A/N: WAHHHH YOU GUYS IT'S HERE! Are you so stoked? Well good - you should be, cause third time's a charm ;) As for the Defying Code sketchdump, if you have a scene you'd like drawn, from the ENTIRETY of Defying Code, leave a review here and it will be added. I am ALMOST done with the sketchdump - it will be a VERY large sketchdump because of how many requests I've gotten, how many gems I'm adding, and how much more is likely to come. I will let everyone here, in Rectifying Origin, know when it is posted. It hasn't been forgotten!

***For those of you just joining... UHHH xD Go ahead and go to my bio and read Wrecking Limits and Defying Code first, in order for this story to make sense!***

ALSO, I am aware you guys have no idea what Tessa and Zed's new abode looks like - I've drawn a proper floor plan sketch and some other doodles to give you guys a feel for what the 'story' and their 'castle' looks like. It's not posted yet, but I will let you guys know when it is. It will likely be put into the Defying Code sketchdump!

NOW, without further ado...

**Rectifying Origin**

*Chapter 1*

Song Listened To : Colors by Halsey

Flickers of memories whipped by silver circuits, as if to revisit lifetimes of warm home videos. Blips in the coding mixed with her original syntax, as if to surpass all knowledge of anything her mainframe had ever harbored. Like put on pause, she felt the halt of confusion without the mix of the saddened loss of time. Like flying blind through fog on wings that knew just where to go, she somehow trusted that she was in good hands; she knew hope was all she ever had. Like lost in a bubble full of helium balloons, familiar voices eased in and out of existence. Similar to doing cartwheels underwater, the sand in her ears couldn't grasp her bearings. With all senses heightened, and sight taken out of the equation, her mind made up scenarios she only could hope weren't real.

"Tessa, stay with us," A deep voice urged, the splashes of blue assured her that at least one of the Kalivar boys had his steady hand on the situation, though she began to feel oddly detached as the situation worsened, and her in-body experience quickly turned to out-of-body, "Stay with us!"

"I... I am, I'm fine," Tessa muttered, as if to be merely woken from a nap. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion at the sheer fact that her voice wasn't getting across, and her vision wasn't staying put, "Zed? Stop... Moving... Just, hold still!"

"It'll be okay," Came another deep voice, which Tessa was now confident was Finn's voice, and though she tried to turn her head to see him, her line of sight didn't cooperate, "Keep her in the center of the room, Zed."

"Guys, this is ridiculous, chill out, this is just a false alarm," Tessa laughed, though as she went to move, she realized she was in no control whatsoever.

She furrowed her eyebrows harshly in dire confusion, and as if someone had set a ten-ton weight on her chest, she jolted, a residual sleep paralysis she was unaware could even happen to her. She largely flinched, covered her face, and felt a rush of adrenaline hit her system. She barked a nervous noise of pain, and as if her temples were on fire, she grappled her head and loudly grimaced. She shook her head, and nearly felt as if her coding was on fire. She swung around and immediately began to beg for Zed and Finn, whom of which she could've sworn were in the room with her, though like a sick nightmare her brain had full control over, it painted weird blobs of silver coding across the canvas of her mind. She back stepped a few times, though in the strange movement, she could somehow still feel the bed underneath her, as if it were all merely a trick of the mind, and a piece of her so desperately wanted to wake up.

"Tessa, please," Zed suddenly begged, and to her massive surprise, he was in a full sob. He looked down to something precious he cradled in his arms, though it all moved in and out of reality; his deep, sorrowful voice was the only thing constant, "He's beautiful, Tessa... He's beautiful... You have to wake up, we need you... He needs you!"

"I'm right here!" Tessa demanded loudly, though in the vein-bulging yell, the coding on her temples suddenly flared with searing heat, and with a room that was already spiraling into a dark void, everything powered down, and she sunk into a tired comatose.

With nervous footsteps, Zed approached their bedroom door to leave. His exhausted, scared eyes followed the welcoming light that dosed the hallway, and as he froze in hesitation, he could hear his brothers calmly chatting. It had been nearly twelve hours since the incident, though he hadn't left the room once, even to visit the bathroom. His blue stare slowly slid back to his and Tessa's large, beckoning bed, though the view from across the room had him left simply just a bag of bones. Tessa lay calmly in their bed, though through the traumatizing event everyone was unprepared for, she had fallen into an indefinite sleep. Hooked up to intelligent leads, which safely monitored all of her vitals and kept her hydrated, she lay unconscious. Zed slumped his shoulders and nearly felt like the worst person ever, with the mere thought of leaving her like this, though Finn's encouraging words floated through his head again.

She just needs sleep, and lots of it... I'm sure birthing a human is something our little mainframes couldn't ever dream of handling.

Through a shaky sigh, he finally dragged his exhausted gaze to the small source of overwhelming heat in his arms. Even through all the turmoil, one simple look at the newborn cradled in his arms was nearly enough to forget all of his worries. An unconditional smile graced his tired cheeks, and as his fingers tidied the small, thin patch of dark blue hair atop his new baby's head, he leaned down and placed a firm, warm kiss into his forehead. Ace stirred, a warm murmur escaped his cuddly, bundled figure. His hands, which were a little larger in proportion to his body, grappled for Zed's thumb. Graced with fresh, dominant wrecking traits, Zed's eyes bulged a little as Ace's squeeze was a few notches stronger than what was anticipated. His little eyes remained tightly closed, as if to beg to keep the noise to a minimum. With one last peer across their glorious bedroom, Zed braved stepping towards the door.

For the first time all day, his legs took more than three steps at a time. He could feel his knees tremble, the lack of food, water, bathroom breaks or sanity had him immediately understanding just what fatherhood would be like. He mentally promised Tessa he'd be back in two minutes; he knew he had to at least somehow prove to his brothers that he was still sort of alive, after said event. He squeezed Ace deeper into his warm, strong chest and lovingly twiddled his thumb, which was still strongly gripped by Ace's little hand. He scoffed a small chuckle and nuzzled his nose into Ace's.

"C'mon, bud," Zed quietly croaked, "I guess I should probably give you a better tour of the house... That bedroom isn't going anywhere."

With great uncertainty, Zed nearly tip toed to the gape of the hallway, that lead to his and Tessa's bedroom. He peered out to their warm, massive home. As much as Tessa wanted to recreate Sugar Rush's castle, she was heavily advised against it, for fear of spiralling into a void of false hope and back-tracking. Dead Zed's castle was large, though it held onto a homey feel. With warm walls, high ceilings, and royal, gaping windows and sky lights, where Tessa could get away with, their fresh abode was built for her new, royal family. With beige, glossy, marble swirled tiles that mapped the entirety of their home, Zed let his eyes trace the black grout all the way to, what his brothers like to call, the sky room. A massive, dome of a room, which was nearly entirely glass. The glorious stars could be seen putting the setting sun to shame, alongside the hot orange display of clouds to go with. Inside this room was a long, swooping crest of a couch, that could easily fit Lickity's body, sans tail, three times over. His heart nearly jolted clear out of his skin as a soft voice was present to his left.

"Hey, stranger," Lickity breathed quietly, though her eyes quickly traveled to the bundle in Zed's arms; even though everyone had already met their new addition, each encounter, from the past twelve hours, still felt wholly brand new. Lickity carefully approached, as she could tell Zed was tense, with the way he drew Ace even tighter into his chest and arms, "How... How is Tessa doing? And, this little guy?"

"She's still asleep," Zed worried, his tired eyes glossed the sky room and counted each of his brothers lazily sprawled on different portions of the half-circle couch, they quietly chattered and bickered. He finally brought his eyes back to his and Lickity's gentle conversation, "Ace is doing just fine... I was able to get him fed."

"Really? Tessa's not even awake, how did you do that?" Lickity innocently wondered, though Zed scoffed a quiet laugh.

"It was no easy task," He smiled, which felt very foreign, though he smiled down to Ace, who was full of milk and wholly a happy camper, "He's fed, burped, changed..."

"World's best dad," Lickity eased in a knowing calm, she flattened her ears and gave Zed a kind smile, though it sunk once Zed shot her a nearly scared look of delight and exhausted dread. Lickity shook her head and squinted her eyes, "... Tessa will wake up, Zed. I wouldn't worry..."

"Yeah," Zed scoffed in an attempt to hold back tears. He urgently peered down to Ace, who only lightly squirmed.

"Go, you go," Lickity stated in a motherly tone as she reached out the wrist of her wing and began to nudge Zed closer to the sky room. She heaved a small giggle and, as Zed merely took a few steps forward and looked back to Lickity, she lowered her head and nudged her snout into his rump to get him to continue forward, "Gooo... I'll keep Tessa company. Stretch your legs. Get something to eat. I'll keep an eye on your to-be bride."

"Thank you," Zed eased in whole humility and gratefulness.

He finally heaved a gentle sigh and peered back to the sky room. As a new father, he felt numb to the universe, he knew he was holding the whole product of his very being, mixed with the love of his life, he softly gazed back down to Ace; he could swear he could never get over the squeeze of adrenaline and love from merely looking at his new baby. He cuddled Ace deeper into his chest and braved the tiles closer to the sky room. His eyes nervously scanned the room, and he counted each and every single one of his five brothers. Each boy was dressed in comfortable clothes for the night reset, they lazily, and quietly, chit-chat. As he stepped into the calm lighting, that were secretly housed in the main frame of the dome, he caught eyes with Finn. Zed was delighted to see Finn keep his still composure, upon seeing Zed standing, once and for all. His heart throbbed, as if he suddenly didn't want attention, though his feet kept on moving forward. With his actions, he suddenly felt all eyes hone in on him and his vulnerable new addition.

"There he is!" Jax called from down the bend of the couch, though Zed flinched once everyone suddenly tensed into action and stood.

"You doing okay?" Duke largely wondered as each boy quickly stumbled to get to their feet, though with the way Zed suddenly tensed and drew Ace up his chest, everyone halted their jolting movements and immediately brought it to a crawl.

"Guys," Finn urged in a protective way; his eyes looked nearly just as tired as Zed's. He held a small digital pad that read all of the information coming from Tessa's coding, including her vitals and other important information. In being Zed's right-hand man, he felt it his duty to rein their younger, excited brothers in. Finn wagged his hand lightly and motioned for the four to calm down, "Take it easy, don't crowd..."

"Is Tessa alright?" Tej worried, though as if puppies on leashes, they tugged closer to Zed as carefully as they could.

"How's Ace doing?" Jax quietly wondered as they each honed their curious eyes to their new nephew.

"Ace is fine," Zed's voice finally croaked, "Tessa's... Still asleep... Lickity's in there, keeping an eye on her."

"She seems to be doing just fine," Finn eased as he braved stepping closer to Zed, he knew he had spent the last half a day with Zed and Tessa, to help control the situation at hand. Finn stood closest to Zed and showed him the small digital pad, in which he thumbed through, "Everything looks normal... She's just in a very deep sleep... Her brain code, and activity, reads totally normal."

"When do you think she'll come out of it?" Orph finally spoke up, though his curious eyes peered down to Ace, who murmured a few cute noises.

"Who knows... But, we should really get you fed," Finn finally chuckled as he lugged a brotherly hand to Zed's shoulder, "I'll bet you're starving."

"I'm actually not," Zed's voice shook, he looked wholly exhausted, "I'm sort of on 'fight or flight' mode, right now."

"Naw, lemme make you one of my famous sandwiches," Jax waggled his eyebrows and gave Zed a cheesy side-eye, "You'll change your mind."

"Hey genius, try not to use expired meat, this time," Orph mumbled as everyone slowly began to make their way out of the sky room in a gentle mosey, "Your so-called famous sandwich gave me the shits something fierce."

"Information I didn't need," Tej muttered as he pushed ahead of everyone.