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Disclaimer: I only own Rescor. Shanny, Ryan, Shonda, Marcus, Carla, McKayla, Emma, and Joseph all belong to EmmALewisS. Ben 10 and all its aliens belong to Cartoon Network and Man of Action.

Chapter 11: A Family Together

They all recovered slowly and together, considering that the battle had been harsh, but as the pain lessened every day, their spirits lifted.

"Hey, what happened to Kyber, the hunter you told us about?" Emma asked Snare-Oh, Feedback, and Sugilite.

They smiled. "Don't worry," said Sugilite. "He's in the Null Void and can't get out."

"You don't have to worry about him anymore," said Feedback with a smile, making the others smile.

Emma looked over to her adoptive parents. "Mom, Dad," she said. "I love you."

Shanny smiled. "We love you too," she said and then her smile faded. "I'm sorry we didn't tell you and your brother the truth. We wanted you to be safe and hoped that in hiding the truth from you that you wouldn't be hunted."

"But we were wrong," said Ryan. "We should have told you when you had asked us if you had been adopted."

Tetrax now spoke. "You both raised them well and I should have also known asking you not to tell them was wrong, but I too wanted them to be safe," he said.

Joseph now spoke. "You all kept us safe, besides I don't think we would have believed you if you told us we were half-aliens. We almost didn't believe Uncle Tetrax when he told us," the young boy said.

Ben now spoke. "What are you guys going to do now?" he asked. "It's gonna be a little hard hiding from villains now that you guys know what you are and word will spread."

"Ben is right," said Rescor. "Your lives may be constantly in danger."

Shanny and Ryan looked at each other and nodded. "We discussed this a long time ago and came to a conclusion," said Shanny. "We believe Emma and Joseph should stay here with Shonda and Marcus."

Emma and Joseph looked at their parents. "But you're our parents," said Emma. "We don't want to leave you."

Rook now spoke up. "Why not have Shanny and Ryan join the Plumbers and that way the whole family can be together?" he asked.

"An excellent idea, Rook," said a familiar voice and they turned to see Magister Tennyson come in. "Shanny. Ryan, if you two agree, then you will automatically be drafted as Plumbers. But, if you don't wish to, that is alright too."

The two looked at each other and Ryan nodded and Shanny nodded as well. "Alright, we accept," said Ryan, making their children smile happily.

Shonda and Marcus welcomed them into the family and made them a part of the Outsiders. Now, with eight people, The Outsiders were a strong force unit.

As for the family, Tetrax and Rescor joined in. Wildvine, Feedback, Sugilite, and Snare-Oh politely declined, explaining that they were needed on their planets, but promised to stop by now and again and to call to see how they were all doing.

It was about a month later that they fully recovered, thanks to Galvan technology and healing. One of the Plumber Magisters offered to take the four aliens back to their homeworlds and the four gratefully accepted the offer, packing up and saying goodbye to their friends. Emma and Joseph hugged them sadly, but the aliens comforted them and told them that they'd always be thinking about them. That gave the kids some comfort as they waved goodbye as Feedback, Sugilite, Snare-Oh, and Wildvine boarded the ship and it took off for the stars.

Ben then suggested a larger house for the family. "Since your home got trashed by Vilgax's robots and The Outsiders have been staying in Plumber HQ, everyone got together and bought this for you," he said and Magister Patelliday brought up on the screen a large house in the country. It was very big and secluded a bit. The Outsiders instantly liked it and thanked the Plumbers for such a generous gift and moved in within the week.

The week had been busy with the kids choosing their rooms and the adults also picked their rooms and painted and decorated. Even Ben and Rook came to help when they weren't on patrol and Emma even called them her cousins, making them smile when they realized they were made part of the family.

Then, a month later, it was both Emma and Joseph's birthdays. Surprisingly, they had both been born on the same day, although a few years apart. Shonda and Marcus insisted on a big celebration and the others agreed.

On the big day, Emma and Joseph were sitting in her room, talking.

"Would you have believed all this would happen to us, Emma?" asked Joe.

She shook her head. "Probably not," she answered. "But, I'm glad."

"Me too. This means we're cooler than the kids in town!" Joe said excitedly, making Emma smile.

"You bet, bro," she said as they hugged.

Rescor cleared his throat from the doorway. "Hey, you two. You ready?" he asked. Both nodded. "Let's go then."

"Uncle Rescor," said Emma. "Piggy-back ride?"

With a warm laugh, Rescor nodded and kneeled down. "Hop on," he said and felt them latch onto him. Moving his arms around, he soon had them secured and walked down the hall and downstairs. Emma and Joseph grinned the whole time and then Emma looked over the top of Rescor's head and saw Tetrax.

"Hey, Uncle Tetrax, we're taller than you," she said, unable to resist a good joke.

Tetrax looked over at them with a smile. "My goodness, you certainly are," he said, playing along as the kids slid down from Rescor's back and were enveloped in hugs from the family. Then everyone was headed outside, but Tetrax and Rescor caught Emma and Joseph respectively. "You know what you kids need?" asked Tetrax and they shook their heads, to which he and Rescor both grinned.

"Birthday tickle!" said the two aliens as they began tickling the half-aliens. Emma and Joe giggled and laughed as the two aliens continued to tickle them, going from their sides, ribs, underarms, and stomachs rapidly. The kids squirmed hard, but couldn't escape their strong uncles, who finally stopped and scooped up their victim in their arms. Emma hugged Tetrax and Joe hugged Rescor as the two carried them outside to the celebration.

In a hidden area of the woods, Sevenseven watched the family, smiling to himself as he placed the presents he had gotten for the kids with the big pile of presents before moving away softly, catching both Emma's and Joseph's eye, but they only smiled and waved, which he returned and gave them a thumbs up. They returned the thumbs up and watched him go.

They couldn't believe that the summer had started so crazily with being on the run and finding out what they were and meeting their family.

But now, looking back on it, they wouldn't change what they had right now for the world, no matter what.

And that concludes "The Outsiders". I want to extend a special thanks to these people:

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