"300 yard to the bottom left of that protruding rock, angle 45 degrees from the horizon line to avoid glint off of your scope and you shall see what I saw just the other day during my search."

In the middle of the afternoon, in the Mojave Desert, the High Princess of the North America was laid across a rock on the top of a hill that over looked the flat area of the desert. Her golden hair was pulled back into a pony tail as her green eye scanned the desert with the sniper's scope. Her faithful companion and her very best friend, Amy Farah Fowler laid next to her, in order to help her on this surveillance mission. A week prior, her friend had been out seeking specimens of lizards for her experiments when the brunette had noticed a group of males hiding out. She had noticed that the males had slipped back into a safe haven within a rock structor in the middle of the desert.

'A perfect hide away for them'. The princess thought as she watched the rock formation. Not but a few seconds after spotting it did a male come out from the rocks. He seemed to look around before pushing a pair of glasses up his nose and calling back into the rock. She watched as two other men came out and walked off in one direction, heading to some other part of the desert. She pulled herself from her scope and looked to her best friend with a brow raised.

"What do you think their doing? They could die out here!"

"Perhaps that is the purpose. They do not want to belong to anyone but themselves so they sought safe haven in a place where no one save the best would venture. Like yourself." That monotone said with a smile.

"Come now Penny, you know very well that they would be auctioned off to the highest bidder the moment they stepped outside of this desert." Penny nodded at her friend's assessment before using the scope once more to watch the men. She noticed the tallest one. She felt her heart beat faster as she watched him pause and turn back towards the rock formation before he looked up. Penny held her breath as he looked directly into the scope. His blue eyes staring at her. Or so it seemed. She knew they were well covered, there was no way that he could know they were there. No way in hell. She looked at Amy before motioning for their retreat. They back crawled for a couple of feet before they stood up and headed back to their vehicle. Penny moved the sniper onto her back before looking at her friend.

"We need to get Bernadette on this with us. There are three males, which will be hard to take down with just the two of us. We will have to include her partner, Leslie Winkle." Penny said with an exhausted sigh. She really did not want to include Leslie Winkle on the expedition because the woman already had a man. But that was also the reason they needed her on the mission. She looked over at Amy, who had fallen silent. She stopped just outside the vehicle. Amy seemed to be thinking about something. Then it was like she clicked back in again.

"Affirmative, she will have to come as well. Penny, I hope I am not crossing any lines, but I wish to invoke the Finders Clause of Our Country."

Penny looked perplexed for a moment, which seemed to scare Amy for she continued without Penny being able to say anything.

"But of course that law does not apply here, since you are the Princess of this Fair Country." Amy said while pushing her glasses up her nose. Penny reached out and grabbed her friend's shoulders.

"We have been over this Ams, when we are together, we are just Penny and Amy. Nothing else. No titles, no nothing. Of course you get the right to choose which of the males you want. I would never use my title to cheat you out of your right to have the male of your choice on a find like this. Never, you are my best friend and that means something to me." She said, shaking the woman a bit. She understood that Amy never had female companionship before. Heck the moment the woman's mother found out her daughter was a genius, it was off to school and out into the world of Science and Technology. But when Penny was forced to choose a partner, she had sought out the recluse neuroscientist to be that very person.

That had been an overwhelming day for Amy, because Penny wanted her for something other than her brain. Penny wanted her because she never saw Penny's title, she saw the woman. Though the scientist did take every opportunity to fawn over the blond, there was never a moment where Penny felt used. Amy liked her for herself. No more, no less. And Penny thrived on it. They were well matched as partners as well. Amy would use her scientific knowledge to help Penny do her thing on the physical field.

Amy looked at Penny sea blue eyes for a moment before she nodded firmly. They headed out, not caring that they were leaving dust cloud in their wake. They were leaving anyways so it did not matter if the males saw they dust trail. Penny worked the off-road vehicle like a pro, knowing exactly what to do. Once they hit the paved road, Penny ignored all signs that indicated the proper speed to go. Amy had taught her that she could go 20 miles above that and still be safe with her reflexes. Amy pulled out her laptop and began to work on the notes of their findings. She knew the genius would not let anyone else see those notes because this was the girl's chance to finally gain a man of her own. Penny smiled to herself, knowing that Amy would never ask her to go out and buy her a man. That would, as Amy once put, 'drastically change the paradigm of their friendship'.

It was several hours before they got back to their City. It was a massive city that was built using the best of technology, architecture, and logic. The city was not too crowded and buildings did not go above five stories. There was no need for more than that. They drove down the streets, heading towards the very heart of the city, where the Royal Technical Facility was located. It was where the royal family members stayed. It also housed the best minds of the Continent. It was the best research and development facility in the entire world and it also housed the country's government officials. They pulled down into the underground parking area, putting the car back into it's proper port in order to have it charged, filled and worked on before their next search expedition.

Penny and Amy headed up towards the ground floor, knowing they would find the Microbiologist Bernadette Rostenkowski working on finding out the reasons behind the lack of male births. Penny knew that it was a hopeless cause by now. 200 years after the fall of organized religion and the rise of science, they still were no closer to solving that mystery. Amy knocked on the door before entering just enough to grab the attention of the Scientists in the room.

" , we must converse with you. Please bring your partner to dinner at 7pm. Good Day" With that Amy closed the door and looked to Penny, who nodded.

"Good, they will be there and it'll look like we want to discuss how their work is going. Come on, we have to go over some plans and start setting up our rooms to be more welcoming for our new guests." Penny said with a grin. Amy nodded an affirmative before they parted way and headed off to their respective living areas. Penny walked into her suite that was all her own. There were three bedrooms down one hall, a living quarter, a kitchen and plenty of free space. The view over looked the Lake that was off to the left of the facility. She had the best suite, if she did say so herself. If only because it was so far removed from the rest of the facility and over looked the lake. She shook her head and simply began to pick up her stuff around the living room. She did not have a clue as to what to get the man who would be her consort till she took the man into her guardianship. She rearranged everything, making notes on the other things she would have to get.

"A larger Television, Father loves to watch the Male Games. So maybe my new male would want a nice television as well." She said to herself before she heard her door open.

"Yes, I must agree Bestie, for that was my exact thought upon I entering my own dwelling. Perhaps, we should look into getting one of the engineers to deck out the Televisions with all the best." Amy said, walking in wearing a nice sweater and her customary skirt that went just passed her knees. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail to show off the earrings Penny got her on her last birthday.

"Perhaps we should wait till we actually have the guys before we do such things. I mean what if they don't like Tv? Then we would have gone through a lot of trouble for nothing."

"I must concede to your point. That is a wiser plan of action. Come, I have already changed, it is now your chance to do the same thing before we go to dinner." She said pointedly, knowing her partner would want to freshen up before they went to go see Bernadette and her partner Lesley Winkle. It took Penny only about fifteen minutes to get ready, coming out wearing a simple summer dress that looked absolutely amazing on her. It was a green and blue dress that showed off Penny's body. Amy couldn't help but be so proud of the fact that Penny was her partner. She would have been the envy of the Science world for that reason alone. But Penny being a princess was also one of the reasons people envied her. That and of course the fact she had discovered the triggering event behind males becomming such a rarity. Needless to say both got her the same amount of notoriety.

They made it to the restaurant in great time, getting there several minutes early. Which was good because Bernadette and Leslie arrived a mere moment after they were seated. They exchanged pleasantries over ordering their dinners and drinks. However, once their meals came, the pleasantries were set aside in favor of business.

"So, may I ask why Princess here is seeking our help?" Leslie said in a snide tone, looking at Amy for an answer. It was a well known fact that Dr. Winkle thought Amy's skills were being wasted on an ungrateful partner. Penny just rolled her eyes and looked at Bernadette.

"Look, we found a..." Penny leaned in closer to Bernadette and whispered "group of X carriers." She leaned back into her chair. Leslie was giving her a shocked look. It was also common knowledge that Leslie Winkle's male was starting to get withdrawn. 'Hook' Penny thought as she picked up her wine glass and swirled the liquid around.

"We need Leslie's male to be there when we capture them in order to smooth things over. Since he only speaks to other males, we figured it would be a good way to get them without causing too much distress. Plus, there are three of them. One for Amy, since she found them. One for you and me. Leslie already has one so we figure you two would be the best bet." Penny said casually, taking a sip of her wine, watching Leslie over the rim. 'Line' she thought with a smirk. She looked at Amy and nodded, letting her partner do the rest.

"Plus, it would also benefit your relationship with your male, Leslie, if your partner also had an X-carrier. That way they would be able to interact while you are doing your experiments." Amy said in a factual tone, cutting her perfectly balanced meal into bite sized pieces. The girl had a bit of OCD when it came to her food, if only because she wanted to make sure she never choked.

Leslie considered what had just been put in front of her. She was no fool to human interactions. She knew very well that her male was withdrawing from the other males in the Facility. Never a good sign. A closer male companion would be able to pull the man's issues out quicker then she would be able to. Which in turn would make it easier for her to correct it.

"I must concur to your logic. It would benefit me for Bernadette to have her own X-carrier. When do you plan this exhibition to take place?' The curly hair scientist asked as she pushed her glasses up her nose. Bernadette looked positively pleased by this idea. The prospect of having her own X-carrier was a dream that every person wanted to fulfill. She knew very well her chances were low since males were normally actioned off to the highest bidder. Of course, Penny offered on several occasions to buy her a male, but each time she refused. Penny was too good of a friend to take her money like that. Leslie gained a male through a competition when she was in India.

"We plan to head out tomorrow morning, preferably before dawn. That way we can get into their hide out while they are out hunting during the cooler part of the morning. That is the assumption we are working under at the moment."

"A logical assumption since most of the edible wildlife will be out during that time as well." Bernadette said with a pleased smile. Penny couldn't help but smile back. Bernadette was just one of those girls that is was difficult to be angry around. Penny raised her wine glass.

"Then to the 'Dawn' of another chapter in our lives" She said, smirking at the play on words she had just used. Leslie snorted but at least Bernadette and Amy laughed. They all touched wine glasses together before they went back to eating.

As far as her pun went, Penny knew very well that this would mark a new chapter in her life. She would be gaining another X-Carrier, and this time she planned on making it work. The last one had been a disaster. If it hadn't been for the fact X-carriers were immune to the death penalty, she would have had Kurt hung for the damage he had caused her. That is why she hoped her two friends picked the ones that were muscular and built, leaving her with a sickly one. She could handle that more than she could handle another large one. She had panic attacks whenever a large X-carrier was near her. She just wanted a male to take care of. She wanted to have children the way the Ancients did. She wanted that, and she hoped that by the sunset of tomorrow she would have at least made the first step toward that dream.