A Captain's Decision Ch.16

I also saw two females, one very regal, more so than the man. The other seemed almost to be a younger version of Wren.

This didn't feel right if this was Wren's universe. Where was she? The com went off and I heard, "Sir. We need you to help us. You appear to be the only one that can. Please help to save our Wren."

I was immediately beside the man. "What has happened?" I asked, shocking the man.

He immediately led me to a building straight to a room with Wren, a very pregnant Wren.

"I'm so glad you made it. Remember when I handed you the pad, as you called it? The shock, was you giving me this, thank you, Daddy," she whispered as she grabbed my hand.

A moment later a light appeared, then settled on her chest, solidifying into a male baby. "A son, our son," she said with a huge smile.

A moment later, her father, mother and sister appeared, as did several older aliens. OK, I thought, hell of an introduction.

"I found that this was the only way I could have a child. You are the only one I could with, as we share the same energy. Any names come to mind?" she asked.

I could only shake my head. I heard in my head that I had time that both of us did. Wren stared at me with a shocked look. This was where I belonged.

I could only stand there in shock. I had a child. A son? How in the hell was this possible?

It was at that moment that I again heard the powerful being that I had before. This is perhaps a reward for all the work you did to protect existence. It is not always what we do, but what we don't do to protect everything.

I started in my mind confused as hell. I thought that this is what needed to be done. I would have gladly given my life to protect all of them. I started to shake my head. Compared to all the universes, I am nothing.

I felt a great outflowing of love wash over me. That is why you are being more than rewarded. You sacrificed everything to protect everyone, everything. A very great many could learn from one such as you.

I know that everyone there were staring at me as if I had lost my mind. I felt frozen, hardly believing that this was gifted to me. Still being the stubborn ass I am, I was still not believing it.

Ah, John Thomas, I know just how stubborn you are. This is real and yes, I am what you might call a deity, in a way.

I took a step back and immediately regretted it. The next thing I knew, several hours had passed, and I was in bed beside Wren.

I heard a heavy sigh from beside me as I very slowly turned my head. All three of my, I guess you'd say mates were looking at me

"Please John, don't do that again," Rommie said.

"That was scary as hell," Mary said.

"Really," Wren said with a smirk. "I just had a baby, not at full power, don't do it!"

I was about to say something when both Mary and Rommie doubled over in pain. "OH shit!" The both of them said as medical people came running.

I could hear several of them yelling to get me and Wren out of the room. That was the wrong thing to say, especially with my temper.

Anyone approaching the room would have been shocked when bodies started to fly out of the room. Well, that and the fact that Wren was also shouting at them.

Her father and mother were there a few minutes later, plus the alien men from before. The strangest thing was the shock they had on their faces when they couldn't enter.

I could see that Wren was indeed pushed past her limit though she was holding steady. I lifted off the bed floating over to her, "Let it go Wren, I've got it," I said.

I watched as she relaxed, almost passing out. "I trust you more than almost all, John," she said with a smile.

I slightly nodded, looking at the doorway, a small growl escaping my lips. I looked at the oldest and strongest of the aliens.

These three females are mine. Therefore, I do not take calmly to being told that I am to be removed from them. I know that all of you are important to Wren. I do not know you nor do I trust you.

The older male alien bowed as he nodded to me. A moment later he was beside Wren, a look of complete shock on his face.

"I'm not sure if you remember the male I told you of my master. "This is him and next to him, I have no power even if he increased my own," I heard her say,

The male's mouth dropped open a moment, then he nodded. I had put both Rommie and Mary in the other beds. For now, they were breathing better, and the pain was almost gone.

I then turned to watch the older alien, then he turned towards me. "May I scan you? Wren has said your power is far different from any she has ever seen," he said.

I nodded though kept most of my guards intact. The old male started the scan and I had to admit it was the best I had felt.

It was a few minutes later that I saw that his eyes flew wide. "You sir," he started. "Have more power than almost any I have ever seen. It is far different from any I have felt, and we are over ten centuries old."

For some reason, I just nodded, "This is not my universe. The energy here that I have seen is normal to me. What I have, I have had all my life. I am here for Wren and nothing else. I therefore hope that none have designs on me, Wren or my others. Believe me when I say it won't end well."

The older male nodded, then I set him back outside the doorway. I saw him talk to Wren's father and mother, then I saw Wren staring at the door. A moment later the three I had met before were inside next to Wren.

I saw her father look Wren over, then walked slowly to me. "May I?" he asked.

I nodded as he sat as I was looking over both Rommie and Mary. "We do have a great medical team here if they are in need," he said.

I just turned to look at him, "possibly advisable, though not practical. You might notice that I, and they are not from this universe. I myself am far beyond what all of you are. She," I pointed to Rommie, "is a created being that has the mind and knowledge of a high-functioning super A. I."

I saw his eyes go wide for a moment, then he nodded, "And the other female?"

"She is a young female who was being used by the government that I used to live in. She and the others are free now. The problem is taken care of for now. As I said, I am here for Wren and nothing else though. I think she wants me to help," I said.

Again, I saw her father nod, then I felt it from him a bit of shock hitting me. So I thought he was the other one.

I felt a slight touch. As we said, I heard the voice say. He does not need to be brought back to what he was.

I held still this time as I didn't want to be out a few hours again. I will not tell him. I take it you are here to advise me?

Wren was almost finished with the masters and releasing them from the saving measures that they had enacted. There were four hundred, though she had only released three hundred of them. Then there is the fake queen. Wren hasn't the power and this needs to be completed.

I will help if I can, I replied. I felt the hand on my shoulder shift to my head, then I woke up on the floor again. Damnit, I wish they'd give me more warning.

I saw that there were several sets of worried eyes staring at me. At least this time my head wasn't splitting open. I went over the information, then nodded. I pulled all ten of the aliens inside.

"I'll be back as soon as I can, Wren, don't let them touch Rommie and Mary," I said. I then touched both of them. They both nodded. I had all the aliens hold hands as we vanished and appeared in a room with a chrysalis in the center.

"I was told that this is about to fail. This holds the last of those that are left?" I asked.

When they just nodded their heads, I put a hand on it watching a huge ball of light break free of it.

I nodded as I moved away. The light broke in half every few seconds. Less than ten minutes later there were ninety-nine of the aliens lying on the floor. I looked and counted, then looked at the old leader.

"Where in the hell is the last one? There are supposed to be four hundred. I only count three hundred, ninety-nine," I said.

The oldest alien was about to speak when I received a message from Wren that gave me the last bit of info. Ah I thought, I see I'll do what I can.

I then turned toward Wren's master, "Where is she?"

This caused, for a moment, the master to seem confused. He then nodded as all of us left the room with the darkened chrysalis.

We entered a room with what appeared to be a type of energy prison. Behind the energy curtain stood the ex-Empress, a look of disgust on her face. A look that turned fiercer as I approached.

"So that piece of trash has offspring. Bet he's so proud of your worthless ass, so here to do away with me, huh? Go ahead, you're no better than we were," she sneered.

"To think that such an advanced race could drop so low to the pit of nothing. It is a shame," I started.

"What? I don't need nor want your pity, just do creation a favor and die!" With that ex-queen lunged for the energy curtain. I just ignored her screams as she was thrown back.

"Huh," I said as I stared at her. "How far have the mighty have fallen?"

She looked at me, "as I said, we don't need the pity of a weakling race such as yours."

I reached out to her as her eyes went wide. "Let's find out, shall we?"

For a moment she just stared at me, then the screaming started. "So you're going to end me after all."

I just smiled at her as I then ignored the rest of her tirade.

This seemed to piss her off even more as she tried harder to get through the energy curtain to me.

"It won't be long now," I said.

The ex-empress started to push more, almost to the point of injuring herself.

"Come on you filth, kill me, kill me! You are nothing compared to our race, kill me!" She started shouting.

I started to shake my head no, then I noticed that I wasn't able to pierce her mind. Huh, I thought that was a first. Problem was, I couldn't heal her if I was unable.

I saw that she was also pushing back at me. If I went in too hard it was a fact that I would break her and her mind.

"You can't win, she is mine, and I'm not about to let her go. You might have beaten the rest of them. I have been here far too long to lose. As they say in your universe, good luck with that!" She shouted, then started to laugh manically.

I just stared at her as I felt the other start to lose ground.

"So, it appears that you aren't as strong as you thought. Now then, be a good energy being and just go!" I shouted, then started to push in a different way.

This time, I felt the other in her mind slip more. I started to wrap it as it came out, further isolating it more.

"You'll never win, never! There are too many of us for you to win," she said, as I felt the other starting to weaken.

I finally had the other on the ropes as the last of it slipped out.

"I think that this will be the last we will have to deal with you," I said as I prepared to send it to the in between.

"Be afraid," it said, "we will be back I more than the others."

I just shook my head as I opened a portal. "No, I don't think so," as I started to push the entity through, a piercing scream came right as I slammed the portal shut.

On the bed, the female's eyes flew open as she looked around in near panic. "Where am I?" We were about to enter the chrysalis, then I have only brief flashes.

I sighed this was going to be far harder than I thought. So far, I had solved half of what was ailing her, though the rest I wasn't that sure of. I shook my head. I was very good at a lot of things, though the brain I had no clue.

The worse thing was that she looked at me with complete fear. Even with the older aliens that were there with me, she was barely calming. The older male aliens stared at her as if they were talking then the absolute horror happened. She turned to look at me with deep hope.

Oh, shit I thought, if I failed then I would be failing more than these people. Gee I thought, no real pressure after all.

After an hour, I started to notice that the female was starting to relax. Letting out the breath that I am sure that I had been holding.

I had started to pull back on the pressure when I thought I felt Wren. I thought that you were resting, I asked her.

I was though, I obviously recover faster than we thought.

I nodded as relief flooded me. That was a major thing that I could let go.

Turning to the ten older aliens, bowing slightly to them. "I believe that I have done all that I can for her. It feels as if she is beyond the point of non-recovery."

They all bowed to me as a lot younger alien that looked like the older ones entered the room.

"Flugret," I heard the oldest said as I vanished, appearing a few moments later in the room with my three wives? I guess they were now.

I could see that all of them weren't in pain, especially Rommie and Mary. I looked at both of them, realizing that it was going to get hairy. I could also see that it was going to be soon.

Outside the room, I could feel that there was a veritable army roaming the hallways. I could feel my temper rise when I felt three different hands touch my shoulder.

"I am sorry that they are reacting the way they are, John. After the Earth was destroyed, and I saved them, they barely trust each other, let alone strangers," Wren said.

I sighed as I nodded at the amount of paranoia that they all must have. I really don't want to have to kill a bunch of them to get their attention. There has to be something that we can do," I said.

I sat and tried to form somewhat of an idea that would work. Problem with that was, I rejected almost every idea I had almost immediately.

We'd been at it for over an hour when Mary again doubled over. I was about to call Wren's mother and father when Rommie almost fell to the floor with the pain she had.

All of us discussed what options we had. Finally, I relented and allowed a small team of nurses and doctors in.

They all entered slowly with cautious looks at me, then Wren. The lead doctor approached me slowly, a look of worry on his face.

"Sir," he started, "I am afraid that their biology is far different from ours. I am afraid that we might hurt, maim or not be able to save them, or the babies."

I sighed as I nodded my head, trying to think of something. I snapped my fingers as it finally came to me. Touching the doctor, I saw his eyes fly wide open.

I then touched several of the others that were in the room, then stepped back.

I looked around to see that Wren was no longer here. Wren I thought, where are you at this moment?

Ah, came her reply: I am attempting to finish what you started. All that you did has made it far easier to help the ex-empress to adjust. I should be back soon. She's responding well.

I sighed. It seemed that, as was said of me, that she had the same somewhat irritating habit I had. I shook my head as I figured that I'd just have to get used to it.

Alright Wren, I thought to her. Just remember, even as strong as you are. You aren't nearly up to your full power yet.

I could almost feel her nod her head, then was distracted by the cry of a baby.

"Congratulations! You have a daughter as well as a son from Wren." It wasn't even ten minutes later that I heard another baby's cry.

The doctor walked up to me as he said to me as I was in shock. "You have another daughter, any idea what you'll call them?

I just numbly shook my head as I watched them care for my children. Then it hit me again. I was a father. That's when I almost fainted.

I shook my head to clear it as a huge smile crossed my features. I then heard several military people in the hall as they planned to take the babies.

I reached out and slammed the voice I had heard against the wall, not gently. I looked at Wren's father almost snarling.

"If any here so much as touch my children, I will destroy them. You need to get your toy soldiers to stop now before most of the military is gone," I was full-on snarling.

Wren appeared a fierce look of anger on her face. "I happen to agree with him, and I will be there helping him!"

This time her father was on a communication device, talking calmly, then shouting loudly, then louder.

I nodded to him, then Wren. I heard a voice in my head that said, be well and live John. We will contact you and your wives when we need you.

I stared at all three of my wives as they nodded. Finally, I thought I could rest.

Fin