Chapter 12: Powers And Family

The group was stunned to see the enemy ship was in flames and Stephen was shocked. "What?!" He asked before seeing a tree rise up and destroy the rest of the ship.

Whampire noticed Sasha's hands were glowing green and his eyes widened. "Sasha, your hands," he said.

She looked and gasped in shock before seeing more plants growing near them. "I...I can control plants?" She asked in shock.

Rachel saw some alien bats nearby and closed her eyes. A moment later, the bats were after Stephen, who ran to the tree to escape, but they came after him. "Make them stop!" He commanded.

Rook gasped as he noticed Rachel's eyes glowing. "Rachel, your eyes," he said.

She looked confused before Apollo smiled. "Your eyes are glowing," he said.

Realization hit her. "The animals," she said, watching the bats. "They...They heard me."

"Can you call them off and Sasha, can you tie up Stephen?" Zeus asked.

Rachel walked up to one of the bats and spoke to it. "Hi," she said. "Thank you for helping. You can let him go now."

"But he is a criminal," the leader of the bats said.

"My uncle will take care of him," she said. "But I do appreciate that you are keeping that monster away from my sister and me."

The leader nodded. "Our pleasure," he said. "You're the first to ask us so nicely for help."

"Really?" She asked in surprise.

He nodded again. "Asking is often the best way to get someone to help you," he said before he chittered and he and the group of bats flew away.

Zeus trapped Stephen in a cell that appeared out of nowhere and it looked like a large cube and once the man was inside, he pounded on the clear sides of the cube, but no sound came out. "Soundproof cube," the Celestialsapien said. "The two tubes allow airflow thanks to a machine attached to the side, but no matter how much he yells, no one can hear him."

"Where will he be taken?" Sasha asked.

"He'll be taken to a prison galaxy many lightyears away," Apollo said. "He'll never return."

"Which means you girls are finally safe," Phantasmo said.

Zeus turned to the girls before looking at Rachel. "By the way, uncle?" He asked curiously.

"Well, Melodica adopted me and Sasha and you are like family," she said.

"And it's no secret Phantasmo likes Melodica," Sasha said, smiling.

Phantasmo smiled. "That obvious, huh?" He asked teasingly.

"Just a little," Rachel said before looking at Sasha, who nodded and took her sister's hand. "Sasha and I...haven't had a real family since Mom died."

"We were in foster care and ran away a few times, but...we've always hoped for a new family that would take care of us and love us like how our mom did," Sasha said.

Rachel looked at the gathered aliens. "Mom trusted you guys to look after us and help us," she said. "She saw you guys as family."

Melodica smiled and hugged the girls. "I can never replace your mother, girls, but I want you to know that I love you both as if you were my own children."

"We know," Sasha said before taking a deep breath. "Melodica, can Rachel and I call you 'Mom'?"

The female Thep Khufan was surprised and looked at Rachel, who nodded. "You took us in and pratically adopted us," she said. "And you remind us a lot of our mom."

"I think that's why she chose you to take care of us in case something happened to her," the younger sister said.

Melodica had tears in her eyes before she took a deep breath. "Before I answer that, would you girls be alright with me marrying someone and him becoming your dad?"

She looked at Phantasmo after she spoke and the sisters smiled as they looked at Phantasmo, who smiled. "On one condition," Rachel said.

"What's that?" The purple-eyed Ectonurite said.

"If we can call you 'Dad'," Rachel said.

Phantasmo chuckled. "Deal, my daughters," he said.

Kuphulu smiled. "It's about time, Phantasmo," he said. "We thought you'd never get with our mom."

"And I never thought you'd get with my dad, Melodica," Ghostfreak said.

"Well, seems we can only do one thing, honey," Melodica said, smiling at the Ectonurite she was in love with.

"Indeed," Phantasmo said as he extended a tentacle and Melodica extended a tendril, both wrapping around each other and the Ectonurite cleared his throat. "Melodica, my love, will you marry me and accept my son as your son?"

"Yes," she said with a nod. "And will you accept my sons and daughters as your children?"

"Yes," he replied.

Rachel and Sasha were overcome with joy and hugged their brothers, who smiled and hugged them back. "Looks like it's really official now," Kuphulu said.

"Though honestly, we saw you girls as our sisters the day you first arrived in our house," Snare-Oh said.

"We saw you as our brothers the moment we arrived too," Sasha said. "Even if we were a bit scared at first."

"We don't blame you," Zeus said. "We knew it would be a shock for you girls."

Vampiro smiled. "Well, let's get Melodica's and Phantasmo's wedding together," he said. "And I know it's a bit far off, but I think there might be two other weddings in the future."

Whampire blushed. "Father," he said, looking embarrassed. "I don't want to spook Sasha."

"About what?" She asked. "That we're destined to be mates?"

He looked at her and nodded. "We are," he said. "But I didn't want to scare you with that. I wanted to be a proper gentleman."

Sasha chuckled. "Whampire, you told me that I was your soulmate and I believe that," she said. "But...I'd still like to get to know you first."

"Of course," he said instantly. "Besides, we technically cannot marry until you are eighteen."

"But that's not to say you can't be friends," Vamps said.

"My sons speak the truth," Vampiro said.

"What is the other marriage you speak of, Vampiro?" Phantasmo asked.

Apollo chuckled. "I think a certain Revonnahgander might be smitten with our Rachel," he said.

Rachel blushed before looking curious. "Zeus, why was Stephen after the book my mother had given us?" She asked.

"He must have thought it contained secrets, but in reality, it was your mother's journal," the Celestialsapien said.

The group was stunned. "Her journal?" Sasha asked.

Zeus nodded. "Your mother not only made friends with many of us aliens, but took time to learn our languages and learn more about us," he said. "She was pregnant with you two when she took her last mission and we were there when you two were born. My son granted you both your powers because we knew Stephen was trying to get to your mother."

"So we hoped your powers would protect you, but didn't realize they wouldn't activate right away," Apollo said apologetically.

"Well, they came through in a pinch," Rachel said, smiling.

Melodica smiled. "Come, everyone," she said. "Vampiro, can you perform the ceremony for me and Phantasmo?"

"Of course," he said before looking surprised. "You wish to get married right now?"

"Yes," Phantasmo said. "Our families are here, as are our friends. They can all be our witnesses if they'd like."

"We don't need anything fancy," Melodica said.

Vampiro smiled. "Well then, we best let the servants know to ready the banquet hall," he said.

"We'll do that, Father," Vamps said as he and Whampire headed out.

On the way back to the castle, Sasha looked at Rachel. "Would you have ever thought this would happen one day?" She asked with a smile.

"Nope," her older sister said. "But I wouldn't trade it for anything."

"Me neither," the younger sister said as they joined hands and followed their new family to the castle to celebrate their parents' wedding.


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