It had been only a couple weeks but the Frees had gotten use to living on the mother of invention. York and Carolina had been outfitted with armor again. Allison was quickly adapting to low gravity. She had been capable of pushing herself up sooner than expected. It might also have helped that Sherman IX had a slightly higher g-force than earth. Carolina and York were with the rest of the team at a briefing when alarms started flashing. "Sir intruders are outside the bridge." Phyllis sounded mildly concerned which might as well have meant the world was ending. The door then was promptly blown off its hinges and a flood of soldiers entered guns raised. "On the ground assholes." barked one.

Geia POV

I stared blankly at the flashing light above me. It took me a moment to realize a) yes there is an alarm being sounded and b) no it is not a fire alarm. Once that was processed I immediately put Allison in her drawer, which went under Carolina's bed. That done I started digging through Carolina's bureau muttering to myself "where is it! Come on Carolina where did you put it?" yes there it was. I pulled Carolina's pistol out and grabbed a few clips. Armed I stepped out of the room. "Phyllis what's going on? Who's attacking?"

" Insurrectionists are attacking." she told me coolly and I couldn't tell if that was because we were under attack or because I got really far last week when I made another crack at hacking.

"Where?" I walk quickly gun low to my side so it's not as visible. "Bridge." I nod turning down one hall then another. "Hey you!" two men were moving towards me. I lift my gun without thinking and fire off two shots. The men fall and I keep going not thinking about what I had done. I encounter four others who receive the same fate. At the door to the bridge I pause. It is open and I step into the doorway and survey the room.

The men must be cocky because there is no one watching the door but the freelancers see me. The squad is looking at me almost franticly clearly telling me to go. The Director, Carolina, and York all keep their eyes on the lead insurrectionist. "The Experiment where is it?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about." The director is very calm for a man being held at gunpoint. And Yet I can see the confusion in his body language. Nothing in project freelancer would be called an experiment except maybe the Alpha but why would some one call it an experiment?

"The experiment you took off Sherman IX! Where the hell is it?" Still confusion but I see York and Carolina go stiff.

"Behind you idiot." I call. The men whirl guns raised.

"Geia run!" North calls.

"Quite you!" barks one of the men smashing the butt of his gun into north. Ouch.

"Your it?"

"By 'it' you mean the Genetically Enhanced Intelligence Android then yes. Now let them go and get the hell off this ship." my voice sounds dead even to myself. But I've switched gears Geia is gone, Ada has completely retreated, and now it's just the AI.

"No without you." the leader sneers I step into the room.

"If you have been looking for me this badly then you know what I can do." for the first time the men seemed unsure. "Oops did they not even tell you what you were up against? Let me clarify for you I am not a human. I am a military Android which means I think like a soldier but with out all those messy emotions like regret or terror. So I'm going to ask again get the hell off this ship." the freelancers looked both frightened and absolutely confused the insurrectionists looked ready to bolt.

"Y-your still coming with us" the man was shaking.

" I was kinda hoping you'd say that." not really but sure sounds scary. The men raised their guns but I was faster. Five shots and they were down. I sigh and reload the gun now that I am returning to myself I feel Ada slipping back to the front of my mind. I don't like killing but I guess that's why I was built. A secret weapon. There is silence as we all just look at each other. York and Carolina are looking concerned but also have this look of relief on their faces. I guess they were worried about me. I hope they don't hate me for this. Or fear me. Everyone else just looks shocked except North who just had this confused look on his face. Really glad I can't get a concussion if it affects you like that. "um." I say breaking the silence but not knowing what to say suddenly a screen flickers to life. An older man dressed in the typical uniform of a cornel appears. " Director Church greetings from the -" he stops mid-speech and looks mystified at the freelancers and director all kneeling on the ground and me standing with a pistol in a death grip. "Project GEIA?"

"Hi sir,"

"So the insurrectionists didn't capture you after all."

"No sir, I got stuck in a dead zone and Project freelancer was kind enough to take me off planet." Cornel Medick as he was known nodded.

" And this interesting situation I find you in?" The Director got to his feet.

" A little trouble with some insurrectionists but we are fine know." the man on the screen nodded. "Well GEIA I will send a pelican to pick you up. "

" If it's alright with the director I would like to stay here. It's a chance to interact with soldiers who don't me see if I can really blend in. I'll keep up my studies and practice lots." please please let me stay say yes.

"If the director has no problems."

I looked at the Director hopefully. He sighed, " I suppose"

"Thank you" I said. The cornel logged off. The director post the positive expression faster than the eye could blink. "Carolina! My office now!" He stormed off and Carolina locked eyes with York and me before following.

Third POV

"You lied to me." the director's voice was too quiet. "You knew about Geia. Don't deny it I saw your faces you knew and you didn't tell me and because of you we got attacked without warning."

"We thought that the less people who knew the less risk. I have no idea how they knew she was on the ship."

"And you didn't think that I could keep a secret."

"Oh I know you can keep secrets no one in this stupid project really knows what's going on except you."

" I will no tolerant such disrespect."

"You will, because I'm not a kid anymore and you are going to listen to me. This project is going to kill. The AI fragments are not stable you already have lost agents and for what? You say the purposes is to fight the insurrection but it's really about her isn't it you been trying to bring her back but she is dead and Tex is no replacement."

"What do you know? Last I checked you never even had a boyfriend let alone a spouse. " Carolina stiffened involuntarily this was dangerous water.

"I could ask you the same it's not like you were ever there to notice if I was. And a lot happens in four-ish years." the last part was muttered.

" I-" the director paused as if something just occurred to him. Carolina felt her heart sink she had been hoping that by some crazy miracle he wouldn't put it together. " The baby"

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

"GEIA is a android so she can't have a sister. So who is that little girl parents?"

Green eyes pierced green.

"Agent Carolina you are I am sure aware of the protocol regarding relationships that result in pregnancies." he hadn't realized York was the father

"I didn't think I'd ever get off that planet can you blame me for going back to civilian life?"

"So I have a granddaughter." the director sank into his chair and messaged his temples.

"And the father?" she should have had an answer but she drew a blank. There was no answer she could give that wouldn't at some time expose York or cause Allison to grow up with out a father. She could say she didn't know but then he would insist on a DNA test. "It's York's isn't." he gave an exhausted sigh at the look on her face. " Carolina why? No don't answer that." he said when she opened her mouth. " Here's what I am going to do. I am willing to let you keep the baby but York will be transferred to another squad. You are not to interact with each other in any way."

"You can't do that." she felt like a stupid girl who had been told she was grounded.

"I am the director of this project and your father I am well with in my rights to separate you from that man."

"You can't!" Both were back on their feet nose to nose across the desk

"He got you pregnant! He ruined your life!"

"It's not like being a freelancer is any better. You knew two AI were too much for a person and you still let me have them. Also I made the choice as much as him."

"You wanted a child?" The disbelief in his voice stung slightly. What was so surprising about her being happy to have a daughter?

"She may not have been completely planed but we had talked about the possibility."

"So you had unprotected sex and decided to leave it up to chance? Carolina-"

"We're married" she cut him off

"Excuse me" the director sat down again, shock clearly bring him down.

"We are married." The director was speechless. "So you are going to listen to me and listen well. You are not going to move York around, you are not going to give me grief about our daughter, you are going to continue to treat us like regular soldiers except remember this, neither of us is as blind as we were four years ago."

"I can not allow a married couple to be on the same team. It will distract you too much."

"Oh and having twins be on a squad together is hardly different."

"Fine I will not bother you about you life choices you are after all an adult. I would like to interact with Allison if that would be permissible."

"We'll see." was her terse answer. The director had switched gears on her suddenly and she wasn't sure if that was because he had a contingency plan or he had just accepted the way things were.

"Oh and one more thing Carolina please don't have anymore children while you are a member of project freelancer, you are a soldier again."

"Of course sir." And with that she left. She strode quickly to the mess hall where people would likely be catching a quick bite to eat after all the excitement. She reached into a pocket and pulled out two rings. She slipped on the two before entering the hall. York smiled at her from where he held Allison in his lap Geia sitting next to him eating quickly. Wash was bouncing questions off her constantly. How did she digest the food? Did she really need to eat? If not could he have her Jell-O? York caught sight of the wedding rings on her finger and reached into his own pocket to slip on his own band. Clearly he knew the game was up and if she was as pleased as she looked then it probably didn't matter who saw the rings. Allison looked up at her also and reached out her little arms. "Mama" York almost choked and Geia gave him a slight thump on the back.

"She said her first word." He declared gasping for air. Carolina smiled and took the small child out of her husband's hands. Looking into the deep green eyes of the little girl she smiled. "Good girl Allison." suddenly something occurred to CT

"No way!" Everyone looked at her. She looked at Carolina and Allison in disbelief. "You got to be kidding me!"

"Nope." said Carolina happy people could finally know about Allison.

"What?" everyone else asked.

"Allison is Carolina's daughter!" South did a spit take on Maine who was growling puzzled?

"Agent Maine wants to know how you know that?" Sigma translated.

"Allison can't be Geia's sister since Geia is a robot."

"Android" Interjected Geia

"Whatever, and look at them they look the same." As Carolina sat down her rings glimmered slightly catching North's attention.

"Carolina is that an engagement ring?" South looked ready for another spit take.

"No" Everyone relaxed slightly they didn't think they could handle any more surprises from Carolina. "It's also my wedding ring."

"Dear lord you married? And who would this chap be?" Wyoming joined the conversation.

"Me?" York said almost doubtfully raising his left hand, which carried the identical band.

"This has been the weirdest morning ever, of all time." Wash said faintly

Done! Hi People!

So Geia turned into more of a badass than planned and the conversation between the director and Carolina is not my favorite but ehh I have tech and school. If anyone ever tells you that you can take a morning class and get certified in lifeguarding turn them down. I like learning to be a lifeguard but not at 6:40 in the morning before a six hour school day and then a four-eight hour no pay job as a techie getting yelled at by various people. Also I know I have just ranted to you all about one thing but here is another because it just ticks me off. So my school pays for us to get vaccinated for the flu, great right? Anyway they told us to pick up our passes to our appointments from our homeroom teachers. And so being a busy highschooler I forgot but no biggie I planned to grab it from her the day of. After all it's not like I had my appointment in the first hour. So I going and I ask for the pass and she tells me she put them in the recycling. I'm like what the hell why would you do that? But I get it back and discover my appointment was half an hour ago so I'm thinking to myself crap so I run downstairs and thankfully they take me and I am now vaccinated. Those people were efficient. I was in and back in homeroom in less than ten minutes. So that was my life today. Also for all of you who don't read the AN please do read this. PROTOCOL IS DONE, AS IN THIS IS THE LAST CHATER. FINN, complevit whatever Yay! Thank you so much for all the reviews, favorites, and follows. I literally wrote this story spring semester of freshman year during Latin class and now it is a finished story. I still own nothing.

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