Here I am! Back with another mysterious, not-very-accessable tale of supernatural whatnot! I hope you all enjoy my story of bizzare science and discovery.

On with the show!

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Even the greatest of experiences can be broken down into its component parts. The clear basis of every experience are the people involved. Although they may differ, delving further in we see that we are not so different. The most base components are shown to be far more important than what is currently taken as canon dogma by general society. Once again, we explore a chapter of the great Cosmic Codex in order to reveal our origins. The future as seen through the eyes of a few chosen individuals. I now present to you:

Helix

It was one of those rare, extremely clear nights that Kaorin lived for. On nights like these she would slide open her bedroom window and, using her telescope, gaze into the night sky for hours on end.

From there she would observe the stars, constellations, and watch for meteors and other astronomical anomolies. That night she watched the stars and pondered the mystical beauty of them.

'So entrancing...', she thought.

Indeed, stars do give one a certain feeling of peace and comfort, yet they also make us aware of our mortality. We are naught before the great expanse of space. Simple carbon imprints upon a small world whirling through nothingness.

Whilst focused on one particularly lovely set of stars, her eye was caught by a bright flash close by. The brightness easily eclipsed all the other pinpoints around it. She turned her telescope to look directly at the light. That's when she realized.

"A supernova!", she squeaked happily.

Not only was such an occurance rare, she was lucky enough to witness one just as the light reached Earth. As she watched she thought.

'I wonder who else is looking at this right now...'

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At that exact moment, one girl stared into the sky as well. She had been finishing her homework but a compulsion caused her to gaze out her window at the exact moment the supernova flared in existance.

"Wow...wonder what that is.", Chihiro whispered.

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"I'm not that stupid, am I?", Tomo droned as she lay on Yomi's bed, staring out into the night sky.

"Yes, you really are.", Yomi answered as she finished the last translation needed for her English assignment.

"Pfft...sure.", Tomo said before getting to her knees and pointing to the sky. "Holy crap, Yomi! What's that!?"

Yomi sighed and walked slowly to her friend. She was sure all Tomo had spotted was an airplane or some sort of bird. And, knowing Tomo, she would think it was aliens or something. As she looked to where her friend was pointing she noticed one star far brighter than any other.

"Hmm...I think that's what they call a supernova.", she said.

"What the hell is that?", Tomo questioned.

"It's the end of a star's life. It explodes."

"Holy crap! Stars explode!?"

Yomi nodded in confirmation.

"God damn! Why didn't I know that before?"

"Because you don't listen in school.", Yomi answered, walking to her desk to put her schoolbooks away.

"Not my fault nature decided to fill my body with beauty instead of smarts.", Tomo said, turning onto her back and kicking her feet in the air.

Yomi just stared at her wild friend and smiled.

"Sure."

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Sakaki had been out walking with Chiyo and Tadakichi-san. This was the part of the day that seperated a good day from a bad one. Simply having the oppertunity to walk with her friend and her adorable animal she felt blessed.

"This weekend I have to go into town to get some new clothes. Would you like to come with me, Sakaki-san?", Chiyo asked her taller friend.

"That would be nice.", Sakaki answered. She always loved having time to spend with Chiyo. It was like having the little sister she never had.

Being an only sibling took its toll on Sakaki growing up. Always cast aside or regarded as a strange and amazing sight by her peers made her quite lonely and disallusioned. Having Chiyo and all her other friends acted as a catalyst for her newfound joy and energy. Even if she didn't show it outwardly.

"Wow, Sakaki-san! Look!", Chiyo pointed happily into the night sky.

Sakaki followed her uplifted finger to view a great, shining star that seemed to ebb and flow like it was something unstable.

"Wow...it's so beautiful.", Sakaki commented.

"I think it's a supernova. A very rare sight!", Chiyo piped up.

"Amazing...", Sakaki whispered.

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Kagura turned the final corner towards her home. She broke into a sprint.

'I'm going to beat my old time!', she thought through her exhaustion.

Upon reaching her house she stopped and stood catching her breath. Checking her watched she pumped her fist in glee.

"All right! Five seconds faster!"

There she stood in the cool air. The slight breeze cooled her heated body as she look into the sky.

"Hmm..cool.", she commented as she noticed the bright star in the sky.

She let the sight pass though and walked inside.

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Osaka stood in her yard and, with binoculars, scanned the sky for the one thing she absoutely knew was up there.

Aliens.

"They gotta be comin' by here soon.", she said.

She turned her spectacles from side to side. Then it happened. The light in the sky shined brightly which caused her heart to nearly jump into her throat.

"Alien spaceship!", she nearly shouted.

She watched intently in anticipation of it moving or sending out some beam to suck her up. She was terribly disappointed when it made no action.

"Oh...that's no fun...", she whimpered and reentered her home.

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By the next day, each had all but forgotten the supernova. Kaorin had written about it in her diary, but that was the closest to a cognicent memory that any of them had.It was the start of the weekend and, like any high schoolers, decided to spend time with their friends.

Yet, for Yomi it was simply another day. She could never rid herself of Tomo, no matter how hard she may try. So, in addition to keeping her up late the previous night, Tomo burst into her room at an ungodly early hour of the morning.

"Wake up, Yomi!", she screamed loud enough to wake the neighborhood.

Yomi turned over in her bed and regarded her friend with sleepy, yet demonically angry, eyes.

"Why? Please just tell me why the hell you have decided to wake me at 8 A.M.?"

"I need some new underwear and you're coming with me!", Tomo answered.

"Oh, for the love of...", Yomi buried her head under her pillow. "Then why do I have to come?"

Tomo's face went blank. "Who else am I going to show off to?"

"Get a boyfriend maybe?", Yomi suggested, her voice muffled.

"Nah! You're more fun than any stupid guy!", Tomo laughed.

Yomi sighed beneath her pillow. "Just let me get dressed."

Tomo turned her back as her friend disrobed from her sleeping clothes and got into her daily wear.

"Hurry up!", Tomo chided.

"Ok, ok. I'm ready.", Yomi said.

Dealing with Tomo was like dealing with a naked baby. Running everywhere. Never stopping for anything. Yomi realized by now that to keep Tomo in line all she needed to do was keep her on a tight proverbial leash.

Yomi didn't leave the house without grabbing a few bills. She didn't plan on spending any money that day, but sometimes she saw something she simply had to purchase.

Tomo was the first out the door, unsurprisingly. Yomi tagged behind her as Tomo bragged about all the sexy lingerie she would buy. Yomi ignored this, knowing full well that Tomo did not intend in any way to buy lingerie.

"...Then I'll get the ones with the lace and...Are you even listening?", Tomo asked Yomi, noticing her far-off gaze.

"No, because I know you're not even going to buy that kind of stuff."

"That's what you think!"

Yomi knew that now Tomo would buy that lingerie. Just to spite her.

As they rounded a bend in the road, they nearly collided with a man walking the opposite direction.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!", Tomo accosted the man.

"Ah! There you are.", he seemed to hiss.

He was not an odd looking fellow. At least, his clothes weren't. He wore a normal, Western-style suit. His hair was a slick black. Problem was, so were his eyes. They seemed limitless, as if they were abyssal pools of oil.

Noticing this, Tomo recoiled.

"Who are you?", she said in a frightened tone.

The man stretched his hands towards them.

"You saw the beacon. Come, discover what the future holds."

"Weirdo!", Tomo yelled, grabbing Yomi and taking off at a run.

They did not get far. Soon the world seemed to collapse as both girls lost conciousness.

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Kaorin had promised her best friend, Chihiro, that they would go see a movie together. It had been at least a month since they had properly spent time together and each was looking foward to the other's company.

"Mom! I'm going out!", Kaorin yelled into the kitchen.

"Where?", her mother yelled back in that concerned motherly tone that all parents have.

"To the movies with Chihiro-chan!"

"Ok, have fun.", her mother said.

To Kaorin, this day was a good one. She and Chihiro had been best friends since the end of grammar school. She never was one for meeting people, being shy and all, so having a constant friend was a godsend to the girl.

Chihiro, who was sitting in her kitchen awaiting Kaorin's arrival, was also pleased to be spending time with her friend. She found Kaorin interesting, she couldn't quite place it, but something about the girl made her a joy to be around; even if she did act bizarre sometimes and was prone to random outbursts of anger. Kaorin acted as a catalyst for her teen angst. Any feelings, she immediately confided in Kaorin. Because, to tell the truth, she knew Kaorin felt the same way. When she thought she had emotional baggage, she was sure Kaorin had an entire luggage set. Such a thought was comforting.

There was a knock at the door and Chihiro jumped to answer it. Seeing as it was Kaorin, she quickly slipped on her shoes and went out to meet the girl.

"Morning, Kaorin.", she greeted.

"Good morning, Chihiro-chan.", Kaorin returned.

"How have you been?", the girl asked as they began to walk.

"I've been good. Ah!", Kaorin piped up, remembering the previous night. "I saw a supernova last night!"

"What's that?", Chihiro asked, not knowing much about astronomy.

"Oh, it's when a star explodes at the end of its life...It shines so bright. Very romantic.", Kaorin mused.

"I think I saw that too! It was really bright.", Chihiro said.

"Yes, the beacon is amazing.", came a masculine voice from behind them.

They turned to see a man, dressed in a simple gray suit, standing and smiling. He let off a feeling almost as terrifying as Kimura.

Kaorin let out a petrified yelp and she backed away slowly, holding Chihiro's hand to keep her close.

"Please, come with me. You are worthy of advancement.", the man pleaded.

It was then that they noticed his black eyes. By then it was too late though, blackness closed in on them.

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Sakaki and Chiyo had spent the afternoon in a dowtown department store looking at clothing. Chiyo bought some new ware, Sakaki was simply content to follow the girl and peruse the clothing yet not buy anything.

"Do you think this would look good?", Chiyo asked, hopping up to Sakaki holding a shirt striped blue on a white backround.

"It would look great.", Sakaki told her, blushing because Chiyo was 'just so cute!'

"Ok, I'll be back in a minute!", she chirped and hopped off to the dressing room.

Sakaki smiled. Chiyo truly was something special to her. She knew that Chiyo would be there when she needed her to be. So, in return, she would do everything she could to make Chiyo happy. Anything that made the little girl smile made her smile as well. She would protect Chiyo from any ill that should come her way.

She perused the various shirts on the racks as she waited. None fit her but she imagined Chiyo would look very cute in many of them. She awited Chiyo's return with gladness, but that expectation soon turned to fear as she heard a muffled scream from the dressing room.

"Chiyo-chan...", she said as she walked into the back room and looked down the row of dressing rooms.

Standing before one of the open stalls was a man in a suit jacket. Slick hair and a rigid posture.

"Ah, there you are.", the man smiled as he saw Sakaki.

"Where's Chiyo-chan!?", Sakaki raised her voice for the first time in ages.

"I invited her to join us above. You will come as well.", the man spoke calmly.

"Let her go! I will not come with you!", Sakaki screamed as she rushed at the man.

"I did not ask a question.", the man smiled as the world turned black.

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Tomo awoke with a blinding headache and the bright lights above her made it no better. She turned onto her stomach and noticed she was lying upon a small cot. The sheets were a clean white. The whitest she had ever seen. Ignoring her protesting head, she sat bolt upright.

"What the hell?", she said groggily as she took in her surroundings.

The room was white. Not just white but almost iradescent in its brightness. She could not quite tell where the walls began or even where they were. Everything seemed to be one solid, neverending piece. The cot she was upon lie somewhere in the open. Reaching out, she could touch no walls but the floor did support her weight when she stepped upon it.

"What the hell is this!?", she screamed at the practically invisible ceiling.

"I'm glad you have awoken.", said a male voice from behind her.

She turned to see the same man with black eyes holding a blue, semi-solid looking slate and a stylus that seemed to be composed of light itself. Instead of his suit he wore a rather loose fitting blue uniform with an extravagant tailpiece and brass buttons down the front. He scribbled a few nonsensical lines on the slate with the stylus before speaking again.

"I'm sure you'd like to know why you're here."

"You're damn right I do! And where's Yomi?", Tomo accosted the man with a pointed finger.

"She's fine. Please don't worry. Here, please sit.", the man motioned foward with his hand and a chair composed of a white material that seemed the same as the room materialized out of nothingness.

Tomo glanced at the man, then at the chair before gingerly taking her seat.

"Let me guess, you're some alien that's come to do weird experiments on me! Well, I'm not gonna let you!", Tomo said defencively

"Not quite.", the man said, shaking his head and scribbling upon the tablet. "You are simply part of the group chosen to take part in the evolution of mankind."

"Cut the crap! What do you want with me!?", Tomo yelled, leaning foward in her chair.

"Your genetics.", he said simply.

"Why me!?"

"There are others. Many others. It is that when you witnessed the beacon, your genetic code was prepared for transcription. You are here to form a new breed of human.", the man explained.

"Ok, that's enough! I'm outta here!", Tomo took off at high speed directly away from the man. She would find her way out even if it killed her!

She ran and found nothing. As a matter of fact as she ran she saw the man ahead of her once more.

"How...did you get here so fast?", she panted.

"I never moved.", he said, still scratching on his tablet. It was beginning to bother Tomo. Yet, with no escape in sight she became furious.

"Just let me go before I have to kick your ass!"

"Do you want to die just like the rest of them left down below?", the man asked.

"What?", Tomo questioned.

"Our task here is to prevent an outbreak. We have to protect out creations, of course."

Tomo sighed in exasperation. All this was too much for her to handle.

"Explain!", she shouted.

"We created mankind. Well, I should say my ancestors created mankind. Our kind helped you evolve to what you are today. Without our assistance you would still be foolish cave dwellers."

"Uh...huh..", Tomo tried to grasp these concepts.

"A genetic dysfunction will soon destroy most of your race. So, we selected a few, using our beacon to alter your genetic code, as life-givers for the next generation of humans."

"No, no, no! I'm not having sex with anyone! Nuh-uh!", Tomo shook her head vehemently.

"We are not asking for sexual intercourse in the human way. Those with your altered code can reproduce in a far more civil manner. Through our research, we have devised a way for your type to reproduce using somatic cells rather than gametes.", the man explained.

Tomo stared, confused.

"In a language I can understand, please.", she said sarcastically.

"Rather than intercourse as you know it, this new method is a combining of any cell type. A far less...messy process."

"So...what do I have to do?"

"Since this process is completed through emotional sharing of two individuals, passion is still involved."

"I don't know any guys though.", Tomo said.

"No need.", the man shook his head as he continued to write notes. "In fact, two of the same gender is ideal."

"Aw! Don't tell me I have to have sex with a girl!", Tomo exclaimed.

"Not just anyone. The transmitter and reciever must share a bond. I'm sure you know what I mean.", it bothered Tomo that the man rarely looked at her. Even with his creepy black eyes, she would rather have him look at her than continue to write notes as he did.

"You mean...Yomi?", she asked, fully knowing the answer.

The man nodded. "It is a rather complicated process. Please, allow me to bring you to her where I can explain to both of you what must be done.", he placed the stylus in a holder on the side of the slate and hung the tablet from his belt as he approached her.

"Well, ok...Mr...", she was at a loss for words.

"We do not have names as you humans do. But you can call me Dagon."

He took her hand in his.

"This better be worth it...", she grumbled as they disappeared.

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Ok, so maybe I'm going out on a limb for this one, but I've always wanted to write a story based on genetic code and combining that with the theory of alien seeding of the Earth. Anyhow, I hope you'll all enjoy this as it continues.