What's In A Dream?
Part 12: We All Saw This Coming…
Cries filled the air, not just Elle's, but the cries of one…two…THREE other life forms! Well---four if you count X.
"All done," Zeeltor smiled as he watched the couple gaze down lovingly at the three newborns cradled in their arms. "I'll inform Zed that you'll be returning to your living quarters first thing in the morning."
But instead of reaching for his communicator, Zeeltor merely sauntered outside the door into the part of the lab that for nearly an entire MIB day had been transformed into 'the waiting room'. He looked out at the agents all sitting in chairs, turning to the head of the MIB he announced, "All clear Zed, Agents Elle and X are contently admiring their triplets."
Zed entered the room first, followed by Kay and a very reluctant Agent Jay. Jay wasn't sure it was a good idea to check in on Elle after all the screams and descriptive threats that had been coming from behind the delivery room's door.
"Agents?" Zed asked as he approached the bed.
Elle and X glanced up a moment from their beautiful offspring and acknowledged the presence of the other agents and Zed.
They moved closer to inspect the babies, "That's really a handsome lot you've got there." Zed praised, then noticing the baby swaddled in pink, "And she's a beauty too."
"Thanks Sir," X replied gently, Zed couldn't remember the last time he'd heard X speak so gently to a human.
"You're welcome Son."
"Want to hold them?" Elle asked, handing little Xeric to Kay.
"Aw, they've got X's ears." Jay grinned as he took young Elsie into his arms. Each of the babies had a greenish tint to their skin, and little claws like their father.
"Yeah," Elle laughed, "I noticed."
Zed cradled the third baby, "And what's this little one's name?" he inquired as a pair of curious green eyes stared up at him.
"We named him Chase," X explained, "After one of my cousins."
Zed chuckled a moment, "You know your mother will be here soon, right?"
X sighed and shook his head, "Don't remind me."
Elle smiled, "Good, that means the dishes will finally be scrubbed clean for once!"
"Hey, I do a pretty good job. Not my fault if your cooking is so-"
"WAAAHHHH!!!!" little Xeric began to cry.
"I think you two better tone down the bickering in front of the kids," Kay grinned, as Jay tried to rock the little hybrid, "they don't seem to like it."
Elle and X looked at each other for a moment, how would they ever pull that off?!
Jay snickered and looked down at the small child drifting off to sleep in his arms, "You know, you kids may be the best thing to happen to the MIB in a long time."
Elle sighed and leaned back against X's shoulder, recalling the night when she'd first foreseen events like this coming, laughing to herself at her jinxing comment, 'Oh well, what's in a dream?'
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~The End~
