I would like to thank everyone of you guys and gals who reply. I'm happy you enjoy my little story. "Hello, Gold," Magenta said with a smile as she sat at the comm console on the bridge of Long Distance Runner. "How is my daughter doing today?" "So you are my mother again and not Mary Corrin?" The blind beauty asked as she sat serenely at her desk. "That's good." "So Mother!" Lily Montal exclaimed as she jumped beside her sister. Peenk's redheaded twin grinned at her mother. "What's this Joshua like in the sack?" "Excuse me?" Magenta demanded testily. "We've just got through talking to Mala," Gold said as she crossed her arms. "And she told us you spent the night with this Joshua." "So spill it, woman!" Kella, Magenta's Devaronian daughter said as she slid into view on Gold's other side. "Is he good in bed?" "Damned impertinant brats!" The older woman said quickly. But after a few seconds, she laughed. "Girls, I've never met a man like him. "So he's good in bed?" Gold asked as she grinned at her mother. "Yes," Magenta began as she crossed her arms. "But it's more than that. He's unlike any man I've ever met. He's a professor and former commando. He's an ambassador..." "Stop," Kella said as she glanced at her sisters. "We had a visit from the government about this Joshua Kirk. And they told us to say as little as possible about him in public, or in any communications. They want to keep him under wraps for the time being." "I figured they would do that," Their mother said as she sat back in the chair. "I will not tell you the rest until we get back to Coruscant then. And there is much to tell you. So Gold, send out the word. There will be a meeting of the board of directors when I return to Corruscant." "But he's good in the sack, right?" Lily asked again, a grin on her face. "He taught me a few things," Magenta said sighed. "He did?" The trio said as one, shocked. "Don't act like I'm a slut, daughters!" The redhead said angrily. "You are a slut!" Gold said quickly. "As are your children! It's the curse of the Montal line, this relentless sex drive we have. As far back as the family records show. That's twelve thousand years." "So is he coming home with you?" Kella asked, changing the subject. She and her brother became uncomfortable when the conversation turned to the sexual appetites of their Human kin. "We've been wanting a new daddy." "I think it's too soon for that," Magenta said before continuing. "But I'm not looking forward to the press storm that will occur when the press sees the two of us together. He looks so much younger than myself," Magenta told the three sisters. "We know," Lily said. "Everyone knows! Someone has leaked hundreds of hours of surveilance video onto the holonet. Video from his run from the law on Khatta." "There is?" Magenta asked, surprised. "Like what?" "Well," Kella said as she shook her head slowly. "There was one videp that showed him fighting this female, small like him, only hairless. But the speed with which they moved was unbelievable! It was nothing but a blur!" "Then there was another where she was chasing him across a rooftop," Lily cut in, clearly stunned by what she'd seen. "Just as she'd caught up with him, he leapt to the next roof. A leap of about thirty meters. And two floors higher! That's when she stopped." "I'm going to have to go onto the holonet and look this up," "But you go online every morning when you wake up," Gold said. "Well for some reason," Magenta whispered to her daughters. "I slept until 0900." "Sounds like someone had a good time last night," Gold said in awe. "Hey, Mary!" Joshua said as he climbed through the hatch that led to the Rat's Nest. "Who ya talkin' to?" "Just some girls from the office," Mary said as she smiled. "And why are you naked?" "Why are you dressed?" He asked in return. "I said we should get dressed this morning," The redhead said. "I have an eidetic memory my dear," Joshua said as he smiled at Mary. "And you said no such thing." "Well I thought I did..." She mumbled, her voice trailing off as she stared at Joshua. With a grin, she turned to the three on the monitor. "Sorry girls, but something has come up here, and I need to take care of it. Bye!" Jumping from the chair, Mary rushed across the deck, into Kirk's arms, knocking him off his feet. She stared at the younger man for several seconds. "Well what are you waiting for?" She asked. "Get me out of these clothes. I hate to be wrong abount anything." "Now tell me again," Kella asked her sisters. "Why we didn't tell our mother that Peenk is doing this guy?" "To teach our mother a lesson!" Gold said as she smiled at the Devaronian. "And for the fireworks that will erupt when Peenk finds out what these two have been up to," Lily said as she left the office. "Thank you for calling me, doctor," Peenk said as she spoke into her comlink. "We'll be by to see them this afternoon." "What was the problem?" Kinna asked as the Human put away her link, worried. "Is something wrong with Baby?" "What type of Twi'lek is Baby?" The blond asked the Cerinian. "She's a Rutian," Kinna said as she stared at Peenk, puzzled. "Why?" "No, it turns out she's a Lethan. The doc said that when they went in to check on her this morning her skin had turned red. So they did a DNA test on her. And sure enough, she has the mutation. She said it must have been one of the drugs in her system that turned her skin blue." "Uh, Peenk?" Seesha cut in, touching the beautiful Corellian's arm. "What kid do you know that travels around with an advanced Seio Systems Debby class nanny droid that wears clothes as well as a type 18 MechCo combat shopping droid? and a small army of bodyguards" "What? Where?" Peenk asked, quickly glancing about. "Behind you, Sis," A child's voice spoke up behind her. "Bitty!" Peenk said spinning around, taking the adorable blond five year old in her arms. "How's my favorite little sister?" Scanning about, she added. "And where's Mother?" "I'm okay," The girl said as the seven bodyguards behind her glanced about, scanning for danger. "Mom went to your ship yesterday. She left me with Mala as well as the droids and the main security team." "Where's Mala?" Kinna asked the girl who sat atop the battle droid. "Up the street talking to the policeman who's giving her a ticket for flying erratically, while Stefan is laughing." Peenk was about to laugh at her sister's misfortune when something Bitty had said hit her. "Did you say mother went to my ship yesterday?" "Yes. She called later to say she was still conducting the negotiations and would be back today," Bitty rolled her eyes. "Maybe. She must have taken a liking to your new man on the Runner." "She told me she wouldn't come by until tomorrow!" Peenk shook her head before turning back to her other sister. "Hey Mala! When was the last time Mom had her shot?" She shouted across the walkway to her sister. Mala reached inside her speeder and pulled out a purple data pad. After several seconds of tapping, her eyes widened. "Oh no! It's been more than a year!" She shouted back. Stefan, Magenta's head of security, laughed again. "She's fertile," Peenk said in exasperation, rolling her eyes. "And she's been with Joshua since yesterday?" Kinna gasped, as she and Seesha stared at one another. Both then broke out in laughter. "She's pregnant!" They sang out. Bitty hopped to her feet and cheered. "I'm not going to be the youngest anymore!" Kinna was approaching the gate to docking bay #4 when a familiar figure stepped out from behind a wall. "Hello Kinna," Metla Synyss said. "How's my favorite Jedi Mistress." "Let me show you!" Kinna said laughing. With a rush, she enveloped her old friend in a strong embrace. Then both stared each other in the eyes. But before things could get all teary eyed, a deafening squeal caused both their heads to jerk to the side. Just in time to see a bald ball of energy called Melee Orinie flying toward them. Both had time for one thought before she hit them: this is going to hurt. And it did. But it was worth it because Metla was back. After they painfully pulled themselves off the ground, Metla and Kinna grabbed their wigs and pulled them back on. "Kinna," Metla began as she straightened her hair. "When I got here, I saw Peenk heading for the ship like a woman on a mission. Is something wrong?" "Yeah. We found out that her mother found the newest member of the crew. And evidently she's been in seclusion with him since yesterday. And she's off birth control." "Yesterday?" Metla laughed. "When's the poor guys funeral? No man can last that long with her. No woman for that matter. Other than you, that is. There's something not natural about that Human." Kinna shook her head. "I think we should worry about her. This is no ordinary human here. He's worked his magic on all three of us. And what magic. And yes, Peenk has finally taken the plunge." Metla arched her eyebrows. "Really? She finally found her dream man?" "And they went at it for twelve, sometimes very noisy, hours," Melee complained. "Like I said he's not normal. She had to soak in a bacta tank for a few hours afterwards." Kinna's nose twitched. Looking down, she saw blood covering the girls knee and shin. "Melee! Look at your leg! We need to get you to the med bay. Now!" "No hurry, I've stopped the bleeding." "You can do that?" Metla asked. "How did you find out you could do that?" "Joshua activated my programming." Melee instatantly knew she'd said the wrong thing. A look of panic crossed her face. "He told us what he'd done," Kinna said as she put her hand on Melee's shoulder. "And we've known what he was since the day he came on board Melee," The Cerinian then looked to her former Padawan. "Mety, you know what Melee here was turned into? Well this boy is a far more advanced version. The hardware inside him will blow your mind. Hell, his skeleton alone weighs about sixty kilos." Metla got a glint in her eye. "And how would you know that, my old Mistress?" "Like she said, she's been underneath that skeleton," Melee said, smirking. "And so has Seesha and Peenk. I bet Lele would try him if Marty would let her." Metla looked at Melee, then back to Kinna, a stern look on her face. Pointing at the girl she started to say something. "No!" Kinna said, cutting her off. "He's kind of adopted the girls. And he's only been in the same room with Ano and Baby once. And that was on the bridge. They stood in the entrance and he was on the far side." "Why did he do that?" Kinna explained to Metla about Joshua and his pheromones. "You'll see what I mean when you meet him. Melee's safe when he wears his protective suit. But our noses are far more sensitive than theirs, so you'll smell him when you get on the ship." Standing, Kinna pulled the other two up off the permacrete. "Let's hurry. I want to hear what they're up to in there. This should be fun. Then we can catch up in the lounge." "Wait," Metla said quietly, holding Kinna back. "Have you heard anything about Ony? They refuse to tell me her condition." "They say she'll be ready for visitors in about three weeks," Kinna took her friend's hands in her own and smiled. "She says she's looking forward to seeing you again," The Cerinian smiled reassuringly. "She does not blame you. They told her what Imperial Intelligence did to you. It was the Empire that shot her, not you. And she knows this."