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Ha'gel felt a bit awkward kissing Lt. Beckett, but it was an excellent means of beginning the Joining. He swept her up into himself, and slipped into her mind. He saw everything she was and knew that she was experiencing the totality of his life as well. His first human mate had been overwhelmed by the rush of memories and experiences. Siobhan's CVI and what Ha'gel learned from his first experience prevented such an unfortunate reoccurrence.
Simultaneously he encouraged Siobhan's DNA and Sandoval's to merge in the usual human fashion, then altered the child's DNA with a strand of his own to form a triple helix. It took some doing and prolonged the Joining, but it was necessary to ensure the child's easy blending into human society as well as shielding him from discovery by the Commonality.
Ha'gel now mentally informed Siobhan of the impending birth of their offspring. He hoped she would be cooperative, he felt guilty enough Joining with her under false pretenses, but time was of the essence, as Sandoval would say. The Kimera was surprised by the joy she felt at the revelation of the child, then he noticed her longing for children and the knowledge that her career now made children a near impossible dream.
To insure Siobhan's survival and sanity, Ha'gel placed a small part of his energy within her to buffer her mind from the weight of three millennia worth of Kimeran memories, not counting their offspring.
Ha'gel whispered to Siobhan that the child was male and before he laid her on the floor of the church to collect himself and recover, he felt her name their son: Liam. It was her grandfather's name, but Sandoval's factual mind supplied that the name Liam meant 'unwavering protector'. Ha'gel hoped the child would indeed aid in protecting his mother's people from the fate of the Kimera.
The Kimera debated what to do next, surely she and Sandoval would be missed by the Taelons soon? Then again, it might be assumed that he had done away with them. The Taelons had prior experiences with survivors of their past genocides coming back for vengeance. With his ability to affect the Commonality and his shaquarava, they feared him more than most.
Then Ha'gel noticed William Boone and immediately reacted. He had to protect Siobhan and Liam.