▁contents ▁of ▁his ▁surv ival ▁k it . ▁Event ually , ▁he ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁a ▁Number ▁Six ▁copy , ▁but ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁Val er ii ▁( unknown ▁to ▁Ag athon , ▁his ▁res c uer ▁is ▁another ▁copy ▁of ▁C yl on ▁model ▁Number ▁E ight ). ▁Val er ii ' s ▁true ▁mot ive ▁in ▁accomp any ing ▁Ag athon ▁is ▁the ▁participation ▁in ▁a ▁C yl on ▁experiment ▁designed ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁vi able ▁C yl on / human ▁hy brid ▁off spring . ▁The ▁C yl ons ▁track ▁Ag athon ' s ▁progress ▁toward ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁in ▁Del phi , ▁placing ▁him ▁in ▁situations ▁designed ▁to ▁result ▁in ▁affection ▁and ▁ultimately ▁love ▁towards ▁Val er ii . ▁The ▁experiment ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁successful ▁pre gn ancy ▁after ▁Val er ii ▁has ▁sex ▁with ▁Ag athon , ▁though ▁as ▁an ▁un int ended ▁side ▁effect , ▁she ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁well . ▁Ag athon ▁soon ▁disco vers ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁her ▁C yl on ▁nature ▁after ▁spot ting ▁another ▁Number ▁E ight ▁copy ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁the ▁Del phi ▁military ▁base . ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁being ▁led ▁into ▁a ▁trap , ▁he ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁Val er ii . ▁ ▁She ▁eventually ▁catch es ▁up ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁reve als ▁she ▁is ▁pre gn ant . ▁Despite ▁shooting ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁shoulder , ▁Ag athon ▁real izes ▁he ▁can ' t ▁bring ▁himself