Disclaimer: I don't own Farscape. This fanfiction is written purely for entertainment purposes only.

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"Officer Sun, are you suggesting that young Jack inherited some of my DNA from you?" Pilot asked. He reached out an arm and gently stroked the side of the toddler's face as Crichton held the child in his arms.

"I can't think of how else he could communicate with the DRDs," Aeryn admitted. There was a haunted look in her green eyes.

Crichton shifted Jack to his right arm so he could put his other hand on the small of her back. Parenthood had been a struggle for the former PK pilot. Best he could tell, Jack had been conceived the first time they had slept together, well before she was ready for dating, much less a permanent relationship like the one that was supposed to exist between mother and child. The Peacekeepers had apparently bred maternal instinct out of their soldiers. Aeryn was never really comfortable with the day-to-day tasks of living with an infant, and Crichton had found himself doing most of the work of raising Jack. He was the one who had gotten up for midnight feedings and walked the corridors of Moya until the boy fell back asleep.

Far from being shocked or angry like Crichton had expected, Pilot was beaming as he touched the toddler. "Moya and I have been aware of a presence on the ship for some time now. A very small voice. Moya is pleased that it is Jack."

"What about you, Pilot?" Crichton asked quietly, rubbing his hand in small circles across the soft skin of Aeryn's back.

"I…I never thought to have a child. When I left my home world to join with Moya, I gave any chance to have offspring. It seemed like an equitable trade to see the stars. But I am proud that part of me resides in young Jack."

Jack, used to Pilot's touch, cooed and clapped his chubby little hands. A nearby DRD squeaked in a robotic version of laughter and spun in little circles. All the adults in the den looked from the DRD to Jack and back again.

"Oh-kay," Crichton drawled, "That's going to take some getting used to."

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A/N: Thanks to Therethanfan384, SabineHolterman, and gwspeanut for the reviews.