" Men are what their mothers made them. "

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

(The Next Day: Rouen, France: 9:30 PM)

After a whole day of doing the normal routine within the household, Amnon remained in the library and picked up some journals and documents from Project Marvel. He carefully read those pages which he discovered his late father's notes and explanation. Then, he looked at his elderly mother who arrived along with Yuri the Flerken.

" Are you supposed to sleep at this stage, my boy? " Carol mused.

" You have already known the answer, mother! " Amnon joked and chuckled. " Your son has been an insomniac ever since you first met him in this same spot around two years ago! "

" You silly Prince of Hala! " she loudly laughed, tightly hugged her son, and kissed his cheeks and forehead.

" Mom! Stop embarrassing me! "

The mother and son echoed their laughter and reached upto the hallway. A few people peeked and turned to them as they got embarrassed and exchanged glances. Amnon instantly closed the door and sighed when he sat down on the chair near the desk.

" Mom, so technically, I have two birthdays? Is that right? " he curiously asked.

" Yeah, " Carol nodded and sat beside him. " According to your journal, your first birthday is on the 4th of July 2017 in Site 19, California. Then, your second birthday was on the 4th of July 2038, in Paris, France. "

" So, in terms of citizenship, I'm French-American? "

" Yep, " she nodded. " You have been globe trotting for decades in your previous form and searching for your father. Your life turned into almost 360 degree, but you still need to find out what you are really capable of. "

" So, Dad just had a lot of in store for me. I took it. Before my new body, I mean my new self was born, is there anything I should know more about you and Dad? "

Carol heard her son and deeply thought. She was recalling her days meeting Old Methu-Selah somewhere in Europe. She crossed her arms and composed her thoughts before responding to him.

" Nine months before your new body was created, I was in Madrid, " she broke her silence.

" Madrid? What were you doing there? "

" I was in hiding after what happened in Remnant. Let me tell you a story. "

(THIRTY-THREE YEARS AGO: Underground Las Cortes, Madrid, Spain, 5:50 AM)

The tangerine leaves from the tree fell on the ground where they watched the silent building of Palacios de Las Cortes. This Spanish capital and the streets were no longer inhabited by humans or any alien races. Instead, the Spanish speaking Kree and Lizard soldiers were patrolling around the streets. Without any of their knowledge, the resistance groups, former slaves, and exiled people lived in the sewers like rats, hiding from their extraterrestrial predators.

A middle aged looking blonde half-Kree woman was found sitting at the corner and silently observing at the people coming and going. She remained silent and wrote her experiences in her journal. Suddenly, an olive skinned Andalusian woman in her twenties approached her and gave her a warm smile. The old blonde woman curiously tilted her head, paused writing, and deeply thought before speaking.

" Buenos días, señora Danvers. ¿Has comido tu desayuno? (Good morning, Señora Danvers. Have you eaten your breakfast?) " she asked.

" No, Lubna. No he comido todavía. Dime, ¿tienes dificultades para buscar comida? (No, Lubna. I haven't eaten yet. Tell me, you're having difficulties in searching for food?) " Carol responded.

" Aquellos hombres de piel azul y rosa y sus amigos lagartos obstaculizaban el transporte de alimentos y provisiones procedentes de Barcelona y pueblos cercanos. Pero, milagrosamente, escuchamos a un extraño hombre Kree que luchó contra nuestros enemigos y trajo los suministros en secreto esta mañana. (Those blue and pink skinned men and their lizard friends hindered the food and supplies coming from Barcelona and nearby towns. But miraculously, we heard a strange Kree man who fought against our enemies and secretly brought the supplies this morning.) "

The blonde half Kree woman seemed to be silent and recalled of meeting the strange blue man back at Site 19 in California and in Remnant. She knew who he was and wondered what he was doing here in Spain. Lubna noticed her silence and curiously tilted her head, waiting for her to speak up.

" Señora Danvers, ¿se encuentra bien? ¿Pareces estar muy silencioso? (Señora Danvers, are you alright? You seem to be very silent?) " she asked with concern.

" Creo que sé quién es ese hombre. Será mejor que vaya a verlo. (I think I know who that man is. I'd better go and see him.) " Carol answered and stood up.

" Bien, espero que esté aquí. (Right, I hope he's here.) "

The blonde half-Kree woman nodded back and walked over going to the direction where the unruly and famished crowd loitered around. Some of them were arguing in taking turns for receiving food. The others were carrying a loud crying child in their arms. Carol thought of calling their attention for order, but she heavily sighed and didn't want to act. She was too traumatised from what happened more than a decade ago in Remnant. She stepped away from the chaotic crowd and exasperatedly sighed.

" I guess I have to wait for another day to get something to eat. Fasting may help so far, " she sadly thought.

" Pourquoi avez-vous pensé au jeûne quand j'ai réservé votre part, Mademoiselle Danvers? (Why did you think of fasting when I reserved your share, Mademoiselle Danvers?) " a familiar deep male voice echoed.

Carol turned around and saw the ancient blue skinned man with a long silvery-white hair appeared to her. She warmly smiled and instantly hugged him. The Kree Eternal blushed hard in purple and placed his arms around her.

" Bonjour, Méthie! C'est génial de te revoir! Cela fait plusieurs années que nous ne nous sommes pas revus après avoir quitté République au Remnant! (Hello, Methie! It's great to see you again! It's been several years that we haven't seen each other after leaving Republique au Remnant!) " she happily replied.

" Vous n'avez pas besoin d'expliquer davantage, Carol. Je sais déjà pourquoi tu te caches à Madrid. (You don't need to explain further, Carol. I already know why you're hiding in Madrid.) " Methu-Selah smiled and gently cupped the lovely woman's soft face.

" Avez-vous vu votre fils? (Have you seen your son?) "

" Non, je ne l'ai pas vu ni rencontré en personne. Ma conscience cosmique peut dire qu'il s'est caché ici en Europe, qu'il a rencontré les forces rebelles et qu'il a sauvé les esclaves. (No, I have not seen nor met him in person. My Cosmic awareness can tell that he has been hiding here in Europe, meeting with the Rebel Forces, and rescuing the slaves.) "

" Je pense que tu as besoin de mon aide, n'est-ce pas? Pouvons-nous faire cela ensemble en le recherchant? (I think you need my help, right? Can we do this together in searching for him?) "

Methu-Selah seemed to be contemplated to answer Carol's question, crossed his arms, and looked at the sewer's ceiling. He was thinking of his response before he could speak up.

" Carol, j'ai vraiment besoin de ton aide. (Carol, I really need your help.) " he seriously broke his silence.

" Qu'est-ce que c'est? (What is it?) " she asked.

" C'est mon fils qui est un hybride Kree Eternal-SCP 682. Je prévois de lui créer un nouveau corps. (It's my son who is a Kree Eternal-SCP 682 hybrid. I'm planning to create a new body for him.) "

Carol heard her future husband's words and remembered the boy from the video around fourteen years ago. She felt sorry and wept for him, since she had seen his hardships back in Site 19. This time, she understood what he meant.

" D'accord, je vois ce que tu veux dire. C'est le garçon du Site 19 aux États-Unis. Comment puis-je aider? (Okay, I know what you mean. It's the boy from Site 19 in the United States. How can I help?) " she determinedly spoke.

" Nos ennemis peuvent susciter un tel intérêt à son égard puisqu'il est mon fils biologique à travers mes gènes et que l'autre moitié est un SCP. J'ai besoin que tu le trouves et que tu prennes soin de lui comme de ton propre fils. (Our enemies may raise such interest in him since he's my biological son through my genes and the other half is an SCP. I need you to find and take care of him as your own son.) "

She became too hesistant and replied, " Methie, je ne sais pas si je vais être la mère adoptive de ton fils. Je ne suis même pas parfaite ni même digne d'être mère. J'ai laissé Ella avec Tim lorsqu'ils ont été forcés de retourner en Australie. (Methie, I'm not sure if I'm going to be your son's adoptive mother. I'm not even perfect or even worthy to be a mother. I left Ella with Tim when they got forced to return to Australia.) "

" Carol, s'il te plaît, donne-lui une chance d'être traité comme un enfant normal et un être humain, même s'il ne l'est pas. Je suis presque sûr qu'il vous honorera et vous aimera. (Carol, please give him a chance to be treated like a normal child and a human being even he's not. I'm pretty sure he will honor and love you.) " the Kree Eternal begged.

The blonde half Kree woman remained silent and undecided since she hadn't responded with a 'yes' or 'no'. She was still contemplating if she would take another responsibility in taking care of a child, especially a Kree-SCP 682 hybrid. It took a span of minutes before she could make up her mind. What had impacted her was seeing the boy's video being brutally tortured by the indestructible lizard. Indeed, Methie was right. He didn't want his boy to end up in the wrong hands. Finally, Carol had made her mind as she was ready to speak up.

" D'accord, je vais trouver ce garçon pour toi. Tu me donnes une seconde chance d'être sa mère pour de bon. (Okay, I'm going to find this boy for you. You're giving me a second chance to be his mother for good.) " she determinedly spoke.

" Merci. "

" Si je prends soin de lui, dois-je faire quelque chose? (If I take care of him, is there something I should do?) "

" Oui, j'ai besoin de votre échantillon d'ADN pour combiner mes gènes. Nous fabriquerons un enfant à partir d'un tube à essai et le confinerons dans la chambre de survie de la Fondation jusqu'à ce que son nouveau corps devienne adulte. (Yes, I need your DNA sample to combine my genes. We will make a child from a test tube and contain inside the Foundation's life support chamber until his new body becomes an adult.) " the Kree Eternal explained.

" Un enfant éprouvette? Cela peut paraître tiré par les cheveux, mais j'espère que cela fonctionnera de nos deux côtés. (A test tube child? It may sound really farfetched, but I hope it will work on our both ends.) " Carol remarked in doubt and raised her left eyebrows. Then, she asked, " Et qu'arrivera-t-il à son ancien corps lorsque son nouveau corps atteindra son terme? (And what will happen to his old body when his new body reaches in full term?) "

" Il y aura un transfert d'âme que mon fils devra subir. Avant que cela n'arrive, êtes-vous prête à être sa mère pour de bon en m'aidant dans le Projet Marvel? (There will be a soul transfer which my son will need to undergo. Before it happens, are you willing to be his mother for good by helping me in the Project Marvel?) "

" Oui je le ferai. Je dois faire de mon mieux pour l'élever comme notre fils. (Yes, I will. I have to do my best in raising him as our son.) " Carol determinedly replied.

(4TH OF JULY, YEAR 2038: FOUNDATION FACILITY, MONTMARTRE, PARIS, FRANCE, 10:32 AM)

A full term and sleeping pink Kree infant boy was placed inside the water and oxygen chamber. He had tubes attached on him aside from equipment and devices that detected his respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure. His parents watched him from the outside and pleased to see the New Project Marvel Child which they had been working.

" N'est-il pas adorable? (Isn't he lovely?) " Carol smiled and placed her right arm to the Kree Eternal's back.

" Notre fils nous a pris des deux côtés. Bientôt, quand nous le trouverons, nous veillerons à ce qu'il soit prêt. (Our son has taken both sides from us. Soon enough when we find him, we'll make sure that he's ready.) " Methu-Selah replied and had his left arm holding his future wife's arm.

" Que devons-nous attendre de lui à part être notre futur enfant? (What should we expect him aside from being our future child?) " she asked.

" En tant qu'homme de résistance et libérateur sur cette planète et véritable héritier de mon âme légère. (As the man of resistance and liberator on this planet and the true heir of my light soul.) "

(Year 2070: Rouen, France: 10:28 PM)

" Mom, I'm now getting the clear picture of who I really am, " Amnon sincerely smiled and said to his mother. " I know it's very complicated to understand at first. I'm a person of both worlds: a human and a Kree Eternal's son. "

" Remember what I have told you before? " Carol asked.

" What is it, Mom? "

" You don't want to be that monster, right? From now on, I'm teaching you to become a man, a real man. "

Amnon nodded in agreement, " Infact, you and Dad raised me to be a man. Before I met you, I had experienced how to be a human even I was not. "

" I told you. Indeed, you are still my son. You are Great Methu-Selah's son. Truly, you are not a monster, but a man who has lived in several tribulations, never gives up, and cares for everyone. You are the resilient and faithful Prince of Hala. "

" What should I do next? "

" Well, if your father were here with us, what would he tell you? " she mused.

" Oh, right..." he sadly sighed and looked at the ceiling, starting to have some flashbacks of him and his father. He deeply thought and knew the answer. " Son, it's about time to discover who you really are and you can do..."

" Have you figured out what he meant? "

Amnon scratched his head and became dumbfounded. Suddenly, he felt static coming from his left hand and widened his eyes in shock. It was a bright bluish-white cosmic radiant energy emitting on his left hand and then on his right. He remembered the day when he first discovered his powers from Dr. Vandark's chamber and then the day his father had passed.

" Mom...I think I can remember now...I'm the true heir of his light soul! " he happily exclaimed. " Dad still lives on through me! "

" He truly becomes you as your true powers, " Carol sincerely smiled. " Can you try test your light soul? "

" Well, it won't hurt if I do it outside, right? " Amnon chuckled and noticed his feet started to hover a few inches away from the ground. Then, he gasped in surprise and saw what was happening. " Wait, Mom?! What's going on?! I just floated instantly?! "

" Oh...and that one too! " she laughed.

" Mom, this is really freaking me out! What should I do?! How am I gonna make it stop?! " he frantically exclaimed and continued ascending around two feet away.

" Kid, just relax. Focus. Take deep breaths. Inhale, exhale. "

The pink Kree nodded and obediently followed his mother's instructions. He closed his eyes and took deep inhales and exhales when his feet touched the bedroom's wooden floor. Amnon opened his eyes and sighed in relief.

" Mère, qu'est-ce que je viens de faire?! Ai-je mangé quelque chose de bizarre plus tôt? (Mother, what did I just do?! Have I eaten something weird earlier?) " he asked and nervously laughed.

" Tout va bien chez toi, Amnon. Vos pouvoirs viennent tout juste de commencer à se libérer. (Nothing's wrong with you, Amnon. Your powers have just started to unleash.) "  Carol answered.

" M-Mes p-pouvoirs?! (M-My p-powers?!) " he anxiously and shakingly repeated those words.

" Oui, vous devez toujours vous former à leur utilisation. Cela vous dérangerait-il si je vous entraînais pour cela? (Yeah, you still need to get trained in how to use them. Would you mind if I will train you for this?) "

" Bien sûr, j'espère qu'il me faudra du temps pour les maîtriser? (Sure, I hope it will take time for me to master them?) " Amnon curiously asked.

" Bien sûr. Sortons dehors pour voir comment vous pouvez commencer. (Of course. Let's go outside to see how you can begin.) "  she nodded.

Just outside the mansion, the mother and son went to the garden near the forests. Carol instructed him in how to summon his cosmic radiance and asked him to take deep breaths. Amnon followed her instructions by inhaling and exhaling and closed his eyes. He was in a meditative state when he heard a deep male stern, but calming voice ringing in his brain.

" Son, it's about time to discover who you really are and you can do..."

" I'm on it, Dad. I won't disappoint you and mom. I've got your back as you got mine ever since. I'm so grateful to be your son," Amnon lowly and determinedly said to himself, warmly smiling. " No worries, I'm gonna do this! "

Just then, he felt his left hand radiating and sparking with bluish-white cosmic radiance and bioelectricity and opened his eyes. Amnon was smiling when some tiny yellow lights flying and floating around him. He was very pleased as his light soul had attracted the fireflies. With that, his inner child in awe was showing in him. Carol watched her son and felt joyful to see him.

" Mom! The fireflies like to see my blue light! " he happily exclaimed. " They can feel it!"

" You'll get used to it, Kid! You're harnessing your energy from the light soul, " she replied and asked. " Now, can you try to hover a bit? "

" You mean just like earlier in the library? "

" Yep, remember, 'Be the firefly!' "

" Okay! " Amnon nodded and took another inhales and exhales when his feet gradually hovered a few feet away from the ground. The fireflies reached and followed him.

" Good job, Kid! Now, you need to fly up there and see the stars on your own! Are you ready to go on Low Earth Orbit and Zero Gravity? "

" Cool! I'm gonna do this by myself! " he cheerfully agreed. " I'm ready to go to outer space! "

" Remember, you need to return home safely because it's past your bedtime! "

" I will, Mom! "

" Bon voyage là-haut, mon cher astronaute! (Have a safe trip up there, my dear astronaut!) " Carol happily exclaimed and saluted her son.

" Oui m'dame. Je suis maintenant prêt pour le décollage! (Yes, ma'am. I'm now ready for a lift-off!) " he smiled and saluted back his mother.

Amnon waved his right hand at his mother when his radiant left hand continued to navigate and propel him above the ground. Carol waved back at her son and watched him going to the skies. The pink Kree flew in a matter of seconds from the troposphere to ionosphere. He was like a rocket accelerating, reaching the outermost region of the Earth's atmosphere, and transitioning to the coldest and airless outer space.

Amnon smiled and felt pleased to see the continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa on his end. Then, he spotted the moon, the bright yellow sun, and tiny pinpoints of stars. He was flying and floating in zero gravity and seeing the sunrises and sunsets.

In his cosmic solitude and flight, He warmly smiled and sighed in relief while peacefully orbiting, stargazing, and watching the planet spinning. Then, he he reflected those memories which he had been. As a Kree-Lizard hybrid, he dreamed of seeing and searching for a family and going to outer space. This time, he fulfilled those dreams despite the hardships he had.

" Thanks, Dad and Mom for not giving up in taking care of me, and letting me dream and see the true beauty of this world and the universe despite the darkness. I'll do my best to let my light shine just like you did. " he sincerely thought and continued flying and stargazing in space.

Amnon-Selah was no longer the lonely and terrified boy who got contained and enslaved by his detractors and abusers from his dark past. With the help of his family and friends, he has become a man of hope with a brighter tomorrow.

(Note: Epilogue and Bonus scene will be in the next chapter as the finale.)

(Lubna al-Kafibi belongs to BjornGamR27)