"Should Auld Acquaintance...!"
Mantra Vol. 1 #18
February, 1995

Quote: "Don't panic! I get nine months pregnant overnight and you say 'don't panic'?" - Eden, to Lukasz

Credits: Mike W. Barr (writer); Scott Lee (penciller); Rodney Gates (inker)

Cover: Jason Armstrong (penciller); Jason Martin (inker)

Note: Follows events in the Godwheel miniseries

Main Characters: Eden Blake, Lukasz

Supporting Characters: Paul*, Evie, Gus Jr., Mrs. Freeman, Pinnacle

Villains: Aladdin, J.D. Hunt, NecroMantra

Story

After the events of Godwheel, Eden and Lukasz reappear in the NuWare lab in San Francisco. While they were gone, J.D. Hunt hired an Aladdin security squad to help defend his company, and they try to capture Eden and Lukasz. Eden is still a novice in the use of her powers, but the two manage to escape. They check into a hotel and celebrate New Year's Eve together. In the morning, Eden is nine months pregnant! They enlist the aid of Pinnacle, who, with her advanced mind, can learn the medical knowledge needed to deliver the baby. After the baby, Marinna, is born, it mystically steals Mantra's mask, ages itself to an adult, and turns into a new NecroMantra!

* Denotes First Appearance
+ Character Dies