Half Human - Half Alien

WRITTEN BY. Viviana Hernandez Llamy A. Galindez John E. Restrepo

Chapter I

Thousands of years of evolution have made the Nova a very advanced civilization with extraordinary intelligence and technology that humans just cannot imagine, but with this superior intelligence also The Nova have developed a thirst of knowledge that has caused the destruction of their world; their people had been divided into different groups that wanted to have control of the knowledge acquire by them, as a result a war took place among the Nova and their planet was no longer able to support organic life. Their entire planet was contaminated with high levels of radiation which pushed them to abandon the planet and look for a new one in which they would start a new home. The war between them not only let them without their world, also their bodies were unable to procreate due to a genetic illness caused by high levels of radiation during the war.

Unable of extending their race, The Nova were facing their extinction; unless they could find a planet with similar conditions to host life as they actually did, their advanced technology allowed them to search through a bunch of planetary systems finding into the solar system a planet they called The Third. Although for the most advanced technology on Earth a space travel to Novas planet would take about one thousand years, for Novas spaceships a journey like this would take just one hundred years.

Helped by their technology, after one hundred years and some wormholes the Novas mother spaceship reached the Earth with their remaining people. Although Novas people were biologically similar to humans, their minds were more powerful, they could

communicate telepathically and had telekinetic powers which they used to protect themselves. Due to the illness the Novans have had, their attempts of procreate were futile and they were forced to consider other methods. Silently the Novans introduced on our civilization while increasing their intentions of develop a way of pass their heritage to a next generation before their extinction.

It was a hot morning in Colorado Springs, Miranda woke up next to her husband Charles and as was normal she cooked the breakfast and took a shower; she was so excited. Miranda and Charles had

tried to have children but without success, today is Mirandas appointment with her gynecologist in order to consider if there were chances of using artificial insemination, both hope that finally they can complete their family bringing a child to this world.

Although Miranda is optimistic she knows that after many medical procedures they have tried to have their children and have not succeeded; she also needs to be prepared for bad news. The morning passed by, Miranda and Charles assisted to their medical appointment; Charles was skeptical,but when they got into the medical facilities he had to hide his skepticism and tried to support his wife, soon both discovered the doctor had good news for them, they were considered for a fertilization procedure that would allow them to finally have a child.

Chapter II

After a couple of weeks Miranda and Charles Stevenson were called from the fertilization laboratory in order to collect their sperm and ovum; they assisted to the procedure and after it both were informed that a week later their embryo would be plant on Mirandas uterus. The Stevensons were very happy and went to home.

A week after Miranda received a phone call from the fertilization laboratory in which they let to the couple knows the date for the implantation of the embryo

Charles! Charles! Miranda screamed very happy- the doctor has said that tomorrow by this time I am going to have our baby

inside of me!!! With a warm smile Charles replied- honey that is amazing

That day, they went to sleep very anxious and the next day they went to the laboratory; the procedure took a couple of minutes and Miranda thought- this was so easy!! At the same time, she asked herself when she would start to feel the new life she was carrying. The following days to the medical procedure husband and wife were amused thinking on the baby cloth, what if the baby was a girl or a

boy, what kind of education the baby would receive and what would be his or her name.

If the baby is a girl we will call her Delilah and if is a boy Bruno they agreed.

The new parents were full of plans for their baby even without confirm she was pregnant. Charles took a couple of days free in order to take his wife to buy some baby clothes, hang out with family and friends and tell them the great news, and modify their house to have a

nice place in which rise a kid; due to the fact that they did not know the babys gender they bought clothes for both sex, Charles bought

a nice white crib and a set of baby toys that were placed in the babys room.

During the first fifteen days, all that Stevensons had in mind was plans for their baby and when a month passed finally the moment to know if Miranda was pregnant comes, on the way from his work to home Charles bought a pregnancy test and before to went to sleepthey took a moment to make the test. Suddenly, everything in Stevensons house was silence; while Miranda was in the bathroom with the pregnancy test, Charles was anxious outside. After five minutes Mirandawalked through the bathrooms door and looked at Charles with tears on her eyes but with a smile that let Charles knows his wife was really pregnant.

Chapter III

During the first two months everything was normal, the symptoms of pregnancy appeared and Miranda started to feel tired, nauseated, she started to have some headaches and backaches. Like other pregnant women her breasts grew and she increased her weight. She was living a dream despite her pregnancy symptoms. On the other hand, Charles was also having a great time with all the pregnancy matters; he was charmed with the idea that the baby was a boy in order to teach him how to play sports, his first words and how to talk to girls.

Due to Miranda started to feel sick all the time, Charles called his sister Mary to look after Miranda while he was working. Mary had much wisdom raising children, she was mother of two kids and before being a mother, she raised her brother Charles when their parents died, so she has had enough experience on the laboratory rising kids and she would be a great helper to Miranda.

Mary was happy that Charles finally was having a son; I am so proud he is going to be an excellent father, she used to say to Miranda.

The third month passed without problems. During the fourth month Miranda started to have strange nightmares in which her baby used to talk to her like an adult talk to another. Although her nightmares were strange she did not pay attention, but her body was changing

faster than normally a pregnant woman; her belly look like if she had eight months.

Mary was scared because she had ever seen a pregnant woman that was in those conditions just at her fourth month, decided to talk to Miranda.

Miranda, have you considered to visit the doctor in order to see if everything is in order? Mary said.

Well I am not so sure about that, I think that everything is normal Miranda replied.

Miranda look, even if the things are normal, is important to visit your gynecologist just to check the correct development of your baby Mary adviced Miranda.

Miranda started to be worried about the situation and talked to Charles in order to ask for an appointment with the doctor. When the gynecologist saw her, he did not find any strange besides her weight, and sent her to her house. A couple of days after she visited the doctor,

Miranda was alone at home due to Charles was working and Mary had gone to visit a friend. While she was reading in her bed, she started to feel so much pain; suddenly, she could feel how her belly was moving like if her baby was trying to get out of it.

Watching this bizarre scene like in a science fiction story, Miranda was horrified but lack of help, she decided her baby to be born in that moment, so she started to push as hard as she could and sometime later, the baby went out of her; as soon the baby breathed she saw him.

Oh is a boy she cried

this is incredible she thought carrying the baby in her arms, she was afraid of what was her husband going to say about it.

Mary came first and when she arrived to the room she was shocked by the new. Even she was scared and thought that this was against the natural law order of life. Despite finding that scene Mary knew that was really important to help Miranda because she had not even cut the birth cord.

Overwhelmed by the situation but without losing her mind, Mary took the situation under control, cut the birth cord and explained to Miranda how to expulse the remaining parts of the placenta; she cleaned the baby and gave him to his mother.

It was inevitable for Miranda being scared due was not normal that a woman get into labor and have her baby just with forth months. Also she was concerned about the babys health; normally at that stage of the pregnancy, babies have not developed their lungs and

other physical parts they need to survive; but when she looked at her baby she realized he was completely normal and healthy.

The two women agreed waiting for Charles to tell him what had happened and see his reaction and decide if Miranda should go to hospital. When Charles came home, he was astonished; he could not believe what had happened but he did not pay much attention to the issue when he saw his baby for the first time and realized he was a boy. Everything with the baby was fine but thinking of his wife, Charles comprehended the best for her was going to the hospital and make sure she was going to be fine.

At hospital, Miranda was checked finding she was perfectly fine and when the couple tried to explain what happened, doctors did not believe them, both decided to go home and do not talk about it again. Besides, they finally had what they were waiting for a long time their son.

Chapter IV

From their baby birth The Stevensons were charmed with him, but strange things started to happen. Sometimes Miranda could know when the baby needed her just like as he had had a special connection with her. Other unusual things such as the TV turned on by itself; sometimes the things disappeared and appeared in different spots.Also Miranda was having more nightmares but this time she dreamt that someone was coming for her baby. Miranda woke up every anxious and crying, since she started to feel she was going to lose her son; at the same time Charles was worried about Mirandas behavior.

Miranda was more affected day by day. She started to see strange people around their house. One day when she was alone at home with the baby she heard some noises coming from the kitchen like if someone was trying to get into the house; she was scared andcalled to Mary but when she arrived there was no track about what she

had heard. The same happened a lot of times and she thought she was going crazy.

All the things were just strange as the fact that Bruno was growing
faster. When he was two years old, he looked like a kid of seven years old; he expressed himself with a lot of wisdom and knew things that only very intelligent people could know.

Charles was concerned about the situation but he thought that maybe they were lucky of having a gifted kid and dismissed the possibility to take him to a hospital; instead he decided to have more time with his kid. Charles took Bruno to the park, to visit different places and at the same time giving to Miranda her own space to rest and recover her peace.

After Charles idea to give space to Miranda, she was getting better but then again the nightmares came back and she was again anxious and paranoid; all the time she heard noises and while her son was growing she was getting worst. Despite Marys help Miranda could not get better and fell into a stage of psychosis in which she only said: they are coming, they are coming by my son. Charles avoided to send her to a psychological center and continued helping Miranda at home.

Two years later, the condition of Miranda was the same but by that time she was unable to say a word. She had spent her time looking at the sky with fear; Charles dedicated his attention to his wife and to his son Bruno who looked like a teenager of fourteen. Mary was in charge of the house and the things were just normal.

One night Miranda started to cry and scream saying: they are coming now, it is time; they are coming for my son. Charles and Mary did not know what to do, actually they were shocked. Mary tried to calm Miranda but she was very scared. Charles took Bruno to his room; he did not want Bruno to see his mother in that situation.

Dad what is happening? Why is mom crying and so scared? Bruno asked to his father.

Bruno, your mother is having a bad time but she is going to be fine; you will see it Charles said to Bruno.

Miranda was again crying

and suddenly the electricity shut down and a light entered to the house through the window; everything at the house was moving like an earthquake. Mary and Charles did not know what was happening but Bruno let the room and went where the light was. Bruno was speaking a strange language and talking to the light; suddenly, he looked at his family and walked in front of them and kissed his mom.

Mom, everything is going to be all right they are coming for me because I do not belong to this planet, I am their last hope for their civilization.

But you cannot leave me Miranda said hugging him.

Bruno said good bye to his father and Mary and went into the blue light and disappeared.

About that night Miranda remembered it very well when she had lost her son, but ten years had happened and she can still hear Bruno talking to her through her dreams. Charles and Miranda had had a new baby and they love her so much but they cannot forget Bruno ans every day they hope he comes back.

THE END