Hi there! I recently felt like writing something new... Well, new for me anyway. This story's set a few months after the explosion of the Sanctuary (It still hurts...I know). This is a complete crack fic, but I'll try to stick to the character's personalities, I promise. Rated T for language and some non-explicit adult situations. This chapter is only a teaser ;). Let me know if you want more (I would hate leaving this as a one shot though...).

Wisdom

"Hey Doc! Thanks for the video game console. I have no idea where you found it, but it is the most awesome machine I've ever seen. I'm sure my son will love it too!" Henry's excitement made Helen smile. She was feeling guilty for having scared her whole crew, especially young Henry, by faking her death in the explosion. The young man had been really shocked, or so Nikola had told her, and had remained depressed until Will had told him about the underground Sanctuary. His depression had been somewhat cured when he had discovered his new "toys", and his new office, full of new technologies that had kept him busy enough to get over Big Guy's death.

Helen rose from her chair when she saw that Henry was waiting for a hug.
"Believe it or not, Nikola created the device. As for your son, I'm sure you'll have new inventions by the time he is old enough to like video games. Happy birthday, Henry..." She said as his arms were circling her to give her a bear hug.
"Wait, wait... Are you telling me that Tesla offered me a Tesla-made playstation for my birthday?! That's insane!" Henry chocked, suddenly parting from the embrace, keeping Helen at arms length to scrutinize her face, looking for a sign she was lying, which made his boss and adoptive mother laugh.
"Don't be fooled by the man's behavior. I know it's hard to believe, but he does have a heart. Besides, those last few months have been a complete nightmare for everyone, being kind to people around him is a way to relieve our pains."
Henry nodded, letting go of Helen's shoulders. The image of Biggie's body flooded his memory, and he shook them away.
"So what did he give to you then? Jewelry? Wine that he will drink himself?" He said, jokingly.
Helen snorted with a side smile.
"Nothing but resentful comments, and I'm afraid I cannot blame him."
Their relationship had shifted from a complicated but wonderful friendship to shreds of bitterness as Nikola felt betrayed by the fact she had not trusted him enough to share her plans with her oldest friend. However, it wasn't the first time they had entered that kind of crisis, and as guilty as she felt, she knew they would patch things up soon enough. Or so she hoped.

"Yeah, he was pretty shaken up by your dramatic exit. But I bet that won't last long." Henry stated before squinting, wrinkling his nose.
"What is it?" Helen asked, intrigued by the sudden change of atmosphere.
"You smell different... Are you sick or something?"
Helen's eyebrows jumped.
"Why does it sound so weird when I say this out loud?" Henry continued, half-apologizing.
Helen had given up on perfume long ago. Most of the abnormals she was dealing with had an hyper-developed sense of smell, and perfume was at best an aggression to them, and at worst the surest way of getting tracked down and killed during a mission, or simply failing to catch an abnormal. Raising an HAP had not given her the opportunity to wear perfume in her private life either, imagining that she had a private life, the meaning of which she had long forgotten.

"I'm quite alright... Although it might just be my new moisturizing cream... Does it bother you?" She said, surprised.
Henry shook his head.
"No, it's your own scent that is slightly not the same. I'm sorry, it's an awkward conversation."
"It's fine Henry, my body might be adapting to our new environment. You'll get used to it." She said, suddenly back to her professional tone.
"Yeah..." He said, not completely convinced, "Anyway, do you know where Tesla is? I have to thank him too."
"I have absolutely no idea. You should try his lab."
"Will do!"
With that, Henry left the office, slightly bewildered by the strange discovery, leaving Magnus wondering about what she could smell like and what was different in her.

Lost in thoughts, Henry bumped into Erika at the corner of the hallway, halfway between his boss' office and Nikola's lab.
"Oh, Henry! Are you okay?" She asked, seeing his confusion, written all over his face.
"Err, yeah... Hey, have you noticed something different with Magnus lately?"
A giant mysterious smile crept on Erika's lips, making him want to kiss it away. Obviously, she knew something.
"Her smell. It took you long enough." She answered, half giggling.
"What do you mean?"
"Your family is going to expand, darling."
At that, Henry froze.
"What?!"
"Henry, Magnus is pregnant. What you noticed is an hormonal change. I bet she doesn't even know it yet." Now, Erika was laughing openly, amused by her fiancé's face.
"Are you serious? Magnus? Pregnant? How is that possible? Who... Who is the father?" Henry asked precipitately, in a childish hush-hush tone, afraid they could be overheard.
"Calm down, I know nothing more. But I'm absolutely positive."
"I think I need to sit down." the HAP whispered, getting pale.

Should I go on with this? :)