The One

Hey remember way back in June, when I started a little story called, "The One"? Well, that story basically ended...but honestly there is still much more of this story to be told. So Coming soon will be a sequel/series for the one. Not sure what it'll be called...but to lead us into that...here is what's been going on with the guys recently! If you thought "The One" was a wild ride. Strap in...I'm just getting started! If you haven't already, please check out my website

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Honeymoon From Hell

It was the biggest government cover up possibly ever. What had we gotten ourselves into. We thought it would be a romantic trip... We had just got married. We had a beautiful wedding on the moon. Our family was there to see us...it was all so perfect. I loved Marco with love that only time could withstand. And he loved me...but this trip...this was the beginning of the end of our peaceful life.

"Now boarding shuttle 697 for Mars." The announcer stated.

I took Marco by the hand as we walked towards the shuttle. Marco was a healthy young guy of 18. He was full of life and energy...I was so lucky to have him. His hair was red, and his eyes were a mysterious combination of green and brown... I used to just write them off as brown...but the more I looked into them I realized that they change colors in certain light. It just made him that more sexy to me. He was just adorable.

"Can you believe we are going to a whole other planet?" Marco asked excitedly.

"Well, I just hope it's more fun than our trip to Jupiter." I answered and felt that ping in my heart. That was the closest I ever came to losing Marco...

"I wouldn't call that a trip dear. More like a nightmare..." He stated.

But I was sure that all our trials and bad times were over now. We had faced so much in our time together...almost like the stars were against us. Walking hand in hand, we entered the vessel. Soon we would be rocketing towards our next adventure...our honeymoon on mars.

As the shuttle took off I felt the air in the shuttle seem to stiffen from the change in pressure as the vessel began to pull away from the Moon's surface. Soon we were in space...Cruising through the Milkyway...heading towards our destination. Though a small window I could see distant stars, and other planets in all there elegance and grace. It was a sight to behold. I was in true bliss seeing the sights...then my dreamy ride came to a crashing halt...as I turned to see Marco heaving into a bag.

"Gee, I'm glad you're enjoying the ride too." I laughed at him despite the fact that I was concerned for him.

"Oh yeah...gag...big fun." He said finishing his session.

"Well, I guess one of us had to get space sick...too bad it had to be you dear." I said giving him a small hug.

He had finished heaving for the moment.

"I'm going to the bathroom..." Marco stated.

"OK, I'll be here...be careful." I told him.

Marco looked cute even with his face all flushed from nausea. I'd have to ask the captain for some medication for him on the ride back. I hate to see the poor guy sick. I lay back in my chair and closed my eyes. It'd take another 2 hours to reach our destination. Might as well get some shuteye.

As I slipped into my dream world I was soon alerted to the fact I wasn't alone. Angela was standing before me. This wasn't too odd to me. We communicated often this way. But it usually meant trouble.

"Hello Nova." She stated.

"What brings you here Angela...is there something I can do for you?" I asked.

"I came to give you this gift." With that she came closer and kissed my forehead.

"What was that for?" I asked confused.

"It will keep you safe on Mars. Your mission is not complete Nova...there is still much to be done. You are drawing near the biggest challenge of your life...You will not face it alone...but in order to survive you must lose a thing that is very precious to you..." With that warning she was gone. What was my new mission? And what was I going to lose?

When I woke up I noticed that everyone was standing up, and waiting for the doors to the shuttle to open.

Soon we'd be entering the Mars colony! How exciting! I had very little about Mars except a few rumors...I had heard it was a paradise...lots of vegetation...Happy people...everything was good on Mars. That's what we had been told all our lives.

As Marco and I walked out the door with our hands interlocked I looked down at my enchanted ring...it was black as coal...all the energy was gone! What was going on? I should have taken that as a warning sign, but I didn't know what to think of it really.

"Marco my ring isn't glowing anymore." I whispered in his ear.

"Nova my powers aren't working...I tried to move the rock down there...no effect." Marco told me.

"Are you sure it just isn't your powers...I mean you've only had them a short time." I told him.

"No I'm sure...try your magic." He suggested.

"Not right now there are too many people around. Let's get checked in the hotel first." I told him.

As we entered the shuttle base we heard many different announcements. "Welcome to Mars...Enjoy your new lives." What was that about...we are just here for a week. "Please check all your personal belongings before exiting shuttle base." What?!? This has to be some joke right?

As we came closer to the exit I saw that people were indeed being forced to give up all their possessions...sometimes by force, but mostly willingly. The guards were armed with lazer pistols. This doesn't look good at all.

"Marco do you see what I see? Please tell me I'm dreaming." I told him.

"No you're not dreaming, but this is a nightmare. We got to get out of here somehow!" He squealed into my ear.

"Well, now is a good time to try my magic then. Winds of power surround me, and take my love and I far away." It was a simple spell, didn't want to try anything flashy.

"Nothing...Oh shit!" Marco was getting scared...and so was I.

"OK, then we do it the old fashioned way...I know this isn't normal. Something's going on here...let's cause some carnage. You distract the guard, and I'll take his pistol." I whispered into Marco's ear.

As we drew closer to the line, I let Marco start bitching with the guard about giving up his stuff...the guard struck Marco across the face with his hand. I hated to do it...but no one fucks with my baby. I quickly grasped the pistol, and blew the guys hand off. He wouldn't be hitting anyone else with that hand.

"Big mistake ass hole! You picked the wrong guys to pick a fight with." With that I shot another two guards in the kneecaps. It was enough to get through the gates with our carry on items...we still lost our clothes...but I wasn't to upset about that...most important was to get out with our lives. And I had a plan. Just wasn't sure on how to do it...yet.

We saw that most of the people were heading towards some building with bars all over it...it looked familiar but I couldn't remember. The dome wasn't extremely large...so it was going to be hard to keep hidden. Then I thought of an idea. There has to be some form of underground sewage system...it was a long shot, but I grabbed Marco's hand and lead him towards an ally between the big building and another one that was more normal. Sure enough there it was...a manhole. I managed to find a metal bar in the alleyway; I used it to pry it open. I decided to keep it with me. Now we had a pistol and a bar...not many defenses against all those soldiers we saw at the shuttle base...and what in hell have we gotten into?

"I knew we should have stayed on the moon...we could have gone to Disney World...we could have taken a cruise...but no you had to go to Mars!" Marco was hysteric.

"Marco calm down. We've got to find a way off this planet, but first I think we should try to figure out what's going on." Surely this isn't what the do to all the tourists.

"Why not? Most people can't afford a trip to Mars...your family is loaded. Or we wouldn't have got to go.

With the price so high only people that really save their money can go. Not many people are that thrifty. And let's face it...do you know anyone that's ever gone to Mars?" He asked.

"No, I guess not. But it seems like someone would notice all the missing people?" I stated as we walked along the underground maze.

"Think about it Nova, most people take vacations as families...if there whole family is here...who's going to report them missing..." Marco pointed out.

"Still surely our government on Earth knew about this...maybe it's some insane maniac has taken over Mars...and they haven't found out yet." I suggested.

"In any case...we are in deep shit Nova. And being that we are in the sewers that's somewhat fitting." He told me.

"To bad the Ninja Turtles aren't in this sewer." I laughed.

"The who?" Marco asked.

"Never mind...they are just some cartoon characters from the 20th century. I did a paper on them once." I told him.

"You're too weird for your own good sometimes." Marco reminded me.

"Well, you married me!" I shot back.

"Yes I know...and this is supposed to be our honey moon...and look we've been here nearly an hour...and still no sex!" Marco was being his horny self.

"There will be plenty of time for that later...if we make it off this dump alive. Angela gave me some sort of a warning before we got here...so she knew what was going down. We were brought here for a reason. We just got to figure out what." I told Marco.

"Well, if she knew about this...why didn't she stay to help?" Marco asked.

"I don't know for sure...maybe it's against union rules?" It wasn't the best time for a joke...but that's me for you.

We spent the majority of the evening wondering around the different passageways in the sewer. All basically the same, I decided to use a Marker out of my bag to mark specific areas. So I'd know for sure where we were. The best I could tell we could use the sewers to come up almost anywhere in the city...I just have to find a map or something...yeah I'm sure lots of people flush sewage maps... then the realization hit me. My watch...I can use it to at least detect areas with more or less people. I only wondered why they hadn't found us yet! We aren't exactly that well hidden. Then I came to another realization...duh we are under a layer of soil, and other metals... they can't scan us out. But then again that means my scans won't work either...back to where I started...wandering endlessly in the sewer...not knowing what will be there to kill us when we go back to the surface.

As if She sensed my frustration and my desire to give up, Angela showed up.

"Hello my friends. I'm sorry I let you get involved with this...but I knew you two would be able to do something about this place...if anyone could." She stated.

"What are we supposed to do...we don't even know what's going on!" I reminded Angela.

"Well, take a seat." Angela waved a hand and we had 2 small chairs to sit in. Must be a long story...no real surprise there! "First of all, this is not the Mars you've been told about your whole life...and please don't coment yet...let me tell it all."

She must have been reading my mind...cause I was about to say quite a few things...like `duh!'

"Mars is a slave planet...your government started it off as a prison planet where they sent killers or other serious maniacs. It worked out pretty good at first...crime on Earth is virtually gone now, as you know. No one wanted to leave his or her home world after all! Especially to live here... it's cold all the time here...the prisoners were forced to slave all day building on this space colony. Those original prisoners built most of the buildings you saw today. Eventually though...the government couldn't send anyone else, since the crime died out. They still had more building to do here...they wanted it to be a paradise for rich people...like you thought it was. But in order to do that...they needed workers. The government was broke at the time...so they started advertising it as a vacation spot...and they were going to save the money they made to fix the place up. It was still reasonable...but before too long the Government on Earth was less and less involved with matters on Mars. The current president of Mars Gene Dano was from Earth. She's had a rough time with this small government. The tourists were coming, but not very quickly...and profits were little to none. Eventually she realized if the project was going to be completed to a point where they could actually show a profit...they'd have to get more free labor. So they began to enslave the tourists.

The Mars government would send fake documents and requests stating that the tourists decided to live there. The Earth's Government looked over it. And since none of the slaves can contact Earth or get back...it's been a complete secret. It's hard to believe I know...but it's true. Now it's up to you two to document this situation, and get the information back to your government. This has to stop!" Angela told us.

"But how do we get back. They aren't exactly going to sell us a ticket back to Earth." I stated.

"Well, you are a smart guy Nova, I'm sure you'll think of something. Is there any other questions?" She asked.

"Only about a 1000!" Marco stated...and that probably wasn't even a stretch.

"Why isn't our powers working here? I can't even do a simple wind spell." I stated more than a little frustrated.

"Your powers won't work on this planet because of all the negative energy feeling the planet. Unless something is done, drastic measures will be taken...which might spell the end of Mars. I know you can save this once beautiful Planet Nova. You and Marco have been through worse than this...and I know you will come out of it fine.

Just remember you have each other. And as long as you remember that...no one or nothing can stop you." She stated.

"OK one more question...what is it I have to lose?" I asked pondering what she said earlier.

"That is not for you to worry...you will know it time. To know now would only cause you to give up hope. I know you can make it! I believe in you Nova!" Again she kissed me and she was gone.

"Well, at least we know why we were led into this trap now...but what are we supposed to do? Creep into the presidents office, stick the filling cabinet in one of our pants...and then hitch hike back to earth?" Marco stated.

"Well, obviously we need some kind of a plan. And we need some help too...surely there must be someone else that escaped like us...surely we weren't the only guys that realized we were about to get fucked without lube." I told him.

We walked around a while longer when Marco stopped obviously upset. "Nova, I know there has to be some people free from them...but they aren't here...or we would have found them already...we've been walking around these sewers for hours." He complained.

"Maybe they have a hideout or something, like behind a secret passage way...or a sliding wall...how should I know...but we should keep looking for something unusual."

We searched the nearby walls for anything that might be a switch or some sign of life...nothing! We carried on this game for a good hour...when we decided it was pointless...the sewer was just too big to check every wall.

Perhaps everyone that escaped had been found...God I hope that's not the case. We eventually gave up altogether on the idea of backup. We decided we would have to do this on our own.

We were both exhausted, it was a nasty sewer, but our tired bodies out weighed our pride. I slumped down against a wall. Marco set between my legs, and laid back on me. I wrapped my arms around him...we were both ranking...but my love for him made me overlook that fact. The only romance this honeymoon brings us is a cuddle in the sewer? I think we deserve a recount. We rested for a while...time seemed to stop for us both...just being together...holding each other tightly...in hopes that our love can somehow drowned out the fear. We were in over our heads, and the chances of us accomplishing our goals were slim to none. I thought I was scared when the Biapeds attached...but with Marco's life on the line, this was much more terrifying to me.

"Marco, I love you...and no matter what happens. I always will." I said kissing his lips.

"Nova, I love you too...but I'm scared. I'm not ready to live my life as a slave." Marco cried in my arms.

"I know dear. I won't let that happen. No matter what it takes, even my own life...I will not let that happen to you. I'll find a way to get you home." I promised him.

It calmed him...and soon he was asleep in my arms. Sleeping by a river of waste...was not the highlight of our marriage. Doesn't everyone's honeymoon suck though? Well, probably not this bad... Sigh!

After letting my angel sleep a while, I knew we had to get moving. We spent the next hour looking for a way back to the surface.

Finding a manhole I decided it was time to go to the surface...for better or worse. We used the pole, that Marco and I had been taking turns carrying, to open it. A good poling can help out anyone!

As we exited the manhole I knew we had arrived...exactly where we needed to be-the Mars capital building. It's time to get to work. Now...if we can just get from here, to the building without being spotted.

"Times like this we could use a good spell or two...like maybe flight, or invisibility." Marco stated to me.

"Well, we don't have that...so we'll have to rely on what we got, a scanner... The coast is clear for now." I said taking him by the hand.

It was only a short run across the street and into the building. Of course if they are looking for us... No time to think we've already got our asses out here. We made it to the door. What luck...the front door wasn't locked. But shouldn't there be some security here?

That was answered pretty quickly as we entered the door. There were two guards moving towards us. Now what?

"What are you two doing here? The meeting is starting in five minutes...get up there. Or Gene is going to pitch one of her bitch fits." One of the guards stated.

"Er, yeah sure." I stated and looked at Marco.

Soon the guards herded us towards an elevator and told us it's on the 5th floor. What do we do now? We are about to meet Gene Dano, president of Mars...And who the hell did the guards think we are? Oh well, this could work out for us, or be the best way for us to get caught depending. Thinking quickly...I decided to avoid the meeting all the same.

I clicked on the fourth floor button.

"What have you got Nova? I know you have to have some plan here?" Marco was sweating bullets.

"Afraid not. Our best bet is to avoid that meeting though. Maybe we can find what we want on the fourth floor, if not we'll go down a level and look etc...." I told him.

"But wouldn't hearing what's going on up there be useful?" Marco asked me.

"Most likely, but think about it. They are expecting someone like us, and when those guys show up...we'll be caught." I told him.

"Maybe... we still have to move fast, cause they will come looking for us." He reminded me.

I wasn't feeling very talkative any more. I just simply hugged him to me...and rode the rest of the way to the 4th floor.

The doors quickly opened. The floors were all huge. The appearance of it was amazing...If I wasn't on a mission here; I'd want to take pictures. Oh well, I have to find something here. Ah, what's that over there?

"You see that Marco? An information up-link, just what we need." I told him.

"Right. Download the floor map onto your scanner." Marco suggested.

"Good idea. And then I'll see what this floor is for." I stated as I logged into the computer.

I found that this floor is used for storage of older documents...dating 2 years or older. Not what we need-We need the more current files.

"Great now what do we do?" Marco asked me.

"Simple. We use this computer to find the exact location of the files we need." I told him.

I did a search for current records'. It came up with several results, but the one that caught my eyes was folder called workers file'. I assumed that would have what we needed a list of the people being slaved out. Also I located a file called `proposal to finish building'. That would have the record of their plans to use slave labor to finish the colony.

Those were the files...but where are they. Searching actual location...location found...' the computer stated. Office 15' on floor 5.' It stated. Great...now we have to go there anyway. What are we going to do?

"Honey it looks like we don't have any choice. I'll go to the meeting. And make sure no one knows your looking around. You find those files. When you have them, beep my scanner, and I'll make some excuse to leave the meeting." Marco told me.

Let me tell you now. I didn't like the plan at all. We were going to get caught...no doubt about it. But we have to try.

We entered the elevator and rode to our destiny. Here we go again...risky our lives for others. I bet no one will know about this either; I need a better PR guy.

As the doors open, I kissed Marco once more. For some reason...my heart was racing...and a feeling of doom was in the air. I was hoping it was just the fear of being caught.

"Good luck baby." Marco said walking towards what appeared to be a meeting room. I walked close behind him, and when he went to open the door, I ducked down the hall. Soon I would make it to the file room.

"Bout time you made it here Carter." I heard a woman's voice state. I didn't know the voice, but I could only guess that it belonged to Gene.

Soon I made it to the room that I had saw on the computer screen. Sadly, it wasn't as organized as the files where.

Looked like the room had been let go recently. Dust covered most of the shelves. And they cabinets had been put out of order... A was over here, B was over on the other side of the room...etc. I would think by now, everyone knows the ABC's. Oh well, as I squeezed between the many different file cabinets I finally found the file with the list of workers. The scary thing about it was...I recognized a few of the names. Friends of mine from School. A teacher of mine...and others I knew were all being held here. I was sad for the people before, but now I was angry. I had to free my friends. Now to find those other files, and get out of here.

"Where is your partner Bass?" Gene asked Marco.

"Well, he had to run to the bathroom." Marco hoped that would work.

"Fine, we'll just start without him. I'm sure you can feel him in later. Now as we were saying, soon our space shuttles will be complete. With these ships Earth won't stand a chance. They make those stupid Biaped shuttles look like toys." She stated.

"Yes, but we still have to test them further." A younger woman with long blonde hair stated.

"Yes I know love, but we must get them out as soon as possible." Gene stated running a hand through her red hair.

Hell bent evil lesbians?' Marco thought to himself. And they are going to attack the earth? Doesn't anyone have better things to do with power? Like maybe leave this solar system?' "President Gene, as soon as we have the shuttles ready...we will attack the Earth with no mercy. Once we have eliminated the main government...we'll be able to enslave all the rest. Once that is accomplished we can begin our attack on the moon. Soon the solar system will be ours." A tall man stated.

`He must be a general' Marco thought to himself.

"Excellent, but what do you have to deal with that witch thing. That Starlight fellow?" Gene asked him.

"No one has seen him since the Biaped War, but if he does arrive...he'll never be able to stand up to our new ships."

The man stated.

`What if Nova can't stand up to those things?' Marco worried.

"Here it is!" I stated to myself as I plucked out the file. It sounded too simple. Why did they keep a record of illegal activity anyway? Oh well, no time to reason it out. I'm just glad that it was there.

I tucked the folders into my suitcase. Now to get Marco...That could be easier said than done. I knew I had to beep him, and stand pretty close to the door, that way...as soon as he walked out. We would make a spring for the elevator.

I crept back out the door and closer to the meeting room. When I was about 5 yards away...I hit the pager.

I heard the beep from his watch, it wasn't very loud. But I had crept closer. I was looking for Marco to walk out...but what I saw next was...a stream of guards coming down the halls, and Marco screaming my name. What's going on now?

The guards had knocked me out cold. Next thing I remembered was waking up tied to this table. I turned my head to the side, and I saw that Marco was with me.

"We have to stop meeting this way." I told him.

"Well, glad you could wake up finally. I see by the contents of your baggage, that you were sent here to spy on us.

Foolish Earthlings...Don't you know that we don't use scanner watches here. When the beep went off, we knew right away you weren't from here." A woman with Red hair told me.

"Gene just let us go, and we won't make anymore trouble for you." Marco was selling out?

"Very wise of you, but I can't take the risk. I have plans for both of you. Soon you'll be too little to mess with me.

We've done a lot of research here on Mars. And we have found the fountain of youth...the only problem is...the process is very dangerous. If you take too much of the formula...you just get younger and younger...till you don't exist anymore. And there are some fears from the fact...that in some cases it can cause heart failure, or other such nasty things. So it was never released to the public. But for you two...you're going to get a healthy shot of it.

Oh...did I mention it's enough to kill you?" Gene told us.

While we are waiting for you're finally. I'm going to tell you why I'm going to destroy the Earth. Yes I know, all villains tend to tell their life story right before they do something evil...but hey. I like cheese! So set back...well, you know what I mean. And enjoy a short version of my life." Gene began her story. Why do they all have to do this?

Just kill us and get it over with!

"I was a happy little girl. I loved to dance. I was great too...I was going to be a big star. I even could sing. I decided to go into the music business. But it turned out that...no one cared for my music. So I decided to look for something else to do. I had wasted my life trying to achieve a dream that wasn't meant to be...so I had no other choice. I turned to a life of crime. Soon I was robbing like crazy. I never got caught...I was smart! Till one day...I was caught red handed by some stupid cat. She turned me in...and I was sent off to this planet. I can remember that cat's name-Tom.

I believe that was his name." Could Luna's boyfriend be the one that turned her in?

"With me on this mud ball of a planet, I decided to do what I do best...Play innocent. Convince others that I was wrongly convicted. Before to long...I had won over the Mars government. Hell, they even let me run for office. Soon I worked my way up, higher and higher...till I made it here. Now I will take my revenge on the people that shunned my music, and sent me to this hell hole!" She finished.

"Well, I'm glad you don't hold a grudge." I stated.

A blonde girl, that seemed to be overly fond of Gene walked in and kissed her on the cheek. With her she had a large pair of syringes in her hands. One for me, and one for Marco...what now? How can I save the man I love, and myself?

The blonde walked up to Marco, and pricked his arm with the needle. Soon the formula was flowing through him. He screamed from the pain of his body beginning to change. It was going slow though...that was good! If I didn't know him like I did...I wouldn't have noticed the changes. But soon his face was changing...those few signs of aging were fading away. What do I do? At the rate he was going...I'd guess he'd loose a year every 30 minutes. Just a guess though...

"If your wanting to know how long this will take...it'll be a while. It will take around 45 minutes for one year to slip away from your life. You'll have to go through child hood again...backwards. Puberty backwards...must be a bitch!"

Gene laughed at our situation.

"Go Kris give the other his medicine. Would hate to see lovers be separated...they simply must enjoy this together." Gene stated.

"Right my love." I knew it lesbians! Who else would be so evil?

"You'll never get away with this Gene!" I told her.

Kris tried to stick me with the needle but it only broke. Apparently Angela's spell was to protect me from this. Why couldn't she have protected Marco too?

"The damn thing broke!" Kris screamed.

"Go get another one...it's not the end of the world. But why wouldn't it go in your arm? Perhaps you're a witch?" She asked me.

"No such thing...I can't help it if you have shitty medical supplies around here." I shot back at her.

I got a hearty slap in the face for my trouble. I must remember not to anger a woman. Never a good idea!

Kris came back soon enough...but she wasn't alone. She was tied and gagged. And so were a few other guys. A sexy blonde threw down a very tall man and the other captives were pilled on top of him. I didn't know what was going on...but Gene looked terrified.

"What's the meaning of this?" She screeched.

"What you call this dear...is a rebellion." The cute blonde hunks stated.

That's when it hit me...it was none other than Mac from school. He was a friend of mine...always was some what of a leader. And now he was leading an underground army? Wow!

"Nova!" He screamed as he untied me.

"How's it going man?" He asked me.

"I'm okay, but we have to help my husband...he's been given some kind of anti-aging formula." I told him.

The rebels quickly tied up Gene. Looked like they had successfully taken the main office of the Government.

We didn't have much time to spare...Marco's life was disappearing. Marco and Mac looked through the files for a folder on the formula...that might lead me to some counter formula. I located the lab, and found the formula itself. I took it and ran some simple tests. I wasn't sure how the substance worked... But I'd be able to have a counter formula. But it would take about 2 hours. Marco would loose almost 3 years of his life. The guys came up with nothing. I was simply going to have to stick to my guns. I was glad I worked as a lab specialist. This was the most important job yet. I had to save the man I loved.

I looked over at Marco, that was going through a lot of pain...as you can imagine having your very body go through such rapid changes is rough as hell. I wanted so bad to hold him...but I knew I had to do what I could with the chemicals. The counter-formula would be ready soon.

I looked over at him...he was shorter, not a lot...but it was there. What little facial hair he had...was gone. He was around 15 and a half now...I'd guess.

I had no chance to test the formula, or anything else. I just knew I had to give it to him...and hope for the best. After running one more chemical analysis, everything appeared to be in order. It would stop the age regression. It however wouldn't increase it...it was too dangerous to try to age him back.

"Marco, I'm not sure if this will work, but I don't think we have any choice." I handed him the vile.

He drank it all, and slumped into my arms. The strain of it all had exhausted him. I was worried he had passed on, but I could feel his heart beat still.

"Is he going to be okay?" Mac asked me.

"I think so, but we won't know for sure till about 45 minutes to an hour from now...if he gets any younger...we'll know I failed him." I cried...what is going to happen to my love.

"It's stopped." Marco said about 10 minutes later. He was still very weak.

"How can you know for sure dear?" I asked stroking his hair.

"Trust me I know...the pain before is gone. I'm going to be okay." He said then fell back to sleep.

"The guy must be tuckered out...better let him get his rest. Now we have to find a way to get you back to Earth. We might have taken this place for now, but there are other soldiers and political leaders to deal with. Our best bet is to get you home, and for you to send us some back up." Mac told me.

"Yes you're right. I would ask you guys to help us hijack a shuttle, but I think your hold on this place is more important. There has to be another way." I told him.

"Hey guys we got another problem here...looks like an army is on the way..." One of the rebels told us.

"Great now what should we do Nova?" He asked me.

"How many of you are there?" I asked him.

"About 40..." He told me.

"And of them?" I asked the guy.

"Looks like about 100 coming this way." He told us.

"Not good odds man, I think we need a miracle." Mac stated.

"Yes, and I know just the one. Tell all the rebels to start praying. I know it sounds cheesy, but this might just work." I told Mac.

Soon the rebels all hit their knees praying...some of them for fear of the upcoming battle, others because of Mac's orders...and some because they saw what I saw. Angela was floating above us. She winked at me. She knew my plan.

The uplifting prayers and Angela's presence was driving out the negative energies that were surrounding the place.

Almost like a bolt of light straight from heaven...my ring flashed back to life. I was hoping not to have to use it again...since its energy is linked to my own. But I had no other choice. It was the only way out of a sticky situation.

"Silver ring power!" I stated holding my hand up.

After that my body began its transformation...yellow is the best way to describe my `prince starlight' transformation.

My hair turned green, and my body yellow...except it was also glowing. Soon I was in a fancy suit too...red vest, black jacket, and red dress pants. I was ready to kick ass.

The soldiers soon filled the building. They were marching up the stairs, some riding up the elevator...they were entering the room from all directions. The rebels attacked them, and so did I. I know I'm not allowed to kill humans...but my magic was strong enough to knock them firmly out...and the rebels were dealing with the others.

It was a hard battle, but we were victorious. Would have been a lot easier if I could have just let go on them. But this way, less of them had to die. The rebels now had a good pile of hostages. The government would not be taking this building anytime soon.

We decided to let a couple of the guys go though...where they could tell them that Prince Starlight was protecting the rebels. That would keep them scared most likely. Maybe even long enough for the Earth's forces to make it back here.

Marco finally came to a little while later. He was different...yes that's the best way to describe it. He wasn't the same Marco I fell for. But I still loved him, and I hoped he felt the same way.

"How are we going to get home?" He asked me. I had already turned back to my original form.

"I think I have enough magical power left for one more spell. I'm glad I thought to bring this along." I stated holding up the ship I had shrunk a long time back. I had used it to escape the Biapeds. Now this ship would come in handy once more.

"That's great, do you still know how to fly the thing?" Marco asked, looking kind of worried.

"Sure I do!" I assured him. Then I turned to look at Mac.

"So you're leaving me then?" Mac whispered into my ear.

"I'm not leaving you, you left me a long time ago. Maybe in another lifetime...things would have been different. But you choose to be with her...over me. And that's the end of it." I told him.

"But she's gone now...fate brought us back here together...don't walk out on us." He stated.

"I'm married remember?" I asked him.

"To a 15 year old!" He laughed at me.

"He's really 18...and besides it doesn't matter!" I told him.

I walked outside with Marco holding my hand. I placed the ship down and backed away.

"What was that about?" He asked me.

"It's a long story...I'll tell it to you sometime." Soon the ship began to regain its size.

We soon were on board rocketing towards Earth. I was better prepared this time...it was like...um...riding a bike. I believe that's the expression. It was much easier this time. Soon we would be home, and I'd be able to take Marco in my arms, and kiss him, and...make love to him. If he still wants me...

We started talking on the flight home, and he told me about how his body felt more energetic...and he was just more alive. He told me that his penis was about an inch shorter now...he had a growth spurt close to 17. It was all quite fascinating really. And I took some of the formula with me. I would study it further. I want to try to figure out what makes it work.

I didn't want to discuss it now...but I knew it had to be done.

"Marco, does this change things between us?" I asked him.

"What do you mean?" He asked frowning at me.

"Well, I've always been older than you...but now I'm an adult...at 21...and you're 15! That's 6 years difference...and when you're a teenager...that's a big difference." I let my fears out into the open.

"I know that...but I'm still in love with you. And that's all that matters. I know things are different now, but we'll work through it." He told me.

"I hope you're right...but I'm scared." I told him.

"I am too...remember what she said. This could have other heath risks involved. I have to have some tests run when we get back to Earth." He told me.

That was soon enough. I know what some of you are thinking...we live on the moon now. True, but it was pretty damn important to go to Earth first. The guys would need some back up. I was pretty sure that we would see the end of the Mars crisis relatively soon.

We landed on Earth, and went straight to the main Government building. They weren't going to let us in at first. But after a while we managed to get someone to look at the files we had. Of course it helped that we arrived in a Biaped ship...nothing causes a scene like that! Quickly they verified that the documents were authentic.

They assured us that measures would be taken right away. I was glad of that. Marco and I were free to go home. That I was very glad of!

The next couple of weeks were a blur. Marco and I were trying to readjust to our new arrangement...but we didn't actually see each other much. He and I had become celebrities...of sorts. Everyone wanted to know about what life was really like on Mars. We did talk shows...together at first...but eventually it was Marco everyone wanted to see.

They were marveled by the fact that he had indeed lost nearly 3 years of his age.

Doctors examined him...and I do mean many doctors. They found nothing wrong with him. He was a perfectly healthy teen. Argh...why did this have to happen to us? I knew eventually things would settle down, and we could go about our normal life...or so I hoped.

Would life ever be normal for the two of us again?

The Mars government was indeed overthrown quite quickly. Mac was nominated as the temporary president for the planet-till elections could be held. I was pretty sure he'd run...and probably win.

The most surprising news was that...Gene and her lover had managed to escape sometime during the battle on Mars between the rest of the Mars forces and the Earth's army. Mac told me that he couldn't watch her closely, cause him and his men were helping the Earth's forces. They must have found a way out while they were gone. For some reason...I just knew that I hadn't seen the last of her.

Now I'm lying down to sleep, for the first time this week...Marco was able to stay with me. I was glad of it. I wrapped him in my arms...and kissed him deeply.

"I love you Marco. I hope you never forget that." I told him.

"I never will, and I love you too babe." And with that we drifted off into a blissful sleep...with nothing but hopes and prayers for a peaceful future.

The End

Hey everyone, please let me know what you think of the new angle. I'm not sure what all is going to happen...but obviously there are many new challenges ahead of our hero's. Oh and look for the sequel to mostly likely start with Kelvin. We just haven't heard from him in such a long while...and it's about time we checked on him! Email me at leo1980@gay.com I know I go through too many email changes...sorry!