Error In Excellence (Mitchell)

[Nicole Kendall]

Nikki hadn't been a fan of her abilities from the get go, of course gaining control of them made them much more bearable but overall she could have lived without them. Sure, often they came as aid to her, she was able to see things that others couldn't and know things that regular people alike herself would surely not know. They came as help from time to time, often in her line of work or at home when trying to figure out what secrets Danny was keeping when he'd come home from school in a big fat mood.

It wasn't right to use them on people, Danny was the exception at times because the boy was growing very fast and wasn't as talkative and as upfront as he had been before. Nikki wouldn't have ever dreamed using her abilities on Mitchell, they were honest about everything. This whole thing with Victor may not have been something she was fully aware of but she had her inkling and it didn't take long for everything to come out. She didn't judge him, nor turn against him like Grace had partially done to Michael. Nope, she stuck by him because she knew that Mitchell only acted when he felt necessary and Victor Vaughn was a rotten man.

The only thing she concerned about was the likelihood that Mitchell may have soon been caught in the web. Thankfullly, without a body, there wasn't much to go by and that concern could be well and truly laid to rest.

By now Kat and Kade were getting big, nearing to their first birthdays. They were growing up fast and as was Danny. Though, the twins were much more difficult then Danny was or had ever been. She and Mitchell were certain that they were like evil geniuses because of the way when one would switch off, the other would start up and for that they never got a moments rest. Funnily enough, the twins often became silent when Danny was around. He'd have them on the floor playing with toys and sometimes they'd just crawl around following him every where he went like little shadows.

All in all they were happy. They had a wonderful family, three beautiful kids, regardless of Danny not biologically being Mitchells it was all the same. Everything was perfect. Nikki hardly thought about her abilities and to be frank, life appeared much easier without them or the fuss of someone lashing out because society was still very much against them. It wasn't as easy for Mitchell since being a Watcher he'd had his face plastered everywhere, these days they tried to stay out of the limelight powers or no powers because it wasn't what they were about. Nikki preferred the route Gwen and the others had taken, to become what they once were and no longer appear to want all the fame and glory. Mitchell hadn't signed up for that, he just wanted to help.

Things in their relationship were moving at a steady pace, their family was in order, there jobs appeared to be settled and the two of them were able to focus more on one another instead of all the distractions around. Mitchell and Nikki had taken the next step in their relationship, engagement. Nikki didn't even have to think about it, she knew that he was the one she wanted to be with for the rest of her life. Mitchell was all she could ask for, a fantastic partner, an amazing father, he was everything she needed and more.

Today was her day off, Nikki had been working back with the NYPD for the past few months but at the moment was taking flexible shifts so that she could still spend time with the children. Her sister helped take care of them some days whilst she and Mitchell worked, a nanny, after the last was simply not up for negotiation..both parents were set against it.

The twins had just been put down for their afternoon rest whilst Danny was happily occupying himself with lego in the lounge. He was forever making stuff, he had a love for putting things together and taking them apart and usually she'd encourage it but when he decided to take her phone apart...it wasn't something she was favourable of.

With the kids settled she was able to focus on finishing up some work she'd bought home, she wasn't as bad as she used to be where she'd be addicted to her work and barely leave the office, Mitchell and the kids made coming home worth while, she looked forward to coming home and being with them...even when the kids were misbehaving, she took it with a pinch of salt.

All was quiet in the lounge, Nikki leant back in her seat, eyes gaping through the doorway at Danny who was still building away. Lately, he had a habit of wondering off, often prompting her to double lock the front and back door just in case he happened to venture outside. It wasn't safe, not just because of the busy roads but because people these days...you couldn't damn trust no one.

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[Mitchell Brooks]

If there was one thing that Mitchell ever truly wanted in his life, it was for everything to go back to normal. Back to the days before he had the strength of a hundred men and back to the days were having special abilities were something that you mostly saw either in comic books or in movies.

And for the past summer, he pretty much had exactly what he wanted. For a time, everything went back to the way it was. Back to the world before his powers manifested. Cities weren't getting blown off the map anymore. Evil men with powers beyond imagination had all but vanished completely. For some, the world had become boring without explanation. For Mitchell, he got everything he wanted and then some.

Instead of having to worry about crazed super powered nannies, the only thing that Mitchell had to worry about was clogs in the drains. Mitchell's days had gone from tracking serial killers with the ability of camouflage to having to track down the twins if they decided to go exploring. For Mitchell, it was a breath of the freshest air and a change of pace that he was practically begging for.

But as they say, some good things must come to an end.

It was a few weeks ago when Mitchell's strength returned to him. It was quite a shock to everyone when it happened because the very last thing that he wanted to do was rip the sink right out of the wall.

Unlike when his powers first manifested, Mitchell had a much better grasp on how to control them. He once again had to go back to handling everything like it was a new born child to avoid breaking thing into a thousand pieces.

And now that the abilities were back, so were those evil men. Of course, some of the bigger baddies on the block were still in hiding but the small timers had come out of the woodwork like cockroaches . . . and Mitchell hates cockroaches.

It wasn't long before the Watchers went back on the job. This time, however, it was much different. All the incredibly unwanted glitz and glamor that once followed the Watchers like a bad smell was gone. Maybe everyone just stopped paying attention and moved onto the next big thing, although I think we're all pretty sure it's hard not to pay attention to the dozen or so people who have completely done away with motorized transportation and decided to fly around.

While his days were now once again filled with chasing down robbers with superhuman speed and muggers that can clone themselves at will, this day was a down day. Gwen and Michael were more than happy to grant Mitchell a day off once in a while considering the man did have three kids and a future wife to tend to on occasion.

Mitchell quietly strode into the lounge, tip-toeing even so that the twins would finally lay down for their nap. The twins had made it a habit from day one to make sure their parents ran around like a couple of headless chickens just to barely keep up with them. The twins were constantly full of energy and continuously getting into something they shouldn't. Even a man with superhuman durability has a hard time keeping up with the pace, so any downtime that Mitchell and Nikki had was truly a gift from the gods above.

"Well, they're finally down," Mitchell said. Mitchell had started to kneel, but had just flopped onto the floor next to her instead. "So, I guess we can try to have a lazy day . . . if they'll allow it," Mitchell said, making mention of the twins. Mitchell let out an exhausted sigh, resting his head against the side of Nikki's leg. Despite his state of tiredness and his hope that the twins would stay down for a while, he still mostly had everything that he wanted.

[Nicole Kendall]

Having three kids was surely quite the handful, though sometimes she and Mitchell made it look damn easy. Nikki had her hands full with Danny when he was growing up but the twins, they were double the trouble but worth every moment. She loved where she was right now, she had the perfect partner and a wonderful family that they shared. Nikki's job was faring much better these days and Mitchell had a lot less stress on his hands with things being a little more quiet at the office. Of course, with powers returning things got a lot heavier at work for the both of them but she had learned now to keep all work at the office..unless you count today where she was finishing up small bits and pieces whilst she could.

She kept her eye on Danny playing quietly. She never imagined that she could love another human being as much as she loved her family, she loved them that much that it hurt sometimes. Meeting Mitchell had certainly been the best damn day of her life, she was a completely different person before she met him, as if a part was missing from her. As crazy as it may have sounded, Mitchell made her whole. She didn't trust anyone before him, having been burned before but Mitchell instilled all faith back into Nikki and she couldn't have been happier. He was perfect in her eyes, flaws and all.

Speaking of..Mitchell shortly arrived home.

He was as quiet as a mouse as not to disturb the kids, so quiet in fact that Danny hadn't even seen him pass by the lounge where he was playing nicely by himself.

Nikki couldn't help but smile as Mitchell came in. He didn't have a whole lot on at work right now, He could come and go as his pleased because Gwen and Michael understood his priorities and didn't mind picking up any slack. The two of them had learned to juggle work with home life, Nikki once being a self proclaimed work-a-holic now made more time for herself and her family and for that she'd never felt better.

Mitchell came in and looked exhausted, no doubt from the lack of sleep the night before when the twins decided to run them ragged. "Well, they're finally down," Mitchell told her, what a relief. The twins needed a nap in the day, often having to be forced to sleep, she hated doing it especially when they cried and cried to be picked back up but if they didn't have a nap they'd spend the whole day screaming because they were fighting their own tiredness. They'd wake them up and then some nights they'd sleep. others, forget about it. But for now, they were down and that was a good thing.

An exhausted Mitchell slumped onto the floor, Nikki smirked slightly. "So, I guess we can try to have a lazy day . . . if they'll allow it," He mentioned resting his head against her. She chuckled slightly "It's scary to think that the kids already rule the house. God help ups when they're teenagers.." That was a terrifying thought actually. Nikki kissed the side of his head, draping her arm around him and pulled him a little closer "..I'm just grateful for the peace and quiet. Plus, spending time alone with you ain't all that bad either.." She smiled at him. They didn't get a lot of time alone without having to get someone to have the children for a few hours, often when the kids were around it meant that there time was stretched between all of them. Despite not having all that time alone, there relationship was certainly better then ever.

[Mitchell Brooks]

One thing Mitchell and Nikki never did was trick themselves into thinking that they were in control of the house. While they were indeed the parents of the house and the ground rules that were set were created by them, the kids truly were the ones that dominated the household.

The twins were the dominate ones, keeping Mitchell and Nikki up at all hours of the night. The two of them were completely in sync with one another as when one went down, the other came up bawling his/her eyes out and screaming like a banshee. Some nights they would just stay down for the entire night which certainly gave Mitchell the impression that they twins were completely screwing with their parents. Nikki knew that it was going to be much more difficult dealing with them when they finally became teenagers, but those were still many years away.

"Don't worry about that, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Mitchell said. "Unless we know someone that has the ability to stop the aging process, then we can just keep them young forever," Mitchell knew that when the twins finally grew up, the problems were going to be much worse than messy diapers and hungry babies.

Danny, while he wasn't a total handful, sometimes he got in on the action. Danny was a good kid, but his pranks and antics were getting taken up a notch or two in the past couple of months. Mitchell wasn't sure if it was Danny's way of getting a little more attention now that the twins were home or Danny just teaming up with his siblings to torture their parents. Mitchell still had a good laugh every time Danny some kind of bug in Nikki's hair.

"The peace and quiet is nice . . . and it is nice to spend some time with me, isn't it?" Mitchell said, smiling. Mitchell was highly enjoying the silence but they all knew it wasn't going to last much longer.

[Nicole Kendall]

"Don't worry about that, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it," That was one scary bridge to cross. Nikki loved them being babies purely because she didn't have to fear for their safety all of the time. they couldn't go out and get caught up in all the bullshit the world had to offer, but she knew one day they'd be out in the world. She wasn't so concerned about Kat because she had seen the woman she become, but Kade..that was a whole other situation entirely. She was worried for him.

"Unless we know someone that has the ability to stop the aging process, then we can just keep them young forever," Mitchell added. Nikki grinned at him, shaking her head slightly "See, i don't know if that's any better for us. I love them being babies but...diapers for the rest of our lives? It's a bit much." It wasn't something she saw herself doing in her 50's that was for sure. Nikki was content right now, with her life and the kids. She was comfortable, even though things could get really hard.

Had you asked her before, after having Danny and being married once over..would she have done it again? She'd have said no, but Mitchell was like a ray of sunshine..she'd do it all over and over again for him.

"The peace and quiet is nice . . . and it is nice to spend some time with me, isn't it?" He said with a smile. Nikki grinned gazing down at him with loving eyes. Slowly, she moved herself off of the couch, taking a seat on the floor beside him. "It's one of the things I look forward to most. I only wish we could do it more often.." Nikki assured, gently kissing him. Seeing him always made her day, even if she'd had the worse day possible seeing him and being around him instantly lifted her spirits.


They didn't get a whole lot of alone time, but the time they had they treasured. They didn't have to do couple stuff all of the time, just lazing about watching crap and being together was goo enough. Their relationship was simple, they didn't need to go out on dates or make things romantic to keep the spark..they did whatever they felt at the time and it always worked for them. She wouldn't have changed a thing.