"Holy shit on a stick, Jake." He breathes but doesn't remove his hand. Jake chuckles and pats Dave on the shoulder. The kicking grows sluggish and stops and Dave takes his hand back when he can't feel anything anymore. "Are you like, part chick or something?"

"I can answer that." Lil' Hal states as he enters the room. Everyone looks expectantly at Hal as he walks over to stand next to Dirk on his stool. "The test results came out a while ago but I felt it would be better if everyone were told at the same time to avoid any misunderstandings. Feel free to ask any questions as I explain this."

"The tissue samples I took from Jake were from several different organs as well as hair and blood samples. I ran DNA tests on all of them and the results are very interesting. It seems that Jake is a chimera. That is to say he has two completely different sets of DNA. One set is male and the other is female."

"So Jake is half girl?" Jane asks. "He looks completely like a boy to me."

"Not quite." Hal says. "About ninety percent of the cells in his body have the male DNA. That includes his skeleton and muscle structures. So he looks completely male. The female DNA only exists in a small area of his body, but this includes a complete set of fully functioning, female exclusive organs. Thus his ability to conceive a child with Dirk."

"Oh, ew." John whispers and looks embarrassed when he receives several glares and eye rolls.

"How did Jakey become a chimery thingy?" Roxy pipes in.

"Well normally a human chimera is formed when fraternal twins absorb one another as they form in the womb. But none of you were born normally. I've gone through the information about the game and the only explanation I can extrapolate is that there was a glitch in the appearifier that John used to ectobiologically create everyone."

"So this is my fault?" John looks stricken but Jake instantly moves from the couch to sit next to John on the floor and pull him into a hug.

"No John," Hal clarifies, "I think the glitch already existed in the equipments programming. Probably due to the cancer the old universe was suffering from. You were just the one to set events in motion."

"Besides old chum," Jake smiled at John, "I am perfectly happy with the way I am and I am astounded and delighted to the utmost that I have the chance to have a baby with the person I love. I should be thanking you!"

Comforted, John hugs Jake back and Jake grunts as he hoists his growing bulk up off the ground.

"Now who's hungry? I know I am!" Everyone laughs as they all follow Jake into the kitchen.

Short chapter is short sorry.

Chimerism exists! It's plausible! :D

Aw John your ecto-dad loves you too.