“The first generation to experience these unusual changes have grown into young adults and many are now bearing children of their own. And like their own generation, many are born with unusual bodies. Only a fraction remain normal or, as most now say, ‘classic’. Scientists are still working hard to find out why. --- They say it might be decades before we fully understand, but one major study revealed that human DNA has been fundamentally changed. Here’s what Dr. Ruppfield has to say about it. --- It seemed to be organized, perhaps even ‘cleaned up'. --- Early estimates said that ‘classic’ humans may be extinct within three generations, possibly less....”
“Oh fuck....” Diana yelled.
“What’s wrong?” Erica asked, turning off the television.
“It’s coming... Shit... My water just broke...” Diana stuttered.
Erica quickly lead Diana to the driveway. This was it, tonight they’d have their baby. She was about to be a father.
Erica drove as quickly as she could, arriving at the birthing center in record time. Diana groaned as they loaded her onto a wheel chair and lead her to a vacant room. Machines beeped, paper gowns shuffled and physicians scrambled to prepare. Her vaginal tongue hung limp between her legs, often twitching with the contractions. Over the course of several hours her opening dilated, struggling to make room for what might be twins. Erica was dying of anticipation, scared for Diana but excited to finally meet their baby.
Another hour passed and the obstetrician told Diana that it was time to start pushing. She did, spending nearly thirty minutes pushing their baby out a few centimeters at a time. It flew out the moment the shoulders pushed through and the sound of two crying infants filled the room. Two cries, but only one body.
Like Erica, the child had four nipples. Between the legs was a small gash that revealed her gender. A soft tube, came out just above her genitals; ending with a head partially wrapped in wrinkled skin. It was nearly identical to the one on her shoulders if not for being about one third the size. Both heads were crying. The nurse set to work cleaning them up and eventually handed the twins to their proud parents. While the lower neck did look a bit phallic, it was apparent that these two heads shared a girls body. Diana seemed certain of it, and Erica was inclined to agree. Perhaps it was mother’s intuition, though Erica wasn’t exactly their mom in the traditional sense.
“Amy...” Erica whispered, recalling their agreement to name a daughter after her own mother.
“... and Jessica” Diana added weakly.
Erica didn’t know where she got the name, but liked the sound of it...