(for Disclaimer, Notes and Warnings See chapter one)

Hybrids 2: Unions

Chapter Three: Reunion

"I wish I could go with you guys." Street said as Liam arrived with Spyke's various things at her trailer. "I mean your going all the way to Jaridian while I'm stuck here baby-sitting space dog." She saw the little dog look up at her. "Hey he recognized that nickname?"

"Yeah you've called him that enough he knows it." Liam said with a smile. "And it's not going to be too much fun a large amount of our time will be spent with the doctors letting them try to figure out how our hybrid natures work." He shook his head. "I had to pull rank just to get them to allow Dr. Park to come along." He quickly gave Street a hug. "I better go I don't want to miss the shuttle." He saw her chuckle. "See you when I get back Joshua says goodbye as well."

"Yeah I'll see you guys when you get back." Street gave him a second hug. "That one was for Joshua." She smirked at him. "Hey Renee may not get it but I think I figured out exactly how that bond thing works." She saw Liam blush. "I bet the sex is great when you can feel exactly what each other feels?" She winked at him making him blush harder. "Go on you don't want to miss your flight."

On the Taelon Mothership representatives form all over the world along with several top human scientist were boarding a Taelon War ship. "It's strange to be going on a Warship to a peace conference isn't it?" Joshua asked Renee. "I mean doesn't that send the wrong message."

"Well you really think Zo'or would head into Jaridian Space even under a cease fire on an unarmed shuttle?" She saw him shake his head. "I'm still surprised Zo'or is attending this with Da'an."

"I'm not." Joshua said calmly. "He doesn't think a peace accord will work but he knows whoever negotiates it will be hailed as a hero and he doesn't want to loose his position in the synod." He saw Renee nod with understanding. He glanced over at Steve Hartley who so far was extremely quiet. "You doing okay this is the first time you've been around allot of Taelons since we found out the commonality had negative effects on you."

"I'm okay just keeping all those thoughts out is harder than I thought." He sighed. "I still don't realize why I can touch it now before Belle and I could never touch the commonality." Liam and Joshua had tried to help him learn to shield his mind but they hadn't had enough time since preparations were made for departure much quicker than they thought they would.

"Well Liam thinks it's allot stronger now." Joshua said absentmindedly as Street's conversation was relayed to him and he was trying to keep his face from showing his embarrassment. "I mean after the incident with Va'on the commonality is allot stronger and you helped put it back together so that probably made your thin connection stronger."

He noticed how quiet Steve had gotten then sighed. 'I should have never mentioned Va'on.' He thought bitterly to himself. He was glad Liam was flying his shuttle up to the mothership at the moment. When Liam was flying was about the only time he could be annoyed with himself without Liam interrupting. 'It's easy to forget sometimes that Steve lost his only family to that monster.'

"I need all the human scientist and Delegates to gather over here." Joyce Belman said as she stood next to a few Volunteer Medical technicians. Renee shot a glance at Joshua who just shrugged before she left him and the still extremely quiet Steve Hartley to walk over to see what they were being requested to do. "We need to administer this syrum it was designed by the Taelons for Volunteers that were to be sent to Jaridia." Everyone knew exactly what those volunteers would have been sent for but no one voiced it. "It will allow you to survive there for a few weeks if the conference runs too long a booster shot will be required."

Urik was about to object when Joyce Belman fixed him with a glare. "Unless you would prefer to be made a hybrid there is no other way you can safely survive Jaridia." She saw him flinch at the very idea of being made a hybrid. "Now are you going to be a good boy and take your medicine." She could tell Urik was about to explode but she didn't care. She turned suddenly as Liam arrived and smiled at him as he joined Joshua and Steve Hartley. "As soon as all the members of the human envoy have been given the syrum we can depart." She quickly approached Liam ignoring the still furious Urik.

Liam smiled as Joyce hugged him. "It's good to see you on such hopeful terms." Joyce said with a smile. "With luck this conference will work and I'll be able to visit home freely again without having to spend all my time observing both sides."

Liam and Joshua exchanged what could only be a shrug before Joshua spoke up. "I think we just are waiting for the other shoe to drop." Liam nodded. Steve who had been quiet seemed to once again take an interest in the conversation.

"Do you really think something bad will happen on Jaridia." Steve Hartley asked of the other hybrids. There was an edge of nervousness to his voice and something else something that sounded vaguely hopeful. Liam and Joshua exchanged a glance knowing the boy was still depressed.

"Odds are good nothing bad will happen." Joyce spoke up firmly. "However I do not claim to be all knowing anything is possible." She saw them nod then turned as Dr. Park, her mother and Renee approached. "I guess the injections are nearly done we should be leaving soon."

Lili stood waiting with the Welcoming committee she hadn't seen Liam since he'd risked his life to help her and Vorjak escape earth. She didn't know how to take the prospect of peace she had accepted that she'd never see earth again but now she wasn't sure at all. She glanced over at Vorjak and saw him staring impassively ahead. "Don't worry." She told him quietly. "No matter what happens my place is with you and Ariel." She saw him relax then stiffen. The shuttle appeared out of ID space above the landing platform. "I wonder if Liam is flying very view volunteer pilots could time things so well." She saw Vorjak seem to be relieved by that of course the fact a ship had bypassed their defenses to appear in the planet's atmosphere had to be unnerving to a military commander like her husband. She supposed that was the closest word but Jaridians didn't go in for weddings of course neither did she so it worked out.

She wasn't the least bit surprised when Liam was the first off the ramp ignoring the dignitaries to head directly for her and Vorjak. She could tell by the expressions on several people on both sides of the area's faces that they were not amused. She couldn't help laughing as he reached her and gave her a tight hug. Before shaking hands with Vorjak. "It's good to see you again." Liam said with a big smile then turned to look back toward the ship. "Will you get out here already and please stop thinking that it's disturbing." He said under his breath. Lili was about to ask what was going on when Joshua Doors emerged rather slowly.

Lili stared in shock as a man she hadn't ever expected to see again walked up to stand beside Liam rather stiffly not meeting her eyes. "Joshua what are you doing here?" She didn't know what to say on one hand she wanted to strangle him for his part in the crackdown on the other one look at Liam and she saw a slight smile on his face as he watched Joshua. 'No Way.' She thought with a shock. Liam had told her that he went both ways after his mother died as far as she knew he'd never told anyone else.

Joshua still wasn't speaking so Liam seemed to come to a decision. "He didn't willingly betray us Lili." He said calmly. "Zo'or decided he'd be the perfect weapon to get Doors in a vulnerable position." He saw the question in her eyes. "Come on Joshua you've been wanting to apologize now's your chance." He glanced over and smiled. "I don't think anyone is eves dropping." Lili followed his gaze to see Joyce Belman standing nearby with a fierce scowl directed at anyone who stepped too close.

Joshua looked up Lili was momentarily shocked to see the glowing blue eyes. "I'm sorry about what happened?" He said a slight tremor in his voice. "I guess you can tell I'm no longer human?"

"How'd it happen?" Lili asked seeing the eyes glow brighter as if they were responding to a strong emotion. She saw Liam looking at her his eyes beginning to glow as well. "And don't worry Joshua it wasn't your fault." She looked over at Vorjak and smiled. "It may not be how I planned for my life to turn out but I'm happy here."

"Though you all have much to talk about I believe we should let the diplomats get on with their speeches." Joyce Belman said interjecting into the conversation. "I believe Zo'or is loosing his patience and he already doesn't like you much today Liam." Joyce said with a smirk gesturing toward were Zo'or was glaring at the gathered group.

Lili stood back watching Liam and Joshua out of the corner of her eye as the delegates from Earth, Taelon and the Jaridian Welcoming committee exchanged speeches about how hopeful they all were for a peace accord to be struck. She was convinced her suspicious were correct when she saw Liam and Joshua casually brush up against each other. She noticed Joyce Belman watching them with a slight smile and suddenly the hybrid woman's words came back to her about Liam not being alone anymore. She was glad for them both she had always suspected the Taelons had something to do with Joshua's betrayal. Even as bitter at his father as he was she hadn't really believed he'd sell out the whole world to get even. She leaned over to whisper quietly in Vorjak's ear. "I'd like to invite Liam and Joshua to dinner tonight since the talks don't start till tomorrow will that be okay?"

Vorjak glanced over at them he respected Liam the man had helped save him and his family during their abortive trip to earth. The other one he didn't like his eyes were so Taelon but if his beloved Lili trusted him he'd give him the benefit of the doubt. "Very well."

Lili leaned over and asked Liam. She thought he was going to decline until Joyce Belman leaned over and said calmly. "Don't worry Liam I'll work with Steve on shielding his mind." Lili saw both Liam and Joshua relax at that and then Liam quickly accepted for the both of them.

Lili was shocked as Liam filled them in over dinner. She was surprised that both Liam and Joshua didn't seem to have minded at all the Jaridian food that took her a few weeks to get used to. "And that's pretty much everything that happened during the past few months."

"Even for a Taelon Va'on was a true monster." Vorjak said darkly he knew his sister would be bringing Ariel home soon. He had come to have a better opinion of the other man even though he had Taelon DNA in his system at least he also had Jaridian. "I am just grateful you managed to destroy him." He added internally. 'Even though it cost us any chance of victory over the Taelons.'

Liam stared off into space. "Your daughter is back." He glanced toward the door as it opened a Jaridian woman stepped inside carrying a young toddler. /Don't gawk half Jaridian she ages faster than a fully human child would./ He smirked at Joshua's start. /Consider me not telling you payback for thinking about the few times you kissed Lili that's really gross you know she was like a mother to me./

/Hey Liam the Jaridian she knows who you are and she's not happy./ Joshua sent feeling Liam's nod as they watched the new arrival quickly shutter her expression. /She's also blocking her mind all I can pick up are her feelings and they aren't pretty./

Liam kept his expression neutral as Vorjak introduced her as his sister Loreack. "It's a pleasure to meet you." Liam said his voice sounding perfectly pleasant. "I respect your brother a great deal."

Loreack shook his hand even though Liam could feel the anger and disgust boiling inside her. "I am pleased to meet you as well." She pulled back just a bit too quickly. Liam knew Lili and Vorjak noticed but made no comment. "If you will excuse me brother I have things to attend to." She bowed down said a quick goodbye to her niece before leaving.

"You will have to forgive Loreack she is distrustful of strangers." Vorjak said but he saw Liam shake his head and share a glance with the other man. "What is it?" He saw Liam start he saw Lili watching him with a concerned expression.

Liam didn't respond only knelt down near Ariel and said something to her quietly. The girl nodded and headed into her room. "I told her I was a friend of her mothers and needed to talk to her alone for a bit." He said standing up. "Anyway it's more than just distrust she is disgusted by me."

Vorjak's eyes widened in shock. "That is impossible my sister does not even know you she would not make such a rash judgment." He knew his sister had not trusted Lili at first but she had come to be friendly toward his mate.

Liam glanced over at Joshua again and this time the other man spoke up. "She knows as soon s she walked in she recognized him and then was disgusted." He saw them staring at him. "Empathy comes easy to me learned to block humans still working on Jaridians." He glanced sidelong at Liam. "And strong emotions are harder to keep out."

"Whatever reasons she has I'm sure you'll win her over eventually." Lili said deciding to try to mediate she didn't doubt Vorjak would feel compelled to stand up for his sister. "In the meantime Vorjak why don't you go get Ariel so she can meet some people like her." She could tell from the way he nodded that he understood. Some of the Jaridian children had insulted their daughter once for being a freak cause she was the only hybrid on Jaridia.

Loreack felt disgusted she had actually touched the filthy hybrid. 'I must inform the master about this at once.' She though to herself and began to head directly for the place the master resided.

To be continued.

Well there's chapter three of Hybrids 2: Unions finished at last. Next Chapter things will take a more interesting turn when.