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JasonLeeScottFan: Sorry for the wait but here's the next chapter and all their reactions.

Ch. 30 Helping Hands

"Our parents?" Karone questioned, gripping the console in front of her. "Mom and Dad?" Andros could only nod. "No! I don't believe it!" With that she stormed off the Bridge.

"Can you?" Zhane asked pointing at Andros and Ashley nodded. Zhane didn't waste anymore time rushing after his girlfriend.

"Andros?" Ashley ventured carefully. "Are you okay?"

"I don't want to believe it either," he whispered to himself, "But I can't deny the facts. What do I do now?" He jumped when Ashley touched his shoulder and she gave him a concerned look. "I'm fine." When everyone gave him a 'I-don't-believe-you' look he added, "Really, I am. I just have to figure out what to do now." He closed his eyes and rested his head in his hands on the console in front of him. Ashley waved the others away and waited for Andros to come around.

Meanwhile, Zhane was still trying to catch up with Karone. When he first lost sight of her he had started looking in every room he went by. He searched their room and just as he got ready to leave he heard sniffling coming from the top bunk. He made his way up the ladder, debating exactly what he should say. When he saw Karone lying there he did the first thing that came to his mind, pulled her into his arms.

"Why, Zhane?" Karone questioned, tears streaming down her face. "Why?"

"I don't know, Rone," he answered, rubbing circle on her back, "but I can tell you that no matter what we'll make it through this. I'll be here with you every step of the way." He kissed her softly on the check, gasping when Karone kissed him passionately. He allowed himself to forget everything except the feel of her lips on his. It wasn't until her hand slipped under his shirt that he forced himself to push her away. "Karone?"

"Please, Zhane," Karone begged. "I need to know that everything's going to be okay. You're the only person who can show me that." Zhane gave in once again when she resumed kissing him. This time, however, he didn't stop her when her hands slipped under his shirt and he allowed his hands to do some wondering of their own.

When the first articles of clothing came off he pushed her away and asked, "Are you sure?" Karone nodded and he quickly took control of the situation. It wasn't long before he was positioning himself above her and he slowly pushed his hips forward. He held completely still, fighting every instinct in his body, when she moaned in pain giving her a chance to get use to the feeling. After a few minutes she opened her eyes and pulled Zhane down for a kiss. He took that as a sign to continue and he began to thrust in and out. It wasn't long before Karone's walls tightened around Zhane causing him to climax as well. He collapsed on top of her, putting the majority of his weight on his forearms, and kissed her again. "That was amazing," he gasped as he rolled off her. Zhane gathered her into his arms when he heard her sniffle and stroked her hair. "It'll be okay, Rone. It'll be okay."

Back on the Bridge, Andros had still not moved and Ashley was becoming very concerned. She went over and tried to force him to look at her but he just pushed her away. She looked helplessly at DECA's nearest eye and DECA just blinked at her, giving Ashley the impression she would be frowning if she could.

Just as Ashley was about to try again her son entered the room and asked, "Mommy, why Daddy sad?" Before answering she picked Brytan up and sat down with him in her lap.

"Has your Daddy ever told you about his mommy and daddy?" Ashley questioned, unsure of exactly what Andros had ever told Brytan. When he nodded she continued, "What did he tell you?"

"They were took by bad people," he answered.

"That's right," Ashley told him. "Daddy thinks that he found them but he doesn't know how to get them back." Brytan nodded and squirmed down. Ashley let him and watched as he went over and tugged on his father's pants. Surprised, Andros raised his head and looked down to see his son standing there. HE picked Brytan up when he held up his arms but couldn't fight back the tears when his little boy wrapped his arms around his neck.

"It's okay, Daddy," Brytan told his father. "You get Papaw and Nana back cause you smart." Andros knew that his two-year-old's promise was empty but it brought a smile to his face. "I love you, Daddy."

"I love you too, Brytan," Andros whispered. He sat his son down on the floor and silently told him to go play. After he was sure Brytan was gone he turned his attention to Ashley. "Sorry," he whispered in her ear after pulling her into a hug. "I just needed to think a little by myself before having to deal with everyone else." Ashley nodded in understanding and let him continue, "I have to talk to Karone first, make sure she's okay. Do you think you can buy me enough time to do that?"

"Yeah," she answered, "but not long. You know they'll want answers." Andros nodded and gave her a kiss. "Love you too." She smiled as he walked off the Bridge and then looked to DECA's nearest eye. "Could you please ask T.J., Carlos, and Cassie to come up here, please. Oh, give Andros time to get to Karone first." Ashley sank down into the nearest chair and thought about what she was going to say.

Andros hurried down the corridor and stopped outside his sister's room. He knew that Karone and Zhane had been sharing a room for quite awhile but he still couldn't bring himself to call it 'their' room. When he knocked on the door he heard something hit what sounded like the bed and heard Zhane curse loudly. Andros had the feeling that he knew exactly what had happened between his sister and his best friend and once he got past the overly protective brother feelings he couldn't help but feel slightly jealous. About that time the door opened and Zhane tried to make his way out.

"You know," Andros began, "you can't just brush past me when I know what you just did with my sister." He laughed when Zhane's face flushed. "I can't say a word." At Zhane's questioning look he continued, "Promise I made a long time ago. .She didn't say anything to me about Jenna so I won't say anything. Besides, I need you to go and keep your nephew busy while I talk to Karone." Zhane only nodded and ran off to find his nephew. "Never knew he was that afraid of me," Andros stated as he walked in and sat down at his sister's desk.

Karone laughed and replied, "Well, he is. I just hope he knows that you're scared of me so you won't say anything. So, what brings you all the way down here?"

"I was just going to see how you were taking the news," he explained. "Plus, we have to talk to everyone else eventually. I would rather not do it alone."

"It's just so…I don't know, surprising," Karone told her brother. "How did you know?" When he looked at her strangely she shrugged, "Ashley told us that you didn't want to fight them so you had to have some clue."

"The necklaces," he whispered. "I could see the outline under their shirts and then they came out after I cut them. I wasn't really sure at them time. You know, because they could have stolen them or something but now I know I'm right."

"What about the things they did? What about Jenna?" Karone asked, knowing that it was a question that had to and would be asked. She watched her brother's face intently, hoping that he would go ahead and confront all of his feelings here instead of in front of everyone else.

"I don't know, Rone," Andros admitted, throwing his hands in the air and then running his hands through his hair. "I know that Dago…Dad admitted that he was the one that called the shot but I just don't know. I'm really hoping that he was lying because if it's the truth I don't know what I'll do. How would I forgive him for that?" By know he was pacing back and forth but at this point Karone was just happy nothing was being thrown.

"Dros, I really don't know the answer to that," she replied, "but until we get them here to ask I don't think you should draw any conclusions." She stood and pulled her little brother into a hug. "So, do you want to face the others now or later."

'I think we'll have to do it now," Andros told his twin. "I don't think Ashley will be able to hold them off much longer."

Just as Karone opened her mouth DECA interrupted, "I believe that Ashley could use some help." Andros and Karone jumped up and rushed out the door, almost running over Zhane in the process. He quickly filled them in to the fact that Brytan was taking a nap and Karone filled him in on her and her brother's conversation. They slowed when they approached the doors, the raised voices carrying far down the corridor.

"I can't believe he's just so willing to believe their his and Karone's parents," Carlos complained loudly. "At least she has doubts."

"And to think he could just forget what they did to his friends, to Jenna," Cassie added.

"You think I could just forget!" Andros screamed, surprising everyone on the Bridge. "You think that I'll ever forget watching her die on that bed! I see her every night in my dreams and in my nightmares! And now I have to live with the fact that my father took Jenna away from me, away from my son!" He stopped only when Karone wrapped her arms around him. Tears were already streaming down both their faces and the silent words of comfort from his sister did little to comfort him. Karone looked hopelessly at Zhane and then motioned for Ashley to come over. Karone passed her brother to Ashley and watched as she ushered him off the Bridge.

Once Karone was sure Andros was out of hearing range she turned ho the others, "Listen carefully, Dagomar and Dahana are our parents whether you guys like it or not. My brother will never be able to forget what our father said he did but he is still our father. They're good people and it would be nice to have our friend's support while we try to get our parents back."

"I'm sorry," T.J. began, stepping forward, "but I think I speak for the rest of us when I say we can't support trying to get them to our side." With that he, Cassie, and Carlos walked out of the room.

Karone, not knowing what else to do, buried her face in the crook of Zhane's neck. His arms encircled her and he felt his shirt dampen. He couldn't believe that his friends, or the people he had once considered his friends, could be so close-minded and he had the impression that if it was one of their own parents their attitudes would have been much different.

Meanwhile, in Andros' room, Ashley was brushing some stray hairs out of her boyfriend's face. Once she had gotten him away from the group he had broken down completely. She had barely managed to get him to lie down but once he had he'd fallen asleep almost immediately. As she watched him sleep she tried to figure out how to turn her friends around. She understood where they were coming from but she was hoping to convince them that Andros would stand beside them if their positions were reversed.

"Don't worry, Andros," Ashley whispered. "We'll get through this, I promise."

A/N: Please Review! Last chapter of this part but Part 2 should be up quickly.