(A/N): School is killing me!
Everybody is back in California to move or to help move. Everybody planned to stay for the majority of the summer, but a few had to go back for job reasons.
"Oh, I've missed having the group all together!" Pamilyn exclaimed as she hugged Brice tightly while her boyfriend brought in her bags.
"I get it. Get off me." Brice said as Pamilyn smacked his arm.
"Keep getting boxes!" Knuckles yelled as he brought in a huge box. Brice rolled his eyes as he walked back into the moving truck.
"Oh, my baby boy is back to live with us." Rouge said as she held Brice's face.
"It's temporary, mom. Only until Nicole and I find an apartment; closer to an ocean." Brice said as Rouge smiled up at him. "Plus, I really don't want to hear you and dad doing the nasty. So, the quicker I'm out of here the quicker you guys get to do that." Brice said as Rouge lightly smacked her son on the cheek as Brice laughed. Tyler was levitating a few boxes from the truck and letting them follow them into the Prower household.
"Hey!" Liecy said as she jumped on his back startling the rabbit hybrid. The boxes behind Tyler dropped as Tyler sighed. "Sorry…" Liecy said as she let her hands drop from her boyfriend.
"You can give me a warning next time, babe." Tyler said annoyed as Liecy rubbed her arm nervously.
"I just wanted to see if you're ok; I know things have been stressful lately." Liecy said as she followed Tyler into the living room.
"Stressful? Things have been fine." Tyler said as he let the boxes dropped onto the floor making Liecy jump.
"But things with the stones and finding a job and-"Tyler quickly whipped around and cut Liecy off.
"Maybe I'm stressed with the fact that my girlfriend is trying to pry into my life!" Tyler shouted as Liecy glared at him.
"I'm just trying to make you feel better! You don't have to snap at me!" Liecy yelled at her boyfriend.
"I'm under a lot of stress right now! There, you were right about one thing!" Tyler yelled as Liecy scowled.
"Then why won't you let me help you?" Liecy screamed as Chrissy and Bolt walked into the room.
"I'm fine alone! I don't need the help! I don't need you! From this moment on, we're done!" Tyler said as he stormed out of the house leaving a devastated Liecy. Liecy clenched her fists as she tried to fight back the tears that were threatening to spill. Chrissy looked at Bolt who nodded understandingly before leaving. Chrissy walked up to Liecy and placed a hand on her shoulder. Liecy collapsed on her knees and started to sob as Chrissy held her.
"I should have just stayed out of the way." Liecy cried as Chrissy rubbed her back.
"I know you and my brother have been going out for four years now, but there are some things you don't understand about him." Chrissy said as Liecy rubbed her eyes.
"Really?" Liecy said as she sniffled. Chrissy nodded as Liecy turned her body to face her. "Like how?" Liecy asked.
"Tyler is like my dad in a lot of ways. He's social and friendly, but when it come to serious intellectual stuff he likes to be alone. My dad deals with stress alone and so does Tyler. Tyler has never been this stressed before in his life. I just think he doesn't know how to deal with it and that probably freaks him out. Tyler knows everything and never had a trouble with figuring things out, but this is entirely new and different. It's just hard for him." Chrissy explained as Liecy nodded. "Don't hate him or yourself. He's just adjusting to this whole thing." Chrissy said as she rubbed Liecy's arm. Chrissy got up from the floor as Liecy remained on it thinking.
"How'd it go?" Bolt asked as Chrissy walked out from the living room.
"I hope she understands." Chrissy said as Bolt kissed the top of her head.
"I'm so tired!" Julian said as he collapsed on the couch of his home. "I'm not even moving here and I practically did half the moving!" He exclaimed as Izzy laughed.
"That's what you get for being a strong guy." Izzy said as he kissed his forehead. Julian sat up and put his hands on the sides of her stomach.
"I can't believe our baby is inside here." Julian said as he rubbed Izzy's stomach.
"You do know he's probably a little bigger than a peanut." Izzy said as she looked down at him.
"Hey, that's our son you're talking about." Julian said as Izzy laughed and raised her eyebrow.
"Son?" Izzy asked as Julian looked up at her.
"Of course. A little brother for Luca to teach football and baseball to." Julian said as Izzy rolled her eyes.
"How about a girl?" Izzy asked.
"That would be difficult. I would have to beat up a lot of guys." Julian said as Izzy rolled her eyes.
"You're seriously going to be one of those Dads?" Izzy asked as Julian stood up.
"Uh yeah! Hello! There's going to be guys like me after her!" Julian said as Izzy rolled her eyes.
"Well, if she's any smart like her mother than she'll be able to tie him down." Izzy said as Julian smiled and kissed her.
"Please! Not in front of my grandchildren!" Todd exclaimed as the couple pulled away. "Don't corrupt their little minds!" Todd said as Julian and Izzy rolled their eyes.
"Thanks again for letting us stay here, Mr. Solari." Rafael said as he carried the bags behind Alana and Renegade Jr.
"No problem, just stop calling me Mr. Solari. The name is Spark." Spark said as he led them into their spare room. "Now a few ground rules." Spark said as Bolt scoffed in the background.
"We're over the age of nineteen, dad. We don't need rules." Bolt said walking into the room.
"Uh, in my house you do." Spark said pushing Bolt's face away. "No sex. No talking back to me. No sex. No loud noise after two. No sex. No leaving messes around. And finally no sex!" Spark said giving a pointed look to Bolt.
"She's my wife!" Bolt exclaimed as Spark pointed a finger at him. Bolt left the room grumbling as Alana and Rafael laughed.
"Not a problem." Alana said as Rafael leaned down and next to her.
"No sex, really sunshine?" Rafael said as Alana elbowed him making him chuckle. Tyler was sitting outside on his porch with his skateboard under his feet and cigarette in his hand.
"Dude, since when do you smoke?" Onyx asked plopping down next to his friend.
"Now, people say it's supposed to help with stress. I don't see the appeal, dude." Tyler said as he flicked the cigarette on the ground and crushed it with his foot.
"Wow, Ruby wasn't kidding." Onyx said as Tyler looked over to his friend. "Did you really break-up with Liecy?" Onyx asked as Tyler sighed and scratched his ear.
"Sort of." Tyler said.
"'Sort of'? Dude, what do you mean 'sort of'?" Onyx asked as Tyler rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, I guess. It's all kind of a blur." Tyler said as Onyx sighed and breathed in the summer night air.
"Why don't you talk about this with your dad?" Onyx asked as Tyler sighed.
"Dude, I don't know. I don't think he'll be able to handle all this." Tyler said as he moved his board under his feet.
"Dude, your dad and you are carbon copies. You guys are exactly the same." Onyx said as Tyler sighed.
"I guess, dude." Tyler said with a shrug. Tyler got up from the porch and walked into his house. He walked into the coat closet and typed in the code to his dad's lab. Tyler walked down the steps as Tails walked up to him in his lab coat and glasses.
"Hey, what's up?" Tails asked removing his glasses and placing them in to pocket of his coat.
"I just…I don't know…" Tyler said as he jumped onto one of the lab counters. Tails sat next to him as he clasped his hands together.
"Well, that's not good. Not knowing is a terrible problem." Tails said as Tyler cracked a smile.
"That's the whole thing, dude. I don't know what the hell is going on anymore. There's this stone shit and I don't even know where the hell to start when it comes to my company and everything is just…hard!" Tyler exclaimed as he rubbed his face with his hands.
"I see…well, I went through a crisis like yours after I graduate college." Tails said as Tyler looked over at him. "And it was twice the stress since I had you and Chrissy." Tails said as Tyler looked at him confused.
"Wait, but didn't G.U.N. offer you a job?" Tyler asked as Tails sighed.
"Yes, but at first I declined." Tails said as Tyler looked at him in shock. "Yes, yes. I just didn't want to work for a company. I thought about starting my own company like you." Tails said as Tyler looked at him confused.
"What happened?" Tyler asked.
"Cream happened. She helped me realize that starting my own company wasn't the best decision." Tails said as Tyler raised his eyebrow.
"Are you trying to say that I shouldn't start my own company?" Tails' son asked as Tails shook his head.
"No, you have a good idea for yours. Mine wasn't so…practical." Tails said as Tyler raised his eyebrow in question. "Cyber enhanced mechanics for weaponry on planes and other airships." Tails said as Tyler chuckled.
"That's a mouthful." Tyler said as his dad laughed.
"I'm basically doing that now, but your mom made me realize that people won't buy from a barely-known scientist, they would buy from a government company. Anyways, back to my advice giving." Tails said as he put his arm around Tyler's shoulders. "I had your mom help me. I know it's hard. I didn't feel like having anyone help me. I thought I could deal with it myself and obviously I could not. You need to let people help you with your stress. If you don't, you're going to have a hard time in life, my son." Tails said patting him on the back.
"Thanks for the help, du…dad." Tyler said as Tails smiled at him.
"Now go fix things with your girlfriend because your mother is stressing out." Tails said jumping off the lab table. Tyler rolled his eyes as he jumped off the table.
"I think I need sometime to myself. A break between Liecy and I will be best." Tyler said as he stood by the staircase.
"If that's what you think." Tails said as Tyler climbed up the stairs.
"I miss California." Chrissy said as she and Bolt walked around their neighborhood.
"Well, two more years and we're here." Bolt said as Chrissy groaned.
"Two years is too long." Chrissy said as they entered the park.
"We've been together for longer." Bolt said as he smiled down at her.
"Technically, we've only been together for a year and a couple of months." Chrissy said as Bolt rolled his eyes.
"Way to ruin the moment." Bolt said as Chrissy laughed.
"Sorry, but you knew this about me when you married me." Chrissy said wiggling the fingers on her hand with her wedding ring on it.
"Yeah, yeah, but I still love you." He said as he kissed her. Suddenly a gagging noise was heard behind them.
"I was sent to get you guys and I see this! Nasty!" Aiden said as Juliana laughed.
"What do you want?" Bolt said in annoyance.
"Mom wants you home. We're having a big family dinner thingy." Matt said as he appeared in front of the couple. Bolt sighed as Chrissy patted his face.
"C'mon. What did you expect on our first night back?" Chrissy asked as she started walking with the kids behind her.
"A moment of peace." Bolt mumbled as he followed his wife. Everybody was in the Solari mansion in the dining room all sitting down and putting food on their plate.
"Stop taking all the potatoes!" Matty exclaimed as he took the bowl away from Luca.
"Learn to share." Luca said as Matt stuck his tongue out at him.
"Onyx told me he talked to Tails and he does seem better, but I don't know. He should have made up with you by now." Kim said as Liecy sighed.
"Whatever. Maybe I'll talk to him after dinner." Liecy said as she finished making her salad and brought it out to the dinning room.
"Are you sure you're going to be ok?" Kim asked placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Liecy said as Kim didn't look convinced, but went to sit with Donovan anyways. "At least I'll hope I'll be." Liecy said as she glanced at Tyler.
"Dude, why?" Ruby asked sitting next to Tyler.
"I just need to have a break right now. A time to regroup and maintain my focus." Tyler said as Ruby rolled her eyes.
"Keep saying that shit, dude, but I think you're being an idiot." Ruby said as Tyler rolled her eyes. Spark clinked the end of his glass with a spoon as everybody continued to talk. He sighed and shot a mini firework into the air. Everybody jumped in shock before whipping their heads towards Spark.
"Thank you, now I would like to make a toast," Spark said holding up his drink along with everybody else. "To the college graduates. May your future be bright and successful." Spark said as everybody smiled. "And don't be hesitant to have us some grandchildren." Spark said as Bolt and Hailey smacked their foreheads.
"Cheers!" Todd exclaimed as everybody clinked their glasses together.
"I have an announcement!" Julian said as he stood up. "Most of the second generation knows, but to the first generation: Izzy is pregnant!" Julian said as all the women exclaimed happily and the guys cheered.
"Oh my God! I'm going to be a grandmother!" Jillian said as she started to tear up. Luca looked at her offended as Jillian wiped her eyes. "Biological grandmother!" She exclaimed as Luca rolled his eyes.
"I knew it." Reese whispered to Luna as Luca rolled her eyes and shoved him playfully. After the excitement died down everybody started having their own conversations and eating dinner. Tyler was quietly eating when Onyx sat down next to him.
"So, when do you think you'll get back with Liecy?" Onyx asked as Tyler rolled his eyes.
"Dude, I don't know. Maybe tomorrow or maybe in ten years. I don't know." Tyler said as Onyx's eyes widened.
"Dude! You can't stay broken up for that long." Onyx said as Tyler turned towards him.
"And why not?" Tyler asked.
"She'll totally move on. She'll forget all about her 'high-school sweetheart' and find a new dude. Do you really want that?" Onyx asked as Tyler shrugged her shoulders. "Ok, look at her." Onyx said as his friend turned towards his ex-girlfriend. "Can you imagine, another guy's arms around her. Kissing her. Holding her. Loving her like you used to. Can you sit there and shrug your shoulders then?" Onyx asked as Tyler remained silent. "This is all you, man." Onyx said before returning to his seat next to Topaz.
"What was that about?" Ruby asked as Tyler shrugged his shoulders.
"How can you be like that?" Liecy exclaimed throwing her napkin on the ground as she stood up. Everybody became silent as they looked at the exchange.
"Be like what?" Tyler asked indifferently.
"Emotionless! Do you not care about me anymore? Were those four years nothing to you?" Liecy yelled as she stared at Tyler. Tyler didn't say anything as Liecy screamed. "That's it! You and me! Skate-race to the end of the park!" Liecy said as Tyler stood up.
"For what?" Tyler asked.
"Your heart." Liecy said as Tyler raised his eyebrow.
"You can barely even skate." Tyler said as Liecy pushed her chair in.
"Then you'll get your end of the deal. Nothing to lose." Liecy said as she marched out of the dining room.
"Except everything." Ruby muttered as Tyler huffed and followed the steaming hybrid. Everybody just sat there before Aiden stood up.
"Skate-race! Let's go people!" Aiden yelled as everybody ran outside. Tyler strapped on his helmet and skated next to where Liecy was standing with Ruby's board and helmet.
"Ruby call it." Tyler said as Ruby flew next to the seething couple.
"On your marks…" Ruby said as Liecy and Tyler crouched down. "Get set…" Ruby said uneasily. "Go!" She exclaimed as they both took off.
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm following them." Aiden said as he skated in the direction they were racing in. Ruby and Onyx followed Aiden as the rest of the group ran, flew, or rode their bikes. Tyler was far ahead as Liecy glared at his exceeding form. Liecy pushed faster as she used her sorcerer powers to make her go faster. Liecy was right behind Tyler when they entered the park. Tyler skated faster as he grinded a bench and flipped back onto the concrete. Liecy just followed him trying to pass him, but he gave her no leeway. Tyler skidded to a halt when he reached the end of the park and Liecy soon stumbled to a stop. She was panting as she stared at him. She shook her head as she grabbed Ruby's board and turned around.
"Best two out of three." Tyler said as Liecy stopped in her tracks. She dropped Ruby's board before turning around with tears in her eyes. She choked out a sob before Tyler picked her up in his arms and kissed her. Everybody finally caught up with them as they looked on confused, but happily. A small light flew into Tyler's stone as it glowed on the reunited couple.
"That's one more stone holder." Goldeye said.
"Only a few left." Emma said as everybody started to clap for the couple.
(A/N): Eh, I found this chapter a little boring. If you don't get what happened when Tyler said, "Best two out of three" it's because when he said that it showed that he was willing to do it over and risk losing which would give his heart to Liecy. Cheesy, but that's what you get.