177 An Explosion Of Powers

177 An Explosion Of Powers

Rikki's warning had come just in time, because that week had all ten women confirm their pregnancies. It was a weird feeling that my Karma Points could be used in such a way and without my permission. Then again, maybe this was how both Fate and Death were getting back at me for not leaving certain deposits in some of the various worlds I had been to.

Viper and I managed to gather our things and retreated from the public eye just before the news story broke on national television. One of the politician's wives had let slip to her best friend about a secret government fertility program that had a 100% success rate and the whole thing blew way out of proportion.

Each and every woman that had ever wanted a child, and either couldn't have one or never had the opportunity to, came out vocally about the government holding out on them and they wanted their kids right now.

It took a lot of political manoeuvring for the government to release the information that the first successful experiment had only just been confirmed and they hadn't been holding out on anyone, let alone a thirsty nation that wanted an instant family for themselves.

The next round volunteers for the second experiment, to everyone's shock, was over 9,000!

Thankfully, my name had been kept out of the story, so there wasn't a mad scramble by a bunch of horny women to get me to deliver the payloads to their wombs directly. Viper was visibly relieved when I told her I had no interest whatsoever to do anything like that. I had her now and she was all I ever needed, which made her very happy to hear.

It actually took about four months to impregnate all of the volunteers and a lot of them were surprised to discover the stipulations in the contract about how they and their children would be taken care of by the government.

They also had to sign NDAs and agreements that if the child developed powers, they were automatically government employees and always would be. Conscription was one of the basic tenets in the Supers Registration Act, so they all agreed.

Not surprisingly, the next few months passed by without incident or any further experiments. The government wouldn't allow any more pregnancies until they confirmed that the first and second batches were viable and stable.

It was humbling and staggering as the first ten births happened on the same day, like clockwork. It was noted heavily and the doctors controlling the experiment spread the information to all the other pregnant women. They would know exactly when they were going to give birth, right down to the hour and minute. Each impregnation had been fully documented.

When it was all said and done, both Viper and I were grateful that there were only a handful of people that knew I was the sperm donor for nearly 10,000 kids. It was too ridiculous to even contemplate, actually. It shouldn't have been physically possible to have so many kids within a single year of time and all of their birthdays were within four months of each other.

Viper's little girl was the apple of her eye and she adored the little brown haired cutie that came out of the womb with a full head of hair. Sarah had inherited her mother's large eyes as well, giving her an adorable puppy pout without her even trying. Needless to say, she was going to become a spoiled little princess and an accomplished grease monkey, just like her mother.

Vance was was almost 17 and graduated high school before he shocked everyone by openly committing a bank robbery. He wasn't even wearing a mask, so he outed himself as a super in full view of the public and was quickly arrested.

Doctor Sunbright barely started to speak to him when he said his plan had worked. He would finally be reunited with Bobbie and there was nothing they could do about it. His training and studying of the Super Registration Act had given him all the clues and the motivation he needed.

Unfortunately, Vance was right. Not even Rikki Dicker could step in and change the ironclad procedures they used for villainous supers and Vance happily joined Bobbie's Infiltration Team with open arms and an open heart.

The last I heard, Bobbie had been both overjoyed and heartbroken that Vance had thrown his life away for her and proved that he loved her more than anything else. They were kept apart as much as possible, including separate living quarters, and they were watched constantly to ensure that nothing happened between them.

I couldn't really concentrate on that, though. I had a beautiful little girl and a new wife to take care of, so that's what I did.

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I thought about that. So, me entering it and changing Bobbie's rescue to include the kids instead of letting them have their own adventure, caused an endless amount of divergent branches?

All of your kids have that ability, too. The children you have now were enough to cause a multitude of different timelines with all the choices they will make during their lifetimes. With another 25,365 sperm just sitting there in storage and waiting for the next experiment or a hopeful woman that wants a guaranteed child, your current Karma Point total is more than anyone else that has ever existed.

Karma Points: 1,023,675

I was shocked when the total appeared and I immediately brought out my Adventurer Card without thinking about it. I bought the last 5 levels I needed for my Touch of Divinity skill for a whopping 992,000 points and unlocked my base level to go up to Level 100. I also felt all of my perks kick in full force and I let out a sigh of relief as Mind Block gave me full control of my mind once more.

Karma Points: 31,675

I then spent the XP to level myself up, and up, and up to finish it out at Level 100. I glowed for five solid minutes and felt a presence at my side cuddling in to share in the glow.

Congratulations! You have completed an item: Adventurer Card (Rank 1).

Bonuses granted: Divine Body (restored), Metamorphmagus (Limited-Restored), Adventurer Card (Rank 2), Inventory (All blocks removed).

I felt a metaphysical weight in my head as everything I ever stored in every world reappeared in my head. I had completely forgotten about a lot of things I had put away in haste and now it was all back. Hundreds of cauldrons of bubbling potions, dozens of sports cars and various other vehicles, warehouses full of potion ingredients, and entire libraries of books that were both magical and modern.

I had completely forgotten about the dozens of trunks I had full of crafting supplies and how to make them, expanded backpacks, magical tools, armour pieces, enchanting equipment, and a whole lot of other things that had been blocked off and I couldn't access, making everything since I had been hurt, so much harder than it had to be.

Oh, and with my Mind Block back in place, I remembered how to use wandless magic. I let out a groan at how useful that would have been in the last world. Could I have done things differently if I had it? Thinking back at what happened, I could honestly say that I wouldn't. My life had become great after the mess with Bobbie and I wouldn't change it for anything.

That was when I realized something. I had already experienced the best six years of that life and both Viper and I were happy parents with nothing left to fear from anyone, now that I was a part of the government keeping everyone safe.

I bought the memories of my clone from a parallel timeline and my life flowed through my head and settled into the back of my mind. Susan had grown up to share most of her mother's traits and my powers, making her another elastic powerhouse like her dad. She also had a long career as my right hand woman at the academy and took over when I retired with Viper.

Her daughter with another super named Dirk Powers had produced a dark haired little cute that would eventually grow up to have her own superhero career and then she would become the principal of the High School division and she looked after the next several generations of capes.

I floated there and let those future memories comfort me. So, should I let the current world go and let a clone take over, or should I keep it paused and I can return at any time to live out that life?

A pair of soft lips were felt on my cheek and then on my lips, then a feeling of endless time touched me.

I chuckled. You're right, I don't have to make that choice right now. I can always come back later and choose.

A reassuring feeling touched me and I nodded.

Okay, show me that list of free worlds. I thought and the popup appeared.

Currently unlocked free worlds (x12):

Taylor, Worm (previously unlocked)

Xeno: Warrior Prince (Xena: Warrior Princess)

Alan Ripley, Aliens (Ellen Ripley)

Kevin Janeway, ST:Voyager (Katheryn Janeway)

Samuel Carter, SG1 (Samantha Carter)

Wonder Man, Daine Prince (Wonder Woman Diana Prince

Carter Everdeen, Hunger Games (Katniss Everdeen)

Prince Bael Organa, Star Wars (Leia Organa)

John Grey, Marvel Boy - Phoenix (Jean Grey Marvel Girl - Phoenix)

Shawn Connor, Terminator 2 (Sarah Connor)

Lawrence Croft (Lara Croft, Tomb Raider)

Alan, Resident Evil (Alice)

Whoa, that's quite the spread out list of gender-bend worlds. I thought and read them over again. I could choose one of them or one of the multitude of other worlds I had available. It was going to be a difficult decision and one that I had plenty of time to think over and consider.