-1Chapter 14- returning home
"Hey Eureka are you ready to go?" yelled Renton from the living room.
"Almost!" she replied from the bedroom.
"Well hurry up!" Renton replied. "Talho should be here at any time to get us."
"Ok!" Eureka yelled. The two had just spent the seven most wonderful and romantic days at a lakefront cabin owned by Holland and Talho. Everyday that they spent there made them feel like newlyweds again. With moonlight walks along the beach, sitting outside watching the sunrises and sunsets, romantic bonfires, the occasional swim in the lake, and even making love late one night next to a bonfire on the beach. They were all memories that they would cherish forever.
"All set." said Eureka as she walked out of the bedroom.
"You sure? It's going to be hard leaving this place." Renton replied.
"Yeah I'm sure. It is going to be hard leaving, but it's time we saw our kids again."
"True, I do miss them." said Renton. "By the way, you look nice today."
"Thank you" she replied softly. Eureka had put on a soft yellow sundress that almost went down to the floor. She also had on yellow slip on sandals that matched it perfectly. The back was cut low of course and it had thin straps that held it on nicely.
"It makes you look beautiful as always dear." said Renton.
"Oh Renton." Eureka replied while she blushed slightly. Just then the sounds of an LFO landing nearby were heard outside.
"Sounds like Talho is here." said Renton. "You ready to see your kids again?"
"If you mean our kids then yes." she replied with a slight laugh since she knew he was kidding. Talho then walked up and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" said Renton.
"Are you two ready to go?" asked Talho as she walked in.
"Yes we are." Eureka replied.
"Did you two enjoy yourselves out here?"
"Yes we did thank you. It was really nice of you to let us use your place."
"Don't mention it." Talho replied. "Anyways let's get loaded up. You two have three kids waiting for you."
"Yeah I bet." Renton replied. "Hopefully they weren't too much of a hassle to deal with."
"Oh I wouldn't say that." Talho replied with a laugh as they loaded their luggage.
"Why? What did they do this time?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you. I'll just let Dominic and Anemone give you the details."
"Sounds like they got themselves into trouble again." said Eureka as they finished loading and climbed into the 606.
"I'm not saying another word about it." Talho replied. "You two strapped in?"
"Yes we are." Renton replied.
"Alright then. Launching now!" and the 606 shot off the ground in a green flash of trapar.
"So how long of a ride do we have this time?" asked Renton.
"Only about forty five minutes to an hour depending on how close the Gekko is." Talho replied. "Why, are you in a hurry?"
"Just a little I guess. Our honeymoon was great, but it'll be nice to be home again."
"I bet it will be." said Talho. "It's been quiet around there without you two."
"As always." said Renton with a laugh.
"So what did you two do on your honeymoon?"
"Moonlight walks along the beach, romantic bonfires, watching the sunrises and sunsets in each others arms, and we even went swimming a couple of times. It was a wonderful week." Eureka replied. "I just wish it had never ended."
"Sounds like you had a good time." said Talho. "I'm surprised you two didn't do what I thought you were going to do."
"Well, we did one night on the beach next to a bonfire. It was really romantic that night." Eureka replied while blushing, also causing Renton's face to turn red.
"At least you two had a wonderful time together. You deserved it."
"Yeah, thanks." said Renton while he was still red in the face.
"Renton, you don't have to be embarrassed about it. You are technically an adult you know."
"Yeah I realize that." Renton replied. "I'm just not used to people knowing about it yet."
"It's alright. I'll try not to ask anymore ok?"
"That'd be great." Renton replied. Just then the radar on the 606 went nuts.
"Talho what's going on?" asked Eureka worryingly.
"Multiple rebel units heading our way!" Talho yelled. "How did they find us though?"
"How far away are we from the Gekko?" asked Renton.
"I'm not sure. Eureka, get on the radio and try to hail them! I'm going to try to fight and hold these guys back for as long as I can!"
"Roger!" Eureka replied. She then started typing in the frequency codes hoping she could reach them.
At the same time, Holland, Doggie, Ken-Goh, and Gidget were all sitting in the cockpit of the ship when the emergency communication came through.
"Leader! Emergency communication coming from the 606!" yelled Gidget.
"What!?" said Holland. "Quick, put it through!"
"Roger!" she replied. In a split second Eureka's voice came through the speakers.
"Gekko this is the 606 do you copy?"
"606 this is the Gekko. Eureka what's going on?" asked Holland.
"We're under attack and being pursued by multiple rebel LFO units! Talho is fighting back and holding them off the best she can. We're at coordinates two seven one zero. Send out the other LFO units right away!"
"Roger we're on our way so hang tight until we get there! Gekko out!"
"Roger that!" and the radio went silent.
"Doggie, set our course for two seven one zero! Gidget, scramble the LFO's ! I'm heading to the hangar. Ken-Goh, you're in charge. Make sure all weapons are armed and ready if we need them!"
"Roger!" they all replied. Holland and the rest of the ships LFO pilots then sprinted into the hangar, hopped into their LFO's, and took off into the air towards the battle.
"They're on their way!" Eureka yelled.
"Good job Eureka! Now help with the weapons controls so we can keep these guys back!"
"Roger!" she replied.
"Renton, keep an eye on the radar and radio communications! Hopefully the others will be here pretty quick."
"Roger that!" he replied.
"Man these guys are quicker than we thought! I've gotten two confirmed kills but it sure don't feel like it!" yelled Talho as she dodged a hail of bullets and missiles. "I'm not sure if we can hold them back much longer!"
"Keep trying!" yelled Renton. "The others have finally come up on the radar! They should be here any minute now!"
"It's about time they got here! Let's see what those rebel idiots can do up against us now!"
"Alright let's finish them off!" said the leader of the rebel units. "That'll show those federation scumbags whose boss around here!"
"Leader that's the least of our worries!"
"Why's that 02?"
"Four more federation units have mobilized and are heading in our direction!"
"Say what?!"
"Yes sir! Four more federation units approaching hot and heavy! Thirty seconds, no twenty seconds until contact!"
"Crap! All units spread out! Let's take them out now!"
"Roger that!" they all replied.
"606 this is the Venturion do you copy?" asked Anemone.
"Roger we copy!" said Eureka.
"We have a little present for you if you want it! Look to your right a little below you!" Anemone replied. When they looked over, they saw that they had the Nirvash miraculously in tow. Renton and Eureka looked at each other and knew what they had to do.
"Talho open the hatch!" yelled Renton.
"Are you two nuts!! Are you trying to kill yourselves?" yelled Talho.
"Don't ask just do it!"
"Fine but be careful!"
"Trust us we will. Let's go Eureka!"
"Right!" she replied. Talho then opened the hatch and Renton along with Eureka jumped out of the 606 and landed softly into the awaiting Nirvash. When they got strapped in, the Nirvash came to life and turned into it's humanoid form. Now the entire Gekkostate fighting fleet was ready to go.
"Crap it's the type zero!" yelled the rebel fleet leader. "And what's that other one?"
"Unknown sir! It's a new federation ship!" said 03.
"Ahh who cares! It's now fifteen to six in our favor. They don't stand a chance against us anyways! Let's go!" said the leader.
"Right!" replied the other units.
"Venturion this is the Nirvash. Thanks for the gift! Now let's show them what they get for ruining the end of our honeymoon!" said Eureka with a tone of determination in her voice.
"You got Eureka! Let's do it!" Dominic replied.
"Renton, let's do it." said Eureka while she looked at him.
"Right!" he replied. The young couple then pulled up on the compact drives lever, activating the Amita drive and bringing the Nirvash up to full power. "Now they're in trouble." said Renton to himself as they went on the offense.
"606, Talho, are you ok?" asked Holland in the 909 after he took out a rebel LFO.
"Yeah I'm fine thanks. Now let's get these guys! They have seriously pissed me off!" Talho replied.
"You got it dear." said Holland. "Nobody messes with my wife and gets away with it!"
"808 scratch two!" said Hilda. She was riding shotgun with Matthieu in the backseat.
"Roger that! Good job you two." Holland replied over the radio. Just then a streak of light went flying by them at incredible speeds.
"What in the world was that?" asked Holland.
"It's the Nirvash! I think they activated the Amita drive in it!" said Matthieu.
"What? Where's the Venturion? It should have been getting affected by them also."
"It's at our three o'clock engaged with three rebel units!"
"Right! I'll go back them up! You two and Talho in the 606 take care of the units to the left! Let the Nirvash go after the other ones! Those rebels have messed with the wrong group!"
"Roger!" they all replied.
"Hey Anemone shouldn't we be backing up the Nirvash?" asked Dominic.
"As you noticed we can't right now!" said Anemone. "Scratch one!" she yelled as she took out one of the three units they were up against. Suddenly an explosion was heard to their right.
"Make that two!" said Dominic. "Thanks for the backup 909!"
"No problem!" Holland replied as he took out the remaining rebel LFO. "We're all clear here now! Let's go back the others up!"
"Roger!" they replied.
"Leader we can't keep up with it!" said 04. "We have to retreat!"
"Negative! You'll keep fighting unless I tell you to……."
"Leader!" yelled unit 04. Renton and Eureka had taken out several of the rebel units without them taking a single hit in the battle, let alone any of the rebel units getting near them. You could tell by the way they fought they were fighting with total determination.
"Everyone we're down to five units! Head to head combat is useless! Retreat now!"
"Roger!" the rest of them replied. They then regrouped and left the area.
"All confirmed rebel units are now retreating and leaving the area!" said Hilda.
"Great job everyone! Good teamwork!" said Holland. "Nirvash, how you holding up?"
"We're fine." said Renton. "They got what they deserved for ruining the end of our honeymoon.
"I guess they did." said Talho in the 606.
"At least you two are safe and in one piece." said Dominic.
"That's mainly because of Talho. She deserves the credit for that." Eureka replied.
"Thanks you guys. Now can we please go home? I'm tired, hungry, and want to make up for Renton and Eureka's end to their honeymoon."
"You don't have to do that Talho." Eureka replied.
"Yes I do. You deserve a better end to a honeymoon than this." said Talho. "I'll figure out what to do later when we're back on the ship."
"Roger that." Eureka replied. "Alright, let's go home everyone."
"Mama, Papa!" yelled the kids as Renton and Eureka climbed off the Nirvash.
"Hey kids!" Renton replied.
"Hi children." said Eureka as they hugged their parents.
"You look pretty mama!" said Linck.
"Thank you Linck." Eureka replied.
"We missed you guys while we were gone." said Renton.
"We missed you too papa!" the kids replied.
"Hey momma, are you going to dress like that from now on?" asked Maeter.
"Yeah I think I'm going to. These dresses along with regular clothes are more my style I think. So no more uniforms from now on."
"Good idea Eureka." said Renton. "You look better dressing like this anyways."
"Why thank you Renton." Eureka replied as she kissed her husband. "Now let's go to our room and get unpacked. Come on kids!"
"Ok mama!" said the kids happily. They then left the hangar and headed towards their room.
"I took the liberty of watching your son while you two were out in the battle." said Mischa.
"Thanks. We owe you one." said Talho.
"Don't worry about it Talho. Is everyone ok though?"
"Yeah we're all fine. It sure was one heck of a welcome home present for Renton and Eureka though."
"Yeah no kidding." Anemone replied as her and Dominic climbed off the Venturion. "It definitely could've been a lot better."
"Well we have you two to thank for bringing the Nirvash out with you." Mischa replied.
"Ahh no biggie. I'm just glad we did. Those rebels never knew what hit them when those two got behind the controls."
"Yeah that was some power." said Hilda. "Those rebels didn't stand a chance against those two."
"Well didn't you hear her on the radio?" said Matthieu. "Even I wouldn't mess with her with that sound of determination in her voice."
"At least they're home safe and in one piece." Holland replied. "That's the main thing. Now to make up to them for the end of their honeymoon getting ruined. Any ideas anyone?"
"We could make dinner for them." said Hilda.
"Nah, they'd be expecting that."
"Well, that depends really." said Talho.
"Oh really? Do explain." Holland replied.
"Well, where's the most scenic mountain range closest to here?"
"I'd have to say the Reznoire range is. It's the best one around that's not in rebel territory."
"Good. Head towards it and find a proper landing sight."
"Why?" asked Holland.
"I'll explain later. Come on everyone, let's go."
"Hey Renton and Eureka!" said Gidget as they were walking towards their room.
"Hi Gidget." Eureka replied.
"How are you guys doing?"
"Good other than the battle we got into." said Renton.
"It was bad wasn't it?" Gidget replied.
"It wasn't that." said Eureka. "We just didn't want to end our honeymoon like that."
"Yeah that's understandable. I heard Talho say she was going to make it up to you two."
"We know, even though we told her she didn't have to." Renton replied.
"It is nice of her to do it though." said Eureka. "We'll just have to wait to see what she does."
"I guess so." Gidget replied. "Well, I'm going to go find Doggie and see what he's doing. Good seeing you two!"
"You too Gidget! See you later!" said Renton and Gidget went on her way. A few minutes later, the young couple finally arrived at their room and started unpacking.
"We missed you and mama a lot while you were gone." said Maeter.
"We missed you guys too. Did you all behave yourselves while we were gone?" asked Eureka.
"Of course we did!" said Linck.
"Why do I have a hard time believing that?" Renton replied.
"Because you shouldn't." said Anemone as she walked by their room. "They pulled a pretty nasty prank on me and Dominic while you two were gone on your honeymoon."
"What did they do this time?" asked Renton.
"How does spilling water on our heads, putting flour in my hairdryer, whoopee cushions in our bed, and then having cherry pies fall on our heads sound? And that was all in one night."
"Children! How could you." said Eureka. "We didn't raise all of you to do things like that."
"We're sorry mama." the kids replied.
"Not as sorry as you're going to be." said Renton. "Absolutely no playtime for a week. It's going to be study time only other than mealtimes and bedtime."
"Awww but papa." said Maeter. "That's not fair."
"It's fair enough Maeter." Eureka replied. "You will listen to what your father says."
"Ok mama." they all replied.
"Good. Now go to your room and get to work on your study guides." They then hung their heads and went next door to their room.
"Sorry about that Anemone. They shouldn't do it again after this." said Renton.
"It's ok I still love them anyways. By the way, I have some news for you two."
"What news is that?" asked Renton.
"Well, me and Dominic talked the other night and have finally decided to start a family of our own!" Anemone replied.
"Congratulations Anemone!" said Eureka. "Are you two pregnant yet?"
Anemone laughed and said "No not yet. But hopefully we will be sometime soon. I can't wait for that day to come."
"I bet Dominic can't either." Renton replied.
"No he can't." said Anemone with a giggle.
"I'm glad to see you two happy with each other." said Eureka.
"Yeah, same goes for you two. By the way, you should have heard what Dominic said the other day."
"Why what did he say?" asked Renton.
"He said that I'm almost like the kid's aunt with the way I react around them. I told him that would make me like Eureka's sister which we know isn't true or possible."
"My sister?" Eureka replied.
"Yeah your sister." said Anemone.
"I don't see anything wrong with that." Renton replied.
"You don't?" said Eureka.
"No I don't. Talho already calls you her only daughter, which would make her son your brother, not legally of course. So why not have Anemone as a sister? She doesn't have any family that I know of do you?"
"No I don't." Anemone replied sadly. "Dominic, other than Dewey, are the only people I've ever really known in my life."
"Well there you go Anemone!" said Renton. "You just came up with your own answer!"
"What do you mean Renton?"
"You and Eureka can consider yourselves sisters! That way you do have a family you can always be with."
"Really? Do you really mean it you two?" asked Anemone excitedly.
"Sure why not! What do you think Eureka?"
"It's a great idea Renton. I've never had a sister before. So why not start now?"
"Well you two have it all figured out then." Renton replied as he finished unpacking their things. "Anemone, meet your new sister."
"Thank you Renton!" said Anemone happily. "I've never had a real family before that I can remember."
"You're very welcome Anemone." said Renton. "I'm glad I could help."
"Yes, thank you dear." said Eureka as she kissed her husband. "You always seem to know what to do."
"Well, not always, but I try." said Renton with a laugh. "Anyways Anemone, I guess you have some more news to tell Dominic now."
"Yes I do!!" said Anemone with happy tears in her eyes. "And thank you again!" She then gave Renton and Eureka a huge hug and ran out the door.
"You did well Renton." said Eureka after she left. "I didn't expect something like that to happen with us."
"Neither did I, but I'm glad it worked out well for all involved."
"Me too. You just made our family a little bit bigger though, didn't you?"
"Yeah I guess I did didn't I? It's a good feeling though."
"Yes it is." Eureka replied as she held her husbands hand and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Hey Hilda, are we all set then?" asked Talho.
"Yes we are. We found a good landing spot and the dinner plans are all set."
"Great." Talho replied. "Hey Gidget, did you find the decorations we needed?"
"Yes I did." she replied.
"Good. Once we land, you two go on top of the ship and set up the table, chairs, and decorations. Me and Holland will take care of the cooking."
"Sounds like a plan to me." said Hilda. "Let's go get ready Gidget."
"Right!" she replied and they left the cockpit.
"Ok Holland, let's land this thing in about two hours, which should be around dinnertime. We'll start their dinner and the crews dinner in about an hour."
"Boy, you sure know how to plan things out don't you?" Holland replied.
"Things wouldn't work out well if I didn't." said Talho. "Now lets get going."
"Hey Dominic where are you?" asked Anemone when she walked into their room.
"In the bathroom! Give me a sec!" he replied. About a minute or so later, he walked out of the bathroom. "So what did you want?"
"Renton and Eureka just made me the happiest woman in the world!!" she said Excitedly.
"Oh really? And how did they do that?" Dominic asked.
"Eureka just took me in as her sister!!" she replied. "It feels wonderful since I've never really had any family before other than you or Dewey."
"That's great to hear Anemone." said Dominic.
"Isn't it? Now I have someone I can go shopping with, tell boy stories to, along with all other sorts of things."
"I'm glad they made you happy. Now I'll have a brother in law to talk to all the time."
"Yeah, I guess you will won't you?"
"Where are those two anyways?" Dominic asked.
"They were still in their room when I left. Renton had just finished unpacking their things."
"Are they glad to be home?"
"Yes they are. I told them what the kids did to us and they dealt out the punishment to them."
"I be they did. It'll teach them that's for sure."
"We should hope so. Anyways I'm going to go help the others with Renton and Eureka's honeymoon dinner. Do you want to tag along?"
"Sure why not." Dominic replied.
"Hey Renton, why are we landing?" asked Eureka.
"I'm not sure Eureka." Renton replied. "I don't think it's anything with the ship."
"Where are we at then?"
"I'm not even sure of that. What is this mountain range anyways?"
"This is the Reznoire mountain range." said Talho in the background. "The most scenic mountains in this area."
"But why are we landing here?" asked Eureka.
"You'll see in a little bit." said Talho and she walked away.
"I wonder what's going on around here?" Renton asked himself after she walked away.
"Hey Dominic, did you get that table on top of the ship yet?" asked Hilda.
"Yeah I did no thanks to you guys."
"Hey, we are busy with other things you know."
"Yeah but somebody still could've helped."
"That's enough you two." said Holland. "Dominic, good job. Everyone else can finish up around here. Anemone, Hilda, get the food for them up on the table. Talho, you lead Renton and Eureka up to their night out. Everyone else can go eat in the dining hall where your dinner is ready for you."
"Right!" they all replied.
"Hey Renton, Eureka, where are you two?" asked Talho.
"Right here!" said Renton as they walked out of their kids room. "Just checking on the kids."
"I see." said Talho. "Well, if you two are done, could you follow me please?"
"Uh, ok. Come on Eureka."
"Ok dear." she replied. Several minutes later the three were at the top of the ship.
"Uh, Talho, what's this all about?" asked Renton.
"This is your private dinner. The rest of us are eating in the dining hall. Enjoy the views you two." Talho replied and she went back down into the ship.
"I guess this is our end of the honeymoon dinner." said Renton as they sat down to eat.
"It's a beautiful place they picked though with the way the sun is setting."
"Yeah it is isn't it? They did a good job of picking it out."
"Yes they did. It's really romantic out here. Hey, Renton?"
"Yes Eureka?" Renton replied.
"What kind of place did we have in your dreams?"
"Well, it was like Talho and Holland's place, except with a mountain range like this with white capped tips, a forest surrounding us, a huge yard for our kids to play in, and flowers growing as far as the eye can see."
"Do you think we'll ever own a place like that after our child is born?"
"We'll have to see Eureka. It's still too early to really think about that right now, but it will always be a dream we can work towards after our child is born."
"Yeah that's true. I just hope it's one that'll come true for us someday."
"We'll make it happen Eureka, you'll see." Renton replied.
"I know we will Renton, and that's one of the reasons I love you. You always seem to make the impossible possible no matter what the situation is."
"I love you too Eureka. Now lets finish eating and enjoy this view with each other."
"Ok." she replied softly. After the two finished eating, they sat down on top of the ship, cuddled close to each other, and watched the sun set over the mountains.