1st November 2013 Friday

Day 305

And welcome to the penultimate segment of this saga. I can't believe it's only 60 days left, and in a week or so I'll be free to write these chapters to my heart's content; but right now, I have exams to study for, so don't blame me if you get a few short poems thrown at you, I'll make up for it (I hope).

Can't think of a better way to start the month than with a small dose of what we all love. Enjoy…the month of memories.

Disclaimer: I've done this for more than 300 days...but I still don't own the show!

The engineer walked down the halls of the habitat, arms crossed over her chest as she stared through all the giant frames of glass. Each pavilion held a different habitat to a different alien insect, each with its own story of capture and survival. She smiled as the clone approached a close environment, covered in thick grass and from the window, close to a pond.

This was a habitat the girl was very familiar with, as well as the bug boy. After Jenny had received some news about expecting a child, it was this habitat that Zap had flown in to, cheering to the world that he was going to be a father with the woman he loved. Whenever the engineer needed to just get away from it all, Zap would take her into this habitat and fly about with the clone in his grasp, carrying her in the wind until a smile of excitement crossed her face.

Jenny straightened herself up, still smiling broadly at the image in front of her.

"What are you doing?" the pilot asked, startling the girl. She should've been used to it by now, but the bug boy had a habit of sneaking up on her to get the best reaction. She had told him to cut it out, but every time she did, she couldn't fight the smile.

"I'm just…thinking," she said with a dazed voice. Zap gently wafted to the ground next to her, smiling at the pavilion himself.

"What about?"

"Just, so much has changed since I first came here," the girl briefly caught the gaze of the boy. He was quick to place his hand on her back.

"For the better?" he asked cheekily, turning her so that they were facing each other.

"Oh, definitely for the better," she giggled, placing her hands on his shoulders. He pulled his face closer to hers, but she kept herself at a distance. "I'm just wondering if maybe, this is all it's going to be. Is our story over already?"

The pilot smirked in response. "I doubt it. Do you even remember where you work?"

He turned the engineer around, just as a giant slug collided with the glass. She jumped a little, but for someone who didn't work at the habitat, well they wouldn't have recovered so quickly.

"There's constant excitement in our job, and you can't say that watching Max, Winston and Sammy grow up won't be exciting," the clone shrugged in his grasp, loving the feeling of his hands on her cheeks. "Not to mention watching us grow up. I mean, you're always saying that I've got some growing up to do."

"Yeah, you do," murmured Jenny as she slowly brought her face towards him. They were mere inches away, when a nearby door caught their attention.

"Mommy?" the parents sighed a little in annoyance, chuckling as they dropped their heads.

"Over here, Max," Jenny called, hearing the light slicing of wings travel through the air until their son reached the pair. He landed in Jenny's arms with a plop.

"What were you guys doing?" he asked innocently, noticing Zap's slightly angered stare. "Did I interrupt?"

"Well…y-" Jenny subtly tapped the pilot on the shoulder to shut him up as she smiled in response.

"No Bug, you didn't," she said, pulling Zap in to a hug with Max. The child smiled up from in between his parents.

"Oh well, you love me anyway," Zap chuckled at his son's sarcasm, loving how well he was rubbing off onto his offspring.

"We sure do."

R&R! And by the way, of course the last chapter was supposed to be scary, it was Halloween. But I agree, even I can't stand too scary. Originally it was going to be one of them messing around, but I changed it to make it more scary.