Aquari by DD White
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Begalius had disappeared for several Earth years of time on its quest to rid the star-door of the quanta-nanocode virus. It kept in touch with Deliadre and others in the physical realm, and they did what they could to help Begalius. Much of the star-door had been shut down for this reason. The aura borealis was no longer visible above the 100-mile wide domed-shaped star-door mountain, and the gifts to the Eigalli from the genetic databanks stopped being produced. Begalius had assured them that victory was inevitable and Begalius served no other purpose but to stop the quanta-nanocode virus. Deliadre conveyed this to Goag Ralus while He appeared to the Golimechoid in His Golimechoid avatar form when the wormhole failed, and then Begalius disappeared. Goag Ralus had finally got over shyness about appearing in Golimechoid form around His immediate friends.
The Golimechoid communication that Goag Ralus had become the Golimechoid avatar for had been actually a big event with many residents of Goag Ralus attending. Deliadre had been interviewed by the Eigalli media that showed intense interest in the ongoing story of Begalius vs. the Quanta-Nanocode Virus. Even Svetat teleported to Occuitah from Zveeden to attend this particular Goag Ralus / Poa quanta-communicator event. Goag Ralus had evolved an appendage that spoke Eigalli light and shape, and also another appendage spoke verbal Eigalli. Both appendages were out of a side of His Golimechoid head, making Him look like a snake with four octopus arms.
After the nearly instantaneous communication with Poa-3 over 15,000 light years away had been completed, the event became a party afterwards with food and refreshments. Eigalli took their eating seriously, and telepathy must burn lots of calories because, for all their love of food, they were not at all notorious for having obesity problems.
Deliadre complemented Goag Ralus. “Your Golimechoid avatar must be very attractive to the Golimechoid women. More and more females just kept pushing themselves into the holographic field to see and be seen by You.”
Goag Ralus made an embarrassed laughing noise before broadcasting, “I think their Golimechoid culture assigns much physical attraction to a being’s status and class. They evidently do find My status and class very attractive.”
Svetat showed up nearby listening to the conversation. He interjected. “Perhaps the Golimechoid women also find your fully functional genitalia with functioning chromosome exchange mechanisms attractive.”
Goag Ralus seemed shocked by the implication. He spoke to Svetat in a low tone so only the two of them could hear. “You can see that with your highly evolved eyes Svetat?”
“I guessed that with my highly evolved wisdom Goag Ralus, and I evidently guessed right.” The conversation had moved aside to further assure it was only the two of them.
“So you know?” The mighty Goag Ralus seemed uncharacteristically nervous about the whole thing. Of all His friends, Svetat seemed the least likely to accept His plan to reproduce.
Svetat finished the sentence from Goag Ralus. “…that you are genetically compatible with the Golimechoid, and intend to reproduce through them?”
Goag Ralus became suddenly apologetic. “I fear that you don’t approve.”
“You must fear that of Deliadre too since she doesn’t seem to know.” Svetat felt humbled that his opinion mattered to this multi-billion-year-old being that had evolved from impossibly highly evolved technologies. “You revealed everything to me back when we smoked rompass at my place.”
“It’s not like I even want to rush into the idea,” Goag Ralus said embarrassed. “I would first want to meet the right mother. The child will be mostly Golimechoid for the first quarter tek.”
Svetat smiled and placed his hand on one of the left shoulder appendages of Goag Ralus. “You have my approval Goag Ralus, but tread cautiously into the galactic politics you are stirring up. You must know this is why Begalius has disappeared within the star-door to fix the sabotaged wormhole generator. Many believe that I journeyed to you in order to live out my final days upon your endless surface, but I actually came here to help with the galaxy’s evolution because You already are that.”
“You are wise counsel as usual My old friend. I am now aware of superior beings that disapprove. They orbit above us a hundred light years away.” Goag Ralus referred to the Devaplanet they had discovered following them. “They have now been orbiting the galaxy exactly parallel to My orbit for over a thousand teks.”