So I didn't intend on taking such a long break before posting again, but I decided to finish writing another story before trying to focus on this again. I've since finished writing Shadowed Heart, and I've had a killer of a migraine the last week which is not fun.

I also discovered - thanks to someone else - that someone had copied Power of the Sun and posted it on Wattpad. I got that reported and removed, and then a few days later discovered that someone else had also copied it and changed names and added another character. My motivation took a massive hit and to be honest, even getting this chapter finished was a struggle. Hopefully, with some tweaking, I'll be able to keep going and get this story finished so we can move onto SPD.

I hope you like it!

Chapter 5: Spencer

Bursting through the hospital doors, Joe called out an apology to the nurse he almost wiped out as he continued running.

As a doctor himself, he knew it was pointless to run, but he couldn't stop himself. As soon as he'd gotten the voicemail from Xander, he'd dropped everything and rushed to San Andreas. It had not been a fun ride for Hannah and Krista.

"Joseph Adrian Raynes! Stop running before you kill someone, you big brute!" as if he had been frozen solid, Joe instantly stopped running. Looking around, he saw his mother approaching with Jessie, both carrying two coffees. "Honestly, you know better than to go charging through a hospital like a rampaging bull," Elizabeth scolded, and Joe had the decency to look guilty.

"Sorry mum..." he mumbled, feeling like a child, instead of the grown man he was.

"There's no point in rushing, getting there any sooner won't make her have the baby any sooner," Jessie smiled patiently at her brother, but there was underlying worry in her voice.

"I did try to tell him that, but he wouldn't listen," Hannah smiled as she walked towards them, carrying their sleeping daughter in her arms. Almost 8 years old, Krista was already proving that she was going to inherit her father's height.

"How did you catch up to me?" Joe questioned, taking Krista from her.

"When you practically jumped up five flights of stairs, I took the elevator," Hannah smirked at him. Joe flushed red.

"I'm just worried. How is she?" he asked.

"From what – Minos, was it?" she glanced to Jessie, who nodded. "Minos said that she wasn't harmed, but the stress has caused her to go into labour early," Elizabeth explained.

"I can't believe Ari's having her baby early," Joe groaned, putting a hand to his face. He was relieved that his sister was okay after being taken from Rootcore, but now there was another worry put on them all. "Ari's never been early for anything in her life! She was even late to her own wedding!" Joe exclaimed in irritation, making the other three chuckle quietly, despite their own worry. "I can't believe she's early..." he muttered.

When they reached the waiting room, Joe found that he had been the last to arrive. Althea spoke with Charlotte quietly, while Daggeron, Bernard and even William were pacing. Zoe was standing, quietly talking to Minos. On the ground, Apollo and Diana were sitting with Annie, who was fascinated by the twins.

"Daggeron, if you do not stop pacing, I will seal your feet to the ground," Althea was warning her husband irritably. He stopped abruptly, and reluctantly took a seat. "The same goes for the two of you," she added, looking to William and Bernard.

"Really?" William stared at her warily.

"Her mother did it to her father when she was having Meraki," Daggeron muttered. The two men exchanged looks, and took seats quickly. Althea smirked very slightly.

They all looked up as the others joined them, and Joe took Krista from his wife, allowing her to sit down and start talking with the others.

"Those Elves are lucky I never got a hold of them," Zoe hissed as Joe approached her. "I'd have ripped them to pieces. Especially that piece of shit King of theirs," she muttered.

"I'd have let you too," he agreed, before sighing. "At least she's back now," Joe put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "And she's in the best place right now, Mr. Hartford has some of the best working here," he said, and heard someone clear their throat. "I said some of, dad," Joe rolled his eyes, looking to his father. Despite their worry, everyone gave a small laugh, and the tension in the room lifted a little.

"He's so tiny..." Xander murmured as he sat in the chair beside Ari's bed. In his arms, he held a small bundle, whose mop of jet black hair was the only thing that could be seen by anyone.

"Everyone's tiny compared to you," Ari mumbled, yawning as she turned her head to watch them.

"I'm not that big," Xander retorted, making her grin.

"Give him back, I want him," she held out her arms, and with a roll of his eyes, Xander carefully placed the small bundle back into her arms. "But you're right, he is tiny. And all mine, you're never getting him back," Ari declared in as loud a voice as she dared, not willing to wake up the sleeping infant.

"Hey, that's not fair!"

"You birth him, you get him, I don't make up the rules Xander," Ari smiled innocently at him.

"How'd I know you'd already be fighting over our grandchild?" they looked up to see their parents walk in. "And just so you know, Althea is ready to explode," Elizabeth warned as they gathered around. Ari snickered.

"I can't believe you told the Doctor not to tell her," Bernard shook his head. "You're a cruel daughter," he told her.

"Worth it," Ari said.

"How are you feeling?" Elizabeth asked her.

"Exhausted and sore, but good," Ari smiled at her. "The Elves didn't really hurt me, just put way too much stress on me," she told them when she saw the worried expressions.

"Yeah, the rest of us took the brunt of their attacks," Xander nodded, rubbing the cut on his cheekbone. He, and the other Mystics, as well as Minos, all had their fair share of cuts and bruises.

"So, who wants to hold their grandson first?" Ari grinned. There was a small debate, before Charlotte finally held the baby in her arms.

"He's so little," the woman cooed, rocking him gently. "Have you decided on a name yet?" she asked, looking up at the pair.

"Ari's been set on Spencer for some time now," Xander said as his mother passed the newborn to William.

"And Xander wanted the name Adam," Ari added. They'd both liked the name, after the man who had helped them both a lot since they'd met him. "So we decided to go with Spencer Adam Bly," she announced.

"Let me see my new favourite grandson," Elizabeth reached out for him.

"He's your only grandson," Ari muttered.

"Maybe not for long," Bernard commented as Elizabeth cooed over the sleeping child with a delighted expression. Ari frowned at his words. "Your sister is due in March next year," he told her. Ari's eyes widened.

"Dustin's a dead man...he's lucky he's got exams right now," she muttered.

"Jessie said exactly the same thing when she heard about you two," Elizabeth chuckled, before her smile widened when Spencer's eyes opened, and he blinked up at her. "He has your eyes, Ari," Elizabeth told her with a smile.

"What, full of mischief and mayhem?" Bernard smirked, leaning over to see.

"I'm too tired to even begin to deny my mayhem-filled ways," Ari yawned widely.

"We best get back, let Althea and Daggeron meet him, so you can get some rest," Bernard decided. Elizabeth pouted, reluctantly passing Spencer back to Xander. As they left, Ari yawned again and closed her eyes, unable to stay awake.

"Oh my god," Zoe breathed as she held the sleeping newborn in her arms. "He's so cute," she cooed as loudly as she dared.

"Course he is," Ari grinned at her. "He's all mine," she said, and Xander cleared his throat. "What? He is!" Ari smirked.

"You wish, he's mine and you know it," Xander argued back. Zoe shook her head, smiling in exasperation as she looked down at the tiny baby.

"Your mama always says Annie is going to be warped, but I think you have it far worse. You're probably going to be the best off out of the three of you," she whispered to Spencer.

"I heard that," Ari said to her.

"Hey, you've had two years convincing Annie of that stuff, I need to get in early," Zoe replied unapologetically. "This boy is going to love me," she declared.

"Considering you're going to be his Godmother, I would expect so," Xander commented.

"You sound so happy about that fact, beanstalk," Zoe arched an eyebrow.

"I fought it every step of the way," he replied in a flat tone. Ari sighed.

"You're never going to forgive each other, are you?" she complained, but there was a defeated tone in her voice.

"She tried to break my legs!"

"You never asked my permission to marry her!"

"Ari's permission is all I need! And both of her dads..."

"Oh sure, ask both of her dads but not me."

"One is a doctor and the other could turn me into a potted plant at his slightest whim. So yes, I checked with them first," Ari put a hand to her face.

"If either of you wake my child I'll turn you both into potted plants," she warned the two bickering adults. Both fell silent, glowering at each other.

"Are you okay Ari? After what those Elves did..." Zoe changed the topic after a moment, and Ari had to resist sighing in relief.

"I'm fine, they didn't touch me. Even if they'd tried they couldn't have," Ari shook her head. "I don't really blame the Elves. It was their King, not them," she insisted, shaking her head.

"Ari, do you ever hold a grudge against people who kidnap you?" Zoe sighed.

"Ask your husband," Ari smirked.

"I would but he gets scared when I do," Zoe smiled down as Spencer opened his eyes and stared up at her. "I don't know why, do you?" she cooed.

"Because you're terrifying when it comes to Ari?" Xander muttered, and a shiver ran down his spine when Zoe looked up at him. She smiled pleasantly at him, but there was an underlying threat in it.

"Sorry? Did you say something?" she asked in a frosty voice that was lined with sweetness.

"Nothing at all," Xander replied quickly. Ari rolled her eyes.

"Seriously?" she asked with a raised eyebrow at her husband.

"Ari, I have faced dark magic, evil aliens kidnapping me to get to you, lava monsters, evil dragon spirits, and a kingdom of Elves, but nothing is as terrifying as the woman holding our son," Xander replied honestly. "And don't tell me she doesn't scare you," he challenged. Ari snorted.

"Even I'm not stupid enough to not be terrified of Zoe," she told him, looking over at Zoe as she continued to coo, bouncing the newborn in her arms. "Hopefully in Zora's hands, the Elves' kingdom will be okay," Ari mused.

"Minos seems to believe so," Zoe said, looking up. Ari smirked, and Zoe tilted her head. "Oh, that explains it," she laughed quietly.

"What?" Xander frowned, not understanding the look shared between the two. "What explains it?" he asked, baffled.

"I wonder if you're going to be as clueless as your parents," Zoe smiled at Spencer, who blinked slowly up at her.

"Hey, I'm not clueless," Ari complained.

"You are when it comes to yourself," Zoe grinned, and Ari went red.

"You're mean, gimme him back," she held out her arms.

"Nope, he's all mine now," Zoe decided.

"I figured you'd wait at least an hour after meeting him to decide that," a voice echoed in, followed by a knock.

"Cam!" Ari smiled at the Samurai as he stepped into the room.

"How are you doing? I heard you managed to get into trouble again," Cam smiled back as he walked over. Ari's smile fell.

"You're all mean," she complained, slumping back and throwing the blankets over her head.

"I'm guessing she's fine then," Cam smirked as he leaned in to peer at the baby, whose green eyes were now fixated on him.

"Here," Zoe turned, and as the genius made to protest, she practically dumped the bundle into his arms. He shifted his arms awkwardly to hold Spencer carefully. "Try not to look so scared," Zoe laughed at him.

"It's easy for you to say, you've got one of your own," he muttered.

"And you will too one day," Zoe teased him. Cam went red at the idea, and Spencer yawned widely, closing his eyes as he drifted off again. "Besides, you've held Annie a bunch," she pointed out as Cam slowly relaxed.

"She's bigger," he argued.

"You calling my daughter fat?" Zoe asked, and Cam levelled a glare at her. "He's a premie, of course he's gonna be small," Zoe chuckled.

"The irony that Ari 'I'm late to my own wedding' Bly had her baby early, is not lost on me," Cam muttered.

"Stop being mean!" Ari whined, her voice muffled under the covers.

"It's good to see that in all the time I've known you, you haven't changed a bit," the Samurai commented as Spencer squirmed a little in his sleep. "You want to take him?" he offered the baby to Xander, who took him easily.

"While we've got you here mate," Cam blinked at the new father. "Ari wanted to ask you something," he grinned, glancing to the bed.

"No!" she huffed childishly. Xander rolled his eyes. "Fine..." she muttered after a moment, lowering the blanket. "When we were discussing Godparents a little while ago. Obviously I wanted Zoe," the woman winked. "Then we also agreed on Maddie, V and Chip, cause we've known them forever. And Nick as well, for Mystic reasons. But I wanted you to be Godfather too. Will you do it?" Ari's question surprised the usually unflappable Samurai.

"I...me? Really?" he asked slowly. Ari giggled.

"Well, yeah," she nodded. "You're the best Cam, how could we not want you for his Godfather?" she asked.

"I didn't think you would consider the idea," Cam adjusted his glasses.

"Come on brainiac, you gonna say yes or what?" Zoe laughed, earning another stern look from the young man.

"Alright, I'll do it," he agreed. Ari cheered as loudly as she dared, and Cam allowed himself a small smile.

"Hey, so, Zoe," Ari then turned her attention to the woman. Arching an eyebrow, Zoe watched her expression. Her mischievous smile wasn't something to be taken lightly.

"Yes?" she spoke slowly, wondering where Ari was going.

"So you have a daughter..." Ari started. "And I have a son...what do you think about betrothal?" she giggled. Zoe's eyes widened.

"Not a chance!" Xander hissed as he hugged his son closer.

"Aw, but they'd be so cute together!" Ari was laughing as Zoe couldn't help but join in. "I mean, sure, mine and Nick's didn't work out, but I imagine others can!" she was joking, and Xander could tell it. She had been horrified at the idea of an arranged marriage. Ari had rarely considered the idea of romance, let alone love, when she was younger, but she had always appreciated it and hated the idea of two people who didn't love each other being forced to be together. Thankfully for the sake of multiple people, Daggeron and Althea, as well as Udonna and Leánbow, had decided not to go through with it. There would have been hell to pay if they'd even considered trying.

"I don't think Hunter would care to let his precious daughter marry the child of one of the most devious minds I've ever met," Zoe smirked.

"I wouldn't exactly call Xander devious..."

"Hey!" Xander protested quietly, which made Ari laugh again. "At least there's one person who Spencer can rely on for some sense of normalcy," he glanced to Cam as he sighed. The Samurai smirked slightly.

"I grew up in a secret Ninja Academy hidden behind a waterfall, my dad was a guinea pig for a year, I have a virtual twin brother, oh, and I'm a Samurai. Not much normalcy there, I'm afraid," Xander sighed again as Ari and Zoe just kept laughing, and somehow Spencer slept through the entire thing.

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