Heimat AU: Mikey's Rescue

Chapter Eighteen: They're Gone!

Mikey was laughing uncontrollably as Collum tickled him. "I'll save you, Mikey!" Maia yelled and she jumped on Collum's back. Collum could barely stand by how hard he was laughing, himself. "Give up, Helpless Human!" Maia said through her giggling.

Jesse watched, laughing and then grabbed onto Collum's leg and pulled him away from Mikey, who was still laughing wiping tears out of his eyes. "We'll protect you, Mikey, from this alien!"

Taylor and Nicole were laughing as they applied sunscreen onto their arms, legs, and backs. "Jesse is convinced Collum is an alien, by the way." Taylor said to Lauren. Annie shook her head and laughed.

"Well, Cee made a good argument for it at Thanksgiving." Lauren said. She was grinning as wide as she could as she watched the kids attack Collum. It was literally the most heartwarming sight.

Jesse let out a squeal of laughter as Collum picked him up and flipped him upside down. Jesse couldn't control his peals of laughter as he was trapped upside down and turned around and around as Collum tried to get Maia off his back.

Maia let go, losing her grip in her own laughter, and slid onto the hot sand. Collum let out a victory yell and Jesse laughed harder as he slipped to the sand as well.

"Fine, fine you won pops!" Maia said, trying to catch her breath.

Mikey walked over and helped his sister up. Maia let Mikey pull her up and she brushed the sun off of her.

Collum did a victory dance causing the three children to clutch their sides from laughing so hard. "I am the victor! Hear that, Maia? Helpless Human...I think not." Collum said and Maia sat down, shaking her head and trying to regain her breath.

"You'll always be a helpless human..." Jesse said rolling his eyes.

"Can't hear you!" Collum said.

Collum to see Lauren shaking her head at him, eyebrows raised, and he stopped and laughed. He shrugged.

Maia and Jesse shared an evil grin, a nod, and attacked.

Collum had his back turned to the children and was knocked face first into the sand by the force of Jesse and Maia leaping onto his back.

"Oh my." Annie said, sighing at her son's rambunctious behavior.

"Don't worry, I'll save him." Xero said and ran over.

He grabbed his son and held him under his arm and swung him around. Jesse was laughing so hard he could no longer see.

"Daddy!" He squealed. "I'm gonna throw up."

Xero stopped and Jesse leaned up and wiped his tears of laughter away.

Collum managed to sit up and Maia leaped off, giggling, and ran towards the ocean. "Catch me if you can, pops!"

Jesse caught his breath and then set off after Maia. "Yeah Alien! Show us what you got!"

Collum rolled his eyes and sighed. Mikey came over and sat by Collum. "They're crazy." He said to Collum.

Chuckling, Collum nodded. "That they are, buddy." Xero laughed and then set off for the ocean as well.

"Do you want to come in with me, Mikey?" Collum asked. He'd noticed Mikey eyeing the water, fearfully.