We married anyway, flew out to some casino in vegas. Erik said they didn't take blood tests and it was probably a good idea. I remained human as often as I could, morphing back whenever my time limit came up. Strange place casinos, they just give you these plastic chips and serve many interesting meals. Erik had to stop me from gorging on chocolate cake, and then the cookies, and sanwiches. They finally asked us to leave.
It didn't matter, we were married, I was happy. It felt like freedom to be with Erik. Home thought I was dead, and in a way I was, this was my new life, the new me. I was no longer Asgariem Elonther Firegsth. I was Gari Lawrence.
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It was over a month later when I began to notice something different. I wasted hours trying to figure out how to tell him. Hours turned into days, then weeks. Maybe he would think I was getting fat, maybe I was. All I could think of was that This Wasn't Possible.
Apparently it was though, I could feel the new life growing withen. When he came home I stood right in front of him, and finally told him.
"YOUR WHAT?!!"
::I'm:: I searched for the words, what did humans call it? ::Pregnant::
Erik staggered, putting his hand on his forhead as if he was ill, he fell back into the couch. "I don't believe this. This isn't possible is it..I mean we didn't..."
::There was the night before the wedding, and after. and then a few days after that, and then again...::
"Alright! I know I know. But, you were human. Morphing makes it impossible to..doesn't it?"
::apparently not. It returns my genetic structure, A new life could be different.::
"But this isn't possible!"
::A year ago you wouldn't have believed it possible to change your genetic structure, but it happens. Theres still a lot of things we don't know about morphing.::
He looked at me, my belly and then began to stare at the floor. Actually he was taking this a lot better than I had anticipated. "Oh geez. My life just can't be normal. It's impossible. Reality is definatly stranger than fiction in my world. What are we going to do?"
::Your not happy about this.::
"No." He looked at me, smiling weakly. "Really, It's great news. But..I didn't exactly expect it this way."
::Neither did I.::
He nodded, standing up. "Alright, lets think this through...Don't morph okay? It..he..or she.."
::You can say it.::
"Yes..it's probably acustomed to andalite, I mean I'm not sure, but lets not take any chances? Quit work, take a leave of absence..How long do andalites carry?"
::It's human too, theres no telling when it will be born.::
He sighed. "Alright fine. I can talk to Frank. He's a doctor. My best friend..don't worry, we can trust him..Or do we need a Vet?"
::I think a doctor will be alright.::
"Right, right, I'll give him a call. You stay there...or lay down. Or are you hungry?"
::I'm fine.::
He nodded before rushing over to the phone. Humans could act so strange.
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When Frank arrived he just stared, his bags dropped and he looked at me, barely able to speak. "Geez Erik! I know you filled me in but. Damn! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. I knew that ship was real but..nothing normal ever happens to you does it?"
"Apparently not."
Frank examined me, he checked my belly, asked me some questions and finally looked back at me. "Well..Looks like your a good five months along as much as I can tell you. If I had some ultrasound equiptment I could probably tell you more, but it's difficult to sneak that equiptment out."
I nodded. ::Thank you Frank.::
Frank shook his head. "Aliens talking in my head..I need a vacation."
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The next three months I was fussed over, Erik seemed to go out of his way to make me comphortable. Frank made his weekly visits with the same response that, near as he could tell, the baby was fine. The real surprise came on the day our child was born.
Erik had called in Frank on an emergency and he arrived moments later, ready to deliver. "I see a head, it's blue. Stand back Erik! We don't know if this is normal or not."
"Of course it's not normal!"
Frank seemed to ignore him as he looked at me. "Just keep pushing okay?"
I nodded and he continued. "The shoulders, body.....okay here come the legs. No sign of a tail, it's got a mouth too. Feet....hooves?" He sighed. "Okay Gari, you can relax."
He smiled, handing the child over to me, into my arms. "Congradulations, it's a girl."
All three of us looked closer at the small baby, it was clear she possessed both human and Andalite traits. She was blue, my blue, a small nose and stalk eyes, her head was bare and she had a mouth with rose lips. Her fingers were long, but she had no tail, and most of her body appeared human but for the longer pointed ears, the slender face, and the hooves, two legs that were andalite in appearence, but she was beautiful.
Erik grinned. "She has your eyes."
::Your lips::
Erik grinned. "Viola."
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This isn't the end of the story, but it is the end of my part. We had no idea what Viola would be growing up to. Because as much as I loved to deny it, the Yeerks were here, and they had settled on Earth.
It didn't matter, we were married, I was happy. It felt like freedom to be with Erik. Home thought I was dead, and in a way I was, this was my new life, the new me. I was no longer Asgariem Elonther Firegsth. I was Gari Lawrence.
********************
It was over a month later when I began to notice something different. I wasted hours trying to figure out how to tell him. Hours turned into days, then weeks. Maybe he would think I was getting fat, maybe I was. All I could think of was that This Wasn't Possible.
Apparently it was though, I could feel the new life growing withen. When he came home I stood right in front of him, and finally told him.
"YOUR WHAT?!!"
::I'm:: I searched for the words, what did humans call it? ::Pregnant::
Erik staggered, putting his hand on his forhead as if he was ill, he fell back into the couch. "I don't believe this. This isn't possible is it..I mean we didn't..."
::There was the night before the wedding, and after. and then a few days after that, and then again...::
"Alright! I know I know. But, you were human. Morphing makes it impossible to..doesn't it?"
::apparently not. It returns my genetic structure, A new life could be different.::
"But this isn't possible!"
::A year ago you wouldn't have believed it possible to change your genetic structure, but it happens. Theres still a lot of things we don't know about morphing.::
He looked at me, my belly and then began to stare at the floor. Actually he was taking this a lot better than I had anticipated. "Oh geez. My life just can't be normal. It's impossible. Reality is definatly stranger than fiction in my world. What are we going to do?"
::Your not happy about this.::
"No." He looked at me, smiling weakly. "Really, It's great news. But..I didn't exactly expect it this way."
::Neither did I.::
He nodded, standing up. "Alright, lets think this through...Don't morph okay? It..he..or she.."
::You can say it.::
"Yes..it's probably acustomed to andalite, I mean I'm not sure, but lets not take any chances? Quit work, take a leave of absence..How long do andalites carry?"
::It's human too, theres no telling when it will be born.::
He sighed. "Alright fine. I can talk to Frank. He's a doctor. My best friend..don't worry, we can trust him..Or do we need a Vet?"
::I think a doctor will be alright.::
"Right, right, I'll give him a call. You stay there...or lay down. Or are you hungry?"
::I'm fine.::
He nodded before rushing over to the phone. Humans could act so strange.
********************
When Frank arrived he just stared, his bags dropped and he looked at me, barely able to speak. "Geez Erik! I know you filled me in but. Damn! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. I knew that ship was real but..nothing normal ever happens to you does it?"
"Apparently not."
Frank examined me, he checked my belly, asked me some questions and finally looked back at me. "Well..Looks like your a good five months along as much as I can tell you. If I had some ultrasound equiptment I could probably tell you more, but it's difficult to sneak that equiptment out."
I nodded. ::Thank you Frank.::
Frank shook his head. "Aliens talking in my head..I need a vacation."
**********************
The next three months I was fussed over, Erik seemed to go out of his way to make me comphortable. Frank made his weekly visits with the same response that, near as he could tell, the baby was fine. The real surprise came on the day our child was born.
Erik had called in Frank on an emergency and he arrived moments later, ready to deliver. "I see a head, it's blue. Stand back Erik! We don't know if this is normal or not."
"Of course it's not normal!"
Frank seemed to ignore him as he looked at me. "Just keep pushing okay?"
I nodded and he continued. "The shoulders, body.....okay here come the legs. No sign of a tail, it's got a mouth too. Feet....hooves?" He sighed. "Okay Gari, you can relax."
He smiled, handing the child over to me, into my arms. "Congradulations, it's a girl."
All three of us looked closer at the small baby, it was clear she possessed both human and Andalite traits. She was blue, my blue, a small nose and stalk eyes, her head was bare and she had a mouth with rose lips. Her fingers were long, but she had no tail, and most of her body appeared human but for the longer pointed ears, the slender face, and the hooves, two legs that were andalite in appearence, but she was beautiful.
Erik grinned. "She has your eyes."
::Your lips::
Erik grinned. "Viola."
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This isn't the end of the story, but it is the end of my part. We had no idea what Viola would be growing up to. Because as much as I loved to deny it, the Yeerks were here, and they had settled on Earth.