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You hear that? That is the sound of all of Atlas's fans hitting 'unfave' as I reveal this terribly OOC family portrait. Well it's kind of OOC - Brice admits that he wants children to carry on the Atlas tradition. He never says how many he wants ;) Turns out he wants a lot of them. To the Atlas fans wondering when THIS starts happening the answer is not for a while - note Jim and Brice's slightly older appearance, I'd say at least ten years from the stories current time. The chapters I'm currently writing.

I know what you're thinking: 'Who got pregnant here!!??'. The answer is...a test tube. Yup, all their babies were created by a combination of Jim and Brice genetic material and a 'blank' donor egg. They were 'grown' in an artificial womb and 'birthed' once they were done incubating for a little over nine months. Or at least that's what I came up with for this. That and I've seen the movie Splice just one too many times.

Splitting up their genes and figuring out which child gets what was fun. Genetics - specifically dominant genes and recessive genes have always fascinated me. From a scientific stand point, Jim's dark hair would be dominant over Brice's blond hair - as well as his eyes seeing how Green eyes are said to be the rarest color in nature. Brice complexion would take precedence over Jim's - but more than likely the kids wouldn't get darker until the got older and their pigmentation developed. But enough of my 'science nerd' moment - it's time for introductions! From oldest to youngest.

Celena Wray Hawkins (pronounced Sell-ina Ray) - 11 years: The girl that Brice is patting on the head is their oldest daughter and their first success with 'test tube babies'. There were three failures before her and there was a point in the second trimester where it looked like they would lose her too but she pulled through. As the oldest she is the rightful heir to the Atlas. She's a perfect mix of Brice and Jim - she has Jim's smarts and Brice's tenacity. Some might say they created a monster and they would be right - Celena grows up to be the most notorious space pirate since Flint. She expands the Atlas to a fleet of five ships - three that are run by her siblings and one by Wren's oldest son.

Her face resembles Jim's which is probably why Brice spoils her. An example of one of their conversations: "Daddy, can I have a pony?"

"Arabian or Sorraia?

"Falabella."

"Wren! Were going Amerisalm! Change course immediately."

J.B. and Eli Messier - 10 years: After their success with Celena, Jim and Brice tried the experiment again and got two viable babies. But J.B. and Eli are not twins - they were 'born' five months part (Eli, the blond - is younger). J.B. is a lot like Jim, they look a like but he got Brice's complexion and hair type (but not the color). Eli - since he resembles his grandfather was named after him. He got Brice's skin and hair color but Jim's hair type and eye color. They are often the victims of Celena's clever pranks and work together to get her back but more often than not they can't agree on what to do. Go fig. They both show an aptitude for mechanical work which means they spend more time with Jim.

Etta Sarah Hawkins - 10 months: And last but not least little Etta was 'born' many years after her siblings. Brice experienced a bit of 'empty nest' syndrome when Celena, J.B. and Eli started school. Just like with Celena there were a few embryos that didn't make it before Etta was 'born'. Oddly enough Jim and Brice don't want her to live the life of a pirate but know it's inevitable. But it won't stop them from trying.

That's it for now. Jim and Brice are almost insanely protective of all their babies. I apologize if I ruined an fantasies out there but this has been running around in my mind - I love seeing former punk rock parents. All tattoos and piercings as they carry their daughters Dora book bags. It's just about the cutest thing ever to me.

Jim belongs to Disney
Brice and the brood were made by me
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