Author's Note: Nothing to say today…

Warning: I need some sleep. Oh and Lex's nightmares have no importance except to make this chapter a little longer.

Disclaimer: I'd say in my dreams, except that my dreams typically make no sense whatsoever.

Haven

Three days until the big hunt and Lex was having nightmares again.

Well, bad dreams at least, she could no longer remember them when she leapt awake, jolting Scar from dreams as well. Immediately Lex would feel like throwing up, and sometimes not be able to stop herself. Poison? She doubted it, she didn't eat anything that she hadn't hand picked and inspected carefully, and Scar showed no symptoms either.

Scar rubbed her back in concern. "I'm fine." She said.

"Do you remember anything?" He asked. He was the only one who knew about the nightmares, it didn't seem important enough to share with anyone else.

Lex was quiet a moment as she thought. "Yes, actually…a little." She thought a little more, trying to catch hold of the memory of her dream before it slipped away like all the others. "I remember being in the pyramid, you remember, where we first met. And I remember the Kainde Amedha, and the Navt'ghil, we were fighting for our lives…" She paused again, "And something horrible happened that I can't remember…"

"Hunter's anxiety." Scar purred, obviously those little details were enough to convince him that it was nothing to be worried about, "Sometimes happens to all warriors. When we go hunt they'll stop."

"I hope so." Lex muttered as she lay back down with him.

Still the nightmares continued until the day of the hunt. They hardly bothered Lex once the day was going, and as she stood outside the shuttle that was to take her, Scar, Dodge, Burn, Strike and Tool to an undisclosed planet. Once they had landed, the computer was supposed to give them information about the planet and the creatures that lived there so that the team could make their plans.

But Lex wouldn't be going…

She was so excited she never stopped to think about why she was throwing up in the morning, and it was mere chance that Dodge was testing his vision modes a final time before they left and noticed it.

"Scar!" He growled, "Scar, come look at his!"

Scar came to his friends side, "What?"

"Look at Lex." Dodge told him, "Switch your vision mode, to…" He reached over to Scar's computer and did it for him, "here this one, and look at Lex, do you see what I see?"

Scar looked and didn't believe his eyes for a second. Without saying anything he went to go get the Elders, he needed advice.

Lex had just noticed Scar was gone when he returned with Crusade and Javelin not far behind. "What's up?" Lex asked noticing how all of them were looking at her with tilted heads.

Crusade stepped forward and touched her shoulder, "Were you just going to go on this hunt with the risk?" He asked, "Or did you not know yourself?"

Lex took a step back from him, glancing at the elders and Scar nervously. "Know what?"

Javelin looked at Scar, giving him an encouraging nod. Lex locked eyes with him as Scar turned to her. "Lex…You are with child!" He sounded slightly shocked, nervous and confused.

Lex didn't say anything as it sunk it. "What? How could you possibly know that!"

"We can see it." Javelin explained carefully, "We see its heat inside you, its small still, not noticeable to you yet, perhaps, but the hunt could go on for a very long time."

"We can't let you go on this hunt." Crusade finished, "Too risky for the pup."

Lex froze, she had really been looking forward to getting off the ship, and the idea of being pregnant felt more like a joke than to be truly happening. She stood where she was in silence, not sure if she should ignore them or argue.

Scar seemed to sense how much Lex needed to get off the ship, "Father." He said as he stepped next to his mate, "Can't Lex at least come down to the planet? It would do her good to be off the ship, and I swear I won't let anything happen to her, or the pup, while the rest of us hunt."

Crusade shook his head, "It may be a while before you return, she needs to be monitored-"

This time Dodge stepped forward with Lex, "No disrespect Sir, but you forget I have medical training." He put a reassuring hand on Lex's shoulder, "I will stay with Lex and monitor her while the others hunt. The injured can join us while they recover."

The other team members, despite that this was a personal matter, couldn't help but overhear, and one by one stepped forward, offering their support for this idea.

"She won't be in any danger."

"And if she is we'll be there to get her out of it."

"We can always bring her back if there's any trouble."
Crusade looked back and forth among the Young Bloods, and gave a low growl of defeat, "Very well, but if anything does happen to her, or the pup, you will all be responsible. Understand?"

The group stood straighter, "Of course Sir!"

Crusade turned around sharply, Javelin followed with an amused trill, "Kids these days…"

Lex smiled as she faced her team. "Thank you." She said giving each of them a hug.

They entered their shuttle, and launched. Lex put a hand on her abdomen, still not sure if the pup they said was in there was real, and glanced at Scar who was looking at her. She leaned against him.

It seemed their bond got stronger all the time…

Author's end note: I REALLY need more sleep…zzz