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Hybrid Child
Chapter Two - The Growth
By Chibinaoka

Sandoval was on the bridge of the mothership. He was about to brief Zo'or on what had happen with there 'experiment'. Zo'or wasn't too trilled when Sandoval informed him that the lab had exploded. Even now, the Tealon's gestures indicated that was not all pleased of what had happened. Zo'or, who was in his chair, addressed his protector.
"Agent Sandoval, would you care to explain what happen?"
Sandoval stood up strait.
"According to my investigation, we had a rogue drone on ours hands. Apparently, he set up numerous explosives in the lab. Everything was destroyed. The child did not survived."
Even though Zo'or's anger could clearly be seen, he kept calm, continuing is interrogation of the events.
"Where were you when all of this happen?"
"I was doing what you ordered me to do, getting rid of our security problem."
Sandoval kept himself from smiling with delight. He could tell that Zo'or was buying every word of his lie.
"So, our experiment did not survive. What a pity. Though I should have known that something like this would happen. Like I told Da'an many times, humans are too bellow the evolutionary chain to help such a highly advanced race as the Tealons. Still, it was a waste of time and energy. Bring me the drone who caused this waste of time and energy so that I may..."
Sandoval interrupted Zo'or.
"That would be very hard since the drone perished in the explosion. A kamikaze mission if you will."
Zo'or's eyes widened and he stood up.
"Shabra!" He said, his voice full of rage. "Make sure that nothing is left in that lab. Nothing."
Sandoval nodded, turned his heals and walking away grinning. Zo'or had no idea, no idea and Sandoval was loving every moment of it.

Arriving back at the small apartment in the middle of town, Agent Sandoval found his loyal Agent, Tate, sitting on the couch and watching TV. As soon as Sandoval walked threw the door, Tate turned of the TV and stood up.
"Hey boss, I was just, uh, checking if they were mentioning anything about you know what on the news."
Sandoval took of the jacket part of his suit, rolled up his sleeves and walked over to Tate.
"This child was a secret experimentation, there wouldn't be any mentioning about the lab in which she was born being blown up to the public."
"Your right, my mistake." Tate said worried but at the same time, relived that Sandoval hadn't scolded him for watching TV and not the baby.
Sandoval made his way over the to small crib in the middle of the room. There, the child slept peacefully.
"How was the little darling while I was gone?"
"Fine, fine. I feed her and then she slept the hole time." Tate made his way over to Sandoval who looked at him as he did so.
"You may leave now, Tate."
Tate didn't say anything, he just nodded his head, picked up his things and left. As soon as he was gone, the baby began to cry. Sandoval immediately turned his attention to her.
"Shhh. There, there." He said as he picked her up in his arms and began to rock her, she soon calmed down.
"There you go. You are such a cute baby, yes you are." As Sandoval talked to her in baby talk, she began to laugh and make little cooing sounds. Sandoval smiled.
"I should give you a name shouldn't I?"
The child simply looked up at him, her big dark blue eyes were focused on him.
"Reenee. That's was the nick name I gave my grandmother when I was little. What do you think? My little Reenee."
Reenee looked up at Sandoval and simply smiled. He gently began rocking her, humming a lullaby from his own childhood as he fix up the blanket in which she was wrapped in. Reenee reached out her small hands on his. When Reenee's hands pasted over his skrill, a strange sensation flooded threw both there bodies. Reenee's hands clutched onto Sandoval's skrill. He closed his eyes as the feeling returned. It took only a while for him to realise what was happening. Reenee and his skrill were bonding. The Tealon energy that flowed threw her body was connecting with the alien life form that was his skrill. Once Reenee let go of his hand, she yawn and slowly began to fall asleep. Sandoval stood stunned a while, amazed at what Reenee had just done. She obviously possessed powers resulting from the Tealon energy inside of her that even he didn't understand. Perhaps, once she had grown a bit, she could tell him herself. But in the mean time, he had to wait.

Noticing that Reenee had fallen asleep, he when over to put her back in her crib. But as soon as he began to walk towards the kitchen, a strange blue light flashed in the crib.
"What the hell?" Sandoval said, turning around. A huge flash spread threw the room, blinding Sandoval for a while. Once it was disappeared, Sandoval walked back over to the crib. There he couldn't believe what he saw, there sat a five year old little girl with black hair that ran down to her shoulders. Her dark blue eyes looking up at Sandoval, she smiled.
"Daddy!" She said joyfully. Taking a while to recover from the shock, Sandoval pulled out his global.
"Tate, come down here immediately. Oh and bring over cloths and such that would be useful for a five year old." Sandoval closed his global as soon as he was done speaking. He looked back down at Reenee, who was still smiling at him.

Tate had arrived only about ten minutes after Sandoval had called him, once he was in the apartment, he couldn't believe what he saw. He had asked Sandoval if the child really was the baby and he said yes. Still, Tate found it very hard to believe. He paid close attention to his boss as he dressed the little girl in a white sun dress.
"You mean to tell me that this kid..."
"Reenee."
"Right, Reenee. You mean to tell me that Reenee grew from a not even a day old baby to a five year old kid?" Tate asked as Sandoval was buckled Reenee's shoes. He looked up at Tate.
"I'm not sure how to explain it ether Tate. But I'm sure its her Tealon physiology which accelerates her growth. I mean think about. She spend only two months in her mother's womb and she was ready to come into this world. I wouldn't be surprised if she grew a lot faster in the future."
Once done explaining things to Tate, Sandoval turned his attention to Reenee again.
"Still, this is whacked." Tate said, scratching his head.
Reenee turned to face Tate.
"I'm not whacked, your whacked." Reenee said, as she glared at Tate. Sandoval chuckled.
"Hey I didn't mean it that what kid." Tate tried to explain but Reenee didn't pay much attention to him, she simply turned around to face her father again.
"There now your all dress and you look beautiful." Sandoval said as he took her hand and brought her over to the kitchen.

Tate stayed quite as he observed his usual cold boss acting so gentle with Reenee. He supposed that it might be because he was her father, but he still couldn't keep himself from wondering if it was all just an act to get Reenee's trust so he could use her in the future. Sandoval was in the middle of making Reenee a peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich when his global went off. Pulling it out of his pocket, he opened it. He quickly covered the view screen, making sure that Zo'or couldn't see his surroundings.
"Come back to the mothership immediately, Agent Sandoval." Zo'or ordered.
"Of course." And with that, Sandoval's global went silent. As Reenee began eating her sandwich, Sandoval proceed to roll back down his sleeves and put his jacket on.
"What was that all about?" Tate asked.
"I'm not quite sure, but I'm guessing that Zo'or wants to know if I made sure there's nothing left in the lab."
Sandoval rushed over to Reenee who was jus finishing up her lunch. He gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"I have to go now Reenee. Tate will stay with you. I love you." Sandoval turned around but before he could go anywhere, Reenee grabbed his hand.
"No. I want you to stay with me." Reenee looked up at her father, her eyes pleaded to him to stay. Sandoval sighed and lowered himself so he could be eye to eye to her.
"I want to stay but I can't. Zo'or wants me back on the mothership."
Reenee pouted.
"Why can't my mommy stay with me. Were is she?"
Sandoval took her small hands into his own.
"Your mommy is no longer here on earth. Do you understand? You know, you are part Tealon but your mommy and I are as much apart of you being here as your Tealon heritage."
Reenee looked down at the floor.
"I know that. I know a lot things about the Tealons. About my mother, about you.." Reenee looked back up at Sandoval. "I can recall some of her memories as well as yours. It's because I'm part Tealon. But...I can't remember what happen to her..."
Sandoval paused for a second. He wasn't quite sure how to explain this to her. After all she was still a child yet her knowledge and wisdom were far beyond her years. He had planned what he was going to say to her but he never though it would be so hard to say. Could it be because he was getting attached to her?
"The Tealons...They killed your mother right after you were born. She want to hold you but Zo'or wouldn't allow it. Do you understand? The Tealons took away your mother's life." Sandoval tried his best to tell this to Reenee as gentle as he could but he could see that it still upset her. Her once sparkling eyes were full of tears. Sandoval brought her close to him and hugged her as tight as he could.
"And I'm just like them aren't I? I'm part Tealon, part of what killed my mother."
Reenee said as she broke the hug and rubbed her eyes.
"No, Reenee, no. Your more then that. Your also part human and that makes you special. Just hold on to that though."
Reenee smiled and nodded. Sandoval smiled as well. It broke his heart to see her cry. He brushed her bangs out of her face.
"So you stay here with Tate while I go to work."
"Ok daddy."
Reenee hugged Sandoval and then he was out the door but not before saying 'I love you' to his daughter.

To Be Continued...

Author's Note: I just wanted to comment on Reenee's name. It's just another form of Rini, so its prenounced the same way. Thanks for reading!