Authors Notes: thats it. Last chapter. The next fic will be out in a few days. Also being updated one chapter per day.

2+1=Complete

Chapter 10

Family

Ronin slowly opened his eyes and looked around the warm yellow room. He knew this room, he had slept in this room a few times. Mostly during New Years when the Bounty docks on the ocean just behind the house and they party on the beach till dawn. He looked around feeling his arm was heavy. He honestly thought it was Darreth hugging it like always, but it was a cast. He must have broken it. How did that happen?" He closed his tired eyes and thought about it for a second. The was coming back to him in bits and pieces until it felt like someone broke the hour glass and all the grains of sand fell down around him. He gasped and sat up.

"Whoa...hang on there Ronin. You don't need to jump up. You injured yourself real bad." Kai said from a seat in the corner. Once again watching other the injured while he himself was mending.

"Wheres Locri?' He asked looking around the room.

"She's still sick, and that silver burned her pretty bad. Her hands, elbows, ankles, back. All of it that touched the silver bed was like she was given 1st degree burns. Echo said they'll heal, but she's not breathing to well. She's been put on a carbohydrate diet to get her energy back up again." Kai looked down at the ground and shook his head. "Its almost like...she dyed inside Ronin. She thinks Darreths dead, and your dying. Even though we put food down in front of her, she's not been eating much."

"Hows Darreth?"

"He's alive, he's using the better machines on the Bounty being looked after by Nya. He's woken up several times and asked about you. We couldn't give him an answer for a few days." Kai said

"Can I go see Locri?" Ronin asked looking at Kai. Kai jumped when someone knocked on the door.

"Yeah?" He called. The door opened and Kate walked in holding a tray.

"Kate? Wheres Locri?" Ronin knew he'd get an answer out of her.

"Sleeping on the couch." Kate whispered and held out a tray for him. Placing the soup down on the bed.

"You give me the right food this time sis?" One time Kate accidently gave him oil soup. Luckily you could tell the difference. It was one of those rare nights Echo had to go to work without Kate and Ronin stopped by while she was sick. Echo came home to them sitting on the couch watching old cop shows. Tissues all over the floor, and a cloth on Kates forehead.

"Yes its the right one I promise. And Zane was the one who made it too."

"Oh!" He said and jumped when Tosh stuck his head in.

"Locri is awake Aunt Kate."

"Oh tell her to come on in. Her daddy is awake." Tosh smiled and waved to Ronin before leaving.

"Whose that?" Ronin growled not to sure if he should be okay with Locri being with a teenage boy that pretty.

"Thats Zanes son Tosh." Kate said. The look on Ronins face softened.

"Really?" He asked and looked around at her. "Did they use the machine?"

"No they couldn't. So Borg helped them to create a son much like Dr. Julien had all those years ago."

"He deserves it." Ronin said and sat up a bit more when Locri peaked into the room. Tosh held her hand as she walked toward the bed.

"She is still very tired Uncle Ronin. Please care for her." Tosh said and smiled kindly at him.

"That won't be a problem." Ronin said. He moved his tray to the other side of the bed so Locri could curl up next to him. Her head rested on his shoulder.

"Hey there small fry. Sorry I worried you. I'm good now. I promise." He kissed her forehead. "Your other daddy…"

"Papa and daddy." Locri said looking up at him. "Your daddy, Darreth is Papa."

"Yeah we had a talk about differing those that way you both know which one she's calling to."

"Oh...thats actually a very good idea." Ronin blushed and looked up at Kate. "Thanks...for supporting Darreth and me. I honestly thought you'd...well you'd be…"

"I'd be a hypocrite Ronin. Echo technically doesn't have a gender. He told the court that." Kate said running her fingers over her arm.

"Really?" Ronin looked amazed.

"He just identifies as a male." She said and shrugged her shoulders.

"When can we go see Darreth?"

"He'll be here in about fifteen minutes. Echos bringing him down with Zanes help. Although Echo would wish he'd stay in bed for a little longer, Lloyd believes he'll get better with you two close by." Kate said and narrowed her eyes at Locri. Her eyes were closed, and she was panting again.

"Ronin...she's not breathing right again. We think she may have a bit of water on the lungs from what happened. Turn her on her side." Ronin leaned over and pulled his daughter up onto his chest. She moaned in response to be handled roughly. She coughed a little, Ronin patted her back.

"She'll be just fine." Kate smiled at Ronin. "She's not as weak now as she was when we first got her back. Its been four days now."

"I've been out for four days?"

"In your defense you were beat up real bad. What happened?" Kate asked. She mixed some crackers into the food and held it out for Ronin. He smiled and took the spoon refusing to be fed.

"I was thrown out the back of a van." Ronin said with a chuckle. "Landed on a moving car and rolled over it." The look of horror on his sisters face was something he honestly expected, but didn't want to see.

"Ronin…?" Kate whispered almost to afraid to say it to loud.

"Ronin!" The front door opened and the voice of Darreth echoed throughout the flat.

"Darreth!" Ronin felt his heat clench. He wasn't aware of how much he just wanted to be held by both his daughter and boyfriend. Darreth ran into the room with his his arm in a sling. Darreth walked forward his eyes locked onto Locri. He walked over and ran his finger gingerly over her back.

"They said you were hurt, but I didn't realize you were hurt so much." He ran his fingers over Ronins face. Their were scraps all the way across it from landing against the windshield.

"I got into a fight with a moving vehicle and then the pavement." Ronin said. Darreth made a noise like he were choking, but the look on his face went from fear to surprise when Locri coughed and sat up looking around.

"Oh and you are now Papa while I'm daddy. That way we know which one she's talking about or talking to." Ronin said and smiled up at Darreth. "Papa." He said chuckling. Locri sat up looking at Darreth. Her tears ran down her face.

"I thought I killed you."

"Killed me...you were trying to get the gun from that woman. She had the gun not you." Darreth kissed the top of her head and let her sit on his lap. "Your beautiful...you know that?" Darreth whispered and put his good arm around her. A loud growling echoed in the room. Everyone looked around and then at Locri who blushed.

"I think you have a monster in there." Ronin tickled her stomach. Locri giggled and tried to pry his fingers from her midsection.

"No monsters." She giggled. "Just hungry."

"Would you like something to eat Locri? Father has just made some soup." Tosh said and held up a bowl. Locri nodded her head. Tosh walked over and handed her a bowl with a spoon.

"Kate said you haven't been eating very good. So you got to play catch up and eat a lot more. So eat as much as you like." Ronin said tapping her nose. Locri giggled shoving the cracker crumbs crushed soup.

Tosh sat down on the couch and looked around the house. He had only been made yesterday, but he had quickly found out that his family were heroes. He looked around at them, his father once again cooking with his mothers help. Kate and Echo caring for the sick. He himself had Harmony in his lap. He loved her so. Yet now their was a third cousin for him to look out for. He found that his job was going to be a handful. Harmony opened her eyes and looked around. Her eye locked onto his, and he smiled at her. His smile was infectious. Everyone else seemed to smile when he did. He wasn't sure what it was about smiling. Even Locri smiled at him after she woke up and found out she was his cousin. He wasn't sure if she realized just how big her family was at all.

"Are you hungry Harmi?" He asked and reached over picking up the bottle and held it up. He fitted it between her lips and watched her drink greedily. "Our family...its bigger then I could ever imagine." He whispered. "I hope it continues to grow."