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Return of the Queen
Topic Started: Aug 16 2013, 01:28 PM (325 Views)
Arisu Lei
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It had taken a lot of mental coaxing and more than a few tissues to get up the nerve to return to work at the Mount. After explaining to Nick and Shi and Clio what she was feeling, all of them agreed that the best thing for her would be to try and return to work and then move on from there. What she did insist on, is that Clio was made her full Assistant Director and had the ability and access to take over for her again if she needed it. Taking a few minutes, she stopped at the small memorial to the fallen agents. Something that she was glad was set up in her absence. It was one of those things that even during her time in Starfleet Intelligence and Section 31 and briefly in the FSS that all those agencies rather ignored. Sure there was a yearly 'remembrance' but typically... if you died, you were dead and no one ever spoke of you.

Picking up her briefcase she walked into the main office section and was stopped by one of the receptionists.

"Ma'am, I need to see some ID before I let you go further." she said, holding up her hand like a traffic cop.

"You DO realize who I am?" Arisu said with a raised eyebrow

"I still need to see some ID." she said insistently.

"What's my name then?" Ari said as she held back her ID before flashing it to her.

"The ID ma'am." she said again.

"I'll remember this come review time." Ari said and flashed her Director's badge.

"You may pass Director." she said coldly.

She went toward the office and then stopped, turned on her heel and walked back to that receptionist and pulled her up from her chair by her shirt collar. "I will not tolerate rudeness from my staff. Get the hell out of my office. Report to Jenkins in the file room."

"But... ma'am... " the receptionist said in shock

"It's DIRECTOR you snooty little twit. Now get out before I have your memory erased and you're working in a Taco Bell!" Ari said and pushed her out of the door. "Alright, the rest of you... get back to work and I will not tolerate that kind of coldness. Ask for ID yes, but dammit be friendly!"

Storming into the office she now shared with Clio, they arranged it so that one larger office was split into three sections, they still had their own private spaces offices, but they shared a front desk.

"Director Lei, welcome back." Brenda one of the rotating secretaries said with a cheery smile. "You have twenty six messages, four are from the President, three from the Vice President, six from the Byron, and the rest are from the Section Chiefs."

"Seven from the Prez's... yikes." Ari shook her head. "Oh and hire a new front desk person, I had to remove the other one."

"Of course. I didn't like her either. Sees me everyday and acts all rude when I come in." Brenda said with a shrug of her shoulders. "Clio is around the Mount, I think she's happy you're finally back on the job, she did great while you were gone though."

"I know, that's why I chose her." Ari winked and pulled off her blazer and fired up her terminal. "Well, let's see if we can't get through those messages. I also want to make sure we figure out what our slush budget's looking like, I want to put a little funding into making sure this Civilian Police force that Clio and Jhu are spearheading happens... and that we've got a link inside of it. We're not being caught flatfooted like we did when the Imperium was taking over." she pulled her mug out of her desk drawer. "And can you get me some oolong tea?"

"Oh didn't you hear, the oolong we were shipped had bugs. Literal and spy bugs." Brenda said

"No... oolong?" Ari looked at her in shock.

"The Ferengi traders we got it from must have known. I think we've got more than one mole." she replied

"Damn Ferengi... well, then replicate some for me. Rassumfrassum Ferengi... bug MY tea..." Ari said and muttered under her breath.
Arisu Lei
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"You mean like you are caught flat-footed now?" the receptionist asked as they followed Arisu into the office. Then with a flourish of dramatics, she pressed her pin, and morphed into a more familiar face. "As your older sister, Ari, I must say I still know how to pull your strings." She put her hands up to indicate she was there as a friendly. "And yes, this is really my face. And yes, you can run whatever tests to make sure I am me. I have just been hanging around looking after the place, administration wise, while you were off recovering from your trauma, and Clio was busy with other things.

So sister dear, what test will you run to ensure I am Ru, the real and only one."

(OCC Bio coming tomorrow eek today, once Nick reminds me of the details lol - and she just means doing the secretary things not taking over)
Edited by Rumiko Lei, Sep 3 2013, 09:11 AM.
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Ru kept a close eye on her sister, knowing what she was capable of. She couldn't help but wonder if Ari knew it was really her, Ru....

Ari looked at her sister and raised an eyebrow. "Didn't I just fire you?"

This reaction was not what Ru was expecting. "Yes you fired the me I was pretending to be."

"So that's you were such a rude little bitch." Ari said as she stuck her tongue out. "I almost shot you, you do know that right?"

Ru giggled. "Who's little, little sister." She poked her own tongue out and said, "Aww but it was so much fun. So what, am I still fired or are you happy to see me?"

"MMnn... still fired. You WERE being a total grade-A biatch back there." Ari tapped her foot. "Oh come over here and give me a hug you crazy old dead lady."

Ru ran into her sister's arms, relieved as that was exactly the rection she ahd hoped for.

"I'll pester you for details later Ru." Ari whispered as she embraced her thought dead sister.

Ru lingered in the embrace of her little sister as she said, "So long as you are happy that I am alive and back from the dead, dear sis... as I am glad to see you here too."

TBC
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"Welcome to the Twilight Zone sis." Ru said as she hugged her sister.

Ari stopped, pulled away and drew her weapon from her jacket. "Who the hell are you really?" she said sternly, very quick on the draw despite hearing the person say 'sis'. "If this is some joke, you're vaporized and I have Brenda out there remove you with a dust buster."

"You can't kill someone who is already dead.." said Ru. "Though as they say, the reports of my death, and someone else's.. is greatly exaggerated." She wondered why Ari suddenly doubted her when a moment ago she seemed to have accepted that she really was Ru.

Ari still held her weapon out and looked at her. "I really want to believe that. I really do. But Dom and everyone else said you were lobotomized. How do I know you're not some sick, twisted... evil plan our big sister sent?" she said with a half smile. "Tell me something only you would know about me, that Julie wouldn't. We lived together for years, there ARE things you know that no one else knows."

Ru didn't hesitate. "I know that even though you never married.. there is one that has stolen your heart and you wouldn't want it back again. I also know that he and his brother saved me just before I was lobotomised as Dom was told. I also know that Chris..." She sighed heavily. "I know that he is the one that has stolen your heart and even so, you will do what has to be done."

"I know that I caught you kissing a photo of him when you were a teenager." Ru said with a girlish giggle. "Julie liked Nick, I liked Dom.. but you just loooveeed Chris. You would kiss a photo of him and picture yourself in a photo with him... a wedding photo. I also know though that you are not the marrying kind anymore... but is it because you couldn't be with Chris, or that you are married to your job."

Ru thought she better add one more thing to ensure that Ari really knew it was really her. "I also know that Ally is not where you think she is, and she is not who you think she is. Nick only just found out himself. You remember Chris's sister, Nancy? She isn't who you think she is either... which makes what Ally is... amazing."

Ari put the weapon back into her shoulder holster and just looked at Rumiko with a quizzical look. "Holy crap Ru... if that's all true... geez... holy crap." she said and laughed. "So, Dom practically committed hari kari because of you and you were alive the whole time? Does he know? I mean sheesh girl... he's out there basically on a 'if I live I live, if I die I die' mission."

"I have only become aware of my true self now." Ru said with a heavy sigh. "The people were not ready to be revealed yet. Now they are, I am their liaison with Homeland Intelligence. And you will never believe who else is there. I am not the only one who is not dead, Arisu."

"Who else isn't dead?" Ari said as she sat on the edge of her desk. "If you say it's Ally I'm beating you."

"Then beat me." Ru said. "The people who saved me, saved her as well. They had to, since she is one of their people."

"Who the heck did Nick marry?" Ari laughed and playfully slapped Ru on the head. "'Their people', geez.." She shook her head at that. "Well, I'm just happy I have my big sister back... so, do you work for these 'people' now too?"

"It's complicated." Ru said, slapping her sister back on the head. "Nick married Noella who was really Nancy... Nick and Nancy were on her home planet, and Nick left with a Noella.. but the real Nancy stayed behind. The real Nancy is Ally's mother, and Ally's brother who is also Jack's twin - if you know what I mean, saved Ally."

"Y'know I used to think Jack was snooping around here for Kinsey sometimes, never said anything but I always thought I saw him but he wasn't there." Ari tapped her chin. "Could that have been this twin? Thank god you said 'twin' not alternate. Oh you won't believe this, there's a time displaced, possibly alternate version of Julie living in one of our safehouses. I was ready to kill her to get justice for you." she said and put her arms around her sister. "Don't leave me like that again alright?"

Ru felt safe again in her little sister's embrace. "I won't I promise. I just feel sorry for Chris's brother..."

"Which was that one again?" Ari said with a light laugh.

"Lew, the one who has to have his arms around Julie right now..." Ru said, making a face.

"Lew... Lew... I'm trying to picture what he looked like again." Ari said and raised an eyebrow. "He's with Whisper? Oh and we don't call her by her name in my office, it's her code name or the ... Empress. I disowned her, any form of her. I love her kids to death, but..." She sighed. "So Lew is with Julie... and Tiberius has Kinsey's alternate. Why do I see a civil war in the Imperium's future?"

Ru thought the same, and she was actually actively working for just that. "Well you can throw in a Nikita with Tiberius and it will get better. I feel sorry for Lew though, because at one time he really liked her... but she only saw Nick. Now he has to be with her to keep an eye on things if you know what I mean."

"Yeah... I get that." Ari winced. "Although you know Nick and I... once. Long time ago. He's just such a nice guy I can see why Julie DID only have eyes for him. But I think Lew was more her type, I don't think he quite had a problem with the kind of work we did. Nick was a spy too, but he never quite handled the wet work we did. Although our father basically trained us to be killers from the time we were old enough to hold a blade." She looked down slightly. "I'll bet you'll say that she didn't kill our parents either?"

Ru smiled as she pulled away and looked into her sister's eyes. "I have actually heard that father... is on Starbase Byron, alive and well."

"You're kidding!" Ari looked at her. "I KNEW she couldn't kill daddy... remember when we were kids and he fell out of that shuttle when his hand strap broke, spent four days in the hospital and checked himself out, broke leg and all and then went to tackle some Borg or Klingons or whoever we were fighting against. I'll have to send an agent to harass him. Show him his baby girl isn't the airhead he thought I was. He should know that was all an act. Ohhh you and I need to celebrate big time. Not every day I get my family back from the dead." She grinned. "You still like Mojitos or am I thinking one of Nick's kids...?" She blushed. "Olivia has the Lei iron liver I swear."

There was something else about Nick's kids that she had to reveal. "Some of Nick's kids... are not our niece or nephew..."

"What do you mean by that?" Ari asked.

How could Ru explain? "I mean Jack and his twin Eric.. Jack was somehow implanted into Julie's womb, but he is not hers... he is not Lei... he's Nancy's kid. As to where Eric ended up being born from...."

"Huh?" Ari looked at her. "Okay... that's weird. Because I remember Julie being pregnant... although... " She snapped her fingers. "I knew there was something fishy about all that. Because this time displaced, possibly alternate Julie we found, she's pregnant with Jack, allegedly. But she claims it's from before she actually came back from that one mission where she faked her death... against those rogue Betazoids. That whole story didn't seem kosher, but even our telepaths said it was true. BUT..." She looked at her. "I wonder if the kid that our pregnant Julie is carrying is actually Nancy's." She rubbed her hands. "Want to find out? If that's true, then Julie's been dirtier far longer than we ever expected." She shrugged her shoulders. "Or used by someone earlier than we thought."

Ru really had no idea right now and she sighed heavily. "We could find out but I would rather they not know I am alive. Julie thinks I am dead because I was literally saved from the surgeon's chair and a LMD took my place. Besides, I find it funny that after all I have said, you still haven't spoken about he who stole your heart..."

"Maybe because I don't want to." Ari said softly.

Ru could understand, but something had to be done about Chris... and Dom. "But someone has to. He tried to kill his CO, and was captured.. by Carly. Now something has to be done about him. Also he was the Empress's lover, you can just imagine all the stories he could tell... and he probably would.. if asked by the right person."

"So Chris slept with her too?" Ari looked at Ru.

"It was.. an assignment." Ru replied with a sigh. "The things this game makes you do. Question is - will you be jealous or will you do something about it?"

"Well... he'll have to make it up to me big time if he wants to get back in my good graces or my bed." Ari said and sighed heavily. "Men... the cause and solution to most of life's problems."

Ru was confused. "Did you not hear that I said he has been captured by Carly? And something has to be done about him...."

"I heard that." Ari said with a nod of her head. "And something does need to be done, once he gets here, he's in our custody. The Mount still has the highest level of security anywhere on the planet, we just had to do it all from scratch, but each breach and we learn something." She smiled slightly. "I'm glad I kept you on the safe list."

"I am glad you kept me on the safe list too. But the problem is... someone tried to kill Chris, and claimed..." How could she explain? "He said he was Chris's son from the future I assume.. yes another one... and he claims that he had to kill Chris to stop him being another Hitler..."

"A Hitler?" Ari rolled her eyes. "I dunno if I can see that."

"Really? Think of someone controlled or influenced by Julie... and giving in to his darkness. He's such a powerful telepath..." Ru warned.

"Powerful, sure... but I don't see that kind of commitment to doing that." Ari said. "Sure I loved him but still I don't think he could go quite that far."

"And when we were younger, could you ever see our dear sister turning out to be an evil Empress?" Ru said, as there was no way she would have ever imagined even being related to someone so 'evil'.

"Yes, yes I could." Ari said. "Remember how she bossed us around? I think that's why she liked Nick, he was too nice to not stand up to her. Although seriously no I didn't really see her doing that either. So... I guess you're right. But then again, I really don't think that woman is our sister. Something drastically changed in her head. "

Ru thought about Chris. "Just like I think something could easily change in Chris's head. They could have been reprogrammed.... though you could ask the same of me. So you need to get me checked out before we speak more."

"Yeah I think I do." Ari said and sighed. "I hate this... can't even trust family."

Ru tried to reassure her sister. "I can promise you I am Ru, you're Ru.... but you need to check me out. What about.. Jack? You could see Ally at the same time."

"I'm not sure if I'm ready for that." Ari said softly. "I climbed out of a very deep, dark hole after she was killed here... not sure if I'm ready to re-open that."

Ru sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "I thought seeing her alive, would help you come out completely."

"It's more than that Ru... four other agents died when she was killed. All on my watch, literally in front of me." Ari said with a heavy sigh. "I only came back because I knew I had to focus on something other than the death of people under my command and I am over the moon about Ally being alive, but at the same time... why her and not the others that were killed? All the agents that were killed since Terra Pax and later the Imperium attacked us." She sighed and looked at her sister. "This is only my first day back after rehab... you already got me wishing for a bottle of saki right now and I don't want to go back into that."

Ru hoped she could lighten her sister's burden. "One agent was actually not killed either... his name is Eric, and he is Ally's brother... Eric, Jack and Ally are all Nancy's kids."

"Okay that makes... me feel somehow only a tiny bit better. But it's a lot to take in and I haven't even had my first mug of tea yet." Ari said.

"I would give it to you but you might think I would poison you. So who are you going to get to check me out to make sure I am really Ru?" Ru asked, knowing just how necessary it was.

"At this point, couldn't poison me any worse than I did myself." Ari admitted. "I know you better than anyone else."

Ru smiled at that. Still.... "But you still have to get me checked out. So who are you going to do it? Sooner rather than later."

"I'll call in Jack." Ari said as she left out a few padds on the desk. "Make him think he's getting something Naval Intelligence can use." She held up one padd. "Got some smugglers operating out of Byron, I think that's something NI could do. We share stuff between our agencies, even if I make it look like they're horning in on our turf."

"But Jack is with Ally right now." Ru said.

She looked at Ru. "So you ARE working for me right?"

Ru nodded her head and smiled some more. "I am working for you, but also as a liaison to the people who saved me, and Ally."

"Okay... I suppose I can accept that." Ari said. "Fine, let's meet with Jack, but I'm not seeing Ally, not yet. Fair enough?"

"Then just ask Jack to come here." Ru said. "Though his brother Eric may have to come too.. he's Jack's bodyguard since someone tried to put some kind of parasite in Jack to take control of him. It probably was Jack's twin, Eric, you saw around here. He was acting as Ally's bodyguard... well what can I say, he came through in the end."

"Yeah, hey i'm just glad it wasn't another damn alternate." Ari laughed. "Once you're cleared, you and I have some work to do."

"Yes and I have to introduce you to the wonders of the people." Ru said with a smile, wondering how she could explain who and what they were. "They will want to clear you too."

"Fine with me." Ari said as she plopped Ru in her chair, and rolled her chair from behind her desk. "Remember when we were kids and we used to have office chair races in dad's barracks? Colonel Singh got so mad at us making so much noise."

"You will not be making the noise little girls..." Ari said in as close to an Indian accent as she could do.

Ru laughed! "You sound just like him."

"Hah!" Ari laughed at that. "He was always so nervous." She smiled. "Y'know even if you don't check out, I really needed that laugh and to see my big sister again."

"I will check out, or the people wouldn't let me live." Ru said with a smile. "Speaking of living... should we tell dear old Dad.. yes I know, father dear... that we are both alive?"

"We should find him somehow. I'll talk with Kinsey, see if she can let me get access to the station visitor logs." Ari said. "I'd just request them, but y'know... just professional courtesy."

Ru didn't think it was that complicated. "He is on Starbase Byron as I said... helping one of the people. I keep calling them the people because apart from them being a lost Vulcan clan I have no idea who they are. But they saved me, so..."

"I meant 'where' on Byron, Byron's huge, like two small cities on top of each other." Ari said.

Ru knew how huge Byron was as she had been lost on it more than once... once or twice by choice and once by necessity. "And I said she is with one of the people... who says she is related to Dad's cousin..."

"Seriously? And all this happens today? My first day back?" Ari laughed. "I picked the wrong month to quit drinking." She shook her head. "Alright, well let's find Jack, then find dad and this cousin."

"I should explain why today first." said Ru, wondering if she could explain. She gave it her best shot anyway. "Nancy's sister Ginny met with Nick and Tony.... and there was an assassination attempt.. yes another one. Chris's brother Galen saved Nick but had to be taken to their ship, where Nancy was reunited with Nick and explained who the people were, and what they can give. It is like Christmas. The only drink you should need is champagne to celebrate all good things happening at once."

Ru wished it was so easy. "But you have to worry about Chris... who is going to debrief him and... get all he knows before he is put on trial and probably executed..."

"Well... execution... we don't typically do that. Although the one that killed Ally... we made disappear." Ari said with a slight wince. "So, we can work something out, IF we can clear him."

"How can you clear him though?" Ru asked. "He was serving the Imperium, almost killed his CO who wanted to defect.."

"Honey, we can clear anyone if we have the right evidence and the right reasons." Ari said with a wink. "There's always the 'mind control' defense. That's worked a few times."

That reminded Ru of something. "That is something I have to talk to you about. Someone tried to control Jack, but luckily for us got Eric instead and the device was easily removed by Nick. But if they went after Jack, who else have they gone after.. who else do they control?"

"That's why I want you cleared asap, we've had some potential mole issues. You were always good at ferreting out that kind of thing." Ari said.

"Why do I feel like you gave me Ferret as a code name?" Ru said, thinking she knew her sister way too well.

"It was 'Flare' remember, because you used to like using those flare bombs?" Ari winked. "I only called you Ferrett behind your back..."

"I do remember flare, I meant behind my back." Ru replied. "I also have a few assets that I need help with.... Nikita has been made - get this - Emperor's hand... with one of his rings and all. She will be walking a tightrope to keep him under control.. and then there is Lew with the Empress..."

"That... isn't great news." Ari said. "I mean I joked about a civil war, but if they do turn on each other, it's going to be bad for all Terrans, we've already had to basically talk down some races from issuing 'execute Terrans on site' orders. What a mess... I'll have to see if I have any other assets near her. Like I said, my first day back, I haven't checked in any reports yet. No sense we can't share resources."

Ru decided to share what her resources had told her. "It seems that the Emperor is not that fussed on Earth anymore... he is more interested in Xenex. So if we could get rid of the Empress on Earth and return it to how it should be... I am wondering if the so called Emperor could be left ruling his own little planet, making him believe he rules the world... I think it is great news, if it is 'handled' properly." she said. "This has been planned for a long time, and having them fighting each other is exactly what we want, with our own people pulling their strings."

"Right, yeah... but I'm just worried that some other races are going to say 'screw it' and start taking down Terrans wherever they see them." Ari said. "The Klingons wanted to just invade Earth and take it for the Empire, 'oh but at least you'll be rid of your enemy' yeah... and you take our planet, nooo thank you."

"That is why the people are here now... to stop that sort of thing.. to help bring peace to all people." Ru explained to her sister. "I know that sounds bad, but it is more like the Elves, how they left man to their own devices, and just assisted when Sauron threatened to destroy it all. They are more interested in universal peace, and each people can look after themselves, but when they endanger everything, then and only then do the people become involved. And when peace is found, they will go back into their own again until they are needed again."

"Oh not Tolkien again... nerd." Ari stuck her tongue out.

Ru stuck her own tongue out. "Well they are like Elves... and then I guess you will hate this. I have my people speaking Elvish because I know the Imperium and others except us nerds won't understand. It's the perfect language to speak in."

Arisu laughed. "Well, that's a brilliant idea actually. And you're still nerds. I think I got halfway through Fellowship before I fell asleep and I sucked Chris's face through most of Return of the King when we went to watch the movies."

Ru laughed! "Oh poor Chris! He was probably jealous anyway given that Galen looks so much like Aragorn." Then she sighed heavily as she thought of Chris. "So about Chris... even if he is on the wrong side.. you are still determined to save him?"

"Probably. It really depends on him and how far gone he may be." Ari said. "I won't lie, it's always been him. No one really compared." She blushed. "Poor Chris? We got to third base after we left the theater. I made it up to him big time."

Ru wanted to tell Ari that he felt the same... she deserved to know the truth. "I can tell you that to him it's always been you too. He said he felt guilty being with Julie, but then if you tell him you were with Nick once.. you'd be even. Though he 'had' to be with Julie... what's your excuse?"

Ari winced. "Well..." She blushed. "Two bottles of Romulan Ale and loneliness? We were always friends, but... we both realized after we did it, that we just didn't work. Was about a month after Julie divorced him and said some really mean things about me, she disowned me before I disowned her. Hey, I was a good aunt to his kids, when Julie was on missions and even after that when they were grown, I helped them out. But yeah... it was always Chris. I think I even called Nick that." She blushed even more furiously. "And he called me Julie. So yeah... " Ari sighed. "I think he gave me this position to make up for it. His family took me in, I was one of the few people from S31 he could trust." She looked at her sister. "That's why the more I talk to you, the more I'm trusting you simply because... I know you. I trust you. I always did."

"Yes, little old me, the only one who hasn't slept with either Chris or Nick..." Boy Ru felt like she had missed out!

"Technically..." Ari winked. "You married Nick's alternate. That's closer than I got. I got one night that wasn't very good."

Now Ru thought more about Dom. "How am I going to tell Dom I am back from the dead? I don't want him to be all guilty over what he did..."

"Well, take it slow. God, I nearly forgot, how's your daughter? Samantha?" Ari said. "Dom said they messed her head up too."

Ru sighed heavily and shrugged. "I really don't know. I hope she is as ok. I hope they saved her too. We are really getting into a next generation type with all the youngsters like Jack and Eric, Ally and Shelly... Sammy and Sam..."

"Well, we all grew up." Ari said. "Angel's even pregnant and her future daughter is hanging around, next-next generation almost."

This confused Ru a lot. "You know some of these alternates... may actually be twins..." She tried to figure out who Angel's future daughter was. There was only one future daughter she knew about. "Carly right? That's who has Chris... and his son.. future son I think.. but is it also your son..."

"Trinity, Carly's Jack's future daughter." Ari said. "Trinity looks like how Angel looked as a girl, almost scary, acts like her too. Good kid, whip smart and a helluva organizer, I actually get reports on time from Byron when she sends them."

Ru wondered if she would have to repeat the bit about Chris's future kid again.

"Waiit... future son?" Ari said as she heard that last bit and let it process.

"Yes, he said he is Chris's son and came back to stop Chris become another Hitler... I don't know if it is his and your son, or some test tube son..." Ru said, as she really had no idea. "Did you ever see yourself having a kid with Chris?"

"Not really... well maybe... but it wasn't something I really planned on." Ari said. "I was never pregnant, which isn't shocking since I've been on implanted birth control for most of my life."

"I did say 'future' son." Ru said. "So are you sure looking like this http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/06/17/3587594/shinkoyamada.jpg it can't be your future son?" Ru asked. She had a horrible thought then. "Unless it is Julie's..."

"That's more possible, woman's a breeder. According to my intel reports there are possibly dozens if not more embryos and children in stasis from her unions with Tiberius and others." Ari said. "She'd conceive, remove the embryo and place it somewhere. I think she wants back up plans. Also given that her own kids kicked her Starfleet's ass, I thinks he figures we Lei women have amazing genes and can do anything, no matter who the man we're with is." She looked at the picture. "That was my one regret, that I never had a child... but I was too married to my work. To this lifestyle."

"I did say future." Ru said again. "You may end up with Chris, and have this boy... but would you want too? Or if he is Julie's... oh I would much rather he was yours. If he is Julie's, he could be right about what Chris turns out to be... I was hoping he might be yours so you could reason with him... but to reason with one of Julie's.. and Chris.. oh boy..." She sighed as she thought about the implications of this. "Makes me wonder if this time displaced Julie is actually carrying him... maybe that is why he turned up now... Though is this time displaced Julie from the future or the past?" She wondered. "Is it possible Chris's kid was one of the embryo's.. but what does she do with them?"

"Surrogates or grow 'em like clones. She's got clones all over." Ari said. "It's like she took every illegal tech and is using it. We're even worried she's growing her own augments. I know she's been trying. She took Nick's wife who's got pyrokinetic abilities like Nick, in the effort to breed her, she took one of my operatives Selene, and took her blood and tried to create soldiers, so nothing would shock me with her. Although this Julie we've got in our safehouse is younger, but she seems older than she says. Although with all the surgery we've all had on our faces and bodies over the years for missions, we hardly look our ages."

Ru sighed heavily. "Which sucks as she was the surrogate with Jack. She probably is growing her own augments or stealing them. I know Galen has a son that's missing.. others have as well... like my daughter Sammy, and Tom's son Sam."

"I think you may be onto something sis." Ari said and tapped her chin. "That woman is really not our sister, I keep thinking we lost our's to a mirror universe version."

Ru agreed with Ari. I just can't believe she is our sis.. maybe she is an alternate.. which means, should we try to find ours? Imagine if we found ours, and replaced the evil Empress with our sis..."

"But... let's get you checked out and I need tea in the worst way." Ari said. "And you're living with me until you get your own place. I am not letting you out of my sight."

Ru thought about Dom and wanting to be with him. But she wasn't going to argue with Ari right now.

"Well that time displaced one... Nick was thinking about it. According to Selene and Clint, she's a lot nicer. Who knows, maybe she's our's - pre corruption.'" Ari said. She shrugged her shoulders. "Or our actual sister just made to think she's younger."

"Then how did she get Jack, if that is Jack..." Ru asked.

Ari agreed. "That's the question."

"And the other question is, if that is Jack.. where the hell was Eric... what was his surrogate?" Ru asked. She thought about a bigger problem. "There is a big problem with the time displaced one.. if she is our sister, but is really carrying Jack in 'this' time... then if Jack is born, he will be a baby, and what would happen to the Jack already here? If she wasn't back 'then' to give birth to him?"

"Ohhh headache how I missed you..." Ari rubbed her head. "Let's deal with that headache later.. I need to clear you, then I need tea and then... we're getting massages. And no more confusing talk for at least an hour okay?"

Ru liked that idea. "Okay with me. I'll give you an hour to decide what you want done with Chris... and the fact that Julie and the Emperor both want Kristina..."

"Oh geez... that too..." Ari groaned.

Ru tried to comfort her sister. "See, that is why I came back today sis, to help you with all of this ... to show you are not alone.."

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Ru thought the sooner she was cleared the better. "You can invite Jack here saying you have to clear Eric, and while Jack is here, he can clear me."

"I suppose." Ari said and groaned. "What a day... and you ARE living with me, you're coming back to my condo. Waaaay too much to catch up with. Besides, I have all your clothes still. Dom was nice enough to beam up the contents of your place on Earth when they escaped Earth on the El Dorado, gave me your clothes to hang onto. I think he knew somehow he'd save you, but over time gave up hope on that."

Ru thought about staying with her sister again. "I would love to stay with you sis. And really clearing me is just a formality because if I was bad in any way the people would never have saved me. I am glad that I can be here now, when you need me the most."

She thought about Dom and how he needed her, and he needed Tom. "How can I contact Dom, or should I have Tom contact him?" Ru sighed as she thought about Dom and what he must be thinking and suffering.

"I think Tom would be the only one that could find him." Arisu said. "Remember, your hubby knows most of our tricks at staying hidden AND he has a vendetta, so... yeah I think we need Tom, they were friends." She chuckled lightly. "Course not as friendly as you two got."

Ru blushed. "Yeah well.... how do we get Jack here quickly?"

"This." Ari pulled out a tool from her desk and hit the stud, which beamed him right to her office.

"... tea..." Jack said and looked completely dumbfounded. "Where the... " He then saw Arisu standing with his multi-tool. "I never should have given you that."

"But you did." Ari winked. "I need you oh great big brain."

"You only call me that when you... need... a favor...?" Jack said and then gasped when he saw Rumiko. "Pardon the rhyme but... Aunt Ru is that you?"

"Yes, just like it was Ally with Shelly, and your mother... and Eric." Ru said, letting him know what she knows. "All this, Julie does not know or need to know. I would therefore keep her time displaced self in the dark about this. And I am still concerned if it is you she is carrying Jack, if she doesn't get back in time to give birth to you, will you not be born?"

"Well, I've thought about that... we're of the theory that some of these rifts, while they MAY be the past or the future, they're possible pasts and possible futures." Jack replied. "Slightest change to our timeline effectively creates a new one. I don't recall my mother ever mentioning coming to a world like Terra Alpha..." He smiled and looked at Ru and reached out telepathically. ~ So are you my Aunt Ru or are you another alternate?~ he inquired.

Ru was not a telepath but she knew she just had to *think* and he would hear her thoughts. ~As far as I know, I am no alternate. No alternate would know about Ally or Shelly or Eric or Nancy... I do not believe that has happened in any alternate reality.~

~In another reality I was a mad scientist bastard.~ Jack replied. ~But you do feel like my Aunt Ru. Even if technically we're no longer blood, you're still my Aunt. Can't deny our personal history together.~

Ru wondered something. ~No offence kiddo but with a mother supposedly like Julie I could see you as a mad scientist bastard. And again no offence but I would rather be related by heart and not by blood, given the choice of mothers you have. Now your Aunt Ari needs you to telepathically clear me so that I am not brainwashed, or a sleeper... can you really do that?~

~I can do that.~ Jack said and mentally scoffed. ~But I already AM a mad scientist, just a very happy mad scientist. Now don't fight the probe and this will take less time.~ he said and mentally flitted through her mind to clear her.

She didn't resist.. she didn't have too. She knew she was aok. ~You don't have to be gentle Jack, you just have to get it done.~ She thought she better fill him in. ~And oh.. your future Daughter Carly caught your.. well he would be now wouldn't he... your Uncle Chris, your mom's brother... he was 'with' the Empress and on her side.. it's going to get very messy.~

~Oh messy is our specialty around here.~ Jack said as he probed and checked. ~I'm proud of that girl... I hope her younger self turns out like her future self.~ he said and looked at her. ~You are 99.938% Rumiko Lei... ~

~And the other .062?~ Ru wondered. ~Just wondering if your people did anything to me when they saved me. And remember have to make sure I am also not brainwashed or programmed or anything.~

~Well you're more you than I'm me. Technically you spies segment your thought processes to the point where you 'become' other people. Role players do the same thing. Remember, I'm a Level 80 Light Elf of the Crown in Universe of Warcraft.~ Jack said. ~I'd be a 100 by now but I have children now. But you are you and there is no hint of brainwashing. Although I could have done without seeing your thoughts of my uncle.~ Jack teased. ~ I'm just kidding. I'm happy you're alive!~

Ru laughed. ~And you actually belong to a people that Elves were modeled on.~

~Isn't that insane?!~ Jack laughed as he slowly started to slip out of her mind. ~Although I always called them 'Vulcans using a science I don't understand yet' when I used to see 'magical elves', even fiction has a grain of truth.~

~Exactly.~ Ru agreed. ~So care to tell my sister of your results about me?~

"She is Rumiko Lei." Jack said. "You got your sister back like I got mine."

Ru looked to her sister and poked out her tongue. "And as I am sure Ally is, I am so glad to be back."

"Alright." Ari crossed her arms. "Just like I told her... but of course big sister never quite trusts her little sister's observations." She teased. "You can go back to your family Jack." She tossed him a padd. "For the rapid beam out."

"Oh Kinsey'll thank you for this." Jack said as he looked at it. "I'm glad you're back Aunt Ru."

"I am glad to be back too. I only hope we are all back in time." Ru said, thinking of the timing of it all. "Can you tell Ally that I'll catch up with her soon? And maybe ask your father if he can try to contact Dom while I get Tom to try and find him. I just wish he hadn't gone off like he had, but it just wasn't time to come back.."

Ru looked to her sister with a big smile on her face. "And oh sis... believe it or not, I had to do something while I was waiting for my return... so instead of calling me flare... my new code name is what I am, call me Sister Samurai."
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