Verbatim uttered a profanity which echoed off the walls. He turned around and said "Jay! What the hell are you doing in here? This is the men's room! You can't be in here!". But Jay's smile became wider. Instantly, Verbatim noticed a change in the bathroom. Before, he could hear the noise coming from outside the bathroom door. But now it suddenly became quiet, at if somebody had turned on the mute button. The atmosphere carried a feeling of something wrong. Verbatim couldn't describe it, it just felt...wrong...filthy. He felt like he was in the presence of something evil. "Jay," he asked "What are you doing in here?" Jay answered "I'm going to help you achieve your dream." and continued to smile. "Uhh......." Verbatim stammered "You hate humanity don't you?" Jay asked, never changing her smile. Verbatim was sweating now, there was something definitely wrong with Jay. Perhaps her pregnancy was messing with her mind, perhaps she was on drugs. Nevertheless, he wanted to get away from her immediately. He tried to go around her but she moved to intercept him. Her extended belly threatened to touch him...the thought of it started to make him sick again. "Jay, let me out. I don't know what's gotten into you, but I want out. Get out of my WAY!" Verbatim demanded. But Jay began to walk towards him. Verbatim was forced to back up away from that belly, down the hallway that divided the stalls. "Oh Verby, do you mind if I call you that? Nope, don't answer that. It's almost time. Today, humanity is going to meet it's end and you are going to help us." she said. Verbatim continued to back up, but then he heard a stall open behind him. He swung around and saw another pregnant woman. She was wearing a namebadge in the shape of a rose. She had the same smile on her face that Jay had. Then another stall opened and out stepped yet another pregnant woman. She was wearing a hoodie, which cast a shadow on her face. Her namebadge simply said "shadows". Verbatim began to freak out. "Ok WHAT THE -blam!- IS GOING ON?" he asked. Jay answered, "We need you......" her voice became low, almost seductive as she walked closer and closer. Verbatim had heard enough. He ran into one of the stalls and crawled under the divider into the next stall. Then he came out behind Jay and ran for the door. Verbatim was only a few feet away when the door opened and Harlow entered the bathroom and immediately grabbed Verbatim. Verbatim flailed and shouted at Harlow "DUDE GET THE -blam!- OFF ME! LET ME GO! WHAT THE -blam!- IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?!?" he shouted. He punched Harlow in the face, but he did not react. Harlow dragged Verbatim back to the 3 women with a seemingly impossible strength. Then he threw Verbatim on the ground and held him there. Jay, Rose, and Shadows gathered around, looking down at him. "Isn't Andy a dream? He's the perfect man, so easy to influence and he agrees to everything I say. Of course, brainwashing him to be my mate and my slave helps." Jay said, giggling a little bit. But then she got serious. "It is time." Jay said, "The moment has finally come. Your hatred of humanity and of life itself will nourish our offspring, your anguish and horror shall be the first things they see when they enter this world. That way they can be conditioned with the will to carry out their purpose: the destruction of humanity. As our Goddess commands us, we give birth to the future." Then Jay, Rose, and Shadows began to squat over Verbatim's face. His eyes widened with horror. His screams matched the screams of the 3 women as the pushed. The lights in the bathroom flickered. Out in the main expodition area, the stages began to malfunction. The video game demos began to error, pixelation spread across all the screens. A loud buzzing noise emanated from all the loudspeakers, causing confusion and concern among all the gamers. Harlow held Verbatim there, still expressionless. A baby fell onti Verbatim's face. But it unlike any other baby. It wasn't crying, it wasn't bloody. Indeed, it was covered in a green slime and it didn't have eyes. It began to giggle madly and it clung to Verbatim's face. It pressed a sucker-like mouth to his cheeks. Verbatim thrashed around, tears streaming down his face as yet another baby dropped onto his body. It too, was giggling like a mad cupid. It was covered in the same green slime. Verbatim felt something alien piercing into his mind, as if it were examining his entire life. The entity....no....entities were thriving on his hopelessness. He could feel their glee and excitement when they went through his memories and saw how much he hated humanity, how much he hated himself. More babies dropped on his face and body....until soon he was covered in babies. Verbatim began to grow weak....he began to stop struggling. He was only vaguely aware that the bathroom door had burst open. That the babies let go of him and seemed to scatter and crawl up the walls and into the vents. He heard voices, but they seemed muffled. He saw a tall woman perform some sort of martial arts....or maybe a dance. Harlow fell to the ground, then so did the 3 women. He closed his eyes and felt himself being picked up. "Are you ok?" he heard. "What's happening in here?" another voice asked. "GET OUT!" the woman said, "But Miss Weaver..." the man began to protest. "I Said GET OUT! GET EVERYBODY OUT OF THIS BUILDING!" Verbatim felt a sharp pain to his cheek. It brought him back into consciousness. His eyes open and his vision came into focus. He wasn't sure what he was seeing, but he appeared to be in the arms of Sigourney Weaver. "Tell me everything that happened in here." She demanded. "I don't care how crazy you think you'll sound, tell me everything!" ______ [i]"Queen...it is accomplished. The children of the future have been born. Our salvation is at hand." "You have done well my daughters. You may release your vessels and witness the transformation of the Galaxy" "Yes...we will witness it....and watch as you take your rightful place....as the Queen and Goddess of ideas. We are always happy to serve you....Miss Angel." [/i] (to be continued)