A.N.: Okay, I know that this is just another story added on to the two I already have. It's definitely going to take me even longer to update all of these stories as often as I would like. Now, this story takes starts about five years after Sanctuary. This is a radical story and is just something that came into my head. This story also happens to be a crossover between Jess and Suze. If you don't like things that are radical and different from the story, then I suggest that you don't read this story. This story also is entirely in Jess's POV in case you were wondering.

The Beginning

"So, we were thinking about having a family night sometime in the near future. Is that alright, Jess?" Suze's mom, Helen Ackerman was asking me as we sat down at dinner that night. Everyone was there of course. When I had first been accepted into the Ackerman family, they were so detached from each other. Now, they had never been closer.

"Of course. Nina, what do you think?" Nina was my nickname for Susannah de Silva. She is my best friend. She has been for about four years now. We had contacted each other through email and when I was in a spot of trouble, she was right there for me. She got married to Jesse de Silva about two years ago. Even when I was just a pen pal to her she was so in love with him. They have what most people can only dream of, including me. She calls me Jay for obvious reasons. I remember getting Nina from the last part of her name being 'nah' so I thought that I could add a 'nee' before it to get Nina. Get it? I have a twisted sense of things sometimes.

Her three stepbrothers were at dinner that night. Jake and Brad both moved out, but stayed in Carmel, California. They both weren't dating anyone or anything. I think that Jake has a thing for Nina's friend Gina from New York, but I don't have any proof. Brad had actually hit on me when I first moved to Carmel, but he soon saw that I only had eyes for one and that was lost already. What can I say; I'm a hopeless romantic. Her youngest stepbrother, David, was in his senior year at the Mission and he is planning on attending a college nearby when he graduates. He wants to stay close, he could be like Mike and went to Harvard or Yale, but he didn't want to leave everyone here. How cute?

"Sure, me and Jesse will be there, when will it be?"

Suze's stepfather, Andy, looked at Helen and said, "We haven't decided yet, but we'll let you know. Did you guys have fun at the beach today?"

When he said 'you guys' he meant Kat and me. We had gone to the beach for a little mother-daughter bonding time. Yes, I have a daughter and she is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Her full name is Kathleen Marie Wilkins, but if you call her Kathleen she has a little tantrum. She's a smart little girl. Kat is now one and a half and growing more every day.

I guess you could say that I didn't bring the Ackerman/ de Silva family together. Kat did. She was so innocent and sweet that everyone in the family wanted her as their own. Her uncles dote upon her at each second that they can as well as her second grandparents. She doesn't know about anyone in Indiana. I haven't been back there since I was pregnant. She calls Helen and Andy Grandma and Grandpa. They are just about the best she could have. They have been so great to both of us.

"Yes, we had loads of fun. Kat has fun building sandcastles on the beach. Didn't you sweetie?" I leaned over to her and wiped some of her food off her mouth with her bib.

Jesse and David were having an intellectual conversation. Jesse was still in school to become a doctor. He wanted to be a pediatrician, you know someone who works with kids. Nina and I didn't have to go to school considering we already had a job set out for us before we graduated.

Jake and Brad were talking about surfing. They had been surfing today while me and Kat were playing in the sand. Actually, they had played with us for a while, at least until they saw some hot chicks looking at them. They had left us to go surfing again in order to impress them. I don't think that they were as impressed with the surfing as they were with the way they treated my daughter. I wasn't about to tell them that though.

Just then my cell phone rang. I excused myself from the table before I answered it. When I first got my phone, Andy wouldn't like me getting away from the table, but now he sees that I really do need to answer the phone. It's not like I want to, it's for my job.

"Mastriani," I answered when I got out of the room. As soon as I picked up though, Nina had followed me into the living room. I didn't mind considering we were partners and all.

"We have a new assignment for you." They didn't even bother to say hello, not that they ever did say hello or even their name before getting right to the point.

"Where, what, and who?' You see; I'm an FBI agent. I have been ever since I moved out to Carmel. Nina and I both had decided beforehand what we wanted to do. That's how we met online. We work as special agents for special cases. That means that we specialize in the supernatural sort of like Mulder and Scully except not so creepy and we end up using our guns more often.

That's another thing, the guns. Helen didn't really want guns at first. Actually, she was opposed to the idea where she wouldn't allow us in the house with them. She doesn't mind anymore. Don't really know what changed her mind actually.

"We need you to go back to Indiana. To your hometown. There seems to be a problem over there right now." I paled. I haven't been back there in years. I didn't think I was ready.

Nina took the phone from me and said, "We'll be there, no problem."

A.N.: Okay, so how's my third story? This is just an intro. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Just please tell me how you like it.