A/N: Wow such a soon update from me? Surprising isn't it. I got bored and tried to get the creativity moving but it didn't work out so well. So I went through the writing dumps for this chapter and this was the best one that I decided I had. It has not been proof read for mistakes so please forgive me if you catch something that's off. It's just Tab and Jax's POV's this chapter, well their scenarios anyways, we technically don't see through Jax's eyes this chapter. I shall keep you in suspense for Zim and Oni until next chapter. And hey guys should I split this into two stories? It's already getting kind of long...O.o, but there's still so much to be covered! So my weekly update: Skipper bucked me off yesterday, I proudly stayed on as long as I could but it came to either fall and relax or get stuck in the stirrup and get dragged and possibly really hurt. So I fell :D. I landed on my head but since my helmet was on I only sustained minor injuries, just a bump and a few torn muscles But I got right back on! Yay me...soo much pain though LOLOl. Gotta love my life XD. Then my neighbor goes up to my parents the next day right in front of me and is like, you have one hell of a daughter, she just about kicked that horses ass yesterday evening after he tried to kick hers...I was SO embarrassed. Anyways, i am ok and happily back to riding mr. Bring it on. So yay!

I own NOTHING FOOLISH MEAT BABIES! NOTHTHTHTTIIINNGGNGNGNGNG! I also don't own any songs seen here D:

Review responses: Psychochiken (As always XD): Do not fear too much, Teri is holding her own as best as she can with Jax and yes I'm glad you liked Sol's sword, I had to make it so it fit on his person somehow without being seen so I thought like hey! TOOTH PICK SWORD But then I realized Percy Jackson already used that idea. But I said fck it and went with it anyways LOL. Glad you like it! Xd. And you know Zim, he has no fear around Oniumare so he could care less about what she does to him as long as he confirms his suspicions. So Tab's going the black squad huh? She be lookin good in black XD. Plus she's very aggressive when she wants to be. :3.

Ngrey651: It's a good suggestion, but this is planned for Irk only. If I was spontaneously writing this, I might consider it and really like the idea but since I have already planned every nook and cranny of this book out, I'd really like to keep it going as it is. But I laughed when you wanted professor M. To dissect both Jax and moon. I think we'll leave Moon to psychochiken and Jax to Tabitha though. Again, good suggestion though. :)

Fritter Critter! Your charries are next chapter with Zim and Oniumare, so do not frett my friend :D. And yes, Jax is REALLY evil, but he does have aline in his PAK that makes him obey an order, since we all know he doesn't like being told what to do. He is pure evil though, just a manipulated evil. Yes, Jax did just rub his face against a sharp carving, he's obsessed and insane so it's like...O.o with him. However the toothpick sword was not from percy jackson but once I realized percy jackson already used it I about flipped a table, however going along with it anyways I guess it is like Percy jacksons little pen sword thing XD. I appreciate you defending my book and I, but it's ok. I shall handle any problems that come up XD.

IR: I'm really glad to hear Sol's little badass speech made your day XD. Psychochicken will be pleased to hear that too. Sol is just so funneh LOL. I hope you're having a wonderful day/night as well. It's night for me O.o...11:30 exactly to tell ya the truth XD. WEEE SO TIER! X3

LAST THREE AT BOTTOM! I LOVE YOU ALL :D

Three weeks had passed since the PAK virus started. You could see the nearby cities being destroyed and still hear the groups of survivors screaming in agony as they were torn apart and infected. It was unbearable.

Though at the moment, things were pretty calm. I was just emerging from the room I had to share with Lexy, since Liao needed his room and Difetto begged for the couch, plus it seemed reasonable enough. Lexy was in the kitchen with Difetto. She had learned a special way to communicate with him and that was pretty much yes or no questions, writing and antenna emotion. It was actually very clever. Usually Liao and I just did charades with the poor guy.

"Wow you actually came out today," Lexy commented as I sauntered by the kitchen. I just shot her a look while rubbing my probably really blood shot eyes. I will say the last three weeks have not been easy. It took a night or so but after that the news of the man I loved more than myself, cheated me, and technically threw me under the bus. He didn't even care about me. It was just a fucking act. Once that fact really hit me in the face, I was going downhill fast with depression and late nights spent not being able to sleep.

I continued through the small living room before pushing the door and screen door open, noting that Liao was sitting on a swinging bench, tuning an acoustic guitar. His antenna perked upon seeing me and he smiled slightly. I did my impression of a smile back before sitting down next to him, watching him tune the instrument, "I never knew you knew how to play guitar."

"You've only been here three weeks, an' with my damn arm not healin' fast enough, I never really had time ta work with it again," He responded slowly, being much too focused with his guitar to be able to speak in a normal speech pattern. After a minute, he strummed the guitar and smiled in triumph, "Ha! Finally, without a tuner this thing was harder ta fix then the barn when it collapsed!" I smiled slightly, he was kind of over dramatic about things, but he was nice.

"I assume you are pretty good at it then?" I asked leaning over to study the material of the thing.

"Well sure, ya know any good songs?"

"Uhh, Vex and I used to listen to a lot of Sugar Land," His face brightened instantly.

"Aw hell I know every song by 'em. Ya know their cover of Life In a Northern Town?" He asked with a bright smile, "You've GOT to know that one at least."

"Yes, I do but I haven't heard it in forever," I said and looked down slightly, "Then again I haven't heard much but my own patheticness in a while."

He sighed and gave me a look, quirking an eye brow at me when I noticed, "Look Tab I don't know anythin' bout what happened between you an' that boy, Jaz or whatever the hell his name is. But think about it, he was an ass to ya. And yer lettin' him win by lettin' it affect ya."

"I loved him!" I said back in my own defense.

"Yeah well he didn't love you," Liao said back, a little frustrated at that last sentence, "Men are assholes Tabitha, get used to the hurt before it gets a little too used ta you."

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

"That mopin' round all day ain't solvin' any problems. Yer life is here now, with me," He said with a huff before quickly adding, "An' Lexy and Difetto. We care about you here an' now. Think bout that once and a while would ya?" I looked away and shifted slightly so I was kind of giving him the cold shoulder.

"He was my first everything, and the first person I trusted with my heart. So what do you suggest I do?"

"Well first off, he was yer first everythin' but he wasn't good to ya. So fer a first, come on. I wanna show ya somethin'." He stood up then, setting his guitar down and holding his hand out to me.

"I can get up on my own," I growled defensively.

"Doesn't mean ya have to," He answered, giving me a calm but serious look. I growled to myself before grabbing his hand and standing up, "LEXY!" Liao snapped making Lexy poke her head out with Difetto right behind her. Lexy looked at me for a second, before noting the fact that he was holding my hand, and then she was glaring at me.

"Yes?"

"I'm takin' Tabitha out fer a second. If anythin' happens, anythin' at all, grab the guns get the horses and run like hell ta the springs. Ok?"

"Alright, may I ask where you're taking her?" Liao shot her a look before shaking his face and sighing. He was clearly annoyed but too nice to be a bitch about things.

"Where ya go when someone's pissed ya off," He responded letting go of me and walking over to wrap his arms around her in a bone crushing hug, "Now wipe the jealous off yer face an' go care fer the horses. I love ya kiddo."

"I'm not jealous!" She growled back while shooting him a look. He just smirked down at her and rolled his eyes, "Fine," She hissed, sighing in defeat and wrapping her arms around him to hug him back, "And yes, someone I love you too. Now let me go before you break my back."

"Naw, yer too much fun ta piss off," He answered lifting her up and walking down the porch stairs as she flailed and protested.

"PUT ME DOWN!" She shouted kicking her legs out but since Liao was quite a bit taller than her she was helpless and could only flail.

"What's the magic wooorrddd?" Liao purred, I smiled silently before sitting back down on the swinging bench.

"PUT ME DOWN OR I'LL KILL YOU!"

"Nooooo, ya have two more tries," He purred back, "Before I hang ya upside down from a tree."

"LIAO!"

"One more try."

"…Please?"

"Hmmm, yeah ok ya pass…fer now. Now get I have things ta attend to! Yer wastin' my time by bein' pretty little ankle biter."

"Well," Lexy huffed as he set her down, "Don't hate me cause I'm beautiful."

"Naw, I love ya but not cause yer beautiful. Now go, shoo, ya bother me Jesus!" She stuck her tongue out at him before turning around. He whacked her butt making her growl at him before trotting off faster, Difetto following automatically, trying to be of use in any way possible.

"If you were my brother, I'd kill you," I said as I walked over to him. He laughed and held out his hand to me again.

"Good thing I ain't yer brother then huh? Now come on, yer gonna like this," I thought for a minute before hesitantly grabbing his hand which he instantly pulled as he took off running into the woods.

"Where are we going?!" I called trying to keep up with him as he sprang over random logs and drug me over them with him.

"Oh just a…place," He purred back with an evil smile on his face, "I hope ya can climb." My face paled, me and climbing weren't exactly two peas in a pod, but I could do it. I had to, to pass the guards testing…and to survive Vex.

We ran for another few minutes before bursting through some trees to come to a clearing with a MASSIVE bridge in it. The bridge was broken on either side and covered in vines and foliage, it was…stunning. "Come on, yer gonna have ta carve yer name an' add it to the list!" I just gave him a funny look before running over to some strong looking vines that he was already throwing himself up into.

I carefully followed in his footsteps struggling to get to the top and slipping once I nearly got there, "Whoa now, don't fall before ya get ta really see the view," He teased, grabbing my wrist and pulling me the rest of the way up.

I looked around and all the air left from my lungs, he really wasn't kidding when he said there was a view here. I could see the now slightly over growing city and all around. Things were of course covered in snow and it was freezing out but it was gorgeous. The sky was clear and perfect, even some stubborn stars were still shining and the silver largest moon was in a crescent shape. It was just absolutely stunning, "How did you…"

"Find this? Well it took a while but Lexy and I found it on a ride a long time ago," He purred back while rummaging through some stuff that was up here, "It's basically a junk yard fer Irken ships but it's pretty damn cool when ya get ta really finding stuff. Like this fer example," He tossed me a solid metal arrow with an amazingly sharp head on it, "Pretty neat. Come on its even better when ya get ta the cave in."

I shook my head and slowly followed after him, choosing him steps carefully so I wouldn't slip on the heavily coated ice up here. When I finally reached him, he was pacing the edge of a very slipper looking downhill, but it was just a piece of bridge that have caved in, symbolizing that the bridge was hollow and there was what seemed to be a cave down there. "How do you get out?" I asked breaking his train of thought.

"The fun way, come on I gotta show ya what's down here." He instantly grabbed my hand and jumped over the side making me yelp and go down with him, sliding and falling down the whole way down. When he finally skidded to a stop I just continued sliding and slammed into him hard making both of us yelp and start rolling down into the cave. We landed with an oomph but we were ok, which was a plus. And Liao was laughing so clearly he wasn't hurt, "See! it's fun, a little dangerous, but no one can live without a little thrill in their life."

"I guess that's true, how can you see down here, it's nearly pitch black," I whispered, huddling in close near him wondering exactly WHAT was down here.

"That's the awesome part, watch this," He said, you could hear the grin in his voice, "HELLLOOOO!" He shouted. I waited for a second until suddenly things started…getting brighter?

"What?" I asked as a light blue glow lit the whole room up. He wrapped and arm around my waist and pulled me into his side, pointing up at the ceiling. I looked up and saw a bunch of florescent moss and it was glowing.

"It reacts ta sound, pretty neat huh?"

"It's beautiful," I muttered back, looking at the back wall and seeing all the names and pictures carved into it.

"That's the carving wall. Everyone that lived nearby had a name on that wall. There's even some real pictures hung up there, mostly of Lexy and I but still. You can join the wall now!" I laughed halfheartedly as he trotted over and threw me a sharp rock, "Just start carving." I sighed and nodded before slowly chipping away at the crumbling cement walls. I felt his presence behind me, but it was nice and not threatening, "There, yer part of the wall now," He said happily and RIGHT behind me.

"I haven't finished though."

"Of course not, but you've started meanin' you've left yer mark on this wall and it'll leave its mark on you."

"Is that supposed to be some twisted metaphor about my…problem?"

"If ya wanna take it that way, then yes it could be. I think of it more as just something fun ta do. But then again I ain't hooked up on some jerk." I sighed and rolled my eyes turning around to face him.

"Liao I am not hooked up on Jax, I'm just…recovering."

"No, yer hooked up on him," Liao shot back, sitting down near me and leaning against the wall, "but if ya jus…let someone help ya, then maybe you'll get over the past, right?"

"He's left his mark on me, they're scars now…"

"An you've left yer mark on him, just like the wall. Let someone else in fer a change, Lexy enjoys Yer Company even though she's a ball of jealousy and Difetto gets a crack up tryin' ta communicate with ya. But you jus don't get ta see that, because yer hooked on a jerk."

"What about you?" I asked, finishing my small carving and sitting down near him. His antenna popped up and his eyes widened upon hearing my question, "Am I supposed to let you in too?"

"Well personally I think ya already have let me in, or I wouldn't be here right now. But I mean if ya don't want ta or anythin' I can jus back off I guess."

"That's not the answer to my question," I shot back. He looked at his hands for a second before looking back up and smiling.

"Yer one hell of a partner, that's what I think." I nodded and shivered, I hated cold weather but I also wasn't wearing too much clothing. Only a light jacket and some sweats, so I wasn't really fit for the winter enjoyment, "We can go back if yer cold," Liao spoke up, crawling over next to me and resituating himself so that we were pressed together side by side.

"But it's so pretty here," I said back making him smile.

"Told ya you'd like it."

"I do like it and I don't want to leave, but it is sure as hell cold. Maybe I'll go back and get a heavier coat or something."

"Or," Liao said glancing over at me, "If ya don't mind. Ya can just share my coat with me." I looked at him for a second before looking down at myself and biting the inside of my cheek. Why the hell did he have to be so selfless and nice? I always hate saying no to him because he's such a freaking selfless person. I'd feel like a bitch saying no to him. So I slowly nodded and he went to work at getting his arm out of the sleeve, pulling me closer and wrapping the indeed really warm coat around me, "There, much better don't ya think."

"Yeah…thanks," I mumbled leaning heavily against him. We sat there for a while in silence until I was nearly ready to fall asleep, my butt was numb but I was warm and relaxed which was knew to me since about three nearly four weeks ago.

The only thing that woke me up again was Liao's hand over mine, "Uhh, what're you doing?" I asked and he instantly pulled his hand away.

"Sorry, I just…slipped," He said back, looking away and putting his hand back into his lap, "We should probably get back soon, before it starts getting too late."

"What time is it?"

"Nearly five but ya know how it gets in winter, in about an hour it'll be pitch black outside," Liao shrugged rubbing his still patched up arm.

"How is your arm?" I said changing the subject and just wanting to know out of pure curiosity.

He shrugged and handed me his hurt arm to inspect it. I grabbed it and undid the casting slowly to see it was healing nicely, but slowly and we had no more pain killers, so the skin was inflamed and clearly hurting. I ran my fingers across the warm flesh making him jerk back a little in pain, "Sorry, sorry. You might want to put ice on this when we go home. It's pretty inflamed today."

"I'll live at least. Thanks fer the concern though, I appreciate it."

"Jesus stop being so nice," I mumbled seeing just how strangely the glass gouged him; it was a strange pattern kind of like a vein line but with little slices in it.

"Is bein' nice a bad thing? Or do ya jus like ta be pushed around by men?" I shot him a look and rewrapped his arm tightly, making him cringe in pain.

"Let's go home."

Narrator's POV.

All Teri's attempts to get Jax away from her had failed horribly. He was strong enough to just push the bed away from the door three weeks ago, and he just hit her and hurt her whenever she acted out against him. But the weirdest part was when he'd get into a strange animal like mode and want nothing to do with her.

Every time she acted out, she was stripped of something. It started out with her pride, then her hope, then happiness then her shirt. She hasn't acted out since. But now, she was formulating a plan. Sure it was a rookies plan but it was a plan.

She had found some wire floating around and with the now freedom to walk around the room, she use the wire to make a trap. It was just a trap to trip him and give her enough time to run and hide or find a way off of the ship.

She knew enough about Jax now to know that he was obsessed with a girl named Tabitha; he would always speak of her when he was asleep. She also found that Jax is more about being heard and dominant then actually wanting anything to do with her. Finally she found that when he gets really, really mad his mind in a sense snaps and he goes into an animalistic mode, sometimes even wanting nothing to do with her. Usually when this happened he was always laying like a curled up dog in the corner, carving things into the ground with his claws and acting out upon any movement or sound. Sometimes it was frightening and other times she almost felt back for him, but he excused the matter every time he'd come back to reality and blame it on the Vortarians for agreeing to let them play with his PAK for a little while.

Today was different though, when Jax fell into her trap he had merely just shut the door behind him as he fell; making it so Teri couldn't run any longer. She could try but it'd get her nowhere, plus she hadn't expected him to be back so soon from the meeting with his brother. They usually took a good two hours with each other but today it was merely an hour and a half, "You stupid little bitch," Jax hissed as he got himself up and snapped the flimsy wire like it was nothing.

"Don't call me that," Teri hissed back, hunching over slightly and baring her teeth at him. She always did this, she was a tough challenge and that's exactly how Jax liked it.

"I'll call you whatever I damn well please to call you," He snapped back, lunging forwards and grabbing her arm, throwing her into the side of the wall and being on her within seconds, "I have not had the best day today and you are not making it any better. Well unless I just decide to have some fun with you, it would be a nice stress reliever for once."

Teri struggled as he grabbed her already bruised wrists and squeezed them until she cried out in pain, "Then I'm guessing your nice little girlfriend is still under the radar from you?" She taunted through clenched teeth.

"She is NOT my girlfriend! She is merely MINE!" Jax spat back, punching her in the stomach and shoving her to the ground, "And you should be hoping I find her because when I do, all you will have to do is watch or help. Or let me watch you and her entertain me. So think before you act next time you stupid bitch."

"You're sick!" She wheezed, holding onto her stomach tightly while trying to regain her breath, "I hope you never find her." Jax's face scrunched up in anger as he got onto his knees, straddled her and grabbed her neck, pushing down hard on her wind pipe.

"Then I'll just have to work you, harder." Her eye's pooled with fear. He's done a lot to her as it is, but he's never actually entered her being. He never seemed to want to, sure he made her do things to him at gunpoint but he never, ever initiated actual sex with her.

Teri not being able to talk or breathe was frantically clawing at his hands, trying to make him loosen up on his grip. He growled in her face before letting go of her wrists and slapping her hard across the face. Her head snapped to the side as she started gasping for air, though she was still under him and at his mercy, "Why don't you make yourself useful and get on your knees?"

"Never again!" She hissed back, swiping at him when he came close to her.

"I don't think you have a choice, Teri now get on your knees or be mercilessly raped, you're choice."

"Is there a difference!" She snarled not wanting to be anywhere near him anymore.

"There is much of a difference. For a first, I could get you pregnant and then just make you miscarriage, not giving a single fuck about if it hurts you or not. Or I could make you birth the child and watch as I mercilessly rape them too. So you see there's plenty difference between getting on your knees and me raping you." She glared at him spitefully while biting the inside of her cheek.

"And what if I said I was sterile?"

"Then I'd just help you by cutting out your uterus myself and feeding it to my crew members as you watch. But that's not all; I'll keep you alive this whole time and make sure you can feel every last little thing I let them do to you. Would you like that better?"

"If it means getting away from you, then I'd like anything better," His face darkened again and he grabbed her, trying to get a hand down her pants as she fought back and hit him as hard as she could.

"Then you'll like being tortured. It'll be so much fun for you, it's to die for," Jax snarled in her face, making her cringe as he tried to continue forcing his hand down her pants. She screamed in fear while lashing out, scratching him hard across the face to the point of drawing blood.

He pulled away with a shout of pain and held his now bleeding cheek, "You're going to regret that, bitch," He growled while lunging forward and slamming her into a wall, pulling her arm behind her back and reaching to yank her pants off again.

"Get off of me!" She screamed helplessly, "GET OFF!" It took a minute but suddenly there was just nothing. And when she turned her face, tear soaked and everything she saw that he had a blank look in his eyes and was just staring at a carving he had made the previous day in the wall.

He pushed her out of the way and to the ground before getting into that strange animalistic mode again. He always looked so…innocent when this happened, but only at points.

Right now he was running his claws over the carvings and rubbing his face against them, as Teri usually caught him doing. He let his face rest there for a minute before gouging the wood with his claws and baring his teeth at nothing, "I hate you," He spat at the carving. He slashed his claws against it once more before backing up and glaring at Teri angrily, "Away!" He shouted making her dive under the bed and look at him in fear. This was her hiding spot whenever he went crazy like this. If she didn't hide then she'd get hurt and the scars from last time still had yet to heal.

She watched as he threw things at the wall and cussed in every language he knew before curling up in his corner again, a bunch of carved names surround him almost like a blanket. Each name had a word next to it. There was Oni: Foolish Bitch, Vex: Prey, Zim: Easily manipulated, Cari: No body and finally Tab: MINE and that was literally it, all other names had either been scratched out or were not readable through the bloody wood. There were also tally marks, probably marking every few days he couldn't find Tabitha and bring her back to him.

Teri always wondered why he was so obsessed with this girl, surely if he was just an actor to her she should've meant nothing to him but she seemed to mean everything to him. He wanted her more than he wanted all the carnage. However they both knew she was still alive, Teri just from over hearing conversations and Jax from finding her PAK signatures but not being able to pull up coordinates to them.

She watched in pure horror and satisfaction as he once again started undoing his bandages and licking his healing bullet wound. It was the weirdest thing she'd ever seen an Irken do but he was hell bent on licking the wound and biting off any excess skin that was hanging down. What was worse was when he stuck his tongue into the small bloody hole, to see how deep it was and hiss at himself when he realized it kind of hurt, "What the hell is wrong with you?" Teri muttered to herself as Jax scratched at his antenna and continued to test the depth and pain levels of his bullet wound. It was utterly disgusting.

And…Insane.

A/N: WELL THEN! See Jaxy is a BADDDD boy and will be punished. As for Liao and Tab O.o...Liao is just hella nice and really touchy touchy feely feely. Since you know he is a younger Vex and him and his lil sis mess with each other all the time. So he treats everyone like he wants to be treated which is usually really nice and loved. Though he does have his moments and is kind of forward. He ain't perfect I'll tell ya that. And he can't dance, just like ME! :D.

So what do you guys think of Lexy! She's a budle of joy ain't she! XD Actually she's just really protective over her brother since she's been the only girl in his life that he shows affections towards SOOO ya know. Jealous much LOl.

Review responses: Treefroggies: XD I about died upon reading your review lololol. Yes, I love Jax's little insane side too, he's like an abused little kid in the body of a man XD. And a hot man at that LOLOL. XD When you kill someone with a toothpick come talk to me lo, then we'll upgrade to a toothpick SWORD! Like Sol's :DDDD. Thanks for sticking up for my book as well, but I'll get it handled no worries. I hope you like the way I portray lexy, I just find it kind of neat with the broX sis bond know what I'm sayin? If you want me to change anything don't be afraid to tell me :D.

uss71832: Jax is quite messed up in the head at the moment, he just doesn't have a single clear thought running through his head, it's all obsession and emotion. He is technically in agony of not knowing what to do, he's like a little trapped guy in a jar inside himself if that makes sense XD. AS for you chapter 23 review: Yes, those walkers are just ;SFNWDACGU LIUC FREAKY, but awesome. They're a huge threat I just haven't really gotten into the threatening part yet, still trying to establish the relations for everyone. And yes, both psychochicken and I felt horribly for the irken slaves as well, it gets worse though, just not descriptively worse since I have a hard time doing that XD. But Jax is quite messed up and must be treated with extreme care *gets out flame throwers* soo much care XD.

Keep on reading and I'll keep on writing! "D

~Cari