"But as you should see by now, humans are different, my most honored father."
"For their sake I sincerely hope so..." Cochise's father watched as the group left.
"Humans always find a way to survive." A feminine voice made the two turn.
Behind them stood Trisha and Katana, Trisha leaning against a broken down tank with her arms crossed and Katana kneeling down on the ground ready with her gun to shoot anything that came their way.
Cochise watched Trisha as she approached him, pulling a strand of long black hair out of her face when the wind blew against her.
"I was wondering where you went. I didn't see you with the others." He handed her the gun which she took and hugged against her chest with a smile.
"I'm sorry I got upset."
"It is understandable."
The two gazed at each other for a few seconds before they moved closer together, their foreheads touching. Trish placed both palms against his cheeks and Cochise wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I have something I need to tell you..."
"And what is that?"
"I'm pregnant..."
Cochise smiled, still holding her against him. "I already knew."
"Wait, what?"
Cochise pulled his head away from hers, "Volm females give off a faint scent that tells others to stay back when they are with child. Lets say it is an invisible threat to anyone that decides to attack them.. They tend to become stronger during the pregnancy, it comes naturally to protect the child."
That explains why I beat the crap out of Lyle... But I'm not a Volm."
"The life growing inside of you is."
Katana stood up behind them, glad that she didn't have to kick ass over some alien baby daddy drama.
She didn't worry anymore until Waschak-Cha'ab approached them.
"So this is her? The one named Patricia?"
"She prefers Trish or Trisha." Cochise was quick to correct him, "And this is Katana."
Waschak-Cha'ab shook their hands, amazed at how grateful they seemed by the gesture. "So I was wrong about humans being rather unattractive. Looking at these two, I have never seen such beauty on other planets before."
Katana scratched the back of her head while Trisha blushed, the two of them were never sure on how to react to compliments.
"You are traveling with Tom Mason and the others?"
"I guess we'll have to."
"Even though you are carrying a Volm child?"
"I can't leave them..." She looked as if she was suddenly in a panic, not sure which to go with. Either way, Katana was going with her. The two could not be separated.
Weeell, should she stay with Cochise or go with Tom?