Interlude 3 Captured Scolux Lab Far side of Luna “Before you ask Platoon Leader I have figured out what the Scolux plan was.” That impressed him. “Don’t leave me hanging Squad Leader what have you found out while I’ve been exploring moons of the Gas Giants?” If that wasn’t a waste of time I don’t know what qualifies for that position. “The Scolux plan, and the Scoluxer scientist in charge of this program is ASOBROPHILL.” That name certainly was a surprising find almost as surprising as the results of the experiment. “ASOBROPHILL as in the most highly ranked of all Scolux scientists?” This mission becomes even more amazing. “Yes that scientist. His plan was to take two male soldiers, who’ve survived a FTL trip, and use their sperm to produce offspring. If the plan had worked then the Scoluxers would be able to send a platoon off world and then produce 20 youngsters. Soon they would have enough soldiers off world to be able to win any battle with any of the other space faring races through sheer weight of numbers.” “Did the plan work?” Tell me it didn’t work. “It partially worked for his first experiment.” “What does that mean?” He’s trying to be funny again. “I haven’t figured out how he did it but he brought the two natives we discussed the last time you were here to this Lab. He also brought a female from the planet. Somehow he removed the uterus from the female and implanted it into specimen B. He took an egg from the female, removed the DNA from the egg and injected the DNA from specimen B’s sperm into the egg. He then used sperm from specimen A to fertilize the egg which he then implanted into the transplanted uterus. He then returned the natives to the planet , slightly sedated, with a hypnotic order to return home. While he injected the two males with homing devices he didn’t do so with the female.” “That makes sense since the Scoluxers barely acknowledge the existence of their own females.” “He kept track of the two natives until the birth of their child. He would have brought the child here and implanted it with a homing device but he was called back to the Scolux Home World before he was able to do so. He only returned to this Lab a few months before we found it and he was forced to flee.” “There was a birth? But it seems to me that it wouldn’t really solve the problem since for the system to work they still need females plus as we both know the sperm of males who survive a FTL trip is sterile.” “One of his last notes mentioned those problems, that was what he was hoping to work on next but he was called home. His notes since his return are using a different encrypting system that I haven’t been able to break yet. We have the information from the homing devices so we can find the subjects of the experiment but until I can figure out where the beaming device is hidden I don’t know what good that does us.” “Very good job Tron, be assured that my next report will have even more praise of your work.” That brought a smile to his lips.