After dealing with the damned hive guardian, Delta went after Kait's mother, Reyna. Marcus knew that she wasn't podded like the others of the village where she, Del, and JD called home. After going around a bend in the cave they found her mother, Reyna attached to things that were keeping her alive after being taken by a scion of the swarm.
She asked Marcus one question,"You knew? Didn't you?" He answered with,"Yeah Kait." While putting a hand on her shoulder. Cole, Baird, Sam, Del, Marcus and JD left her so that she could be with her mother one more time. and to say goodbye.
Reyna had a pendant that had belonged to her own mother, and her daughter's grandmother, Myrra. She said to Kait,"Take it Kait. It's yours now." Kait gave her mother one last kiss before she began to cut the strands.
After completing her task, Kait left the cave when JD stood and took her in his arms. Knowing full well how painful it was to lose a parent. He remembered his own mother, Anya. She held out the pendant saying,"It belonged to my grandmother. I never really knew her." Marcus set his jaw when he realized who Kait's grandmother was, and said to JD,"You've got to get your girlfriend somewhere safe."
Kait got miffed as she said to Marcus,"I don't need protection." He answered with,"No. But you need time. I know, I've been there." After that, Baird, Cole and Marcus took a closer look at a dead grub as Cole asked,"SO the grubs are back huh?" Marcus said in reply,"I guess so." Cole smirked a bit as he retorted with,"IU kinda missed them you know. In a weird kinda way."
After that, JD, Del, and Kait found a place to stay with JD's father until she told him that she was pregnant. And with a girl to boot. JD knew that he had to learn how to be a father. Del agreed to be the child's godfather after saying,"JD, you've gotta tell Marcus that Kait's pregnant yourself. Not to mention Oscar," As he pointed to the two Gears that were approaching them.
Kait opted to tell Oscar herself while JD agreed to tell his father that night. He took the time to talk with his father and told him the truth. After thinking over what his son told him, he asked,"So when the baby's due James? and be honest with me. What will you name her? I would like you to at least honor your mother's memory."
James said,"Well, Kait has her heart set on Jericho Anya Fenix. But neither of us knew how you'd feel about mom's name as our daughter's middle name Dad." He smiled as he said in reply,"I've got no problems with it son. And your mother would be sure as hell be proud of you as I am."
The next nine months had found Marcus getting ready to become a grandfather while staying in touch with his Delta squad mates. Dr. Hayman was somewhere in her 60s when he asked to help his daughter in law to give birth. After being in labor for over 12 hours, Jericho Anya Fenix was born at midnight on the 24th of Frost.
Kait knew that she was getting weaker when she said,"Look JD, we both knew that it was going to be either me or the baby. I chose Jericho Anya to be born knowing full well that you'd lose me in the process. Just know that I love both you and our daughter." And she drew her last breath after that while being held by her husband.
They buried her underneath an apple tree while Marcus held his infant granddaughter and she had his heart wrapped around her little finger. And this will follow Jericho's path as she learns about life and everything else as the granddaughter of Marcus Fenix and the daughter of JD Fenix.