((Collab Post between Letter Bee and Raijinslayer))

Isabella Lancaster once [i]did[/i] care for Ruby, the keyword being once. Now, however, she cared for nothing but herself and her pursuits, with the little bit of striving for something greater left in herself being turned towards a project that would benefit her as much as it would Metahumanity.

She smiled; she liked being Queen of the Underground Movement, and, one day, she would be Queen of Metahumanity. She would then have all the luxury and power and consorts that her heart could desire. Of course, some would accuse her of being shallow, but she was wrong; she was a deep, creative, and sophisticated woman.

In the secret bunker of the Underground Movement, situated under a Skyscraper owned by New Sun Corporation, the woman walked to the chambers of one Jaden McFadden, a Corporate Meta working for said New Sun Corporation, and knocked on the door. She had a plan, and Jaden was a key part of that plan.

"Come on in Isabella, a queen should never have to knock when enteeing a humble servant's chambers." Jaden replied. When Isabella walked in she'd see Jaden naked on his bed, a bloody stain on the ground in front of it. "Oh, allow me to get dressed and clean that up." Jaden said as he calmly got up, his body suddenly seeming to dissolve into a mess of bloody looking flesh and tentacles of the same material, before reforming to show Jaden wearing his casual attire, a tentacle coming from his leg to drain the blood, leaving it looking as clean as before.   

"You got me after a rather scrumptious meal, she was toned yet still rather voluptuous, blonde, blue-eyed, and all together, tasted like heaven. I should start eating them regularly more often, instead of just letting my special appendages do the work." Jadn licked his lips as he savored the after taste, still singing with the echo of exctasy she'd experienced right before he'd started. Human's all ways taste best when they're doused in pleasure, must have something to do with the horemones. "So then, to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, my queen. Need another Ceo to tank his company all of the sudden, allowing you to buy it for cheap and the man to disappear days later. Those are always my favorite jobs, so many times I find people throwing themselves at me, willing to do anything I say. It's like an all you can eat buffet."

Isabella smiled playfully on seeing Jaden's unclothed body, but now wasn't the time for that sort of business. Rather, this was something far more important. Her voice turned into one of flattery, as the woman said:  "No, no, this is something far more important, something that I can trust you with. Do you know of Project Genesis?"

"Vaguely," Jaden said as he laid back down on his bed, scratching at his chin as he tried to remember the details. "Something headed by the late-Dr.Taylor, an attemot to make the perfect meta with all of the abilities available. An intriguing proposition, and if my hunch is correct. . ." Jaden turned so that he was now on his side, facing Isabella, with his arm propping up his head. "One you plan on re-attempting, if not improving it all together. I must say, whatever it is, I'm honored that you'd trust me with it."

"The good Doctor - ah, bless his lovely body - had nothing to do with it; it was all the Government's, and, well, yes, yes, I'm going to need some of your sperm cells, combine them with my egg cells, and select some poor victim to act as a surrogate mother for the Perfect Metahuman. Let's just say that we're going to need your help for two out of three."

"Hmm, not what I was expecting, but it's not out of my comfort zone." Jaddn cocked a eyebrow as he spoke, rathe amused by this turn of events. On the inside, however, he was feeling elation beyond words at the thought of being the sire of the Perfect Being. The fact that it would also be Isabella's child would only be a bonus. "Well then, lets get to it, take me to where I must make my. . .donation, if you will, and do you have any ideas on who the victim will be? I'm just a bit curious, understandably." Jaden got off the bed in a rather quick motion, clearly eager to get started. They were playing God, to be sure, but God wouldn't have given meta's these powers if he didn't want them to use. "I must say, this entire situation is quite unorthodox. . . makes me love it even more!"

"I'll be taking you to the company sperm bank," spoke Isabella, "while as for our sot, we'll be using a fellow member of the Underground Movement, Cindy Wade, whose power is to flash-educate a person with flesh-contact. You'll either persuade her to agree to be our surrogate via your natural charms, or, well, we force her to; I'm not really picky."

"Sounds good, hopefully she'll see the reason in this. I'm always loathe to harm other Metas, especial thosein our own group, but if it must be done, then it must be done. And can we please change the name of our group, Underground Movement is very much a mouthful, and lacks a certain pull that draw people into organizations like ours.  

((After Timeskip))  

Jaden was walking down the street of a suburban neighborhood when he finally arrived at his destination. Walking up to the door, he made sure he looked prim and proper, and that his breath smelled nice and fresh. Once he was ready, he knocked on the door with his knuckles, waiting a little while before it opened.   "Good Morning, my name is Jaden McFadden, and I represent New Sun Incorporated. We have a very special opportunity for a lucky Ms. Cindy Wade. Is she home at the moment?"

 A young woman, barely in her 20s, mousy, and wearing glasses opened the door, clad in a T-Shirt, a faded apron, and jeans. It was quite clear that she was running into money problems, judging from the glimpse into the room behind her. The appliances looked old, the furniture were clean, but also faded, and, well, there was a look of eagerness and desperation in her eyes.  "I'm Cindy Wade," she said. "What can I do for you, Mr. Jaden?"
 
"Please, no formalities, I'm not important enough for them." Jaden said with a smile, "And a pleasure to meet you, Ms Wade, and I truly mean it." And Jaden did mean it, to him, every Meta was a prime example of perfection, and thus should be treated with respect. Jaden made a motion to Cindy, wordlessly asking if she would be so kind as to let him, but if she didn't, he wouldn't mind.  

 "Anyway, The New Sun Corporation has chosen you fir a very special endeavor, and are willing to pay you a rather sizeable sum of fundsmonthly for your cooperation." Jaden took a second to let that seep in before he continued. "All you'd have to do is be a surrogate mother for us, allowing us to place a fertilized egg in your womb. I'll be sure to personally provide to your every need, financial, social, spiritual, whatever you need during this period and it will be yours. And afterwards, as a means of thanks for this rather unorthodox request, I will pay you around a million dollars or so from my own personal funds." Jaden had collected quite the fortune, both before and after meeting Isabella, from his corporate work, so the million was nothing to him. Besides, he cared very little for money, as he was never one for frivolus spending like some others he knew. He liked things to be simplistic, and that made him quite the frugal spender indeed.  
 
 "So then, any questions or concerns you'd like to address?"

 "Yes!" said Cindy, "yes, I agree! Though why you'd trust someone with only the power to flash-teach other people through bodily contact is beyond me." She was practically hopping!
 
"Well then I'm glad you're eager so," Jaden said withna genuine chuckle. He liked this girl, she was such a funny little thing. [i['I do hope the process will be just like a normal pregnancy and she can move in with her life, though Isabella's wording leaves me a bit uncertain. Oh well, who am I to question my queen and get in the way of her ambition.'[/i] "Now then, get yourself dressed in your going out clothes and I'll bring you to the office building. I assume you wish to begin as soon as possible, my lady, and it wouldn't do to go in an apron."   

((Time Skip to Isabella's office)) 

Jaden was standing in front of Isabella's door, and rapped on it gently with his knuckles. "Isabella, I've brought Cindy Wade, and she's agreed to the being a surrogate, aa long as we provide her with a monthly sum of money during the duration of this project. I'm sure you'll find that acceptable, no?"

"Oh, it's acceptable," spoke Isabella, "especially as we'll only be paying her the first few sums before her unfortunate demise; the preganancy would accelerate to the point that she'll give birth in only two weeks, and then she will die from the pregnancy." A note of delight entered her voice. "Then we will have the child that will bring chaos onto the world!"  

"Imagine it, a child who can turn into a tree, a tree whose fruit grants healing to us, and powers to those who have not. If my genetic studies were right, we'll be able to control who has Metahuman abilities and who doesn't - a monopoly over power itself!"

Jaden gave a small sigh, "A shame it has to be a Meta, but so be it. I'll be sure she has a great final two weeks then. Anyway, if you don't need me for anything else, I'll be going for a walk in the park, see if I can find something to occupy my time. Cindy is currently waiting in the lobby of the building, waiting to be sent to which ever lab you need to send her too."  

Jaden would then nod and exit the room, entering the elevator. As it hit the ground floor, a beautiful looking woman stepped out, no sign of Jaden anywhere. She was wearing a pair of blue skinny jeans, a white T-shirt with a black jacket over it, and flowing platinum blonde hair that she sometimes had to brush out of her startling blue eyes. 'I'll be Jade for now, people are always more open to speak to a beautiful woman than a man.'

((Time skip to the park))  

At the park, Jade was elated, as she caught a glimpse of the ellusive(for her any way) Owlman, talking to another Meta, if Jade's sense's were correct. She quickly walked over with the silent grace of a hunter, clearing her throat softly as she aporoached. 

"Hello, my Name's Jade Baxter, and I must say, I'm a big fan of yours. I've meta's other like you, stuck in a form thet find monstrous and they find themselves lost in their own self pity and depression. But you take pride in your form, accepting and making the best of it, servong as a symbo.for others like you. I mean it when I say it's a pleadure to meet you." As Jade spoke she circled the Owl meta, looking at him in wonder. "Woukd you mind if I were to. . .?" Her hand creeped closer, her intentions obvious in her eyes.