Only You
The blue baby suddenly spluttered to life, coughing weakly before letting out a thin, reedy, beautiful cry.
At that exact moment, heavy footsteps thundered into the room, and the captain walked in, his own torch beam illuminating the chaotic, tragic scene. He stopped dead in his tracks, his jaw dropping as he took in the sight of the dead mother, the squalor, and his youngest recruit kneeling in the filth, clutching two newborn lives snatched from the jaws of death.
"Holy shit, Bosley!" the captain breathed, his voice thick with absolute shock. "What the hell is this?"