A 'Very Special Episode'

Mao and Isaac held hands as they stared at the stars, whispering sweet nothings to each other. They looked lovingly at each other's eyes while inching closer and closer. Just as they were about to kiss, Mao grimaced and pushed him away.

"We..., we can't do this."

Looking surprised, Isaac cried out, "Why not?" His face turning melancholy. "It's..., it's because of my drinking problem, isn't it? Well, I can't help it. Ever since my dead-beat father abandoned me when I was seven, I've been turning to alcohol to drown my sorrows. You have no idea how hard it is for a seven year old to survive without his alcohol." Pointing accusingly at Mao. "You have no idea!"

Looking sadly at Isaac, Mao replied. "No, no, that's not it. I..., I...." She brought her hands to cover her face as she started crying. "It's because I'm dying from liver failure."

Looking shocked, Isaac took a step back and cried out. "No..., No! NNNOOO!"

Mao grabbed Isaac by his arm and looked at him. "But that's not all..., I..., I..." She bought her hands to cover her face again and cried once more. "I'm also pregnant."

"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

She held back her tears as she looked right at Isaac's eyes. "I should've told you sooner, but I..., I didn't know how to break this to you, since I have deep psychological problems ever since I recovered from my drug addiction."

Isaac come closer and embraced Mao. "It's alright, I understand. Because I also have a deep and terrible secret I wanted to tell you." He pulled back and held Mao's face with his hands while looking deeply into her eyes. "The thing is, I'm actually sterile."

Mao recoiled in horror. "What! Wait, if you're sterile! Then whose child is this?"

"It's my child."

The two turned to the direction of the voice. Mao burst into tears while Isaac hissed out. "You!"

Maria smirks as she swaggered closer to them. "Yes, it's me. I'm the unborn child's real parent. But don't blame her, she didn't know it was me at the time and not you."

"What do you mean?" Isaac cried out in anger.

"Why? Isn't it obvious? I'm your twin, my dear brother, Isaac." Mao and Isaac gasps in shock. "That's right, I'm your fraternal twin and when you were out cheating on Mao with a Mr. Jack Daniel, I sneaked in and pretended to be you. No one could tell the difference."

"I should kill you, right here, right now, for this!"

"But you see, you can't. Because I'm also dying from a rare and unknown terminal disease."

"NO!"

"YES! And now, you will have no choice but to take care of my child when I'm gone." Maria yelled out triumphantly.

"But why?"

"Why? It's because you stole my fiance from me when we were young."

Taken aback, Isaac countered. "I did no such thing, I went after a female, while your fiance is clearly male."

"Liar. I saw you seducing him."

"No, he wasn't lying. He just didn't know."

The three turned to the direction of the new voice.

"You!" Both Isaac and Maria cried out.

"Yes, me." Gwen relied. "You see, you're both right." Looking at Maria, he said. "I am your male fiance." Then she looked at Isaac. "And I'm also your female lover. It's because I'm a hermaphrodite." Her feminine voice suddenly changed into a masculine one. "And I also have multiple personality disorder. You see, I was cheating on both of you and yet I really wasn't."

Mao looking disoriented. "My god, all these secrets, lies and drama. What kind of world is my child is going to be born into!"

"A miserable world of secrets. That's what." The four looked utterly surprised and turned to look at the newcomer. "But it's also a miserable world of secrets with a solid golden nugget of hope in the center." Roslyn says with a smile, as she moved closer to the utterly shocked foursome.

Mao finally spoke up. "What do you mean by that?"

"It means what I said it means. I'm here to give you all hope where none existed." She looks at Mao. "For you, mother of an unborn child and dying from an failed liver. I shall give your child a trust fund and give you a new liver."

Turning to Maria. "And to you, I shall cure you of your rare and unknown terminal disease."

"To you." Roslyn looked at Gwen. "I shall clone you and split your different personality into its gender-correct body."

Gwen asked, "But how? How are you able to do all of this?"

"Simple. Minovsky Particles."

"Of course!"

Isaac went up to Roslyn and asks hopefully, "Can Minovsky Particles also treat my alcoholism?"

"No."

"Oh..." Isaac replied rather depressed.

"That's actually a job for Newtypes."

Gwen couldn't help but marvel. "My god, is there anything that Newtypes and Minovsky Particles can't explain and fix?"

"Nope, there is none. And thank god for that."

"Hooray." All five cried out in unison.