Panacea by Viola Grace Page B

day-to-day scans. Usually only part of the body is affected. Can you make the necessary alterations to the treatment?”
    “Yes. I will have to stall her current treatment until we complete this. We will delay the conclusion of the processing until we have a treatment that will work with the duality of her form. Unfortunately, the pigmentation might be permanent. I wrote a very binding design for her treatment, and it seems to have locked half of her in that odd shade of pink.”
    Lynni was slowly calming in the tank, and her body’s colouring was split down the centre. Half of her was a rich pink and the other half was pearly white. Her hair was bleaching white at the roots.
    Leko watched her floating as the techs scrambled to recode her treatment.
    She was slight, curvy and definitely not like any woman he had seen in his career. She was a Lrrko, and she could provide his people with the new genetic material they desperately needed. They were nearing the final possibilities of recombining genes. The women descended from the lost Bride ship would give added materials that would help them to start over. Five women on Terra had been identified with the genetic markers of the Lrrko. Now, it appeared that there would be six different genetic donations.
    Her eyes opened, and she stared at him with a glazed look. She pressed her hand to the inside of the tank, and he responded with his own gloved hand.
    She smiled slightly, tensing occasionally as she went through muscle spasms and waves of pain.
    Leko watched her, helpless to do anything other than offer silent comfort and the occasional murmur of solicitude.
    She was in for a rough ride.
     

Chapter Two
     
     
    Lynni looked down at her sister and grinned. Her hair was back, in a glorious length, and her figure was exaggerated into that of a pinup. Ty was in as good a shape as she could be and better than she had been in years.
    The fact that she had to be carried by her own Familiar was immaterial. Ty looked great.
    She pointed at Ty and gave her a smiling nod.
    Ty chuckled and pressed her hand to the glass. Lynni did the same.
    Ty spoke and Lynni read her lips. “I know; I look great, right? You, on the other hand, look like you are caught between blush and mortification. What happened?”
    Lynni tried to explain but nothing came out.
    She tried to stamp her foot, but she wasn’t standing on the bottom of the tank. So nothing happened.
    Leko explained the situation about her having the split colouration because of the genetic anomaly.
    Ly tapped her chest and smirked. She couldn’t speak, but she was definitely eye catching.
    Ty scowled. “No, Ly, it was not your turn for funny skin. It looks surprisingly good. Your hair got paler.”
    Ly grinned and fluttered her fingers down her body.
    “Yeah, they managed to grow my hair out as well. Well, you get some rest. I am going to do the same.”
    Ly watched her sister leave, and she heaved a silent sigh. She hated to see her go, but it was for the best. She was going to be taking quite a bit longer to settle into her new situation. Her period had started while she was in the tank, and they had had to make emergency measures to compensate for that. It seemed her body wanted to test them at every turn.
    She didn’t really mind. She could wrestle with the difficulties and anything else that came along. Now that Ty was healed, she was lovely once again, and her face matched her soul.
    Whatever happened to Lynni, she already had what she wanted. Her sister was healthy and in good spirits. Who could ask for more?
    The duality of her skin tones was taking some getting used to. Right and left had always been an issue for her, but now, she had built-in help. Looking on the bright side was always work for her. Having to direct it to herself was quite the twist.
    “You appear upset, Lynni.” Leko’s voice boomed through the liquid around her.
    She looked at him and cocked her head. She tried to find a way to mime that she needed