A/N: Hello lovlies XD. So let me start out telling you a wonderful little story about a stupid teenager named me. I went to friends house, there's a trampoline in back yard...right next to the roof. We climb on undsterdy latter up onto roof. I make latter fall and have to jump to save myself to get on roof. Then friend jumps from roof to trampoline safely...yeah then I jump. I fail and sprain my back unknowingly. So I say "AGAIN!" Like an idiot. We do it again. She does it perfectly again...then there's me. I miss the trampoline, hit the net and back flop in thus causing further damage to my back. aren't I smart? I have five pulled muscles and a sprained back. I can't bend over! It's horrible...but this is a lesson learned to everyone out there...don't jump off roofs onto trampolines...it doesn't work...DX. What's better is that I'm also terribly sick so every time I cough I strain my back causing me more pain...life's just great ain't it?

So that's my story, what's yours? lol. Oh me, always getting hurt. So I'm resting now, not allowed to leave the bed unless I want food and I refuse to go back to the hospital so yay me...This is also my disclaimer! I own nothing but my own teenage stupidity 8D So also, Zim goes total Sherlock Holmes on Oniumare in this chapter...I love Sherlock Holmes but it was weird putting it with Zim. Tell me what you guys think!

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IR~ I'm so glad Vex is your favorite character! He and Jax and Zim are my favorites SOORRY OTHER OC'S! LOL. He is very bam bam bam when he's cussing and very clever, but you'll know if he doesn't like you, that's for sure X3. I hope you have a good day/night too! It's 9:14 for me ;D so night pretty much LOL. But I'm having as much of a goodnight as I can with a sprained back! WHOOO. I'm glad you like Vex and his funny ways, he's just so defensive and combacky its AMAZING! I hope you like this chapter too!

PSYCOCHICKEN TO DA MAXAIH AFbiu OI: lol random~ No sadly Zim and Tabby will not want to kill each other every time they see each other. They're just like brother and sister when they're young. So technically immature around each other. But hey, I think immature adults are sometimes the best kind right :D. COUGH COUGH MY DAD COUGH COUGCH COUHG. So yes anyways...BACK TO THE WAR! Oh and text me, I wanna know about CANNNDDIIICCCEEEEE C*8 LOVE YOU BROTHER! XDDDDDD

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Oni's POV.

I walked outside to see what all the commotion was about, only to find Zim hysterically laughing and Jax fallen on the floor. He was both soaked and clearly embarrassed. "I'm not even going to ask," I said, turning towards Zim with a sigh. My eyes were probably still puffy from…weeping but I had to get the message across.

"We will be housing nearly eight more people within four months," I spoke slowly, letting it sink into the idiot's brain.

"More people?" Jax asked, clearly confused, "Who?"

"Friends," I answered simply. Zim just gave me a blank look, "We are to meet them in the city during some sort of ball, which is where we are to pick them up."

"Why can't they just come all the way out here?" Zim asked, starting to understand the words I was saying to him.

"They'll already be travelling a long way," I answered, "And there is an important point to this ball that I do not want to explain at the moment. It's been the start of an OK day and I don't want things to break and arguments to start. So for now, I'm just here to tell you we won't be alone anymore."

"We were never really alone," Zim said, giving me a quizzical look, like he was reading my unreadable body language, "Who did you say these people were again?"

"Friends."

"Then why had you been crying about it?" I froze but kept an emotionless face.

"I haven't."

"Yes you have, Zim is not that dumb. You were clearly close to this person seeing as they had your PAK number, you've been crying over them and your clothes have been adjusted to fool both Jax and Zim, you're nervous." My jaw dropped a tiny bit, "You've also been frustrated; your usually clean and sharp nails are now dull and dried blood has been washed off of them, most likely from digging your claws into the palms of your hand. This PAK call has clearly upset you." Both Jax and I went silent and stared at him.

"No one you need to worry about," I said, eyes glaring into his unreadable mind. Usually, if I want I can see what he's thinking but right now, he knew what I was doing and was trying hard to keep me out.

"Clearly it's someone YOU need to worry about, which leads Zim to two conclusions…make that one actually."

"Try me."

"Vex called you." Zim said, crossing his arms over his chest. I glared at him as he glared back, knowingly, "Am I wrong?"

"What makes you think I care about, Vex?"

"Five reasons actually," Zim stated, earning weird looks from Jax. I was starting to get frustrated with Zim, the little idiot was so observant sometimes and other's he was completely oblivious to the world around him, "One, Vex took you in when you were hurt, two, you tried to help him when he lost his wife, three you didn't leave him after he went rogue, four you didn't shoot my best friend even though you clearly could've shot through Vex and saved him later and finally…you're in love with him."

"WHAT?" Jax shouted, with a dumbfounded face. He was now searching for his belt and trying to slip on his shirt all at the same time…idiot.

"Where did you get that idea?"

"Please, don't act like I'm wrong. You sleep in the very place he disappeared all those months ago. It's been plainly obvious for some time now but I just haven't found the right time to address you about it. Remember, I fell in love too, I know the signs."

"He's my best friend, nothing more."

"That's what you want to make it off as when in truth, you nearly beg for his attention whenever you're around him and you hardly talk to him about Axel."

"How the hell would you know that? You've never seen Vex and I interact, hell you don't even know what he looks like!" I snapped, claws digging into my already pierced palms again.

"Ahh that may be true but I've heard plenty. You see Oniumare, many people of the world think I'm incredibly dumb but in truth, I can see right through you, I can see right through anyone if I try hard enough and I can sure as hell detect when someone has feelings for another. Like Jax and Tabitha for example."

"That's easy; they're making out every chance they can get." I growled, antenna lowering threateningly.

"WE DO NOT!" Jax shouted in his own defense, "Only when you people aren't around…"

"You're not good at hiding it," I snapped, glaring down at him. He just shrugged, not really caring and leaned against a tree to hear more of what Zim had to say.

"Am I wrong?" Zim asked, crossing his arms and giving me a sharp look.

"Yes."

"Don't lie."

"I'm not."

"Then why did you say it so suddenly? Why do you take to the defense right after I accused you of such things?"

"Why do you have to pry into other's lives?" I spat back.

"Because those other's you speak of, just happen to pry into mine," He growled back, "Want me to open my mind back up for you to look through now?" I growled again and spun around to walk away.

"You're an arrogant son of a bitch sometimes, you know that?"

"Only when I'm right," He shrugged, antenna twitching in annoyance.

"Well you're not, I do not love Vex. I do however care about him more than myself, he saved my life and I owe him one."

"So it was he whom you were talking to, yes?" Zim asked smugly.

"What's going on?" Tabitha asked, walking out to join the conversation in a black robe, "Why is Jax floating?" My antenna perked at that and I looked down to see Jax was in fact upside down, floating in the air, struggling. I had gotten so angry with Zim I hadn't even realized that I was unleashing my anger into the ground, thus affecting Jax.

"No reason," I said coolly, snapping my fingers and dropping Jax to the ground. He landed with a grunt and glared at me.

"Love you too, Oni," He grumbled angrily, rubbing his now sore shoulder.

"Tabby!" Zim squealed, rushing over to her and hugging her tightly, "Have I got news for you!"

"SHUT UP ZIM!" Jax snapped angrily. Tabitha looked at both he and Zim in confusion before looking to me for answers.

"I don't know," I told her, still quite pissed, "If you come back and Zim's dead…it was the bears."

"Ok now I'm worried, what's going on?"

"Nothing, Tabitha we were just…conversing, weren't we Oniumare?" Zim said, shooting her a look, "Apparently were going to have guests in a few months."

"Really?" Tab said, antenna lowering slightly, "Who?"

"Friends."

"Vex and the others."

"VEX!? He's coming back! I didn't even know he was alive!" Tabitha said, a huge smile now spreading across her face, "I should ready a room for him!"

"It's not Vex," I spat, making Tab flinch and Zim shoot me a glare, "It's nobody any of you care about." With that I stormed off, into the house and shut the door angrily.

Tab's POV.

"What did you say to her, Zim?" I growled, whacking him upside the head.

"The truth," Zim answered, "She won't accept it until she sees it."

"See's what?"

"Many things, Tab…many things. Now if you don't mind, Zim need to go be insane somewhere else. Have fun," Zim answered, slinking away from me, back into the house.

"Should I even ask?"

"No, because I don't even know what just happened," Jax answered, looking up at me with a 'da faqk' face.

"Well then why don't you get changed and let's go. I'm tired of waiting!" I said and gave him an innocent smile.

"Fine, shouldn't you get clothes on too?"

"I'll do what I want!" I protested, shooting off inside into my room. I ripped the robe off and got changed quickly, just managing to struggle into my pants when Jax came in, "PANTS!" I shouted at him making him flinch back in confusion.

"Wonderful…?" He said, trying to get by me without being attacked with insanity, "Are you hyper again?"

"I found some chocolate before I took a shower…" I admitted smiling innocently while grabbing my combat boots and getting into them, "It was good chocolate too."

"And people wonder what's wrong with me…" Jax sighed, pulling his shirt off and grabbing a clean, dry one. It was just a black T shirt but it fit him snugly.

"Other than the fact that you're a teddy bear in disguise? There's not much wrong," I joked as he shot me a look, rolled his eyes and walked over to the closet to get his pants on. He came back out with dark grey wrangler jeans on, a brown belt and the black T shirt tucked in.

"Well I feel slightly better now," He sighed before stopping for a moment in thought, "Has Zim always been really observant?"

"Zim?" I asked in surprise, "Well not really but he has his moments, sometimes he reads people like books and other times they're like lead bricks to him. I guess, does that answer your question?"

"I guess, he just went totally Sherlock Holmes on Oniumare a few minutes ago."

"How do you know who Sherlock Holmes is?" I asked curiously as we walked out of the house and started off into the woods.

"I've read a couple Earth books you guys have kept here. Sherlock Holmes is neat honestly, very observant," Jax shrugged, stuffing his hands into his pockets and looking around the bright green leaves.

"Huh, I never would've thought…" I mumbled to myself, wrapping my arm around his and falling in sync with his walking pattern.

"How long until we get to the city?"

"It's about ten miles from here, dangerously close if you ask me but it's somewhere to stay. I'm just happy we haven't been discovered yet."

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why the hell do we have to stay in hiding, why can't we be like other people and go to our jobs or even take a walk without having a weapon on us?"

"Well I don't have a-," Jax shot me a look and I looked away, stuffing my tiny gun deeper into my boot. It was just for safety… "We're wanted Jax."

"By who?"

"The Tallest, or at least Zim and I are, Oni too. You were just being held captive by the Vortarians, the rest of us were actually struggling to survive when we found you."

"You think I wasn't?"

"I never said that," I said calmly, hoping not to start an argument, "I'm just saying that the Tallest don't hate you. But they hate Zim and I. And Oniumare is a criminal, or was I guess."

"I'm just tired of having to live in hiding, seeing the same faces over and over again, never getting to experience anything new. It's boring. All we do is sit around the house or work out in the mini gym, we never DO anything Tabitha, hell this is the first time we've actually walked somewhere together since I died," Jax huffed in frustration, "I want to see my mom again, and tell her I'm ok that I'm not still being poked and prodded by insane scientists."

"Who's your mom?"

"Elena, that's what her brother-my uncle-called her. She was really pretty, but I don't look much like her."

"What about your dad?"

"Never met him, mom never talked about him either. She'd avoid the subject every time I asked. What's funny is she was never married when I did research on her…so I think I was maybe I mistake? But moon is my brother and I don't know how. So clearly we must've had the same dad but different mom. Moon was much older than me when I was born."

"Oh…" I said, not knowing exactly what to say to that, "I don't think you were a mistake."

"Moon did, that's why he kept trying to get rid of me. Like he held a grudge or something I honestly don't know. I'm just done with hiding. I want to DO something, see somebody, and work ANYTHING I just don't want to feel like I'm being held here."

"You're not," I said firmly, giving him a worried look, "Jax you've never been held here, you can go when you please."

"I am being held here Tabitha, don't you get it?" He said, chuckling softly, "If I left now, I'd have to cut off all ties with everything and everyone here. No matter how much I want to leave, I can't."

"No one's stopping you," I said, unlinking my arm from his and taking a couple steps away from him, "You don't have to feel bound here, hell you could tell the tallest were here and we wouldn't care. We'd just run again, like we've always had too."

"I wouldn't do that," Jax said firmly, looking over at me with regret in his eyes, "I'm just not fully used to everything…still."

"Then go back," I said, not feeling comfortable with this conversation, "If we're just the same faces then go. See some new people and maybe find your mom. You know we'll be here. You can leave."

"No, I can't leave."

"Why?"

"Because I made a promise that I intend to keep to someone I care about," He sighed angrily, looking away from me. I looked at him as my antenna lowered. I didn't want him to not be happy here, but earlier he said he has everything he's ever wanted…Now I was confused.

I grabbed his chin and forced him to look at me, even though he tried really hard not to. I narrowed my eyes at him for a second before leaning in and kissing him gently, "Tab no," He said, grabbing my hands and trying to pull away.

"Yes, just stop for a second," I growled back, kissing him again, "Stop and think."

Vex's POV.

I glared at Rye as she threatened the safety of my friends, "The hell yer not, I'll cut yer tongue out."

"You can't cut as fast as I can scream," She spat back; "I'll have them kill you all, you realize that right? I am not afraid to shed blood."

"Yer a cop, ya should have some Morales shouldn't ya?"

"Morales disappear when you start obsessing."

"Clearly."

"She's bluffing, right Vex?" Mia asked, tensing up next to me and moving closer, until her antenna were pressing up against my hat.

"She better be, or she'll die," I stated bluntly, pulling my gun out and pointing it at her face again, "I can shoot faster than ya can scream."

She glared hatefully at me before going silent and turning her back to me, "Dumb little bitch," I growled only to get elbowed by Mia in the gut. I shot her a look that she couldn't see but didn't press further on it. Instead I just relaxed and looked around at the group. We'd move again tomorrow, for now everyone was stressed and tired. That and my antenna still hurt like a friggen bitch, I should shoot off Riley's antenna, show her how it feels.

I looked around to see Jeb and Rae curling up on some bags in the far corner of the cave, where it was the warmest. Sky was looking at Mia apologetically but not confronting her while Minerva sat next to Cari near the edge of the cave, softly speaking to each other. I narrowed my pupils at them when Riley spoke up again.

"Isn't that the lost princess?" She pointed to Cari.

"No, she's not," I spat back, glaring at her and warning her to shut up. Cari was not a princess; she was just a young lady trying to find her way in life. But that was none of my business if I remember right. Not my problem.

I watched as Cari stood up and nodded to Minerva before starting to walk out of the cave, "Where are ya goin'?" I called. Her antenna flattened on her head and she shot me a look that I evenly copied.

"None of your business. It's not your problem what I do and don't do." She said, continuing to walk out of the cave without a second glance. I growled angrily to myself before looking away and trying to focus on something else.

"You really hurt her feelings," Mia said, sensing the tension.

"Yeah well she knows how ta suck it up."

"Vex, you were more of a father to her than her own dad was, getting defensive with her isn't going to help."

"She told me she wasn't my problem, so I just go by that."

"I think she just acted out of frustration, trying to get you out of harm's way and you took it way too much to heart. You got your feelings hurt too, but it shouldn't turn into a full blown fight."

"My feelings did not get hurt," I argued, leaning my face up against my open palm, wanting nothing more than sleep right now.

"Then your pride did. You're not used to being yelled at by someone important in your life…are you?"

"I was yelled at by plenty of people when Tallest Blue was murdered. That was the one day he told me to just let my guard down and relax for once. Life's real fun ain't it?"

"You didn't let your guard down though…did you?" Riley asked, turning around now curious with the conversation. My eye's snapped wide open and I glared over at her for listening in.

"Fer yer information, no I didn't, so he wouldn't let me go ta the stupid meeting thing with him, he took someone else. I went anyways but it was too late when I got there."

"Were you the one performing CPR on him? They showed it on the news."

I looked away and put my face in my crossed arms, "Yes," I grumbled, not wanting to talk anymore, "He told me ta watch over the two things that meant the world ta him before passin' away."

"That's…horrible."

"Yeah well so is havin' yer pregnant wife ripped away from ya only ta find out she was moved ta some Vortarian testin' lab!" I snapped at her, pushing my face back into my arms, "I'm goin' ta bed," I growled after a moments silence. I pulled Riley over to a wall with some trees and tied her up tight to it before looking around. Almost everyone was resting now.

Not too long later they were all sleeping, Cari had yet to come back but I didn't notice that until Mia fell into my shoulder, totally passed out. It startled me out of my trance of resting my eyes and thinking about what I was going to do about everything. I needed my wife back, even if it was just for comfort. I needed her back.

I sighed and pulled Mia off my shoulder, resting her on the other cave wall for a second. I got up and fished through some bags for a blanket and pillow, once found I walked back over and laid the pillow in my lap and another behind my head, "Come ere ya little runt," I grumbled while pulling Mia over and resting her head in my lap. I threw the blanket over her afterwards and settled down to sleep when once again someone startled me awake.

"Is she your daughter?" I looked over to see demon bitch from hell sitting in the shadow watching me closely.

"No."

"Then why do you treat her as such?"

"Cause no one else will. She's had it rough too, jus needs someone ta be there fer her. I like bein' the shoulder she can lean on, it makes me feel like I'm makin' a difference in someone's life…at least."

"So you take care of children that aren't yours?"

"Well ya know, if I knew or had MY child with me, I think I'd be takin' good care of it too. Too bad I don't huh?" I growled back while petting Mia's antenna and tucking her more into the blanket, "You have no idea what ya did that night do ya?"

"I was doing my job."

"That's right, yer a soulless rule follower ain't ya?" I challenged, "Axel and I were happy, Riley…fer once in our fucked up lives we were HAPPY, but ya jus couldn't let us have that could ya?"

"How was I supposed to know what was going on in your lives?"

"Ya weren't, but the least ya could do is look into my wife's scared eyes, listen to way that she begged and pleaded for me not to let ya take her, how scared and alone she must've felt and havin' the burden of our child with her…" I swallowed hard and looked away, begging my inner self to not get emotional about this, "How much she needed me to be there fer her. But ya jus didn't see that…did ya?" I looked down and sighed this time, "I miss her so much…"

A/N: Well...now we've seen a much darker side of Vex. The sherlock Holmes in side of Zim and Jax's bottled up frustrations. Plus...Oni's feelings? Is Zim right, is she in love with Vex? Is he wrong? What do you guys think? Is Zim just pissing her off to do so, or is he really on to something here? Well you tell me =), me loves me reviews which leads us into the last few review responses.

Treefroggger ;zshug pciurh [ci9t gL LOVEEEE XD : Aren't you follow the book! I didn't know if you were or not, I just assumed you were so I no say nothing! Riley's a funny character, we as readers forget she has feelings too and she WAS just carrying out her job...though she did it very heartlessly if I may add. But that was years ago...can things change? IDKKKKK. Well anyways, yes Zim and Jax are just...yes. Insanity lol. I love them when they talk because it's always so much fun to write about. I responded in our RP too ;D

And finally the amazing Fritter Critter! YOUR BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP! AHHH I am going to try and have your characters premiered on the 29th which is I believe when you told me your B day was, we'll see what I can do! ALso I'm almost done with that picture of Jax, Vex and Tab I promised you. I'm just trying to get Tab down...she's so frustrating! But Vex is also without his hat because hurrr I suck at drawing hats XD. Oh and don't you just LOVE riley's little nickname XD. Suits her don't it? Yes Mia is the peace keeper oh and here! Dumps tons of Jax, Vex and Zim plushies all over you as an early b day gift! Tab doesn't have to be desperate with a man like that WHOOOOO. DAMMMNNNN. But he is very shy about his body, that's for sure. He knows he loves it when Tab violates him though lolol. AND WITH YOU EVEN FUNNER BADASS XD. I'll respond to your PM in just a sec! SOOO HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!

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