An hour passed by, and Agatha was awoken with sharp pains. Alex moved to help her, and he noticed she was ready to give birth when she gasped out, "Zeus!"
"Get the Commander!" Alex hissed out. Kim moved swiftly to get the man and brought him back. "She's in labor! Make sure your room is open to place the eggs in!"
"All right," Robert nodded and made sure a path was clear. Alex moved a hand over her leg to show he was there, and she panted and clung to the sheets from the pain. She cried out when the first egg came out, and Alex hissed at the size of it. There was no time to study it right now. That could come later. Robin moved close to take the precious egg to the breeder room. Each drone helped move the eggs carefully. When the last two eggs were birthed, he had the drones stay in the room so they could study the eggs in full when Agatha recovered.
"Look!" Alex said to her when she could focus again. Kim brought over the egg holding the male breeder, and Nick brought over the egg bearing the female breeder. Robert walked into the room now to study the eggs with them.
The male breeder looked like a young teenage boy with short, blond hair. He was curled up in the egg as though asleep. The female breeder looked like a young teenage girl with extremely long, blond hair in the same position as the boy. Both looked exceptionally beautiful and slightly otherworldly from Agatha's beauty. They each had distinctive facial features, and the same would be noted for the others. They all looked different from each other to keep their real identities hidden.
The eggs were taken to the breeder chamber, and Ragland was there to study them. Robin was keeping a close eye on the doctor, since none of the breeders were to be handled too much. Dana was floored at the eggs and was a touch impressed.
"Alex, a set of them should be in my lab for study!" Ragland said.
"Maybe the next batch. Not these. I will not have these tampered with," Alex said.
"Okay. As long as I get to study the next set of eggs," the doctor said. "Robert, I found out what was done with your blood. There was an extensive file over it."
"Tell me," the Commander said.
"The shot you were given was actually supposed to sterilize you. Agatha's blood reversed it. She was right. It made you more potent," Ragland said.
"What did those fuckers try to do?!" Robert hissed out.
"Oh, geez..." Agatha sighed.
"Well, too bad we can't thank them!" Alex grinned. Robert sighed and shook his head. "Anyways, we need more drones. When she births them, we'll get another batch of breeders done. We'll take turns this way."
"Fine. I'm going to check on my kids," Robert said and left the room feeling irritated at what he just learned. Alex watched him leave, and the doctor left to see what else he could learn from the eggs. Then he turned to look at Agatha and kissed her hard.
"They are beautiful. Aren't they?" she said with a smile.
"Very. Much like their Queen," he smiled. "I want to see if I can get viable sperm made for me. I really want to try making breeders with you."
"And who are you going to get to donate the sperm?" she chuckled.
"The doctor always liked a challenge. I would just have him remove his DNA to replace with mine. It's something to try."
"That would be a lot of work, though."
"True. But, it would be worth it if it does work. Right?" he asked. Nick seemed to nod and moved from the room to ask the doctor about it. As Alex thought, the doctor was intrigued by the idea and would see what he could do.
"Zeus," she whispered and ran a hand over his chest. He grinned and covered over her now to seed her. Right now, their little army was off to a wonderful start. In the breeder room, Robert was staring at his children with silent disbelief.
"Ten of them. Mine and hers. Incredible," he whispered to himself. They were all beautiful children. All of them were sleeping in their states of growth, and they were still growing. There was no way that he knew of that would convince him to kill them. These were my kids. A parental instinct that he never knew he had was now quite clearly apparent. He didn't know what they would know or how they would learn, but he knew he would teach them everything he could to help them survive.
He knew that Alex was with Agatha right now. He didn't mind for once. He felt a form of relief that he wouldn't have to watch over kids for eighteen years. She truly did give me something that no other woman could. A family that could sustain itself. He also knew that he would protect his kids while they were with him. When they left his side, they would be on their own until they came back to him. I can't be there for them all the time. This confirmed it. In a way, it worried him a little, but he would teach them whatever he could to protect them.
Moving from the special chamber, he went to his desk to start setting up a training regime for them. He needed to make sure he had everything ready when they hatched. He wasn't sure if they would have his skills or not. I need to be prepared. He didn't know if they would be hungry, either. He saw Ragland walk in with a needle, and he got up to stop him.
"I'm not going to hurt them!" Ragland said, as the Commander stood in front of his path.
"Alex said not to touch them!" Robert hissed. "You aren't going to touch these! The next batch will be fine! Not these!"
"I know. I just want to know as much as I can about them to see if there is anything we need to know of off-hand. I was hoping to scan them and get any form of vital readings. If I could collect a blood sample, I could learn a lot more," he said.
"No. Not these kids," Robert said protectively.
"Get away from the breeders if you value your life!" Nick hissed from the doorway with its claws ready to tear into him. Ally or not, its King said they were not to be touched. It had come to check on the eggs and was now adamant on protecting them personally after this. Alex was a bit surprised at the request, but he granted it.
"All right. I'll wait until they hatch," Ragland said, as he gave up. Nick glared at the doctor as he left and nodded to Robert. Then Nick moved to stand in front of the door to the breeder nursery. Robert felt a lot of relief at this. He clearly didn't want the good doctor to tamper with his kids right now. At least not while they were developing.
"Thanks," Robert said and sighed.
"No problem," Nick nodded. Robert noticed that all of the drones tended to have the same, flat, monotone voice, but it was the ones based on being males that had this trait. Kim sounded more female, but its tone was also flat. It could give them away, if they weren't careful.
"What's the plan when they hatch?" Robert asked.
"We will see how much they know. Then we will see what they can do. After that, they will stay here until the next batch of drones hatch. Drones will be picked to take place of the submarine crew. Escorts will be made when the breeders are ready to leave. My Liege can make special passports here. The computers have direct lines to various data banks in military computers. He knows all of the codes to get them."
"So do I, if I have to," Robert nodded. "We should have some cooked steaks and meats ready for Agatha. Think that can be done?"
"Kim and Aden are working on that now. My Queen and My Liege have worked hard to bring us here. We will do all the work for them now. My Liege wants to know what you are planning on doing now."
"Me? I'm preparing a list of military tests to see how intelligent my kids are going to be. If they know everything I know and everything that Agatha knows, then these tests will prove it. There are exercise simulations here that we can use, too. I'm getting everything prepared. I won't know if they'll be hungry, either. We'll need meals prepped for them, just in case."
"My Liege understands and will have Eddie assist with the tests. I will remain here to guard the breeders, and Robin is guarding our Queen. She is pregnant again."
"Very well," Robert nodded and went back to his charts. A couple hours went by unhindered, and he finally got up to check on Agatha. Nodding to Robin as he made his way in, he saw her growing belly and found her asleep.
"Cooked meat really does wonders to her hunger," Alex mused, as he walked in behind him to sit by the bed. "I'm having Ragland try to make sperm with my DNA. If it works, then you won't have to be used all the time. It will give us a variety of breeders, too."
"You won't...get rid of me. Will you?" Robert asked.
"Now...that's an interesting question," Alex grinned. "But, no. I won't. Agatha clearly likes you and feels you are important. So far, you are doing a wonderful job. Just stick to your oath, and you'll be fine. No need to break off a good worker."
"Right," Robert grimaced. "I'm not sure what else I can do around here."
"Keep an eye on the breeders?"
"Isn't Nick doing that?"
"He's protecting them. Actually...what's Dana up to?"
"Not sure. I'll find out," Robert nodded. Alex watched him leave and started to understand why Agatha liked him. He was exceptionally loyal and kept to his word.
"Zeus?" Agatha whispered, as she blinked awake.
"Hera," he smiled and kissed her deeply. She wrapped her arms around him, and he lifted her up carefully to pull her into his lap.
"Hard to believe that I'm less than a week old and a mother to over two hundred kids!" she mused, and Alex laughed a bit. "What happens now?"
"We wait for the breeders to wake up. Then we see what we can do for them. After that, we'll have the other drones hatch and escort them to the surface. We'll have them take over the Commander's house first to secure it. It would be the best place to start," he said. "Then we can see what is around them to slowly spread them out. Maybe have them get houses in each city across the United States. Possibly the world. We'll need to amass a lot of money."
"True," she sighed. "Speaking of money, how much funding does this place get? And do we know who is funding the bills? It would be nice to know."
"Hmm. Good question," he thought and felt her belly swell under his hand. He smiled and leaned down to press a kiss to her mouth. Then he muttered, "I'll think about it while I'm fucking you again. I'm sure I can do it."
"Really?" she smiled and kissed him back. Then she saw him pull away, and she looked at him questionably.
"There was one other in my life. A bit long ago," he sighed. "I thought...I could trust her. Instead, she betrayed me."
"Hopefully, you found her and slaughtered her!" she growled.
"Oh, I did. After consuming a number of scientists to get her location. Needless to say...I was incredibly...hurt? By it all. I guess."
"I would never betray you," she said.
"I know you won't," he said and kissed her hard. She responded to him just as much, and he gasped as he hugged her close. Swallowing, he whispered, "Is it possible...for a virus...to love? At first I thought it was impossible. Improbable, too. But..."
"I don't think it's impossible," she whispered back. "I think...we proved it could happen. Don't you?"
"If that Commander tries to pull you away from me..." he snarled out.
"I won't let him. Or give him the chance," she frowned. "I only like him. I love you."
"You do. Don't you?" he said, as he moved over her, despite her growing belly, and he started to take her. She arched back, as he seeded her now. She belonged to me. Everything else didn't matter right now. This was my Queen. My mate. I'll kill anyone and anything to protect her if I have to.
Robin was standing outside the door with an adamant look of protection. No one was going to get past this drone now. Nick took on an even more protective stance in front of the breeder door. Drones don't need sleep. They were on twenty-four hour alert at all times. Knowing this, they stood vigil and let time slip by unnoticed for the next three hours.