The Gestation Factor

Elizabeth walked closer and then much closer. In the first tank, there were four small objects that she quickly recognized as the eggs she had brought from Mars. A sign on the side of the tank confirmed this. The other tanks contained creatures that were sitting there silently and quietly watching every move she made. A cold shiver ran down her spine. So those were the creatures that would one day grow up and then suddenly disappear, she thought. The thought that one of them was sharing her body didn't make her feel any better about looking through a glass wall at several beings that had six legs, long mouths, small black beady eyes and were only about the size of a dinner plate. They are only babies and can't hurt you, something inside her mind told her. They wouldn't hurt you anyway. They are your friends and someday when they grow up you will realize that even more. Having a second opinion still didn' t make her feel any more relaxed about standing there and looking in at the large, furry, black spiders with the beady little eyes even if the one inside her told her differently.