That fiasco complete...Zim went down to his labs. He spent the next few hours going over all data collected on humans and their biology, paying special mind to the reproductive system and pregnancy.
There were vast differences between Irkens and humans, but there were also some similarities. For instance, The human penis was used in the same way the Irken snorblast was...the capabilities between the two, and appearence were terribly different...also the sacs containing the bio secretions. When not in use, Zim's, along with his snorblast were safely tucked away inside of him, however, for temperature regulation, the human's hung outside of their body at all times...leaving the males vulnerable.
Their design wasnt the greatest... but it was similar enough to Irkens. When Zim had taken in enough knowledge on the subject, he took a break from it to focus on the shower liquid.
Analysis complete, the main components were Hydrogen and Oxygen, with some trace minerals that were most likely contaminates from the pipes the water was transferred from.
Hydrogen...that was simple enough to fix. Oxygen was of no consequence...but hydrogen was a known irritant to Irkens. It was consumable as inside their body it could be absorbed, so injesting it or breathing it in was harmless...however it would burn the Irken skin...If he managed to have offspring with Jack Lynn that could withstand hydrogen...Irk would be able to eliminate that issue...they would be able to invade gas giants, they would be less suseptable to hydrogen weapons that had been developed against them...this was good.
" Sir, the himan female is about to wake.'
" Thank you. Take me to her." Zim said as he turned his hologram on.
~~~~~~~~~~Jacklynn
She groaned a little as she turned over and curled up. She did not want to wake up. She was comfy which very rarely was a thing she felt...also her body was sore ...so sore. And her brain was blissfully unaware of what was going on...she wanted to go deeper into the void of sleep...not continue this slow ascent beyond the limbo between consciousness and sleep and into the waking world.
She felt a weight beside her, and then her hair being moved from her face. She curled into where the matress had dipped down, it was warm, which was nice. She smiled lazily and cuddled into the warmth. She found that it had a solid sort of softness to it. wrapping her arm around the object, she nuzzled into it with a soft, purr like moan. The thing jostled her slightly as someone chuckled.
She didnt care what was going on, all she knew is that she was tired, she hurt and she did not want to wake up.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Zim
He initially came in here to wake Jack Lynn... but it was clear to him that she had no plans on waking...she was fighting herself to stay asleep. He played with her hair abscent mindedly while he checked his scanner to see her vitals.
This was mildly concerning...when he took the opportunity to inject the nanobots he had not stopped to consider what the steriod they secreated would do...The whole point of the steroid was to both help the nanobots heal any affliction, and to help the body heal from the nanobots themselves. Though helpful, they did cause some damage such as micro fissures in the flesh when travelling through. Until they decided on where to place themselves, damage would be done to the body. The steroids helped that to heal quickly.
All of which would be fine...if Jack Lynn were Irken. Zim cursed under his breath...The steroids were typically present in the Irken system for a few weeks...he wasn't sure how long it would take to be metabolized by a human. Especially since the steroids were synthesized from Irken DNA...his to be specific.
Part of his pak's function was to synthesize extra steroids, hormones, blood, ect all from his own body in case he should need them at any time. This all was possible due to his circulatory system being bypassed through his pak.
He did not factor in how this moght effect Jack Lynn's biology... He retreived a numbing agent from his pak. A simple topical creme designed yo be absorbed by the skin into the deeper tissue. Dabbing some onto his finger, he also hit Jack lynnwith the sleep salts again...a quick whiff wouldn't lead to an overdose. She fell deeper into sleep, and he took her arm. A quick look at the intersection of her arm segments showed him what he was looking for. A few thick veins were visible just under the surface of her skin.
He applied the numbing cream there, then applied a tournequette to her upper arm. He took a syringe from his pak and some vials... might as well send a sample to the Massive while he was at it... He took a few vials of her blood, then licked his thumb, rubbing the saliva over the puncture wound. It healed over fairly quickly.
"Computer, prepare one of these to be sent immediately to The Massive. Save one to be filed under samples, take the other to the labs for analysis."
Zim said as he labelled the vials in Irkis. A vaccume tube decended and three padded cylinders ejected. Zim placed a vial in each one. The two more vaccume tubes decended. Each one lit a different color as the AI spoke.
"The Massive (the tube glowed red) Sample room (yellow) Labs (cyan)"
"Very good. Thank you." Zim said, putting a cylinder into each tube. "Be sure to ensure viability of the cells in storage and shipping"
"Affirmative"
With that, Zim looked over her vitals again...her temperature was higher than normal...He glanced at her and saw that she was secreating something through her skin...she appeared moist.
"Computer...give me info on general human illness. Focus on temperature and secretions."
"The data collected shows that signs of general human illness are as follows: Higher than normal temperature, fatigue, bodily aches, nausea, loss of appetite, respiratory issues such as coughing, wheezing, expectorating, shortness of breath, sore throat, dehydration. Secretions listed are, possible pustuals in the throat, phlegm from the lungs, mucus from the nose or eyes, pus or fluid drainage from the ears, vomiting may occur, liquid fecal matter in gastric illness, frequent painful urination in urinary tract issues, and sweating when in pain or with high temperature."
"Computer define sweat."
" A watery secretion emitted from glands in the skin. It's function is to help cool the body and normalize the core temperature. Sweating can occur when the body is stressed or experiancing higher than normal temperatures. May be a sign of stress or fever if the individual is not in an active state or in a high temperature environment."
"Computer. What temperature is unsafe for a human fever?"
"Should a human have a body temperature of 103F it is considered dangerous, and medical attention is required. A normal human fever is between 99-101F. Human base temperature usually rests between 96.5-98.9F. A low grade fever is not dangerous, unless it lasts for more than 3 hours. Medications have been developed by the humans to help alleviate fevers and other symptoms."
Zim nodded...her temperature wasn't dangerous then...but it was at 100F, the base temperature for an Irken.
"Computer. Side effects of the human fever."
"The human fever may cause lethargy, brain fog, fatigue, nausea, sleeplessness, induced sleep, bodily aches, shivers, vivid dreams or nightmares...high temperature can cause rash, blisters, oral sores, vision issues, headaches, organ damage, brain damage and dehydration...in sevear cases, seizure, organ failure, stroke, brain death, and death."
Zim groaned.
"Computer...full body scan Jack Lynn. assess for any damage or illness. Give direction on health care."
A scanner came down after a moment, a strip of holographic light emmiting onto the girl going from head to toe then toe to head.
"Processing..."
Zim looked down at her and sighed. She seemed to not be in too much distress, but she did look a bit troubled. Sweat prickled her brow, and her hair was wet at the temples...she seemed to be in a bit of pain as well, if he jostled her even a little, hmshe gave out a little whimper.
"Processing complete. Subject Jack Lynn is compromised"
"Compromised? How?"
" Further analysis is needed. Nanobots have fused with her soine sucessfully...the steroids seem to be too concentrated for her to metabolize. Her scan does not match those taken of other humans. There are variations between her skeletal system and that of the typical human female. Drones have scanned 23,276 females at this point...Jack Lynn's skeletal system does not match."
Zim became panicked...what dod that mean!? Her skeleton didn't match her own species!?
"Computer. What varies specifically. Show me."
A hologram projected down. pictured was Jack Lynns skeleton, slowly revolving around in front of Zim. Parts of her skeleton were highlighted in red.
"These are the areas that vary from humans. This (A second skeleton appeared) Is the average human female"
Zim looked, he used his hands to zoom into the area that really caught his interest...the spine...right where he had injected her. On a typical female, the spine looked spiked almost...on Jacklynn...Zim could see on the injection site, that the spikes had flattened,and became segmented, like scales more than bone... much like his own spine, his Irken spine...He checked the other areas...where humans were usually not...Jack Lynns joints were all double jointed...Like an Irken.
"Shit... Computer...keep Jack Lynn under constant observation. Advise on removing nanobots."
"Nanobots cannot be removed without destroying their host."
"Shit...advise on health care for Jack Lynn."
" Gene splicing is in progress. Rest and fluid is what is needed. Introveinous nutrition is recommended."
" Gene splicing!? Fuck... Computer, give ke an estimate on how far the splicing will go."
"That is currently incalculable. More observation is needed."
"Shit! Assess what percentage Irken Jack Lynn has become."
"Jack Lynn is currently 5% Irken."
"Fuck! Computer, are her reproductive systems compromised?"
"Negative. They are improving."
"Improving how?"
"Jack Lynn is more fertile than the average human. Her earlier scans pre-injection show that she was of below average fertility for a human female. Post injection, her egg cells have improved in viability, her necessary hormones have increased, more changes have yet to be completed."
Zim sighed...well, that was good at least. He needed to call the tallests, and the medic back. Now.