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Cindy and Lucy walked up to the gates of Terminal City and were "welcomed" once again with the butt of a gun held by the infamous Mole.
"I know you," he said to Lucy, "but who are you?" he asked Cindy.
"My boo's home girl so if you don't move your scaly ass this instant, Original Cindy is gonna kick it all the way to some desert somewhere, ya dig?" she said.
Mole looked at her, silently chewing on the cigar in his mouth.
"I'm not going to try to comprehend what you just said, I might lose brain cells," Mole said. "Why are you here? And I want Blondie over here to answer, not you."
Original Cindy ignored him. "We here to see my boo and her and soldier boy's baby boos."
Mole stared at her blankly and looked at Lucy with an asking expression. Lucy felt a little intimidated by the lizard man and was overtly showing it.
"Um, we're here to, um, see Max and her babies if that's, um, okay with you," Lucy stuttered out.
Mole rolled his eyes and lowered the gun, turning around and motioning for them to follow him.
"Coulda just spoken English the first time," he muttered.
Cindy and Lucy looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Max lay back with Tiana and Ben in her arms, Zack sitting on the edge of her bed as Holly, Krit and Wayne flitted around, each checking a different part of her body.
Max sighed in vexation. "Guys, I'm fine. Would you three quit playing Mother Hen?"
"They're just making sure you're alright Maxie," Zack said.
"I'm fine," Max said. "I'd be a whole lot better if people would stop bothering me every five seconds."
"Always have to have things your way, huh Maxie?" Wayne said chuckling. "You're such a control freak."
A look of indignation spread across her face. "I'm not a control freak!"
"Right," Krit said as he walked over to her. "Here, let me put them in the nursery so that you can have some rest," he said, reaching out to take Tiana and Ben.
Max pulled back. "No, they're not done eating and I don't feel like resting."
Zack chuckled and her two brothers gave her a pointed look. A sheepish look came onto her face. "Well, maybe I just know how I want things to be done. There's nothing wrong in knowing what you want."
"That's true," Holly said. All the men looked at her and she shrugged.
"What? I happen to be a take charge woman myself. Being in control isn't necessarily a bad thing," she said.
"Believe me, it is," Zack said. He groaned. "Everything has to be perfect and a certain way. You think she's difficult now? I have to live with the woman."
Max glared at him and he abruptly shut up. Wayne coughed out a word that sounded very much like "whipped" and Zack glared at Wayne in turn.
"Jeez people, put the kids in a hostile environment and they're going to turn out as bitchy as their mother," Krit said.
Max shifted Ben who was in her left arm and leaned over to hit him. "Don't swear in front of my children."
He danced away from the offensive hand and grinned. "All right, sorry. Then again they're your kids so they're probably gonna turn out that way anyway."
Max rolled her eyes and looked at her babies who were now happy and full. "Don't listen to him; your uncle Krit has a few screws loose."
"Hey!" he protested. "You think I'm bad? Look at Zane and Wayne!"
"Hate to break up the love fest," a gruff voice said, "but if you want things to stay as nice as they are right now, someone's gonna have to get me cigars."
Max crinkled her nose. "Please don't smoke in here."
"Like their genetically enhanced lungs can't handle it," Mole muttered, but he still put out his cigar. "Got two visitors, Blondie from before and some chick that needs to learn English."
"Outta my way, fool," a familiar voice said and a second later Original Cindy and Lucy stood in the room. Both their eyes lit up at Tiana and Ben.
"They're so cute!" Lucy squealed, and she rushed forward, Cindy trailing close behind her.
"You and soldier boy sure make nice baby boos," Cindy remarked. "Look at their cherubic faces with their pudgy little hands and feet." She poked lightly at Tiana's belly and she gurgled then grabbed Cindy's finger and started yanking it up and down.
"Ow," Cindy said, quickly pulling her finger away. "She's strong."
"Transgenic strength," Alec said as he walked into the room. "Remember when little baby Hercules flipped over daddy Zeus? Better watch out there Zack."
Zack rolled his eyes. "They're not even close to that strong."
"So, what was daddy Zack gonna say before he so rudely hung up on me?" Cindy asked.
"Oh, Max was in a coma. She's alright though," Zack said, trying to sound as casual as he could. He knew she would be mad that he hadn't called her right at the beginning to tell her and even though he was a lot stronger than her, Cindy was no wimpy girl. He knew she could hit hard… very hard.
"Oh, and that information just happened to slip your mind?" she said. Lucy fought hard to keep a giggle down. From the short time she'd known her, she had learned that Original Cindy was very up-front about things, talked in slang and batted for her own team. She found it rather amusing that a transgenic man was obviously slightly afraid of the woman.
So much for starting over with a normal life, she thought. Things have been so strange the past few days. She looked around at the bickering transgenics and Cindy and smiled to herself. But you know what; I wouldn't trade it for anything. Maybe they're different, but at least they accept that and try to have normal lives. I think eventually, if the world ever found out about them, they might learn to accept them as I have.
"Guys, I was serious about the cigars."
Well, maybe everyone except Mole.
The man who had witnessed the fights in Philadelphia sat in P.P.D., Philadelphia Police Department. He looked up as a man walked in and sat down behind the desk he was facing.
"Mr. Shields," the man said. "I'm Austin Cray. Head of P.P.D. I've been told that you were the one who witnessed these fights except that when squad cars got to the destination, there was no one in sight. I've also been told that you had seen something strange and wanted to speak with me."
"Yes, Mr. Cray," Shields replied. "I don't really understand what happened and I don't know where to begin."
"Try the beginning," Cray said and Shields flushed.
"Yes, well, I was at the market to do some grocery shopping when I saw a woman in her early twenties, long blonde hair and obviously pregnant, take out a soldier. The place was teeming with soldiers who had arrived only minutes before. They were searching for someone. Anyways, I saw the woman knock the soldier out with almost no effort and put him in a carton box."
"And that was when you phoned the police," Cray interrupted.
Shields shook his head. "No, I decided to pursue the woman. I hid behind a corner and saw a man, late twenties or early thirties, brown hair with maybe a little blonde in it, fairly short, block her way. They started to fight and I was surprised a pregnant woman could fight so well. After a while, when she started to get tired, another man, also in his early twenties, Hispanic and lean, got into the fight and fought the other man with incredible speed and agility. He was moving so fast you could barely see him. It wasn't normal."
"And the other man? Was he as fast?" Cray inquired.
"No," Shields said. "He was faster than average but not as fast as the younger man. Eventually he was thrown backwards and another man took his place. Middle twenties, blonde and a muscular build, he fought just as well if not better than the other guy. Just as fast and skilled. I saw many people like that, mostly men, fighting off the other soldiers. It was strange; they all seemed to be revved up in the same way and they were all very young and attractive looking. They all fought in a similar manner except the older man."
"As if they were all trained?" Cray asked.
Shields nodded. "Yes. Finally, the blonde man got shot and a very attractive brunette, pregnant as well but farther along than the other woman, showed up and ran to the man's side. I'm guessing they were a couple or something. The older man pointed a gun at her head but she started shaking and screaming. When he threw her, she hit a wall and stopped moving. I called the police."
"Was this woman so-called revved up?" Cray asked.
"I didn't see her fight but I'm guessing that she was," Shields said. "Anyways, the blonde man got angry and started beating the crap out of the older guy. This other guy came up to him and after talking for a minute, they left. I thought the older guy who was left behind was unconscious, but a minute before the police came he opened his eyes and disappeared. I was suddenly reminded of that Eyes Only guy. Maybe he wasn't some crackpot and was telling the truth when he said there were these soldiers who were, like, made in test tubes."
The screen changed to a woman in a professional looking suit holding a microphone.
"And there you have it folks," she said. "Proof that maybe there are so-called transgenics out there, living all over America. There have been other reported sightings of these creatures, but none with as solid proof as this one. It is said that these creatures don't all look human. Lock your windows and doors everyone. We don't know how dangerous these things are."
White flicked the TV off just as his phone began to ring. He listened to make sure Wendy was still asleep and answered it.
"White," he said.
"Fe'nos Tol, Brother White," someone said.
"Fe'nos Tol," he replied.
"You were supposed to contain this situation, White, not let some idiot tell all of America about what he saw," the voice said. "I'm disappointed."
"I was not aware of anyone watching," White said. "I won't make that mistake again. I will fix this mess. Leave it to me."
"See that you do," the voice said, and then White was met with the sound of a dial tone.
He put his phone down, trying hard not to throw it at the TV.
"That bastard's gonna die," he muttered.
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