+Norway: Red Army Base+

The three of them walk down the stairs together, all soldiers greeting them with salutes until Tom told them to ease themselves. Tika no doubt feeling the stares she is receiving from the soldiers wearing red and blue.

Zack comes up to Tom smiling welcomingly. "Welcome back Blue. The red medical staff, some scientists, and Red just left to take Torm to the private lab to see if they can fix his eyes up." He informs with some pity for his leader.

"Thanks for informing me Zack." Tom thanks gratefully. He then gestures to his daughter to introduce her to him. "Zack, I'd like you to finally meet my daughter Tika."

The raven hair man looks down at Tika who looks back at him. He smiles and holds his hand out to her, "Please call me Zack young lady." He politely shakes her hand when she puts her hand on his.

"T-Tika, please to meet you sir." Tika says back in a quick pace since she's nervous.

Zack lightly chuckles at her shyness. "She's got a lot to learn Blue." Knowing Tika is going to be polite with him and everyone else here. She's gonna learn that they're all friends and won't need formalities, well in the blue group that is.

"I know, but Tomi and Torm will have to show her the ropes since Red Leader and I will busy for the next few weeks. I also have to reschedule another meeting with the Italian president because of this event." Tom sighs shaking his head in disappointment.

Tomi unhooks his arms with Tika's to hold her hand instead. "Can I take Tikky around the base now?"

"Sure honey, but make sure to stay out away from the soldiers working. Also we're having dinner later around 6 or 7 so don't be late." He pats his daughter and son on the head before letting them go their own way.

"Okay!" Tomi looks back at Tika with a fanged grin, "Come on Tikky, I've got lots to show you before dinner."

"Ah, bye Mr. Tom, Mr. Zack!" She says as Tomi enthusiastically takes her away towards the base.

"I assume she's still trying to get use to calling you mom?"

Tom nods as he crosses his arms. "I mean I don't mind since she hasn't known me long enough yet. She has her own pace to catch up anyways. I don't want to force her into calling a 'stranger' she hasn't seen in 16 years, mom."

The trusted soldier and leader watch them enter the base safely. Tomi looks absolutely excited while Tika looks a little awkward about exploring an unfamiliar territory.

"Besides, she has all the time in the world to get to know us now."

+With Tord+

Tord stood behind some of his scientists controlling the levels of Torm's medical tank across from them. His son stripped down to his underwear and floating weightlessly in the light blue water. There are two doctors with Amy standing close to Torm's tank making notes of his health and any sight of change that may occur while he's inside.

"How are the readings so far?" Tord asks while keeping his eye on his son.

"His health levels are fine sir. However, the readings indicate the burns on his eyes are barely healing. It's only healing around the wounded area, but his eyes aren't making much of an improvement." Sera informs as she watches the levels on the screen of the control pad.

Joe looks back at his leader with a questionable expression. "What should we do sir?"

The leader in red hums in thought. If anything, Torm might have to use the same device Tom wears on over his eyes to help him see again. Meaning he'll have to make more tampered visors for both Tom and Torm in case they somehow glitch or break.

"For now see if you can heal his eyes the best you can. I want the healing tank going through multiple healing methods until there are no more options left. I need to make a few preparations before we take Torm out of his healing unit."

"Yes sir." The two scientists confirm and retype a few codes for the healing unit to take care of the devil teen.

Tord moves to the work table to pull out some of the tools placed inside. Then takes his radio from his belt.

"Patryk, Paul. I need you two to bring me some supplies from my office."

Not a moment later he got a reply.

"We're already on it sir."

~+With Tomi and Tika+~

Tomi brought Tika around the base, introducing her to the many soldiers roaming about the hallways or in the departments when they came to check them out. She found them friendly towards her, literally those wearing blue, black, and white uniforms, which Tomi informed to her were their mother's soldiers. Their father's soldiers spoke and treated her with the utmost respect, others showing some small dislike for her appearance. Of course, Tomi had a hand in dealing with them when his little sister wasn't looking.

After all, one simple kick where the sun don't shine was enough to punish and put them back in place. The girls weren't a problem since they simply adored Tika and got along with her nicely. A lot of them offering to help her with anything from makeup to clothes.

"Okay, last stop to the final department! It's my favorite place besides the medical ward." Tomi says as his sister follows next to him.

"And that would be?" She asked, unsure of what Department they didn't go through yet. Since they went through so many in a few hours before dinner.

"The Uniform department. They're really comforting and fun to be around." The demon teen leads his sister to a set of double doors. "Once they see you they might want to ask for your clothing size. They love making clothes for us so don't be shy when they come up to you."

He doors slide open to let them into the large room. The departments had gotten a expanding renovation during the years since more people started joining them. Tord had even let the option stay open of letting new recruits join Tom's group for reasons disclosed between the two of them.

Tika surveyed the room, lots of work desks in rows while men, women, and some people young in their age chat amongst their work side. The room is evenly divided to show those who work in one of the two groups.

"Hey Tomi!" The two siblings look to the left to see a young women with short brown hair and pink highlights.

Tomi grins as he runs over to her to give a hug. "Rosy!" The monster teen knew this soldiers before she joined Tom's group. He lets go of her, "How are you?"

"I'm fine as always. However, we were so surprised to hear you and your brother somehow ended up in England! You two gave us quite the scare." Rose, a blue soldiers, says as she steps back from Tomi. She looks to Tika who comes up to them still looking shy. "And you must be the daughter of our dear Blue Leader."

Tika nods shyly, "It's nice to meet you ma'am, my name is Tika."

"Aww, aren't you adorable." Rose ruffles her hair with a chuckle. "Nice to finally meet you Tika. I'm Rose, I work with your mother's group here in the Uniform department."

Tomi looks at his sister, "She used to be a child survivor back when mom still worked with the Rebellion. Roses used to be little girl back then but she came back to work for Mom." He could still remember the young girl with her parents staying in the old Rebellion base.

Rose's parents had gone and joined the Edd's group, yet she chose to work for Tom when she was of age to be able to finally join. When Tom was gone though, she worked hard under Edd's watch until she could go to the once a year recruitment of the Red Army. Tom was glad to see her again besides his surprise of her coming all this way to join his group. Tomi assumed it had to do with his mother's impact on her when she was young.

"So I assume you two are here to see Neva?" Rose asks, hands now on her hips.

"Yup!" Tomi answers with a happy nod of his head.

Rose leads them to a large work desk in the middle of the blue section of the department. Tika sees another large desk just a a few feet away from the one they are going to, possibly for the head of the Red Uniform department.

"Hey Neva, you've got two visitors!"

A woman with long black hair looks up from her current assignment of clothing to Rose and the Lawson siblings. A kind smile on her face as she sees Tomi and Tika.

"Well, well, well. It seems Zack was telling the truth about Blue's daughter coming home." Neva get up from her seat and walks around her desk to get to them. Her eyes train to Tika, "Welcome to the Blue Uniform department, Tika. My name is Neva and I work as one of your mother's department heads. I'm sure you've met some of them on your way here."

"Yes, they're all very nice." Tika says back with a friendly smile back at the all woman. "Even my Dad's department heads were nice when they greeted me too."

Neva pats her head, "Well you'll have to forgive Opal, the Red department head for this group. She's out at the moment doing something for your father."

"It's not a problem at all. There's always next time now that I'll be staying here."

Tomi brings a finger to his chin, "Oh, I wonder what mom and dad have plan for your living arrangement. I guess they'll tell you once we go to dinner in the dining hall." Since he and Torm started growing in size, Tom couldn't exactly sleep with them anymore. So they turned Tom's old room in their shared bedroom with an expansion to it while Tom was moved into Tord's room.

The monster teen pauses when he remembers his brother. 'Torm...' He bit his bottom lip at the thought of him.

His brother had never been so scary to him before. Torm's never raised his voice or tone with him in anyway in the past. The growl from his brother today really threw him off. His attitude to their little sister also setting something off inside of him. Tomi rubbed at his left arm unconsciously whenever his thoughts went too deep because his brother usually calms him down by staying close.

'Where's Tormy...?'

"Tomi?"

Said teen paused his thoughts to look at his little sister. Expressing worry as she looks at him. "Yes Tikky?" He could even see Rose and Neva looking worriedly.

"Are you okay? You looked spaced out..." Tika had been trying to get his attention for a few minutes already yet there was no answer until now.

Tomi shakes his head, "I'm fine, don't worry. I was just thinking about something."

"Are you sure?" Tika asked one more time. She wanted to make sure whatever he was thinking about would not affect him badly.

Tomi hugs his sister while he pulls off his usual cheerful grin. "Yup! Nothing to worry about Tikky!" He snuggles his face against the place between his sister's neck and shoulder. Tika gives up eventually and hugs her older brother back comfortingly which calms him.

"Love you Tikky."

"Yeah, I love you too Tomi."

'Dear Mother, do you think my second brother worries sometimes like I do? Sometimes some of your letters sound like he never worries too much.

P.S. Can you hug him for me? I just feel like he needs one at the moment.'

+With Tord+

Tord had spent an hour on Torm's goggles because he had to match up the wires to Torm's artificial being. Rewiring and recoding the device to fit his son's visual nerves. He'll have to give the blueprints to Amy later to make spares for future use.

Knock knock

The leader in red looks up from the finally finished product to see his boyfriend staring at the device when he comes in, green eyes landing on the tech. He could see sadness flash blue through those digital eyes. "Thomas..."

"So his eyes couldn't be saved." Tom's gaze never left the device sitting on Tord's desk.

He picks up Torm's visual aid and goes over to Tom. Tord kisses his cheek in comfort, "We've tried everything min kjære. I wouldn't have to make a special pair of this if his eyes had gotten better."

Tom hugs his lover tightly, wishing deep down their son didn't have to go through this. Tord did too, but there was no other choice now because of the end results from the recovery readings.

"Come along now Thomas. He'll need you to be there when we first put these on him." Tord said as his love lets him go. He offers Tom his prosthetic hand to take, which ends up being held onto tightly.

"I understand..."

The two of them make their way out of the leader's section of the base. As they pass the lobby of their section, they could hear the work of tools coming across from Tom's old hallway. The pair could see some of the soldiers from the engineering and building department working on making another room for Tika.

Her room would be just down the hall, opposite side of the hall from her brothers's bedroom door. Tom smiles somewhat when they see them install a lavender colored door.

Tord sighs with a small smile of his own. The two of them continue on their way forward.

The Red Leader thought back to when he had gotten the report of all the tests done to possibly heal Torm, he had him moved to the medical bay. The reports all ending up negative in fixing his sight.

It made him mad that there wasn't anything he could do to help his son.

"Tord."

Said man looks in front of him to see their already at Torm's private room in the medical ward. File and name in place on the door.

Tom takes the file from the bin and opens the door so they could enter. When they do, they see Torm sitting up on his bed, fingers fiddling with one another to keep himself busy.

"Torm, your father and I are here." Tom says to call for his attention.

The monster teen looks towards his voice. "Hello." Tom takes a seat by Torm's bedside, putting the file on the nightstand, while Tord stands on the other side of his bed with the goggles.

"Torm, we have some bad news." Tord starts out sadly, "We've tried everything to get your eyes working again, but the results were always negative."

"Father, I told Mother before I was fine with whatever result I got in the end." Torm tells him with a calm voice. "Please don't sound sad."

Tord sighs, "You know we don't want this for you Torm. Being blind is hard and a disability that takes time to get used too." He somewhat thankful Tom had the ability to teach their son the ropes of being blind. Otherwise said devil teen would be a mess and would have to learn on his own for who knows how long.

Torm bows his head down and doesn't say anything. He forgot to think of his parents feelings to this outcome in this. "I'm sorry..."

Tom holds his son's hand, using his gentle tone to talk with him. "It's alright Torm. I'll just have to teach you quickly on how to maneuver yourself around, especially if you lose your visual aid."

"My visual aid?"

"I made a special pair of goggles for you like your mother. I had to rewire and code a few programs to fit your body type." Tord tells him as he unstraps the device. "But you'll have to give us consent first."

Tord head looks up, a soft smile on his face for his parents to see. "I'll always be fine with whatever you or Mother do for me. I trust the both of you."

"Alright then," Tord says and looks to Tom for further instruction for their son.

"Torm, I'm going to remove your bandages first." Tom says as he gets up from his seat. The man leans over to unravel the white bandages from around Torm's head gently. The white cloth falling around his son's neck loosely when they come off. "Now open your eyes now honey."

Torm takes it slowly. His eyelids squint together a few times and try to lift from their closed position. They slowly open to reveal clouded looking eyes. His eyes were healed to take away the red, but now they were glossed over to look like a normal blind man.

Tom almost wanted to cry seeing those dull silver eyes. The silver eyes he loved so much because they reminded him of his lover before he hurt him, now so lifeless. Tord had to put a hand on his boyfriend's shoulder to comfort him.

"Do you want to step outside Tom? I can take the rest from here." Tord offers.

"I... I'm fine. Let's just get this done."

Tom holds his son's hand tightly. "This next part is going to hurt Torm. A little warning in advance."

"Okay."

Tord gives Tom one last glance before placing the device over Torm's eyes. He take hold of his son's other hand for more support.

"3, 2-" Tord pressed the button on the side of the goggles quickly to activate the attachment process.

*small description warning ⚠️*

Torm didn't know what he was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. He could feel small, very slim wires slithering their way around his blind eyes and into his sockets. All of them piercing and connecting to the nerves in the socket like little arrows.

*okay done*

He could feel his body trashing about. Two familiar hands holding his own tightly with a strong force to keep him laid down on the bed.

"Torm!"

"It's almost done, bare with it!"

The voices talking to him were blurry. He could even hear someone screaming loudly, wait, it was probably himself. All he could feel was pain after all.

'Tormy...'

A single voice rang through his mind clearly. But why wasn't the owner of that voice here with him now?

'Where?'

Soon enough the attachment process finished. It left Torm panting and gasping for breath. His body slicked in sweat from all the tolerance of the pain he went through.

The devil teen could see his black sight blink on like a television screen. On the black background of the screen, a little red loading bar appeared showing the words 'Processing' above it. When it reached a hundred percent Torm could see colors fill his vision.

He could see parents were there on either side of his bed. Both holding his hand and looking at him worriedly. "Father? Mother?"

Tom held back tears as he lets go of his son's hand to hug him tightly. "I'm so sorry you hand to go through that."

Torm hugged his mother back with a soft look on his face. He looked to his father who looks relieved at the outcome of the goggles. His father cups his cheek and smiles at him with content expression as red digital eyes blink back at him.

They were so happy the visors work to allow their son to see again.

This would be a moment Torm would never forget with his parents.

~Dinner~

Dinner came rolling quicker than usual. Most of the  morning soldiers are all were all lined up to get their dinner while night soldiers were there to get there so called breakfast before going to their post.

Tika and Tomi enter the dining hall looking for their parents and older brother.

"Found them Tomi. They're over there." Tika points over to a long table by the second entrance to the dining hall.

Tomi takes Tika's hand and brings her to the table. They find their parents seated next to each other on the other side of the table while their older brother sits across from them.

Tika feels her brother's hand slip away from hers. She looks to him finding a unsure expression on his face. His eyes looking at the back of their older brother's head. She looks to Torm, seeing as there is something new about him.

"Ah, Tomi, Tika, you two made it just in time for dinner." Tord says when he sees the two younger siblings. "Take a seat, Peter and Sadie said they have something special made for us today."

The two younger siblings come over to the table and take a seat. Tom looks at the three, taking note of how different the kids seem to be around each other. Tomi usually sat as close as he could to Torm, however, there was this big distance between them now. He sat closer to Tika while trying his best to not look at his brother.

"Torm, honey, how about you join us on this side of the table with me and your father for now?" Tom says gently.

Torm didn't bat his brother and sister a glance as he stands up from his seat. He comes around the table and takes a seat next to his mother without complaint. Tord mentally calling what Tom did a good job.

Tomi hardly looked eased up from the movement and Tika confused by the situation. Although, the pair could now see their older brother's new gear strapped to his face.

The devil teen wore the same device on his face decorated in all black. Added that his digital eyes are red in color while their mom has light green ones.

Guilt dwelled in Tika gut seeing as her brother's eyes couldn't have been saved. Now having to wear visual aids like their mother.

"So Tika," Tord said to her to try and start a conversation. Hopefully to push away the weird atmosphere around their table. "How was the tour of the base?"

"I-It was good sir." Tika answers respectfully. "All the soldiers have been nothing but kind and welcoming."

To be honest, she wasn't sure how to act around her father, otherwise know as the infamous Red Leader. Before she knew he was her father, the man was the most formal and strict looking man she has ever seen. Not to mention dangerous by the previous actions she's seen from him.

But now it's like he's done a complete one eighty on her. He's cautious of her now, yes, but as he starts to get comfortable around her, the leader in red seems more father-like. He's nice and dare she say looking more doting of her.

"That's good to hear." Tord says with a smile. He looks to a Tomi who's been pretty quite since they gotten here. "Tomi? You're unusually quiet today. By now you'd be talking up a storm about anything you did today."

Tomi looks at his dad, pulling off one his usual smiles like earlier today. "Sorry Dad, it's just been a long day. I think I'll be off to bed early today."

Tom tilts his head when he hears this, feeling concerned of his youngest son. "Are you okay Tomi? You're not getting sick are you?"

"No Mom. I'm just tired." He gives a yawn to show his tiredness.

"Okay then, after you're done eating, head straight to bed." Tom pats Torm's back, "Torm will go with you once the two of you are done eating." Tomi nods his head in agreement instead of responding verbally.

Sadie and Peter come to the table with their food. The usual tray of food for the leaders while Torm and Tomi get their custom orders for dinner. Sadie placed Tika's food down, specially made to her liking from asking her questions about her favorite foods when she came to the kitchen earlier with Tomi.

Dinner for the family of five passed really quickly much to Tomi and Torm's dismay. Now they had to go to their room together with a strained silence between them.

Leaving their parents with Tika at the table.

Once the Lawson brothers were out of sight. Tom spoke up in an apologetic tone. "Sorry about this Tika."

Tika shakes her head at her mother's apology. "It's fine Mr. Tom really. I understand that things have been moving fast since I came." She looks to half eaten plate of food. "I should be the one who should be sorry since I probably caused my brothers's discord."

Tom reaches across the table to tilt her head back up by the chin. "Oh Tika, nothing is your fault. If anyone's at fault here it's me. So please don't blame yourself."

Tord chuckles, "Give your brothers's some time to resort themselves. Tomi's always been a forgiving soul around here so he's willing to patch things up quickly. Torm, on the other time, takes stuff slow with caution. He's always had an ill temper to him."

Rolling his eyes, Tom scoffs, "Where do you think he gets that from?"

"You."

Tika watched her mother hit her Father on the head like it was not an act of treason. "Fudge you, Tord."

"Tord?" Tika repeated.

Her parents look at her and then at each other. "Oh did I not introduce myself fully to you yet? Must have slipped my mind with all the trouble we went through today." Tord looks at her and offers his hand.

"You already know me as Red Leader in public, but my real name is Tord Lawson." Tika shakes his hand even if may feel a bit weird to shake hands with your own father.

Tom glances at the clock and sees how late it is. "Would you look at the time. Come you two, we need to go to our rooms."

"Where is my room?" Tika asks since she hasn't been shown to her sleeping quarters yet.

"It's in the Leader section of the base. You share a hallway with your brothers and their room is just a little across from your door." Tord tells her as the three of them get up from their chairs.

~+Leader Section of the Base+~

Getting to the leader section of the base they pass through the large double doors. They make a turn to the left hallway.

Tika saw three doors upon their way there. The one closes to the lobby, with a dark blue door, is her mother's office which Tom pointed out to her. The next one is just a normal blue color, being her brothers's shared room.

Finally the last door a little way from her brothers is a lavender door with her name plate on the door. She looks at her parent who tell her to go and open the door.

When she does, Tika's met with an amazing sight. She had such a large room with a king sized canopy bed. The walls colored in lavender and white paint. Light oak furniture was already set around her room for her supplies when they came from the Rebellion Base.

"Do you like it?" Tord asks as he and his boyfriend step into the room. "I tried my best to think of what kind of room you'd like the most."

Tika install turned around and hugged her father tightly in an embrace, surprising him. "Oh my gosh! Thank you! This is the best bedroom ever!" Her shyness forgotten once again as she feels so happy by the thought of what her dad tried doing for her to make her happy.

Tord smiles and hugs her back lovingly. Yeah... He could definitely get used to having Tika, his beloved daughter, around in his life now.

"I want to make up for the lost time I haven't spent with you Tika." He let's go of her and she looks up at him with her different eyes. One from himself and the other just like his lover's eyes. "You're my daughter, one I didn't know about until hours ago. So I want to make you happy double the times I've missed out on your life."

His daughter's smile brightens up like the sun. "Thank you so much."

Tika recieves a kiss on the top of her head from her father and one on the forehead from her mother. "Goodnight sweetie. We'll see you in the morning." Tom tells her as he and Tord leave to go to their own room to sleep.

"Night mom, dad..."

The two men smile at her before the door closes behind them. Leaving Tika to herself with Seth. The large dog jumps onto her bed and lays himself across the foot of it. The teenager decides to sleep in her clothes for the day since she didn't really have any spare clothes at the moment.

She felt the somewhat content as she slowly falls to sleep on her own.

'Dear Mother, have my brothers ever fought before? You always tell me they get into petty little fights over the smallest things, but what about big ones?'

+Meanwhile+

Torm and Tomi's room is almost the same layout as Tika's room. Except the colors were different and their room has more stuff filled with the many things they've attained over the years.

The walls were recolored red and blue while the carpet was redone to a dark purple. Paper cranes hung from the ceiling, curtesy of Torm, while the drawings taped or pinned to the wall are by Tomi's doing.

Tomi sat on his loft bed hugging his legs close to his body while facing away from his brother.

Torm sat on his own bed, canopy style, on the ground level silent as ever but awake.

The vibe in the room still, almost suffocating.

"I hate you."

+x+x+x+x+

Sooo... yeah, things are heading somewhere with the Lawson siblings ^^'

Not much Tomtord for the beginning of this book because I wanna get Tika situated with her siblings and all that other stuff you'll find out later on as the story goes on. However there will be fluff here and there so don't worry, I will not forget the ship since it is my OTP.

So some recap of some characters just in case you got lost:
-Tomi and Torm are kinda in a rocky relationship right now
+Yes, Torm did get googles like Tom but his digital eyes will stay red unless he expresses a different emotion
-Yes, Tika has one full black eye like Tom while the other one is a normal eye like Tord's
+Tika intimidated and cautious of Torm to a degree
-Tomi and Tika have that strong younger siblings bond
+Tord's slowly easing himself into Tika's life
-Tika's and her brothers's room have the same layout

Oh and if you haven't noticed yet, Torm and Tomi have this unhealthy or obsessive bond/relationship over each other. Like they constantly need each other to cope with certain things, I wanna say it's almost like separation anxiety, but I don't think that's even close to what they're both dealing with
—_—'

Anyways sorry for the late chapter.
Btw having my senior finals next week so update is unsure for that week.
-BlueCipher0

Hope you enjoy the fanart gallery! Wonderful work everyone!

By Wolfdoganimations32 ! Thank you for drawing Torm and Tika! ^^

These drawings are done by @Rainboy00 ! Thanks so much for all of these^^

We have Tika with her bundles of letters to read from her mother! Given through Instagram, credits to the user's name above. Thank you!!!

By @MoShar9 The seen she found cute from last chapter!

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MB_Demon_King made fanart of the ending of last chapter, uts absolutely adorable ^^