how did she hear me say it, it's all in her head, she just doesn't like me" Marissa said looking down at her hands.
Taj shook his head "I heard you whisper something but I couldn't make out what it was"
"You don't believe her do you Taj?" Marissa asked pretending to be hurt
Taj frowned "Of course I believe her she's my twin sister" he took Anya's hand and squeezed it, he looked back at Marissa and took a deep breath "One of the few advantages of having dark eco in us is the hearing, we have incredible hearing"
"But if you didn't hear it..." Marissa tried.
Taj shook his head again "I was busy with Damas and Lexa...Anya wouldn't change for no reason" he said looking back at Jak "I had to change dad, I didn't know if I could stop her if I hadn't"
Jak nodded "I understand" he turned to the boys"So your the ones that have been picking on my children"
"Their just being kids" Marissa snapped "Kids pick on pick, it happens"
Jak shook his head "Good kids don't, well now I know who it is I can tell the head master can't I, and maybe even King Sig, he's not happy about his godson being bullied, and then you started on Lexa, you should be ashamed of yourselves" Jak said getting up and waiting for the twins to get up.
Marissa got up and grabbed Taj's hand "I didn't say it Taj, please you have to believe me"
Taj sighed and pulled his hand away "I'm tired Marissa, I have to go" he said sadly walking away from her.
Marissa looked down at the boys "Now look what you've done, now I'll have to come up with another plan" she snapped before marching off.
"There you go sweetheart, all better" Keira said placing a green eco patch over the cut on Lexa's knee and kissing her forehead.
Lexa beamed up at her mother from her bed "Thank you Mama"
"Your welcome, so tell me baby girl, were you frightened when Taj and Anya changed?" she asked pulling the blanket up around her daughter.
Lexa shook her head "I little but I have it in me too, I shouldn't be frightened"
"Lexa honey, it's okay to be a little frightened, but you should know that your brothers and sister will never hurt you" Keira smiled
Lexa nodded and smiled "I know Mama" she said
Keira kissed her forehead again "Now have a little nap, its been a big day so far" she smiled getting up off the bed and walking out the room,
Keira came across Jak stood at Taj's bedroom door looking in. Keira wrapped her arms around his waist and he immediately wrapped his arm around her and pulled her towards him "They look like kids again" she whispered as she looked at her twin son and daughter asleep together.
Jak nodded "Anya must have been really mad, I've only ever seen her change when she's been training"
"She's very protective over her family" Keira smiled
Jak sighed "At least we know who the bullies are now"
"So you think Anya was right about this Marissa girl all along?" Keira asked
Jak nodded "I don't doubt for a minute that Anya heard what she said she heard, and Taj believes her"
Keira grabbed Jak's hand and pulled him away from the door "Come on let's go see to Damas"
Jak nodded and allowed Keira to pull him down stairs.
Damas smiled when he saw his parents. They sat either side of him on the couch "Hows its going son?" Jak asked
"I feel better daddy" Damas smiled
Keira smiled and hugged him "Better because now we know who was picking on you" Damas nodded "Are you tired, do you want to sleep?" she asked.
Damas shook his head "Can I go play with Tex?" he asked
Jak laughed "Thats the happy little boy we all used to know, come on then let's go see Tex" he said getting up and holding his hand out for Damas to take.
Jak sat at the bar in the Spargus Ottsel talking to Daxter as Damas and Tex played quietly in a booth "So Anya went all Dark Anya and kicked butt?" Daxter asked
Jak nodded "Almost, if Taj hadn't been there and changed to calm her god knows what would have happened"
"Well Damas seems a lot happier" Daxter said nodding over to the children
Jak smiled and looked over "It was like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders as soon as it happened, the other three are all alseep, he's just wants to play" he chuckled.
"We've done pretty all right for ourselves, who would have thought it when we were running around the sewers" Daxter laughed
Jak laughed "I don't remember you doing much running Dax"
"Well whose fault is it I'm like this?" Daxter said
Jak laughed "Yours, I did some near impossible missions to get you and Tess changed back and what did you ask for?" he said raising an eyebrow.
Daxter looked down and shook his tail "They look good though don't they" he chuckled.
Jak looked up at the clock "Right I better get him home for dinner, and see if my other babies have woken up, see ya later Dax" he said getting up and walking over to where Damas and Lexa played.
"See ya dude" Daxter shouted as they exited.
Jak and Keira sat in the kitchen across from each other. Keira looked up and smiled as Taj arrived at the door rubbing his eyes and scratching his belly "Any food, I'm starving" he stated before flopping down on a chair.
Keira laughed and got up opening the fridge and pulling out a pizza box "We saved you some pizza, want me to warm it up?" she asked.
"Nah, I'll have it cold thanks Mama" he smiled.
Keira shook her head and put the box down in front of him before sitting down again "Is Anya awake?" she asked
Taj shook his head, swallowing what was in his mouth "She's still out of it"
"So you and Marissa?" Jak asked
Taj laughed and looked at Jak "I think thats well and truly over, I mean she actually thought I'd believe her over my twin sister" he said shaking his head "Shame though, she was damn hot" he said taking another bite of pizza.
"So you believe Anya?" Keira asked, Taj nodded "Of course, I never had any doubt, Anya wouldn't change like that for no reason, even I was scared of her" he chuckled.
Jak smiled looked over at Keira he winked at her and smiled.
Taj got up and picked the pizza box up "I'll take some for Anya" he smiled "Goodnight, love you both"
"Love you right back son" Jak smiled
Keira watched as he walked towards the door "And don't leave that box in your room" she called
Taj laughed "I won't" he called back
Jak reached across the table and took Keira's hand "Looks like you did a pretty good job with them Mrs. Mar " he grinned
Keira smiled back "You didn't do to badly yourself ".
"Hey, want some pizza?" Taj asked as he walked into his bedroom and saw Anya sat up in bed.
Anya nodded and smiled tiredly at him "I'm sorry Taj" she said taking the box off him and opening the lid.
"What for?" Taj asked sitting down on the bed.
Anya shrugged and took a bite of pizza "You know, you and Marissa, I know you liked her"
"Well I can't very well go out with some one who thinks I'm a freak can I" Taj laughed
Anya nodded "She did say it Taj, I wasn't hearing things"
"I know" Taj sighed "Hey there's plenty more fish in the sea"
Anya nodded and got out of his bed "Want some more pizza before I go bed?" she asked
Taj took a slice and got into bed "Thanks little sis"
"Can you imagine what its gonna be like at school on monday, I hope Rio doesn't freak out?" Anya said
Taj smiled "Rio will be fine, other wise we might see Dark Taj again"
Anya smiled "Love you big bro" she said leaving the room.
"Love you back little sis" Taj said before taking a bite of his pizza.
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