Disclaimer: Dark Angel does not belong to me. It belongs to Cameron and consorten.

A/N: I know I am evil. But these two just came to me. You could see one as the sequel to the other, but only if you want Alec to be in a serious amount of pain. I should feel bad about writing this but it just too funny and knowing how it made my brother cringe when he read this. I'm evil. What can I say.

Seahorse DNA

Alec and Max came in for their first check-up. Both were over the moon that after a year and a half of marriage they were finally expecting. Yes, Max was pregnant with their first child.

The two transgenic saviours of humanity were in such a good mood, all of TC felt as if a jet plane carrying maple syrup had exploded in the general area and doused everything in cloying sweetness.

As Max pulled up her blouse to expose her rounded belly, Dex looked up with a devilish gleam in his eyes.

"Well, the bloodwork has come back. Max and the baby are both doing fine." The parents to be heaved a deep sigh of relief at that and beamed at each other, causing the cloy level in the room to rise several notches.

"However there was something interesting." Dex continued. "Nothing serious, you understand. It is just that the DNA test showed that Max and you have more diverse DNA mixed in your cocktail than we thought possible."

"What does that mean, Dex. Me and the baby will be fine, wont we?" Max asked tearfully, quickly reassured by her mate Alec.

"Of course you'll be fine. Although I do feel a bit sorry for Alec."

"Why for me?"

"Well it seems that you both carry a lot of seahorse DNA, especially mixed into the genes directing your reproduction."

"What does that mean? Not everybody is as up to date on zoological facts than you are." Alec asked.

"It's like this. Seahorses mate and the female carries the babies until half the term has passed and then passes the littles over to the male who carries them for the rest of the term."

Alec looked confused. "What's that mean?"

"it means you're giving birth, honey." Max smiled.

THUNK

"Alec? Alec? Great he's fainted."