Shock and Awe - Part Two

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 5:04pm by Commander Tressa Brislan-Antilles & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi
Edited on on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 5:05pm

Mission: Mission 14: Rage Rage Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 400
Timeline: 1040Hrs - June 20th, 2390

Torilla blinked as she regarded Tressa with a smile. "That's not going to happen. I will not let those old fools on the Halanan government drive me away from this, nor anyone else..... if they want my children, they will first need to go through me, my husband, my children and my other relatives."

"I just wanted you to know your options," the doctor said. She looked back at the scan image. "Development is normal, the fetuses look very good."

"I appreciate your concern Tressa but... stay concerned... I have a bad feeling that news of this will get out. It will be interesting to see how a Halanan handles twins." she paused. "that word has almost disappeared from the Halanan dictionary..."

"I never realized how big this was," Tressa said softly.

Yamaguchi looked at the doctor. "Yep... this will cause a major shitstorm on New Halana and chances are... someone will want to know how I am able to have so many kids.... the government has said its impossible to have more then two children.... I'm working on four and five." she gave the Doctor a look. "Despite the fact they exiled me for mating with an Offworlder... they still consider me bound by their laws."

"You are in Starfleet..."

"Tressa. I am Halanan and it matters not, the government can rescind an exile but only if the exile proves worthy." she shrugged. "I know it will never happen and I have refused to return anyway, despite being told to on three separate occasions after my parents died." she explained.

"I see, but how can they meddle in your life now?"

"I have all the family I could ever want, with Jake, my children and grandchildren along with all of Jake's siblings and their husbands, wives and their small army of children.... something like twenty five in all now..." she explained. "The Yamaguchi family that I married into is just vast in scale and scope."

"So perhaps it is your husband's genetics and fertility, not your own that are in question," the doctor said.

Torilla raised an eyebrow. "I can tell you exactly what Jake would say, I can also tell you what Doctor Patricia Cole would say on the matter." she smiled. "Jake is no more fertile then the rest of his family..."

"Okay, so you are particularly fertile?"

"You do recall what I told you about Halanan's mating for life?" she inquired. "My body tends to.... how do I word this?" she inquired. "My husband is like an aphrodisiac, when he is in the same room, I want to do evil things to him." she gave the Doctor a look that spoke much.

"I see..." Tressa said softly.

"I'm attuned to him, I know how he thinks quite literally.... because I can hear him thinking, I taught him how to quiet his mind and.... he has been a most successful student, he can hear me thinking."

"That is a special bond."

Torilla smiled. "He's given me his family and his home." she shrugged as she grinned. "I am what I am because of him. "she breathed out and then back in again. "He's the single greatest thing that's ever happened to me." she regarded Tressa. "You sure its just two?" Torilla inquired. "Because the Halanan government will want to know how I can have so many kids.." she paused. "but... its not like it matters really."

"Perhaps it is because he is human and you Halanan. Human families often have many children," Tressa said.

Yamaguchi ran one of her fingers over her lips, clearly in thought. "Oh its probably him." she commented. "I mean he shows up, the sex is great and he then leaves.... leaving me like this." she looked at Tressa. "Oh I must revenge myself upon him.... don't you think?"

The doctor laughed. "You and the babies are doing very well, Torilla. I don't foresee any medical issues.'

"For now." Yamaguchi responded evenly. "When the Halanan government finds out about my being pregnant." she raised an eyebrow. "They will want to know how I was able to overcome our species inability to have more then two children. or have had twins..."

"Intellectual curiosity?"

"My people are facing their extinction." Torilla commented with a shrug. "Desperate people do stupid things.." the larger woman explained. "I wonder just how far that goes.." she sighed as she realized that she probably did not want to know the answer to her question, yet she feared she might son find out. "Am I wrong to be paranoid?" Torilla inquired before adding. "I also have names for them, Jake and I discussed it but I will remind him." and with that she grinned at the human doctor. "I know he wanted Tyrael for a son... which is fine...I have the daughter's name picked out." she paused. "SIaxx is telling me she's sticking her name in for reassignment out of here, I'm going to do the same... I think Tom will as well. I can't say about Sergent Major Duval but I know he's getting rightly sick of 1st Battalion, a bunch of princesses and princelings." the older woman shook her head. "Disgusting." as she regarded Brislan with a look.