Jax help

Preparation for this was taking far too long, in Dru's opinion. He was beginning to think Jueqel's plan to go in first might have been a good bet. He realized it was folly to think that, so, he refocused his attention on Kefen.

“When do you think we should have a child?” Kefen asked.

“Perhaps soon,” Dru answered. Kefen must have been thinking about this ever since he'd heard about the children being kidnapped.

“I'd like to try, now,” Kefen said in a tone that hinted it was more of a question.

“Why now?” Dru asked.

Kefen didn't answer right away. Instead he looked out over the flat plains. Grassland as far as he could see.

“When did you find this place?” Dru asked.

“I didn't. Nepal had it in his head. I thought it would be secluded enough to talk,” Kefen answered.

It was secluded. Traffic could be heard off in the distance, but it wasn't visible but for a tiny speck that might have been an semi truck hauling by. “So, let's talk. Why do you think we should have a child now?”

Kefen answered with a question, “do you think we're going to make it?”

Dru wasn't at all certain that everyone would make it through the day, but the Oragwains had the best chance of survival. “Yes, we'll all make it.”

“We Oragwains,” Kefen clarified.

Dru nodded softly.

“But Breyn almost didn't make it,” Kefen explained. “If she had died, I don't think I could have lived with that. Her mothers were our best friends, our companions.”

Dru felt the waves of empathic energy washing out of Kefen. It was as if he was expecting doom, when Dru felt none.

“When will we be ready to raise a child?” Kefen asked defensively. “I think being ready is something that happens once the child has come.” Kefen was serious.

Dru's choice to not parent until the clan needed another member was a valid choice. When emotion plays into decisions about choosing to have a child, it made for a variable he was not willing to easily concede to.

“We are about to go into a very dangerous place,” Dru started.

“And anyone could get hurt, but I want us to have a child together,” Kefen insisted. “Yours and mine.”

Dru considered his options, and if this was going to be done. It was going to be done with the best interest of each. He dug deep into his own emotional reservoir and decided, “I want to carry a child to term.”

Kefen looked surprised, but recovered quickly. “I will have a girl.”

“And I will have a boy,” Dru added. It felt almost like a game. They had not spoken of this for many years, but now that the decision was made, it felt right to do it now.

They embraced, and Kefen said, “we must do this quickly. We will be needed soon.”

“Alright, a quickie it is,” Dru said playfully.

Their shirts came off and their bellies pressed against one another. Dru could feel the chamber inside his navel and called it forward to push out a small gray mass. The navel opening widened for both of them, and the tantalizing tickle of anticipation was almost more than Dru could bare. “I forgot how good this felt,” Dru said panting.

Kefen was also panting, “making babies is hard work, but a pleasurable work.”

“Lucky, Oragwains are the only ones that can do it this way,” Dru started to say.

But Kefen finished, “otherwise, there would be a population explosion. Humans wouldn't stop.”

Kefen had been pushing his through, and the moment the masses touched, something went off in Dru's mind. It filled his mind with sensations reserved for the most intimate of moments. When two join as one and the pleasure is all consuming.

The mass was looking for direction, and Dru directed it to finish the trip as a girl. Dru could feel his genes and those of Kefen's genes fold into place. Cell division had not commenced, but would soon start once inside Kefen. Another request from a mass had come to Dru. This one was from Kefen, and it had been directed to boyhood. Dru took it into himself to settle in the birthing chamber.

Shutter after shutter wracked Dru, and he could feel the same thing happening to Kefen. It seemed a non-stop ecstatic journey into parenthood. The mind-blowing orgasm that they shared had never been as powerful has it had been at that moment.

They sat on the grass. Dru smiled, “I'm pregnant.”

“Me too,” Kefen giggled.

They got up and put their shirts back on. Dru felt their bond was even stronger, now that they carried their children. Protectively, he was reluctant to go into battle against Karden.

Kefen said with a passion Dru had never heard from him before, “let's rid the world of creatures like Karden. Our children need a safe place to live.”

Receiving an image of the destination, together, they shimmered to the gas station a few blocks from the Hospital. Police, and Psi-cops, were ready to move.

The Psi-cop staring at them had been concentrating, and visibly relaxed once they arrived. “I was keeping everyones eyes peeled away from seeing you come in. You guys should really be a little more discrete about using your abilities.”

Kefen smiled, “that's why we have men like you to help us out.”

That was apparently the wrong thing to say. The Psi-cop's grin dropped to a frown, “so, it's like that, huh? Well, I may not be the strongest Psi on the force, but I can hold my own.”

Dru interrupted the Psi's tirade, “what is the status?”

The Psi-cop asked, “and you are?” Feathers ruffled, this bird was obviously attempting to be official.

“Dru and Kefen,” Dru pointed to his partner.

“I'm Sargent Jax,” the Psi said and turned to look down the street. He pointed to the building. “That place is a hotbed of psychic activity. Only we can't tell what's inside. We're being prevented from all sorts of psychic entry. The fire and police departments have begun to block off the streets. We're trying to keep the blanks away from any real danger. We hope they'll stay content with crowd control, but I have my doubts. A few agents from the Houses are heading in with the locals. After the Sieshin, Yogan, and Thero Houses got involved, every local resource in this town has been tapped. And I mean tapped. I've heard the military psi force is on standby. Don't know what's going on with them, but if they get involved, this is going to fall apart, and fast. Psi-cops are being called in from all over, but we're not the heavy hitters we used to be.”

“I'm sorry you had to get involved,” Kefen consoled. “I heard about one of your men running into Karden.”

Jax whipped his head in surprise. “Karden?”

“You know him?” Dru asked.

“No, but we were not told his name.”

Dru thought that was curious, “I wonder why?”

“If anyone of us knew a Karden, we might likely get the idea in our heads to find him ourselves,” Jax explained. “I hear taking on this guy is dangerous to even his mother. Oh, look. Your ride is here. Come on. Let's get you a change of clothes.”

Jax directed them to gas station's restroom and inside were pants and jackets of fireman's garb. Dru and Kefen looked at each other knowingly. Jax apparently got the inside joke and snorted, “guys, are you here to play or get the bad guy?”

Kefen actually flirted and said, “I'm ready for whatever you can dish out Jax.”