Reveal and Choices

Dante wakes up feeling weight and movement as he smiles softly. He knows this feeling anywhere as he hisses softly to the nestlings. "Morning my little ones, are you all okay?"

Janet looks over then smiles as she walks forward they part letting her come to him as she rubs his face and he looks up. "Your babies remember me Dante so only I have been able to get close to you." he smiles softly and she rubs his lips "It has been four days but with the help of your mother this area has been secure and with your training we have made this a proper nest and take classes like you organized."

Dante moves as she helps him up and looks to her as her eyes widen looking to his body now before down as she gasps and he looks down. "I hear they think of you as a mate of mine so like you. You don't need to worry they won't bite to the point of venom but the mouthing is affection." she looks up and nods softly with a soft smile "I think I should feed them and we can head out."

She puts a hand on him and looks to him as he looks down. "Dante, you changed again." he opens his mouth and sighs some as he just accepts and smiles "I uh, we must dress you first."

He brings out some clothes and she laughs as he looks a little confused as now they seem to be a tad loose. "What the hell I shrank this time?" he looks to her as she pants and opens her holo as his eyes widen "Oh hell I shouldn't take my shirt off."

They walk out after a few minutes and her giving him his suit since he had to resync it to his body structure. Seeing the view before them he smiles putting an arm her as she yelps and he looks seeing a snake crawling out of her top before up to his neck. "I missed you mate! You left as I was dealing with morning things so had to climb your other mate."

He smiles some and kisses her as she nuzzles then cuddles up around his neck again. "Shocked you like me having more mates Tora." She hisses and nuzzles his neck as she speaks up. You would need a herd of those to match how many kids I can have, they are no concern. "Well you have a point." she looks up and blushes as he smiles "She is more than fine with you being a new mate."

Onya is now running over seeing them and as she gets closer she nearly stumbles as the wind blows his silk shirt tight over his body. He catches her as she falls at him and laughs as she looks up. "Your momma is distraught so hurry and see her than come to me, quickly!"

Dante is upon his brother's head as he looks around and dives forward as he is nearly to the ground Midnight forms and they land at full speed. She weaves past the trees, creatures, and a few humans without anyone knowing they passed. Getting close she fades away as he hits the ground and runs up grabbing her face. She looks to him shocked before a giant mass of coiled snake is seen rising from the forest.

That afternoon Dante is walking back and after his talk with mother, Edna, Ally, Aeon, and Bones he has a new idea. Walking up to everyone he nods his head and smiles softly. "I am sorry everyone for what happened. I sent the information back and thanks to a few of you being quick acting the samples you collected that day plus others I got today will be heading back. However the best guess is this." he looks to them "Formulas work by slight adjustments to codes and my body is now starting to fight back and with violent outburst possible."

Xin gasps as her hands cover her mouth as he has been forced to down so many in some fights and if he can't now, what will happen. Terra however is the voice that speaks up. "What does that mean for you Dante?" everyone is nodding and saying similar things as he smiles softly "It seems you may have an answer or is it that dire instead?"

Dante moves and sits back as he is now against Midnight's chest as she rests her head over his shoulder. "While I was outside of the city the first time I nearly died dozens of times." people all look to him "I brought twelve of you outside of the city for medical treatment, you know of this." as those ones nod he does "Mother's saliva has an enzyme that is highly restorative and the medical team I mentioned was her and I."

Molly looks to him as she sets her tablet down and faces him fully. "What does that mean Dante?" she motions towards him "Did she chew on us like she did you?"

Dante lifts a hand to stop the voices as he itches under her chin with it afterwards. "No, she healed the outer injuries by licking and I opened up people if the wounds were internal. She only did what she did with me because the nestlings said my entire body tasted poisoned." he sighs "I poisoned myself with healing formulas." He laughs some as he shakes his head.

Susie speaks up now next to Molly. "I thought those worked by forcefully activating your natural genetic healing to accelerate it for a short time?" he nods as she looks to him as she blinks "How can that poison you than Dante?"

Dante looks over them all and nods his head. "I have had a thought for a long time and with recent discoveries, mainly of me but in some others and information, it is confirmed." they all set things aside looking to only him "In the past humans mixed codes with animals."

Cory speaks up as he shakes his head. "We all know that can't be true, the tests they do would notice if someone has nonhuman code." Dante looks to him and sighs shaking his head "I am sorry Dante I trust you but this I call BS on."

Dante thinks and smiles. "I am human by my code right?" as people nod he taps his watch as his code shows up next to him "So what do you call my code?" he taps a few times as links get highlighted revealing their nonhuman characteristics and using the changes and such are labeled even "I am registered as a human, but this is my genetic code the last time it was taken."

Onya steps forward and taps and pulls her own up and compares the two as she looks to him and others now come up and they just don't match. Degrees of variation are expected but his is beyond acceptable as not even Cory can argue as he only nods his head shocked silent. Molly speaks up again as she looks to him. "Why share this with all of us Dante?"

Dante sighs and closes it as he looks to them. "I am a Chimera, a mix of a host of different species with a whole bunch of extra links as they are being called." he looks to them "We are not sure what triggered me but we have found others with single link types as well." the voices die down "We have no expert as this was done during the City Wars as far as we can tell and at that time they were more skilled in genetic manipulation than we are now."

Cassandra speaks up as she looks to everyone. "I am the victim of a rogue doctor but he had to alter me as a newborn. My own code is not as smooth as his." she reveals it "However unlike him I can't speak with snakes so I think he is being honest with us on all of this."

Onya looks up and after a moment speaks. "Dante?" he looks to her "I want to have links with Momma." he sighs as she blinks "You don't know how to do it do you?"

Dante moves and stands as she nuzzles then fades away. "Honestly Onya if I could have I would have done it for you that first morning after she came." she smiles softly "However we can test if you have link chances at Wildside." as they look to him "They are who have done all my testing and presently Aeon is in charge of solving just what the hell is happening to me."

Tabitha steps forward and looks to him now as they are face to face. "Dante I want an answer from you. A true one and even if partial guess I don't care." he nods "What do you think started all of your changes?"

Dante looks to her and nods. "It happened during my time outside of the city. It started after I was taken in by the snakes. It wasn't instant and took a few weeks to happen. I did everything with them so I think that is why my connection with snakes is my strongest bond." he looks to them all "I can honestly move anything around with the tech I hold, live or dead." they all nod having come here by use of it "However I have to form a bond with those I call companions otherwise they are just wild animals."

She nods her head and after a few moments looks to him. "So immersion, life and death daily, you said he took you back when you were all but dead, so survival with them, and the result was your dormant code turned on, in theory?" she taps her chin a few times and looks to him "I request permission to live with one or more of your large black cats please?"

He watches her as her eyes hold a calm determination as he nods his head. "I don't know if this will work but you will need to suffer and nearly die and we can't use the vials as I had none of them. You sure you are up for this hell and punishment?"

She walks up and holds her arm out as he clasps forearms with her. "Dante you are my heart and soul. I have left my home and boyfriend to follow you into the very jaws of death and never once will my feet stop and voice stutter." he nods as she smiles softly seeing four form up around him "I am scared Dante."

Dante smiles softly as he pulls her into a hug and rests his head over her shoulder. "I was terrified so many times including the day I left but I walked straight and tall. Courage isn't being brave when you can win. It is smiling to death and asking them to go all out." she rests against him and nods "I don't know if this will work but if it does and you can speak with them, we might need to work out something."