Access To The Local Network III (Book 2) (Page 177)

~~~(POV: Aurora)~~~

~~~(Location: Internal Systems of The Keynote)~~~

There are some data points I do have access to while working on a way to get access to the Local Network. And while minor, they have proved to be an interesting read. It's logs of the construction and things that went wrong.

It seems that even The Primordium had an incredibly difficult time constructing this galaxy-sized structure. While I'm an AI of The Primordium, I didn't know much about The Primordium other than what I was given when I was created.

Most of the preexisting knowledge I have helps Scott and me when we need it. The logs I've found read along the lines of catastrophic failure on multiple attempts.

The Parasite was in the middle of its rampage when construction started and without The Keynote. The Coda Arrey would never have existed. The Keynote builds the installations, after all.

It's a lot of interesting history, but I should focus on what I need.

~~~(POV: Scott Autumn)~~~

~~~(Location: Home, Living Room)~~~

Jess is resting on the couch with me, and we're watching some TV shows. The doctor should be here any minute now, and I'm a little nervous about it. But she shouldn't ask anything unnecessary. She gets paid a lot of money not too.

"Do you think our baby will have to be a secret forever... It's been on my mind a lot lately, and it doesn't seem possible for the truth to stay hidden forever..."

I know what she means... There will be times our situation will become compromised... And that's a bridge we'll have to cross when we get there. The only good thing about it is we're not the only ones in this situation.

There are reported 10s of millions in the same predicament, which takes a lot of pressure off us.

"No, we can't keep it a secret forever. But we can make our lives easier. Eventually, society will come to accept what The Aeternus Universe has done to lots of people, and it won't be a big deal."

That's one of my hopes, but I can't be sure. It's something that has a great chance of happening, but as of now. People are still getting persecuted online and in the news for what's happening to people who've selected the Arn Zael race.

Before Jess can say anything else, the doorbell rings, and I let Jess get off me before I stand up. I make my way to the door and open it to see Dr. Alaena Sharon.

"Hello, you must be Scott Autumn. What seems to be the problem?"

I move aside to let her in, and I give a simple smile.

"Well, it's become common these last months. But I still want discretion and confidentiality."

She follows me to the living room and to the couch where Jess is sitting. Jess turns off the TV and looks at us. She's still in her robe, but it's closed at this point in time.

"This is my sister, Jessica Autumn. And we choose the Arn Zael race in The Aeternus Universe. You can probably guess what's already happened beyond this point."

Dr. Sharon nods her head with a smile and takes a seat next to Jess. Placing a hand on her shoulder and tilting her head slightly.

"Society can be cruel these days, but I've had a recent boom in customers in this exact predicament. I take you both are keeping the baby?"

I nod my head, and Jess does so with extra energy. Making the point across we're keeping the child.

"Alright, what we're going to do is a Prenatal Care and Inspection. I'm going to see just how far along you are, and how healthy the development is going. It's going to be a bit embarrassing, but you'll need to lay on your back and spread your legs for inspection."

Jess looks uncomfortable with it, but she obeys nonetheless. I move over to Jess, crouch down next to her head, and hold her hand. It just feels like the right thing to do at this point. Dr. Sharon takes some tools out of her bag and starts doing her job.

"You're around a month and a half into your pregnancy, and everything seems to be going well according to the scans and inspection. Your due date is 7 and half months from now. We can schedule home delivery, or we can do it at the office."

We both take a sigh of relief hearing that everything is okay with the baby, and now all that's left it doing our part in taking care of it until it's here.