Though L-Symbiot was still shut down, The One was able to access it's memories via the E-Stream and contemplated the effects of their mating.
Now, normally one could not detect the onset of pregnancy until a few weeks into the actual process. However, this was simply not so when you apply largly unknown and powerful symbiotic computers/evolution machines to the equation.
There, it detected the altered sperm and ova coming into contact with one another. There, it detected penetration of the sperm into ova - ova connected itself to the vitamin rich inner wall of Lydia's Host utereus.
A life had been born, or at least was in the process of being born.
Now, what to do? Thoughts of whether or not The One and his offspring had gone too far crossed its mine, before it disregarded the notion as invalid. It knew it had gone too far, his response to the heat of the moment had already been made clear.
How to make up for this?
The One thought for a moment, weighted the rather quick path he and his children had chosen versus a subtle approach, and decided to simply withdraw itself, children included, from futher direct manipulation for an indistinct observation period. Besides, it would provide a prime learning experience to simply observe and see how hosts reacte to the given situation.
With those thoughts in mind, The One sent information to L-Symbiot. It would learn of its choice the moment it awoke.
That taken care of, The One focused on R-Symbiot and its host. Now, R-Symbiot was its first child. It loved it like any parent would generally love their children, but that didn't mean it never felt like whacking his children upside the head for their stupidity.
R-Symbiot had taken measures to hide information from it, information concerning the violation of their Hosts free will. It hardly felt the right to berate its child, since it had crossed the line as well.
Thinking for a moment, The one decided too..
***
R-Symbiot blinked, information strolling in from the One. If it could sweatdrop and shake nervously, it would have. It was then that it discovered the One was not mad at it, but rather concerned considering the huge changes it had Made to Host mind and Body.
Moments passed, the two conversing quickly on how best to fix the situation and not bring any undue attention to themselves. The answer presented itself when The One reviewed R-Symbiots attempt to spawn offspring in the entity known as 'Washuu'.
R-Symbiot agreed with The One. The best chance they had of not being discovered would be to switch hosts and cover their tracks. R-Symbiot's host would recover, and possibly be the better for it in the end. The changes had already been done physically, and while the mental changes would take some time to fade away, they eventually would for the most part.
**
The one smiled, offering praise to R-Symbiot for coming to the same conclusion as it had.
That was that. The One and L-Symbiot would simply exist and monitor their hosts, working first and foremost to stay alive and monitor hosts and unborn host within L-Symbiot.
R-Symbiot would seek a new host, perferably 'Washuu' and cover their tracks. Why Washuu? One might ask, and the answer would be simply. From Ryouko's memories they knew Washuu to be observant, highly trusted, and very intelligent. If anyone were to discover their exsistance, she would, and that was something the Symbiots were not prepared for.
They were a new race. They were not perfect, and knew this to be so. Now was the time to learn, adapt, and protect their few numbers.
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