Veldin, Kyzil Platue, Ratchet and Sasha's house, 5:45 AM local time, 12 years Later.

The two black clad figures sneaked into the main hallway of the still dark house, glancing at each other and nodding as they slipped masks over their faces, and proceeded down the hallway. They avoided the alarms and laser as if they knew the layout by heart. They kept up the pace until they were both standing on either side of a door. They glanced at each other one last time and the one standing to the left turned around and pulled out a screwdriver.

Working quickly, the figure unscrewed the panel and pulled it from the wall to expose the mass of wires beyond it. The figure ignored these and reached into the hole and disabled the small alarm located there. The figure then reached to the side and flicked a switch. The door seemed to drop a bit and the figure grinned at the other, who shook its head in disdain before silently grabbing a small handle from a pocket and attaching it to the bottom of the door.

The figure then lifted the door halfway and locked it into postion with two steel bars. The figures then ducked under the doorway and into the room beyond. The one who had unlocked the door turned to face the other, who nodded and stepped forward. The figure jumped forward over the laser beams they knew were there. It landed on a shelving unit on the wall and cringed when its nails scraped a bit before finding a good foothold.

The figure glanced over to the corner where a large bed sat with two forms in it. One of them snorted softly in their sleep and the figure on the shelves sighed. It shimmied across and around the corner of the case. Its foot probed for a small notch in the side of the case. Finding it, the figure jammed its foot into the indent. A small panel dropped open and the figure kicked the button beneath it.

The beams shut off and the other figure ran across the expanse and joined the other who dropped of the bookcase. Together they slowly approached the bed. Climbing up they approched the heads of the two figures. As they were about to grab them, the covers flew up and two pairs of hands grabbed them and held them down.

Ratchet pulled the mask off a giggling Stella in his arms while Sasha pulled the mask off the struggling Sky. He struggled a bit more before relenting and giving his mom a hug. Stella meanwhile was already sitting on her dad's chest and still giggling.

Ratchet sat up in his bed and leaned back on the headboard. "So, who was the one that hacked the door this time?" He asked, and Stella giggled and raised her hand "Me, dad!"

Ratchet nodded in approval "How did you do it?"

Stella giggled again and started "Well, I unscrewed the panel outside you're door and- HEY SKY!" Stella ended in a yell at her twin brother as he kicked her. "MOM, SKY KICKED ME, PUNISH HIM!" Sky just smiled at his mother while putting on his best innocent face. "What....I didn't do anything."

Sasha giggled at the antics of her son and daughter. "Sky, say you're sorry" Sky grumbled a bit under his breath before turning to Stella "Sorry Stella."

Stella reached and tweaked Sky's ear and said "Thanks Sky." Sky smacked his sisters hands away from his head and said "Cut that out, you know I hate it!"

Stella smiled, "I know, That's why I do it"

Ratchet tickled Stella under her arm, she giggled and fell off the bed, Ratchet diving after her. Which after a moments hesitation cause Sky and Sasha to break out in laughter. Stella and Ratchet glanced at each other before grabbing the covers on the bed and pulling Sky and Sasha down to the ground with them. After several minutes of tussling, Ratchet and Sasha stood up. While Ratchet held Sky upside down underneath his arm, Stella was sitting on top of Sasha's shoulders.

"HEY!" The twins yelled at the same time "We were still playing!"

Ratchet shook his head as Sky struggled underneath his arm and said, "It's time to get breakfast and get you guys off to school"

"Awwww...." moaned the twins.

Ratchet and Sasha chuckled as they let their twins go and run down the hall. After their twins left they glanced at each other and sighed, they were getting up earlier and earlier, they might actually get them by surprise one day.

Sky and Stella stood in their bathroom getting ready for school. Stella had matured in the 12 years she had been alive, she stood just under three and a half feet, as did Sky. Stella's fur had gotten a little darker since she was born, and was a dark tanned gold now. Her ears, like her mother's, were short and a little pointy, not like her fathers. She had two little stripes in the fur of her ears that were a lighter gold, which made her ears look like they were sparkling. Her hair had grown about halfway down her chest, and unlike her mother, she just wore hers in a ponytail that hung over her shoulder.

She wore a light green shirt and dark green cargo pants, much like her dads classic look. She put a small cap on and pulled the ponytail through the hole in the back. She then tugged a little harder, and felt her ears pop through the holes she had made in the top.

She looked over at Sky to see him pulling on a dark blue shirt over his black pants. His fur had lightened as he grew older, and he was a dark golden color, just a few hues darker then she was. He always dressed in simple clothes, he seemed to be pushing the dark look.

He glanced over to see her staring at him. "What?" he asked

"Nothing" she replied.

"Well, then quit stalling! let's go, Last day of school and all that."

She nodded and followed him out of the bathroom towards the garage where their dad would be waiting.

AuthorsNote: I hope this chapter is good, Kinda worried that I'm advancing the story too fast? If you think so review and tell me so, I'll take this down and post a Chapter that I wrote before but thought it would be too early in Sky and Stella's life to be interesting. Even if you think its good, Review and tell me so, I love getting and replying to Reviews.

Peace,

Emile