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Angel Company | TheVillian | 10

 

To call what Henry did betrayal may have been a bit harsh but to Joanna it certainly felt like what he had done with Private Arnold was a betrayal. She didn't talk to him much after that, just barely enough to make sure he had food and clothing.

And the absolute worst part of it was that Henry seemed to get along with it just fine. Hell, not even 4 days into the journey after Henry woke up and he's already got a routine going. His files said he might get it up once a day, but being the only man on board a ship with 200 women- the vast majority of which have not even seen a man in at least six months that wasn't trying to rape, enslave, or murder them- was having an effect on his libido. One lady at some point during the day and another he'd take to his quarters with him when he went to bed.

So, during that forth full day awake, the doctor's call was a bit of a surprise. Being greeted by the nude form of Private Kelly Arnold behind a layer of quarantine glass, alive and feeling well but strapped to a table none-the-less, was unsettling. The doctor beside her in full quarantine gear didn't help much either.

But Captain Giovanni stood resolute none the less, watching the form of the private. Joanna joined beside her captain as well- there as Private Arnold's immediate CO as she should be. Inez Lopez and Henry Collins didn't have to be there technically but each felt they should.

"So, what's the reason for this doctor?"

The doctor turned toward the window, revealing a woman of African decent in her mid-30's.

"Well, the computers detected an unusual protein in Private Arnold's urine and started automatic quarantine procedures."

"An unusual protein, you don't mean. . ." Inez asks, just happening to be the one who asks first.

"Either Private Arnold is host to a rare parasite infection, she has a rare type of cancer, or Mr. Collins has fertilized one of Ms. Arnold's eggs. I can confirm it's not the cancer, Private- have you been walking around in the swamplands of any planet with an Ammonia base atmosphere? Without your armor?"

"No ma'am." The Private replies, a bit in shock over the news, "So I'm pregnant?"

"Not quite Private- if the egg implants in the uterine wall you are, but with a perfectly healthy genetic base for both the parents there's still a 70% chance it will just flush away with the next period. In your case it's closer to 95%, which I may be able to bring down to 85% with a drug regimen."

"So why did you call all of us?" the Captain replies.

"Because as per the breeding laws if a crewman on board a vessel becomes fertilized her commanding officers may override her choice in the matter. If you two want Private Arnold to take the drugs and carry the zygote at least to Luna it doesn't matter if she wants too or not."

"What happens at Luna?" Inez asks.

Henry answers instead, having done this before, "She's probably not genetically healthy enough to carry a baby to term, at Luna if she's still carrying the baby it will be transferred to an incubation chamber."

"Which is the Private's call." the Captain decides, "I'm not going to force her."

Joanna gives a sigh of relief- if the Captain doesn't want to force her then it doesn't matter what choice she would make either.

"If it's going to an incubator at Luna anyway I'd like to take the drugs," the Private decides.

"You do realize this means you're making the rest of the trip in quarantine, just in case."

"How many colonies aren't dangerously underpopulated? Just Earth and Luna? I'll consider it my duty."

And with that, the soldiers in the room are officially dismissed with a salute from the doctor, not that Inez, Joanna, or Henry leave immediately.

"Joanna, I-"

"Mr. Collins," Inez unknowingly interrupts.

"Yes, soldier," Joanna answers for him.

"I just want. . .I want to be next. I've been asking the doc for fertility drugs ever since you fucked Kelly- I know her biorhythm, that was the best day to knock her up."

"And how do you know that?"

"We're lovers, ma'am."

Henry considers for a bit- and nods. Inez leaves with a smile on her face and a salute.

"So. . .Joanna, I wanted to tell you something."

"What? That you pretty up what you say when you fuck a woman."

"It was your first time with a guy, I wanted to make it special. Besides, it was the truth. Something about that body drives me nuts, I'd fuck it all day, every day back to Luna if I could. If I wasn't supposed to spread my genes as much as possible."

And with that, Joanna raises an eyebrow as she considers whether to believe Collins or not.

 

Does she?

 
 
 

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