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twice but prefer not to."
    "I don't think
I've ever seen you wear them," Gregg said, laughing.
    "Hopefully you
never will. I'm going to find my own humans to play with," Percone
said and gave a wave as he left the cabin.
    Gregg smiled and
went to get something to eat before leaving on his mission. Flute
had taught him the importance of food for fuel whenever he used his
abilities. He freshened up and dressed for work. Working in a
clinic as an aide was beneficial for him.
This put him in direct contact with pregnant woman who visited the
clinic. It was located in a low-income area. Most of the pregnant
woman were single moms-to-be. Using his Lure ability he would
convince the moms to come home with him and allow him to enhance
their child. As with all the previous births, the mothers did not
survive. The newborns were sent to live with other blends that had
been created after him. Gregg kept up a steady rate of births.
Flute had left the breakdown of the genetic code. Within the code was the defined area
that the essence of each blend came from. Location on the Flutara's
planet was important for tracking where each child created was
from. It was hoped that one day the blends created could be united
with their Flutara parents of origin. Gregg had
the blends call him by different names to keep track, depending on
the location from which the essence came . Names he used were similar in fashion to Gregg, like Gordi, George, and the name Vena called him,
G. The blends referred to him as Uncle.
    As the blends grew
in numbers, Gregg expanded the cabin Vena had given him. He held
conferences twice a year for all the blends to update them on the
status of their home planet. He also sent updates to the
planet.
    He was
disappointed at the lack of Numeras born of the blends. The birth
of a blend named Laney was a joyous event. Early on she showed
evidence of being a Healer and a Numera. Everyone was drawn to her,
evident of her Lure ability. All blends knew how valuable she would
be for the cause. Gregg entrusted her care to Trevor. He trusted
Trevor even though they did not always agree on things. Trevor
enjoyed the human life he lead and was not fully on board with the
idea of one day leaving the Earth to return home. He did, however,
have a fierce passion for protecting the blend children.
    Trevor cared for
Laney for nine years, although physically she only looked to be
about three. Together, they lived in New York as father and
daughter. His job as an investment analyst on Wall Street enabled him to keep himself and Laney living
comfortably in an older Victorian home in Brooklyn. Trevor never
used Laney's Numera ability to further his career. In fact, he
would caution her whenever she would talk in public about the
numbers she saw. The slow aging of the blends made it difficult for
him to keep Laney in daycare for more than six months at a time. He
did research on all the daycare centers before placing her in them.
One choice proved to be the worst decision of his life.
     

6. The Taking of
Laney
     
    Laney loved going
to daycare. Playing with the kids and teachers was a highlight of
her day. She was an intelligent and verbal child who quickly became
a teacher's favorite.
    Tina, a teacher's assistant, took special interest in Laney
after the little girl healed her of a hernia she had been dealing with. Tina watched in
confusion as Laney doubled over in pain after touching her arm.
Within a minute the child appeared fine.
    "What just
happened?" Tina asked.
    Laney smiled.
"It's okay. You won't have any more pain; I fixed you."
    "How...what?"
    Laney shrugged.
"Can we have a snack now? I'm hungry."
    "Laney? How did
you fix me?"
    "I took your
pain."
    Tina just kept
staring at her.
    "Are you mad at
me?" Laney asked.
    Tina knelt down
next to her. "No... no, I'm not mad. I guess I'm just trying to
understand what happened.
    "I'm not supposed
to talk about it. My daddy would get scared if I did."
    "Scared?" Tina was
surprised at her choice of