09/11/11

I'm on time according to my time zone!

Part 1

Chapter 2

"How are you not dead?" Querl asked the infant, getting nothing that even resembled words in response. With some difficulty he managed to set up some pillows and blankets in a clean bin for a make shift crib, all while holding an infant that didn't seem to know that a concept called "still" existed, and attempted to set the infant in it.

Instantly the infant's face screwed up tight and became red as its tiny lung projected his cries as long as they could.

"Stop that," Querl commanded. "You're going to get us both in trouble!"

The infant only cried louder, his little hands tightening into small fists.

"I don't have milk for you and if it's a diaper you need you're on your own," Querl tried shouting.

Again the infant cried louder, starting to thrash about and knock loose the blankets that shielding the infant from his metal container.

"You're going to hurt yourself if you keep doing that," Querl scowled and picked the child up to fix the crib.

The affect was immediate, the infant's cries diminished into sniffles and he held onto the older child's lab coat.

For a moment Querl stared at the infant before his scowl deepened.

"I'm not going to carry you around all day."

Looking up at Querl, the infant seemed to bat his eyelashes.

His scowl twitching away, Querl adjusted the infant so he was easier to hold.

"I have work to do and you're only going to get in the way."

The infant rested his head on Querl's chest and snuggled against it.

Querl sat in a chair and sighed, "I'm not keeping you. I got to figure out where you come from and find a way to send you back."

In response the baby made a sound that sounded like a contented coo.

"This doesn't bode well for me," Querl surrendered, wrapping his arms around the child.

It was then Querl felt something on the back of the infant's blanket. He was careful to turn the child around but almost dropped him when he spotted the crest, with an all so familiar red 'S' in the center.

"This doesn't bode well for me at all."

The infant just giggled.