Rachael was hard at work in her lab and Nathan was busy listening to the radio chatter from his captain. He was returning aboard with the Commander in Chief. As the boat approached, Nathan straightened up and raised his bow and guns in salute. He was mostly ignored but he got a slight nod from Michener in return. That made him feel a little bit better.
Chandler updated him on recent events.
"He's WHAT?!" Nathan cried, not quite believing what he was hearing.
"The President's an Immune. He's been brainwashed by the Ramsey's. It's our job to set things straight." Chandler replied.
Nathan sighed. "I-fine.." He sighed.
...
Achilles groaned as she felt her shiplings bounce restlessly within her. They were growing fast and as a result her hull began to widen at an increasing rate. No one said anything but it was an accepted fact that she was pregnant. The submarine sighed. She'd received news of Nathan's recent attack. One of his crew nearly killed Ned. Achilles wished he'd been a little more accurate with his shot. She wouldn't have missed him if he had been killed.
For not the first time since this whole mess began, the Immune sub wished for redemption. Some way out of this mess. No more bloodshed, no more lies and hate. Most of all she wanted a safe place to raise her shiplings. As soon as they were born she planned to take them to Nathan to be vaccinated. Just because she was immune didn't mean they would be. What's more, she planned to leave them with the destroyer. A cruel choice but one that had to be made. When Sean had found out that she was pregnant just hours earlier he'd screamed and ranted at her, swearing he'd kill the pups as soon as they were born. Achilles knew he'd keep his word and she was counting on Nathan to prevent him from that.
"Please..." She thought. "Please Nathan, help me.."
...
In Nathan's on board lab, Rachel dropped the equipment she was working with, groaning as water pooled at her feet.
"Nathan..." She gasped.
The destroyer was on alert at once. "What? What is it?" He asked.
"It's coming." She replied. "Our baby is coming now!"