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Well certain Order members, not all are untrustworthy as this chapter brings forth, though I am not sure if one of them ever was a member, I just know she's associated with Hogwarts.

Chapter Thirteen

Explanation

Severus faded in and out not long after being put into the helicopter Moscow had 'conveniently' commandeered; with a few faces he didn't know he would ever see again. Vaguely remembering snippets.

Being placed on to something comfortable, before fading out and then in to hear a very familiar sweet high pitch squeak voice of someone he had befriended back in the days of EWA, before their escape.

"Morrigan?" he whispers, before fading out again, upon hearing the words; "We need to get him into something warm and wet for now, until we can get him into water."

He didn't fade back in until a few moments later, (well, to him it felt a few moments, it was perhaps longer than that, they were still in the air though, so he didn't know), hearing the voices around him;

"He's still going to be highly sexually charged, Remus."

"He didn't want to go there the last time, so I will not be surprised if he doesn't this time."

"Mm-mmm, this might be different this time around. His mating phase has been deliberately exhilarated and bought forward, from all of the information we've stolen from there before we sent the place into smoke. He may want a reason to try and prove that he belongs to you and any offspring... if any did start forming within his now starting to form womb, are yours... not the offending intruders they've injected him with. There is also a chance that, because he was meddled with, his scales may be displaying for much longer than what you were originally starting to get used to."

Severus remembered seeing Remus peering down at him, before fading out once more, but not before feeling Remus wiping away an escaping tear from Severus's face. Remus knew then that Severus had heard what had been said.

By the time he had opened his eyes, Severus's head was swimming, and the feeling of groggy was high. Beautifully tampered water was lapping around him, only his head was rested above, (made so he didn't accidentally slip under and drown). He bought his hand up to his face, as he did he saw some movement from the corner of his eye.

"Easy!" said the caring voice of Splinter, as Severus tried to sit up, only to lie back down.

"Splinter? Where? How?"

"You will have all the answers and explanations in time. But first, you still need to rest," said Splinter, resting his hand on Severus's forehead.

"Isn't that what I've been doing?" Severus asked a little confused.

"You've been in a sort of self-healing coma, Severus. You've just woken up now, so your body is going to need to do what it must to carry out the rest of your recovery, you've done as much as you can during this coma of yours," Splinter explains.

"How long was I out for?"

"Two days."

Severus nearly bolted up, but his body pretty much told him that was a bad idea, didn't stop the water splashing right on out of the tub and hitting the floor in large splats, Splinter ignored the liquid getting on him, as he quickly placed his hands on Severus to calm him down.

"Calm my friend! It's alright! You're safe! We've been taking turns in watching you, talking to you and making sure you didn't make a turn for the worst."

"Where is Remus? The girls?"

"Your family is safe in my home, where you are right now," said Splinter. "Remus, other than to look after Freya and Athena, rarely left your side. There were times were we had to make him get some sleep. Even when we were working tirelessly to find you. When he saw you being taken, he was immediately coming to me and together we managed to find the help we needed. Minerva, Poppy and I stayed with your daughters here, while the others, Moscow, Morrigan, Porthos and Serket, as well as Remus went to get you once you were able to be located."

"And I would do it again, in less than a heartbeat," spoke the ever welcoming voice to Severus's ears.

Remus walked right on in, having heard the rather loud spattering of water from just down the hall. His eyes were showing clear evidence of little to no sleep; even his usually neatly kept short light brown hair looked a little unkempt and in real need of a cut. Not that it would have bothered Severus to see his partner with longer hair; however he knew Remus preferred to wear his hair short, compared to Severus with his shoulder length black. But he also saw relief, joy and strong love, too.

Kneeling down next to Splinter and taking his husband's hand, Remus looked right into Severus's eye. The wall was down, allowing Remus to see, from Severus's point of view, what had been. He could feel the panic and guilt starting to seep when they reached a certain section, where he was chained, then blindfolded and...

An arm snaked around Severus, pulling him closer to Remus, while the other arm joined the other.

"I'll go and inform the others, for I know," Splinter says politely. "As I know Poppy, Serket and Porthos will wish to check you over."

"Thank you, Splinter," said Remus.

"How long was I away?" Severus asks.

"Two weeks, Mon Cheri," Remus tells him. "We tried to make it shorter time, there were just some people who weren't willing to cooperate... unless they were persuaded... including Albus Dumbledore."

The memory of when he was first in the helicopter, Severus thought he was just imagining it when he saw the dazzling robes and silvery white hair.

"Dumbledore was in on this?" Severus stares at his husband, hoping that it was still his mind's eye playing tricks.

Remus nods grimly. "He wasn't so forthcoming at first, but he eventually gave up the location after I gave him a small singe, saying he got what he needed."

Severus was a little confused by Remus's last words, but didn't dwell on it. Then he suddenly turned his attention to...

"You're still presenting, Severus," said Remus.

It was enough to cause Severus to breakdown into tears. Remus just held him firmly.

Three more came into the bathroom.

"Madam Pomfrey?" said Severus, a little surprised.

A small comforting smile on the Mediwitch's face. "I accidentally overheard Remus speaking to Minerva and wanted to help. Cannot imagine to my surprise on what has actually been going on, but my job title is to help and heal, and that is what I intend to do. Also, to learn more, so when you do come back to Hogwarts... if you choose to, I will have a better clue."

The other two were Porthos and Serket.

Porthos was a five foot five male with a feline structured styled face, complete with catlike eyes of green, sleek body and a tail that resembled a cat's tail. His teeth appeared to be human sized tiger teeth and ears pointed a little, to have him almost resembling like the cat creatures the EWATGRI wanted to change him into. Across his entire body, tiger stripes and leopard spots were beautifully patterned, like tattoos wonderfully detailed. They were even better when Porthos actually had his fur, which he only gets when it starts to get cold, so he had his winter coat, making him even more like a large cat, for the hotter climates and seasons, he just looked like an ordinary heavily tattooed human, just add a tail.

Serket had an hourglass like body that had a natural shining complexion to the darkish skin she had. Braided dark hair that resembled a scorpion's spiked tail, nails that looked like pinchers and a hard looking face. However Severus knew Serket to be of a kinder nature underneath the 'tough exterior' she gives off. Serket was also very well gifted in medicine and healing her fellow mutant. She helped in delivering Severus and Remus's children.

"This may seem a silly question, but how are you feeling?" Serket asks.

"Like utter shit," Severus replies honestly. "Apologies for the swearing."

"I think under the circumstances, that can be ignored," said Porthos.

"And I've heard much worse than that," says Madam Pomfrey.

Serket doesn't waste any more time getting around to why they were there. "This might seem like an inconvenience to you and you may object to some of it, and we understand if you do, we can always do them when you're more up to it, or if we feel it is necessary, but still with due care to you, however, we do need to have you checked over very shortly, now you are awake. Some of this is you do need to see for yourself, to understand the grasp of the situation."

"If you're going to tell me that I am still in the phase and what they did to me when it presented itself, I already know, I was there; I also remember overhearing whatever you were talking about to Remus," said Severus, sort of trying to brush it off as though it was nothing, even though it was clearly evident he was far from okay and this was far from over for him.

"There is more that you need to know, Severus," Porthos says to him carefully.

Severus had a feeling there was more to it.

"We will give you half an hour before we start anything, allow you to try and get out of the tub and into the infirmary," said Serket. "Porthos will be staying to help you and Remus."

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With shaky legs, but with strong help from Remus and Porthos, Severus was out of the tub and on the tiles. His world was spinning and doing his best to not to fall. He felt queasy, very...

"I need a bucket!" he mutters.

Without any question, a bucket appeared and just in time, Severus hurled, losing his knees in the process. He didn't remember being helped down to the ground or any of it, except the vomiting, and a hand rubbing his back and another pulling his hair back out of the way.

He was shaking uncontrollably, he wasn't well, and he knew he wasn't. He may have been within water, which helped him, but Splinter was correct, Severus had a long ways to go in the terms of healing right now.

It took a bit for Severus to be able to get back on his feet and robed, with help of course, but he was able to get into the infirmary. He nearly tried to back away and go back out the door when he saw how decked out it was, but he was stopped and assured that they were still very much in Splinter's Lair, that he was safe and that the stuff... well... they weren't about to let good equipment get damaged. Severus also learned a little later that Moscow and the rest had been pinching and creating anything and everything they could from EWATGRI's old stuff and whatever before they were sold off to Stockman Enterprises and whoever else bought the other half, persons unknown and don't seem to be at all interested in continuing down the pathway Stockman Enterprises had with the whole dabbling in experimenting on beings against their will.

One comfort, Donatello was in here, he was just ultra fascinated with everything in here and wanted to know how everything worked and why. Moscow, who had a talent for technology and inventions, was patiently explaining to the 6 year old as best he could, quickly learning to not hold back on the big words, because Donatello tended to come off sounding like a walking encyclopaedia, just absorbs information like a sponge.

Moscow was a large six foot something tall cross between man, bird and bat. He knew he once had a Russian name and life, but because of the amount of erasing they did to his memory of a life before EWA the name was lost into virtually nothing and to simply make things easier for himself and to keep some connection to his old roots of before, named himself 'Moscow'.

Severus still didn't understand, because he knew Moscow to be Jocelyn's mate, and he and Remus both knew what that bitch did.

"Jocelyn tried to set Moscow up to look like he was part of the entire incident with Splinter, the Turtles and our girls. When he wouldn't participate, she tried to kill him for it," said Remus quietly explained, knowing that because of Moscow's excellent near sonic like hearing would still be able to hear it. But Moscow would have figured that Severus would need the explanations then and there to save any unneeded discomfort.

Severus was escorted to one of the three beds that occupied the room, which he sat upon.

"Donatello," Splinter calls from the doorway. "Time to come along."

Donatello wanted to protest, but he saw Severus and how he appeared and remembered just how serious this was, from what he and his brothers were told in ways they could understand, this was one of those times were he couldn't stay around. Not yet.

Once Splinter led his young son out of the room and well out of earshot, it was time to get started.

They were careful and always asked or informed before doing what they needed to do. Remus didn't leave, Severus was glad.

"From was we have found, while you do have your womb forming, nothing has started to catch as yet," Serket informs Severus, she was always matter-of-factly, but with a tone that was of real bedside manner and tact. "However, you do have a heck of a lot of live sperm swimming around in there, as if they're on some sort of hold, waiting to fertilise any eggs you may produce. Whether you're doing it yourself, or it's some other biological or manipulative explanation as to why they're all on hold, we don't know. I don't think the White Coats had gotten that far, from what we were able to gather from their database we managed to rip."

Severus didn't know whether to feel relieved or terrified. Serket wasn't done, keeping the same manner she always held with these things.

"We... we also managed to left off some foreign DNA from you, we were careful and Remus literally hovered over us when we did. It will be take between 3 to 12 weeks to match up to anyone from any samples we have also gathered from the place."

"Why?" Severus asked.

"Because you're seen as valuable and we theorised that when certain people caught wind and whatever deals were made, they wanted to exploit your change from being a simple male wizard, to a mutant male wizard who turns intersex in order to be able to produce offspring. While they figured that you had a certain time gap between phases, we're guessing it is simply similar any female really when it comes to preparing herself for a failed attempt in a pregnancy and gearing to try again when it is seen as right.

"What is interesting, apart from this now and again partial change, you're pretty much all male. Healthy reproductive system, with testosterone to match coursing through your veins. Heck if you were to get with a female you've be able to paternally reproduce, too."

"Why are you telling me this?" Severus frowns a little. "I'm with Remus, last I checked."

Serket looks at Remus, like a little quite message to him, which Severus saw and looked right at his partner.

"What? What happened? I don't remember getting with some woman in there! Honest! And I wouldn't..."

Remus got Severus to calm down, soothing him by cupping his cheek and holding his hand.

"I know. I know you wouldn't cheat on me, Severus. Not deliberately. But there is something you, perhaps, need to see..."

Severus shook his head. "I don't want to see anything. I just want to be told."

"When you were first bought to the facility we found you in, they had Jocelyn there... you were still unconscious, but it didn't seem to matter when they allowed her to have her way with you," Remus sensitively explains. "They conveniently tried to wipe a few of the videos they had recorded of when they had you chained down and forced to potentially become pregnant."

"Convenient for whom?" Severus's face had paled by this news and a sense of shame was coming forth, he felt he hadn't been loyal, never mind the situation. "Did you really need to see that? Of me? In that position?"

"We didn't set out to see anything, Severus, but we did find as much evidence as possible to know that you're not to blame in this," Porthos assured.

"It was amongst the files, Severus, along with so many other videos, including from when you were both at EWA before it was turned over," said Moscow.

Remus spoke; "We've been recorded doing what we were doing, Severus. We've been recorded during our tests, during our most intimate moments, everything."

"There were more files on you two, than what they had on us, even," said Serket.

"You two, it appears, to be the first two successful wizards to truly survive their mutations and successfully mate and produce viable offspring," says Moscow.

"You mean, there were others?"

Remus nods gravely. "Wizards, witches, even squibs and muggles, they've been doing it for so, so long, ever since the discovery of the first two men to successfully have babies together back in the 1800s."

Moscow continues; "At first it was trying to get the specimens survive the mutations, then it was getting the pairings right and so much other stuff that it is just too mind blowing to try and explain in full. The point in all this is, they have been trying to create a full fledge magic mutant, male or female, to produce a super breed of sorts. A whole new race of beings that are near perfect to being immortal, or immune to extreme harshness in illnesses and climates and whatever else. A race whose powers are not like that of the wizards of the now, or any stronger than questioned mutant even.

"When the news got out that not only you, Severus, had survived, but your own daughters were born healthy and strong, even with the loss of two, two still remained and are living and breathing. Long story short, it was sheer luck that Remus took the girls back to the house when he did! Those two wouldn't have had much of a childhood in their hands. Not with the goldmine in knowing that they had potential born Goddesses in their clutches."

"You didn't test them did you?" Severus suddenly sounded protective when he heard this about his two girls.

"Not the kind the White Coats would have done," Remus assured. "Our daughters, turns out, are more than just ordinary witches, but I think we both knew that."

"The transformations you went through and whatever adaptations that have been made from that, seems to have caused you both to not only become a heck of a lot stronger in a lot of cases, but your genes, when passing on to potential children, should you decided to have any more, will bring forth these 'gods' they were trying to create in the first place," said Porthos.

"And we know that there has been a theory that wizards and witches, before they were highly feared and being burned to the stake, were once seen as the gods and goddesses of Greece and other mythology," Remus speaks.

"You're just trying to make me feel better with that bit, Remus," said Severus.

"Did it work?"

Severus tried to shake the small smile. "Maybe."

"There is more," said Serket.

"How much more? Are Freya and Athena okay?" Severus now frowns again, thinking they were still on about his and Remus's daughters.

"They are both just fine, Severus. Remus can explain in better details on what we've done t set your mind at ease. But this is concerning your phase and plausible pregnancy."

After a second to comprehend what she just said, Severus said; "Go on...?"

"According to Remus, you may have heard some of what has been said, I think you may have mentioned this. However, how much you heard, we don't know and this is just as important as everything else we've just relayed to you.

"Your mating phase has been tampered with and we don't know how long you will be with your colours. There is also the discussion point of the possibility of you actually becoming pregnant from this... and what you would want to do in case it does happen."

Severus was silent, he didn't know how to respond. Remus knew that Severus didn't want to become pregnant ever again, well, not at this point, yet this changed everything. From the fact that Severus was violated in so many ways and finding this out, as if the news of having someone else's sperm deposits swimming around inside him wasn't enough.

"Can't it be reversed?" Severus then asked.

"We're not sure if it can be. I think it's a ride it out situation, only we don't think this will be over in the five day period you've discovered from your previous episodes of presenting your colours."

"Anything else I should know about?"

"You're a lot healthier than what you were when you were found. One would think that if they wanted to ensure their prized brooding stallion was in top condition they'd make sure of it," said Serket. "You are going to need as much bed rest as possible. How long, uncertain, we need to make sure that you're not going to go topsy-turvy on us."

"What about how you found me? In greater detail?"

"I can do that when you're settled down in bed and more comfortable," said Remus.

"And well fed!"

Severus turned at the voice he remembered hearing on the large helicopter.

"Morrigan?"

'Morrigan' beams at Severus. She was very short, standing at four foot eleven – way shorter than Splinter at his five foot. Like majority of the mutants from EWA, she was a mix of human and another creature or two. In her case, Morrigan had the features of a rat, from her hands, feet, face, everything, white fur lacing beautifully against human skin, plus a rat tail.

She was one of the first to befriend the two, one of the first to really stand up for them against the White Coats, often causing her to face much discipline. But she was a sweet natured little thing and neither one felt it would be right to leave her when they escaped, she wanted a life outside and a better outcome for her one and only surviving child, so Remus and Severus made sure that she and her son were with them.

They had parted ways when she found a place she believed to be suitable. It had been a while since they last spoken.

"How is Apollo?"

"Growing like a weed!" said Morrigan. Her voice may be of a high-pitch but it wasn't hurtful to the ears, if anything, her squeak was soft and melodic. "Now," addressing everyone, "apparently there are orders being taken for what everyone wants in case of dinner. There is a menu being sent around, as given the many people there are in this place, it would be ever helpful to know what you want from it!"

"You tell us this every time you're cooking, Morri," said Porthos.

Morrigan shrugs. "You know that Michelangelo and Apollo insist on making those menus and 'taking orders' whenever I cook. Plus it has helped in where people cannot get away from whatever they were doing."

"I thought Minerva was helping you," said Madam Pomfrey.

"She is," Morrigan replies

"What is on the menu?" asks Moscow.

"A choice of Shepherd's pie, three cheese baked penne, potato bake, mini pizzas or spaghetti and meatballs, with the choice sides of garlic bread, salad, buttered corn on the cob and crispy bacon. Should be all ready in less than an hour."

Severus didn't know whether to be hungry or sick listening to this. He knew Morrigan had a brilliant talent for cooking anything and everything. Whilst they were in EWA instead of chasing the rat out of the kitchen with a carving knife, they gave her the carving knife when they learned how she was able to create a near perfect gourmet dinner. Of course in EWA she was restricted, but once free, her restrictions may have changed in ensuring she and her son weren't caught, but her freedom to cook was limitless. But the thought of food also made his stomach turn a little.

"Well since the boys are taking up orders, I'll make sure I have it in mind when they come by," said Serket, smiling, thinking it was rather cute for the children to want to help in their different ways.

Morrigan gives a nod, a final smile toward Remus and Severus before leaving.

Serket turns back to the pair.

"As far as I know whatever we can do and what you needed to know has been done. Of course if anything comes up, we'll let you know. Any questions, as you may have in the short future don't hesitate to ask. With that sorted, I believe you, Severus, ought to get to bed."

Again, with the having to move. One positive was that during the examinations, he was given a nice mixture of potions that helped instantly, but he still felt uneasy, with the feeling of needing to vomit.

Thankfully, not bucket needed, and once in the room that was set up for him and Remus, Severus was welcoming the soft mattress and warm blanketing, crashing almost the moment his head hit the pillow.

This was meant to be the chapter where greater detail in how Remus and company got Severus out. I think the infirmary requirement and update in what Severus may be dealing with seemed more sense to go first. Pretty sure there was a small brief of how, but not in great detail, which is what I believe may be required.