Four Months Fly

Disclaimer: I do not own Voltron Force

This took a while, because I started working on it last after putting up the last chapter, and on top of homework and stuff, it took all day. Hope you like it. See, I get a lot done when I can sit down for a whole day and work on it.

Enjoy :)


3 days later

So far, the rules that were set for Larmina weren't coming in as hard as she had expected. This was Daniel, and while when they were younger he wasn't much of a rules person, and a lot had changed since then, though he was still the care-free man she had fallen so hard for those years back, he had matured and actually thought things through now. Larmina wandered the castle now, exploring the catacombs where she, Vince and Daniel had found 'the lair' when they were kids. She chuckled at the memory of it all, how determined Daniel had been to find their own hide away from the other Voltron members.

"Six more months to go." Larmina thought aloud. Even though her aunt had told her it would go by very fast, just three days felt like two weeks. Larmina had no clue how she would handle six months, she was never one to have patience, but Larmina also knew that she would have to gain patience because that would be her saving grace as a new mother. She took a deep breath as she continued her little excursion through the castle.

"Why wasn't I allowed to go with Daniel, my aunt, or Vince into town? What could possibly be so important that I'm not invited?" Larmina growled annoyed. She looked down to her still mostly flat stomach.

"Your daddy is being irritating." Larmina said to her small bulge. Larmina felt suddenly tired and decided to head back to the room. As she made her way back she ran into Milani.

"Hey Larmina, you ok, you look tired." Milani said, in a concerned tone.

"Just tired. I'm going back to my room for a nap. If Daniel gets back before I wake up, let him know." Larmina said. Milani nodded as Larmina walked by, continuing on to her own room. Larmina crawled into bed and began to drift asleep. Just as Larmina finally entered sleep Daniel returned to the castle.

"Afternoon Commander Daniel, just letting you know that Larmina went to take a nap." Milani said.

"Is she feeling well?" Daniel asked concerned.

"She just looked tired, but other than that, fine." Milani said smiling, noticing the small bag in his hand. She couldn't read the label, but it was obviously something small was in the bag.

"What's that?" Tony asked, beating Milani to the punch.

"Don't worry about it. You'll all find out soon enough." Daniel chuckled as he walked back to his room to see his peaceful, sleeping girlfriend. Daniel quietly walked over to his dresser and put the bag in his sock drawer before crossing the room over to Larmina's sleeping form. He wanted to kiss her so badly, her beautiful naturally dark pink lips lax as she slept, the way her eyes twitched slightly. To Daniel, she looked like an angel and he had never felt luckier that she was his and carrying his child.

1 month later

"Larmina, it's something you have to do." Milani whined as they went on patrol.

"Milani, this is not the appropriate time to be talking about a baby shower." Larmina said just before the alarms went off.

"We have Galtrions!" Vince shouted. The hatch doors opened and out came what they all expected and dreaded.

"Fuck. They actually did it." Tony growled. Daniel let out an angry yet thoughtful sigh. So, the Galtrions actually merged their bio-weapons with machines.

"Like the upgrades? I realized that robotics gave you a hard time, so I modified the schematics that Mahhox had and adapted them to the morphigions." King Argus laughed. Vince and Tony launched into action. Tony used the hammer tail while Vince threw the tail blades; the velocity and strength of both had been upgraded and had managed to damage one of the new robotic morphigions. Milani shot the laser beams at the morphigions, melting them. Three morphigions attacked Milani and Larmina and Daniel pounced on them, ripping them apart with the teeth.

"Ok, they're a lot tougher than last time." Tony said after thirty minutes of battle.

"Milani, red has taken a serious hit." Vince said.

"I'm well aware of that Vince." Milani growled.

"Regroup." Daniel said. The others could tell that Daniel had a plan.

"Flash form a go! Form blue center!" Daniel shouted, plugging into Voltron, instantly the lions formed the blue Voltron. Vince plugged in, as did Larmina.

"Power boost, go!" Vince said

"Butt kick power, go!" Larmina shouted. Milani and Tony smiled. They had read about this in class, but now that they were a part of it, everything was different.

"Form Triton's Trident." Larmina commanded, putting in the command sequence. The long flashing rod began to condense and take shape, forming a giant, twin sided trident. King Argus growled in annoyance.

"Attack!" King Argus shouted, causing the morphigions to charge. Some of them latched onto the robot while the ships fired at the robot. The team ripped and clawed all the morphigions off of the robot and the lasers they were firing rattle the robot around. Larmina was starting to get uncomfortable and pissed at the same time and started firing the freeze ray, and once she hit one of the morphigions it froze and cracked, shattering into a thousand little pieces after an accidental laser beam hit it. Larmina smirked and began to fire wildly.

"What are you doing?" Daniel asked frantically.

"I have a tactic. Trust me." Larmina said. Daniel trusted her and saw what she was doing; she managed to corner the robotic morphigions in direct fire of the lasers from the ships.

"Vince, I'm going to need a power boost!" Larmina hissed. Vince nodded and using his power shot up the power in Voltron. Larmina smiled as she aimed the trident at the massive bulk of robot-bio weapons, freezing them all at just the right moment for King Argus' ships to fire and shatter them.

"You idiots! You just blasted our own weapons!" King Argus shouted angrily at his crew. Before he knew it, they were being fired upon by the Voltron Force.

"Our engines are frozen sire. Course of action?" One of the pilots said. King Argus thought for a moment.

"Retreat!" King Argus said frantically, all of them fleeing at once. Larmina laughed hysterically as the lions separated back to their original machine.

"Brilliant you guys. Good call letting Larmina take control." Vince chuckled to Daniel.

"Yeah." Daniel chuckled.

"Let's go home, I'm tired." Larmina said. Upon landing on Arus, after a thirty minute flight, Larmina went to her room, but started to feel less tired and more…playful. Larmina bit her lower lip as Daniel walked towards her after a brief meet with the others.


(A/N) So I felt as though my first lemon was...well...not good. Hopefully this one makes up for it. I've heard from a few people that pregnant women can sometimes be more aroused because of the extra hormones in their system, so that's why I put this in. Ok, on with the story.


"Something on your mind Larmina?" Daniel asked, noticing the confused look in her eyes. As they got to their room Larmina knew exactly what the problem was, smiled at Daniel seductively as she dragged him into their room, planting a hot kiss on his lips the moment the door closed, quickly typed in the lock key and peeled off her clothing. It took Daniel maybe three seconds to catch on to what she had in mind and he smiled, quickly discarding his own clothing. Larmina pulled Daniel down on the bed with her, kissing him passionately.

"Not that I'm arguing, but what brought this on?" Daniel chuckled as he positioned his hard member over her wet core.

"I'll tell you later, but right now, I just need you." Larmina groaned, thrusting up and rubbing herself against him, making Daniel let out a deep groan before finally fulfilling both their wants, thrusting into her. Larmina moaned in pure bliss as he picked up his rhythm, his thrusting not short and light but long hard thrusts as his head was buried in the crook of her neck. Larmina yelped in ecstasy as she felt his teeth bite on her and then the pressure from him sucking on the pulse point as he thrusted into her; Larmina's head was spinning from the sexual high, her muscles clamping down on him, making it difficult for Daniel to thrust inevitably making him have to thrust harder. Larmina's hips met with his thrust for thrust until he stopped for just a moment.

"Why…did you…stop?" Larmina panted heatedly. Daniel smirked devilishly as he reached down, gently grabbed her ankles and pulled them up and on his shoulders, making it even tighter and Larmina throw her head back in pure sexual bliss. Daniel continued thrusting into her as he felt both of them approaching their climaxes fast. Daniel's hands traveled over Larmina's sleek and slightly slick with sweat body. One hand played with her breasts, gently though, he didn't want her to accidentally lactate, and the other went down to where they were connected and began to thumb her sensitive clit, making her scream in sheer ecstasy as her nails dug into his shoulders and her already tight muscles clamp down even more. Larmina's whole body buzzed with her orgasm as it rocked her core, milking Daniel into his orgasm, his seed shooting into her. They lay there for a few minutes, Daniel was kissing her eyelids lightly before pulling out and lying down next to her, pulling her close to him.

"You know, you don't have to tell me why." Daniel chuckled into her ear.

"Good, I didn't have a good reason other than I just wanted to." Larmina snickered before resting her head on Daniels chest, resting her arm across his stomach and slowly falling asleep, feeling Daniel pull the blankets up over them.

"I love you." Daniel said, yawning.

"Love you too." Larmina said her speech garbled as she began to sleep.

2 weeks later

"We don't even know the sex yet!" Larmina exclaimed to Milani and Serenity, catching her aunt's attention from down the hall.

"We want to plan you baby shower! And we can't do that until we know the sex!" Milani said exclaimed. Allura chuckled and walked down the hall, her son holding her tightly.

"Now what's going on?" Allura asked.

"Milani and Serenity want to plan my baby shower and have been pestering me about it. I've told them that when I'm five months pregnant that I'll let them know, but they're baby crazy." Larmina sighed.

"Girls, you have to understand that Larmina is going to be having mood swings soon and that she's just being careful about the sex. So give it until she knows, and stop bugging her about it, it'll just make her angry. And remember, you have to work with her, Daniel lives with her." Allura said. Larmina rolled her eyes.

"I'm not that bad." Larmina snickered. Allura rolled her eyes.

"I'm just kidding Larmina, but girls, I'm serious, stop bugging her so much." Allura said. Milani and Serenity nodded and walked off talking quietly to themselves; Allura also walked off, tending to her son. Just as Larmina turned to leave Daniel walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Want to go out for dinner?" Daniel asked quietly.

"Sure, I was just gonna head to the kitchen to ask what was for dinner." Larmina chuckled.

"Ok, go get changed into something more comfortable and then we can go." Daniel said. Larmina turned and saw him in just a pair of black baggy jeans and dress shirt.

"So I take it this is semi-formal?" Larmina snickered.

"Yup." Daniel chuckled before letting her go to get dressed. Daniel waited by the palace doors for about ten minutes before Larmina showed up in a dark blue skirt and blouse, both maternity yet still very nice on her. Daniel smiled and held his hand out for her.

"You're beautiful as always." Daniel said as Larmina took his hand before he led her outside to the awaiting vehicle. As they rode there Larmina couldn't stop smiling, she was just too eager to see where they were going. Larmina had never been one for dates, but when Daniel would take her out, she was always excited. When they arrived Larmina's jaw dropped a little.

"Where did you get this kind of money?" Larmina asked as they got out of the vehicle.

"You'd be surprised how much my parents kept in a vault for me, should they had passed before ever meeting me." Daniel chuckled as they walked up to the host's table.

"Hello, do you have a reservation?" the man asked.

"Yes, two for Greshaw." Daniel said.

"Oh, yes, of course Duke Daniel of Corscon, your table is ready." the man said as he led them to their table.

"When did you find out your official last name?" Larmina murmured.

"A few days ago. Dad called and we started talking." Daniel said, snickering a little as they sat down. The waiter came to their table and gave them their menus, which Larmina noticed that her menu was missing the prices. Oh, he's good. Larmina thought sarcastically. They ordered some appetizers and talked casually.

"It's good that every now and then we get time to ourselves. Though there's still that Galtrion threat, we beat 'em bad last time, so they're still licking the wounds before they even think about attacking again." Larmina said.

"Agreed, I just hope they don't do anything too psycho. Then again, they were allies of Lotor." Daniel said. Larmina could see that wasn't the only thing on Daniel's mind, he seemed a little nervous about something, and she noticed he would glance at the clock across the room every now and then, like he was timing something.

"Are you two ready to order?" the waiter asked.

"Yes, I would like the seafood platter." Larmina said. Daniel cocked an eyebrow but then shook his head, blaming it on her cravings.

"Yes, and you sir?" the waiter asked looking to Daniel.

"Yes, I'd like the steak Oscar." Daniel said. The waiter nodded and walked off to put in the order. Ten minutes later Larmina noticed a change in Daniel, as if he had set out to do something important. Daniel stood and walked over to her side of the table and got down on one knee; everyone in the restaurant went silent.

"Larmina of Arus, I love you with all my heart and ask if you would do me the great honor of being my wife, will you marry me?" Daniel asked. Larmina's eyes bulged out of her head as everyone started in anticipation to her response.

"Please tell me you not just doing this because I'm pregnant with your child." Larmina murmured.

"That's a very small reason, but I've been trying to gather the courage to do this since I was released from the hospital." Daniel whispered back, looking up and seeing Larmina's eye were misty.

"Yes I'll marry you Daniel." Larmina said, loud enough for everyone in their vicinity to hear, who all broke out in cheer. Larmina finally noticed the beautiful ring that Daniel was presenting. In the center was a beautiful diamond that was surrounded by royal blue sapphires and light blue topaz stones and then surrounded by black sparkling obsidian stones, all on a silver band. She was speechless as he slid it on her finger; it fit perfectly. The rest of the evening was like a dream to Larmina, even when they returned to the castle and everyone noticed the ring on her finger, she still had to make sure she wasn't dreaming. The light kicking in her slightly swollen stomach was her reminder that she was most definitely awake.

2 weeks later

Daniel walked with Larmina down to the medical wing of the castle, the excitement not even remotely hidden on his face. Today they would find out the sex of their child, and it still struck Daniel as odd that Larmina was already five months pregnant, and her bump was starting to become more prominent. Daniel was also glad that a few days ago she had finally got the last part of her cast off her arm.

"Larmina, so glad to see you. You look well, please do come in." The doctor said smiling as she gestured to both of them. The machine was ready to go as Larmina lay down on the bed and lifted up her loose fitting shirt to reveal the bump. The doctor spread the cold gel on Larmina's stomach, making her shiver.

"I still hate that stuff." Larmina hissed as she held Daniel's hand. The doctor began to move the probe around until finding the baby and tried not to giggle, though Daniel and Larmina weren't holding back.

"Spread eagle, you're having a son." The doctor giggled as she got a picture printed out for them and wiped the gel off of Larmina.

"So, have you had anymore morning sickness?" The doctor asked.

"No, thank god." Larmina chuckled as she pulled her shirt back down.

"Well, the baby is still very healthy, considering that you didn't know for the longest time and you were intermittently taking you birth control." The doctor said, smiling.

"Yes, but Pidge did some research and it's the slight Druel in the baby that caused that, so it's Daniel's fault." Larmina giggled, playfully punching Daniel's shoulder.

"She always blames me." Daniel chuckled.

"I can see that, and that's interesting. Have you had any cravings yet?" the doctor asked.

"Yes, in phases though, this week seems to be fruits and vegetables, with ice cream on the side." Larmina said.

"As long as it's not causing you to be ill, cravings, no matter how strange, are natural. Now, come check in with me again in a month or two." The doctor said smiling to the young couple.

"Will do." Larmina and Daniel said before leaving the room and heading back to the main part of the castle, only to be flocked to by Serenity and Milani. The big puppy eyed stare they gave Larmina told both of them what they wanted to know. Before Larmina could even speak Lance and the others walked into the command center.

"So, what's the verdict?" Lance asked sarcastically. He still wore red, something everyone expected, but now it was just his faded red leather jacket and fingerless gloves.

"Spread eagle, it's a boy." Daniel and Larmina chuckled. Milani jumped in the air and then smirked at Serenity.

"Cough it up!" Milani snickered. Serenity reached into her pocket and pulled out a decent amount of money. Tony walked over and cocked an eyebrow at the girls.

"You bet?" He asked before they turned and walked away, blathering about the color and how they need to know who to invite. Larmina looked to Daniel.

"What unspeakable terror have we unleashed?" She asked sarcastically.

"No clue." Daniel chuckled.

"I'm sensing a theme here." Lance and Vince chuckled. Pidge and Hunk smirked knowingly.

"Oh really?" The all too familiar voice of Keith sounded from the hall way. They waited until Keith, Allura and Arlone were there before Lance continued.

"Yes, former black lion pilot and blue lion pilot get together, get married and have a son. Current black lion pilot and blue lion pilot get together, get engaged, and are now expecting a son. What is it with you two giving them sons?" Lance asked exasperatedly. Daniel and Keith shrugged along with Larmina and Allura. Larmina felt really tired and decided to head back to hers and Daniel's room. So far, luck hadn't been on her side the last few weeks, it seemed as though a problem would always arise right when she was about to go take a nap, and she hoped today would not be one of those days. She let out a sigh of relief as she got to the room and lies down on the bed and let her mind float away into her dreams.

Daniel stayed and talked with the others for a little bit, eventually just him and Vince talking and heading to the combat room.

"So now that you guys know the sex of the baby, now comes the fun part, names." Vince chuckled.

"Yup, but I think that'll be easy compared to dealing with Serenity and Milani." Daniel chuckled.

"Hmm…good point." Vince chuckled before turning on the simulator and letting Daniel fight first.

1 week later

"Ok, so Larmina, Daniel, who else should we invite to the baby shower?" Milani asked eagerly.

"Did you remember my mother and aunt?" Daniel asked. Both girls went pale and then quickly wrote it down.

"How many does that make now?" Larmina asked.

"Thirty even." Serenity said.

"That's plenty." Larmina said.

"Ok, we'll get the invites made up and sent out." Milani said cheerfully before dragging Serenity off. Tony finally walked over.

"I swear they have baby envy. That's all they seem to talk about." Tony said, his eye twitching a little.

"You know you can hang with the guy's right?" Daniel asked.

"I do, trust me, but Milani sometimes leaves her voltcom on and that's all I ever hear. Don't get me wrong, congrats, but they need to calm down." Tony sighed heavily.

"You're tellin' me." Larmina giggled before she felt a kick. She looked down and stared at her stomach. The baby had been known to kick and punch a few times, but they weren't this strong before. Larmina grabbed Daniel's hand and placed it on her stomach and before he could even ask a powerful punch was delivered. It was silent for the longest time before Daniel finally spoke.

"He's gonna be one hell of a fighter." Daniel chuckled as Larmina smiled. Tony smiled before continuing to talk casually to Daniel before departing.

"I still don't have any clue what to name him." Larmina said sadly.

"We still have four months to think on it." Daniel said.

"Yeah, and two months before I have to take temporary leave." Larmina sighed heavily. Daniel wrapped his arms around her.

"I know you don't want to." Daniel said.

"But it's necessary for the baby and me to stay safe and healthy, I know." Larmina said, resting her head on his shoulder.

"It's gonna be just as weird for me as it will be for you." Daniel said as he pulled her closer.

"I think I'll win in the weirdness factor, but I know." Larmina snickered, kissing his cheek before letting the silence once again take over.

1 month later

"The Galtrions have only attacked once since the last time. They're planning something big." Daniel said in the meet with the alliance representatives. He knew that he would have to attend these things with Coran every so often to give a status report on the most recent threat.

"Yes, and we've heard about their odd creatures, which as you've told us, their now mixing with robotics." One of the ambassadors said.

"Correct, but we know that they have a weakness to extreme cold and high level lasers." Daniel said.

"So what do you propose Commander Daniel?" a few ambassadors asked.

"We need to advance the security systems of all planets that could be under threat, namely those in the galaxy alliance." Daniel said. Chatter broke out in the large group of people before the doors opened. It was Ambassador Arthur from Corscon.

"Sorry I'm late; the ship ran out of fuel half way here." Arthur said before taking his seat at the table.

"Understandable, being new and all." One of the ambassadors said caringly. Daniel smiled to Arthur before continuing on with his idea. Once everyone settled down from the abundance of ideas they all came to agree with the plan. Daniel gave a vivid description of the ships and the morphigions before the meeting was adjourned.

"Commander Daniel, I just wanted to inform you that your mother and aunt are on Arus." Arthur said. Daniel cocked an eyebrow before suddenly remembering what else this day was.

"I completely forgot about Larmina's baby shower." Daniel said, pinching the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger.

"Yes, it started about two hours ago, and from what I have heard about them, it'll last for a few more tops." Arthur said thoughtfully. Daniel looked to Coran who had the same disgruntled look as Daniel. A castle full of baby-happy women; Daniel knew he and Coran had to return to Arus, though he didn't know how much of the shower he would bear, but he also knew it was usually just women that went, and Larmina never made any requests for him to be there. After saying goodbye to Arthur, Coran and Daniel boarded Black and headed back to Arus and, upon arriving they could see the multiple space ships that were parked outside the castle. After Black was back in his den Coran and Daniel made their way through the castle, trying to avoid the baby shower at all costs.

"Hey Dan man!" Lance called out, making Daniel jump.

"Lance, trying to steer clear of the shower." Daniel hissed back.

"Point. I've never seen this many women all in one place at the same time. I've managed to steer clear as well. Come with me, Vince, Hunk, Pidge, Tony, Keith and his son are all in the gaming area. You can join too Coran." Lance chuckled. Daniel smiled and then looked to Coran.

"Thank you for the offer, but I'll be in the control center or my office attending to my duties as the ambassador of Arus." Coran said, smiling and waving to them as he walked down the corridor. Daniel and Lance shrugged and went to the game room to see Keith trying to calm down his hyperactive son.

"Having fun?" Daniel chuckled.

"Your turn will come." Keith snickered before turning his attention back to his son. Arlone was eight months old now, and he was already trying to form words and from what Daniel could remember, he was teething, which became more obvious by how he chewed on everything in sight, including Keith. Daniel couldn't stop from snickering seeing Keith wince as his son chewed on his finger.

"Dan, remember, baby teeth hurt." Keith chuckled.

"Will do." Daniel chuckled before turning to the others, who were already playing games.

With Larmina

Larmina received word from Coran that both he and Daniel had returned and that Daniel would be with the guys until the baby shower was over. To some degree Larmina was annoyed, then again, she did like the fun and attention she was getting at the shower. They hadn't even gotten to the presents yet, but Larmina could tell that some of them were furniture. The three largest gifts there were by far from her aunt, her soon-to-be mother-in-law Leona and Daniel's aunt, Queen Nianna. In a way though, Larmina kind of expected their gifts to be huge. They were playing some of the fun games, which were hosted by Milani and Serenity before the chefs brought in the cakes and other assorted treats.

"Thanks for inviting us Larmina." Some of her friends from earth said happily.

"Not a problem." Larmina snickered as she ate a cookie.

"Yes, thank you very much Larmina." Leona said happily.

"Daniel and I thought it only appropriate that you be invited, since sooner or later you'll be my mother-in-law." Larmina giggled.

"Yes, and congratulations on that as well. That ring is gorgeous!" Leona said enthusiastically. After the snacks and games were done they began to open presents, which Larmina knew would take a while.

1 ½ hours later

The only guests they stayed a little longer after the last of the presents, games and food, were Queen Nianna and Duchess Leona, and of course those that lived at the castle. Larmina and the others went to the gaming room to find the men playing video games, computer games or board games, since Arlone had finally gone to sleep.

"Hey Daniel, guess what…" Larmina snickered. Daniel looked up and smiled.

"The shower is finally done?" Daniel asked, drawing the attention of every man in the room towards the women.

"Yup, and your aunt and mother wanted to see you for a little bit, but could you please help me move our stuff into my old room, at least until Aunt Allura's construction crew finish rebuilding our room and make it into what should be a condo." Larmina sighed. Daniel smirked at Allura who nodded her head, smiling.

"Larmina, can I show you something first?" Daniel asked.

"Sure." Larmina said before Daniel walked over and led her to their room, covering her eyes with his hands.

"Why aren't you letting me see?" Larmina asked. Larmina heard a door hiss open before Daniel removed his hands from her eyes.

"They finished it about an hour ago." Daniel and Allura snickered.

"You sneaky little…" Larmina growled playfully, not bothering to finish her sentence. Daniel kissed her cheek before going and getting the baby furniture first, and then began to bring the practical mountains of clothing and diapers.

"I think we have enough baby clothing to last the first year." Daniel chuckled.

"Well, yeah, considering that Milani and Serenity told all the guests that if they brought clothes to buy at least three outfits from each age group up to the first year." Larmina said. Daniel rolled his eyes.

"They're a little too thorough." Daniel chuckled before finally being able to sit down and spend some time with his mother and aunt.

"So nice to see you again mom and aunt Nianna." Daniel said smiling before they both hugged him.

"Good to see you too Daniel." Both women said happily.

"So how have things been on Corscon?" Daniel asked as Larmina went to the bathroom, her pajamas – his shirt and her dark blue, knee-length pants – in hand.

"Well; Arthur told us about the meeting of the alliance members, and it brings me great joy to know that our planet finally got accepted into that." Nianna said happily.

"Same here." Daniel said. They continued to talk for a little while more before Larmina exited the bathroom, her hair in a towel and dressed in her pajamas.

"Have a nice shower?" Leona asked.

"Yes, my back feels better." Larmina said, letting out a content sigh. Nianna glanced at the clock.

"Oh my, I apologize for keeping you up later than you probably wanted. It's almost nine!" Nianna exclaimed.

"No, it's alright, you guys got carried away and that's understandable." Larmina said. Daniel mother and aunt stood and Daniel and Larmina walked with them to the main doors, giving them a hug each before saying goodbye and watching as their ship took off for Corscon before finally returning to their room. As Larmina lie down and wait for Daniel to change she felt her son move around and looked at her stomach, placing her hand on it, feeling the little kicks he was giving. Daniel walked into the room to see her like this, just looking down at her stomach with her hand resting on it, and then crossed the room and placed his own, larger hand on her stomach, feeling the kicks and movement as well. Daniel smiled, leaned down and kissed her swollen belly, and then kissed Larmina on the lips before they both lie down and went to sleep, Daniel wrapping his arms around Larmina's waist.

3 weeks later

Larmina was enjoying every last moment she had before she would be on her maternity leave. She was still not happy about it, but she knew that it was best, and so tried to make the best of the situation and her last week of active duty for the next five months. They had a small encounter with some rebels about an hour ago, but they quickly dispatched them and now things were quiet yet again. The small kicks in her gut were a constant reminder that she only had a week left. Not to mention Serenity was in Blue with her, just so she would get reacquainted with the controls of the lion.

"So Vince, how many more planets to go?" Tony asked over the intercom.

"We just have to check Earth and that'll be it for the day." Vince replied casually. Larmina sighed as they headed towards earth. It was boring, but yet she enjoyed it.

"Five months will go by so fast. You'll be back in Blue before you know it." Serenity said encouragingly, making Larmina smile.

"Thanks for that." Larmina said sincerely, feeling a little better.

"No problem, I think Daniel will take it just as hard as you will. You guys work well as a team, plus you're engaged, so it might feel like something's missing for a while." Serenity said.

"I know. I guess a lot of things are on my mind." Larmina said as they got closer to earth. They all split up and checked the planet as quickly as they could, with no reading coming up on their scanners.

"Today's run is over, let's head back to Arus." Daniel said. They all flew back to the planet and were greeted by a frantic Pidge.

"The Galtrions have just declared a galactic war!" Pidge said, shaking a little.

"When does it start?" Daniel asked.

"He said he was 'generous enough' to give us a two weeks preparation period." Pidge sighed. Larmina groaned with anger and frustration, and then she felt empathy for Serenity.

"You sure you can handle this?" Larmina asked her.

"Yeah, I'm sure, but I'll keep the voltcom on and connect to you when I need it." Serenity said, seeing Larmina visibly calm.

1 week later, Larmina's last day for 5 months

They were heading back to Arus after a long days patrol, and also informing the rest of the planets of the upcoming war, telling them to get ready as fast as they could. Larmina let Serenity drive blue, since she needed to get used to it, she was just glad she got to go along with them. They were keeping an eye out for anything suspicious; making sure that the Galtrions would actually keep their word. Everyone was hyperaware of their surroundings, and Serenity even jumped at the small ting of a little rock hitting the lions paw.

"Relax Serenity." Larmina chuckled.

"It's hard to do that." Serenity admitted.

"Just try. Sometimes being too aware can make you jumpy. It's a balancing act." Larmina said calmly.

"Thanks." Serenity said as they returned to Arus and got the lions back to their dens, and everyone headed for their rooms. Larmina walked out of the castle, and Daniel followed her to the lake just outside the castle, she was sitting by the water's edge.

"It's beautiful." Daniel said before sitting down next to her, the crisp fall wind blowing gently against them. Larmina looked up at him, her eyes watery. Daniel wrapped his arms around her and pulled her onto his lap, resting his chin on her shoulder. They sat there in silence for a long time, the light of the moon reflecting off the clear water and the gentle breeze flowing around them.

"Everything will be alright Larmina. No one can ever replace you." Daniel said, kissing her cheek. Daniel felt her smile.

"I know it's just difficult to give something up that I love to do for something I have no idea what to do." Larmina said quietly.

"It'll be just as confusing for me as it will be for you, but we'll get through it." Daniel said, hugging her tighter. Daniel felt a hard nudge against Larmina's stomach and smiled; Larmina giggled at the kick.

"Feisty little boy isn't he?" Larmina said, leaning back against Daniel.

"I think he gets that from you." Daniel teased.

"Hey, you're just as bad." Larmina said, playfully elbowing him. Daniel rolled his eyes and then heard Larmina yawn.

"Come on, let's go to bed." Daniel said as he let go of her and stood only to offer his hand to her. Larmina took his hand and they walked back to the castle.

"Tomorrow my five months of boredom begin." Larmina groaned tiredly.

"I'm sure you'll find a way to entertain yourself." Daniel snickered encouragingly.

"I hope so." Larmina said before they entered their room for the night.


So, I hope that was long enough for everyone to tide them over for a little while. I will try to get the rest of the story up, but that's a good five chapters. Wish me luck and please R&R.