Okay! Oops! I had the wrong chapters! I accidentally switched 4 and 5! I am sooooo sorry!
The two brothers entered the castle sopping wet but with cheerful faces.
"You actually went to Dradin?" Alec asked.
"Yeah, it was kinda like Vegas." Daniel replied.
"It was wonderful." Vince sighed.
"Oh, hey guys. What are you doing?" Daniel asked, noticing the way the pilots and cadets were gathered together.
"We were watching you and your brother." Larmina answered.
"At least we don't have to explain our relation." Alec muttered.
"So why is he here anyways?" Vince asked.
"Yeah, why is he here?" Daniel asked.
"I requested a First Lieutenant to escort diplomatic missions and also take part in training the cadets. I didn't know that they would send Daniel's brother." Allura explained.
"I would've been sent home otherwise. They probably thought that I could do more here." Alec mused aloud.
"Why would you have been sent home?" Daniel demanded.
"Well, there was an accident where I was. Bomb went off ten yards from my location. Needless to say, I got hurt. Nothing major, luckily. Just some bruised ribs, a minor concussion, and a twisted ankle. I'm supposed to stay away from strenuous activities, but since when did I listen to that stuff? I got honorably discharged. And the government is going to pay me fifteen thousand every year because of all the service our family has provided." Alec explained.
"Meaning that you can stay here and help with the cadets." Allura said.
"Also allowing me to keep an eye on this troublemaker." Alec said, pulling Daniel into a headlock.
Daniel bucked and tried to get out of Alex's hold, but Alec just lifted him up in the air. Daniel clawed
"Agh! C-can't breathe!" Daniel gasped, his throat being crushed by his brother's huge bicep.
Alec released him and Daniel gasped for breath, leaning against his brother. The force actually realized how tiny Daniel was compared to his brother. He was smaller than him by a good two feet, and lighter by at least one hundred pounds.
"How is it that he's so big and you're basically a shrimp?" Lance asked.
"He hasn't hit the Chandler growth jump yet. And he won't until he's sixteen." Alec said.
"What's the Chandler growth jump?" Vince asked.
"A horrible curse." Daniel complained over dramatically.
"It's not that bad, Danny." Alec reprimanded, cuffing Daniel upside the head.
"So then what is it?" Larmina pressed.
"Every Chandler man goes through it. It starts up with the bottomless pit stomach at fourteen. What little baby fat we have (Alec pinches Daniel's cheek for emphasis) starts to tone up until it's nonexistent. Then he starts getting constant aches and pains. A couple months after those start, he hits a major growth spurt (Alec lifted Daniel, who had been at his midsection in height, by his chin up to his chest.), and his voice deepens at fifteen-ish. Finally, at sixteen he starts bulking up real easily. Like, super easily. Our metabolism slows down a little bit, but our high strung nature makes us unable to have any fat. All our fat turns into muscle. In conclusion, we look like this (Alec gestured to himself) within a course of two to three years. And that, my friends, is what a Chandler growth jump is." Alec explained, releasing his brother.
Daniel punched his brother in the shoulder, stalking away while rubbing his cheek. Alec grinned evilly, letting the force know just how much the two were related.
"This is going to be interesting." Lance said.
"Oh, it is." Alec agreed.
"Oh, and Alec." Daniel said right before he left.
Alec was suddenly assaulted by tens upon thousands of space mice.
"Watch out for the space mice." he chuckled and left, pocketing a device.
"Daniel Anthony Chandler! You are dead!" Alec yelled, but Daniel had already bolted it out of there.
"First assignment for cadets. Goose hunt. Find Daniel, hogtie him, and drag him back. Must be alive. Go!" Alec ordered.
Vince and Larmina grinned and went after Daniel.
"Was that really necessary?" Allura asked.
"Don't worry. I didn't give them the GPS tracker for Daniel's chip. So it's fair." Alec said, holding up a small device.