I don't own Taz, Up or Space-Claw in any way shape or form, they belong to the amazing Starkid Productions ;

"Hey." Up greeted Taz as she sat on a pure white bed in a hospital. The room smelt strongly of cleaning fluids and antibacterial liquid. Taz looked up from the book she was reading.

"Hi." she looked at him. She sighed. Robots had invaded her home last night, however Up was in that Squadron and grabbed anything Spanish-looking for Taz, including about twenty books.

"You okay?" He asked her as he sat on the chair beside her. Taz didn't look up, a tear rolled down her check and she started sobbing. "Hey hey hey." Up lifted his thumb under her chin and raised her head before he looked her in the eye. Taz saw his eyes were Blue, and the most beautiful ones she'd ever seen.

"Mi Familia…" Taz began. Up pulled her into a hug.

"My family were killed by the Robots when I was twelve." Up sighed. "I lived in an orphanage until I was 15 and enrolled in the Academy." Up told her.

"Jour familia is dead also?" Taz asked, her eyes wide. Up nodded.

"Everyone but my Brother, who is a Commander here, as he's eight years older than me. Commander Rick."

"I thought Commanders were addressed by deir second names..?" Taz asked.

"Me and Rick don't know ours." Up explained. "I can't even remember my first name, I've been Up for so long."

That day was spent laughing at stories Taz would translate from her book, crying at stories of their past and comforting each other if they did cry. Taz found herself liking this man - Up - even more than most people here. She'd only met four.

"Time for you injection and then your Discharged." A Nurse came in.

"Discharged? Where will I go?" Taz asked.

"Civilian Camp outside town." The Nurse explained as the final painkiller was shoved in Taz's arm.

"But... Why can't I stay on jour ship?" Taz asked.

"Civilians on our ships are only there if they've been a ranger." The Nurse began to explain the whole thing as Taz realized she would have to go back to her Planned Life, instead of being a Ranger. Taz looked at Up.

"I want to see if she can go into the Academy." Up announced. "She took down a Robot with a fucking Shoe." he added, laughing. The nurse nodded.

"I see." she swept out of the room and a man replaced her a while later.

"Up we don't have recruits younger than 15." he shook his head.

"She is 15." Up told him. The man looked at her.

"I am ambassador Space-Claw. This Starship's ambassador to the whole Galactic League. You will address me as sir during our trip to the Academy. Lucky for you, enrollment is about 3 weeks away." Space-Claw told Taz before beginning to walk out. He paused. "Up, you will stay in the academy while she's training. If she can kill with a shoe I want an eye kept on her." he added. Taz looked at him.

"You loco? I can take care of myself, Sir." she told him, but he was gone. "Sorry Up." she turned to him. "I bet with jour experience jou don't want to be chaperoning a 15 year old for four years."

"What experience? I'm 21 Taz." he chuckled.

"But... Jour hair..." she began. Up chuckled louder.

"Being a Ranger is so Stressful, my brother has a Full head of it and he's 29." Up laughed.

"Up?" a voice sounded from the other side of the ward.

"Jed!" Up greeted his friend and a man with sandy brown hair and brown eyes walked in.

"You must be Taz!" Jed grinned at Taz, who was still sat up in bed. Sure enough, Grey hairs Speckled Jed's hair aswell.

"Will I get grey hairs...?" Taz wondered as she looped a black curl around her finger.

"No idea." Jed laughed in reply. "I'm Jed."

"Nice to meet Jou."

"Nice to meet you to, Shoe wielder!" Jed laughed and shook her hand.

"Jed I'm working in the Academy for four years now." Up informed his friend. Jed looked at him.

"Really? In teaching Target practice there soon." Jed grinned and Taz smiled, at least she'd know one Teacher. Up laughed.

"I'd hate to be one of your Pupils!" Up laughed. Jed shrugged before his Radio beeped signaling the pair had to leave.

"What can I do now your going?" Taz asked.

"Well your room is here, pass code is 1209 right now but you can change it." Up watched as she opened the door. Taz looked around her room.

"Hey I have some DVDs back in my room..." Up jogged down the hall until he returned holding a DVD case in his hands. Taz looked at it.

"De Karate Kid?" she asked.

"It's good." Up replied before Pulling her into a hug and jogging off.

It was good.

Taz sat on her bed, watching the TV as the film played. Up still wasn't back by the time it ended, and she'd done so much. She'd changed her Code, unpacked her stuff and watched the film. Sighing, Taz flicked to the NEWS24 channel. She screamed as a photo of her Father graced the screen.

"Dominic Lopez, owner of Lopez Industries, was killed at his Daughters Quinceañera two days ago. After searching for days Police not involved with the Robots conclude all his Family dead except for his Daughter, who is presumed Dead, having not been found. The screen switched to a picture of Taz from when she was younger. She was frowning at the camera as Andre and Anton whooped in delight in front of the Disneyland Castle. She was frowning because Andre had tipped a Cricket down her back but nobody listened to her. The screen zoomed in slowly to her face. "Taliciana Lopez was 15 two days ago and it was her Quinceañera. If found she will have the whole Lopez Fortune to herself." The screen changed to one of her and her Father on his birthday last year. "But remaining family just say they want her back alive, granting her finder $400000 USD."

Remaining family?! Taz couldn't breathe. The screen flicked to her great aunt giving an interview on her 'beautiful great neice.', underneath it said ' LAST LOPEZ SURVIOR.' Taliciana didn't like her Great Aunt Donna and neither did Rosa. Therefore she wasn't invited and would get the whole fortune, Taz wasn't going to claim it!

Up came back the next day, knocking for his DVD back. He had his arm in a sling a grin plastered across his face.

"Hey Taz."

"What happened to Jou?" she asked.

"Oh you know, robots." he sighed as she handed him the DVD. "Breakfast?" he asked her.

"Sure." she walked to the canteen beside Up, Jed joining them with Stitches up his eyebrows, a broken nose and half his hair blackened. Taz could see his puffy burnt scalp.

"Robot." He explained as they walked to the Canteen. As they all sat down Space-Claw and Commander Skyets walked over.

"Ensign Jed?" Commander Skyets called. Jed looked up. Skyets passed him a badge. "Congratulations Lieutenant." the pair walked off. Up and Taz clapped loudly for their friend, Taz forgetting all about people on earth Searching for Taliciana Lopez as the Ship began to make its Journey to the Academy.