Camp site.

The women had taken the kids on a small hike before they noticed that the twins needed sleep. They had run and jumped on everything that they saw, with Charlotte close behind them the whole time. They went back to the camp site and turned in for the night.

Lauren turned over on her side and noticed how identically Bo and Charlotte slept. One arm above their heads and one hand on their stomach. Charlotte had never shifted back to her human form. But she still looked so adorably Bo to Lauren. In that little shifter was power beyond her wildest dreams and almost a temper identical to Bo's. Fight first and deal with the consequences afterwards.

It almost worried Lauren a bit, but after watching Charlotte grow up in her young life, there wasn't much for her to worry about. She was clearly going to grow up to be very protective of those she loved. Bo asked the Doctor how Charlotte knew what leaving her meant. She was obviously smart beyond her years. In tune with her shifter, even if she hadn't used her Succubus much yet. That was something that separated her from Bo. When Bo came into Lauren's life, she feared her Succubus and what she would do. Charlotte didn't appear to have such reservations.

She sighed and looked over and found the boys sleeping with their hands touching. She figured they must have played with each other so long that they fell asleep like that. Not wanting to disturb them, she laid back down and stared straight up. If she closed her eyes, she could fall back to sleep too. Her Doctor mind could always think of something to speculate over or analyze something in the air.

There were scents all around that she picked up. Most belonged to her family. The rest trickled up her nose from far away. She smiled and closed her eyes, if only to try and relax.

Hours later, everyone was up. Bo had boiled some hot water so they could bathe the kids and then take turns bathing themselves. Ethan and Dillon were still small enough that they wouldn't back away or roar when they knew they were about to take a bath or be bathed out in the open like this. But Charlotte already knew what was coming and kept far away from them while the boys were cleaned.

Bo shook her head. She still wasn't getting along with her baby as she had before. She loved Charly beyond the definition. She even loved those nights when she threw up all over her after she fed her. When she'd pee all over Bo after falling asleep on top of her. Bo had everything she needed then. Lauren was still in her coma. Charly was in her arms. The room had been well stocked so she really didn't need to go out for much and what she did, she often called Kenzi to have whatever it was picked up.

She wasn't born a human like Lauren. She had to learn how to be a mother on the fly. She even watched a DIY baby show to figure out the first steps in changing a diaper. The nurse offered to do it for her, but Bo refused saying she wanted her baby to get used to her touch. For the most part Charlotte was a good baby. She'd hardly ever cry like Bo heard the other babies in the hospital cry. The nights she spent patting Charly's tiny back to lull her to sleep. Then standing by her crib, and holding her hand, when she couldn't. She is their baby. Yes it wasn't a normal baby's life, but she is still theirs.

"Do you want to bathe her? Lauren asked finally getting Charlotte to stop squirming.

"Yes". Bo said quietly extending her arms out to take the young shifter from Lauren.

Charlotte eyed Bo. She almost wanted to roar but knew the sooner Bo splashed that horrible looking wet stuff on her and lathered her up with that irritating smelly thing, she would dry her off and put her back down.

"It is ok baby. Mama will be done soon" Bo said washing behind Charlotte's ears. It was one of the rare times they could get her to shift without much fuss. Bo nearly laughed when she heard Charlotte's small roar.

"There all done! Lauren cooed after feeding the twins their breakfast. Mostly meats and veggies. Bo laughed at how Lauren already had them on a diet.

Charlotte shifted back after jumping from Bo's arms when the Succubus said she was finished too. The women sighed in relief once the trio went to play but stayed within eyesight. Bo and Lauren emptied out the small basin and disposed of the trash in a big barrel that Bo had stuffed into the trunk of her car. They didn't want to take the chance of something invading their area looking for food.

Ethan and Dillon laughed as they chased Charlotte all over the small clearing. The sun was out and there was a small chill in the air, but nothing they couldn't handle. Lauren almost preferred to put them in coats and jackets, until Bo reminded her in shifter form, they probably wouldn't be cold. The boys had shifted to be able to keep up with their sister.

Bo sighed in relief when everything had calmed. She unfolded a seat for Lauren and helped her sit before unfolding one for herself. They had a small table in between them and sipped on sports drinks as they watched the kids play. Bo pulled out a ball that she had forgotten that she brought along and threw it out to the kids. Ethan was the first to reach it and they all bounced it off of their heads tossing it at each other.

"They would be great at Soccer". Lauren smiled softly.

"Yes they would". Bo laughed gently rubbing the back of one of Lauren's hands.

Bo grabbed two more sports drinks from the cooler and handed one to Lauren as she turned back to watch the kids. She spit her drink out when she heard Lauren and Charlotte roar. Looking at their daughter, Bo noticed she had suddenly pinned her brothers to the ground, and started turning her head from left to right.

"Lauren...". Bo started and suddenly found the woman in shifter form.

"Stay here". Lauren said softly.

"Wait! What the hell is going on?! Bo screamed as she jumped from her seat. The Succubus didn't know what to do, but stay where she was like Lauren had asked of her. She looked at Charlotte who was still on top of her brothers, watching the older shifter.

Lauren shifted and slowly circled the kids. She was sensing something Bo hadn't obviously heard or sensed on her own yet. When Charlotte roared louder, Lauren found her target and jumped in front of them.

"Shit! Bo screamed as two grizzly bears charged towards them.

"Do not move Bo". Lauren warned as she slowly crept up to them.

Charlotte roared and stretched her little body out over Ethan and Dillon. Her eyes were flashing gold and blue. Her Succubus was ready for action. But her first move depended upon her shifter mother's first move.

"Lauren? Lauren are they Fae?! Bo screamed as she stood in the same spot.

"I don't know yet! Lauren roared over her shoulder.

Bo may have felt helpless, but not enough to stand where she was and not do something. She ran over to the kids and gently laid down on top of a protesting Charlotte.

"Easy sweetie. Mama will handle them". Bo said gently rubbing the top of Charlotte's head.

Charlotte scratched and clawed at Bo with all of her young might. The Succubus bled but not bad enough to convince her to abandon her kids. Lauren was still stalking the bears before she made her first move.

"I think they are just looking for food! Lauren screamed.

"Well our kids won't be it. They are not getting our other food either! Bo screamed back.

Charlotte was still scratching at Bo's hand or whatever she could reach on the Succubus. Bo screamed when she clamped down on her arm, and pulsed her. She moved just enough for Charlotte to escape from under her.

"No Charly! Bo screamed as the young shifter ran towards the bears. Bo pinned the boys a little harder to protect them.

One of the bears broke away from the other one and lunged for Charlotte. Lauren pushed their daughter out of the way jumping on top of it.

"Go back Charlotte! Lauren roared and watched their daughter disobey her.

"She won't stop until the threat is gone. She doesn't know they are only looking for food! Bo screamed.

The lone bear charged at Lauren and Charlotte had no choice but to make her first official move. She jumped in front of the bear, making it fall on it's face. Then when it chased her in anger, she ran and jumped until she found another point of attack. She jumped into a tree and dared the bear to come for her. When it did, she jumped on the animal, planting it on it's back.

Bo screamed for Charlotte to stop, but once again her pleas went unheard. Then the Succubus jaw dropped when she noticed Charlotte's eyes turn blue.

The young shifter took one paw into her hands and pulsed it. She turned the bear's other paw to nothing but darkness.

"Charlotte! Lauren screamed.

Charlotte turned her head to her mothers and brothers and then back to the bear underneath her.

"Get out of here, and don't ever come near my family again". Charlotte roared. When the bear growled, she pulsed him again, this time sending electric pulses into him. The bear screamed in agony and Charlotte jumped off of it, when she felt she had made her point.

Lauren jumped off of the other bear and watched as they both ran off. The Doctor had been all over the world and had never seen a bear run that fast before.

"What the hell was that? Can I do that?! Bo asked picking the boys up into her arms.

"One of us obviously can. I will need to run further tests". Lauren sighed taking one of the twins from Bo.

"That looked like lightning coming from her". Bo said staring at their oldest shifter.

"Hades. His brother was Zeus. He had the power of lightning bolts". Lauren said sitting Dillon down in one of their pop up playpens.

"Shit". Bo whispered in awe. She must have those powers too, but never really tapped into anything but draining chi and pulsing people.

"We have a really smart little girl". Lauren smiled gently.

"Hell yeah! Bo laughed.

"We should pack up and head back to the hotel. We won't get much sleep out here now. Charlotte will pounce on any unsuspecting animal that comes searching for food". Lauren sighed.

"Yeah. Lets pack the car, kids and get out of here. The hotel has plenty of space for them to run and play". Bo smiled putting Ethan down next to his brother. Lauren nodded and shifted back to her human form.

For the next ten minutes the women worked feverishly packing everything up. Even the food they had planned to cook later in the day.

Bo laughed and shook her head at what she had just seen. She needed to talk to her mother and soon. She needed to go over her family tree with Lauren and Aife. She was still in awe of their baby. She's only one for petes sake, Bo thought internally.

"Ok. The boys are strapped in". Lauren laughed turning towards Bo.

"Oh so you left her for me huh Dr. Lewis? Bo laughed and groaned at the same time.

"This could be what the two of you need. She needs to trust you again. By ignoring your commands earlier, she might not care what you think". Lauren explained.

"She ignored yours too and ouch". Bo said seriously.

"I'm not trying to hurt you sweetie. I'm just pointing out what I've seen". Lauren said rubbing Bo's back.

"You're right. I'm the one that has to fix this". Bo whispered.

Bo gently walked over to Charlotte. She had not taken her eyes off of the direction the bears ran off in. Her aura was almost blinding Bo.

"Charlotte". Bo said softly. The shifter didn't move. But the hairs on her back blew softly in the wind.

"Charlotte they are gone. Time to go sweetie". Bo said gently bending down to pick the shifter up when Charlotte tensed up to try and prevent her mother from doing so.

Bo nearly broke down in tears when her own daughter was fighting back against her. She just wanted to take her away from there. Be mother and daughter again. She hated that she still felt that Bo had left her. She often thought of the times she walked away from Lauren and if those tendencies leaked out into their daughter. If she wanted Charlotte to be committed to her, she needed to commit to her more. She wasn't like this with Lauren, and that hurt too.

Charlotte rolled her eyes in her car seat as Bo strapped her in. Lauren managed to catch her eyes and nodded. Charlotte straightened up in her seat, but never looked at Bo. The Succubus jumped in the driver's seat and took off as fast as she could go in the rough terrain. Lauren looked back and smiled as Ethan and Dillon were playing with each other from their car seats. She turned back around and closed her eyes.

She too was like Bo. Worried about what they had just seen. The Doctor in her had all kinds of questions. She hoped whatever her lab tests didn't hold the answers to, Aife would.

Aife, Kenzi and Hale

The trio had hidden out for the night and Kenzi was the first up the next morning. She was so nervous about this. If she wanted to work with a Succubus on a case like this, Aife wasn't it. She was so spontaneous that it made the human nervous. But then again Bo was like that at times too, so it all made sense.

"So what's the plan? Hale asked over breakfast.

"Simple. We find this Amy you mentioned and see if she is legit". Aife laughed drinking some juice.

"How will we do that? Kenzi asked.

"You two will ask her some questions. I will stand at a distance and read her aura. She might be setting the both of you up. She won't be doing to me". Aife said seriously.

"Ok. Kenzi said grabbing Geraldine.

Hale frowned at her.

"Just in case". Kenzi said.

"Leave it in the truck. Until we find out for sure". Hale said.

"Call her Kenzi and say you have some additional questions. Then pick a spot to meet her". Aife said staring out the nearest window.

Kenzi nodded and called the woman. She sounded just as nervous as she did yesterday. But with her sister missing, or so she thought, it was to be expected.

"I set up a meeting a mile from the club". Kenzi said after hanging up.

"Time to clock in boys and girls". Aife laughed turning around.

Within an hour they had arrived and Kenzi sat on the top of Hale's truck as they waited for Amy to show. The Siren looked around. He hadn't seen anything out of the ordinary. Aife was using binoculars as she stood in the bed of the truck.

"Mustang at 2 o'clock". Kenzi said jumping off of the hood.

"Easy Kenz. We still don't know much about her". Hale said stepping beside her.

"Be quick with your questions. It won't take me long to read her aura". Aife said climbing down.

"Gotcha". Kenzi said giving a thumbs up.

"Hello Amy. Kenzi and I have some further questions for you". Hale smiled greeting the woman as she approached them.

"Who is she? Amy asked pointing towards Aife.

"I'm their boss. I wanted to hear your details for myself". Aife said seriously.

"Ok. Well there isn't much else to tell you. I haven't seen my sister Mikayla in weeks. Nobody has. I just want to know if she's alive or dead". Amy explained.

"Did your sister have any enemies? Kenzi asked.

"She wasn't the easiest person to get along with, but I don't know if she actually had enemies". Amy answered.

Aife nodded to Hale. "When is the last time you actually saw her? Hale asked.

"It's been weeks. We were at my house, when she left, that was the last I saw of her". Amy answered.

"Ok that's all we have for now. Kenzi will call you if we learn anything". Aife said stepping forward.

"Please find her". Amy said.

"We will do our best". Aife smiled with two fingers crossed behind her back.

Kenzi and Hale nearly laughed as the trio watched Amy climb into her car and drive away.

"Well? Hale asked.

"She's telling the truth". Aife laughed.

"Dude this isn't funny at all". Kenzi sighed.

"Yes it is. It is very funny". Aife laughed again.

"How? Hale asked.

"It means I get to kick ass again". Aife laughed clapping her hands.

"Aife". Hale said clearing his voice.

"Don't worry about it dear boy. I got this". Aife laughed as she climbed into the truck while putting her sunglasses on. Hale shook his head and gestured for Kenzi to climb in too.

"Where to now? Hale asked.

"Take me home". Aife said seriously.

Back at the hotel.

"We will spend another night here and then go home". Bo said softly watching Charlotte sleep. The shifter had been in the same spot on the floor, for hours.

"Bo she doesn't know". Lauren said.

"I know. I just want a Succubus to back me up and mom is the craziest one I know. There is something inside of Charly that's evil. I won't have my child thinking that is the way to live". Bo said.

"Bo she is my child too. I will be there step for step". Lauren said.

"She's my Succubus. The darkness. You weren't ever this dark". Bo said.

"She wasn't really dark though. She was protecting us. She could have killed them but let them live". Lauren said softly stepping towards Bo. Her Succubus could surface at any minute.

"It has been a long day. I just want my kids to be normal! Bo screamed.

"Bo they won't be normal, normal. But we can teach them that they don't have to be evil. They don't have to always fight". Lauren said gently taking one of Bo's hands.

Bo sighed and looked at the floor. She had never been patient and wanted their problems solved right now.

"Come on. We can watch some movies while we eat, and in the morning we can talk to Aife". Lauren said pulling Bo towards the couch. The twins walked over and curled up on the floor next to Charlotte.

Bo allowed Lauren to pull her over to the couch. They ordered room service and found a movie to watch. Bo was so wired that they had to watch three movies to get her to calm down. Lauren put blankets over the kids and allowed them to sleep where they were. Bo snuggled up in Lauren's arms on the couch and closed her eyes when she couldn't not worry about everything.

"Go to sleep". Lauren whispered and felt Bo nod against her chin as she closed her eyes.

Aife

Once Aife was home, she sensed she wasn't alone and went into the backyard after Hale and Kenzi had gone for drinks.

The Succubus smiled and slowly walked. Perhaps her fight was coming sooner than she thought.

"Lions and bears and tigers. Oh my". Aife laughed.

"I just want it on record of what happened yesterday. Your grandchildren will grow up and have their own packs. So I wanted you to see what your baby did". Tau said softly.

"Honey I have lots of kids. You are gonna have to be specific". Aife laughed.

"The little shifter". Tau answered quietly.

"What did she do now? And please tell me you recorded it". Aife laughed again.

"I do actually. That's the reason I came in person". Tau said pulling out his mobile device.

"You better not be fucking with me Tau. I have more power and pull than you do". Aife said seriously.

"Watch the video Succubus". Tau said.

When Aife growled, he added please.

The Succubus settled in and watched. She laughed when she saw what was happening. Charlotte had taken every shifter leading up to Tau's cabin out. They were clumsy assholes. She jumped, ducked and dodged them as she made her way towards the cabin. Once she pulsed the last lion, and knocked him out, she jumped through the window.

"They look alive to me. Nothing to see here". Aife laughed.

"They want her head". Tau said.

"Tau. I warned you. Don't fuck with my family! Aife snapped.

"I saved your family by telling all of them to stand down. I just wanted it on record what happened and for you to let me know if you see any of them around your kids". Tau said.

"Just so you know I am keeping this. If they come near my family, all of you are dead. So dead even your bones will be dust". Aife said flashing her blue eyes.

"So as long as we understand each other. I don't want a war with Lauren. But I can't control everything that they do". Tau said.

"You don't want a war with Isabeau either and you damn sure don't want a war with me". Aife said never taking her eyes off of the man.

"Trick is the only reason any of you are still alive. Extend to me the same courtesy should you see them around". Tau said running into the woods.

Aife smiled as she watched him disappear.

TBC

Aife and Bo talk about Zeus and Tau.

Lauren runs some tests on Charlotte's blood.

Kenzi and Hale worry if Aife's antics will hurt the business.