Evolution: Chapter Ten

"Well everything looks just fine Miss. Pearce, nothing to worry about." The scientist said flipping through the charts. Melissa had sat here for two hours just to hear what she already knew. It was sad the lack of faith people had these days. As the scientist walked into the next room Zander ran in wrapping his arms around her and putting his head on her shoulder. The white room was rather unnerving, MIST had probably tried to study the mitochondrial beings or whatever in here, the very room Melissa and his baby had been thrown into. He looked up at the one way window and glared unhappily at the shadows on the other side. He had no idea what they were saying but the atmosphere in the room seemed to change as the scientist entered.

"So?" Asked the general who then glanced at a man holding a rather large black briefcase. "Do we need to go in and eliminate the threat?"

The scientist shook his head replying, "No, that thing in her is no threat, if anything it's our way to winning this war against Eve. The child in Melissa is advanced...evolved, and very human. It has the Eve mitochondria in it, but it leeches off them using them, fusing them, changing them. It is like gene cannibalism, using the parts it can. I have never seen anything like it but this could be...bigger then Eve herself. She wants to evolve...well humanity just jumped ahead of the game. When that kid matures it will be capable of stopping Eve...and maybe reversing what she has done. It could even destroy her all together, who knows. All I am saying is that we have to keep an eye on Melissa. No one can harm her, this is our chance general, this is humanity fighting back."

"A weapon against Eve...hmmm, so what do you suggest we do, keep surveillance on her until the babies born then take it in for training?"

The scientist shook his head again, "Oh god no, if we did that the kid would probably end up with trauma, besides it won't need training. It will be born to fight Eve; it's in its genes. We let the parents take care of it until it is old enough...and then they join MIST. It's simple and everyone is happy."

The general smiled as he looked through the window as Melissa and Zander, "So we know who gave her the mitochondria...even if Melissa herself has no trace of it...that we know of, but who has the mutation that possibly made the kid that way?"

"I would assume the mother sir, but we could test the father in the event he contributed to this as well. Now that I think of it he has a son elsewhere as well. We could get a hold of the boy and test him as well. He just got out of the hospital three months back, as far as I can see he's normal, but then again they doctors were giving him a liver transplant, not looking to see if he was the next generation of human."

"Yes do that will you, I need to know if Zander is possibly a valuable."

Zander helped Melissa off the medical table and looked at the door that Aya was holding open for them. He joked to Melissa, "So Terry's fine then right?"

"So long as you don't plan on actually naming her Terry."

"Her? How would you know?"

"I glanced at the charts, they did a chromosome test...I noticed the gender was female. At least we know we won't have a womanizing son."

Aya seemed amused by Melissa's joke and turned her head to hide a smile. She then glanced back at Zander and said, "Well Zander I knew from day one you were going to fall for her, I told you that you would, why else would you be so interested in helping her. Anyways I am happy you are getting your life together, and I see a kids not the only thing you're looking forward to. When is the wedding?"

Zander scratched his head and smirked a little, "Well umm...sooner then I thought. I was pushing for it in the fall, but by then Melissa won't fit into a wedding dress...maybe oh...next month."

Aya shrugged, "Well then your funeral would around June then. You can't pull a wedding off in a month."

From the look on Melissa's face she seemed to agree with Aya completely. Zander on the other hand had it all figured out, "Well I plan on getting it done before mood swings start to screw up my head."

"Who's Melissa's or yours?" Joked Aya.

"Both, and I was going to hire a wedding planer so Melissa dose not have to get stressed out about the whole thing. I mean you already have the opera to deal with...and the more stress would be bad for you."

As they walked down a hall the scientist ran up behind them flagging down Aya. He pulled her aside and told Zander and Melissa to go ahead. "There's a car waiting out front to take you home, Aya will be along shortly." He turned to Aya keeping his voice down, "Since the Ark thing has been cleared over you have been asked to do something very important. Keep an eye on Melissa; it has nothing to do with Eve...well sort of. Anyways that baby...it may be able to destroy her, and I mean for good, her influence everything. That kid is humanity fighting back and we can't risk anything happening to it."

Aya replied quietly, "Got it, do we expect any unfriendly visits?"

"I'll just say keep your eyes open. If we do get any I don't think Melissa could defend herself...but on the other hand she might not have to. The kid may defend her itself. Like I said, it is a peculiar thing, humanity fighting back and its going to fight."