Chapter 6

At first, I sat there shocked at what had just been said. For one thing, this woman looked too young to be my mother, then I jumped up. “Are you serious? Is this some kind of joke?” I blurted out.

She looked hurt when that look went away she said, “Why would you even think I’m joking about something like that?”

“You said that the nurse was your sister and that...” I had so many mixed emotions, I couldn’t finish my sentence.

I took a deep breath and tried to settle my emotions down. After a while, I felt some kind of pull going to the newly restored eggshell, and towards the woman next to me. I took a closer look at those feelings that were pulling me towards them. I remembered that the nurse who returned my eggshell hadn’t been the one that told me my mother’s name. In fact, she had been surprised when I had mentioned the name. Surprised and was very pleased to show me the Alien Hatchery. Back in the here and now I felt something like peace. I was going to ask one question, and I somehow knew I would be able to tell if it were the truth.

“Are you really my mother?” I asked.

“I may not have been the one who raised you, but we do share the same blood. Biologically yes I am your mother,” she replied.

I had waited so long to meet my mother, but now I was afraid to ask the really important questions. So I went with the next one that entered my mind, “I was told that eggs took their color from their family line. Is there any meaning to that?”

“I’m not too sure about the real reason. Our alien ancestors never really thought of revealing that tidbit to us. But us Hatchlings have a few theories. I could tell you some now if you’d like,” Rikku said.

I shook my head, “Maybe another time. But I have so many questions I’d like to ask. But I think I’ll save most of them until I’m ready to hear the answers.”

We talked for about half an hour before she started showing me family pictures that she had in her purse wallet. I saw a recent photo of her sister. I asked why she looked upset. She had looked so happy when I met her that it was hard to imagine her looking any other way.

She looked thoughtful, “Well probably because she’s a virgin and hasn’t had a child of her own. It’s kind of embarrassing for a Hatchling to be a virgin at 45.”

“What? 45 she looked like she was a lot closer to my age than that.” I thought out loud.

Rikku gave me a look, “Aren’t you forgetting something?”

“Oh yeah; I forgot about the aging thing. So...” I admitted.

I was about to ask another question when my phone went off. I checked, and it was my sister.

“Hey, big brother. You didn’t call at your scheduled time. I got worried. Has something happened? Did you find Annie?” May asked.

I smiled as I felt the love, “I didn’t find Annie yet, but I did find the other important person I had set out to find.”

I turned the phone around so the camera could catch Rikku on video chat. May looked stunned.

“Are you serious? That’s your mother? She’s gorgeous. Wait, that’s too much of a coincidence. What’s she doing in the same state as Annie,” said May.

“Yes Leo is serious; I’m the one who laid the egg that gave life to him. And thank you. You’re quite beautiful yourself. It’s no coincidence at all that I’m here. I suppose you’ve heard that some Hatchlings have special abilities? Good. Well, sometime close to a year ago I felt this prompting that I needed to move to California. I didn’t know why but I followed the prompting. Then yesterday I felt another prompting to change my day off with a coworker. And it’s a good thing because that’s when I found my son.”

May looked down out of view of the camera, and then she picked up Lynn. Lynn then whispered into May’s ear, and May said yes.

Lynn looked at the camera at Rikku and gave the biggest smile I’d ever seen on her face, “Hi Grandma, Hi Daddy.”

Rikku looked shocked and turned to me, “Grandma? Is she your daughter?”

“Yes, she is,” I answered.

“She’s so adorable. I can’t believe I’m a grandma at such a young age. I just love it.” Rikku turned to Lynn. “You have no idea how much it means to me to finally be called Grandma. I hope to see you in person someday.” We talked for over half an hour again, and Rikkuslept bringing up how she loved being called grandma.

Rikku hugged me then looked at me and asked, “So is Lynn’s mother a Hatchling like us?” I shook my head no. “Have you had another child with May? And having a child with your adopted sister is kind of kinky don’t you think?”

“I didn’t know she was mine until recently. And no, we haven’t had any more children. We stopped having sex before May laid the egg.” I was embarrassed when I told her that.

Rikku had a shocked and somewhat angry response, “Don’t you know that once a Hatchling has impregnated a human that the human has to have sex with a Hatchling at least once a year? If not they’ll run the chance of some major side effects.”

I was afraid to ask this question, “What kind of side effects?”

“For starters, as a result of the first impregnation, a human will never be able to have children with other humans again. And if the human goes more than five years without sex with a Hatchling after her child hatches there are a few side effects that could happen, she may never be able to have children again, even with a Hatchling, she could be in pain for life, which could cause her to go insane.”

“Well, Lynn was only hatched four years and three months ago. And May and I recently had sex.” I stood up and walked a few paces away. “I had no idea she wouldn’t be able to have children again with humans. Heck at the time, I had sex with her; I didn’t know I wasn’t human. But why can’t a human have babies with other humans after getting pregnant by one of us?”

“Getting impregnated by a Male Hatchling’s sperm rewrites the human’s reproductive organs amongst other things. And no it doesn’t make them a Hatchling.” Rikku calmed down, gave me a hug, and told me, “From what you’ve said it sounds like May is going to be fine. She may or may not be a little cranky for a while though. Anyway, let’s move on to helping you find your Annie. The best way is for you to be within close intimate contact with another Hatchling or an alien from the race we’re both descended from. However, there aren’t any of us for hundreds of miles that I’m aware of. So it’s up to you and me.” I started to move away. Rikku laughed.

“Don’t worry it doesn’t have to be sex. Although that is actually the best way to do it, especially when the two individuals are closely related. The full-blooded aliens and some Hatchlings are known to have a few partners outside of their bonded soul mates. But holding hands and hugs work too. It’s a shame that there aren’t any other females of our kind around. There would be a chance that you could become bonded to that female too. Some of our kind have had at least three mates and one lover. Kind of like a harem.”

At the word harem, I checked my phone. The call had ended. And I had a text from May telling me to call her when I’m ready.

Rikku and I first tried holding hands and meditation, but that didn’t work. Then we tried hugging, another failure. She tried kissing my cheeks and for a brief moment something seemed to happen but it faded fast. Then I tried kissing her cheeks. It worked a little better but then when it faded. And when it did we both experienced pain. We tried many different things but they all failed.

I was frustrated that we weren’t getting anywhere when Rikku stepped behind me and started to give a massage to my shoulders and very apologetically said, “It seems like we’re left with only one option. We need to have sex. The sooner the better; I got a feeling for the pull and connections of your bond. If it doesn’t work soon it may become very hard to find your mate. I suppose here will have to do. Don’t worry since I’m your mother it’s unlikely we’ll become bonded mates. It didn’t happen with my uncle and ... another female of our kind, he did it with.”

“Here? That’s too weird. It’s too open here.” I said.

Rikku laughed, “I just informed you that we’d have to have sex, and it’s possible we could become bonded and the suggestion of us doing it outside is what’s bothering you? That makes me feel kind of better. However, don’t worry. Nobody will come here. My special ability is to create a barrier around an area to keep people out that I don’t want in. Confused? Think of it this way. Have you read the Harry Potter books? You know how in some of the books they explained that they put a barrier around an area so if muggles came around they’d remember something important, or they’d see old and ugly ruins and want to turn around. Or the last book when Hermione created...”

“I understood what you meant. But it’s more that I’m still not used to Hatchlings having abilities. I was beginning to think it was limited to the dreams and the feelings I’ve gotten.” I told Rikku.