It was a busy day at the Temple of Love. It was always like that around the time of the Fertility Festival. The scent of passion flower incense wafted through the air as a gentle breeze rocked the red paper lanterns hanging all around the temple. Couples of all ages who desired to conceive made their pilgrimage to the special alter dedicated to Tinia, life mate to Vasah, and goddess of fertility. At dusk a corporate prayer would be lead by Holy Master Volshae. After that, couples were permitted to pray their own special, personal prayers to Tinia. Volshae was surprised to see Lady Lsa and Master Makel at the Temple.
{Master and Lady Meglouse. Excuse my asking, but what are you doing here?}
{We’re here on behalf of our son, Mikel. He asked that we say a special prayer for him and his mate at the Festival this year since they couldn’t attend,} Makel replied. Volshae seemed relieved to hear that. Lsa and Makel already had five children, four of them quadruplets.
{Well, Vasah willing, I hope their prayers are answered.}
Over a hundred light years away in Limbo, Mikel had set up his own personal alter to Tinia in his quarters on Hawk Haven.
{Tinia, Holy Mother of All, please grant my hearts desire. Bless me and my entawan with another baby girl,} he prayed. Unfortunately, his mate had no idea what he had set in motion.
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(5/15/02 8:20 pm)
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Meanwhile, Cami stood beside her own private altar, dedicated to both Tinia and Thal'Rahi, her mate's patron god. Hopefully, this will be able to guarantee an answer to her prayers. That is, if Tinia doesn't mind sharing an altar with a foreign god, just this once.
{Tinia, Holy Mother of All, please grant my heart's desire. Bless me and my entawan with both a boy and a girl. Praise be to Thal'Rahi, Warrior of the Gods, Protector of my soul mate's people, Guardian of the Spirit Realm. I pray to he of the Spiritual Warriors to grant me and my soul mate a blessed pair so that we may achieve balance within our blood.} she prayed. With that in mind, she set off for a special destination; it was their third anniversary and her mate promised her something very special. What that was, she has yet to find out.
Re: Baby Blues
Camiel had already de-armored and changed into her meditation garments. She packed up her mate’s gift, a clear crystal with a message of love embedded within, and teleported down the Bedlama. When she entered the cave behind Weeping Falls she could already smell the scent of star daisy incense. When the damp corridor opened up to a lager area of the cave, she saw her love setting up the therma stones.
“Happy Anniversary, Sh’Ekrah!” she greeted cheerfully.
“Camiel, you’re here! And just in time!” The Brigadier walked over to her and held her in a loving embrace. “Camiel, my love, these three years have been the most wonderful years of my life. And I’m looking forward to spending many more with you.”
"I feel the same way about you, kesobo. I brought you a gift.” She handed him the crystal.
“Why, alixia, it’s beautiful!” He looked at the crystal closely to read the message, which he immediately recognized. “It’s the poem you wrote me for our first anniversary!”
“Now it’s preserved forever in this crystal.”
“I will cherish it always.”
Edited by: Detia1 at: 5/20/02 2:09:31 pm
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(5/16/02 7:52 pm)
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"Okay, so...where's my gift?"
"I was supposed to get you something?"
"Sh'Ekrah!"
"I'm joking, Cami. Here." Sh'Ekrah handed his love a small box. When cami opened it, she saw a pair of diamond stud earrings.
"Oh, Sh'Ekrah...they're beautiful!"
"Only the best for my lady."
"You're the best I'll ever want."
"Well, what are you waiting for? Try them on!" Cami did so. "You look beautiful, Milady. As usual."
"You flatter me."
"Cami, since we're here, all alone, I think perhaps it's time we give ourselves a mutal gift."
"Oh, how so?"
"It's spring, isn't it? You said that your people celebrate a Fertility Festival at this time of year, correct?"
"You mean..."
"I want a family of our own."
"Oh, you are so the best!!" Cami couldn't help but squeal in delight as her mate laid her down on the nearby blanket and covered the both of them up with a spare as he sexually dominated her. "What are those oils?" she asked, pointing to the bowls of different oils. "I recognize the passion flower and the aloe, but what are the others?"
"One is star daisy leaves, the other star daisy stems." he said. "An old custom states that the oil from the stems is rubbed on the female's abdomen to ensure growth. The oil from the leaves are rubbed on the breasts to ensure strength of both the mother and her child."
"Oooh! Three different oils at once! This should be interesting!"
Edited by: Charra Loon at: 5/16/02 9:08:19 pm
Re: Baby Blues
The amorous couple didn’t hesitate to put all of the oils to good use. After Sh’Ekrah used to special oils on Camiel’s belly and breasts, his mate also gave him a special massage. Not surprisingly, it worked like a charm.
Meanwhile, Lady Detia had come home from her job at the Governor’s office. She was a bit tired, and looked forward to relaxing in the now empty nest of a home. All of her children had moved out and had their own homes. Her oldest had been married for several years, and there was talk of her second oldest planning to propose to his long time girlfriend. Her youngest was working and had his own place. Detia slowly sat down on the couch to enjoy the peace and quiet. By the time she got comfortable, her mate had come out of the kitchen.
{Hey, Hunky Man! You’re home early!}
{Not really. I got off on time. You’re late.}
{Whatever,} Detia chuckled. {I’m just glad to be home again. My feet are killing me!}
{Would you like me to give you a massage?}
{Yes, please!}
Detia truly did need that massage, however in this couple’s case, massages tend to lead to other things. As Mikel kneaded his fingers into the soles of her feet she felt her muscles relax. She also felt her body responding in other ways, which was only natural since the soles of her feet were one of her erogenous zones. By this time, the massage was feeling so good, she closed her eyes and leaned her head back on the couch. Her eyes flew back open when she felt Mikel begin to kiss her feet and suck her toes.
{Baby, what are you doing?}
As if in answer to her question, Mikel kissed his way up her legs. Edited by: Detia1 at: 5/16/02 8:30:02 pm
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(5/16/02 8:33 pm)
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They were getting very amourous as the night wore on. As they started to make love, Detia was grateful she had started to take the birth control pills. What she didn't know, however, was that Mikel had switched the pills on her. What she's been taking for the past few months were actually sugar pills. He wanted a girl and he wanted one bad.
{I just hope Dee doesn't notice the fake pills.} he thought as they continued their session. As they continued, Detia started to feel that she forgot something. Dismissing the thought, she concentrated on her mate and his affections.
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About a month after both couples celebrated the Fertility Festival in their own way, neither knew that their prayers would be answered so soon. Sundance had scheduled a routine physical with Moeba in the infirmary. She wasn’t showing any physical sign of pregnancy, but it was still too early for that. The only way to know for sure this early was a test. After the regular part of the physical, Sundance asked the Omnimorph for a pregnancy test. Before taking the test, Moeba asked the routine questions (the date of her last period, if she’s been sexually active within the past month, and such) then asked for a sample from the patient. Within minutes, Camiel had the answer to her question.
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(5/16/02 8:53 pm)
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"Oh Vasah! We did it!"
"Congradulations." Moeba said, receiving a hug from Cami. "Should I inform the Commander about this?"
"No thanks, Moeba. I'll tell him myself." After that was done, all that was left was to tell her mate the wonderful news, but it would have to wait until after work. After going through what seemed to be forever, Cami finally got home. Shortly after, her mate burst through the door, she noticed he was stressed. "Hard day, love?" she asked.
"Pretty much." he explained. "Usual training sessions with new recruits, the Mob up to no good and the such. Your day?"
"Had a routine physical and learned I was pregnant." Her love just simply stared at her.
"What?"
"I'm pregnant, kesobo." Sh'Ekrah just simply lifted Cami up in the air and kissed her.
"That's the best news I've heard all day!" he said as he embraced her.
Edited by: Charra Loon at: 5/16/02 8:59:42 pm
Re: Baby Blues
That very evening the Brightlights called their parents and told them the wonderful news. Needless to say, everyone was very excited. This would be the first grandchild on both sides. Sundance was immediately put on administrative duties, which was the policy in the case of a SilverHawk pregnancy.
About a month after their announcement, Detia woke up to go to work one day. She was feeling kind of groggy and had a slight headache, but she didn’t see any reason for concern and went on to work. As the day progressed, her headache worsened. She also began to feel very nauseous. She barely made it to the ladies room during her lunch break. After the incident at lunch Detia slowly began to realize what was going on. Everything in the office came to a stand still when her coworkers heard a sound that was a combination of a scream and a growl. They all turned to see Detia at her desk yelling to her phone.
{MIKEL MEGLOUSE, I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!}
No one understood Mua, but from the way she was acting, they pretty much figured out what was being said.
On Hawk Haven, the Copper Kidd’s fellow Hawks were giving him strange looks as they overheard him being screamed on by a very upset Detia. None of the others, except Sundance and Chatterbox, understood what was being said until Detia spoke the last sentence in English.
"I got two words for ya, baby...SNIP SNIP!"
Hearing that, there others responded according to their gender. The females started to snicker and the males looked a bit uncomfortable.
“Somebody’s in big trouble,” Bluegrass mumbled under his breath. When Mikel shot him a look, everyone else bust out laughing.
Edited by: Detia1 at: 5/17/02 1:43:17 pm
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(5/18/02 8:17 pm)
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Detia angrily hung up the phone, then got her birth control pills out of her purse. "A lot of good you did!" she shouted as she threw the container on the floor. Upon impact, the pills burst out and some of them even became open. Examining the pills' contents more closely, Detia's anger turned into full-blown rage.
{THAT LITTLE NAZRIC! WHEN I GET THROUGH WITH HIM, HE'S GONNA WISH HE NEVER DID THIS!!} Unfortunately for Mikel, Detia planned to make him go through a new kind of exile...right to the couch!
Re: Baby Blues
After the early pregnancy symptoms passed, Detia was feeling better and in a better mood. Her mate decided it was safe to come home for good. He had been hiding out in his quarters on Hawk Haven every chance he got. Both the Brightlights and the Meglouses thought it was going to be an interesting nine moths since both mother and daughter were expecting at the same time. Detia and Camiel spent a lot of time together sharing in the experience. It was Camiel’s first pregnancy and through watching her mother she learned a lot about what to expect. In the third month, Camiel began to experience something she never expected. She started craving fire berries. Before she was pregnant, she couldn’t stand them, but now she can’t get enough of them. Sh’Ekrah wasn’t aware of this new craving until his private stash went missing.
Several months later it was sonogram time. Before Detia and Mikel even got to the doctor’s office she knew what she was hoping to hear.
{This baby better be a girl, Mik. Cuz after this one…it’s vasectomy time!} Her mate cringed at the sound of that as they pulled into the parking lot. During the visit they couple found out that they were expecting a healthy baby girl. Both parents were relived for their own reasons. {Don’t get too comfortable, baby. You’re still getting a vasectomy!}
{Can’t you get your tubes tied?}
{No! It’s your turn to go through something!}
By Vasah, what have I gotten myself into?, he thought as they headed home.
Edited by: Detia1 at: 5/19/02 7:50:13 pm
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(5/22/02 9:18 pm)
Re: Baby Blues
Mikel wasn't the only one who questioned his current situation. Camiel and her mate came along for her own sonogram. Sh'Ekrah had insisted on coming to see his future children, as the bulk on Camiel's womb clearly indicated. Chatts had teased that the couple had gotten lucky and got two of each. When they started the sonogram, neither of them were prepared for the results.
"Oh gods!" they both shouted when they saw the results. Even the doctors were perplexed.
"Well," a doctor said. "These are the healthiest Hash'a'Glith-Mimian-human tribrid octuplets I've ever seen."
Cami gave her mate an evil stare. "I'm going to have to give birth to EIGHT CHILDREN?!" she cried. "What did you do to me?!"
Sh'Ekrah, on the other hand, looked very calm about all of this. "Can you tell the sexes?" he asked the doctor.
"It's very crowded in the womb," the doctor explained. "So far, it's hard to tell, but I think there's a girl in there somewhere."
"I see...nothing to worry about. Camiel is healthy and the octuplets are in excellent condition." Then he fainted.
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The doctor prescribed bed rest for the rest of Camiel’s pregnancy. She also had to come in for a check-up at least twice a month. Detia contacted Master Quito’s pitawan, Lady Dani, to come to Bedlama to be Cami’s personal nurse. Nothing like this had ever happened in their family before. Lsa having quads was shocking enough, but there was no fertility statue involved in this situation.
“Sh’Ekrah, you think we might have used too many star daisy stems?”
“I have no idea, love.”
Somehow news of Camiel Brightlight’s pregnancy started to pop up in the news feeds. Soon just about everyone from Limbo to Tampala knew about the bizarre situation. The news even made its way to Brim*Star. Mon*Star didn’t take much interest in the news, as well as the rest of the Mob, except for one person. Astrala.
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(5/24/02 9:13 pm)
Re: Baby Blues
"That overgrown calamari's married and expecting kids?" Ala thought to herself. "This is way too easy!" Astrala quickly made her way towards the lab, where her best friend, Glycerin, was cooking up newer drugs for the ring.
" Gutentag, mein freund," Glycerin greeted. " Vas ist oben?"
"I need something, Rin. Something big."
"Oh...you know I'm a good supplier, Ala. Vas do you need?"
"Your strongest poison, and lots of it."
"Poison? Is this for another of your missions?"
"You could say that."
"Ah...I had some lethal flora from the Mimian homeworld the MATI had donated to me, but I've yet to see vas they can do. You see, I've been experimenting vith the plants alongside some local toxins and researching the mixtures."
"Interesting. What's there so far?"
"This little leaf, mein freund." Glycerin pointed to a bunch of fern-like plants in a simple plot of soil. Astrala looked at it curiously. "The Mimians call it Opu barani (deadly lace). The poison resides in the leaves and takes effect via indegestion or injection."
"What are its capabilities?"
"It starts vith extreme muscle pain, then paralysis until the entire body shuts down."
"Perfect! How long before it runs its course."
"An hour tops in an adult. Depends on size, ya know. Goes quicker if you inject it."
"How long before you're done experimenting and letting it into our armory?"
"Not long...Ala, vas are you up to?"
"Nothing, old friend. Just making sure everything is going okay."
"This isn't about those octuplets ve heard about, is it?"
"Why would you think that?"
"Ala, I know you. Ever since ve first got sent to the Penal Planet, you've been hooked in finding a vay to extract vengenace on that brute squid."
"And why the hell not?! You know what he did to me!"
"If you're planning to do vas I think you're planning to do, then you have a death vish, Frauline!"
"And I should care because...?"
"Because suceed or fail, Birghtlight vill hunt you down to the ends of the universe! You've seen how protective he is of that child birde of his! Imagine his fury if you try this vhen she's expecting!"
"I was expecting, too, when I tried to assassinate that blasted Governor before he could become official, and what happens? Brightlight chucks an electro mace into my abdomen, causing me to lose both my baby and my entire reproductive system! It's only fair that he experiences the same thing."
"Ala, I'm varning you. Don't do this; it's crazy."
"Like good guys are focused are revenge. Yea, right."
"Tell that to Dragor."
"He deserved what came to him. Hey, he may have been a good partner, but I was never into the rape business."
"At least think about this before you try something. I don't vant you to get hurt."
"Okay, Rin. I'll ponder this, for now." With that, Ala exited the lab.
" Warum erhalte ich das Gefühl, das sie nicht meine Vorsicht beachtet?"
Edited by: Charra Loon at: 7/20/02 6:45:33 pm
Re: Baby Blues
When the mothers-to-be were in their sixth month, family and friends threw a baby shower for both of them at the Brightlights’ home. Just about everyone who could make it was there, including Sh’Ekrah’s parents, Detia’s grandparents, and Camiel’s two brothers. Valentino even brought his girlfriend, Keisha. The focus was mostly on Camiel since this was her first pregnancy. Her mother, Detia, didn’t mind. She still had most of Mikel Pita’s baby things. Camiel needed much more stuff than her because of the number of babies she was carrying. Although the focus of the shower was mostly on the expectant mothers, someone there had special plans. Later that evening, Valentino and Keisha managed to find a private place to talk. They rarely got a chance to see each other face to face so time alone was a precious thing to them.
[So, Tino, you must be excited for your sister!]
[Excited and worried. I mean, she’s carrying eight babies! Even if they all survive, they could end up having serious health problems.]
[Well, we’ll just have to hope an pray that they will all be ok.]
[Keisha, how many kids would you want to have?]
[Certainly not eight, and definitely not all at once!] Keisha and Tino began to laugh. [Seriously, maybe two or three. Their sexes don’t matter to me.]
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(5/25/02 1:53 pm)
Re: Baby Blues
[Really?]
[Well, M'Tah's hoping for granddaughters, but it doesn't matter to me.]
[Even if you never give her one?]
[Hey, there's always Lyore.]
[Point taken.]
[Tino, I know we're supposed to give presents to the expectant mothers, but I got something for you.] Keisha handed Tino a velvet box. Tino looked over it curiously. [Well, open it!]
[Okay, okay!] When Tino opened the box, his eyes bulged over the white speckled promise stone. [Keish, this is...]
[I know. So, is the answer yes or no?]
[I'm still getting use to the Mykari custom of females proposing...]
[Is that so? Well, buster, let me tell you, there have been occasions of humans practing this as well.]
[Really?]
[I checked myself. So, are you gonna marry me or what?]
[I was gonna ask you the same thing! This is defintely a yes!]
[Good.]
[So...whose folks do we tell first, yours or mine?]
[Yours. They're closer and I don't need a lecture on going too fast from M'Tah. We've been dating forever; the only reason we didn't settle down sooner was because I was a minor.]
[Oh yea. What's your brother gonna say about all of this?]
[No idea. But if he so much as thinks about making a big deal, we're eloping!]
Re: Baby Blues
The newly engaged couple returned to the living room hand in hand. Tino grinned ear to ear as Keisha made the announcement. His Mimian relatives were not expecting him to be wearing the promise stone.
[Tino?] Detia signed to her son, [Keisha proposed to you?]
“Well, we kind of proposed to each other, but I went first,” Keisha replied with a smile. Everyone was happy for the couple, and Keisha was already making plans to stop by Hawk Haven to give her older brother, Lyore, the news.
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(5/26/02 8:35 am)
Re: Baby Blues
At Hawk Haven, Lyore had been working in his office when he was told he had a visitor. From the looks of Kyle, who had given the announcement and the heavy rocks all over his armor, Lyore figured out who it was. "Kyle, how many times do I have to tell you not to mess with my sister?" Lyore asked him as he greeted Keisha. Kyle mumbled something about Mykari females being intergalatic bitches, which got him a tremor from Keisha. After that, he ran.
|How do you work with that jaba yungar?!| she asked her brother.
|With great difficulty, little sis.| he replied. |So, what brings you here?|
|I have something to tell you. You know that Tino and I have been dating, right?|
|Yea. Oh, you just came from the baby shower? How was it?|
|Great! Anyways, Tino and I were talking, and I popped the question!|
|You're engaged?! Congradulations!|
|Don't congradulate me yet, Lyore. I still have to tell M'Tah and P'Tah!|
|They'll be happy, I know it. I don't see why they wouldn't be, Va'Lenn.|
|What if they think we're going too fast?|
|Too fast? M'Tah's been complaining I go too slow!|
|There's still telling the rest of the family anyways; Uncle Varyn, GuM'Tah (you know how she gets)--|
|Calm down, Va'Lenn. By the Goddess, you're acting like the Apocalypse is here!|
|I'm just so happy and excited and all that stuff!|
|Don't worry so much. Why don't you call M'Tah and P'Tah up and I'll stay with you while you tell them?|
|Well...okay. Oh, and, Lyore,|
|You're welcome. And no, you can't turn Kyle into a statue! I know you hate him--so does M'Tah--but he's still a co-worker.|
Re: Baby Blues
The next couple months were very interesting for both the Meglouses and the Brightlights. In spite of the stresses on her body, Camiel was doing very well, as long as she followed the doctor’s orders closely. Unfortunately, she was bored. Whenever she had the strength, she would ask Lady Dani to help her to go outside so she could sit and enjoy the fresh air. As far sa Camiel knew, her home was a safe haven from danger. She and her mate had taken extra security precautions in order to protect them from intruders. However, danger was closer than either of them imagined. They were going to receive a warning from an unexpected source.
Edited by: Detia1 at: 5/27/02 8:57:45 am
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