A/N: And thus I conclude this series – not with a bang, but a whimper. Sorry, guys.


Thy Tender Mercies

Meryl Stryfe, First Plant Technician and personal assistant to Dr. Bill Conrad, issued a gasp that seemed to go on forever. She continued to stare at the two male babies as they struggled against the vines securing them to their mother's body.

"No... it's like Tessla all over again..."

Her partner and best friend, Millie, was a pacifist. She moved automatically to remove the babies from the prison, nearly slipping in the dead Plant's juices as she did so.

"We cannot tell the others about this."